22nd September 2018 www.nenevalleynews.co.uk facebook.com/NeneValleyNews @NeneValleyNews Telephone: 01522 513515 We want to hear from you, so please submit your news story or event at NeneYour local independent community Valley newspaper for East Northamptonshire news www.nenevalleynews.co.uk Spotlight on Oundle School In Brief Education wins Tatler Public Women’s Tour School of the Year 2018 story Award 2018 amendment n the last edition of Nene Valley News, our story Inside... Page 4 Page 9 Iabout the success of stage two of the Women’s Tour 2018 should have made mention of Rushden Male voice choir captivates Town Council’s role in helping to finance the stage coming to the town. Councillors and staff audiences on recent tour worked extremely hard to deliver a successful Forty men from the Northampton Male Voice Choir (NMVC) with Musical Director, singers and represented the choir superbly. programme of events. Stephen Bell and Piano Accompanist, Andrew Poole plus wives, partners and friends NMVC is now looking The town council would have just returned from a brief, successful tour of St Mary’s Church, Horncastle; the forward to a busy schedule like to thank residents and businesses for their Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral; St Nicholas Church, Lincoln (with members of of autumn engagements including a joint concert with support of the tour. the Lincoln Orpheus Male Voice Choir) and Southwell Minster. the touring Australian Welsh Male Choir on 9th October in Christmas the United Reform Church, is coming usical Director, Abington Road, Northampton ickets are now on Stephen Bell, was and its Annual Concert on sale for the ever- Mdelighted with the 20th October in The Cripps Tpopular Santa choir’s performances, which Theatre, Northampton Steam at the Nene Valley reached new heights of School for Boys with guests, Railway. The Santa Steam musicality receiving standing Junction14 Ladies A Capella experience includes a ovations from the audiences Chorus from Milton Keynes. warm welcome from in the Lincoln Cathedral NMVC is, literally, going station staff and a visit to Chapter House and the from strength to strength Santa’s ‘log cabin’, where Parish Church of St Nicholas, and, by its Annual Concert each child receives a Newport, Lincoln. on 20th October, will have special present. Following The 40 men travelling fully integrated 35 newly a short wait families then on tour comprised just recruited members and will join the railway’s steam under half of the current be boasting a complement hauled, decorated train full complement of NMVC of over 80 choristers. for a fun-filled ride to Peterborough and return. Full details of NMVC’s forthcoming concerts and how to Advance booking is buy tickets, including online ticket sales, may be found vital. No tickets will be on its website www.nmvc.co.uk email: [email protected] available on the evening. or on the NMVC Facebook page. Visit www.nvr.org.uk. 02 To submit your news story or event visit www.nenevalleynews.co.uk or call 01522 513515 22/09/18 NGL Cecil Leitch Final 12th September 2018 Editor’s notes n a thrilling final, Oundle With Pat Silburn, Karen Lyon, out last, was all square y the time you are able to read this local authority, will be in place. Highways ladies beat Northants Johnson and Sheila Homer on the 18th tee, a tricky par edition of the Nene Valley News, England has said they are maintaining ICounty ladies 4 games winning their matches, 3, and made a great par BNorthamptonshire County Council access for residents and businesses. Further to 3 to win the keenly Oundle needed one more to win her match and seal (NCC) expects to have appointed a new information can be found on the Highways contested NGL Cecil Leitch win from the last two the victory. The final was Chief Finance Officer. The individual who England website at highwaysengland.co.uk/ Trophy recently staged at matches to lift the trophy. eventually decided by the takes the post will be charged with ensuring roadworks-search. You may recall that in Northampton Golf Club. Club Chairman, Veronica last putt, on the last green that the council balances its books this year. December 2014, the Government confirmed in the last match. Talk about As well as reaching the end of 2018/2019 in that dualling of this busy stretch of the A45 the ‘Miracle at Medinah’. the black, they will also need to incorporate would not happen until at least 2020-21. Who said ladies golf was £60m worth of financial savings with nothing Those living in the District should be boring? An exciting final in the reserves and a £35m deficit from the aware that NCC are introducing a residents’ played in good spirit. past financial year. A challenging task if ever waste disposal permit scheme which will be The Cecil Leitch trophy there was one! applicable to anyone using a commercial- has been held since 1927 Highways England has started essential type vehicle, or a car towing a trailer, to and this is the fourth maintenance work on the A45 south of take rubbish to any of their 9 household time Oundle ladies have Thrapston, kicking off a programme set waste recycling centres (HWRCs). The won, the last time being to last some seven months in all. This first Council’s website explains that HWRCs in 2011. Thanks to all the phase, between Junction 13 of the A14 and are provided for householders to dispose caddies and the spectators the A45 Raunds services roundabout, is due of waste from their own home, safely and for making it a special for completion by the end of November. conveniently for free; unfortunately, some occasion. A Highways England spokesman said: traders use the HWRCs to illegally dispose “This work involves upgrading some of the of their commercial waste, leaving the lighting columns and road signs along the Northamptonshire taxpayers to foot the bill A45 between the M1 Junction 15 and the for its disposal. However, the new scheme Genealogy jottings A14 Junction 13 at Thrapston. We will also will limit users to six visits over a 12-month ou find the census with your ancestor’s replace some of the safety barriers.” period. By Jan Pearson In an attempt to minimise inconvenience It seems that a better solution might be wife and children, but the husband is Genealogy Specialists, Tracing Our Past, and disruption, the work will take place in to stop the illegal disposal of commercial Ynowhere to be seen. Why? What has Discovering Our Genes (TOP DOG) phases overnight from 8pm to 6am, Monday waste; standby for an increase in fly-tipping! happened to them? Are they still alive? Of www.genealogy-specialists.com course they are, as they show up 10 years to Friday. It’s hoped that it will be possible The new scheme starts on Monday 1st later back with the wife! There are many to carry out the majority of the work with October and you can apply now for an reasons for not being at home on the night shall they be counted,” was the rallying call for only slip road and lane closures. A fully e-permit on selfserve.northamptonshire.gov. of the census as the person in question suffragettes on the night of the 1911 census signed diversion route, agreed with the uk/HWRC-E-Permits. might be in the workhouse hospital, prison, in the UK. Therefore, if you cannot find your lunatic asylum or working away. I have seen ancestor in that census, maybe they were censuses where a policeman was on duty one of the suffragettes who went out for the that night and so has been enumerated at the night. The form stated that it should contain Perfect Balance Police Station rather than at home. Mind you, the names etc of those who spent the night at o I have also seen people counted twice – once that address. If they were not there, then they at home and again with the person who they should not have been counted. Mind you, names also changed – they Pilates are visiting! ‘the art of exercise’ People sometimes also give false could become anglicised if their owner came o information on census forms, either for from abroad and they felt that they could personal or political reasons. I know that there be ‘discovered’ if they gave their true name. Monday was quite a discussion on the television and People have gone into hiding for many Personal Training 10.30 - 11.30am radio when the last census was taken in 2011 reasons from their homeland. Emmerich could o Finedon 6.30 - 7.30pm starts 15th Oct as to whether or not people had the right not become Eric, Petrus could become Peter, not Islip 8 - 9pm starts 24th Sept to be included, but nothing is new. A hundred to mention Scottish names dropping the Mc or Mac. Quite a minefield, eh? years earlier, “If women don’t count, neither o Tuesday Rushden 11.00 - 12noon starts 2nd Oct Rushden 6.45 - 7.45pm starts 2nd Oct Want to place an advertisement o Wednesday or submit an article? Yelden 6 - 7pm starts 17th Oct If you wish to contribute or have any If you would like to receive this comments please email news@ publication as a download, Nene Valley Thursday nenevalleynews.co.uk or call 01522 513515. News is available online as a pdf at o Rushden 11 - 12noon starts 8th Nov To advertise, call 01522 513515. www.nenevalleynews.co.uk. 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