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Welcome to The Village Emporium

January/February 2015

Alison, Clare & Sue

2015 marks a decade in business for The Village Emporium. To celebrate, throughout the year we’ll have some great local offers and will be featuring some of the businesses that have been with us since the beginning. Each issue we’ll take a brief look back at some of the key events from 10 years ago. We’ve all come a long way in 10 years and we hope you’ve enjoyed sharing the journey with us!

10 years ago...A look back at what was happening in January and February 2005.

New Year’s celebrations all over the UK fall silent for two minutes as a mark of respect for those who died in the tsunami.

Extensive flooding in Carlisle as well as other locations in Britain and many homes are without power.

YouTube, the most popular video sharing website, is founded.

Tony Blair becomes the longest-serving Labour prime minister.

The Hunting Act, the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales, comes into force.

USB flash drives replace floppy disks.

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Contents9 Look good,

feel good

u Your home

; On the road

z Business & IT

b Out & about

T Whats On?

D Your family

C Your garden

Features7 Time for tea

8 Money saving vouchers from local cafés & tea-rooms

l World Book Day

U Happy New Year

b Everdon country walk

G Mobile safety

M Early nesters

Business featuresa Gorgeous home furnishings

A Canal Turn Farm Shop – a hidden treasure

Tea cup triviaetd;EOS

Seasonal recipesqtgjW

Competitions

z Win dinner, bed and breakfast for two at Sedgebrook Hall

E Win a meal for two at Fergusons, Rugby

November/December issue winnersMrs J Whitmill – CrickMrs E Pettitt – DaventryMrs M Gurney - Weedon

Tea facts!Good for you

Tea contains half the amount of caffeine found in coffee.

How many cups a day...The number of recommended cups of tea to drink each day is 4, this gives you

optimal benefit.

A cup of tea to keep the dentist away...

Tea is a natural source of fluoride that can help protect against tooth decay

and gum disease.

Bag it up...96% of all cups of tea drunk daily in the

UK are brewed from tea bags.

Big in India...Apart from tourism, tea is the biggest

industrial activity in India.

As you like it...98% of people take their tea with milk,

but only 30% take sugar in tea.

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Tea cup trivia

Across7 Base (6)8 Conundrum (6)9 Clip, snip (4)10 Dazzling, magnificent (8)11 Tussle, scuffle (7)13 Brew made from apples (5)15 Extra room (5)17 Type of bacon! (7)20 Underground burial room (8)21 Chomp (4)22 Oval nut (6)23 Shellfish (6)

Down1 Dismay, alarm (6)2 Minute particle (4)3 Illegal import or export (7)4 Confirmation (5)5 Preservative, flavour enhancer (8)6 Chemise, shirt (6)12 Baby’s game (8)14 Bristle (7)16 Almost (6)18 Baby cat (6)19 Verbose (5)21 Knock (4)

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Black TeaBlack tea is the most common variety and accounts for about 75 percent of global tea consumption. It’s made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, which are typically rolled and fermented, then dried and crushed. It has a slightly bitter flavor and contains the most caffeine—about 40 milligrams per cup. Black tea has high concentrations of the antioxidant compounds known as theaflavins and thearubigins, which have been linked to lower levels of cholesterol.

Green TeaGreen tea has a more delicate flavor than black. The leaves are dried and heat-treated soon after they’re picked, which stops the fermentation process. It contains about 25 milligrams of caffeine per cup. Green tea is full of antioxidants called catechins.One study found that each daily cup of green tea consumed may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease by 10 percent.

Oolong TeaOolong is similar to black tea, but it’s fermented for a shorter time, which gives it a richer taste. It contains about 30 milligrams of caffeine per cup. It may aid in weight loss as it activates an enzyme responsible for dissolving triglycerides, the form of dietary fat that’s stored in fat cells. One study showed that women who drank oolong tea burned slightly more calories over a two-hour period than those who drank only water.

White TeaThese leaves are picked when they’re very young, so white tea has a much milder flavor than any other variety, not

to mention less caffeine—about 15 milligrams per cup. White tea is another health multitasker. It offers the same potential cardiovascular and cancer-fighting benefits as other teas and some research suggests that it may offer benefits to people with diabetes. An animal study found that consuming white tea resulted in improved glucose tolerance and a reduction in LDL cholesterol.

Flavoured TeaIn this category, aromatic extras, such as cinnamon, orange peel, and lavender, are paired with black, green, or white tea leaves. Flavored teas have the same levels of antioxidants and the same health benefits as unflavored ones. But skip the sweetened varieties in bottles, you’re better off without that extra sugar.

Herbal TeaTechnically, herbal teas are not teas at all—they’re usually some combination of dried fruits, flowers, and herbs. Herbal varieties contain no caffeine. Studies suggest that drinking three cups of hibiscus tea daily could help lower blood pressure in people with hypertension, chamomile tea may promote sleep and that peppermint tea may calm the stomach.

Why not make it your New Year’s resultion to drink more tea!Seek out your nearest tea shop and don’t forget to take the voucher opposite!

Time for tea!Tea is the world’s most popular drink, next to water—and it’s steeped in health benefits. Here’s what six top brews could do for you.

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Save with The Village EmporiumA selection of vouchers to help you support local businesses. Just cut-out and hand in in-store and enjoy your treat!

at Skylark Fields Farm Cafe. Only

available Monday – Friday 2pm - 4pm ( offer only applies

on multiples of two )

Offer valid throughout January & February 2015

BUY ONE CREAM TEA AND GET ONE FREE

The Courtyard Café 6 Bishops Court, Daventry NN11 4NP 01327 872687

www.thecourtyardcafe.org.uk

10% discount on your total bill.Valid Monday – Friday only

through January & Febraury( minimum spend £10 and

maximum discount available £10 )

Eat in or take away coffee 7-11am daily and get a FREE croissant

Offer valid until 28 February 2015

Napton Village Stores & Post OfficeNew Street, Napton CV47 8LR 01926 812488

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Call us on: 01327 349911www.thebarnrestaurant.net




2 for 1 on Cream Teas

RECEIVE A FREE TEA

OR COFFEEwith every purchase of homemade cake or tray

bake Valid on weekends (Satur-day / Sunday) throughout

January and February.

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Vouchers

2015 New Year Cheer4 Small Courtyard Breakfasts for £20.15 usual

price £30.00. Must be taken before 10.00am.

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Creamy Tomato Soup1 large onion, finely diced1 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped2 large cans chopped tomatoes1 bay leaf4 cups chicken or vegetable stock1 cup cream1 tsp. sugarOlive OilSalt and black pepper

In a large pan, sauté the onions in a small amount of olive oil over low heat until soft and fragrant, about 4-5 minutes. Add the thyme and cook one minute more. Add the tomatoes, bay leaf and the stock. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until all the flavours have mixed. Add the cream and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the sugar if needed. Enjoy this soup chunky, or puree it to your preferred consistency using a blender. Be sure to remove the bay leaf before pureeing!

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New Year, New YouImproved health and vitalityLooking and feeling youngerIncreased energy levelsReduced pain and inflammationWeight loss and detoxification

These are just some of the benefits of naturopathic nutrition

Naturopathic nutrition follows the principle that nature has the key to healing the body. Given the correct nutrients, appropriate lifestyle and environment the human body has amazing healing capacity.

Naturopathic nutrition is partnership between therapist and client, working together to promote optimum health and wellbeing. Using a combination of dietary advice, supplementation and lifestyle changes to help the body to heal itself - naturally.

I work with each client as an individual, reviewing their symptoms but at the same time taking into account their detailed health and lifestyle history, to build up a picture of their overall health.

By taking the time to review my clients health in this way it is possible to determine any underlying nutritional and lifestyle issues which may be affecting their health and to make recommendations and provide advice to help bring about positive changes - for life.

I work holistically, that is, with the whole person, to

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Find out if naturopathic nutrition is for you with a FREE 15 minute no obligation

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By working together I will support you every step of thewaytogetyoubacktobeingyou.Ipractiseinanintegrativewayrecognisingthatasindividualsoneapproachdoesnotsuitall.

I offer a free initial consultationandamhappyifpreferredtotraveltoyourhomeasmanyclientsfeelmorecomfortableinan environment they are familiar with.

I am a member of the CounsellingSocietyandwork as a Bereavement

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Sopwith Way, Drayton Fields, Daventry, NN11 8PB01327 300430

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What change would improve your life?l Does anxiety or stress shape your day?

l Is your enjoyment of life tainted by fear or phobia?l Do you lack confidence or suffer from low self esteem?

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Tea cup trivia

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parkrun arrives in DaventryRunners in Daventry have a brand new challenge on their doorstep as parkrun arrives at Daventry Country Park.

parkrun is a free, weekly 5km timed run which takes place every Saturday at 9am in hundreds of locations. People of all abilities and fitness levels are encouraged to have a go; from those taking their first steps in running to long service runners; from juniors to those with more experience; everybody is welcome!

Stella Maria Thomas, Event Director for Daventry parkrun said: “This is a fantastic initiative which caters for all levels of runner. The really great thing about parkrun is that it is run by the community for the community. We have over thirty volunteers willing to get involved in the organisa-tion of the event, but we need more. You don’t need to be a runner to volunteer, just someone who may have a couple of hours spare every other Saturday morning who we can call upon to help.”

Daventry parkrun starts behind the ICON Innovation Centre, off the Welton Road, and consists of a one lap course of the Country Park finishing on Eastern Way field.

For more information and to register visit www.parkrun.org.uk/daventry

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Treatments include:l Nail Cuttingl Thickened Nailsl Ingrown Nailsl Cornsl Callus / Hard Skin

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harmonyjigkeylargolentomajorminimminorminuetnoteoctavepianopitchpolkaquaver

rhythmrondoscalescherzosharpsonatasymphonytempotonetrebleunisonvibratowaltz

New Year, New YouImproved health and vitalityLooking and feeling youngerIncreased energy levelsReduced pain and inflammationWeight loss and detoxification

These are just some of the benefits of naturopathic nutrition

Naturopathic nutrition follows the principle that nature has the key to healing the body. Given the correct nutrients, appropriate lifestyle and environment the human body has amazing healing capacity.

Naturopathic nutrition is partnership between therapist and client, working together to promote optimum health and wellbeing. Using a combination of dietary advice, supplementation and lifestyle changes to help the body to heal itself - naturally.

I work with each client as an individual, reviewing their symptoms but at the same time taking into account their detailed health and lifestyle history, to build up a picture of their overall health.

By taking the time to review my clients health in this way it is possible to determine any underlying nutritional and lifestyle issues which may be affecting their health and to make recommendations and provide advice to help bring about positive changes - for life.

I work holistically, that is, with the whole person, to

*new clients only

applenutri applenutri 0333 577 3300 [email protected] www.applenutrition.co.uk

Find out if naturopathic nutrition is for you with a FREE 15 minute no obligation

telephone consultation*

Raw Cacao BitesGuilt free, nutty, chocolatey lovelinessRaw cacao is full of antioxidants and also contains magne-sium, iron, copper, calcium, potassium and zinc. This makes it a nutritional power house!By combining raw cacao with healthy fats and other essential nutrients found in walnuts and pumpkin seeds you can make a guilt free choclate treat in a matter of minutes.So if you have acquired a chocolate habit over the festive period these raw cacao bites will help you to satisfy any cravings in a healthy way.

Ingredients You will also need50g raw cacao powder Food processor150g dates roughly chopped 20cm cake tin or similar 100g walnuts container lined with 50g pumpkin seeds greaseproof or baking1 – 2 tablespoons pure papermaple syrup. MethodPlace the raw cacao powder, dates, walnuts and pumpkin seeds in a food processor and blitz until a crumb like consistency.

With motor running drizzle in the maple syrup and process for a few seconds. Check for sweetness after the first tablespoon and if it isn’t sweet enough for you add a second.

Stop processing and remove a spoonful of the mixture to check the consistency. You’re looking for a small ball to form and hold together if you squeeze it firmly.

If the mixture doesn’t hold return to the blender and with the motor running add a tablespoon of cold water, process again for a few seconds to combine and check the consistency again. If necessary add another tablespoon of water. At this point it is much better to take your time and add the water little by little to avoid the mixture becoming too wet.

Once the mixture is holding together well pour it into the prepared cake tin and press down firmly. If you have another tin of the same size you can use this to press the mixture down and it will give a nice smooth surface.

Place the tin in the freezer for approx. 20 minutes to chill then remove and turn out the ‘cake’ onto a chopping board. Cut up into bite sized pieces and enjoy!!!

The cacao bites will keep in the fridge for a few days (if they last that long!!) and can also be frozen.

Look out for a healthy Easter chocolate recipe in the next issue!!

Raw cacao powder can be purchased from good health food shops and online at www.goodnessdirect.co.uk

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There’s no need to drive for miles to a faceless, impersonal national carpet, lighting or furniture superstore when you have Alpine Carpet Warehouse, Accent Lighting and Home Joinery Co on your doorstep!

Christmas is over. The presents have been opened, the turkey devoured and the decorations are back in the loft. That’s it for another year.

But now that the tree, fairy lights and baubles have been stored away, have you been left with a house looking a little... drab? Suddenly all you can see is the stain on the carpet that won’t go away no matter how hard you scrub; the patchy walls that desperately need a lick of paint; that old mismatched lamp you keep meaning to replace but still haven’t got around to...The temptation is to travel to one of the many home interior and carpet stores in the larger retail parks to see what you can get in the January sales. But we have a better suggestion – take a trip to Daventry town centre instead! On Station Close you will find

Alpine Carpet Warehouse, Accent Lighting and Home Joinery Co, which offer everything you need to refresh your home.

Alpine Carpet Warehouse has been trading for twelve years - no mean feat when you consider the major brands that have fallen by the wayside in recent years. We think the reason for Alpine’s success is very simple – the same level of choice and value as one of the big name stores, combined with the personal, friendly service you’d expect from an independent shop. From cash and carry to free professional planning, measuring and estimating, uplifting of old carpets and fitting of new flooring, Alpine can do it all. And don’t think that just because Alpine isn’t a national brand that they don’t stock the big names! Amtico, Camaro, Moduleo, iSense, Axminster, Crucial Trading, Kersaint Cobb... it’s all under one roof. Tim and Louise have a huge range of flooring in stock and even more that can be ordered on your behalf. Super-soft fibre carpets, a bleach-cleanable, stain resistant range, natural flooring, engineered wood, laminates, vinyls rugs and accessories. And

Gorgeous home furnishings on your doorstep

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throughout January, you can enjoy fantastic savings on the entire stock range and remnants, as well as special offers on orders and underlays.

Variety, knowledge, value for money – the team at Alpine are truly passionate about customer service and proud to be an integral part of Daventry’s town centre.

Just next door, Accent Lighting is a family run company that has a massive selection of stunning wall and ceiling lights, specialist bathroom lighting, lamps, bulbs and accessories to suit any home and budget. Now offering a delivery service, you’ll be amazed at the range available, many of which are from up-and-coming designers. If you’re struggling to find the right bulb, Accent is sure to have exactly what you need, and can also help you save money with energy saving bulbs and LEDs.

In these times, energy is precious and needs to be saved. While every technology comes with a relevance to its time, most houses still continue to use older bulbs which were efficient in their time, but now you can save money with the right investment. Energy saving bulbs lower your power bills by emitting high output despite the low input since they have a reduced power consumption element in them. Don’t be baffled by all the options available, Richard and Louise offer a full range of options on energy saving bulbs, and are only too happy to give you advice and make sure you have the right product for the relevant purpose.

Having traded in Daventry for over forty years, Home Joinery Co manufactures a beautiful, hardwearing range of home furniture and kitchens. Rustic, contemporary, traditional, painted... whatever your style, a trip to Home Joinery Co – and Station Close – is a must if you’re looking for great quality, value for money and a personal, expert service. You simply don’t have to go anywhere else!

Free and ample parking make Station Close in Daventry town centre an ideal interior choice for your home from businesses, where you can be sure of personal service from the professionals.

‘you can be sure of personal service from the professionals’

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For a local, professional and reliable serviceT: 01327 262447 M: 07976 654056

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LOGS & FIREWOODFor open fires and log burnersDried & seasoned for 2 years

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Cubic metre of logs – delivered £70Delivered and stacked £75

1 bag £3.50 (minimum order 4 bags)

Payment on delivery or by prior arrangement (cash or cheque accepted)

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Vicar Lane, Daventry, Northants. NN11 4FJEmail : [email protected]

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Huge range of LightingWall Lights

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For a free quotation call Jamie on

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STUART NICHOLSWASTE DISPOSAL

If you need septic tanks, treatment plants, cess pits, grease traps, oil

interceptors, deisel bunds emptied...

Or high pressure jetting or drains unblocked or for FREE advice call me

on 01327 261476 for a quote

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T 01327 261 476 M 07970 474 974E [email protected]

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Carrot & Coriander Soup450g / 1lb of carrots sliced1 large onion, roughly chopped1 large bunch of fresh coriander, leaves roughly chopped and stalks removed1 teaspoon ground coriander1.2 litres / 2 pints vegetable stock2 tablespoons of olive oilSalt and pepper to taste

Heat up the olive oil in a frying pan to a medium heat. Add in the carrots and onion and fry for five minutes until the onions begin to soften.

Turn the ingredients whilst cooking so that the oil coats all the vegetables and they are evenly cooked. Stir in the ground (not fresh) coriander and cook for one more minute. Transfer the contents of the frying pan into a large pan. Add the salt and pepper.

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Warm an ovenproof casserole dish on the hob, one with a tight fitting lid.

Brown the shallot and bacon in the dish, the fat will come out of the bacon so there is no need for oil. Once browned, add the pieces of Guinea Fowl skin side down and colour for five minutes until golden, then add the wine and reduce by half. Add the chicken stock, tomatoes and puree, cover with lid and put into the oven for an hour at 160˚C.

For the garnish, fry the mushrooms in a splash of ol-ive oil, add the tarragon and salt & pepper and then add to the pot and cook for a further 30 minutes.

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GREATCENTRALMAINLINE

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BRITISH CURRENCY DECIMALISED

1805

2001

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ENDS AT THE BATTLE OF WORCESTER

1896

THE OLYMPIC GAMES REVIVED IN ATHENS

1918

EASTFIELD HOUSE BOUGHT BY MR H ALDERSON SMITH

HE LATER MOVED HIS ADHESIVES WORKS THERE FROM LEICESTER

FIRST PLEASURE BOATS SEEN IN BRAUNSTON

1957

LAUNCH OF SPUTNIK 1STARTS THE SPACE AGE

1953

CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

CHURCH SPIRE RE-BUILT

1820 to 1834

THOMAS TELFORD IMPROVES THE CHESTER ROAD (NOW THE A45)

1829

OXFORD CANAL STRAIGHTENED

THE FIRST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BEGINS OPERATION IN SOUTH WALES

THE ACT OF UNION OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

1666

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR BEGINS WITH THE BATTLE OF EDGEHILL, WARWICKSHIRE

THE GUNPOWDER PLOT PLANNED IN THE NEARBY MANOR HOUSE OF ASHBY ST. LEDGERS, HOME OF THE CATESBY FAMILY

43AD

1066

BRAUNSTON TIMELINE

BRAUNSTON EVENTS

WORLD EVENTS

We know very little about early Braunston In pre-historic times the flat plain of Warwickshire was a vast inland sea, known as Lake Harrison. The Braunston Ridge is made of a mudstone called Charmouth Mudstone. Just to the east are the classic Jurassic Limestones In this case it is iron rich giving it the distinctive Northamptonshire red colour. A narrow ridge of land jutted westwards from the Northamptonshire uplands towards the lower ground and it was on this commanding position that Braunston eventually grew up. Fresh water flowed from springs and from the Bragborough stream It would have been a good place for pre-historic people to live.

It seems that at one end of the ridge where the church now stands there was a tumulus and a circular burial ground, and at the other a round house, traditionally a beacon house to guide travellers where ancient track ways met.

Centuries later when records first began Braunston was a self supporting, rural community. Most of the population worked as farmers, blacksmiths, graziers, shepherds and the like. There were also bakers, innkeepers, various shopkeepers and a host of cottage craftspeople to support the villagers.

43AD

SAXON KING EADWIG GRANTED LAND IN THE BRAUNSTON AREA TO ONE OF HIS NOBLEMEN

EARLY IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY BRAUNSTON MANOR PASSED TO THE TRUSSEBOT FAMILY

THE VIKINGS BECAME ESTABLISHED AS THE RULERS OF NORMANDY

1220

THE FIRST RECORD OF A RECTOR IN BRAUNSTON – WILLIAM DE NEVILL

THE ORIGINAL NORMAN CHURCH WAS ‘TAINTED’ BY A MURDER ALL SERVICES CEASED AND THE CHURCH WAS DE-CONSECRATED

GREGORY ISHAM BOUGHT THE MANORIAL ESTATE

BRAUNSTON SCHOOL ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF A BEQUEST FROM WILLIAM MAKEPEACE

FOUR CHURCH BELLS CAST

THE RECORDS HELD BY ALL SAINTS’ ARE MORE OR LESS COMPLETE FOR THE LAST FOUR HUNDRED YEARS. THEY WERE HELD IN THE CHURCH CHEST BUT NOW IN THE NORTHAMPTON RECORDS OFFICE

410AD

ROMAN ARMY RECALLED TO ROME

THE MAGNA CARTA WAS SIGNED AT RUNNYMEDE BY KING JOHN AND HIS BARONS

1348

THE BATTLE OF CRECY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BORN HE IS REGARDED AS

THE GREATEST WRITER IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NATIONAL SCHOOL BUILT ON THE VILLAGE GREEN

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT AT A COST OF £6,800

THE ‘COMING OF THE CANALS’ MADE BRAUNSTON A BUSY AND SUCCESSFUL VILLAGE

1970

COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ON THECANAL VIRTUALLY CAME TO AN END

2011

POPULATION OF BRAUNSTON

1,513

STEAM POWER COMES TO BRAUNSTONSTEAM BOATS REPLACE LEGGERS HAULING BOATS THROUGH THE TUNNEL

THE OLD SCHOOL BECAME THE VILLAGE HALL

NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANY TOOK OVER 'THE GLUE FACTORY' BEHIND EASTFIELD HOUSE

FIRE AT NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL FACTORY THREATENED PART OF THE VILLAGE WITH EVACUATION

1988

BRAUNSTON WHARF SOLD AND THE CURRENT MARINA ESTABLISHED

2006

JETTY FIELDS ACQUIRED FOR USE OF THE VILLAGE

START OF THE BRAUNSTON BOAT SHOW

BBC SONGS OF PRAISE VISIT TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH

1958

THE RAILWAYSCLOSED

TO PASSENGER TRAFFIC

1962

‘BLUE LINE’ PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT LEISURE BOATING FROM BRAUNSTON

1963

RAILWAY TRAFFICCLOSED TO FREIGHT

1803 to 1806

RESERVOIRS BUILT AND THE ORIGINAL PUMP HOUSE CONSTRUCTED

CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL STARTED IN BRAUNSTON

FIRST MASS PRODUCED CAST IRON BRIDGES ASSEMBLED ON SITE

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IS CREATED

CAPTAIN COOK SAILED TO NEW ZEALAND, THEN ON TO AUSTRALIA

DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA

VE DAY

VJ DAY&

THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER IN THE UKRAINE

THE EURO INTRODUCEDTHE DISCOVERY

OF PENICILLIN BY ALEXANDER FLEMING

THE FEUDAL SYSTEM IMPOSED

600AD BY THE END OF THIS CENTURY THERE WERE SEVEN MAIN KINGDOMS IN ENGLAND LONDON HAD A POPULATION OF ABOUT TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE

THE POPULATION OF ENGLAND WAS ABOUT SIX MILLION

1431 JOAN OF ARC BURNED AT THE STAKE

1607 JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA ESTABLISHED AS THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH COLONY ON AMERICAN MAINLAND

1585 THE SPANISH ARMADA DEFEATED 1620 THE PILGRIM FATHERS IN THE ‘MAYFLOWER’ SIGHTED CAPE COD, NORTH AMERICA 1916 THE EASTER RISING IN IRELAND 1936 TO 1939 THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

1950 TO 1953 THE KOREAN WAR

1955 TO 1975 THE VIETNAM WAR

1963 JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATED

1994 THE END OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA 2003 IRAQ WAR 2011 THE ARAB SPRING

2012 THE HIGGS BOSON IS DISCOVEREDWORLD POPULATION REACHES APPROXIMATELY SIX BILLION PEOPLE1917 THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

BRAUNSTON REMAINED A RURAL COMMUNITY WITH LAND FARMED ON THE THREE FIELD SYSTEM 1720 THERE WERE ABOUT EIGHTY HOUSES IN BRAUNSTON ABOUT THIS TIME

1776 BRAUNSTON FIELDS ENCLOSED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT

1801 ABOUT 179 HOUSES IN BRAUNSTON 1871 FORTY NINE BOAT FAMILIES LIVED IN THE VILLAGE THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 273 INHABITED HOUSES

1904 COTTAGE HOME FOR CHILDREN ESTABLISHED. 34 – 36 HIGH STREET

BAPTIST CHAPEL BUILT IN 1798 DEMOLISHED IN 1967

METHODIST CHURCH BUILT IN 1779 CONVERTED INTO A HOME IN 2012

1976 THE PLAYING FIELD ACQUIRED 1996 BRINDLEY QUAYS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED

1964 SCHOOL CLOSE AND WELTON ROAD ESTATE BUILT1963/4 CHURCH ROAD BUILT FORMALLY BACK LANE 1980s GREENWAY ESTATE BUILT 2006 EASTFIELDS AND MAPLE CLOSE COMPLETED

QUEEN VICTORIA COMES TO THE THRONE

1833 SLAVERY ABOLISHED THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE 1861 TO 1865 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

1015

CANUTE THE GREAT INVADES ENGLAND

EUROPEANS START TO USE ARABIC NUMERALS (1,2,3,4,5,6) INSTEAD OF ROMAN NUMERALS I, II, III, IV, V, VI

NAPOLEONIC WARS START

BRAUNSTON WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY

THE NORMAN CONQUEST

HADRIAN'S WALL BUILT

EIGHT HIDES WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT AS A MEASURE OF LAND SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A HOUSEHOLD IT WAS LATER USED AS A MEASURE OF TAXATION

THE NAME BRAUNSTON WAS ORIGINALLY BRANDESTONE THE HOMESTEAD OF BRAND

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IT KILLED ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MILLIONPEOPLE IN ENGLAND

AUGUSTINE WAS SENT TO ENGLAND BY THE POPE TO SPREAD CHRISTIANITY

ST ALBAN MARTYRED

POSSIBLY A SETTLER FROM SAXONY

THE BLACK DEATH IN ENGLAND

THE ACT OF SUPREMACY

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

TWO BRIDGES MADE AT HORSELEY IRONWORKS CARRYING THE TOWPATH OVER THE CANAL A THIRD BRIDGE CAN BE SEEN NEAR THE MARINA

SOUTHAM BAND, PASSING MILL COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

PHYLLIS GREEN, MAY QUEEN IN 1920 WITH ATTENDANTS

SCHOOL CHILDREN CARRYING MAYPOLE TO HEADMASTERS HOUSE AT CHECKLEY CLOSE

LOCK 4 COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING/CANAL, WITH TOP LOCK COTTAGE IN BACKGROUND

THE CANAL IS STILL AN IMPORTANT PART OF TODAY’S BRAUNSTON. POPULAR WITH BOTH VILLAGERS, AND TOURISTS, IT HELPS SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY

VIEW OF HIGH STREET FROM THE VILLAGE GREEN THE BANNER HANGING ABOVE THE STREET SAYS "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AND MAY HER CROWN BE BRIGHT IN HEAVEN"

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THE DOOMSDAY BOOK STATED THAT WILLIAM REVEREL HELD LAND IN BRAUNSTON OF THE BISHOP OF BAYEUX’S FEE

664AD

KING OSWIU OF NORTHUMBRIA CALLED THE SYNOD OF WHITBY

THE ROMAN RATHER THAN THE IONAN TRADITION WAS DECIDED TO CALCULATE THE DATE FOR EASTER

1485

THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH FIELD RICHARD III KILLED, HENRY TUDOR TAKES THE THRONE OF ENGLAND

THE REMAINS OF RICHARD III WERE FOUND IN SEPTEMBER 2012, BURIED UNDER A CAR PARK WITHIN THE FORMER GREYFRIARS FRIARY CHURCH IN THE CITY OF LEICESTER

1688

THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION PARLIAMENTDEPOSES JAMES II HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE MARY

1773

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY ENGLAND WIN

THE WORLD CUP

1415

THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT HENRY V AND HIS ARMY DEFEAT THE FRENCH

CHURCH RECORDS SHOW THAT THE CHURCH HAD A SANCTUS BELL ALONGSIDE THE FOUR BELLS

1720

THE DAVENTRY TO DUNCHURCH TURNPIKE ESTABLISHED

970AD

CHINA USES THE FIRST PAPER MONEY

1315 TO 1317

THE GREAT FAMINE AND HARVESTS FAIL

HILARY AGATHA ROSIA

MARRIED EVERARD DE ROSA KNIGHT IN ROYAL SERVICE

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GREGORY ISHAM BURIED UNDER THE CHURCH CHANCEL

ADJACENT TO THE BRAUNSTONBURY SITE, ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER, IS THE SITE OF THE LOST VILLAGE OF WOLFEHAMPCOTE

1352

WILLIAM DE ROS DIED WHILE ON PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LANDS, HIS MONUMENT IS IN THE CHURCH

THE SECOND CHURCH WAS BUILT IN THE ‘DECORATED STYLE’ ON THE SITE OF THE DE-CONSECRATED CHURCH

1500s THE TUDOR HOUSE (41) AND BROADLANDS (62) BUILT IN THE HIGH STREET

1600s A VILLAGE SCHOOL WAS OPENED1200 TO 1508 THE DE ROS FAMILY HELD THE MANOR

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HENRY VIII BREAKS AWAY FROM THE CHURCH OF ROME HE DECLARES THAT HE IS, ‘THE ONLY SUPREME HEAD ON EARTH OF THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND’

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD BY SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

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BRAUNSTON HISTORIC BOAT RALLY STARTS

THOMAS EDISON TESTS FIRST LIGHT BULB

THE FIRST WORLD WARTHE SECOND WORLD WAR

JETTY FIELDS HOUSE BUILT 26 THE GREEN

1590

1649

THE SHAMBLES BUILT53 HIGH STREET

ASH TREE HOUSE BUILT 3 HIGH STREET

PART OF ‘THE OLD PLOUGH’ PUBLIC HOUSE WAS BUILT

1774

THE OXFORD CANAL ARRIVES IN BRAUNSTON COAL WAS BROUGHT TO BRAUNSTON BY BOAT

1776 THE US DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

WILHELM RONTGEN IDENTIFIES X- RAYS

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2012

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THE WALL STREET CRASH

THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE

LONDON OLYMPICS

THE BEGINNING OF ‘THE GREAT DEPRESSION’

1929

THE INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN

A CELEBRATION OF 60 YEARS AS A MONARCH

THE OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS ARE HELD IN LONDON

1989

FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

2005

7/7 ATTACKS IN LONDON

9/11 ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE

CHOLERA IN BRAUNSTON

THE RAILWAYS COME TO THE VILLAGE

1834

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NINETEEN DEATHSAND

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NEW SCHOOL BUILT IN BARBY LANE

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BRAUNSTON HAD TWO STATIONS DIESEL ENGINES COMETO BRAUNSTONBOLINDER SEMI-DIESEL ENGINES FITTED INTO NARROW BOATS

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THE CAPTURE OF COLCHESTER, ELEVEN TRIBAL KINGS SURRENDER TO THE ROMANS

1478

WILLIAM CAXTON INTRODUCES THE FIRST ENGLISH PRINTING PRESS

BRAUNSTON TIMELINE

1672

1987

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THE DEATH OFSHAKESPEARE

1665THE GREAT PLAGUE

1577 to 1580

THAT WAS BETWEEN 30% AND 45% OF THE POPULATION

1400s

1200s

A CENTURY OF CRUSADES IN THE HOLY LAND AND RECURRENT WARS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE

BRAUNSTON BRICKWORKS FOUNDED, PARTICULARLY TO PROVIDE BRICKS FOR THE BRAUNSTON CANAL TUNNEL

1778

'RUNNING SCARED'FILMED IN BRAUNSTON

1971

BRAUNSTON TUNNEL OPENED TO TRAFFIC BUILT BY JESSOP AND BARNES IT IS 1,867 METRES LONG

1798

THE FINAL HEADMASTER OF THE ORIGINAL BRAUNSTON C OF E SCHOOL (FORMERLY THE OLD NATIONAL SCHOOL)

AN EXPERT ON LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA

"HE WAS A TRUE COUNTRYMAN"

DUNCAN GALLIE (1904-1990)

WINDMILL BUILTREPLACED PREVIOUS ONE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR CANAL BUILDING WHERE TOP LOCK IS NOW

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COLOUR PHOTOS BYRICHARD AND LINDA THORNTON

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FIRST MANNED MOON LANDING

The meeting of track ways brought external influences from visitors and trade. Later, the coaching road between London and Chester became a turnpike road, increasing traffic and stimulating services for travellers and additional trade. At one time there were eight blacksmiths and several inns.

The Oxford Canal arrived in 1774 By 1850, due to the coming of the canal, the village had grown and become a busy and successful place. Occupations expanded considerably to include boatbuilders, brickmakers, ropemakers, coal merchants, boatmen and women, canal clerks, canal labourers, leggers, lock keepers and many more.

Despite competition from the railway, which arrived in Braunston in 1895, the twentieth century opened on a hopeful note for the canal industry but two world wars made it a turbulent century. Canal freight all but ceased, but leisure boating began, bringing yet further change to Braunston.

1600

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BETWEEN 1892-1920

BELLS ARE USUALLY MADE OF BRONZE ALLOY

CAMPANOLOGY IS THE OFFICIAL TERM FOR THE STUDY OF BELLS. THIS INCLUDES HISTORY, HOW THEY ARE CAST, TUNED, SOUNDED AND ALSO BELL-RINGING ITSELF

BIG BEN IS A FAMOUS BELL FOUND INSIDE ELIZABETH TOWER IN LONDON. WEIGHT: 13 TONS. THE BELL AND CLOCK WERE INSTALLED IN 1859. THE NOTE IS E WHEN STRUCK. THE BBC STARTED AIRING THE CHIMES OF BIG BEN IN 1924

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MANORIAL ESTATE

TO JOHN WEBBSOLD

1687

INTERESTING BELL FACTS

1850

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WHAT IS A TURNPIKE?

1554

THE CHURCH BELLS WERE CAST INTO A RING OF SIX BELLS BY RICHARD KEENE OF WOODSTOCK

1672

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A master service Master Cars are a Northamptonshire based company offering a multitude of chauffeur services.

Full wedding packages are available to include the bridal car, with ribbons and bows of the brides choice and 7/8 seater vehicle for the bridal party.

All events can be catered for including corporate sporting events and all types of leisure events.

Master Cars offer a “special day” service which incorporates a day or evening out with admission to various venues. For a free no obligation quote, please call 01604 490570

ABS Autos - for all your essential vehicle maintenance and checksABS Autos based in Baird Close, on the Drayton Fields Industrial Estate, Daventry, offers an individual and personal service on a comprehensive range of mechanical services for all makes of vehicles. Proprietor Alan Stewart has vehicle maintenance in the blood as both his father and grandfather were mechanics. Having completed his apprenticeship with a main dealership in Northampton he has been

self employed for the last 23 years, and has been located in his present workshop for the past 9 years.ABS Autos brings you quality products, cracking service, technical advise and skill, and cost needn’t be as high as you think as ABS Autos will match all written quotes by other reputable garages and always delivers on price and service.

ABS Autos, Unit 4, Baird Close, Drayton Fields Industrial Estate, Daventry, NN11 8RYTel: 07817 931956

Improve your imageYou probably know Image-it for delivering on-demand quality digital print and graphics, from business cards to wide format plans and display banners. But lately they’ve delivered even more for local businesses?

Working with Southfield Arts (a Braunston based creative company) together they have produced some exciting new projects.They’ve worked on websites and new brand designs for local businesses and created a new chain of restaurants – everything from logo to interior design.

As well as effective design & print for other clients, they could seriously improve your image – call up and have a chat with them.

Just imagine what they could do for your business! Tel 01327 301669 www.image-it.co.uk

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Come in Unit 10 Baird CloseDrayton Fields, Daventry NN11 8RY

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The village pub in Everdon, The Plough, welcomes walkers with dogs, and provides an ideal start and finish for walks throughout the year. Kim, Barry and Stephen open their doors from 11am and have on offer light lunches, along with the chance to sample a locally brewed ale or maybe just a cup of tea or coffee in a vintage cup and saucer.

Whilst there you can even visit The Furrow, which is open daily, stocking an ever changing array of vintage and retro collectable items, from furniture to old photo albums.

Here’s an idea that could set you off on the road to stunning scenery and a visit to The Plough. Take a look at an Ordnance Survey map either on line https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/explorer-map-newport-pagnell-northampton-south.html or the printed Explorer Map number 207. You can achieve a super circular walk of about 1.5 miles taking in Little Everdon or go for longer walks through Everdon Stubbs, up to and past Mantles Heath and drop down to Snorscombe. Add a few more miles, and head over to Preston Capes before heading to Snorscombe.

Country walks

Walking is something for all the family, and on your doorstep in Northamptonshire is some of the most amazing scenery, backdrops, history and places to visit. And there is no better time to venture out after all the Christmas pudding and extra calories of the festivities.

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Did you know?Everdon Stubbs is a deciduous woodland covering an area of approximately 100 acres (0.40 km2) and was once a famous hunting covert.

The land now covered by the woods was originally grazing land for Wild Boar, through which Everdon gets its name (from Old English eofer-dūn’boar hill’).

In the spring the area is covered with its famous carpet of bluebells, extremely well known throughout the county.

Located at the centre of the village, Saint Mary’s church dates from the 14th century, and was built in the decorated style

Some say that it was the churchyard of St Mary’s, and not St Giles of Stoke Poges, that was the inspiration for Thomas Gray’s famous elegy “In an English Churchyard”.

Start at The Plough (see advert on following

page) and follow pink walk via Little Everdon for around 1.5 miles to build

up an appetite!

If you fancy something a little more strenuous

then take the blue route through Everdon

Stubbs and back via Snorscombe. A walk of

around 4 miles.

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Weddings and civil ceremonies, Ascot, Henley, graduation, awards ceremonies, charity balls, cruising, black tie events ... whatever the occasion, Mirror Mirror dress agency in Rugby can help you put together the right outfit.

Specialising in beautiful designer outfits and immaculate ‘once worn’ special occasionwear the team at Mirror Mirror will help you look just right whatever the occasion.

Maggie and Roberta can provide you with designer outfits from the names you love, at prices you will adore: Ariella, Bernshaw, Condici, Coterie, Frank Usher, Gina Bacconi, Gold, Ian Stuart, Jacques Vert, John Charles, Joseph Ribkoff, Linea Raffielli, Luis Civit, Mireia, Vera Mont and many more, including some gorgeous items from not so well known names.

They currently stocking sizes 8 to 28 and have an excellent seamstress for fast alterations, if required.

The shop also stock an large range of shoes, bags, hats, fascinators and pashminas ensuring that you look perfect from top to toe.

Do you have a beautiful outfit that you wore once and will never wear again?

Mirror Mirror offers clients a discreet service for selling their beautiful designer outfits.Dress agency items are accepted during our opening hours, although they would ask that youcall ahead if you are bringing in a number of items.Private appointments and/or home visits are

available outside of our opening hours if required.Contact Mirror Mirror or visit our shop for further details.

3 Churchside Arcade, Little Church Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AWt: 01788 578820 / 07889 061925e: info@mirrormirrordressagency.co.ukwww.mirrormirrordressagency.co.uk

Who is the fairest of them all?Are you looking for that perfect outfit for a special

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Please call 01327 361606 or

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The Plough Inn Everdon

Open Daily from 11.00-11.00pm

The Plough offers within a beautiful environment, high quality, freshly

prepared food, using local & Seasonal Ingredients – In particular,

our own home produced Lamb, Everdon Beef & Sausages.

The traditional bar offers a range of beautifully cared for Ales, & Fine Wines, featuring local brewery ‘Gun Dog Ales’.

Lunch available daily or Tea & Coffee.

‘The Furrow’ Three barns, in the large garden, open daily from

11.00, with a fabulous range of retro & vintage furniture, plants,flowers,collectibles & treasures, perfect for that

special gift.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.theploughinneverdon.comFor weekly menus & news

The Countryman

Staverton The Countryman wishes all its customers a

Happy New Year

We will be closed from 5th — 21st January We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to

welcoming you back from Thursday 22nd January

Reservations may still be made by calling 01327 311815

Valentines Day — 14th February Book Now

Visit our website for details of all our Menu’s

Fine Home Cooked Food, Real Ales & a Warm Welcome

01327 311815 www.thecountrymanstaverton.co.uk

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A range of locally sourced meat, fruit, veg, our very

own eggs, local wines and beers and selection of gifts

for the family.Open daily 9am – 5pm

Now selling wholesale wild bird seed and peanuts

Open daily 9am – 5pm. The perfect stop off for all day

breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake or even full afternoon tea.

Great Deals on Winter FuelHouse Coal £6.50 20kg Netted Logs from £2.75Net of Kindling £3.50Hotmax Fuel logs £6.50 20kg Rock Salt £3.99 a bagSmokeless Coal £8.50 a bag 20kgPremium House Coal 25kg bag £9.00

Where are we?Shuckburgh Rd, A425, Staverton,

Daventry, NN11 6JY

Tel :01327 300471www.skylark-farm.com

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The Granary’s Tea Room and Restaurant is set within the 17th Century farm buildings at the heart of the Fawsley Estate, offering a blissful, rustic retreat in beautiful secluded countryside. Perfect for

weary travellers, day trippers, or anyone wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

In summer, our terrace and lawn offer stunning views and a tranquil environment to enjoy lunch or afternoon tea. In winter, join us in our

cosy tea room for something warming.

From traditional and delicious home made scones to sandwiches and hot meals, our menu uses the best ingredients, locally sourced

wherever possible.

Our three-tiered traditional Afternoon Tea is very popular and was voted in the top 5 in the region in 2014.

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Opening hoursTues to Sat 6 – late, Sun & Mon available

for private functions ( minimum 24 )

Specials available Set menu available Tues – Thurs £21.50

Book now for Valentines dinner for 2.Sumptuous 3 course meal to include a

welcome glass of ProseccoFriday 13th February £65 per couple

Saturday 14th February £75 per couple

Mothers Day Sunday March 15th, book early to avoid disappointment.

Welcome to La Tiella…Full of sophistication and Italian charm.

Experience delicious creations in our classically elegant dining room.

Celebrating 1 year of trading in the heart of Long Buckby, Lui has been cooking Italian fayre since 1968 and offers traditional locally sourced fresh seasonal menus in modern

contemporary surroundings.

www.la-tiella.co.uk

01327 84466315 High Street, Long Buckby NN6 7RE

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Weddings • Corporate • Special Events

Special events deserve a

special location

Home Farm, Braunston, Northants, NN11 7HJTel: Sue Harrison: 07769 589 459

homefarmevents.co.uk

Introducing Home Farm, a new romantic & picturesque venue for your country

wedding reception. Just imagine, your own traditional marquee, delicious

home-made food of the highest quality, using locally sourced products

(Home Farm beef & lamb will always be available on our menu).

Complete with stunning south-westerly views overlooking the spire of

All Saints Church, Braunston and miles of rolling countryside. Home Farm

is the perfect location for enjoying the sunset – a unique and special venue

for your special day.Visit Home Farm, just visit our website.

Easy Vegetable Soup3 large carrots or 4-5 smaller ones1 large parsnip or 2 smaller ones1 small turnipThe inside stalks of a celery including the leaves1 medium leek1 large onion1 can of cannellini beans drained and rinsed2 heaped tsps of tomato pureeParsley fresh or dried1 Bayleaf1 heaped tsp of corn flour dissolved in a tbsp of water2 chicken or vegetable stock cubesSalt and white pepper to taste

Chop all the vegetables and place in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer until all the vegetables are soft. Add bayleaf, 2 stock cubes, parsley, salt and pepper, tomato puree, cannellini beans and simmer for a further 5 minutesAdd the dissolved cornflour stirring all the time and bring back to the boil a couple of minutes

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Win a 2 course dinner for 2 atFerguson’s Restaurant, RugbyStep inside Ferguson’s to a contemporary warehouse conversion, set in the heart of Rugby’s town centre. The brasserie style restaurant offers modern British and European cuisine with an emphasis on quality seasonal produce. The beautiful walled garden offers a retreat from the busy town centre during the summer months.

Ferguson’s now offer an express lunch service so you busy people can still experience a fantastic lunch but all within 45 minutes.

Special events run throughout the year, designed to give you a taste of something NEW and exciting. Check out the special events page on their web site for details..

T: 01788 550222E: [email protected] Restaurant 7A Eastfield Place Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AT

How to enterAnswer the following question:David worked alongside which TV chef during his career?

By email to [email protected] and pop your answer in the subject box, providing telephone number and home address in the body of the email, or by post iCon Environmental Innovation Centre, Eastern Way, Daventry, NN11 0QB. Deadline for entries 13th February 2015.

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Tucked away down Eastfield Place, Ferguson’s is fast gaining a reputation for expertly cooked, beautifully presented and, of course, delicious food.

Executive chef, David Ferguson has a wealth of experience and learnt the ropes from Saturday Kitchen regular, Nick Nairn.

Open for both lunch and dinner, Ferguson’s offers a menu put together with flair and attention, whether you’re a meat-lover or vegetarian you won’t be disappointed with the lovingly prepared dishes - made using superb quality ingredients.

With starters such as smoked salmon tartare, tomato, cucumber, quails egg, mains including Slow cooked Pork belly fondant potato, spiced red cabbage, black pudding and devilish desserts such as Banana & white chocolate bread & butter pudding, marshmallow, crème anglaise you will soon discover why Ferguson’s is known as Rugby’s Hidden Gem.

Once you arrive, relax and let the friendly and attentive front of house team take care of you. Choose from a carefully selected and competitively priced wine list, or enjoy a glass of award winning ale from local brewery, Purity Brewing Company.

For more information or to reserve your table, please visit:

www.fergusonsrugby.co.ukor call 01788 550222

Opening hours:Tuesday – Saturday 17.00 – 21.30Sunday 12.00 – 15.00

Express Lunch Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 14:30

“Rugby’s Hidden Gem” Come dine with us at Ferguson’s

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Get in touch...If you are organising a charity or community event, then let us know so we can publicise it for you. Just email [email protected]

What’s on?A full list of events over the forthcoming months is available on our website www.villageemporium.co.uk/events/

Saturday 3rd JanuaryWassail Waking up the Trees – Daventry Country Park, 12pm meet at the visitor centre for a musical procession to the orchard led by the Adderbury Mummets. Bring musical instruments, pots & pans and please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Organised by DDC and FDCP. Call 01327 877193 email [email protected] Saturday 3rd JanuaryRugby National Trust Association 2014 Winter Lectures - Dunchurch Village Hall 2.30pm AGM followed by Recent Developments at Upton House. All with light refreshment. New members & visitors welcome. www.rugbynationaltrust.co.uk

Saturday 17th JanuaryCrick Village Market - Crick Primary School, 10.00am - 12.00am. 25 plus stalls including home produce incl breads, cakes, meats, jams & chutneys, gifts, jewellery etc. Free entry for shoppers, with cafe. Mobile Library in the car park 10.15am - 11.30am. Saturday 17th JanuaryNapton Village Hall – Live music featuring Sean Cannon (of the Dubliners) and Sons - THE CANNONS 7.30pm for 8pm Tickets £10. Tel; 01926 814596. [email protected]

Thursday 22nd January – Saturday 31st JanuaryDunchurch Pantomaniacs - Present their annual pantomime, The Kings New Clothesby Limelight Scripts Performances 2015 Thurs 22 Jan ,Fri 23 Jan ,Sat 24 Jan – matinee & evening performances, Sun 25 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thurs 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan, Sat 31 Jan.Tickets from Wanda Fashions.Ticket prices: Adults £7, OAP £6 & children up to 16 £4. Further details available from www.dunchurchevents.org

Thursday 22nd January Rugby Decorative and Fine Arts Society (NADFAS) - The Horse and the Horsemen from George Stubbs to Mark Wallinger. Illustrated lecture by Nicholas Watkins PhD. 7.30pm promptly at the Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. NOTE OUR EARLIER START TIME. Visitors most welcome. Orange juice & wine on sale from 7pm. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489 Thursday 22nd JanuaryLong Buckby Library – Energy saving advice session 10.30am – 12pm with Daventry District Council, Station Rd, Long Buckby, NN6 7QB email [email protected] Free entry, please bring annual gas & electricity bill to register. Suitable for 18 +

Saturday 24th January 2015Barby Twinning Association - Burns Night in Barby Village Hall 7.30pm until late. Enjoy the haggis being piped in, with music, prose, a 2 course meal & much more for an evening of fun & entertainment. Tickets only £12.50 pp. Details Jackie Frampton 07956 361 833. Saturday 24th JanuaryBurns’ Night Supper - Braunston Village Hall, Traditional Burns Supper - Licensed Bar. Tickets £15. Limited numbers - Call 01788 899086 to book. Saturday 24th JanuaryGuided Winter Bird Walk – Daventry Country Park. Please meet at the visitor centre 10am.Call 01327 877193 or 705707 email [email protected] Tuesday 27th JanuaryRugby College Open Event – 5.30pm-8pm. Technology Drive, Rugby CV21 1AR call 0300 4560047 or visit [email protected] Saturday January 31stDog Show – Onley Grounds Indoor Arena, Onley Grounds Farm, Willoughby CV23 8AJ. For more details call 01788 817724. www.onleygroundsec.com Sunday 1st FebruaryThe Herbert Art Gallery – The Great War : Coventry’s Story. Jordan Well Coventry CV1 5QPCall 02476 832386 or email [email protected] Thursday 5th February Grandborough Farmers Market – St Peters Church, 10am-12.30pm Fresh produce, cakes, fresh meat, fish and more. Tea, coffee & homemade refreshments available.

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Regular eventsEvery Tuesday of the monthDaventry Country Market - 8.30am-11.30am Home baking, local meat, crafts, plants, tea and coffee. The Churchrooms, Foundry Place, NN11 4AA Everyone welcome, call Anne 01327 876671 for more details.

1st Friday every monthCoffee Cakes and Crafts - Come along to Dunchurch Library, School St, Dunchurch 10.30am – 12noon coffee and cake £1.50 Tel: 01788 811355 email [email protected] www.dunchurchlibrary.org

Weekly – Rugby Ramblers. Full programme of walks available from Rugby library. E mail [email protected] or www.rugbyramblers.org.uk or Fran on 01788 815484

3rd Thursday of the monthRugby Floral Society meet at the Rugby United Reformed church, Hillmorton Road, Rugby at 2pm. Demonstrations, workshops and outings, if you love flowers and would like to learn more about arranging them then come along to our meetings. call Josephine 01788 542378

1st Tuesday of the monthDeering’s Daytime Womens Institute meet at Rogers Hall, Deering Road, Hillmorton, Rugby at 2pm. Full programme of activities offered. Info from Josephine 01788 542378

Willoughby Village HallAvailable for bookings for 2015. Nice spacious hall with a stage, plus separate bar area and a committee room. Large kitchen with all amenities, crockery & cutlery etc. Call 01788 890003 for prices and availability.

Last Tuesday of the monthRugby Probus Club are looking for new members. If you are male and approaching retirement, or retired, please visit www.Rugbyprobus.co.uk to learn about this club and how to contact us. Most of our meetings are held at a local hotel where a drink and a 3-course lunch is enjoyed with the minimum of formality. Broadwell Village HallAvailable for hire for an hour or a long as needed. Modern kitchen, central heating, PA system and hearing loop. Call Martin 01926 817967 for details

Friday 2nd January then every two weeksNeed BSL Ltd ( British Sign Language) – Open coffee mornings for deaf and people who are interested in learning/helping, to drop in with their problems and let us support them. Held fortnightly on Fridays 10am – 12pm bringing the deaf community together. Call 01455 440030, 07967 966445 or visit www.needbsl.com 2 Aldridge Road, Burbage LE10 2LH

Saturday 7th FebruaryGuilsborough Music & Drama Society (GMADS) welcomes Mark Carey’s one man show “Into The Breach” to the village hall. Set during the Second World War this moving yet funny portrait of village life will appeal to everyone over ten years old. Tickets £8 to include a drink. More info at www.gmads.co.uk

Wednesday 18th FebruaryRugby National Trust Association - 2015 winter lectures Dunchurch Village HallWed: 18.02.15 @7.30 Galle & Lalique Glass. Thu: 05.03.15 @ 2.30 pm. Conservation: Birmingham Back-to-Backs. Wed: 18.03.15 @ 7.30 pm. Canal History: The Wonder of Waterways: light refreshments, new members and visitors www.rugbynationaltrust.co.uk

Thursday 19th February Rugby Decorative and Fine Arts Society (NADFAS) present English Caricature from Hogarth to Punch. Illustrated lecture by Andrew Davies MA. 7.30pm promptly at the Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. NOTE OUR EARLIER START TIME. Visitors most welcome. Orange juice & wine on sale from 7pm. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489

20th -22nd FebruaryMidlands Polo Festival Onley Grounds. For more details call 01788 817724. www.onleygroundsec.com Saturday 21st FebruaryCrick Village Market – Crick Primary School, 10.00am - 12.00 noon. 25 plus stalls including home produce, including breads, cakes, meats, jams & chutneys, gifts etc. Free entry for shoppers, with cafe. Mobile Library in the car park 10.15am - 11.30am. Saturday 28th FebruaryRummage Sale - Galanos House, Banbury Road, Southam, CV47 2BL call 01926 812185.For Service people past and present and their families, starts at 2.30pm. Good quality donations greatly received.

February 28th – March 1stNational Living History Fayre .Onley Grounds, Willoughby. For more details call 01788 817724. www.onleygroundsec.com Saturday March 7thJumble Sale – Willoughby Village Hall, 2pm Entry 20p

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New Year traditions from around the globe

Amazing firework displays from around the world have become a familiar sight on New Year’s news programmes. Many countries also have traditional forms of celebration dating back hundreds of years. In the UK many people observe first-footing. This is traditionally done by a young, healthy, good looking male with dark hair. He carries gifts which include a piece of coal, money, bread and salt, and should be the first person through the front door after the New Year begins. This is believed to bring good luck. Auld Lang Syne is the familiar tune that many of us sing. This represents remembrance of old friends and times spent with them. Generally credited to Robert Burns, he actually said he was merely noting the words of an ‘old man’s singing.’ He set these words to the tune of a traditional Scottish ditty ‘Can Ye Labour Lea.’

A Happy New Year!In Denmark traditions involve smashing plates. Peo-ple throw broken plates on to friends’ doorsteps. This symbolises good wishes for the year ahead. Another tradition involves leaping from chairs on the strike of midnight.

In Austria, New Years Eve is called Sylvesterabend which means Eve of Saint Sylvester. Suckling pig and peppermint ice cream are traditional food for New Year celebrations. Tables are often decorated with marzipan pigs, and good luck symbols made out of chocolate or marzipan in shapes such as chimney sweeps, coins, or horseshoes are exchanged.

Lead is considered to be auspicious in Germany so at New Year, they pour molten lead into cold water and see what shape develops. It is believed that this predicts the future, so: heart shapes symbolize mar-riage, round shapes denote good luck, and a ship means a journey. People also leave a bit of every food eaten on New Year’s Eve on their plate until after Midnight, as a way of ensuring a well-stocked larder. Carp is also included, as it is thought to bring wealth.

Whereas in Brazil, lentils are seen as a symbol of wealth and prosperity and thus are traditionally part of a New Year’s meal. Other customs include priest-esses of the local macumba voodoo cult, dressing up in blue and white for a ceremony dedicated to the god of water Yemanja. In addition, a sacrificial boat laden with jewellery, candles and flowers is pushed out from Ipenama beach in a bid to bring health, wealth and happiness.

In Greece, 1st January is also St Basil’s Day. He is remembered for his kindness and generosity to the poor. Vassilopitta, or St Basil’s cake, is one of the special dishes that is prepared and contains a silver or gold coin. Whoever finds the coin will be lucky for the next year.

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Evening Buffet Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

£10.95 inc dessertChildren under 10 half price

A la carte menu also availableSunday lunch buffet £9.95

Children under 10 half price

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Opening times: Mon - Thur 5.30pm - 11.30pm,

Fri - Sat 5.30pm - midnightSunday lunch (buffet only) 12.15pm - 3.30pm,

Sunday evening 6pm - 11pmFULLY LICENCED & AIR CONDITIONED

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1 The Square, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6NS

Tel: 01788 819141 / 811851

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Plume of Feathers Weedon, Northants Tel: 01327 340978

Sunday Roast - Served from 12.00 till 4.00. Locally sourced meat and vegetables served with home cooked roast potatoes and lashings of Cath’s Delicious gravy.

January 17th Karaoke night

Valentines menu available call for details

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The Home of Cakes and InfusionsThe Home of Cakes and Infusions

The Courtyard Café 6 Bishops Court, Daventry NN11 4NP

01327 872687 www.thecourtyardcafe.org.uk

‘I love it here - they make delicious treats and a proper cup of tea!’ Victoria.Eat in or Take Away

Open 8.30am-4.30pm,

Monday to Saturday

We have been encouraged by our customers to expand our offer at The Courtyard Café. We have been delighted to cater for many private occasions in 2014, both at The Courtyard Café and to our clients homes and special venues.

We specialise in Home-Made Afternoon Tea’s,

Canapes, and Local Produce Buffet’s. These can be for Children’s Parties, Christenings and Baby Showers, Small Weddings, Celebrations of Life

and Birthdays and Anniversaries.

Whatever the occasion, please call or drop in to discuss your needs.

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Awarded Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence

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Daventry District

Happy New Year and hoping your 2015 is a wonderful year for Celebration!

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Canal Turn Farm Shop

Quality

Produce

Friendly

Service

Meats reared and butchered on the farmTop quality fresh veg, oils & preserves

For enquiries please call Dawn on 07976 550481

www.canalturnfarmshop.co.ukWhilton Locks, Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

Free Range Pork, Lamb, Chicken & Beef

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Dexter steak pies & apple pies now available from our farm kitchen.

January Sale on selected frozen meats while stocks last

Jams, chutneys

available in hessian gift bags

Gift vouchers available £5,

£10 & £20

Canal Turn Farm Shop – a Hidden TreasureCelebrating their third anniversary are Dawn and Tim, the owners of Canal Turn Farm Shop, a fabulous little shop providing fresh meats, vegetables, pies and preserves amongst other delights.

Tim, comes from a farming background, ( originally starting with 7 Wilshire horn sheep ) and has built the shop from scratch to include their own butchery and kitchen. This provides the space for Dawn to make all the pies from scratch using their own meat. All of their cattle are rare breed Dexter cattle and are hung for at least 21 days to produce beef that’s a little bit special.

Canal Turn Farm Shop is not just a shop, Dawn has a passion for breeding and rearing her own animals including pigs, sheep and cows and can often be seen surrounded by lambs in the spring time bottle feeding and caring for little ones that haven’t had a very easy start to life.

Testimonial Mr & Mrs Pettifer have been com-ing to Canal Turn farm Shop for two months and have vowed never to buy their meat from anywhere else and have recommended it to all of their friends.It really is a hidden treasure, found alongside the Grand Union Canal at Whilton Locks, open Tuesday- Sunday with the added bonus of fresh fish from Grimsby every other Friday.

Call 07976 550481 for more details, or find them on facebook or visit www.canalturn-farmshop.co.uk for more details.Whilton Locks, Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

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We have been established for 12 years and meet for lunch at the Whately Hall hotel, a historic 17th century hotel full of character and charm in the centre of Banbury adjacent to Banbury Cross.

In this private venue, where we have the restaurant reserved for ourselves all afternoon, we look forward to enjoying good company, fine food and wine.

Come along, widen your social circle, meet new friends and possibly find romance. We strive to have an equal number of ladies and gentlemen at each lunch where you will be warmly welcomed.

Make new local friends, book now and join us at the next lunch, for more details phone Mike on:

01564 230025 or 07718 155146 or email: [email protected]

If this may be of interest to someone you know, please tell them about us. The lunches are great fun and there is no membership fee or obligation to attend regularly.

MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND MAYBE MEET THAT SPECIAL PERSON IN 2015 !You are very welcome to join us atthese Sunday Lunches in Banbury:

Sunday 11th January 2015Sunday 1st February 2015

Sunday 1st March 2015

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Green Acres Rural Enterprise Centre offers informal educa�onalopportuni�es for young people to learn to grow and cook their own food

We work with schools to ensure that young people stay engaged withtheir educa�on and develop a work ethic and a healthy lifestyle

Rural Enterprise Centre ❘ Green Acres Farm ❘ Catesby Road ❘ Staverton ❘ Daventry ❘ Northants ❘ NN11 6JP

Telephone: 01327 703313 ❘ Email: [email protected]

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Keep Young at Heart... with Daventry & District Heart Support Group This support group brings a very important link in the Cardiac Rehabilitation program and operates a full and varied programme of wonderful activities available to anyone with a heart condition. You can even bring along partners, family members and friends. In fact anyone is welcome who supports the aims of The British Heart Foundation.

This group was formed by people who share similar problems, but all have an amazing positive outlook and want to share that with you. What do they do?There is a wide variety of activities to include evening events with guest speakers, walking and Nordic Walking exercise plus social activities and days out to places of interest.

Where?The group meet on the 2nd Wednesday evening of each month ( except August ) and the evening runs from 7.30pm- 9.30pm. They meet at Weedon Village Hall, West Street, Weedon, NN11 4QU and refreshments are provided. The cost.... a donation of £2 to cover each meeting you attend. How to get in touchThe group is run by volunteers, you may like to help or go along and share in the delights that group activities can offer.

For more details call;Viv Crouch ( Chairperson ) 01327 341193 or John Evans ( Treasurer ) 01327 341526. Affiliated to the British Heart Foundation.

Your family

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For more information please contact Diane: 01788 577202 or 07986 166973

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For more informationplease contact Diane:01788 57720207986 [email protected] Albert Street, Rugby, CV21 2SN

www.hearing-services.co.ukDue to the positive response during National Deaf Awareness Week the offer ofFREE Consultations & Hearing / Tinnitus Assessments PLUS 50% DISCOUNT onselected hearing instruments has been extended until 29th August 2014.

These services are nowavailable for adults &

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In recognition of National Tinnitus Awareness Week Diane will be running FREE tinnitus clinics 9.30 - 12.30 on Thurs 5th Feb at Danetre Medical Practice & Fri 6th Feb at Rugby Osteopathic Centre. Please feel free to call in for information & advice.

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Mobile SafetyPhone security is a serious issueNowadays it’s probably more worrying if someone steals your phone than your purse because of the amount of data stored on it: bank, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon accounts, are the tip of the iceberg.

Your first line of defence is to make it hard for thieves to get into the phone. Make sure you’ve got your phone lock turned on so that they have to enter your password. If you’re using a pattern or pin code to unlock the phone make sure it’s not something simple like 1234 or a rectangle.

SIM cards can be switched to another phone and used to run up bills of thousands of pounds. Notify your provider as soon as you realise your phone is missing. A delay may mean that you incur unneces-sary charges. Although phone companies are being exhorted to cap the amount of liability a customer incurs if their phone is misused, at the time of writ-ing this is not commonplace. Make sure your SIM is locked, as well as your handset, and check with your provider to see if you can voluntarily place a cap on your usage; that way, the phone will cut out once the limit is reached.

Switch your location service on. Your phone will then be able to tell you where it is. Apple, Android and other major systems all have online phone location websites. You can locate and lock the phone, make it ring or even wipe it.

Mobile phones, like laptops are open to hackers. In general phones are more secure from virus attacks, but you still need to be wary of criminals. Virus at-tacks on phones mostly occur via dodgy apps. Apple are very strict about what is allowed into iTunes so virus protection isn’t an issue. On Android devices

you need to be more careful. Read reviews carefully and check the permissions the app requests when you install it. If it’s a simple app asking for full access to your phone, it should ring alarm bells. If in doubt don’t install. Most of the major security companies produce Android apps to give you an extra level of security. Install one of these to give you extra peace of mind.

Remember, when your phone connects to a Wi-Fi hotspot all the information it sends and receives passes through the computer controlling that hotspot. Always be aware of who owns the hotspot and how much you trust them. Most data, like bank logins and other major services, are highly encrypted so they can’t be stolen. However, other websites you use will not be as secure and may allow your login details to be hi-jacked. Check that the website or app you are using is secure (look for a little padlock icon) before you type in your details, especially card details. If in any doubt, don’t use it.

Phone security is mostly about being aware of the problem and using common sense. If you follow the steps above, then even if you do lose your phone, it shouldn’t cause you any serious issues.

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Get fit and have fun as a family!

Visit our website: www.thorntonscyclecentre.co.uk for individual bike specifications

• All cycles are fully assembled and checked before they leave the premises

• Free first service on all their new cycles

• Vast range of spares and accessories

• Fully comprehensive repair service

• Gift vouchers now available

THORNTON’SCYCLE CENTREThe ONE STOP SHOP for all your cycling needs

Tel: 01788 572440100 Cambridge St, Rugby CV21 3NH

Est. 1969

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PET CARE FOR LESS Dog walking & pet sitting service covering from Daventry to Banbury and all surrounding villagesemail [email protected] web www.petcareforless.co.ukFaceboook Pet Care For LessCall Aisha on 07969 771772

Assistant Pet Sitter WantedMust have own transport and experience in caring for animals. Please email us your CV and covering letter to apply and for more information.

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Towcester Veterinary Centre and Weedon Vets have departments which provide a one stop solution for all your veterinary needs 24 hours a day.

• high quality diagnostics and surgery• routine vaccinations and procedures• advice and planning on all aspects of pet ownership and

animal husbandry• a friendly face to provide reassurance and answers to any

questions you may have• a place to purchase pet and animal feeds as well as routine

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MONDAYS (9.30am) STAVERTON Village HallWEDNESDAYS (6.45pm) DAVENTRY Community Centre

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Get your FIRST FITSTEPS CLASS with me absolutely FREE!!(Thereafter standard prices are £5 per session or £24 per six week block booking)

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Bilton Grange Preparatory SchoolCo-educational Day and Boarding School from 4-13

set in 100 acres near Rugby

OPEN MORNING Saturday 7th March at 10:30am

Bursaries and academic scholarships are available. Please contact the Registrar, Rebecca Bantoft

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“music is what feelings sound like”

‘Christmas Lights Switch On Evening’Saturday 6th December 2014

Thirlmere Close, DraytonA big thank you to all those who came along on the evening and to those who

donated to Cancer Research UK An incredible £275.00 was raised in total.

DAVENTRY Community Centre NN11 0EQWednesday 8pm Ballroom 9pm LatinThursday 8pm Argentine Tango (every 1st & 3rd Thursday)

STAVERTON Village Hall NN11 6JEMonday 8pm Salsa

PLUS Monthly Weekend Workshops, Milongas,

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The Groom Room is totally separate from the cattery, therefore our cat guests will neither see nor hear any dogs.

New to DaventryAll About the DogWe provide high-quality, fully insured dog related services, including Grooming and Walking, in and around the Daventry area.

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British Horse Society Approved

Lessons available for children and adults -

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Lessons available for children and adults - beginners to experienced. Also lovely countryside hacking on lovely horses and ponies. School holiday courses available for children 10.30am-4pm, only £30 - lots of riding and fun. Stable management courses for adults and children.

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Try something new - enjoy the outdoors!

Lessons available for children and adults - beginners to experienced. Also lovely countryside hacking on lovely horses and ponies. School holiday courses available for children 10.30am-4pm, only £30 - lots of riding and fun. Stable management courses for adults and children.


Half term children’s day courses10.30-4pm just £30

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Your garden

Garden shedsPotting shedsChaletsPlayhousesTidy storesCustom sheds

FREE delivery & assembly on ALL sale sheds

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Woodside Farm - Stanford Road - Welford - Northamptonshire - NN6 6HG Tel. 01858 575 618 - Email. [email protected]

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• RHS qualified

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LC Landscapes & MaintenanceFull landscape service tailored to suit your budget.

Patios, walls, drives, fencing, digger hire, lawns, hedges, Free no obligation quote

Please contact Lee on01327 438175 or 07852 385620

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Your garden

These days, in the face of climate change, we often hear of the impact that a rise in average global temperature has on our native wildlife. Studies by the British Trust for Ornithology indicate that many garden birds are beginning to nest a week earlier than they were fifty years ago. However, there are some bird species that have always been ‘early nesters’ and such activity can often be observed as early as January and February.

The rook is a prime example. A member of the crow Corvus family; the rook is very much like a crow in appearance, but whilst the crow is somewhat solitary, the rook is a very social bird and nests communally. Rook nests are found grouped together (around 12- 30 nests) towards the very top of large trees and are often easily spotted due to the raucous presence of these birds. It is easy to see how the structure of these rookeries gave rise to the collective nouns for a group of rooks: a building, a parliament. Although it is the vocal nature of these birds that perhaps gave rise to my personal favourite: storytelling.

Speaking of which, a colleague of mine reliably informs me that such birds will communally defend their nests by defecating on anyone that stands beneath their rookery. A pretty effective strategy against man, I expect!

Rooks are at their most vocal during courtship, which is at this time of year. Indeed, as a keen naturalist from the 1940’s once noted “”rooks, in the

breeding season attempt sometimes, in the gaiety of their hearts, to sing, but with no great success”. Look out for the male strutting his stuff and bowing before his desired mate whilst spreading his wings and tail and emitting a loud ‘caw’.

A rook will build its nest by snapping twigs off trees (or stealing them from other nests) and adding a bit of mud before lining it with wool, hair or a bit of grass. Typically, they will re-use their old nest but not before giving it a good spring-clean, and this can start as early as January.

Old crow and rook nests are frequently re-used by birds of prey, such as kestrel or hobby. In fact, birds of prey are another group of ‘early nesters’, with many of them beginning to nest as early as February, and for good reason. If their chicks hatch before the vigour of spring growth kicks in, the adult birds can more readily see, hear and catch the small rodents on which they feed their young.

So be on the lookout for the courtship sights and sounds of these ‘early nesters’ in January and February. In the meantime, why not do a little spring-cleaning yourself and clear out any old nesting material from your bird boxes to rid them of any parasites? This will give your regular garden birds a head start for the coming spring.

Anna SwiftPrincipal Ecologist, ECOLOCATION

Early Nesters

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Company overviewCummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins employs approximately 46,000 people worldwide and serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 6,500 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1.48 billion on sales of $17.3 billion in 2013.

Our facility at DaventryDaventry is a flagship manufacturing site and the lead plant for worldwide sales of Cummins KV & QS KV high horsepower engines, supplying international markets in the electricity generating, mining, locomotive, marine, and oil and gas sectors. A Queen’s Award winner for Export and International Trade, the substantial investment in state of the art technology has resulted in a highly advanced facility, with a world class reputation.

The OpportunitiesWe are now looking to recruit the following manufacturing roles:

Warehouse OperatorEnsure all duties within the scope of the warehouse operations role are conducted to the desired housekeeping and quality standards whilst keeping to delivery schedules. Main duties whilst operating counter balance and reach trucks will be receiving, putaway, picking, packing and dispatch of engine parts.Assembly OperatorAssemble high horse power natural gas and diesel engines whilst working to the given takt time and maintaining both quality and safety standards.Test OperatorPreparation and testing of high horse power natural gas and diesel engines.Trim OperatorPreparation of high horse power natural

gas and diesel engines for final shipment, including diagnosing and solving any issues whilst following Company procedures.Blockline MachinistUse a variety of Siemens controlled CNC machines to produce high quality cylinder blocks.

Successful candidates will possess the ability to understand instruction and work under their own initiative within the recognised process, with a good level of numeracy and literacy. They will be PC or Hand Held Terminal literate with a good appreciation of quality standards and health and safety requirements.

In return, you can look forward to a competitive base salary, variable bonus, 25 days holiday, life insurance plus genuine prospects to grow with the business.

If you wish to apply for this vacancy, please send your CV with a cover letter stipulating the role(s) you wish to apply for to [email protected] or request an application form by telephone 01327 886000. Closing date for receipt of applications is end of January 2015.

We are also looking to recruit for the Cummins Apprenticeship Scheme. If you would like to earn while you learn and progress into a full time role we have a dedicated team to support you. You will have the opportunity to work on innovative and cutting edge projects while working towards an NVQ Level 3 and a HNC/HND qualification. Closing date for applications for the Apprenticeship roles is 28 February 2015.

Recruiting at Cummins

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