newsletter december 2011 & january 2012
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Newsletter December 2011 & January 2012TRANSCRIPT
DECEMBER 2011 & JANUARY 2012
ROTHERSTHORPE NEWSLETTER
The Newsletter for the Community of Rothersthorpe
www.rothersthorpe.info
Saturday
3rd December 11.00am
to 3pm
Christmas Market in Church
Sunday 4th December 9.30am
6.00pm
Holy Communion
Christmas Sunday at 6
Bugbrooke
Saturday 10th December 7.30pm Your Kingdom Come a musical
treat at Bugbrooke
Sunday 11th December 9.30am Morning Worship
Sunday 18th December 9.30am
4.30pm
Holy Communion
Carols by Candlelight
Friday 23rd December 4.00pm
7.30pm
Living Nativity at Kislingbury
Beer and Carols at the Chequers
Saturday 24th December 4.00pm
11.30pm
Crib Service
Holy Communion
Sunday 25th December 8.00am B.C.P. Communion
JANUARY 2012
Sunday 1st January 10.30am Benefice Holy Communion at
Harpole
Sunday 8th January 9.30am Morning Worship
Sunday 15th January 9.30am Holy Communion
Sunday 22nd January 8.00am
9.30am
B.C.P Communion followed by
breakfast
Morning Worship
Sunday 29th January 10.30a
m
Benefice Holy Communion at
Rothersthorpe
CHURCH CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 2011/JANUARY 2012
Where Has it Gone! I know some people start their Christmas shopping in the January Sales
and then systematically buy their gifts throughout the year. Some people start as
the shops start to fill their shelves with Christmas goodies in September while the
vast majority of people, even with the rise in internet shopping, seem to spend the
last week or two before Christmas to think of and then buy their Christmas gifts.
I for one fall into the later category, leaving my purchases until the last week and
have even been known to still be on the hunt for presents on Christmas Eve.
Last Christmas was no exception, finally getting around to buying my pre-
sents the Monday morning before Christmas. With four hours of parking fee paid
on the car and before hitting the shops, I too treated myself to a cup of coffee in
‘Costa Coffee’ or was it ‘Costa a Bomb!’ As I sat down with my large very strong
and large coffee without milk and a very tasty looking chocolate muffin I was
drawn to undertake a little bit of people watching. There were Moms and Dads and
little ones in pushchairs, there were Grannies and Granddads treating their grand-
children, young couples dressed to impress alongside the Salvation Army playing ‘O
little town of Bethlehem’ while a man on his guitar was providing a more secular
offering of ‘I wish it could be Christmas every day’! A scene that if photographed
could find it’s way onto the lid of a tin of toffees as an antidote to all the Victo-
rian pictures of Christmas we are bombarded with.
However, apart from the smiles on the children’s faces in anticipation of
Christmas morning, the faces of the adults were far from happy. In fact, the
overriding view outside of the coffee shop was one of despondency, drudgery and
depression! Where was the Christmas spirit we keep hearing about especially in a
family of six where there was a ten foot exclusion zone, as the Father gave a
verbal onslaught to the Mother reducing her to tears. If this is what Christmas
reduces us to why do we bother with Christmas at all!
One reason is I feel; we just want it all to be like those pictures on the
front of the toffee tin, we want to have a season of goodwill where we can look
forward to the future with optimism and eager anticipation rather than fear and
uncertainty.
Jesus came into the world to bring us out of the ordinary into the extraor-
dinary, to make it possible to have optimism in this life. Why not take time out
over Christmas to give as we sing in one of our Christmas Carols, ‘Glory to God in
the Highest’ and not ‘Glory to God in the High Street!
God’s grace and his peace to all this Christmas 2011.
Rev. Stephen French
Church Cleaning
December 4th - Lindsay & Christy
December 18th - June & Jane
January 2012
January 8th - Mike & Sue
January 29th - Lindsay & Christy
Village Survey
The Parish Plan Group are reviewing a draft
survey with the intention of delivering them
to every household early in the New Year.
The survey will be used to develop the
village plan which will help shape the future
of our village. This may affect every person in the village going
forward and therefore it is important that we gather the right sort
of information from as many of you as possible. Please take the
time to complete the survey and encourage others to do so. With
your involvement and help we can make the village an even better
place to live.
Many thanks, Steve McCarthy, Parish Planning Group
If you have any suggestions either drop them through the door at
the Pig Yard on Church Street or email me: [email protected]
Thruppsters
Thursday 8th. December at 2.45 (please note time and
date) We will be meeting at the home of Janet Eliot
for our Christmas Tea. (Members only).
Monday 9th. January at 2.30 ( please note the date)
we will be meeting in the Committee room of the Vil-
lage Hall. The programme is still to be arranged. All welcome.
Peter Doran
Edy's Cakes
Do you need a delicious home-made cake for your spe-cial day?
Cakes for every occasion:
birthdays anniversaries
hen parties weddings
first communions
christenings, etc
Call me or visit my website 07894 805343 or 01604 451917
Women’s Institute
No meeting as such this month as we
are all going for our Christmas Din-
ner at the Walnut Tree on Monday 5th De-
cember, 7 for 7.30. This year the competition
is a Christmas Hat and as usual we will all
bring a present for £1 or less and 1 Christmas
Card.
We kick off the New Year with a talk by Linda Maud from
Milton Keynes Theatre and her subject will be "Behind the
Curtain". As usual, all are welcome. Unfortunately, to keep in
line with W.I. membership fees, the cost to visitors will increase
to £3 which includes magnificent refreshments. The meeting
will be on Monday 16th January at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
Jenny Dellar
A Vision of a group of community members playing the harmonica together and creating a performing band.
Open to all ages from 7 to 107 (many people have
harmonicas long-forgotten tucked away somewhere!). An opportunity to learn how to play the harmonica—the
most popular instrument in the world.
Does not require any previous experience of playing a musical instrument.
Cheap—just £10 initial payment to cover the cost of your
instrument and tuitional material, plus £2 per session per head.
Convenient—held in the Games Room of The Chequers,
Rothersthorpe, outside licensing hours. Taught by the author of many harmonica books and former
international player and session musician (our very own
Steve Jennings), alongside, on occasion, other well-known and expert harmonica players.
A chance for all to learn and to assist each other in an
enjoyable community activity Supported by Rothersthorpe PCC for CRB and insurance purposes.
Currently held on Saturday mornings at 10.a.m.—this is
flexible and sessions at other times can happen depending on
demand and circumstances.
Call Steve on 0795 779 4867 for further details.
IS
News from Rothersthorpe School
Our busiest time of the school year is once
again upon us – the children are getting excited
and preparing for the Christmas activities in
school!
Our choir is taking part in the Cluster schools
Carol Service at Bugbrooke Church on 5th December
All the children are practising for our Christmas talent show, (the
X-mas Factor!) which they will be performing for parents and
visitors on Tuesday 13th December at 1.30pm and Wednesday 14th
December at 6.00pm
The term ends on a high note, with our wonderful
Christingle and Nativity service in church on Friday
16th December. After the service, everyone is
invited back to the hall for tea and mince pies, while
members of the Church draw their Christmas Raffle.
School re-opens to pupils on Wednesday 4th January 2012
Can I remind parents that Steve McCarthy very kindly uploads
copies of all school newsletters onto the Village website, so
everyone can keep up with all our news – even if you have lost the
original letter!
We are also hoping to put some photos of school activities onto
the site in the new year. A huge ‘Thank You’ to Steve for all his
hard work with the website
Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year From everyone at Rothersthorpe School!
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Christmas policing activity underway to tackle alcohol
related disorder As part of Operation Nightsafe, Northamptonshire Police has kicked off its Christmas operational activity to deal with alcohol
related issues in the run up to the festive period.
In line with the county alcohol harm reduction strategy, one of the aims is to prevent young people from becoming involved in alcohol fuelled violence and anti-social be-
haviour.
Working with the Northampton Community Safety Partnership, operations are in
place to deal with young people drinking alcohol in public places and on licensed premises.
Officers were patrolling hot spot areas over the weekend (21st - 23rd October) where
young people are known to gather. Nobody under the age of 18 was found to be in possession of alcohol.
Licensing and Nightsafe Sergeant Mark Worthington said: “This was a pleasing re-
sult, however, local Safer Community Team officers will continue to target known hotspots with this type of proactive enforcement.”
A number of community public houses were also visited and, again, there were no
incidents of underage drinking but one young person was dealt with for being in pos-session of fraudulent ID.
Officers were also engaged in Test Purchase activity to see if young people would be
served alcohol in off licenses and pubs.
Out of the 14 premises visited, four establishments sold alcohol to the 15 year old test
purchasers; two of those premises sold alcohol in a similar operation three weeks ago.
Police will be investigating the more serious offence of persistently selling alcohol to
children, and the license will be subject to a review by the Northampton Borough Council licensing committee.
Sergeant Worthington commented: “It is extremely disappointing that there have been
repeat sales to children on licensed premises.
“We will use all the powers we have available to deal with these premises that are
ignoring their responsibilities in relation to the sale of alcohol. Prosecutions and li-
cense reviews will be sought. “We impress upon the trade that they must challenge all young people for ID. If they
are unable to present ID, then the sale should simply be refused. Most young people
expect to get asked for ID so there is no stigma in making these requests.
“We will continue with this type of enforcement activity over the coming weeks and
months.”
Christmas pictures for the younger members of our Village
Christmas pictures for the younger members of our Village
Rothersthorpe Art Group
On a rather bleak foggy November weekend Rothersthorpe Art
Group held its first Exhibition in the Village Hall. The atmosphere
inside the hall was anything but bleak, as there was an exciting
buzz of visitors trickling in throughout Saturday and Sunday. As
well as enjoying a free cuppa while looking at our work, our visitors
had a tempting array of cakes to choose from, all baked by our
members. Cake sales were brisk!
All of our group had
worked very hard and we
had over one hundred
paintings on display,
covering all our interests
from landscapes, por-
traiture, floral and
wildlife art, so some-
thing we hoped, for
everyone to enjoy.
To compliment the exhibition we invited Nita Pearson (Fabric
boxes) and Marcus Buck (wood turner) to join us for the weekend.
A small exhibition of cross stitch and embroidery was also dis-
played by Sylvia Davies, wife of one of our members.
Rothersthorpe Art Group was created around three years ago but
our founder member left for America about a year ago. A hard
act to follow but the existing members rallied together after she
left and decided to carry on with the classes.
Rather than one person taking over all the responsibilities we
formed a committee and since that time the group has flourished.
We were lucky enough to secure a grant from Northamptonshire
Community Foundation which has enabled us to hire professional art-
ists to help our members. Consequently the standard of painting
has improved remarkably and our membership is full at the present
time.
Rothersthorpe Art Group would like to thank everyone who came
along to look at our exhibition and for all their encouraging words of
praise. We hope to see you all next year!
Any further information
please do not hesitate
to contact Judy Hamilton
on 01604 859786
Parish Council Meeting The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday
January 16th at 7.30pm in the Committee Room at the
Village Hall.
Anyone is welcome to attend and address the Parish Coun-
cil in the public open session at the beginning of the meet-
ing.
Please come along and participate in
your local community decision making
process.
Sarah Murphy
Neighbourhood Watch
STREET BRIEFINGS
A meeting was held at the cross roads on
Wednesday 9th November, with our Police
Community Support Officer Jen Harrison and
two of her colleagues, this was an opportunity
for residents of the village to discuss any
specific issues they had about their part of the village.
Our PCSO’s are working hard to support the village and lessen
crime, although we are fortunate that crime in our village is not a
significant problem, and along with our PCSO’s and NHW we hope
this will continue.
We have the crime figures
for the period
1st April 2011 to
31st October 2011
THESE FIGURES ALSO
INCLUDE INCIDENTS
THAT HAPPEN AT THE
ROTHERSTHORPE
SERVICE AREA ON THE
MOTORWAY
Total crimes 46 1 Burglary Dwelling
1 Burglary other
3 criminal damage
21 Deception/fraud
1 drug offences
5 theft from motor vehicles
5 theft/handling
1 theft of motor vehicle
Jen Harrison and colleagues with some
village residents at the street briefing
4 vehicle interference
4 violence offences (generally relate to domestic verbal
disagreements involving persons living in the same household)
Antisocial behaviour incidents 1st April – 31st October
Total report 16
Antisocial behaviour type incidents can include nuisance behaviour,
neighbour disputes, graffiti, vehicle nuisance, noise issues etc.
You may wonder why there is not a MURDER listed, according to
the police, this did not happen in the village (ie the crime was not
committed here) hence it is not included in the figures for the
area
We have asked if it would be possible to separate the figures for
the services, but unfortunately this is not possible.
Christmas is now fast approaching us, please be alert and safe
KEEP YOUR FRONT AND BACK DOOR
LOCKED – EVEN WHEN YOU ARE AT
HOME
REMEMBER THEY ARE NOT CALLED
LOCKS FOR NOTHING.
Ask your neighbours to keep an eye on your property, and to check
your home if you are to be away for a length of time.
We wish you a all a safe and happy Christmas.
Also a merry Christmas and a happy new year to Richard,
our much missed postman, we don’t think the village is as
safe without you. Christy and Margaret 01604 831020
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Why not come along to our Christmas Fayre on
Sunday 4th December in the village hall
between 10am – 12pm, everyone welcome.
Free parking for Christmas
The Mayorhold car park is free on the following Saturdays:
3rd December
10th December 17th December 24th December
Christmas Crime Prevention
Residents are reminded, ensure that side gates are locked
and to take in bins after collection. If possible, don’t keep your bins out the front of the property or near a fence.
Please remember to lock all doors and windows before
leaving your home, and to ensure that valuable items are
safely put away and not left on display. If you have a house alarm, remember to set it every time you leave your
house empty. A range of inexpensive property marking
systems are available.
Report all suspicious circumstances to the police on 101,
or in the event of an emergency, always call 999.
If you would like to speak to your local Safer Community
Team officers to discuss any local concerns you may have, please call 101 or email us at:
You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to
anonymously provide information about crime and
criminals in your area.
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This newsletter is produced and distributed by members of the Church of St. Peter & St.
Paul, Rothersthorpe, which also meets any cost involved. Items for possible inclusion in the February 2012 edition should be submitted to Jane McCarthy at The Pigyard, 35 Church
Street, or by email to [email protected], by phone 830321 or 07779 832354 or on a CD by
26th January at the very latest, articles received after this date will not be included.
Items will not be printed unless the name of the contributor is supplied.
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Payment for advertising should be paid in advance.
Christmas Market
Saturday, 3rd December, 2011
11a.m. – 3p.m.
in Rothersthorpe Church
Decorations
Jewelle
ry
Tea, coffee, hot chocolate
and mince pies
Preserves
Cards
Proceeds to Church funds Free entry.
Gift
and craft
stalls
Home-made Soup(served from 12)
Corsages
Charity stallsWood-turning
Fabric boxes
& more...