Rothersthorpe Newsletter April 2012

April 2012

ROTHERSTHORPE

NEWSLETTER

The Newsletter for the Community of Rothersthorpe

www.rothersthorpe.info

CHURCH CALENDAR FOR APRIL 2012

Palm Sunday 1st April 9.30am

6.00pm

6.30pm

Holy Communion

Sunday @ 6 at Bugbrooke

Choral Evensong at Harpole

Monday 2nd April 7.00pm Compline

Tuesday 3rd April 7.00pm Compline

Wednesday 4th April 7.00pm

8.00pm

Compline

Tenebrae Service (Service of

Darkness) at Harpole

Thursday 5th April 7.30pm Maundy Thursday Holy

Communion at Kislingbury

Good Friday 6th April 2.00pm Hour at the Cross

Saturday 7th April 7.00pm Easter Vigil

Sunday

Easter Day

8th April 9.30am

Easter Holy Communion

Monday 9th April 10.30am Ramble/amble at Salcey Forest

Thursday 12thApril 2.00pm Messy church at

Bugbrooke Sunday School

Rooms

Sunday 15th April 9.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd April 9.30am Morning Worship

Wednesday 25th April 7.00pm P.C.C. at 47 Banbury Lane

Sunday 29th April 9.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 6th May 10.30am Benefice Holy Communion at

Kislingbury with Bishop of

Peterborough

Health and Safety at Easter!

O ur minds are wonderful things while at the same time being a total mystery especially when our mind is stimulated by one thought or event which leads us to think

about something almost totally unrelated.

For example, on the twenty ninth of February I was having my breakfast while watch-

ing the BBC Breakfast News. The screen was filled with twin girls having their first

birthday while actually being four years old. The presenters reached behind the sofa and produced a lovely birthday cake with a single candle along with an apology, the

candle was not lit on the grounds of health and safety! After shouting at the TV at yet

again ‘Health and Safety’ being overused and abused, the next thought to enter my

head was to be thankful ‘Health and Safety Anoraks’ were not around when Jesus went to the cross. Even God would have had difficulty cutting through the red tape to com-

plete his act of salvation and redemption for the world! These thoughts led me to ask

the question and to revisit what actually did happen to Jesus when he died?

After he summoned the last vestige of strength in his body and cried out ‘Into your

hands I commit my spirit’ his spirit and body separated. God suspended the normal process of decay in his body, which friends buried in a borrowed sealed tomb guarded

by seasoned and hardened Roman soldiers. However as we read in Acts Chapter two

from Peter’s sermon to the crowd on the Day of Pentecost Christ’s body ‘was not aban-doned to the grave, nor did his body see decay’.

So what happened to Jesus? Firstly on the day of his death, he had an appointment to

keep with one of the other two men crucified with him. 'Today,' Jesus had promised

him, 'you will be with me in paradise' (Luke Chapter 23 v 43).

Then on the third day, Jesus re-occupied his body, there was an earthquake, with the

temple curtain being torn from top to bottom and the seal on the tomb where Christ’s body lay was broken and the seasoned and hardened Roman soldiers standing guard

ran away absolutely terrified.

Then confirmation Jesus had come to life again followed thick and fast with his

friends actually entering the now empty tomb. Five times that first day Jesus appeared

visibly to disciples and followers. ' I am the living One'- said Jesus, 'I was dead and behold I am alive for ever and ever'. (Luke Chapter 24 v 43).

This very statement lights up the heart and life of the believer and is a promise and a

truth waiting to light up the heart and life of both the doubter and the unbeliever.

Why not let your mind ponder on this statement and give the risen Christ a chance to

light up your life this Easter.

Grace and Peace

Stephen R.J. French Rector of Bugbrooke, Harpole, Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe

Church Cleaning April 8th - Mike & Sue

April 22nd - Lindsay & Christy

May 6th - June & Jane

Women’s Institute

Hearing Dogs for the Deaf is our next

subject to be explored. We have invited John

Dunkley to talk about his work with these

dogs.

Please join us if you can, you will be most

welcome. This meeting will be held in the

Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 16th April, 2012, the cost

to visitors is £3 which includes a buffet.

Our optimism finally paid off with our Skittles Matches, after a bad

start we improved dramatically. Our six matches are now complete

and we have won 2, lost 2 and drawn 1, the last match was cancelled

by the other team. Thank you to Lisa and Rowland for their

excellent hosting for our home matches.

In the next newsletter we should have news about our participation

in the W.I. County Federation's Symbolic Baton change. This is to

celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games. We

are receiving the Baton on Thursday 29th March from Upton W.I.

and will deliver the following day to Pattishall W.I.

Jenny Dellar

Thruppsters

The April meeting will be at The Paddocks Tearoom in Flore, for a

cream tea. Please meet for transport, if required, in Mumford at

2.30 pm on Monday 23rd. April. For further information and to

assess numbers contact Lindsay or Shirley.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH APRIL 2012

I was hoping that I could report a quiet month but

unfortunately we have had a couple of incidents that

the village needs to be informed of:-

On 22nd of March a property was entered and keys

taken and the owners car was stolen, a vehicle was

then set alight in the field at the rear of Grafton Way on Banbury

Lane. It has also become apparent that several gates and rear entrances had

been tampered with. These events did not happen in the middle of the night, It

was after 5.00 in the morning and getting light.

On a Sunday in March we had a report of a female and a young child going

through the contents of a skip that was on private land at the rear of a property

in North Street.

Also in March a field in Banbury Lane was entered and dog food was taken.

So I think we all need to be aware that some people out there are not very

nice and would love to disturb our quiet little haven. Hopefully if we all keep

our eyes and ears open we can deter them.

Telephone numbers to remember are 101 for any non urgent calls, or 999 in

an emergency, and also if you could inform:-

Christy Nolan or Margaret on 831020

Easter Sunday—April 8th

If anyone would like to donate a lily or flowers of

your choice in memory of a loved one for

arrangement in church, please contact June

Tucker on 830428 or Barbara Walsh on 831455.

Thank you

Spring Feel alive it ’ s spring

Cast all your winter gloom away

Get up and hear the birds sing

IT ’ S SPRING

The buds, flowers add joy to everything

The flowers of April, the winds of March

Green of the grass and trees with their buds ready to burst

Easter with its joyful news

Tells a tale of life renewed

Rejoice in the light of life and power

Take a look and you will see the beauty of it all

The warmth of the sun, the rain on your face,

The wind to dry it and give us all grace.

A wonderful time for new life.

Shirley and family would like to thank everyone for the card, donations and everyone’s kindness on the death of Mick

Get your tickets now for………………………..

To be held in Rothersthorpe Village Hall and School

grounds on Saturday June 2nd 2012.

1pm-4pm: Fun and games for children and parents on the

school field/village hall, barbeque. WI refreshments.

7.30pm-late: Disco, bar and Raffle.

Tickets limited to 200 and will be available soon from:

Jodie 07875 478976 Ann 07976 316076

Jeff 07986 890834 Angela 07772 497919

Any proceeds from tickets and raffle will be donated to the Church Roof Fund.

More fun planned for the bank holiday Monday..... details in next newsletter.

Tickets

Adults: £3.50 Children (under 16) £2

*Ticket price is for entire event and includes a burger or a hot dog during the afternoon *

All children must be accompanied by an adult

Ditty to Dave

We want to say thank you

for the many years you have given bringing round our eggs and vegetables

in all weathers you have driven

We will all miss you very much

of that there is no doubt but we all wish you a happy retirement and we're sure we will see you about

We have had a wonderful collection

as we have gone round your customers here and we would like to give you this little gift with our best wishes and good cheer

So David enjoy your retirement

put your feet up and have a break Don’t go rushing here and there

you have earned your cup of tea and cake.

Thanks to all of you who were involved in collecting the contributions for David’s retirement. We had a super evening with him, he was stunned. Ken took this photo and the above poem was framed and given to him with along with an eco-drive watch and £243. Jackie apologised she could not get any more people into her house.

Kathy Sindall BSc (Hons) MChS

CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST Registered with the Health Professions Council

Nail, callus and corn management Diabetic Foot Management

Gait analysis and insole/orthotic prescription Foot care advice

Available every Friday 9am to 6pm at Parkslope Surgery,

32 Stoke Road, BLISWORTH

Telephone 01604 878000 for appointment

Fee £18 per consultation (home visits may be available for housebound)

Meeting at 10.30am St Michael’s Church car park Bugbrooke.

Arrive Salcey Forest at 11.00ish

Where we will have a cuppa in the coffee shop

There will be two routes one staying at ground level, the other

walking the tree walk.

Once we’ve had our ramble/amble we’ll meet back at the coffee

shop for refreshments and your packed sandwiches

or something from the coffee shop.

Parking is £3 a day per car.

Any questions have a word with the Rev Stephen

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Parish Council Meeting

The next Parish Council meeting will be

held on Monday 2nd April at 7.30pm

in the Committee Room at the Village Hall.

As always, anyone is welcome to attend and

address the Parish Council in the public

open session at the beginning of the meeting.

Please come along and participate in your local community

decision making process. Sarah Murphy Parish Clerk

May Newsletter

The next newsletter cut off date will be earlier than usual as I

am off on holiday at the end of the month so please ensure that

all your articles are submitted to Phil and I by 24th April at the

very latest. Email :- [email protected]

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A POTTED HISTORY OF ROTHERSTHORPE

The village originated as a fortified Iron Age settlement. The ditches of this early site are

now preserved in open ground in the heart of

the village and the outer defences are still

traceable in North Street and running parallel to Banbury Lane. This prehistoric settlement

lay close to the Iron Age routeway, which

connected it to Hunsbury Hill Fort and a series of Iron Age settlements lying close to the

ancient routeway known as the Jurassic Way. The Berry itself lies along a due E-W

axis and it may well be part of a network of early prehistoric sites used for religious or other purposes.

The Name Rothersthorpe, or Thrupp as it is still known locally, originated from the

Anglo Saxon word ‘torp’ meaning village. Rother was probably the name of an early headman.

The village lay next to Banbury Lane, a route used in the Dark Ages for driving sheep from Wales and The Berry was used as an enclosure for the sheep before they

were driven further to be sold in Northampton or Eastern England. Banbury Lane

itself probably lies along the alignment of the more ancient Jurassic Way.

Rothersthorpe is referred to in the Domesday Book as “Torp” and its ancient

mediaeval field systems can still be seen in the remains of “ridge and furrow”,

visible in fields to the south of Kislingbury Road. The land was held by Goisfried Alselvi and Gunfrid de Cioches and was worked by 15 Villeins, 7 Serfs and 5

Bordars. The land passed through the centuries to a number of overlords. During

the reign of King John, Rothersthorpe Manor was administered by William of Arras

and in 1209 by Simon of Patteshall for “ten pounds and the services of knight-

hood”. In 1350 the land passed through

the female line to Thomas de Faucouberge. In Elizabeth I reign, the

manor was held by the family of Engle-

field and thereafter it passed into the hands of the Howes family. By the

seventeenth century, the Howes family

appears to have been of some substance

with a Manor House (now Poplars House) and a small possibly Dower

House (now Manor House), which had a large dovecote, reputed to be the largest in

England.

A POTTED HISTORY OF ROTHERSTHORPE

Place names such as Fish Lane or Fish-ers Lane (now The Lane) indicate that,

at one time, the brook was dammed for

fishponds long since disappeared.

By 1810, when Rothersthorpe lands

were enclosed, the major landowner

was Abraham Caldecott who was awarded 700 acres. His substantial

house, now Poplars Farm, stands to the

south of Church Street off Fish Lane (The Lane) and he also owned three other stone-built farmhouses, now known as

Manor Farm and The Manor, both in Church Street, and Danesfield in North Street.

John Howes held 48 acres, Mark Howes 79 acres and Ffeoffes of the poor of St

Giles of Northampton, 42 acres and there were four other small holdings.

In the early 1800s, the greater part of North Street and Church Street in particular,

looked very similar to the present condition. Each small cottage holding a long thin strip of land for garden and the farms each built around a square farmyard. The

population recorded in 1801 was 197. The Chequers Inn was on the opposite side of

North Street to its present site and there was one, possibly two, blacksmiths in the

village. Within the parish boundaries, there was also a windmill sited on Banbury Lane. By 1871 the population had increased to 293, the

village school was built in 1860 and the chapel in 1892.

The church of St Peter and St Paul is probably built on

the site of an earlier Saxon church and was started in

about 1200. The font is early Norman. The church was

held by Cromwell ‘intruders’ between 1645 and 1661.

The canal, railway and motorway have all played a sig-

nificant part in forming the boundaries and the layout of Rothersthorpe today.

Berry Close was built in the early 1970s and Mumford Drive/Ardens Grove/Grafton

Way in the late 1970s and St Johns Close in the 1990s.

The population of Rothersthorpe in 1999 was approximately 450.

Most of these details have been taken from documents put together by the late Don Horn and Denis Tucker both residents and historians of the village. Denis Tuckers

booklet entitled “Rothersthorpe and its Church” gives a very detailed history of

Rothersthorpe and can be purchased from the Church for £1.50. Well worth getting

and all proceeds go to the Church.

Village Planters and Wild Flower Planting

T he Parish Council approved the installation of planters at the entrances to the village last month.

We are now waiting for the County Council to licence the installation. Whilst we are waiting the planters have been stored at Mr Dickens Farm and filled with top soil ready for installation. Parish Councillor, Jeff Morphy, has volunteered to install them using a fork lift so if the sponsors wish to plant them up ahead of moving them onto the grass verges, please either contact me or Jeff on 01604 831898. The initiative to plant our verges with wild flowers also needs a license from the County Council and the Parish Clerk, Sarah Murphy, is in the process of finding her way through the red tape.

Steve McCarthy (Parish Councillor) 01604 830321

Thoughtless Dog Ownership The word “desecration” is one villagers

description when he found a dog had been

allowed to foul the graveyard!!

This was very recent as the grass had only

been cut the previous week,

Please take a bag with you when walking

your dogs.

A concerned village resident

Rothersthorpe Village Hall Management

Committee Meeting AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Management

Committee will be held in the Committee Room of the Village Hall

on Tuesday 8th May starting at 7.30pm. There will be more

Village Hall news in the May village newsletter

Potholes

The village surveys are revealing that a large number of people believe

the roads in the village are badly potholed. In my experience over the past twelve months if potholes are reported then the County Council

repair them within two weeks. If you know of potholes in your road and are fed up with them please report

them by either phoning the County Council on 0300 126 1000 or by going on-line to

www.northamptonshire.gov.uk and clicking on Street Doctor at the bottom of the left hand menu. It couldn’t be simpler and you will be doing your bit to make the village a better place to live. Steve McCarthy – Parish Councillor

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Children’s Society Collection

Thanks to everyone who donated towards the £236.51 collected

last year If anyone would like a collection box please contact

John Boyson on 832762

News from Rothersthorpe School:

W e would to thank Steve McCarthy for his continued help with

putting our school newsletters and now some photos of activities

on the Rothersthorpe website. Hopefully this will give you all an insight

into the busy life we lead at school!

After presentations by Year 6, all the children had a

vote and our chosen national charity for the year is

– Dog ’ s Trust. We held our first fund raising

event in March, when Class 3 held an after school

cake sale and basketball shoot-out. We were very

pleased with the support from our parents and

some villagers and a total of £120 was raised for

the charity!

We were also delighted to raise £160 for the BBC ’ s Sport Relief

appeal by having a ‘ mufti day ’ .

For the past few weeks, Class 2 children have enjoyed

practicing their money skills by visiting the mobile shop

when it stops near school on a Thursday afternoon. We

would like to thank the very patient shop-keeper and regular

customers for their help with this project!

The school re-opens after the Easter break on Tuesday 17th April, when

Class 2 will be celebrating a ‘ wedding ’ ! Our

busy range of after school activities will continue

with basketball, rambling, netball, Friday sports

and now Spring has arrived, Gardening club will

resume – so keep an eye open for our children

busy at work around the memorial gardens.

And finally - we are also looking forward to the

arrival of some ‘ f luffy ’ visitors – more news

next month! Carol Watt, School Office

Village Web Site

The site continues to raise interest and the recent news about the clo-sure of the pub has generated a lot of comments. Other items of inter-est are photographs from the school; Minutes from the Parish Council and the Village Hall Management Committee; Charity events; Broad-band news; and of course the usual information about the school, Par-ish Council, etc. Several people have commented that their broadband is too slow to access the site however I don’t find this a major issue when I’m editing the site so give it a try. Please take time to visit and add your own comments www.rothersthorpe.info

Steve McCarthy (web site editor)

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FRENCH NIGHT

Many thanks to all who came along on the 17th March to

our fund raising evening. A lot of regulars were

unable to make the dinner because of holidays and

other commitments but we had many new supporters

and the evening went well. Thanks to all who

contributed to the raffle and in other ways and to Sam

who arranged £ 4 £ through Barclaycard.

David & Barbara Walsh

Messy Church

Messy Church welcomes everyone and is about Parents, Grandpar-

ents and Carers spending time with their children/grandchildren,

having fun exploring faith through story telling and craft activi-

ties. It is called Messy Church because the aim is to get messy!

And then there is food!!

Come along to the Sunday School Rooms in Bugbrooke on April

12th at 2.00pm and see for yourself.

Any enquiries or if you would like to help please contact Phillippa

in 831032 or Susanna on 831994

Village Survey

T hanks to all those who completed their

village survey and a special thanks to

the volunteers who delivered and collected

them in all weathers.

We’ve had an excellent response with

over 80% returns. We’re in the process of

collating all the data and this is taking

some time – approximately 5 returns are processed in an hour so

there’s about 40 hours of work involved. We hope to have the results

available in May and these will be made available on the web site and

on request. There will also be a public meeting at which point the infor-

mation can be discussed and we can start the process of developing

the village plan.

So far we have processed nearly half the forms and some of the re-

sponses are as follows:

31% never use the village hall

66% never used the pub

98% find the village newsletter useful

81% have access to the internet but only 67% have ever visited the vil-

lage web site

75% never use the bus service

91% either don’t use or weren’t aware of the mobile library

These initial results are liable to change once all the forms have been

processed.

Of course there is much more to be done and this will take some time

but as soon as the information has been formatted I will let you know

through the web site and the monthly newsletter.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Steve & Jane McCarthy The Pig Yard, Church Street,

phone: 01604 830321 or email [email protected]

One item raised in some of the survey forms was the lack of knowledge

about footpaths around the village. You will find enclosed with this

newsletter the County Council walk leaflet. We hope some of you find it

useful.

Are you experiencing Sight Loss? Would you like to meet new friends and receive support?

Then why not go along to Northamptonshire Associa-

tion for the Blind’s monthly social groups, taking place in Corby, Rothwell, Wellingborough, Irthlingborough,

Long Buckby and Northampton every month.

Their friendly social groups for older visually impaired

people offer good company, entertainment and re-

freshment, a contact point for support and informa-

tion plus simply a welcome break from the house!

Their groups enable people with sight loss (you do not

have to be registered and can have any degree of

sight loss) to come together and build friendships,

share information and tips but most of all - enjoy

themselves.

The charity is always looking for new members and if

you would prefer, you can come along with a family

member or friend for support.

For more information on any of

nab’s clubs or services please call

their Helpline: 01604 719193 or

visit www.nab.org.uk

The main aim of a Dog Watch scheme is to create a partner-

ship between the local community, police and the local au-

thority. The scheme is a great way of building community relations and working together with the police and the local

council to reduce the fear of crime and to improve the qual-

ity of life in your area. As a dog walker you will be out and

about at all times of the day and can contribute to address-ing quality of life issues in Northamptonshire. You can be the

“eyes and ears” of your community.

As a dog walker you will have more time to be observant,

look at the environment and actually take notice of what is

going on around you. You will also no-

tice if something is out of place or un-usual as you use the same area every

day. Dog walkers also have a common

interest and will often walk together

and talk, so there is an opportunity to

pass on information. It is a simple idea and a great way to get commu-

nity involvement in policing your own

environment. The scheme is open to all walkers, with or

without dogs.

To make a report, ring Northamptonshire Police non emer-gency number: Tel. 101

To report any of the following, you can ring South North-amptonshire County Council on 01327 322322 or send an e-

mail to [email protected] If you

want to send a photo of what you are reporting please use

the above email address.

Northamptonshire Dog Watch

Please say exactly where the problem is, so that it can be

dealt with. Missed rubbish collections – general or recycle bins Fallen branches

Drugs paraphernalia like needles please do not TOUCH

Fly-tipping please do not TOUCH Broken glass please do not TOUCH

Graffiti

Glass, litter and unsafe play equipment in play areas Shrubs that are causing obstruction

Dog Warden: 01327 322322. For advice on a range of issues

including barking dogs, stray dogs, dangerous dogs, dog fouling and the enforcement of Dog Control Orders.

For abandoned vehicles contact 08456 121999 or

e-mail [email protected]

Ring Dog Watch Co-ordinator for free member's pack. Tel. 101 Ext

5724

For more information and enrolment form go to www.northamptonshiredogwatch.co.uk

Rothersthorpe Table Tennis Team Progress

Rothersthorpe has only had a team

in the Towcester and District

League for the last two years and

already they have made a name for

themselves.

This season they have won 8

matches losing only 5 and are very

near the top of the Third Division.

The team members are Clive Apple-

ton, Mike Barber, Dave Kettell, Nish Dave, & Buce Khashaey. If

you would like to try your hand at table tennis why not go and join

them in the Village Hall on Thursday evening from 8.00pm.

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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

May 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 24th April 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.

Advertising costs : Full page £10 Half Page £5 Quarter page £2.50

Payment for advertising should be paid in advance.

Cheques should be made payable to St Peter & St Paul Church & passed to the Editor.

Table Top Sale

SATURDAY 5TH May

Village Hall 1pm to 4pm

Rothersthorpe W.I.

Spring is the ideal time to clear out all those unwanted items in your house. Why not raise some cash from them by having a table at the W.I. Table Top Sale Saturday 5th May. The cost of the table will be £5 with all proceeds from table sales to the Church Repair Fund. There will be the usual scrummy cakes made by the W.I. ladies and refreshments.

To book a table please ring Christy on 831020

Annual Plant Sale Please remember when planting your seeds or

thinning out your herbaceous borders that the

Village Plant sale will take place at the end of May.

All contributions will be gladly received. The plants

should be a healthy size by May!!