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Brought to you by your Parish Council
Issue 242 - December 2019
Welton News and Views
Welton WI Winners
Page: 2 From the Editor…… It recently struck me, as I pondered the nearing of the end of a particularly rubbish year for me, that we are also coming to the end of another decade. I thought about it for a while and remembered some of the decades I have lived through—with varying degrees of fondness-and I realised that we are leaving behind the decade with no name! Not since my parents were born have we had a decade without a moniker. Okay, admittedly some of the names were pretty uninspiring (think Forties, Fifties etc), but even they conjured the imagery of the times and we often fondly refer to those decades with just a mention of their designation. If one wanted to describe free-loving abandonment, that’s simple, “Swinging Sixties”; ridiculous clothes? “Seventies style” And to accuse a chap of outright avarice—yep, “Eighties Man”. So what are we going to remember this decade for and what on Earth do we call it? Tweenies? Teenies? The Teens? Too-many-electioneens?? I know some of you will have had an incredible decade and I am truly delighted for you. I just wish that, when you are reminiscing about those momentous occasions in decades to come, you could refer to the time with an easy, trip off the tongue sobriquet. As it is, you’ll have to just say it was some time after the end of the Noughties. Personally, I can’t wait for the Roaring 20s. Bring it on! Merry Christmas everybody. Barney Worrall, Editor ([email protected]) 07855 263520
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VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
Contact: Hendrika on 07767 751386 or [email protected]
Front Cover - WI Skittles Team with winners’ shield. Thanks to Carol Bertozzi for photo
Noreen Walsh, Clerk to the Parish Council
[email protected] or [email protected] 01327 876023
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The Wilderness There is no update regarding the wilderness. All planning applications have been responded to by the Welton Parish Council Planning Committee within the specified times requested by Daventry District Council. We are awaiting their consideration. This information can be accessed via Daventry District Council’s Planning Portal and our website under “Agenda/Minutes”. As many of you are aware, we have been without a Clerk for some six months and uploads are currently being redressed by our new committee. Dog Fouling Over the last few weeks, it has been reported that dog fouling has
increased around the village: footpaths down Churchill, Well Lane and
areas around the school, areas where adults and children walk. It
appears we have irresponsible dog owners who walk their dogs around
the village. As previously reported, a £100 fixed penalty fine or up to
£1,000 if convicted in court for allowing your dog to foul the footpaths
and green spaces. There are four dog fouling bins throughout the village
and you can also deposit your poo bags in any of the waste bins (no
excuse!). Remember: BAG IT AND BIN IT.
Footpaths
The footpaths are a little muddy and slippery after the recent heavy
rains. Hopefully we will have some crisp mornings to harden the ground
and give us no excuse for not walking off the mince pies.
Christmas Tree
Again this year, the Christmas tree stands outside the Village Hall, a sign
that the festive season is nearly with us. On behalf of the Parish Council,
I would like to thank the team of volunteers for their hard work in
successfully organising the event.
Derek Smith
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Welton Recreation Trust
Autumn Quiz 2019
We held our Autumn Quiz in November attended by over 60 villagers in 10 teams. Our Guest Quizmaster was Jules Chapman and he was ably assisted by Penny and Dot who marked all the papers and kept score.
Excellent pie and chips were served at half time by Mags and her White Horse catering team. After drawing the suitably festive raffle prizes (alcohol and choc-olate !!) , the winners by a very narrow margin were “Welton Wonder-ers”. There are pictured below with their trophies.
The Spring Quiz will be held in late March 2020. Exact date and details to follow in the New Year. Please contact Chris Smith if you wish to participate.
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Walks : We have had a break from organising walks mainly due to the terrible recent weather. We shall be aiming for better conditions in 2020 !!. The walks generally take 2-2.5 hours and we cover between 4 and 5 miles. It is a great opportunity to stretch the legs and enjoy the company and local scenery. We would like to set up a group communication for arranging the next set of walks so if you are interested, please text 07887625940 (Duncan) and we shall include you in the group Good boots and suitable clothing for the weather are required. Reminder Defibrillators : The two defibrillators in the Village are located at the School car park (available 24 hours per day) , and inside the village hall (available when open). For the School Car park defibrillator you have to ring the number and the emergency services will provide you the code to unlock the door. For both defibrillators, take the defibrillator out, and use on the patient by following the instructions given by the unit. Funding : The Recreation Trust would like to continue to promote different rec-reation activities in Welton. We have assisted the Welton Good Neighbour Scheme and we are still looking at additional equipment in the playing field. We would be pleased to support for any new ventures. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Welton Recreation Trust : John Edwards, Peter OMahoney, Jack Perry, Chris Smith, Sarah Souter, Duncan Webber Very best regards Duncan Webber
Page: 6 News from the Welton History Group The Welton History Group is open to anyone and everyone; there is no formal
membership – just turn up!
Forthcoming events for your diary: December 30th 2019 Supper 7.30pm/Drama 8pm, Welton Village Hall At the time of writing, there are just 9 tickets left for our December extravaganza. The drama group “Shake the History
Tree” will be spinning through time
to visit Welton Village Hall.
Close friends of Will Shakespeare,
they will interpret his latest drama
(although not word for word) This is “immersive drama” so they are close to
the audience and you may even feel you are part of the play. Should be fun!!
Tickets are £10 each to include a Cheese and Biscuit supper.
Bring your own drink and glasses. RING Jackie (01327 312514) to reserve your
tickets.
Monday January 27th 2020, 7.30pm, THE WHITE HORSE Admission Free but buy your own drinks! Welton Then and Now - An informal meeting over a few drinks to share memories and old photographs and anything old that you have dug up in your garden. Please encourage ex-residents and long-standing residents to join with us. We may also have time to discuss next year’s programme.
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Welton History Group: About us The Welton History Group is a non-profit making group, aiming to pro-mote local history. We have a number of different speakers each year and sometimes we organise trips out to places related to the history of Northamptonshire or local villages. We don’t have a membership sub-scription; people just come to the meetings they are interested in.
We now have a new programme for 2019-20. Copies are available in the
Church.
Also, see “Save The Date” on page 15
Group contact: Jackie Hibbert 01327 312514
News from the Welton History Group contd...
Monday February 24th 2020, 7.30pm, Village Hall Admission £3.00
“The Mystery of the Whilton Stone” Anthea Hiscock A return of this popular speaker. When a carved stone was unearthed in a field near Whilton, Anthea could not resist another research project. How old was it? Where had it come from? How had it found its way to Whilton?
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Clive Younger
In October Welton lost a quiet, talented and unassuming gentleman, Clive Younger, who has left his mark on all who knew him as well as the fabric of the village, you just need to look around. Clive was born in Gidea Park, Essex where he started to work for the Ford Motor Company at Dagenham. Always intensely competitive he began playing 10 pin bowling and was soon at league standard. He met and married Dot and they settled in nearby Billericay; they went on to have 3 children.
He was seconded to Fords Germany for four years where amongst other things he joined a drama group, with Dot making his costumes, of course. When he returned, he worked at Dagenham again before being transferred to Daventry in 1984. They decided to move to Welton but not before he had built their home in Clarkes Way, not just bricks and mortar but furniture as well.
On his retirement Clive and Dot looked after Robbie, an RNIB labrador retriever for a number of years, and met other like-minded people in the lanes and fields, morning and evening. Still being a thespian, he and Dot, a WI member, joined the cast of the village pantomime where they both performed with distinction. They became founder members of The Wel-ton Players. Clive served as Clerk to the Parish Council, not only for Welton but Nor-ton as well, over 11 years. He was also Chairman of the Village Hall Com-mittee for 8 years fitting the first modern kitchen and with Dot planting the initial garden. Did you know that he made the garden furniture which can be seen in St Martin’s Spinney? In 1996 as part of the County Sports Initiative he called a meeting to see who would be interested in playing short mat bowls which led to the Welton Short Mat Bowls Club being formed, he remained its chairman until this year. The club was soon affiliated to the English Short Mat Bowls Association in order that competitive matches could be played. In 2002 the Club was promoted to the County Evening Premier League and winning innumerable awards in the Day League.
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Clive personally went onto achieve success at County level, winning the singles and pairs, triples and 4’s on several occasions. This entitled him to play for the County which again he did with distinction, always tak-ing a pork pie and mustard for lunch. He also spent a number of years serving on the County Committee in various roles. After Dot died, his holidays became bowling ones of course, spent with a group of friends particularly enjoying North Wales playing against not only the Welsh but other counties as well. Again, he competed to high standards, always returning home with several certificates. It was not just the short game in which he excelled, he joined the Da-ventry Indoor Bowls Club where again he won shields and cups. In 2014 Clive applied to Sports England for lottery funding in order that the Welton Club could purchase an electric roller which meant that the heavy mats did not have to be lifted. He was successful and the Club was awarded £5000 which was 100% of the cost. Clive had a quiet unassuming disposition but as you have gathered, he was a fierce competitor underneath even during practice sessions which was frustrating for others following in his wake. He was keen that the Club should do well encouraging everyone with a quiet word and only very occasionally a grunt when he thought someone could do better. Clive has left Welton a lasting legacy, the Short Mat Bowls Club, which after all his hard work with nearly 40 players over 22 years, it would be sad if it ceased to exist; we currently have only 9 players. So, if you wish to follow in his footsteps, even only part of the way, we would be pleased to see you in the Vil-lage Hall on Wednesday afternoons at 2pm or call 01327 705402.
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Whats on?? ………..
6th December – Turning the lights on at the Village Christmas Tree Free Mulled Wine and Mince Pies 22nd December - Christmas Quiz Night 7.30pm start 23rd December – Christmas Carols Singalong 30th December – Annual Men Vs Women Skittle Competion
7.30pm start 31st December – New Year Eve celebrations – live music
Bookings now being taken for Christmas Parties – Four course Meal £29.95 from 1st December
Pub & Restaurant with Beer Garden
High Street, Welton 01327 702820
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The Welton Good Neighbour Scheme will continue to operate over the Christmas and New Year period as usual. There are four strands to our voluntary work:
The Welton Good Neighbour Scheme 07938 237 070
The Tuesday Café: 2nd Tuesday in the month, 2pm-4pm in Welton Village Hall Tuesday December 10th: Christmas entertainment including a performance from the Welton Academy Choir. Mulled wine, tea, coffee, cake, mince pies and all manner of Christmas goodies! Tuesday January 14th: Back to normal – tea, coffee, cakes and friendship. Optional board games. Everyone welcome to drop in at our café, but be warned – the regulars are VERY friendly and would love to talk to you! We suggest a donation of up to £2 for a drink and cake.
Friday Pub Lunch: LAST Friday of the month, 12.30pm in the White Horse Friday December 27th and Friday January 31st. We are very grateful to Margaret for facilitating this. Usual restaurant menu available, with the option of a small portion for those of us not used to big meals at lunchtime. Prices from about £6 plus a drink. Once again, the regulars are very friendly and love it when someone new
comes along.
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Friendship visits Perhaps you or a relative or neighbour would
benefit from someone visiting you regularly,
perhaps just to sit and talk. Don’t feel bad
about asking; we have volunteers who would
benefit from visiting! Just ring the number (07938 237 070) and it can be
sorted. All of our visitors have undergone DBS checks.
Our Helpline Service (07938 237 070) Welton village is full of good neighbours who go out of their way to help others. Sometimes, however, there is need for something extra. Perhaps you don’t feel you can ask the same person over and over for help; perhaps you need some help with fixing something or sorting something out which would normally be a “DIY” thing; perhaps you need a lift somewhere. This is where the Welton Good Neighbour helpline comes in. Anyone can ask for help (you don’t have to be elderly or disabled) by ringing the mobile number. The phone is manned from 9am until midday from Monday to Friday – yes, even on Christmas Day. We have already had over 40 requests, the majority of which we have been able to help with. We can carry out routine tasks that you can no longer manage yourself (e.g. test smoke alarms, change light bulbs, etc.), put a working group together e.g. to clear a garden, pick up shopping, give you a lift somewhere (and bring you back to Welton) and all manner of other things. If in doubt – just ring and ask. Unfortunately, we cannot undertake child care, carry out personal care, deal with electrical installations or carry out other tasks that require a skilled professional. Our volunteers carry out tasks free of charge, but may ask for up to 45p
a mile if they give you a lift. If you wanted to pay for a service, you can
make a donation to the Welton Good Neighbour Scheme but there is no
obligation to do this.
WGNS Contd….
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We are very grateful to Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) who have given us grant funding to start up the scheme. This has gone towards paying the agency fees for DBS checks, providing Insurance and acquiring ID badges. We are also very grateful for a number of individuals who have made donations enabling us to do even more, e.g. produce publicity material and work with Welton Academy to produce the Christmas card that will or may have already landed on your doormat this month. Finally, it is never too late to volunteer; just call the number and we will arrange for someone to contact you with details of how you can be a volunteer. Merry Christmas, and thank you for your support, Your Good Neighbour Committee (Peter Walls, Chris Smith, Jackie and
Brian Hibbert).
WGNS Contd….
Do you like talking to children? Are you sometimes available during school times? If the answer is “yes”, then we have the perfect opportunity for you! Welton C.E. Academy has a couple of vacancies for Governors. You don’t have to have any links with the school or any educational expertise to take on this role and there is no upper age limit. The position is a volun-tary one. As Governors, we look at the child’s experience of school by carrying out focussed visits where we talk with staff and children. We then all bring our findings back to a meeting, where we also receive reports from the Headteacher and staff. We have four such meetings a year, plus two or three training sessions. Any new Governor would work alongside an established Governor. The role is subject to DBS checks. If you are interested in this valuable role, please contact the school
office who will pass your details onto the Chair. (Welton C.E. Academy,
01327 703177
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Page: 15 Save the Date! Dates for your diary…
Date Event Organiser
22/12/19 7.30pm, THE WHITE HORSE: Christmas Quiz Night
Margaret Alcock 01327 702820
23/12/19 7.30pm THE WHITE HORSE: Christmas Carol sing-along
Margaret Alcock 01327 702820
24/12/19 6.00pm St. Martin’s Church: Family Crib Service
See page 16
30/12/19 7.30pm The White Horse: Men vs. Women Skittle Competition
Margaret Alcock 01327 702820
30/12/19 7.30pm. Village Hall Theatre Group: Shake the History Tree
Jackie Hibbert 01327 312514
31/12/19 7.30pm, The White Horse: New Year’s EVE Celebrations (Live Music!)
Margaret Alcock 01327 702820
24/1/20 7.30pm Welton Village Hall: The Mys-tery of Whilton Stone
Jackie Hibbert 01327 312514
27/1/20 7.30pm The White Horse: Welton: Then and Now
Jackie Hibbert 01327 312514
29/1/20- 1/2/20
7.30pm (plus 1pm Sat Mat): Welton Vil-lage Hall: RAPUNZEL!
See page 20
19/9/20 TBC Welton Village Hall: Village Flower Show
See page 29
Please contact the editor with dates and details for forthcoming events in and around the village. I know there are lots of things going on, so let’s hear about them, please! (Ed) [email protected]
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Season’s Greetings to all Hall users and thanks for your support.
Our regular user groups include Art, Band, Bridge, Bowls,
(special congratulations to Margaret Jones who was selected this year to play
bowls for England) Brownies, Craft, Guides, History, Martial Arts, Panto, Parish Council, Pilates, Rainbows, Recreation Trust,
Toddlers, and the Tuesday Café.
These groups bring over six thousand visitors to the hall each year.
In addition, there are private parties, christenings, weddings, memorial
celebrations, public meetings, barn dances and, of course, elections. The hall is well used but there is always space for new activities.
The management committee wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We look forward to working with you in 2020.
Duncan Webber, Sarah Souter, Jude Proto, Hendrika Folwell, Ian Threadgold, Chris Smith, Natalie Sukhu-King, Caroline Hickman, Caroline Maxwell
Page: 19 Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since your last update from 1st Welton Brownies, and the unit is still going strong. We currently have 27 Brownies in our Unit, after 3 new girls joined us this term. We’ve had a packed
term at Brownies with all sorts of activities, challenges and trips taking place. Even though it’s been getting cold-er and darker as the term has gone on we’ve still been out and about plenty. We started this half term with a Bonfire Night celebra-tion. The Brownies worked together to build a bonfire and
once they had a roaring fire (despite the rain!) they toasted some marsh-mallows over it, which they loved almost as much as getting to eat them afterwards. Once the marsh-mallows were finished they all gathered around to sing some Guiding campfire favourites. A group of Brownies represented our unit at the Remembrance Sunday service at St Martin’s church where they paraded the unit flag.
The girls were all excellently behaved and marked the occasion very respectfully. We had a pirate-themed evening where the Brownies got ship-wrecked on a desert island and then had to complete a series of challenges in order to escape. To begin with they designed a pirate flag, then they did a treasure hunt around the village hall, decorated their own parrots, made miniature rafts out of carrot and cucumber sticks, and scored points with a ring toss. We finished the evening with the ship game where they had to run around the order and obey orders including “climb the rigging!” and “scrub the decks!”. Most recently we went ice-skating at Whilton Locks. We went roller skating last term and a lot of them found they could bring the skills they knew from that onto the ice. There were a lot of falls to begin with, but they all bravely kept getting
back up and got on with it. By the end of their time on the ice all of the girls were so much more confi-dent than they had been when we started. We are now getting towards the end of the term, but there’s still lots of seasonal fun to look forward to. We will be doing Christmas arts and crafts, and in the final evening of the term we’ll have our annual Christmas meal at the White Horse, then a rest over Christmas before we’re back in January when the fun continues!
Yours in Guiding, Alex Halstead (Fox) on behalf of Sarah Souter (Snowy Owl) Mobile: (07960) 274410, Email: [email protected]
Girlguiding is an operating name of the Guide Association. Registered Charity No: 304418
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WELTON NORTHANTS VILLAGE HALL WEEKLY SCHED-ULE
Page: 23 Pilates Classes in the Village Hall
My name is Katrina and I live in Well Lane - at the top of the village. Over the last year, I have been training to be a Pilates teacher with Body Control Pilates run by Lynne Robinson in London. Earlier this month, I passed my final exam - making me eligible to teach Pilates, which I would really love to offer within our community. The reason I chose to take up Pilates was because of continued repeti-tive strain injury to my shoulder and wrist - due to my profession as a Sonographer. Pilates enabled me to improve the movement in all my joints, improve my posture and also strengthen my core improving my health and leaving me pain free. Pilates is all about encouraging our bodies to work as they are de-signed, our joints to move from a good starting posture and ensure long term health of those joints with a good range of movement. It serves to increase core strength, improve stamina and aid in increasing our stability, help our balance to prevent falling and finally increase bone density. The osteoporosis society supports exercises that reduce that likelihood of falling so reducing the chances of breaking bones, particularly important as we get older. These adult classes will be tailored according to need and ability. I would love to see you join me at the Village Hall. If you are keen to know more as to whether this is something that may suit you please contact me, Katrina, on 01327 704471 or 07775940490.
Tuesdays 9.30-10.30am, 10.30-11.30am and 6-7pm
Cost £7.50 – all equipment and mats provided
Page: 24 The Challenge of Christmas
Jesus is a challenge! During his life on earth he upset a lot of people, he dis-
rupted social norms and provoked the rich and powerful, often creating a
storm wherever he went.
At Christmas we remember Jesus’ birth
and the challenging circumstances sur-
rounding it. His family was poor, homeless
and later migrant refugees. He was born in
a stable, with little privacy and his first
visitors were the dirty shepherds from the Bethlehem hillside, outcasts from
society. Later he received gifts from the rich kings, before fleeing to Egypt to
escape from the tyrant King Herod.
The challenge of Christmas for me is to remember that the baby Jesus grew
up to be a man who challenges us to live a life of love. joy and peace whatev-
er our circumstances. The Christmas story reminds me as well, that all were
welcome to visit the stable and, during his life, Jesus continued to invite eve-
ryone to join him, whoever they were, wherever they came from.
I hope that this Christmas you will know you are welcome to join the church
community to celebrate the birth of this amazing man, the Son of God. But
whatever you do, may you know the love, joy and peace of Christmas.
God Bless you,
Rev Nat
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ABS AUTOS ALAN STEWART
Tel: 07817 931956 Unit 4, Baird Close, Drayton Fields Ind. Est.
Daventry, NN11 8RY • MOTs Arranged
• Car Repairs & Servicing
• Air Con’ System Regassing
• Diagnostics
• Brakes & Exhausts
• Tyres
• Courtesy Car
Email: [email protected]
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Christmas 2019 waste and recycling collections Households are encouraged to find out more about arrangements for waste and recycling collections over Christmas and New Year. All collections
Collections will continue to take place as usual over the Christmas and New Year period, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
If your collection is due on Christmas Day (Wednesday, 25 December) it will instead take place on Saturday, 28 December.
If your collection is due on Boxing Day (Thursday, 26 December) it will instead take place on Sunday, 29 December.
If your collection is due on New Year’s Day (Wednesday, 1 January) this will instead take place on Saturday, 4 January.
During the week beginning 23 December, all households will get an extra blue bin
recycling collection on their usual collection day. This includes households whose collections have been rescheduled from Christmas Day and Boxing Day to the following weekend.
Garden waste collections for those subscribed to the service there will be a short break in collections during w/c 23 December so that crews can focus on the extra seasonal recycling. Waste bins – your black bin will continue to be collected as normal on its three-weekly cycle. Please make sure you recycle as much as possible as side waste and bins with raised lids will not be collected. Recycling - Your blue recycling bin will continue to be collected as usual over Christmas and New Year. There will be an extra collection for all households during week beginning 23 December – please place your blue bin out with your food waste on your usual collec-tion day. Extra recycling will also be collected if you cannot fit into your blue bin – please place items into clear or white bags next to your boxes (not black or green sacks). Don’t forget that a range of festive items can be recycled, including foil-free Christmas cards and wrapping paper, sweet tins and drinks bottles. Food waste bins will continue to be collected weekly for all households on their usual collection day. Christmas trees – Households can put their real Christmas trees in their garden waste bin or alternatively place them alongside their bins on the usual day of collection week beginning 6 January. There are no communal collection points for real Christmas trees. You can also take trees to the local household waste recycling centre – find your nearest at www.daventrydc.gov.uk/recycling Check your collections calendar – You can check your bin collection dates on the cal-endar delivered to you in June, or by searching your postcode on our website at www.daventrydc.gov.uk. You can also check your collection day and set up alerts on your mobile by downloading the free Daventry District Council app from the Apple or Google Play stores.
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Educational Grants -------------- The Welton Town Lands Trust provides grants of up to a maximum of £100 to help with the costs associated with education/training. The Trust would like to support those who incur expense in the pursuit of the further education; those who are attempting to es-tablish themselves in a trade or profession; those who have special education needs and disabilities and young people who are gifted and talented. To be eligible for this grant you must have lived in Welton for a least one year and be one of the following:
1. a student on a course of post-18 Higher/Further Education following a nationally
accredited course, whether full-time, part-time or through distance learning
2. a young person requiring assistance in the development of a particular gift or
talent
3. a child with special educational needs or disability
4. an apprentice, or in training for a trade or profession
5. a mature student seeking to improve or extend your career development possi-
bilities through a nationally recognised course 6. a representative of a village group supporting activities for the young. All you have to do is complete an application form and return it to the Clerk together with particulars of the expenses incurred as a result of your studies/training since Sep-tember 2019. The closing date for applications is 21st February 2020. For further information or to request an application form please contact me on the number below: Gisella Webber Clerk to the Trustees Darby House, 1 Burrows Close, Welton Tel: 01327 311753 Email: [email protected]
Welton Town Lands Trust Registered Charity No. 204672
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9th October the
AGM, this year Eliz
Snedker was re-
elected president
after a very
successful year.
Two committee
members stood down, Margret Jones who had
been our very able treasurer for the past two years
and Andrea Dones who had been a great support
to the then new committee. As is the custom at
the AGM the rose bowl is presented to a member
whom the president feels had worked hard for the WI during the past year, this
year Jan Townsend has certainly done that, she has designed and made a
banner for Welton WI with contributions from many of the members. This
banner will be displayed at any
WI event. There will be a photo
of it in a later edition.
24th October. This year it was the
turn of Welton WI to host the
Autumn Group Meeting. We were
entertained by Tricia Thompson
who gave a very amusing talk
entitled “2 Funny Ladies”
this comprised of anecdotes and slides on the lives of Julia Walters and Victoria
Wood. After the talk a lovely tea beautifully presented and served by Welton
members
During the Summer Welton WI responded to the appeal
by the National Police Forces asking if any knitters could
knit a Bobby Buddy, which is a small knitted police man
that the officers could give to a child when they attended
incidents of domestic violence. The knitters of Welton
WI took up their needles and here are Eliz and Kim delivering Welton`s
contribution, the blue bag is full of Bobby Buddies
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14th November. There was a change to the evenings programme as Helen Frost had to cancel due to ill health. We were very lucky to have Lucy May of Do or Die from Wellingborough who runs a website and workshops on shoe make overs and other craft sub-jects. She gave members a demonstration of how to go about re- covering a pair of shoes, to a stunning effect, the samples of her work were fantastic.
As you will have seen in an earlier edition of N & V`s, Welton WI won the Northamptonshire Federation Skittles Trophy (see front page, Ed). At this meeting Carol Taylor, Team Captain displayed the Shield which has been presented to her at the Northamptonshire AGM at Spinney Hill by Lady Floella Benjamin. Team member who were present at the meeting were given their certificates.
The General Election on the 12th De-cember means that the Christmas Meeting will be on Friday 13th December. We are looking forward to Ginny Davis giving us her talk entitled “To the Fringe and Back ” Ginny is a writer and performer for the-atre. There will be mulled wine and Christmas nibbles 19th September 2020 There will be a Village Flower and Produce show in the Village Hall. All groups and members of the community will be invited to join. Details will be going out in February.
If you would like to know more about Welton WI or what is on please con-tact Kim Baldwin – Secretary, [email protected]. Carol Bertozzi
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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH TEAM
Who covers which neighbourhood area?
ASHBY ROAD and
Mariann Holloway Jeanette Mortimore
311295 871011
HIGH STREET, WELL LANE
& STATION ROAD
Jack Perry 704282
WELTON PARK & CLARKES WAY
Jean Williams 872368
CHURCHILL ROAD & THE PADDOCK
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
KILN LANE, EMERY CLOSE
& HALFORD WAY
Peter Mossop 878712
THE BOTTOM OF THE VILLAGE
Bob Somerville 871275
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VACANCY FOR A CLERK A vacancy occurs for the office of Clerk to the Trustees with immediate effect. In brief, the role involves:
• Organising 3 meetings per year, held in March, June and November
• Agendas and minutes for the above meetings
• Producing the accounts
• Dealing with any correspondence relating to the Trust and its lands
• Receiving applications and distributing grants on behalf of the Trust The clerk receives an honorarium and expenses for carrying out the role. Applications invited in writing to the Clerk, Mrs Gisella Webber at the following address:
1 Burrows Close Welton Tel: 01327 311753 Email: [email protected]
If you wish to have any further information regarding the role, please telephone or email the Clerk.
Welton Town Lands Trust Registered Charity No. 204672
Northamptonshire County Council Street Doctor
Did you know that you can report potholes, blocked drain covers, road marking and many other items via the NCC Street Doctor on line? Simple go to the following website, click on REPORT HIGHWAY PROBLEM and a drop down list will appear of many highways items that members of the public can report. This can be done either by map or a form and is a very simple step by step process. So if you see it report it! www.northamptonshire. gov.uk/
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