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From the Vicarage…

Following a great start in early Spring, the long dry patch

has caused the Vicarage garden to stall and there’s been

nothing much going on in it since Easter. Naturally, with the

arrival of the Summer fete (congratulations and thanks to

all who made it such a success) and Wimbledon and the

holidays, we should expect incessant rain until September,

and if that is the case then maybe my hypericum – very

slow to get going – and my hebe – which hasn’t got going at

all – will have something to show for themselves ere long. I

love nature at this time of year, in all its glorious

technicolour, and Finedon has been a particularly good

vantage point from which to watch that spectacle unfold.

We’ve had the open garden days, when we’ve been amazed

to discover what lies behind the town’s hedges and fences;

we’ve had rabbits in the back garden and blackbirds in the

front, all doing their thing; and in the Vicarage garden

there’s been much planting going on. I’m particularly

excited about the wisteria, which I hope will one day

festoon the north side of the house with white, overlooking

the spot where once the Scout Hut stood (RIP). A

parishioner told me the best way to make a wisteria thrive

is to bury a sheep next to it. Any offers?

Nature’s changing scene reminds us that in this world there

is no abiding city, as the Letter to the Hebrews puts it. To

live is to change, and with that in mind you’ll notice some

changes to our worship in the coming weeks and months.

The PCC has agreed that, first, the nave altar is going and

we’ll revert back to the former pattern of hearing God’s

word and praying together in front of the screen – where

we are now – and then moving up to the high altar after the

collection. I think it makes better sense that way. Second,

the Order of Service will change a bit and we’ll have new

service booklets to help you with that. Third, the eight

o’clock service, in keeping with most other eight o’clock

services in the C of E, will switch to the traditional

language that many love and still miss. Fourth, trespasses,

rather than sins, will be back in the Lord’s Prayer. And,

fifth, we plan to start meeting regularly for Evening Prayer

at 6 pm on Sundays, in church during the summer months, in

the Vicarage in the winter.

All these are, of course, subject to review, so will be

introduced for a probationary period of three months or so.

If it works we’ll keep it, if it doesn’t, we won’t. Let me know

what you make of it.

Yours in Christ,

Fr Richard.

Baptisms

29th May Lottie Vikki Johnson Bella Katie Johnson

12th June Jenna-Rose Nora Stone

Funerals 23rd May Mary Susan Godden, age 68

Floodlight Sponsorship

29th May An anonymous church member - to celebrate her Mother's 91st birthday.

Joyce & Bryan Williams : a birthday remembrance of Sisters Alice & Doreen and in memory of Joyce's Mum Barbara Shields

5th June John & Elaine Turner - in memory of Ruth Turner.

Sponsored by an anonymous donation.

12th June Christine Chapman : in memory of Ada Stacey on what would have been her birthday.

Christine Chapman - in memory of Wilfred Stacey on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Ann Reed : in memory of Alan William Reed

Margaret Coombs and Family : in memory of Eric Coombs on what would have been his birthday.

Joyce & Jonathon George : to celebrate Jonathon's Mother Cath George's 90th birthday and in memory of Joyce's Mother Mary Lee who would have been 100 now.

19th June Sponsored by an anonymous donation

26th June Denis & Dorothy Howell - in memory of Florence Ruth Howell

Connie Piggott - in memory of Arthur Piggott

Young Musicians Concert

A Concert by Young Musicians from Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Service. Will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13th July at Finedon Parish Church

Music for a Summer's Evening: The Northamptonshire County Youth Choir, County Senior Girls Choir and County Wind Dectet will be performing an inspiring and varied programme of sacred,

secular and popular music. There will something for everyone with over 100 of Northamptonshire's finest Young Musicians bringing their final performance of the academic year to Finedon. Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions available from Kathy Roberts 07711 890027 or on the door. Interval with refreshments.

Waendel Walk

May I extend an enormous thank-you to everybody who supported me with sponsorship for the Waendel Walk in May when I walked 15km in memory of my beloved Peter and in aid of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. As this magazine “goes to print” I am still collecting the last of the promised donations but I confirm that I shall be forwarding approximately £400 to the charity in the next couple of weeks.

Once again thank you to everybody for your on-going support. It truly is much appreciated.

Carole Heywood.Carole Heywood.Carole Heywood.Carole Heywood.

Finedon Volta Football Club - Car

Boot Sale

Finedon Volta Football Club are holding a Car Boot Sale at the Recreation Ground, Wellingborough road, Finedon on Saturday, 2nd July from12noon to 4pm - £5 per car/van for stall holders. No booking necessary- just turn up

(gates open for stall holders 10am). No food or drinks stalls, please Refreshments served in club house

Goblets I have three goblets left from the limited edition engraved with the Finedon Hall. These are still £10 each, money to go to Macmillan Nurses. Anyone interested please ring Connie on 680780. Also, to all future brides, there are crowns coronets and tiaras that can be borrowed for a small fee. There will be a large deposit which will be returned when item returned again any funds for Macmillan Nurses.

Connie PiggottConnie PiggottConnie PiggottConnie Piggott

Townswomen’s Guild

This month the Guild will celebrate their 62nd Birthday with a visit to Coton Manor. The ladies will enjoy a lunch in the restaurant and then spend some free time wandering round the gardens.

Finedon WI

Finedon WI meeting on 11th July, Nicola Jelliman - Behind the Scenes at Milton Keynes Theatre at 7.30pm in the Mission Room, Well Street. All visitors welcome

Church Monthly Draw

Total receipts of £278.00 are divided equally between the winners and the Restoration Fund. Winning numbers for the June monthly draw are: 1st Prize No. 143 £69.50 2nd Prize No. 147 £41.70 3rd Prize No 37 £27.80 If you would like to join the monthly draw (£1.00 per share per month) which takes place on the first Sunday of the month, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794. St Mary’s Church will be holding their next Afternoon Tea in the church on Sunday 3rd July between 4.30 and 5.30 pm, Everyone welcome.

Evensong Evensong will be at 6.00pm and this will be followed by light

refreshments.

Reminders At the Community Centre

Thursday Saturday July 7th, 8th, 9th

PLAY STEEL MAGNOLIAS written by Robert Harling, Directed by Peter Darnell All female comedy drama ...

It's set in a Louisiana beauty parlour where four scenes spanning three years tell of the lives & loves & small-town

gossip of the staff and their customers Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm Performances, tickets

Adults £9.00, Concessions £7.00 can be reserved by calling 01933 398377 or 07970 632244 Performed by Centre Stage Productions (proceeds donated to

Finedon Community Centre)

At the Star Hall

The Boyfriend A Musical Comedy of the

1920's Music and lyrics by Sandy

Wilson on

July 27th,28th,29th, 30th Performed by Centre Stage

Productions Director Peter Darnell

This show is going to be one to remember at

The Star Hall as our energetic, talented cast

hit the boards Not to be missed

Tickets £9.00 adults, £7.00 Concessions

Contact Steve 01933 681765 or 07970 632244 All proceeds as usual to Charity.

Why not treat yourself to a night out

Early Notice

Reminder to those interested in this years Christmas Market on Sunday 20th November. Please contact Pam on 01933 398377 for booking form Book now - limited stalls available.

St Mary’s Church Meat Bingo

Please note the change of date - due to unforeseen circumstances, the

Meat Bingo evening will now be held on Friday 15th July and not the

8th July as announced.,

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon

Meat Bingo on

Friday

15th July

at the Mulso School,

Wellingborough Road

at 7.30 pm

Admission Free

Refreshments available, Raffle

Everyone Welcome

Transport available.

For details please telephone

Andrew Weatherill 682212

Summer Fete

A big thank you to everyone who helped, supported and came to St Mary’s Church, Summer Fete on The Green on 18th June. The total takings to date are in the region of £1,650. A full report next month.

Friends of Finedon Schools News

Our joint schools summer fair will be held on Saturday 9th July from 12.00-3.00 pm in the Infant School grounds. Stalls include BBQ, bric a brac , games, have a go crafts, tombola , refreshments. Entertainment will be provided by the children from both schools and will include Maypole Dancing, Cheer Leading, School Choir, Country Dancing and Instruments. Fun for all the family. Craft stalls are available to book please contact either school office or contact Jo Needle on 682098 for further information.

St Mary’s Thursday Club

We held our annual Children’s Society box opening recently. We are pleased to say that we will be sending them over £500.00 Thank you to you all. If anyone else would like to have a collecting box, please contact Christine Chapman on 01933 398818.

Finedon Local History Society

The next meeting of the History Society will be held on Monday 25th July in the Mission Room, Well Street at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Francis Terry who will give a talk entitled ‘Ironstone Quarrying Around Finedon’. Admission is £2.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members including light refreshments. A raffle will also be held.

In My DayIn My DayIn My DayIn My Day the ramblings of Hubert James

In my day it was about this time of year that the sun would shine brightly from early morning until late at night. And a century ago that was perfect for the birth of the film industry.

Course you had to have a visionary, anything new like that needs a visionary and luckily Finedon had one. He was a local bell ringer who had a little Music Hall act. He went by the name of Charlie Chapman. Like I say, you needed good natural light to make a two reeler and there was a spot down the end of Holly Walk where the sun was like a floodlight. Charlie recruited a few of his music hall mates and some local talent. From the ‘boards’ he got Sam Lauren and Oscar Hardup to headline the films with their bickering double act. Locally he had his friend Stan Miller put together a troop of tumblers who were all ex-bobbies.; Stan Miller’s Knees up Cops were an instant hit with audiences as they sped around the Green in a rickety Paddy Wagon that spilled them along Well Street or over the hedge into the park. Hilarious. But none of these were as big a hit as local girl Martha Pickford who he found working for a removals business. Martha lit up the screen. She had that special sparkle that you only find with Finedon girls. And she could act. She played the same character in all her films; Virginia Payne, Virginia had all manner of adventures but they were all plain homely stories with a simple moral. The moral was spelt out on a script card at the end of the film and was known as a ‘line’. Charlie churned out two or three films a month from Holly Walk and showed them in his own purpose built cinema down Regent Street. All the stars came together in one famous film. In it Lauren and Hardup were searching for a magic, crazily designed waistcoat which Charlie had found in a dustbin. Martha’s Virginia character brought everyone together to forget their differences. The whole scene took place on the bridge on Station Road. With Charlie shooting streams of water up into the air to form an arty arc. The film was called Way Out Vest and featured Lauren and Hardup doing a little dance and singing; “Oh the new bridge fountains of Virginia was a tale with a homespun line”. All together now.

Christian Crackers

A member of a congregation saw an elderly chapel steward take money off the plate before taking up the collection. After the service he remarked kindly about this to him. The steward brought a £5 note from his pocket and said ‘This £5 note has started the collection for the past ten years!

History Society Exhibitions

Finedon Local History Society’s ‘Finedon Families & Personalities’ exhibition will close in mid July. A new exhibition on ‘Finedon’s Industrial Heritage’ will open in August. Opening hours are from 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

TOWN DIARYTOWN DIARYTOWN DIARYTOWN DIARY July

2nd12-4.00 Finedon Volta Car Boot Sale, Recreation Ground. 3rd 4.30-5.30 Afternoon Tea, St Mary’s Church 6.00pm Evensong

4th 7.30 RBL Painting, Michael Peachy, Gladstone Club 5th 10.00 Football Club, Coffee Morning 7/8/9 7.30 Play Steel Magnolias, Community Centre 9th 12-3.00 pm Finedon Schools Summer Fair, Infants School. 6.30 St Mary's Church, Wine Walkabout

11th 7.30 WI Mission Room - Behind the curtains at Milton Keynes Theatre, Nicola Jelliman

12th 9.45 Bowls Club, Coffee Morning 13th 7.30 St Mary’s Church, Young Musicians Concert. 15th 7.30 Church Meat Bingo, Mulso School 19th 10.00 Football Club, Coffee Morning 25th 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Ironstone quarrying around Finedon, Francis Terry

26th 10.00 Bowls Club, Coffee Morning 27-30 The Boyfriend, Star Hall

August

1st 7.30 RBL I Bequeath 15th Century Wills, Jacqui Minchinton, Bowls Club 4th 7.30 TG Town Hall ‘Music Therapy’ 8th WI Garden Party 22nd 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Swim Ginger, Malcolm Deacon

September 1st 7.30 TG Town Hall - ‘Educashun’ 3rd 7.30 RBL Humour, Mike Leonard, Bowls, Club 12th 7.30 WI Mission Room, Fun with Wine, Margaret Morley

16/17/ 18th St Mary's Church Flower Festival 26th 7.30 Mission Room, Old Northampton Buildings - Brian Giggins

October 3rd 7.30 RBL, Dovecotes, Colin Ray, Bowls Club 8th FIWC Table Top sale

10th 7.30 WI Mission Room, AGM, Glamour for the over 60’s,Sylvia Smith

19th 7pm Inter Church Quiz night, Wesleyan Chapel 24th 7.30 Mission Room, History Society, Finedon Past, John Bailey

November 3rd TG 7.30 Town Hall, David Wilson ‘Dialects’ 7th 7.30 RBL, AGM, Bowls Club, 14th 7.30 WI Mission Room, Victorian Magic Lantern Show, Dr Mike Lewis

22nd 7.30 Mission Room History Society AGM & Slides

December 1st TG 7.30 Town Hall, Nicola ‘The History of Pantomime’ 3rd 11-2.00 pm FIWC Christmas Bazaar 5th 7.30 RBL, Entertainment at Woodford 12th 7.30 WI Christmas Party