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THE ECTON VIEWAugust 2015 Issue 120
Parish and Village Directory
Chairman: Sally Bresnahan01604 403027
Head: Ester McIntosh01604 409213
Contact: Margaret Tinston01604 [email protected] at Village Hall6.00-7.30 Junior Youth Club7.30-9.00 Senior Youth Club
Contact: Jenny01604 407474
Contact: Jude Coulter01604 408588
Bookings: Carol Armstrong01604 402907Mobile: 07515 156419
Contact: Maurice Creed01604 407864
Thomas [email protected]
Contact: Mary Dicks01604 407145
Tom Pearson10 Ashley WayWestoneNorthampton, NN3 3DZ01604 89110907745 133 867
Nigel Bond01604 948040
Chris PearsonThe Benefice Office,11 Orchard Way,CogenhoeNorthampton, NN7 1LZ01604 891109Out-of-Office 07908 470 504
Linda Richards01604 405888
Joy Bond01604 918040
Church Directory
Contact: Patricia MacRae01604 402582
Ecton Church Lottery - Results for July1�� Alastair Rapley2ⁿ� Paul Mansell3�� Sophia Cafferty
Editors Page
Here we go with my second issue and it's a bumper one! You have respondedmagnificently to my request for articles, so much so that we have some extra pagesthis month. Even by Ecton standards, it's been a busy month, with Blues, BBQ's,Trains and Planes…… to name just some of this issues topics.
You have also sent me a lot of photos of the events this month, it's seems a shamenot to share them, so the editing team have crated a digital extended version, notonly with extra content, but in colour! I will endeavour to do this each month. If youwould like a copy, please send me you email address to [email protected] will also be a full colour print-out available to look at in the Three horseshoesand the Church.
Keep the content coming, more letters please, articles by villagers on topics of yourchoice, short stories etc and as many photos as you can.
Wendy
Copy for the September 2015magazine to Wendy Stephens
Rectory Farm House, 46 High Street 01604 948936 or 07986 557773
email - [email protected] - By 20�� August
Steam Train flower box at Holt Railway Station
Ecton VillageThe Grand Village Fete - Saturday 5th SeptemberWe are really hoping to make the fete a grand affair so please support us. Westill need donations for the raffle, tombola, books, jigsaws. On the day therewill be a cake stall so look out your favourite recipe and get baking! In the nextmagazine there will be details of the dog show and the tug of war so get thedogs in training and if you want to tug the rope it is going to be men againstwomen!!! Don’t forget the fairy door competition as well.
Playing FieldWe are still trying to raise funds to complete the refurbishment of the playingfield. We have made an application for grant funding and hope that we will besuccessful. We have recently received a generous donation from SywellAerodrome, which will help with our fundraising but we still need about£28,000! Thank you for all your support, please keep it coming.
Parish CouncilThe Parish Council meets 6 times a year, it is a public meeting and you arewelcome to attend. The agenda for the meetings will be displayed on thevillage notice board and the minutes of the meetings will be published on thevillage website. If you want to see a copy of the minutes the Clerk, ShirleyWong will be happy to send you a copy. Her telephone number is 01604700691 or email [email protected]
We will use the magazine to highlight issues as they arise and we hope topublish details of planning applications as they arise. This might becomplicated as the turnaround time for applications is so quick we could easilymiss the magazine deadlines.
You will have seen some improvements to the road surface in the High Street.In addition the Highways Agency will be doing some traffic and speedmonitoring so that they can advise us about traffic management. Thanks tothose of you who have contacted Maggie Mulvey about your concerns, we willfeed your comments into the discussions as we move forwards.
We are constantly raising concerns about the fly tipping in Ecton Lane andhave enlisted the support of our new Councillor Jenny Bone. We will keep youinformed of progress.
The EGO’s recently enjoyed an outing to Sheringham and Holt. We just aboutmanaged to avoid the rain (sorry Donald!). 28 of us travelled by coach andtrain and had a great time in Norfolk.
Thanks to Denise for some lovely photos of Sherringham and Holt.
The Ego’s enjoyed Lunch in Sheringham followed by a train ride to Holt with timefor a good look around the shops and coffee between showers.
The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) – also known as the "Poppy Line" – is aheritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal townof Sheringham and Holt.It cuts through the countryside to the east of Weybourne with views of itswindmill and passes through the well preserved country station which alsohouses a locomotive shed together with a carriage maintenance andrestoration centre.
The line, which is just over 5 miles (8.0 km) long, once formed part of theMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway. Work on rebuilding the line startedin 1965, and on 4 June 1967, two steam locomotives were delivered.The operating company, North Norfolk Railway plc, was launched in 1965following the granting of two Light Railway Orders.In May 1973, the railway was the scene of filming for the episode "The RoyalTrain" of the popular TV programme Dad's Army.The railway won the 'Independent Railway of the Year' award in 2006.
Our next event is lunch at the Village Hall on August 21�� at 12 o’clock.Please do not arrive early as the Playgroup are in the Hall before us.
We love to welcome newcomers so if you are over 60 and want to join ourgroup just let us know you are coming.
Telephone Pat on 01604 402582 or Sally on 01604 403027 or Kathy on 01604404590 or Wendy on 07986 557773.
Ecton Church Cleaning RotaDate Monthly Cleaning Team29�� August A+B
Ecton Church Brass Cleaning RotaDate Six Weekly Cleaning team8th August Christine Jordan & Ingrid Cartwright19th September Anne Henderson & Joy Wilson
Tea/Coffee RotaDate Time Type of Service Duty Team2ⁿ� August 6.00 pm Holy Communion Anne Henderson & Charlotte Eley
Side Persons RotaDate Time Type of Service Duty Team2ⁿ� August 6.00 pm Holy Communion Stephen & Linda Richards
Team Members:A - Dorothy Creed, Joy Wilson, Christine Jordan, Brenda Foster, Judy & Andrew Watson.B - Linda Richards, David Fuller, Joy Bond, Mike & Sue Lowis.C - Ingrid Cartwright, Charlotte Eley, Jude Coulter, Denise Collacott, Mary & David Dicks
Services and other events for AugustDate Time Type of Service LocationSat 1�� August 10.00am Open Church Gt Doddington & EctonSun 2ⁿ� August 6.00pm Holy Communion Ecton
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35Tue 4�� August No Midweek Service this weekSun 9�� August 9.15am Holy Communion Ecton
1 Kings 19:3-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35,41-51Tue 11�� August 10.00am Holy Communion WilbySat 15�� August 9.15am Big Breakfast & Messy Church Gt DoddingtonSun 16�� August 11.00am All-Age Worship & Holy Communion Ecton
(Reading to be advised)Tue 18�� August No Midweek Service this week - Holiday Club in progressSun 23�� August 9.15am Morning Prayer Ecton
(Readings to be advised)Tue 25�� August 10.00am Holy Communion Ecton
2.30pm Afternoon Songs of Praise EctonSun 30�� August 11.00am Joint Service of Holy Communion Ecton
(Readings to be advised)(This is the Rector’s final service with us and will be followed by a bring-and-share lunch.
Just bring a plate of something to share with others. Drinks will be provided)
Transport Co-ordinatorsIf you need a lift to Church or a Church Event, or can offer one, please contact:Charlotte Eley 01933 225848
From the Rector,
Those who are old enough to remember the tv series ‘The Two Ronnies’ willwell remember their closing catch phrase: “And now, it’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him”. Utter nonsense of course, but I loved thatshow which is quoted to have been ‘possibly the most robust long-runningsketch show ever made and certainly one of the most successful’. Of coursejust remembering like this and quoting it betrays my age, which leads me to why I havementioned it this month. This time ‘it’s goodnight from me’ as this is the last time I shall writefor our magazines in Great Doddington and Ecton. I have served at Great Doddington andWilby for the past twelve years, and the last eight at Ecton and have loved being here. Thethree churches are very different in some ways, yet united in a common love for God and adetermination to see the community of Christian people grow in our area. There have, ofcourse, been difficult times along the way as well as the very many good ones, but there is nodoubt that God has been with us in all of it and I take hosts of wonderful memories away withme into what I hope and expect will be a very active retirement – you don’t retire from being aChristian!
In my final assemblies at our three village schools I have recently concluded a series on God’samazing rescue of His people from slavery in Egypt back in the days of Moses. In that finalsession we were looking at how things would be very different for the Israelites when theysettled in their Promised Land. All those who had originally left Egypt had died on the way soall those who entered the Land had only known a life of desert wandering. I linked that with‘new things’ for the children as some move to new schools in September and others to newclasses, and we discussed the knowledge that new things can be both exciting and scary at thesame time. But it’s o.k. to feel scared – grownups do too sometimes; it’s what we do withthose scary feelings that matters. We are all entering a time of new things at the end of thismonth, I as I enter the world of retirement and the three parishes as they begin a few monthsof vacancy with no rector, followed by the coming of my successor, whoever he or she may be,and doubtless getting used to new ways of doing things.
In all these things we need always to hang on to the certainty that God is with is through it all,just as He was with the Israelites in the desert and as they moved into a more settled life inIsrael under the leadership of Joshua. He will be with me as I get used very different routinesand look for new ways to serve Him, and He will be with the three village and churchcommunities here too. We all need to learn to trust and look to Him for guidance. As I have sooften prayed at the beginning of meetings, ‘Please save us from our own good ideas andinstead show us Your perfect way’.
And so, finally, ‘it’s goodnight from me’ and God’s richest blessing to every one of our readers.
In Jesus,
Chris Pearson
Chris Pearson is retiring…………….Chris, our minister at Ecton Church, retires at the end of August.
The last service that he will officiate at, is here in Ectonon Sunday 30�� August at 11am.This will be a joint service with the parishes of Wilby and Gt Doddington.After the service we shall say farewell to Chris, and his wife Jo, over abring-and-share lunch where we also hope to make a presentation tothem.
If you would like to join us at the church for the service and lunch you will be mostwelcome. If you feel you would like to make a contribution towards a gift for Chrisand Jo please would you pass it to Nigel Bond (Treasurer), either in church,or at 34 West St Ecton.
CHURCH SERVICES AT ECTON – FROM SEPTEMBER
From 6 September there will be a change to the time of thefirst service of the month. It will be at 11.00a.m. (instead of6.00p.m.) The service pattern each month will be as follows:
1st Sunday 11.00a.m. Holy Communion2nd Sunday 9.15a.m. Holy Communion3rd Sunday 11.00a.m. All-Age Service followed
by Holy Communion
4th Sunday 9.15a.m. Morning Prayer.
Three Horseshoes - EventsAugust - September
Sat 8�� August Live Music with ‘ADRENALIN ‘Wed 19�� August Guest Pub Quiz - With Peter ThorneSun 30�� August Live Sunday Afternoon MusicSat 5�� September (for Village Fete) Evening Band – Similar JonesWed 9�� September Guest Village Quiz with Quiz masters Phil and SteveFri 18�� September Live Rugby – England v FijiWed 23�� September Pub Quiz re starts with BillSat 26�� September Live Rugby – England V WalesSun 27�� September Sunday afternoon Jazz
Every last Sunday in the Month is Jazz / Music afternoon
EVERY FRIDAY – EARLY DOORS – DRAUGHT BEERS STILL AT ONLY£2.50 !! - FROM 5.30pm
On Tuesday evening, 23rd June, St Mary Magdalene and the Ecton ringers werethe hosts for the Wellingborough branch’s annual striking competition. It was thefirst time for many years that Ecton had entered the competition and we areproud to tell you that Ecton came in at a very creditable fourth place.A lovely evening was had by all, there was a plentiful supply of cakes provided,followed by a trip to the Three Horseshoes!If anyone is interested in learning to ring or any newcomers to the village alreadyknow how to ring they would all be very welcome.Practices take place on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 8.30pm.
Are you interested in learning how the bells of Ecton are rung?Come along on Wednesday nights to find out. 7.30-8.30pm
For further details contact Jude 01604 408588All welcome-anyone aged from 10 onwards can learn to bellring.
THE THREEHORSESHOES
Your Local Pub
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Available forFunctions
Skittles & Games
Advertising ratesFor inclusion in a years issues andfull colour pdf copy sent to you by
email each month.
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Ecton, Northampton,NN6 0BF
Telephone 07802 [email protected]
Quarter Page - £30 per Year
Half Page - £50 per Year
Full Page - £75 per Year
Contact: Nicola Buckley07973 353498
The advert will also appear onthe Ecton Village websitewww.ectonvillage.co.uk
Open Church!Just a reminder that the church is open from 10am to 12noon for
tea and coffee on the first Saturday each month where
we take the opportunity to tidy up thechurchyard. In June and July we havehad a great team mowing, strimming andweeding. A special thankyou goes to theteam of people who have given up theirtime, provided equipment and workedvery hard to keep the churchyard tidy.
On Saturday 1�� August there will also be an opportunity to meet with members of
the PCC to discuss the vision for the future of our village church.Please come and share your thoughts and ideas. If you are unable to join us but wish to share
your views please get in touch with Linda Richards (01604 405888) or Wendy Villette (01604
402457). Nigel Bond (01604 948040 or [email protected]).
On Saturday 27�� June many of us were fortunate to enjoy a fantastic afternoonand evening at the Village Hall listening to British Blues legend, John Verity andhis band, formerly guitarist with the band Argent from 1973-76
All this while enjoying a Hog Roast, Candy Floss & Nuts with Americanthemed treats and sweets for the kids along with a Bouncy Castle.
When Argent split up, he formed Phoenix with BobHenrit and Jim Rodford. He continues to gig continuouslythroughout the UK and overseas with the John VerityBand.
Also straight from Tennessee, Blues Master, Stacy Mitchhart thrilled us all withhis music, a real Nashville guitar legend in our little Village Hall!!!!
John Verity joined Stacy on stage during the evening to seal the Anglo-Americanextravaganza.
In 2003, Stacy Mitchhart received the 'Albert King Most Promising GuitaristAward' at the Blues Foundation's International Challenge in Memphis,Tennessee.
To top it off we were spoilt with a wonderful Red Bull Air Display
Unfortunately the pictures can not do it justice! The 20 minute display finale was anenormous Heart of White Smoke which you can see on this months front cover.
Thanks to the generosity of time and effort along with the great organizational skills ofAndrew & Sara, Claire & Colin, Dee & Ady and many others.
The profits of this event (which started life as a private party) have been kindlydonated to the Church and the Village Hall
Many thanks to Alistair MacRae and Nicky Buckley for additional photos of this greatevent.
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Mobile +44 7831 504 654
Classic Blues, Soul and R&BFriday 7�� August, Ecton Village Hall
Tickets £15 from Alistairon 01604 402582 or at 24 High St.
Note this is a ticket only event;Please pay Alistair ASAP as there will be NO payment taken on the door.
SOLD OUT
MARY’S COURGETTE CAKE
3 Eggs2 Cups Sugar1 Cup Veg. Oil2 – 3 Cups Shredded Courgettes
with skin left on3 Cups Plain Flour3 Teaspoons Vanilla Essence1¼ Teaspoons Salt1 Teaspoon Ground Cloves1 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda¼ Teaspoon Baking Powder½ Cup Mixed Dried Fruit½ Cup Chopped Nut
METHODGrease and line a large meat tin 30cm x 22cmapprox..Sift dry ingredients together.Beat eggs and add oil and sugar and beat welltogether.Add vanilla and dry ingredients.Mix well.Add shredded courgettes, dried fruit and nuts.Put in meat tin and bake for about 1 hour untilfirm on top; Gas4, 180°C, 170°C Fan, 350ºF
Cut when cool.Freezes very well.
Big Thanks to all who joined in at the EctonVillage BBQ, on Saturday 18th July, a greattime was had by all and £715 was raisedfor the Village Hall Fund.
Winner to be decided at the Ecton Village Fete on 5th September atthe Village Hall.
Special thanks to Graham Jones for cooking and his young assistantJohn Buckley, who was also just one of the many Stars of the FirstRound of “Ecton’s Got (No) Talent” which also debuted at the event.
Ecton Village BBQ
Thanks to all who joined in the fun, dancing and singing along,see you all again next year!
Ecton Odours!
From time to time in the summer months we canexperience strong odours.
If you detect a ‘Pong’ you suspect is from theTreatment Works, please report it to Anglian Wateron 08457 145 145, once a call is logged they candeal with the problem and will report back to you.
Ecton Post Box Collection Times:
Post Box at Sunnyside:-
Monday to Friday 4.15pm and Saturday 10.45am
Post Box at The Laurels:-
Monday to Friday 9.00am and Saturday 7.00am
The GRAND VILLAGE FETE - September 5th 2015
Plans are underway for our village fete, which will include:Games and competitions for children
Grand RaffleTombola‛s
Sale of goods- crafts,cakes, books, jigsaws etc etcLight refreshments at the church
Dog showTug of war
Fairy Door ChallengeLive music at the Three Horseshoes in the evening
If you are able to help on the day or to give us donations for the Raffleor the Tombola we would be very grateful. Donations to Kathy 01604
404590 offers of help or questions to Sally on 01604 403027
The Fairy Door ChallengeSome homes have Flower Fairy’s, Tooth Fairy's, Laundry Fairy’s even FridgeFairy's, (although the last 2 usually go on strike when Mum and Dad go onholiday). What does a fairy door look like? It may be a drawing, a photographor made of natural materials or lollypop sticks, cardboard…..etc. I would guessthat the fairy door is rather small but then that is just an assumption, about thesame size as the “Ecton View” maybe! Or perhaps it looks like these:
Display them on the outside of your front door, a tree in your garden, gardengate or garden wall where it can be easily seen and judged on the day of the
Ecton Grand Village Fete - Saturday 5th September 2015.There will be some more to discover between the Play Park, The Church
and The Village Hall on the day of The Village Fete,If you wish to enter please send just your name and address to:
[email protected] or Wendy at 46 High Street, Ecton.
Our first YearIts been a year since we made Ecton our homeWe have settled right down and no longer want to roamWith the rolling hills and fields full of sheepSuch amazing views are our memories to keep
Beautiful thatched cottages mingling with the modern buildThat smell of log fires made us feel so thrilledThose barking terriers as you walk down the streetMatch the friendly hellos from people you meet
The amazing events that involve us allAfternoon tea and the Halloween ballOur first Safari was such a quest, butThe American rock bands’ so far the best
Our truly wonderful village pubEven though they don’t serve any grub!For the locals that live not so farJoined by the regulars who drop in for a jar
Bev and Keith always a welcoming faceA great selection of beers make this the placeXmas Eve we will be entertained by SNOGThe more the merrier, please bring along your dog
The witches of Ecton certainly live up to their name£5 and a bottle, they live up to their fameThey certainly like a drink and a chat – there is no doubtSomething which I have yet to find out!
St Mary Magdalene church is the place to prayOur wedding there was such a happy dayFlowers on pews and walls full of lightEveryone laughing as we left to Barry White
Ecton really is such a perfect place to restBut is the villagers who really make it the bestNot forgetting Colin and his bawdy jokesAs he welcomes in all the new folks
By Linda Lane – July 2015
Editors NoteThe Ecton View welcomes all forms of creative writing from all age groups, Short Stories,Reviews, Poems etc. If the children of Ecton are already getting bored with the summerholiday they may wish to write a little ditty or draw a picture that we can include it in themagazine.We will add as many as we can, please send them to me by email [email protected] pdf if possible.
Puzzle Page - August 2015
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Down1 1 Learning mixes auction
deal * (11)7 Bearded, Border and 2 Diplomacy (4)
3 Stocking (5)8 4 Actor / Director Eastwood (5)9 Somerset and Devon river (3) 5 Flower came up * (4)
10 Biggest trade union in 6 Chance discovery made ofBritain (5) Disney tripe * (11)
13 Arctic, Common or Black (4) 10 Ben Foden's wife (3)14 Old English for high, open 11 Type (3)
land (4) 12 Palindromic ovine (3)15 Connects the foot and the 16 Republic formerly known as
leg (5) Pleasant Island (5)18 Take time off work for 17 Ease off the French ram * (3,2)
lubrication * (3) 19 Young 12 (4)20 Senior citizen (1,1,1) 20 River forming part of the21 Tuba played backwards before Germany / Poland border (4)
Ted touched * (7)22 In power between 1997 and
2010 (6,5)
AcrossPre-school cannot score when
Clues marked * are cryptic, including one that is about Ecton.
Shetland (7)
muddled * (5,6)
Moggy (3)
The rest are normal definition clues.
Just found myCleaning Fairydead under the bed.She was strangledto death by theDust Bunnies!
Bin Collection for August & September 2015August 7�� Black September 4�� BlackAugust 14�� Green & Brown September 11�� Green & BrownAugust 21�� Black September 18�� BlackAugust 28�� Green & Brown September 25�� Green & Brown
Ecton Crossword
Fairies have started movinginto the village ready for theVillage Fete on Saturday 5��September!
This Fairy Door spottedrecently on the High Street!
More will appear as theVillage Fete approaches, can you find them? Only look, Don’t touch! as you may frighten them away!
Puzzle Results- July 2015
Ecton WitchesFriday 28 August 201584 High Street 7.30pm
Please contact Veronica on07950 364 246 and provide £5.00 byWednesday 26 August 2015 to confirmyour attendance.
As usual bring a bottle with you on thenight!
Are you new to the Village? Email yourcontact details to me so I can put you onthe mailing list for updates of witches orother Village [email protected]
Let’s go outside!Alfresco dining on our fabulous decking.
Food served all day on Saturdays &Sundays.
Cool bars. Cold beers. Chill out.
Telephone: 01604 414521Email: [email protected]
