Our League season has now finished with our 1st X1 finishing 5th in Division 6, the first time they have not had promotion since joining the Northamptonshire League.  They just failed to win a number of matches with cancellations due to the weather with the wettest summer ever and not bowling out opponents in drawn games; they only lost one match all season.  The 2nd X1 will be relegated to Division 12 in 2008 but put in a lot of improved performances.

If you wish to be involved with Junior Cricket contact Roger Stone (01604-842961). This season we had Under 10’s, 12’s and 14’s matches.  Indoor nets will be available as usual this winter for both Juniors & Seniors. Details will be published later but get in touch with Roger for further details.     

Our Annual Dinner will be held as usual in the next few weeks,  details are not yet available but contact Lesley for advance information.  If you wish to join a progressive club at its picturesque ground by the brook, get in touch with any of the above officers or myself. We have a well stocked bar which is open most days during the summer where Tony Bird will always give you a good welcome!

Have a look at our websites www.bugbrooke-cricket-club.bravehost.com & www.bugbrooke.play-cricket.com for further information & chat.

Carers come in all shapes, sizes and ages and are of varying relationships to the person they are tending. Some of those with the most difficult and testing tasks are dealing with people suffering from dementia – and in particular Alzheimer`s.

Carers of dementia sufferers need every bit of help they can find, and in South Northamptonshire it is immediately available through the local branch of the Alzheimer`s Society and its carer support worker, Elizabeth Churchill. 

Dementia can affect anyone. It is a progressive physical disease, not necessarily associated with ageing, where the cells of the brain are destroyed. This leads to memory loss, confusion, unusual behaviour and personality changes. It all places a huge burden on carers, often close relatives, who most probably have never had previous experience of such an illness. More and more they find their lives taken up with looking after their loved ones.

In Northamptonshire there are more than 7,000 people with dementia and since its launch in 1999, the South Northants Branch of the Society has been supporting carers – currently close to 100 of them. The Branch employs Elizabeth Churchill to assist them, she provides a listening ear along with help and support wherever she can.

The branch runs a support group for carers on the second Tuesday of every month at Mill House in Towcester and will fund care (from Crossroads and Northants Careforce) to look after Alzheimer`s sufferers so that their carers can go to support group meetings. Every Tuesday morning there is a drop-in for carers at the Volunteer Bureau in Market Courtyard, Brackley between 9.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and we have a drop-in at the Town Hall Meeting Room in Towcester on the first Friday of every month from 10 a.m. until midday.

To help to provide these services the local Committee raises funds in a variety of ways which this year has included staging a 12-hour music marathon in Towcester Town Hall that raised more than £4,500.

The Society can offer information on things like welfare benefits, Council Tax rebates and legal advice. Carers receive free membership of the Alzheimer`s Society as well as being given guidance regarding social care, day care, respite and care management.

Anyone who would like to know more about the work of the Society can ring Branch Chair, Margaret Lynch, on 01327 350899 or contact Elizabeth Churchill on 07747 034218.    

The postponed fete was held on Sunday 15th July and I am very pleased to report that it was a very enjoyable afternoon with a break in the clouds at last. The fete got off to a great start with the arrival of the Rose Queen, Harriet Spittles, in a convertible cadillac.

Heartfelt thanks go to all the stallholders who put in a lot of effort in the preceding weeks as well as on the day of the fete, many of whom have been running the same stall for several years (and I hope will continue to do so!). Thanks also to all those who helped to prepare the field and set up the gazebos and then clear away afterwards.

The biggest thanks however, go to all the wonderful people of Bugbrooke who turn out on the afternoon or buy their ducks beforehand. The atmosphere on the field during the kids’ races and the duck race was great. The winning duck was bought by a resident in West End.

The complications of the weather and scheduling (clashes with many other villages) taught us a few things this year which will help us to arrange an even better afternoon out next summer. The 2008 fete will be on Saturday 12th July, starting at 2pm.

Gillian Stone

The above event will be held on Saturday 3rd November at the Community Centre starting at 2pm. On sale will be books, nearly new bric a brac, toys and cakes.

There will be afternoon teas of the usual high standard and we will release helium balloons for a race at about 4pm.

If anyone would like to take a table for their own craft sales, eg. cards, jewellery, please contact me – cost of tables £8.

At the Community Centre, same as last year as I had some great feedback (thank you!)

Hot and cold 2 course buffet, Games, Quizzes, Prizes, Disco

Bring your own drinks

£10 adults, £5 children (still at school) – max £35 same family

Any profits will be donated to Bugbrooke Church

Ring for tickets.

Hello everyone. At the  time of writing this I wonder have we had summer or is it yet to come?

May 23rd: We had a ploughman’s lunch and as always it was most enjoyable. Our committee put a lot of work into this event. Thank you all six ladies.

June 27th: Our day out to Stratford-upon-Avon and it was a wet one; sad because it’s a lovely place to see. The river was already too high for pleasure boats to pass under bridges. On the journey home we enjoyed a meal at Napton on the Hill.

July 18th: Today was our cream tea. What a lovely one too. Again the committee came up trumps. The photo albums of many years were there to look through; so many faces of past members, parties, happy times, etc. “Those were the days”. This was our last meeting before the summer break.

July 21th: It was sad to hear of the passing of our regular member Mrs Ethel Ellison, who helped with cups of tea and biscuits at our sales. We send the club’s condolences to husband, Leslie and family.

At present no one has come forward to run the club. If this continues, our Christmas tea on December 19th will be the last meeting of the club. Our members will be very sorry to see this happen after so many years of meeting together every other Wednesday.

We would like to thank everyone who supported the Cream Teas on Sunday September 9th in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support.

The total raised is now well over £500 and still rising. Thank you so much everyone who came, also those who helped on the day, baked scones and cakes, donated ‘bring and buy’ and raffle prizes, or gave donations.

Veronica and Mike Chambers

A short report this issue, as we don’t have a meeting in August. However, in July we watched Carol Vincent, with her superb flowers and lovely display ideas entitled “Jewellery Box”.

We look forward now to Barbara Priest visiting in September with her “Novel Ideas”, and then our annual dinner in October, this year at Northampton College Restaurant.

The Club meets in Nether Heyford Village Hall on the fourth Monday of the month, starting at 8pm, and you would be made most welcome.

Many thanks to all who sponsored me to do the Historic Churches Trust bike ride. I raised well over £200 – half of which will come directly to Bugbrooke church. It must be about 20 years since I first did the bike ride with Esther and the girls in the church choir! Will I be fit enough to do it again next year?! Younger riders needed!!

Rural Reach project workers at South Northants Volunteer Bureau are planning a major voluntary and community sector support services exhibition in the Empress Stand at Towcester Racecourse on Wednesday 17th October 2007 from 2.00pm until 8.00pm.

SNVB is the Local Infrastructure Organisation providing advice on issues of concern to community groups, such as setting up new groups, personnel and constititutional matters, funding, volunteering, signposting and networking. Our client base is parish councils, village hall meeting groups, sports associations etc as well as local and national charities operating across the districts.

On this occasion, the full breadth of infrastructure support will be on show. Among more than 20 organisations indicating they will attend are the National Lottery Awards for All; the national Governance, Finance, Volunteering and ICT Hubs; Northamptonshire Community Foundation; CVS Northampton; Northamptonshire ACRE; Daventry and South Northamptonshire District Councils.

If you are involved in a voluntary or community sector organization or meeting group, this is an event not to be missed!

“RURAL REACH AT THE RACECOURSE”

TOWCESTER RACECOURSE

17th October 2007 2.00pm  – 8.00pm

For further information and enquiries please call SNVB on 01327 358264.

South Northants Volunteer Bureau, Moat Lane, Towcester NN12 6AD

SNVB is a Registered Charity No 1104848 and company limited by guarantee

We hope everyone enjoyed the summer break. I have taken over the publicity of our future activities from Steve Saunders and only hope I can measure up to his sterling performance in this task over the past few years.

October 15 2007–Fiona Mead, BA Hons. ‘Annunciation, Adoration and a Mouse Trap’

Fiona is a professional artist and obtained her degree from the University of Manchester in the 'History of Art'. Fiona is an Art Historian as well as a Tutor and Teacher of art in the local area and will give us an insight into 'Northern Renaissance Art'.

John is a Founder Member of The Northamptonshire Association of Blue Badge Tourist Guides which has been in existence for almost sixteen years. John's talk, with slides, describes the birth of a King, the death of a Queen and the Royal House of York. He describes it as 'A pastoral stroll through the village' which has many historical associations and grew up with the House of York.

Meetings are open to non-members and take place at Bugbrooke Community Centre, Camp Hill, Bugbrooke on the 3rd Monday of each month at 2.30 p.m.

Special Interest Groups: Genealogy, German, French, Bridge, Literature, Scrabble, Cook and Eat, Music, Painting, Theatre Group, Ceramics, Discussion Group.

For further information contact Fay Maddern 01327 352401

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