In the heart of beautiful Northamptonshire
The poster says it all, but to sum it up, there will be:
– Bric-a-brac stalls (some still available to rent)*
– Tea, coffee and refreshments
– Live music (hopefully!) to enchant you while you browse and buy
– Children’s Fancy Dress Competition (register by 3.00pm to enter)
– Beautiful flower displays in the Church, and best of all…
– A lovely afternoon full of friendly faces, fun and laughter (and, if you’re canny, a bargain or two as well!)
* Contact Sheila on this number: 07712 763408
The Holcot Summer Fete is taking place on the Green by the Church on Sunday 12 July.
And we’re calling all princesses, clowns, super heroes, dinosaurs, cartoon characters, monsters, unicorns, fairies… and, oh… anything else you can think of!
Get Mum and Dad to help you create your favourite outfits! Tell them they need to get their imaginations into gear, and dig out some of those funky outfits they used to strut around in 20 years ago (that they hoped would come back into fashion). Yeah… as if!
Then they need to cut them up and sew them back together to create something NEW and FAN-TAS-MA-GORICAL! For YOU to strut around in!
The main event starts at 2.00pm, and to take part in the fancy dress competition, you MUST register your name by 3.00pm.
So come on Mum and Dad – time to step up!
Want to have a say in what happens in Holcot?
One way you can make a difference is to join the Holcot Parish Council. There are currently just four people – all volunteers – who make up the Council. To be candid, this isn’t enough.
Ideally, there should be seven or eight people, because there are many advantages when more people are involved:
– Discussions can revolve around wider-ranging views and opinions
– Each debate can be better considered and balanced
– Decisions made are more likely to be reasoned and fair
– Those decisions will then be more representative
– The occasional absence can be more easily managed and integrated into Parish Council meetings.
If, in the past, you’ve found yourself frustrated, perhaps, by decisions made by Councillors, why not join the Council? And influence those decisions.
If you want to be involved, you can find more information here.
TIME.
It takes just four minutes after a human heart has stopped before internal organs begin to stop working. A frightening prospect.
Most of us would be out of our depth. A mixture of panic and ‘little knowledge’ would prevail. Valuable time would be lost. And a well-meaning but untrained physical response might cause more harm than good.
Enter the St John Ambulance CPR and defibrillator team.
On Thursday 18 June, in the Village Hall, nine parishioners were educated and entertained by Chris and Cayti from Kettering St John Ambulance. They benefitted from 90 minutes of CPR demonstration and defibrillator use – with hands-on practice on the very compliant Annie (a plastic ‘body’).
While none of us would now claim to be expert, we have at least a foundation of knowledge that would, hopefully, enable a quick and appropriate response in an emergency.
A very worthwhile session and I urge you all to look out for the next training opportunity and come and join us! You can find out more about how to do CPR here.
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