In the heart of beautiful Northamptonshire
Open to anyone between the ages of 6 and 18. And at just 50p per person with all manner of prizes to be won, it’s a great way to spend a Tuesday evening. The only thing you have to ask yourself is “do I feel lucky?”
You bet your life you do!
A quick memory-jog for this special occasion – do come along and join us. All details as below.
Fun in the Field Charity Event: FREE beer, FREE paella, FREE music. What’s not to like!
You can always tell when the editor is trying to be groovy and ‘down with the kids’ by using hip terms like ‘moss pit’. The fact that it’s actually ‘mosh pit’ reflects this ageing hippy’s complete lack of experience in attending any outside music event… (I blame my sheltered upbringing).
Please forgive an old geezer his silly moments. And come on down anyway!
Sunday 27 September; 2.00pm to 4.30pm; ‘Roger’s field’, on the road to Hannington (see below).
Come along and join lots of Holcot residents (and their friends) for an afternoon of wine, women and song.
Well, OK, change that to FREE beer^, FREE paella^ and, yes, FREE song! (HOBO – always a cheap date…)
And if beer and paella don’t tick your gastronomic box, feel free to bring your own preferred forms of sustenance. There’ll be a gazebo to shelter under in case of rain, but please bring chairs, tables or picnic blankets to relax on. And of course, make sure Jeeves is on hand to serve the requisite bubbly and cucumber sarnies…
So come on down – and arrive early to bag the best place! There’ll be masses of free parking, on-site toilets and a St John Ambulance team – just in case anyone gets crushed in the moss pit.
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* Collecting for local charities – all contributions much appreciated
^ Beer and paella supplied by the inimitable Mr Roger Gunnett
Hopefully, you have all received your copy of July’s printed newsletter – hand-delivered to every household in the village over the past week or so.
If you haven’t received your copy – or it’s been torn to shreds by your cat, pet parrot or over-zealous puppy – you can read an online PDF version here. (Once there, scroll down to the ‘Previous newsletters’ section – you can print from this version too.)
According to Causeway one. net, Moulton Road will be closed for four days while Anglian Water carries out ‘new connection’ work. This is to connect the proposed new development on the left-hand-side just after the westerly end of Back Lane.
Assuming this really is a ‘road closed’ situation, it means that anyone aiming for Moulton will have to go via the Sywell Roundabout and the A43. Or, possibly, via Brixworth.
Calling all budding thespians – ever fancied being in a real-life drama?
The West Northamptonshire Council Emergency Planning Team is looking for individuals to play the role of evacuees in a realistic emergency scenario. This is your chance to experience how major incidents are managed in real time and play a vital role in making the exercise feel genuine.
Date: Wednesday 2 September 2026
Location: University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, NN1 5PH
Timing: 9.30am to 4.00pm
What’s involved?
You’ll be taking on the role of someone evacuated from their home during an emergency, interacting with real responders and seeing how support is delivered on the ground. No acting skills required – and refreshments are included!
To give you an idea of what an emergency exercise looks and feels like, check out this YouTube video (Dublin, 2018). And if you’re interested, please complete this registration form.
And HURRY! Places are going fast!
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!
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.