Last updated
 03 January 2012
Local news from the Northamptonshire villages of Cold Ashby, Cottesbrooke, Creaton, Guilsborough, Hollowell, Teeton and Thornby.
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Christmas Picture Competition
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The Green, Teeton
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 Michael, Creaton
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 What’s on... in brief
 Find out what’s on and where. Click on the month to go to the relevant page where you can view all the details or alternatively click on the Events Diary menu to choose which month to view.

January
Bingo at Cold Ashby
Guilsborough AGM and Dinner

February
Bingo at Cold Ashby
Robin Hood & Babes In The Wood - Cold Asby

March
Bingo at Cold Ashby
Cold Ashby Bowls Trip to Potters
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3 Peaks Challenge 2012
Do you feel up to the challenge of conquering the highest mountains in Great Britain?
                     
OVER THE WEEKEND OF 22nd…24th JUNE 2012
                                       
 The challenge of climbing the three highest mountains in England (Scafell Pike), Scotland (Ben Nevis) and Wales (Mount Snowdon).  
 All within a time limit of  “36 hours”
Undertaken by a group of Northampton adventurers. The aim of this challenge is to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, The “Friends of Cynthia Spencer Hospice ”Tools for Self Reliance, or C A N Northampton.
The challenge is open to everybody aged 7 to 97.
 For further details of the event, and Pre-registration
please ring or email mickfinch@aol.com
 Mick Finch
(01604 631679 or mobile  07885 298611)
Once again we had lots of fabulous entries to the Christmas drawing competition.
This year we are proud to announce the overall winners as Tilly Houghton in the 7 and under category and Harri Burton as the winner of the 8 and over category.
Both winners were presented with a yummy prize in assembly last week at Guilsborough CEVA Primary school.
Pictured left are all our winning, running-up and highly commended artists and if you want to see their wonderful pictures in more detail just click on the ones they’re holding.
Thank you to all those that took part and sent in a drawing this year.
Merry Christmas!
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Saxon Spires Surgery
Christmas Hours
Saturday 24th Dec
8.00 - 10.00am
(pre-booked and some emergency appointments)
Sunday 25th Dec
  Closed
Monday 26th Dec
 Closed
Tuesday 27th Dec
 Closed
Saturday 31st Dec
 8.00 - 10.00am
 (pre-booked and some emergency appointments)
Sunday 1st Jan
 Closed
Monday 2nd Jan
 Closed
County Connect is a bus service without a fixed timetable. Initially, the user has to register with County Connect and they will be given a membership number with a welcome pack following in the post. Thereafter, journeys may be arranged between a designated pick-up point and the required destination. A booking is made over the phone and written details of it are provided to the driver. The more notice you can give the more likely you’ll get a seat at your preferred time. The minimum notice is one hour and the maximum is one week.
 County Connect enables passengers to travel between villages, to a local town or connect with another bus service to go further afield. Villages in our area that you can travel between are:
Ashby St Ledgers
 Braunston
 Brockhall
 Coton
 Crick
 Daventry International Railfreight Treminal
 Dodford
 East Haddon
 Elkington
 Flecknoe
 Granborough
 Great Brington
 Guilsborough
 Holdenby
 Hollowell
 Little Brington
 Long Buckby
Long Buckby Wharf
 Murcott
 Norton
 Onley
 Ravensthorpe
 Sawbridge
 Staverton
 Teeton
 Watford
 Watford Gap
 Weedon
 Welton
 West Haddon
 Whilton
 Willoughby
 Winwick
 Yelvertoft
So, with the towns plus a host more villages served by the Daventry South service, you can see how useful this new service can be. For more information phone 0845 456 4474 or visit the website www.county-connect.co.uk

Can You Help .......?
We've had a request for help from a Peter Hawkins, an ex-pat who has lived in Australia for the past 23 years.
Peter is researching his family tree and has managed to go back several generations and this has led him to Hollowell. His 3rd times great grandmother was Anne Johnson. In Peters words:
Anne Johnson b 1808 d 21 Jun 1892, (married Abraham Addington 16 Oct 1826 in Grafton Regis) Her parents: John Johnson b1777 d 1 Oct 1867 & Catherine Smith b 1782 d 13 Oct 1846 (both died in Hollowell), married 24 May 1802 John’s parents: Joseph Johnson b about 1745 & Mary Hern chr3 Sep 1749, married 1770 Mary’s parents: Aaron Hern chr 2 Mar 1717 & Ann b about 1726 Aaron’s parents: John Hern & Elizabeth If only a year used as above, then this is either the best known, or possibly even a guess!

So, if your family tree crosses Peters somewhere in the past, or if you know of any family history which may be helpful to him he would love to hear from you.

Either send us your contact details or the relevant information for us to forward them on to Peter.