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The Kings Arms – your local Family Restaurant & Public House

Jun. 27 Eat!! Comments Off

The Kings Arms is a new Food Establishment in Thrapston, Northamptonshire and is well known for having the high standards of food and presentation all at an affordable price.

The Kings Arms customers know that when they eat in this public house they are guaranteed value for money, a friendly service and the Best Pub Food served in the Bar plus their delicious Restaurant menu served in the newly refurbished restaurant upstairs.

The Kings Arms is a family friendly restaurant, plus they do not have a specialized children’s menu as they feel that children should be able to sample something as good as what you are eating, although of course they do offer half portions for half price and can simplify dishes to ensure they are suitable.

Parking: If you are arriving by car don’t forget you can park in Thrapston’s town car park just off Chancery Lane and walk straight through.

Food Service Opening Hours

Monday – No food Served – Pub opens at 4pm
Tuesday- Fri – 12-3pm, 6-9pm
NEW ! Saturday – FOOD SERVED ALL DAY
Sunday – 12- 3pm

The Kings Arms
57 High Street
Thrapston
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 4JJ

Facebook: The Kings Arms

Contact:

Tel:(01832) 733911

General Enquiries:
info@kingsarmsthrapston.co.uk

Group Bookings:
reservations@kingsarmsthrapston.co.uk

Splash Leisure Pool to benefit from £330k Refurbishment

Jun. 27 News from our Area 1 comment

The Splash Leisure Pool in Rushden is set to benefit from some improvements by East Northamptonshire Council.

The £330k project will include the replacement of essential mechanical equipment to enable the pool to remain open for future use, new lockers and improved changing areas and showers.

To accommodate the improvement works, Splash will temporarily close from 27 July 2014 for approximately eight weeks. Customers are encouraged to use the pool at the Nene Centre in Thrapston and enjoy summer activities at the Pemberton Centre in Rushden.

East Northamptonshire Council’s appointed observer to the Aspirations Wellbeing board, Cllr Glenvil Greenwood-Smith, says:

“We appreciate the inconvenience of changes to term-time swimming lessons for swimmers and parents so that is why the pool will temporarily close during the summer holidays which are usually a more flexible time for sporting activities.”

Peter Williams, Chief Executive of Aspirations Wellbeing who manage the facility, adds:

“The Splash Leisure Pool is a great venue with very loyal customers and this refurbishment will provide them with much improved facilities.

“We’d like to thank the public in advance for their patience during the closure period and hope that the added benefits of the refurbishment work as well as the summer activities available at our other two sites will make up for the closure.”

Keep informed of the progress of the works through the media, on the Aspirations Wellbeing and East Northamptonshire Council websites and on facebook and twitter.”

For more information about Aspirations Wellbeing services, please call 01933 410505.

Thrapston2Rushden – Walk or Cycle

Jun. 26 Local News Comments Off

Enjoy the River Nene from Thrapston all the way to Rushden and back again guided by a Boots & Bikes leaflet courtesy of East Northamptonshire Council.

The route starts from Nine Arches Bridge opposite the Woolpack Inn

There’s so much to discover from the old market town of Thrapston and its wonderful Nine Arches Bridge all the way to East Northamptonshire’s largest town, Rushden. And you can do it by foot or on your bike as the leaflet includes maps and routes for both. The map also includes points of interest and useful amenities en route including toilets, chemists and pubs. With Stanwick Lakes on the way, there is something for everyone to enjoy along this beautiful route. Pick up a leaflet from East Northamptonshire Council in Thrapston or download it from www.nenevalley.net/adventure/cycling

Past Chairman raises Thousands for Charity

Jun. 26 News from our Area Comments Off

Caption – Cllr Pam Whiting handed a cheque to Alzheimer’s Research for their work in searching for the cause and prevention treatment.

Cllr Pam Whiting was delighted to hand over a cheque to Alzheimer’s Research for £1,850 which was raised in her role as East Northamptonshire Council Chairman last year.

Pam’s main fundraisers as civic head of the council were afternoon tea at The Bridge Hotel in Thrapston and a civic dinner which was held at The Courtyard in Stanwick. Monies raised were topped up with raffles and donations.

The contribution will help with research into the causes of Alzheimer’s which is being carried out in Cambridge. This will hopefully lead to a prevention treatment which could help many people.

During the year, Pam also held an International Ladies Day Lunch at Stanwick Lakes which raised £200 for Water Aid, a Boobs and Brass concert at Higham Ferrers church which raised £1,350 for Breast Cancer Charity and £1,560 for the Bell Appeal at St Mary’s which will help with work to restore and re-hang the bells.

Pam and George thoroughly enjoyed the year as Chairman and Consort, visiting many different places, travelling over 5,000 miles, attending 160 events, making new friends, not only in this district but further afield and just being involved with many different communities.

Pam said: “A sincere thank you goes to all of you who have supported my various functions; the total raised over the year is fantastic and I could not have done it without your support. Thank you all very much indeed.”

Planning Applications: 26 June 2014

Jun. 26 Planning Applications Comments Off

PLANNING APPLICATIONS LIST Weekly List Date : 26 June 2014

Ward : Barnwell

Application No. : 14/01176/TCA/ Parish : Titchmarsh

Date received : 24 June 2014 Date valid : 24 June 2014

Easting : 502001 Northing : 279910 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : T144_1 Oak – remove deadwood, reduce crown by 40% T144_2 Ash – fell

to ground level T144_3 – Field Maple – crown lift over footpath T145_1

Sycamore – remove deadwood and to clear street furniture T145_2 – Horse
Chestnut – reduce limb over path by 3.0 metres T145_3 Sycamore

– remove deadwood and prune to clear street furniture

Location : Islington Titchmarsh Northamptonshire

Applicant : Carter Jonas – Mr James Cordery 12 Waterside Way Bedford Road

Northampton NN4 7XD

Agent : Wilby Tree Surgeons Ltd – Miss Charlotte Trinder Towerfield Farm Sywell

Lane Ecton Northampton Northamptonshire NN60QT

Ward : Fineshade

Application No. : 14/01160/TCA/ Parish : Duddington With Fineshade

Date received : 20 June 2014 Date valid : 20 June 2014

Easting : 498931 Northing : 300831 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : T1 Leyland cypress – fell to open space

Location : The Windmill High Street Duddington Northamptonshire PE9 3QE

Applicant : Mr Hankin The Windmill High Street Duddington Northamptonshire PE9

Agent : Hill-fort Tree Care – Mark Ashman Landfield Farmhouse Burrough Road

Little Dalby Leicestershire LE14 2UG

Application No. : 14/01099/FUL Parish : Easton-on-the-Hill

Date received : 13 June 2014 Date valid : 13 June 2014

Easting : 501403 Northing : 304262 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Replacement of gutter and downpipe to the front of the property.

Replacement of wooden front driveway gates

Location : 52 High Street Easton On The Hill Stamford Northamptonshire PE9 3LN

Applicant : Mr Peter Comely 52 High Street Easton On The Hill Stamford

Northamptonshire PE9 3LN

Agent : N/A

Ward : Higham Ferrers Chichele

Application No. : 14/01139/TCA/ Parish : Higham Ferrers

Date received : 17 June 2014 Date valid : 17 June 2014

Easting : 495934 Northing : 268328 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : Grass verge in High Street near the junction of Queensway – Remove basal

and epicormic growth for highway safety

Location : High Street Higham Ferrers Northamptonshire

Applicant : MGWSP – Mrs Sheila Gilder Highways Depot Harborough Road Brixworth

Northamptonshire NN6 9BX

Agent : N/A

Ward : Higham Ferrers Lancaster

Application No. : 14/01072/FUL Parish : Chelveston-cum-Caldecott

Date received : 09 June 2014 Date valid : 16 June 2014

Easting : 499196 Northing : 267548 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Erection of new steel frame portal cover building for straw

Location : Carr Brothers Depot Upper Higham Lane Rushden Northamptonshire NN10

0SU

Applicant : Concept Grain System -Mr J Green Kettering Road Islip Northamptonshire

NN14 3JW

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01073/FUL Parish : Chelveston-cum-Caldecott

Date received : 09 June 2014 Date valid : 16 June 2014

Easting : 499196 Northing : 267548 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Erection of agricultural steel frame portal cover building for straw

Location : Carr Brothers Depot Upper Higham Lane Rushden Northamptonshire NN10

0SU

Applicant : Concept Grain Systems – Jamie Greene Kettering Road Islip NN14 3JW

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01138/TCA/ Parish : Higham Ferrers

Date received : 17 June 2014 Date valid : 17 June 2014

Easting : 496200 Northing : 268624 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : Trees on grass verge from St Mary’s Church to No.11 – Remove basal and

epicormic growth for highway safety

Location : Midland Road Higham Ferrers Northamptonshire

Applicant : MGWSP – Mrs Sheila Gilder Highway Depot Harborough Road Brixworth

Northamptonshire NN6 9BX

Agent : N/A

Ward : Irthlingborough John Pyel

Application No. : 13/01759/VAR Parish : Irthlingborough

Date received : 17 October 2013 Date valid : 19 June 2014

Easting : 494536 Northing : 270592 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Application 06/00463/FUL Change of use from A1 to form a restaurant with

hot food take-away A5 Variation of Condition 4 – Opening hours

Location : 43 High Street Irthlingborough Northamptonshire NN9 5TE

Applicant : Miss Gemma Saunders Born And Bread Cafe 43 High Street

Irthlingborough Northamptonshire NN9 5TE

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01092/FUL Parish : Irthlingborough

Date received : 12 June 2014 Date valid : 12 June 2014

Easting : 493910 Northing : 269774 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Two storey rear and first floor side extension

Location : 2 Grimmer Walk Irthlingborough Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN9

5PF

Applicant : Mr J Sadler 2 Grimmer Walk Irthlingborough Wellingborough

Northamptonshire NN9 5PF

Agent : Peter Philpin Design Plots And Plans 312 London Road Kettering

Northamptonshire NN15 6DX

Ward : Irthlingborough Waterloo

Application No. : 14/00608/TPO/ Parish : Irthlingborough

Date received : 26 March 2014 Date valid : 16 June 2014

Easting : 493962 Northing : 271362 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : 2 Beech Trees – Fell 1 Beech Tree – Crown, reduce by 1/3 and shape

Location : 2 Scotsmere Irthlingborough Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN9 5YE

Applicant : Mrs Elaine Liburd 2 Scotsmere Irthlingborough Wellingborough

Northamptonshire NN9 5YE

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01148/TPO/ Parish : Irthlingborough

Date received : 19 June 2014 Date valid : 19 June 2014

Easting : 494405 Northing : 270983 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : T1 ash overhanging plot 12 – remove deadwood and prune to clear

property by 2.5 metres. Sever and poison ivy

Location : 120 Finedon Road Irthlingborough Northamptonshire NN9 5UB

Applicant : Bloor Homes -Mr N Logan C/o Agent

Agent : Wilby Tree Surgeons – Miss C Trinder Towerfield Farm Sywell Lane Ecton

Northampton NN6 6QT

Ward : Kings Forest

Application No. : 14/01130/OHL Parish : Deenethorpe

Date received : 17 June 2014 Date valid : 17 June 2014

Easting : 495716 Northing : 291889 Case Officer : Carolyn Tait

Proposal : Refurbish the line replacing piles and conductors as needed between

Deenthorpe and Blatherwick

Location : Deenethorpe Northamptonshire

Applicant : Freedom Group – Mr Joakim Smith 55 Westmorland Drive Desborough

NN14 2XB

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01135/FUL Parish : Deenethorpe

Date received : 18 June 2014 Date valid : 23 June 2014

Easting : 495657 Northing : 291809 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : First floor extension above existing garage study and hall to form bedroom

with en-suite.

Location : 9 Deenethorpe Corby Northamptonshire NN17 3EP

Applicant : Mr And Mrs C Cater 9 Deenethorpe Corby Northamptonshire NN17 3EP

Agent : Mr T Sandy 80 High Street Gretton Northants

Ward : Oundle

Application No. : 14/01029/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 03 June 2014 Date valid : 13 June 2014

Easting : 503695 Northing : 288117 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Demolition (part) of existing flat roof single storey extension. Construction

of single storey rear extension with pitched roof.

Location : 75 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 4EJ

Applicant : Mr Mark Ormrod 75 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 4EJ

Agent : Mr Mark Buckley Hollies 224 Blandford Avenue Kettering Northamptonshire

NN16 9AT

Application No. : 14/01093/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 12 June 2014 Date valid : 23 June 2014

Easting : 503702 Northing : 288073 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Rear and side single storey extension and alterations to dwelling

Location : 98 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 4EF

Applicant : Mr And Mrs A White 98 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 4EF

Agent : Paul Bancroft Architects – Mr Mark Benns The Coach House 80 South Road

Oundle Peterborough PE84BP

Application No. : 14/01094/LBC Parish : Oundle

Date received : 12 June 2014 Date valid : 23 June 2014

Easting : 503702 Northing : 288073 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Single storey extension and alterations to dwelling

Location : 98 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 4EF

Applicant : Mr And Mrs A White 98 West Street Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 4EF

Agent : Paul Bancroft Architects – Mr Mark Benns The Coach House 80 South Road

Oundle Peterborough PE84BP

Application No. : 14/01118/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 16 June 2014 Date valid : 23 June 2014

Easting : 504053 Northing : 288784 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Single storey extension to existing outbuildings and conversion to form

annexe living accommodation

Location : 36 Gordon Road Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4LD

Applicant : Mr And Mrs Madder 36 Gordon Road Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4LD

Agent : Jon Spencer Technical Drawing Ltd – Mr Jon Spencer 15 Cheltenham Close

Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 0YN

Application No. : 14/01121/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 16 June 2014 Date valid : 24 June 2014

Easting : 503941 Northing : 288725 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Replacement of existing 6′ wooden panel fence with a new wooden fence

with concrete posts and a different boundary to make a larger rear garden

Location : 3 Millfields Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 4LF

Applicant : Mr Peter Hendley 3 Millfields Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8

Agent : N/A

Ward : Prebendal

Application No. : 14/01016/FUL Parish : Woodnewton

Date received : 02 June 2014 Date valid : 20 June 2014

Easting : 503341 Northing : 294515 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Single storey side extension

Location : 1 Meadow Gate Woodnewton Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 5EP

Applicant : Mr R Wysocki 1 Meadow Gate Woodnewton Peterborough

Northamptonshire PE8 5EP

Agent : Alan J Currall Ltd 35 Woodland Avenue Barton Seagrave Northamptonshire

NN15 6QW

Ward : Raunds Saxon

Application No. : 14/00878/OUT Parish : Raunds

Date received : 09 May 2014 Date valid : 18 June 2014

Easting : 501507 Northing : 273174 Case Officer : Daniel Ray

Proposal : Demolition of existing pair of semi-detached dwellings and erection of two

detached dwellings

Location : Ivy Cottages Station Road Raunds Northamptonshire

Applicant : R H Merrick And Son C/o Agent

Agent : Henry H Bletsoe & Son Oakleigh House High Street Thrapston Kettering

Northants NN14 4LJ

Application No. : 14/01126/OUT Parish : Raunds

Date received : 17 June 2014 Date valid : 17 June 2014

Easting : 499256 Northing : 272166 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Residential development of three dwellings and associated parking

including alterations to access

Location : Red Bank 36 Wellington Road Raunds Wellingborough Northamptonshire

NN9 6DL

Applicant : Mr R Miles Red Bank 36 Wellington Road Raunds Wellingborough

Northamptonshire NN9 6DL

Agent : Sidey Design Architecture 10 Market Square Higham Ferrers Rushden

Northamptonshire NN10 8BT

Ward : Rushden Hayden

Application No. : 14/01053/FUL Parish : Rushden

Date received : 05 June 2014 Date valid : 18 June 2014

Easting : 497173 Northing : 266130 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Erection of 4 bedroom dwelling with new vehicle access (revised scheme

as approved 13/00751/FUL)

Location : 283 Newton Road Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 0SX

Applicant : Mr And Mrs L Roberts C/o Agent

Agent : Ferguson Broadbent LLP 5 Darwin House Priors Haw Road Corby

Northamptonshire NN17 5JG

Ward : Rushden Spencer

Application No. : 14/01179/TPO/ Parish : Rushden

Date received : 23 June 2014 Date valid : 24 June 2014

Easting : 494485 Northing : 267167 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : Works to be done on trees

Location : 2 Beech Grove Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 6EJ

Applicant : Mr D Pritchett 2 Beech Grove Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 6EJ

Agent : N/A

Ward : Stanwick

Application No. : 14/01046/FUL Parish : Stanwick

Date received : 04 June 2014 Date valid : 17 June 2014

Easting : 498001 Northing : 271195 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Single storey side extension to form new garage and fitness room and

conversion of existing garage into bedroom with en-suite

Location : Stonehurst 31 Grange Road Stanwick Wellingborough Northamptonshire

NN9 6PZ

Applicant : Mr And Mrs David Burman Stonehurst 31 Grange Road Stanwick

Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN9 6PZ

Agent : M.L.R. Design Services – Mr Martyn Rice 27 Heath Rise Wellingborough

Northamptonshire NN8 5QN

Ward : Thrapston Lakes

Application No. : 14/01145/TCA/ Parish : Islip

Date received : 19 June 2014 Date valid : 19 June 2014

Easting : 498662 Northing : 278790 Case Officer : Tamsin Dennis

Proposal : T8-T13,T15-T17 raise crowns and remove dead wood T7 and T14 –

chestnut to be felled T18 – fell acer T19 – coppice hazel

Location : 4 Toll Bar Road Islip Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 3LH

Applicant : Mr J Skelton 4 Toll Bar Road Islip Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 3LH

Agent : N/A

Ward : Woodford

Application No. : 14/01001/FUL Parish : Woodford

Date received : 27 May 2014 Date valid : 16 June 2014

Easting : 496599 Northing : 277404 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : To replace existing flat roof to garage with pitched roof with hipped corners

Location : 8 Alledge Drive Woodford Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 4JQ

Applicant : Mr Eland Foley 8 Alledge Drive Woodford Kettering Northamptonshire NN14

4JQ

Agent : N/A

THE CURRENT APPLICATION DETAILS CAN BE VIEWED:

on our website at http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.aspx?serviceID=487
at Thrapston Customer Service Centre (all applications), 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and statutory holidays)
at Rushden Customer Service Centre (Rushden applications only – excludes Higham Ferrers), 9am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and statutory holidays)
at Oundle Customer Service Centre, Oundle Library Glapthorn Road (Oundle applications only) 10:00am – 1:00pm Monday – Saturday

To view the application on our website

Follow the link above. Use the Application Search tool. Enter the unique Planning Application reference number eg 02/0001/FUL (omitting the EN at the beginning of the reference and remembering to enter all slashes (/). Scroll down and click the Search button to retrieve the application. Click to view column to view the application details. Click the Associated Documents tab and then click View Associated Documents.

YOU CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS:

By our website at http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/viewplanningapplications
By e-mail to planningcomments@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
By post to Development Control, East Northamptonshire Council, East Northamptonshire House, Cedar Drive, Thrapston, Northants, NN14 4LZ.

By fax to 01832 734839

To submit comments via our website

Follow the link above. Use the Application Search tool. Enter the unique Planning Application reference number eg 02/0001/FUL (omitting the EN at the beginning of the reference and remembering to enter all slashes (/). Scroll down and click the Search button to retrieve the application. Click to view column. Click the Submit Comments button. This will open an online form into which the required information should be entered. Send your comments to the Local Authority by selecting the Submit Comments button at the end of the form.

We cannot consider comments on things like private property rights, the developer’s morals, motives or past record, possible future development, effect on the value of the property, the fact that the development has started, trade objections based on competition, loss of a private view, inconvenience or other problems caused by building works. Comments are not considered confidential and will be scanned and posted on our website along with other application related documents. In addition the details may be reported to the meeting of the Planning Committee (in summary form) and members of the public. Your correspondence will be acknowledged, but we cannot normally respond to specific points/questions.

For all comments please quote the relevant EN reference number, your name and address. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the stated consultation period.

To find out more about planning and these applications, please visit www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/planning

June 2014 – So it begins…

Jun. 25 The Great Thrapston Wedding Challenge 5 comments

As Thrapston residents, my family adore the town and spend a lot of time here, both leisure time and of course work time researching projects for Nene Local, interviewing people, and speaking to local businesses.

Thrapston, in our opinion has loads to offer! We do hear cries of “What can you do in Thrapston?” or “Oh I had to go to Kettering to buy ‘X’ as you can’t find it in Thrapston” so we thought, we’d set ourselves a challenge!

Today I am (very) recently engaged and have set a date one year from now. Our challenge is to source every last detail of our wedding day in Thrapston. Venue, dress, ring, favours, photographs, hair, flowers, etc – you name it and we’re going to find a Thrapston business to source it from.

Can we do it?

Check back once a fortnight to see how we are shaping up, the updates will all be here on this section, The Great Thrapston Wedding Challenge!

If you want to recommend a business to us or remind us of something we may have forgotten, then use the comments section below, we’re looking forward to a busy year ahead and meeting lots more Thrapston businesses!

A Little Thrapston History before we begin…

Jun. 25 The Great Thrapston Wedding Challenge Comments Off

Thrapston’s early days courtesy of www.british-history.ac.uk

Thrapston once called Trapestone in the 11^th century and then Thrapeston in the 13^th and 14^th centuries.

The parish of Thrapston is low-lying land being only about 100 ft. above sea level. The subsoil is alluvium, near the bed of the River Nene, which forms the western boundary of the parish. The Thorpe brook forms part of the eastern boundary. A quarry is mentioned in 1330, and mines and quarries in a sale of the manor in 1770. There was an ironstone quarry until recently, but the Nene Side Iron Works which once flourished no longer exists and is now a housing estate.

Thrapston is a small market town, probably owing its prosperity to its situation near the bridge over the Nene, towards which bridge several roads converge. Thrapston currently has a population of around 6500. It was almost entirely rebuilt in the 19th century, the later buildings being of red brick. A few older houses remain; a cottage in the Huntingdon Road is dated 1755, and the Baptist Chapel adjoining bears a tablet recording that “This place of Worship was built by public Subscription A.D. 1787, for the Propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” It is a plain brick building of two stories. There is also a Wesleyan Chapel in the town and of course St James’ Church.

There is a market place in the centre of the town and the church and manor house lie on its north side. The bridge over the Nene is mentioned in 1224, when Bishop Hugh of Welles granted an indulgence to travellers contributing to its repair and in 1313 Bishop Dalderby granted an indulgence for the fabric of the chapel of St. Thomas the Martyr next the Bridge of Thrapston. In the later 14th and early 15th centuries, the bailiffs and men of Thrapston obtained several grants of pontage for the repair of the bridge. Leland about 1543 mentions a stone bridge with eight arches, but in a brief for its repair of 1664 it is said to have twenty-four arches. The arrival of the railways in the 1840s led to an embankment being cut into this floodplain crossing. The bridge was then reduced to its present day “nine arches”.

The Leper Hospital of St. Leonard existed in the 12th and 13th centuries, but nothing is known of its history.

There was a station on the Northampton and Peterborough branch of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, which crosses the parish. Thrapston Mill is on the river Nene, to the south of the town. A water mill is mentioned as parcel of the manor in 1336 and 1355. The parish was enclosed by Act of Parliament in 1780. The Mill is now Mill Marina and owned by Ting Dene developments.

Located in the High Street are many and varied shops, and in the heart of the market town, is the ornate cast iron shop front of the Tasty Bite Victorian Tea Shoppe dating from the 19th century and is one of the few remaining in Britain.

The Middle Nene Sailing Club was established in 1947 and now offers approximately 140 acres of open, unrestricted water on which to sail.

The sailing club has a good range of sailing opportunities available, which include competitive class racing, training courses, and a varied social calendar. The club also provide excellent facilities including a licensed bar, professional catering, showers, changing rooms as well as on site camping. The Sailing Club is next to and part of the nature reserve, where a huge amount of wildlife can be spotted.

Nene Local Magazine has been running in Thrapston for over a year now and as a family we are very much Thrapston enthusiasts. Which leads us onto our big news….

Planning Applications: 19 June 2014

Jun. 19 Planning Applications Comments Off

PLANNING APPLICATIONS LIST Weekly List Date : 19 June 2014

Ward : Barnwell
Application No. : 14/01023/FUL Parish : Thorpe Achurch

Date received : 03 June 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 502219 Northing : 281571 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of single storey rear

extension, addition of two dormer windows to front elevation, render to

existing rear stonework and replacement of existing Collyweston roofing

with artificial stone slates

Location : Barnstone Cottage 2 Aldwincle Road Thorpe Waterville Kettering

Northamptonshire NN14 3ED

Applicant : Mrs C Sharp Barnstone Cottage 2 Aldwincle Road Thorpe Waterville

Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 3ED

Agent : McDonalds Architects – Mr D Kantorowich Keepers Lodge Brigstock

Northamptonshire NN14 3NA

Ward : Fineshade

Application No. : 14/00995/FUL Parish : Collyweston

Date received : 27 May 2014 Date valid : 09 June 2014

Easting : 500351 Northing : 303543 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Remove existing garage, shed, greenhouse and oil tank and erect rear

extension and make alterations including removal of chimneys and erect

detached garage within the rear garden of the property

Location : Ashleigh 12 Main Road Collyweston Stamford Northamptonshire PE9 3PF

Applicant : Mr And Mrs W Hancox Ashleigh 12 Main Road Collyweston Stamford

Northamptonshire PE9 3PF

Agent : Iplan – Mr Tim Musgrove 22 Cambridge Road Stamford Lincolnshire PE9

Application No. : 14/00820/FUL Parish : Easton-on-the-Hill

Date received : 01 May 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 501036 Northing : 304456 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Conversion of existing Victorian barn to create ancillary accommodation to

the main dwelling.

Location : 37 West Street Easton On The Hill Stamford Northamptonshire PE9 3LS

Applicant : Architectural Services – Miss Lottie Smith Swan Cottage 1 Baxters Lane

Easton On The Hill Northamptonshire PE9 3NH

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/00822/LBC Parish : Easton-on-the-Hill

Date received : 01 May 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 501036 Northing : 304456 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Renovation of Victorian barn into habitable guest accommodation

Location : 37 West Street Easton On The Hill Stamford Northamptonshire PE9 3LS

Applicant : Architectural Services – Miss Lottie Smith Swan Cottage 1 Baxters Lane

Easton On The Hill Northamptonshire PE9 3NH

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01080/VAR Parish : Easton-on-the-Hill

Date received : 10 June 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 501060 Northing : 303986 Case Officer : Carolyn Tait

Proposal : Variation of Condition 11 of Application 11/00565/FUL: Demolition of

existing stone pigsty and construction of single dwelling in stone dated

06.06.11 to allow the provision of a car port

Location : 52 Stamford Road Easton On The Hill Northamptonshire PE9 3PA

Applicant : Mr C Naylor Percys Cottage The Green Ketton Rutland PE9 3RA

Agent : Property Projects UK Ltd – Mr G Larkin 8 Glen Lodge Forest Gardens

Stamford Lincolnshire PE9 2FL

Ward : Higham Ferrers Chichele

Application No. : 14/01011/FUL Parish : Higham Ferrers

Date received : 30 May 2014 Date valid : 09 June 2014

Easting : 495858 Northing : 268360 Case Officer : Amie Baxter

Proposal : Residential development comprising nine two-bedroomed flats and one

two-bedroomed maisonette-(Re application of approval 10/000721/RWL)

Location : Westfields Terrace Higham Ferrers Northamptonshire NN10 8BB

Applicant : Ashford And Campion Limited Westfields Terrace Higham Ferrers Rushden

Northamptonshire NN10 8BB

Agent : MWS Design – Mr Mark Shrive 48A Northampton Road Market Harborough

LE16 9HE

Application No. : 14/01039/FUL Parish : Higham Ferrers

Date received : 04 June 2014 Date valid : 11 June 2014

Easting : 496206 Northing : 268313 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Single storey rear extension

Location : 7 Duchy Close Higham Ferrers Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 8BZ

Applicant : Mr B Hasler 7 Duchy Close Higham Ferrers Rushden Northamptonshire

NN10 8BZ

Agent : Blueprint Architectural Design 280 Wellingborough Road Rushden

Northamptonshire NN10 9XP

Ward : Higham Ferrers Lancaster

Application No. : 14/01051/FUL Parish : Chelveston-cum-Caldecott

Date received : 05 June 2014 Date valid : 05 June 2014

Easting : 498552 Northing : 269467 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Erection of a dry stone wall adjacent to highway boundary

Location : Spinney Barn Water Lane Chelveston Northamptonshire NN9 6AF

Applicant : Mr And Mrs M Farrow Spinney Barn Water Lane Chelveston

Northamptonshire NN9 6AF

Agent : Mr P Johnson 6 High Street Olney MK46 4BB

Application No. : 14/01052/VAR Parish : Chelveston-cum-Caldecott

Date received : 05 June 2014 Date valid : 05 June 2014

Easting : 498552 Northing : 269467 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Variation of condition 7 – use of access off Water Lane pursuant to

11/00488/FUL Conversion of agricultural barn to a single dwelling, to

include elevational alterations and roof lights

Location : Spinney Barn Water Lane Chelveston Northamptonshire NN9 6AF

Applicant : Mr And Mrs Farrow Spinney Barn Water Lane Chelveston Northamptonshire

NN9 6AF

Agent : Mr P Johnson 6 High Street Olney MK46 4BB

Ward : Kings Forest

Application No. : 14/00984/FUL Parish : Kings Cliffe

Date received : 22 May 2014 Date valid : 12 June 2014

Easting : 501006 Northing : 297423 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Division into two properties

Location : 72 Park Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 6XN

Applicant : Mr Mike Herring 72 Park Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 6XN

Agent : Emily Brown Architectural Design 43A West Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough

Northamptonshire PE8 6XB

Application No. : 14/01005/FUL Parish : Kings Cliffe

Date received : 29 May 2014 Date valid : 09 June 2014

Easting : 500685 Northing : 297269 Case Officer : Daniel Ray

Proposal : Installation of three conservation roof lights to the south slope of the roof

Location : 2 The Dovecote Park Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 6YL

Applicant : Mr C Tomalin 2 The Dovecote Park Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough

Northamptonshire PE8 6YL

Agent : A J Cleaver Consulting Ltd 7 Overfield Avenue Market Harborough LE16 7LS

Ward : Oundle

Application No. : 14/01026/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 03 June 2014 Date valid : 03 June 2014

Easting : 503857 Northing : 288655 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Proposed loft conversion

Location : 8A Glapthorn Road Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4JA

Applicant : Mrs L Fletcher 8A Glapthorn Road Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4JA

Agent : Emily Brown Architectural 43A West Street Kings Cliffe Peterborough

Northamptonshire PE8 6XB

Application No. : 14/01064/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 09 June 2014 Date valid : 09 June 2014

Easting : 503610 Northing : 289245 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Ground and first floor extensions to rear

Location : 15 Cotterstock Road Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 5HA

Applicant : Mr G Rothnie 15 Cotterstock Road Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire

PE8 5HA

Agent : RMC Designs Ltd – Mr R McCracken 12 Caistor Road Gretton

Northamptonshire NN17 3DL

Application No. : 14/01077/FUL Parish : Oundle

Date received : 10 June 2014 Date valid : 18 June 2014

Easting : 504096 Northing : 288391 Case Officer : Carolyn Tait

Proposal : Demolition of workshop and ancillary buildings including microelectronics,

link canopy and substation. Construction of two storey mathematics

block and extension to existing Patrick Centre (including replacement

substation) and associated landscaping works

Location : Oundle School Blackpot Lane Oundle Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8

4AT

Applicant : Oundle School – Mr Richard Tremellen Church Street Oundle

Northamptonshire PE8 4EE

Agent : Van Hayningen And Haward – Mr Rupert Willard 1A Harmood Street London

NW1 8DN

Ward : Rushden Hayden

Application No. : 14/01014/FUL Parish : Rushden

Date received : 02 June 2014 Date valid : 12 June 2014

Easting : 495949 Northing : 266668 Case Officer : Carolyn Tait

Proposal : Construction of a new Lidl foodstore and formation of new access, car

parking spaces and associated landscaping

Location : Former Recycling Centre Car Park And Council Depot Newton Road

Rushden Northamptonshire

Applicant : Lidl UK GmbH And Consolidated Property Company C/o Agent

Agent : GVA – Stephanie Eastwood 3 Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2JB

Ward : Rushden Sartoris

Application No. : 14/01067/FUL Parish : Rushden

Date received : 09 June 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 495857 Northing : 265972 Case Officer : Amie Baxter

Proposal : Extension of existing surgery car parking area to create additional twenty

spaces

Location : Parklands Medical Centre The Drive Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 9EB

Applicant : Kier Group – Mr I Mitchell Tempsford Hall Tempsford Sandy Bedfordshire

SG19 2BD

Agent : RDC LLC Ltd – Mr M Preston Unit 5A Twigden Barns Creaton Northampton

NN6 8NN

Application No. : 14/01078/REM Parish : Rushden

Date received : 10 June 2014 Date valid : 10 June 2014

Easting : 495965 Northing : 266019 Case Officer : Amie Baxter

Proposal : Reserved matters: Appearance and layout of plots 123 – 125 pursuant to

permission 10/01017/OUT Outline: Erection of a NHS Resource Centre,

creation of up to 125 dwellings with associated open space, space for

educational use by South End Infant School, removal of four trees covered

by TPO, new access roads and alterations to existing internal road layout

(All matters reserved) dated 16.07.12

Location : Rushden Hospital The Drive Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 9JU

Applicant : Kier Group PLC – Mr Ian Mitchell Tempsford Hall Tempsford Sandy

Bedfordshire SG19 2BD

Agent : RDC LLC Ltd – Mr Mark Preston Unit 5A Twigden Barnes Creaton

Northamptonshire NN6 8NN

Ward : Stanwick

Application No. : 13/01351/FUL Parish : Stanwick

Date received : 05 August 2013 Date valid : 16 June 2014

Easting : 497775 Northing : 271491 Case Officer : Joel Wright

Proposal : Erection of porch extension to front elevation and single storey rear

extension.

Location : 5 Parklands Stanwick Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN9 6QX

Applicant : Mr Matthew Watts M Watts Renovations Ltd 5 Parklands Stanwick

Northamptonshire NN9 6QX

Agent : N/A

Ward : Thrapston Lakes

Application No. : 14/00298/FUL Parish : Thrapston

Date received : 17 February 2014 Date valid : 06 June 2014

Easting : 500512 Northing : 278568 Case Officer : Joe Mitson

Proposal : Erection of detached dwelling with off street parking with associated

access and change of use from road verge to residential curtilage

Location : 2 Lindisfarne Way Thrapston Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 4US

Applicant : Mr R Swan C/o Agent

Agent : W R Griffin Associates 74 Springfield Road Oundle Peterborough PE8 4LU

Ward : Thrapston Market

Application No. : 14/01041/FUL Parish : Ringstead

Date received : 04 June 2014 Date valid : 05 June 2014

Easting : 498677 Northing : 274824 Case Officer : Anne Dicks

Proposal : Erection of a small agricultural barn

Location : OP6681 SP9874 Raunds Road Ringstead Northamptonshire

Applicant : Mr C Parker 27 Nichols Way Raunds NN9 6SB

Agent : N/A

Application No. : 14/01017/FUL Parish : Thrapston

Date received : 02 June 2014 Date valid : 12 June 2014

Easting : 499515 Northing : 278634 Case Officer : Amie Baxter

Proposal : Single storey rear extension and change of use from first floor two bed flat

to opticians

Location : 6 High Street Thrapston Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 4JH

Applicant : Rodney Davis And Partners – Mrs K Durden 6 High Street Thrapston

Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 4JH

Agent : Peter Philpin Design Plots And Plans 312 London Road Kettering

Northamptonshire

THE CURRENT APPLICATION DETAILS CAN BE VIEWED:

on our website at http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.aspx?serviceID=487
at Thrapston Customer Service Centre (all applications), 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and statutory holidays)
at Rushden Customer Service Centre (Rushden applications only – excludes Higham Ferrers), 9am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and statutory holidays)
at Oundle Customer Service Centre, Oundle Library Glapthorn Road (Oundle applications only) 10:00am – 1:00pm Monday – Saturday

To view the application on our website

YOU CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS:

By our website at http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/viewplanningapplications
By e-mail to planningcomments@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
By post to Development Control, East Northamptonshire Council, East Northamptonshire House, Cedar Drive, Thrapston, Northants, NN14 4LZ.

By fax to 01832 734839

To submit comments via our website

Follow the link above. Use the Application Search tool. Enter the unique Planning Application reference number eg 02/0001/FUL (omitting the EN at the beginning of the reference and remembering to enter all slashes (/). Scroll down and click the Search button to retrieve the application. Click to view column. Click the Submit Comments button. This will open an online form into which the required information should be entered. Send your comments to the Local Authority by selecting the Submit Comments button at the end of the form.

For all comments please quote the relevant EN reference number, your name and address. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the stated consultation period.

To find out more about planning and these applications, please visit www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/planning

From family tree to Thatcher’s scythe-wielding killer ancestor – local history just got a lot more interesting

Jun. 19 News from our Area Comments Off

A local history book based on the former residents of Ringstead, Northamptonshire, has uncovered a host of fascinating facts and dark secrets – including a murderous ancestor of Margaret Thatcher herself.

When David Ball, a keen local historian, started to investigate his own family tree, it led him to the small village of Ringstead. The search for his own family, however, proved to be of less interest than the dirt he dug up on several other historic residents. David decided to bring together the ghosts of stories past in a printed collection entitled “Ringstead People,” which was produced by Cambridge-based printers Victoire Press.

David says, “I wanted to try to write the stories of ordinary people, not the landed gentry who usually fill up the pages of village histories. These people had little written about them except for Censuses from 1841, and the Parish Registers; I wanted to flesh out some of those fascinating lives for others to discover.”

Thanks to the global reach of the internet, David was able to research ancestors of villagers from Manchester to Australia, and gave context to his findings through extensive historical research, often using Northamptonshire Record Office and Northampton Central Library. An early blog about the discoveries attracted contributions from all over the world, and David has continued to build on his research.

Some of the tragic, thrilling and downright dangerous characters David uncovered include:

The three boys caught in a storm who sheltered in a barn and lost their lives.
The young man who kept a diary of his last years as he died of T.B.
The families who found new lives after braving the perilous voyage across the Atlantic
The young schoolmaster who started his career one snowy morning in January and quickly found his world unravelling so that he was forced to leave his post in May
The ancestor of Margaret Thatcher who killed a fellow worker with a scythe in the harvest field
The local butcher whose heavily pregnant mistress disappeared immediately after she was heard shouting at him that he meant to kill her

As David says, “It’s amazing how extraordinary most ordinary lives are. I tried to present the facts as best I could rather than making tenuous imaginative leaps of interpretation.”

Determined to do justice to the unknown yet remarkable lives he was uncovering, David decided to compile the stories into a high quality volume to be published for the public to share. He had the stories professionally typeset and worked with Adrian Williams at Victoire Press to get the book brought to life.

David says, “Adrian was very helpful and concerned to produce a good quality book. Although really not his job he also picked up a few errors which were corrected. I felt that we were working together to produce the best final product that we could.”

50 copies of “Ringstead People” were produced at first, as a perfect bound, high quality A4 paperback book to ensure images of maps and people were as visible as possible. Another 50 were printed shortly afterwards to meet demand. Victoire’s digital printing capability ensures economy of pricing in low quantity call-offs making it a straightforward and cost-effective method.

David has now written and published “Ringstead People 2” and is keen to encourage others to take up the hobby of researching local histories. As he puts it, “I believe that having a pride in your past is part of a healthy community.”

Both books are available at £18 each plus postage and packing of £4 from David Ball, 1 Fenton Road, Warboys, Cambridgeshire PE28 2SD. E-mail david@warboys.com.

Matt Bettison Garden Design

Jun. 17 Thrapston in Business Comments Off

Matt Bettison is your local garden designer, with a degree in Landscape Design with Garden Design BA (Hons) at The University of Gloucestershire and seven years experience working for himself, Matt is the man to trust with your garden.

Whether you just need a little added kerb appeal or a full redesign and hard landscaping project, Matt Bettison Garden Design are here to help.

Matt Bettison provides garden design, landscaping and maintenance, he is based in Thrapston, Northants and also covers a wide area including Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire . . .

Being approved by Trading Standards as part of the Buy With Confidence scheme run by Northamptonshire County Council makes Matt a trusted name. This involved the company being vetted by Trading Standards and they are constantly monitored to ensure fair trading.

Matt Bettison Garden Design Limited, Market Road, Thrapston, NN14 4LB

Phone: 0183 273 3328

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