Work is now under way to create a combined art studio and after school space at a Kettering school with the building due to be completed in just one school term.

Northamptonshire-based Scotts of Thrapston has started groundworks at St Peter’s School, an independent co-educational day school, to provide a building that will also house an after-school club.

Scotts of Thrapston, specialists in the manufacture and installation of bespoke timber-framed buildings, has been appointed as the Principal Designer and Main Contractor for the project.

The carbon-efficient timber-framed building will feature an open plan design which will allow plenty of natural light to flood in, as its primary use will be as a teaching space for art  and design technology.

Building work on the 140Sqm building and external canopies is scheduled to last 20 weeks, whilst the official opening is due to take place during the Spring Term 2019.

Scotts’ Design Manager Bryn Lee said: “We have worked closely with the school to meet their brief, as sustainability and appearance were important, with a more natural aesthetic.

“During the design process, different materials were chosen to create interest and emphasis was placed on providing a stimulating environment. The building is designed as a ‘hybrid’, using a traditional panelised timber frame with glulam supporting the main roof cassette structure.

“We will be working within a restricted time frame during the school holidays. However, our turn-key approach, in which we design, manufacture, engineer and install the building, means that we can tailor the build programme to suit specific site constraints and conditions.

“Due to restricted access, the building’s structure will be manufactured in-house at Scotts’ factory in Thrapston. It will then be craned into the school grounds in kit form and assembled on site. The building’s superstructure will be made watertight in just two days.”

Features of the new building will include solar panels on the roof, Belfast-style sinks suitable for art studio activities, and internal glazed screen partitions, which can be used to divide the internal space but also maintain an open plan feel.

Ali Hurst, Bursar at St Peter’s School, said:  We are very pleased to be working with Scotts of Thrapston, who are a local company.  Their turnkey service and pedigree in bespoke timber framed buildings made them our preferred choice, and they have worked flexibly to deliver a design solution which will enhance our School and blend the new building perfectly within the boundary of our listed school grounds.”

Scotts of Thrapston has been manufacturing and distributing high quality timber products for 98 years and has been constructing bespoke award-winning educational buildings since 2014. For more information visit www.scottsofthrapston.co.uk.

 

Do I Need More Vitamin D?

If you fall into one or more of these categories you may want to think about taking a vitamin D dietary supplement:

• The housebound, especially frail, older people.**
• Those with a poor diet.
• Asian women and children. This group may be deficient in vitamin D because of decreased skin production due to skin pigmentation, dress code and, sometimes, poor dietary vitamin D.
• Those who wear sun block all the time when outdoors.
• Pregnant women. This is because a baby’s stores of vitamin D are laid down during pregnancy and are affected by the mother’s vitamin D levels.**
• Breast feeding women.**
• Infants and children under three.**
• Those using long term anti-epileptic drugs because this alters the take-up of vitamin D by the body and can affect the absorption of calcium.
• People with severe liver, kidney disease or malabsorption problems.

Will I still get enough vitamin D if I use sun block?

Taken from National Osteoporosis Society website www.nos.org.uk

Taken from the Orchard Clinic website http://orchardclinic.co.uk

A couple of weeks ago I sampled, Human Givens Therapy.  It’s something I’d not heard of before, but due to its name could work out a lot of what it may be about.  Janette Houghton is a Human Givens therapist based out of various clinics, including one in Thrapston, the Orchard Clinic on Huntingdon Road.

Janette told me all about the therapy.  The Human Givens are the physical and emotional needs we all have. Physical ones are more obvious, food and drink, exercise, sleep and a safe shelter from the elements. The emotional needs are security, attention (given and received), control, community, intimacy, meaning and purpose, achievement, privacy and status.

To get our needs me we use our resources – such as rapport building skills, memory, emotions, pattern-matching, observing self, rational thinking brain, imagination and dreaming.

Things which prevent us getting our needs met might be damage to the person’s brain by injury or negative programming or genetic issue. A toxic environment at home, school or work; negative or harmful programming or a trauma or other abuse.

Our brains respond to the expectations they experience, then we will pattern match to our experiences whether they are negative or positive. Trauma and phobias can be dissolved using the Rewind technique I described to you. Using guided imagery (hypnosis) more positive expectations can be programmed into the person’s brain, based on their own skills, experience and resources. Helping a person to change a few or a lot of things can break down the negative patterns and allow them to take charge of their own lives and deal with challenges in the future more successfully.

Techniques Janette might use are discussion, education, hypnosis, guided visualisations, the ‘Rewind Technique’, as well as variations of the technique for young children or those who are hyper-vigilant or perhaps on the autistic spectrum. Human Givens has treated children as young as 5 for phobias such as dog phobia, teenagers, young adults and adults of all ages.

Janette uses drawings and toys to do the Rewind Technique on young children, which has worked well.  (The ones she helped with the dog phobia now both have pet dogs!)

Janette has also trained with the Foundation for Infant Loss to support families who have suffered early or late miscarriages, still births or lost babies to sudden infant death syndrome and plans to do further training working with children on the autistic spectrum.

As part of my session, Janette and I agreed what areas of my life might benefit from the therapy. A further session or two needs to be arranged for me to work on those areas and we’d then review how things stood once those goals had been met and decide if there was anything else to work on whether you were ‘good to go’ as it were.  Human Givens can be a very ‘quick’ therapy, idea for those who don’t want to have to commit to a long-term appointments.

Interestingly, during my session I mentioned to Janette a tendency in my upbringing to be expected to step back when things were being offered, be kind and let others go first. This could lead to a sense, in some people, that they aren’t worthy of what is on offer and this could lead to lack of status and self-worth. If this persists throughout a person’s life it could lead to dissatisfaction and perhaps even depression. Alternatively, it could actually cause a person with a different nature to strive for those things which have always been out of reach and make a person quite driven.

Different situations affect people in different ways because we are all individuals and that’s why the Human Givens approach went back to the very beginning by asking ‘what is a human being’, what do we need to be healthy and happy.

I enjoyed my Human Givens Therapy.  Janette Houghton is a very empathic and compassionate person, who suits the role of therapist extremely well.  I have already spoken to a number of people about my appointment.

Read more about Human Givens Therapy here https://www.nenelocal.co.uk/2018/04/human-givens-therapy/

Human Givens is effective, fast and practical help for anyone suffering from:

• Depression
• Panic attacks
• Phobias
• Low self-esteem
• Self-harming
• Anxiety and stress
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Relationship problems
• ……and much more

For more information

Janette Houghton Therapy

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JanetteHoughtonTherapy/

Website:  https://www.janettehoughton.co.uk/

Telephone:  07731 673070

Email:  janette@janettehoughton.co.uk

Appointments at clinics in:

Corby

Higham Ferrers

Northampton

Thrapston

Wellingborough

or in your home

If you weren’t aready aware not having anyone to leave the children with is no longer your excuse for not going to the gym!

We spoke to creche leader Carly Hope at the Nene Centre creche in Thrapston.

Costing just £3.10 an hour for non members  or £2.35 for members the creche is fabulous for all gym going parents.

(Block bookings are also available where you buy 10 sessions and get one free)

It’s recommended to book a week in advance to guarantee a place (either in person at reception or by telephone) Just ring up to cancel giving as much notice as possible if your child is unwell.

A registration form is available at the gym to note important details such as information regarding allergys, this gets filed securely.

They ask that children bring a snack and drink for their stay which will be in a personalised basket to ensure that allergies are catered for.

We aim to create an environment in which the children feel safe stimulated, and their individual needs are met. The creche is supervised by Carly Hope who holds a level 3 qualification in childcare.

The creche is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am until 11.30am.

Providing for children aged 3months to 4 years.

They also cater for children aged up to 12 years old in the school holidays.

Call The Nene Centre for more information or to book on 01832 734090