by Ben Hewins, January 28, 2009
Recent speculation concerning the future of the Drill Hall has been denied by Oundle Town Council. Rumours began circulating that the Drill Hall was going to be sold to developers, along with the car park, soon after the Oundle branch of the Kennel club was asked to find a new meeting place.
The Kennel Club, which met on Mondays and Wednesdays, was not allowed to continue holding meetings in the main hall for hygiene reasons. The meetings will be now held at Halefield Lodge, between Southwick and Woodnewton, from 18 February onwards. For more information please contact oundledogs@aol.com.
by Freddie Wassell,
Oundle Festival of Literature’s seventh programme, which will run from 7th-21st March 2009, once again features an exciting line-up of renowned writers, illustrators and poets for both adults and children. The Literary talent at the festival this year includes BBC journalist John Simpson, offering his view on some of the crises facing the world, and Political Editor for Sky News Adam Boulton, together with journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart examining The Blair years.
In the run up to the Festival on 3rd March there will be an evening with prolific author Alexander McCall Smith, who will be celebrating the publication of the tenth book in “The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series, “Tea Time for the Traditionally Built”.
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by Freddie Hawke,
One might assume that trees do not get as much protection as their beauty entitles them too, and as a result are left to their own devices. This however is not the case, as in the early 1980s the Tree Warden Scheme was born. Originally from Leicestershire and East Sussex, the scheme targeted tree based environmental projects. It grew and spread greatly and 18 years later has 8,000 Tree Wardens volunteering in 135 local areas.
So what do the Wardens actually do? They do not necessarily have to be experts in tree matters as the council provides a booklet which guides the new tree warden through the basics. There are then training days and other teaching methods to improve the knowledge and understanding of trees. The Tree Wardens are advised to look into the protection of trees within the area and gather information on how the trees can be protected. The Tree Wardens are a cost effective way of consulting the community about trees, and the Warden for a certain district can become the ‘tree policeman’ in that area. It is also another way to indicate to the public how important maintaining the environment is.
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