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The following article unfortunately was too late for inclusion in the July magazine so it is included in the August magazine for information. Police & Crime Commissioner Launches Public Consultation on Changes to the Governance of the Fire & Rescue Service The Office of the Northants Police and Crime Commissioner has recently launched a public consultation regarding proposals for the governance of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to transfer from the Fire Authority which currently sits in Northamptonshire County Council, to the Police and Crime Commissioner, who would therefore become the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. There is a short animated film and leaflet to explain the proposal - both can be viewed by visiting www.northantsfireproposals.co.uk Stephen Mold, Northants Police and Crime Commissioner said: “Northamptonshire has led the way in demonstrating how emergency service collaboration can help to increase efficiency and effectiveness, and I’m determined that we build on this work to continue to create a safer county. “Bringing the Police and the Fire and Rescue Service under a single governance model will save significant amounts of public money which we will reinvest into increasing frontline services. “We will increase funding into the frontline by sharing premises and combining administrative functions and also potentially increasing the amount we ask the public to pay by only 3 pence per week. “The new governance proposal will enable us to make quicker strategic decisions and increase our preventative work across both police and fire areas while giving the public a level of transparency when it comes to spending by the Fire and Rescue Service that hasn’t been available under the previous governance model. “Having reviewed the business case for this proposal, I’m confident that a change in governance is in the best interests of everyone in Northamptonshire. However, we want to hear from as many people as possible in around county their views and concerns, to ensure they are accurately represented as we move forward” The Commissioner is really keen to hear your views and those of your family and friends on this proposal. To find out more and complete the online survey please visit www.northantsfireproposals.co.uk . The consultation will run until Tuesday 1 st August 2017 and is open to all residents of the county. A postal survey or if you require it in easy read please is available by contacting 01604 888113 10
I n My D a y The ramblings of Hubert James In my day it was about this time of year that we looked forward to the August Bank Holiday. Now this used to be a unique public holiday being the only one not linked to a religious event. Course, things have changed and looking back it was always a bit odd to connect a holiday for banks with Christian values. Course, we had loads of actual banks in them days. Banks for everything. Even rivers and nurses had their own banks. There were banks on every corner, with loads of people willing to look after your ten shilling postal order from your Gran. Even in Finedon we had several and the idea of an August Bank Holiday was dreamed up by two local tellers- Mr Farrar and Mr Welch who worked for the Augustus Bank, owned by the philanthropist Augustus Sterling. Most folk will have forgotten about this small bank on the corner of Milner Road because it didn’t last long. It was specifically set up to look after workers at the Glitter mine. Now many of you will remember when miners worked on a narrow seam of natural occurring glitter deep under the Pits (of course there were no actual pits before the mine). Some of their tunnels still exist, but the glitter ran out quickly and now if you want some sparkle you have to rely on the synthetic version. The tiny miners were happy, jolly workers who made up little ditties to sing to and from work and at the glitter face. Their most famous song was the Hi-Lo song about digging high and low. They were simple folk who had little use for money but Augustus Sterling invested their earnings wisely ensuring they all had decent pensions. Farrar and Welch dreamed up the idea of closing the bank on the last Monday in August each year and taking miners and bank clerks on a day trip to the seaside. Everyone enjoyed the day out and the miners taught the clerks the words to their special song. Mind you when the clerks sang it, they got the words wrong and sang Hi-Ho by mistake. I expect you’ve heard the song Farrar and Welch wrote about their bank holiday trips. It was called The Banks of the Old Hi-Ho. Church Monthly Draw The results of the July church monthly draw are as follows: Total receipts of £251.00 are divided equally between the winners and the church funds. Winning numbers for the July monthly draw are: 1st prize 262 £62.50 2nd prize 91 £37.50 3rd prize 206 £25.00 If you would like to join the monthly draw (£1.00 per share per month) which takes place in the church on the first Sunday of the month, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794. 11
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