by Tony Henthorn on May 21, 2011
Emma Windsor and Peter Fox of Balcony House have recently refurbished a barn within the grounds of Balcony House as a holiday cottage. Some of you may remember the barn or even have been there, as it was once home to a montessori nursery school. Emma and her former husband bought Balcony House some 9 years ago and although the nursery school was still there it was no longer used. Emma set about converting the building back to family accommodation and following her recent marriage to Peter decided that the time was now right to start her own business and get back into the workplace.
by Tony Henthorn on March 13, 2011
By Dr Avril Lumley Prior Fragments of two late tenth-/early eleventh century, wheel-head grave-markers, found during the re-construction of Helpston’s church tower in 1865, indicate that there has been a centre of Christian worship on the site for at least a thousand years. While we only may conjecture that the earliest church was a timber-framed [...]
by Tony Henthorn on December 14, 2010
Helpston Tennis club have received a Biffaward for funding via the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts to replace the outer roof covering. Due to the exposed position of the clubhouse repairs to the felt have been a regular requirement. With the funding we have been able to have fitted high performance green mineral felt shingles which will hopefully [...]
by Tony Henthorn on December 14, 2010
My family and I would like to send out a big thank you to the dog loving residents of Helpston and surrounding villages, who helped get George the Beagle home. Our mischievous hound took off after a rabbit on a Sunday morning walk in woodland by Heath Road, Helpston. It was not unlike George to [...]
by Tony Henthorn on October 1, 2010
As I am sure you know, because hopefully you were there, this years Northborough Big Top Fun Day took place on Sunday the 12th September, and what a great success it was. (see the first photos elsewhere in the Tribune).The event was opened by the Mayor of Peterborough, with our Ward Councillor, Peter Hiller in [...]
