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Silverstone
Issue 248 – August 2020
News & Views
Credit: James Smart
Appeal from St Michael’s Church
Grand Prix news from the circuit
Good news for Towcester Silverstone
parking! News & Views | 3
Musings from the Ed So, it looks like the lockdown is tentatively lifting and if we all behave, we will not be subject to another, like Leicester. It has been refreshing to see new small, local businesses popping up here and there with innovative ideas for those that don’t want to go to the shops and venues at the moment, adapting to the new normal. Some local retailers that have switched to online sales have found a good customer base in a virtual sales environment. The whole experience of phone and internet shopping locally has become more friendly and community spirited. As businesses start opening their doors for customers in the real world, please remember all those small independents who have struggled over this period and support them in their efforts to get back on their feet. It would be a crying shame to see empty shops in our local market towns. Youngsters are not so severely affected as older people (statistically) but can still get very sick, very quickly. However, what is old these days? The average age of hospital patients admitted with Covid-19 symptoms in one American state is 44 years. 44! Some people may just feel rough for a few days but some may be ill for months and a few have longer lasting health issues caused by the way this virus wreaks havoc on the human body. The latest news is that mask-wearing is to be compulsory in all shops. It already applies when you cannot keep your distance from other people so to see an extension of this makes sense. For the doubter? Try blowing a candle out when wearing a mask. The virus has not gone away. We are still learning about it, what treatments work best and how to protect ourselves. However, there is a huge amount of com- mon sense that comes into play here. Let’s not wait to be given “Janet & John” instructions by our leaders, covering all circumstances and situations (which would be impossible because someone would always find a way to wriggle around it). We know what we need to do to protect ourselves and others both inside and outside of our bubbles by now, so let’s just get on with it. The whole working environment moving forwards will be different. For those of us that work from home offices anyway, the lockdown has made no real 2 | Silverstone News & Views
difference to our working day except there are other people in the house.
However, working from home is not for everyone and some need the daily
interaction of a busy workplace. Working from home whilst juggling home
schooling is a new sort of hell for some! There are some really funny videos
online where kids have chosen that moment to perform at their very best and
loudest voice in front of that really important client or senior manager. The
positive side of this is that it happens to everyone. My CEO’s dog has hayfever
and usually sneezes all the way through our management calls, our
operations manager’s daughter usually has a meltdown if Peppa Pig is not on the
ipad (agenda item 1 is always Peppa Pig) and our CTO’s washing machine always
goes onto spin just at the key moment!
Although we usually issue our clubs and groups listing about this time of
year, we are still waiting on them to be allowed to gather and meet again.
It will be interesting to receive feedback from the community as to whether we
should go ahead and include it in the October edition anyway. Send your views
to silverstonenewsandviews@gmail.com and we will take our lead from you.
As usual, I will pop an appeal for updated information on the village
Facebook page.
Keep the articles and photos coming in. Remember, this is your newsletter and
we cannot do it without you!
Credit: Matt Welch
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The SRA says thanks to Sir Stirling Moss It was a sad day for motor racing when the death of Sir Stirling Moss was announced. On a closer look it was a sad day for Silverstone village and particularly the Silverstone Recreational Association. In the mid-seventies Silverstone was starting on a village project that would dramatically change life in Silverstone. The parish council purchased the Watergate field in Church Street to be developed into a playing field and to house a village hall. The parish council, having bought the field’ left any funding and development of the field to the newly formed organisation, Silverstone Recreational Association. The village was desperate for a playing field and village hall which was a dream for many generations. The young, energetic and focussed SRA welcomed the challenge to give Silverstone what we now take for granted. To do the work the SRA needed money. To raise funds the SRA worked very closely with Silverstone Circuit and started the first of many Grand Prix draws in 1977 and this regular money proved essential to the developing the SRA. The contact with Silverstone Circuit was further developed with the start of series of 11 first day cover starting in 1982 and continued to 2010. The success of the project relied on motor racing stars over the Silverstone’s timeline to sign the covers. Over 150 motor racing personalities signed and Sir Stirling proved one of the first and most enthusiastic signatories throughout the 35 years of the project. 4 | Silverstone News & Views
One such cover was in 2007 the Royal Mail issued a set of six stamps to
commemorate the 50 years of the first British driver to drive a British car to win
the British Grand Prix; that person was Sir Stirling Moss. He won the 1957 British
Grand Prix at Aintree. Drivers were allowed to swop cars when his Vanwall car
ran into trouble Sir Stirling took over the driving of Tony Brook’s Vanwall and
went onto win.
The specially commissioned cover is jointly signed by Tony Brooks and Sir
Stirling Moss and was sold for £45 each to raise funds for the SRA. The cover
shows six stamps each depicting a British driver James Hunt, Jim Clark,
Graham Hill, Nigel Mansell, Sir Jackie Stewart as well as Sir Stirling Moss.
Gerald Lovell
Speed Stickers
I still have plenty free stickers for your bins, to
encourage drivers to keep their speed down, so
please let me know if you want them. They are for
anyone who put their bins out on the road for
collection. The stickers have ‘It’s 30 mph for a
REASON’ and ‘SPEED KILLS PLEASE SLOW DOWN’ on them but if you live on
Little London you will receive only the ‘Speed Kills’ ones. Please email or phone
me with both your name and address.
Dermot Bambridge
dbambridge.spc@gmail.com | 01327 857823
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News from the Parish Council
The past few months have been monumental for all of us and Silverstone is
no exception.
The end of June saw our long-standing clerk, Linda Paice, leave us after 21 years
of continuous service. Although Linda did not live in Silverstone she looked after
the interests of this village conscientiously and efficiently and her guidance will
be missed by fellow councillors.
Linda always endeavoured to do
her very best for this community
and we are all grateful for her ef-
forts over a considerable period
of time.
At her final meeting (a Zoom
event), councillors presented
Linda (remotely and with the
co-operation of her husband!) with a card signed by the full council and a
commissioned water colour by Val Goldfinch which depicted favourite scenes
from Silverstone as a lasting memento of her time serving this community.
Linda had made clear when she would be leaving us some time ago and,
therefore, we were able to move forward in selecting a suitably qualified and
experienced clerk in a timely manner.
Our new clerk is Cherie Carruthers and she took up her new position on 1st July.
You will see the name change and contact details on the village website and she
can be contacted on clerk@silverstonevillage.org and 07771 933186. Please be
aware that, like our former clerk, Cherie is contracted for 14 hours per week for
the Parish Council – she is not full-time, does not work set hours, but will
endeavour to deal with any issues as soon as is practicable. Cherie has lived
within our community since 2017 and her daughters have been pupils (past and
present) at our local school where she is a Parent Governor. She has a depth of
experience from working in Oxfordshire and brings that to her new role.
At that final meeting we also welcomed two new co-opted councillors, Mrs
Glenda Fuller and Prof Colin Rhodes who will serve (with the remainder of the
council) until elections take place in May, 2021.
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Formula 1 fans told
to enjoy Silverstone
Grand Prix events
from home
As Silverstone gears
up to play its part in a
unique season of F1
racing, fans are urged
to enjoy the spectacle
from the comfort of
their own homes as
plans get underway
to hold two Formula 1
races at the Northamptonshire venue uncontrolled gathering of people in
behind closed doors. the area would not only compromise
the event but the entire Formula 1
The circuit will host the Formula 1 season.
Pirelli British Grand Prix from July 31 to
August 2 and the Emirates Formula 1 Superintendent Dennis Murray, the
70th anniversary Grand Prix on August Event Commander, said:
7 – 9. Both of these events will take “We completely understand fans may
place behind closed doors in order to be tempted to be close to the circuit
prevent the spread of Covid-19. for the races but unfortunately that
will not be possible this year and
The event organisers have put strict access to the local area will be
and robust measures in place to extremely restricted.
minimise the risk of infection and to
protect the race personnel, event staff “I am urging fans to enjoy these
and the local community. Any events from home as it will not be
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permissible, or in fact possible, to Stuart Pringle, Managing Director of
spectate from the perimeter fences. Silverstone, commented:
Anybody attempting to do so will be
turned away by Silverstone security “The British Formula 1 fans are the
who will be tightly controlling these most passionate in the world but we
areas, or my officers. ask that they do not attempt to
travel to the Silverstone area over
“Though the races are being held these first two weekends in August.
behind closed doors, the security 2020 is unique and so many sacrifices
measures we are putting in place have already been made by so
will be as stringent as ever. We are many, however, as a motorsport
working alongside the circuit to community, we must work together
deliver two safe events for both the to avoid compromising the Formula 1
participants, their teams and our season and to help Silverstone protect
local communities.” its neighbours.”
Formula One goes Platinum at Silverstone
May 13th 1950 saw Silverstone all started that day back in 1950 at
become the centre of the sporting Silverstone. It was the first tentative
world. The day was reported step in the long journey for Formula
worldwide with the British press One. Then, as today, motor racing had
deeming the event so newsworthy excellent talented teams, but with little
that they covered the day not just on or no organisation to take the sport to
the back sporting pages but on the a knowledgeable, eager and hungry
front pages as well. It was the first race audience. That transformation started
of the then embryo Formula One. So, just up the road on the former site of
what was so special about that day for RAF Silverstone. Seventy years on we
motor racing, Silverstone Circuit and can confidently say it did change the
Silverstone village? sport, Silverstone Circuit and the
village itself.
The motor racing world had decided
to start a competition that they That day, rural Silverstone was
hoped would transform the sport overwhelmed by a swarm of
and become its pinnacle category. enthusiastic motor racing fans.
It required multiple races in several Amongst those present were King
countries over many months and it George VI, Queen Elizabeth and
Silverstone News & Views | 9
V16 BRM. Although not quite “race
ready” it was presented to the public
with three demonstration laps driven
by Raymond Mays. It was to be the
initial tentative step by British post-war
engineering; from this small acorn
a great oak grew and today we can
reflect and appreciate the journey
of British motor racing. Great Britain
Maserati driver Prince Bira being presented to
King George VI shares the honour of being one of
only two countries to host a Grand
their daughter Princess Margaret. This Prix in each of Formula One’s seventy
was to be the first and thus far, only year history.
time a reigning monarch has attended
a British Grand Prix. Three other Silverstone Circuit, hosting its third
notable firsts also happened at that Grand Prix, still showed signs of its
first F1 Grand Prix. It was the first time former role as an RAF airfield. It
the British Grand Prix was honoured offered only rudimentary facilities to
as the Grand Prix d ’Europe. It was the record crowd. Toilets were not
also the first appearance on British soil connected to the mains sewer whilst
of Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio, basic catering of sandwiches, pork
who would dominate the sport, and pies, crisps and tea came from urns
eventually become five times Formula sold in large white tents. The vast
One champion. Finally it was at this numbers of spectators challenged the
meeting that we enjoyed the inaugural plans for traffic control and parking.
appearance of the post-war British Stories abound of cars, using their
entry to top flight motor racing, the own headlights, finding the way out
of the car parks and exiting through
the woods at midnight. Jimmy Brown,
the managing director of Silverstone
Circuit for its first forty years worked
so hard, year on year, to develop
Silverstone Circuit and make it Britain’s
premier motor sport venue to
stand alongside other prestigious
sporting venues. Reflection allows us
to judge the importance of May 13th
Stirling Moss in the 50s being swamped by
for Silverstone Circuit and the
Silverstone autograph hunting children immediate area. Then it looked rather
10 | Silverstone News & Viewsbare, now it is filled with motor racing Many Silverstone residents were
teams, precision engineering beneficiaries of that very first Grand
companies and many others, all Prix despite only being a two day
feeding into the international meeting, the main race being on the
recognition of Silverstone Circuit and Saturday with practice on Friday.
its important role in the development Village residents offered some basic
of F1 Grand Prix. I feel we all owe B&B for the teams and workers
a huge debt of gratitude to Jimmy preparing the circuit for the Grand Prix.
Brown and his team, which under his Local people also provided the work-
leadership and vision all those years force for catering, toilet duties, car
ago created the nucleus of what we parking, selling programs and newspa-
have today. Key to his success was his pers and after the Grand Prix on paper
work ethos of involving local people picking duties. This format changed
and businesses to share the benefits little until the late 1970’s when British
of the developing circuit. In 1950 teams and drivers were dominating
Silverstone was a lone star in motor the sport and “local boy” James Hunt
racing but now stands proud as the appeared on the scene. This opened a
focal point for British motor racing new chapter in the link between circuit
with many F1 teams in the and village.
immediate area.
The arrival
The circuit now hosts a plethora of of our local
specialist motor racing teams and racing hero
engineering units, an academic coincided
college teaching motor engineering with the
and hospitality that will keep Britain at parish council
the forefront of motor racing. investing in
Silverstone’s most recent initiative, the purchase
the Silverstone Experience, will attract of the
more visitors gives respect to the Watergate
long history of the area. It tells of the field to
Geoff Lidgard, chairman of
Benedictine Abbey, after which Abbey the SRA, with Derek Bell at the develop it into
Curve is named as well as Hanger and 1977 Grand Prix raffle a playing field
Wellington Straights recognising the and to build
circuit’s former life as a war time RAF a village hall. The newly formed
station. We also see and hear much of SRA was desperate to fund its
“The Two Silverstones,” highlighting development. As a parish councillor
the coexistence and mutual support and founder member of the SRA, I was
of circuit and village. privileged to attend a meeting when
Silverstone News & Views | 11Jimmy Brown offered the village the which opened up the opportunity
1977 Grand Prix to run a raffle. The to easily access the local big
nervous SRA jumped at the chance supermarkets along with the circuit
to raise money to help develop the themselves providing camping and
7 acre field in Church Street into a entertainment. Silverstone residents
venue for the benefit of all the village. have always enjoyed a long
The many Grand Prix raffles and later engagement with the circuit and there
sales of signed first day covers were are many local families who can boast
fundamental to the mutual benefit of three generations of involvement with
the village and the circuit. This was the circuit.
illustrated by James Hunt opening the
SRA in 1981 and the Honourable Seventy years ago, May 13th, 1950,
Gerald Lacelles, President of the proved to be a dramatic day that
BRDC, opening the enlarged village changed motor sport, Silverstone
hall two years later in 1983. It was Circuit and the village of Silverstone.
not until the early 90’s when the British They each have their own individual
Grand Prix became a Sunday race identities but have shared so much
and the “Silverstone Weekend” together and hopefully will continue a
was born that the village was close relationship in the future to the
transformed with residents meeting benefit of all.
the need of the racing fans and
additional workers the meeting Gerald Lovell
required. This was helped by the lack
of the now updated A43 which meant
access was poor and once you were in
the Silverstone amphitheatre there
was little or no chance to get out.
There was an explosion of B&Bs,
camping, and the pubs and shops
had their busiest days of the year and
institutions and individuals
offered roadside refreshment.
The sight of Stocks Hill flooded with
colourful, raucous supporters
enjoying the Silverstone experience,
along with the queue of shoppers
waiting to go into Croft Stores, is Graham Hill at the White Horse with landlord Sid
Webb and some customers
now in Silverstone history. This
continued until the bypass was built
12 | Silverstone News & ViewsCredit: James Smart
Silverstone Pre-School News
Although Silverstone Pre-School has unfortunately remained closed during
this pandemic, we are very much looking forward to opening our doors in
September. There will be changes in place but these will be carried out in the
most positive ways to ensure a smooth return for all the children whilst ensuring
their safety, as well as the safety of the parents and our staff. We are so grateful
to all of our families for their patience and support during this strange reality and
hope that everyone is continuing to remain safe.
We are very excited to be welcoming new families to Silverstone Pre-School
from September and we are continuing to take admissions for September
onwards. If you are interested in enrolling or would like more information then
please email info@silverstonepreschool.org.uk
We would like to reassure all of our returning and new families that we will be
doing everything necessary to ensure a safe return in September. We will be
enforcing new policies and increasing our already high standard of cleaning to
reduce as much cross contamination as possible. Our main aim is to bring some
normality and much needed routine back into our families lives, whilst of course
maintaining the guidelines set out by the government. We are still working
tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure a clear plan is in place for when we
reopen to ensure that everyone at Silverstone Pre-School is protected to
the best of our ability and these will be shared with all of our families before
we return.
As we cannot conduct showarounds at this time we are urging parents to make
use of our very informative website www.silverstonepreschool.co.uk and to
email with any questions or enquiries.
Credit: Paul Salkeld Credit: James SmartSilverstone Pre-School
Learning through encouragement and play
Now accepting children from September!
What we have to offer…
o A caring, welcoming and fun environment for your child
o Exciting and educational activities available all day
o Adapted learning to meet each child’s individual needs
o Qualified, experienced and caring staff
o Ofsted rating GOOD
o A spacious outdoor play area
o The opportunity to be independent
o A close partnership with Silverstone CE Primary School
o Funded spaces for 2 and 3 year olds
o 30 hour extended funding spaces
o Lunch club available if required
o Morning sessions, Afternoon sessions and all day sessions
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, we are accepting all applications via email. We apologise
for any inconvenience this causes at this time but we hope to see this change from September.
What does Ofsted have to say?
Children are happy, engaged and enjoy their time in
this welcoming and child-centred setting.
Staff support children to be safe in their play.
Children can access the spacious garden throughout
the day.
Staff value and promote children’s good behaviour and
Visit our have high expectations for this.
Children demonstrate good speaking skills which staff
website… support well.
www.silverstonepreschool.co.uk Children demonstrate positive and respectful
attitudes.
For more information please email
info@silverstonepreschool.org.uk2 | Silverstone News & Views
Top 3 New & Existing Driving Laws to
Remember as Lockdown Lifts
While the lockdown is being eased Our advice? Leave cycle lanes well
across the country (albeit at different alone as riders already have a tough
rates), there are some key laws every enough time negotiating the streets,
learner (as well as new drivers) should and their lives will only be made more
bear in mind when they are finally difficult when roads inevitably begin
allowed back on to the road. Here’s filling up again as restrictions on
Theory Test Pro’s rundown of the travelling to work or non-essential
top three: shops are lifted.
1. New £130 fine for parking in cycle 2. Big fines, points and bans for
lanes extreme speeding
With more and more people now You may have seen the idiot on the
cycling because of the pandemic, M23 speeding at over 200mph in his
cycle lanes have become increasingly Audi RS6 (with only one hand on
important. They help folk to exercise, the wheel so he can film his
get to and from work, and of course, fecklessness). That might seem like an
cut air pollution. extreme example but the lockdown
has seen speeding increase massively
To help keep cyclists safe, the across the UK as some motorists
government wants to stop believe that empty roads means
vehicles parking in cycle lanes that they can cane it.
then force riders to veer out into
traffic. To achieve this, councils will Official figures show that 20 police
soon be allowed to fine drivers who forces recorded motorists in excess
are caught on CCTV parking up in a of 100mph during the lockdown with
designated cycle lane featuring solid speeds ranging from 104mph in a
white lines. 40mph zone up to 151mph in
a 70mph zone.
The law will come into effect from
June 22 and in London, will see Such speeding will see the driver fined
offenders handed a fine of up to £130 at least 150% of their weekly income
while in the rest of the country, up plus banned from driving for between
to £70. 7-56 days – and possibly even
Silverstone News & Views | 17imprisoned because such extreme pulled up at the side of the road
speeds can (rightly) be judged as under certain conditions.
‘dangerous driving’ by a court: After
all, imagine having a tyre blow out If caught, a driver will end up with
at 200mph. six points on their licence plus a fine
of at least £200. For learners or
While you probably can’t hit such recently qualified drivers, that means
heady speeds in your own car, the your licence will be cut up and you’ll
point is that speed kills and it only need to do any tests you’ve passed
takes a split second for someone to all over again.
step out on to an urban road or for a
car to change lane on a dual While we can’t imagine the police are
carriageway for a crash to happen. sat in fast food car parks up and down
So do your licence and your cashflow the country waiting to pounce, it’s
a favour: Stick to the limits at all times. better to be safe than sorry. So when
pulling up at the drive thru’s payment
3. £200 fine and 6 points for mobile window, put on that handbrake and
use while at a drive thru turn off your engine – and then pay
You might fancy a practice drive with your mobile.
to your nearest Starbucks or
MacDonald’s drive thru when you’re
finally allowed to. But that coffee or Theory Test
Big Mac could end up costing you
your licence – and your earnings – Quiz Questions
if you’re not careful. August 2020
The reason? It’s all about your mobile Courtesy of
phone and how you use it. If paying theorytestpro.co.uk
for your meal with a mobile phone
app at a drive thru, you can be done 1) A horse rider is in the left-hand lane
if your engine is still running and approaching a roundabout. Where
your handbrake isn’t on (even though would you expect the rider to go?
you’re on private property). A. In any direction
B. To the left
That’s the theory based on the C. To the right
strictest possible interpretation of the D. Straight ahead
new law introduced two years ago,
which forbids drivers from using their 2) What is the legal minimum depth of
mobiles when on the move or even tread for your car tyres?
18 | Silverstone News & ViewsA. 1mm A. 30mph
B. 2.5mm B. 60mph
C. 1.6mm C. 50mph
D. 3mm D. 70mph
3) The right-hand lane of a three lane 7) You’re driving towards a level
motorway is crossing. What would be the first
A. For lorries only warning of an approaching train?
B. The right turn lane A. Both half barriers down
C. An overtaking lane B. One half barrier down
D. An acceleration lane C. A steady amber light
D. Twin flashing red lights
4) What colour are the reflective
studs between the motorway and 8) How will a heavy load on the roof
the sliproad? rack affect your vehicle’s handling?
A. Amber A. It will improve the road handling
B. Green B. It will make the steering lighter
C. White C. It will reduce the stopping distance
D. Red D. It will reduce stability
5) You are intending to turn right at 9) What must you check before you
the cross roads. An oncoming driver drive someone else’s vehicle?
is also turning right. It will normally A. That the vehicle owner has third-
be safer to party insurance cover
A. Keep the other driver on your B. That the vehicle is insured for
RIGHT and turn behind it (offside your use
to offside) C. That your own vehicle has
B. Carry on and turn at the next insurance cover
junction instead D. That the insurance documents
C. Keep the other vehicle on your are in the vehicle
LEFT and turn in front of it
(nearside to nearside) 10) What can result when you travel
D. Hold back and wait for the other for long distances in neutral (known
driver to turn first as coasting)?
A. Reduction in control
6) What’s the national speed limit B. Improvement in control
for cars and motorcycles on a C. Easier steering
dual carriageway? D. Increased fuel consumption
Silverstone News & Views | 19Great news for parking in Towcester! I am delighted to report that South Northants Council (SNC) has purchased the main town centre car park in Towcester to ensure that it remains a public car park. Known as the Coop car park, as that was the company that owned it and whose store it had served, the purchase was made from an investment of close to £1 million by SNC to benefit Towcester businesses and the residents of South Northamptonshire. The money used to fund the purchase came from an innovative deal SNC did several years ago when it sold its former headquarters site at Springfields, Towcester for housing and made a agreement to receive a share of excess profits above the predicted value at the time. The immediate plans are to maintain short-stay free car parking. There had been previous planning applications to build on the car park but SNC was determined that it should remain as a vital amenity for the town. The Council will determine the future of the disused and derelict building in due course, with one obvious option being to demolish it, and at least temporarily increase the number of parking spaces available. Dermot Bambridge Silverstone’s councillor on South Northants Council Allotments This is to let you know the latest on the possible acquisition of the allotments on the Catch Yard Bovis site by the parish council. As you may know, in February the Parish Council was contacted asking if it was interested in taking over the allotments that will be part of the Catch Yard development Towcester Road. This was a surprise as originally the council had been told that 20 | Silverstone News & Views
these would be available for Silverstone residents’ use but when Bovis became
the developer the tune changed and it was understood that they would be solely
for those occupying the Bovis-built homes. So when the parish council was
asked if it was interested in these allotments, this was good news as finding
suitable sites had been investigated for a long time. This resulted in the
Silverstone Allotment Society being set up in June. At this time, I contacted
the person who had written asking the council if it was interested in the land,
to find out the details of the proposal. A month later I still do not have an answer
despite phoning and being told that someone else was involved but I hope for
more news soon. If you are interested in the possibility of being involved with
the allotment society please contact me and I will put you in touch.
Dermot Bambridge
dbambridge.spc@gmail.com | 01327 857823
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Silverstone News & Views | 21News from St. Michael’s
array of local pet photos plus many of
the live pets themselves.
We hope that it won’t be too long
before we can re-open our Church
building, but in the meantime we will
continue streaming Services from
Churches in our Benefice and we
hope that many of you will continue
to join us. Our Church has been
Our Church building may be closed thoroughly and professionally
but St. Michael’s continues to be alive, cleaned ready for a new start as
active and caring in our community. soon as it is safe to do so.
We have been able to continue our
10am Sunday Services live on Zoom The care and upkeep of our lovely
& available afterwards on YouTube. Village Church, built and funded by
Please go to YouTube and search for local people in 1884, relies almost
‘The Whittlewood Benefice’. entirely on voluntary giving by the
congregation and the local
Morning Prayer has been livestreamed community, along with considerable
via the internet from the Vicarage, revenue from Church Room bookings.
on YouTube and Facebook from 9am All of this income has been lost since
each morning. You can access the link the start of lockdown.
on Facebook, via Paul’s own Facebook
page, the Whittlewood Benefice However, our costs have not changed!
page, the Whittlewood Benefice These include a contribution towards
Facebook group or the Towcester the stipend of the Vicar and Diocesan
Deanery group. expenses, insurance and maintenance
of the Church and Church Rooms and
In addition, we have a lunchtime Bible the care of the churchyard, ensuring
Study on Zoom each Wednesday. that it’s available for burials. Much of
the routine maintenance is carried
At our Sunday Pet Service in July we out by volunteers, which is always
were joined by 52 computers/devices welcome, but there are times when
with even more people counted in as specialist work has to be done by
sharing the Service and a wonderful outside contractors.
22 | Silverstone News & ViewsOur Church & Church Rooms
are closed but we are working
hard to re-open as soon and
as safely as we can.
Please help us by donating here:
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16509/
In order to keep all the Church’s through our lives and the lives we
facilities available for you and future share with others.
generations we ask for your support
and help. Our page on this website: Naturally we will be looking at new
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/ ideas for fund raising once we get
church/16509/ has a ‘Giving’ button back to more normality and if you can
where you can make a donation, all offer us any ideas and help this will be
donations are gratefully received. gratefully received.
If you would like to give to our Church We have been proud to fly our NHS
on a regular basis we are part of the flag in the churchyard to show our
Parish Giving Scheme and we can give gratitude to all the many people who
you more details on how to join if have done so much in caring for us.
you contact either Phil Reddall
(phil.reddall@gmail.com) or Anne This difficult time has certainly
Pullen (pullenl@sky.com) who will shown us as a caring and generous
be pleased to help. community, and we hope this will
long continue. Living generously is not
Our generosity is a response to God’s just about giving. It encompasses our
abundant grace and his loving care for whole life, time, skills, hospitality and
us and all people and is demonstrated heart as well as money.
Silverstone News & Views | 23Bedtime story with Grandpa Doc
“Grandpa Doc”.
“Yes dear?”
“We have gone to a new school since
last we saw you.”
“Yes, you have. Is it nice?”
“it’s much bigger than our old school
and there are lots more of us but there
has been trouble with the nasty virus
so we can’t go there as often as we
would like!”
“So, do you remember your old
school? It’s easy to forget old places
as you grow up. Grandpa remembers
your old school when he first came to
Cattle End. He could hear the school
bell ringing from across the fields. But
he can’t hear it now, which is a pity.
Maybe it doesn’t ring any more at the “In 1914 there was a great auction
new school? That would be sad. when many houses in old Silson and
He could recognise the voices of the farms round about were to be sold.
noisier boys including his son, Tim Grandpa has the catalogue of the sale
and his friend Lloyd Butcher! You go within which the prices of plots sold
to Stocks Hill, to the memorial, on are recorded, and the details of the
November 11th to remember soldiers properties to be sold. Lot No 24 was a
who died in the First World War. School and the Schoolmaster’s House.
Many of them would have heard that The Master rented his house and the
school bell.” School Rooms in which he taught the
village children. Nobody remembers
“There was another even older school, the places now because they have
years before the one you have just left. become something else. You know
More than 100 years ago! Shall I tell that old school as the Church Rooms,
you about it?” and the Master’s House was attached
“Yes please. Did you go to that to it next door. I will tell you of the rent
school Grandpa?” he paid, and also about Lot 10, Luffield
“No dear. It was even before grandpa Abbey Farm, which is now the motor
was born!” racing circuit.
Silverstone News & Views | 25In the Catalogue, the Silverstone Old “Yes please, Grandpa.”
School House and residence was “Well, Luffield Abbey Farm was Lot
Lot 24: “The School House has a No 10. “A valuable residential and
public and a private entrance with two agricultural property of 358 acres “.
classrooms and a large school room. So, dears , that is more than fifty times
Adjoining is the residence containing bigger than your village playing field!
three bedrooms, sitting room, parlour, “It has two entrances. One is a
kitchen, larder etc. With ground in rear beautifully timbered avenue over a
and at side bounded by a stream and mile long with two carved stone and
enclosed stone wall. slated detached gothic cottages at the
northern end, formerly the lodge
The Old School House is let to the entrance to the Stowe Riding.” They
Rev A A R Hutton on a Quarterly are still there now. The farmhouse
Agreement from 1st June at a rent of is built where there was The Luffield
£5. The cottage is adjoining, let to the Priory which goes a long, long way
same tenant on a similar Agreement, back in history and where there were
at a rent of £10-8-0. There is a Land monks who spent a lot of their time
Tax payable on this Lot of 3s. saying their prayers. They used to farm
fish in large ponds near the village
The property occupies a playing fields, the banks remain.
commanding and central position “The are many farm buildings and five
on the most prominent and business excellent cottages. The fields are in
part of the village. Well adapted to a four different parishes: Silverstone,
Public Hall , business premises, Syresham, Luffield Abbey and
garage etc.“ Lillingstone Dayrell“.
The Lot fetched £200. I expect, dears,
that in those days that was a lot of
pocket money! After that school was
sold some pupils moved into the new
C of E School in Green Lane where a
Mr Rodda was Headmaster from 1914
to 1951. A long time! That is the school
you have just left. Some children
moved to a smaller school on the High
Street, just below the red phone box.
In the 1930`s the schools merged into
the Green Lane building.”
“Shall I tell you about where the cars
race now?”“The fields all had names. One was there. A next-door plot of building
‘Wild Wood’ but not the ‘Wild Wood’ land was sold for £50.
Grandpa told you about in the ‘ Wind
in the Willows’ story! There was an The sale of all the Lots was By Order
‘Old Horse Close’ and a ‘Little Fogs’. of Sir Edmund G Loder, Bart. (Being
I expect you will never learn some of the remaining part of The Whittlebury
the old names of the fields as houses Estate ) and took place at ‘The Pomfret
have been built upon them. Names Arms Hotel’, Towcester on July 7th,
may be lost for ever. Grandpa`s house 1914. Auctioneers were Farebrother &
is built in part of a field called Grafton Ellis of London.
Leys. So that is the name he gave
his house so that the field name is Then came the awful war, my dears.
remembered. Lots of men from Silverstone went
away to fight in France and were killed.
Lot 10 with fields, houses and items Six men were from Grandpa`s Cattle
was sold for £6250. In those days End where their names are on a plate
large farms could earn money from on his garden wall. Three brothers
the rental of shooting and fishing were sons of widow Roberts. They
rights. The Sporting Rights over LOT lived in Barrack Row, by the kissing
10 were estimated at £18 per year. gate, it’s gone now.
Now the racing cars are there grandpa
expects it earns a lot more! In Now off to sleep! Say your prayers like
Cattle End, ‘Honeycroft’ was sold and the old monks at the Circuit. I will find
was being rented for £2-10s per year. you some more stories about the little
There are now three fine stone houses village in the trees another bedtime”.
Photograph of Old Silson
Silverstone has changed
dramatically over the years with
wood yards, paddocks and older
houses disappearing and replaced
with new buildings.
Do you know where the
photograph was taken?
April issue’s photograph – Looking down Little London from Tinker’s Lane.
Silverstone News & Views | 27Rosemary’s Garden Tips
Jobs for July and August It’s not too late (while the soil is
warm) to sow salad crops such as
Wisteria Lettuce and cut and come again
Wisterias are vigorous climbers and Salad leaves. Continue to sow till
can quickly become a tangled mass if September, and even later if you
not kept under control. have a greenhouse border, this
makes a good extra crop once your
Prune twice a year in January and Tomatoes have finished.
July, to encourage flowering. So, if
yours is neglected, now is the time! Radish is also a good quick crop to
sow between other veg.
For a winter harvest there is still
time to sow veg outdoors, such as
Chicory, Spring Cabbage, Swiss
Chard, always a colourful addition.
Or Kohlrabi to harvest in
late October.
Cut back all new wispy growth to
about five leaves, taking care to keep
any that you wish to tie in to cover a
structure. Further prone these shoots
to about a finger’s length in January.
Wisteria are very tough plants and
will cope with very hard cutting back
if yours has become overgrown or
got out of hand. Carrots, such as an all year-round
variety similar to a Nantes type can
If you are thinking of buying a also be sown now, Marion F1 Hybrid
Wisteria make sure you look for a is a good example.
grafted one. You can propagate from
cuttings or grow from seed but be Or you can buy Sprouting Broccoli
prepared to wait for many years or Brussels Sprout plants from a
before it will flower. local nursery.
28 | Silverstone News & ViewsIf you are quick you can still sow couple of leaves beyond the first
Christmas cropping sprouts such as apple. This will ensure all the
Brenden F1. These should be sown goodness goes into your fruit and
outdoors before the end of August. not into supporting unwanted stems.
Remember to protect all your Also, thin out the tiny apples to two
brassicas with netting to keep the or three in a bunch, this way you will
pigeons at bay. get less but bigger fruit. Prune the
tree again in late January/February.
How about new potatoes for
Christmas lunch? Plant a few seed Continue to take out the side shoots
potatoes now, in large pots or from cordon varieties of tomatoes
buckets. You can also buy grow bags and feed once a week. Remove
made for this purpose, which can be lower leaves to allow air to move
used many times. Just sow three to freely and for the sun to ripen the
a bag on about 15cm of soil, cover, fruit. There seems to be a lot of
and continue to add more soil as foliage on greenhouse tomatoes
the shoots get taller till you reach this year, this could be due to a very
the top of your container. Seeds are hot start followed by a cloudy June.
available now at garden centres, Every season is different and sent to
these are specially prepared and challenge us!
disease free.
You can pinch out the growing tips
Remember though... before the first if you wish, once you have five or
frost is forecast you must put your so trusses. This will ensure that all
planter into a frost-free place, such the goodness goes into nurturing
as a porch or greenhouse, because a your crop. That said, I don’t do this
frost will kill the top growth. myself, and prefer to let the plant
keep growing up and over the roof
Other jobs... it’s time to prune soft of my greenhouse. If we have a mild
fruit such as Gooseberries and and sunny autumn, this will pay off,
Currants. Take out old stems to and at worse lots of green tomatoes
open the bush, and prune back side for chutney!
shoots of Gooseberries to improve
fruiting next year. A good feed would Enjoy the rest of the summer
help too. There is plenty of good everyone, and happy gardening.
pruning advice on the internet.
Summer prune apple trees now, you Gardening, is a place where I find
can take off this year’s growth to a myself when I need to lose myself.
Silverstone News & Views | 29Silverstone Gardening Club
By the time you read this article the situation may have
changed regarding meetings and gatherings during
this Coronavirus pandemic, but at the moment it is not
possible for our Gardening Club to hold its planned
meetings and events
However, gardening itself continues as ever and this year has given many
people more time to spend in their outdoor spaces, maintaining what is already
there, restructuring areas, giving extra care to borders and lawns, growing fruit
and vegetables, and filling pots and empty corners with colour. The result has
been a welcome sight in the village for everyone to enjoy. It has been a relief to
so many for garden centres to open again and it has been reassuring to see the
precautions being put in place to keep shoppers as safe as possible.
This leads me on to the Club’s planters in
the centre of the village which are now full
of summer bedding coming into glorious
colour and providing an eye catching and
welcoming feel. We are very grateful to
those of our members who give their time
to organise and maintain these wonderful
displays. The Club’s planting project is now
to be referred to as ‘Silverstone Flowers’.
We are putting together our programme for 2021
and have been able to rebook some of our 2020
speakers so we hopefully will not miss out. Some
new speakers for special topics are also being
arranged – we do this with fingers crossed!
Please visit our website for further information
about our Club. www.silverstonegardeningclub.org
Best wishes and stay safe
Heather Illingworth
Chairman - Silverstone Gardening Club
30 | Silverstone News & ViewsSilverstone Flowers
Despite the worries of not being able to
obtain plants for our display this year – we
managed it!! I can’t say it was easy but
thanks to the loyalty of Greatworth Plants
who supply us, we once again have a
splendid and colourful display for you all to
enjoy. Thank you to all who are helping to
keep them watered and weeded and to those who have donated money to
keep this project going through this extraordinarily difficult year, when some
colour to brighten our lives has been needed more than ever!
Sue Rudland
SGC - Silverstone Flowers
Baking with Margaret
Honey crunchies
110g (4oz) SR flour
110g (4oz) porridge oats
110g (4oz) soft brown sugar
110g (4oz) butter/margarine
1/2 tblsp water
1/2 tblsp honey
1/4 tsp bicarb of soda
Mix together the flour oats and
sugar in a bowl. Put honey, water,
and margarine into a saucepan and
warm together until marge is melted.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the bicarb of soda, and add the dry ingredients. Mix together well and
form into small balls.
Put onto baking parchment on a baking tray, well-spaced out, and flatten
slightly with a fork. Bake at 180C for about 15 mins. Cool on a wire tray.
Silverstone News & Views | 31Methodist Chapel News
What we and you have been up to is everywhere. And God is every day,
during lockdown… not just a Sunday. However, we know
that weather is unpredictable, and the
number of people we can fit in the
garden is limited, therefor we
welcome our return into the Chapel
so that we can get together with more
of you because we have missed you!
Opening the doors
We are aiming to open for Services
and some activities from the 6th
Sept, following government guidelines
The Prayer Tree: closely and our Methodist risk
Your prayer ribbons have been taken assessment, adapting where
down and placed in a bowl so we can necessary. Thanks to our property
symbolically burn them, sending them steward and gardening team, we have
up like incense into heaven. been doing regular checks of our
water and heating and gardening
Psalm 120 – I call on the Lord in my during lockdown and are confident
distress and he answers me. we are ready for a safe return.
Psalm 141 – Let my prayer be counted
as incense before you. Services:
Our morning service will start at 9.30
The trees have been returned to their am on the 6th. We will serve coffee/
owners. Thank you, Bell Plantation for tea in your own travel mug and have
the loan of the large tree and Rev Pat a basket of sealed biscuits for you to
Olivent-Hayes for the olive tree. enjoy. We will play songs and hymns
During lockdown, as guidelines for you to listen to and reflect on but
allowed, we have held a short as per government guidelines will not
morning service outdoors in a garden, be singing just yet.
keeping to the safe distancing and
numbers of people allowed to gather Chairs will be spaced with a 2/3 metre
together. This has been a special time, distance and we recommend you
reminding us that we do not NEED the wear your face mask/covering at all
church building to gather together, times indoors. Our evening service
to talk to God, to pray and worship. will be at 6pm following the
We can do that anywhere, for God same protocol.
32 | Silverstone News & ViewsTiggers Playgroup: to attend the service with others via
We are planning on opening Tuesday Zoom using this Zoom link:
8th Sept using the outdoor garden https://us02web.zoom.
for large toy play, which can be easily us/j/6674742453
cleaned with parent help at the end Meeting ID: 667 474 2453
of the session. The toilets will be
open with hand sanitizers and wipes We will open up a Zoom session at
available. Bring your own travel mug 10.30am with an initial gathering time
and kiddies mug with you as we will of chat for 5 to 10 minutes and then
NOT be providing snacks. watch the service together. I will
play the video through Zoom but
We would value your confirmation you could, of course, watch it
and ideas about this start date. Please independently on a second device if
call Natasha on 07948 981179 so desired. There will then be a time
for conversation afterwards.
Youth club:
We are aiming to open with a We are also starting a Monday
combination of virtual zoom clubs for evening course thinking about
both younger and older groups and a “Worship in light of the life of Jesus”
Moth Cinema club for the older group and this is starting on Monday 20th
starting with a zoom club on Friday using the same Zoom link as above.
11th Sept for both groups together. This will be 7.30pm-8.30pm and again
Details will be sent to parents we hope as many people as possible
via email. will be able to take part. Please let me
know or Sarah in the Bicester church
The cinema club will adhere to safe office (churchadmin@bicester
distancing, wearing of face coverings, methodist.org.uk) if you can join us.
safe sealed refreshments which are
environmentally friendly. Matthew 18:20
Where two or more gather in My
Other ways to keep connected: Name, I will be there amongst them
If you still feel a need to isolate and
not attend gatherings we have various Hebrews 10:25
ways you can attend virtual services. Do not give up on meeting together
See the links below. ….but encourage one another
From the 19th July, as well as No matter how we do it….let’s keep
being able to watch the pre-recorded meeting together and with our Lord
Sunday service as usual whenever you and Saviour who came to love the
want, there is also the opportunity world not judge it. John12:47
Silverstone News & Views | 33Towcester & District Angling Association
Now that angling has The National match calendar
been underway for a has now been finalized we have been
few weeks able to publish the T&DAA match
after the nationwide calendar on the website. View at
ban, T&DAA https://www.t-daa.uk/matches.htm
waters have been producing some We will be publishing any matches at
good catches. The improvements to club waters on our Facebook page so
Astwell Mill mean that members can that members can avoid the date if
now cross a bridge to the far bank. not participating in the match. There
will be a match at Astwell on July
Car parking has also been improved, 19th, so members might like to revise
although the new area is currently their plans.
roped off to allow the grass to grow
and the ground to settle. There are Membership books can be purchased
temporary spaces available and we via the website www.t-daa.uk of from
have not had any real problems as yet. most of the local fishing tackle shops.
The price remains unchanged for the
We will shortly be adding extra stock second year.
to both Astwell mill and Silverlake as
part of our ongoing improvement We also have a vacancy for
programme. someone to act as a Bailiff at Silverlake
in Wappenham. The job simply
Following the recent upgrade to involves visiting the lake in the
our website, non-members or morning and again in the afternoon
members inviting friends are now able to collect fees from the Anglers.
to purchase day tickets for Silverlake A small remuneration will be made.
at Wappenham online via PayPal or This would suit one or two of the
credit/debit cards. The cost remains many people who walk their dogs in
unchanged at £8 for non-members. the area. If anyone is interested please
The only stipulation is that the date make contact via the details below.
you are going fishing at Silverlake
must be filled in otherwise the ticket Enjoy your fishing.
will be invalid. Just take your PayPal John Newman
receipt and or email confirmation to
provide confirmation if asked by a T&DAA Development Officer.
Bailiff. Purchase at https://www.t-daa. 07971 869656
uk/silverlake.htm email: development@t-daa.uk
34 | Silverstone News & ViewsCredit: Paul Salkeld
Silverstone News & Views | 37Doddies Live on
We moved into the village 5 years
ago and have had the privilege of
restoring Dodwells Village Shop into
our home. We still have lots to do but
we are getting there. We want
to thank Silverstone residents for
making us welcome and thank them
for putting up with us with the noise
and rubble. Thanks for all the lovely
comments and interest on how we
are getting on with the renovations.
We feel proud to be part of this
wonderful community.
In recognition and thanks, we have
renamed our house to Doddie’s.
Many thanks
Mark & Sharon Townsend
Have “ewe” seen the Silverstone Two?
Naughty sheep caught in the act. Local man says, “you can’t keep a good
lamb down”.
Credit: Paul Welch
38 | Silverstone News & ViewsCredit: James Smart
little or as much time as you can spare,
and we promise you’ll get more out than
you put in.
We provide the training. You show up, get
stuck in, and make new memories for life.
Sounds fun? Worthwhile? It is.
ASSISTANT SCOUT LEADER VACANCY To volunteer call Davina on 07733 551015
or e-mail davina@gnscoutgroup.uk Greens
Week by week, our volunteers empower Norton Scouts also have a Silverstone Pack.
thousands of young people to try new Contact Davina to learn more.
things, make new friends and stand on
their own two feet.
You don’t need to be Bear Grylls to join
us. You don’t need to have been a Scout
when you were younger. You don’t even
need to know how to put up a tent.
Whatever your skillset, lend a hand for asDear Resident, July 2020
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX EVENTS AT SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT 2020
This year Silverstone circuit will host two Formula 1 Grands Prix, on • Only a very limited number of personnel will be staying onsite,
consecutive weekends, the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix from and they will have access to basic commodities and catering to
31 July to 2 August and the Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary mitigate the need to use local shops and restaurants
Grand Prix from 7 to 9 August. These events will be very different to • All aspects are being discussed and Implemented In line with UK
the much-loved F1 events that we’ve held annually, with both being government requirements and in close liaison with Public Health
held ‘behind closed doors’ and without the hundreds of thousands of advisors during the planning and delivery phases
fans that we usually welcome to Silverstone.
The Silverstone Experience museum will be open from 20 July, only
There will be minimal impact on our local residents this year due to for pre-booked visitors. All the necessary health and safety measures
the lack of fans, however, I am writing to share with you the plans we will be in place and visitors will be advised of access restrictions.
have put in place to reassure you that the safety and protection of our
local community is a key priority. We have worked with Formula 1, Traffic Management Plans
the sport’s governing body, the FIA, Police, Public Health, Highways We will not have traffic management schemes for the A43 or one-way
England and local Councils, to put in place robust procedures to systems this year as, without the volume of traffic to and from the
ensure the events can take place in the safest possible environment. circuit, these will not be needed. However, we are putting in place the
We are implementing a range of measures to protect our local option for soft road closures for the Dadford Road, from the Junction
communities including: with the A43 to Stowe Crossroads, and for Winterhills. There will be
access to/from Silverstone village and the A43. (see map overleaf for
• Parking restrictions and enforcement in the vicinity (Dadford details). Any closures implemented will NOT be for local residents
Road, Silverstone and Whittlebury villages) to prevent and/or local businesses, these are to prevent non-event traffic from
unauthorised parking, with coning as per previous F1 Grands Prix accessing the venue, or the surrounding area. The enclosed ‘Resident’
• Strategic closure of certain roads to non-residents and non-race labels to display in your vehicles will assist in identifying local traffic.
personnel to prevent non-event traffic from accessing the venue
Public footpaths and bridleways access
(detailed overleaf)
• Managed access to local residents only on public footpaths and Access via the footpaths and bridleways highlighted on the map
bridleways in the immediate vicinity of the circuit (detailed overleaf) overleaf will be restricted during the events. Viewing will not be
possible from these paths as screening will be in place.
• Upweighted police presence in the area
• Use of Highways England signage on approach roads to warn Please check the Local Residents section on our website for regular
travellers that the venue and local area are closed updates during the Grand Prix events. We will also be updating any
relevant information via the village social media pages, where available.
• Enhanced physical screening and other enhanced security
The information above is correct at the time of going to press.
measures around the boundary to prevent people viewing from
outside the venue For future events our primary communications channel will be the
• A restricted airspace will be in place in and around the circuit for Local Residents section of our website and local community social
both events media. However, if you’d prefer to receive our communications by
email, please send us an email with your preferred email address and
• A robust communication plan with agencies and authorities advising
we’ll make sure we send you any relevant updates. If you would like to
fans to stay away from the venue and detailing the measures put in
receive our communications by post, please write to us at the address
place that remove any incentive to speculatively travel
below with your postal address and we’ll mail you updates (please note
The events are being run with strict protocols in place within the that this may be slow and therefore information could be out of date
venue including: by time of delivery).
• Limited number of personnel – teams, broadcasters, media, circuit In the meantime, if you have any queries, please feel free to email us,
team will be kept to a minimum, there will be no sponsors or guests using the dedicated local communities email: Residents@silverstone.
• Team hospitality structures will not be used, all team catering will be co.uk. If you have any concerns during the event please contact
in a controlled and socially distanced environment the Silverstone Command Centre on 01327 320310 or for non-
emergency police assistance, call 101.
• All international travelling personnel entering the circuit will have
been tested prior to arrival, with regular checks during the events I thank you in advance for your support in helping us get our sport and
• The circuit will be split into separate ‘bubbles’ to keep working industry back up and running.
groups in their own areas
Kind regards,
Stuart Pringle, Managing Director
Silverstone Circuits Ltd., Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN
0344 3728 200 Residents@silverstone.co.uk www.silverstone.co.ukYou can also read
