Help from local charity
For many years, Harrington has put on its
best show in the bleakest of months by
hosting a snowdrop walk on the weekend
before Valentine’s Day – and it is beautiful
enough to make your heart sing.

However, the autumn of 2015 was tough
for the snowdrop bulbs at Harrington.
The snowdrop beds that provide the first
indications of spring in February were under
assault by large power diggers for the
furtherance of technology. The electricity
supply company needing to reinforce the
power supplies, enthusiastically dug a wide
trench through the grass verges
in the centre of the village for
a new high voltage cable.

Having just recovered
from this work, it was
the turn of the fibre optic cable company
to repeat the exercise, albeit with a smaller
trench but over a wider area.

On the positive side, the village is grateful
to finally have a better power supply and
superfast broadband. However, the existing
snowdrops for which Harrington is well
known have suffered and need some care
and recuperation. Help was at hand from
Kettering Borough Council Grant Aid, who
funded the purchase and planting of 4,000
snowdrop bulbs.

All 4,000 bulbs have been planted by
Teamwork Trust members, a charity
with centres in Corby, Kettering and
Wellingborough which is committed to
ensuring everyone gets access to the
same chances, choices and opportunities -
whatever their individual needs or abilities.
The charity’s members are adults with
mental health needs, learning and physical
disabilities who choose from a programme
of enabling and education projects, activities
and counselling programmes.

Snowdrop images by J A Thorpe on Flickr
Teamwork members worked hard throughout
November in the late autumn warm spell.
It was a great opportunity to develop their
horticulture and employability skills at the
same time. Teamwork is grateful to Harrington
Parish Council for this work opportunity and
to all the villagers who came to talk to their
members while they were planting the bulbs.

The Teamwork Trust members are all looking
forward to joining the rest of the community
at the Harrington Snowdrop Country
Walk on Sunday 12th February from 1pm
to 4 pm. The walk takes in many historic
features of the local landscape including
the site of the Falls, a scheduled ancient
monument, Church Walk through to the 13th
century church and sweeping views of the
countryside over towards the airfield and
Carpetbaggers Museum. Access to the Falls
is by kind permission of the Warner Family
whose Falls Farm today houses the Warner
Edwards Gin Distillery.

For anyone wanting to find out more about
the Teamwork Trust, please visit
www.teamworktrust.co.uk