Page 5 - Oundle Life May 2025

OUNDLE
LIFE The magazine for Oundle and its villages
Getting out and about…
Deene Park, Elton Hall, Oundle Food Festival – what more could you want?
Whether you like to garden in the Spring
and not just vegetables! In this issue he tells us
sunshine or take a leisurely walk around a
all about half hardy annuals, so why not venture
stately home, it’s all in this issue for you.
outside and get growing (page 29).
We are blessed in this area with the most
Do you believe in fairies? Then you’ll love
beautiful big historic houses and in this May
a visit to Thurning on the 10th and 11th of
issue we feature not one, but two!
May. Take your little ones along and see if you
Deene Park has been in the Brudenell family
can spot the little folk’s houses in the spinney.
for over 500 years – this May and June they are
Eat barbecue and cake, drink tea and all in
bringing history to life (page 8).
the name of charity as all the proceeds go to
Another stunning place to visit is Elton Hall,
Thurning Church, the village hall and other
its gardens are incredibly beautiful – just the
local good causes (page 38).
place to enjoy the spring sunshine (page 13).
Kelvin Mason from the National Vegetable
Society knows a great deal about gardening –
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