Wilbraham's Warbler Winter 2016 by Vaughan Allanson

Wilbrahams’ Warbler Winter 2016

Great Wilbraham Little Wilbraham Six Mile Bottom

Untold Stories : Page 10 Scrabble Group : Page 55

MAGPAS visit : Page 22 Memorial Hall : Page 23

Tea Dance : Page 39

Youth Group : Page 30

Dahlia Success : Page 25

School Activities : Page 28 Back cover : School Activities : Page 28

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Public Service Contact Details Editorial Letters Untold Stories Wilbrahams’ Bridge Club Conservation Farming Part II Great Wilbraham Parish Council Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom Parish Council Book Exchange A View from the Garden Medical Transport drivers visit MAGPAS Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall Dahlia Mania in The Wilbrahams Over the farm gate Great Wilbraham Primary School PTFA Youth Group Calendar Bottisham Medical Practice Patients’ Group Ghouls, Ghosts and Witches Great Wilbraham Oil Syndicate French Night at the Carpenters Tea Dance Michael’s Meals The Adventures of Frizby and Blowpipe Chapel to Dental Surgery The Wilbrahams’ Website What to do about securing your home? Country Music Dance Stir Up Flooding in Church Street, Great Wilbraham Cricket 2016 - Spats, bats and balls Scrabble Afternoons Six Mile Bottom Sports and Social Club Bus Timetable, 115 Crossword Advertisers Community Group Contact Details Bus Timetable, 17 & 18

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Public Service Contact Details Police Emergency

Police, Fire or Ambulance

Community Support Officer Doctors The Surgery, Bottisham Mon-Fri: 08:30 am to 6.00 pm Fulbourn Health Centre Mon-Fri: 08:30 am to 6.00 pm Out-of-hours / Urgent Care Cambridgeshire

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PCSO Julie Hajredini 101 ext. 7113441 Enquiries/Appointments : 810030 Enquiries/Appointments : 880216 NHS Direct

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Faith Anglican Church

Rev Alice Goodman 880337 Lay Minister: Steve Mashford, 882163 Baptist Church Peter Wells, 812388, www.re-new.me.uk pandawells@cheerful.com info@re-new.me.uk Rev Keith Morrison, 813055 Rev Alan Brand, 812558 Great Wilbraham Parish Council www.gt-wilbraham-pc.org.uk Chairman Stephen Bartlett 881096 chairGW@wilbrahams.co.uk Clerk Natalie Mulvey 07887813702 clerkGW@wilbrahams.co.uk Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom Parish Council Chairman Paul Lambton chairLW@wilbrahams.co.uk Clerk Elizabeth Smith clerkLW@wilbrahams.co.uk County Councillor District Councillor MP Lucy Frazer

John Williams john.williams@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Robert Turner 813437 cllr.turner@scambs.gov.uk

lucy.frazer.mp@parliament.uk

Front cover by Martin Gienke, Back cover by Kim Crisp Other photos by Martin Gienke & contributors Printed by Burwell Community Print Centre

Editorial With the nights drawing in, and the days getting shorter, it can only mean that it is time for the Warbler again. Don’t let the fact that this year looks likely to be the warmest year globally since records began mislead you. Fancy telling us that, when all we can think of is keeping warm, as the temperature begins to drop. It is worth noting that you should be ordering your oil now to avoid the Christmas rush. The contact details of both villages oil syndicates are just inside the back cover. Several people have commented that there seems to be an increase in the amount of dog mess littering our roads and pavements. Please, if your dog fouls the road or pavement, can you pick it up and dispose of it in the bins around the villages. There is nothing worse than traipsing dog mess into your house on your shoes or boots. Parking seems to be a growing problem in Little Wilbraham, particularly on the High Street near the Hole in the Wall and in Manor Close. I have no idea what to do about this. What worries me, is when a bus or large piece of farm machinery comes through. It may mean that the bus is unable to come down into the village, and it just turns right at the Hole in the Wall. Remember, access for emergency vehicles, ambulances and fire engines, needs to be guaranteed! If yellow lines were introduced throughout, it would change the character of the village, and would not necessarily solve the problem. If you have feelings about this, please let us know. Martin, living in Great Wilbraham, says that many residents value the sound of the church bells as part of the village scene and ethos – it’s all part of living in this special place. A few years ago baffles were installed in the bell tower, which severely limited the sound and the bells could no longer be heard throughout the village. Many people complained and a well-attended meeting was held in May 2014. “It was agreed that potential solutions and associated costs would be investigated by the PCC, as the overwhelming feeling of this meeting and as previously reported in the Warbler, were ‘We want to hear the bells’”. Subsequent investigation and discussion was put off until after the project to create toilets, kitchen and a new bell ringing platform was complete. That project is now complete as reported in the last Warbler. Perhaps it is time now for the PCC and the Guild of Bell Ringers to resurrect the investigation and pursue a solution so that the bells can be heard across Great Wilbraham once again – a sound that is treasured? Beaumonts Butchers of Fulbourn has given us another recipe for you to try; roast fillet of beef with roasted garlic and mustard. Sounds good for a Sunday roast after a long walk on a winters day, don’t you think?

As always, there are letters and articles. Alex Rushmer has written a letter to the villages about the Harvest Supper and Claire Jackman has written an update about the move to the old Baptist Chapel in Great Wilbraham. As some of you may know, Bottisham Medical Practice want to expand, and so Claire has found new premises. John Tanburn has also written another Untold Story. If you had a wish for Christmas what would it be? Mine, and I’m guessing a few Little Wilbraham residents, would be the introduction of faster broadband. I know it’s due to arrive in December, but I’ll believe it when I see it. We know there are problems with it in Great Wilbraham, you’ve only got to have access to Facebook to see several people commenting on the fact that it keeps dropping out. David White has followed up his article from earlier in the year with Conservation Farming part II, where he talks about soil biology, which is very interesting, if you’re a keen gardener. All that remains for me to say is, on behalf of the editorial team, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. John Torode, Editor

Blooming Success What a shock when Peter first looked into the Dahlia Show Marquee. A kaleidoscope of colour as far as the eye could see. With great trepidation, he went in with his blooms Telling himself, keep calm it will be over soon. After tending, worrying and waking in the early hours He knows he must show his wonderful flowers. After carefully arranging his display to be judged next day Thought he’d try to sleep, could not settle come what may. Next morning, after anxiously waiting for eleven am Contestants were allowed into the marquee again. Wow! Not only winning three firsts and a second, He also won the Montague Cup! Well done Peter let’s hope you can keep this standard up. Greta Peter Wilson, of Little Wilbraham, won the Royal Horticultural Society MONTAGUE CUP at Wisley. See the article on page 25. Well done Peter

Editors

Letters Dear Editor The other day I went to Cambridge station to catch a train, and when Tony stopped the car to let me out, a man said we could not stop and if we did we would be fined. I said I was jolly well going to get out and I did, and Tony drove off in a hurry. I do not use the station often so I am not aware of the changes. If there is somewhere near the entrance to put people down and meet arrivals, surely the signposting should be more obvious? Pat Nutbourne

Dear Editor Susan, Nik and family wish to thank all relatives and friends for their support and kindness following the sad loss of Dennis Ewers. Thank you also to R J Pepper and son for their friendly and efficient funeral arrangements. Finally thank you all for the generous donations totalling over ÂŁ270 in aid of the Bottisham Medical Centre Equipment fund and the retired Greyhound Trust. Sincerely Susan Elmer.

Dear Editor I write with regards to this year's annual village harvest supper. It was with regret that I learned that the supper did not take place this year. With that in mind I felt it important to clarify my position so as to ensure there is a degree of explanation and, hopefully, a level of understanding from any residents who may be feeling disappointed. Since my tenure began at the Hole in the Wall in 2011 I have done my utmost to support as many local causes as possible and provide a warm, inviting and hospitable environment for anyone wishing to drink or dine in the village. The realities of the rural hospitality industry mean that I must balance this with a need to encourage custom from the surrounding areas as well. However I have always been delighted to welcome you all to the harvest supper, provide raffle prizes to support local charities, offer a place to celebrate significant occasions and even judge village baking competitions. Two years ago, in response to feedback about the bar area I made the decision to remove all dining tables from this room and turn it into a cosy place to enjoy a drink with no pressure or expectation of having to dine. It is a delight to see so many familiar faces using the space as intended. Over the last five years I have been happy to provide a two-course meal at a reduced price, in order for the village to come together as one and raise money for a good cause in the spirit of the harvest. The price of this has, until now, remained the same despite escalating costs.

During 2016 wine and spirits prices have increased 3-5%. Dairy has seen a increase in price of 20-25%. Salmon has become too expensive to have on the menu. Meat and fish prices have also increased across the board as have rent, rates and utilities. I was, sadly, left with little choice but to increase the price of the harvest supper this year to £27.50, a price that was to include tea or coffee (menu price £3.50) and service (usual service charge 10%). This represents a discount of nearly £10 per person on our regular evening menu. Unfortunately this price was deemed too expensive and consequently the supper did not go ahead. I wish to make clear that this price increase was not a decision that was taken lightly, nor was it through a desire for profit. This increase was motivated merely by a need to avoid making a loss on the evening in the light of the reasons detailed above. If anyone would like to discuss this further, then please do let me know. I am always happy to discuss matters pertaining to the village and strive to make myself as approachable and available as possible. Alex Rushmer, Chef/Patron, The Hole in the Wall

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Seasonal Sparkler Saturday 3 December 7.30pm Canapes & Cam Sax Quartet The Wilbrahams’ Community Choir easy listening favourites selected for the festive season : wine & soft drinks available

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Untold Stories Some of the people I interview for this series have a long connection with the villages, and others have done interesting things in The World Beyond Wilbs. Our guests for this edition fit both descriptions. I (JT) met Tony (TN) and Pat (PN) Nutbourne, who have lived in GW since 1968. JT : Tony, I think you have had three careers? TN : Two and a half. The first was in the Navy. I went to Dartmouth aged 13, and at 17 I was a midshipman serving in HMS Glasgow, then the flagship on the East Indies station based on Trincomalee in what was then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. We had a lot of fun. For instance, we used to give children’s parties when in port. I was always a pirate who was made to walk the plank, which involved dropping 20 feet blindfolded into the water. On alternate days, I was in charge of the pinnace (the largest boat, used for general stores, sports teams and libertymen) with a small crew of royal marines. On one occasion in the river Irrawaddy at Rangoon, when the monsoon rains had made the current run very fast, I turned the boat to head down the river and found myself very quickly 5 or 6 miles downstream. I had made a fool of myself, but the marines did not seem to mind. Then I volunteered for the new electrical branch of the Navy along with 14 other sub-lieutenants: the carrot was a degree course at Cambridge; the stick was that without any school qualifications we had to pass an examination called the Mechanical Sciences Qualifying exam (which no longer exists) to get matriculated. After three years at Cambridge and two further years of Naval radar and sonar training, I was posted to my first real job as Electrical Officer of the destroyer HMS Cheviot for two years in the Mediterranean fleet. JT : What sort of work were you doing from then on? TN : It was mostly in The Admiralty in Bath and was very mathematical: gunnery fire control, introducing missiles into the Navy, that sort of thing. I left the Navy voluntarily at 40. I couldn't get a job in Bath, so I applied for and got a lectureship in Cambridge University, and moved the family to Great Wilbraham. JT : Why did you leave the Navy? TN : For two reasons: to help my wife with her career – we had a large family– and because I became increasingly unhappy about weaponry and killing the other

fellow. So, in Cambridge I did research on peaceable topics. I led a small team in the early days of computer-aided design, and enjoyed teaching maths to engineering students. At 60, I retired from the university and went into local industry for five years. I joined a small firm called FEGS (Finite Element Graphical Systems) in Oakington. Ironically, I mainly managed a contract with the army to do with the vulnerability of tanks. JT : Pat, you were a hospital doctor with a large family? PN : Yes, we had two babies before I was qualified. House jobs (first work after qualification) then required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I did that for a fortnight, and then took time to look after the babies and do housework for the next twelve years. By then we had three boys and three girls and also a foster daughter. I was on the committee of the Women’s Institute (WI), I was doing Meals on Wheels and other things. Then I decided that I really did want to go back into medicine. Up till then, there were only full-time jobs, and this excluded a lot of married women doctors; I was extremely lucky, they had just introduced part-time work. I trained to be an anaesthetist with the advantage to my family that I did not get involved in long-term relationships with patients, so I was not worrying about them after work! JT : You had six children and a foster-daughter – are they still around? PN : Yes, they are around. And we have 19 grandchildren, most of whom are now in their twenties. JT : How many great-grandchildren? PN : None yet. JT : You had two and a half careers too, didn’t you? You have a creative side You designed the village sign for GW. How did that come about? PN : It was a gift to the village by the WI, as many are in East Anglia: it is a local tradition. It was done fairly cheaply as lots of people contributed, and Peter, one of our sons, carved it.

JT : So what did he do? PN : He went into teaching. He is now a Deputy Head and is involved with timetables and things like that, but he is still a very good woodcarver. He makes things for my dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house which are quite exceptional. JT : You have made a dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house? PN : Yes. I do tapestry for the carpets, things like that. JT : Do you use a magnifying glass, or a microscope? PN : I used to do it without anything, but I need a magnifying glass now. TN : It is fully wired with all concealed wiring.. JT : So you are in this together? TN : Yes. We bought 4,000 model bricks and tiles, and laid them to make the outside walls and the roof. JT : You make your own 3D Christmas cards every year. Is that a joint effort too? TN : Yes. Pat has the creative idea and I do the paper engineering to make things pop up and the like. PN : The GPO has put a stop to that that now because letters have to be thin. JT : Was there something about an altar cloth? PN : Yes. About ten years ago, the church was burgled. The burglars put things in one of the altar cloths and dragged it across the village green and there was not much of it left after that. It was suggested to me that I might like to make a new one, so I did that and offered to make another one.

JT : Your creative side seems to range from the tiny, like the dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, to the large. I believe you recently together put in a deer fence round your garden? PN : Yes. They were feasting off our plants, eating even fresh rose shoots down to the ground. JT : I believe you have always travelled a lot? TN : Yes. We went once a year with Exodus Travels Ltd, because they did not waste money on expensive hotels. With them we travelled all over Asia with some trips to central and South America, and Africa. Our most recent trip was to Myanmar for five weeks, which included a boat journey for a week on the Irrawaddy above Mandalay. I renewed acquaintance with Rangoon (now Yangon). JT : Thank you both for sharing so much with us.

John Tanburn

Wilbrahamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bridge Club The Bridge club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start in the Memorial Hall. We met to play for the first time on 20 September 2016. I was nervous to see how many people would turn up, but there were two tables of play from the beginning even though it was peak holiday season! Some members hadn't played for thirty years and others had played, but not used Acol before. Everyone now realizes that we are not expecting championship standard, but an evening of interesting play while hopefully becoming better players. Are there any players new to the game out there? Here is your chance to have some practice and good players can come and share your expertise! While I was away, the sessions still ran with Martin Gienke and David Taylor kindly taking my place at running the group. On my return from holiday I was pleased to see that there were still two tables and apologies from enough people to enable us to have three tables for the next session. Members are getting to grips with being able to play duplicate, realizing the fun of pairs being able to pit their wits against each other and comparing the different contracts that have been called when playing the same cards. There is a sense of enjoyment and fun amongst the group and anyone wishing to join us for a relaxed and friendly game of bridge would be sure of a warm welcome. Di Raikes

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Weenie Warblers at the New Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall We are a small baby and toddler group that meet in the Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall, Angle End, Great Wilbraham, CB21 5JG. Parents/carers can have a cuppa and a chat while the children play. There is plenty of space in the new hall for the children to let off steam! £1.50 per family – refreshments included. We’re open on Fridays 9am – 11.45am, during school term time. 2nd, 9th, 16th December : 6, 13, 20 and 27 January 3, 10 and 24 February (closed on 17th as it's half term week). Do drop in any time during the session. Newcomers to the group are always warmly welcomed. Contact: Sarah Fordham on 880698 or Alison Andrews on 882483 sarahjfordham@live.co.uk. 14

Conservation Farming Part ll Since I last wrote I've had my first harvest using my "hippie seeds" as a friend quite nicely described them. Despite a very dull June that affected yields in general due to lack of solar radiation as described by Chris Ascroft in his previous piece, my yields were comparative with what was harvested in the region. I luckily dodged the bullets that were winter barley and oilseed rape, which nationally had a disastrous year, with my wheat and spring barley being a good average yield and excellent quality and the spring beans being very good at 2.3 tons/acre. These will be exported to Egypt for human consumption from Camgrain Stores. So, harvest was very encouraging, demonstrating either the first law of beginners luck or what I was doing worked. In my last piece I explained the concept of using cover crops to restructure my soil instead of traditional cultivations; i.e. ploughing which we refer to as inversion cultivation or tine and disc cultivation, non inversion, which leaves the organic crop residue near the surface where it is more readily broken down by active soil biology (something I will return to). To explain this further, look at what has happened when a fence post in your garden snaps off and falls over due to old age. It's the first 4" underground that rots off, pull the complete post out and you will see that the wood buried deeper will actually be preserved! Much like the Bronze Age Seahenge found in the beach at Holme next the Sea. So, it's the soil biology near the surface that I want to encourage, along with my worm population, which help turn vegetation into usable fertiliser for my crops. It's all very well talking about the theory of enhancing soil biology but how can this be measured? Easy, Soil-your-Undies or The Cotton Test as it's more politely known by soil scientists is a scientific (yes really search YouTube "soil your undies") way of measuring the activity of soil biology. The test consists of burying a new pair of 100% cotton underpants 4" deep for 8 weeks then digging them up again to assess the degradation. More active biology = less pant left, it's that simple, and as they are available from Amazon 3 pairs for ÂŁ5.07 it's a cheap test to do too. I'm not sure "Barry the Post" actually believed what I said I was going to do with them when he delivered the package. I've buried 3 pairs, one in my neighbour's ploughed field, one in my conservation field and one in some long term grass, as the control. I'm intrigued to see what has happened when I dig them up in a couple of months. Results to follow. My farm is again "Forever Green", a term I learnt from a visit to the Minneapolis University earlier in the year, where they are encouraging American farmers to prevent erosion of their soil by wind and nutrients by water. A diverse mix of cover crop species are again growing, which as well as giving me farming benefits, provide a valuable habitat for wildlife through the winter. David White, Hawk Mill Farm

Great Wilbraham Parish Council Highways Currently, Highways remain a top priority for the Parish Council. Chairman Stephen Bartlett, Councillor Roddy Tippen and concerned residents met the Cambridgeshire County Council Highways Officer early in November to walk around the village and discuss various matters relating to paths, roads and drainage. The outcome of this meeting was reported at the November Parish Council meeting on 17 November. Local Highway Improvement Initiative 2016/17 The Parish Council was successful in its application for funding to improve the safety of pedestrians in Church Street from the 2016/17 Local Highways Improvement Initiative. Although it is not possible to widen the existing footway in Church Street, this funding will ensure essential repair and improvement work will take place during November. Also, the verge on Temple End will be reinstated and finally signs will be installed on Little Wilbraham Road and Mill Road indicating they are unsuitable for HGVsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Parish Council Internal Auditor The role of the internal auditor is an important one. The internal auditor provides independent advice to the Clerk and to the Council on the effectiveness of the internal control systems and how well they are working. The audit report assures the Councillors that the financial information is accurate, that their decisions are being properly implemented and that risks are being proportionately addressed. Thank you to David Lee who has kindly supported the Parish Council as its internal auditor for the last few years. David has now recommended that there be a change in auditor and the members of the Parish Council are therefore seeking a suitably qualified person to undertake this role. If you would like more information on what is involved, please contact either the Clerk or Chairman of the Finance Committee - Roddy Tippen. Defibrillator The installation of the community defibrillator is due to take place before the end of November. This will be fitted outside the Wilbrahamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Memorial Hall for use by the public on victims of sudden cardiac arrest (heart attacks). The device will be accessible 24 hours a day. A defibrillator is a portable machine that automatically sends an electric shock to the heart muscle to return it to its normal rhythm. Please check the www.wilbrahams.co.uk website for an update on installation and the training for its operation. The Parish Council is keen for as many residents as possible to be trained to use it. If you would like to register an interest in taking part in the training, please email the Clerk.

Planning Applications Since the summer, the Parish Council has been busy with an unusually large number of Planning Applications, and it has had to arrange several extraordinary meetings to handle them. While applications are made to South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC), which is the ultimate decision maker in respect of those applications, the Parish Council also has an important role to play. Its role is to ensure the relevant information is assembled for SCDC Planners to determine whether there are any local material considerations which they need to consider in assessing the acceptability of each application. Information on planning applications, once received by the Clerk, is added to the village website along with the date for the Parish Council meeting to discuss the application. (N.B. All planning applications are also available on the SCDC website and details of the plans can be viewed online.) From the date of SCDC publishing each application, twenty-one days are available for the Parish Council to assemble, consider and submit that information together with a recommendation whether it supports, objects or has no recommendation about the application. During that brief period, it is essential that the views of neighbours who live in the vicinity of the applications are reflected to SCDC, copied to the PC to ensure that all views are taken into account. Council Meetings The next scheduled Council meeting will be held on Thursday 17th November at the Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall at 7.30pm, when the Wilbrahams’ Youth Group will present a young person’s view of the village and the 2017/18 budget will be considered. Subsequent meetings will take place at the Memorial Hall on 19th January 2017, 16th March 2017, 20th April (APM Annual Parish Meeting) and 18th May (Annual Parish Council Meeting). All residents are most welcome. Please check the Parish website for regular updates - www.wilbrahams.co.uk Natalie Mulvey, Parish Clerk

Village Event for Christmas The Great Wilbraham Parish Council and The Memorial Hall Trustees are jointly planning " A Village Christmas Social " on the well tested bring and share arrangement. Everyone from both Wilbrahams is invited. This is planned for Saturday 17th December. Please make a note in your diary. Details are being worked out at the moment but please keep an eye out for further news. Tony Ryan 17A : Nine, STRICTLY involved? (4) 21D : Twelve, banging on (7)

Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom Parish Council It seems to have been a period of change for the Parish Council through the summer months; we have now filled all councillor vacancies and have a completely new Parish Council plus a new Parish Clerk. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all previous Councillors and Diane Bramwell, the Parish Clerk, for their work in serving our villages over many years. The Parish councillors are now Gillian Clifford and Rupert Chennells for Six Mile Bottom ward and for Little Wilbraham ward they are myself (Paul Lambton), Tony Stead, David Humphrey, Edward Brunner and Andrew Carter. I am also pleased to welcome Elizabeth Smith who has recently accepted the position of Parish Clerk. Together with the changes in the constitution of the Parish Council we have been active on a number of local matters: Planning applications S/1982/16/PA – Wells Farm, Church Road. Change of use of agricultural buildings and construction of 2 dwellings. On the 23rd August the Church was packed with residents eager to hear about this proposed development and to ask questions. A good discussion ensued enabling the Parish Council to comprehensively respond to South Cambridgeshire planning department. We have since been informed the application has been withdrawn by the land owner. S/2464/16/FL – installation of temporary buildings at Dick Whites Veterinary Centre. The Parish Council supported this application. S/2419/16/FL – Erection of Bungalow, London Road, Six Mile Bottom (amendment to S/070/16/FL) The Parish Council has applied for extra time to reply to South Cambridgeshire planning department. S/2526/16/FL – Two storey extension, 5 Manor Close, Little Wilbraham. The Parish Council supported this application. Church Green – Little Wilbraham Work to remove self set trees, install roadside posts and to generally improve the Green has now been completed. Village Notice Boards New boards have now been installed in both Six Mile Bottom adjacent to the Post Box on the wall near to where the old phone box used to be and Little Wilbraham, the latter now being located by the bus stop at the bottom of Manor Close; this board replaces the damaged one and supplements the existing board on Church

Green. The intention will be to post notices both on the boards and on the ‘The Wilbrahams’ website where residents can set up to receive automatic notifications. High Speed Broadband for Little Wilbraham The Parish Council together with over 25 residents met Connecting Cambridgeshire and BT on the 19th September; we learnt from BT that they were still on schedule for connecting Little Wilbraham by the end of this year. Residents will have seen that two new telephone switch boxes have been installed at the crossroads of Primrose Farm Road and Little Wilbraham Road. At the time of writing, BT is waiting for UKPower to provide electricity supply to the boxes. BT confirmed that residents will be notified by BT when faster broadband will be available; unfortunately this service is provided at an extra charge Our next meeting is on 6th December at 7.30pm at St John’s Church, Little Wilbraham, and we look forward to seeing as many villagers as possible there. Paul Lambton, Chair

The Book Exchange I am pleased to say that the Book Exchange seems to have got off to a good start, and is clearly being used regularly. One little boy took his class teddy there and wrote about it in his diary! I am also grateful to see that the feather duster I put in there has been plied with energy, and the box is relatively free of spiders despite the increasingly cold weather. I came home from Spain this week to see that another pile of books had been left in the box outside my house, and I shall be sorting through those in the next few days. Thank you for that donation. Some books, however, had just been left in the book exchange itself which is not so helpful as they clutter and confuse. There is a box in there to house extra children’s books off the floor. We do need to keep the supply of books fresh, but please remember not just to donate books but also to take books out. It is a one for one system – a good read for a good read! I could do with some more help with the maintenance and running of the exchange. If you feel you could give the occasional half hour to sort through the shelves, refresh the books and give a clean around, please let me know. Trish Davis

A view from the garden A cold northerly breeze comes in after an early frost, sending autumn leaves down like snowfall to reveal bare branches in the cool winter light. It transforms the scenery from my back garden, drawing my eye to the new dark monsters that loom over the hedge. New houses are going up all over the space, previously cottage gardens, squeezed so tight that even the mature ash trees have to be mutilated to make the most from the space. So much for ‘Conservation areas’. Custom often names a new development after something that it’s replaced or destroyed. So here are a couple of suggestions; ‘Barn Owl Roost ’perhaps or ‘Bats Pantry’? Maybe I’m being too kind and a bit of brutal honesty would be better, and just call it Packemin Close. Back on the vegetable plot I’m normally well into composting and digging by now, but the driest autumn since 1951 has made it difficult to turn the soil easily. Our thin shallow soil is always hungry and the vegetable plots need regular input to keep up nutrient levels for good crops. A row of broad beans sown between now and the New Year will normally pay dividends as an early crop in May when there’s not much else to have. Last years crop was perhaps the exception when they grew too strongly in a very mild wet winter. The lanky stems became too weak so I cut them off, and they spouted from the base to make new stems and they grew much the same, except shorter, but it lost the advantage of an early sowing. Whilst on the subject of setbacks, it was also the onion crop that suffered. A dark brown powdery covering on the leaves, caused by downy mildew, really affected the growth, and most onions didn’t even get the size of a tennis ball. However, my autumn-sown onions look good this year. Let’s hope that this new strain of mildew tolerant onions do a bit better. I often sift through the seed catalogues (that appear uninvited through the letterbox) at this time to see what might enthuse me for the new growing season. Finally, I’ll stick my neck out (don’t worry I’ve got a chain-mail collar!) and do a bit of forecasting with some folklore. If the ice in November will bear a duck, then all the rest ‘ll be slush ‘n muck’ Seasons Greetings, Nigel Start

Medical Transport drivers visit MAGPAS Pat Nutbourne and Martin Gienke, drivers for the Medical Transport scheme at the Bottisham Medical Practice visited the Magpas Air Ambulance headquarters at RAF Wyton on 27th September. They were part of a group of drivers from Bottisham and the Swaffhams who provide transport for residents to and from the Medical Practice. The drivers don't claim petrol and the Medical Practice pass the sums onto the Magpas Air Ambulance. A briefing on the history and operation was given and the drivers met one of the crews including the pilot Andy Figg and Dr Simon Lewis. The group had a look around the helicopter before Janet Aves, coordinator for the Medical Transport project presented the cheque for ÂŁ192. Magpas Air Ambulance brings crucial lifesaving care by land and air to patients in life-threatening emergencies in the East of England and beyond. Some of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expert doctors and paramedics volunteer their own time to work with Magpas Air Ambulance. They support the ambulance service and give advanced medical care when time is of the essence. Magpas Air Ambulance is not a statefunded service and relies on generous public donations to continue saving lives. In the past two years the team has been called to emergency medical incidents, using either the air ambulance or a rapid response vehicle, in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Oxfordshire, and one London borough. Before the drivers left the alarm went and the team left in the helicopter for an incident. Martin Gienke

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On Remembrance Sunday, there was a brief gathering in the Memorial Hall to rededicate the memorial to those who served in the First World War. The gathering was led by Rev. Alice Goodman and there was brief contribution from the Community Choir with a musical setting of Laurence Bunyan’s words, We shall remember them by Gill Humphrey. The Trustees have been discussing with Little Wilbraham PC the addition of a further Memorial recognising the fallen from Little Wilbraham and Six Mile Bottom. It is probably not possible at this late date to identify all those who served in the First World War from those villages but, to reflect the aims of the Charity, we consider it fitting that some formal recognition should appear in the Hall. The Trustees are delighted to say that the usage of the new Hall is continuing at a good level and that so far we appear to be covering our costs from the rental fees charged to users, which is what we aim to do. It is still early days and we have yet to complete a full year with the new building so we will not have a clear picture of how we are doing until April 2017 at the earliest. We continue to see new Groups form and use the Hall. The Bridge Group is now up and running – see the article on the Bridge club elsewhere in this issue of the Warbler. Are there any more groups of people with pastimes that could benefit from establishing a group in the village to join up with others who want to share in that hobby or pastime? Please come forward and get in touch with any of the Trustees or with Shirley Morley (tel 880723, email booking.wilbrahamsmemorialhall@gmail.com) about available times. There are a few snagging problems left that the Trustees are continuing to attempt to resolve with Alan Lamb and Marcus, of which the most obvious is the blown plaster in the southwest corner of the meeting room. At the time of writing action to remedy this is in hand. Charles Raikes, Chairman

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Whoopee, Dahlia Mania in The Wilbrahams Our Peter Wilson, of Little Wilbraham, won the Royal Horticultural Society MONTAGUE CUP at the Wisley. The Montague Cup was started in 1955. Peter’s win consisted of three firsts and a second. How good is that! Fantastic. This UK National Dahlia competition is held once a year in Surrey and attracts entries from all over the United Kingdom and the world. Peter, as a newcomer to this illustrious event, could only enter as a novice competitor, classed as division C. This division has 17 individual classes. The first prize winners of these classes are judged together, with the resulting outcome of just one winner of the Montague Cup. Previous to this year, 2016, the classes had been won by county winners. In just his first year Peter surpassed them all. Peter’s dahlias which were the winners are Willowfield George bred by George Powley which is a relatively new comer, having been created only three years ago. In the judging process the dahlias are subject to very close scrutiny. They have to be the right size, when measured with the standard ring. If the bloom touches the ring, i.e. if it’s slightly too large, it is disqualified. The centres have to be virtually perfect and there can be no blemishes on the petals. Peter will keep the cup until March 2017 and will have his name engraved on it. A tribute to Stuart should be mentioned, Peters proud dad, who is very much a knowledgeable dahlia enthusiast himself. Stuart Wilson has continually been there to help and encourage Peter through all his dahlia growing years. Congratulations Peter, we are all so very proud of you. Wendy Craig 45A, 36D, 31D : With all the repeats, you get twelve of these (9,2,1,8) 36D : see 45A 31D : see 45A

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Over the farm gate Harvest has been and gone and was a very mixed bunch, the early crops were disappointing, but things did improve. I have decided to try and clean up the sample of winter barley I spoke about last time, in an effort to get it straight into the maltings at Stowmarket, and hence fulfil my prearranged contract. Other contracts for wheat were all fulfilled fully and has left us with a final yield of 9.4 tons/ha, a little down on last year, but slightly better than budget. Everything else was as expected although the sugarbeet has only just been lifted and I have no figures for that yet, but first opinions are promising and the devaluing of the ÂŁ has improved the price a little. All the winter sowing has now been completed and all fields have had a herbicide. Who would have thought we would be desperate for some rain in early November? Rainfall figures show less than an inch (21.5mm) for October and September (23.5mm) and things have been dry since 17th of last month. This has given us a bit of a helping hand in as much as having taken the decision to delay sowing to try and control blackgrass weeds, the ground is not too wet for drilling, but neither has the blackgrass grown so that we can kill it either. Although delayed for ten days, there still seemed to be plenty to do, but the seed beds have appreciated a bit from extra time spent on them. The early sowings are now showing green, when it was only about eight weeks ago that they were golden. The first real frost happened in early November helping to slow down the aphids which have the potential to spread viruses in the new plants. Hopefully, there will still be enough to feed the large swarms of ladybirds that appeared recently. Perhaps, if the fruit on the hedgerows is a portent of a harsher winter to come, then some of the diseases and pests will decline anyway. On the machinery side we need to change our main tractor which has done 8500 hours (tractor life is measured in hours rather than miles as in a car) and is showing signs of its age, with several niggling breakdowns recently. Consequently, we will be trialling three different makes over the next month and trying to discern the best option for a replacement, taking into consideration things like servicing intervals, fuel costs, ease of operation and of course cost. Watch this space to see what replaces the red Massey Fergusson. It could be Red, Blue or even Green. Chris Ascroft, Farm Manager Wilbraham farms 49A, 50A, 51A : Several little helpers (3,5,6) 2D : Sounds like someone complaining about the drink (4) 4D : Changed writer with less stress provides these gifts (8)

This term the school have been learning about the ‘Living Planet’. We have had visiting artic explorers, made volcanoes, had role play igloos and learnt all about climates and biomes around the world. We were also fortunate to access free tickets to watch Ice Age at the cinema which linked in nicely and provided children a chance to really demonstrate their knowledge – one child in Hedgehog class explained about tectonic plates and volcano eruptions. This trip would not have been possible were it not for the valuable contributions from the PTFA who paid for the transport; without support from this group these costs would have to be passed onto parents and the opportunity may have been missed. If anyone is able to help the PTFA raise more money or would like to join them please contact Carolyn Hull on caz723@yahoo.co.uk. There was a fantastic start to this term when we had Roald Dahl Day and our 20th Birthday celebrations within a month. The Roald Dahl Day was a great success and we had a fantastic whole page article in the Cambridge News. We held a sharing assembly on our official 20th birthday to which parents were invited. After school we had some past governors, local authority figures and previous members of staff visit for a tea party and the school was blessed by Rev. Alice Goodman. Many thanks to Ian Cumming for the school birthday cakes! The Harvest Festival was also really enjoyable. A wide range of art, singing, presentation and poetry was implemented by each class and the collection of food for Jimmy’s Night Shelter was incredible. Many thanks to those who could come and those who donated so generously. We are 28

looking forward to our Christmas celebrations – the Production, Christmas lunch and Christmas service – the preparations for which are already in place. In the summer the school held a referendum whether to change the names of our houses from colours to something that related to the villages in our catchment. The result was a resounding yes and we have been investigating different ideas this term. Any comments and ideas from the community would be more than welcome, please contact the school office office@greatwilbraham.cambs.sch.uk . Finally, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Richard Brown, Headteacher

PTFA News Thank you to those who joined us for bingo in October. It is lovely to see so many locals supporting the school. It has been a quiet start to the term, but we are hoping to start fencing the garden area in the school shortly, thanks to some funding from the Johnson Bede Lane Trust. Next term sees the return of Quiz and Chips night, Friday 24th of February. Tickets will be going on sale after Christmas - £10 per person which includes food; Tables of 8; held at the school. We look forward to seeing you there! Carolyn Hull

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Youth Group It seems sometime since writing a piece for the Warbler, the last two terms have seen the youth group thrive, with up to 20 regular attendees, from the Wilbrahams and surrounding villages. Youth group is open Thursday evenings, during term time 7.30-9pm, for children from year 6 upwards. After two terms of monthly meetings, we are now enjoying being back “home” in our new Hall, and using the facilities. The summer term ended with a rounders match between members, parents and leaders, acting as an introduction to those who are now in year 6. This term we have had a chocolate fountain evening, bowling, hotdogs and sparklers, and plan to visit the ice rink on Parkers Piece before Christmas. For the new term we are hoping to join the bell ringers for an evening. Having recently surveyed the members about youth group, they all said that they enjoyed coming, it was a place they could hang out with their friends, having fun without too many restrictions, and that they do different things. When asked what they didn’t enjoy, over half were unable to come up with a response, whilst others commented on people being mean and that there wasn’t always anything to do. From a leaders point of view this makes for a mix of rewarding and troubling news, in that all our hard work is paying off, but we have areas we need to work on, and I feel the members can help with this, and take ownership of “their” group. On a rather sad note, I announced at our recently held AGM, that after 9 years, firstly as a leader and later as chairperson, I wish to step down. I have enjoyed every minute of being involved, it has been mainly rewarding, if at times a little frustrating. But I feel that the time has come for someone else to take over. I sincerely hope that someone will step up, there is a wonderful core of supportive committee members and parents who help keep the youth group running, the members enjoy it, and feel that they and the villages need this facility to keep running. It would be such a shame to lose this too! Helen Torode 6A : Run out of breath, O, perform the rest without sound (9) 13D, 1D : Two, a peaceful pair (6,4) 1D : see 13D 4A : Try mix with short father to provide this festivity (5)

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Bottisham Medical Practice Patients’ Group Dispensary Christmas Arrangements: 10,500: That is the number of items dispensed by the Practice in the 19 working days leading up to Christmas 2015. In order to make the system more manageable this year and to try and avoid lunchtime closing, please ensure that you get your repeat prescriptions in, in good time. When ordering in November & December please order two months’ worth so you have enough to cover you over the festivities. It helps us greatly if you request all your items together and allow a little longer when ordering more than one month, 3/4 working days will be very helpful.. If you are going away for longer we can only arrange a maximum 3 months’ supply of medication. Please speak to the dispensary staff who will help you with these arrangements. You don’t need to speak to a GP to order your medication. Also please remember to collect your medication in a timely manner, as space is limited! Thank you for your help and support. Also remember: To have enough remedies at home for colds, coughs, indigestion, aches and pains to last over the holiday period. Survey: Thank you to all who completed the patient survey. The results will be published in the New Year. Extended 111 service: The extended 111 service will help those in mental health crisis: Callers who are experiencing a mental health crisis can dial 111, and by choosing ‘option 2’ will be put through to a member of the new First Response Service. Specially-trained mental health staff will speak to callers and discuss with them their mental health care needs – instead of them having to go to accident and emergency departments. Out of Hours Service: This is now integrated with the NHS 111 Service and run by Herts Urgent Care. Red Bucket Appeal: The tabletop sale held at the second flu clinic was very successful. Thank you. Patients’ Group: The Patients’ Group would be delighted to hear from you – please see the notice board in the waiting room for details, speak to the receptionist or look at the practice’s website for further information http://www.mysurgerywebsite.co.uk/ppg.aspx?p=D81055 and see what your Patients’ Group has achieved. Walks for Health: The next walk with our accredited walk leader Steve Gilson starts at 11.00 am from the surgery car park on 7th December, then 11th January, 3rd and 15th February and 3rd and 15th March 2017. Do join Steve for a walk. He would be delighted to see you. Anglesey Abbey walks continue on Thursdays at 10am from the reception area.

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Ghouls, Ghosts and Witches It was a dark and misty night when ghouls, ghosts, eerewolfs, witches and other scary creatures roamed the streets of Great Wilbraham. Children celebrated Halloween trooping to houses with jack-o-lanterns (carved pumpkins) outside to signal the trick or treat evening on 31st October. Over 50 children were recorded at some homes. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on 31 October, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x153;sah-winâ&#x20AC;?). Martin Gienke

Great Wilbraham Oil Syndicate Due to family and work commitments, Chris Gurney wants to hand over the responsibility for the running of the Great Wilbraham Oil Syndicate, If you would be prepared to take this responsibility over, (Chris tells me it is not onerous as the previous coordinator Malcolm Grant set it all up well) please contact Chris on gtwilbraham.oil@gmail.com It is a useful service to the village and helps to keep our fuel prices down. 5D : Take this out of the middle of street and put it in the house (4) 10D : If in the dark by 20A, could turn pale (4) 25D : Takes change for this activity (5)

French Night at the Carpenters Magnifique! French Gastronomy and culture came together at the Carpenters Arms in Gt Wilbraham on Friday and Saturday evenings 11th and 12th November. A French Bistro menu provided by Chef, Heather Hurley, with French wines was accompanied by live music provided by the world renowned accordion playing of Jacques Pellarin and the warm clear voice of Corrine breathing new life into French classics & new compositions. Jacques’s fingers danced over the keyboard and buttons and even inspired some impromptu group dancing. At one point publican, Rick Hurley, joined him on percussion. Corrine sang songs reminiscent of Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, and Francis Lamarque transporting the audience to Paris and the Champs Elysees. Jacque recently won 'Best Song - Jazz' at The Akademia Music Award in Los Angeles USA. This is the third year the Carpenters has run a French Evening with these musicians. Trés bien. Martin Gienke

Tea Dance The Wilbrahams, Fulbourn & Six Mile Bottom Over Sixties Club, during the month of October, had the great pleasure of welcoming members of The Littleport Over Sixties Club to join them for the afternoon at The Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall, where everyone enjoyed a tea dance. Music was provided by Mr. Andrew Wilson on Keyboard, and it was also nice to welcome other friends who came along and joined us for this lovely afternoon. There was delicious food for all to enjoy, and a raffle. A big thank you must go to Mr. Keith Precious who does so much for the club in many ways, but sadly couldn't be at this event owing to the fact that he was unwell. Thank you also to everyone who helps make this club the success it now enjoys. Thank you everyone, and new members are always welcome. Carole Fabb

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The Adventures of Frizby and Blowpipe Episode 4 The Ginger Cat By way of conversation, Frizby asked Blowpipe who was his favourite sister? Without hesitating Blowpipe answered "Blowaway, because she is so gentle and kind." He was going to give an example of her kindness when the King Fly interrupted: "Ah! there you are my Lord Bonfire, come and cheer me up. I've had a lonely day because all of my subjects have gone off to the county show lured by the thought of ice cream. I seem to have lost my ability to make poetry. It must be that I need an audience. Sit on a stone, both of you, and I'll see if my mind can leap about a bit. Ah, yes, it's coming ... " The King Fly got a twinkle in his eyes and stood up on his back legs to recite: A ginger cat lay on a mat waving his hat at a passing bat A boastful rat stopped when he spat 'You're so fat I could knock you flat and then you'd be quite splat'â&#x20AC;Ś. Bauxite! 'Like a river flow or a garden hoe You'd have to go, 'cos don't you know with one smart blow I'd fetch you low and then I'd crow at your state of woe and make you toe the line, ho ho!' ...... Bauxite! The rat with spite started the fight The cat used his height to ward off his bite but he had a fright when the rat held tight and all that night they used their might 'till the morning light revealed the sight of a wounded cat and a half dead rat .... Bauxite! Frizby asked him politely if he could explain what Bauxite meant. "It is the ore that contains aluminium" said the King Fly. "Don't you know your metals?" He didn't wait for Frizby's answer, he was back in poet's land. The ores containing metals can be used to make your kettles to float you out to sea, though a bee that settles on a flower that has petals would prefer a cup of tea. Horses in fine fettles can ignore all stinging nettles that would poison you and me ........ Barium titanate!

Frizby didn't have to ask him this time. He volunteered the information that barium titanate has a gigantic dielectric constant, a fact that left Frizby totally unmoved. "Did the rat get his revenge?" queried Frizby. "That depends on whether I can manage another poem" replied the King Fly. "I haven't had my supper and I'm worried about the Duke of Duckpond; but I will try; I always try; I never give up:â&#x20AC;? .. The ginger cat put his nose up a pipe but a rat inside bit his snout and the cat sprang back to pull him out A very painful business! He shook his head against a stone to thrash the rat to loosen his grip but the rat hung on as he tried a flip an extremely stressful matter! He tried to run and drag the rat over flint stones to damage his back but the rat endured this terrible track A highly disastrous affair! The cat's nose was badly damaged but the rat let go when he gave a groan as he hated victims that started to moan A most satisfactory ending! "Now for supper!" Syzygy

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As instant communication becomes more and more the norm, we have been considering how well the system of communication works in our villages. The statistics monitored by the Wilbrahams’ website show us that we have had 38,651 ‘views’ over all, and that we have 48 registered subscribers, so we are clearly becoming more popular! The maximum number of ‘hits’ overall was on June 13, 2016 when we had 195 views in one day! It would be very unwise, I feel, to get technical and boring, so I will just say that since the Home page is the most popular, the regular news posts and events are what clearly most attract attention. If you register on the site you receive these notifications on your phone or computer as soon as they are posted. As some material, however, is updated, but not as a post, you also need to check regularly to see if there is new information in other sections. The Neighbouring Events, for example, under the News and events tab, keeps you up to date with Fulbourn activities, which are usually good and varied. The South Cambs (SCDC) site under the Useful Links tab displays your updated bin collection in lovely blue and green. The updated bus time table is there too. Natalie, our GW Clerk, has facilitated the viewing of local planning applications. Go to the Parish Councils tab - Great Wilbraham-Planning Applications. I am glad to see from the number of clicks recorded that some of you realise that there is a direct link to the Cambridge News on the Home Page. We are always looking for ways to improve the village communication system and are considering how to increase interactivity on the website, or in other words make it a two-way system. We have to be careful, because if you increase openness you can be drowned in a sea of unwanted comment! It would be useful

though to have more people registered on the site. We maintain a high level of security on the site, and all unwanted comment and spam is blocked. I have consistently asked for feedback and ideas about the website and the number of responses until now has been nil! Please do let me know what you like and would like to see. Trish Davis

What to do about securing your home? Burglaries are happening regularly across villages in South Cambs, usually happening in the day when properties appear to be empty, with cash and jewellery being the common things stolen. Have you considered how secure your property is? If not you may be interested to know that there is an online quiz designed to confirm how safe your property is. Chief Inspector James Sutherland from South Cambs Policing team created the quiz around a year ago and it is still running. Once the quiz is completed it tells you how safe your home is. The “bad-wolf test” takes just 2 minutes to complete and tells you how safe your home is from burglars. You get a score of bricks, twigs or straw. Anyone who gets the STRAW rating is given an email contact address and encouraged to get in contact with Cambs Police so that they are given the opportunity to have an officer from South Cambs Police, come out and do a free full home security survey. Try the quiz yourself to see how safe your home is, http://tinyurl.com/bad-wolf-test Another option to consider is The Bobby Scheme. The Cambridgeshire Bobby Scheme is a local charity which provides a service to older or vulnerable people by improving home security to reduce crime and the fear of crime. The Bobby Scheme works with a number of partner agencies, including the Police, Fire Service, Local Authorities, Age UK and other charities. The trained staff come out and fit a range of security devices to help people feel safe in their own homes. Devices such as window locks, door chains, personal attack alarms, window and door alarms etc. They also provide other security advice and reassurance. On average it costs the Bobby Scheme £130 to work at each home, so they do ask people to consider making a donation so that they can continue to provide such a great service. This is how the scheme works:If you have been a victim of crime and you are over 60, you can receive a free visit. If you are 65 and over or disabled and would like a visit from the Bobby Scheme to reduce your chance of becoming a victim, they ask for a contribution of £30.00 towards their costs.

Key safes supplied and fitted from £50.00 and £80.00 Other specialist products are available to be purchased. The number to call if you would like a visit from the Bobby Scheme is 01480 413311 or 07866 602100. They also have a website which is www.thebobbyscheme.org Any queries, regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me PCSO 7239 Leanne Fisher – Business Watch and Engagement Officer for South Cambs – based at Sawston Police Station, 4 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG leanne.fisher@cambs.pnn.police.uk : Tel 01223 497610.

Country Music Dance The September’s country music dance in The Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall proved to be a nice evening for all that were present. They were treated to some country music by father & son duo Clear Cut from Leeds, and I am sure they will be back at the Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall again. There was a raffle, and thanks to all those whom brought prizes. A good night in Great Wilbraham. October brought us the lovely LAJ (Linda & Arthur James), who have been entertaining the country music public for many years now. On this evening LAJ worked hard to give us an evening with good music. Dates for Diary 2017: Saturday 14 January, Jonny Williams & Lynnette Marie, Saturday 11 February, Brian Mann, Derek Fabb 42D, 35D, 26A : Rudolph (3,5,8) 35D : see 42D 26A : see 42D 23A : Seven, long necked swimmer (4) 34A : The drumming finishes on this day (6,5) 44D : Four, with feathers, in a phone box? (4) 17D : Common name of theatres, often providing 6A (6)

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Stir Up They must count themselves lucky who can say that this year of Our Lord 2016 has been a year of uneventful sunshine and prosperity. Those of us who live in peaceful country villages are amongst the luckiest. Unless, that is, we are struck by personal misfortune. The sunsets, and especially, the sunrises, have been beautiful this autumn. There is a lot of bad and sad news around though, and it reaches us. It feels like a gentle rumbling in the earth, the sort of thing that causes the cat and the hens to act alarmed. Advent begins this year on 27 November. The Sunday before is known as Stir-up Sunday in the Church of England because the Collect for the day is, ‘Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.’ Naturally, it has become the day to stir up the Christmas pudding, put into it plenty of fruit (dried or candied, and ideally soaked in old Madeira). It is also, since 1925, the Feast of Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted it, as a reminder to the Catholic faithful in an age of secularism and modernism, the Roaring Twenties. With the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy and communism in Russia, each presenting itself as a totalitarian system of belief set over against Christianity, the Protestant churches took it up too. It is a feast we need just as much today, as we begin Advent 2016. Before Christmas, before the Child in the manger, there is the need to remind ourselves that above all governments, all notions of nationality or race, Jesus reigns, and shall reign. In a world saturated with corporate images, Jesus is the image of the invisible God. And so, we approach Advent. It’s a season of waiting, both for Christmas, the feast of the Incarnation, of the babe in the manger and the angels’ message to the shepherds, the day when the pudding stirred up on the Feast of Christ the King finally gets doused in brandy and set alight. It’s also a season of waiting for Christ, who will come to judge the earth. ‘Maranatha!’ some Christians say, ‘Christ, come quickly.’ Come quickly, because we need you. The earth is shaking. The foundations are shaking. How are we to live in these times? All these things are in the parts of the bible we hear in Advent. A German Jesuit, Alfred Delp SJ, imprisoned for resisting Hitler, wrote a book about Advent while he awaited his trial and execution. This is a paragraph from it, which I am meditating on now, in this season of All Saints, All Souls, and Remembrance, as we prepare for Christ the King. ‘Advent is the time of promise; it is not yet the time of fulfilment. We are still in the midst of everything and in the logical inexorability and relentlessness of destiny. Space is still filled with the noise of destruction and annihilation, the shouts of self-assurance and arrogance, the weeping of despair and helplessness. But round about the horizon the eternal realities stand silent in their age-old

longing. There shines on them already the first mild light of the radiant fulfilment to come. From afar sound the first notes as of pipes and voices, not yet discernable as a song or melody. It is all far off still, and only just announced and foretold. But it is happening, today.’ Wishing everyone in the Wilbrahams a blessed and holy Advent and a joyous Christmas. Looking forward to seeing you in church. Alice Goodman The Rectory, Fulbourn

Flooding in Church Street, Great Wilbraham In the twenty three years since we came to live in Great Wilbraham, Church Street has flooded twenty seven times, meaning that surface water has accumulated to one depth or another because the drainage system has failed to cope. Contrary to popular assertion there is scant evidence that such events are becoming more frequent. (A dictionary definition of the verb “to flood” as “to inundate or submerge land with water” serves the need perfectly well without re-definition as is popular among some organizations these days.) Rainfall events are often extremely local, so what happens in one location may bear no relationship to what occurred in another. Records kept in the immediate vicinity are therefore necessary to try and fathom out why flooding occurs. After over seventy exchanges with both local and regional councils, all comprehensively documented, a little over two years ago a “clean” stormwater drainage system was achieved as the result of work spread over years by the Highways Division of the County Council and the Parish Council. A section of pipe in the road blocked by tree roots had to be replaced, similarly for a collapsed section, the gullies had to be cleaned, silt and rubbish purged from the pipe, and the outfall ditch cleaned of between 20 and 25 tons of silt and decaying plant and man-made material (the ditch is located on the northern boundary of the Parish Council’s burial ground adjacent to the school). The significance of a “clean” system is not only that it minimizes the risk of flooding given the constraints of how it is constructed, but it allows both a practical and analytical appraisal of the rainfall conditions that will overwhelm it. Despite all this practical work the road still floods, and the question is “why?”.

An answer to this question requires a branch of mathematical physics known as “Fluid Mechanics”. (In my day it took at least the first year of a degree course in physics or engineering to be able to analyse a problem of this nature, although with the proclaimed advances in educational standards over the years perhaps even some primary school students could tackle the job nowadays.) The practical data required for such a calculation is mainly: •the catchment area, being the land area from which rain is collected and then flows into the drains; •the diameter and length of the stormwater drainpipe and the fall, or gradient with which it is laid under the road; •the topography of the outfall ditch – to be assured that rainwater discharged into it can freely run away. The first of these is subject to a strict definition of the area for which the Highways Authority has responsibility. Large-scale Ordnance Survey maps, Google Earth and direct measurement all were used in the determination. The second involved surveying the land from the bottom of Church Close to the outfall ditch with an instrument known as a surveyor’s level (but sometimes referred to erroneously as a theodolite). To answer the third, a surveyor’s low-power laser level was used while observing the safety precautions governing the use of such equipment. Amassing all this practical data took many man-hours, spread over months. Having obtained it the calculation is relatively quick. The first result is that it is the rainfall rate which overwhelms the system, not the total rainfall amount – a finding which is logical in that if water flows into the pipe at a rate greater than the rate at which water flows out of it, the drains will fill and overflow. The rainfall rate at which this begins to occur is 0.4 inches per hour – a not uncommon occurrence. Interestingly, 0.4 inches per hour is right at the boundary between the officially designated rainfall rate of “moderate” and “heavy”. Thus the system is unable to cope with heavy rain, even at the lowest end of what is defined as “heavy”. The longer it rains at this rate or above, the deeper will be the surface water that accumulates on the road. One way to present the overall findings is the simple graph given here, in which a rainfall event is characterized by a rainfall rate lasting for a certain time. Regarding the curve as the seat of an easy chair, for any rainfall event lying at the back or underneath the chair, rainwater will drain away successfully. Any point lying above will result in flooding and the further away from the

curve the point is the deeper will be the floodwater. A point lying actually on the curve of the chair signifies an event which causes the pipe and gullies to fill right up to road level without overflowing. The big test is whether the foregoing is borne out in practice. From among the rainfall events that have been sufficiently accurately recorded to justify comparison, two can be cited. On 16 September 2016, 0.57 inches of rain fell in 3½ hours, with a peak rainfall rate of 0.2 inches per hour. The system coped admirably – as indeed the graph indicates it should. One year earlier, on 22 September 2015 a short, sharp burst of rain caused the drains to fill and overflow. It rained for 10 minutes at the rate of 0.9 inches per hour – an event which can be marked on the graph as a point lying immediately above the extreme right hand end of the curve on the next horizontal line above. An important point to bear in mind is that what is represented here is the best that can be expected from the existing stormwater drainage system maintained in an ideal condition. That is unlikely to be the case in the long term, however, especially given the unfathomable logic whereby responsibility for sweeping the roads belongs to a division of the council different from that with responsibility for clearing out the mess in the underground pipework when the roads are not swept. And so to the key question: what is it that so restricts the rate at which water can be drained as to cause flooding for anything greater than moderate rainfall? The answer is a single factor: the pipe is of only 6 inch diameter. As a result of this flaw, a deficiency built-in decades ago, there is an enduring public hazard – not just to the flooding of property, but to traffic and pedestrian safety as in the picture. Finally, although the hundreds of man-hours that have gone into this investigation is not something I would have chosen to do for fun, perversely perhaps, having arrived at the end, at a scientifically-based answer, I have actually quite enjoyed it. Peter Ladbrooke 15A : Sound of a whip, with queen following (7) 16A : A Turk with oyster turns into this meal (5,6) 24A, 3D : Three, which probably lay ‘oeufs’ (6,3) 3D : see 24A

Cricket 2016 - Spats, bats and balls It was a season of two parts. The first part was little to do with cricket and more to do with whether people could get on together and put Club before Team and both before themselves. Sadly some couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Within a few weeks we lost the new 1st XI captain, the former 1st XI captain and two others to another club of no higher standard (and worse facilities). This was a bad start, and as ever the knock-on effect of the loss of four regular players was to put extra pressure on the 2nd XIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to raise a team. Despite some promising recruits, the 2nd XI defaulted on 5 fixtures, and even 4 victories from the remaining 9 games completed could not stave off relegation. There has been much discussion within the Cricket Club about the sustainability of the 2nd XI. We have struggled to raise sides for several years now but no-one wants our magnificent ground to remain unused every other week during the summer, or for the 1st XI to become isolated. Less serious, 2nd XI cricket is important not only for social reasons, but also because it provides an opportunity for youngsters/newcomers to learn the game, for the less talented or committed to enjoy the game, and, dare I say it, for the old has-beens to exit gracefully. I am pleased to report therefore that the Sports Club Committee has entered a 2nd XI into the CCA leagues for 2017, and is determined to operate a more successful recruitment drive over the winter. (Call me!) Tom Sweeney manfully stepped up to the plate to take on the 1st XI captaincy, and did a fine job leading his supportive team to third place in Junior 1 South, having won 9 of the 16 completed matches. He was also leading wicket-taker with 31 at an average of 17.65. Toby Tippen (batsman in photo) was leading run-scorer with 627 runs and an average of 57. Special mentions go to Charlie Moore on achieving his maiden century, and 16 year old Luke Gouldstone on his 19 wickets. Despite all their problems, the 2nd XI once again managed to reach the Lower Junior Cup Finals Day at Clare College. Unbelievably in the semi-final we scored a creditable 136 for 5 only for Abington to score exactly 136 for 5 also. There was then a fifteen minute delay whilst four umpires and two CCA Committee members poured over the rule book to decide what to do! Controversially, but correctly according to the fine print of the LJ Cup rules,

Abington won on “countback” having scored more runs after 18 overs (we were even after 19). Never in my born years have I heard of a cricket match being won on “countback”. Ironically, golfers amongst you will know that in golf, where countback is commonly used to separate equal scores in a stableford competition, the winner is determined by who scores points later in the round, not earlier as in the LJ Cup rules. It just wasn’t our day! 2016 was a challenging season. My grateful thanks as ever to the tea ladies, the supporters, the groundsmen, the bar staff and those within both teams who worked hard behind the scenes to make it happen. Roddy Tippen Chairman, Wilbrahams’ Sports Club

Scrabble Afternoons Scrabble afternoons are now in full swing starting at 2 pm, in the Wilbrahams’ Memorial Hall Meeting room. Our next afternoon is on Wednesday 23rd November, followed by a Board Games afternoon on December 14th. This is an opportunity for you to bring along a board game to play. Christmas refreshments. We welcome both men and women. For more information contact The Harmers on 01223 880934.

Six Mile Bottom Sports and Social Club Latest News The committee would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Please see the notice board nearer the time for opening times for the Christmas and New Year periods. If you are interested in coming on to the committee there is a form on the notice board to put names down for voting at the AGM on the 25th November. We could certainly do with more help in running the bar. You will have noticed that we have started decorating the inside of the club and hope that in the New Year we can continue. Financial help is the all important thing, both from the parish and other sources, which we can pursue once again when the new lease is in place from 1st January 2017. For those of you who receive newsletters by post please let us have your Email addresses, if you have one, in order to reduce costs.

Information A reminder to everyone that we have a mobile post office here at the Club on a Thursday. Another reminder to everyone that the Club is available for hire to all members FREE OF CHARGE for parties, functions etc. SO PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. Non members would not be charged, but would be asked to make a donation to Club funds. Please see any committee member for further details Don't forget - we're on Facebook Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on, please look at the notice board nearer the time for more details Saturday 10 December Cocktail Night. Come and sample a cocktail or two! Saturday 17 December Our big Christmas draw night. Saturday 31 December New Year's eve party night - further details on the notice board nearer the time. Saturday 14 January Carpet Bowls night. Saturday 21 January Play Your Cards right Saturday 28 January Pedro's quiz night. Saturday 4 February Something different - a sing along night plus quiz, with a singer and piano. There will be food on the night, details will be on the notice board nearer the time. Saturday 11 February Come along and have a taster or two on our cheese and wine night. Saturday 18 February Play Your Cards Right Saturday 25 February Members night with the Dinosaurs. There will be no admission charges, but subscriptions for the New Year should be paid up by this date. ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS WILL BE ON THE NOTICE BOARD. Opening times and on-going events Sundays - Club and bar open at midday all day until 9 pm. Bingo in the evening and starting at 7.45ish Mondays - Club and bar open at 8 pm if we have Bar Billiards, otherwise the Club is closed. Tuesdays - Similarly with Darts. Wednesdays - Club is closed Thursdays - The Club is open at 2 pm for the Mobile Post Office and everyone is welcome to use it. (At present the bar is closed, but this could change if more people were to use the post office). Club closed in the evening. Fridays and Saturdays - Club and bar open at 8 pm. Geoff Wood

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John Bramwell All the answers are linked to the season. Solve the clues and a message will appear in the central box. A selection of clues is shown below. The remaining clues are scattered in the magazine in boxes for you to find. The solution will be put on the website at the end of December. 30A : Three of a kind, but not quite magic (4) 22A : One of three, snake in transport (6) 9D : One of three, changed hats with the French female in bar (9) 39A : One of three, BAKEOFF presenter with mixed choir (8) 11D, 28D, 12A : SAT NAV 2016 years ago? (1,4,2,3,4) 28D : see11D 12A : see 11D

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MAGPAS visit : Page 22 Memorial Hall : Page 23

Tea Dance : Page 39

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Dahlia Success : Page 25

School Activities : Page 28 Back cover : School Activities : Page 28

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