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Issue 8 - November 2012

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LOCAL NEWS • LOCAL PEOPLE • LOCAL SERVICES • LOCAL CHARITIES • LOCAL PRODUCTS

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Burning Desire!

By Claudia Leaf

Boom! A firework display erupts in a cascade of colour and noise, marking summer in a tourist town. Whoosh! A rocket arcs into the night sky to celebrate a birthday, wedding or special anniversary. Nowadays there is hardly a single event – summer or winter – that doesn’t merit a pyrotechnic show at the end, complete with its crowd of spectators providing the obligatory ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’.

So why does November 5th still hold such a special place in our hearts? It’s a fairly safe bet to say that the original reason for Bonfire Night – to commemorate the gory end of Jacobean terrorist Guido Fawkes and his fellow plotters – isn’t really on our minds these days when we celebrate the date.

November 5th is one of those important times when young and old can come together – despite the dark and the cold winter weather – to enjoy a shared experience complete with its own traditions. Central to that ritual is the bonfire itself.

The attraction of fire is hard-wired into our DNA. Some historians speculate that the activities we associate with Bonfire Night are actually borrowed from much earlier, pagan traditions and the dates certainly seem to fit. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain began on October 31st (co-incidentally our date for Halloween) and extended to the following day. At sunset on October 31st local villagers would assemble in order to build a giant bonfire, which then became the focal point of the event.

The word ‘Samhain’ means “summer’s end” and communities came together both to thank the gods for the harvest and to help them face

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the long, dark months ahead. Ancient people also believed it was a time for contacting – and sometimes appeasing - the spirits of dead ancestors who might lend a hand from the ‘other side’ to help the community through the challenges of winter.

At the end of the celebration, each family would take a torch from the bonfire and bring it back to their home, where all fires had been deliberately extinguished the day before. These fires were then re-lit using the flame of the sacred bonfire: it was believed that if the fire went out, troubles would follow.

This summer it has been interesting to observe a shadow of this practice in the rituals surrounding the Olympic torch – particularly the care that has been taken in preserving the flame throughout the national relays building up to the opening ceremony of the 2012 games.

We consider that we belong to an enlightened and sophisticated society, so it is fascinating to observe the extraordinary pains taken by officials to ensure that the light originally sourced from the Temple of Hera at Olympia in Greece is not extinguished. Just as our ancient forefathers venerated the fire from the sacred Samhain bonfire, we treat the Olympic flame as a living being that must not be allowed to ‘die’ in case our hopes of success are extinguished with it.

So next time you are standing round a November 5th bonfire – or even lying back in the bath, surrounded by a mass of flickering candles – you can reflect on our very human need to use fire as a bringer of hope and cheer.

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The 17th Festive Gift Fair promises to be a Showstopper of an event, so head along to Birmingham’s NEC to find a gift and tick your lift!

The Organisers take all the hard work out of present-buying, bringing together a great mix of 325 stalls, brimming over with thousands of clever gifts for all ages and tastes. You’ll see all your favourites as well as over 100 NEW companies at this year’s bumper fair.

From the moment you arrive, you’ll be caught up in the excitement of browsing round hunting for your perfect gifts. And when your bags are full, you can drop them off at the Present Crèche and continue to shop, stop for a bite to eat and enjoy some great Christmas musical entertainment – from live bands, choirs and brass bands.

Lanka Kade is back with a fantastic selection of children’s colourful educational wooden toys.

Try their new red onion and smoky chipotle relish from the Cambridge Chilli Farm.

Forget your calorie counter and pick and mix your favourite flavours from chilli chocolate to strawberries and cream by Fudge Kitchen.

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Treat the most important man in your life to something unique. All Star Sports Memorabilia have autographed footballs and a vast selection of signed photographs by leading sports and film personalities.

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There are: Crafts, Christmas Decorations, Games, Toys and Stocking Fillers, Food and Drink Fashion, Handbags and Jewellery, Gifts for Cooks & Gardeners, Health & Beauty Baby Gifts, Decorative Accessories for the Home, Gadgets... and much much more!!!

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We will remember them

By Sarah Davey

Why do we wear a poppy? Scarlet poppies grow wild all over Western Europe wherever the soil has been disturbed. The battles of the First World War churned up such vast areas of earth that millions of poppies germinated and bloomed, often around the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

A Canadian surgeon called John McRae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields in which the poppies symbolise the deaths of those who fought. It is a haunting memorial to those soldiers who have died in any war.

Why do we have a two minute silence? It was on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month that the guns of World War I fell silent. Four years of fighting and devastation finally ended.

The following year ceremonies of remembrance took place on what was known as Armistice Day. An Australian journalist, Edward George Honey first proposed a respectful silence to remember the dead. He wrote a letter to the London Evening News which was brought to the attention of King

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PERRY ACTION GROUP FOR 2017 Perry Parish Council and residents of the village are still looking towards developing a Community Led Plan for Perry.

The Action Group is now coming together and looking to develop a vision for the future.

We want to look at the needs of the village and shape a future around them, involving as many residents as possible along the way.

If you think you may like to be part of the Action Group, or want get involved in the process of shaping the future of Perry, we would welcome you to get in touch.

Please contact Paul Deacon on paulandmary@waitrose.com for more information.

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If you run your own business, are currently selfemployed or have a tax return to complete, you may be paying too much tax.

We are offering a FREE meeting to discuss this further.You have nothing to lose by finding out how much you could be saving.

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How Much

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In order to be able to answer this question, we first need to work out not what we want but what we need. Usually people just think about money but life is about so much more.

Start by scoring from 1-10 where you think you NEED to be in the following categories and then where you WANT to be: Family Time, Health, Finance, Work, Personal Development and Living Space.

So, if for example you feel you only need to be a 3 for health reasons so that you can walk to the shops, play with the children/grandchildren but marked 6 because you want to be a bit fitter, consider how important it is to you to be a 6 and whether you are prepared to put in the time and effort to become a 6*.

If you do this for each area (and add your own categories if you can), you can then summarise how to improve your life to meet your idea of enough. After all, most of us don’t want to be running marathons, living in our children’s pockets or spending hours reading the bible. Once you have completed the exercise you will probably only have a couple of areas where you want to improve. Experience has shown this is usually Health and Wealth.

Tony Larkins CFP APFS Group Managing Director / IFA Chartered and Certified Financial Planner Beacon Financial Limited & Beacon Wealth Management Limited

A caveman probably just wanted to be safe, warm and fed. In today’s modern world financial security is needed. I can’t imagine anyone wants to retire with debts and most want capital in the bank for rainy days and sufficient income to meet monthly expenses and pay for extras such as going out, holidays and new cars.

You have probably heard the saying ‘time makes money’ but so does opportunity. Unfortunately, most people leave financial planning too late and/or miss opportunities that are already within their grasp, if only they knew.

I hope you found the above exercise useful. At Beacon, we use this and other exercises as part of our financial planning process for those clients who require a full MOT. You should always seek qualified advice from an IFA, preferably a Certified (CFP) or Chartered Financial PlannerCM (APFS).

If you have a financial question e-mail: tlarkins@beaconwealth.co.uk (*Your definition of a 6 will often be different to someone else’s.)

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HEALTH WALKERS

DO IT WHATEVER THE WEATHER Huntingdonshire residents are being encouraged to continue being active throughout the autumn season. The Huntingdonshire Health Walks Scheme has produced a new walk schedule leading up until Christmas, which is available across the district in libraries and doctors’ surgeries as well as online at www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/ healthwalks The health walks are led by trained volunteers on routes of varying lengths. They are a great way to improve stamina, and can benefit a variety of health conditions alongside the benefits of meeting new people. During the last financial year the walks had just under ten thousand bookings, proving that the balance of a free activity and set days for walks in each area seems to be a winning formula.

New walkers are always welcome, and with no joining fees they are a great regular activity to attend. Walkers are encouraged to walk at their own pace, with leaders guiding the way and

bringing up the rear catering for all abilities.

Councillor Tom Sanderson, Executive Councillor for Healthy and Active Communities said: “The scheme always has such fantastic attendance figures and reports of satisfaction from walkers.

This shows that walking is a fun way to exercise and it is worth joining in.”

Huntingdonshire Health Walks Scheme is part of the national initiative ‘Walking for Health’ run by Huntingdonshire District Council’s Sport and Active Lifestyles team, in partnership with the Cambridgeshire NHS. It is also supported

by Change4Life; helping families to get fit and healthy. For further information on the health walks scheme call Rachel Tucker on 01480 387047, or email rachel.tucker@huntingdonshire.gov.uk

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Mince Pie and Coffee Morning Saturday 1st December 10 am - 1 pm Grafham Village Hall Come and enjoy warm mince pies, fresh coffee or mulled wine and browse the stalls with an accent on Christmas.

Christmas Lights Switch On Sunday 25 November

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Affordable Fashion Jewellery, Bags and Scarves by “Finishing Touches”

4.30pm - Christmas Parade from Commemoration Hall 4.45pm - Christmas Lights Switch On Market Square

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Guess the weight of the Christmas Cake to win it “All Age” Tombola Christmas Table Arrangements to buy or order Festive Fare, Fashion and Fun Christmas in Grafham is Number One! Proceeds to Grafham Church

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WIN TICKETS Southside Wrestling Entertainment was started in October 2010 and is now regarded as one of the top wrestling companies in the UK today.

Southside not only features the very best British talent but world class stars from America, Europe, Canada and Japan.

Seasons Beatings 2 will take place at 6.30pm on the 1st December at the Medway Centre in Huntingdon. It will feature regular stars ‘Heavyweight House of pain’ Stixx, ‘Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero, BBC’s Snog, Marry, Avoid star Rockstar Spud, TNA star Mark Haskins and more. We are also flying over from the states former WWE star Colt Cabana and Ring of Honour star Michael Elgin.

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IN NOVEMBER

1-4 November Autumn Half Term at Duxford 11am-3pm Imperial War Museum, Duxford Adults £17, Concessions £13.60, Children under 15 free True Tales, find out about thrilling RAF missions from the Second World War. Hear amazing true tales of aerial combat told by an enthralling storyteller.

Tel: 01223 835000 Web: www.iwm.org.uk 2 November Illustrated Talk by Hinchingbrooke Park Ranger 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth School, Godmanchester Tel: David Stokes on 01480 454277 2 November Coriolanus (2011) 8pm Corn Exchange, St Ives Tickets £5 from Corn Exchange or online at www.screenstives.org.uk Coriolanus is a war film that focuses not on military might, but instead on the devastating impact of divided loyalties both at home and in politics. Tickets from The Corn Exchange or book online www.screenstives.org.uk 3 November Guided Walk 10am-12 noon Hinchingbrooke Country Park Join the Ranger for an informative walk through the Park in autumn. Meet by the café.

3 November Hardy Plant Society Talk 2pm The Wetherley Centre, Biggleswade Cambs and Beds Hardy Plant Society present a talk by Jean Venning on ‘Members’ Open Gardens 2011’. All welcome.

Tel: 01234 721720 Web: www.hpscambsandbeds.co.uk 3 November Festive Spiritual Fayre 2-9pm Free admission Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge There will be stalls, therapists including healing, free clairvoyance demonstrations, private readings with a medium/clairvoyant, Aura photographs, a variety of craft stalls and a raffle. Also supporting Home-Start.

Web: www.yellowrosespiritualcentre.btck.co.uk 5 November NSPCC Cambridge Dining Club Luncheon 12.00 noon for 12.30 prompt Guest Speaker, Lucy Lewis – first Woman Bomb Disposal Officer. For more information visit Facebook: nspcc south cambridgeshire branch 5 November Fireworks Display 6-10pm Midsummer Common, Cambridge Minimum donation £1 per person welcomed Cambridge’s annual Firework Display. Funfair from 6pm10pm and bonfire lit after fireworks at 7.30pm. Please do not bring sparklers or fireworks

Entries into our What’s On sections are free. If you have an event you would like us to publicise please email the details to whatson@villagermag.com 6 November Cromwell Video Camera Club 7pm for 7.30pm start Reading Room, High Street, Hemingford Grey The I.A.C., The Film & Video Institute Winners Films Evening.

7 November Vertical Gardening with shrubs and climbers 8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Little Paxton Gardening Club will hear about vertical gardening with shrubs and climbers herbs in a talk from Hilary Thomas. Tel: Jane Hill, Secretary 01480 218805 8-10 November “Cash on Delivery” 7.30pm Offord Village Hall The Offord Players present “Cash on delivery”. This is farce, pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less.

It’s written by Michael Cooney, son of the legendary farce master Ray. Tickets available from Offord Village Store For bookings and further information call 01480 810049 or 01480 811798 Web: www.theoffordplayers.org.uk 20 November Hemingford Grey Flower Club 10 am Reading Room, Hemingford Grey Admission £3 including refreshment Flower arranging demonstration by Andrea Bartlett. Raffle.

10 November Jumble Sale 2-4pm Yelling Baptist Chapel, High Street, Yelling Email: office@yellingbaptist.org 14 November Wildlife of the Falklands 7.30pm Brampton Memorial Hall, Thrapston Road, Brampton Wildlife Trust Meeting Suggested donation £2 members, £2.50 non-members Presentation by Don and Sara Perring who lived on the Falkland Islands for 18 months whilst Sara was working for the MOD. Tel: Phil on 07894 708352 Web: www.wildlifetrust-huntsareagroup.org.uk 15 November Coffee Morning 11am-12.30pm Buckden Millennium Centre, Burberry Road, Buckden £3 including a slice of cake. Everyone welcome.

Tel: 01480 811101 Email: buckdenvht@gmail.com 17 & 18 November Christmas Fayre 10am-4pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Browse through a wide range of stalls and get all of your Christmas gifts in the setting of The RSPB’s headquarters.

Visit Santa’s grotto and enjoy the Salvation Army and Carol singers . Hot soup, rolls and mince pies.

Tel: 01767 680541 Web: www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge

17 & 18 November Christmas Fair 10.30am-5pm Wimpole Hall, nr Arrington Adults £4, under 14s free 5, 12, 19 & 26 November Wimpole Hall annual Christmas Craft Fair with a chance Chess Club 7.30pm Comrades Club, Godmanchester to find unique and unusual presents from the 60 different Meets every Monday except Bank Holidays. Over 18s only craft stalls, refreshments Tel: 01223 206000 (Licensed premises). Tel: John: 07912 935868 or ozzie.day5@gmail.com PleaseEmail: mention The Villager and Town Life Email: whenhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole/ responding to adverts 26 Ozzie: 01480 414623

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17 & 18 November Art Exhibition 10.30am-4pm Hemingford Abbots Village Hall All works of art both framed and unframed are originals and will be for sale. Also on sale will be cards, both hand painted and reproductions of original work. Refreshments on sale. Further details can be found by visiting www. cambridgeshire.net.

18 November Christmas Shopping Fair 1-4pm Hinchingbrooke Country Park A stress free Christmas shopping event for all the family.

Many fantastic stalls selling a wide variety of unusual items so you can stock up on special Christmas presents! Plus the chance to win lots of great prizes. Organised by the Friends of Hinchingbrooke Country Park.

Tel: For more information 07741 935814 21 November NSPCC Festive Autumn Fair 11am-4pm Anstey Hall, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9LN Entrance £5 includes Goodie Bag Over 40 stalls and home-made refreshments.

Visit Facebook: nspcc south cambridgeshire branch 18 November Autumn Craft Fair 11am-4pm Hemingford Pavilion Free admission 25+ stalls. Crafts and gifts, tombolas, arts and toys, cards, raffle, charity stalls, jewellery. Refreshments available.

Tel: Ruth Moore 01480 464266 Email: johnruth@talktalk.net 20 November Cromwell Video Camera Club 7pm for 7.30pm start Reading Room, High Street, Hemingford Grey 4th competition of the year. Open subject. 15 minutes maximum.

20 November Kimbolton Flower Club ‘Let it Snow’ 7.30pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Visitors £8 Christmas demonstration by David Wright. Wine and mince pies for refreshment. We hope you will join us for ideas for the festive season. Visitors welcome.

23 November Smiling Grape Wine Tasting Evening 7.30pm Buckden Millennium Centre, Burberry Road, Buckden Tickets £9.50 Everyone welcome. Wine Tasting and Nibbles. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Tel: 01480 811101 Tel: buckdenvht@gmail.com

24 November Wyboston Christmas Fayre Craft & Gift Stalls, games and fun for all. Meet Father Christmas. Web: www.wybostonvillagehall.com for more details Tel: Mrs Susie Woodman 01234 376098 24 November Organ Recital 7.30pm All Saints Church, Huntingdon Admission by programme on the door £5, Concessions £4 Jonathan Lilley, the acclaimed Assistant Organist of Ely Cathedral, plays a richly varied programme on All Saints’ historic Victorian organ, still going strong in its 148th year.

30 November, 1-2 December Christmas Tree Festival St James’ Church, Waresley Opening night Friday 7pm mulled wine, mince pies and entertainment £5 entrance Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 1pm- 4pm £2 entrance Special new Story Time for Children 4.15-5pm £3 per family.

Fabulous Christmas hamper raffle. Refreshments available.

1 December Christmas Fayre 2-4pm Yelling Baptist Chapel, High Street, Yelling Email: office@yellingbaptist.org 1 December Begin Astronomy Afternoon 2-5pm Buckden Millennium Centre, Burberry Road, Buckden £10, Accompanied children over 10 £5 An Introduction to Astronomy and talks by experts.

Tel: 01480 811101 Email: buckdenvht@gmail.com 1 December Quiz Night Doors Open 6.30pm Starts at 7pm Buckden Millennium Centre, Burberry Road, Buckden £10 for a table of six Quiz Master Mark Freeman (Past Chairman of Village Hall Trust). Book your team table in advance.

Tel: 01480 811101 Email: buckdenvbht@gmail.com 2 December Christmas Craft Fair 12 noon-4pm St Peter’s Church, Offord Darcy Support local craft makers and charities. Local handmade crafts include jewellery; beautiful cards; Christmas decorations; papercraft gifts; homemade preserves plus Draycott Brewery of Buckden and Utopia of Offord Darcy.

Santa’s Grotto, raffle, mulled wine and mince pies, homemade refreshments.

Tel: Jenny Griffiths 01480 811126 Email: griffaljen@aol.com 5 December AGM and Christmas Social 8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Members £1, Non-members £2 AGM followed by Christmas Social with festive fayre.

New members are always welcome at our meetings.

Annual membership is only £5 per person plus £1 per meeting.

Tel: Jane Hill, Secretary, 01480 218805

24 November Little Paxton Royal Village Fayre 11am-2pm Little Paxton Village Hall Lots of stalls, Father Christmas, Tea Room and BBQ. Please come and support your village organisations. Good second hand books required.

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to the world of GSN Conservatories... home of probably the largest outdoor display area you will ever see!

All our conservatories are made-to-measure from modern, low maintenance materials so you can be sure that which ever conservatory you choose, it will continue to look as good as new in years to come.

START FROM ONLYD FULLY INSTALLE Your home deserves the best...

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The conservatory designed choice individually home! r you suit

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With over 20 styles of conservatories on display at our head office and 10 models on show at Wilstead we think you will be spoilt for choice!

FREE

TOP QUALITY CERAMIC FLOOR TILES on all conservatory orders placed this month

GOOD SELECTION OF TILES TO CHOOSE FROM

Some ex-display models available from both sites at incredible savings!

Please enquire for details.

GSN

The family firm with NO commission paid reps and NO sub-contractors

CONSERVATORIES

Pertenhall Road (1 mile from Gt Staughton) Gt Staughton, Nr St Neots Cambs PE19 5BE Telephone 01480 860000 Open Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm Also at: Season’s Garden Centre Wilstead (main Road - A6) Bedford Beds MK45 3HU Telephone 01234 740011 Open Mon - Sat 10am to 4pm Sun 11am to 4pm

Established since 1984

www.gsn.co.uk

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Design Consultancy

Mistletoe Interiors Emma Rees 07885 135478 info@mistletoeinteriors.co.uk www.mistletoeinteriors.co.uk

Interior and exterior design consultancy, home staging, soft furnishings, lighting, accessories, paints, wallpaper

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By Ian

Your local supplier of fitted floors in carpet, vinyl, laminate or Karndean Free visits to estimate or advise.

Best prices and quality with a friendly service.

Enquiries to 01480 475486 or (Mobile) 07876 238308

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