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Are there Sporting Heroes in your Family...................................................6 Back To School Tips..............................................................................................8 Calendar Girls...................................................................................................... 11 Empowering Support...................................................................................... 12 Cambourne Eagles FC...................................................................................... 21 Acupuncture for Well-Being.......................................................................... 23 It’s fine, I‘m his common law wife................................................................ 28 NHS - It’s Your Problem.................................................................................... 30 Your Plants Don’t Need a Holiday................................................................ 34 Children’s Page................................................................................................... 38 Samuel Pepys School....................................................................................... 41 Seasonal Delights.............................................................................................. 44 Puzzle Page.......................................................................................................... 48 What’s On............................................................................................................. 58 Fun Quiz................................................................................................................ 63 16,000 copies delivered free of charge to all homes in the following areas: Hinchingbrooke, Hinchingbrooke Park, Brampton, Buckden, Offord Cluny, Offord D’arcy, Godmanchester, Hemingford Abbots and Hemingford Grey, Cambourne, Chawston, Croxton, Duloe, Graveley, Great Paxton, Hail Weston, Honeydon, Little Barford, Little Paxton, Roxton, Southoe, Staploe, Tempsford, Toseland, Upper Staploe, Wintringham, Wyboston, Yelling.

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Are there any sporting heroes

in your family?

St. Neots has a rich sporting history with includes some Olympic success and even a few hopeful of glory at the London 2012 Games.

Away from the national spotlight, tucked away in corners of dusty drawers will be memories of past family sporting triumphs on a local scale. One such is a medal which belonged to my father, Michael Ibbett, who must have been proud to gain a hall-marked souvenir for winning a local 100m hurdles race at the age of eleven in 1934, but even prouder to have received it from one of Britain’s most distinguished Olympians, Harold Abrahams.

The story of the rivalry between Englishman Harold Abrahams and Scotsman Eric Liddel is memorably told in the 1981 film ‘Chariots of Fire’. Abrahams studied at Cambridge where Lord Burghley in 1927 became the first person to ever complete the Cambridge Trinity College Great Court Run by running around the college courtyard in the time it takes for its clock to strike twelve. This event was featured in the film and was recently recreated for the recent Olympic Torch run.

It was at the 1924 Paris Olympics that Harold

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Abrahams won the 100m in the time of 10.6 seconds and would presumably be amazed at the 9.58 seconds current record of Usain Bolt! Abrahams became the elder statesman of British Athletics and was a role model for all young athletes who dreamed of Olympic Gold.

The film begins with the runners in training pounding across the seemingly endless sands of the beach at St. Andrews which stretches out alongside the Royal & Ancient Golf Course.

It was here that the winner of the 1934 Hurdles medal found himself as a trainee airman in the Second World War and finding romance along the same sands that the Chariots of Fire athletes trained on and bringing his bride back to St.Neots after the end of the war.

If you have any sports stories from past or present please let St. Neots museum, or pjibbett@aol.com know so they can be added to their archives. Come and enjoy the Family Summer Activities at the museum and also the summer exhibition featuring the story of sport in the area. Admission is free to local residents’.

By Peter Ibbett

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Back to School Tips for Parents!

By Debbie Singh-Bhatti First day back at school can be an anxious time for both parents and children, so here are some tips to make it a more relaxed experience all round.

Re-establish meal and bedtime routines at least one week before school begins. This will help your children avoid being over tired or overwhelmed by school work and activities.

Review early any material the school has sent, so you can be informed about teachers, classrooms, supply requirements, important dates, bus travel etc.

Buy any necessary school supplies early, such as new pencils, pens, folders and notebooks. This will help motivate your kids to be more organised.

Encourage your children to spend less time in front of the TV or computer and more time participating in learning games such as reading or puzzles, to help ease them back into the learning process.

Buy or update school uniform early - well before the end of the school break.

Check out bus timetables and journey times, and

if appropriate, drive the route to school if you haven’t done it before.

Prepare your kids lunch boxes the night before, with a variety of healthy foods and snacks to help sustain higher energy and concentration levels throughout the day.

And finally, give lots of encouragement and support as your children enter a new environment, make new friends and learn new things.

Wood Green Open 7 days a week 10.00am – 4.00pm FrEE entry

Animal Fun Day Sunday 16th September 10.00am – 4.00pm £2 adults

A great family day, enjoying have-a-go dog agility, pet toy making, novelty dog shows, bouncy castle, shopping opportunities and much more, dogs welcome.

Call: 0844 248 8181 Visit: www.woodgreen.org.uk Or Email: info@woodgreen.org.uk

Behind the scenes tours 14th, 21st & 28th August Booking is essential 1.00pm – 3.00pm £4 per person

Join our Hands On team for a behind the scenes workshop at our Godmanchester Centre. Find out more about dog, cat, small animal and field animal care, make fun pet toys and feed some of our animals tasty treats. Suitable for ages 5+.

Please visit our website or call us for more information about any of our events at the Godmanchester and Heydon Centres.

King’s Bush Farm, London Road, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, PE29 2NH Wood Green, The Animals Charity is the registered Trademark of Wood Green Animal Shelters, registered Charity No. 298348.

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Calendar Girls

September 20th to the 22nd September 2012 St Neots Players have got involved with the professionals show’s producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers to take the block buster film and stage show Calendar Girls into the Guinness book of records by establishing the record for the most productions of one play in one year. For the first time, the amateur rights to CALENDAR GIRLS will be released for just 12 months from 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2013 to achieve this goal.

We were surprised for Calendar Girls how many women came forward. Approximately 40 ladies came forward in May to offer to bare all for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. We put together from this group a great cast of ladies made up of housewife’s, an engineering assistant, a retired primary school teacher, a teaching assistant, school nurse and a admin manager for a computer software company.

This show bringsout a very special types of actresses who what a challenge and a sense of self achievement. I believe we have found this

in our cast. The commitment is show by the fact two of our cast live 30 miles away and travel this distance to be involved in our production.

The St Neots Players are proud to be the first amateur group in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire to meet the challenge, with their production of Calendar Girls in September 2012. All performance rights of the shows are going to Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, who are the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

As part of our fund rasing, in true spirit of the original story St Neots players are doing our very own calendar for 2013. To be sold to raise funds for the charity as well as ourselves. if you would like to promote this or any of your visitors would like to pre-order a copy please contact me at allan.dixon@btc-uk.com.

If you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact me on above Email or on 07884361366

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Empowering Support

SUPPORT FOR ADULTS with Learning Disabilities Empowering Support is a tailor made service for adults with Learning Disabilities.

It was created in September 2011 by myself, Trish Nye. Before I had my children I worked in a Day Service for many years and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Since having my children, the Learning Disability Service has changed and as a result, many people now receive Self Directed Support. This means they are given an amount of money which they then spend on services or activities to suit their individual needs.

A very common need is to have the opportunity to socialise with friends, as it can be very difficult for people to facilitate this for themselves.

I feel passionately that people with Learning Disabilities should have the same opportunities to make choices in their lives and become as independent as possible. That’s why at Empowering Support, I am planning to coordinate some small groups, to enable people to make friends and enjoy a variety of activities

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together. Initially these groups will take place on a Thursday or Friday morning, in the Huntingdon area.

I have over ten years experience and have worked with people with profound Learning and Physical disabilities, as well as people requiring very little support which is reflected in my CV and training profile. I am CRB checked, fully insured and references are available.

If you feel either yourself or somebody you know might benefit from using Empowering Support then please call for a chat. It could be just what you have been waiting for!

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Women’s health and well-being

Centre for Complimentary Health Life today is very stressful for the average women, juggling work, home, family and social life. Even when there is no specific medical problem, it is always better to take responsibility for your health and fitness, in order try to prevent problems from occurring. It is important that you eat right, having a mix of well-balanced foods, give up smoking, reducing stress etc. and important to to read your body’s signs - get to know your body understand what’s normal for you and what you should do if things aren’t ‘normal’.

Get informed about the things you need to know to stay well: • Enjoy the fresh air, get those lungs working, making you feel better • Watch your sleep levels, ensure that you’re not getting overtired, positively affecting your health.

• Exercise – running, going to the gym, yoga, exercise classes etc. Exercise helps those endorphins to be realised and makes you feel good, and improves you general health and well-being.

• Watch your weight: helps your general health and ability to do exercise.

• Have ‘chill out’ time; Sit or lie down quietly for

10 minutes to clear your head of clutter and fill it instead with pleasant, tranquil thoughts. Just be - and let your mind drift.

There are a range of conditions which frequently cause issues for women.

Some of the conditions are Back pain, Menopause, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Headaches and migraines, Irritable Bowel syndrome (IBS), Chronic fatigue Syndrome (ME), Depression, Sleep problems, Stress, Fibromyalgia At the Centre for Complementary Health we treat a wide range of conditions, women may at times experience. For more information and advice about your specific condition, please see our website: www.centreforcomphealth.com.

Other ways to help you improve your ‘feel good’ factor is having relaxing therapies such as: Reflexology, aromatherapy massage, Indian head massage.

Please contact us on 01480 455221 www.centreforcomphealth.co.uk

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CAMBOURNE EAGLES FC

WE ARE PREPARED

Cambourne Eagles Football Club was established in 2006 by a group of parents who wanted to provide football for their children in a safe, friendly and fun environment. Starting with just one team, we now boast players who have gone on to find success in football Academies such as West Ham United, Leyton Orient, Peterborough United and Cambridge City.

Cambourne Eagles gained Charter Standard status in 2010 recognising that all of our coaches have full CRB’s, current first aid certificates and have attended safeguarding children workshops.

They are all at least FA Level 1 or 2 qualified, having attended recent courses to further their training and enable them to offer the very latest in approved football training techniques.

Supported by a £5000 grant from The Football Foundation and many big name sponsors, our club prides itself in being able to offer exceptional football for everyone, from age 2-adults. We run sessions for tots and reception children to prepare them for entering the Cambridgeshire Mini Soccer league at under 7. Players then progress to Cambridgeshire 9v9‘s, Colts Football and the new Tucker Gardner Under 20’s league.

Our individual team successes are numerous, having teams who have consecutively won their league and county cups and have been afforded promotion year on year. Our Colts teams play in the much coveted ‘A’ league with many of our players making appearances in the County Representative squad.

At Eagles we are not just about football. We offer the whole package encouraging our children and parents to take part in regular team building

activities, such as go karting and laser wars. We also hold regular community events. Our recent Charity Auction in aid of EACH, raised over £750 from the sale of a 1966 framed World cup programme, amongst other items.

September 1st sees the first Cambourne Eagles Invitation Fun Day. All of our teams will be in action from 10.30am playing in friendly matches and enjoying a BBQ and bouncy castle. We will be joined by Cambourne Helium (www. cambournehelium.co.uk) who will be launching a spectacular balloon release to open the event, in a joint celebration of their one and our six year anniversary. Please do come along and see what we have to offer.

We are continuously seeking new players to join us and all children of all abilities would be made very welcome.

For further details check out www. cambourneeagles.co.uk or contact our club secretary on 01954 203162.

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Acupuncture

FOR WELL-BEING

Judy obtained her Licentiate in Acupuncture, and B.A (Hons) degree in Traditional Acupuncture, from the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Warwickshire.

Judy is a passionate believer in the positive benefits, on both physical and emotional levels, that may be obtained from receiving acupuncture treatment.

Acupuncture originated in China and other far eastern cultures where it still features in mainstream healthcare, both as a stand-alone therapy and in combination with conventional western medicine.

Judy has been trained as a classical Five Element Acupuncturist; treatment is aimed at the root cause of your condition as well as your main symptoms.

This approach helps with resolving your problem and enhancing your feelings of wellbeing. You may notice other niggling problems resolve as your main health complaint improves. Judy continues to pursue her belief in excellence of care for her patients in her role as a dedicated acupuncture practitioner, and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council.

Please contact Judy for a free 20minute consultation to discuss how acupuncture treatment can help you.

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Peony Hair Design

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If you could have one, just one, perfect hair care product what would you want it to do? Strengthen your ends to prevent them splitting? Protect your hair from heat styling without leaving a residue?

Keep your hair frizz free? Give you “movie star” shine? These are the wishes that our clients ask from us as stylists on a daily basis. Fortunately for them - and you - Redken have just launched Radiant–10.

A new multi-benefit treatment spray and take it from us, its AMAZING! With 10 benefits hair feels Stronger, Protected, Moisturized, Detangled, Softened, Nourished, Vibrant, Manageable, Frizzfree and Shiny. Radiant-10 is the fastest selling new product we have ever had in salon. It is a two part product which works both inside the hairs structure and on the outside surface of the hair.

Radiant-10 is ideal for use on all hair types (even if your hair is super fine) and on damp or dry hair, just remember to shake it first to combine the two parts. Radiant-10 is priced at £19.99 as an introductory offer and is included in our current 3

for 2 offer on all Redken Shampoo’s, Conditioner’s and Styling products (cheapest item free).

Redken Colour Extend Sun holiday range is also now available, so, if you are heading of to sunnier climes please remember to protect your hair as well as your skin and take your hairs “sun cream” with you. Your hair, colour and scalp will love you for it.

Redken has two options for your hairs protection.

Water Wear which is a cream consistency and gives a slightly wet look, ideal for water babes who spend all their time in the sea or pool or for children and Take Cover spf 25 for those of you more likely to be found on a sun lounger or in a pavement café soaking up some rays. This is a mousse consistency and also protects the scalp so it is great if you have fine hair or easily burn along your parting. Both have UVA and UVB filters.

For more information about any of the products mentioned above or any hair concerns you may have please call in and see us at peony hair design on the conservatory village or call 01480 471300.

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Brampton Chiropractic Clinic 84 High Street, Brampton PE28 4TH DR NEIL BROE, DC and Assoc Registered with the General Chiropractic Council Members of the British Chiropractic Association Over 30 years experience A gentle but specific form of manipulation.

Treating the cause of the problem ..... so Often the Answer • Back, Hip and Leg Pain • Headaches, Migraines • Cranial Therapy • Sinuses • Neck, Arm and Shoulder Pain • Muscle Ligament and Tendon Injuries • Paediatric Care

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Throughout life financial planning Better advice from your local friendly independent financial advisor

01480 477774 free initial consultation Fenice Court, Phoenix Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 8EP Email: enquiries@premierplusltd.co.uk Web: www.premierplusltd.co.uk To advertise in The Villager and Townlife please call 01767 261 122

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It’s fine, I’m his common law wife

I’ve got rights against him, haven’t I? Many couples live together sharing their finances under the same roof and under the mistaken assumption that they own a share of the house and that they have rights if they separate. But in short, there is no such thing as the common law wife. An unmarried couple who live together do not have the same rights if the relationship ends as they might do on divorce if they were married. For example, on divorce, spouses have the right to ask for pension sharing orders as well as other arrangements with pensions. An unmarried couple have no rights to ask for a share of pension. Also, a spouse has the right to ask for spousal maintenance. An unmarried couple have no such rights.

If a couple own property together, they will each have rights in respect of that property, provided it is jointly owned. There may be an argument as to whether the equity should be divided equally or in other shares. If the

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property is in one of the couple’s sole name, the other may have no rights at all even if they have been paying towards the household expenses. To make matters more complicated it might be possible to claim that the non owning party has acquired some rights over the property if they can prove that they have contributed to the house and that the property was intended to be held jointly either by things that were said or done or promised or inferred.

It gets more complicated if the couple have children. It is possible to bring a financial claim against the other party on behalf of the children. The claim might be for child maintenance, either through the Child Support Agency and possibly the Court. It is also possible to apply to the Court for money to help meet children’s costs, such as school fees or child care expenses. At worse, the court could order that a property is provided to the parent with care of the children, which will probably be returned to the other parent when the children are grown up.

If you are thinking of moving in with someone, why not take advice to find out what rights you do or don’t have and to see if it would be a good idea to draw up an agreement about who is going to pay for what and what will happen if the relationship ends. If you are already living with someone it’s not too late to find out where you stand and whether there are things you might want to do to protect your position.

And if you are already separated, it may be a legal minefield but sensible legal advice can help you get out of the mess amicably with your ex.

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NHS

It’s Your Problem The NHS is believed to be the third largest employer in the world, with about one million employees.

This puts it behind only the Indian Railway Company and the Chinese Red Army and explains why it consumes £114bn a year in resources or 8% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), second only to welfare.

It also explains why it has lots of managers, thus making it difficult to effect change.

This is the start of the problem.

In 1965, 13% of the UK population were over 65 and over the following 37 years this only increased to 16%.

However, due to the Baby Boomer generation, it is expected that in 20 years’ time, this figure will have increased to 23%. It is also expected that the ratio between those working and those over 65 will have reduced from 3.7 to 1 to 2.5 to 1. This will significantly add to the problem.

When the NHS was launched, the cost of running it was expected to get cheaper over time, rather like the cost of a new TV. However, this has not been the case, as new drugs and procedures have been developed and costs have spiralled upwards – again

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

adding to the problem.

So in summary, we will have more people requiring more expensive health care and less taxpayers trying to fund it.

Something serious needs to happen.

Whether we like it or not, it is probable that in future, people will be forced to pay something towards the cost of the health care they receive. This extra cost will be in addition to increasing living expenses. As it is estimated that two thirds of an individual’s life time healthcare costs occur after age 65, this means we will need to make even greater provision for retirement income – so don’t delay.

If your retirement plans are not on track to meet your requirements, contact us or your financial adviser.

Alternatively, think of how the Government could address the problem and contact your local MP. 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

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Email: annfryer.lad@googlemail.com OR Telephone 07504382919 Email: stephdennis64@uwclub.net OR Telephone 01487 830219 L.A.D offer support and signposting to relevant organisations to enable individuals to cope with the emotional trauma of debt.

Drop in Centre at The Methodist Church, Eyensbury, St Neots 6.30 Until 8.30PM We also have a Counsellor that can offer emotional support.

To book an appointment in Sawtry, Huntingdon, St Neots or Papworth please contact the above.

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.

Call Richard McMorran on 01480 470755 or email stneots@rjmcmorran.co.uk Offices with ample parking in Eaton Socon and Godmanchester Visit our website at www.rjmcmorran.co.uk

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Hinchingbrooke House

By T.R.Wheeley

(Teacher of History)

Hinchingbrooke, now home to Hinchingbrooke sixth form.

Hinchingbrooke House was constructed around the remains of a Benedictine nunnery, with some of its walls dating from as early as the 12th century. The Priory of St. James was moved to Hinchingbrooke from Eltisely around 1200. The layout of the House still echoes its monastic origins and the Library occupies the footprint of a Norman church that was at the heart of the nunnery until its dissolution in 1536.

By this time Henry VIII was determined to dissolve the Catholic Church in England, thus allowing him to divorce his Queen, Catherine of Aragon. When Hinchingbrooke had been visited a year earlier, the King’s commissioner had found its prioress dying and only three nuns in residence. Thus, the nunnery was suppressed without any recorded opposition, its value being judged at a little over £17.

Within two years Hinchingbrooke was granted to Sir Richard Cromwell, along with Ramsey Abbey. Sir Richard was the nephew of the King’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, and was himself a good friend of the King. He and his heirs proceeded to use Ramsey

Abbey as a quarry, and it is thought that much of the rebuilding work at Hinchingbrooke was carried out using masonry brought from there. The magnificent medieval gatehouse at Hinchingbrooke was moved to its current location from Ramsey Abbey in the 1540s. Other Tudor features remain visible still, including the redbrick kitchen wing, as well as the remains of a large wall painting depicting knights in combat.

After Sir Richard’s death in 1545, the estate passed to Sir Henry Cromwell, better known as ‘the Golden Knight’. He acquired the nickname due to his habit of regularly throwing gold coins from his carriage.

Sir Henry played host to Elizabeth I at least twice, once in 1564 and again in 1586. The Queen’s first visit proved to be somewhat embarrassing for Sir Henry due to the performance of a satirical play by the scholars of Cambridge University about Elizabeth’s religious policy. It so enraged the Queen that she ordered all the lights extinguished and sent them back to Cambridge in the dark!

Nonetheless, her visit was commemorated in 1602

The Apostle Courtyard is still the main entrance into the House.

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by Sir Henry’s son, Sir Oliver, who constructed Hinchingbrooke’s iconic Great Bow Window surmounted with the royal arms of Elizabeth I. Sir Oliver’s attempts to seek patronage at the court of James I began well, with the new King staying at Hinchingbrooke on his way south to claim the English throne in 1603. Returning nearly every year of his reign to enjoy the local hunting, it seemed that Sir Oliver’s position as an advisor to the King’s son, Prince Henry, would serve him well. Alas, shortly after visiting Hinchingbrooke in 1612, Prince Henry died of typhoid and with him died Sir Oliver’s hopes for advancement. Years of hosting royalty left the family coffers empty and by 1627, Sir Oliver was forced to sell Hinchingbrooke to Sir Sydney Montagu of Barnwell. Little did Sir Oliver realise that it would be his nephew and namesake, Oliver Cromwell, who would rise to lead the nation as Lord Protector.

The Montagu family, who were granted the earldom of Sandwich in 1660, remained in possession of Hinchingbrooke until they left the House in 1962.

Shortly after moving to Hinchingbrooke the family was split by the English Civil War, with Edward Montagu distinguishing himself as a parliamentary commander in defiance of his royalist father, Sir Sydney. Despite later supporting Oliver Cromwell, Edward played a key role in the Restoration of Charles II, for which he was made Earl of Sandwich.

Samuel Pepys, cousin and secretary to Edward, recorded much of the rebuilding work carried out at that time in his famous diary.

The following century, John Montagu, the fourth Earl, played a key role in reforming the Navy as First Lord of the Admiralty. He also found time to invent the popular snack that has taken his name – though this owes more to the long hours spent at the Admiralty than to hours at the gaming table. Many eighteenth-century gothic features date from the time of the fourth Earl, including the magnificent painted glass that still decorates the windows in the Library.

The House was badly damaged by fire in 1830, but thankfully, a lack of funds and the family’s attachment to the House ensured that it was modified rather than completely rebuilt. In the twentieth century the eight Earl opened the House to wounded officers of the First World War, and the Red Cross completely occupied the building during World War Two. The

The Great Bow Window family left the House in 1962 when Victor Montagu decided to move to Mapperton in Dorset, which he served as MP. The County Council purchased the estate, and in 1970 the House became the Sixth Form centre of the newly renamed Hinchingbrooke School – the comprehensive successor to Huntingdon Grammar School. The survival of the building owed much to educationalists like Ian Currey, Guy Fisher, John Wakelin and Mary Stuart, all of whom saw that Hinchingbrooke had a future as a site of learning and so saved it from demolition. Now with 400 sixth formers on the roll, and nearly 2000 pupils in total, Hinchingbrooke School remains the proud guardian of this remarkable building.

Hinchingbrooke House is open to the public for tours on Sunday afternoons during the summer months from 2-5pm, and the newly updated history of the House is now available from the school. All enquiries: communications@hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk

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Your Plants Don’t Want a ‘Holiday’

by pippa greenwood If you’re going on holiday shortly, don’t forget that your garden and plants will appreciate some TLC before you leave. An hour or two spent sorting out your plants can not only help to keep them going whilst you’re sunning yourself elsewhere, but also help to make your house look less abandoned in your absence. So before you grab a suitcase, make sure you spend some time in the garden.

I’m certainly not a lawn buff, but whether your lawn is your priority, or like me it’s more of a patch of grass than a bowling green, sort it out before you go. Give it a thorough mowing, cutting it as short as you dare but without ‘scalping’ it by cutting too low. Next take a pair of lawn edging shears, a halfmoon edger or simply a sharp spade and neaten all the edges, including those next to flower beds.

The effect of edging lasts far longer than mowing and will not only stop the lawn moving into the flower beds, but also make the grass appear more recently maintained.

Make sure that all plants, especially those in containers and those forming fruit whilst you’re away, are given a good feed before you go. Liquid feeds usually have the speediest response, but if you’re taking a long trip, controlled release fertiliser granules will last for longer. If you use a dry or granular feed, make sure that you water it in well unless it’s just about to rain.

It really is worth persuading a friend, relative or neighbour to pop in to your garden and do the odd bit of watering. Make sure to suggest that they pick the sweet-peas, harvest some veg and so forth, then you’ll both benefit.

A good, thorough watering of the garden will mean that plants in open ground should be unharmed by hot weather for a good while. Plants in pots and tubs are totally reliant on you if there is not much rain, so make these your priority, and tell your plant-sitter where all the containers are, especially those out of sight.

Many plants cease flowering if faded flowers are left on them and allowed to start to form seeds.

This means it’s extra important to remove every faded bloom before you leave. If you’re off for more than a week, I suggest ‘dead heading’ not only the faded flowers, but also those which are just starting to fade. A sharp pair of scissors or just your finger and thumb should do the trick.

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up in the air they are especially prone to drought.

Unless you have a really reliable watering helper lined up, it’s best to carefully lower hanging baskets and stand each one on its own pot in a shady spot where it will dry out less quickly.

Planters and patio pots lose moisture very readily especially if the weather is hot, windy or, worse, a combination of both. By carefully grouping the pots together in one place you’ll not only make it easier for your holiday helper to find them all, but will also create shade around the roots of the pots, so reducing the risk of drought and heat damage.

Try to position more drought tolerant patio plants such as pelargoniums, towards the outer edge of the group, and more drought prone plants towards the cooler centre of the group.

Make sure that your garden sheds and other storage areas are properly secured so that there’s less chance that any light-fingered guests will burgle your belongings. It’s worth giving the padlock keys to a neighbour, just in case there is anything in the shed that might be needed in your absence.

Ladders, mattocks, spades and other gardening items that could be used to break into your house (or the shed) should be removed completely, or locked away out of sight so that they don’t encourage burglary.

Finally check that plants are healthy and that any new outbreaks of pests or diseases are treated or dealt with before you go - leave a handful of whitefly in your greenhouse, or a few greenfly on your roses, and there may well be a full-scale disaster zone when you return!

Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood.com and order your ‘Winter Thru’ Spring’ Vegetable Collection. Orders close soon. Whilst there, visit the new products area for a great selection of products including signed copies of Pippa’s books, Grower Frames, cloches, raised bed kits, delightful terracotta herb planters and wall plaques, biological pest controls and lots more!

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Paddocks Boarding Cattery Peaceful location. No dogs boarded.

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Samuel Pepys School

BY MANDY GREEn - HEADTEACHER Samuel Pepys School is an Area Special School and a Specialist School for Cognition and Learning. As such, we offer a full range of opportunities for children and students with special needs aged from 2 – 19 years. Many of our children and young people have complex or profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Often these students are largely dependent on adults for communication, self-care and mobility.

We are a school committed to life long learning and we believe that education for our students includes not only the subjects of the national curriculum but most importantly communication and life skills.

We aim therefore, to teach the students the skills necessary for self-care and living that others may take for granted. We want our students to become successful members of the wider community. .

We are a very happy school where children enjoy their learning experiences.

We concentrate on providing for individual needs so that all students can be encouraged to reach their full potential. Thus physiotherapy happens alongside numeracy; music therapy and science; hydrotherapy aswell as communication or play therapy aswell as ICT. For some achievement may mean using a switch independently to indicate a need and for others it may be gaining an accredited qualification in an area of skill. All achievements are celebrated with equal pleasure.

Students come to us from a wide geographical

area and most are transported to and from school by taxis or mini-buses.

Some children join us at the start of their educational careers and some transfer from mainstream schools at a variety of ages.

We value enormously the support from our local community which enables us to enrich the core curriculum and meet the very diverse needs of our children. Local people will often see us out and about on our minibus heading to TESCOs to shop for a cooking lesson, to horticulture college or to visit local facilities in the town. Funded, as all schools by the Local authority , we are dependent upon the generosity of caring folk who offer much appreciated donations that enables us to provide specialist facilities. Our current project is to refurbish and develop our sensory garden and if anyone is interested in making a donation please contact the school on Tel. 01480 375012.

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CAN YOU SPARE

2 HOURS PER WEEK? The RNIB is the leading sight loss Charity in the UK: Everyday, over 100 people lose their site. The RNIB provides advice, information and services to those who are blind and partially sighted.

We are currently looking for a Volunteer who can help with administrative duties in the St Neots, Buckden or Brampton area, working closely with the local Area Fundraising Manager.

If you have a few hours to spare each week, have access to your own computer, and are happy talking to people, then this role might be for you.

Training, induction and ongoing support is available, and out of pocket expenses (including mileage) are all payable.

If this is of interest, please contact Russell Rolph on 01480 355596, or E-Mail at russell.rolph@rnib. org.uk.

The greatest gift anybody can give is time. We look forward to hearing from you.

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SEASONAL DELIGHTS

HOME-MADE BURGERS - all you need to know

It’s the barbecue season and nothing tastes better than delicious home-made char-grilled burgers. Follow these top tips for great burgers.

• Always choose good quality premium minced steak for the best flavour but pick one that has some fat in it – don’t buy extra lean mince as the burgers will dry out too much during cooking. Try asking your local butcher to mince some rump or chuck steak with about 20% fat content. For four quarter pounder burgers you’ll need 500g mince.

• Mince is fairly bland so you’ll need to add plenty of flavouring. Grated or very finely chopped onion and minced garlic form the basic flavouring but you add whatever dried or fresh herb, spice or seasoning you like. You’ll need to add 5-10ml (1-2tsp) salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper too.

• A handful of fresh breadcrumbs and a little beaten egg will also help to bind the mince together and prevent the burgers from breaking up during cooking. Whizz all the ingredients in a food processor until the

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mixture starts holding together or use clean hands to mix as thoroughly as possible.

• Shape the burgers into round flat discs with wetted hands. To get perfectly round shapes press the mixture into a metal pastry cutter.

Don’t over handle the burgers or they will be tough and dry when cooked.

• Ensure that burgers are cooked all the way through and there is no pinkness in the middle. To check this press the burger down with a fish slice – if there are pink juices oozing out then cook for a few more minutes.

• If you want a change from the classic sesame seed bun why not serve the cooked burgers on top of wedges of toasted ciabatta bread spread with a little mustard mayo or pack into warmed and split pitta breads with salad or coleslaw.

• Try a fresh tomato relish instead of ketchup – just peel and finely dice a couple of ripe plum tomatoes and mix with a little olive oil, fresh chopped basil, a pinch of sugar and salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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The Unforgettable Close Up and Cabaret Magic of Steve Dean Immerse yourselves and guests in the close up magic of Steve Dean or enjoy a Cabaret Show that includes mentalism and much more.

Have you ever witnessed unexplainable events or illusions so convincing that they leave you fascinated & completely spellbound? This is Cabaret, close up mix and mingle and table magic at it’s very best.

Steve is a master of his craft and a member of the prestigious Magic Circle. He has had many letters of thanks and testimonials from people from all walks of life. From a small dinner party to performing on a British Cruise Liner this sort of entertainment is second to none and will give your guests unusual and fantastic entertainment that they can get involved in and will talk about for months to come.

(Steve is a member of Equity with full public liability insurance).

Please phone or email for details

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FLOORED

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

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The Villager Prize Crossword

Last Month’s Crossword Winners Congratulations to: 1st - Mrs. C Stevens from St Neots 2nd - Ellie Jones from Wrestlingworth

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RHYTHM FESTIVALS 2012 RHYTHM FESTIVAL • RHYTHM FOLK • RHYTHM & BLUES AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND – FRIDAY 24 to SUNDAY 26 Mansion House @ Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire, SG18 9DX 3 Great Music Festivals for the Price of One

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BOOKER T | THE DAMNED | ARDAL O’HANLON DENNIS ALCAPONE | KING MOB HANK WANGFORD & THE LOST COWBOYS • CAPTAIN SENSIBLE BAND • THE GROUNDHOGS • HERE & NOW • THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS • LEATHERAT + more SUNDAY

KEN BOOTHE | JOHN COOPER CLARKE | CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN | DAVID RODIGAN BOOMTOWN RATS • JOHN OTWAY BIG BAND • DELROY WILLIAMS & THE JUNCTION BAND • ATILLA THE STOCKBROKER • KING HAMMOND + more FRIDAY

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JAMIE SMITH’S MABON • LUCY WARD SATURDAY

BUICK 6 • MITCH LADDIE BAND JERRY TREMAINE & THE RISING SONS SATURDAY

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DAVID KNOPFLER THE TRAVELLING BAND IAN MCMILLAN ORCHESTRA RICHARD DIGANCE • WISHING WELL SUNDAY

SHOW OF HANDS featuring MIRANDA SYKES

LAU• SCOTT MATTHEWS MOULETTES • KATRIONA GILMORE & JAMIE ROBERTS + more every day!

THE BLUES BAND BIG BOY BLOATER

DAVE KELLY • CHANTEL McGREGOR ROADHOUSE • LUCY ZIRINS SUNDAY

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MICHAEL MESSER 2nd MIND BAND CROSSTOWN LIGHTNIN • CHERRY LEE MEWIS • more every day!

3 festivals offering 3 days of great entertainment on 6 stages plus “fringe” events.

Comedy. Theatre. Madam Miaow’s Culture Lounge. Children’s Entertainment, including Panic Circus, Organised Football & Junior Olympics. Hemlock Morris.

Groovy Movie Picture House. DJ Wheelie-Bag. Real Ales & Ciders. A Wide Choice of Superior Food plus Farmhouse Ice Cream. General Store. Markets. Supervised Campsites. Luxury Loos. Hot Showers. Free Car Parking.

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what’S ON?

IN AUGUST

1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August Children’s Nature Discovery 2-4pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Adults free, Children £4, RSPB Wildlife Explorers £3 Enjoy a fun and informative walk spotting birds, butterflies and dragonflies and get hands-on with some bark rubbing and other great activities.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tel: 01767 680541 Web: www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge 1 & 17 August Date with Nature Dusk Watch 7.30pm til late RSPB The Lodge, Sandy RSPB Members £4, Non-Members £6 including car park and entry An exciting evening event, experiencing the sights and sounds of the reserve as darkness creeps over and secretive nocturnal creatures begin to emerge! Booking essential.

Tel: 01767 680541 Web: www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge 3, 6, 10, 17, 20, 24 & 31 August Minibeast Safari 2-4pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Adults free, Children £4, RSPB Wildlife Explorers £3 Kids love to delve and discover the bugs, beetles and beasties living in the undergrowth on the reserve. Booking essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tel: 01767 680541 Web: www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge 3 & 4 August The Importance of Being Ernest 7pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Adults £12.50, Children £8, Under 7s free, Family 2+2 £35 We welcome the return of the Pantaloons for their fourth successful year with an outdoor performance of The Importance of Being Ernest on the lawn of The Lodge.

Bring your blankets, picnics and chairs and a bottle of course, to enjoy a fun, outside performance. Please note no dogs at the performance.

Web: www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge 4 & 5 August The Brothers Grimm 2pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Adults £12.50, Children £8, Under 7s free, Family 2+2 £35 We welcome the return of the Pantaloons for their fourth successful year with an outdoor performance of The Brothers Grimm on the lawn of The Lodge. Bring your blankets, picnics and chairs and a bottle of course, to enjoy a fun, outside performance. Please note no dogs at the performance.

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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 5 August & 2 September Model Railway Open 2-5 pm 14 Boardman Close, Little Paxton Free admission, donations welcome St James Church, Little Paxton present Come and see a Gauge 1 radio controlled model railway in the garden. Refreshments. Event will be cancelled if wet.

All proceeds to St James’ Church building project (CHUFT) 6, 13 & 20 August Chess Club 7.30pm Comrades Club, Godmanchester Meets every Monday except Bank Holidays. Over 18s only (Licensed premises).

Tel: John:07912 935868 or Ozzie: 01480 414623 Email: ozzie.day5@gmail.com 6 & 20 August Knitting Group 1-3pm Church Rooms, Offord d’Arcy Cost £2 Enjoy a cuppa and cake and knit, crochet, sew etc., with like-minded company with lots of conversation. Please feel free to join us whether you are a beginner or an expert.

Tel: 01480 810008 for more details.

10 August The Lives of Others 8pm St Ives Corn Exchange £5 Screen St Ives presents The Lives of Others. The staggering lengths the East German authorities took to monitor their own citizens are explored in this gripping Cold War film.

Captain Wiesler watches others but slowly realises that he has become a surveillance target. Can he resolve the dilemmas that rage within him? Web: www.screenstives. org.uk 11 August 43rd Annual Summer Show 2pm Little Paxton Village Hall Admission £1,Exhibitors, members and accompanied children free St Neots & District Garden Club Annual Summer Show.

Tel: Mr P Walker 01480 390191 Email: walkpeg@hotmail.co.uk 11 August Bat Night 8.30-10.30pm RSPB The Lodge, Sandy Adults £5, RSPB Members £4, Children £4, RSPB Wildlife Explorers £3 Our popular night walk, searching for the bats that live and feed on the reserve. Please bring a torch. Must book and pay in advance.

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

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13-17 August ‘On Your Marks’ 10.00am-12.30pm Godmanchester Baptist Church £6 for the week Children’s Holiday Club for Children in School Years R-6 (as of June 2012) Come and learn about Jesus – using stories from Mark’s gospel. Activities include: games, craft, stories, music and much more.

Tel: For details and booking phone 01480 458565 Web: www.godmanchesterbaptist.org 18 August Summer BBQ and Creatures of the Twilight 5.30pm Paxton Pits Nature Reserve Adults £10, Children 7-14 years £6, under 7s free The Wildlife, Trust Huntingdonshire Local Group’s Summer BBQ. Commences at 5.30pm with guided walks around the reserve, followed by BBQ from 7.30pm. Other events will follow at about 9.30pm with local experts illustrating the secret nightlife of creatures such as moths, bats and newts.

Following on the success of previous years, we are again inviting a local astronomy group to help us view the stars and planets. Anyone interested in wildlife is most welcome to attend. Booking essential.

Tel: Pat 01480 392706 Web: www.wildlifetrust-huntsareagroup.org.uk/ 27 August Pathfinder Concert - Songs of the 1940’s 7pm All Saints Church, Offord Cluny £6.00 including glass of wine Enjoy a wonderful concert with Revd Ally Barrett accompanied by Pattie Hatswell and see the sunset streaming through the magnificent stained glass Pathfinder window. Tickets available from Offord Village Stores or 01480 810008.

1 September Keysoe Village Show Schedules are now available for the Keysoe Village Show.

Copies and more information is available from 01234 378878 or penny.heming@btinternet.com.

5 September Herbs 8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Members £1, Non-members £2 Little Paxton Gardening Club will hear about herbs – their cultivation and propagation - in a talk from John Webster.

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

5 September Herbs 7pm Ticket only Little Paxton Gardening Club are visiting Childerly Hall in Dry Drayton. Annual membership is only £5 per person plus £1 per meeting.

20-22 September Calendar Girls 7.30pm and 2.30pm matinee on 22 September The Priory Centre, St Neots £12, Concessions £10 The St Neots Players will be the first amateur society in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire to present the international hit comedy “Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth. Join the intrepid ladies of Knapley Women’s Institute as they dare to bare all for charity at The Priory Centre.

Tel: Priory Centre Box Office 01480 388922 Web: www.stneotsplayers.co.uk 25 September The Victorian Landscape 7.30-9.30pm Godmanchester Community Primary School, Park Lane, Godmanchester Course fee: £48 10 week course with tutor David Bond. Changes in the landscape in the Victorian era. Towns, cities and the countryside: religious and conservation movements; the significance of transport and leisure.

Tel: Lin Fleming 01480 468055 18 May-14 September Bat Punting Safaris Times vary River Cam, Cambridge Adult £15, Concession £13.50, under 12 £7.50 Every Friday just after dusk join the Wildlife Trust experts and Scudamore’s punt staff on a 90 minute journey along the Grantchester stretch of the River Cam which has a vibrant bat population. 50% of proceeds go to The Wildlife Trust.

Web: www.wildlifebcn.org Web: www.scudamores.com for booking St James’ Church Little Paxton is now closed until Autumn 2012 due to building work.

Sunday Services will be held in Little Paxton School, Gordon Road.

Enquiries regarding baptisms, weddings and other matters can be made to Rev Annette Reed Tel: 01480 211048 or email: rev.reed@btinternet.com.

Also see www.littlepaxtonchurch.org.uk.

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Fun Quiz - The Olympic Games 1. Who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics to add to the six he won in 2004, breaking the record for having won more career gold medals than any other Olympian?

2. Which country is due to host the 2016 Summer Olympics?

3. After flying from Athens to RNAS Culdrose, in which English county did the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay begin?

4. Which European country holds the record for winning more medals than any other in total at the Winter Olympics?

5. Which famous person declared the 1936 Summer Olympics officially open?

6. In 2007, after claims that his hairstyle looked like the 2012 Olympic logo, which politician said “you can say what you like about my hairstyle, but it’s never caused epilepsy and cost significantly less than £400,000 to design”?

7. Which country’s four man bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics was the inspiration for the 1993 film Cool Runnings?

8. The 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow were boycotted by a number of nations due to the Soviet Union’s invasion of which country?

9. In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted the Summer Olympics how many times?

10. The title of “world’s greatest athlete” is traditionally associated with the winner of which Olympic event, after King Gustav V of Sweden said “You, sir, are the world’s greatest athlete” to the winner of this event at the Olympics in 1912?

1. Michael Phelps 2. Brazil 3. Cornwall 4. Norway 5. Adolf Hitler 6. Boris Johnson 7. Jamaica’s 8. Afghanistan 9. Three 10. The decathlon

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