Hampton Gazette April 2014

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Hooray the sun is finally shining and the evenings are drawing out, spring is here!

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This month we have a gardening pull out guide that is full of information, ideas and tips for your garden.

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As always there is all the latest news from the schools, churches, doctors’ surgery and library; as well as all the community news on what is happening in your area.

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Please keep sending in your views, top tips or moans and groans that you would like to share with other readers. This is your community magazine and we try to get in as much as possible each month for you.

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Hampton News

It’s a funny old world As I write this, the weather is improving, and good weather makes most of us smile.

Of course there are some who will be going through difficult times at the moment so even some sunshine can’t improve their mood. Like my friend Sid who’s just been the victim of ID theft - he’s now called “S”!

Did you hear about the man in Hampton Hargate who drank a pint of Domestos? He went clean round the bend. But then I wasn’t too happy myself when I looked out of my window last night to see a bloke stealing the garden gate! I didn’t like to say anything in case he took offence.

We’re lucky to have lots of great businesses here in Hampton, but I have been a bit disappointed lately. Some tradesmen

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are so unreliable. I keep asking people to come round and fix my doorbell, but they never do! In the meantime I’m developing a business of my own. I’ve worked out that my new shadow puppet theatre could make millions, but that’s just projected figures.

That’s not my only business venture; I’ve invented a kitchen cleaner that kills 0.1% of all known germs. I plan to sell the secret to Dettol.

I got in touch with my inner self today. That’s the last time I buy Tesco Value toilet roll. After queuing up at the checkout yesterday, I said to the cashier, “Can you do this any cheaper?” “I’m afraid not,” she replied, “If we did it for you then we’d have to do it for everybody.” I said, “Yeah, but it’s got today’s date on it.

If nobody buys it then it’s just

going to get thrown away.”

“Look sir,” she sighed, “You’re holding up the queue. Do you want the newspaper or not?”

When I came out of Tesco, two blondes were in a parking bay trying to unlock the door of their Mercedes with a coat hanger. They tried and tried to get the door open, but they couldn’t. The girl with the coat hanger stopped for a moment to catch her breath, and her friend said anxiously, “Hurry up! It’s starting to rain and the top is down.”

Yes, it always seems difficult for some people. Like the paranoid, atheist, dyslexic, insomniac. He stayed up all night worrying if there really was a dog!

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In Hampton we have two Brownie units and one Guide unit. This means that over 75 Hampton girls are enjoying being a part of Girlguiding, but we have many more girls on our waiting lists who would love to join.

We’re looking for adult volunteers who can spare a couple of hours a week to give these girls a chance to be a part of the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. 98% of Girlguiding’s adult volunteers think Girlguiding is fun, 82% think it’s given them more confidence, and 94% say it’s enabled them to try new things.

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Hampton Nature Reserve

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Your HAMPTON Police Panel meeting will be held at: Hampton Leisure Centre, Clayburn Road, Hampton Vale

On Monday 7th April 2014 7pm Everybody is welcome Together we can make your neighbourhood safer Non emergency contact number: 101

With the arrival of spring there’s a step-change in activity over on Hampton Nature Reserve, with volunteers downing tools and picking up binoculars as we take to the field to survey the wildlife we’ve been helping all winter.

Every Thursday a team heads out to survey butterflies across the site. We have a mixed experience group, making this a great learning opportunity and social session for people of any ability, from beginners to experts. With a route exclusively on the main tracks, this activity offers an excellent way to take a stroll, through the otherwise private-access nature reserve. You should also expect to see birds, dragonflies and reptiles whilst out on these surveys. We will also be out on Saturdays searching for signs of the elusive water vole aka Ratty from Wind in the Willows.

For more information please contact the Warden, Paul Furnborough, on 07977 250048 or paul. furnborough@froglife.org.

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Reader’s letters

Dear Hampton Gazette,

I live on Lakeview way; the lake attracts many people wanting to fish and as far as I know you can fish as long as you are over 12 years of age and have a fishing licence. Because of where I live I see many people of all ages fishing. They look responsible and have obviously invested in professional fishing equipment. They treat the fish with respect, perhaps taking a photo of the bigger catches, but then always putting the fish back humanely and from what I can see; these fishermen take great care with their fishing lines so as not to endanger any other wild life.

So my question is... Why on earth do a certain few Hampton residents keep complaining, mainly to the police, who I’m sure have better things to do, about these fishermen?

During the half term I saw quite a few teenagers fishing responsibly. The police turned up again because of a complaint.

The police left after checking their licences. Would you prefer that these teenage boys were causing a nuisance in a shopping centre or hanging about on the street looking for trouble? Are you not pleased that these kids have found a hobby, an interest that to my knowledge has never done anyone any harm?

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Sunday 27th April and Saturday 3rd May (10am-12 and 2-4pm) Have you ever wondered what is like to play bowls? Have you wanted to try and not known where to go? Then why not come along to one of our tutored open days at Yaxley Bowls Club and give it a try.

A Tutored Bowls Day represents the perfect introduction to club life for any new participant and is the perfect way to meet people and be introduced to the sport of bowls.

Bowls isn’t just for pensioners, although they are welcome. Did you know that the ladies world championship was just won by an 18 year old schoolgirl?

Yaxley Broadway Bowls Club has teams in 7 different leagues, as well as playing many non-competitive friendly games. So whether you are interested in playing competitively, or just for fun, there is a place for everyone.

Please remember next time you want to call the police because you’ve seen a fisherman on Hampton, please remember this lovely environment we live in is not only for you to enjoy in your own way, but everyone else has a right to enjoy in their way to.

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Hello!

We are a crafty lot at Hampton WI! Not in the sneaky sense, of course, but in the “We just love making things” sense. February and March’s meetings were no exception. February saw us making Kumihimo bracelets and angel pendants and March saw us learning basic glass painting, which we all loved.

The thing about being a member of Hampton WI is that it’s not just the great friends you’ll make, or the laugh a minute meetings you will attend, but it’s also about learning new skills and finding new hobbies that you can enjoy.

We have also had a brilliant extra get together just for the purposes of drinking wine and eating puddings, lots of them and they were all different too. Now there’s a hobby I could easily get into!

So ladies, why not come along to our next meeting on Thursday 17th April? We meet at Hampton Children’s Centre (behind Hampton Hargate School) from 7:00pm and you would all be very welcome.

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This April, are you looking forward to spending Easter with your family, or dreading the start of a new tax year and worrying about getting your books into order? If you run a small business the chances are that bookkeeping is a chore you could do without, so why not give your accounts a fresh start and call Carol at Chromium Bookkeeping today?

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Fantastic news for Hampton Vale Primary School!

The team at Hampton Vale Primary School is celebrating the results of the school’s latest Ofsted inspection, which sees every key area of the school’s work assessed as “good”. Inspectors visited the school in February and found that, within a “vibrant and exciting curriculum”, the school’s children are enjoying consistently good or outstanding teaching.

The children’s achievements and behaviour were highlighted, with the Ofsted team describing children as “very polite” and their attitudes to learning as “very good”. The inspectors commented that “pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural education is a particular strength of the school”.

Also highlighted were: the school’s rigorous tracking of the achievements and progress of every child; the good or outstanding progress made by more able children and by children who have special educational needs; the fact that bullying is rare and when it does happen, it is tackled firmly and decisively.

Headteacher Anne Byrne said: “Working together to help all of our children achieve the very best remains at the very heart of all that we strive to do at Hampton Vale. The incredibly hard work that our outstanding team - of children and adults alike - continues to put in is underlined by the Ofsted findings. I know that they are all very proud, as I am, of all our achievements.”

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Hampton Wildlife

by Lakota (Lover of nature)

Creating a buzz in the warmer weather The warmer weather has awakened many creatures, one of which buzzed determinedly against my window the other day.

It caught my attention particularly because of its size. Clearly it was a queen bumblebee seeking out a potential place to begin this season’s hive. She would have hibernated during the winter months somewhere where it was well hidden, perhaps a leaf pile or a compost heap.

Although they look large and menacing the bumble bee is much less aggressive than the smaller honey bee. They will not sting unless threatened. Unlike the honey bee which loses its sting and then dies if it attacks, the bumble bee retains its sting and carries on its way.

As the weather warmed it sensed this and eased itself out of its long sleep to prepare for reproducing. It would be the only survivor of the previous year’s nest.

A bumblebee is a creature to be encouraged because it will pollinate your flowers and fruit bushes causing only good as it bumbles away.

Bumblebees produce very little honey, just a few grams enough to feed their young. Their nest can most often be found near the ground but is rarely larger in size than half a grapefruit. The queen constructs a ball of wax and pollen in which she lays her eggs. These eventually hatch into worker bees.

These workers take over the fulltime job of collecting pollen and nectar whilst the queen continues her job of producing more eggs.

During the late summer the queen changes to produce eggs which

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hatch into the next season’s queens and male bees (drones) whose only function is to mate with the queens. The drones, by the way, have no sting at all.

Come the first drop in temperature as autumn passes into winter the old queen and the drones will die and the only survivors will be the queens, who leave the nest to find hibernation sites for hibernation. And then the cycle begins again.

Apparently the bumblebee has been in decline over the past few years and there is an organisation which has been set up to encourage their conservation and to educate us about them. Their website has a useful tool to help us to plant flowers that will encourage bumble bees into our gardens and thus help to increase their numbers. It is the reduction in the number of flowers in the countryside that have meant that there isn’t the same amount of food for the bumble bee.

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust can be found at www.bumblebeeconservation.org and contains interesting facts, how we can help and how to join Bumblebee Trust.

Hampton Community Church Spring is a wonderful time of the year with the days getting longer and the glorious sunshine making us feel a bit more cheerful. It is also a time of new beginnings. As a church we are beginning something new in April. On the first Wednesday, 2 April, we will be starting Live Lounge at Costa Coffee in Serpentine Green at 7.30pm. There will be a professional band covering different musical genres performing every month and of course delicious coffee on offer. This is a great opportunity to give something new to the community of Hampton and create a space where people can have a good evening out. We would love for you to join us for this event on the first Wednesday of every month. Also the church meets every Sunday at 5pm at the meeting room in Hampton Leisure Centre located on Clayburn Road and it would be wonderful to see you there.

Blessings,

Amy Armstrong

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Hampton News Health Better information means better care

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You might have missed the leaflet that would have come through your letterbox last month explaining Care.data, but all 26 million households in England were supposed to have been sent one. It was titled “better information means better care” and looked much like any other bit of junk mail.

The data that will be extracted from GP systems includes: referrals, NHS prescriptions, your family history, vaccinations, blood test results, body mass index, smoking/alcohol habits etc -- dating back to April 2013.

However, the leaflet’s contents are extremely important and shouldn’t be ignored. It explained that patient data stored in GP surgeries across the UK is to be extracted and placed in a central set of databases. It has been accepted that this was not communicated well and has caused anxiety about use or potential abuse of personal data, and the introduction of the scheme has been therefore been delayed.

Hampton Vale Primary needs your help!

Hampton Vale Primary School are starting to work on plans to transform one of our internal courtyards, which our Year 1,Year 2 and Year 3 classes look into.

The records will be pseudonymised, which means the identifiable data has been taken out. Instead, it will just contain the patient’s age range, gender and area they live in.

Our Our school school chickens used chickens used to to live live here here before before and and they they have have now now been been re-located re-located to to another another chicken-friendly chicken-friendly location. location.

Our Our Reception Reception children children have have aa fantastic fantastic outdoor outdoor area area and and we we would would like like our our other other What is Care.data?

However, researchers can apply for those year year groups groups to to also also have have a a wonderful wonderful safeguards to be lifted in exceptional When it is compiled, Care.data will be a giant area that that they they can can use use for for their their outdoor outdoor circumstances, such as during an epidemic. This area database of medical records showing how learning. learning.

Over Over the the next next few few weeks weeks we we will will will need the permission of the health secretary. individuals have been cared for across the GP and be be looking looking for for volunteers volunteers to to paint, paint, build build hospital sectors.

If you are concerned about your data being some some furniture furniture and and generally generally help help with with the the Researchers believe the information will be vital in used in this way you do have the right to opt transformation transformation of of this this area. area. out. Please let us know so we put a code helping them develop new treatments as well as IfIf you you would would be be able able to to spare spare some some time time in your records to stop information being assessing the performance of NHS services. or or you you own own aa business business and and would would like like to to gathered when the scheme starts. sponsor sponsor something something that that could could go go into into this this area, area, such such as as aa bench bench for for the the children children to to sit sit If you would like to find out more before you make your decision you can speak to at at and and work work or or wood wood to to enable enable us us to to build build our receptionists or contact the helpline 0300 456 3531 for more information.

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Hampton News writing desks to make a Literacy shed, for the children to use to read and write in. Perhaps you own or work for a company that supplies fake grass, as we would like to be able to have an area covered with this.

Part of this courtyard will become a growing area; would you be able to help transform this area or would you be able to provide some bags of compost, bark chippings, pots and seeds for the children to start to plant and understand how things grow?

I know that it sometimes seems that schools are always asking for help, but we are not funded

by Peterborough City Council for these type of projects and we rely on the generosity of parents and businesses to help. Could the company you work for help in some way? We have a new wing for our Year 5 and 6 children, which looks wonderful, and as I said above a fantastic new outdoor learning area for Reception and we need to ensure that our other years have access to the same type of facilities as well. We want all our children to have access to as many different learning environments as possible. We have already obtained a small donation to help towards this, but we do need more.

O&H Hampton are to erect temporary signs around the lakesides setting out the position on fishing.

Fishing in Hampton The decision to act follows complaints via the Hampton Gazette’s Facebook page that police have been called to teenagers fishing legally in the lakes.

She added: “Would they prefer that these teenage boys were causing a nuisance in a shopping centre or hanging about on the street looking for trouble? They should be pleased that these kids have found a hobby, an interest that to my knowledge has never done anyone any harm.”

Other residents pointed out that police time would be better spent challenging the small number of adults fishing

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We welcome people fishing on the main lakes in Hampton so long as they have a fishing licence and are fishing responsibly.

As normal anyone over the age of 12 requires a fishing licence and under 12s need to be accompanied by someone with a licence, and, of course, all fish must be returned to the lake.

We’d also like to stress that special tackle should be used when fishing for Pike, as they are capable of biting through some of the cheaper lines leaving hooks in their mouths.”

Roger Tallowin, O&H

More information plus a link to the website for fishing licences can be found on the “pin” at the centre of Serpentine lake on the Hampton interactive map.

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According to one local resident “During the half term I saw quite a few teenagers fishing responsibly. The police turned up again because of a complaint and left after checking their licences.”

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Hampton News Christ the Servant King, the Parish Church of Hampton Although Christmas is the most celebrated Christian holiday, Easter is by far the most important event in the life of Christ.

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Easter – when the shops are full of chocolate eggs, chicks, bunnies, and bonnets. However, the greatest symbol of Easter and the Christian faith is the empty Cross, for it reminds us that not only did Jesus die, but that he rose again on the third day, conquering death. His rising to new life transformed lives when it happened, and is still transforming lives today. The Cross speaks of the love of God, and eternal life for all who believe and put their trust in Him. Loving relationships are at the heart of the Christian faith and it’s that love that we endeavour to share at CSK Hampton Church. We currently meet every Sunday morning at 10am at Hampton Vale Primary School. Whether you are a believer looking to grow in your faith, or whether you would merely like to explore the claims of the Christian faith, you would be most welcome to join us, especially on Easter Sunday as we celebrate together.

Happy Easter.

Sylvia

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CSK local church for local people.

Christ the Servant King ‘Buy a Brick’ Campaign Thank you to everyone who supported the CSK ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign through the Gazette.

A total of 44 residents bought bricks as a result of the articles in the Gazette. We are grateful to all of you and to Lorraine Clark for supporting this community venture. The bricks will be laid at the rear of the church and will be a permanent reminder of the wonderful support given by the people of Hampton.

The new church centre will be a resource for the whole of Hampton and we look forward to welcoming everyone when it opens around September time.

I am sure most of the residents of Hampton have seen the progress of the new church building.

Pre-nuptial agreements are in the news again. After a landmark case a couple of years ago (Radmacher), Prenups have generally been accepted as binding by English divorce courts provided they are drafted in accordance with certain guidelines.

These include both sides having independent legal advisors, full and frank disclosure of financial information and a long enough period before the wedding day for the agreement to be signed, sealed and delivered.

We have come to a time where we need to concentrate on the internal fixtures and fittings.

To raise the funds CSK Church are wanting to create a cookery book designed by local people.

Send in your favourite recipes for starters, mains, puddings, cakes and biscuits. Please print your name against each of your recipes.

We want the children of Hampton to be involved as well, with some great and funky ideas on food they like. We would like this cookery book to be different from the ‘norm’ and to include drawings, diagrams and any hand written recipes to make it more personal.

We will also be running a competition for the best design for the front cover which will be open to all ages. A prize will be awarded for the winning entry. Please send your recipes or design to hamptoncookerybook@gmail.com or post to the Vicarage. All entries must be in by 01-May-2014

The discussions in legal circles now are that the case authority will be converted into statute law, but this is not going to happen overnight.

In the meantime the DIY trade is doing good business. Family lawyers are familiar with the DIY divorce petition, which can be rescued by the County Court if it is filed in a badly drafted condition (which often happens) but a defective DIY Pre-nup is not going to come to light unless it is needed, some time in the future. At that point it may well be found not to be worth the paper it is written on and therefore, proceed at your peril. You could be left with an agreement null and void and essentially worthless if the marriage was to end in divorce.

Pre Nups are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, especially to safeguard the wealth that people have built up between a first and second marriage and to protect the interests of existing children but if you want to make sure that it is going to be water tight, seek specialist advice from a family law Solicitor.

Belinda Smith and her associate Michele Fielding are trained collaborative lawyers and members of the local group based in Peterborough.

Visit www.pcflg.co.uk for details of all the qualified collaborative lawyers in the area and ring Belinda on 01733 267414 if you would like more information.

For more information see the Belinda Smith & Co website www.bscosolicitors.co.uk and Peterborough Collaborative Family Lawyers at www.pcflg.co.uk.

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Care / Support Worker Location: Peterborough Salary: £7.25 - £8.10 per/Hour Job type: Permanent Sector: Health & Social Care Hours of Work: Full time and part time hours available

Description: Description: We We are are currently currently recruiting recruiting Domiciliary Domiciliary Care Care Assistants Assistants and and Support Support Workers Workers for for Mental Mental Health Health and and Learning Learning Disability Disability in in Peterborough, Peterborough, Yaxley, Yaxley, Whittlesey, Whittlesey, Ramsey Ramsey and and surrounding surrounding areas. areas. In In return return we we are are off offering ering competitive competitive hourly hourly rates rates from from £7.25 £7.25 -- £8.10, £8.10, (inclusive (inclusive of of 65p 65p an an hour hour mileage mileage allowance), allowance), supplied supplied uniform uniform and and PPE, PPE, induction induction and and common common induction induction standards standards for for new new staff staff,, career career development development opportunities opportunities including including specialist specialist training training and and fully fully funded funded Diploma Diploma in in Health Health and and Social Social Care, Care, Level Level 22 and and 33 and and regular regular supervision. supervision.

The The Support Support Worker’s Worker’s role role will will involve involve working working with with individuals individuals in in their their own own home home and and the the wider wider community, community, providing providing individualised individualised care. care.

The The Domiciliary Domiciliary Care Care Assistants Assistants and and Support Support Workers Workers will will be be responsible responsible for for providing providing care care for for clients clients in in their their own own home home including including the the following: following: •• ••

Previous Previous experience experience of of providing providing care care or or working working within within aa care care setting setting would would be be ideal ideal however however full full training training will will be be given. given.

A A full full driving driving licence licence and and use use of of aa vehicle vehicle for for work work is is essential. essential.

The The hours hours of of work work will will vary vary on on aa shift shift pattern pattern which which will will include include weekends weekends and and evenings. evenings. Shifts Shifts are are available available over over 24 24 hours. hours.

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Hampton Parish Council

by Kate Day, Parish Clerk

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In the February edition I mentioned that 2014 is a very important year for Hampton Parish Council as this is our election year and I am delighted that a number of residents have come forward to register an interest in joining the Parish Council.

The next stage is the really important one, as the ‘Publication of notice of election’ 25 days before the poll on 22 May 2014, is the legally defined start of the process for your Parish Council to be elected for the next four years. The notice will be formally ‘published’ on the two nominated Parish Council Notice Boards, located at the Hampton Hargate and Hampton Vale shops and promoted on the website and through our Facebook page.

Candidates then have until 4pm on Thursday 24 April to deliver their nomination papers to the City Council. As there are two wards in Hampton, each with seven councillors, forming the joint parish of Hampton Hargate and Hampton Vale, collectively known as Hampton Parish Council residents can be nominated for election in either ward. I will keep a register of applications at this point, to allow residents more chance of election as, at this stage, one ward may have more valid nominations than the other ward, potentially leaving one ward undersubscribed with available vacancies and the other contested unnecessarily!

Each nomination must be accurately completed, with both a nomination form and consent to nomination form, returned to the Parish Clerk or Returning Officer in person at Peterborough

City Council by the qualifying date. The Returning Officer for Peterborough City Council then publishes a list, a statement of those nominated for each ward.

The next stage depends on the number of valid nominations. As there are seven places for each of the wards, which constitute the Hampton Parish Council, if there are less than seven valid nominations for each ward, those listed will be automatically elected in May; as this will be classed as an uncontested election with any vacancies filled by the co-option on to the Parish Council by the elected members.

If there are more than seven valid nominations for either or both wards, there will be a Parish Election on 22 May 2014 for the relevant ward(s) and local residents will have the chance to choose their Parish Councillors through the democratic process of voting in the poll.

Full details of the requirements for becoming a Parish Councillor can be found on the Parish Council website, under the heading ‘Interested in becoming a councillor?’ on the ‘About the Parish Council – who does what?’ tab. Printed copies of this information may be obtained by telephoning or emailing the Parish Office.

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Schools Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School This month Little Acorns have been continuing to take advantage of the bad weather by making mud pies and jumping in the puddles.

Our pre-school children recently enjoyed a trip to the local shops. This taught the children a variety of things including road safety, stranger danger, and of course what the different shops have to offer. We visited the fruit and vegetable shop where the children were able to choose fresh fruit for their snack. The highlight of this trip (according to the children) was visiting the pet shop to look at the parrots.

We have been looking for worms in the garden which caused great excitement! This has led on to Preschool looking at mini beasts, and reading associated stories such as The Hungry Caterpillar. There were some fantastic wiggly worms drawn by the children, and also made out of play dough.

Also this month we have been celebrating Mother’s day, by making and decorating cards. There was even a little surprise for the children to take home to their mummies! If you would like to enquire about our Nursery please contact: 01733 244000 or visit www.littleacorns-daynursery.co.uk

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Hampton Hargate Primary School Spring Spring is is in in the the air air and and the the children children and and staff staff at at Hampton Hampton Hargate Hargate have have been been busy busy little little bees! bees! Following Following last last year’s year’s success success we we decided decided to to take take part part in in the the Big Big Pedal Pedal again again in in the the first first two two weeks weeks of of March.

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The children and staff were encouraged to cycle or scoot their usual journey to and from school as part of the interschool competition and we are eagerly awaiting the results to see if we beat our score from last year! Dr. Bike was also on hand on launch day to offer a free bike safety check to those who wanted it.

We have also been working closely with the Sustrans BikeIt officers to encourage people to walk and cycle as well as travel actively and safely and are pleased to say that we have been awarded with the Bronze School Mark Award! Well done to Miss Porter and everyone for continuing to travel safely, we are now working towards the Silver Award!

Hampton Hargate hosted our annual Sports Week in the middle of March. The week was jam packed with sporting related activities which ranged from traditional sporting fixtures such as Cricket, Football and Cross County to the more unusual activities of Aeroball and Buzz Wire. The noise was deafening from our small hall when the Circus Workshop was in full flow with feather balancing and unicycle antics! The children

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also enjoyed scaling the dizzy heights of the climbing wall in the spring sunshine!

Well done to Mr Godfrey for arranging a super fun filled week!

World Book Day took place on Friday 7th March. The children were invited to come in dressed as their favourite book character and we were treated to an array of wonderful costumes from both the staff and the children. There was a Gangster Granny, several Where’s Wallys, lots of princesses and fairies, not forgetting Iron man and Batman and a super Cat in the Hat! The children were invited to bring in a book and they enjoyed a shared reading session in the afternoon! We have also been taking part in Readathon - the UK’s national sponsored reading event which encourages children to read for pleasure while raising money for seriously ill children. Our Readathon was launched on our World Book Day and the children have been busily reading as many books as they can!

The second half of this term has been very busy with lots of exciting events happening at Hampton College (Primary Phase).

Our new library has been fitted out with furniture and our first set of school library books are now adorning the shelves, ready for our primary phase readers to start finding out facts and researching new topics.

We ended the term with our Year 4 residential trip to Stibbington and a fantastic performance of ‘Aladdin Trouble’ from our talented Year 5 children – look out for more information on these in the next edition!

World Book Week was a super week in school. The week began with a dressing up day, which saw the children and staff coming to school dressed as their favourite book characters, and the love of books and reading was promoted in school all week through activities in the classrooms and each teacher sharing their favourite book in assembly. The children completed book reviews and character profiles and wrote about why they love reading and the excitement of opening a new book for the first time.

During book week we were also very lucky to be invited by our Hampton College music and drama staff to a special dress rehearsal of the Hampton College production “Wizard of Oz”.

The children in reception and year one had an exciting walk up to the secondary site, where they were transported into the magical world of Oz. For days afterwards the children were still talking about Dorothy, her friends and the yellow brick road. We were all very proud of what a superb audience they were and we were equally proud of our secondary students who put on such a fantastic show. Special thanks to the secondary phase teachers who worked so hard on the production and really brought theatre to life for our youngest children.

Rounding of this half term we have been getting fit with our first Sports Week at Hampton College (Primary Phase). The children have taken part in many in-house sporting activities including rugby, football, rounders and work about healthy eating. At the end of the week we got into the ‘Sports Relief’ spirit by having a non-uniform sportswear day and also scooting, cycling, walking or running the ‘Sports Relief’ mile.

It was certainly a fun and active week and the children (and staff ) enjoyed every minute of it.

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Hampton Vale Primary School Reading took centre stage at Hampton Vale Primary School when children right across the school took part in scores of Book Week activities. The events, which coincided with World Book Day, aimed to develop the children’s love of reading and to encourage them to share reading with their families and with others.

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The week began with children and staff dressing as some of their favourite characters from books old and new, with characters as diverse as Peter Pan, Harry Potter and Willy Wonka spotted around school. Children and staff had another opportunity to dress up - for a pyjamas and teddies day at the end of the week, when the focus was on sharing bedtime stories. Donations from Tesco at Serpentine Green allowed the children to enjoy afternoon storytimes with hot chocolate and biscuits at the end of pyjamas day.

Throughout the week, each class visited the new Hampton Library to find out more about how the staff and services there can help to develop their love for reading. A book quiz and storytelling through the week also added to the Book Week atmosphere. The children have also been raising money for seriously ill children by collecting sponsorship money for reading during the Book Week period. Parents in each year group were also invited to join their children to take part in reading activities during a series of the termly Inspire Workshops.

Other Book Week events included a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party event, inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, for Year Three, which marked the start of the Year group’s new theme about animation.

Developing the children’s love for and skills in reading is an ongoing focus for improvement at the school.

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Many of you on the Facebook page have been complaining that there is no access to the new Vivacity Premier Fitness gym from the Hampton estate for those wishing to travel there by bike or foot.

I have however found an access path from the back of Tesco to the gym. Here is a step by step guide from a location everyone knows, the Police Station in Hampton Vale, with direct access to the new gym.

1. After starting at the Police Station, face the back of Tesco and walk up to it using the pedestrian walk on the right hand side of the field.

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IfIf you you have have an an idea idea for for aa subject subject you’d you’d like like to to see see featured featured here here let let us us know know by by email email at at info@hamptongazette.co.uk info@hamptongazette.co.uk or or through through our our Hampton Hampton Gazette Gazette Facebook Facebook page. page.

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Welcome Welcome to to this this new new section section in in your your Gazette, Gazette, where where each each month month we’ll we’ll be be partnering partnering with with O&H O&H Hampton Hampton to to focus focus on on one one or or two two aspects aspects of of Hampton Hampton life. life.

A A walk walk on on Hampton’s Hampton’s wild wild side side Lighter Lighter nights nights and and warmer warmer days days are are the the perfect perfect opportunity opportunity for for those those of of us us driven driven indoors indoors by by rain rain and and cold cold to to emerge emerge and and enjoy enjoy Hampton’s Hampton’s great great outdoors outdoors again. again. And And what what better better way way than than on on foot, foot, at at aa pace pace that that allows allows you you to to spot spot the the signs signs of of spring spring all all around? around?

With With more more than than 50% 50% of of the the land land area area given given to to open open space, space, Hampton Hampton boasts boasts plenty plenty of of walking walking routes routes to to try, try, whether whether you’re you’re after after aa brief brief constitutional constitutional –– or or aa lengthy lengthy workout. workout. So So to to celebrate celebrate the the season season in in this this issue issue we’ve we’ve put put together together aa few few ideas ideas to to get get you you started: started: Lakeside Lakeside leisure leisure With With their their abundant abundant wildlife, wildlife, the the lakes lakes within within Hargate Hargate and and Vale Vale off offer er year-round year-round interest, interest, good good paths paths for for walking walking and and wheels wheels –– and and clear clear information information on on distances. distances.

James’ James’Pond Pond circuit: circuit: 0.6 0.6 miles miles (0.95 (0.95 km) km) Happy Happy Hollows Hollows circuit: circuit: 0.5 0.5 miles miles (0.9 (0.9 km) km) Serpentine Serpentine Lake Lake circuit: circuit: 0.8 0.8 miles miles (1.4 (1.4 km) km) Or Or combine combine Happy Happy Hollows Hollows and and Serpentine Serpentine for for aa 1.3 1.3 mile mile (2.3 (2.3 km) km) walk. walk.

Crown Crown Lakes Lakes Country Country Park Park circuit circuit Covering Covering more more than than 85 85 acres, acres, Crown Crown Lakes Lakes is is aa popular popular get-away get-away spot spot for for the the whole whole of of Peterborough Peterborough –– off offering ering places places to to play, play, picnic, picnic, go go pond pond dipping dipping or or bird bird watching, watching, plus plus wellwellmaintained maintained lakeside lakeside paths paths suitable suitable for for walking walking and, and, ifif you’re you’re feeling feeling energetic, energetic, jogging. jogging.

AA lap lap of of Crown Crown Lakes Lakes from from the the car car park park off off Haddon Haddon Way Way is is just just over over 11 mile. mile. Or Or follow follow the the Green Green Wheel Wheel from from the the east east side side of of London London Road, Road, near near Hampton Hampton Vale Vale traffi trafficc lights lights on on the the A15, A15, to to extend extend your your outing. outing.

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Robins Robins Wood Wood While While we we may may have have to to wait wait for for the the 7,000 7,000 trees trees to to grow grow aa little little more more before before we’ll we’ll be be walking walking in in aa dense dense wood, wood, the the paths paths are are already already being being well-used. well-used. Once Once around around the the loop loop is is over over aa mile mile and and links links up up with with James James Pond.

Pond. In In time, time, Robins Robins Wood Wood will will be be linked linked directly directly to to the the Green Green Wheel Wheel at at the the western western end. end.

Walks Walks online online already already planned planned for for you you IfIf you you fancy fancy going going further further afi afield, eld, www. www. walk4life.info walk4life.info has has aa host host of of suggested suggested routes routes devised devised by by local local people people and and connecting connecting up up Hampton Hampton to to other other green green spaces spaces and and points points of of interest interest in in and and around around Peterborough.

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There’s There’s aa choice choice of of almost almost 60 60 local local walks walks on on the the site, site, including including 99 based based around around Hampton, Hampton, ranging ranging in in distance distance from from 1-3 1-3 miles. miles.

Alternatively, Alternatively, ifif you you have have an an iPhone iPhone or or iPad iPad the the Peterborough Peterborough Environment Environment City City Trust Trust has has an an app app to to accompany accompany you you on on your your outings. outings.

Featuring Featuring aa walk walk created created by

by Hampton Hampton College College students, students, the the app app uses uses GPS GPS to to track track your your location location for for you. you. It’s It’s free free and and can can be be found found by by searching searching‘Peterborough ‘Peterborough Walks’ Walks’in in the the app app store. store.

Join Join the the club club IfIf you’d you’d rather rather fall fall into into step step with with others, others, why why not not check check out out the the Hampton Hampton Walking Walking Group?

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AA relaxed relaxed and and informal informal group group of of all all ages, ages, the the club club meets meets at at 11am 11am every every Tuesday, Tuesday, rain rain or or shine, shine, for for aa gentle gentle one one hour hour walk walk around around Hampton.

Hampton. You You can can meet meet current current members members of of the the group group on on the the Hampton Hampton website: website: just just search search the the community community life life section section of of the the interactive interactive map map and and click click on on the the‘pin’ ‘pin’alongside alongside James James Pond.

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Let Let others others follow follow in in your your footsteps footsteps Finally, Finally, while while we’re we’re talking talking about about the the interactive interactive map, map, we’d we’d love love to to see see your your suggestions suggestions for for favourite favourite walks walks in in and and around around Hampton.

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To To share share aa suggestion suggestion with with the the rest rest of of the the community community go go to to www.ohhampton. www.ohhampton. co.uk co.uk and and create create your your own own pin pin with with clear clear instructions instructions on on following following your your route route Word Word of of warning warning Now Now we’ve we’ve given given you you plenty plenty of of suggestions, suggestions, aa word word about about where where walking walking is is not not allowed allowed -Hampton Hampton Nature Nature Reserve Reserve Is Is NOT NOT open open to to the the public public because because itit is is aa national national ‘Special ‘Special Site Site of of Scientifi Scientificc Interest’ Interest’.. Walkers, Walkers, especially especially those those with with dogs dogs which which enter enter the the water, water, are are causing causing signifi significant cant damage damage to to the the delicate delicate ecosystem ecosystem in in the the ponds, ponds, and and there there are are plans plans to to erect erect additional additional fencing fencing as as part part of of the the Natures Natures Way Way extension extension to to reinforce reinforce the the separation separation of of what what is is public public and and what what is is not not open open to to the the public. public.

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Kids' Only!

So what is there to do in Hampton for kids? Probably more than you think...

Last month I gave you a brief overview of what there is to do in Hampton. Each month I will now go into detail on these activities to provide you with all the information you need.

Firstly, I will be looking at all the exciting activities for you to do at the new VIVACITY PREMIER FITNESS centre. The fun starts on Monday with a KIDS’ CIRCUITS programme running from 4.45pm – 5.30pm for 11 – 15 year olds. This exciting activity will provide great fun for all and will help boost personal fitness levels in the process. A great place to start, for all you up and coming athletes, KIDS’ ZUMBA takes place on Wednesday afternoons between 4.30pm – 5.15pm and is tailored for 7 – 11 year olds. This fast pace, quick action routine, will be sure to leave you breathless and bursting for more. A perfect activity to burn away all that excess energy after a hard day at school. Thursdays bring KIDS’ KARATE to the centre from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. This highly energetic event for 5 – 15 year olds will definitely leave you wanting more, hunting down that all important black belt.

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Jokes

This month we have been sent in a selection of great jokes from some of the pupils in Year 4 at Hampton Vale Primary school.

Q – What do monsters have at 11am every day?

A – A coffin break

(Lauren Conway)

Q – What football team do snakes support?

A – Slitherpool

(William Park)

Q – Why did the sand laugh?

A – Because the sea weed

(Josh Paterson)

Q – Where did the cow like to go?

A – The Moovies

(Luke Farley)

Q – What is an elephant’s favourite game?

A – Squash!

(William Clark)

Q – Knock Knock Who’s there?

Boo! Boo who?

There’s no need to cry

(Isabelle Hawley)

Q – Why did the orange not get a good score in the test?

A – Because he could not concentrate

(Max Manna)

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A new era is hatching at Sacrewell Easter 2014 is the dawn of a new era at Sacrewell Farm near Wansford.

On Saturday, April 5th, at 9.30am the new Sacrewell Play Barn will officially open in all its glory.

Featuring a three-story Sacrewell themed play frame, Didi Car track and giant slide, the new facilities will boost the fantastic offers already available at the farm.

April 5th also marks the first day of the locally renowned Big Bunny Hunt.

Explorers will be taken on a bumpy tractor ride up to the woods, where they will hunt for a hidden egg and present it to the Easter Bunny, who will in turn exchange it for a delicious chocolate surprise.

Our lambing event coincides with Easter this year, making a visit to Sacrewell even more worthwhile over the Easter holidays. There will be lamb feeding shows every day, where you can learn all about how we raise our orphaned cade lambs and maybe even have a go at bottle feeding one yourself!

To round off the holidays we’ll be hosting a Sunflower Sunday on April 27th, where you can come to the farm and plant a seed in our flower bed with your name next to it. Over the summer you can visit your sunflower to see how tall it grows!

The Farm is open daily from 9.30am – 5pm.

For more information about events please visit www.sacrewell.org.uk or call 01780 782254

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Hampton Tennis Club Hampton Table Tennis Club meets on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 10pm at the Hampton Vivacity Leisure Centre.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to drop in and try their hand, be they novices or potential league players: we cater for all (though not yet for juniors). The first session is free, then £5 per session thereafter.

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Gardening Special The perfect patio

Spread a little beauty round your garden with baskets and containers

The patio is one of the areas in the garden that stands out and gets used the most, so it’s worth putting in a little time and effort to make it as pretty and productive as possible.

One of the easiest ways to incorporate colour and balance to your home and garden is to invest in hanging baskets and planting containers.

Creating your perfect garden

Whether you live in a small townhouse or a country cottage, anyone can try these simple, highly enjoyable methods of gardening, and it only takes around 20 minutes to plant up a container or basket.

There are many great tips and tricks you can do with your patio to make it stand out as a place full of flowers and become a welcoming place to relax on those lovely summer days.

When the time comes to select your plants, it is worth carefully considering the flowering plants you choose. Select colours that work well together and plants that flower reliably.

Vibrant pots make all the difference to a patio or doorstep, adding colour and interest for the entire summer.

Colour hit

Create impact, and a big splash of colour, by grouping several pots together – this looks far more impressive than a single container dotted here and there. Fill pots with summer bedding plants such as Geramiums, Petunia and Busy Lizzies which also develop and flower quickly.

Lots of plants grow well in containers and hanging baskets. Some great summer plants to include are: lobelia, fuchsias, pansies, petunias, sweetpeas and snapdragon and ivy. Trailing plants are also an excellent addition to any hanging-basket.

Hanging-baskets really are very easy to create, and can be fixed to most walls and exterior buildings.

Think vertical Disguise ugly walls and fences with clever plant solutions. Consider a ‘green wall’ approach, which uses year-round herbaceous plants for a continuous display, or cover the space with lots of hanging baskets filled with colourful summer bedding. Either will bring about a transformation.

Pots, troughs, ½ barrels and window boxes can come in a range of shapes and sizes, making them ideal for any smaller space you think needs spruced up. With such a range of containers, you are likely to find one that will fit you needs perfectly.

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The sizes of plants should also be considered – you don’t want a tiny plant in a huge pot, or a large plant in a pot too small, this will lead to it being re-potted often.

Something to sit on is the most important part of a patio, so you need to get it just right. Decide whether you want a table and chairs for dining, or comfy sofas or loungers for replacing, then consider the style.

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Gardening Special

Care of your April garden

Papworth Trust

After recent rain, it’s good to see some dry weather, but, of course, it is the month of April showers!

Do not be deceived into thinking that your plants do not need watering. Look out for new seed beds, and dry, windy spots that are vulnerable to evaporation.

However, the sun will be shining through and bringing longer days and warmer spells, so be sure to keep your greenhouse ventilated to prevent scorching.

Late frosts can still occur so if this is forecast, cover up vulnerable plants.

Make sure you keep on top of the many tasks this month, including: • Sowing new lawns or repairing bare patches • Feeding hungry shrubs and roses • Sowing hardy annuals and herb seeds • Protecting fruit blossom from late frosts • Keeping weeds under control • Increasing the water given to houseplants Now is the best time to apply weed and moss killer to lawns. Once this has been applied, you can lightly rake off the debris with a metal grass rake. Mow the lawn as it grows, repairing any humps and bumps by peeling off the top layer and lowering the soil. Apply a thin layer of good top soil or compost to low areas and spread a little seed. This will make mowing easier and eliminate scalping.

Charity Papworth Trust is looking for people in the community to open their gardens in aid of its work supporting disabled people. Heart’s ease and phlox, meadowsweet and lady smocks, lupin or tall hollyhocks, to echo the words of the song. However your garden grows, the Trust would like to hear from you.

Papworth Trust Community Fundraiser Andrea Chupacova said: “We are looking for enthusiastic gardeners who are willing to open their gardens this summer and help us to raise vital funds. It’s a great way to celebrate the beauty of English country gardens – whether big or small – and support our work with disabled people and their families at the same time.”

If you would like to open your garden on behalf of Papworth Trust any time between May and the end of August 2014, then contact the Papworth Fundraising Team on 01480 357206. The team will be able to help you with marketing, publicity and ideas to raise funds such as raffles and teas.

Tree work will continue throughout spring. Watch out for nesting birds and ensure that work carried out do not interfere with them. Check for any storm damage over the windy months that you may not have noticed and removed dead wood or damaged limbs before new growth adds weight to them.

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“How many kinds of sweet flowers grow in an English country garden?” A line from an old folk song, but also a question people across the region just may find the answer to this summer.

Turfing is ideal at this time of year. Once it has been prepared and laid you can let the showers do the hard work. Turfing can be laid all year but has various disadvantages depending on the time of the year.

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Gardening Special “Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow”

Your April Garden

Please do not forget to water and feed the birds.

Let us all hope for a sunny April which will allow us to sow new lawns and repair established ones. For a good finished lawn, preparation is everything.

As we have had so much rain lawns will require feeding with high nitrogen fertiliser that will replace the nutrient that has been lost.

Prune forsythia and winter jasmine soon after flowering, deadhead daffodils, tulips and pansies.

In the vegetable garden, continue to plant out seed potatoes and when buying these, ensure that you are buying “certified seed” do not just go and buy the cheapest. Keep an eye on the weather forecast for frost and cover with fleece if a frost is imminent.

Should you be unlucky and your potatoes do get frosted you can try and save them by spraying the tops with water before the sun gets on them. I have known this to work.

In the greenhouse you can keep frost out, sow tomatoes ensuring that they have plenty of light.

Plant up new shrubs, conifers, perennials and alpines and watch out for aphids (greenfly and blackfly) as we have not had a lot of cold weather to inhibit them.

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We get asked a great deal this time of year about compost - which is the best - peat based or peat free? My answer to this is that I have tried most peat free compost on the market and to date has found that most are inferior to peat based compost. Many gardeners like me hate all the things that you find in the peat free compost such as lumps of wood, straw bits etc. I also find the consistency in both quality and performance quite poor whilst a good peat based compost such as that produced by Clover of Ireland takes some beating and helps the gardener to be a success, so always look out for the best quality brands and remember you only get what you pay for!

The nutrient level in compost such as multipurpose lasts about three to five weeks dependent upon the amount of water or rain as this leaches the nutrients out and therefore requires supplementary feeding. I would like to point out that this is my own personal opinion based on my personal experience but welcomes the day when good peat free compost is available. Having visited the peat bogs over the years, I have always found that once the peat is harvested, the bogs are restored to the benefit of a wider variety of birds and wildlife.

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One other question that is often asked is why do my bedding plants take a long time to grow once planted? The answer to this question is more often due to the large growers who supply the retail outlets, spraying the plants with a growth regulator which, although does benefit the plant in some ways, can result in the plant standing still for a long period of time particularly if sprayed too much. Until the growth regulator has worn off the plants will stand still. The reason for spraying the plants is to hold the plant back in order to give the retailer longer to sell the plant, reducing the work in keeping them looking good. It is claimed that it does make the plant branch out. Personally, I do not like the use of growth regulators and prefer to go along with the growers that do not use these growth regulators but a method called “Dif” which is basically controlling the growth naturally without causing any form of check. This is done by the “dif” method (difference) in temperatures. When buying plants, particularly bedding and basket plants always ask your supplier if controlled release fertilisers have been used in the compost as this will ensure a good start and finish to your plants.

And one for the children....

Q. Why do potatoes make good detectives?

A. Because they keep their eyes peeled!”

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Gardening Special

Hosting a garden party?

Building sheds and more!

Sawtry Marquees

Today’s Marquees are not only designed for guest of 300 and more and required four football pitches to fit them in.

Over the last few years more and more people have wanted to hold their event or special occasion at their home in familiar surroundings. But not everyone has the room in their house to host all their guests and find they have to spill out into the garden.

So how do you keep your guests happy no matter what the weather throws at you?

Well at Sawtry Marquees we have Party Tents to suit most garden sizes that can be joined or extended to fit most garden spaces.

Our 3m wide marquees can be extended from 3m x 2m to 3m x 12m to provide the extra space needed without taking over your garden.

Need a larger space for a dance area or a bit of seating then our 4m wide marquees are perfect and start from 4m x 4m size.

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This includes both standard and custom built garden sheds, garages, workshop buildings and timber frame structures. Are you looking for a smaller construction?

We even build tool tidies and dog kennels.

At The Shed Shop you’ll find at least a dozen of the most popular sheds on show at any time and they are all under cover. We are situated in the centre of Whittlesey, opposite the cycle shop. We also have our own car park so you can take your time to find the perfect shed or garage for your garden.

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Saturday Hampton Vale Community Centre, Westlake Ave @ 8.30am & 10.30am

Monday The Millenium Centre, Dickens Street, Peterborough @7.30pm St Michaels Cof E Primary School, Cardea @ 7.30pm Tuesday The Fleet, Fleet Way, Fletton @ 9.30am

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Health & Beauty Which Problem Are You Suffering…

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Zumba for the kids I asked Sonja, why the age was restricted to under 15 years, and she explained that once they reach the age of 16, young people are able to attend a main stream Zumba class on their own.

Coming to Hampton Leisure Centre for the first time, there are classes for Kids Zumba, Jnr Zumba Kids & Zumba Teenagers.

Zumba for Teenagers (12-15 years olds) Wednesdays from 5pm - 6pm starting on April 24th.

Dance Studio, Hampton.

Zumba Kids Jnr

(4-6 years olds) Thursdays 3.45- 4.40pm. Dance Studio, Hampton.

Not only will they learn Zumba moves and enjoy different types of music from all over the world, they will also learn about different countries and how the children there use dance to make friends and communicate.

Zumba Kids

(7-11 year olds) Thursdays 4.45 – 5.45pm, Dance Studio, Hampton Full of energetic and vibrant dance moves to keep children entertained. In this age group, the classes take on a more dance/ game edge, which allows the children to support each other when learning the routines and joining together to produce a great dance class that is all their own.

Finally, up to the minute exercise classes for our children is being offered by Zumba instructor Sonja Allen, who lives in Hampton and recognised the need for some fun after school clubs.

The classes will be launching on Tuesday April 22nd at the Dance Studio at Hampton Leisure Centre, Clayburn Road.

Hampton will have the first ever Zumba Teenagers class in the county.

Sonja approached Zumba Head Office to ask why there wasn’t a programme for the teenagers. She asked permission to launch her very own class aimed at the 12-15 year olds.

Places are going very fast so get booked and register now!

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‘Victory for Panthers at PGL’

One of Hampton Netball Clubs junior teams ‘Panthers’ took part in their first netball tour at a PGL Activity Centre in Shropshire in March. This was a first for the girls, and as well as competing against experienced U16’s teams from around the UK, they had the opportunity to take part in outdoor adventure activities too.

It was an action packed weekend that started with abseiling and high ropes as a warm up before the netball competition got under way in the afternoon. With their new kit receiving some envious glances, Panthers won three of the five games scheduled that afternoon in style. Sunday continued with some rifle shooting before playing their final game of preliminaries which they won comfortably 16-3. While goal difference and average goals were taken into consideration it was a nervous wait to see if they had got through to the final…they had, but only just by 0.3 of a goal!

With a surprise visit from Hertfordshire Mavericks and England Squad member ‘Sasha Corbin’, the girls prepared for the final against Dudley Netball Club who they had lost to on the Saturday. Panthers came out fighting, they battled for every ball and rebound securing an early lead. Dudley were not able to get back on level terms and Panthers were able to keep the pressure on winning 7-5!

Tracey Hammond, Coach for the weekend said “This is the best netball I’ve seen Panthers play, they are a true asset to Hampton Ladies Netball Club and we are all very proud of their achievement”.

‘Thank you from Hampton Ladies Netball Club’ The Club would like to thank Peterborough City Council and Cartridge World Peterborough for funding Panthers new dresses and hoodys in readiness for their netball tour, they looked and felt great.

To help towards the cost of the mini bus to transport Panthers to Shropshire, the girls have taken part in various fund raising activities including a raffle. A big thank you to Cartridge World Peterborough, Maharanis, Calmababy, Tescos, Norwich & Peterborough and Yates Bar for donating some super prizes.

Panthers pictured with Sasha Corbin, Hertfordshire Mavericks and England Squad member

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Hampton Netball Club achieve Bronze Accreditation Hampton Netball Club are pleased to announce that this month we achieved our Bronze accreditation for the Club Action Planning Scheme (CAPS) Programme which is the only national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections.

The Club Action Planning Scheme (CAPS) is a programme designed to captivate our netball club. It aims to support us to deliver a quality netball development programme and operate in line with best practice.

It is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards.

By being part of this programme it has helped Hampton Netball Club: • Increase membership numbers and retain them in the club • Ensures we have the right amount of duty of care, adopting good practice for our young members • Address important aspects of club management • Develop coaches, umpires and volunteers • Develop links with local schools This is a major achievement for the club and we are incredibly proud.

For further information about our club please contact Rachael at rachdavis74@gmail.com or Tracey at ineedacard13@gmail.com

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Hampton U 15 Girls produced a master class performance to beat Netherton United U15 Girls, 8-1.

Hampton started at a furious pace with Amy Gore constantly getting past the Netherton left back. Supported by Ell Boothman and Emma Stevenson the Hampton Girls were quickly 1-0 up with Fox scoring the first of her 6 goals. A second by Fox and Stevenson quickly followed.

At half time game was finely poised at 3-1 . The second half saw no easing of the pressure with Hampton winger, Amy Gore making it 4-1.

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Fox continued to dominate the half with an exhibition in finishing.

She was ably assisted by Evie Wilson who caused real problems for the Netherton defence. A further four goals were scored by Fox to make it 8-1.

Hampton U15 Girls- A. Martin, E Ireson, J Devoil, S Chaudhuri, E Wilson, E Stevenson, B Fox, A Gore, E Boothman Hampton Manager, Robin Chaudhuri praised his team: Due to the poor weather the girls have been playing indoors and working hard on their fitness. It showed today. We had three girls out due to injury and illness so we had no subs.

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April is here! I’ve done well so far Easter eggs have been in my wardrobe for weeks & I’ve not touched them!

This may be the first time in years that I’ve not had to rush out just to buy replacements!

Unfortunately this isn’t down to a new healthy eating regime, but rather a niggly tooth that is causing me pain.

The thought of chocolate anywhere near it (especially peanut m&ms) is unattractive.

What’s silly is, I know the problem & I know the solution so why haven’t I deal with it?

Because the tooth needs extracting & that will mean a gap.

You could quite possibly say pride has been causing me pain. In my head if I lost the tooth then people will look at me as though I belong on Jeremy Kyle. I’ll have to keep my mouth closed far more than I do, I’ll have to learn how to stop being a talker & be a mouth closed smiler.

And as I’m typing this I feel it sounds stupid because actually, who cares?! Haven’t we all got issues & faults & insecurities? The pain needs to go -as does the tooth & the idea that anyone that matters will even see me any differently.

I loved the recent flurry of ‘without makeup selfies’ on Facebook to raise cancer awareness. I loved it for the donations to cancer research it generated, but also because it just gave me back a little perspective. I moan about spots & the grey hair that is determined it wants a place on my head- actually, let’s not go down the route of things I could complain about myself! But I have my health. I may have a love/hate relationship with my locks but I haven’t lost my hair through gruelling sessions of chemo. I may have a few (ahem) wobbly bits but I haven’t shed masses of weight & loss of appetite caused by a killer disease.

Most importantly, I have some very special people to love & love me regardless of my appearance - and I’m not currently going through the excruciating pain of knowing my or anyone close to me, days are numbered.

I’ve been there before & I’d have every single tooth from my mouth removed than go through that again.

Perspective gained, pride swallowed, dentist tomorrow...

Happy Easter all!

Yours, Gappy ;) x

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T: 01733 296440 Hampton Mobile Library 9.30-9.55am Hampton Primary School Yoga - level 1. 6.45-8pm. 12 wk course Yoga - level 2 . 8.15-9.30pm.

Drop in/intermediate course. Both classes are at Hampton Primary - prebook T: 01733 244902 Yaxley Runners 6.30pm.

Meet every Monday (except Bank Holidays). Meet at the Sports Facility, Beaumont Way, Hargate.

Hampton Mini Movers parent and toddler group. 1.15-2.45pm (term time) at Hampton Vale Community Centre.

Contact Rachael ) T: 07983 421139 Songbirds 11am – 11:45am. Nursery rhymes for children aged 0-36 months.

Hampton Children’s Centre, 01733 893369

Cook and Eat – 10:30am – 12:30pm – introduction to Indian cookery.

Hampton Children’s Centre, 01733 893369 PEEP Babies – 1:15pm – 2:30pm – 12 week programme combining play and learning for babies and toddlers.

Hampton Sports and Activities Club.

Every Wednesday at the Vale Community Centre from 1-15 to 3-15 All are welcome.

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Hampton Children’s Centre, 01733 893369 Baby Cafe – 2pm – 3pm. Advice and support on breastfeeding. Hampton Children’s Centre, 01733 893369 Little Miracles – 4pm – 5pm (13th & 27th). Relax and play or advice and support about your child.

Yoga Basics 4 week course. 1.15-2.30pm at HVCC. (Please prebook ) T: 01733 244902 Hampton Ladies’ Netball 7.30-9pm, squad training night at Hampton Sports Centre. E: rachdavis74@gmail.com Hampton Mobile Library 11.20am12.10pm. Hampton Vale, Eagle Way (near children’s play area).

Hampton Amateur Dramatics Group.

7.30pm. Community Room.

Hampton Table Tennis Club meets on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 10pm at the Hampton Vivacity Leisure Centre.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to drop in and try their hand, be they novices or potential league players: we cater for all (though not yet for juniors). The first session is free, then £5 per session thereafter.

WEDNESDAY Hampton Mobile Library 5.30-6.30pm.

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7.30-10pm for adults. http://httc.weebly. com Hampton Children’s Centre 01733 893369 Flutterbys – 9am – 10am – a rhythmic dance lesson for pre-school students.

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THURSDAY Beaver Scouts Thurday Evening (6pm - 7pm) Hampton Hargate Community Room www.17thnene.co.uk Cub Scouts Thurday Evening (7:10pm - 8:30pm) Hampton Hargate Community Room Scouts Thurday Evening (7:30pm - 9pm) Hampton Vale Community Centre www.17thnene.co.uk Hampton Women’s Institute Third Thursday of each month 7pm.

HSCA (off Beaumont Way).

T: Julia Harrison 07791 741291 Hampton Parish Council 7.15-9.15pm. First Thursday of every month. Hampton Sports Community Room, Hampton Children’s Centre T: 01733 893369 Childminders Drop-In – 9:30am – 12:30pm – free group for childminders. Hampton Children’s Centre, 01733 893369 Fledglings – 1pm – 2:30pm – toys and learning experiences for age’s 12-36months FRIDAY Cub Scouts Friday Afternoon (3:30pm - 5pm) Hampton Vale Primary School www.17thnene.co.uk Hatchlings – 10am – 11:30am – Hampton Children’s Centre. Toys and learning experiences for age’s 0-12months.

T: 01733 893369 Movers and Shakers – 1:30pm – 2:30pm – Hampton Vale Community Centre. Musical fun for ages 0-24months.

SATURDAY Hamptons Hat Tricks – 10am – 11am – Hampton Children’s Centre 01733 893369.

Football fundamentals for children up to 5 years.

SUNDAY Christ the Servant King church service 10.00am. Hampton Vale Primary School.

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