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From the Editor 730 Days Later…

Two years ago we were putting the finishing touches to issue 121 of the Trib’ and little did we know what a devastating impact the next 24 months would have on all our lives.

As our magazine was being delivered through letterboxes in Tribland at the end of February 2020, we were all still looking forward to a spring/ summer of galas, fun runs, gettogethers across the area (including VE Day celebrations) and then, on 23 March, it all came to a grinding halt – everything stopped, all but ‘essential’ shops closed, businesses were forced to pull down the shutters and we all followed the ‘stay at home’ lockdown orders, watching the numbers of COVID19 incidents grow on a daily basis – fearing the worst for our friends, families and loved ones.

What a relief then to be able to produce and deliver this latest issue, with news that Helpston Gala and

Beer Festival are back on the agenda for 2022 and that we can look forward to a wide range of events and activities over the coming months – including the long weekend of ‘raising a glass to HRH’ to celebrate her Platinum

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STAY SAFE | SIMPLE STEPS TO SAVE ON YOUR ENERGY BILLS

Simple steps to save on your energy bills The worst of the winter weather may be over, but with ongoing headlines of utility bill hikes and more of us permanently working from home – how can we save money?

Popping on the kettle for that extra cuppa, keeping the chill off during daytime hours and having the TV or radio on as white noise while we work remotely – they all have an impact on our energy usage.

According to the Energy Saving Trust, the cost of living is at its highest level in a decade, with household energy bills being the largest expense.

The recent gas crisis has pushed energy bills up by well over £200 since last winter and they’re expected to rise again in April.

While there are a number of Government grants that can be applied for, covering everything from a working from home allowance to a home energy grant to help pay for things like loft and cavity wall insulation, there are easy wins we can put into place at home.

A few simple but effective energy saving tips can be kinder to our pockets as well as the environment.

Having a look around the home and getting younger members of the

family to play their part too can promote energy saving awareness that will lead to cheaper utility bills.

Did you know that …  Turning down your room thermostat by just one degree can save around £60 a year.  A fully draught proof home could save around £25 a year.

Don’t forget to keep doors closed in rooms you are using to keep the heat in.  Boilers account for around 55 per cent of what is spent on energy bills in a year.  Turning off the lights will lead to a £15 a year saving but switching to LED bulbs will save £40 a year.  Laptops, TVs, and game consoles account for around 7% of your energy bill.  A single computer and monitor left on 24 hours a day will cost around £45 a year. Switching them off out of hours and enabling standby features could reduce this to less than £10 a year each

and prolong the lifespan of equipment.  A dripping tap can waste more than 5,500 litres of water a year, so make sure your taps are properly turned off and change washers promptly when taps start to drip  Fitting your hot water cylinder with an insulating jacket will save you £20 a year in heating costs and 110kg of carbon dioxide emissions.  Your room thermostat should be set to the lowest comfortable temperature, which for most is between 18°C and 21°C. If you only have a single room thermostat for the whole house, for every degree you increase the temperature, it will increase the heating bill by about 10%.

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PETERBOROUGH ANGLO-FRENCH ASSOCIATION | NEWS & FEATURES

Peterborough Anglo-French Association The twinning association will hold their 46th AGM at Netherton on 16 February and hope for a good attendance. Like many other clubs and associations there hasn’t been much to report since March 2020.

Jackie Robinson, Treasurer PAFA With the exception of a couple of outdoor picnics at Burghley Park and two indoor meetings, the Anglo-French members (on both sides of the Channel) have been very quiet. Our 2020 and 2021 twinning visits had to be cancelled which was disappointing for all.

Whilst getting ready for the 2022 AGM, I looked through some past articles in the Trib and some brochures and photos of visits, both here and in France. I have to say it was a good feeling to see what life was like before all the restrictions. A programme of future events is being put together by the PAFA committee as we speak and the FGB-Bourges who were disappointed to have

to cancel their Burns Night celebration, did at least, enjoy their traditional crêpes for La Chandeleur (Candlemas) on 2 February.

PLEASE NOTE: June, July and August meeting are held outside of the normal meeting venue of St Andrew’s Hall Netherton, (weather permitting) Fee free to contact us for details.

This tradition in France to make and eat pancakes on 2 February is said to have its origins linked to the fact that it was also the time when the winter seed began to come in and there was unlikely to be shortage of flour.

This allowed for pancakes to be made and eaten as a symbol of prosperity for the coming year.

Le perce-neige – snowdrop, also appears at this time and an old proverb, according to projectbritain.com says, ‘The snowdrop in purest white array, first rears her head on Candlemas Day.’

If you would like any details of the twinning group please feel free to contact our Chairman Tony Elliott on buckuk@btinternet.com or me, Jackie Robinson (Helpston) on steiffyok@btinternet.com or check out our Facebook page by searching the site for Peterborough Anglo-French Association (facebook-square/ groups/697608323628779) and maybe come along as a guest to one of our monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, we usually have a speaker or in-house talk on something connected to France.

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THE ROMANS IN THE NENE VALLEY | READING ROOM

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The Romans in the Nene Valley This new volume, published by the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust and the Nene Park Trust, is the first book for the general reader that explores the history of Roman Britain in our local area.

The book incorporates all the recent findings from archaeological excavations, giving a comprehensive account of the Roman presence in the Nene valley to the west of present-day Peterborough.

From the late Iron Age to the very end of Roman rule, the book describes everyday life in Roman Britain focussing especially on the importance of the local town of Durobrivae (near Water Newton) and its surrounding industrial areas.

There are chapters on life before the Romans, the Roman invasion of 43AD, the

gradual growth of the town and the important pottery and iron-working industries that developed around it.

The book’s 73 pages contain detailed photographs, illustration and maps that bring this period to life, with sections on the everyday life of the romano-british families who lived in and around the town and surrounding villas and farmsteads.

We learn about the large Roman building, or Praetorium, in Castor Village, and about one of Britain’s earliest archaeologists- Edmund Artis,

who excavated in the 1820s and 30s and recorded his findings in his wonderfully illustrated 1823 volume ‘Durobrivae’, Professor Stephen Upex is a leading authority on the Roman and early Saxon periods in our area, having excavated, written about and researched it for over 40 years. This new book will be of major interest to anyone living around Peterborough wishing to know more about local history and gain an insight to the intriguing questions that are still unanswered.

The book costs £15 (p&p free), and is available from www.nenevalleyarchaeology.co.uk or by post from NVAT, c/o 15 Helpston Road Ailsworth, Peterborough PE5 7AE- enclosing a cheque for £15 for the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust and giving your name and address.

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As I write this, in early February, signs of new growth are appearing in gardens and the countryside. The weather has been (what we would previously have described as) unseasonable, with temperatures in the low teens on occasion – not very wintry at all – and there have been reports in the media of how much earlier Spring arrives now. vil agetribune 11 >>

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The Amblers have been noticing this too, and revelling in the little gems we discover as we wander in Trib’land. [Incidentally, if you are interested in becoming a ‘citizen scientist’ in this field, go to the Woodland Trust website and sign up to report when plants start to flower on your own land.] The popular saying,

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‘March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers’ springs to mind and we eagerly await the scent of blossoms in the hedgerows to add to the other sensual delights we experience when ambling. The birds are beginning to serenade us again as the daylight hours lengthen; nest building has begun; there have been

reports of mesmerising Starling murmurations locally; the Whooper swans are back; and we have had stunning sunrises and sunsets to gaze upon.

The vernal equinox is approaching, when the length of the day and the night equalises and marks the turning of the year – from then on, the

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light starts to win out. Hurrah!

If you like to get out and about to make the most of the warmer days, be on the lookout for Redtailed bumble bees – which nest in holes in the ground, or under sheds or walls – and the first butterfly of spring, the elusive yellow Brimstone: although it is our only yellow butterfly, it is almost leaf-shaped and

therefore easy to miss in the hedgerows while it feeds on nectar. Flowering cherry trees will soon be in blossom and creating a colourful display ranging from white to deep pink and, along lanes and at roadsides, the steel-black stems of the Blackthorn hedges will be contrasted by its frothy white blossom, adding the hum of

insects to the sights and sounds of a sunny day. Did you know that Blackthorn hedges flower before they produce leaves, but with Hawthorn, the leaves come before the flowers?

Of course, sunshine brightens any walk, but it is never guaranteed in the UK. The Amblers are a reasonably

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hardy bunch and usually go out whatever the weather, but we see no reason to start out on a walk in driving rain, knowing that we will start out wet and gradually get more uncomfortable. However, we have been caught out on more than one occasion by waking up to a downpour on walk day and deciding to give it a miss, only to find two hours later that the sun has reappeared, the sky is blue, and we are (or could have been) good to go! One such occasion was yesterday when, rather than the eighteen in the group I had been expecting – another

record number, and cause for celebration – ultimately there were just four of us to enjoy a cool, sunny stroll from John Clare Cottage, Helpston, to nearby Ashton, along part of the Torpel Way (see pictures).

I think the moral of this story, should you experience it too, is to be patient and hold out for a change in conditions in time to continue with your original plans. We will be attempting the walk again next week!

By the time you read this, we will have celebrated our third anniversary, currently in the planning phase. It needs to be special, owing to last year’s

social restrictions which meant reliving the wonderful memories of the first year’s record turnout in Maxey in the company of one friend instead of the group (lovely though that was). I shall let you know how it turns out in the next issue.

In the meantime, other delights you may encounter as the season progresses are toads on the move (especially in the first rainstorm after a dry spell); dead-nettles in flower (both pink and white varieties); Orange-tip butterflies on Garlic Mustard; bluebells and, if you are lucky; cuckoos. Enjoy!

If you feel you would like to join us sometime, text ‘Amblers’ with your message to 07714021131, or PM Anne Lees on Village Tribune’s Facebook page. We look forward to meeting you!

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SWIMMING STAR | NEWS & FEATURES

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Meet Jacob Bacon, Tribland’s latest rising sports superstar. 11-yearold Jacob lives in Helpston, with mum Leonie, dad Colin and sister Summer and is currently taking the junior swimming scene by storm.

Earlier this month Jacob competed in a 100m freestyle event in Sheffield and his winning time meant that he became the number one in Great Britain for under-12s – a fantastic achievement! Jacob is a member of the City of Peterborough Swimming Club (COPS) and trains six times each week, mainly at the Regional Pool with sessions also at Whittlesey, Stanground and Oundle.

As we go to press, Jacob is preparing for the County Championships at Whittlesey where he is hoping to add yet more medals to his

collection. We will be posting the results on our Facebook Group - FACEBOOK/groups/villagetribune Jacob is a Year 6 student at Stamford Junior School and dedicates around 13 hours each week to swimming and strength sessions and has competed in events at Peterborough, Sheffield and Biggleswade.

We will be watching (and reporting) Jacob’s progress over coming months – he certainly looks to be a name to watch out for in the future!

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VILLAGE VIEWS | GLINTON

Glinton Women's Institute Tea Event

We are delighted, that after the long lockdown, we have over thirty members regularly attending our meetings.

Afternoon tea event at Glinton Village Hall on to mark the Queen’s Jubilee. More details to follow.

In November members brought along their unwanted items for our light-hearted auction.

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In the next couple of months our speakers will be: Tuesday 8 March 2022 – Crocodile Poo & Bear Fat, Roman Health & Beauty by Briga Tuesday 12 April 2022 – Cookery Demonstration by Alicia Sherring

Lynn and Jill became our auctioneers for the night and most people went home with a different selection of items!

A good way of recycling!

It made an entertaining evening and all unsold items and books were taken to the charity shop.

Our December meeting was a festive one and in January we had a very enjoyable Birthday meal.

Our first speaker since March 2020 was Stephen Griffiths speaking about ‘My Days as a Spy’ and he didn’t disappoint. He had been part of the British Mission working in East Germany in the early 80s.

He gave us a fascinating picture of the intelligence work they carried out with many hair-raising stories.

He was honoured by the Queen with an M.B.E. to recognise the work he had done.

Meetings start at 7.30pm at Glinton Village Hall and visitors are very welcome. We charge £4.50 for visitors, includes a drink and supper but come and check us out for free on your first visit. If you would like to know more, ring our Secretary, Julie Fitzjohn, on 01733 252 712.

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Etton News

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Anne Curwen

You may have noticed several areas of excavation in the fields around Etton, these are part of the archaeological and environmental survey work being undertaken by Anglian Water to establish the best route for a new 90km Grantham to Bexwell water pipeline.

The proposed route runs from Welby, east of Grantham, via a reservoir near Etton, to an existing water storage tank at Bexwell, near Downham Market. This new pipeline is part of a larger project to install 500 kilometres of new interconnecting pipelines from Scunthorpe via Lincoln, Grantham, and Peterborough to Bury St Edmonds to future proof our water supply.

2022. It is intended that communities might join in with local events on Sunday 5 June. I’m looking for volunteers to help me organise an event for Etton as part of the ‘Big Jubilee lunch”. It could be as simple as a BYO food and drink party, street party, afternoon tea, music on the green etc. Are you interested in supporting an event? I also hope that we might plant a tree as part of the “Queens Green Canopy” but that might have to happen later in the year. Please contact me with any ideas/suggestions or if you are willing to help.

The current ground investigation work will provide data for the planning application.

If approved, construction work should commence in Autumn 2022. For more information visit; anglianwater.co.uk/spa As part of the John Clare Countryside Etton nature recovery plan, volunteers have planted over 500 bulbs on the village green, some verges and along the churchyard path. Watch out this spring to see if any of our efforts have been successful! We already have a fantastic display of snowdrops in the churchyard, which will be followed by daffodils along the church roadside boundary wall but we are hoping for more in the spring.

Have you heard the news that Reverend MarkAaron Tisdale, Cigil and Winston-James are leaving the Benefice at the end of April? His last service will be a Benefice Communion at St Andrew’s, Northborough, on Sunday 24 April.

He will formally take up his new role at St Mary’s Broughty Ferry, Dundee on 13 August.

Mark-Aaron is taking planned long service leave from May until July, so replacements are in place for Services and booked weddings.

We wish Mark-Aaron well in his new role and thank him for his ministry during the last six years. Work will begin shortly to recruit a successor.

The Queen’s platinum Jubilee celebration weekend will take place from 2 to 6 June

Finally, we have two weddings in Etton church this July. Adan Saunsby is marrying Lauren Bennett from Helpston on Friday 22 July and Becky Jones, Jacqui’s daughter, is marrying Jason Coe the following day.

To prepare for these events we propose to hold our annual clean up at the church on Sunday 17 July at 10.30am followed by refreshments/possibly lunch! acurwen@hotmail.com 07730301404

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CASTOR 12 MARCH

The 100th concert at SHAKEDOWN BLUES

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Shakedown Blues was founded by the late Gerard Homan in the 1960s Blues boom, initially based at the Halcyon pub, Peterborough.

Shakedown hosted American blues artists who at the time were the roots of modern rock music.

Gerard then needed to focus on his career and family, then when his responsibilities allowed, in 2005 he revived Shakedown Blues in Castor Village Hall.

By Martin Chillcot

The Shakedown concert on Sat 12 March, is the 100th in the current series, which has hosted everyone from veteran American blues stars of yesteryear, the next generation of American performers + up and coming and established UK singers and players across the blues idiom Last autumn we bounced back from lockdown with two great concerts, with the ‘Queen of UK Blues’ Dana Gillespie and one of the most revered UK blues performers of the last 15 years, Ian Siegal On Saturday 12 March, are the DAVE THOMAS & JAMES GOODWIN DUO and then on Sunday 17 April, from Oakland CA via the Mississippi Hills, we have ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART Tickets are £20 and available from www.shakedownblues.co.uk Dave is an internationally acclaimed Blues songwriter and guitarist, just coming off a successful year with his solo album ‘One more mile,’ still riding high in the blues and roots music charts both here and in the USA. James is regarded as one of the very best players of barrelhouse

blues and boogie woogie piano and returns to Shakedown after truly memorable performances in 2013 and 2014 Dave and James have combined to form a powerful duo for Concert #100 Alvin is regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the country blues and first gained attention in the UK 20 years ago on Jools Holland’s ‘Later’ BBC2 show and played a stunning concert at Shakedown back in 2012. He returns to kick off our 2nd ‘century’ of concerts “Always great entertainment at Shakedown” – Steve Allen “The most authentic small UK club for American style blues” – Paul Jones (Radio 2, Manfreds, Blues Band) “I can’t believe musicians of this quality are playing in a Village Hall” – Just about everyone

who visits for the first time, from teenagers to ‘veteran’ music fans Find out more here http://www. shakedownblues.co.uk/events. php Since 2005 we’ve welcomed internationally acclaimed artists like, Little Willie Littlefield, Otis Taylor, Mud Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jnr), Louisiana Red, Lazy Lester, Doug MacLeod and more The late Gerard Homan’s brainchild dates back to the Sixties when Shakedown was held at the Halcyon Pub, Westwood and was graced by the likes of Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, Sunnyland Slim, Champion Jack Dupree, Ronnie Scott, Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes, Alexis Korner et al And there’s still more to come at ‘the famous Castor village Hall’ This is Shakedown. This is what we do.

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VILLAGE VIEWS | HELPSTON

Helpston Local History Group Members of Helpston's Local History Group gave a presentation to a packed hall on 3 February, entitled 'Things You May Not Know About Helpston.'

The presentation provided a potted history of the village from neolithic settlements to the coming of the railways and the paper mill. It also showed how research by the history group provided evidence for ways our community supported the poor (or tried to avoid taking responsibility for doing so) in the past, the impact on Helpston's hostelries of parliamentary attempts to

regulate street drinking, and the stories behind the names on the World War 1 memorial in the church.

Many of the audience could use their local knowledge to answer the quiz questions that followed refreshments, but we hope that Helpston Belles new to the village or from further afield will be inspired to join the history group and start their own investigations.

Contact helpstonhistory@gmail.com if you have any suggestions for our research or would like to join us.

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GLINTON | VILLAGE VIEWS

COUNCIL CORNER

GLINTON

Cllr John Holdich OBE, Parish Council Chairman

GLINTON PARISH COUNCIL

07591 834163 www.glintonparishcouncil.org.uk

Cllr J F W Holdich, OBE Chairman: 07450 920673  Cllr RW Johnson, Vice Chairman: 252743 Cllr CB Bysshe: 253164  Cllr DJ Lane: 252593  Cllr Gerry Kirt: 252839  Cllr RW Randall: 253276 Cllr PD Skinner: 252591  Cllr E Spendelow: 252524  Mr J Haste - Clerk - clerk@glinton-pc.gov.uk: 07591834163

Glinton FriendshipClub Hello there, readers and all past present and future members of Glinton Friendship Club. We’re well into the New Year now and after some cautious and continuing issues we are well under way!!

Just in case some new readers are interested we meet at Glinton Village Hall every Monday from 10am till 2pm.

We are open to the local older community members who are mainly independent of needing support as we helpers are all volunteers. We provide refreshments, and midday meals at specified dates including local fish and chips! Our main reason

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for being is to offer a warm comfortable venue to meet and exchange news and views, plus being able to play table games, Bingo, raffles, quizzes, sales of new goods, craft, speakers, celebrations and having a lot of fun, banter and giggling!

Up to now, since restarting in September, we have gone from coffee mornings to full day meetings.

We have had clothes and bag sales, poetry sessions, auctions, festive Bingo and raffles and magnificent Christmas meals provided by a brilliant catering team! These have continued into the new year, but our

main issue is that, after twenty years of great support, some of our helpers are older than the members!! We desperately need fit and keen people to help with setting out and putting away tables and chairs, serving and washing up meals. It would only be for a couple of hours on a Monday and we would welcome you with open arms!! Our coming programme includes a jubilee afternoon garden party and a day's coach trip to Pensthorpe Nature Reserve.

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Barbara on 07932157215.

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COUNCIL CORNER

BAINTON AND ASHTON

The project to improve the Pinfold – the green next to Church Lane, Bainton – has taken a big step in the right direction recently. The old bollards protecting the verge have been replaced with smart, timber ones and the old bench has been given a new lease of life. (Photo above inserted) The area will look even better when the bulbs appear….

Other improvements include the much-awaited brown entry “gates” for Ashton – they should be installed this month, so I am hoping by the time this is printed they will be in place at each entry point of the village to help slow traffic down.

Also, a bigger notice board is now in place in Ashton to display more information such as the great work of the Nature Recovery Group with the Langdyke Trust and the Good Neighbours Scheme. Check it out next time you’re passing…

Chairman Susie Lucas 01780 740159 susie.hall34@gmail.com Responsible for: Parish Council Liaison Group, HR, New Projects Councillors: Cliff Stanton 01780 749123 Cliffstanton@btinternet.com Responsible for: Police, Neighbourhood Watch, Speedwatch, Village Assets and Maintenance, Parish Council Liaison Group Chris Womack 01780 740925 womackuk@gmail.com Responsible for: New Projects, Data Protection, Barnack Ward Group Grant Ashworth 07732 481604 Jon Hargreaves 01780 740604 email jonhargreaves@gmail.com Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer Jenny Rice 07889 669550 bainton.ashton.clerk@live.co.uk

Jenny Rice, Clerk to Bainton and Ashton Parish Council. Tel 07889669550

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NORTHBOROUGH | VILLAGE VIEWS

COUNCIL CORNER

NORTHBOROUGH

Northborough residents were saddened to learn of the death of former Parish Councillor Roger Lord in January, at the age of 71.

Council Chair John Dadge joined family and friends at the funeral on 9 February, and council members held a minute’s silence at their meeting later that day.

John said: “Roger threw himself into village life and was a regular at the Packhorse and member of

the local Golf Society. Always willing to lend a helping hand, he was a do-er who left his mark.

One thing in particular was the planting of daffodil bulbs on the village approaches. That legacy can be seen each spring as the bulbs start to emerge. He also championed a massive upgrade of the muddy footpath at the side of Northborough Primary School. His efforts benefit the many children and other users of the path on a daily basis.”

Councillors are delighted to welcome Hayley Flaxman as a co-opted member of the council. Hayley moved to the village with her partner in 2021 after nine years in Newborough, including serving on both their parish council and parochial church council. She has also been a school governor and has held various roles over 23 years as officer at Peterborough City Council. Welcome to Northborough and its parish council Hayley!

One vacancy on the council remains and any resident interested will be welcome to contact the Clerk, or any councillor for more information.

Diary Dates Queen's 70th Jubilee Celebrations in Northborough - Sunday 5 June Northborough Village residents are invited to save the date for Sunday 5 June when there will be a celebration of the Queen’s 70th Jubilee. The event will be held on the playing field from 11am to 4pm with music, food and entertainments.

The Jubilee Committee is supported by the parish council and keen for as many residents to get involved as possible, not only to attend the event, but to help out on the day and assist the committee.

We are also keen for any local clubs and organisations to run games or demonstrations to showcase what our village has to offer. If you are interested please contact Cllr Thomas as soon as possible, on 07720 327145 or tracy.thomas@northborough-pc.gov.uk

NORTHBOROUGH COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

Chair – John Dadge

T: 01733 254145 / 07802 702908 E: john.dadge@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Vice Chair – Malcolm Spinks

T: 01778 343585 / 07870 343562 E: malcolm.spinks@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Councillor – Rob Chiva

T: 01733 252823 E: robert.chiva@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Councillor – Brian Spriggs

T: 01778 342502

Councillor – Tracy Thomas

T: 07720 327145 E: tracy.thomas@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Councillor – Mark Malcolm

T: 07584 877793 E: mark.malcolm@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Councillor – Hayley Flaxman

T: 07957 412897 E: hayley.flaxman@northborough-pc.gov.uk

Councillor – Graham Fowkes

T: 07711 415881 E: graham.fowkes@northborough-pc.gov.uk

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GARDEN LODGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, GLINTON ALSO NOW TAKING OVER Florence House, Christian Care Home, Peterborough

Small, single-storey care home with an uplifting garden and a peaceful and loving family environment.

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AUNT EDITH'S CHICKEN SUPPER | TASTE BUDS

Saumon de Lannion In January I had an email from a lady in Castor who wanted a recommended dish to serve at an informal lunch she was preparing for her lady friends this summer.

She particularly likes salmon and was keen not to have to ‘work’ at the food whilst trying to entertain also. Well madame I have just the thing for you and your friends which I think will, as you say, fit the billy.

This very simple recipe has origins around the city of Lannion in north west France, within the region of Bretagne, which is famed for its salmon fishing during the months of March and April along the river Léguer. Ideal for a long lunch or an outside summer evening supper, I always serve at room temperature to allow guests to pick and choose when they For six: One (2-lb) salmon fillet, pin bones and skin removed; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; ¾ teaspoon salt.

For the French herb salsa: 3 tablespoons finely diced shallot, from 1 medium shallot; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon very finely chopped fresh chervil (okay to substitute more parsley if you can't find it); 1 tablespoon very finely chopped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon very finely chopped fresh basil; 1 teaspoon very finely chopped fresh tarragon; 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper.

wish to eat and then have more perhaps. The French herb salsa is a delightful must-have for this and I recommend you use fresh herbs, not dried on this time. People tell me that more and more this style of dining is becoming popular, where the main dishes (not buffet) are laid out and one may choose what and how much to eat rather than a more formal set courses menu.  Preheat the oven to 100°C and set an oven rack in the middle position. Place the salmon on a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle the salt evenly over top.  Slide the pan into the oven and roast for about 50 minutes, until the fish begins to flake in the thickest part of the filet when poked with a knife or your finger. (Because this method is so gentle on its proteins, the fish will appear translucent even when it's cooked.)  Using a small spoon, scrape off any white proteins that may have formed on the salmon. Break the salmon into large, rustic pieces and spoon the French herb salsa (below) over top before serving.

I too have liked this on many occasions.

The method used here is to cook the fish at a low oven temperature which makes it difficult to overcook mostly.

You may also pre-cook this and refrigerate to serve the following day if you wish. I have on many times cooked this by the sous vide method for several hours, producing a beautiful result. and let sit for 15 minutes to macerate. In a separate small bowl, combine the herbs, olive oil, salt, and a few grinds of black pepper. Just before serving, add the shallot (but not the vinegar, yet) to the herb oil. Stir, taste, and add the vinegar as needed (I usually add 2 to 3 teaspoons).

Taste and adjust salt, if necessary.

I serve this with different sides depending on the style of eating.

Often a simple large bowl of green, pasta or rice salad with mixed beans, tomatoes, black olives and artichoke hearts, sometimes good quality new potatoes and French beans or maybe a large sauté dish of parmentier or dauphinoise potatoes.

A delightful wine to accompany is one of our Chez Pierre most popular, the always reliable lightly-chilled house For the salsa: In a small bowl, Sauvignon Blanc. combine the shallot and vinegar askchezpierre@gmail.com Bon chance, Pierre x This dish can be served hot, cold, or room temperature.

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VILLAGE VIEWS | BAINTON & ASHTON

COUNCIL CORNER

PEAKIRK

PEAKIRK PARISH COUNCIL

For all Peakrik news, minutes and agendas visit: www.peakirkvillage.co.uk

Chair: Henry Clark 253203 cllr.h.clark@eclipso.eu 253483 Vice-Chair: Sally-Ann Jackson sajackson186@gmail.com 252200 Emma Crowson peakirk.cllrcrowson@gmail.com 254227 David Fovargue peakirk.cllrfovargue@gmail.com Anne Tuley 254114 peakirk.cllrtuley@gmail.com 253397 Clerk: Angela Hankins clerk@peakirk-pc.gov.uk

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Announcement The Nine Bridges Benefice Revd. Mark-Aaron and family are moving to Dundee, Scotland in July. His last benefice service will be at St. Andrew's Church, Northborough on 24 April 2022 @ 1030hrs; he will be inducted as Rector of St. Mary's, Broughty Ferry in Dundee on 13 August 2022.

Christmas Tree Collections Tom Boughton The Christmas Tree collections and recycling service was again a big success this year and I am pleased to say I have been able to donate £814.21 to Alzheimer's Society. Thank you to all who used and supported the service.

Bin Collections Peter Hiller PCC have determined that due to differences in volumes collected during the week, the times of the 'lesser' rounds (in terms of amount collected) are changing - in order to even-out the weekly spread.

For Glinton and Castor ward villages the change from week commencing 1.3.22 will be: Ailsworth, Castor, Marholm Tuesdays (1.3) refuse, (8.3) recycling Deeping Gate, Etton, Glinton, Maxey, Northborough, Peakirk Fridays (4.3) refuse, (11.3) recycling Bins will have info notices stuck on them.

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TRIBUNE DIARY DATES

DiaryDates

The start of our SOS fundraising campaign in 2021 was very successful and we raised over £7,000. We are planning to continue the campaign through 2022 with a fun-filled programme of events.

SATURDAY 26 MARCH Glebe Singers 7.30pm, in St Andrew's Church SATURDAY 23 APRIL St George's Treasure Hunt 1 - 6pm, from the Village Hall MONDAY 2 MAY Northborough Open Gardens 1 - 5pm. Programmes on sale in St Andrew's Church.

4 & 5 JUNE Jubilee Flower Festival in St Andrew's Church.

SATURDAY 11 JUNE Cream Tea at the Manor FRIDAY 24 JUNE Midsummer Ploughman's Lunch And, for these events, please make a note in your diary and supply, if you can: 2 & 3 JULY Artwork - Art Exhibition in St Andrew's Church - Get creative!

SATURDAY 16 JULY Dogs - Northborough Dog Show Village Hall and plaing field. Start training!

Further details in the next edition of Village Tribune.

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FRIDAY 11 MARCH Hope into Action St Pega’s Church Peakirk.

A talk about the work of this charity which was started by Christians in Peterborough and which St Pega’s church supports. Refreshments, Raffle and retiring collection.

Peakirk Village Hall 7pm Tickets (for refreshment purposes only) and further details from Pauline 01733 253116 or Sheila 01733 252416 sheila.lever@btinternet.com SATURDAY 12 MARCH 'Style Share' 10am to 12pm. Pre-loved clothing sale at Helpston Village Hall. A fun and friendly opportunity to grab yourself a bargain from one of our clothing stands. Variety of sizes and brands. Free entry! Donations to local charity.

For more information email nicola.delacroix@gmail.com

TRIBUNE DIARY DATES

SUNDAY 27 MARCH Mothering Sunday Family Communion Praise

TUESDAY 22 MARCH Lent Lunch Come along to Peakirk Village Hall and enjoy a bowl of delicious homemade soup and lots of conversation and fellowship. Homemade cakes to buy or take home. Raffle. 12 to 2pm Why don’t you come along? All are welcome.

Tickets £6.00 are available from Pauline 01733 253116 or Sheila 01733 252416 sheila.lever@btinternet.com

10.30am at St Andrew's Church Northborough with Reverend Mark- Aaron and Freda Skillman.You are all invited children welcome and a posy for the ladies.

15 APRIL Northborough's Good Friday Workshop at St Andrew's Church at 2.30 - 4.00pm. Craft activities, Easter garden, All age Worship and, of course, hot cross buns and biscuits..

17 APRIL Easter Sunday Worship 10.30am at St. Andrew's, Northborough.

Communion by Extension with Freda Skillman.

Easter egg hunt after the Service.

All Welcome!

SATURDAY 26 MARCH 'When daffodils begin to peer'

SATURDAY 30 APRIL Glinton Horticultural Society Plant Sale It's back! 10am. Come early to avoid disappointment

7.30pm at St Andrew's Church, Northborough Celebrate a return of music events with a concert by the Glebe Singers.

Aduls: £10 (inc glass of wine). Children under 6 FREE.

SATURDAY 14 MAY Helpston Gala

Tickets available from: Polly Beasley - 01778 380849 Carole Spinks 01778 343585 Choir Members on the door

From 12 to 3pm in Church Lane and the Village Green

In aid of St Andrew's Church and Glebe Singers FACEBOOKinstagramTwitter-square www.glebesingers.org

The rumours are right - there will be a Gala again this year in Helpston!

Members of the Church, with several others, are busily planning to get the Gala back after the last two years of worry and disruption.

We think a traditional Gala is what's called for and so there will be the favourite stalls, teas and games.

SATURDAYS 26 MARCH & 23 APRIL Church Coffee Mornings Coffee, chat & cake at Helpston Church.

10 to 12 noon A warm welcome awaits you.

After two financially difficulty years, this year's proceeds will go to the upkeep of our beautiful Church, including the clock repairs.

We hope to be able to offer village charities and organisations a share in the profits in future years.

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REFLECTIONS | RURAL PETERBOROUGH FIRST

RURAL PETERBOROUGH FIRST

Levelling Up needs Devolving Down!

Cllr Peter Hiller, Glinton and Castor Ward ‘Councils like ours have demonstrated strong leadership throughout the pandemic, yet the UK remains one of the most centralised countries in the democratic world’ In September last year the Ministry for Housing Communities and local Government (MHCLG) changed its name to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUCH). In as much as it might affect the residents Saqib and I were elected to represent in our Glinton and Castor ward, I’ve always taken a keen interest in central government’s manoeuvring, and their recently launched ‘Levelling Up the United Kingdom’ White Paper has been no exception.

Levelling up has meant “everything and nothing” for some people because they “haven’t been able to get a fix on it” – not my words, but those of Michael Gove MP, on his 36th day as Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities. Mr Gove was speaking at a recent Local Government Association’s Councillors’ Forum, and he was refreshingly clear about what he sees as the four elements of levelling up: strengthening

local leadership; improving living standards (particularly where they are lower); improving the quality of public services (particularly where they are poor); and making sure people have a “proper pride” in the place they call home. The public services improvement and ‘loving where you live’ elements have particular resonance for us for the nine villages within our rural ward.

I looked forward to seeing these ambitions enacted – and a clear strategy for delivering them – set out in the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper (originally due before Christmas but now released in February) because we are also quite clear about what it will take to deliver levelling up – and that is a place-based strategy with real devolution of powers to local government. The default should be devolution; in our case devolution to our ward’s active place-led Parish Councils and our Peterborough City Council; wherein Saqib and I endeavour to maintain and improve the quality of our rural environment, independent of political dogma. Within the Executive Summary of the new White Paper it states:

“..Levelling up is a long-term endeavour. It is a programme of change that requires a fundamental shift in how central and local government, the private sector and civil society operate..” Councils like ours have demonstrated strong leadership throughout the pandemic, yet the UK remains one of the most centralised countries in the democratic world. As we look towards a recovery that works for all, now is the right time to bring forward an ambitious new devolution settlement that gives councils the powers and funding they need to address regional inequality, tackle concentrations of deprivation and make our towns and communities attractive places to live, work and visit. None more so than our rural ward’s villages north of the urban Peterborough constituency.

Encouragingly, Mr Gove also told the LGA he was keen to “get behind local government, empower local government, and consider how we can drive devolution further”. I’m aware the LGA has set out some ideas about how this might be facilitated, and we look forward to working with them and government to make this ambition a reality.

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YOUR GREENER PETERBOROUGH | REFLECTIONS

During the last council meeting (Dec 2021), I proposed the following motion. “Peterborough City Council should look to set up a process in the medium term, offering green bonds to local residents and businesses, giving them an opportunity to invest into greener Peterborough, while earning back on their investments.

Councillor Saqib Farooq, Glinton and Castor ward

Your Greener Peterborough People and businesses can buy from as little as 5 pounds into the new security and collect interest on their investment. The money will be put toward new green community infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging points, tree planting, solar panels on public buildings etc. PCC will also aim to develop a zero-carbon recycling and waste collection. This will help us achieve our commitment of reaching our goal of net-zero carbon by 2030.”

What this means for our local residents is that we have a chance to shape the greener

future for Peterborough, while earning money back on our investments. PCC will also liaise with those who invest and prioritise projects that we consider crucial and the most beneficial to the environment. This will also ensure that we protect our rural ward of Glinton & Castor, as well as putting choice back into our hands. With many beautiful country walks and areas of outstanding natural beauty around our villages, it is essential that we are the ones who take responsibility to protect them once the opportunity presents.

This is a scheme that has been trialled and implemented in many other local authorities across the country, and backed

by the Green Finance Institute (GFI). The interest paid by PCC (1.5%) is also considerably higher than that of government green bonds and high street banks, making it far more attractive for residents to invest into the greener future of Peterborough. I was delighted to see this motion gain cross party support and be unanimously agreed.

Seconded by my good friend, and your Glinton & Castor ward councillor Peter Hiller, it is a motion with our beautiful ward at the forefront of our minds. We hope that once implemented, this motion will help us and our ward residents to protect our rural villages, and give you a say in changing and shaping the new greener Peterborough.

saqib.farooq@peterborough.gov.uk peter.hiller@peterborough.gov.uk

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ROSEMARY'S FARMING DIARY

Rosemary’s

FARMING DIARY On Christmas Eve, just as daylight was beginning to fade away and all work commitments completed for the run up to Christmas, I had a brief opportunity to look around the garden and was pleasantly surprised to see the bulbs making an early appearance, ready to give us that very welcome sign of spring on its way.

On Christmas morning, another lovely surprise, our resident cock pheasant came for food for the first time this winter and he’s been coming both morning and evening since – wonderful to see him again. January has seen a large amount of small birds coming each day for food.

Boxing Day morning the sheep were put into the grass field at the side of the farmhouse. On this particular field I believe it’s the first time in living memory and possible over 100 years sheep have grazed it, I stand to be corrected. I don’t think I can ever remember such mild wet weather. It’s Christmas Eve

and it’s still raining on Sunday 2 January. 3 January, much better weather and mild as well.

9 January - lovely sunny morning after a slight frost.

I do believe the daylight hours are just beginning to lengthen as the saying goes ‘as the day lengthens the cold strengthens’. Then there was February fill dyke and it will be interesting to see if we get that much rain after the all the wet in November and December – which did bring the water table up but it has dropped considerably recently.

The field crops are moving forward and are growing well

due to the mild weather we had before Christmas but will need sufficient rain to keep them growing all summer.

With only one week left in January it’s pleasing to see the daylight lengthening and some settled weather at last, which is helping plant life wake up from its winter dormancy period.

We hope to see our sugar beet contractors this week lift the last of the 21/22 season’s crop and delivered to Whissington Sugar Beet factory shortly. As a grower we look for high yield, good sugar content with as little admix as possible (soil etc).

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ROSEMARY'S FARMING DIARY

Rosemary’s

FARMING DIARY

Small glimmers of hope ...

The farming industry is beginning to see small glimmers in the transition from the traditional to the more environmental ways, which can be, and needs to be, sustainable.

We need the public to pick up British produce instead of something imported which I have found customers have been very supportive of. In our farm shop we strive to sell produce from our farm, or as local as possible, but the last year has been very difficult

respected writers in one of the farming journals says in his column 'those deals suggest otherwise' and that farming, the countryside, and ultimately, the consumers, will suffer.

I am concerned that the apparent centralising of power by the city council has become more noticeable over recent years, in particular, taking away the power of parish councils that are elected to be the voice of their community and are now more frequently over-ruled.

It appears to have become

developments in the planning stages that lack the basic infrastructure required by the developer to fulfil, our villages are fast losing their identity.

Roads, sewers, schools, provision for outdoor leisure facilities and, above all, a safe environment for us all to live and work in, would provide the necessary ladder for young people to achieve in the world without leaving the villages.

We have seen the benefits to the environment with less road traffic due to Covid - I realise it’s not for everyone,

The rural community needs to take back control, enabling it to offer high quality jobs which agriculture and horticulture are already doing, but with the large development of houses which have already been built over the last 30-40 years, and still much larger residential developments in the planning stages that lack the basic infrastructure required by the developer to fulfil, our villages are fast losing their identity. because of several problems experienced, leaving the EU a year ago and, of course, the Covid pandemic, which brought its own disruptive problems.

The one area the latest DEFRA documents don’t address is the questionable free trade deals being done by the government, after undertaking the promise that we would not import foods produced to standards lower than apply in the UK, but as one of the very

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unbalanced and I feel that the rural parishes need to be listened to and valued more.

This is an observation of the system and not a criticism of our local ward councillors. The rural community needs to take back control, enabling it to offer high quality jobs which agriculture and horticulture are already doing, but with the large development of houses which have already been built over the last 30-40 years, and still much larger residential

but surely this could be a starting point? The countryside has always been, and needs to remain, a living and working environment, being brought up to 21st century business growth, supporting the younger generation and enabling them to utilise their entrepreneurial skills.

As I finish these notes, it’s a beautiful sunny morning. What a wonderful uplift to the day.

All the more reason to keep our living and working countryside a place we all can enjoy.

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Peakirk Book Stop Heather Revell Children and teenager book sections have now been sorted in the Peakirk Book Stop. Newly installed seats have had excess books removed so those that need to can sit down.

We have had to clear at least 4 full boxes of donated books today - PLEASE do not dump boxes of books on the floor and ledges if there is no space on the book shelves!! Although we appreciated the thought that someone felt we might like to read the 2016 Next catalogue and children's already completed GCSE and random degree level text books, we find no on else wants to read them!!

Please only leave suitable books if there are spaces on the shelves, otherwise donate to other book stops or charities.

Cyril the Squirrel Dave Radcliffe Cyril the squirrel showing that determination is the key.

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YOUNG TRIBUNE | AILSWORTH NATURE RECOVERY PLAN

Ailsworth Nature Recovery Plan at The trees have arrived. I love the thought of the meadow showing its gift in the coming year/s. Residents and friends moved this forward In October of last year. Lots of hard work removing established grass, planting seeds and creating great seating areas.

Trees get planted (ideally) in the dormant season, which is November for us.

With full engagement and planning with Ailsworth Parish Council, trees were ordered to participate in the ‘Queen's Green Canopy’ a national initiative to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee.

as leaves create too much goodness when rotted which wildflowers struggle with. We planted the trees on the other side of the field.

Thirty arrived in early November and sourced via the woodland trust. Ok, no-one promised big trees. These could politely be called saplings or whips. Almost 15 inches tall at the largest, the smallest 6 inches. On the plus side, small trees live longer than big brutes planted which do not always get watered.

I / we reckoned that we would wish to involve as many people as possible. With a little communication, the local primary school coordinated by Mrs Green, (surely a made up eco name!) gladly arranged in conjunction with other teachers and half a dozen of us on a rota to do the 15-minute walk to the recreation ground and back with around 25 children x 6 year groups. Pre-school and reception planting done at base.

Trees and meadows are not necessarily good bedfellows

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involved in getting mucky fingers, moving dirt, sprinkling root growth (magic) powder, filling in holes, supporting with canes and wrapping rabbit guards and mulching. I feel for year 6. The last to go. The weather looked fair untill we arrived. A stinging blizzard of sleet and rain lasted just 15 minutes - enough time to freeze and drench every one of us!

We will shortly be having plaques showing each year group's planting areas. We will have identification for each tree.

Field Maple, Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Rowan, Hazel and Oak. I also ordered larger trees, three to 4-years- old and these were planted between the babies to spread the impact.

AILSWORTH NATURE RECOVERY PLAN | YOUNG TRIBUNE

the Ailsworth Recreation Ground

The Oak Arrives!!

We wanted to support the village celebration by planting a celebration Oak. With support from Sutton Parish Council and Mike Horne of the Langdyke Trust, we arranged to transplant a 12-year old-tree.

No easy feat as it turned out.

Sutton had planted numerous trees some years ago and were wanting to thin some of them.

With a help of a mini-digger, trailer and car we transported our (and a tree for Marholm) to its new site. Much digging and

staking later I am confident that it has survived the move. I am very proud that we have done so much in last than 12 months.

At times, it feels impossible to influence climate change.

This though seems so positive.

Thanks to all the helpers.

If you want to get involved in what we do. E-mail: martinstalley@aol.com Watering duties and other stuff will be needed. See you on the Rec.

Martin Stalley

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YOUNG TRIBUNE | JOHN CLARE PRIMARY SCHOOL

John Clare Primary School December seems a very long time ago now, but it was a very exciting time at John Clare and one we will remember for a very long time.

Sadly, we had to cancel our trip to the Victorian town. However, to help the children understand the Victorian way of life, we had a Victorian Day in school, this allowed the children to learn through an immersive experience, dressed in costumes from the era. In the morning, the children were shocked when they arrived at school, to see fairground rides on the playground, it then started to snow to add to the whole experience for both children and parents/carers dropping them off. Throughout the day, the children used the rides and had a fantastic time. In between times, there were many different activities including: baking bread; printing Victorian Christmas cards; visiting the museum of artefacts that we have in school and those kindly lent to us and in class activities. The day was magical and one the children will remember for a very long time.

Torpel children showed their enterprising skills by making products to sell at the Victorian Christmas Fayre.They made Christmas cards; Christmas crackers; lucky dip; hot chocolate cones and many other delightful products. The fayre was a great success, raising money for charity through their determination and hard work. Santa also found some time in his busy schedule and managed to pop into school, to chat to every child and give them a present.

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Buttercross have had a fantastic start to the year. They were very excited to find some mystery footprints in the classroom and spent a lot of time investigating them and measuring size, different animals and footprints.

They have enjoyed reading the class book ‘ Bedtime for Monsters’, writing their own monster stories and making their own monsters. Over this term the children have been focusing on challenging themselves and problem solving.

Year One and Year Two, Woodgate Class, went to Ferry meadows to take part in map reading, mapping and orienteering activities! They made us all very proud of them and they enjoyed it very much.

They used quadrats to create their own maps and practised map reading skills in orienteering to crack a code at the end. For some of the children this was their first school trip and their first time on a coach!

Broadwheel are really enjoying their history topic about 1066 and beyond. They have been learning about heirs to the throne when Edward the Confessor died with some children hot seating different roles. In English the children are enjoying ‘I was a rat!’ by Phillip Pullman. They are really enjoying the humour and are writing letters inspired by the book. In Science the children have been exploring States of Matter and having fun pretending to be particles in the school hall. They went on to measure the weight of gases by measuring fizzy drinks.

Swaddywell this term are reading Varjak Paw by SF Said. The children are absolutely loving this exciting story and have used it as inspiration to write their own adventure stories.

They have focused on the use of speech punctuation and using rich descriptive vocabulary. In Mathematics they have been focusing on multiplication and division skills, using the bar model for support. Later this month, the Year 5 children will be taking part in Bikeability training which they are very much looking forward to!

In January, we had the help and support of PECT to develop our school field. We started planting our new orchard, and also put trees on the school field to provide shelter and shade when they mature. Every child took part, digging holes, estimating size, measuring the space for a tree and finally planting it. We look forward to watching them grow, knowing that in years to come the children will see them develop when they play on the field, recognising the tree they planted.

We are looking forward to the spring, warmer weather and lots more outdoor learning opportunities to share with you in the future.

HELPSTON PLAYHOUSE | YOUNG TRIBUNE

Inquisitive minds wanted!

With their exciting timetable of activities Helpston Playhouse are giving children memorable experiences and the chance to learn new skills The start of the new year has brought with it lots of fun, exciting and creative changes to the Playhouse. Not content with our recently awarded ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating we’ve launched our brand-new timetable of after

school club activities and they’ve gone down an absolute storm with the children!

Mondays are all about getting up close and personal with nature in our Forest School class. We’ve

been painting with mud and made natural paint brushes from twigs and leaves. The children have even had the opportunity to make their own campfire (supervised of course!) and were able to toast marshmallows and

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cook beans on it. Most recently they made their own ‘pet’ hedgehogs using a block of wood that they hammered nails into to make the spikes.

seem to be a popular theme and last week the children went all Wallace and Gromit and made supporting characters using playdough.

too! The children enjoyed using our large teeth model to practise teeth brushing and we added shaving foam to create a super fun toothpaste.

On Tuesdays we head into the wonderful world of science. The children created their very own paper windmills and got to put them to the test on a blustery afternoon- they were thrilled to watch them spinning with speed in the wind. Next, we decided to try and ‘see’ sound by creating an experiment that allowed the children to see sound waves in action.

Finally, we end the week with our Friday baking class. We’ve made everything from cake pops, pizza pin wheels to scones and tortilla quiches. Not only are the children learning some fantastic life skills they also get to enjoy the fruits of the labour as a tasty snack afterwards!

The children have been helping feed birds this winter by making bird food pizza and cake. They used knives, safely and cut up apples, tore bread and scooped seed; counting and comparing sizes as they went. They created a pizza and we talked about the slices being in half and quarters. The children also had fun creating a layered bird food cake. They all sat patiently and waited to see if the birds would come. There was lots of excitement when we had a visit from a pigeon and a robin.

Wednesdays is Cinema Club where the children get to enjoy lots of great movies and themed activities. We loved watching ‘Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists’. Afterwards we all worked together to make a huge, Helpston pirate map- it stretched across the entire Playhouse floor! The children had lots of fun role playing being pirates and hunting for the lost Helpston treasure.

On Thursday it’s den building time. The children have made some incredibly creative dens, both with tree branches and ones covered with tarpaulin for when the great British weather strikes. The dens have led to some fantastic role play. One of the den’s was a fortress where it was being protected from the Barbarians! Another was transformed into a classroom for our many budding teachers to ‘teach’ in.

On Thursdays our older children get the chance to try their hand at stop, start Lego animation.

We’ve had some wonderful films created. Jewel thieves

There’s also been plenty going on in the preschool. We were extremely excited to have a visit from Lisa and Emma from Peterborough Reads, The National Literacy Trust, in January. They presented a lively story time session for the children followed by a passionate literacy talk session for parents. They reinforced all the key messages we share and strive for such as working in partnership with parents and raising awareness of how important children's early opportunities are, not only at preschool but at home too.

Their focus is on three specific areas for promoting children's early literacy skills, these are chat, play, read. A top tip they shared is that if you are reading, your child is likely to want to mirror this skill! Pick up a book a magazine or paper- anything will do.

We’ve also been busy learning how to take care of our teeth.

We have been talking about how often we should brush our teeth and shared key words such as ‘cavities’ and ‘sugar’ with the children. There’s even been role playing at the dentist

The preschool children have also been busy baking, and all helped to make some delicious cupcakes. We learnt about where the ingredients come from, and we’ve been working hard on our weighing and stirring skills.

To celebrate Chinese New Year we tried eating noodles with chopsticks. The children also made some beautiful Chinese lanterns using their scissor skills.

There are so many more fun activities planned for the children this spring and we can’t wait to see our lovely garden come alive again. The spring bulbs, and summer vegetables the children planted in autumn will soon be bursting through the soil and brightening up the play area once again. As the days get lighter and longer we can’t wait to spend as much time as possible outdoors sharing with the children joys of spring.

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YOUNG TRIBUNE | NORTHBOROUGH SCHOOL

Northborough School The Planet Protectors have been busy again making sure that our school is as eco-friendly and waste efficient as can be.

We had a meeting with PECT, who we have an Eco Charter with. Here Euphemia is helping Year 1 children sort items into the right bin. The Planet Protectors will lead the school in making sure we are as waste efficient as possible in the coming half term.

We have started a Friday Tuck Shop to raise money for books for class. As we were celebrating Chinese New Year, Year 3 cooked some delicious noodles to sell. Their parents also made some tasty treats for us all to share. We raised £133.25. Wow!

This great day was made even better when the Foundation Stage children came dancing around all the classes dressed as a Chinese dragon! What fun!

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WATER OF LIFE | HERITAGE

by Dr Avril Lumley Prior

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Peakirk church: Aaron extracts water with his rod

Shaduf: Tomb of Ipuy, Deir el Medina, Egypt

Every living organism needs water to survive. The Old Testament is littered with references to it. We read of how Aaron quenched the thirsts of the Israelites escaping from slavery in Egypt by striking a rock with his rod. And there is the story of Rebekah at the well, who drew water not only for Eliezer, Abraham’s agent, but for his camels too, emphasising the importance of livestock in Biblical times. Today, when we have plentiful water on tap, the chore of tending bedding plants

during droughts pales into insignificance when compared with third-world children on their daily trudge to collect microbeinfested water for drinking and cooking.

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Of course, necessity is the mother of invention and some ancient civilisations developed highly efficient techniques for accessing and transporting water. Archaeology, tomb paintings and heiroglyphics reveal that in Egypt [‘The

Gift of the Nile’], a shaduf comprising a wooden pole with a counterweight on one end and an animal-skin bucket on the other allowed water to be transferred between different levels. Vast, brick-lined reservoirs were constructed with channels connecting to the river. During the periods of inundation, the reservoirs were filled to the brim so that in the dry season, water could be lifted into the wheat and barley fields that lined the banks. Despite being back-breaking work, shadufs were highly effective, capable of raising up to 2,500 litres per day and are still used in Egypt and parts of China and India.

Back in c.212BC, Archimedes, an inventor from Syacuse [Sicily], famous for his bathtime discovery about the displacement of fluids, had another ‘Eureka moment’ when he invented a machine which resembled a giant corkscrew encased in a tube. Originally, it was intended to remove bilge from the holds of ships but its potential for elevating water from rivers to irregation ditches was soon realised and his name became immortalised in Archimedes’ Screw.

Meanwhile, the Persians, Egyptians and Indians were using aqueducts to transport huge quantities of clean drinking water to urban communities centuries before the birth of Christ, though it is the Romans who are credited with perfecting them. Their engineering feats carried water down gradients from lakes and springs, across valleys via pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels and bridges. Rome alone boasted eleven aqueducts, stretching

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Pont du Gard Aqueduct, France

More locally, Yarwell and Sacrewell [Holy well], also denote proximity to a spring and I suspect that the latter was reputed to have had curative powers. In Tribland, there is the splendid ‘town well’ at Ufford, whilst another well once served the almshouses at Barnack.

A square-sided Roman well lies beneath the garden of 8a St Pega’s Road, Peakirk, and a bell-shaped seventeenthcentury version has recently been uncovered in Rectory Lane. Water drawn from wells was usually pure enough for from as far as 92km [57 miles] away, one of which supplies water for the Trevi Fountain.

Other impressive examples survive in France, Spain, Greece, North Africa and Turkey, all the more remarkable since their maintenance ceased after the withdrawal of the legions, in 410AD.

Wells, Pumps and Pubs

St Mary’s water conduit, Lincoln (1540)

Ufford well

In towns, water was accessed from conduits, fountains and pumps and collected from roofs in butts. And, of course, there were wells - not necessarily a shaft leading to the water table but a location where water welled up - some of which are echoed in our place names. We have Bath and Wells, in Somerset, both founded in pre-Roman times around springs reputed to have healing properties. Tunbridge Wells [Kent] and Llandridod Wells [Powys], like Bath, evolved into seventeenth- and eighteenth-century spa towns where the wealthy unwell and hydochondriacs ‘took the waters’ either by bathing in them or swigging them as a panacea or purgative.

Reconstructing a well, Peakirk (1977) human consumption unless they were situated next to a privy or crewyard. Indeed, most old house plots had at least one though the majority have been filled in for safety reasons.

For those with no well, there was spring or (as a last resort) river or dyke water which may or may not have contained effluence and almost certainly hosted a wide range of bacteria and mini-beasts. (The old saying “frog in your throat” harks back to the 1830s, when some regions suffered a plague of frogs, which frequently hopped into household water vessels!)

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Novelty frog mug (1830s)

Water filter (1830s)

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Others simply preferred beer to Adam’s ale. Hence, the number of unlicensed beer houses that opened in front rooms throughout the land. Peakirk’s Black Bull [Ruddy Duck] was established in this way by the enterprising widow, Elizabeth Percival. By 1848, the Railway Inn up the road was slaking the thirsts of first navvies and then those of Great Northern Railway employees, whilst the Boat Inn on Thorney Road (trading by 1800) originally catered for agricultural workers but, with the advent of the motor car, attracted a more up-market clientele.

Indeed, at the turn of the nineteenth century, every village supported at least one public house. Bainton had its Blue Boar, now a private residence.

At Barnack, the Carpenters’ Arms, Fox, Red Lion, Seven Stars and Millstone vied for trade, with only the latter surviving. Glinton boasted the Blue Bell, which still flourishes whereas the Six Bells and Crown were converted into a housing complex and nursery within living memory. Deeping Gate has lost its Cuckoo but kept the Black Bull, whilst Northborough has retained its Pack Horse but not the Red Lion. At Maxey, the White Horse, New Inn and Cherry Tree all have closed with just its Blue Bell left in business.

Helpston was particularly wellendowed by yet another Blue Bell, the Exeter Arms, Parting Pot, Prince of Wales, Queen’s Head and Railway Hotel and

Royal Oak, though all but the Blue Bell have gone. At Castor, locals had the choice of the Fitzwilliam Arms, Green Dragon, Royal Oak and Prince of Wales, and Ailsworth had its Wheatsheaf.

But who can blame folk for choosing alcoholic alternatives?

Waterborne diseases like typhoid fever, cholera disentery and hepatitis together with dyptheria, scarlet fever and typhus, caused by overcrowded living conditions, poor hygiene and sanitation, were rife during the nineteenth century. Yet, until the 1850s, it was thought that germs were spread by foul smells rather than contagion and polluted drinking water.

Then, in 1854, John Snow (1813-58), a physician, pathologist and acclaimed ‘father of epidemiology’ traced the source of a cholera outbreak in London to a parish pump in Broad Street, Soho.

Further research revealed that it supplied the neighbourhood with untreated water drawn directly from the River Thames, which was little more than an open sewer into which human and industrial waste freely flowed. Snow’s findings were initially discredited. ‘The Great Stink’ of June to August 1858, which almost forced Pariament to adjourn and dramatically increased the death-rate, endorsed the miasma theory.

Nevertheless, it resulted in civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette (1819-91) being commissioned to reform the capital’s sewage system by constructing enclosed, interconnecting, bricklined sewers, pumping stations, treatment works and outfalls

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Edward James, Rector of Peakirk (1865-1912), supported the scheme but, understandably, forbade any pipes being laid through his churchyard. Farmer John Giles dismissed the idea as a ‘hobby’ or vanity project and declared the installation of a water supply a gross waste of tax-payers’ money because ‘there was perfectly good water to be extracted from wells, springs and dykes’.

After much debate, drilling for water from aquifers [waterretaining rocks] began in Helpston in 1896, Glinton in 1898 and Peakirk in 1901.

To finance the project, Peterborough District Council took out a loan, to be repaid over 30 years through an increase in the rates. Individual homes could be connected upon payment of a fee, although only two Peakirk households initially signed up.

Boat Inn, Peakirk

Standpipe, St Pega’s Rd Parish bore

beyond the city’s boundaries.

Consequently, deaths from cholera and typhoid plummeted.

Parish Bores and Standpipes Towards the end of the nineteeth century, rural district councils were being pressurised into bringing piped water to their villages. However, we learn from local newspaper accounts and Rural District and Parish Council Minutes that such projects were not always Standpipe, Thorney Rd junction greeted with enthusiasm. Canon

The Peakirk bore was operational by September 1903 and capable of producing 60 gallons of water per hour. In addition, there were four castiron standpipes (with water on tap rather than being pumped from the ground), at the Thorney Road junction, in Chestnut Close, Rectory Lane and outside Ellesmere House on St Pega’s Road. The latter was to serve the village fire engine housed on the property but has since been resited outside No 32a. Shortly afterwards, a fifth standpipe was placed adjacent to No 2 Thorney Road.

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Bore, Canon James’ monument & horse trough

Replica of Glinton bore

by those living within the parish boundaries. The standpipes were for domestic use only with collection in buckets, kettles and jugs. Non-parishioners had to pay an annual fee, which was difficult to extract and nigh impossible to police. As soon as the bore was installed on the green near Glinton church, there were complaints that ‘non-paying’ Peakirk villagers were poaching the supply. After 1903, it was Peakirk’s turn to be outraged when Newborough residents arrived ‘with tanks, barrels and casks’ to steal their water. To add insult to injury, by the 1930s, motorists were driving from far and wide to wash their cars at the ratepayers’ expense.

Furthermore, the bores and standpipes brought anti-social behaviour in the shape of rowdy youths, litter louts and loud-mouthed gossips, the very antithesis of Rebekah at the well! Such was the nuisance that farmer Benjamin Bodger, who lived next to the Thorney Road junction, requested that the standpipe adjacent to his property be removed. His pleas were dismissed on the grounds that it may be needed in case of Horse trough & drinking fountain fire. The bores at both Peakirk

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and Glinton were regularly damaged by careless carters and by thirsty steam traction engines which, from the 1870s onwards, began to replace horses in agriculture and haulage.

Moreover, some parishioners refused to drink the bore water, declaring that the lead pipes ruined its taste, and returned to their old sources. Before long, it was discovered that the water lost its bitterness if the taps were allowed to run continuously ‘at full bore’ by jamming the handle in an upwards position with a pile of stones. A sanitary inspector was detailed by the District Council’s Water Committee to put an end to this wasteful practice. He duly removed the stones and returned half-anhour later to find that they had been replaced and water was gushing into the overflow sink.

He repeated the operation, withdrew to the shadows and waited to see what happened.

Immediately, women emerged from the nearby cottages to put the stones back again. He was fighting a losing battle!

Conversely, when most Peakirk homes were connected to the mains, in 1938, not everyone embraced the amenity.

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Many continued to use the standpipes and bore because their water was perceived to be softer for washing hair and clothes and “made a better cup of tea”. The supply was finally disconnected c.1967.

The bore and three of the standpipes remain, two on Thorney Road and the third outside 32a St Pega’s Road.

The Rectory Lane pipe was removed in 1979. Plans were afoot to repaint and restore it as part of Peakirk’s heritage.

Unfortunately, before it was collected, it was stolen and, undoubtedly, was sold for scrap.

Queen Victoria’s horse trough and drinking fountain After the death of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), Peakirk villagers aspired to commemorate her long reign by commissioning a drinking fountain and horse trough fed by water from the bore. Unfortunately, only £13 was collected, hardly enough to pay for a basic red-brick monument. The Parish Council deemed that such a monstrosity would be inappropriate for the village and that it would be better to wait until sufficient funds could be raised ‘to carry out a design that is both in good taste and good material’. So, the plans were put on hold.

Realising that his parishioners were disappointed, Rector James promised to erect, at his own expense, a monument resembling Helpston’s Butter Cross next to the parish bore

to celebrate his long reign.

His public spiritedness was obviously infectious for the enthusiasm for the memorial fountain was rekindled and a down payment made. The 24 April 1906 edition of the Peterborough and Huntingdon Standard states that a fountain was constructed with the water, ‘instead of coming out of an ordinary pipe, issues from a lion’s mouth into a nice trough below’.

Soon afterwards, the Standard reports an act of vandalism by an eighteen-year-old youth, who struck the lion with a brick, knocking out two of its teeth.

Fortunately, the intervention of the youth’s companion prevented any further damage and the offender was ordered to pay 30 shillings [£1.50] for repairs or face a court appearance.

To make matters worse, the balance for the memorial was still owing, necessitating a fund-raising jumble sale at the Hermitage [then the Parish Hall]. Village stalwarts, the Misses Dorothea and Louisa Morris, Hester and Agnes Vergette, Beatrice and Mary Legate, Alice and Louise Neaverson and Alice Strange and her mother, Martha, manned the stalls, taking £12 which was enough to pay off the debt, purchase a drinking cup and have £2 left ‘for future use’.

Old photographs indicate that the trough has been repositioned, when the road was widened, in 1938. The overflow sink testifies to its continued use, possibly,

until the supply to the bore was disconnected. Now redeployed as a planter, the cup and chain (as well as the lion’s teeth) are missing but there are two holes, one where the chain was attached and the other for the cup hook.

“You never miss the water . . .”

There is no new water in the world. It is all recycled.

Basically, we are sipping the same water as the dinosaurs.

Fortunately, it is scrupulously treated before it reaches us, unlike the Soho residents who unwittingly drank raw sewerage from Old Father Thames.

Nowadays, we take our water for granted – bathing, washing clothes and cars, watering the garden, putting off fixing a dripping tap or leaving it running. I recall a holiday in Egypt, in 1989.

After sailing down the Nile, seeing shadufs in action and ancient reservoirs, we stayed at Hurghada, where the water supply was limited to a few hours a day. It was amazing how quickly we adapted, using bath water to wash ‘smalls’ and flush the loo. We all vowed to continue our efforts when we returned to Blighty. Needless to say, for me, the novelty soon wore off.

I also remember the prolonged drought of 1976, the threat of rationing and (Heaven forbid!) the return of the standpipes.

With climate change, we cannot rule this out. As my Grandma used to say, “You never miss the water till the well runs dry”.

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HERITAGE | STEPPING BACK IN TIME WITH ST PEGA'S PACKAGES

St Pega’s church, Peakirk

Stepping Back in Time with St Pega’s Packages The day dawned damp and drear for Peakirk’s first St Pega’s Package of 2022. Fortunately, by the time members of Peterborough U3A’s Archaeology Group began to arrive at 10am, the sun was shining and the church looked beautiful. The table in the chancel was laden with splendid fare and our guests began tucking in.

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Next, came talks by Trish Roberts and I on the history of the church, its architecture, wall paintings and curiosities, such as the enigmatic ‘heart-stone’ and the likelihood of an anchorite’s cell behind the Lady Chapel. Afterwards, we toured the churchyard, taking in the curious daisywheel (an ancient symbol to ward

off evil), the supposed ‘peep-hole’ from a medieval shrine, the diverse tombstones and the glorious display of snowdrops and aconites.

Finally, we strolled back through time round the heart of the village. We began in Rectory Lane, roughly the route along which Neolithic farmers

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14th-century wall paintings

Peakirk ‘heart-stone

Peakirk Hermitage chapel (rebuilt 1880)

Tombs drove their cattle to summer grazing on North Fen. We traced the course of Car Dyke across the green, viewed the reputed site of St Pega’s eighth-century hermitage and examined items of Edwardian street furniture, including the parish bore and

standpipes (1903), Reverend Canon Edward James’ monument (1904), Queen Victoria’s horse trough and drinking fountain (1906) and the recently-restored village sign. Indeed, there is plenty to catch your eye in Peakirk.

St Pega’s Packages (talks, walks and scrumptious home-baked teas) run throughout the year and are available mornings, afternoons and summer evenings. Each one is tailor-made to suit your group’s individual needs with plenty of time to explore our lovely church independently afterwards. And all proceeds go towards preserving St Pega’s for future generations to enjoy. To book - or even just discuss a booking – please, contact one of our Church Wardens (details at back of Trib.) or message me via Facebook.

'Daisy-wheel'

Fragment of shrine

Aconites and snowdrops

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CHURCH NEWS | THE MUSICAL SNOWBALLS | PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Photography Competition Photographs should be of local wildlife, wild flowers, or scenery - taken via phone or camera, printed (Up to A4 Size), and posted or delivered with the age, name and address of the photographer to: The Rectory, Millstone Lane, Barnack PE9 3ET. Please also send via email or WeTransfer to stmarysbainton@gmail. com so we have an electronic copy. Closing Date for entries 18 March.

Elizabeth Snowball © Mike Mills

The Musical Snowballs On 16 January 2022, Elizabeth Snowball played her last service as the resident organist at St John’s Barnack. She was joined by friends from Helpston Choir as we paid tribute to her long career in the service of Barnack, Bainton and Ufford.

If you have trouble printing off photographs please email us on the above email address.

There will be three age groups: •

Up to 11 years of age on 25 March 2022

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12 to 17 years of age

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18 years and over

Photographers agree that their photos can be displayed, attributed, in the church and via the Parish News and Tribune websites and magazines.

Elizabeth made her debut as an organist 70 years ago! Which is a remarkable record and unlikely to be bettered by many organists in the area in the future.

Albert, her father, also played for 70 years, based largely at St Botolph’s, Helpston. You can find his image there today, keeping an eye on his successors.

Elizabeth’s mother, Doris, also served as organist to the churches in the area for 41 years.

Flower Arranging Competition

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Up to 11 years of age on 25 March 2022

In terms of elapsed time, the Snowball family have brought music and life to our services for 100 years.

In their collective time served- more like 180. As Elizabeth steps down, we thank her for her own long and dedicated service, and we give thanks to her for her family’s contribution to the spiritual and musical life of our churches for such an amazingly long time.

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12 to 17 years of age

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18 and over

A quick story – in the 1980s, a young couple were marrying in St John’s Barnack in the depths of winter, with the snow on the ground outside. The rector at the time refunded their heating bill, because he had forgotten to switch it on! So it must have been perishing for the couple. Elizabeth was of course playing. Wearing two coats, and a hood up! Through all weathers and 7 decades, Elizabeth has been prepared to serve God and our congregations well.

We wish her a very happy and long retirement.

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An arrangement of garden-grown or bought spring flowers and foliage – please do not use flowers taken from the wild!

Three age groups:

To be arranged in the competitor’s own container, and brought to the church between 10 and 12 on Saturday 26 March.

These will be displayed in the church to the end of Sunday 27 March.

The organisers and St Mary’s Bainton cannot take responsibility for the vases / containers, so please ensure it’s not your precious heirlooms.

Please contact the organisers at stmarysbainton@gmail.com or Revd Gary Alderson on 07503975588.

BAINTON PRIMROSE FESTIVAL | CHURCH NEWS

Bainton Primrose Festival Every March, St Mary’s Church in Bainton has one of the most beautiful churchyards you could find, as the spring flowers come into bloom. To celebrate, we have a special weekend at Bainton over the course of the Mothering Sunday weekend, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, in and around the church and churchyard.

© Julie Stanton This is a joint venture between the Church, and Bainton and Ashton Parish Nature Recovery (part of the John Clare Countryside project).

There will be the chance to enter a photography competition (for children and adults); and a spring flowers arrangement competition.

Parking will be available at Bainton allotments and on side roads – but please do not park on our verges. Toilets available at the Reading Room.

SATURDAY 25 MARCH 1 pm – 4.30 pm

 Official opening at 1 pm  See the beautiful spring

flowers in Bainton churchyard, with information about the different species

 Join nature walks around Bainton village, led by ecologist Sarah Lambert of the Langdyke Trust (places limited so advance booking will be required)  See the competition entries for flower arrangements and nature photographs, and the prize giving

 Find out about the progress of the John Clare Countryside team in restoring our natural environment, and how you can get involved

 Prizes for spring flowers and photography competitions

 Children’s nature and craft activities – produce something lovely for Mothering Sunday – from 3 till 4 pm  Church Tour, highlighting the architecture and history  Tea time refreshments

 Closing with a praise service singing some old (and new) songs about God’s gifts of nature SUNDAY 26 MARCH

 9 am Communion service for Mothering Sunday  Church open all day to see the competition entries

 2 pm Afternoon countryside walk (6 miles)

See the Barnack, Ufford, Bainton, Helpston and Wittering Facebook group, the Tribune Facebook and website, and Parish News website for more information, and to book places on the walks and children’s crafts from mid-March.

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CHURCH NEWS | PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL POEM

Peterborough Cathedral I sit, in the rustling stillness of the aisle And wait for the shadows to evoke the men Whose past permeates these Norman stones.

This is no airy Gothic fantasy But a solid Fenland abbey, built from Barnack stone, Founded by Paeda, for the monks of Medehamstede.

For me, it is a monk who still inhabits The quiet precinct, and who allows me To glimpse the completeness of his austere life.

How he rises to sing his Office in the dark Of winter mornings, with guttering candles The only light and warmth.

And takes his turn each day to work the garden, Or perform the menial household chores Of a great community.

Sometimes, in the hour of conversation, His brothers tell the story of the Danish raid That left the abbey ravaged.

And some days it is his duty to guard The precious relic, Oswald’s arm, Revered for generations by the people And he will mount the steps above the chapel To watch the pilgrims for long hours, as damp cold Creeps up his body from his sandalled feet.

But when the summer sun slants across the clerestory And a thousand motes of dust Dance in the rainbow light, He lifts his eyes to see The fragile, wooden scaffold On which the painters, with colours bright, Work to beautify the ceiling, that those to come Will know that God was glorified In Peterborough, long ago.

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CHURCH EVENTS | NO MAGIC MONEY TREE | CHURCH NEWS

CHURCH ADDRESSES:

Easter Eve Vigil at St Andrew’s Ufford

 St John the Baptist Church Main Street, Barnack PE9 3DN  St Mary’s Church Church Lane, Bainton PE9 3AF  St Botolph’s Church Church Street, Helpston PE6 7DT  All Saints Church Church Road, Wittering PE8 6AF  St Andrew’s Church Main Street, Ufford PE9 3BH  St Stephen Main Rd., Etton PE6 7DA  St Peter Main St. Maxey PE6 9HF  St Pega Chestnut Close, Peakirk PE6 7NH  St Benedict High St., Glinton PE6 7JN  St Andrew Church St., Northborough PE6 9BN

There will be an Easter Eve communion service at St Andrew’s Ufford, on Saturday 16 April at 9pm. This will be a very beautiful service, as we celebrate the first light of Christ’s Resurrection. Come along for a special Easter experience.

Midweek Book of Common Prayer Communion at Barnack

Every Tuesday at 4pm, we celebrate Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer at St John the Baptist, Barnack. If you love Cranmer’s wonderful language, and you are looking for a quiet, reflective midweek service, we’d love you to join us.

No Magic Money Tree!

We are blessed in each of our villages to have a lovely old church at its heart. But the upkeep of these old buildings costs a lot – whether it’s new heating systems or lighting, replacing ancient electrics or clocks, or improving facilities like new toilets or kitchens (all of which have applied to us here in Helpston).

Then there are costs like Insurance and electricity - £4000 a year before we even open the doors, or employ a vicar! And we have to pay for all of these costs ourselves – there is no central Church of England Magic Money Tree, despite what many people think. Our latest audited accounts show a large deficit.

So, whether you are a regular church member, or love to come for Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, the school Harvest or John Clare Midsummer Cushions, Christmas or Easter, we are there for you.

So how can you help? (and we appreciate that everyone faces financial pressures at present)

1. Regular Giving

3. Legacies

Most of our regular church members, and a number of other villagers, give monthly through the Parish Giving Scheme. This not only gives us a steady income, helping with cash flow and enabling us to budget, but it also allows for simple Gift Aid addition to your giving.

None of us likes to think about the inevitable day, but writing a will, and thinking of charities which you might support, including your local church, can be a lifeline to them. And it can even reduce the rate of Inheritance Tax paid by your descendents.

2. Gala Come along with the family to the Helpston Church Gala for a fun packed afternoon on 14 May

4.' No-cost' giving We operate Amazon Smile and Easy Fundraising, both of which enable you to raise funds, at no cost to you, through your online shopping. Or change your insurance to Eccliastical Insurance who will donate £130 to us.

Do get in touch if you can help, or want more information about any of these.

Clive Pearce, Treasurer St Botolph’s Church Helpston – 01733 253494 or clive.pearce7@btinternet.com Or the treasurers of churches in your villages: Mike Mills (Barnack, Wittering, Ufford) – 01780 740285 or mills.mh@gmail.com Tony Gowers (Bainton) – 01780 740097 or argowers@btinternet.com *All examples and events given are for Helpston church, but will apply equally to your village church

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CHURCH NEWS | SERVICES

ST STEPHEN ETTON

ST PETER MAXEY

ST BENEDICT GLINTON

ST ANDREW NORTHBOROUGH

No Service

Ashing Communion M-A 6pm

No Service

Ashing Communion M-A 12pm

Parish Praise MH/PG 10am

No Service

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Holy Communion M-A 9am

MARCH 2 MAR

6 MAR

Benefice - Messy Church in Peakirk Village Hall. Theme: Family Rocks 3pm 13 MAR

No Service

Holy Communion M-A 9am

Parish Praise Glinton Village Hall MH 10.30am

All-age Praise FS 10.30am

20 MAR

Holy Communion M-A 8am

Family Café Church Village Hall FS/MH 10am

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Holy Communion M-A 9am

25 MAR

No Service

26 MAR

No Service

27 MAR

No Service

Holy Communion BCP. M-A 9am

Worship4All Café Church Peakirk Village Hall DH 10.30am

Family Communion Praise M-A & FS 10.30am

Parish Praise MH 10am

No Service

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Holy Communion M-A 9am

APRIL 3 APR

Benefice - Messy Church in Peakirk Village Hall. Theme: Palm Sunday 3pm 10 APR

No Service

Holy Communion M-A 9am

Parish Praise MH 10.30am

All-age Praise FS 10.30am

11 APR

No Service

12 APR

No Service

13 APR

No Service

14 APR

Benefice - Holy Communion in St. Stevens M-A 7pm No Service

15 APR

Workshop 2.30pm (T.B.C.)

No Service

Holy Communion M-A/MH 8am

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Workshop Maxey Village Hall (T.B.C.)

Walk of Witness: Starting 11.30am at St Peter’s then via Etton, Northborough and Peakirk to St Benedict’s for a service with activity for children. (For full details, see local church notice boards)

16 APR

17 APR

No Service

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Holy Communion M-A 6am

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Holy Communion by extension 10.30am FS

Benefice - Holy Communion in St. Andrew's (Mark-Aaron’s leaving service) 10.30am

SERVICES | CHURCH NEWS

ST PEGA PEAKIRK

ST JOHN'S BARNACK

ST MARY'S BAINTON

ST BOTOLPH'S HELPSTON

No Service

Communion with Ashing 10am

No Service

Communion with Ashing 7.30pm

Communion 9.30am

Taizé 4.30pm

Communion 10.45am

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Communion 9.30am

Communion 9am

Communion 10.45am

Morning Prayer DH 10.30am

Communion 9.30am

BCP Evensong 4.30pm

Communion 10.45am

No Service

No Service

Communion for the Feast of the Annunciation 4pm

No Service

No Service

No Service

Primrose Festival Praise Service 4pm

No Service

Worship4All Café Church Peakirk Village Hall DH 10.30am

Morning praise 9.30am

Communion 9am

Morning Praise 10.45am

Communion 9.30am

Taizé 6pm

Communion 10.45am

Holy Communion M-A 10.30am

Communion 9.30am

Communion 9am

Communion 10.45am

No Service

Stations of the Cross 7pm

No Service

No Service

No Service

No Service

Stations of the Cross 7pm

No Service

MARCH

Evensong M-A 6pm Benefice - Messy Church in Peakirk Village Hall. Theme: Family Rocks 3pm

APRIL Evensong M-A 6pm Benefice - Messy Church in Peakirk Village Hall. Theme: Palm Sunday 3pm

No Service

No Service

Tenebrae Meditation 7pm

No Service

Benefice - Holy Communion in St. Stevens M-A 7pm

Communion 9pm

No Service

Communion 7pm

Walk of Witness: Starting 11.30am at St Peter’s then via Etton, Northborough and Peakirk to St Benedict’s for a service with activity for children. (For full details, see local church notice boards)

Vigil in Churchyard 3pm

Vigil in Churchyard 11am

Vigil in Churchyard 1pm

No Service

Communion 9pm

No Service

No Service

Holy Communion by extension DH 10.30am

Sunrise Service (Hills and Holes) 6am Communion 9.30am Easter Praise (Outside if the weather is good!) 6pm

Communion 9am

Communion 10.45am

Benefice - Holy Communion in St. Andrew's (Mark-Aaron’s leaving service) 10.30am

Morning Praise 9.30am

Communion 9am

Morning Praise 10.45am

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PLANNING | APPLICATIONS

 AILSWORTH

Formation of dormer to rear of bungalow at 14 Andrew Close Ailsworth Peterborough Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Detatched garage and storage within the existing curtilage of the property at 15 Main Street Ailsworth Peterborough PE5 7AF: Awaiting decision.

Demolition of existing building and erection of 4 dwellings (3 x 4 Bed and 1 x 5 Bed) with associated infrastructure at Castor Business Centre - Vogel Training Centre Helpston Road Ailsworth Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Single storey rear extension, alterations to cladding, render and fenestration to rear and side elevations and construction of raised decking with glass balustrade to rear and side involving demolition of existing conservatory at 29 Maffit Road Ailsworth Peterborough PE5 7AG: Permitted.

Replacement of three windows, two at the front and one at the rear at 28 Helpston Road Ailsworth Peterborough PE5 7AE: Permitted.

Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a front dormer at 12 Andrew Close Ailsworth Peterborough: Permitted.

 ASHTON

Conversion of main equestrian building to a detached 4x bed dwelling, demolition of stable block, conversion of detached outbuilding to office/gym and associated works at Buildings At Cooks Farm Bainton Green Road Ashton Stamford: Awaiting decision.

 BAINTON

Installation of solar panels and solar water heater to garage and house roof at 5 Meadowgate Bainton Stamford PE9 3AS: Awaiting decision.

 BARNACK

Installation of vehicular access to front with hardstanding (part retrospective) at 33 Uffington Road Barnack Stamford: Awaiting decision.

Single storey rear extension at 9 Sissons Close Barnack Peterborough PE9 3FB: Awaiting decision.

Single storey extension to garage annexe, with link to house, replacement of outbuilding with single storey garden office, inground swimming pool and photovoltaics to new roof areas at 22 Main Street Barnack Stamford PE9 3DN: Awaiting decision.

Single-storey rear extension, two dormer windows to first floor gables, and construction of detached shed. at Holly Cottage Wittering Road Barnack Stamford: Awaiting decision.

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 CASTOR

Repair works to make the building structurally sound at Three Chimneys 8 Peterborough Road Castor Peterborough: Permitted.

Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of replacement garage, to match original at Hanover House 17 Church Hill Castor Peterborough: Permitted.

 DEEPING

GATE

Extension to, and conversion of, outbuilding into two-bed dwelling at Honeysuckle Lodge Suttons Lane Deeping Gate Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Proposed single storey rear extension at 97 Lincoln Road Deeping Gate Peterborough PE6 9BB: Awaiting decision.

 ETTON

Proposed ground floor rear extension attached by link through removal of window at 10 Main Road Etton Peterborough: Permitted.

Proposed Arqiva smart metering one Omni at 13.83m mean mounted on proposed 12m streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering one GPS antenna at 12.4m mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering one 3G Omni antenna at 3.8m mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole and Arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure to be installed on a root foundation at Verge Adjacent To Pump House Woodcroft Road Etton Peterborough: Permitted - Prior Approval.

Retention of two marquees at The Golden Pheasant 1 Main Road Etton Peterborough: Refused.

 GLINTON

Single storey rear extension at 16 High Street Glinton Peterborough Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Revised scheme to previously approved demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, single storey covered structure and single storey detached garden building, involving insertion of gate in boundary wall and addition of trellis above existing boundary wall and fencing - retrospective at 1 Farthingstones Glinton Peterborough Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Two storey extension to side of dwelling and single storey rear extension at 17 Welmore Road Glinton Peterborough PE6 7LU: Permitted.

 HELPSTON

Single storey rear extension, demolition of timber clad detached garage and alterations at The Feathers 7A West Street Helpston Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

 MARHOLM

Fit cupboard space over existing rear staircase to the rear north side; supply 4 No. conservation rooflights

APPLICATIONS | PLANNING

to the existing Colleyweston roofs (2 No. of which will replace existing traditionally detailed roof lights); undertake extensive roof repairs to the Colleyweston roof over the proposed new bedroom, which due to its condition may result in a full re-roof; removal of boiler flue to Colleyweston roof at Manor Farm Water End Marholm Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Single storey extension to form two staff training rooms at Railway View Woodcroft Road Marholm Peterborough: Withdrawn by Applicant.

 MAXEY

Installation of vehicular crossover to front at 36 High Street Maxey Peterborough Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Internal works within barn conversion to include replacement staircase, blocking up opening and creation of new opening, conversion of existing landing into en-suite bathroom and installation of an electric vehicle charging point to garage at 20 West End Road Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EJ: Awaiting decision.

Dropped Kerb and erect 2m height wooden fence along boundary of property at 50 High Street Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EE: Awaiting decision.

Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension including installing timber pergola structure at 28 West End Road Maxey Peterborough: Awaiting decision.

Demolition of small stone outbuilding and erection of a single storey side and rear link extension, demolish rear timber conservatory, relocation of non-original staircase and replacement of non-original timber casement windows to cottage at 4 Ladds Lane Maxey Peterborough: Permitted.

Scoping opinion request in respect of planning application to import and deposit selected materials over a ten year period to facilitate the restoration of the maxey crossing extension at maxey quarry at Maxey Quarry High Street Maxey Peterborough: Comments.

Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single storey pitched roof outbuilding at 20 West End Road Maxey Peterborough: Withdrawn.

 NORTHBOROUGH

Non-material amendment to alter previously approved roof tiles, pursuant to planning permission reference 20/00934/HHFUL. at 12 Clare Road Northborough Peterborough: Determined.

Single storey ground floor side extension and free standing covered way and carport to side of property at 6 Church Street Northborough Peterborough PE6 9BN: Permitted.

Two storey rear/side extension involving demolition of existing conservatory at 82 Church View Northborough PE6 9DQ: Permitted.

 PEAKIRK

Remove front door and frame and replace with same on a like for like basis at 8 St Pegas Road Peakirk Peterborough PE6 7NF: Permitted.

Proposed change of use with the demolition of existing warehouse and the construction of four one-bed maisonette dwellings including associated parking and external works at St Pegas Warehouse St Pegas Road Peakirk Peterborough: Withdrawn by Applicant.

 PILSGATE

The proposed construction of a replacement visitor vehicular parking area; the creation of an overflow parking area; and removal of existing parking area, to be replaced by soft landscaping at Land At Burghley House And Park Burghley Park Stamford Road Pilsgate: Awaiting decision.

Creation of adventure play area at Land At Burghley House And Park Burghley Park Stamford Road Pilsgate: Awaiting decision.

Non-material amendment (porch design) pursuant to planning permission 19/01456/ HHFUL at The Old Nursery Stamford Road Pilsgate Stamford: Awaiting decision.

 SOUTHORPE

Single storey glazed side / rear extension with tiled roof, window replacement and internal alterations including garage conversion at The Cottage Main Street Southorpe Stamford: Awaiting decision.

Demolition of existing conservatory with singlestorey rear extension at Willowgate Main Street Southorpe Stamford: Awaiting decision.

Revision to approved plans 19/01845/LBC to insert four projecting rooflights on the garden room and alterations to the cart shed design.

Retrospective permission for the insertion of a projecting rooflight on the courtyard room at Two Hoots Main Street Southorpe Stamford: Refused.

 UFFORD

Erection of a detached two storey dwelling and detached single storey garage at Newport Farm Newport Way Ufford Stamford: Awaiting decision.

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 Ailsworth Parish Council Megan Ellershaw .................................... 07133 381242 Richard Moon .......................................... 07952198959 Anne Perkins ........................................... 07133 380541 Joan Pickett (Chairman) .......................... 01733 380457 Jon Phillips .............................................. 07734218500 Michael Samways ................................... 07753835758 Sean Langston Jones

 Bainton Church Reverend Gary Alderson......................... 07503975588 Michael Perkins ....................................... 01780 740720 John Wreford, Church Warden............... 01780 740362 Mary Gowers, Lay Pastoral Minister ...... 01780 740097 Elizabeth Snowball, Organist ................ 07821 460505

 Bainton & Ashton Parish Council Chairman: Susie Lucas ........................... 01780 740159 Councillor: Cliff Stanton.......................... 01780 749123 Councillor: Chris Womack ..................... 01780 740925 Councillor: Grant Ashworth.................... 07732 481604 Councillor: Jon Hargreaves.................... 01780 740604 Clerk Jenny Rice........bainton.ashton.clerk@live.co.uk

 Barnack Church (St John the Baptist) Gary Alderson, Rector............................ 07503975588 Mary Gowers, Lay Pastoral Minister...... 01780 740097 Reader: Su Fletcher................................ 01780 740034 Reader: Mike Mills.................................. 01780 740285 John Ward, Churchwarden ................... 01780 740016 David Laycock, Churchwarden ............. 01780 740267

 Barnack / Bainton Church Organist

 Barnack Parish Council Barnack Parish Council........clerk@barnack-pc.gov.uk Chair, Margaret Palmer........................... 01780 740988 Kimberley Cameron................................ 07894 085765 Susie Caney............................................. 07747 033990 Sonia Lane............................................... 07860 432512 David Laycock......................................... 01780 740267 Sophie Moore Iris Payne.................................................. 07830 513137 Clerk, Debbie Lines................................ 07595 377236

 Benefice Administrators/ Lay Readers Dick Talbot .............................................. 01778 342581 Licensed Readers, Derek Harris............. 01733 574311 Freda Skillman ........................................ 01778 380903 Mark Hotchkin......................................... 01778 347847 Mike Mills................................................. 01780 740285

 Bowls Clubs Barnack Bowls Club: Phil Collins ........... 01780 740124 Glinton Bowls: Roy Pettitt....................... 01733 252049 Helpston Carpet Bowls Les Cunnington ....................................... 01733 253832

 Botolph’s Barn Kate Hinchliff ........................................... 07745 116621

 British Legion Max Sawyer ............................................. 01780 765507

Elizabeth Snowball.................................. 07821 460505

 Bus & Train Services

Carol Pickering ........................................ 01780 740438

Delaine Bus Services .............................. 01778 422866 Stagecoach .............................................. 01733 207860 Train Services ........................................... 0845 7484950

 Barnack Coffee Stop

 Barnack Community Association Sally Hullock............................................. 07795 565658

 Barnack Cricket Club

William Armitage, Chairman................... 01780 740749

 Barnack Home from Home Club

 Castor Parish Council John Haste, Clerk.......................clerk@castor-pc.gov.uk ................................................................. 07711 070386 Neil Boyce, Chairman............................. 01733 380076

 Citizens Advice

Niamh Holman.......................... hfhbarnack@gmail.com

Citizens Advice ........................................ 0870 1264024

 Barnack Men’s Breakfast

 Cubs, Brownies, Guides, Scouts & Rainbows

Mike Mills.................................................. 01780 740285 David Laycock ......................................... 01780 740267

 Barnack Messy Church

Julie Stanton .......................................... 01780 749123

General Guiding Queries,Morag Sweeney ................................................................. 07801 357701 Helpston Brownies, Morag Sweeney... 07801 357701 Helpston Guides, Lindsay Roberts....... 07399 589333

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 Cubs, Brownies, Guides, Scouts (cont.)

Helpston Rainbows, Lindsay Roberts.... 07399589333 General Scouting Queries - Martin Hall ................................................................. 07778 707952 Helpston Beavers, Alison Cook............. 07437 909735 Helpston Cubs, James Metheram......... 07399 252033 Helpston Scouts, Mark Crookes............ 07808 633018 Northborough Guides, Nicola Kerr ...... 07739 098113

 Glinton Parish Council Cllr J F W Holdich, OBE Chairman....... 07450 920673 Cllr RW Johnson, Vice Chairman........... 01733 252743 Cllr CB Bysshe - 253164 Cllr DJ Lane .. 01733 252593 Cllr Gerry Kirt........................................... 01733 252839 Cllr RW Randall ...................................... 01733 253276 Cllr PD Skinner ....................................... 01733 252591 Cllr E Spendelow.................................... 01733 252524 Mr J Haste - Clerk - clerk@glinton-pc.gov.uk ................................................................. 07591 834163

 Helpston Church (St Botolph’s) Rector: Gary Alderson..............................07503975588 Church Treasurer: Clive Pearce................01733 253494 Churchwarden: David Bearman...............01780 757246 Churchwarden: Gary Ward.......................01733 254197

 Helpston Helcats

E: Helpstoncommunityactivityteam@gmail.com Facebook: @Helpstoncommunity Phil Roberts...............................................07925 720195 Ann Bell ....................................................07925330982

 Helpston Parish Council Chair: Joe Dobson ...................................01733 252192 Vice Chair: Rosemary Morton..................01733 252243 Clerk: Sydney Smith Clerk ......................01733 252903

 Deeping Gate Parish Council Chair: Jane Hill ....................................... 01778 343066 Vice Chairman: Phil Thompson............. 01778 346619 Geoff Purllant.......................................... 01778 344288 Nicola Kerr............................................... 07739 098113 Sandra Hudspeth.................................... 01778 343735 Clerk: Hannah Barham clerk@deepinggate-pc.gov.uk............... 07786 502218

 Doctors Deeping Practice (Main line) ................. 01778 579000 Deeping Practice (Appointments)......... 01778 579001 Glinton Surgery ...................................... 01733 252246

 Etton Church (St Stephen’s)

Rector: Mark-Aaron Tisdale.................... 01733 252359 Churchwarden: Anne Curwen ............... 01733 253357

 Etton Parish Council

Chair: Fred Morton................................. 01733 252912 Clerk: Emma Tajar................................... 01733 234542

 Glinton Friendship Club Pam Kounougakis................................... 01733 252018

 Friends of Chernobyl Children (FOCC)

Cecilia Hammond .................................. 07779 264591

 Glinton Church (St Benedict’s)

Rector: Rev Mark-Aaron B. Tisdale........ 01733 252359 Churchwarden: Veronica Smith.............. 01733 252019 PCC Treasurer: Simon Richards ............ 01778 341686 Bell Ringer: Mike Goodall...................... 01733 253469 62

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 Horticultural Societies John Best - Glinton...................................01778 342115 Debbie Martin - Barnack Show................01780 740048 Kirsty Scott - Peakirk ................................01733 253952

 Hospital Peterborough City Hospital ....................01733 678000

 Langdyke Countryside Trust

Richard Astle ............................................01733 252376

 Maxey Church (St Peter’s) Rector: Rev Mark-Aaron B. Tisdale..........01733 252 359 Tower Captain: Mandy Loveder..............01778 343100 Churchwarden: Mandy Loveder..............01778 343100 Churchwarden: Mike Connor...................07785 313362

 Maxey Parish Council Chair: Lynne Yarham ................................01778 343077 Clerk: Angela Hankins..............................01733 253397

 Neighbourhood Watch Maxey Neighbourhood Watch Dick Wilkins................................................01778 348368 Bainton & Ashton Neighbourhood Watch Cliff Stanton................................................01780 749123

 Northborough Church (St Andrew’s)

Rector: Mark- Aaron Tisdale.....................01733 252359 Polly Beasley, Churchwarden ...................01778 380849 Jane Knott, Churchwarden ......................01778 345101 Freda Skillman, Licensed Reader .............01778 380903 Carole Spinks, PCC Treasurer...................01778 343585

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 Northborough Parish Council (cont.)

John Dadge, Chair ...................................01733 254145 Catherine Franks, Clerk...clerk@northboroughpc.co.uk ....................................................................07748 637555

 Peakirk Church (St Pegas)

Rector: Mark- Aaron Tisdale.....................01733 252359 Churchwarden: Pauline Cooke.................01733253116 Churchwarden: Sheila Lever......................01733 252416

 Peakirk Church (St Pegas) Secretary: Christine Dearman ..................01733 252404 David Hankins ...........................................01733 253397

 Peakirk Parish Council Chair: Henry Clark ....................................01733 253203 Clerk: Angela Hankins .............................01733 253397

 Peterborough City Council Peterborough City Council .....................01733 747474

 Police and Emergencies

Police - emergency calls ............................................999 Less urgent crimes .....................................................101 Power Failure ............................................0800 7838838 Samaritans ...................................FREEPHONE 116 123

 Pre-School & After-School Clubs Helpston Playhouse pre-school Lucy Garwood...........................................01733 253243 Helpston Before & After School Club Roz Sowinski..............................................01733 253243 Peakirk Tots Toddler Group Jennifer Rice..............................................07515 364909 Little Lambs Toddler Group, Barnack Julie Stanton..............................................01780 749123 Sunflower Seed Pre-School, Northborough Kirsty Wislawski, Manager .......................01733 253685

The Owls’ Nest, Mrs Ringham........... 01733 252361

 Rotary Club Al Good.....................................................01733 252064

 Schools & Education Arthur Mellows Village College Jonathan Oakley., Head ..........................01733 252235 John Clare Primary Mrs S Nicolson, Head...............................01733 252332 Barnack C of E Primary Mrs. C Firth, Executive Head...................01780 740265 Mrs. A Jones, Head of school..................01780 740265 Peakirk-cum-Glinton Primary School Craig Kendall, Head ................................01733 252361 Northborough Primary Mr S Mallott, Head ..................................01733 252204 Peterborough Adult Learning Maureen Meade.......................................01733 761361

 Ufford Church Enquiries Peter and Sally Hudson ...........................01780 740475

 Ufford Parish Council Chairman: Keith Lievesley .......................01780 740679 ..........................................keith.lievesley@btinternet.com David Chadwick........................................01780 740893 ..................................................david@chadsonline.co.uk Tom Ladds.................................................07710 643737 ......................................................tomdladds@gmail.com Paul Wilde.................................................07960 018148 .....................................................paul@worldofskills.com Margaret Sargent .....................................01780 749482 ..........................................................m55arg@gmail.com Clerk: Susie Caney....................................07747 033990 ......................................................clerk@ufford-pc.gov.uk

 Village Halls

Barnack Village Hall Bookings:Sally Hullock bookings.barnackca@gmail.com.............07795 565658 Glinton Village Hall Bookings: Sue Lane....................................................07923 475966 Glinton Whist, Joyce Heathcote..............01733 253790 Helpston Village Hall,Caryn Thompson .01733 252232 Maxey Village Hall, Information and bookings: www.maxeyvillagehall.co.uk; Jacqui Barnard .........................................07902536476.

Northborough Village Hall: Karen Cooper............................................01778 347464 Peakirk Village Hall (Bookings) ................07938 386226 Ufford Village Hall Fiona Spire (Bookings)..............................07795 111319

 Village Tribune

Editor, Tony Henthorn .............................07590 750128 Design Team, Dimension 6000................01733 772095

 Ward Councillors Barnack David Over .............................. 07920 160053 Glinton & Castor Peter Hiller .............................................. 07920 160487 Saqib Farooq

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