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Inside this issue Keep Your Fish Happy with Pete̛s Ponds page 35

PDR Property Lawyers New Venture

Top Bridal Make-up Tips from Be Fabulous page 8

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Introduction

Welcome to Your September Issue.

I remember the day well. Standing in front of the bathroom mirror having a shave I was suddenly aware of a towering presence behind me. It was my son. It was then that the awful truth came over me. He was taller than me and he wouldn’t be getting any shorter over the ensuing years.

This was a few years ago so you may wonder why I’m recounting this story now. Well I’ll tell you. For the painful truth has hit me that not only is he taller than me he has now started to usurp me in other ways.

After giving my father of the bride speech at my daughter’s wedding a couple of weeks ago and receiving a pretty good reception I then sat back to hear my son deliver the best man’s speech.

What started off as fatherly pride soon gave way to feelings of inadequacy as the room filled with laughter and I realised that he was now a serious rival on the family public speaking scene.

Never mind, I’m just thankful that my dog Billy can’t – and will never – be able to talk, although as my picture shows he is very clever!

Andy

Gardening is a popular pastime for many people of all ages.

The enjoyment of seeing the efforts of one’s labours spring into colourful life is one that brings a sense of achievement and contentment to many.

The weather obviously plays a significant role in producing a beautiful garden and the recent hot weather, although welcome to us humans, has not done our plant life any favours.

However, the recent heatwave failed to dampen the spirits of those who competed in this year’s March and District Garden Competition with the organisers suitably impressed with the standard of entries in the midst of the tropical temperatures.

This month’s front cover image is one of the winning entries and on page 42 you'll find the full list of winners – proof that hard work and dedication can pay dividends.

Congratulations to all those who took part for helping to brighten up the local scenery.

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Copy deadline details:

Copy deadline for the October issue is Friday 7th September 2018.

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Inside Highlights 6 ..................Recipe: Lamb Burgers & Beetroot Mayo 8 ............... Be Fabulous with Lauren Goode 10 ............. Phoenix E-Cigarettes 14 ............. March Podiatry 16 ............. Wisbech Grammar School 18 ............. Village Life with Jayne Whytock 20 ............ PDR Property Lawyers 22-23 .... Community Matters 26 ............ Fraser Dawbarns 30 ............ Steve Barclay MP 34 ............ Facet: Building Better Opportunities 36 ............ March Museum with Peter Wright 38 ............ Ellis Winters – Property Advice 40 ........... Interiors with Yasmin Chopin 42 ............ March & District Garden Competition 46 ............ Travel Guide with Ellie Cuthbert 48 ........... AA Whittlesey Computers 50 ............ History with Trevor Bevis 52 ............ Puzzle Page 54 ............ This Month at The Movies 56-57 .... What's On Guide 58 ............ Club Spotlight: Parkfield Jets 59 ............ Club Guide 62-63 .... Business Directory With thanks to:

Lauren Goode, Fraser Dawbarns, Ellis Winters, Eileen Le Voi, Yasmin Chopin, AA Whittlesey Computers, Steve Barclay MP, Jayne Whytock, Trevor Bevis, Ellie Cuthbert, Peter Wright and March Podiatry.

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Winner of 'small garden' category in the March & District Garden Competition

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Tips for doing your own bridal make-up -

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Not every bride wants a make-up artist to do their make-up on her wedding day. As with anything wedding-related, doing your own make-up just takes careful planning and a lot of practice to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible on the big day.

Practice, practice, practice No matter how make-up-savvy you may be, you don't want to wait to apply your wedding-day look for the first time on your wedding day. Practice, practice, practice until you have the look that you want then wear it on a night out (your hen party is a good place) and take lots of pictures inside and outside with flash and no flash. Then document what you used so that on the wedding day you can refer to your notes to remind you what products you used and how you used them.

Take care of your skin Your make-up will only be as good as the skin underneath. Having a thorough day and night skincare routine is so important at least three to six months before the wedding to ensure your skin is ready for the big day! It will help with how the makeup looks, stays on the skin throughout the day and make the whole experience a whole lot easier!

SPF can affect the photographs Make sure you avoid foundations and moisturisers with an SPF in it. This will help to limit that ghostly look in flash photography that you can get from the white zinc and titanium oxide particles that physically reflect the sun.

Add more colour Especially blush as it tends to get washed out in photos. The same applies to lips; pinks and

berry tones look beautiful on camera. Get your photographer to take pictures as you’re having your make-up done in the morning to check if you need to add a little more.

It’s all in the details Before you apply your eyeshadow apply a colour corrector or concealer that’s a little lighter to neutralise any uneven colour on the eyelids, this will work as a base and make your eyeshadows stand out more. Always use an eyelash curler before applying your mascara for that extra wide-eyed effect.

Test out wearing fake lashes as they can take a little getting used to and are a little tricky to apply.

If you want your eyes to look bigger, line outside the waterline, and use a light shimmer on the inner corners to brighten the eye area.

Apply your eye make-up first When doing bridal make-up, I often get asked the same question, “Why do you do the eyes first?” It’s quite simple, it’s to keep the under eyes looking as bright as possible and the skin looking clean. When doing a pigmented eye, you can get a lot of fall from the eyeshadows, which when buffed into your foundation to remove can often result in your under eyes looking darker than they were before.

But if you haven’t yet done your foundation you can simply wipe all the mess away with make-up remover and start on a fresh canvas.

Remember to leave plenty of time so you don’t feel rushed and most importantly don’t get stressed, make-up doesn’t react well to stress, take a moment and walk away if something isn’t going right and then come back to it.

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Pupils at Wisbech Grammar School celebrate 99 percent A-level pass rate Wisbech Grammar School headmaster Chris Staley is delighted with the school pupils’ A-level results this year.

He said: “I am incredibly pleased with the A-level results this year; these are the best results we’ve achieved for a number of years, particularly the top grades 57 percent of which were at A*-B. 31% of which were A* and A (significantly higher than the national average 26.4%). We have also improved our A* to C percentage up by 11%, to 87%, which is fantastic. The overall pass rate remains in excess of 99%.

“These results are a testament to our pupils’ hard work, and the dedication and resilience of our exceptional teaching staff plus the all essential support given by parents. Such grades will provide an excellent foundation for their university careers where more than 75% of our pupils have gained entry to their first-choice university, again another first.

“We are particularly proud of our medical and veterinary science candidates this year. All four medics have achieved their offers, and Tarn Chamberlain James has also been accepted to take up her Veterinary Science place at Cambridge in October. This year group, like others before, contains a whole host of great academic stories from pupils that continue to showcase the success the School is currently having and what a Wisbech Grammar School education can truly provide.”

Just some of the highlights are: Katy Landles (King’s Lynn) 2 A*s English Literature and History and a B in French and is off to Leeds to read History of Art Eden Cooper (King’s Lynn) 2 A*s in Textiles and Biology and an A in Chemistry and is off to Birmingham to read Medicine.

Anna Kobern (King’s Lynn) 2 A*s in Biology and Chemistry and an A in Maths and will take Medicine at Nottingham.

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Jack Sidgwick (March) 3 As in Biology, Chemistry and Geography and will read Earth Science at St Andrews.

Maxwell Eales (Downham Market) 2 As in Biology and Business studies and a B in Chemistry and is off to Plymouth to read Medicine.

Our Heads of School Tarn Chamberlain James (Downham Market) will be taking up a place at Cambridge to read Veterinary Medicine (2 A*s in Biology and Chemistry and an A in Physics), and Oliver Mann (Wimblington) (3 A*s in Biology, Chemistry and Maths) will read Medicine at Newcastle.

Tarn Chamberlain James commented: “I am overwhelmed with my results and excited about my future at Cambridge University. I have always felt that anything is possible at WGS 6th Form, and I’m ready now for the next chapter of my life. What would I say to myself if I was starting A levels again?

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n early 1896 the village of Wimblington was rocked by the tragic death of Mrs Mary Jane Farnham and four of her five children.

Mary was born in Upwell in 1855. Although little is known of her early life in 1877 she married Henry Farnham, a railway porter at Stonea Station within the parish of Wimblington. By 1881, Henry had been promoted to station master. Sadly in 1893, Henry, aged 41, died of an acute illness of the lungs leaving Mary a single parent to five children.

Although not destitute, having Henry’s railway pension, Mary struggled with the day to day life of raising her children alone. By this time, her eldest daughter Lucilla was no longer living at home, but Marjorie May (10), Sidney Harold (8), Henrietta Marian (6) and Dorothy Esther (4) were. Life must have been hard and lonely for Mary and it appears it all became too much for her.

Aged only 42 it seems that Mary, so consumed by grief, could no longer cope. The family had not been seen for a while and so concerned neighbours contacted Mary’s parents. On February 19th, 1896 Mary’s two brothers along with the local policeman broke into her house. Although fearing the worst they could not have imagined the terrible scene that greeted them.

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All four children were found in their beds having been murdered with a knife. Mary’s lifeless body was found next to her youngest child Dorothy.

Following an inquest, a verdict was returned that Mary had murdered her children and taken her own life while ‘temporarily insane’.

Three days later on February 22nd all five were laid to rest at St Peter’s Church in the village. They were buried in a double grave, the two youngest daughters alongside their mother with the other two children resting above. Thousands attended the funeral along with the only surviving child Lucilla who in an act of undying love placed a posy of snowdrops on each of the coffins.

No-one will ever truly know the reasons why Mary committed this unbelievable act but undeniably grief played a massive part.

Today hopefully Mary would have received help and support as our understanding of mental illness is far greater than years ago. But whatever the reasons Mary and her children will always be remembered in the village along with the compassion shown at their funerals.

Lucilla went on to marry and have her own children, but the memory of that tragic day will have stayed with her forever.

The house where these tragic events took place is still a family home and this article has been written with the full consent of the owners.

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CHURCH CRAFT FAIR Halloween is the theme for the 2018 craft fair at St Peter’s Church in March.

More and more people are taking up handicrafts and the event is the perfect opportunity for people with clever hands and an artistic eye to exhibit or sell their creations.

Cards, jewellery, knitwear, woodturning and pottery feature regularly at the event, which is held every other year and alternates with the flower festival. This year’s craft fair is on Saturday, October 13th between 10am and 4pm.

CATHEDRAL TO HOST TIM PEAKE’S SPACECRAFT The spacecraft which transported Tim Peake, the UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, to and from the International Space Station, has landed at Peterborough Cathedral and will remain on show until Monday, November 5th.

The Soyuz TMA-19M capsule, complete with equipped interior and char marks on its outer body from its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, will be displayed along with its 25-metre diameter parachute and Tim Peake’s own Sokol KV-2 emergency spacesuit, as part of a national tour, presented by the Science Museum Group and global technology innovator Samsung.

Sara Murray, organiser of this year’s craft fair, said: “The ability to make something beautiful with your own hands is a real gift and it’s only right that people have a space where their talents can be enjoyed. If our exhibitors can sell some of their wares, that’s a good thing too.”

If you have a craft skill and would like to take part and have a stall of your own, email Sara Murray on skahner@gmail.com Andrew Smith, rector of St Peter’s, said: “You get a real sense of community at the craft fair. The atmosphere is always interesting and conversational.

The variety of things that people can make is just amazing, there is always something new to look at. If you are good with your hands, we’d love to see you.”

For more information about St Peter’s Church, March, please go to www.stpeterschurchmarch.co.uk where information and contact details are available.

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Narrated by Tim Peake himself, Space Descent VR recreates the experience of making the incredible 250-mile journey back down to Earth from the International Space Station inside a Soyuz capsule.

The Cathedral will present a programme of spacethemed activities during the exhibition, including a holiday club, entitled ‘Be an Astronaut for a Day’ and a Star Dome, presented by Leicester’s National Space Centre. The Museum of the Moon, a touring artwork by Luke Jerram, will also be on display during the spacecraft’s showing, presented as part of Vivacity’s 'Without Walls' programme, from October 5th-14th.

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CHILDREN LEARN NEW SKILLS AT SPORTS FESTIVAL The 14th annual three-day sports festival has been held at March Town Cricket Club.

Sports coaches gave more than 75 local boys and girls aged between five and twelve years the opportunity to learn and practise numerous sporting skills including cricket, football, athletics, hockey and boxing.

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A large marquee was put to good use due to the hot sunny weather and on the last day the children enjoyed bouncy castles provided by Kirby Castles.

More than 5600 schoolchildren have been learning how to recycle as part of a district-wide initiative to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and polluting our environment.

On the Friday evening, after the heavy storm, the children returned with their parents to the presentation evening and collected from junior section chairman Bill Crumly their goody bags which included a Fenmarc baseball cap, medal on a ribbon, certificate, pen, tennis ball and sweets.

Staff from Fenland District Council and dedicated volunteers have been delivering educational recycling activities to pupils from schools across the district as part of the council’s Getting It Sorted campaign.

Youngsters have been learning how to reduce, reuse and recycle as part of the initiative and taking part in a popular recycling story competition to win a year’s free recycling service for their school.

Cllr Peter Murphy, the council’s portfolio holder for the environment, who helped judge the competition entries, said: “We were blown away by the hundreds of entries received and were presented with a tough task when choosing the winners!

Club chairman Les Mills said: “Thanks to all our coaches, assistant coaches and helpers. It was hard work due to the exceptional hot weather, but they helped numerous children have a great start to their summer holidays. Finally, a special thanks to all our sponsors including Fenmarc and Fenland District Council (Active Fenland co-ordinator).”

Photo: A group of children having a break at the festival with coaches Geoff Kirby, Bill Adamson and Ben Chapman

“The competition was a great way of encouraging young people to think about how to be responsible with rubbish and helps them learn valuable recycling lessons they can use not only at school but also at home too!”

The overall competition winner was nine-yearold Justina Dambraskaite, of Orchards Church of England Primary School in Wisbech. She won a year’s free recycling service for her school along with a range of fully-recycled prizes for herself. The overall runner-up was 11-year-old Charley Gardner, of Cromwell Community College, Chatteris.

Ten-year-old Madeleine Pooley from Cavalry Primary School in March won the best independent recycling storyboard with fellow Cavalry school pupil Joshua Sustins (10) runner-up.

All the children who took part in the competition received a Getting It Sorted certificate and recycling promotional materials to help them with their future recycling efforts.

Photo: Cavalry winners – Winner of the best independent recycling storyboard Madeleine Pooley and runner-up Joshua Sustins, from Cavalry Primary School, March, receive their prizes from Amy Robinson, Fenland District Council’s Getting It Sorted project lead

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SOFTBALL CRICKET SUCCESS A women’s softball cricket festival has been held in March.

Twenty-seven attended the session at March Town Cricket Club which was designed to get the group to have the maximum fun with minimum fuss, with no pads, no hard ball, no heavy bat and no head scratching rules! All attendees received a colourful ECB women’s softball T-shirt.

Club chairman Les Mills said: “It was great to have so many ladies and girls attend the softball festival and having a go at playing cricket. Some had played before and overall the standard was good. We hope to continue the sessions again next season.”

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At Safe Local Trades, we echo the concerns of groups like the recently-formed Cambs Against Scams Partnership and the nationwide Friends Against Scams initiative - which recognise the harm done by fraudsters; not only those who dupe their victims to part with their cash, but who also feel threatened and helpless against the callers.

In 2016, a grant of £500,000 was made to National Trading Standards Scams Team, (NTS Scams Team), to provide telephone call blocking technology to people who are bombarded by scam and nuisance calls, and are most vulnerable to losing money to these callers.

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I am sure that many of you have enjoyed TV shows like Heir Hunters where long-lost relatives receive a life changing inheritance from a distant relative they were not even aware of, but this is rarely the reality.

In a case where the deceased did not leave a Will, solicitors look to the Intestacy Rules. These rules determine how the estate will be divided according to a strict formula based on the family tree. This is fairly straightforward when there is a surviving member of their immediate family. This can include spouses, children, siblings or even parents but the process becomes much more difficult when there is no immediate surviving family.

That is when we may need to call in the real-life heir hunters. Understandably, this is less glamorous than when it is shown on TV, but what really happens? In my experience it is a long, frustrating and expensive process, as well as potentially upsetting or disappointing for the beneficiaries. It is almost certainly not how the deceased would have wanted their estate to be administered.

In a recent example, the deceased was an only child, both of her parents had died, she had never

married, and she had no children. In a case like this, we have to trace the aunts and uncles on both sides of her family. With the help of heir hunters, we discovered that she had eight aunts who had all died before her, but who had left children of their own (the deceased’s cousins).

Some of the cousins had also died before her, again leaving children of their own (the deceased’s second cousins). The Intestacy Rules require her estate to be split into eight equal parts with each part passing to the children and/or grandchildren of the deceased’s aunts in differing proportions.

The family tree in this case was vast. So far, we have managed to identify 70 beneficiaries, many of whom had never met or even heard of the deceased. It is now more than 10 years since the deceased died and nobody has yet received a penny from her estate because we have still not been able to trace all of the beneficiaries and we can’t pay out until we have. There will not be much left for any of the beneficiaries as the estate was only worth £20,000 and most of this will go towards the cost of tracing the beneficiaries. So, these beneficiaries will not be getting the nice surprise that we see on television.

Surely this is not what the deceased would have wanted. It could have been so easily avoided if she had made a Will. It is unclear why she didn’t. It is possible she thought that she didn’t have enough to need one. However, if she had made a Will she could have left what she did have to a few people that she really cared about rather than having it divided between a lot of people that she didn’t even know.

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SPORTS HUB WILL BE A MASSIVE ASSET TO MARCH - By Steve Barclay MP

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token, which each child can take to their local library and take part in the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Cllr Kit Owen informs me that they are investing more than £600,000 to build and extend the multi-use games area and pavilion, both of which are now underway. The multi-use games area should be finished by the end of September and the pavilion completed by Spring 2019. This is a project I have been pushing for since 2015; it will be a massive asset to March and I can’t wait to see it in use next summer.

Those who complete the challenge can win a host of fun prizes including:

As part of my Read to Succeed initiative, my office raised more than 2000 new books for Year 4 and some Year 5 children which were distributed throughout North East Cambridgeshire ahead of the summer holidays.

• Individual prize winners will also be invited to a tour around the Houses of Parliament

I first launched the campaign three years ago after a number of teachers raised the issue that many children fail to make progress during the summer holiday, when they are out of school.

Read to Succeed aims to help combat this.

In the back of every book donated is a library

• Film screening at The Light Cinema • Swimming pool party at a local swimming pool • Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’ workshop session with Rhubarb Theatre • Fenland Bushcraft workshop session • Animal handling workshop with Lion Learners

At the beginning of the holidays, Cambridgeshire Libraries informed me that more than 770 children had already signed up to the Summer Reading Challenge 'Mischief Makers'. I am thrilled to hear that so many children have signed up to take part and I am looking forward to seeing which school will be the winner this year!

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Building Better Opportunities Building Better Opportunities is a community-based project funded by the Big Lottery through the National Lottery and the European Social Fund. gardening project which has involved planning, ordering materials, using tools and assembling planters and edging which has transformed the front of the centre.

Our aim is to support individuals who join the project to develop and build on skills according to individual need. These include becoming more independent, moving towards potential employment opportunities, travel training, social and academic skills, using IT, upcycling furniture and learning how to budget and use money, all of which build on the individuals’ self-confidence.

Our participants are supported to take ownership of the skills they would like to learn and record these in a personcentred plan. We offer learning in small groups which support development around sociability.

Individuals are supported to make decisions around their own development and target setting which can be recorded through a Gateway qualification in Enterprise.

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Pete’s Ponds Pete Burlton has kept ponds for all his life and his hobby has now turned into a passion. This has been a part time business for the last five years and he has now decided to make this his full time employment.

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Why ‘Old George’ went to Prison

– By Peter Wright (on behalf of March & District Museum)

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arly in the morning of Wednesday, June 16th, 1937, George Doncaster, a haulage contractor of Elm Road, March went around the town, chalking on the pavements. His message was ‘Why I went to prison. Market Place, 8pm. tonight. Old George.’

Long before 8pm, on a delightfully sunny evening, a goodly crowd had assembled and eventually there were more than 300 present. As the Cambs Times remarked ‘Curiosity killed the Cat.’ Promptly at 8pm, Doncaster arrived in his lorry and used the tailboard as an improvised platform. He unbuttoned his coat and revealed how blistered his knee was from all the chalking. He gave a three-quarter hour talk in which he solved the country's problems.

If the crowd had expected some startling revelations regarding prison life, they were disappointed. He had spent three weeks in Norwich prison and had enjoyed it. He had more food than he could eat, including treacle pudding.

By this time his listeners were enjoying themselves.

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meet the Minister of Transport, he said. He attacked the petrol tax with vigour – warning his audience that small haulage contractors were being driven off the roads by a multiplicity of regulations.

He 'twitted' the police on their methods of trailing motorists and castigated Mr Hore Belisha for instituting pedestrian crossings. The railway companies were not immune from attack either.

Why shouldn't trains have to wait at level crossings as well as road traffic? No-one had time to answer before Mr Doncaster replied himself. The railway did not pay rates, so they should not be allowed to hold up people who did! The crowd murmured amused agreement.

The speaker then remembered the salaries of MPs were to be increased and demanded that they be paid in proportion to the number of meetings they attended.

Finally, he pleaded for earlier old age pensions, denounced once again the iniquity of the petrol tax and offered to lead a local crusade against it.

Old George thanked his audience but had no need to do so. They should have thanked him.

Museum Opening Hours are 10.30am-3.30pm, Wednesday and Saturday. Entry is Free.

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Wicker World

– Wicker and Cane Specialists With over thirty years of experience in wicker and cane furniture, family-run Wicker World prides itself in being the only cane furniture specialist in the area. So if you are looking for new furniture for your conservatory or garden, an oak cabinet for the hallway, a colourful rug to brighten up your living room, or just sprucing up your existing furniture with new cushions, Wicker World may just have what you’re looking for.

Located on Towngate East, their vast 8000 sq. ft. showroom displays over twenty-five suites throughout the year, including furniture from the country’s leading suppliers such as Desser & Co, The Cane Industries, Whitaker Cane & A. McLean, all of which are available at competitive prices.

With over sixty suites available from their suppliers, some of which are available in over three-hundred fabrics, they are sure you will find furniture to suit your

needs. If there is a particular style you are looking for, feel free to call them on 01778 306 465 and speak to one of their helpful and friendly members of staff.

Wicker World is open Monday – Saturday 9:30am-5pm (closed for lunch between 1pm-2pm). Please call to arrange a viewing appointment if you want to visit on a Sunday.

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Tech & Talk: Online or Traditional?

- by Mike Ellis

Estate agency is evolving and there is now a choice to make between selling ‘online’ only or through a ‘traditional estate agent’. Both have their merits, but we think there is a better way and at Ellis Winters we have invested a significant amount of time and money developing the best of both worlds.

Most online agents want to be paid upfront and, of course, the problem with that is once they have your money there is NO incentive for them to work hard to sell your property. Their customer service leaves a lot to be desired as customers who have used them are now finding out. They may have made some of the process easier through technology, e.g. booking viewings and receiving offers, but they expect you to carry out your own viewings and to see the process through to completion, often the most difficult part of any sale.

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Traditional agents on the other hand only get paid on results and are usually excellent at helping you through the selling process, guiding and advising the best course of action as issues arise. However, their IT and online activity can often be sadly lacking and in this age of smart phones and tablets some of them are still in the dark ages.

At Ellis Winters however, we use an innovative userfriendly online system, backed up with our traditional way of working to make the customer experience of selling their most valuable asset far more transparent and easier to understand. From booking a valuation or viewings online, to having a record of all viewings and feedback at the touch of a button, our trained sales team are always on hand to offer guidance when needed and of course you only pay us at the end of the transaction when we sell your house. The best of both worlds!

To see how we are doing things differently at Ellis Winters please contact us on 01354 701000 or 01354 694900.

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Cork: A Soft Hardwood – by Interior Designer & Writer, Yasmin Chopin

The holiday season enables us to travel abroad, experience new places, and create memories that will sustain us for the months ahead.

I saw my first Cork Oak forest in Andalusia Spain in 1990; the farmer harvested the bark every nine years, so the trees remained healthy and productive. Thoughts of that trip come back whenever I open a bottle of Rioja. Classed as a hardwood Cork Oak is a native of the Mediterranean. It is a survivor. After a forest fire new branches grow from the trunk; the tree’s life is preserved by the thick layer of soft cork bark.

We think about cork being used for bottle stoppers, pin boards, and cork tiles but it should no longer be considered in utilitarian terms. In its raw state cork can crack if it dries out but after processing it is shown to be durable and flexible. It has sound

absorbing qualities and takes colour very well.

Cork has moved up the ladder from the mundane to luxury in my view.

Sustainability is at the heart of the work of Jenny Espirito Santo who trades as Mind the Cork. She sources bark from Portugal and my horizons expanded when I met her in 2015 and saw her homeware designs. I was impressed by her range of cushion covers. Jenny has developed a fine material, unique in my experience, I know of no-one else who has done this. Cork is far more versatile than I ever imagined. The cork material that Jenny has created looks like canvas and feels like fabric; it is silky to the touch.

Take another look at cork when you are next out and about. There is much to inspire the home-maker, from Jenny’s cushions to clocks and light fittings.

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MARCH AND DISTRICT GARDEN COMPETITION 2018 The recent heatwave failed to affect the quality of the entries in this year’s March and District Garden Competition.

The competition organisers were very impressed with the standard of the entries, particularly as the judging took place during the recent period of very hot weather. The almost tropical weather has presented real problems to all keen gardeners trying to keep their gardens looking fresh and healthy.

They reported that the entries encompassed many different styles and sizes and said it was particularly pleasing to have an entry from Neale-Wade Academy who entered their vegetable plot. This shows that the pleasure of gardening encompasses all age groups and gardening abilities.

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competition for all keen gardeners. If you get pleasure from your efforts and pleasing comments from family and friends, give it a go.

A presentation evening for the 22 entries in the garden competition was held at The Oliver Cromwell Hotel.

The winners this year are: • Large garden, sponsored by Caldwell Lodge: Mr and Mrs Patrick, Nene Parade, March • Medium garden, sponsored by Stone Cross Lodge: Mrs Kerrigan, Stone Cross Way, March • Small garden, sponsored by M.W. Ceramics and pictured in the background and on our front cover this month: Mr Ridley, Field Baulk, March • Hanging baskets and tubs, sponsored by Art on Glass: Mrs Hodder, Maple Grove, March • Vegetable plot, sponsored by Taymor: Mrs Morland, Elliot Road, March The overall winner of all sections was: Mrs Hodder, Maple Grove, March The organisers expressed their thanks to the Oliver Cromwell Hotel for providing the facilities and refreshments for the presentation event.

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Travel

Our Favourite Winter Sun Destinations

By Ellie Cuthbert

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If you missed out on booking a summer getaway, or just can’t get enough of that extra dose of vitamin D, winter holidays are the perfect solution. Booking your winter getaway now gives you the best choice and a better chance of �inding the perfect holiday tailored to you. Here are some of our favourite destinations for a winter sun escape.

Tunisia Tunisia is home to some of the best beaches in North Africa, with soft white sands and crystal-clear waters. And with an average temperature of 18°C in December, there’s plenty of opportunity for some much-needed time on the beach. But the beaches don’t compare to the mighty Sahara Desert that stretches over Tunisia, creating a truly breathtaking landscape.

If you’re captivated by history, then the Roman ruins of Tunisia are must-see sights, especially the UNESCO-protected Dougga, a well-preserved Roman town.

The Canary Islands These islands boast year-round sunshine and warm temperatures, making them a perfect destination for a winter getaway. Tenerife is generally the warmest of the islands in winter, with an average temperature of 22°C. Waterparks in Tenerife like Siam Park and Aqualand remain open in December, and the water is warm enough to enjoy the rides. The south of Gran Canaria also has a similar climate to Tenerife and holds the perfect balance between relaxation and adventure.

Goa Holidays to Goa are perfect at any time of year, with its unfaltering weather, (rarely dropping below the mid-20s), meaning you’re guaranteed to catch those much needed rays.

The endless stretches of golden sand and swaying palm trees by the glistening Arabian Sea are certainly highlights of Goa, giving it the perfect laid-back vibe. If you’re looking for a more lively experience, then Goa’s nightlife won’t disappoint, being the party capital of India.

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Cape Verde This exotic chain of islands off the coast of West Africa comes with a guarantee of mid 20°C sunshine during the UK wintertime. It holds stunning unspoilt beaches with indigoblue seas, magnificent volcanic landscapes and an abundance of exotic wildlife. There’s a mixture of cultures within the islands, with African, Brazilian and Portuguese influences, creating a variety of music, fashion and food. The scattered islands also give you the perfect opportunity to do some island-hopping, thanks to Cape Verde’s ferry service and interisland flights.

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Technology

Introducing AA Whittlesey Computers Hi. For the past couple of months, you would have seen that we have been advertising in Discovering March.

Obviously, we would like to increase our business; however, the main reason I started advertising in the magazine was because I have always had a regular number of customers from March and after visiting the shop in almost all instances they have said it would be nice to see our editorial page which appears in Discovering Whittlesea magazine also appear in Discovering March magazine.

Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves. If you were to ‘Google’ Len Stanley, Peterborough; you will see on my LinkedIn profile that I used to be an IT director/consultant/ troubleshooter working on very large IT programs worldwide. Five years ago, health problems prevented me from continuing my career, then, when I was sufficiently recovered, I opened a small IT repair workshop alongside Lex Lettings in Whittlesey.

Following a year of successful trading two years ago I then moved into the larger premises, at 26 High Causeway, which is a medium sized shop, opposite ‘TOF’s’ (the old Factory shop) where we have operated successfully since then. The best place to park is the Co-Op car park, then walk along by the florist and other shops where you will then find us.

I am supported in my work by my wife Deborah as well as a young ‘computer genius’, Oliver.

We undertake all sorts of laptop/computer/ MacBook/gaming console repairs. Usually, we also have a good stock of secondhand laptops for sale, which are all professionally serviced and are sold

with a warranty ranging from three months to 12 months.

Furthermore, any software/application support/ upgrade can be provided as well as undertaking hardware upgrades; and all work is completed inhouse on one of our seven desktop ‘bench’ areas.

Finally, I always have in stock a couple of high specification gaming towers. These are brand new and are built in-house and usually comprise of AMD FX Black 8 core, coupled to an SSD (solid state drive) and a 1/2 Tb HDD (hard disk drive), 8 Gb RAM (minimum), 900-watt power supply, 1050 GTX 1050 Ti (minimum) graphics card, usually a 970 MSI gaming motherboard and iceberg (or better) water cooling systems. Genuine Windows 10 Professional is installed as well as a full ‘Out of The Box’ software build. Lifetime anti-virus and, if required, both graphics card and processor can be overclocked (at customer risk).

The cost of this build which includes a stunning gaming tower with five RGB (coloured) fans is £1250. A slightly lower specification model can be provided for £950. Also, we have in stock Corsair gaming keyboards, steel gaming mice and gaming monitors.

In next month’s article we will be explaining the difference of different drives, motherboards and various other ‘computer parts’. If you have any particular requests for information, please let me know and we will cover the topic for you.

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Local History

March’s Stone Cross

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– by Trevor Bevis

he Stone Cross along The Avenue at March dates from between 1470 and 1500. It is one of several hundreds in Britain.

The stepped base once supported a shaft presumably with a religious figure. The shaft was removed in about 1538, the time of the Dissolution.

Many similar structures were mutilated including Doddington Cross.

Methodism in March had no church building and local Methodists gathered around March Stone Cross to sing hymns and worship.

Doddington Cross was also taken down and the late Rev. Richard Ridge discovered clues that the cross with its figure of Christ had been buried in a field. It was set in a position near the church lychgate.

Wayside crosses were used by friars to address people and it is thought that the site of the March cross was the town’s first market-place halfway between Merche (Town End) and Mercheford near the river.

Most so-called preaching crosses symbolise the common faith, but religious figures were strangely regarded as offensive and they were taken down, buried or broken up as were religious carvings in churches. It amounted to official vandalism.

Who knows, in a field nearby perhaps the broken shaft of March’s Stone Cross awaits discovery...

Illustrations: Top – March Stone Cross, bottom – Doddington Cross. Both illustrated by Trevor Bevis.

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A) The Alphabetical Quiz – The Letter F

The idea is that all the answers to the following questions begin with the letter E, and follow each other in alphabetical order, as shown in the first two answers given.

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What is the flexible, plastic material with an adhesive backing, used to cover shelves and work surfaces? – Answer: Fablon.

13) Which is the City of London’s oldest railway station?

2)

Another name for a short-lived fashion or craze?

– Answer: Fad.

3)

Which physicist gave his name to a temperature scale?

15) Which Abba song, presently covered by Cher, has the line, “Do you still recall that fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande”?

4)

Name the Shetland Isle, from which a famous complicated knitting pattern originated?

5)

Autumn, to an American, is known as the _ _ _ _?

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Which type of deer gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘fealu’, meaning tawny?

7)

Tiny Tim used to sing “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” in what kind of voice?

8)

What Walt Disney film was the first to combine visual images with concert music?

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21) Who were the first animated television couple to sleep in a double bed?

In the music world, how is Norman Quentin Cook, ex-husband of Zoe Ball, better known?

22) Which famous book, by Mary Shelley, is sub-titled ‘The Modern Prometheus’?

10) What name is given to the imperial unit of water depth, equal to six feet?

11) What was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki during World War 2?

12) What is the longest and largest bone of the human skeleton?

14) Whose assassination is said to have led to the outbreak of the First World War?

16) For which Formula 1 team is Kimi Raikkonen this season’s main driver?

17) If you were on form and in good spirits, you’d be said to be ‘in fine _ _ _ _ _ _’.

18) What is Beethoven's only opera?

19) Briefly married to singer, Paul Simon, who played Princess Leia in the film ‘Star Wars’?

20) Who invented penicillin in 1928?

23) Which of the major tennis tournaments is played at the Roland-Garros Stadium?

24) What toy/sporting accessory was originally called the Pluto Platter?

25) What would you buy from a costermonger’s street stall?

B) Train That Brain!

Take the first number and follow the instructions until you reach the answer.

Try it first without pen and paper and don’t even think about a calculator!

1) 14: x 3, + 12, x 2, - 8, 25% of it, + 8,

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3) 154: x 6, + 664, + ¼ of it, + 197, + ½ of it, + 877, 90% of it, + 866, x 2 = ?

ANSWERS Section A: 3) (Daniel) Fahrenheit, 4) Fair (Isle), 5) Fall, 6) Fallow, 7) Falsetto, 8) Fantasia, 9) Fatboy Slim, 10) Fathom, 11) Fat Man, 12) Femur, 13) Fenchurch (Street), 14) (Archduke) Ferdinand, 15) Fernando, 16) Ferrari, 17) Fettle, 18) Fidelio, 19) (Carrie) Fisher, 20) (Sir Alexander) Fleming, 21) (Fred and Wilma) Flintstone 22) Frankenstein, 23) French (Open), 24) Frisbee, 25) Fruit (and veg!) Section B: 1) 57, 2) 672, 3) 9202.

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This Month at the Movies with The Light Cinema Wisbech

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NT Live: Julie

NT Live: King Lear

Social Cinema This September With summer coming to its conclusion, cosy up this September with some super big screen offerings.

Community matters to us, so we start a new dementia-friendly season on September 10th with a Calamity Jane Singalong. Dementia-friendly screenings are made that much more special by providing you with free refreshments supplied to us

by Iceland Foods and live interval entertainment with Sally Rose and Paul Hayward of ‘Back Two’.

Tickets are £5, and all carers go in for free with no need for a CEA card.

On September 13th, from the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of The Predator series. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

One high security vault. Millions up for grabs. One hell of a retirement fund! King of Thieves is released on September 14th. Sir Michael Caine leads the allstar cast of Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Michael

Gambon, Charlie Cox, Tom Courtenay and Paul Whitehouse. This is the unbelievable infamous true story of the Hatton Garden heist, Britain’s largest scale burglary that saw a group of older crooks get the gang back together, recruit one or two more and go to work through a long Easter weekend.

We are off to the theatre twice this month. Firstly, with NT Live: Julie on the sixth. BAFTA award-winning actress Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Eric Kofi (The Amen Corner) feature in this brand-new production that remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London. NT Live: King Lear, the retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play is broadcast from London’s West End on the 27th. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written. See Sir Ian McKellen’s extraordinarily moving portrayal of King Lear in this powerful production.

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September 2018 1st Slimming World with Nik at the March Community Centre. There will be sessions at 8.30am and 10.30am. For more information please call 07919410258.

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1st Stella-thon! Live music from 4pm onwards, eight live acts in support of the British Heart Foundation at The Men of March.

1st Dinosaurs at Wisbech & Fenland Museum. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm – runs until September 29th. Age: 7+. This is an interesting and exciting experience, slimmingworld.co.uk ideal for children who love to 0344 897 8000 discover. There are some surprises. £3.50 a session. For further details of our accompanying programme of children's activities and VR experiences go to www.wisbechmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ 1st The Expletives live at Georges from 9pm-midnight.

1st Deluxe afternoon tea with bottomless Prosecco from 4pm at the Secret Garden Touring Park Mile Tree Lane, PE13 4TR. We are very excited to announce that we will teaming up with The Polkadot Teashop to put on an extra special event with afternoon tea and unlimited prosecco! With live entertainment.

Ticket options: deluxe afternoon tea with bottomless prosecco £45, afternoon tea with unlimited tea and coffee £20, children's afternoon tea £7.50. Gluten free option available on request. Prosecco and hot drinks will be unlimited between 4-6pm. Tickets are limited and must be booked and purchased in advance. To book tickets email fizzonthefens@gmail.com or call us on 07919 255363.

2nd Free taster session at March Indoor Bowls Club, Robingoodfellows Lane. Three 90-minute sessions that need to be booked in advance. Sessions start at 10am, 11.30am and 2pm. Give David a call on 01354 655621 and book your spot now.

All equipment is supplied but if you don’t have regulation bowls shoes, please bring a pair of socks to wear whilst on the green. Children aged 8+ are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult. They can come in their football strip. A free cuppa, squash and biscuits provided. Tel: 01354 654556.

4th Folk night at Georges from 7pm-11pm. Come along to a truly relaxing and enjoyable evening, in the company of those who enjoy the soothing sounds of folk music.

7th & 14th Tours of the tower of the church of St Peter and St Paul, Chatteris. From 2.30pm.

7th Scooted ‘n’ Booted at March Braza Club from 8pm.

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8th A talk by Andrew Hay ‘Chatteris High Street shops in pictures’ at 2.30pm, Chatteris Museum.

8th Fiveska at GER Sports and Social Club, Robingoodfellows Lane, March. From 8pm-late. £3 members, £5 non-members. For more information please call 01354 652335 or visit www.germarch.co.uk.

8th Heritage Open Day from 8am12pm. Community room, platform two at March Railway Station.

Charity stalls, model railways, refreshments, raffle draw and so much more! Free admission. Added bonus of a steam-hauled special train A4 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’. *Subject to train being changed or cancelled at short notice.

8th Out of Order live at Georges from 9pm-midnight.

9th Tea dance at March Town Hall from 3pm-5pm. Take a trip down memory lane with live vocals from Back Two who will be singing great songs from the golden era of dance. Tickets are £6 for adults or £3 for children.

Admission includes tea, coffee, soft drinks, and nibbles.

You can purchase tickets on the door or call 07760 160022.

12th Chatteris Library Engage Games Club from 2pm. For more information please call 0345 045 5225.

15th Bandaoke at Georges from 9pm-midnight.

15th True Spirits Paranormal come to The Falcon Hotel, Whittlesea.

Tickets are £20. 18+ only. Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be supplied with an option to purchase sandwiches. To find out more and book your tickets, please call 01733 351001.

15th A talk by Ian Mason, ‘Anglo-Saxons in Chatteris’ from 2.30pm at Chatteris Museum.

15th St. Wendreda’s Church open tower event, Church Street, March. Come and climb the church tower, admire the views over March, try bell ringing and check out all of our angels. 11am-3pm. Adults £3.50, accompanied under 12s £1.50. Admission includes either a hot or cold drink.

15th Samba drumming workshop at March Library. From 1.30pm3.30pm. £5 standard, £2.50 conc.

Part of the county-wide ‘The Library Presents’ programme. The programme includes performances of dance, music, puppetry, comedy, and theatre as well as workshops in music, art, writing and performance skills. The Library Presents team are looking for volunteers to help with setting up our libraries for events. To find out more about volunteering with us email thelibrarypresents@ cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Book tickets at March Library, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/arts or by phoning Cambridge Live box office 01223 357 851.

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September 2018 17th & 24th Falling in love with reading at March Library. 3.45pm4.45pm. A free three-week course for parents and carers of children aged three to seven. Join our friendly staff at March Library to explore how to foster a love of stories, reading, and books with your child. Booking is essential, please talk to a member of staff for more details.

20th A Taste of Latin at Chatteris Library. From 7pm8.45pm. £7 standard, £4/£5 conc. Part of the county-wide ‘The Library Presents’ programme. Book tickets at Chatteris Library, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/arts or by phoning Cambridge Live box office 01223 357 851.

22nd Fireside tales with grandad at March Library. From 5.45pm-6.30pm. £4 per person, no conc. Part of the county-wide ‘The Library Presents’ programme. Book tickets at March Library, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/arts or by phoning Cambridge Live box office 01223 357 851.

22nd Tallawah live at Georges from 9pm-midnight.

22nd Peaky Blinders themed night fundraising for under 8s team at Leverington Sports and Social Club. From 7.30pm-midnight.

Themed entertainment. Costume competitions: Best dressed male, female, boy and girl. Raffle and so much more! Tickets are £8 from Clippers Barbers, Hill Street, Wisbech or call 07464761572. Kids go free!

22nd Whiskey Twist live at The Men of March, from 8pm.

24th March Can’t Sing Choir will be entertaining us at March Library with songs from over the years, from 2pm3.30pm. Come along and listen, tap your foot or even join in! Entry is free, and refreshments are provided.

26th Fenland Archaeology Group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month at Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech. 10am-noon. New members and non-members welcome. Please contact garry. monger@btopenworld.com for more information.

28th World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at Cassanos, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Care. From 10am-2pm.

28th & 29th Peterborough Festival of Antiques at the East of England Showground, PE2 6HE. Over 2000 stands. Indoor areas, outdoor pitches, exhibition hall, free parking and refreshments available. Early admission Friday from 7am-10 am is £15. Friday 10am-4pm £7.50. Saturday 9am-4pm £5. For more information please call 01664 812627 or email info@ bobevansfairs.co.uk. Visit www.festivalofantiques.co.uk.

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29th Divas in Doddington – the second annual ‘secret’ burlesque garden party. From 7pm-10.45pm at Doddington Village Hall, PE15 0TG. After the show finishes please join us for some music and merriness, bar calls time at 11.20pm, music until 11.45pm and everybody out and exhilarated by midnight. Includes raffle with bespoke prizes and games to raise money for The East Anglia Air Ambulance. Tickets are £16.31. 18+.

29th Let there B/DC live at Georges from 9pm-midnight.

29th March Conservative Club presents a night of food, drink, and music to celebrate the club and our president, Dave Clark. Come along at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Carved meat buffet, a choice of desserts, cheese and biscuits, tea and coffee. Music and dancing from Simon Rose. Only £15. Book now at March Conservative Club.

Regular Local Events Mondays Weekly Toddler Lego at March Library from 10.15am-11am. Term time only, 50p per child.

Weekly Rhymetimes at March Library. Toddler: 9.45am10.15am. Baby: 10.30am-11.15pm. Term time only.

Thursdays Weekly Rhymetimes at Chatteris Library. Term Time only. Baby: 9.30am-10.15am. Toddler: 10.30am-11.15am.

Thursdays Games Club for Adults at March Library, 5.45pm-6.30pm. £1 per person including refreshments.

Feeling bored? Come along and try a selection of board games or bring along your favourite game and find a partner to play with – no need to book!

Fridays YogaBellies for Mum & Baby at March Community Centre. Calming bonding time for you & your new baby, yoga for baby, yoga for mum & yoga for you both to do together. A great way to start your Fridays! Get in touch for more info & to book your place now! 07701 045546.

Fridays Sweaty Mama is the Fun & Effective workout with your child. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers love Sweaty Mama! Exercise adaptations to suit your level of fitness and age/development of your child at St Peter’s Church Hall from 10.30am-11.30am. To book please follow this link: www.rebeccasinclair.sweatymama.com/

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Parkfield Jets Netball Club Coaching Opportunity

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arkfield Jets Ladies Netball Club is looking for a new coach for the new season. The Wimblington-based team – which competes in the Wisbech Netball League – was formed more than ten years ago and currently has more than twenty members, aged from fourteen to fifty.

Captain Isabel Edgington said: “We are good friends and give all members including our coaches a very warm welcome. This reputation has benefited us and as a result we have had a number of new players join our ranks this year.

“We are committed to helping all players develop, but our current coach, who has been brilliant might I add, is not able to commit to regular sessions all year round and for this reason we are looking for the right person to deliver weekly coaching sessions.”

The team, which has just finished second in the second division of the league, starts the new season at the end of September.

Isabel said that the new coach can be male or female and doesn’t have to have a track record in netball coaching.

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She said: “We would welcome someone from a different sporting background, such as football or hockey. The main thing is that they are outgoing, motivated and a good coach and are enthusiastic to train our netball team.”

The right person will ideally be level 2 qualified and confident in: • Delivering a varied fun 10-minute warm-up each week • Umpiring a 30-minute training game • Identifying areas for improvement by watching the game • Delivering a 20-minute skills session to improve player skills and/or implement game play strategies based on observations in the game • Providing constructive feedback in a positive way Attending league games to identify areas for improvement would be desirable but not essential, as would an umpiring qualification, and the club is happy to pay £20 per hour per week.

Training sessions are held on Mondays from 7pm-8pm (except Bank Holidays) at Parkfields in Chapel Lane, Wimblington.

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Finesse Personal Training Mon - Gentle exercise 2.15 Catholic church, Bootcamp 6.45pm, Clubbercise 7.30pm - Westwood School, Tues - Clubbercise 9.30am, Pilates 10.30am - Braza club, Wed 6.45pm Bootcamp, Thurs - Toning class 9am - Avenue Park, Clubbercise 6pm, Pilates 7pm - Westwood School, Sat - Bootcamp 8am - Avenue Park.

For more information visit www. finessept.co.uk or on 07793942893 Pro Martial Arts School March Train at Neale-Wade Academy (Sunday and Wednesday) - Contact Michael Davison on 07906 411721 for more details.

March Braza Bowls Club Wednesday and Saturday afternoon roll ups will resume in early April. All equipment will be provided. For info contact 01354 654634.

George Campbell Leisure Centre City Road, March. www.fenland.gov. uk/leisure/leisure-centre/georgecampbell Estover Girls Under 11’s Burrowmoor School 01354 661437 BRAZA Short Mat Bowls Club Meet at the BRAZA club Elm Road March on Tuesday at 2pm and on Thursday at 7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact 01354 657981 brazashortmatbowlsclub.clubbz.com GER Sports and Social Club Home of Cambridge County darts, also outdoor bowls club.

Robingoodfellowes Lane, March. www.germarch.co.uk March Town United F.C. Robingoodfellowes Lane, March www.pitchero.com/clubs/ marchtownunited Neale-Wade Gymnastics Club For children aged five and up, classes three days a week. Contact Head Coach Alan Todd 01354 692437 March Cycling Club We are recruiting more cyclists of any ability and age. Visit facebook.com/ mcc-MarchCyclingClub or @fensCC March Squash & Racket Ball Club The Avenue Sports Ground Burrowmoor Road, March PE15 9RS. www.marchsquashclub.org.uk March Town Hockey Club The Avenue Sports Ground, Burrowmoor Road, March PE15 9RS. Senior training on Thursdays at 7.30pm, and junior training is on Tuesdays at 7pm. Contact 01354 740199.

Estover Playing Field Association Football pitches available for hire.

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March Golf Club Grange Road, March, PE15 0YH 01354 652364 www.marchgolfclub.co.uk March Conservative Bowls Club Creek Road, March PE15 8RD 07833 932083 March Badminton Club Venue Neale Wade Sports Centre, Club Nights Tuesdays. Email marchbadminton@mail.co.uk or find March Badminton Club on Facebook.

Yoga Classes Meet at March Community Centre on Tuesdays at 4.30-5.45pm and 6-7.15pm and Wednesdays 10-11.15am and at Elm Primary School on Wednesdays 7-8.15pm.

Contact: Peter 07905 601585, email: pabamullins206@ntlworld.com March Park Rangers Youth F.C We are an FA Charter Standard Youth football club. Boys and girls welcome aged 4-16yrs. Training takes place on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening depending on age group. For more info contact Lindsey 07855 209375.

Clubs & Groups

Friends of March Library Supporting and promoting the library within the community. Join us at our coffee mornings on the last Saturday of every month, from10.30 am to 12 noon. Members and nonmembers are always welcome.

Royal British Legion March Branch Meets on 1st Tuesday of month at 7.45 pm, Rookswood Club, 27 West End, March. New members welcome, Contact Secretary 01354 652470.

Boogie Tots March Town Hall, 10-11am Tuesdays Tel 07807 951771 Fenland Music Centre Association Orchestras and Ensembles for all ages and abilities. Meets every Friday evening (during School Term time), between 6pm and 9pm, at the March Community Centre, 34 Station Road.

PE15 8LE. Please see our website for full details: www.fenlandmusiccentre.org.uk Wisbech IPMS Scale Model Club The club meets twice monthly at the Community room of Wisbech Tesco, on the 2nd and 4th Monday between 7pm and 10pm. All scales, genre and experience welcome. www.wipms.co.uk March Brass 2000 Rehearsal every Monday in St Peter's Church, March main band from 7-9pm.

Beginners classes held Mondays from 6:15- 6:45pm. £2. Brass instruments supplied if required; further details at www.marchbrass2000.co.uk March Jive Club Record hop every Wednesday at the Braza Club and dance lessons with Dave, £2.50. Come and have a go. If

you don't want to dance just come and listen to ‘50s music. 7.30pm to 10.30pm all welcome. Contact Andy 01353 776229.

March and District Amateur Operatic Society (MADAOS) Meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm at March Community Centre.

New members welcome. Their website is madaos.org where all details can be found and there is also a contact section to email any questions.

Lisa Dickinson’s Dance Mania Dance classes consisting of commercial pop, performance ballet, tap, top of the tots for the little ones and adult classes.

They produce and perform at many shows and events throughout the year. Wednesday – Friday after school and evenings, Thursday and Saturday mornings at March Community Centre – Contact Lisa: 07933796485, email: lisa.df@hotmail.co.uk Lisa Dickinson’s Top of the Tots Dance Classes for Babies/Pre Schoolers. Thursdays 9.30-10.30am at March Community Centre. £3 per accompanying adult. Contact Lisa: 07933 796485, email: lisa.df@hotmail.co.uk March Solo Group For those who have lost their partner through bereavement, meets in Trinity Church Hall at 10.30am. Tel. 01354 656181 for more information.

Churches

Trinity Methodist/United Reformed Church High Street, March PE15 9LH. Call 01354 680883.

St Wendreda’s Church Wimblington Road, March St Peter’s Church High Street, March St John’s Church Station Road, March Providence Baptist Church Burrowmoor Road, March. Jonathan Stevens (Pastor) March Evangelical Fellowship Upwell Road, March. Dennis Jordan (Pastor) 01354 656390 Centenary Baptist High Street, March St Mary’s Church Westrea Our Lady of Good Counsel (Roman Catholic Church) St John’s Road, March Fenland Community Church Usually meet at the Scout Hall behind Sainsbury’s Supermarket www.fcc.uk.net Elim March March Community Centre, 34 Station Road, March. PE15 8LE www.elimmarch.org.uk

Charities

March & Chatteris Talking Newspaper Association Riverside Studio, Town Hall, Market Place March. Volunteers welcomed.

Call 01354 651892 RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East Branch 37-39 High Street, March Call 0300 1234 999 March Rotary Club Held at March Conservative Club, 14 Creek Road, March, at 19.30 every Monday (except BH) www. rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage. php?ClubID=489 Drinksense Fenland 20a Deerfield Road, March.

Call 01354 650457 March Lions Club Oliver Cromwell Hotel, High Street. email marchlionsclub@gmail.com Breathe Easy Fenland (part of the British Lung Foundation’s support network) Meets at St.Peters Church, March, first Thursday each month at 1.45pm and 2pm. New members welcome at 1.45. For more information please call 01345 680466 Macmillan Cancer Support March and Chatteris fundraising group, volunteers welcomed. Call 07801 307050 for information.

Youth

20TwentyProductions Skoulding Suite, March Town Hall Arts opportunities for young people. Tel: 01354 652769 Email: geri@20twentyproductions.co.uk PlayRight Theatre Company St Peters Church Hall, High Street, March. Term-time theatre group and holiday clubs.

Fenland All Starz Cheerleading Squad St John’s Church Hall, Station Road.

Boys and girls welcome Young People March City Road, March 01354 650645 www.ypm.org.uk Also includes Fenzone Youth Council 1220(March) Squadron ATC Headquarters Building, Gas Road, March. 01354 651788. 1220@ aircadets.org www.1220atc.org.uk Fun United For people 10-19 with additional needs, every Tuesday 7-9pm. FACET, Marwick Centre, Marwick Rd, March.

Contact Papworth Trust 0800 952 5000 or info@papworth.org.uk.

1st March Scout Group facebook.com/1stMarchScoutGroup Activities for young people, male and female, aged 6-18, Gavin Philpott 07971 810 352. Email info@1stMarchScouts.org.uk

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A.M Fisher Electrical Contractor March (Est 1972)

✓ Domestic & Commercial installations ✓ Inspections & testing carried out 01354 740206 | 07770 931667

installers of

WINDOWS | DOORS | CONSERVATORIES

ALL ASPECTS OF TREE SURGERY FOR WISBECH, MARCH, CHATTERIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS: • Felling, shaping and pruning • 24hr emergency service • Stump grinding and removal • All waste removed • Fully insured CALL TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTATION

T: 01354 655200 dan@aogwindows.co.uk www.aogwindows.co.uk

E:

T: 01945 450082 M: 07711 897089

www.bowlestreeandgardenservices.co.uk

174 Station Road, March, Cambs PE15 8NG

Folleys Drove, Guyhirn, Wisbech

SECOND HAND GOODS

SEWING SERVICES

FURNITURE SHOP

Carol’s Sewing Services

45 HIGH STREET, MARCH PE15 9JJ Donations of furniture and household goods, in good condition, urgently required.

We can arrange for our van to collect your items.

Please telephone 01354 653857

Including Wedding Dresses and Bridesmaids Dresses etc.

alwynfisher@btconnect.com

OPENING TIMES: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm

TREE SURGERY

HYPNOTHERAPY

ELECTRICIANS

ALL TYPES OF GARDEN MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN

PINE TREE CARE & LANDSCAPES LTD

Tree Felling, Pruning, Shaping & Crowning Hedges Pruned & Shaped Overgrown Gardens Cleared Waste Removed Fencing/Patios/Turfing/Power Washing All work fully guaranteed No deposits required • OAP discounts

CALL STEVE TODAY 01945 898314/07780 929409 pinetreecare1@gmail.com

TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE

CALL 01778 421427 OR 07903 776211

PRICES START FROM JUST £19

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ELECTRICAL SERVICES Part P Domestic electrician Consumer unit replacement Electrical Installation Condition Reports Testing, inspections, and fault finding.

New circuits Immersion heaters.

Storage heater repairs All work is fully guaranteed, for a fast and reliable service

Telephone

01354 461297 Or call mobile 07768 622 969

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Contact us for a Free Market Appraisal!

Contact our local office on 01354 652502 / 01354 602030 Drop in and see us at 42 High Street, March / 22-24 Market Place, March or visit www.maxeygrounds.co.uk

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