Discovering Whittlesea issue 206, September 2021 by Discovering Magazines

Issue 205 / September 2021

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Spirited Dawn Kennels: Puppy Advice

Mobility Your Way: New Store Opens

Have You Got Cash In Your Attic?

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Welcome to your September issue...

here may still be a lot of caution around as we move slowly back to our pre-March 2020 lives. School “bubbles” are set to burst as our youngsters return to their studies this month – massive congratulations to those who achieved success in their external exams in the summer and good luck in the years to come. What better way to boost a whole country’s spirit (and realisation that we’re maybe not too bad a country) than to have witnessed the recent Tokyo Olympics? Amongst all the fabulous performances, one in particular stands out for me Charlotte Worthington, after falling off her bike but then having another go at an almost impossible trick and landing a BMX gold – if at first you don’t succeed! Hoping you all enjoy our offering for this month, as nights start to pull in and “you know what” is a little over a hundred days away!

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With COVID restrictions having largely been removed for those people fortunate enough to have been double-jabbed, many will have looked to take advantage by taking – or planning – their summer holidays, with most hoping for some much-needed sun. This year’s summer has unfortunately largely been a washout with rainy, gloomy days only briefly punctuated by sunshine. Like many people, we have some garden furniture which we look to use during the summer months, but as I once again put the cushions back into the shed the other day to avoid yet another downpour of biblical proportions, I realised that they had been out for a full 24-hour period on only one occasion this year! However, when one sees the damage and heartache caused by the high temperatures and the resulting fires in mainland Europe and the USA, perhaps the Fenland summer of 2021 doesn’t seem that bad after all…

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Inside Highlights

4 ................... Recipe: Quick Cauliflower Cheese 6 ................... Peterborough New Theatre Trust 8 ................... Mobility Your Way 10 ................. Gardening Tips For September 13 ................. Re-Cycle Your Bicycle 18 ................. Safe Local Trades 20 ............... Alto Electrical Limited 24 ............... Community Matters 26-27 ...... Community Matters 29 ................ Heritage Open Days 32-33 ...... Have You Got Cash In The Attic? 41 ................. Church Matters 44 ............... Kissing Consciousness 46-47 ..... Spirited Dawn Kennels 48 ............... The Dog House Academy 51 ................. Finance With Eamonn Dorling 52 ................ Steve Barclay MP 54 ............... Fenland Youth Radio 56 ................ Let's Get Quizzical! 58 ............... A P Appliance Care 59-62 ...... Business Directory With thanks to:

Eileen Le Voi, Coleen Everitt, Cllr David K M Mason, Marije Lysak, James Blacker, Spirited Dawn Kennels, The Dog House Academy, Eamonn Dorling and Steve Barclay MP.

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Cauliflower Cheese Cauliflower is now in season so what better reason to include this classic side dish as our September recipe?

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1 Pre-heat oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas 6.

Serves 6

Ingredients 100g mature cheddar, grated

50g fresh white breadcrumbs Handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets 1L full-fat milk, plus a splash 1 small onion, halved 85g butter 85g plain flour Recipe sourced from www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes

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In a small bowl, mix the cheese with the breadcrumbs and parsley, and set aside. Put the cauliflower florets in a large saucepan, cover with water and a splash of milk (this stops the cauliflower smelling) and bring to the boil. Cook for 2-3 mins until tender, then drain.

In a separate saucepan, pour in the milk, add the onion and some seasoning, bring to the boil, then take off the heat. In a small saucepan, make a roux by melting the butter slowly, then adding the flour, stirring to make a paste. While still over a low heat, add the boiled milk, discarding the onion. Using a whisk, beat the milk together with the roux and bring to the boil. Cook for 2 mins until the sauce is lovely and thick – make sure the heat is not too high, otherwise it will catch on the bottom and burn.

Transfer the cooked cauliflower to a casserole dish, pour over the sauce and top with the cheese and breadcrumb mix. Bake in the oven for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.

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A new community interest company, the Peterborough New Theatre Trust, is being formed to purchase the freehold of the theatre and ensure it is maintained as the ‘anchor’ cultural venue for the city centre in perpetuity. The trust has negotiated an offer to buy the theatre for just £3.25 million from its current landlord, excellent value particularly given that local philanthropist Peter Boizot refurbished the theatre at a cost of over £10m not so long ago. The trust believes that communities in and around Peterborough will step forward and either

donate or lend most of the cost of the investment, augmented by grants and loans from government agencies, other charities and local philanthropists. The trust has already secured £150,000 towards the target. At this stage we are looking for Peterborough people to show their support by becoming ‘An Angel of the New Theatre’ by simply emailing Angels@Dawe.co.uk and telling us how they could help buy the theatre. We are particularly looking for people who want to help us promote the Peterborough New Theatre Trust, through media, social media, virtual meetings and face-to-face. Join our campaign to bring the Peterborough New Theatre into community ownership, to ensure that Peterborough and its people can continue to benefit from a first-class arts venue in the city! Please visit www.newtheatre-peterborough.com to check out their forthcoming shows.

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Clear the soil of spent crops; leaving them to rot on the soil may spread disease, so put them on the compost heap, so long as they are not diseased. You could then rough dig and cover the ground for the winter or you could sow “green manures”. Field beans, annual rye grass or phacelia are just a few examples. If you have a light soil they can be left in over winter, but those with clay soils benefit from digging them in when you do your autumn/winter dig. It is important that you lift potatoes before the arrival of cold, damp days and before the slugs and worms can invade the crop: make sure they are well dried out before storing them in light-proof sacks and only store undamaged tubers. Onions should also be lifted and if you are keen, you can string them and then hang in a cool frostfree place such as a shed. Cut courgettes and marrows regularly because they will be finished by the end of the month, as will outdoor tomatoes. Remove any green tomatoes and place them in a drawer or shoebox to ripen. September is a good time to plant several crops which are hardy enough to withstand the winter and they will provide a steady supply of fresh leaves through to next spring. • Winter lettuces (Valdor, Arctic King or Winter Density are good varieties to choose).

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GREAT NIGHTS AND WHITTLESEY COUNCILLLOR SURGERIES RE-UNITED FOR HALLOWE’EN Dance floors empty for so long? Tapping feet remained still for ages? Devoid of soul, a space where the Motown used to be? No rhythm? No buzz? Well, not anymore. Everything will come flooding back on Saturday, October 30th when Great Nights and Whittlesey are re-united for Hallowe’en with music as compulsive as ever supplied by DJs Ian Gray, John Bradley and Andy Coulson. If you love your mix of Motown, Soul, Disco and classic dance tracks of the 60s, 70s and 80s, then your empty diary need be no more. Dust off your dancing shoes, sort out your (optional) Hallowe’en fancy dress and get down to the Ivy Leaf Club in Whittlesey. With real ale and cocktails, it’s not a night to miss! Tickets are now on sale and available from: Larry’s Heel Bar, 22 Broad Street, Whittlesey; Bob’s Records, 16 Broad Street, Whittlesey, and The Ivy Leaf Club, Gracious Street, Whittlesey. Tel: Ivy Leaf Club (01733) 202579; Andy 07941 629660; and Bob’s Records, 07802 354220. Tickets are £6 in advance or £8 on the door. This function is subject to any COVID-19 restrictions in place either at the Ivy Leaf Club, or nationally, on the date of the event. View the Great Nights’ Facebook page.

MP TO ATTEND WHITTLESEY CONSERVATIVES LUNCH Whittlesey Conservatives invite you to Sunday lunch at The Falcon Hotel, London Street, Whittlesey on Sunday, September 19th. Guest of honour and speaker will be The Rt.Hon. Stephen Barclay MP for North East Cambridgeshire and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Tickets are £18 per head for the lunch – 12.30pm for 1pm start – which includes two courses including carvery, and a choice of three puddings/desserts and tea/coffee. Tickets are available from Julie Windle Tel: (01733) 204445, email: juliewindle@virginmedia.com

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Councillor surgeries will be held in Peel House at 8 Queen Street, Whittlesey from 9.30am-10.30am on the first Saturday of every month throughout 2021. Saturday, September 4th – councillors present will be David Mason (district and town) and Dr Haq Nawaz (town). If you have any matters of concern you wish to discuss with a councillor, then please come along and let us know.

COUNCIL EXTENDS CITIZEN’S ADVICE SERVICE Fenland District Council has extended its dedicated Citizen’s Advice service to ensure residents continue to have access to free financial and employment advice as the Government’s furlough scheme begins to come to an end. The service, which is available through the council’s COVID-19 Community Hub, was launched in March to help people to access more specialist support, more quickly. Now the service has been extended until the end of October to make sure support is available as the Job Retention Scheme, known as furlough, is phased out. You can contact the hub on (01354) 654321 or email covid19@fenland.gov.uk

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LADYSMITH WI CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Whittlesey Ladysmith WI has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a cake donated by Beryl Jepson, who together with Denise Hall, has been a member of the WI for fifty years. During the meeting, author Sylvie Short gave a talk about how she lived her dream to write books.

NEW PICNIC BENCHES INSTALLED AT MANOR FIELD New picnic benches have been installed at Whittlesey’s Manor Field to replace old wooden ones that have been badly worn or vandalised. A plan between Whittlesey Town Council and Whittlesey Street Pride to replace the benches emerged late last year. Cllr Roy Gerstner took on the role of applying for the funding and liaison with councils, with Alan Hobbs, Vice-Chairman of Street Pride, becoming project manager. Three quotes were obtained from UK manufacturers of ‘fully recycled plastic benches’ before a design was chosen and funding of £6075 was applied for and granted from ‘The Glassmoor Bank Wind Turbine Fund’ through Fenland District Council. Eight benches were ordered in May of this year, with two fully accessible for wheelchair users, and in June the benches were delivered and Alan Hobbs set about building them. Local contractor Phil Brannigan (Groundworks) installed the concrete bases and by the end of July all eight were in position and secured; four located by the play and skate area and four near the Bower. Speaking at the official ribbon cutting, Cllr Gerstner said: “The picnic bench project is the latest enhancement to the Manor Field, and I acknowledge ex-Cllr Gary Swan’s fantastic play area equipment upgrade a few years ago. “I would like to thank Glassmoor Bank Wind Turbine Fund for their grant for the benches, Whittlesey Town Council for their grant for the installation costs, Mr Phil Brannigan for the groundworks and finally Mr Alan Hobbs for project managing this initiative for all to enjoy.” Photo: courtesy RWT Photography/Fenland Youth Radio 26

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The next meeting is at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 14th, at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall. The group will be making artwork with recycled pallets, guided by Nick Oakhill of Fen Pallet Art. Guests and new members are always welcome to come along and make new friends. Contact Liz on 07982 854872.

COATES WI MEMBERS MEET Coates WI members have enjoyed a very relaxed first meeting back after their long break. They talked about what had kept them going through the lockdowns and shared their experiences while the group also discussed the beautiful projects members had completed. The next meeting on September 1st will feature Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. Guests and new members are welcome to join the group which meets on the first Wednesday of the month (no meeting January) at Coates Village Hall at 7.30pm. For further information, please contact Fiona on (01733) 208516 or Jen on 07703 385661.

FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING FOR WHITTLESEY WI Whittlesey Women’s Institute will be holding its first physical meeting in eighteen months on Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Parkinson’s Lane, Whittlesey at 7.30pm. The Whittlesey WI committee is looking forward to catching up with members in person for plenty of chat and good food, and would also welcome any potential new members. Any enquiries contact Julie Windle, WI president. Tel: (01733) 204445 or email juliewindle@virginmedia.com S E P T E M BE R 2 0 2 1

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR At long last we are emerging from restrictions imposed on us all during the COVID epidemic and I am sure we are all looking forward optimistically to resuming some manner of normality in our lives. Most town or district councils elect a separate mayor and leader, and their roles are quite distinct from each other. At Whittlesey Town Council these roles are combined. The role of a mayor is primarily a civic function responsible for promoting his or her local town or district by visiting adjoining towns and districts and other important organisations with his/her consort, e.g. in our area the United States Air Force bases at Alconbury and Molesworth. The mayor and consort will also host local events to reciprocate and also to raise monies for worthy charities. Other duties will include supporting local festivals and being in attendance at Remembrance Day ceremonies. During my previous term of office last year most of these functions were cancelled or modified but now Ann and I appear to be well and truly back on the circuit and we were delighted recently to attend a mayor-making ceremony hosted by Huntingdon Town Council at the new community centre in Coneygear. I am delighted to report that our diaries looking forward are becoming increasingly full.

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Interest and Inflation By Eamonn Dorling

read something the other day that said the eight most wealthy individuals worldwide have as much combined wealth as the lowest fifty percent of the world’s population. I wonder what their take on inflation and interest rates is. They probably couldn’t care less!

On the other hand, most of us struggle if prices rise quickly when our income fails to keep pace. The good news is that most commentators are not predicting any significant increases in inflation. Consequently, the Bank of England (BOE) is unlikely to increase its base rate from the 0.1 percent last amended on March 19th, 2020. However, there is no guarantee of this because the BOE meets monthly to discuss doing so. The low central interest rate is the main reason why the interest paid on your cash deposits in banks and building society accounts remain stubbornly low. There are some higher rates, but often they have terms and conditions that can be restrictive or could tie your money up beyond the time that more freely available attractive rates become available. I have seen some rates that appear to be a cash deposit that is a very much riskier investment – if it seems too good to be true – it usually is! Alternatives Suppose you are leaving significant funds that attract growth below the rate of inflation results in a reduction in purchasing power. For example, if inflation is 2.5% and the interest on your cash is 0.1%, you see a decrease in absolute value by 2.4% over a year.

Some investments have provided much higher returns in recent months over the medium to long term, even though the world has suffered from a COVID pandemic! It would be best to realise that investments can go down and up and that they should be invested for the medium to long term. There could be tax implications. Therefore, independent financial advice is a sensible precaution. Even the taxman can help boost retirement plans better than a cash deposit if you let him. Issued by Wealthline Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and any forecast is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The information contained in this editorial should not be construed as offering investment or tax advice.

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RESIDENTS FIGHT INCINERATOR PLANS By Steve Barclay MP

he enormous incinerator proposed in Wisbech is completely unsuitable and I continue to lead opposition to it. During the formal public consultation period this summer I have met many residents and local businesses who are strongly against the scheme. It’s a completely unsuitable development, as I told the developer at one of their public consultation events at the Rosmini Centre. I handed over a local petition with more than seventy-seven pages and more than three thousand signatures and since then even more people have signed up at www.stopfenlandincinerator.co.uk. I’d like to thank the many residents who came out to register their opposition and I will continue to fight for constituents against this flawed proposal. By the time you read this, back-to-school will be in full swing, as I know first-hand from my own primary school children. But as the nights slowly start to draw in, I wanted to encourage those, particularly younger constituents, who have not yet been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to sign up to protect themselves and those they care about. So if you haven’t had your vaccination, please book it now at www.nhs.uk/covidvaccine. TRANSFORMATION Before the summer break I was delighted to visit both Cromwell Community College in Chatteris and Neale-Wade Academy in March. Cromwell Community College’s £14 million transformation to become the first all-through school in Cambridgeshire is impressive. Executive Headteacher Jane Horn told me about the progress of the college and we had a look at the new buildings, including an additional twelve secondary teaching classrooms as well as science labs, sports pitches and play areas. At Neale-Wade Academy, I was taken on a tour by senior prefects and it was great to have

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This sixty-two-year-old domestic appliance engineer has decided to step back from full-time employment, which has seen him recently complete almost twenty years with BSH Home Appliances. Domestic circumstances and a re-appraisal of his work/ life balance has meant that the expertise and valuable experience Andy gained on the Bosch-NEFF-Siemens range of products can now be channelled into his new domestic appliances servicing and repairs business.

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CALL ANDY: 07933 213738 in the South Lincolnshire and North Cambridgeshire area, was seen as the spur needed to encourage Andy to set out on his own, confident that the contacts already established will serve him well in the years to come. Why not entrust your appliances to Andy too?

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