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Introduction

Welcome to Your June Issue.

Welcome to June’s Discovering Wisbech magazine! This month we are offering some special treats to the dads in the local area, one of which is a fabulous Father’s Day competition! But that’s not all! There are some brilliant events to take your dad to in our ‘What’s on’ section, and there are many lovely articles that he can sit and read on the evening of Father’s Day, (when he’s full from lunch and beer!) Remember …. ‘A father is someone you look up to, no matter how tall you grow.’ Happy Father’s Day.

Claire x

June already? My favourite month. The summer’s here, the sunshine is here and your favourite, local magazine is here, at your front door! We hope you’re as excited about it as we are. This month we have so much for you. Two pages of events and three pages of Community Matters - what a brilliant community you have here in Wisbech! But that’s not all. There is so much to discover about where you live, and where better to read about it than here, in your free, favourite magazine?

Finally, I’d like to say Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there, including my own … Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.

Holly - Jean x

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Wisbech Highlights

3.....................Welcome to June’s edition of

Discovering Wisbech!

4....................Art Matters - The Da Vinci ‘Code’.

10...................Father’s Day Competition.

12...................Health with March Podiatry.

14...................Travel - Experience the Excitement

of Florida with ‘Holiday with Us’.

16 - 17........Community Matters.

18...................Your Finances with Almary Green.

20.................Career Advice from RHG Consultants.

22..................The Poor Laws and Poor Relief in

Wisbech, by Eric Somerville.

23..................Beautifully Softened Water with

Morris Softeners Ltd. 24 - 25......Small Business Challenges from

Whiting and Partners.

26..................Summer Recipe.

29..................History about Wisbech from

Chris Donald.

30..................Fraser Dawbarns Solicitors.

32 - 33......Visit the Good Life Lodges!

34..................June’s gardening tips.

44.................Advice from Diamond Byte Solutions.

48 - 49......What’s on.

50..................Clubs Guide.

51...................What’s on and regular events.

52..................This month at the movies!

54 - 55......Community Matters.

56..................Puzzle Page.

60 - 61.......Directory.

With thanks to:

Fraser Dawbarns, March Podiatry, Almary Green, Diamond Byte Solutions, Holiday with us group, Wisbech Society, Richard Pharro

Discovering Wisbech is published by a local team and is not associated with any other business. Care is taken to ensure that the content and information is correct, however we cannot take any responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by any errors. Permission must be granted to reproduce, copy or scan anything from this publication. For a copy of our contributors’ guidelines please email info@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

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We bring you items of interest of Art in our community. If there is something you’d like us to cover or you have something to say please get in touch with Holly:

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The Da Vinci ‘Code’

by Aldo Ierubino, Art Historian Leonardo da Vinci, generally claimed to be the most significant artist to emerge out of the Renaissance, died five hundred years ago in 1519.

His reputation as an artist, engineer, a scientist, an inventor, and anatomist, indeed as a polymath, meant that he was regularly in the ‘pay’ of prestigious patrons. This may explain why he was less prolific in the production of works of art as well as the fact that many of these commissions were left unfinished as he moved from one patron to another.

His early training was as an apprentice from the age of fourteen in the workshop of the leading Florentine painter and sculptor Andrea di Cione, (known as Verrocchio). Here he learned the variety of skills required to ultimately assist in the production of the commissions received by the workshop master. An apocryphal story recounts how as a result of his contribution to the panel painting, The Baptism of Christ (1472 – 75), his master acknowledged his superiority as an artist and gave up painting.

Those differences can be seen in the passages painted in traditional tempera – the figures of Christ and John the Baptist – and the Angels on the left which is painted in the new oil medium. Some of these visible differences can be ascribed to the technical limitations of the medium of tempera - a water-based pigment applied to an absorbent gesso surface – but what is significant is the ways in which the new oil medium is exploited to create the delicate transitions of light and shade to model the faces of the attendant Angels.

as a scientific approximation of the nature of vision and how form is seen in three-dimensional space through the agency of light and colour. This is what is usually referred to as ‘sfumato’- the painterly technique with which he is associated. Generally, it is understood to mean the technique of allowing tones and colours to shade gradually into one another. In terms of Renaissance painting, it meant a shift away from linear brushwork to painterly brushwork thus avoiding the hard edge around forms. To this, he added his observation of aerial perspective by which he identified how colours are modified by the passage of light through the air causing them to become increasingly paler and bluer in the distance.

Leonardo’s interest in the nature of vision, light, and modelling are apparent in his own works where he continued to develop the techniques of oil painting in order to achieve what he regarded

It is the combination of these two techniques which explains that Mona Lisa smile and that incongruous rocky landscape in the background rather than a secret ‘code’.

However, what is evident in the work is the different approaches to the techniques of painting and the use of the relatively new oil paint medium in sections of the work, making this a work of transition between the old and the new – between the workshop master and the assistant.

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Father’s Day Competition 2019 – Sporting Heroes Harry Kane, Joe Root and Owen Farrell proudly share the accolade of “Captain of England� in their respective sports. This year’s Discovering Father’s Day Competition asks you to say which of these sporting heroes is the odd-one-out and why. The clue is that you won’t necessarily find the answer in how they spend their time in their “day job�!

The winner will receive a wash and cut and a hair product from Dean Barbers in Wisbech.

To enter please return your form to: Dean Barbers, 12 Norfolk Street, Wisbech PE13 2LD or you can email entries Catherine@ discoveringmagazines.co.uk. The competition closes on June 14th 2019 and winner will be drawn that day. Good Luck!

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We bring you items of interest for your home and community.

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United Against Dementia – Joanna and Paul to Trek to Machu Picchu Local couple, Joanne Anderson-Wenn and Paul Wenn were married on September 8th, 2018 at The Missing Sock in Stow Cum Quay, Cambridgeshire.

As a belated honeymoon, and as a celebration of their first wedding anniversary, they will be embarking on a fabulous trek in the Andes Mountains of Peru. They decided to take on this challenge following Paul’s nan, Dolly’s battle with dementia, (from which she recently passed away), and Joanne’s Papa Anderson’s diagnosis a couple of years ago.

Through donations and events including a race night, the couple have so far raised approximately 60% of the £7,000 minimum costs required.

Joanne and Paul have started their training walks which have included Skiddaw in Cumbria on April 6th – (see the photos attached of them both, during

the walk and after completing it) - where they covered twelve miles in six hours. Their next challenge is Snowdon on May 19th, as well as some long, local walks with their kit, to get used to carrying the weight of it.

Joanne and Paul would like to say thank you to Nigel Searle who has been their guide for these walks.

The couple’s major event of their campaign will take place on Saturday July 27th at the GER Club at Robingoodfellow’s Lane, March. This will be a “Wedding Dress Charity Ball” where they’re encouraging people to wear their wedding dress once again, but other ‘occasion wear’ such as bridesmaid dresses and ball gowns are also welcome. There will be a live band, 3 of a Kind, playing, and a hog roast from Finchys will be provided.

Joanne and Paul are grateful for all raffle prizes received so far, but are still open to further donations and can be contacted to buy ball tickets or make any other enquiries about events on 07742858094, or at Joanneanderson215@ gmail.com. They would also like to thank everyone who has supported them so far and those who shared their stories about how Alzheimers and Dementia have affected their families or friends.

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https://www.alzheimers.org. uk/sites/default/files/2018-05/ Machu%20Picchu%20Trek%20 Itinerary.pdf The sponsorship links are: www.justgiving.com/PaulWenn www.justgiving.com/ JoanneAnderson-Wenn JUNE 2019

Menace of Man’s World A topical exhibition drawing attention to the devastation that mankind is wreaking on the environment is opening at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech. In “Anthropocene: of our own making”, (a contemporary art exhibition inspired by the environmental crises earth is facing), the Precious Earth Art Collective explores the causes and effects of human destruction, with artists employing a range of media, including ceramics, textiles, painting and photography.

Wisbech and Fenland Museum Fabulous craftwork reveals the secrets of a forgotten Victorian mission to the heart of Africa.

Poisoned arrows are on show at Wisbech and Fenland Museum in the first of a planned series of exhibitions about the anti-slavery movement and the museum’s collection. The arrows were brought back by one of the Victorian museum’s founder members, Dr. William Stanger of Tydd Gote, from the 1841 steamship expedition up the River Niger. A number of strikingly beautiful African textiles and artefacts which he bought on the expedition have never previously been displayed to the public.

Museum curator, Robert Bell said, “To mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth in May 1819, we decided to bring out this amazing collection. The Niger Expedition was supported by the British Government and Prince Albert. It set off in three steamships upriver from the Niger Delta with the declared aim of promoting trade in goods, not slaves – but tragically more

than half its members were killed by fever within a month, and their mission was abandoned.”

Stanger, a medical doctor, geologist and explorer, who joined the expedition as its naturalist, is believed to have survived the fever because of his local upbringing, which built up an immunity to the ‘Fen Ague’ now known to have been a type of malaria.

Wisbech and Fenland Museum, (as keeper of the anti-slavery campaign chest which toured around Britain from the 1780s to 1830s by Wisbech abolitionist Thomas Clarkson), is leading the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund’s ‘Articles for Change’ project to promote awareness of the past and what still needs to be done to stamp out slavery and trafficking in the UK and worldwide. * The Niger exhibition runs from May 11th to June 15th. Don’t miss the great activities for children and adults linked to it. Find out more on www.wisbechmuseum. org.uk or pop into the Museum to ask.

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The title of the show is a name given to the current geological period, meaning ‘the age of mankind’, and points up the striking impact which the human race is having on ecosystems and natural resources across the planet.

The exhibition is the second of three shows in a row to be staged by the Art Collective at the Birthplace House at 7 South Brink, Wisbech, the first home of the town’s most famous daughter, the celebrated social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust.

Members of the Collective believe that, unless humanity addresses the current environmental issues, it will face apocalyptic destruction, which would be the sixth mass extinction, threatening the loss of at least 75% of species, to strike planet earth.

The show runs from Saturday, May 11th to Monday, June 24th.

The Art Collective will stage its third exhibition at the museum, “Breathe”, on the theme of clean air and clean water, later in the year.

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Your Finances

Chartered Financial Planning: the Gold Standard for the Profession by Anthony Ashton, Independent Financial Adviser

Anthony Ashton, Independent Financial Adviser at Almary Green, explains the structure of the financial advice profession.

If you are looking for a financial adviser, the first thing to check is if they are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This is important because authorisation by the FCA means that the adviser must have attained minimum standards of qualification and had relevant experience as well as having a commitment to a code of ethics. In addition, if something goes wrong in the process of getting regulated advice, you have access to a carefully structured complaints process involving, when necessary, the Financial Ombudsman and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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A Chartered Financial Planner is an adviser who has reached the very highest level of qualification in the profession and must have at least five years’ relevant experience. In addition, they must commit to continuing development of their knowledge and skills and adhere to a strong ethical position.

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Career Advice

An Appeal to Students, Parents, Employers, Teachers and Principals Are we providing our students with all the choices that are available, in helping them make the right decisions upon leaving education?

Are we providing them with all the necessary skills to help them secure employment?

My name is Richard Pharro. I am a local resident, parent and business owner and have worked in the training sector for over fifteen years; during this time I have represented several of the UK’s leading apprenticeship training providers.

A crucial part of my role was to attend local career fairs and school/academy open days, to engage with students of all ages and academic ability, to promote the benefits that modern apprenticeships have to offer. During this time, I was surprised by just how little the students knew about apprenticeships.

What was mentioned seemed to be very negative; low pay seemed to be a popular response, whilst others suggested that apprenticeships were only for academic under-achievers.

It was also commonly expressed that students were offered little advice and support with essential skills like CV compilation, interview skills and letter writing.

As a parent, I believe in our young people and in our schools; there is a wealth of potential talent waiting to be discovered. Our young people represent the future prosperity of this country and it is our duty to ensure we provide them with all the necessary support they need, to help them achieve their career aspirations.

RHG Consultants are keen to ask for your feedback on what your thoughts are on this. I would love to hear from you and invite you to contact us at richard@rhgconsultants.co.uk.

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History

The Poor Laws and Poor Relief in Wisbech - Part Two

by Eric Somerville, Wisbech Society

The New Poor Law of 1834 was draconian in the extreme. The aim was to abolish outdoor relief in favour of indoor relief in workhouses for all. To deter those applying for admission, the conditions in these institutions were to be worse than those endured by the poorest in the community and segregation was to be practised, resulting in families being broken up and children separated from their mothers. The work was to be heavy and degrading – stone or bone crushing and unpicking old rope to make oakum, used for caulking ships’ hulls.

Whereas the Old Poor Law had been administered by vestry councils at parish level, now the 15,000 parishes in England and Wales were combined to form some 640 Poor Law Unions and usually each of these built a large workhouse. Each Union was administered by a locally appointed Board of Guardians,

answerable to the autonomous Poor Law Commission in London.

In 1847, following an outcry over the harshness of conditions in workhouses, the Commission was replaced by the Poor Law Board, answerable to parliament. In 1871 the Local Government Board took over responsibility for relief and, increasingly, local councils shouldered more of the costs.

The poor rate would be levied by councils until 1930 when it was absorbed into the general rating system.

On May 24th 1836 the inaugural meeting of the Wisbech Poor Law Union was held in the Rose and Crown Hotel, chaired by Rev Henry Fardell. Twenty-two parishes (or parts thereof ) in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, with a combined population of 27,000, formed the Union. Smaller poor houses and workhouses in the villages were progressively closed, as was the old workhouse in the town, when a new larger workhouse, with accommodation for 600 paupers, was opened in 1838. This was an impressive building in the Tudor Gothic style located off Lynn Road. It conformed to a plan that facilitated segregation by age and sex and on admission, paupers were classified and accommodated accordingly: communication between the classes was forbidden unless with the express permission of the Guardians.

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in the form of Friendly Societies, Freemasonry and the Salvation Army, along with Trades Unions.

In a vain attempt to reduce the stigma, the Union Workhouse was renamed the Wisbech Poor Law Institution in 1913 and then simply the Wisbech Institution in 1930, when Boards of Guardians were abolished and Public Assistance Committees created to administer poor relief. The New Poor Law was repealed with the enactment of the National Assistance Act 1948. The workhouse’s final reincarnation was into the Clarkson Hospital, an NHS geriatric unit. This was demolished in 1982 to make way for a GP surgery and social housing.

The Charity Commissioners approved the amalgamation of local charities in 1965 into the Wisbech Charities, which today administers King John’s House in the town. This is sheltered housing and in its foyer is a plaque stating that in 1970 it replaced the almshouses in Love Lane, Stermyn Street, King’s Walk, The Mayer’s Asylum and Mill’s Almshouses.

It serves as a reminder of the town’s long history of charitable giving and poor relief, no less relevant today and epitomised by the food bank.

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Treat your Family and Home to Beautifully Softened Water With hard water you have to use more product to get a good lather, which can aggravate and irritate the skin. As well as being abrasive, hard water doesn’t necessarily wash the entire residue off. This residue can be left on the skin which can worsen dry skin conditions. The NHS website lists “water especially hard, chalky water or heavy chlorinated water” as a common irritant of contact dermatitis.

Morris Water Softeners is a family-run business based in Northorpe. The company has been going for over thirty years and is now one of the leading suppliers in the UK. We can supply all types of water softener and other related drinking water products. We also supply and deliver salt for all types of water softeners and we are especially proud of the personal service we offer our customers.

What are the downsides of having hard water?

New research has revealed the link between hard water and skin conditions like eczema. Scientists at the University of Sheffield and King’s College London have proved that hard water damages the skin, raising the risk of infection and potentially contributing to the development of eczema. The study, which we were asked to fund, proves what we’ve known here for years; when it comes to skin conditions, softened water can make all the difference.

Minerals in hard water, the same culprits behind limescale, were shown to make skin more sensitive to irritation, but when researchers used softened water in their study, they found that softened water could reduce these negative effects. It could even lower the risk of eczema developing in the first place.

For people living with chronic skin conditions, this research could be a game-changer, especially when one in five children is affected by eczema.

How does a water softener work?

In brief, it is designed to remove calcium (scale) and magnesium (scum) from hard water. They are installed at the point the water supply enters the premises and treat the whole house, therefore resulting in: reducing the cost of your soap/detergent, removing existing limescale, preventing the build-up of limescale in your hot water system as well as around your taps and reducing your fuel costs and heating system costs.

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STRAWBERRY & WATERMELON PROSECCO SPRITZERS This spritzer recipe is perfect for those warm, summer afternoons spent in the garden! Just add these fruity ice cubes for a simple twist on your usual glass of Prosecco...

Method • Pour the watermelon juice into your ice cube tray, about 2/3 of the way.

• Sprinkle in the sliced strawberries.

Ingredients Ideally use a large, deep-fill ice cube tray Fresh watermelon juice Fresh strawberries, sliced Prosecco

• Carefully place the filled trays into the freezer and allow to freeze completely.

• Once frozen, place two ice cubes in a glass and top up with Prosecco, retire to the garden and relax in the sunshine!

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History Sa mue l Pepy s

Samuel Pepys Visits Our Area

Chris Donald

Many people nowadays would say that Parson Drove is a pleasant place to live; however, Samuel Pepys, the most celebrated diarist in the English language, came to East Anglia in 1663 and thought differently! He had travelled from Huntingdon to Parson Drove on horseback, leaving his wife at Huntingdon. It took him most of the day to get there, going alongside dykes with some of the roads being so bad that the poor horses sunk to their belly. It was such a rough, haggard road, it was hard to get along.

The purpose of his visit was to see his relations, uncle and auntie Perkins and their daughters who lived in what he called a ‘poor thatched cottage’. In point of fact, he called them all ‘poor

wretches’. It was night time when he finally arrived, tired and covered with mud. They went to the village inn, which he called ‘miserable’ and before supper, they listened to the Perkins son singing a bawdy song. As Mrs Pepys wasn’t about, he tried to steal a kiss from ‘an indifferent handsome maid’, but without success. He woke up in the morning only to have been bitten by gnats. He got up and ate a dish of cold cream that was left over from the previous night’s supper. No wonder he described Parson Drove as ‘a heathen place’ and called the people ‘beggarly’! Furthermore, he described the Fens as ‘sad’, explaining that the Fen people or ‘breedlings’ either rowed or waded in the dykes to get about.

However, he did like Wisbech, describing it as follows: ‘A pretty town, and a fine church and library with sundry very old abbey manuscripts; and a fine house, built on the church ground by Secretary Thurlow, and a fine gallery built for him in the church.’

He left for Chatteris and then travelled to Huntingdon to pick up his wife.

Surprisingly, there isn’t any record of Samuel Pepys ever coming back this way!

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Why Do I Need To Make A Will?

BY JAMES DAVIES, SOLICITOR

The amount of people who do not have a will is increasing. In 2018 it was reported that 60 percent of UK adults had not yet made one, however it is one of the most important documents you can make. Without a will you can’t ensure that you pass your assets on to the people you most want to benefit after you die.

If you die intestate (without a will), there are statutory rules that govern what will happen to your assets. If your estate is subject to intestacy rules, your assets will very likely not be divided in the way you would have chosen.

make a will if you live with someone but are not married or in a civil partnership. If you don’t, your partner will have no rights to inherit your assets under the intestacy rules, no matter how long you have lived together.

You may not have made a will because you have heard that your estate automatically passes to your spouse or civil partner, but this is not necessarily the case. If you leave behind a spouse and children, your If you own a property with someone else and die intestate, your share of the property may not spouse will receive the first £250,000 from your estate, pass automatically to that person on your death. your personal possessions and half of your remaining This could cause problems for the joint owner, assets. The remaining half will be divided between Christmas is fast approaching and weparticularly are once more opening if they are living inour thedoors property and your children.

Children would include your biological your beneficiaries wish to force a sale. and adopted children, but might not step-children. can else to share it with. Will you to those who not haveThis anyone be on create problems if your main asset is a property worth If you have no surviving family and your own? Do you know someone who will be on their own? die without a more than £250,000 and someone lives in it or if you will, your estate passes to the Crown and you may want to include step-children. have preferred to have benefitted close friends or We are opening our doors on Christmas Day from 12-2pm and offering a charity.

If your estate is valued below £250,000, it will pass Christmas Dinner to those who would otherwise have no-one to share to your spouse in its entirety. This can also cause People with young children can also use their will to their daybeen with.married In return, alland we are asking a minimum donation problems if you have before appointislegal guardians£10 if they become orphaned have children from a previous marriage.

The can this say who will look aftercharity. their inheritance. to Wisbech Lions Club as every pennyand helps fantastic local children from your previous marriage may not You can also specify the age at which your inherit anything if your new spouse dies inherit, the age is 18, but you Pre-booking is essential towithout help us withchildren preparation andminimum planning and can making a will or leaves their estate to other may prefer to wait until they are 21 years old. be done in person by visiting the Cafe or by telephoning 01945 580866. beneficiaries and excludes the children from A will is an important document that gives you control your first marriage. over what happens your estate, Fraser Dawbarns WE CANNOT ACCEPT WALK-INS ON THEtoDAY.

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JUNE Gardening Tips Well let’s hope that we have those lovely warm, long sunny days that herald midsummer and that the plants benefit from the rise in temperature and the sunshine. While it is highly unlikely that there will be a frost, the bugs and beasties will be enjoying munching on your plants, so be vigilant and keep them down to manageable levels. As I have said before, garden pests can have a devastating effect on crops, and with the latest concerns over chemical pest control, an interesting alternative is using nematodes.

Beneficial nematodes as pest control will attack soil-borne insect pests with no harmful effects on earthworms, plants, animals or humans, making it an environmentally friendly solution. You can use water-in nematodes against the following: • Slugs, ant nests (dependent on soil temperature).

• Leatherjackets, chafer grubs (in April and October, to coincide with vulnerable parts of their life cycles).

• Carrot fly, cabbage root fly, cutworms, onion fly, caterpillars, gooseberry sawfly, thrips and codling moth, (all can be attacked with a single product).

There are plenty of sites on the Internet where you can find further information on nematodes and where to purchase them.

June is the busiest month for the vegetable gardener. Jobs to do this month are endless, so here are just a few that you can do: • Plant out vegetables that you have grown from seed but make sure you harden them off before planting out in their final position.

• Thin out seedlings and plant others in their final growing positions.

• Earth up potatoes and, towards the end of the month, harvest earlies • Cut down broad beans and peas just above the surface, and use for compost, but leave the roots in the ground as a good source of nitrogen.

• Once you are sure that frosts are over, you can plant out the more tender crops such as aubergines, peppers, chillies, courgettes, marrows and squashes.

• Succession sow beetroot, salad crops, carrots and, later in the month, Florence fennel. Traditionally Florence fennel is sown after the longest day, 21st June, as it is less likely to bolt - sowing in succession is a good idea. If the weather is dry, then water your seed drills well before sowing – this way the young plants will develop a good root system.

• Last chance to sow runner beans.

• Brussels sprouts, leeks, sprouting broccoli and the last of the summer, autumn and red cabbages and the first of winter cabbages can also be planted.

• Protect carrots with insect-proof netting and net brassicas to deter pigeons.

In June 2017’s Potting Shed I mentioned “no dig” gardening and I haven’t had the nerve to try it - I wonder if any of our readers have tried it and what the outcome was? I would be interested to know, so please e-mail editor.bourne@ discoveringmagazines.co.uk.

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We want to make sure Cambridgeshire residents are aware of exactly what goes on at the plant and how EfW fits into a wider strategy, so we thought we would provide some information and ways for you to find out more.

The majority of Amey’s work at Waterbeach is related to recycling and recovering value from waste, as well as disposing of what’s left over. We do this in a number of ways, such as: processing waste to identify recyclable material; processing compostable waste to create soil conditioner; and reducing the bulk and weight of material going to landfill.

Waterbeach is the sensible location for a future EfW facility as it is already home to a state-of-the-art materials recycling facility and already deals with the waste from across Cambridgeshire. Without a new EfW facility, waste will continue going to landfill – something that everyone is keen to see eliminated. The existing landfill site at Waterbeach can only last another 10-15 years. After that new sites will need to be found elsewhere in Cambridgeshire. Similarly, if EfW is not provided at Waterbeach, sites will be sought elsewhere in the county.

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A new Energy from Waste facility would take residual waste processed through mechanical and biological treatment and burn it at an extremely high temperature to create clean, safe energy – potentially enough electricity to power 63,000 homes. Amey are also looking to the potential for providing heat for the homes at the new development at Waterbeach. Compared to landfill, EfW could deliver an annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of over 35,000 tonnes and reduce the amount that the council have to pay every year in landfill taxes – money that could be spent on schools, healthcare, and other local services. Amey also contribute to local good causes through the Amey Community Fund; to date over £5.5m has gone back into community groups and good causes across Cambridgeshire.

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The first thing you notice is that the May update has a new light desktop theme, a nice contrast to the dark theme that was introduced in 2018. The taskbar, Start Menu and Action Centre are a brighter and lighter white colour, and some icons in the system tray and taskbar have also changed to match the new theme.

You can even mix and match parts of the light and dark theme to get a look that best suits your tastes.

The Start Menu has also improved in that it is less cluttered and the tiles and shortcuts for pre-installed apps do not take up as much space. There are still many apps and games that come pre-installed, but with the May 2019 update you can now remove more of these stock apps that you don’t use.

A big change is the separation of Cortana and Search in the Windows 10 taskbar. Both were previously integrated with each other. However, now the search box in the taskbar will exclusively launch searches for files and documents, and the circular Cortana icon will instead start the digital assistant.

Slightly controversially, the May 2019 update will reserve 7GB of disk space for installing general

updates, the idea being that this will make downloading Windows 10 updates easier, as well as prevent errors where an update fails to install due to lack of space. It will also be used by apps, temporary files and system caches. The size of the reserve depends on your system, so you might need to remove some files on your hard drive to prepare.

Microsoft is finally making error messages more helpful! When an error message pops up, users should see options to try and fix it. The error messages will also have a link to a knowledge base, rather than making users rely on Google for answers.

Since previous Windows updates have caused bugs, data loss and failures, the May 2019 update will enable all Windows 10 users to delay updates for up to thirty-five days. This should give users time to check that the update is working correctly and, if there are issues, to pause the update until they’ve been fixed.

As with prior releases, rollouts of major Windows 10 updates are gradual to ensure the best quality experience, so you may not see the May 2019 update right away.

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Events - June 2019 1st - International Tabletop Day at the Luxe Cinema from 10

am. To celebrate International Tabletop Day 2019, we will be hosting a series of activities and games for all of the local area, as well as welcoming folk to bring in their favourite game for a few rolls of the dice. Building on our relationship with the Fenland Gamers and other local groups and FLGS, we want to offer up a warm and friendly location for some gaming. So why not join in and help us raise money for good causes while having a great time? This will be open to all ages, and there will be lots of people on hand to teach rule sets with a wide variety of games for a wide variety of tastes. For more information, please call 01945 588808 (Luxe Box Office).

1st & 2nd

- Model Railway Show from 9.30 am - 4 pm, at the Nene Valley Railway and March and District Model Railway Club. Layouts, trade stands, heritage train service, freight and shunting demonstrations, brake van rides. Event Prices: DayRover Ticket all day travel including entry to all model railway exhibits. Adults £20, Senior £16, Child 3-16 £10, Under 3 Free, Family £50. Wansford Platform including entry to all model railway exhibits ONLY. Adult £5, Child £3, Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £15. Brake Van rides – local supplement, Pay on the Day. For more information please contact adminassistant@nvr.org.uk. 01780 784444.

1st - Pop Up Supper Club - An evening of Greek food from 7.30 pm. £15pp 3 courses, set menu. At Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. Please book in advance on 07778 324250.

1st & 2nd - Behind the Scenes tours at Peckover House.

Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors.

Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs. Weekend tours are on Saturdays and Sundays at 12.30 pm and 2 pm.

2nd - Quiz raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. 2.30 pm

registration for a 3 pm start at March USC, New Road, March.

Contact Jo on 07742858094 or JoanneAnderson215@gmail. com for further information on any of the above and donations of raffle prizes welcome.

2 - WisBeach Day. Fun for the family. Come along and see the town centre transformed into a beach. Real sand, donkey rides, fairground, Punch and Judy, brass band, beach bar and loads more! 11 am - 3 pm. At Wisbech Market Place. For more information, please contact Wisbech Town Council on 01945 461333. nd

June 1st & 2nd - Model Railway June 7th - Allo Allo Fish and Chips evening June 8th & 9th - Thomas Branch Line/event June 23rd - Afternoon Tea NVR June 29th & 30th - Traction engines/Vintage Weekend

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5th - Wednesday walk - Trees to Treasure. Meet at the Clarkson Memorial for 7 pm departure. No booking required. Donations £3 to Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House with Robin Hine. For more information, please call 01945 476358.

7th - An evening in conversation with Elly Griffiths and William Shaw from 7 pm. Join Elly and William in conversation about their books, writing and creations; Dr. Ruth Galloway, Stephens and Mephisto and DS Alexandra Cupidi. Tickets £5 from Wisbech Library, where the event is held. For more information, please call 0345 045 5225 or e-mail: wisbech.referral@ cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

7th - Pyjamarama Rhymetime at Wisbech Library from 10.30 am - 12 pm. For more information, please contact the library.

7th & 8th

- Secret Gin Festival from 7.30 pm. As promised.

Tickets are £12.50pp. A few tweaks this year. We have added a Saturday afternoon session. Stacey will be bringing you some wonderful creations from her cocktail bar! Mile Tree Brewery will also be joining us for the weird non-gin drinkers. You asked and we’ve delivered - The Bespoke Cheesecake Company will be joining us!! A range of live music, a ridiculous amount of craft gin, plus our favourite distillers (well some of them) will be in attendance to share their stunning gins with you! Camping pitches are available on site, please contact the Secret Garden directly for this. https://www.thesecretgardentouringpark.co.uk.

Oh, and it happens to be World Gin Day on the Saturday...

Perfection! At The Secret Garden, Mile Tree Lane PE13 4TR. For more information, please contact Stacey - 2boozybirds@gmail. com 07919116991.

8th - Junior Science Club from 11 am - 1 pm at Wisbech and

Fenland Museum. Fun projects and experiments for 6-11-yearolds. For more information, please contact Jane Holloway jholloway@uwclub.net.

8th & 9th - Marmalade Cake at Peckover House. During

the afternoon, come and experience the frantic activity in the kitchen while the servants prepare for a birthday tea party for Alexandrina, age 10, and engage in a bit of gossip. Normal admission applies to non-NT members – see prices on our website - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/peckover-house-andgarden.

10th - Family Bingo at Marshland Hall. Come and join us for our brand new Bingo Nights in 2019! Family Bingo is on every second Monday of the month. Doors open 6.30 pm, eyes down 7.15 pm. Lots of great prizes, a bonus game, and a cash game. There will also be a raffle and a tombola, and even a free children’s game if we have enough kiddies on the night.

For more information, please contact Tracy at Marshland Hall tracy@marshlandhall.org.uk.

12th

- Wednesday walk - Crab Marsh to Osborn House.

Meet at the Clarkson Memorial for 7 pm. Donations £3 to Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House with Peter Clayton. For more information, please call 01945 476358.

13th

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Events - June 2019 from 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. A talk, Q&A and a walk around the grounds - maybe seeing our Spotted Flycatcher!

15th - Midsummer Festival, Craft and Gift Fair from 10 am - 4 pm. Join us in celebrating the joys of summer at our Midsummer Festival, Craft and Gift Fair at Friday Bridge’s Tower Hall. Just in time for Father’s Day, this is the perfect opportunity to pick up the perfect present for Dad. For more information, please contact Victoria Bunting -alromacosmetics@gmail.com.

15 - Table-top Sale at the Trinity Church, March. From 9 am - 1 pm. Hot snacks, cakes, and drinks are also available. All welcome. Tables £5, ring 01354 655050. th

15 & 16 - Bee Weekend at Peckover House. See Peckover bees at work with beekeeper, David Arlott, who will be on hand to demonstrate bees and beekeeping. Beeswax products also available. Normal admission applies to non-NT members – see prices on our website - www.nationaltrust.org. uk/peckover-house-and-garden. th

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15th & 16th - Behind the Scenes tours at Peckover House.

Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors.

Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs. Weekend tours are on Saturdays and Sundays at 12.30 pm and 2 pm.

16th - Father’s Day Jazz in the Garden at Elgoods Brewery

from 11 am - 4 pm. Entry is £10. For more information, please contact the brewery - 01945 583160 info@elgoods-brewery. co.uk.

18th - Positive Me Workshops at The Oasis Centre from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Join us on a journey of discovery in these two fun, friendly and positively focused workshops which will improve your daily communication skills, make you feel more confident about dealing with unexpected events and help you embrace your ‘inner you.’ Being able to communicate clearly is key to our success in many aspects of life. Communication is a two-way process, so improving our communication involves how we send and receive messages. This fun and friendly workshop will help you build your confidence to speak and listen more effectively. For more information, please contact Andrea Myers - 07712 691167 andrea.myers@clarionhg.com.

19th - Wednesday walk - Looking for Norman Wisbech. Meet at the Clarkson Memorial for 7 pm. No bookings required.

Donations £3 to Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. Looking for Norman Wisbech with Keith Aplin. For more information, please call 01945 476358.

21st

- Charity Bingo raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Doors open 7 pm eyes down 8 pm at March USC, New Road, March. Contact Jo on 07742858094 or JoanneAnderson215@ gmail.com for further information on any of the above and donations of raffle prizes welcome.

22nd - Secret Garden Food & Craft Fair from 10 am. Come and join us for our Food and Craft Fair! As always, free parking and free entry! We will have a wide range of Food JUNE 2019

and Craft stalls and Fizz on the Fens will be there again this year along with Mile Tree Brewery, Fenland Spirits, Watergull Orchards, and Bramblebee Farm. Great local Food and Crafts showcased at The Secret Garden Touring Park, BBQ, Curry, Gin, Ale and Llamas! For more information, please contact the Secret Garden - 01945 585044. thesecretgardentouringpark@ btconnect.com.

22nd

- Lego and Board Games at Wisbech Library from 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm. For more information, please contact the library.

22nd - An evening of Poetry and Prose from 7 pm at Wisbech

General Cemetery. £5pp. Curated by Eleanor Sloan, poetry and excerpts with local links such as William Wordsworth, Dorothy L Sayers, Charles Dickens and more. With food tastings from Fenland. Please book in advance on 07778 324250.

22nd - Viva La Voce Midsummer Madness at The Queen

Mary Centre from 7.30 pm. Viva La Voce presents its Summer Celebration Concert. Dress up, sip a glass or two and enjoy summer nibbles and songs in the evening sunshine. Bar, raffle, and prizes. Tickets from Viva members £4. Tickets on the door £5. For more information, please contact Linda Ekins - linda@ leada.biz.

23rd - Wisbech Armed Forces Day 2019 on Wisbech Market

Place from 10 am - 3 pm. The main attractions for this year’s event will be a World War One tank, tracked armoured cars and service vehicles. Throughout the day there will be stalls and demonstrations by Ex-Service Associations, Service Charities, and uniformed Cadet Groups. The event will begin at 10 am with the raising of the Armed Forces Day Flag. Local groups and choirs will provide entertainment throughout the day. The highlight of the event will be a parade and march past by the Uniformed Cadet Forces followed by a Thanksgiving Service and Sunset Ceremony. The event is free to all, and is staged on a level surface to allow wheelchair access. There is plenty of free parking in nearby car parks. For more information, please contact 01945 584595, Firebird56@outlook.com.

26th - Wednesday walk - Museum of the streets. Meet at the Clarkson Memorial for 7 pm. No booking required. Donations £3 to Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. The Museum of the streets: any old iron with Peter Clayton. For more information, please contact 01945 476358.

27th - Wisbech Library: Engage in the morning - Wisbeach

On Sea from 10.30 am. Cambridgeshire Libraries programme of free talks at Wisbech Library. Wisbeach On Sea by Richard Merrison. Please contact 0345 045 5225.

28th - Brinks Gala Weekend at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. 7.30pm for 7.45pm, a costumed re-enactment of John Ruskin’s 1858 Inaugural Lecture to the Cambridge Arts School, recreated by Paul O’Keefe, as performed at the opening of Anglia Ruskin University. £10 per person. For more information, please call 01945 476358.

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St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1HP 01945 582508 The King’s Church Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech PE13 2PE, 01945 467413 Our Lady & Saint Charles Borromeo Church 69 Queens Rd, Wisbech PE13 2QR 01945 583466 Wisbech Baptist Church Hill St, Wisbech PE13 1BD, 01945 461291 Parish Church of All Saints Walsoken The Rectory, Church Rd, Wisbech PE13 3RA, 01945 583740 Trinity Methodist Church 17 Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1BL St Augustine’s Church St Augustine’s Road, Wisbech, PE13 3AH 07874 245683 Wisbech and Long Sutton URC Church Castle Mews, Wisbech PE13 1EH 01945 461782 Alexandra Road Christian Spiritualist Church Alexandra Road, Wisbech Sheila 01553 766284 RCCG, (Redeemed Christian Church of God), Throne of Grace 6, Union Place Castle Square, Wisbech, PE13 1EH, 07479 022106 St. Leonard’s Church 35 Gorefield Road, Leverington, Wisbech PE13 5AS, 01945 581486 Erratum Church Mews, Falcon Rd, Wisbech PE13 1AU The Parish Church of All Saints Elm Main Road, Elm, Wisbech PE14 0AF Methodist Church 7 Cannon Close, Wisbech St Mary, Wisbech PE13 4RB St John the Baptist’s Church Parson Drove, Main Road, Wisbech PE13 4LF St. Paul’s Church High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech PE13 4NY The Salvation Army John Thompson Road, Wisbech PE13 2NF, 01945 461416 Friends Meeting House 23 N Brink, Wisbech PE13 1JR Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 55 Tinkers Drove, Wisbech PE13 3PQ

Schools

Wisbech Grammar School 47 N Brink, Wisbech PE13 1JX 01945 583631 Orchards Church of England Academy Cherry Rd, Wisbech PE13 3NP 01945 583799 Thomas Clarkson Academy Corporation Road, Wisbech PE13 2SE 01945 585237 Elm Road Primary School 55 Elm Rd, Wisbech PE13 2TB 01945 584591 Ramnoth Junior School Ramnoth Rd, Wisbech PE13 2JB 01945 583690

Club Guide Clarkson Infant and Nursery School Trafford Road, Wisbech PE13 2ES 01945 584867 St Peter’s Church of England Junior School Trafford Road, Wisbech PE13 2ES 01945 583570 Meadowgate Academy Meadowgate Lane, Wisbech PE13 2JH, 01945 461836 Leverington Primary Academy 104 Church Road, Leverington, Wisbech PE13 5DE, 01945 584915 Nene Infants and Nursery School Norwich Road, Wisbech PE13 2AP 01945 583907 Marshland High School 75 School Rd, West Walton, Wisbech PE14 7HA, 01945 584146 Cambian Wisbech School 32 Somers Road, Wisbech PE13 1JF 0800 138 1184 West Walton Primary School 95 School Rd, West Walton, Wisbech PE14 7HA, 01945 583620 Wisbech St Mary Church of England Academy Church Road, Wisbech St Mary, Wisbech PE13 4RJ, 01945 410312 Peckover Primary School Leverington Road, Wisbech PE13 1PJ 01945 584741 Gorefield Primary School 69 High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech PE13 4NB, 01945 870321 TBAP Unity Academy - Fenland 2 Algores Way, Wisbech PE13 2TQ 01945 583235 Marshland St James VC Primary School and Nursery School Rd, Wisbech PE14 8EY 01945 430378 Magdalene House North Brink, Wisbech PE13 1JX 01945 586780

Sports

Wisbech Town FC 380 Lynn Road, Wisbech PE14 7AL 01945 581511 Wisbech Rugby Club Chapel Road, Wisbech PE13 1RG 01945 481500 24/7 Fitness Gym Cromwell Road, Wisbech PE14 0RG 01945 584869 Leverington Sports and Social Club Church Road, Leverington, PE13 3RA PE13 5DE, 01945 465082 Wisbech Lawn Tennis Club Harecroft Rd, Wisbech PE13 1RL 07747 637648 Fenland Gymnastics Academy 21 Algores Way, Wisbech PE13 2TQ 07895 982059 Wisbech Town Cricket Club Harecroft Rd, Wisbech PE13 1RL Lakers 5 Anglia Way, Wisbech PE13 2TY 01945 466900 Shapers Gym 18 North St, Wisbech PE13 1NP 01945 589100 The Mark Farnham Schools of Tae Kwon-Do Queens Community Centre, Queens Rd, Wisbech PE13 2PE, 07771 644460 Avaddon Academy 27 Boleness Rd, Wisbech PE13 2RB 07798 872447

Pro Martial Arts School Harecroft Rd, Wisbech PE13 1RL 07932 962397 Stars Kickboxing Wisbech Town Football Club, 405 Lynn Road, Wisbech PE14 7AL, 07912 790988 The Poppy Rooms 1, Alexandra House, 33 Alexandra Road, Wisbech PE13 1HQ 01945 586971 Fenland Running Club Chapel Rd, Wisbech PE13 1RG Chestnut Farm Equestrian Centre 109 St Paul’s Rd S, Walton Highway, Wisbech PE14 7DD, 01945 581688 Wisbech Karate School Hudson Leisure Centre, Harecroft Road, Wisbech PE13 1RL 07843 414433 Ironworks Gym 3, Europa Way, Wisbech PE13 2TZ 01945 585800 Yoga Classes Meet at the Trinity Methodist Church on Monday’s 7-8.15pm and Elm Primary School on Wednesday’s 7-8.15pm. Tutor Name Peter, Mobile: 07905 601585, email:pabamullins206@ ntlworld.com The Alexandra Road Bowls Club meets at the Wisbech Conservative Club, PE13 1HQ. For more information on this club, please contact Chairman Perry Hall on 01945 588875 CMB Bowls Club on Railway Road; for more information, please contact Paul Bennett on 01945 480857

Youth

Alove Youth Centre John Thompson Rd, Wisbech PE13 2NF, 01945 461416 Queen Mary Centre Queens Rd, Wisbech PE13 2PE 01945 581444 8 - 16 Fenland Archaeology Wisbech & Fenland museum, Museum Square, Wisbech PE13 1ES 07542 312 692.

Clubs

Boogie Tots Queen Street Mary Centre, 10am – 11am Mondays. Tel 07807 951771 Wisbech Sea Cadets 19 Sandyland, Wisbech PE13 1NX 01945 870003 Wisbech & District Ex-Services Club Alexandra Road, Wisbech PE13 1HQ 01945 584672 Wisbech Working Men’s Conservative Club 29 Hill St, Wisbech PE13 1BD 01945 583746 Walton Highway Village Club New Club Site, Walton Highway, Wisbech PE14 7DF, 01945 582479 Thursday Tea Dance Club Meets every Thursday in Walsoken village hall 2pm to 4pm contact Mrs Angela Weldon on 07761730178.

NHS Retirement Fellowship Meets 1.30pm-4pm the last Wednesday of the month in the Rosmini Centre, Queen’s Road,

Wisbech, Kirkgate Church Walsoken.

Contact Mrs Jenny Sirett 01945 860589 Monday Senior Citizens Club Meets every other Monday in St Raphael Club, Love Lane,Wisbech, 2-4pm. Contact Mrs Janet Stevens 01945 588231 or Pat Alen 01945 582559 The Kit (Keep in Touch) Club Meets third Wednesday of month in Robert Hall Centre, St Augustines Road, Wisbech, 10am-noon. Contact Miss Penny Duce 01945 881383.

Good Companions Meets every other Thursday in Wisbech St Mary Village Hall, 2-4.30pm. Contact Mr B Hayden 01945 410708 or Anthony Norris 01945 410452 Clarkson Singers Octavia Hill’s Birthplace Museum Trust, Tuesday Evenings from 7 pm - 9.30 pm. www.choirsites.co.uk/Clarkson Wisbech and District Historical Vehicle Club 1st Monday of every month at 7.30 pm at Elgood’s Stadium. www. brmmbrmm.com/wisbech Wisbech Stroke Club 2nd & last Friday every month 1.15pm at Wisbech library. 07501 980603 or brian.sandall@virgin.net Wisbech & District Talking Newspaper Looking for volunteers and “listeners” to output three one hour memory sticks each month. Secretary Kim Maclachlan on 07908 258778 or Chair Ann Shippey on 01945 583916.

St Augustine’s Day Centre St Augustine’s Parish Centre, St Augustine’s Road, Wisbech, PE13 3AH 01945 585595.

Wisbech Mixed Bridge Club Meet every Thursday 6.45pm at WWMCC, 29 Hill Street, Wisbech. No partner necessary. Call 01945 464608 for more details.

Museums

Wisbech and Fenland Museum Museum Square, Wisbech PE13 1ES, 01945 583817 Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum Old Lynn Road, West Walton, Wisbech PE14 7DA, 01945 461771 The Castle Museum Square, 1-2 The Crescent, Wisbech PE13 1ES, 07831 616127 Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House 7 South Brink, Wisbech PE13 1JB 01945 476358

Doctors’ Surgeries

Clarkson Surgery 9 De Havilland Road, Wisbech PE13 3AN 01945 583133 Trinity Surgery 29 St Augustines Road, Wisbech PE13 3UZ, 01945 476999 Parson Drove Surgery Main Rd, Parson Drove, Wisbech PE13 4JA, 01945 700223 North Brink Practice 7 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambs PE13 1JU, 01945 660460

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Events - June 2019 Night with Barbara Price at the Gorefield Community Hall, Wolf Lane. Doors open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start. Bar and raffle available. Tickets are £7 and can be bought on the door or call Joanne Clarke on 07840 367841 for advance tickets.

28th - Brinks Gala Weekend – ‘Breathe’ at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House from 7.30 pm. Wine and cheese opening night of contemporary art exhibition by the Precious Earth Art Collective. Includes the unveiling of a new bust of Charles Dickens, commissioned by the Birthplace House from sculptor Charlotte Samson. ‘Breathe’ exhibition runs to October 30th. For more information, please call 01945 476358.

29th

- Saturday Storytime at Wisbech Library from 2.30 pm - 3 pm. For more information, please contact the library.

29th - July 6th

- Wisbech Art Club Summer Exhibition at Wisbech and Fenland Museum, PE13 1ES. From 10 am - 4 pm daily. (Closed Sunday 30th June.) Admission is free! Paintings are available for sale. If anyone is interested in joining or contacting the club, we do currently have a few vacancies available and they should e-mail Moira Johnson in the first instance. Contact details for the Club Secretary, Moira Johnson, email: Moira.j@tiscali.co.uk.

29th & 30th

- Behind the Scenes tours at Peckover House. Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors. Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs.

Weekend tours are on Saturdays and Sundays at 12.30 pm and 2 pm.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS - JULY

11th, 12th, & 13th - 5th Annual Gorefield Beer Festival.

With 36 Real Ales, 10+ Ciders, Craft Lagers, Gin Bar, Farmers Market and live music! Why not come down for a beer, a bite, and a boogie?! Camping is also available on site. Live Music featuring: Banjo Mania starring Sean Moyses and friends,; Country and Western with Merv and Maria; The John Noakes Experience; Skegness Silver Band and Rock ‘n’ Roll Band the B Sides. On the 13th there will also be a Farmers’ Market from 12 pm, sports races for young and old, and inflatable fun for kids. Keep them entertained with a £5 wristband for a whole day of bouncing! Opening times: Thursday 6 pm-11 pm, Friday 6 pm - 12 am, Saturday 12 pm - 12 am. FREE ENTRY. Gorefield Community Hall, Wolf Lane, Gorefield PE13 4NE.

Regular Events & Clubs Monday Wisbech and District Camera Club, who are coming up to their 70th anniversary in January 2020, meet at Elgood’s Fenland Stadium, 380 Lynn Road, PE14 7AL, on a Monday night throughout September to May. For more information or to join, please contact Secretary David Hodgson on 01945 465126.

Mixed Badminton for Social Games at fun prices. Only £2 at the Hudson Centre, Wisbech, every Monday from 7 pm - 8 pm. All abilities are welcome. Coaching and equipment provided if necessary.

March Ukelele Group at the Rookswood from 7 pm, everyone welcome.

Wisbech Model Railway Club meets every Monday from 6.30 pm - 9 pm at The Institute, Hill Street. However, it is with regret that Under 16s MUST now be accompanied by a responsible adult in order to join us. If anybody requires further information, then please e-mail wisbechmrc1@gmail.com or telephone 07707885718.

Wisbech IPMS Scale Model Club. The club meets twice monthly at the Community room of Wisbech Tesco, on the second and fourth Monday between 7 pm and 10 pm. All scales, genre, and experience welcome.

Family Bingo at Marshland Hall. Come and join us for our brand new Bingo Nights in 2019! Family Bingo is on every 2nd Monday of the month. Doors open 6.30 pm, eyes down 7.15 pm. Lots of great prizes, a bonus game, and a cash game. There will also be a raffle and a tombola, and even a free children’s game if we have enough kiddies on the night. For more information, please contact Tracy at Marshland Hall - tracy@marshlandhall.org.uk.

TUESDAy The Fenland Family History Society meets at Wisbech Library from 10 am - 12 noon on the first Tuesday of the month. These are drop-in sessions where we try to help visitors with their family research.

Walking Football every Tuesday at the Hudson Centre, Wisbech. £2 a session.

Forever fit session’s short mat bowls, new age curling and table tennis every Tuesday from 11:30 am -1 pm, £2 a session.

Yoga at the Oasis Centre, Wisbech, every Tuesday from 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Free entry!

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March And District Amateur Operatic Society. Join us to sing, dance, and act in a musical, pantomime, or concert. Rehearsals at March Community Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm. New members welcome. Contact us on contactmadaos@gmail.com or find MADAOS on Facebook.

Painting group in Eastrea Village Hall. This painting group has been meeting in the Eastrea Village Hall between 1 pm and 4 pm every Tuesday for five years. The contact for the group is Sue on 01733 205241.

WEDNESDAY The Wisbech Badminton Babes (WBB), meet at the Hudson Leisure Centre every Wednesday evening from 7-8pm for pay and play. Just turn up. Cost is only £2. No experience is necessary as equipment is provided. Some ladies also attend special coaching sessions, also every Wednesday at the Hudson from 6-7pm. Cost is £2, payable on the court.

THURSDAY Walking Netball every Thursday from 9:30 am - 10:30 am at the Hudson Centre, Wisbech, £2 a session.

Do you want to meet new people, or learn new skills? ‘TOAST’ socials allow you to drop in at any time for a cuppa, cake and a chat!

Activities include dog games, agility, gardening, knitting, art and crafts, photography, table tennis, board games, music and more! Every Thursday from 4.15 pm - 5.15 pm at The Oasis Centre.

FRIDAY Do you want to meet new people, or learn new skills? ‘TOAST’ socials allow you to drop in at any time for a cuppa, cake and a chat!

Activities include dog games, agility, gardening, knitting, art and crafts, photography, table tennis, board games, music and more! Every Friday from 3.30 pm - 5 pm at The Queen Mary Centre.

Friends of the Waterlees Social Group meets every Friday from 10 am - 12 pm at The Oasis Centre. Come along to do some gardening with new friends.

Saturday Hereward Ukelele Group meets at the Braza Club on the first and third Saturday of each month, starting at 10.30 am. We would welcome ukulele players of all abilities and have a couple of spare ukuleles for anyone who would like to give it a try.

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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This Month at the Movies...

Join us on June 5th for the story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into the iconic Dark Phoenix. The culmination of 20 years of X-Men movies makes this the most intense and emotionally charged one yet as Jean unleashes powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. As she spirals out of control, the family of mutants that we’ve come to know, and love must face their most devastating enemy yet – one of their own.

Community matters to us, so come along to our dementia-friendly screening of Rocketman on June 10th. This epic biographical musical drama tells the uncensored story of Sir Elton John’s breakthrough years, his struggles with depression, substance abuse and acceptance of his sexual orientation. 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 vocal duo Back Two. Tickets are £5 and all carers go in for free with no need for a CEA card.

Following high demand, we have also added an encore of Take That: Greatest Hits Live. Showing on Sunday, June 9th, you’ll have front row seats as Gary, Mark and Howard perform their biggest hits from the last three decades (singing along strongly encouraged!). Tickets now on sale.

Science fiction action comedy Men in Black International lands on June 14th with a new adventure. The MIB have always protected the

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earth from the scum of the universe, but this time a mole in their own organisation proves to be the most global threat to date.

The wait is finally over for adults and children alike. Toy Story 4 hits our screens on June 21st. The Pixar sequel joins Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang on a road trip that turns into an unexpected reunion as Woody's slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bo discuss the old days, they soon start to realise that they're worlds apart when it comes to what they want from life as toys.

Andrea Levy’s prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaption for you to experience on June 27th. Filmed live on stage as part of the National Theatre Live’s tenth birthday, the characters of Small Island embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, from the Second World War through to 1948. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK. Fancy a mid-week movie treat?

Check out our offer! Sign up to our online membership (for free!) and get tickets for just £5 Monday to Friday before noon and all day every Tuesday and Wednesday, any film. Plus, get the latest news and offers straight to your inbox. Head over to our website and start saving.

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Merry Maypole’s Ageless Appeal Merrymakers of all ages flocked to Centenary Green in Wisbech, back in May, to revive the lost arts of maypole dancing and weave some May Day magic.

Boys and girls from Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School, who travelled to the festivities with Judd’s Coaches, together with pupils from St Peter’s Church of England Junior School and Cambian Wisbech School, gathered to learn how to celebrate one of the great traditions of merry England.

Under the watchful eye of maypole teacher, Lynda Robinson, the forty youngsters learned the steps of the festive dances, including the Barber’s Pole, in which two concentric rings of dancers take opposite paths. To

the children’s cries of “Go faster”, the adults attending, (including Wisbech Mayor, Councillor Peter Human, Mayoress Mrs. Janet Tanfield, Octavia Hill volunteers and representatives of the Army Cadets and the National Trust) stepped up to the mark and proved that they could also tread a merry measure.

which now forms part of the University of Roehampton. It was Ruskin’s wish that each year the women students should elect ‘the most likeable’ and the ‘most loveable’ of their number to be their May Queen.

Among the Octavia Hill volunteers was Gary Bishop, who captured the spirit by dressing as a vintage Victorian. Octavia Hill’s friend and mentor, the Victorian polymath John Ruskin, was a prime mover in the revival of the May Day celebrations and, in 1881, he inaugurated the annual May Day ceremonies at Whitelands College, a teacher training college for women in Chelsea,

Lynda Robinson said, “The celebrations went really well.

The dancers, both children and adults, were brilliant, and Octavia Hill would have been delighted.

The music was so cheerful and it lifted all the gloom – and the children loved it. Even the weather cooperated and we did not have the wind blowing the ribbons out of reach, as has happened in the past!”

Street Pride Group Recognised for a Decade of Voluntary Service A voluntary group which has helped keep its community clean and tidy for ten years has been recognised for its dedication and contribution to Fenland.

Easter hunt winner Congratulations go to Hilary Roberts from Wisbech who won a chocolate explosion in our Easter Hunt Competition. Well done, Hilary, and a big thank you as ever to all of the town shops and businesses who joined in, to make the Easter hunt possible.

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Fenland District Council has presented Wisbech Street Pride group with new litter picking equipment to mark its tenth anniversary. The volunteers received two sack trucks, an extralong litter picker for ditches and a robust litter picker for heavier items, all designed to make the groups’ litter picking activities easier. The Council’s Street Pride co-ordinator, Rebecca Robinett, presented the items on the same day the group carried out a litter pick with sixteen members of staff from food packaging firm, Coveris, as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s nationwide Great British Spring Clean.

She said: “Wisbech Street Pride has done an incredible amount over the years to help make Fenland a clean, green and safe place

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for everyone to enjoy. As well as litter picking, the group works in partnership with Wisbech in Bloom and has recently planted 20,000 bulbs for their latest project at Octavia Hill Walk. The next stage of the project is to install an urban exercise trail along the path.

“All of our Street Pride groups do a fantastic job supporting our Cleansing and Rapid Response Team to keep our towns and villages clean throughout the year.

In an ideal world, people wouldn’t drop litter, but the volunteers make a real difference to help clean up the environment on our doorstep.”

There are now sixteen Street Pride groups in Fenland, along with a number of ‘In Bloom’ and ‘Friends’ groups. The Friends of March Railway Station is also celebrating its tenth anniversary later this year.

For more information about Street Pride, and to join a local group, please contact Rebecca on 01354 654321 or e-mail: rrobinett@ fenland.gov.uk.

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You Want Runnin’? – We Got Runnin’!

The Three Counties Running Club’s beginners’ sessions are back, up and running for 2019!

We cater for all abilities in these sessions and will take you from ‘never running’ to running in a free 12-week course. The first course runs from April 3rd to June 19th, and our next course is from June 26th to September 11th.

The session takes place every Wednesday at 6pm-7pm at Leverington Sports and Social Club. Feel free to just turn up, or you can e-mail coachthreecountiesrc@ gmail.com. We also have free sessions on a Monday evening, 7pm-8pm, and Tuesday 9:30am-10:30am, both

Church in the Market Place.

in Wisbech Park.

The Club sessions for members are Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm at Leverington Sports and Social Club, and Fridays, 7pm-8pm, meet at Long Sutton

Everyone welcome. For further details, please see our Facebook page or e-mail coachthreecountiesrc@gmail. com.

Chandlers Overcome High Winds to Enjoy Successful Open Day On Saturday April 27th, Chandlers Whaplode Country Stores held their third Open Day. With slight adjustment due to 50mph winds, (which meant re-locating the marquee in the workshop), a successful day was had by all, with more than fifty dogs not letting the weather deter them, and all having a go at dog agility to collect their free goody bag and pig’s ear.

Free tea and cakes were as popular as ever, and there were many entries in the host of competitions on offer, with lots of brilliant pictures created in the children’s colouring section.

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With experts to talk to in equine, pet, power tools and horticultural equipment matters, there was something for everyone, with many fabulous special offers to be had on the day.

Customers were also able to pick up some real bargains with slashed prices on end of lines.

Chandlers are looking forward to welcoming everyone again next year.

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A) The Alphabetical Quiz – The Letter P

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

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What was the artist Picasso’s first name?

– Answer: Pablo.

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Which ocean covers the largest surface area?

– Answer: Pacific.

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What Spanish dish comprises fish or chicken with vegetables and saffron?

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Which Jimmy, now aged 75, was a founding member of Led Zeppelin?

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What word links a former Liverpool FC manager, a Scottish town and a type of fabric pattern?

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Hannah, Bob, radar and noon are all examples of what?

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What name is given to the Sunday before Easter?

18) What cockney-rhyming-slang term refers to an awful smell/stink?

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Name the fertile lowlands that cover vast areas of Argentina, Uruguay and a part of Brazil?

19) What table includes all of the chemical elements arranged in order of increasing atomic number?

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In Spain, this Saint is venerated as the patron saint of jobs and health; in London it’s a railway station.

20) Scottish football club, St Johnstone, are from which city?

13) Thirty years ago, who lost 18-3 to Steve Davis, the heaviest defeat in a World Snooker Championship Final in modern times?

14) What is the name of leather which has been made glossy by varnishing?

15) Which Saint, whose feast day is on March 17th, is the Patron Saint of Ireland?

16) Which Jonnie is Cambridgeshire’s famous Paralympian gold medallist?

17) Another name given to the northern lapwing, thought to resemble the sound made by this bird.

21) What is the state capital of Arizona?

22) Which famous Spanish artist's career stretched from 1895 to his death in 1973?

10) Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth?

23) In what film does Clint Eastwood play a radio DJ stalked by an ex-fan?

11) The Roman city of Lutetia was the predecessor of which European capital city?

24) Which children's author wrote about Peter Rabbit and Tom Kitten?

12) What is the highest law-making assembly of a nation, derived from the French, ‘to talk’?

25) What name is given to the art of making fireworks?

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) 7: Square it, + 13, 50% of it, + 8,

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/3 of it, - 11, 40% of it, Square it, + 15

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2) 22: Square it, - 26, + ½ of it, + 88, + 20% of it, 70% of it, - 87, ¾ of it, + 91 = 3) 183: + /3 of it, x 3, - 87, + ¼ of it, - 77, ½ of it, + 89, ¼ of it, + 99 = 2

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ANSWERS Section A: 3) Paella, 4) Page, 5) Paisley, 6) Palindrome, 7) Palm (Sunday), 8) Pampas, 9) (Saint) Pancras, 10) Pandora, 11) Paris, 12) Parliament, 13) (John) Parrott, 14) Patent (leather),15) Patrick, 16) Peacock, 17) Peewit, 18) Pen-and-ink, 19) Periodic (Table), 20) Perth, 21) Phoenix, 22) Picasso, 23) “Play Misty For Me”, 24) (Beatrix) Potter, 25) Pyrotechnics. Section B: 1) 51, 2) 514, 3) 241.

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DON’T WORRY my driving scares me too!

By Holly-Jean

New Driver Alert!

If you see a black Seat Ibiza driving around March with a little blonde in the front crying, just ignore me – this happens a lot. I passed my test back in February and I thought I would share with you some of my driving anecdotes!

Driving tests – they are absolutely terrifying! The first test I took was in Peterborough. Driving in Peterborough for me was horrific. Why is it so busy?

Why am I always sandwiched in the middle lane between big lorries? WHERE ARE ALL OF THESE BIKES COMING FROM? After failing massively on my first test (driving on the wrong side of the road and straight through a four-way junction will do that), I decided to try and take my test in Ipswich.

Why Ipswich, you may wonder? Well, my instructor told me that it's the easiest place to drive and that barely anyone fails in Ipswich. Moving on swiftly, my third test was in King’s Lynn and I passed! Hooray!

Since passing, I have learned a lot. Keeping your tyres pumped up is a big thing, apparently. And, driving when you know they're flat (or punctured) is a big no. I learned this last month, but it's fine – every day's a school day!

Driving on dual carriageways doesn't have to be scary. If you drive safely and keep calm, you will be fine. If you can't let someone into merge, don't panic. And I can't stress this enough – don't cry.

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If you cry, like me, you will have a middle-aged gentleman laugh at you for the rest of the dual carriageway.

If you have a black box – that's okay! I have one and I know it infuriates the drivers behind me as I go 29mph in a 30 zone. I know they're cursing me.

I know, I'm mad too – but we've got to do what we've got to do.

Don't be a lane hogger. Lane hoggers are the worst. Selfish and difficult to be on the road with.

I am a massive lane hogger. I need to choose a lane and stick to it – especially on roundabouts!

Clean your car out regularly. I literally throw everything in the back of my car, and it looks like a tip. It smells as though something's died in there.

It's embarrassing but also eye-opening – I have come to the conclusion that I eat far too much McDonald's, based on the back of my car.

And lastly, be confident but not cocky. Be safe and be mindful that you are not the only one on the roads. You need eyes in the back of your head, especially in Peterborough. You need not cry or sob on dual carriageways and last but not least, keep your car safe to drive! If one more person gets into my car and tells me about my 'check engine light' I'll have to get it seen to…

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