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No 21: May 2010

Published by Rothay House, Mayfield Road, Eastrea

Eastrea Village News THE EASTREA CENTRE — FINALISING THE DESIGN AFTER many delays the Village Hall Trust has finally been given full ownership of the land and we have now managed to obtain a design that matches the original concept.

In addition, the arrangements for our funding are in the final stages.

When we lost the opportunity for the original £1,000,000 hall through the delays in planning permission, we asked Rose Homes (our developers) to produce a design for our village hall but at half the cost.

Then the Trust went back and asked them to reduce the build cost to less than one-third of the first budget, and Roses managed to do

this too. They have now come up with a design we can afford. A sub-committee has made their choice of colours (below).

These now have to be submitted to Fenland District Council for approval. A public meeting of Eastrea residents will be held at the Nag’s Head public house at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 12th May 2010. The plans will be available and the developers on hand to answer any questions that villagers wish to ask.

Residents will be able to approve the

2010 executive committee. Many of the current committee have said they are willing to stand again.

Residents of the village can vote to appoint the board of trustees. The

next stage is agree all the building regulations. This complicated legal procedure should take most of the summer and building the hall should then be able to start.

EASTREA SPORTS AWARD

VOLUNTEERS BUSY IN 1977

Ms Becki Suckow from Kelful Close (right) has been given a sports equipment award by The Storers to join the junior women’s team in the White-water Rafting World Championships in the Netherlands in July.

Becki was presented with her certificate and cheque by Mrs Jan Ford, clerk to the Storers. Says Mrs Ford, “Each year grants are offered to students and this year we have been able also to make this new sports award.” The ancient Storers trust, also known as the Herds and Bulls Grass Fund, was founded in 1717 and they host the annual Eastrea senior citizens’ lunch (see next page).

Mrs Ford reminds all Eastrea residents, “The Storers can also make financial grants to villagers facing hardship, or towards a specific project. All personal support grants are always kept completely confidential.”

Phone 350 888 for further details.

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Village Progress and the 2010 Senior Citizens’ Lunch rate, to support our fund-raising efforts. In fact the price she charged was discounted by 80% on the other quotes we were given.”

At the Nag’s Head last month the senior citizens’ Storers lunch was attended by thirty-four Eastrea residents (below). The lunches take place in Easter week.

Ms Annette Coles (above left) of Faraway Art, Yaxley, has printed all the posters and tickets for the fundraising race night planned for Friday 7 May at the Nag’s Head pub. The organiser Ms Tina Arnold (right) says, “Annette charged us a special

THE STORERS 2010 STUDENT AWARDS THIS year The Storers, the ancient Eastrea charitable trust, will award one or more student grants to residents of the village.

The main award each year is The Storers Bursary (more than one can be made in each year) and additional student support grants may also be made.

These awards are announced to the press, and they are reported in the local media (see a cutting from the Cambs Times, right).

For students, these are important awards and they feature in their CVs. The award-winners from previous years range from a doctor to a lawyer. Students of any age can apply. Each candidate must submit the following documentary evidence in support of an application: 1. A formal statement with name, address, phone and email details. This document should also set out out all academic, scholastic, voluntary and social achievements. This should include work experience, spare-time activities in the community and all existing examination results. A photocopy of GCSE certificates that have already been obtained should be included.

2. A list of anticipated grades for the A levels in the summer. A photocopy of the school’s document will suffice.

Contact by telephone: 350888

Mrs Chris Turner (above), administrator to Eastrea Village Hall Trust, signs the contracts to finalise the construction of the new hall. Our solicitor, Mr Peter Haynes of Buckles in Peterborough, is also pictured. The Village Hall Trust have been provided with extensive additional legal advice by Buckles free of charge.

3. A summary of the candidate’s current financial position must also be included.

4. All applicants should send a letter of recommendation from their head teacher, head of department or year tutor (as appropriate). This can be sent separately to the Trust.

5. We also require the phone Anna Maddiss of Mayfield Road receiving the first number or email address for Storers Student Bursary ten years ago from resident an independent referee who Dr John Slade. Anna did her law degree at Leeds Metro. is conversant with the applicant and their activities and achieveRemember that applicants can be of any age. ments. Our assessors will need Most of the award winners are off to college to be able to speak to from school, but we have had applications the referee nominated; but we do not from mature adults and we encourage any need a written testimonial.

Eastrea students to apply.

6. We will require a photocopy of the letter of acceptance from the college or university where students intend to study and copies of any A-level certificates when they are announced in July.

All papers should be delivered to Rothay House, 6 Mayfield Road, tel 350888.

Note that the closing date for student applications is 30 June 2010.

Email: mail@eastrea.net