The closing date for the next issue is 16th May which will appear in June, listing events in June, July and August
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Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon Homestart Course, Queen’s Road Methodist Church, Royston 9.30 a.m. – 12.30p.m. Photographic Club: Inter-Club Print and Slide battle. Melbourn/Saffron Walden/Letchworth Judge, Barrie Hatten Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8 p.m: On the road in 1910, illustrated. Peter Ibbett World Book Day Friday Coffee at URC Women’s World Day of Prayer URC ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon, with British Legion Cake Stall Primary School Quiz Night, 7.30 p.m. Gardening Club, 7.30 p.m. at MVC: Wimpole Past, Present and Future, Mr Waites, Head Gardener. Photographic Club: Print of the Year (2007/2008) Judge, Liz Hatten. Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon URC: Reflective Service led by Mrs Penny Flynn, 7 p.m. Friday Coffee at URC ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon, with Table-top Sale in aid of Church Hall Photographic Club: Melbourn Trophy Final at Foxton. Judge, Barbie Lindsay. Meldretg Pre-School Easter Fair. Village Hall 12-2 p.m. Wimpole Hall and Estate re-open Photographic Club: An evening with Andy who? Andy Hanson. Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Melbourn & District U3A, 2.45 at MVC: Beryl Lawry talks about “Bangladesh; the early years”. Maundy Thu 8p.m. at Baptist Church. Communion Service ‘Journey of Jesus begins’ URC Service: 7.30 Bassingbourn All Saints’ Church: Holy Communion & washing of feet, 8 p.m. End of School Term Good Fri 9 a.m. Walk of Witness, Churches Together, beginning at Sheen Mill 9 a.m. Baptist and URC Churches; 10 a.m. at Melbourn URC Church Baptist Church, 1 to 4 p.m. ‘Journey of Jesus – Experience’ All Saints’ Church: 12 noon – 1 p.m. Church open for prayer 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. All Saints’: Led Devotion Come and Sing: Rutter Requiem in All Saints’ Church. Practice 3 p.m.Performance 7.30 p.m. ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon. Easter Day Baptist church: Family service 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. “Journey of Jesus – Lives” URC Church Service 11 a.m. All Saints’ Church: 8 a.m. Holy Communion, and 9.45 a.m. Family Communion Denny Abbey Farmland Museum: Great Easter Egg Trail
Mon 24th Denny Abbey Farmland Museum: Great Easter Egg Trail Wed 26th Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Thu 27th Denny Abbey: Drop-in Children’s Holiday Activity Day Fri 28th Friday Coffee at URC Royston & Saffron Walden NT Association: AGM with a talk by Jenny Jordan of the Trust’s Regional Office. Saffron Walden County High school sports centre, 7.30 p.m. Sat 29th ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon
APRIL Tue 1st Photographic Club: AGM Wed 2nd Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Thu 3rd Royston & District Local History Society: 8 p.m. Royston Town Hall: Digging up Robert Sayle, illustrated. Alison Dickens Denny Abbey: as March 27th Fri 4th Friday Coffee at URC Sat 5th ‘Coffee Stop:Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon Tue 8th Photographic Club: Slide of the Year (2007/2008) Judge, Dr John Law Wed 9th Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Fri 11h Friday Coffee at URC Sat 12th ‘Coffee Stop‘ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon, with Link Muranga Stall Lifeboat Day in Royston Denny Abbey 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Garden Willow Weaving Workshop Tue 15th Photographic Club: Wed 16th Coffee Break: Baptist Church Hall, 10.30 – 12noon Melbourn & District U3A 2.45 at MVC: Chloe Cockerill on “The Lion and the Unicorn, British Monarchs and their Heraldry” Fri 18th Friday Coffee at URC Sat 19th ‘Coffee Stop’ 10.30 – 12 noon, in Vicarage Close, Stall for sponsored Great Wall of China Trek in aid of Scope ‘Spring Fayre’ Melbourn Primary School 1 – 4 p.m. Sun 20th Denny Abbey 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Japanese Felting Workshop Tue 22nd Tennis Club Year begins 7.45 p.m. Women’s Group: Wed 23rd Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Fri 25th Friday Coffee at URC Royston & Saffron Walden NT Association: Barry Kaufman-Wright “Landscapes of Britain” Royston Town Hall 7.30 p.m. Sat 26th ‘Coffee Stop’ 10.30 – 12 noon, in Vicarage Close. Sun 27th Bowls Club Open Day Denny Abbey: Life drawing Workshop,10 am–1 pm Wed 30th Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon
Melbourn Library
Open at the following times: Monday, Wednesday 2.30 to 4.30 pm and Friday 5.00 to 7.00 pm Thursday 10.00 to 12.00 am Saturday
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Fri Coffee at URC ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon Photographic Club: Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Royston & District Local History Society: Royston Town Hall: AGM 7.30 p.m. 8 p.m.‘The Chinese Gooseberry Man’ A travelling Theatre Presentation by Geoff Hales. Fri Coffee at URC Photographic Club: ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Fri Coffee at URC ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close, 10.30 – 12 noon May Ball at Barrington 7 p.m. Cambridgeshire Choral Society Concert, at the University Concert Hall, West Road, 7.30 p.m. Photographic Club: Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Melbourn & District U3A 2.45 at MVC: Robert Fromow describes Westminster Abbey and its history Friday Coffee at URC ‘Coffee Stop’ in Vicarage Close. 10.30 – 12 noon. 7 45 p.m. Women’s Group: Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Friday Coffee at URC Royston & Saffron Walden NT Association: Alan Murdie with tales and experiences of “The Ghost Club”. Royston Town Hall 7.30 p.m. Coffee Stop’ 10.30 – 12 noon, in Vicarage Close.
Melbourn Magazine
All copy for the June, Ju ly and August Magazine should be in before 16th May
Copy due six weeks before the following publication date Autumn September 1st Winter December 1st
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Coffee Break; Baptist Church Hall 10.30–12 noon Royston & District Local History Society: On the Road in 1910, illustrated, Peter Ibbett. Royston Town Hall, 8 p.m. Friday Coffee at URC ‘Coffee Stop’ 10.30 – 12 noon, in Vicarage Close with British Legion Cake Stall Gardening Club: Wimpole Past, Present & future, Mr Waites, Head Gardener.MVC, 7.30 p.m.
