Important numbers

Police (non emergency)

0845 456 4564

Crimestoppers Freephone

0800 555111

Melbourn Police Station opening Hours

Mon to Thu 10am-12 noon/7pm-9pm*

This station is open to the public at times shown above, with trained Community Volunteers. Opening hours may vary, please see notices displayed at the station and around the village. Neighbourhood Watch Steven Cambery s.cambery@ntlworld.com

CAB Royston 01763 238020 Childline 0800 1111 Samaritans 08457 909090 Hospitals Addenbrooke’s 01223 245151 Royston 01763 238020 OUT OF HOURS EMERgENCIES Camdoc 01223 464242 NHS Direct 0845 4647 (queries 24hrs) Services Anglian Water 08457 145 145 Gas emergency 0800 111 999 Electricity 08007 838838 South Cambs District Fire & Rescue Service 01223 376217 Transport British Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Stagecoach Cambus 08706 082608

Melbourn Magazine Ann Dekkers Editor Peter Dekkers Advertising Mavis Howard Parish Profile Eric Johnston Distribution

261144 261144 260686 220197 Peter Simmonett Design & Village website 220363 Mary Woodcock Village Diary & Proof reading 260818 Anne Lambert Information Collection 261480 Shaun Coles Information Collection 260327 Brenda Meliniotis Information Collection 261154

email: magazine@melbourn.org.uk

Places of worshiP

All Saints Church

Rev Andrew O’Brien Melbourn Vicarage 260295

Curate Mary Price 261569

Churchwardens Christine van Vliet 223063 Colin Wilson 261705 Baptist Church Rev. Stuart Clarke 261650 Secretary Georgie Wilson 261223 United Reformed Church Minister Rev. Duncan Goldie 260747

Non-stripendary minister Rev. Carol Pearle

Secretary Anne Field 220869

education

All Saints Playgroup Jane Crawford 07842 151512 Childminding Group Sec. Vacancies

Co-ordinator Heidi Hardwidge 221625 Community Education (activities from toddlers to adults) Val Tookey 260566 Library LAP Mike Stapleton 269956 Little Hands Nursery School 260964 Out of school times 01223 503972 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headmaster Maynard Dunlop 223457 Toy Library 261261 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman John Stevens 261858

Hon Sec Hilary Docwra 222486

Mem Sec Arthur Alderton 260399 Village College Warden Elaine Stephenson 223400

health

Age Concern Blood Donors Sue Cane Chiropodist Citizen’s Advice Bureau Community Care Val Trueman Dentist 01223 506002 262320 263260 238020 260191 262034

District N s (Primary Care Trust) Homestart Sarah Dixon & L Davies S Cambs PCT 35 Orchard Road

Child & Family Nurses Melbourn and Meldreth Self-Help

Jayne White Car Scheme Orchard Surgery Appointments

Dispensary

For repeat prescriptions send email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Osteopath Kath Harry St John Ambulance Robert Jakubiak 261775 242919

262861

220250 245228 260220 261246

261716 220507

warden & sheltered housing schemes

Dial-A-Ride 01223 506335 Mobile Warden Scheme 220402 24 hr Emergency No. Val Trueman 07403 251226 Neighbourhood Watch Scheme

Stephen Cambery 261520 Safer Melbourn Initiative Val Trueman 220402 Vicarage Close Warden Sally Miller (Mon 9 am to Wed 1pm) Joy Hyde (Wed 1pm Fri 5pm) 263389 John Impey Way Jeanette Holland 269596 Southwell Court 262121 Moorlands 260564

clubs

Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron

Martin Stamp 249156

Mon & Wed evenings 7 – 9.30 p.m. Army Cadets Ted Neathey 0775 1334 314

Tuesday evenings at The Moor 7.15 to 9.30pm Bellringers John Gipson 262846 Brownies Samantha Pascoe (Brown Owl) 261400 Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Cambells (Handbells) Eira Martin 261221 Dramatic Society Kathy Wholley 223805

email k_wholley@hotmail.com Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Stuart Morris Gardening Helen Powell Guides Hilary Marsh Mother’s Union Anne Harding 260759

Melbourn & District Mushroom Club

Helene Davies 01954 789 947 or m.07903 456 628 National Trust Colin Limming 260072 New Melbourn Singers Pat Vince 260300 Photography George Statter 261341 Ramblers Dave Allard 242677 Royal British Legion Patrick Parkinson 262617 Royal British Legion Women Elizabeth Murphy 220841 Royal National Lifeboat Institution Jean Emes 245958 Royston and District Local History Society

David Allard 242677 Royston and District Round Table 221398 RSPB Doug Radford 208978 SOAS (Supporters of All Saints’) Doreen Johnston 220197 Youth Club Amanda Bernard 223407 Women’s Group Jane Stevens 261858

sPort

Badminton Steve Jackson Bowls Jacqui Dodds Croquet Janet Pope Football Club Andrew Edwards XMVC Dolphin FC Simon Gascoyne Judo Derek Coult Melbourn Community Sports Meldreth Tennis Club Sue Davies Swimming Club Jenny Brackley Squash Club Nick Sugden

If the code is NOT given before a telephone number it is 01763. This list will be updated in future issues on the basis of information received

We shall be pleased to receive contributions in any form, articles, poems, drawings, photographs, letters etc., pertaining to Melbourn. Please send any contributions to the Office of the Parish Clerk, Council Offices, 28 Station Rd, Melbourn SG8 6DX, marking them ‘MELBOURN MAGAZINE’ or you can email them to magazine@melbourn.org.uk Apart from printing, all work on the Melbourn Magazine, including layout and design is produced by volunteers. The cost of production comes entirely from advertising and sponsorship. No public money is used. Adverts are to be supplied as finished artwork and must be at the sizes below. Please send artwork via post or email to magazine@melbourn.org.uk We print 2200 copies of the Melbourn Magazine which is delivered free to every house in the village four times a year. The current rates for advertising in the Magazine are as follows: Size per… Width x Height Issue Annum Colour Adverts must be supplied 1/4 inside page (79 × 128 mm) £19 £69 £90 as high resolution jpgs or 1/2 inside page (163 × 128 mm) £34 £120 £150 300dpi Tif or eps. Full inside page (163 × 262 mm) £66 £237 £300 Payments for an entire year 1/2 back cover (180 × 128 mm) – – £180 are at a discount of 10%. (outside colour only) Remittance or cheques should Full back cover (180 × 262 mm) (outside colour only). – – £375 be made to Melbourn Parish Council.