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Tues 2 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only - tt) Weds 3 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Fri 5 Friday coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 6 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall with Women’s British Legion Cake and Tombola Stall River Mel Restoration Group meet at the Pavilion 9.15 am Sun 7 MVC Car Boot Sale SOAS Melbourn Open Gardens 11am – 5pm Baptist Church Evening Communion 6pm Tues 9 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Mother’s Union 2.30pm ‘Red Balloon’ Foxton Village Hall Melbourn & District Gardening Club 7.30pm outing to Nun’s Manor Shepreth. Contact Angela 262793 for more details Weds 10 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Fri 12 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 13 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Melbourn & District Gardening Club outing to Penshurst Place & Gardens, Kent. Contact Angela 262793 for more details Mon 15 AGM Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall.7.30 pm Cheese & wine refreshments Tues 16 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Weds 17 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Thurs 18 Melbourn Village College String Evening Fri 19 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 20 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Safari Supper Mon 22 Spring Concert MVC 7.30pm Tues 23 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Women’s Group ‘A Walk Around Historic Melbourn MkII’ led by the History Group 6.30pm Weds 24 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Women’s Section Royal British Legion Vicarage Close Fri 26 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 27 Melbourn Village Fete 1pm – 6pm Music on the Moor 6pm till late SCOPE Meldreth Manor Fete Mon 29 MVC Dance show Tues 30 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (tt) MVC Dance Show Weds 1 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (tt) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Royal British Legion Vicarage Close Fri 3 Friday Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 4 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Official Opening of Stockbridge Riverside Park Sun 5 Baptist Church Evening Communion 6pm Tues 7 Toddler Plus 9.30 am (term time only) Weds 8 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (tt) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Fri 10 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 11 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Tues 14 Toddler Plus 9.30 am (tt) Mothers Union Garden Party 2.30 pm at 35 Dolphin Lane Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Fragrance in the Garden Margaret Waddy MVC Summer Concert Weds 15 Craft Morning Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (tt) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 MVC Summer Concert Fri 17 Coffee at URC at 10.00 School Term Ends Sat 18 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall River Mel Restoration Group meet at the Pavilion 9.15 am Mon 20 MVC Staff Training Day Tues 21 Cambridgeshire Police E-cops Panel Meeting at Bassingbourn Village College Weds 22 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Royal British Legion Women’s Section Fri 24 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Organ Recital at All Saints Sat 25 Coffee Stop Melbourn Primary School Spring Fair 1-4pm River Mel Working Party Pavilion 9.15am ‘Camouflage’ at Melbourn Rock Club Tues 28 Women’s Group at Meldreth 7.45 pm Rwanda Land of 1000 Hills Joy Childs Weds 29 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Fri 31 Coffee at URC at 10.00 SOAS Beetle Drive All Saints Community Hall Sat 1 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 2 Evening Communion Baptist Church 6pm Tues 4 Mothers Union Quiet Evening Tadlow Old Vicarage 7.30 pm Led by Rev Mary Price Weds 5 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Fri 7 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 8 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Tues 11 Melbourn & District Gardening Club Garden Party (to be confirmed) Weds 12 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Fri 14 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 15 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Weds 19 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Melbourn & District U3A AGM Foxton Village Hall Fri 21 Coffee at URC at 10.00 Sat 22 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Tues 25 Women’s Group ‘My Love Affair with Cloth’ Mavis Howard 7.30 pm Melbourn Weds 26 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Women’s Section Royal British Legion Vicarage Close Fri 28 Coffee at URC at 10.00

Wed 2 MVC Staff Training Day Thur 3 School Term Begins Sat 12 MVC 50th Anniversary Giant Tea Party 2-4 pm

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Orchard Surgery – Dispensary

Monday to Friday 8:30 – 1:30 and 2:00 – 6:00 Phone 01763 261246

Telephone requests are not accepted For repeat prescriptions you can: Fax 01763 262968 or email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Allow at least 48 hours (two working days – excluding weekends and bank holidays) for repeat prescriptions to be ready. Do not leave your request to the last minute. Prescription/medication depending on eligibility can be collected from the

Surgery Co-op Tesco in Royston

Please let the dispensary know where you wish your prescriptions to be sent. This will remain your choice until we are informed otherwise.

Prescriptions requested before 12pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Prescriptions requested before 4pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Prescriptions requested after 4pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday will be ready after 10am Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday

will be ready after 3pm Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday

will be ready after 10am Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

www.colc.co.uk/cambridge/camtad/sessions.html

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The exhibition begins on Saturday 13th June, with an Open Weekend, when the artists will be present to answer any questions. So do come along on Saturday or Sunday 14th for a drink and a chat. The exhibition continues until Sunday 28th June, and is open from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily.

For more information www.smallchat.co.uk Tel 01787 280213

The Thaxted Festival runs from June 19th to July 12th, and the programme contains orchestral, choral, instrumental and jazz items, all performed in the beautiful church, while the Mozart opera ‘Cosi fan Tutti’ will take place in The Barn Theatre in Little Easton. The theme of the 2009 Festival is Love and Death. For information www.thaxtedfestival.org.uk Tel 01223 863036

Open Garden at Little Chishill Manor

Sunday 14th June 2 – 5 p.m. The Church Warden of St Nicholas Church, Little Chishill is opening his garden in aid of the church and supporting the charity ‘Help for Heroes’ – for members of the armed forces wounded in battle. It is a mature garden in a wooded valley with shrubs, herbaceous borders, rose garden and kitchen garden. Music from Barry Tyler’s Dixieland Jazz Band. Homemade teas, stalls, plants etc.

Off B1039 Royston/Saffron Walden Rd. Admission £3.00, Children Free.

Denny Abbey

June 4th – June 30th, Exhibition “Fens through a Lens” Winning and commended photographs from the joint Museum of Zoology, RSPB and Wildlife Trust competition June 6/7, 10am-4pm Adult Art Weekend Workshop The workshops will be led by Ann Biggs, local wildlife artist and experienced tutor.

Please bring your own materials. Tea and coffee will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch. Cost: £15 for any one day, £25 for both days. Prior Booking Required.

Telephone Corrina Bower on 01223 860988 or write to us at The Farmland Museum, Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9PQ, or email info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk Sunday June 28th, 10.30am-5pm Working Stationary Engines Day Sunday July 26th, 10.30am-5pm Honey I Shrunk the Museum! A Day of Miniatures and Models. July 30th, 12-4pm Drop-in Children’s Holiday Activity Day Archaeology Discovery Day. Reconstruct pots, make a mosaic, try on costumes and have a go at our mini sand pit digs.

These informal days run by the education department during the holiday are aimed at children who are 4+ and accompanied by an adult. 12-4pm. Normal admission prices apply. No need to book.

Please contact Elly Wright for more details Telephone 01223 863036.

Rougham Airfield West Suffolk’s Open Air Venue.

June 27th & 28th Wings, Wheels and Steam Country Fayre August 15th & 16th Heart Air Display & Classic Car Show plus music, street theatre Punch & Judy etc Information www.roughamairfield.org Tel 01359 271471. Advanced bookings discounts.

Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre

Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre is proud to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta “The Mikado” at Downing Farm, Swaffham Bulbeck, from Wednesday 3rd to Saturday 6th June 2009. On-site parking, licensed bar and easy access for wheelchairs. Ticket price is £8 for Wednesday and Thursday nights, £10 for Friday and Saturday nights and £5 for Saturday matinee. Prices include a programme, and tea or a soft drink and biscuits at the matinee. The box office is Kari Karolia, 17 Buntings Crescent, Burwell; tel. 01638 745490 and e-mail kari.karolia@ gmail.com The tickets will be on sale from the end of April, and from early May also in the Country Stores, Swaffham Bulbeck. Also see www.sbstgands.co.uk http://www.sbstgands.co.uk for further details or ring Ruth Dennis on 01638 508171.

The Mikado, gently poking fun at Japanese customs, is perhaps the most popular of all the G&S operettas, with many memorable songs. The penalty for flirting in Titipu is decapitation, which gives rise to a topsy-turvy tale that follows the path of unrequited love, coupled with a frivolous look at the many ways people’s lives can be ended, none of it in the least bit serious! It all ends in a perfectly ‘satisfactory’ manner for all concerned.

Save the Date! Royston Arts Festival 2009

Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September Fun for All the Family See www.roystonartsfest.org for details of the 2009 programme once published, and read more details in the Autumn issue of the Melbourn Magazine.