Important Numbers

Police

Crimestoppers

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 08456 889897 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 Mavis Howard Parish Profile

261144 260686 Eric Johnston Distribution 220197 Peter Simmonett Design & Village website 220363 Anne Lambert Information Collection 261480 Brenda Meliniotis Village Diary & Proof reading 261154 Roger Mellor Advertising 220463 (For information on advertising please telephone 220363)

email: mag@melbourn.org.uk

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

Melbourn 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 Jacqueline Bell-Cook 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

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) Home-Start Sarah Dixon 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 262262

262861

220250 245228 260220 261246

261716 220507

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

Joy Hyde Lead Sheltered Housing Officer Monday to Friday 9–1.30 John Impey Way Jeanette Holland Southwell Court Moorlands 263389 269596 262121 260564

Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron

AJ Kelly

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 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 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 208634 Gardening Helen Powell 245887 Guides Hilary Marsh 261443 Mothers’ Union Anne Harding 260759 Melbourn & District Mushroom Club

Helene Davies 01954 789 947 or m.07903 456 628 Melbourn History Group Colin Limming 260072 Melbourn Pottery Club Maggie 01223 207307 National Trust Colin Limming 260072 New Melbourn Singers Adrian Jacobs 243224 Photographic Club Bruce Huett 232855 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

Badminton Steve Jackson 248774 Bowls Elaine Cooke 221571 Croquet Janet Pope 248342 Football Club Andrew Edwards 223109 XMVC Dolphin FC Simon Gascoyne 261703 Judo Derek Coult 225004 Melbourn Community Sports 263313 Meldreth Tennis Club Sue Davies 220174 Swimming Club Jenny Brackley 244593 Squash Club Nick Sugden 261064

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 mag@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 mag@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. Note: colour advert space is limited, please contact us for further details. The current rates for advertising in the Magazine are as follows:

Size per… Width x Height Issue Annum Colour 1/4 inside page (79 × 128 mm) £21 £76 £113 1/2 inside page (163 × 128 mm) £38 £132 £188 Full inside page (163 × 262 mm) £73 £261 £375 Adverts must be supplied as high resolution jpgs or 300dpi Tif or eps.

For further information on advertising please telephone 220363. Payments for an entire year are at a discount of 10%. Remittance or cheques should be made to Melbourn Parish Council.