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4–15, interested in playing football, please contact us to find out more. For the younger ones aged 4–5 years, we run a ‘Dynamites’ Saturday morning ‘pay as you go’ fun football session in Melbourn. All welcome.

If you are interested in finding out more about MDFC, please contact Nicky Patel on 07951 590139 or email us on melbourndynamos@aol.com

WANTED!

Girls aged 11–13 (School Years 7/8) We are building a girls squad, coached by a fully qualified FA coach. If you know of any girls who might be interested in playing football, please contact Nicky Patel on 07951 590139.

All of our coaches are CRB checked and qualified to a minimum of F.A. Level 1 standard. We are also recognised as a Charter Status Club which means that we have all the correct people and practices in place to operate in line with government requirements.

Melbourn and District Gardening Club

Are you interested in gardening? Why not join the Melbourn and District Gardening Club on a regular or occasional basis.

We meet at 7.30 on the second Tuesday each month, at the Community Hall, behind All Saints Church (near traffic lights, lane by telephone box)

So far this year we have had talks and slides, on Wild South Wales with wonderful photography of The Gower Peninsula. Different ways of looking at fences, using colour and texture; A pictorial visit to The Gibberd Garden, Harlow, with 80 sculptures, glades, groves and pools; Self Sufficiency from Your Garden, with lots of ideas and advice, whether you had a huge plot or pots; A practical Hanging Basket demonstration; Hint and tips on How to Cheat in the Garden.

We had a very successful coach outing to Hever Castle, Kent in mid June. Our local outing at the end of June, was to South Farm, Shingay-cumWendy, where we had a guided tour of the gardens followed by tea and cake. 13th September 2011 Cambridge Colleges & Their Gardens – Rodney Tibbs 11th October 2011 Nice & Smelly – Audrey Barker – Hopleys Plants 8th November 2011 7.30 AGM 8pm Alnwick Gardens Northumberland 13th December 2011 Annual Christmas Event – Evening visit to Scotsdales Garden Centre with talk and shopping with discount, date to be confirmed. Christmas Social Event

New members and visitors very welcome. For more information – contact Helen 01763 245887 or Angela 01763 262793

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Where in Melbourn?

Images from around the village.

Do you know where these pictures were taken are? Answers on page 63.

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