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Thur 1 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Royston&District Local History Soc Royston Town Hall 8pm Fri 2 Coffee at URC 10.30am Sat 3 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30am URC Christmas Bazaar 10-12 followed by lunch at 12.30 Sun 4 Holy Communion All Saints 8.00am Holy Communion URC 11.00am Baptist Church Communion 6pm Tue 6 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time) Melbourn & District Photographic Club Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm weekly September–April contact Bruce Huett 232855 Wed 7 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30am-12. Thu 8 Holy Communion All Saints 8.00am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 9 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 10 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30am The Bookshelf and Christingle making. River Mel Restoration Group Meldreth Sun 11 Family Communion All Saints 9.45am Service URC 11.00am Christingle Service All Saints 3pm Tue 13 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time) Mother’s Union Carol Service All Saints 2pm Melbourn & District Photographic Club meet weekly at Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Com. Hall 7.30pm Social Evening Wed 14 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Thu 15 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10.00 - 10.45am Fri 16 Coffee at URC at 10.30 End of term Sat 17 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 18 Holy Communion All Saints 8.00am Family Service All Saints 11.00am Carols by Candlelight Baptist Church 6pm Carol Service All Saints 6.30pm Mon 19 Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Tue 20 Senior Citizens Luncheon Club 12.30pm Wed 21 Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Thu 22 Holy Communion All Saints 10.00am Check with library re Story Time Fri 23 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 24 Coffee Stop Crib Service All Saints 3pm Midnight Mass All Saints 11.30pm Watchlight Service URC 11.30pm Sun 25 Holy Communion All Saints 8.00am Family Communion Holy Trinity Meldreth 10.00am Christmas Morning Service URC Service 8.30am Christmas Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am Wed 28 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Thu 29 Holy Communion All Saints 10.00am Fri 30 Coffee at URC 10.30am . Sat 31 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30am Sun 1 Holy Communion All Saints 8am New Year’s Day Family Service 10.30am Tue 3 Royston Ramblers Circular Walk meet either at Royston Town Hall 9.30am or Black Horse Brent Pelham 10.00am Melbourn & District Photographic Club Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm Wed 4 Term begins Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 Royal British Legion Vicarage Close 7.30pm Thu 5 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm Fri 6 Coffee at URC 10.30 Sat 7 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 River Mel Restoration Group Melbourn Sun 8 Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints 9.45am Holy Communion URC 11.00am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Mon 9 Melbourn Bridge Club Vicarage Close every Monday contact Howard Waller 01763 261693 Tue 10 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30-11.30am Mothers Union Holy Communion 11.30am then Lunch at the Hardwick Arms Arrington Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Britain’s Wonderful Wildlife Wed 11 Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 Thu 12 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 13 Coffee at URC 10.30 Sat 14 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 Sun 15 Holy Communion 8.00am Family Service URC 11am Evensong 6.30pm all at All Saints Mon 16 Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm New Year Social Tue 17 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30-11.30am Wed 18 Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 Melbourn & District U3A monthly meeting Thur 19 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 20 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 21 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 The Bookshelf Sun 22 Family Communion 9.45am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints URC Service 11.00am Tue 24 Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am Women’s Group All Saints Community Hall 7.45pm AGM Wed 25 Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm Reflective Service URC 7pm Thu 26 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 27 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Assoc Market Hill Rooms Royston ‘Suffragettes’ Mary Dicken Sat 28 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 River Mel Restoration Group Meldreth Sun 29 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints URC Service 11.00am Tue 31 Toddlers Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time)

Spring 2012 All copy for the March, April & May Issue should be in before 13th January 2012.

The closing date for the next issue is Friday 13th January 2012 which will appear in March, listing events in March, April and May.

JanuarY fEbruarY

Wed 1 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Thu 2 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Story time U5’s Melbourn Library 10.-10.45 Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm ‘The Life and Times of Tommy Atkins’ Fri 3 Coffee at URC 10.30am Sat 4 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 Sun 5 Holy Communion All Saints 8am Holy Communion URC 11am Baptist Church Communion 6pm Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Tue 7 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time) Mother’s Union Orwell 2.30pm discussion on ‘Gifts’ Wed 8 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 - 12.00 Reflective Service URC 7pm Thu 9 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 10 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 11 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 12 Family Communion All Saints 9.45am URC Service 11am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Mon 13 Half term Tue 14 Mother’s Union Half Term Activity Day Foxton Village Hall 12.30-3.30pm Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Fun with Herbaceous Borders Wed 15 Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 U3A monthly meeting MVC Thu 16 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Fri 17 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 18 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall River Mel Restoration Group Meldreth 9.15am Sun 19 Holy Communion 8am URC Service 11am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Mon 20 Royston & District Family History Soc All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Tue 21 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time) Wed 22 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm Thu 23 Holy Communion All Saints 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Fri 24 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Assoc Town Hall Saffron Walden ‘A Wander Around Pompeii’ Sat 25 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 The Bookshelf Sun 26 Family Communion 9.45am All Saints URC Service 11am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Tue 28 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time) Women’s Group Melbourn 7.45pm Joanne O’Brien craft evening

Melbourn Library

Open at the following times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Thursday 5.00 to 7.00 pm Saturday

Orchard Surgery – Dispensary

Monday to Friday 8:30 – 1pm and 3pm – 6pm 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

Melbourn Health Visiting Team

Drop in clinics for parents and babies are held as follows: Melbourn clinic every Wednesday between 9.30 and 11.30am at: 35 Orchard Road, Melbourn. Telephone 01763 262861

Sue Hempstead

8a Romsey Terrace, Cambridge. CB1 3NH Telephone 01223 416 141 sueh@camtad.freeserve.co.uk Office Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm.

A drop in advisory session is held at Vicarage Close Community Room, Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm,

22nd December

26 January 20012 23 February 22 March 26 April

See the following website for more information www.camtadcambs.org.uk

Battery exchange and retubing.

We do not do hearing tests

CAMSIGHT

Cam Sight’s visually impaired group meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month every month except in August, at the Vicarage Close centre, Melbourn from 2 until 4pm. We offer a warm welcome with speakers, outings, up to date information and equipment demonstrations. Come and see what’s on offer, join us for a cuppa and a chat. Call 01223 420 033 for further information