Melbourn Play Parks The Play Parks team have had a busy few months. To begin, we had a great response from the article placed in the Spring edition of the Melbourn magazine. I would like to thank the new volunteers who have come forward to help and for all of your input so far. Some excellent feedback was received relating to the outline of how the park could look. The design is of course still very much in its infancy and we are still consulting on this. One concern centred around the use of a tube slide and how it might be a magnet for vandals. On this basis Wicksteed, our preferred supplier, has been asked to quote for a different slide but something that will be equally as fun for the children. A long wide slide has been suggested. We have also gained feedback regarding ball games in the park and whether these could be accommodated at times of the day when younger children are not around. This is possibly a controversial issue with both benefits and problems. Your comments on the proposal would be most welcome, together with any other feedback you may have. The Fundraising team have also been working hard preparing the next events. We are planning a Play Parks Quiz Night on 21st September 2012 to raise money for the project. Please save the date and look out for information nearer the time on how to purchase tickets. We are also in the process of applying for larger grants through various sources, including the National Lottery. We will let you know as we hear about these. The team will be at the Spring Fete with a copy of the plan, so please come and have a chat. Please take a look at our website www.melbournplayparks.co.uk which is now part of the Melbourn Village Website, and the Facebook page MelbournPlayParksProject. Feel free to add your comments and concerns and we will try and address these as the project moves forward. You can also e-mail us on melbournplayparksproject@gmail.com. Samantha Wainwright, Chair, Melbourn Play Parks Project
Rail User Group Gardening time again at Meldreth Station If you have enjoyed looking at the spring flowers at Meldreth Station, please consider coming along to one of our working party days to turn things around for the change of season. Working party dates, including a picnic and gardening day, will be posted at the station and at the Rail User Group website’s Station Garden page: http://melbourn. org.uk/railusergroup/. Or let me know if you’d like to be notified directly by email circular. Our local garden centres have been very generous with donations of seed packets, and residents have kindly cultivated seedlings at home for transplanting to the platform tubs. We would welcome any donations of whatever sort people might have to offer – left-over compost, spare summer annuals, etc. We have still more seeds to offer anyone who’d like some for use in their own gardens. Meanwhile, First Capital Connect have donated wormeries to Melbourn Primary School and Playgroup, which we hope will provide a lot of fun. So please drop by the station if you are curious, or get in touch if you’d like to take part at a time that’s convenient to you. The idea is that the station garden should to be open to anyone in the community. It’s good to have some new members of the Rail User Group from Melbourn, and we’d particularly like to thank Paul Hollinghurst, who commutes from Cambridge to Melbourn Science Park, for his fantastic work on our web pages – hosted by the Melbourn Village website. Susan van de Ven, Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group Tel 261833 susanvandeven@yahoo.co.uk
Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme Can we help you? Can we help a relative? Can we help a neighbour? Who does the Scheme help? The scheme is open to anyone who requests our help including those who live alone or with their families but need the extra support offered by our services. Couples too are most welcome. It is also open to those in sheltered housing, as the scheme offers different, but complementary services. Note: The scheme also offers its services for short periods to cover the temporary absence of relatives who otherwise provide this support.
We offer help with:
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Friendship and support via twice weekly visits and daily phone calls Ordering and collection of prescriptions Basic shopping Collection of pensions Setting up Lifeline service Bereavement support Advice on benefits Going to the Post Office to pay your bills Advice on getting repairs done in your home Arranging transport to the hospital or other appointments Just coming round for a chat
What will it cost? We do have to make a small weekly charge for the warden’s services. The fee is only £5 per week (a little more for couples). Margo Wherrell (Mobile Warden) 01763 260966 Mobile: 07935 315497 Email: tigress270549@aol.com Jeannie Seers (Deputy Warden) 01763 262651 Mobile: 07808 735066 Email: jeanseers1@ntlworld.com Joy Hyde (Assistant Warden) 01763 220139 Mobile: 07952 090089. Melbourn Warden Scheme is a registered charity. melbournmagazine
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