the Melbourn unit. If you have yet not done so the contact details are shown below. Andy Bendon will contact all those interested in Beavers or Cubs before Christmas with the date, time and venue for a sign-up session. If you are interested and have yet to let us know, please contact either Andy Bendon: andybendon@btinternet.com Or Sandra Tyrrell: first-orwell-beavers@ hotmail.co.uk Mobile: 07811636885
Bowls Malcolm Davey 262704 Bridge Club Howard Waller 261693 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Brownies 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe 261400 Cricket Martin Winter 262733 Croquet Janet Pope 248342 Football Club Andrew Edwards 223109 Dynamos Football Club Les Morley 07739 593771 Gardening Club Helen Powell 245887 Judo Derek Coult 225004 Melbourn Sports Centre Graham Johnson-Mack 263313 Photographic Club Bruce Huett 232855 Ramblers Dave Allard 242677 Royston and District Round Table Michael Seymour 221398 Squash Club Nick Sugden 261064 Swimming Club Jenny Brackley 244593 Tennis (Melbourn) Dave Liddiard 07508 995 781 Tennis (Meldreth) Sue Davies 220174
Beavers and Cubs in Melbourn The Group Scout Leader Andy Bendon, who is based at Orwell, will be shortly starting up Beavers and Cubs in Melbourn. Where and when would it meet? – Both Beavers and Cubs will meet on Friday evening, using the Army Cadet building located at the edge of the recreation ground on The Moor (opposite to the bowling club). Exact timings still need to be agreed. When will things start happening in Melbourn? – It is planned to start operating the unit at Melbourn in mid January 2013, beginning with alternate weeks here and then at Orwell, moving to every week at Melbourn once volunteer helpers and new leaders from Melbourn are confident enough. Why do we need helpers and leaders? – To operate independently in Melbourn a rota of parent volunteer helpers will be needed and also at least two trained leaders each for both Beavers and Cubs. Leader training at this level is fairly easy and takes only a few sessions to complete. Andy Bendon hopes that some volunteers for leader training become visible this year so that training can get started at Orwell unit, prior to the Melbourn start up in January. The whole enterprise stands or falls on getting leaders trained to look after the Melbourn Group. Parent helpers are needed badly, but an independent Melbourn unit cannot run without locally trained leaders. What Happens Next? Many parents have already declared an interest in putting boys forward for
Grinnel Hill BMX Club After a major set back with torrential rain damage late spring spring, we opened our gates in June of this year. Since then we’ve had a total of 53 club members join combining of both Seasonal and Day members, from Melbourn itself, to as far as London and Nottingham. Weather permitting we’ve remained open every Saturday between June and September of this year, as well as on a selection of weeknights during the long summer evenings. The aim for the club is to promote an activity for the young community of Melbourn and surrounding areas to participate in, with the guidance of our committee and experts, all of whom are CRB checked, as well as 3 being First Aid trained, in a safe and friendly environment. Members have access to free BMX coaching and expertise on site during club open days. The club is now open annually April to September. Strictly for BMX use only, for ages 12 and older, members have the option of either becoming a seasonal member for £20 (April to September), or a day member (per session) for £5. For more details and to download your membership form today please visit www.grinnelhillbmx.co.uk
Acknowledgements A local group of BMX riders have put many hours of hard work and dedication into building the BMX jumps on the site of Grinnel Hill, getting them ready for the grand opening earlier this year, and continue to maintain them to a safe standard since. None of this would have been possible without the ongoing support of the Melbourn Parish Council. melbournmagazine
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