Village Information

What goes in the BLUE BIN?

YES • Plastic bottles • Plastic bottle tops & triggers • Plastic packaging (pots, tubs and trays) • Plastic bags • Plastic film (clean food wrapping) • Glass bottles and jars • Food & drinks cans • Aerosols • Tin foil & foil trays • Cartons (e.g. Tetrapak) • Cardboard • Greeting cards • Wrapping paper (paper only)

NO • Expanded polystyrene • Pyrex • Flat glass • DVDs/CDs • Plastic toys • Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes

Household Waste and Recycling Centres

Milton

Butt Lane, Milton Tel: 01223 860674 • 9am–8pm Mon to Fri • 9am–6pm Bank Holidays, Sat & Sun • 9am–4pm Mon to Sun (1 October–31 March) Thriplow

Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow Tel: 01223 839001 • 8am–5pm Mon to Fri • 8am–5pm Bank Holidays, Sat & Sun (Summer) • 8am–4pm Mon to Sun (1 October–31 March)

Items that are accepted

• Green waste • Hardcore (bricks, rubble) • Paper • Glass • Scrap metal • Waste oil • Fridges/freezers • Car batteries • Textiles • Cardboard • Plastic • TVs and computers (incl. monitors) Please Note: The sites will only accept waste from household sources.

Bin collection

MELBOURN

7 December Black Bin 14 December Green & Blue Bin 21 December Black Bin **31 December Green & Blue Bin MONDAY **7 January Black Bin MONDAY *12 January Green & Blue Bin SATURDAY 18 January Black Bin 25 January Green & Blue Bin 1 February Black Bin 8 February Green & Blue Bin 15 February Black Bin 22 February Green & Blue Bin 1 March Black Bin 8 March Green & Blue Bin 5 March Black Bin 22 March Green & Blue Bin

* Saturday Collection ** Monday Collection

For an update on collections visit: www.scambs.gov.uk/BinCollection/default.htm?location=72 For more information and collections of large household items Telephone 03450 450 063

Do you need a reliable local trader?

Buy With Confidence traders are Trading Standards Approved go to: www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk call: 08454 040506 or visit your local library

Police (non emergency)

101

Crimestoppers Freephone

0800 555111

Neighbourhood Watch Steven Cambery s.cambery@ntlworld.com Cambs Registered Trader Sceme 01223 221921 Telephone Preference Service www.tsponline.org.uk 0845 070 0707

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 Editorial Ann Dekkers 261144 Advertising Jan Simmonett 220363 Distribution Jose Hales 221058 Information Anne Lambert 261480 Parish Profile Mavis Howard 260686 Production Peter Simmonett 220363 Proof reading Brenda Meliniotis 261154 Colin Limming 260072 Village Diary Brenda Meliniotis 261154

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 Editor, at the 110 High Street, Melbourn, 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.

Melbourn Playgroup Jane Crawford 07842 151512 Childminding Group Sec. Vacancies

Co-ordinator Heidi Hardwidge 221625 Library LAP Mike Stapleton 269956 Little Hands Nursery School 260964 Out of school times 01223 503972 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headteacher Stephanie Wilcox 223457 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Elma Forbes 01223 870217

Hon Sec Hilary Docwra 222486

Mem Sec Arthur Alderton 260399 Village College Principal Simon Holmes 223400

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Age UK Cambridgeshire Blood Donors Chiropodist Citizen’s Advice Bureau

01223 221921 0300 123 23 23 263260 238020 Dentist 262034 District Nurses (Primary Care Trust) 01223 846122 Home-Start 262262 S Cambs PCT 35 Orchard Road

Child & Family Nurses 262861 Car Scheme 245228 Orchard Surgery Appointments 260220

Dispensary 261246

For repeat prescriptions send email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Osteopath Kath Harry 261716 St John Ambulance Robert Jakubiak 220507

local clubs

Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron 249156

Tony Kelly Mon & Wed evenings 7 – 9.30 p.m. Army Cadets Ted Neathey 01223 248001

Tuesday evenings at The Moor 7.15 to 9.30pm Bellringers John Gipson 262846 Bridge Club Howard Waller 261693 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Brownies 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe (Brown Owl) 261400 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 1st Melbourn Hilary Marsh 261443 Mothers’ Union Anne Harding 260759 Melbourn and Meldreth Self-Help Jayne White 220250 Melbourn Mushroom Club John Holden email: frog.end@virgin.net

Melbourn Pottery Club Maggie National Trust Colin Limming New Melbourn Singers Adrian Jacobs 01223 207307 260072 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 Royston Lions Janet Daniels 260009 RSPB Doug Radford 208978 SOAS (Supporters of All Saints’) Doreen Johnston 220197 St George’s Allotments Assoc. Bruce Huett brucehuett@compuserve.com

Women’s Group Pat Smith 260103

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All Saints’ Church

Rev Andrew O’Brien Melbourn Vicarage 260295

Curate Mary Price 261569

Churchwardens Christine van Vliet 223063 Mike Galley 260127

Community Hall booking Colin Limming 260072 Baptist Church Rev. Stuart Clarke 261650 Secretary Guy Manners 01223 872298 United Reformed Church Minister Rev. Duncan Goldie 260747 Secretary Peter and Eirwen Karner 262346

Hall booking Beryl and Barry Monk 246458 Churches Together Helen John 261147

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Badminton Steve Jackson Bowls Elaine Cooke Croquet Janet Pope Football Club Simon Gascoyne Jazzercise Linda Warner

248342 261703 241527 Judo Derek Coult 225004 Melbourn Sports Centre Graham Johnson-Mack 263313 Melbourn and District Tennis Club David Liddiard 07508 995781

Meldreth Tennis Club Sue Davies Swimming Club Jenny Brackley Squash Club Nick Sugden

wardEn & sHEltErEd Housing scHEmEs

Dial-A-Ride 01223 506335

Mobile Warden Scheme

Warden – Margo Wherrell

Deputy – Jeannie Seers 260966 262651

Assistant – Joy Hyde 220139 Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Stephen Cambery 261520 Vicarage Close Warden

Eileen Allan Lead Sheltered Housing Officer

Monday to Friday 9–1.30 263389 John Impey Way Jeanette Holland 269596 Southwell Court 262121 Moorlands 260564 Vicarage Close & John Impey Way, also covering Elin Way every other week. 9–5 Monday to Friday Eileen Allan Mobile 07876791419 01763 245402

See page 63 (inside back page) for advertising details.