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...editorial Well, we can’t complain about the summer this year! What a difference it makes to be able to eat outside – and to take off a few layers! By the time you receive this students will be preparing for the start of the new term, beginning school for the first time, moving to a new school or starting out independently either in tertiary education or the world of work. We wish all of you the very best. We welcome Bob Tulloch our new Chairman of the Parish Council. More Parish Councillors are needed, so please consider if you could help by becoming a member. Looking at Parish Council developments in the village and reading the news from the Parish Council we have a lot to enjoy and look forward to. We can now see how the Hub with the new houses will enhance the village; the shelter on the recreation ground has already proved a great success and we look forward to the transformation of the Pavilion. The village Fete was once again a wonderful occasion, thanks and congratulations to the committee for a splendid job. If you would like to get involved with next year’s Fete, see page 9. Thanks also to those people who maintain the flower tubs and gardens around the village – watering must have been quite hard work this year, but well worthwhile. There are lots of events happening in the village and surrounding area – and do remember to visit the Exhibition on Transport Strategy and Housing for South Cambs at All Saints’ Community Hall on Monday September 9th. See page 15.

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We are an energetic, vibrant garden design and build company specialising in the creation of beautiful outdoor spaces with a sense of place and purpose. Plantsmanship and good horticultural practice is the core of the business. The gardens and landscapes are designed in CAD (a computer software package) to generate a scale plan of the space and a planting plan indicating positions, plant names, sizes and quantities. Richard believes the plants are the stars in the garden designs and organising them to create maximum visual impact through the seasons is the most challenging and rewarding part of the process. The style and atmosphere in the gardens we design and build varies depending on the client’s aspirations. Richard likes to encourage clients to collect inspiring images of gardens from a range of magazine articles or books to help inform the design process. Richard works in contemporary and traditional styles. He particularly loves to work with a plant palette that is a blend of loose herbaceous perennials and grasses verses structural trees, shrubs and hedges in a contemporary English country cottage style.

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Thursday Luncheon Club says ‘Thank you to Jayne White On Thursday 25th July Jayne and helpers cooked a special Lunch for members, as Jayne is leaving after 6 years. She will be very much missed by everyone, especially for her sense of humour and infectious laugh! The photo below shows Arthur Wherrell thanking her, on behalf of everyone, and making a small presentation. We all wish Jayne the very best for the future. Happily the Luncheon Club will continue, see CATalyst page 8.

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Messages from Melbourn wanted! What does community mean to you? Answers on a postcard please! As part of the ACT project, Melbourn Village College will be asking what community means to us as a school and as teachers, staff and students over the next two and a half years. We would like to know what our wider community thinks too. What do you think? Included in this edition of the magazine is a postcard – A Message from Melbourn Community Means…

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Please write out your ideas on community, what it means and how we can make where we are a better place to live and visit. Answers will help MVC students with their ACT project research, working with 12 other partners both here in the UK and in France. Please drop your completed postcard in at School Reception or at the Parish Council Offices. For more information about the ACT project, please go to page 33. ACT runs for the next two and half years. What an ACT to follow! Thank you for helping MVC and taking part.

Care Network I would like to announce that I am leaving my role working for Care Network in the village and am going onto pastures new. I would like to say how much I have enjoyed the last eight months working in the village. Melbourn is a place with enormous community spirit, and everyone I have had the pleasure to meet has been welcoming. I hope that I have been able to help some people, and that in the very least I have raised the awareness of Care Network and the work we do. On a brighter note, the Melbourn project worker role will be continued until the end of its funding until October/ November by Hilary Bagshaw. You can contact her on: Hilary.b@care-network. org.uk 07436 813712. Melbourn has some fantastic groups and facilities for older residents and you can contact her to talk about these or any issues you feel older people have in the village. Jenny

Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group We are an informal, friendly group that meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) and we vary our venue between All Saints’ Community Hall Melbourn and The Meeting Room at Holy Trinity Church, Meldreth. We have no membership fee, but charge £1 on the night and there is an option to contribute to the charity pot – this year’s charity is Arthur Rank House Hospice in Cambridge. We

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normally start our meetings at 7.45pm with an opening prayer, and finish between 9.00PM and 9.30PM. We either have a guest speaker or have some sort of in-house entertainment and finish with tea/coffee and biscuits, which gives people a chance to catch up with one another. At the time of writing this in June we have just had our annual Summer Supper, which was an enjoyable time and 31 members and guests were present. We had a ploughman’s supper followed by puddings! My thanks go to everyone who helped in any way, and especially to those who were unable to join us but nevertheless donated raffle prizes or puddings. The raffle was in aid of the Hospice and raised the sum of £78, which included a cash donation. On 24th September, we are looking forward to a talk from The Wallace Cancer Care group, which was the charity we supported last year; this will take place at Meldreth. 22nd October sees Peter Jackson from Scotsdales coming to talk to us, the title of his talk is ‘Winter Baskets’ and this will be in Melbourn. November sees us getting ready for Advent and Barbara MacKellar will lead us in a reflection on 26th November at Meldreth. If you would like to know any more please contact Pat Smith, Sue Toule 01762 60955 or Anne Harrison 01763 261775. If you want to come along and see, then you are welcome to come and join us, and if you have difficulty getting there and need a lift please give us a ring and we will see what we can do.

Library News These are very exciting times for the Library Team. We see the rapid progress on the Hub building and are in close contact with the Hub committee about the facilities to be provided for the Library. We are working with them to make the best use of the limited space available. It appears that our request for more shelf space has been accepted and we expect to have space for about 3,300 adult fiction books, about five Kinder Boxes which will hold about 200 young children’s books, and a small mobile unit with about 300 junior fiction and young adult books. This means we will have to reduce our stock a little. We will reorganise our stock, taking into account the level of usage particular books have achieved over the recent past. We will probably decide to reduce the stock of geography, travel, history, local studies and natural history. Please let us know your likes and dislikes. We are starting to consider how we will operate in the new building. We understand that it will be open for about eight hours each day. We would like to be open every day and if possible to extend our hours. Ideally we would like to open every morning and afternoon for about two hours. We would not open on Saturday afternoon or Sunday. In order to achieve this target we will need a number of volunteers. These volunteers could be trained during the next four months ready to join the team in the New Year. Ideally, training should be completed by Christmas as we will be very busy organising the transfer in the New Year. The main task will still be to issue books and meet our borrowers. There may well be additional work as a result of working in the Hub. We foresee having to show customers how to access various services through the Peoples Computers. We do not expect to provide help with form filling. We will be working very closely with the Centre Manager who will share the reception desk with us. This should make the task even more interesting than it is at present. We expect a considerable increase in use after the Hub opens. We have good news from the Library Service. In response to requests from all the Library Access Points, they have found a way to give us a book delivery every week. This means that books placed on ‘Hold’ are likely to arrive in just over a week. Customers will be able to get specialist subjects books delivered directly to the LAP from the Cambridge stock. We can also take in returned books which have been borrowed from other Cambridgeshire Libraries, though not from Royston as they are in a different county and do not share our book delivery system. We have a new Wi-Fi connection point which you can use easily. Our Peoples Computers have various special access systems such as Ancestry.com, which are

free for use in the Library. We are very happy to demonstrate these facilities and provide instruction on basic computer skills. Please let us know your needs and we will arrange times when staff members are available to help you.

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Storytime for Under 5s at Melbourn Library All loyal mums, dads, grandparents, nannies and carers who attended Storytime for Under 5s at the library for several years will be aware that we decided to close in Autumn 2012. This was for various reasons, not least because of our prospective move to the new HUB. Although I decided to have a break from library volunteering, I would like to reassure parents and carers that, in theory, we would like to open again in the new building if Mandy Handscombe and I can commit to this and the response in the community is still there. The library is a unique setting for children and at its height Storytime was a great success. It was fun and educational for adults as well as children. So I will keep you informed as to when and how we hope to restart Storytime in the future. Meanwhile, thanks to all of you who did support it – it is your library, remember, and I wish you good luck for the future. Eleanor Fitzgerald eleanorfitzgerald@live.co.uk

Age UK Age UK Cambridgeshire offer a range of information and services on matters of concern to older people and their carers Our information officers can provide information and support on issues which include benefits, home care, aids and adaptations, safeguarding and going into a care home. Age UK Cambridgeshire are also able to offer practical services such as home help, visiting schemes, safer homes schemes, day centres and warden schemes. Our advocacy service can offer support to represent the interests of those over 65 years and help to obtain the services they need. For further information, we are available 9am – 3pm Monday to Friday on 0300 666 9860.

Charity Summer Fete The Charity Summer Fete on Saturday 3rd August held on the New Recreation Ground, was for an Extended Project at Hills Road Sixth Form College, in aid of Cancer Research UK and Arthur Ranks Hospice. We managed to raise £550. The day itself it was quite challenging but rewarding at the same time. I would like to thank the Parish Council, for opening up the pavilion for us at 7:30 am. The fete included live entertainment and 3 different inflatables all of whichl used power from the pavilion, a great help on the day. The venue itself was the perfect location for the fete and after months looking we were so thankful to the parish council were not only very helpful but understood our needs and gave us the location for free; giving us clear guidelines of what we had to adhere to in order to be successful. With their support and cooperation the event ran smoothly. The new recreation ground gave us a lot of space to place each activity and the site was easily accessible by both fete organisers and companies. The fete was very enjoyable and lots of fun and I made sure that I tried all the activities. After organising this Charity Summer Fete I would like to organise another next year! Thank you for all your support for this event, Lauren Cambridge, Hills Road Sixth Form Student, Aged 17.

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.

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will be a very hard act to follow, but we will try our hardest and we wish Jayne all the very best. Secondly, a Carers’ Social Group is being proposed after it was mentioned to CATalyst that there is not one in the local area. If you are a carer or know someone who is and would like to register your interest, please contact CATalyst using the details below. You can also find out more about the proposed Carers’ group by visiting the CATalyst webpage on the Melbourn village website. Please do contact CATalyst if you are thinking about volunteering locally and have time to spare and skills to share. Contact CATalyst: 07749530112 communityactiontogether@hotmail.co.uk

Two new exciting developments – Community Luncheon Club and proposed Carers’ Group Since the last CATalyst update, a number of activities and events have taken place. Meet-in-Melbourn has held regular monthly meetings in local pubs and organised visits to the coast, the garden show, meals out and a pub quiz team that almost won the quiz only to lose out in the tie-breaker! A two-day free creative volunteering course was undertaken by local residents and two of our more senior citizens interviewed about their working lives for the WISEArchive digital project which is an on-going project. A local car boot sale was organised but not particularly well supported, however a pitch at the large Trumpington car boot reaped a much needed financial reward. However CATalyst is delighted to be involved with two new and exciting developments. Firstly, CATalyst is taking on the coordination of the Thursday Lunch Club at Vicarage Close which Jayne White has so expertly and generously organised over the last few years. Jayne

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Melbourn Village Fete and Music on the Moor After a lot of hard work from a great team of volunteers I can reflect on this year’s Melbourn Village Fete and Music on the Moor. A few weeks before the event, the long-range weather forecast was looking unkind and the Friday before was no exception. With the huge task of setting up the pavilion and marquees for the fete, it was raining and cool, but by Fete day, blue skies, light winds and an ever-increasing temperature gauge meant that we were all in for a great day.

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Our figures show that an even greater number of visitors came to the fete, which gave us the best day ever. With a near doubling of our profit on the day, the sun really did shine on us in Melbourn on the 29th of June. We had some favourites from previous years, such as the climbing wall, Zorbing balls and various inflatables, and new attractions which included a pony ride and bungee trampoline. In the arenas we had the return of the Dog and Duck show, Electralite Majorettes, tug of war and egg throwing, and for the first time, a dog fly ball show, a steel band and the Dynamo football team skills demonstration. A fine display of classic vehicles such as American muscle cars, VW camper vans,

throaty Harley Davidson Motorbikes and scooters graced the field, shining like new. The bar had a range of drinks both soft and alcoholic. In the pavilion the Brownies served a great array of cakes and scones with tea and coffee. This year we had a much wider selection of food. Halloumi cheese was included in our vegetarian options and our high quality locally supplied burgers and sausages proved ever popular. A hog roast, savoury and sweet crepes, doughnuts and locally made pasties added to our line up. We had stalls selling all manner of items as well as other stalls set up by local groups and societies. In the large marquee during the day we had an Arts and Crafts competition. There were lots of entries for the various categories such as cake baking, decoration, photography and preserves. Great fun was clearly had by those entering the jelly baby shoebox dioramas and vegetable and fruit creatures and the miniature gardens and flower arranging categories inspired some fine and creative work. Our competition this year was very popular and we will be running it again next year so keep an eye out for some details on the categories. By 5pm, the marquee was transformed from the home of the competition to our music venue. Two stages provided alternate spots for our electric bands and acoustic artists. The marquee soon filled with dancers enjoying the great range of music. As darkness fell, our headline act The Remnants finished off a great day for us all.

In the warm weather it was thirsty work for everyone. Our fantastic volunteers on bar duty continued on page 10

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When you think of donating to a charity you probably think of giving money but have you ever thought about giving your time? The East Anglian Air Ambulance is a 365-day helicopter emergency medical service which covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. With a medical crew highly trained in critical care, we bring the emergency room to the patient within 25 minutes, we can then transport them to the most appropriate hospital if needed. Since our launch in 2000, we have attended over 12,500 life-saving missions and we rely on volunteers throughout the region to help us continue this vital work. Volunteer Programme Development Manager, Victoria Pank explains: “Volunteers are a valuable resource for our charity. We receive no Government funding and, quite simply, without the dedication and support of so many fabulous people, we couldn’t work in the way that we do.” James Edgehill, a retired carpenter and retained fire fighter from Cromer in Norfolk, has been a volunteer since 2006: “Working as a fire fighter made me realise just how important the air ambulance is, especially when we attended road traffic collisions in which injured people were trapped in their cars. I wanted to help the EAAA when I retired and I’ve got more and more involved. In a typical week I might be selling merchandise at an event one day; representing the charity at a couple of fundraising functions locally the next and collecting collection boxes the day after. I enjoy the variety of work and being ‘the face of the charity’ in my area.” So if you have some spare time, either regularly or occasionally, come and join our team and help the East Anglian Air Ambulance continue to save lives in your area. There are many opportunities available. Working behind the scenes in one of our offices or as a public speaker or event supporter, the choice is yours! We will make sure that you are offered a position which best suits your skills, interests and availability. It’s great fun and very rewarding – I should know, I have recently become a volunteer for this amazing charity. Why don’t you? Visit our website at www.eaaa.org.uk/support-us/volunteer to find out more or ring Victoria on 01603 489406 (victoria.pank@eaaa.org.uk). Martine Silkstone

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As with all events the weather helps but none of this is possible without a fantastic team of volunteers who help support the Fete Committee in the setting up, clearing up and, of course, to help serve on the day. We are reliant on our sponsors and advertisers whose patronage allows us to put on a great day of entertainment. The support of the Parish Council in our activities is also crucial. So after a brief rest we set to work to book next year’s attractions, some of which need confirming 12 months in advance. We had some great ideas from people this year who completed the feedback form and we hope to include some of these suggestions next year. As a result of the feedback we have had new volunteers to join our existing team for next year. If you feel like helping put on a great fete next year please visit our website: www.melbournfete.co.uk or e-mail our volunteers coordinator at: volunteers@ melbournfete.co.uk. Next year’s fete will be on 28th June 2014; this date has had to be changed from that advertised earlier so please make sure that you make a note of this confirmed date for next year. Our motto is fun and fundraising for Melbourn. We have had our fun day and have raised some funds. Now we get to give the surplus we raised to local activities. In the last few years we have given out over £10,000. So if you know of a Melbourn based activity in need of some funds, then we would love to hear from you. Please email some details of what the activity is, what you want to do with the funds and how much you would like and we will let you know. Requests should be submitted by 30th September 2013 to chair@melbournfete.co.uk. Members of the Fete Committee really appreciate all the support we get from our community and are already brimming with enthusiasm for our fete next year. Follow us on Facebook and visit us at our website to see how things are progressing for next year. We look forward to seeing you on 28 June 2014. Trevor Purnell, Deputy Chair.

MELBOURN PARISH COUNCIL MVC, The Moor, Melbourn, Cambs. SG8 6EF Telephone: 01763 262494 e-mail: parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Minutes of Parish Council Meetings and Planning Committee meetings are available on the village website

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Chairman Bob Tulloch 25 Hale Close, SG8 6ET Telephone 221373

Vice-Chairman Maureen Townsend 32 New Road, SG8 6BY Telephone 260959

Chair-Conservation Rosemary Gatward 94 High Street, SG8 6AL Telephone 261225

Chair-Cemeteries Mike Sherwen 3 Hale Close, SG8 6ET Telephone 260070

Michael Linnette 11 Chapel Lane, SG8 6BN Telephone 262534

Irene Bloomfield 78 Russet Way, SG8 6HF Telephone 222558

Val Barrett 2 Station Road, SG8 6DX Telephone 261227

Christopher Stead 70 Russet Way Telephone 260743

Chair-Highways Jose Hales 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH Telephone 221058

Chair-PLay & Recreation Peter Simmonett 42 Greengage Rise SG8 6DS Telephone 220363

Kimmi Crosby 20 Norgett’s Lane SG8 6HS Telephone 261283 County Councillor Susan van de Ven 95 North End, Meldreth, 261833 susanvandeven@yahoo.co.uk. District Councillors Val Barrett, 2 Station Road, 261227 Jose Hales, 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH, 221058 cllr.hales@josehales.me.uk

From the Parish Clerk – Peter Horley At the time of writing, the weather is glorious and the village is benefitting from sustained good weather. It brings with it tasks to do in the village and we are endeavouring to keep on top of the grass cutting, vergetrimming and looking after the hedgerows. However, we do depend on residents to inform us if they are unhappy about any aspects of the village from the Open Spaces to individual properties whose owners may be ignoring their responsibilities to others. The council does seek to address these concerns but it is sometimes a frustratingly slow process. Some of the exciting developments I highlighted last time are coming to fruition: the Community Hub, the Youth Shelter, the upgrading of the pavilion, Clear Crescent Play Area, Stockbridge Meadows, and the Recreation Grounds. All of these enhance the quality of life in the village and are aimed at all ages. If you believe that your age/ interest group is not being catered for please get in touch. The South Cambridgeshire Local Plan caused consternation due to its planned development of H7 & H8 off New Road. Due to the campaign led by MELDHAC and endorsed by the Parish Council, this proposed development has not been included which is a victory for all the residents who campaigned so vigorously and expertly. However, the Plan, as it now stands, is subject to another review and it will be exhibited in the village from 9th September. Please come along and have your say. The one disappointment for me is the continuing failure to recruit a full council. We now have only 11 out of a possible 15 although, at the time of writing, I am hopeful that we may be able to welcome at least one new member. Councillors do make a difference so please give it some serious thought and get in touch with me. Peter Horley

From the Chairman of the Parish Council As the newly elected Chairman of the Parish Council, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Bob Tulloch and I have lived in Melbourn for just over 30 years. I am part owner of a local Internet business, Walnut Medical, which provides medical market information to companies throughout the world. With my fellow director, Kimmi Crosby, I organise the Melbourn Business Association. Melbourn is a beautiful, dynamic village. It has great amenities for all ages, a vibrant business community and a large band of volunteers who help improve the village in many ways. The role of the Parish Council is to maintain and manage the village. This not only involves cherishing the parts of the village which make Melbourn a great place to live but also to add amenities for the benefit of everyone. The Parish Council has several exciting projects in hand. These include the new village Hub along with 13 affordable homes, the recently installed youth shelter near continued on page 13

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the sports pavilion, upgrading the sports pavilion itself, revamping the village car park and a new pedestrian crossing. The youth shelter, even though it was not quite finished, was being used on the day it was installed. The village Hub is progressing rapidly and will certainly be ready on its official handover date of 14 February 2014. The Hub will have a great range of facilities right in the heart of the village. There will be a café, the library access point, public toilets, free Wi-Fi, the Parish Council offices, meeting rooms and many outreach services from South Cambridgeshire District Council, Citizens Advice, Relate and other organisations. There are two further major projects to be embarked upon. The upgrade of the Sports Pavilion on the Moor will begin in the coming months. The revamping of the village car park and a new pedestrian crossing will commence after the completion of the Hub. All of these projects will, directly or indirectly, enhance the lives of everyone in Melbourn. The Parish Council needs new members to help build Melbourn’s future. The mandatory requirements are simple. You need to be over 18 years old, with no criminal record and not be bankrupt. If you would like to see what happens, come to any Parish Council meeting. They are open to the public and take place on Monday evenings at 7.15pm. The monthly Full Council takes place in All Saints’ Community Hall. All committee meetings are held in the Parish Council offices at Melbourn Village College. To apply. Write or e-mail to express your interest to the Parish Clerk. If you would like to discuss it, please contact any of the Parish Councillors featured in this magazine.

From your County Councillor Some big changes are underway in terms of how the County Council is run. For the first time in many years, the council is in a state of ‘no overall control’. As such, a majority of councillors have voted to do away with the ‘cabinet and strong leader’ system, in which a handful of councillors run decision-making, and adopt a committee system in which everyone takes on areas of specialisation and works together to run the council’s business. No doubt every system has its flaws, but hopefully this will be successful. Certainly, debates and discussions of late have taken on a less combative and more constructive style. Personally, I think this is a good thing as people seem to listen to one another more, with a better chance of good ideas filtering in. Meanwhile, anyone who regularly takes the train to Cambridge, or drives to Cambridge via Trumpington, will have seen the daily expansion of the city of Cambridge on the southern side. What does this have to do with Melbourn? With the backdrop of growth in and around Cambridge City, the District, City and County Councils are together talking with central government about a possible ‘City Deal’ for Cambridge and South Cambs, which could unlock a huge amount of funding, focused mainly around transport infrastructure. Compelling scenarios for possible improved transport infrastructure are presented within the council’s draft Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambs, which you can read and comment on until September 30th – either via www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/tscsc, at the Library, or at the September 9th afternoon exhibit at All Saints Community Hall. It’s worth noting that this Transport Strategy recognizes the A10 corridor between Royston and Cambridge as a key transport route, regardless of any further population growth in our villages. The aspiration is to improve access to rail and for cycling, and in doing so, ease vehicular traffic. The strategy has been published in tandem with the proposed South Cambs Local Plan, which includes 65 homes off Victoria Way, but excludes the 270 homes off New Road.

Where are we headed with pot holes? I thought it would be helpful to explain where things stand on the subject of the deteriorating condition of many of our roads and pavements – a gloomy picture but one which might be helpful. Roads and pavements are nearly always the responsibility of the County Council.

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Some exceptions in Melbourn include Vicarage Close, which is owned by South Cambs, and the road leading to the surgery which is a private road. There has been an underinvestment in roads and pavements over many years, which coupled with current austerity means a growing and alarming gap between the remedial works that need doing, and works which the council can actually afford to carry out. The council operates two main funding pots for fixing roads and pavements. The bigger pot addresses improvements to the highway network – e.g. improvements to roads, footways and bridges. This year, that funding pot amounts to £25 million. The smaller pot is for routine repairs, such as fixing potholes, unblocking a gully and dealing with any emergencies – amounting to £7 million this year. Whilst these are huge sums of money, far more is needed: it is estimated that £300 million is needed to bring the Cambridgeshire highway network up to a decent standard. This year only 8% of long-term repair works requiring attention will be addressed. In terms of short-term measures, only one-third of jobs needing attention this year will be addressed. The difficult balance is spending as much as possible on work that will last a long time, and having something left over to spend on smaller jobs that need urgent attention. The newly hung council, as you might call it, has been discussing the matter intensively. Officers have done a huge amount of work quantifying the overall problem but now a long-term strategy must be worked out for addressing the gaping funding hole. A few months ago I was walking near melbournmagazine

the Melbourn Co-op and witnessed an elderly man falling out of his wheelchair when it hit a pavement pot hole. I reported this to the Highways team, who promptly put Melbourn High Street pavements forward in a bid for the capital repair works. The bid failed as it didn’t score high enough against the criteria applied. What I have learned since is that if someone trips or falls due to a road or pavement defect, this should be reported for emergency repair work – that is the only guarantee that something will be done. The job may not be done at gold standard but the offending pot hole should be smoothed out and tripping hazard removed. To report a pothole – and please do report any trip, fall or cycle mishap – the most effective way is via www. cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/roads/ reportingafault.htm. If you don’t have access to the internet, please ring 0345 045 5212. If you would like to let the parish council and me know that you have reported something you are concerned about, that will help us to keep track of things. I’m very sorry to give such a dismal report but I hope at least it clarifies things.

Meanwhile, the next Cycling Campaign meeting will take place on September 24th, 7pm for 7:30pm, at Foxton Village Hall. If you’d like to know more about what’s happening with this fast moving campaign, please check out www.a10corridorcycle.com.

Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group As readers of the Magazine will know, the Rail User Group has been working up a campaign to improve accessibility at Meldreth Station. Ultimately, we hope that it will become much easier to get up to the London-bound platform, and much easier to get from one platform to the other. There are many pieces of the puzzle to put in place and it will take time, but our campaigning team is determined. It is great that we are able to work together with Burlton Farms in this quest, and are hopeful that First Capital Connect and Network Rail will help us to make the needed improvements. Meanwhile, as part of the quest to forge more cooperation with the rail industry, we’re delighted that a Community Rail Partnership will be signed at Meldreth Station on October 25th at 11am. Please come along to show your support for our local rail service. The idea is that the Rail User Group, parish, district and county councils, the train operating company, Network Rail, local schools, community groups, businesses and residents will continue in different ways to help to improve and protect our rail station and the public transport service it provides. There are, of course, many examples of this already in place, and the partnership is something of a formality – but it all helps to keep Meldreth Station on the radar of the powers that be. To find out more about what the Rail User Group is up to, please come along to the Group’s next meeting on September 18th, 7pm for 7:30pm, at Shepreth Village Hall. We rotate round the villages for our meetings and most of the people who come along are not daily commuters, but people who use the train occasionally, and value it. Susan van de Ven, County Councillor, susanvandeven.com or 261833.

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First an update on the new building

We hold a drop-in advice surgery on the first Monday of the month, 2:303:30PM, at Melbourn Library Access Point. There’s no need to sign up in advance – just come along. If this is not convenient and you’d like to meet at another time or closer to home, just let us know. Susan van de Ven, County Councillor, susanvandeven.com or Tel 261833. Jose Hales, District Councillor, jose@josehales.me.uk, 221058.

Work on the new Community Hub development on the High Street has made amazing progress since the last issue of this magazine. By the time the autumn edition of the Melbourn Magazine arrives through your letterbox the shell of the new Hub building will be completed. The build schedule is currently on plan, with handover to the Melbourn community around year-end. The new facility will provide a variety of services and these were described comprehensively in last issue of this magazine. Briefly these will be: A Community Café Space to house the Village Library A permanent administration centre for the Parish Clerk Two meeting rooms A village Information Point Exhibition Space for special interest groups Free Wi-Fi and public Internet services Public access toilets, during opening hours

A10 Corridor Cycling Campaign Help from Melbourn Village College students At a recent visit to Melbourn Village College, several students who love cycling offered to help the A10 Corridor Cycling Campaign by filming sections of the A10 route over the summer, in order to highlight what’s good and what needs improving. Hopefully these will be posted on the campaign’s website.

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The Management Group responsible for bringing these services into being is making good progress on all fronts. For example, in close conjunction with the present Library volunteer staff, selection of new Library shelving and related facilities is now nearing completion. However, there are two really important aspects to the success of the Melbourn Community Hub and these have everything to do with People! New Employment Opportunities on the Way The Community Hub will only operate with some new paid jobs. It is likely that these will all be part time positions and fall into two main categories:

Administration: There will be a need for a Centre Manager, working as a job share with an Assistant Centre Manager. The role will be responsible for the building operation as a whole during working hours, and also provide receptionist services. Catering: There will be a need for a Catering Manager, working as a job share with an Assistant Catering Manager, to run the Community Café. The role will be responsible for the preparation of food and beverages within the specific operation of the café facilities.

There will also be job opportunities for Cleaners Job descriptions, rates of pay and hours of work are being finalised. The above positions will be advertised in due course. If you think you may like to be considered for employment at the Community Hub please email one of the contacts at the end of this article, including your CV if possible.

Time to Volunteer! In support of the paid positions we will need Volunteers – local people with an interest in helping to provide the village of Melbourn with the excellent services it deserves. Volunteers will be particularly needed and welcome to help in the Community Café to carry out a wide range of jobs, from assistance with food preparation to serving customers. Full and proper training would be given to volunteers doing this work, which would be equally suitable to either individuals who were looking for work experience, or to residents who simply wish to help make our Community Hub a success. The present Library Service operates entirely on the expertise and good will of the volunteer group who presently run it so admirably. It is anticipated that, when the Library Access Point (the Library) moves from the Village College location to the village centre, it will quickly generate much higher levels of interest and demand. These positive changes will therefore offer further opportunities to volunteer. There will also be opportunities for other volunteer support, covering general duties, reception cover and administration work. It is important to stress that volunteering means providing assistance willingly, and only in within the ‘comfort zone’ of each person as an individual. If you feel you might be interested in volunteering when the new Community Hub is open for business please email or telephone one of the contacts below. 01763 221058 or 0751 979 1256 email: johntravis@melbournhub.com or josehales@melbournhub.com John Travis and Jose Hales website www.mebournhub.com

Update on new housing developments for Melbourn The South Cambs District Council’s draft ‘Local Development Plan,’ which had initially proposed 270 new homes off New Road, has been amended in response to overwhelming response from Melbourn residents. Back in January, I worked with the Melbourn Housing Development Awareness Campaign team to get a consultation response form to every home in Melbourn so that everyone could easily have their say (you will remember the plan, letter and survey form that was put through your door). A fantastic 720 responses were received by the SCDC planning team, which guided the officers and councillors to the decision they finally made. The broad consensus from residents who responded was that new and affordable housing is needed, but on a scale that can be realistically accommodated by village infrastructure. The amended Plan now removes the 270 homes but includes 65 homes to the rear of Victoria Way, off New Road. The plan is now in ‘Proposed Submission’ form and is out for public consultation for the last time for 10 weeks, from the 19th July to 30th Sept. Don’t forget there is also a public exhibition again this time to be held at All Saints Community Hall on the 9th September from 2.30pm – 7.30pm.

Job Opportunities Centre manager & assistant centre manager Day to day running of the Hub, marketing to the public and local businesses, plus the management of bookings. Broad administrative experience, good people skills and a welcoming face for this vital new village facility.

Catering manager & assistant catering manager Café with 40 covers, together with in-house catering. Catering and supervision experience plus personal warmth and professional flair. All four jobs are part time with flexible hours of work covering weekdays and Saturdays’, up to 46 hours per week, shared between roles. Rates of pay are negotiable, depending on qualifications and experience. To apply for any of these posts please send your CV to: John Travis, 16 Cambridge Road, Melbourn SG8 6HA or by email johntravis@melbournhub.com Closing date for applications 15th September 2013 It is extremely important that everyone takes this last opportunity to comment on the final draft that once sanctioned and approved, will be the basis for development decisions in South Cambs until 2031. The plan can be found at: www.scambs.gov.uk/ldf/ localplan For those residents preferring not to access the plan via the website please send any queries or comments to: ldf@ scambs.gov.uk Or if you would rather speak to a planning officer regarding this consultation, please call them on Tel 08450 450 500. Please don’t hesitate to contact me as your representative at SCDC. Jose Hales jose@josehales.me.uk Tel 221058 melbournmagazine

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QEII New Recreation Ground Pavilion upgrade In previous magazines we have highlighted the problems of the Pavilion in the New Recreation ground, which is long over due for an upgrade. It is far from a showpiece for the village and does not encourage other groups to use it. To improve the site the Parish Council has been looking at ways of adapting the building to make it more inclusive and secure. A concept design put together in 2012, addressed many of the problems, both inside and outside of the building, and the proposed improvements will make the building more inclusive, with disabled facilities very high on the agenda. In addition improving the toilets and general appeal of the inside of the building is equally important. As those who have used the building over the years will agree, at the moment it has a dark and unpleasant atmosphere.

Making the building secure The security measures at the front of the building shown in the illustration below will be the most visible sign of change to the Pavilion. This handcrafted metalwork will not only provide security, but give it an attractive appeal. A steel balustrade will be fixed between each of the brick columns and topped with a wooden handrail. These static panels will contain large steel hand-drawn sporting silhouettes, which will adorn the front of the balustrade. Above this will be a retractable steel shuttering system fixed to the top of the timber roof rail and hinged, allowing them to be folded back to the brick columns when the building is in use, providing an unobstructed view. The floor in the porch area will to be raised to the level of the doorsills of the building. At both ends of the pavilion, a wide disabled-friendly curved path will slope upwards from the main path to new wide steel security entrance gates, for wheelchair accessibility. The design of the gates will reflect the frontage, but the security grilles will be static. Once the security measures are in place, the porch area of the building will be renovated to make it a more attractive attribute to the village. The shuttered windows will be replaced with bright French doors, allowing more light into the building. The doors will also allow easy access into the building for wheelchair users and disabled motorised vehicles. The entrance doors to the changing rooms either side of the windows will be replaced with modern bright fittings – also disabled friendly. The two additional doors on the protruding wall will be removed and blocked up. These design changes will not only enhance the building, but also provide a secure frontage, preventing the level of damage experienced to date.

Inside the building A significant change to the inside of the building will be the new disabled facilities and baby changing area. The two main toilet areas will also be improved. With the exception of the kitchen, the ladies and gents toilets, all internal doors will be replaced with disabled doors. At the rear of the building the exit door will also be replaced with a disabled access door. The small window to the left and the wall below it will be removed and this area filled with highly toughened glass blocks. With this glass wall together with the new French doors, the building will become a light and amenable space. The carpets in the main meeting area and entrances to both changing areas will be replaced with non-slip easy-clean flooring. The inside of the building will be redecorated throughout. The area at the rear of the building will be re-fenced and the ground levelled and completely paved.

Funding Following the presentation to the Parish Council of the Pavilion concept design, it was agreed to fund the much-needed upgrade by allocating £53,000 of community funds to the project. This will include the internal structural work and the security measures at the front, plus the area at the back of the building. However, the Pavilion is in a unique position with funders today. Following on from the 2012 Olympics it is hoped

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that everybody will be encouraged to take up a sport of some kind. To this end funding has been made available for sports facilities. So it will come as no surprise that the Parish Council have looked at funding from various sources to help upgrade the Pavilion. Sport England lottery fund were first approached. The funding was based on matched funding and equals the money already allocated by the Parish Council. It is with great pleasure that we announce we have been awarded the funding from Sport England which gives a total fund value of just over £100,000 towards the refurbishment of the Pavilion. With this extra funding we are now in a position to improve other areas in the building, such as the changing rooms and showers. A second potential funding source comes from South Cambridgeshire District Council in the way of equipment and other resources. SCDC have offered to install Solar PV panels on the roof of the Pavilion. Savills Ltd have been undertaking a large solar PV installation project for the Council using a unique funding partnership which enables the panels to be installed through private investment and for others to benefit from free day time electricity. The responsible for the safety, security and maintenance of the system will be the installer, Sustain Solar. Linked with the Solar PV panels could be a SolarImmersion system. This would enable electricity generated by the Solar PVs to help with water heating. This would be boosted by an electric immersion system to insure we have hot water at all times. The benefit of free electricity and hot water is a much-needed commodity for the football clubs. An Air-Source heating system could also be installed by Fosters Property Maintenance who are a contractor employed by South Cambridgeshire District Council. This heating is a cost effective method of heating the building to a constant temperature throughout the year. Fosters will also provide maintenance for this system. The Pavilion kitchen may also receive a much-needed makeover by Borras Construction who have agreed

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to replace the existing kitchen with a modern set-up. Borras Construction are a contractor of South Cambridgeshire District Council. These contractors are using their community funds that they set aside each year, which clients such as South Cambridgeshire District Council can bid for community projects. At the time of writing, the Parish Council has not received the full spec for any of the equipment offered by SCDC and will review them carefully before any commitment to install is made. SITA/Fields in Trust fund were also approached for funding. Unfortunately we have just been informed we were unsuccessful with this bid. The funding was to be used to upgrade the path leading from the car park to the Pavilion with a wider disabled path. Together with the new disabled facilities in the Pavilion, many more people who currently find it difficult to use the site, would have been able to do so. Picnic tables constructed from recycled plastics and suitable for wheelchair access had been included in this funding application. These are designed to allow wheelchair users to sit comfortably under the table. Additional bins and a recycling can/plastic bottle bin had also been included. The council will pursue other funding avenues, to take this forward.

A wealth of opportunities Football plays a significant part in the use of the sports recreation ground which is currently used by three adult and eleven junior teams. With the forthcoming improvements there are many more possibilities to extend this building’s use and make it an important asset for the village. Small clubs and family groups have already expressed an interest in using the building and fields for parties and family reunions. With the frontage security measures in place offering a ‘safe-space’ for young children and an improved area at the rear of the building, the Pavilion will offer an ideal summer venue for children’s parties. Interest has also been shown by businesses for functions for their employees. It would be possible to open the Pavilion as a regular summer venue for youngsters, providing games and sporting activities. Sporting equipment for young people had been included in the SITA/Fields in Trust fund application. This included outdoor table-tennis tables, Kwik-Cricket, Softball/Baseball kit, Portable Volleyball, Rugby-Tag and Rounder’s. Use of both the Pavilion and field for outdoor activities requiring space, is about offering a venue for a specific purpose and not about taking revenue from other venues already available in the village.

Getting youth motivated MAYD (Melbourn Area Youth Development – see page 39) utilised this site during the Summer of 2012 and again this year with an event organised to bring the youngsters together, with the aim of introducing them to the Youth Club. With this in mind, it would be possible to open the Pavilion as a regular summer venue for youngsters, providing games and sporting activities. Although the Youth Club is attended regularly, it could see a substantial increase in numbers if it were moved from the school grounds. Evidence of this comes from discussions with the youth and youth workers: youngsters feel inhibited by the Club’s current venue in connection to the school. The revamped Pavilion could provide an option for an alternate Youth Club and as such would then become ‘theirs’. This would promote more respect for the building and help prevent the type of damage incurred over the years. If additional funding becomes available, equipment such as a pool table, indoor table tennis and dartboards could be included. These are inexpensive and use very little footprint when folded up. Work will begin at the end of August and continue for approximately 3 months. Peter Simmonett Chair Play and Recreation Committee.

Recreational Shelter, update As many of you will have seen the new recreational shelter is now in place in the New Recreation ground, The Moor and it’s gratifying to see it is well used by many residents and youth. It was hoped that by the time this issue of the magazine was out, the final piece to shelter would be in place – the Bluetooth speaker. Unfortunately this has been delayed yet again due to a major component being unavailable. It is expected to be in place at the end of September.

Is renewable energy for you? As solar panels become a common sight around our neighbourhoods, you may be wondering what options are available to you to save or even generate your own energy but it can be daunting knowing where to start. At Trading Standards we want to help you find a trader you can trust and make sure you know what you can expect of these businesses. When considering the options available to you, the Energy Saving Trust (www. energysavingtrust.org.uk) is a good place to start. They are an independent organisation that provides free, expert advice on saving energy in your home. Their website contains extensive information, and they also have a helpline which can be contacted on 0300 1231234 (national rate). In terms of funding any improvements, if you aren’t able to pay for them up front, you could consider the Government’s Green Deal Scheme (www.gov.uk/ green-deal-energy-saving-measures) which allows for repayment over a period of time through your energy bills. As with any finance arrangement, make sure you know how much you will have to repay in total, what the monthly charges will be, and check the interest rate is competitive with other finance options. You should also be aware that with Green Deal the debt attaches to the property, so if you sell it, your buyer will have to take over the debt. If you need advice on finance options, your local Citizens Advice Bureau will be able to help you. There are a range of businesses that offer home assessment visits to advise you on the options most suitable for your specific circumstances. You will usually need to pay for this and you should check whether there is a tie-in clause requiring you to use a certain business to do the installation work if you decide to go ahead. The assessment will give you estimated savings projections for the first year based on a specific level of energy usage. Unfortunately this means you won’t know exactly what you will save, but you can at least check to make sure the estimate is based on a realistic level of energy usage for your situation. In terms of finding a trader, it is important to shop around to ensure the business is reputable and that the price is fair before agreeing to any work. Green Deal has its own approved assessors and installers, but if you are not using Green Deal we would recommend that you find an installer and products that are part of the Micro Generation Certification Scheme (MCS) or are Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (REAL) approved. These organisations have codes of practice that traders have to comply with and standards that the products have to meet. The Energy Saving Trust website allows you to search for local installers who belong to MCS. Some members also sit on our Buy With Confidence approved trader scheme giving you even greater assurance that they are businesses you can trust. Visit www. buywithconfidence.gov.uk for more details. As always, we would recommend getting three quotes to ensure the installation price and projections are reasonable, and check the terms and conditions carefully before agreeing to anything. If you encounter any problems with an assessor, installer or any other type of business and need some advice, please contact our advice partner, the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline, on 08454 040506 (national rate).

£300K for A10 Cycle Path Improvements Cambridgeshire County Council’s bid to the Department for Transport for £300K toward cycling infrastructure in our area has been successful. This is part of a larger £4 million bid for the greater Cambridge area. The A10 portion of the bid was made specifically in response to the A10 Corridor Cycling Campaign initiative and indeed one of the criteria for the grant is a demonstration by the County Council that it is working with community groups. Officially our section of the bid is called ‘Cycle Links to Foxton Station’ – again meeting various criteria and designed to give us the best chance of success. The Campaign was asked by the County Council at its June meeting how it would recommend any funding be spent, and to indicate whether it would support a 2 metre-wide cycle path or a 2.5 metre-standard. The sum of £300K will pay for roughly 1 kilometre of cycle path so it is a case of patiently working the A10 section by section. The consensus was to tackle the worst stretch of the A10 off-road path in the vicinity of Foxton, from Foxton Bottom to the Shepreth Frog End junction, and to go for a 2.5 metre path in order to establish a high standard for the future. One benefit of improving this particular stretch is that it helps to link several villages, including places of work and education. There are many details to be worked out and confirmed but at least this is a very positive first step. Foxton, Meldreth and Melbourn Parish Councils have all agreed to pay for one set of A10 Corridor Cycling Campaign room hire costs per year, and this seems very fitting in view of the successful bid. A matching request has been made to Shepreth Parish Council. The A10 Corridor Cycling Campaign meets next on 24 September, 7 for 7:30, at Foxton Village Hall. All welcome and please do plan on arriving at 7 for a cuppa and to meet others. We are a group of low-key village cyclists and you won’t see much lycra! Susan van de Ven County Councillor 01763 261833

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Have you seen the kingfisher lately? This is the question most frequently asked of us by people walking along the river. Fortunately we can report that a pair of kingfishers has been seen this year. However, the question underlines the importance of the river and its wildlife to many of the residents of Melbourn and the surrounding area. In the seven years that we have been working on the Mel, we have seen the pressures on it increase. Many factors have the potential to have a detremental effect on the river. This ranges from natural hazards such as last year’s drought, to those that are man-made. New building in the area, although necessary, increases the demand on the local sewage treatment plant, leading to the possibility of partially treated sewage to be discharged directly into the river at times of heavy rainfall. Many of us enjoy walking along the riverside; however every extra person walking the path is a potential disturbance to the wildlife that lives along the riverbank. Improved access must be balanced against preservation of habitat. So, apart from the sightings of the kingfisher, how do we know that these pressures are not becoming too much for the river? How do we know that the river is in good health? A number of ‘early warning systems’ are in place to show when things are amiss so that mitigating action can be taken as early as possible. Routine monitoring of invertebrate populations is an effective way to check water quality and enables action to be taken at the earliest opportunity should any drop in numbers be detected. Riverflies, along with other freshwater invertebrates, are at the heart of any freshwater ecosystem and are a vital link in the aquatic food chain. Riverfly populations are affected by many factors, predominately water quality, habitat diversity, water level and flow rate. They live most of their lives as larvae on the bed of rivers and still

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If you have ever seen a couple riding along circumspectly on a tandem – the chances are it is Bridget & Peter from the High Street - it is a sufficiently unusual sight for people to remember! Peter was born in Norwich at the home of his grandparents, although his family lived in Cambridge where his father was a tailor in Arthur Sheppard’s lovely shop in Trinity Street, which older men amongst us will remember with affection. When he left Cambridge High School for Boys he knew he had to do his National Service in 18 months time so he filled in by going to work for a Public Analyst, checking the quality of milk, water, soil etc. He chose the RAF for his N.S and after the requisite square bashing period trained as a fighter plotter before being sent to Habbanya in Iraq. One of the scarier jobs was escorting ammunition trucks across the desert where military personnel were warned never to let go of their rifles. One of the young men in Peter’s team left his heavy weapon in the truck whilst they stopped for a break later to find the Iraqi driver had grabbed it and proceeded to shoot one of them in the leg! The offending serviceman was put on ‘jankers’ for a week, but a lesson had been learned. More scary moments came on the posting to Cyprus in April 1956 during the troubles – where he met and became lifelong friends with David Lambert, who also lives in Melbourn. Returning to Cambridge, he was looking for a career change and the Labour Exchange pointed him in the direction of Barclays Bank in Ely. It was there that he met 16-year-old Bridget who had also started as a bank junior, but with Lloyds. They both started work on 12th August 1957. In those days, cheques were cleared manually and any cheques drawn on local banks were sorted and returned to their HQ by juniors.

Bridget was a farmer’s daughter born in Sutton, Ely but her father soon took over the family farm in Mepal where they lived with Bridget’s two younger sisters. It was mixed farming, arable and animals – horses, a milk herd, bullocks, pigs and chickens. Bridget often had to walk the bullocks from Mepal to Haddenham for grazing, and back again! She went to Ely High School and then to Lloyds and it was when she was only 19 that her mother had an aneurism followed by a stroke that was fatal. Bridget became a ‘mother’ to her nine year old sister, her other sister was away at Nursing Training. Somehow they managed with the help of friends and eventually father got a housekeeper, but it made Bridget grow up very quickly. Well, she had met Peter and they started going out together. Peter rode a motorcycle from Cambridge to Ely every day and Bridget was forbidden to go on the back of it. However, one day when she was going to stay with the Chilvers, she got off the bus at the Golden Hind and Peter was waiting with his motorbike and a spare helmet. They thought they would get away with an illicit run of about 2 miles but no, someone saw them and it was reported to her father. We were all very obedient girls in those days! Married in March 1962 they came out of church into a snowstorm. They lived in Cambridge and as Peter moved up the rungs in Barclays he was moved to Bene’t Street and Bridget got transferred to Lloyds Cambridge but eventually got a job with William Perry who made Babycham – a very popular drink at that time. Son Michael was born in 1965 and Nicola followed very soon afterwards, by which time Peter was working in St. Neots and they lived in Little Paxton. Peter was promoted to No. 2 at Littleport – he had difficulty selling the house in Little Paxton and when he was promoted again to Sawbridgeworth they found themselves briefly owning THREE houses. From there he moved to Royston looking after customers’ investments and they settled in Flambards Close, Meldreth in 1975. Bridget did not work when the children were small, she was Tawny Owl with the Meldreth Brownies and later worked as a lunchtime supervisor at the school, eventually becoming Assistant Bursar at the Boys Perse where Michael was a scholar. Michael wanted to become a pilot but was turned down because of asthma and he eventually went to Nottingham University to read medicine. He is now Consultant Anaesthetist at The Lister – Nicola married Tim Elbourn and lives in Meldreth at the family apple orchards, which we all know, and love! Sadly, Bridget also had an aneurism and stroke when she was only 52 that left her with very little use of her right arm. All her friends are constantly amazed and impressed by the things, which she achieves with, basically, the use of one arm. She is an excellent housewife and hostess and fond grandmother to 5 grandchildren. She makes the best Yorkshire Puddings ever tasted! Since Peter retired he has also learned to lend a hand in the house. At school he played Rugby, then tennis and hockey for the Bank teams and during their time in Meldreth the whole family became

very keen on tennis. At the age of 55 he took up skiing and after a rocky start fell in love with the sport and tries to go with a group of ‘lads’ every spring, despite having had a triple heart bypass in 2003. When Michael & his wife went to Australia for 18 months Bridget & Peter took the opportunity to visit them and spent 6 weeks there and in New Zealand. More adventurous holidays followed – safari in South Africa, Canada & the Rockies, the Antarctic and then to South America – Bridget’s disability being no deterrent. They also go touring in Europe and Peter has been trekking in Nepal. Whilst churchgoing had always featured in their lives, they did not start going regularly until they lived in Sawbridgeworth where there was a Sunday School for the children. Peter has been Treasurer on the PCC in Meldreth since 1975 and they attend both churches. They moved to Melbourn in 1985, which proved to be a blessing when Bridget had her stroke, as shops and surgery etc were easily accessible for her. Trustee of the Almshouses in both Melbourn and Meldreth, Peter has worked on Melbourn Parish Council and keeps his hand in doing many end of year accounts for local groups. Last year many of us were delighted to be included in their Golden Wedding celebrations, where it was obvious that they were part of a very close knit family and had a solid phalanx of old friends. Annual reunions with the RAF lads and outings with Barclays help to maintain friendships going back many years. The tandem was bought as a means of exercise for Bridget, as all the steering falls to the front man Peter. So if you ever do see them venturing out on their bicycle made for two give them a wave, but whatever you do – don’t make them wobble. Mavis Howard

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You have won a lottery, sweepstake or competition… but you have to send money Money you have won is being held in a holding company… but you have to send money Somebody has left you an inheritance… but you have to send money A clairvoyant can stop bad luck or direct good luck towards you… but you have to send money There is a ‘secret’ deal which will make you rich… but you have to send money

Scammers send out catalogues selling food, pills, potions, jewellery, clothes, items for home and garden. They guarantee a prize to those who order and make it appear like you are the only one to be getting this amazing offer. They never send the promised prize (though some do send cheap goods to keep the victim on the ‘hook’). Instead they send out more promises to get more orders! Criminals claim to be Debt Recovery Agencies, threatening court action if a BOGUS overdue utility bill isn’t paid within 7 days. A great many trusting elderly people fall for this scam. Charity Scam: Criminals send out ‘begging’ letters from fictitious charities, they often use distressing photos, in an attempt to pull at the heart strings of caring people. Scammers send authentic looking scam mail from Banks & Building Societies asking for personal information and/or cash. It’s more prolific via email, called phishing, but it’s still being sent out via the post. They are forever coming up with new and more convincing scams so it’s important to be vigilant both for you and loved ones.

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Police warn people of new ‘Courier Scam’ A sophisticated type of fraud is on the rise across the UK where people are telephoned by fraudsters and tricked into revealing their PIN and handing over their bank card to a courier. Pay Your Way is working with The UK Cards Association and Financial Fraud Action UK to raise awareness of how to avoid the ‘Courier Scam’. More than £1.5 million has now been lost to the scam, with the same amount – £750,000 – stolen in the first four months of 2012 that was stolen during the whole of 2011. This equates to a three-fold increase in this crime. The scam involves a person being called by someone claiming to be from their bank and told that their debit or credit card needs collecting. The caller suggests the person hangs up and calls the bank back to ensure the issue is genuine, but stays on the line; tricking the person into thinking they’re calling their bank. Revealing your PIN The fraudster will then ask the person to key in their PIN number, before sending a courier to collect the card. The victim is told the card is going to the bank to be changed but is actually delivered to the fraudster to use. According to figures released by Pay Your Way, over three quarters of the UK (76%) feel confident they would be able to spot a fraudulent telephone banking call. However, after hearing how the Courier Scam works, over half (56%) of the 4,000 people surveyed were surprised by

how sophisticated it is, one third (33%) worried they were more vulnerable than they thought and four fifths (80%) felt that anyone could be a potential victim to the fraud. With 91% feeling that older adults would be particularly at risk, Pay Your Way is encouraging people to make sure that older relatives and friends are also aware of the scam in order to stamp out this kind of fraud and help older generations to keep their finances secure. For further information visit the Payments Council website www.paymentscouncil.org.uk/payment_advice/pay_your_ way_portal/. To report a fraud, call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or use the online fraud reporting tool.

Mobile phone contract scam A member of the Consumerhub team was hit by a identity scam in May. The scammer had stolen their identity and used their name and address to pass their credit check for a mobile phone contract. The scammer had then used a bogus bank account to open the contract. They would have then been presented with a phone that they could sell on before anyone would find out about the stolen identity. The downside of this is the person whose identity is stolen is then responsible for the contract and could be accountable for the future charges if this is not reported. If you receive a bill related to a contract you haven’t got, report it immediately to the phone provider (they should investigate), your bank and Action Fraud www.actionfraud. police.uk.

Car Incident Telephone Scam There is a scam circulating where members of the public receive a call or text from an unknown number saying they believe ‘you have recently been involved in a minor road traffic accident in the last couple of months’. Often the receiver of the call hasn’t had a road accident and the caller is trying to scam them into a fake insurance claim. They’re always very polite and professional sounding. The text could mention an actual figure, such as ‘you have £2514.36 outstanding on your recent road traffic accident. Reply to claim’. The best way to deal with these types of cold-callers is to terminate the phone call as soon as possible, and in the case of nuisance texts just ignore them and delete. You can also register with the free Telephone Preference Service (TPS) www.tpsonline.org.uk. Although this service won’t stop scammers, Which? research has found that signing up to the TPS cuts cold calls by around a third. If you experience any type of scam, be sure to report it to us. For more information on reporting scams, please visit www.consumerhSTOPub.org/?page_id=187.

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Sheepshead Row at the 1953 Coronation. Beryl and Peter Neale, who live in Luton, visited Melbourn where Beryl was born and contacted Colin Limming of the History Group. Beryl’s mother, Lily Day was in service at The Bury and they lived in Sheepshead Row. They sent the accompanying photos, showing Lily in her uniform, and Sheepshead Row decorated for the Coronation.

Melbourn Bowls Club A crossword puzzle produced for the village fete. For those of you who didn’t have the opportunity to try it out, it’s reprinted here. For those of you who did have a go, the answers are on page 67. Fete winner was Sue Sell from Meldreth. Find the flowers from the clues (which are in no particular order) and fit them around our friendly greeting!

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Fluttering and dancing in the breeze?

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Got up

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It has been a busy Summer term at Melbourn Playgroup & Melbourn Out Of School Club (MOOS). The Playgroup has been getting the older children ready for their transition to school. We have the fortunate position of being situated on the Melbourn Primary School grounds, which has presented some wonderful opportunities for the children. The children have been on walks around the school field finding natural materials and looking for bugs. They have had the chance to practice Sports Day and enjoy the full use of the schools outdoor facilities, something we would like to thank the school for.

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We have had a great time taking the children in for special school lunches to get used to holding the tray and eating in the school hall; giving them the chance to experience first hand what it is going to be like at school. Practising changing into P.E. kits has also been great fun – although the P.E. lessons tend to take less time than getting changed! These simple but important skills seemed to really help the children last year and I am sure will help this year when starting on their big adventure to school. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all the pre-schoolers lots of fun in September and we will of course miss them all, but know they are all ready for the next part of the educational journey. We look forward to welcoming back all of our younger children, in September. melbournmagazine

Melbourn Out of School Club has also had a busy summer term. We have seen the number of children in attendance grow and we are very excited about the new reception children starting with us in September. We appreciate that this is a very anxious time for all and intend to make their experience with us as fun and as stress-free as possible. We are very lucky to be positioned on the Melbourn Primary School grounds and make good use of the outdoor space as much as possible. After a day in school, the children love to be able to let off some steam exploring the outdoor space, playing various games and, of course, showing off their climbing skills on the adventure playground. Inside, the children have enjoyed a range of activities, from cooking to jewellery making. They are always very keen to share with us their achievements, both in school and in their personal lives. We have said goodbye to our year six pupils and would like to take this opportunity to wish them all success as they move on to new adventures in their new schools. Melbourn Playgroup is open from 8.45am – 3.00pm, Melbourn Out of School Club is open 3.15PM – 6.00PM; 5 days a week, term-time only. If you are interested, please contact as soon as possible for places in September 2013. Sam Wainwright (Chair), Jane Crawford (Manager) & Yvette Griffiths (MOOS Leader). www.melbournplaygroup.org.uk Telephone 01763 223459 or 07842 151512 email: office@melbournplaygroup.org.uk

Melbourn Primary School PTFA Outside the confines of the school playground, Melbourn Primary School PTFA doesn’t really shout about what it achieves, so we felt we wanted to change that and to reach out to the wider community in Melbourn. We hope that past, present and future pupils and parents might like to hear what we do and how much we achieve. The past academic year has been incredibly busy for us and the next one is already looking to be even busier. As well as raising funds for the Primary School, we also aim to run events that the children enjoy and benefit from emotionally. This year alone, we have arranged three school discos, a village fireworks display, Christmas, Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day markets, a village quiz, and the Primary School Spring Fayre. With thanks entirely to the support of parents and friends, the PTFA has raised the phenomenal sum of £7,500 this academic year alone. The vast majority of these funds have been donated straight back to the school for the benefit of the children: £793 for coaches to enable every pupil in the school to see George’s Marvellous Medicine and go to the Cambridge Arts Theatre; an experience not all children would otherwise have £3,480 towards the All-weather, Multi-purpose playing area that the school desperately wants (more about this later) £1,000 to maintain the school swimming pool before the summer term, to enable every pupil to have the opportunity of learning to swim

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the form of a fun afternoon to reward all children who have shown excellent and consistently good behaviour throughout that school term. This scheme has greatly improved pupil behaviour and this term, they enjoyed an afternoon of archery tuition! £594 for Leavers Year books.

1st Melbourn Ball We have also invested in a new barbecue to give you better service at our events and lighting for the Fireworks display. Our biggest and most ambitious event to date takes place very shortly on the 14th September 2013. We are excited to be organising the 1st Melbourn Ball, which is a formal black tie ball in a beautiful marquee held in the primary school grounds. We have arranged a night of food and dancing for you and your friends to enjoy, with a sit down three-course meal, live dance band and DJ. It’s sure to be an evening to enjoy and we hope to make it a must attend biannual village event. Arrival drinks are at 7.30pm, with carriages at 1.00am. Tickets are priced at £55, which includes your arrival drink, meal and superb entertainment. We have a cash bar available all night, raffle, other fun games and dancing to make it a night to remember. As this goes to press, tickets are selling fast, so if you’d like to come and enjoy what is sure to be a wonderful evening, please don’t hesitate to contact us, in one of the following ways: email ptfa@melbourn.cambs.sch.uk or ali.peers@ee.co.uk, or telephone Ali Peers on 07971 475543. All the proceeds from the 1st Melbourn Ball will go towards the ‘All weather pitch’, on which we’re focusing our current fundraising efforts. The primary school is determined to improve the quality of PE at the school and an all-weather pitch will allow them to play outdoor sports all year round, regardless of the weather, which tends to prevent them from using the field during the autumn and winter months. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped at and supported our events this year, none of them would happen without you!

1st Melbourn Ball 14th September 2013 Melbourn Primary School PTFA invite you to a Formal black tie ball in a beautiful marquee held in the primary school grounds. Arrival drinks are at 7:30 pm, with carriages at 1:00 am A night of food and dancing for everyone to enjoy with a sit down 3-course meal, live dance band and DJ. Tickets are priced at £55, which includes your arrival drink, meal and superb entertainment. Contact ptfa@melbourn.cambs.sch.uk or ali.peers@ee.co.uk, or telephone Ali Peers on 07971 475543

Melbourn Village College A.C.T. Conference (A Common Territory) Our small MVC team parachuted into a metropolitan world of taxis, retrospective expense accounts, Royal Opera House hospitality and bilingual multi-disciplinary meetings. It was uplifting being involved in a presentation that recognised our growing achievements as a school, and the many extracurricular opportunities that our students can access. On day two of the conference, we migrated to Thurrock where the Royal Opera House has its workshops. We hope that our technology and art students will be able to visit these amazing facilities which are Boeing 747 in proportion. Set construction involves both artists and the craftsman. They use wood and metal to make complex prefabricated scenery that, once created, is transported by lorry literally right into the bowels of the labyrinth-like Covent Garden Opera House.

Normandy Music Tour Easter 2013 Our students wowed an audience of 17 year olds in a Caen Lycee and moved an audience of retired pensioners in a large nursing home. We also performed in Mont Saint Michel, taking over a restaurant and we were broadcast to the island! Students showed great resilience as they trudged back to the coach in the pouring rain, laden down by instruments and amplifiers. The core band was particularly impressive as they provided, in a wide range of musical genres, the basic musical score for our singers and instrumentalists to show their considerable talents. The Tour was both a time to say goodbye to a very talented group of Year 11 students and also a hello to our next wave of performers. The tour was made possible with the support of Miss Douglas, Mrs Humphey and Monica Holcombe. Once again, a large thank you to our parents and, of course, our students, who have the spirit to surmount challenges and seek to grow in character and in musicianship.

Our school has already exhibited pupils’ art there, both in response to the Fitzwilliam Museum’s amazing collection and in celebration of the twinning with Szeged in Hungary. A ‘Learning to Learn’ lesson combines art with technology, which is something Nick is keen to use when necessary for learning. Perhaps your child is a pupil at MVC and has siblings at Barrington, Melbourn or Hauxton. If so, then you would have heard the word – Action-Art. It might seem strange that a visual form with its own language still requires the spoken word. Together with inspired teaching, it motivates children to paint, aided by effectively taught specialist skills. The key to Nick’s success are some wonderful resources: brushes, paints, paper, etcetera are all provided by our school. The specialist art sessions will continue from September, so if you are a parent or carer of a child at Fowlmere, Foxton, Harston, Newton, Meldreth or Thriplow, then get in touch with Nick and he will then contact your school to see if we can arrange some Action-Art to inspire minds at your school, courtesy of MVC: juett@mail.com.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award at MVC On the 29th and 30th June, thirty brave Year 10 students joined Comberton Village College students to take part in the assessed expedition weekend as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. After a successful practice weekend in May, all they had to hope for was a clement weather. The weather forecast was looking mixed and it had rained all day on the Friday, but after the short journey to the Chiltern Hills, they were able to enjoy a very sunny weekend. All students shone through their determination and resilience through the two days walks, and assessors commended their camp craft, navigation skills and excellent group spirit, which meant that all students completed this part of their award with flying colours! Congratulations to all of them!

Talk Art – ‘Action Art’ – Create Art You might think that art is without language, but in fact, inspired teaching enables young minds to take creative risks in their own art, when shared in the classroom environment. Schools can give this opportunity, which MVC is encouraging. Three primary schools have enlisted Nick to come along, both as an experienced teacher of art at secondary level, and as an experienced artist with a national and international reputation. On offer are a range of schemes of work developed over seven years since it was first created during Mr. Juett’s teacher training at Homerton College, Cambridge University. Now these MVC schemes have been modified to fit Nick’s artist role with Action-Art, an initiative provided by Simon Holmes, our new principal at Melbourn Village College. MVC teacher Mr. Juett has developed some interesting ways to enhance the learning of children. As an artist, Nick is linking children’s art with his professional involvement in the art community of Cambridge. A dedicated web page will showcase children’s Action-Art, hosted by Williams Art.

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Your Local Vehicle Specialists As your local sales manager for Bowater Price plc I have for many years been looking after the vehicle needs for companies and private individuals, both locally and nationally. I can supply any make or model, delivered to your door free of charge. I am happy to explain the various types of funding available, which include, Business Contract Hire, Finance Lease and Hire Purchase. For private individuals other options such as Personal Contract hire and Contract Purchase are available. Our customers include Clearwater, Dixons, Comet, Hillarys Blinds, Acer, Chubb, Bang and Olufsen. Call weekdays 9am to 5pm on

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Carnegie Day Review 2013 On Wednesday 19th June, a group of us went to St Bede’s School in Cambridge to enjoy a day of discussion and activities based on the Carnegie Award shortlisted books. Eight books were shortlisted for the prize, but only one could win and there were no runners up. Halfway through the day, one of us from Melbourn Village College, Jeremy Bridle, was given the opportunity to announce the winner. The winner of the award was Maggot Moon by Sally Gardener. During the day we did quizzes, discussed our favourites and ate cake and jelly babies! Yum! We were also given the opportunity to meet new people. We were put onto tables with children from Bassingbourn, Coleridge and, of course, St Bede’s. I loved the trip to St Bede’s but I really wanted Greyhound of a Girl to win because I really enjoyed it. Laura Bartholomew 8Newton4

Dance Competition Squad On Saturday 22nd June, Melbourn Village College’s performance troupe, Competition Squad, journeyed to the University of Bedfordshire Theatre in aid of the British Red Cross. The students performed an emotive piece entitled ‘Years Old’, which explored the work of the Red Cross and their help and support given to the elderly to ensure they do not feel isolated or alone. The students gave an excellent performance, which won them an award for the ‘Most Original Concept’. The students were exceptionally well behaved and mature on the

day, and their fundraising efforts were so successful we were also given the ‘Gold Award’ for raising over £600 for the charity. Unfortunately Competition Squad did not win the overall competition, but we will be returning next year once again to give it our best shot!

ACT – A Common Territory launch at MVC with Summer Sunshine

It is hard to recall but snow was on the ground when MVC was first invited to consider joining this international project as a new schools partner. Visits from our French lead partner, visits, presentations, partner conferences, proposal writing, budget drafting and submission followed throughout the spring. All the hard work was rewarded with final confirmation of partner status from the European Union Joint Technical Secretariat late June. ACT is a five-million Euro innovative cross-border collaboration project between leading arts and education partners from France and England, and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund Interreg IV A France (Channel) England Programme. Led by the Orchestre de Picardie, the partners in this network are The Purcell Singers, Brighton Festival Chorus, Opera de Rouen Haute Normandie, Comedie de Picardie, Cie ECO, Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne, Royal Opera House Education, Southend YMCA, The Gateway Learning Community, University of the Creative Arts, Thurrock Music Services and now Melbourn Village College. So the sun shone when MVC launched ACT here in Melbourn with a whole school summer picnic on in July 5th. Principal Simon Holmes with MEP Richard Howitt at the Launch

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A full week of ACTivity followed – where students explored what ‘community’ really means to us as individuals, a school, a village and as members of the wider community, thinking locally and more globally looking across the Channel to better understand our near neighbours and learn about each other. Students had the opportunity to work with leading violinist Marie-Luce Gillet from the Orchestre di Picardie, who came to spend three days leading creative musical workshops and contributing in the research into community by sharing her language and talking with MVC students about the French way of everyday life as well as her musical career. Some students helped to begin the process of transforming the community centre at school into the project hub, ACT CENTRAL. Melbourn Village College will work in partnership with the five French partners and seven other English organisations to support cultural exchange, share education and heritage learning opportunities, and foster the arts and creativity on both shores of the Channel. Melbourn Village College students will benefit from this project through workshops, master classes, international exchange visits, the creation of cross disciplinary performances, and will take part in WWI commemorative events at home and in France. The ACT project aims to make the region a better place to live and visit through cultural collaboration, community and educational engagement with access to internationally renowned organisations, their artists and performances. The ACT project runs until March 2015. So MVC are at the start of an exciting project that will see the whole student body benefit from long term involvement in this cross border work; year groups will travel to the Fields of the Somme next year, take part in community performances of Benjamin Britten’s Noyes Fludde on both sides of the Channel, and will work with the University of the Creative Arts and the Royal Opera House Thurrock. Students and young people will have the opportunity to work towards achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold Arts Awards and contribute to the world-wide WWI Centenary Commemoration events here and in France. Melbourn Village College will share this work with our feeder primary schools along with our partner Village Colleges and Wysing Arts Centre in the stART Consortium. This is a very exciting whole school project; we look forward to many cross border exchanges and inspiring collaborations in the coming two years, sharing it with our community. Look out for the MVC ACT website and student blog. To find out more about our partners and details of the project ACTivities go to: www.act-acommonterritory.eu. Please let us know what community means to you – answers on a post card and drop it into school reception please.

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner A tale of triumph over terror, Gardner’s Maggot Moon sees the unlikely young hero Standish who, like his creator, is dyslexic, stand up to a sinister dictatorship whilst friends and family

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around him ‘disappear’. Karen Robinson, Chair of the Judging Panel for 2013 and Youth Libraries Group Chair, said of the winners: “Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon is a stunning and truly original book and a worthy winner of this year’s CILIP Carnegie Medal. Gripping, moving and exquisitely written, it offers a powerful portrayal of a genuinely frightening dystopia and the unlikely hero that dares stand up to it. It is an outstanding book in every sense.”

German – Melbourn Students try out A-Level Languages On Monday 17th June, Katy Francis and I had the chance to spend an afternoon at Hills Road Sixth Form College to see what German A level is like there. The first big difference we noticed that was that the teacher spoke the whole lesson in German, meaning we had to be concentrating very hard the whole time to keep up with what was going on! We spent some time in the language lab, which was also a very new experience. However, we were given a hand by some of the current AS students who later took us on a quick tour of the college and talked to us about some aspects of college life. Overall it was a great experience, it was great to have a look around the college and has definitely made me consider taking German A level. Katherine Webb

Darwin Students Making History and Tepees The first lesson of induction day for our Year 6 Darwin students was an exciting start with History. The Year 6’s learnt about the American West and the lives of the Native Americans who lived there. They studied the Native American lifestyle, including the practicalities of life as nomads who followed the huge herds of buffalo, before designing and making their own tepees. The Darwin prefects took an active part in the lesson, helping the students to put together their tepees and adding design suggestions, as well as adding their own historical knowledge from their GCSE studies. By the end of the lesson, the classroom was filled with many magnificent tipis, decorated in a multitude of ways: some had beautiful patterns, others had depicted elements of Native American life like the buffalo hunts (though a couple of Darwin prefects were pictorially massacred as well). By the end of the lesson, the students were confident, happy and laughing, with them reviewing the lesson as ‘fun and interesting’ and ‘fun, amazing I learnt a lot.’ Then they were off to learn the Bare Necessities in their Music class from another Darwin tutor, Mr Belbin. Aura Dootson-Graube, Deputy Head Girl, said of the day: “Everybody in History enjoyed themselves, including the prefects and it was great to be able to meet all the Darwin Year 6s before they arrive in September. Looking at the students who arrived today, we can tell that next year is going to be a great year for Darwin, and it was brilliant that the new Darwin students could meet each other, the prefects and Mr Tobutt their teacher and Head of House. We all started developing good relationships before they join us in September. Overall it was a brilliant lesson enjoyed by students and prefects alike”. Darwin Prefects, Aura Dootson-Graube, Meghan Clarke and Theo Pow.

Village information important numbers Orchard Surgery Appointments 260220 Dispensary 261246 For repeat prescriptions send email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Hospitals Addenbrooke’s Royston

Education

Royston Family History Society Pam Wright

Melbourn Playgroup Jane Crawford Library LAP Mike Stapleton

269956

Little Hands Nursery School

260964

Out of school times

01223 503972

Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 01223 245151 01763 238020

OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCIES Camdoc 01223 464242 NHS Direct 0845 4647 (queries 24hrs) 101

Police (non emergency)

223457

U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman George Howard

260686

Hon Sec Hilary Docwra

222486

Mem Sec Arthur Alderton

260399

Village College Principal Simon Holmes

223400

Crimestoppers Freephone

Blood Donors

01223 221921 0300 123 23 23

Chiropodist

263260

Neighbourhood Watch 261520 Steven Cambery s.cambery@ntlworld.com

Dentist

Cambs Registered Trader Sceme 01223 221921

Home-Start

Telephone Preference Service www.tsponline.org.uk 0845 070 0707 Dial-A-Ride

01223 506335 08456 889897

Childline

0800 1111

Samaritans

08457 909090

Services Anglian Water Gas emergency Electricity South Cambs District

08457 145 145 0800 111 999 08007 838838

District Nurses (Primary Care Trust)

262034 01223 846122 262262

S Cambs PCT 35 Orchard Road

08457 484950 08706 082608

The Press Royston & Buntingford Mercury Media Centre, 40 Ware Road, 01992 526639 Hertford, SG13 7HU Royston Crow 6, Melbourn St, Royston, SG8 7BX

07557 232154

Cambridge News 3 Melbourn Street, 249144 Royston, SG8 7BP Fax 244502

Car Scheme

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

Places of worship All Saints’ Church 260295

Curate Mary Price

261569

Churchwardens Roger Mellor

220463

260127

Mike Galley

Community Hall booking Kirsty Bradbrook

229977

hallbookings@live.co.uk

Baptist Church Rev. Stuart Clarke Secretary Guy Manners

261650 01223 872298

Osteopath Kath Harry

Secretary Peter and Eirwen Karner

262346

Hall booking Beryl and Barry Monk

246458

261716

St John Ambulance Robert Jakubiak

220507

sport Badminton Steve Jackson

LOCAL clubs Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron

249156

248774

Bowls Elaine Cooke

221571

Croquet Janet Pope

248342

Jazzercise Sarah Howard

07703 422394

Bellringers Barbara Mitchell

261518

Judo Derek Coult

225004

Bridge Club Howard Waller

261693

MADS (Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society)

1st Melbourn Rainbows

Abigail Roberts

261505

Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford

220272

Donna Sleight

232622

Melbourn and District Tennis Club David Liddiard

Brownies 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe (Brown Owl) 261400

07508 995781

Cambells (Handbells) Eira Martin

261221

Melbourn Dynamos FC Gordon Atalker

07770533249

Dramatic Society Kathy Wholley

223805

Melbourn Football Club Simon Gascoyne

261703

Melbourn Sports Centre Graham Johnson-Mack

263313

email: k_wholley@hotmail.com Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Stuart Morris

208634

Meldreth Tennis Club Sue Davies

220174

Gardening Helen Powell

245887

Swimming Club Jenny Brackley

244593

Guides 1st Melbourn Hilary Marsh

261443

Squash Club Nick Sugden

261064

Mothers’ Union Anne Harding

260759

Melbourn History Group Colin Limming

260072

Melbourn and Meldreth Self-Help Jayne White

220250

Melbourn Pottery Club Maggie

Warden & sheltered housing schemes Dial-A-Ride

01223 506335

Mobile Warden Scheme 01223 207307

Warden – Margo Wherrell

260966

Deputy – Jeannie Seers

262651

Meldreth Local History Kathryn Betts

268428

National Trust Colin Limming

260072

John Impey Way Jeanette Holland

New Melbourn Singers Adrian Jacobs

243224

Southwell Court

262121

Photographic Club Bruce Huett

232855

Moorlands Denise Taylor

260564

Ramblers Dave Allard

242677

Vicarage Close Warden Eileen Allan

263389

Royal British Legion Women Elizabeth Murphy

220841

Royal National Lifeboat Institution Jean Emes

245958

Royston and District Local History Society 261154

260009

245228

email: frog.end@virgin.net 261144 220363 221058 220197 261480 260686 220363 261154 260072

221398

Royston Lions Janet Daniels

262861

Melbourn Mushroom Club John Holden Melbourn Magazine Committee Editorial Ann Dekkers Advertising Jan Simmonett Distribution Jose Hales Eric Johnston Information Anne Lambert Parish Profile Mavis Howard Production Peter Simmonett Proof reading Brenda Meliniotis Colin Limming Rebecca Northfield Village Diary Brenda Meliniotis

frierly@ntlworld.com

United Reformed Church Minister Rev. Duncan Goldie 260747

Child & Family Nurses

Tony Kelly Mon & Wed evenings 7 – 9.30 p.m.

Transport British Rail Enquiries Stagecoach Cambus

Royston and District Round Table

Rev Andrew O’Brien Melbourn Vicarage

Health Age UK Cambridgeshire

0800 555111

261231

Primary School Headteacher Stephanie Wilcox

Fire & Rescue Service 01223 376217

CAB Royston

07842 151512

David Allard

Assistant – Joy Hyde

Lead Sheltered Housing Officer - Monday to Friday 9–1.30 Vicarage Close, John Impey Way & Elin Way Eileen Allan

242677

220139 269596

Mobile 07876 791419 / 245402

Every other week. 9–5 Monday to Friday

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Holy Communion 8am All Saints Family Service Baptist Church 10.30am Holy Communion URC 11am Baptist Communion 6pm Monday 2

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at Melbourn Library 2.30pm – 3.30pm Melbourn Bridge Club Vicarage Close contact Howard Waller 261693 Wednesday 4

New term begins Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break 10.30am Thursday 5

1st Melbourn Ball in the grounds of Melbourn Primary School (see article) Sunday 15

Family Communion All Saints 9.45am URC Harvest Festival 11am later at 4pm Bring and Share tea and service Baptist Communion 6pm Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Meldreth Church Car Show Monday 16

Royston & District Family History Society ASCH 7.30pm ‘Research Your Great War Ancestors’ Tuesday 17

Toddler Plus 9.30-11.30am (term time) Melbourn & District Photographic Club at Foxton Village Hall contact Bruce Huett 232855

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Toddler Plus 9.30-11.30am Baptist Church (TT) Melbourn & District Photographic Club at Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm contact Bruce Huett 232855 Wednesday 2

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Thursday 3

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm weekly Royston & District Local History Soc. Royston Town Hall 8pm ‘Interpreting Ely Cathedral’ Friday 4

Friday 6

Craft Club 9.30am Baptist Church (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Coffee URC 10.30am Melbourn Bowls Club Quiz Night 7.30pm SOAS English Distillery Co. ASCH 7.30pm contact George Howard 260686

Coffee at URC 10.30am

Thursday 19

Saturday 5

Saturday 7

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Coffee & Chat URC 2-4pm

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Home Start Quiz Night Meldreth (see article)

Melbourn Bowls Club Coffee Morning 10.30-12 Craft and Chat URC 2pm-4pm weekly

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Musical Evening Barkway Village Hall

Wednesday 18

Friday 20

Sunday 6

Sunday 8

Coffee 10.30am URC

Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints’ 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Foxton 5km Fun Run (see article)

Saturday 21

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Baptist Communion 6pm

Monday 9

Open Exhibition on Transport Strategy and Housing for S. Cambs at ASCH 2.30pm onwards Tuesday 10

Toddler Plus 9.30-11.30am Baptist Church (TT) Mothers’ Union Steeple Morden 2.30pm Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm ‘A Garden for all Seasons’ Wednesday 11

Craft Club 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break 10.30am Thursday 12

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Sunday 22

Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints’ 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Tuesday 24

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am Women’s Group Meldreth ‘The Wallace Cancer Care Group’ Wednesday 25

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm Thursday 26

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm

Friday 13

Friday 27

Coffee at URC 10.30am Meldreth Bowls Club ‘Race Night’ contact Roger Mead 220095 for details

Melbourn & Meldreth Parishes Supper at Meldreth Village Hall 7.30pm

Saturday 14

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Women’s British Legion tombola stall Melbourn Bowls Club Fish & Chip pairs

Sunday 29

Saturday 28

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm

Monday 7

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at Melbourn Library 2.30-3.30pm first Monday in the month Melbourn Bridge Club at Vicarage Close Tuesday 8

Toddler Plus 9.30-11.30am Baptist Church (TT) Mothers’ Union Meldreth 2.30pm Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm ‘Wild Scotland’ Wednesday 9

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Thursday 10

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Friday 11

Coffee URC 10.30am Melbourn Bowls Club Whist Drive 7pm Saturday 12

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Royston Round Table OctableFest (see article) Sunday 13

Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints’ 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm

Tuesday 15

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Wednesday 16

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Thursday 17

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Friday 18

Coffee URC 10.30am Saturday 19

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf Sunday 20

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Family Service All Saints 11am Baptist communion 10.30am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Monday 21

Royston & District Family History Society ASCH 7.30pm Members Evening Tuesday 22

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Women’s Group Melbourn ‘Winter Baskets’ Peter Jackson Scotsdales Wednesday 23

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30 (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm

noVEmbEr Friday 1

Coffee URC 10.30am SOAS Hungarian Evening ASCH 7.30pm contact George Howard 260686 Saturday 2

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Sunday 3

Feast of All Saints Family Communion All Saints 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Baptist Communion 6pm Monday 4

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at Melbourn Library 2.30-3.30pm Melbourn Bridge Club Vicarage Close contact Howard Waller 261693 Tuesday 5

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Melbourn & District Photographic Club Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm contact Bruce Huett 232855 Wednesday 6

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (term time) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Thursday 7

Holy Communion All Saints 10am

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm ‘There’s no such thing as a good tax’

Friday 25

Friday 8

Coffee URC 10.30am Community Rail Partnership Meldreth Station 11am Home Start Soup Lunch (see article) Melbourn Bowls Club Whist Drive 7pm

Coffee URC 10.30am Melbourn Bowls Club Whist Drive 7pm

Saturday 26

Sunday 10

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Remembrance Service All Saints 11am Family Communion All Saints 6.30pm

Thursday 24

Sunday 27

BST ends Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints’ 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm

Saturday 9

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Tuesday 12

Saturday 16

No coffee stop All Saints Christmas Bazaar Home Start Cheese & Wine (see article) Royston & District Annual Model Railway Club Exhibition Bassingbourn Village College 10.30am onwards Sunday 17

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Family Service All Saints 11am Baptist Communion Service 10.30am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Monday 18

Royston & District Family History Society ASCH 7.30pm ‘Dining at Christmas Through the Ages’ Fiona Lucraft Tuesday 19

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30pm (TT) Wednesday 20

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Thursday 21

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm Friday 22

Coffee URC 10.30am Melbourn Bowls Club Whist Drive 7pm Saturday 23

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Sunday 24

Family Communion & Sunday School All Saints’ 9.45am Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Tuesday 26

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30 (TT) Women’s Group Meldreth ‘Reflections on Advent’ Barbara McKellar Wednesday 27

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm

Monday 28

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Mothers’ Union Orwell 2.30pm AGM Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm National Gardens Scheme

Half Term

Wednesday 13

Friday 29

Tuesday 29

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Coffee URC 10.30am MADS pantomime Aladdin

Thursday 14

Saturday 30

Mothers’ Union Half Term Activity Day Foxton Village Hall Wednesday 30

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm

Thursday 31

Friday 15

Holy Communion All Saints 10am

Coffee URC 10.30am

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 110 High Street, Melbourn, marking them ‘MELBOURN MAGAZINE’ or you can email them to mag@melbourn.org.uk

Thursday 28

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Home Start Christmas Door Decorations (see article)

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am MADS pantomime Aladdin

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Village information continued Orchard Surgery Dispensary Monday to Friday 8:30 – 1pm and 3pm – 6pm Phone 01763 261246 Telephone requests are not accepted

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Melbourn Health Visiting Team Drop in clinics for parents and babies are held as follows: Melbourn clinic every Wednesday between 9.30am and 11.00am at: 35 Orchard Road, Melbourn. Telephone 01763 262861

8a Romsey Terrace, Cambridge. CB1 3NH Office Mon-Fri 9.00am-12.30pm. Telephone 01223 416 141 answerphone out of these hours admin@camtadcambs.org.uk

A drop in advisory session is held at Vicarage Close Community Room, the 4th Thursday of the month from 2pm to 4pm See the 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

MAYD

Notre Ecole

Melbourn Area Youth Development Group

At the Wednesday after school club children spent the first part of the term learning to name the parts of the body in French. We sang songs, play ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simple Simon Says) and card games such as ‘pairs’ and performed some role plays at the Doctors. We also started working on our annual play which this year was entitled ‘M. Malpartout’, (Mr Hurts Everywhere). At the end of the summer term the children excelled themselves when performing to their parents and friends. We also sang some songs from our repertoire for our audience. Children attending the Thursday after school club spent some time learning clothing vocabulary. Again we played a number of games around this theme including pairs. We described what we were wearing, adding colour adjectives. We also practised big numbers in French and revised the months. Children in the Thursday group also enjoyed performing a play for their parents, this time Pierre Perdtout, (Peter Loses Everything). Meanwhile the adults attending the Wednesday evening beginner’s class have been making good progress and are now able to take a taxi, book a hotel room, make enquiries at the tourist office and purchase tickets at a museum. The more advanced learners have enjoyed a lively conversation class and have also had an opportunity to practise some grammar points. September and the beginning of the school year is traditionally a popular time to start learning a new skill so if you or your child are interested in joining one of our groups please get in touch. Notre Ecole, led by a native speaker and a graduate of European Studies with French, has been running for more than ten years.

Melbourn Area Youth Development, known as MAYD, is again moving nicely ahead with its plans to support young people in our community to achieve a good, sound and balanced approach to life. As the chairman of MAYD I’m aware that not everyone is familiar with what we do. MAYD comprises a group of villages including Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth, Fowlmere and Foxton and was set up two years ago, after Cambridgeshire County Council cut its funding for youth clubs,. MAYD runs a new youth club, summer activities rotating round the villages, and a variety of special projects: Last summer MAYD supported a course for children on free school meals at the Wysing Arts Centre and this summer is sponsoring a horse riding course, free of charge. For two years MAYD had supported the Melbourn Village College Basketball Club. Each village contributes funds to the project on a proportional basis. MAYD has been extremely successful in winning funding from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation and the Lotto Awards For All, amounting to £15,000. This money is being put towards various training programs including The ‘Bike Bank ’ a group project between Cambridgeshire Police, Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambs District Council and MAYD. The idea at first was to encourage young people who were at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training), however the course has generated such demand that MAYD thought it best to open it up to all. The Bike Bank is now in its second year and is being replicated in other South Cambs villages. MAYD is always looking for opportunities to jointly support activities with Melbourn Village College. You may have read about the ’Celebrating Ages’ event held at the college in February this year, where around 140 guests were entertained to a musical performance and served refreshments by our youngsters. The feedback from those guests about our young people was unanimous: they thought the young people were fantastic and wanted to attend another event as soon as possible. In fact one of the most frequent comments was ‘the students are a credit to the community’. Two years after its inception, MAYD is now coming in to its own. Thanks to outside funding, we have employed the services of a youth work specialist with vast experience and are seeing a marked increase in attendance at our Tuesday evening youth club and other activities, including interest in helping out at the upcoming Celebrating Ages event in September. Most importantly we’re seeing an increase in conversation between adults and young people. The MAYD committee overseeing the delivery of this project is made up of councillors from all of the member villages, however we believe that it would be far better for MAYD to have non-councillors on the committee too. If you think you could offer your time to join this fantastic project or to offer assistance in other ways, then please do let me know. Young people are our future and we want to support them to be the very best they can be. Jose Hales Tel: 221058 Email: Jose@josehales.me.uk

Learn French in a friendly atmosphere *French for Children – Games, role-play, songs etc. Every Wednesday from 3.45pm to 4.30pm Every Thursday from 4:15pm to 5:00pm *French for Adults – All levels, Conversation Every Wednesday from 8.00pm to 9.00pm GCSE lessons available by arrangement. Individual lessons also available. Telelephone Marine 01763 222876 or Janet 01763 261231 mob-07533 443153 mob-07791 853448 Email marineboulter@yahoo.fr or janet.whitton@tiscali.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you. (Enhanced CRB clearance recently completed)

Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) – Royston Enrol at Royston Town Hall on Tuesday 17th September from 10am – 11am. The courses will start at the same venue on Tuesday 24th September from 10am– 11.30am and will last for 10 weeks. As previously there will be a choice of two courses

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Brand new homes to rent as affordable housing or to buy under a shared ownership lease Hundred Houses Society, in partnership with Iceni Homes and Melbourn Parish Council is developing a small scheme of 13 affordable new homes in Melbourn for people with a local connection. 3 of these homes will be sold under a shared ownership scheme, 1 two bedroom house and 2 three bedroom houses. To rent there will be 3 two bedroom houses and 7 three bedroom houses. Affordable rents will be 80% of a market rent on a fixed term tenancy basis. These properties will be advertised on Homelink 3 months prior to completion www.home-link.org.uk The homes will be built on the site of the former police houses and police station.

an artist’s impression of the new homes at Melbourn around the community Hub What is shared ownership? Shared ownership helps people who cannot afford to buy a home outright, to purchase a home in stages. Hundred Houses Society owns the freehold of the property and sells a share to you under a shared ownership lease. Initially, you will buy a minimum share of the property (usually 50% but it could be more or less), the actual proportion will be determined after we have carried out an affordability assessment. You will then pay Hundred Houses Society a subsidised rent on the remaining share. The total monthly costs of the mortgage and rent are lower than the cost of a mortgage needed to buy the property outright. After a year you can purchase further shares in the property in tranches of 10%, up to 80%. As you purchase more shares the proportion of rent due to Hundred Houses Society will reduce. How do I apply for Shared Ownership? You need to register with Orbit HomeBuy Agents as follows: Orbit HomeBuy Garden Court Harry Weston Road Binley Business Park Binley Coventry CV3 2SU

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most influential gardens. Included are Lawrence Johnston and Hidcote, Joseph Paxton and Chatsworth, Capability Brown and Blenheim, Henry Hoare and Stourhead, Mr Beaumont and Levens Hall, and The Batemans and Biddulph Grange.

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Remembering the 1970s. Tutor: Stephen Barnard. The 1970s is remembered most for its industrial strife, its garish fashions and musical fads. But what was the true story of the decade – and how did it help shape the world we know today? Further details from Carol Bradshaw: 01763 268678.

U3A (University of the Third Age) The Third Age Trust is the national representative body for the Universities of Third Age (U3As) in the UK. U3As are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun. Melbourn and District U3A started in 1994 and now has over 450 members drawn mainly from South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire, and several from further afield. Our membership year is 1st August to 31st July. The annual membership subscription is £12.00 per person, but members joining after 1st February pay only £6.00 per person. There are around 35 subject or activity groups. These are informal and most meet in the group leader’s house during the daytime. We hold a monthly general meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.45 p.m. (but not in December) at which a newsletter is distributed and when there is opportunity for social exchange over tea, coffee and biscuits. At 3.15 p.m. there is usually a talk by a guest speaker. If you are new to the area this a great way to meet people. For more information contact the Membership Secretary Arthur Alderton 260399

FIVE reasons why you should learn a foreign language You may not think that learning a new language is easy. You’re probably right, but the benefits more than make up for it. People learn languages for many different reasons, but here are five fundamental reasons why you should put it on your ‘to-do’ list for the next academic year. Culture: Language influences culture, so learning a language helps you to understand how other people think. It also helps you to gain a general understanding of our world and the many people and cultures that inhabit it. Improve your English: Learning a foreign language helps you understand your own language and culture better through comparison, or through the relationship between the foreign language and your mother tongue. For instance, studying Latin and Latin-based languages can teach you an incredible amount of English because English has so many words that come from these languages. You also need to learn grammar: the set of rules necessary for acquiring that language. Grammar is common to all languages and so gaining a better grasp of it is bound to make you a much more articulate person. Boosting memory: Learning a foreign language has been proven to improve memory skills. As the brain incorporates new vocabulary, grammar structures and conversation skills, new neural pathways are created, thereby improving brain and memory function. By learning a new language, you are therefore exercising your brain. Travelling: “Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages!” (Dave Barry). Many English speakers seem to believe that wherever you go on holiday you can get by speaking English, so there’s no point in learning any other languages. Untrue! Just having a basic ability in a foreign language will be of enormous help e.g., when ordering food and drink, finding your way around, buying tickets, etc. Furthermore, if you have a more advanced knowledge of the language, you can have real conversations with the people you meet, which can be very interesting and will add a new dimension to your holiday. It’s fun: Learning a language isn’t easy but by enjoying the experience, meeting new people and interacting with a different language and culture, you can truly have a lot of fun. There you have it – five good reasons why you should learn a new language this year. I know what you’re thinking… and we all say it ... “I’ll learn Spanish after I retire” or “I’ll start learning this when I finish that”... But if you don’t get started now, then you most probably never will. So get those books out or enrol on a course and start studying! To sign up for a 10-week course in French, Spanish or Russian starting in Saffron Walden & Royston w/c 16th September, visit us at www.lingualounge.co.uk or phone 07775 640794. Classes start from £6.50 per lesson. Sarah Moran

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United Reformed Church Harvest Sunday –15th September We look forward to an uplifting day of thanksgiving and celebration of Harvest. Both our Brownie and Guide packs are due to be with us for the morning service. We invite friends to join us for either (or both) of our services and also extend a welcome to all to attend a harvest tea. David Lane will be our guest organist at both services. Our harvest celebrations will be as follows:

» 11am – Harvest Festival and Parade Service » 4pm – 5pm – Bring and Share Harvest Tea » 5PM – Harvest Songs of Praise Service

(Followed by sale of produce – proceeds to Jimmy’s Nightshelter)

Autumn sees the return of our mid-week Reflective Services/Bible Studies. Please check the church notice board for details of times. We will restart our Thursday Craft and Chat group on 5th September after the short summer break. We meet between 2-4pm in our church hall. Many who stopped at our stall at the village fete will know we will be continuing to knit blankets and hats for Jimmy’s Nightshelter, as well as hats, scarves and bags for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. In addition, there are individual patchwork and embroidery projects underway. Please contact Anne Field (Tel 01763 220869) for more information. Whether you would like to pass on a skill, learn something new from another crafter, or just pop in for a chat and have a coffee, we’d like to welcome you to join us. The Samaritans Purse Shoebox Appeal deadline is mid-November. We have

supported this appeal for many years and the service held on ‘Shoebox Sunday’ is always special. Anyone interested in finding out more or contributing to this appeal should contact Beryl Monk (Tel 01763 246458).

Looking ahead ‘Tastes of Christmas’ Saturday 7th December Mark the date in your diaries! This year, Melbourn URC’s Christmas event will take on a new format. We will be concentrating mainly on Christmas foods with different seasonal specialities from home and abroad available to sample and buy on the day.

Melbourn Baptist Church Church members enjoyed contributing to yet another successful Melbourn Village Fete this year. With visitors flocking to the fete, the church was able to give away free fruit, which is always welcome. But the bonus with this fruit was that each item came with a small sticker, representing the fruit of the Holy Spirit, to remind us that it is good, and also free. The fete also gave church members an extra chance to talk with and listen to people in the Melbourn community, and to offer to pray for them. The response was encouraging. Church members have also taken part in the national Big Church Day Out, and enjoyed a family day at Thetford Forest, which involved various activities, including a lot of energetic cycling on a very hot day. melbournmagazine

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The church has also again been involved with the annual Chernobyl’s Children visit. And in line with the church’s ongoing involvement with Christ’s Hope International, there will be a visit to Namibia in October for the organisation’s international board meeting, and possibly a chance to carry out renovation work on the Rehoboth Ministry CarePoint, which the church has been helping with for some time. The church also continues to take part in Royston and District Churches Together’s Alpha courses, which are again proving very popular.

The July draw was made by Rev Andrew O’Brien on 3rd August. There were 71 members. The first prize of £23.66 goes to Joan Statter at 60 Orchard Road and the second of £11.84 to Angela Leach at 32 Hale Close.

All Saints Parish Church

The Word of God from David Burbridge

The Church stays open during the hours of daylight and from the evidence of the visitors’ book and the prayer list we have a regular stream of people who come for a few moments of quiet, to light a candle and perhaps offer a prayer for a loved one or for guidance on a particular problem. The visitors’ book is a veritable world atlas with a wide-ranging list of countries. Many of the remarks are kind about finding the church open to enable people to visit and pray or to leave a request for family information. The month of August is a quieter one when clergy and parishioners alike take the opportunity “to recharge their batteries” although the weekly worship never stops. Evensong and the Thursday Communion are not held until the beginning of September but the Sunday morning services continue and we often welcome visitors who are on holiday in the village and join us for worship. In July the Reverend Alex Knopp, who retired to Melbourn many years ago, died at the great age of 103 years. His funeral, although tinged with sadness, was a happy event as family and friends alike remembered his simple faith and great sense of humour and joy of living. In August our Vicar Andrew will be celebrating the 25th year of his ordination as a priest. It seems only yesterday that he, together with Joanne, Thomas and Rebecca, came to the vicarage but over the years he has certainly made his mark with the All Saints Community Hall and his ability to make people feel they are special to the church. Colin Limming.

Men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those who are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of The Truth. The Holy Scriptures are given by inspiration of God and are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Timothy 2 chap. 3

Supporters of All Saints (SOAS) Following the successful evening with Peter White talking about his time as a ‘Games Maker’ at the Olympic Games, the SOAS Committee has taken a well earned break ready for our autumn events. Two events that are definitely booked are the English Distillery Company on Friday 4th October, and Bob and Joan Howard’s Hungarian Evening on Saturday 2nd November. Both events will be in All Saints Community Hall and members will be advised of ticket sales as soon as possible. At the moment we are looking at a Concert of Christmas Music in December, but it is early days yet to give firm details. All of our events are run with fun in mind and the best way to ‘get into the act’ is to become a SOAS member. You don’t have to be a member of the congregation and all it will cost you is a minimum of £3.00 per individual or £5.00 for a household (two adults and two children). Forms are always on display in All Saints Church or can be obtained from myself. Colin Limming Membership Secretary 01763 260072 colin.limming@btinternet.com

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SOAS 100 Club The May draw was made by the Rev Andrew O’Brien on 8th June. There were 71 members. The first prize of £23.66 goes to Peggy Abrey at 9 Orchard Gate and the second to John & Linda Travis at 16 Cambridge Road. The June draw was made by Rev Andrew O’Brien on 7th July. There were 71 members . The first prize of £23.66 goes to Mrs Mary Purdy at 4 Chapel Lane and the second of £11.84 to Mr Peter Kenzies at 24 Station Road. melbournmagazine

Want to brighten up your home this summer? Cracks keep appearing – Do you find that no matter how many times you run over that small crack with your filling knife and filler, when you stand back and admire your handy work … the crack has appeared yet again! Try scratching down the crack with a sharp tool like a flat screwdriver, creating a deeper cavity and then re filling. This will eradicate the problem from beyond the surface and dramatically reduce the chances of the crack reappearing. Peeling Paint – Do you find that in some areas of your property the paint keeps peeling for no apparent reason. Try mixing your first coat of paint with 50% water then applying two further top coats afterwards. When undiluted paint is applied to fresh plaster, the plaster will absorb the water out of the paint leaving just a dry paint covering which is unable to stick to the wall and will in time flake and peel off. Where to start – Unsure whether to start by painting the woodwork or the walls first? Always paint the ceiling and walls first as the water based emulsion usually applied to these surfaces can easily be removed from the woodwork with warm water or sandpaper. It can even be left on as emulsion is a natural undercoat and won’t harm the wood. However an oil based paint like Satinwood or Gloss usually used for woodwork cannot be removed from walls so easily as it’s thicker and requires a propriety cleaner such as white spirit, an oil paint will always show through emulsion but not vice versa. Struggling to cut in neatly? – No matter how many times you cut in those tricky angles are you finding your end product is not improving? Try mixing down your emulsion paint with 10% water. This will make a huge difference as the added water will reduce resistance when the brush meets the wall which will create an easier surface to glide the brush over and resulting in a nice, neat finish. No need for masking tape anymore! Alternatively you can switch the kettle on, put your feet up and let my team and I do it all for you rest assured that you will delighted by the outcome. Ashton Renovations deliver a full range of interior services to ensure our customers are left feeling satisfied in their home. We are based locally on Melbourn High Street and we’re always pleased to give out free friendly advice so if you have any queries regarding decorating or any other improvements you wish to make to your home, please don’t hesitate to contact us today on 01763 290335 or email kieranbutler@ashtonrenovations.co.uk. www.ashtonrenovations.co.uk.

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We are a warm, friendly, family run home conveniently situated close to the station and town centre of Royston. If you would like to find out more about St George’s, please call us for a brochure or drop in for a chat. 42 Kneesworth Street, Royston, Herts. SG8 5AQ Telephone: 01763 242243 web site: www.stgeorgescare.com

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1st Melbourn Rainbows 1st Melbourn Rainbows have been their usual busy selves, but the highlight of this summer term has definitely been our sleepover! Twenty-one children slept over in All Saints’ Community Hall that night, along with several adults and young leaders. We had a jungle theme this year so we made beanbag monkeys, had our faces painted and went on Safari to Stockbridge Meadows, where we saw giraffes, hippos, snakes, monkeys, parrots – all sorts! The girls eventually got to sleep, despite the light evening – and we had birthday cake for breakfast on Sunday on account of three Rainbows all turning seven that day! In our usual Thursday afternoon meeting times we have been introducing the girls to tasters of a lot of different activities such as line dancing, yoga and football! We had an ‘around the world’ night, where we tasted food and did activities from different countries, and a senses night, where we did activities which relied on touch, taste, smell etcetera. We look forwards to welcoming eight new Rainbows in September.

Youth Club at Melbourn Village College Tuesday evenings for School years 7–11 all welcome

The Guides’ summer term is my favourite, as we can get outdoors and enjoy the lighter evenings. On one evening, the girls did a ‘treasure hunt’ around the village, finding answers to questions which were either cryptic, observational, required some general knowledge or simple calculations. Physical skills were tested on another evening when we did the Agility badge. These included throwing and catching a ball, aerobic stamina with a skipping rope, and a brisk walk around the New Recreation ground. By popular request we had a barbecue evening, and in consideration for the local residents, took ourselves onto the Recreation ground where we played rounders until the barbecues were ready. As ever, there wasn’t enough time, but we did get to eat mini beef burgers made from squashed meatballs, and of course, toasted marshmallows. The great British weather thwarted another outdoor themed evening based on wartime skills, so a game of tag was substituted with a game of bingo; however, the skills of first aid and making popcorn on a campfire went ahead as planned. As usual, the girls also spent time in their Go For It groups doing their chosen activities. Unsurprisingly, they all chose to do some cooking; other activities included fabric painting, mock camping, and an Enterprise challenge consisting of branding and making up a TV advert for a new shampoo/shower gel. The previous term’s enterprise groups also enjoyed their ‘treat’ of a manicure session with Bethan the beautician. Our summer outing was to Peterborough Ice Rink, where the girls enjoyed 90 minutes of skating in a private session with other local Brownies and Guides, and our two newest recruits made their Guide Promise. See the next exciting installment to melbournmagazine

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find out how we got on at our summer camp! We currently have a full unit and a waiting list, and would welcome another adult leader. If you would like to know more about becoming a Guide or a leader or if you have any skills or hobbies which you would like to share with us, please contact me on: 01763 261443 or email: melbournguides@ gmail.com Hilary Marsh

Local jewellery making group seeks new members If you can turn your hand to making a piece of jewellery, would like to meet like-minded people – and learn new skills – you may be interested in joining a group of friendly and supportive beaders. Budding Beaders meets every Tuesday evening in Bassingbourn to work on beading projects. Once a month, on Saturdays, there is an event such as a workshop or demonstration which enables members to learn new skills. Although the group is based in Bassingbourn, it has members from many villages in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, including Melbourn. It is actively seeking new members and would welcome anyone with some experience of jewellery making.

Members will be demonstrating their skills and displaying their jewellery at an Open Day from 10 am to 1 pm on 5th October at the United Reformed Church, South End, Bassingbourn. Melbourn member Sandra Whaites says: “As a founder member of Budding Beaders I am really pleased with the way it has grown and developed. We started as a group of seven ladies who

had been attending evening classes and when we heard that the government had stopped funding for evening classes we decided we were not just going to give up. “We set ourselves up as a ‘jewellery making circle’ and therefore have no teaching sessions at our weekly meetings, although everyone has a different style or technique and we are all happy to share our expertise and this makes the evenings very relaxed and informal. Our monthly meetings are generally workshops where one of our members or a visitor demonstrates yet another technique to add to our repertoire. We have certainly come a long way since the seven of us met at the local garden centre for coffee in January 2011 and talked about what we could do when our classes finished.” Members of Budding Beaders make a variety of jewellery to a high standard and many sell items either as individuals or as a group at local fetes. Individual members decide what to make and whether they wish to sell their jewellery. Budding Beaders members naturally make plenty of beaded jewellery but their expertise is much wider than that, for example felting and wire working. Several make their own beads out of glass, clay, resin or other materials – even paper can be used to make beads! Saturday workshops and demonstrations have included Fimo (polymer clay), silver clay, glass fusing and ceramic beads. If you are interested in joining – or just want more information, contact Julie on 01763 853257 or Sylvia on 01763 208397. Or come along to the Open Day at Bassingbourn from 10am to 1pm on 5th October. Check out their website too, at www.buddingbeaders.org.uk.

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

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June was a busy month for the club, with a coach outing to Gardeners World Live and BBC Good Food Show at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

Flower Show As a change from our usual evening meeting with a speaker, we decided to embark on something new. The club held its first afternoon Flower Show. The four categories were: 1 2 3 4

Best rose. Flower arrangement in an eggcup Flowers in a jam-jar. Seed, cutting or corm in a pot, were judged by the members, with a small prize for the winners.

The Committee worked very hard preparing afternoon tea, which together with a tabletop quiz, made for a very enjoyable fun and social afternoon. July – Richard Ayres, retired head gardener at Anglesey Abbey, filled in at very short notice to talk about Kirtling Tower, Cambridgeshire, which was built as the gatehouse to Kirtling Hall in the1530s by Edward North.

»»10 September 2013. A Garden for All Seasons, Speaker Hilary Thomas

Hilary Thomas worked in scientific research for a few years before deciding to pursue her lifelong passion for plants. She studied horticulture at Capel Manor College, followed by a course in garden design with John Brookes. She worked in North London for several years designing and maintaining gardens, before becoming a full time lecturer at Capel Manor College and later the Head of the School of Garden Design. During her years at Capel Manor, she wrote and taught on a range of courses on garden and planting design. Her students won national competitions and medals at the Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower shows. Many now run successful garden design practices. She gave up teaching in 2007 and now lives in Suffolk and works as a garden designer, lecturer and Writer on Garden Design.

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October 2013. Wild Scotland, Speaker Richard Revels

Photographer Richard’s interest in butterflies brought him into nature photography some 40 years ago. Although he still takes many butterfly

pictures, his focus is on a much wider range of natural history subjects, ranging from bugs to birds, snakes to mammals, orchids to the weather and almost anything else he finds as he travels the countryside.He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1983 and gained his Fellowship in 1984.

»»12 November 2013. National Gardens Scheme (Yellow Book), Speaker George Stevenson

George Stevenson is the National Garden Scheme organiser for Cambridgeshire. Every year, NGS gardens across England and Wales welcome about 750,000 visitors. Most gardens, which open for the NGS are privately owned and open just a few times each year. Some gardens open as part of a group with the whole community involved. The gardens give all the money raised directly to NGS (including from the sale of teas and plants); the only exceptions being, in some cases, they ask that a small proportion goes to a nominated local charity. New members and visitors very welcome. For more information – ring Helen 01763 245887

Melbourn and district photographic club This well-established club of local photographers from Melbourn and the surrounding area meets weekly from September to April at Foxton Village Hall. 2012/13 was a successful year with a significant increase in membership and participation. For the first time this summer, we have run a Summer Programme, including a photo shoot at the Barrington Car Show. Meetings start at 7.30pm every Tuesday during the season and provide a varied programme of prints and projected image competitions (internal and with local clubs), practical sessions and lectures by specialist photographers on a variety of subjects. However perhaps as useful are the informal conversations over coffee when members share their photographic experiences and tips on techniques and local photographic opportunities. The provisional programme to December 2013 is:

September 17 Welcome evening & Holiday Tales 24 Club Evening: Self-judged competition October 1 Club Evening: Preparing Prints and Projected Images for competitions 8 Competition: Projected Image 15 Lecture: Beside the Seaside 22 Competition: Print 29 Competition: Melbourn Trophy vs Stevenage November 5 Competition: Projected Image 12 Lecture: A photographic journey with birds 14 Competition: Inter-club vs Royston 19 Competition: Print 26 Club Evening: Points of view judging 28 Competition: Melbourn Trophy vs Bottisham & Burwell December 3 Lecture: Images of Iceland 10 Competition Melbourn Trophy 2nd Round 17 Club Evening “Before & After” – manipulating images

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New members, of any skill level, will be warmly welcomed at our first meeting of the new season on Tuesday 17th September 2013. Beginners will be especially welcomed. For further information please ring Bruce Huett on 01763 232 855, e mail the club: melbournphotoclub@hotmail.com or visit the club website: www.melbourn-photographic-club.co.uk

Melbourn History Group It would be good to write that new and younger members have come forward to join the Group and so ensure that the recording of the village’s history could continue for years to come. Sadly, this is not the case and the Group’s activities are now confined to helping visitors to trace their ancestors, handing out history books to newcomers and generally making sure that the Group does not fade from people’s memories. There is possibly one project involving tracing the connection between the names shown on the War Memorial melbournmagazine

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for those who fell in the First World War (1914–18) and present day residents. It is still very much in the discussion stage but it could involve both schools and families. More of this later. We continue to trace relatives when we can and offer aid to those who enquire, but we are conscious that every day, week and month that goes by involves events and happenings in Melbourn which are not being recorded for posterity. We are great optimists (we wouldn’t have produced the books that we did without it) and younger people may yet come along to take up the task. Colin Limming 01763 260072 colin.limming@btinternet.com

Meldreth Local History Group Understanding Our Past: Exploring the Hidden History of Meldreth For the past three months, volunteers have been digging up Meldreth. Over 30 one-metre square test pits have been dug as part of Meldreth Local History Group’s Heritage Lottery Funded project, ‘Understanding Our Past: Exploring the Hidden History of Meldreth’. All of the pits have revealed something of the past beneath our feet: from the Cinzano bottle found in the test pit at the British Queen, to the medieval pilgrim’s badge found in Flambards Close and the

www.meldrethhistory.org.uk, email info@ meldrethhistory.org.uk or contact Kathryn Betts on (01763) 268428.

Royston & District Local History Society Website: www.roystonlocalhistory.org.uk Our meetings are in the Heritage Hall, Royston Town Hall, on the first Thursday of the month (second Thursday in May), starting at 8pm. Annual subscription is £5 (under 18’s £2.50), visitors £2 per meeting. October 3rd: Interpreting Ely Cathedral, illustrated by Lynne Broughton November 7th: ‘There is no such thing as a good tax’ – government revenue-earning schemes through the centuries. (illustrated) Our website shows all the books we have for sale. Many of these result from the considerable work undertaken by our Publications sub-committee. The books are available at our meetings or may be ordered by post from David Allard: 01763 242677. They may also be purchased at the Royston Museum & Arts Gallery in Kneesworth Street and some are available at the Cave Bookshop in Melbourn Street. The society is responsible for the opening of Royston Cave, Melbourn Street, Royston, which will be open until the end of September. The Cave will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 2.30pm to 5pm (last admission 4.30pm). Visit: www.roystoncave.co.uk. Admission: Adults £4, Senior Citizens £3, Accompanied Children Free. The Cave will re-open on Easter Saturday 2014.

Medieval pilgrim’s badge, photograph supplied by Carenza Lewis

prehistoric pottery found beneath the school playing field. The project has involved people of all ages, from toddlers to the over 80s. We have involved pupils from Meldreth Primary School, Meldreth Manor School and Melbourn Village College, together with members of Melbourn’s U3A History Group and Royston Museum’s Time Trackers group. An exhibition will be held in Meldreth Village Hall later this year, at which there will be an opportunity to view the finds and learn what they can tell us about Meldreth’s hidden history. For more information on the project, please visit

Children from Meldreth Primary School at the test pit on the school playing field, photograph by Kathryn Betts

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»»Sept 16th: Dan Hill ‘Researching your Great War Ancestors’

»»Oct 21st: Member’s Evening »»Nov 18th: Fiona Lucraft ‘Dining at Christmas through the ages’

»»Dec 16th: Christmas Social

Our member’s evenings are felt to be helpful to new members but even those of us who have been researching for years frequently come up against a ‘brick wall’ that we haven’t experienced before and are grateful to pick the brains of someone who has. This would also be a good time to remind you that you don’t need to have local ancestors to join us, in fact very few of us have. Family history experiences and dilemmas are the same wherever you may be researching. No matter how much information is available on line there is still a need to talk to like-minded souls from time to time. We also undertake projects which we see as our contribution to the wider family history family of researchers. We are looking at possible subjects to mark the commemoration of the centenary of WW1. Our latest publication is the Monumental Inscriptions for Wallington Parish Church. The current ongoing, project, is the Orchard Road Cemetery, Melbourn. All our publications are available on our bookstall at meetings, from our website: www.roystonfhs.org. uk or from the Parish Chest website: www.parishchest.com. All our meetings, unless otherwise stated, take place on the third Monday of the month at All Saints Community Hall, Melbourn, with doors opening for chat and a look at the bookstall at 7.30pm and talks commencing at 8pm. We are always happy to see new faces and can assure you of a warm welcome. Pam Wright, Journal Editor, Royston & District FHS

Melbourn Bridge Club Our friendly Bridge Club goes from strength to strength, playing every

Monday all year round at the Vicarage Close Community Centre. We play nonfrightening Duplicate Bridge suiting all levels of play from newcomers to high standard. For further information please ring Howard Waller on 01763 261693. Results are e.mailed to members each week, and we also have a web page, www.melbourn.org.uk/bridgeclub. Google us in!

Melbourn Bowls Club As a result of our publicity drive, we are welcoming nine new members to the club this season. Two of them are returning members who have been unable to play for some years because of health and family reasons, and we welcome them back to the club. We have resumed the Coffee Mornings every Thursday from 10.30am to 12 Noon under the capable leadership of Muriel Cooper, ably assisted by Sue Gibson. These are held at the Clubhouse on The Moor, and anyone is welcome to join us to enjoy Coffee and Biscuits and the chance to socialise. You do not need to join the club to attend, but will have the chance to get to know many of the members. Just turn up on the day, there is no formality. We will be holding a Quiz Night on Friday 4th October, meeting at 7.30pm for an 8.00PM start. There will be tables of four at £10 per table. We expect to have light refreshments and Tea or Coffee available. Tickets will be available later from members of the Club. Please make a note of this date in your Diaries. We took a party of bowlers and their partners on our annual bowls weekend near Lowestoft where we played three matches against local Clubs. We managed to win two matches but lost the other one. This has become a most enjoyable tour, combining bowls with general socialising and enabling good relationships to be developed with Bowls Clubs in that area. Whilst, like all sportspersons, we like to win, we believe it is more important to ensure that everyone has a good time and plays enjoyable games rather than going with a ‘win at all costs’ mentality. There is plenty going on in the evenings and it provides a good opportunity for all the

members to socialise and get to know each other better. I am pleased to report that Rod Sell’s team, having gained promotion to Division 1 of the Cambridge and District League last season, is holding its own in the higher division with five wins from eleven games. The Division 5 team is giving the new members the opportunity to experience competitive games without the pressure of having to try to maintain a place in a higher division. We are, at present, bottom of the Division with one win from ten games, but we see this team as a training ground for inexperienced Bowlers, and hope in time that a number of members of the Division 5 team will progress to become valued members of the Division 1 team. In the Meldreth League, we are holding our own and this team gives less experienced bowlers the chance to mix with and get advice from C & D Division 1 players. This is regarded as more important than always selecting the strongest team. The Foxton League, in which we are currently mid-table, gives those who can play in the afternoon the chance of a relatively gentle introduction to the competitive game. It is generally played in a very friendly and relaxed manner. We have three Internal Club Competitions which are progressing well: a Singles Handicap Competition, a Mixed Pairs Competition, and a Drawn Pairs Competition (where a beginner could be paired with a senior member of the Club, it just depends on the luck of the draw). Our Ladies v Gents match took place on a beautifully sunny Sunday 14th July and I can report that after a very competitive but good natured contest, the Gents managed to scrape home and avenge last year’s defeat. We look forward to next year when the Ladies will no doubt be out for revenge! Our outdoor season will end with our traditional Fish and Chips Pairs Competition on Saturday 14th September, where we finish with a Fish and Chips Supper after a Drawn Pairs Competition during the day. We will be starting our Whist Drives at the Clubhouse on Friday 11th October starting at 7.00pm. These are held every other week and we would welcome melbournmagazine

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The new Melbourn Shotokan Karate Club is run by Peter Khera (5th Degree Black Belt) with the primary objective of introducing the community to the many benefits of training in the art of Shotokan Karate. Shotokan Karate was designed to benefit men, women and children of all ages by combining fluid techniques and natural body movements.

offers. In a time where pressure often requires us to have confidence to deal with situations and make decisions about conflicting ideas, a traditional approach, with enthusiasm to participate and take responsibility, has to be beneficial. Teens will be encouraged to challenge themselves, but at the same time, keep control of their own learning and sharing with others. If teens are studying any of the following: GCSE, A Levels, GNVQ, Duke of Edinburgh, ASDAN, Scouts etcetera, we can integrate their karate training into academic study. Peter Khera (5th Dan) instructor who has an enhanced CRB clearance, teaches at the Melbourn Sports Centre and has over 25 years experience in Shotokan Karate. He opened his first Karate club 1994 and now has formed an Association called the Kamaete Schools of Traditional Shotokan Karate (KSTSK) and is Co-Chief Instructor. This association is affiliated to NAKMAS National Governing Body. Peter has competed in many tournaments at local, national and international levels attaining first, second and third on many occasions. Peter has released the KSTSK Grading Syllabus DVD, which is the Ultimate Shotokan Karate Syllabus Training Guide from Beginner to Black Belt. An introduction to the DVD can be viewed on the www.kstsk.co.uk website. The new Melbourn club will meet at the Melbourn Sports Centre, The

Children will love the energetic nature of karate, which is fun, focused and friendly. As a Karate instructor for over 20 years, Peter affirms that karate training provides many benefits to children. The introvert child often begins to blossom in the structured drills that involve punching, blocking, kicking and shouting, overcoming shyness. The anxious or worried child becomes more confident and assertive, as they learn to move and control their body. We can channel the energy in lively kids as the child has a safe, healthy outlet in which to compete with themselves and others. They all progress in our classes, as we use their motivation and help them to succeed, as well as making new friends and keeping fit. Karate also benefits children by: enhancing concentration and self-discipline, by teaching children to avoid using violence in confrontation, increasing self-confidence in all situations, as well as developing a sense of purpose and achievement. The children in karate classes know that more is expected from them and with the encouragement and support from their instructor and parents, they will rise to the challenge. A child’s school achievement often improves after a period of training, probably because of improved self confidence and enhanced concentration. All teenagers can benefit from the personal development Shotokan Karate

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McSplash Swimming Club Held at Melbourn Sports Centre Friday 18:00 – 21:30. It is a friendly, non-competitive club, and we do hold our own in-house gala each year. Apart from swimming lengths, swimmers also learn survival skills, snorkelling and other water based activities. For ages 8 yearss plus (depending on ability). Currently £3.50 per session (payable termly). Contact: Jenny Brackley on 01763 244593. Website: www.mcsplashsc.org. uk

Melbourn Sports Centre news For those of you who don’t already know, we have: A state of the art fitness suite offering a variety of membership schemes A 20 metre swimming pool (kept ever so slightly warmer than most!) A comprehensive swimming lesson programme, catering for all ages and abilities Upgraded multi-sports courts for hire, including tennis, football and squash courts Water sports courses and activities Traditional and modern exercise classes Access to Melbourn Village College sports hall and gymnasium for activities, such as trampolining, badminton and basketball

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Supervised sports and pool parties September / October / November We have loads on offer this season, with something for the whole community to get involved with…so why not come along and find out more about your local sports centre!

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With Autumn fully upon us and the nights closing in, why not come in out of the cold and have a go at activities such as table tennis, squash or badminton? (Court hire from only £5.50 per hour). We have loads of classes to keep you fit and healthy, including Boxercise, Zumba, Core Stability and Body Sculpture. Or take advantage of one of our great membership schemes to our fitness suite, which houses the latest in gymnasium equipment, including C.V machines fitted with audio visual technology.

An hour fitness session using our fitness suite machines Age range: 14 years upwards. Date: Monday – Fridays / 15.30 – 16.30 & Weekends /14.00 – 15.00 Price: £2.50 per session/10 sessions for £20.00

Half term activities Children’s Half Term is fast approaching, an ideal time to book your young ones onto one of our great activity courses. These include a swimming crash course, snorkelling courses, trampoline taster sessions and our popular Ofsted PlayScheme.

Party time! Looking for the perfect venue to hold your children’s birthday or Halloween party? Then your search is over! We have all the facilities here for a fun-packed event with a variety of activities for your guests to enjoy, including trampolining (always a popular choice), football and traditional pool parties.

Swimming lessons We still have plenty of spaces on our preschool lessons, so for more details or to book a place then please contact Rupert or Graham on 01763 263313.

Activities for teenagers and young adults Rookie lifesaving The course is designed to ensure that every child in the country has essential water skills to keep themselves safe, and knowledge of what to do in an emergency. The programme features swimming and lifesaving skills supported by water safety education. Age range: 10 years upwards (strong swimmers). Date: Mondays / 17.15 – 18.15 / Price: £4.75 PL / £5.75 PL (paid termly)

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The Ramblers’ Association Royston and District Group Our walks programme continues right through the year. For details visit our website: www.ramblers-herts-northmiddlesex. org.uk or contact David Allard 01763 242677. Email: david.allard@ntlworld.com or Lesley Abbiss 01763 273463. There is also a poster displaying walks for the current month in both Melbourn and Royston libraries. We have walks on Sundays, which are normally five to seven miles in the morning and a similar or shorter walk in the afternoon. Some Sunday walks are Figures of Eight, making it possible to do only the morning or the afternoon. Half-day walks are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Prospective new members are welcome and may come on three walks before deciding whether to join. Visit www.ramblers.org.uk to join.

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The Singers originated as a male voice choir during the coprolite boom of the 1830s. Ladies joined 30 years later and the choir gave many concerts, often for charity. The Singers a now form part of the Cambridgeshire Choral Society which performs annually in various locations including Chapels, cathedrals and concert halls. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday 10th September at 7.30pm in Meldreth Primary School. The choir will be working on Brahms’ German Requiem for a concert on March 22nd 2014. After singing in Latin last year we will now have the challenge of singing in German. Joint rehearsals are held monthly at Comberton Village College, starting on 28th September at 1.45pm New singers are always welcome, just come along on 10th September as there is no audition. The ability to read music is helpful but not essential. If you would like further information please contact me or any other member of the choir. Jane Stevens Mel Cooper h.cooper@ntlworld.com. or go to the website www.cambschoral.org.uk

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held at Meldreth Village Hall. This will be a fun quiz – teams of six are required, but if you can’t get a full team, please do still join us and we can include you in another team. Tickets will be £10 each, to include your supper, and a raffle will be held at this event. Friday 25th October – A Soup lunch or tea/coffee and cakes will be served between 12noon and 4.00pm at the United Reformed Church, South End, Bassingbourn. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Home-Start. Saturday 16th November – A Cheese and Wine Evening – venue to be confirmed. At this event you will be able to sample a selection of wines and Victoria, who will be presenting the wines, will be able to give you some information on each of them. You will then be able to enjoy a cheese and biscuit supper – a selection of 6–8 cheeses will be provided and Meril, who is supplying the cheese, will be available to talk to you about each one. During your supper, you will have a chance to order any wine or cheese that you may wish to – and all orders will be delivered in time for Christmas. Tickets for this event will be £8.00 each – to include your supper. Thursday 28th November – Christmas Door Decoration Workshops – to be held at Foxton Village Hall – back by popular demand. The 2 workshops will be held at 11.00am – 2.00pm and 7.00pm – 10.00pm.

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SCHOLASTIC Book Fair & Café Saturday 7th December 2013, 9am to 12 noon at Melbourn Village College, the SCHOLASTIC Book Fair & Café (and a few other craft stalls). Come along and browse hundreds of lowpriced books and craft gifts, whilst having a relaxing coffee and cake. It’s a chance to start your Christmas shopping in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Free Entry. All welcome! (For every book you buy, MVC receives credits for books for their library).

Autumn Art Exhibition Foxton Village Hall Friday 15th November – Sunday 17th November 2013 Held since 2003 at Foxton’s attractive and modern village hall, the Annual Autumn Art Exhibition aims to display and sell quality works of art from local artists. The exhibition team led by Foxton’s School Head, Jenny Jones, present a modern stylish event with exhibits from talented local artists. All proceeds support the primary school in exciting ways, including visual and performing arts. Exhibits are displayed in a variety of medias including ceramics, wood and textiles as well as oils, pastels, watercolour, ink and photography. Exhibiting artists include Jane Hollidge, a local artist, whose delicate ceramic work and evocative melbournmagazine

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landscapes are popular, and Michael Papworth, an up-andcoming young artist, whose striking landscapes use texture, colour and the process of lithography to reveal the everchanging stories of nature. This year presents a large variety of works on display, with something to suit most tastes and pockets. The Friends of Foxton School welcome all new visitors along with artists. Foxton Autumn Art Exhibition Friday 15th November, preview evening. Free entry 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Sat 16th – 10.30am-4pm. £2.00 entry (children free). Sun 17th – 11am-4pm. £2.00 entry (children free). www.foxtonart.org

Foxton 5km Fun Run Sunday 8th September at 10am Have you got your entry & sponsorship forms yet? These can be obtained from Foxton Village Shop, from Jane@mkaecology.co.uk, or from our website address: www.ja6415.wix.com/foxton-5k-fun-run. The Foxton Fun Run will be an exciting event and will raise money to build a Skate Board park to be used by the young people of the village. We have raised close to £5,000, and are applying for grant funding. We now need everyone to participate in this big fund raising event. This is the ‘Chartwell Challenge’ – a 5km loop – which most people can manage. There will be a shorter mini fun run for those under six on the recreation ground. Both runs start at Foxton Pavilion, CB22 6RN. The route is from the ‘Rec’ alongside the allotments to Illingworth Way, up through Rowland’s Close to Hillfield, across Fowlmere Road to Thriplow Farms fields, Chartwell Spring and back again. Entry is £6 per person, £15 for a family of three or £20 for a family of four. Children under fourteen must be accompanied by an adult. Mini fun run is £2. There is a limit of 225 entrants so get your entry forms now. There are prizes and timings for the top three runners in each category. Any questions, please contact Jane Kohler. Tel: 07740 622576.

Have a fun day out with your dog On Sunday 8 September, as part of the Food, Farming and Countryside Day at Milton Country Park, there will be a fun dog show in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Why not make a day of it? Have lunch in the excellent café and check out all the other stalls. The park is very dog friendly and you can have a leisurely off lead walk in most of the park prior to joining in with the fun at the dog show. There will be 12 classes, which include a fun scurry (how fast can your dog jump over logs to retrieve a toy?), an obstacle course (if the dog can’t manage the obstacle then the owner has to do it!), a fastest sit competition plus cutest puppy, golden oldie and best trick to name but a few. There

will be certificates and rosettes for 1st to 3rd in each class, the winner of each class will receive some dog food and there will be some lucky entrant number prizes. Best in show will also receive a rather special prize. We will be taking entries from 11.00am and classes start at 12 noon. Veterinary Surgeons from Village Vet will be judging, Trophy Pet Foods will be there with their dog food, toys and accessories and Hearing Dogs will be selling merchandise, running a tombola and a book stall, and we will have lots of information about the charity. If you need any further information please contact me via email at jennifer.parker5@btopenworld.com or by phone (evenings preferred) on 01223 833562. Hope to see lots of you with your dogs on 8 September. Jenny Parker Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Cambridge Branch Co-ordinator

Royston Arts Festival Saturday 21 September to Sunday 29 September The multi-talented Meera Syal is to appear at this year’s Royston Arts Festival. The star of the television comedy show The Kumars at No 42, best-selling writer, comedian, singer, journalist, producer and actress will talk about her diverse career in The Small World of Meera Syal at Greneway School on Saturday 28 September. The evening will include a question and answer session and book signing. Festival-goers will also be able to book onto one hour long workshops with an Aardman model-maker, showing them how to make their own clay Shaun the Sheep or Gromit. These are just two of around 50 events and exhibitions taking place during this year’s arts festival under the theme A Small World, running from Saturday 21 September to Sunday 29 September.

The Royston & District Model Railway Club The Royston & District Model Railway Club will be holding its 27th Annual Exhibition at Bassingbourn Village College on Saturday the 16th November 2013. The exhibition will be open from 10:30am until 5pm. Approximately 50 stands will be present; about half will be layouts with the remainder being Traders, Demonstrators & Society-based. Tea, Coffee and light refreshments will be available. Miniature train rides by members of the Royston & District Model Engineering Society will be available on their outside track (Weather permitting). Admission £4.00 per Adult and accompanied children are free. We hope to run a bus service between the Royston Bus & Train Stations and Bassingbourn Village College on the day. Please visit our website: www.roystondmrc.co.uk, for further/ updated information. melbournmagazine

The Black Horse welcomes you … Steve, Kerry and all the staff would like to welcome you to The Black Horse, Melbourn A traditional country pub which serves real ales, with a friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re looking to have a quiet drink, a bite to eat or you’d like to watch televised sporting events, a warm welcome is guaranteed. Dining Food is served Wednesday–Sunday 1200-1400hr & 1800-2030hr. Parking The Black Horse has it’s own private car park and there is also ample local street parking available. Outdoor Facilities We have a large Beer Garden to the rear comprising a decking patio area overlooking an fully-enclosed garden with children’s play equipment. Smokers Smoking inside the bar areas is not permitted by law but in addition to the outdoor patio/ garden we also have a substantial permanently covered and partly enclosed decked seating area which, although open-air, offers very effective protection from the elements.

Children We aim to provide a family-friendly environment. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome inside the bar lounges. At the moment we only have one high-chair available, but customers are welcome to make their own arrangements. For baby/ toddler feeding just ask if you need any water or anything warmed. Dogs We recognise that some of our customers like to include the pub on their dog walk, and we aim to accommodate them but do ask that in consideration of our other patrons dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. Particularly inside the premises the lead needs to be short enough to keep your dog close to you. Private Functions The Black Horse is available for private functions, for further details just give us a call.

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OctableFest 2013 Royston Round Table are proud to announce that OctableFest 2013 will be taking place at Fowlmere Village Hall on the 12th October, 7.30pm until late. Featuring music by the Remnants (local band who play Rock, Pop and Soul covers from the 50s to the present day), Mexican Food, together with a selection of cask ales, a fully stocked bar, a fantastic raffle and a DJ to round off the evening, this will be a night to remember. At only £15 per ticket (including food), this represents excellent value. All profits from the evening will be used by Royston Round Table to fund local people, activities and causes – a true win-win situation! Places are limited, so reserve yours by e-mailing: tickets@ octablefest.co.uk To find out more about Royston Round Table visit our website: www.roystonroundtable.co.uk or our Facebook page.

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust Pink Rose Appeal 2013 Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust celebrates tenth year of appeal to beat breast cancer Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, the dedicated charity for Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals, is this year celebrating its tenth annual Pink Rose Appeal to raise additional funds for breast cancer care and treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Started in 2004 by fundraiser, Louise Sunderland, it’s thanks to many kind supporters that the Pink Rose Appeal has now raised over £450,000 for the Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit. A large proportion of the funds helped establish the £2 million Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit in 2008 and fundraising continues to help make a difference for the many women and men who suffer from the disease. As in previous years, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is

inviting people to host Pink Rose parties during October – breast cancer awareness month – and ask their guests to make a donation to the cause. Anything goes, from coffee mornings to dinner parties to cocktail soirees. It’s easy – people are simply asked to get together with friends, family or colleagues, have fun and raise much-needed funds to support breast cancer care. In addition, this year’s appeal features new and exciting initiatives to make it even easier for people to get involved: For more information about the Pink Rose Appeal or a fundraising pack, please contact Mercy Kaggwa, Community Fundraising Assistant on 01223 349805, email communityfundraising@addenbrookes.nhs.uk or go to www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/pinkrose. If you would like to donate online to the Pink Rose Appeal go to www.actaddenbrookes.org.uk/donations.asp and type ‘Pink Rose Appeal’ into the information section.

Musical Evening Saturday 7th September Barkway Village Hall 7:30—11:00 pm Tickets £15 from Liz 01763 838172 or Lucie 01223 264355. There will be a Drinks Reception, Supper Party, Live Music, Individual Karaoke (optional!), Sing-along Disco, Raffle and Bar – wine, soft drinks, draught beer - Hopback Brewery “Summer Lightning”. Proceeds go to Save the Children.

Harston Painters A group of amateur artists 7th Exhibition of paintings Harston Village Hall Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 10am – 5pm Admission free Paintings for sale

Home-Start Royston & South Cambridgeshire are looking for Home Visiting Volunteers

Further details can be obtained by:

calling into our offices: Unit 6, Valley Farm, Meldreth, SG8 6JP, or contacting us on 01763 262262 and talking to Sarah or Jackie or e-mailing admin@hsrsc.co.uk Registered Charity No 1105385

A home visiting volunteer would normally have parenting experience with an understanding of the problems and pleasures of family life. We link this well-supported and trained volunteer to the most suitable family referred, offering home visits, usually for 2–3 hours a week. Our volunteers support families in a huge variety of ways which can include: offering a non-judgemental listening ear, helping parents to manage their children’s behaviour, providing practical help around healthy eating, accessing other community services and supporting parents in keeping their children safe.

This is when Home-Start volunteers can help!

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Our volunteers are all parents or grandparents who can give a few hours a week to help families who are finding it difficult to cope. All parents need emotional and practical help to get through the first few years, but not everyone has friends or family nearby.

A 10 session training course for new volunteers is being held during February & March 2014. The course will run from 9.10am – 2.30pm. Dates to be confirmed. Please contact us if you are interested in joining this course. melbournmagazine

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Melbourn Bowls Club Crossword Puzzle

4 Worms in Church

Answers to the crossword puzzle on page 28 Clues are now in correct order S

The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.

D B

Four worms were placed in four separate jars.

The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon the minister reported the following results:

The The The The

first worm in alcohol – DEAD second worm in cigarette smoke – DEAD third worm in chocolate syrup – DEAD fourth worm in good clean soil –ALIVE

So the minister asked the congregation, “What did you learn from this demonstration?”

A woman at the back raised her hand and said ‘If you drink, smoke and eat chocolate you won’t have worms’.

That ended the service.

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?

They were all invented by women.

Autumn Humour

Sugary Bill!

Makes good gravy

Could be a shrinking one

He loved himself, so we are told

One from Amsterdam, perhaps

Got up

Might an American mother say this to her baby?!

Slytherin’s Miss Parkinson

One of a pair to protect your hands

Nicknamed the butterfly bush

Not the variety found in the sea

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze?

Upset rates

Tennyson’s “February fair-maid”

A brand of cough syrup

Hectic Betty!

1999 American drama film starring Tom Cruise

Many would form a chain

CALM TIES (anagram)

Bucket or bouquet?

Nearly the Duchess of Cornwall!

Flower favoured by an Antipodean Dame!

Marlene or Langtry

Sounds like boast and swear combined!

U ARE BAIT (anagram)

Part of an ear, extended

This autumn we can look forward to falling leaves and rising gas prices. We’ll be raking it up while the oil companies are raking it in. The autumn leaves are a lot like raising kids. First they turn on you, and then they fly away. And next thing you know, you look out the window and they’re back! I got tired of looking at all those leaves in my yard, so I got up off the couch and went into action. I closed the curtains. Autumn is a season for big decisions - like whether or not it’s too late to start spring cleaning. Autumn – time to drag out your winter clothes and see what kind of summer fun the moths had. The leaves are beginning to fall, and soon only two things will be hanging from the trees: the last leaf and the first football coach. I can hardly wait until all the leaves turn brown to match the grass. melbournmagazine

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Issue 75 Autumn 2013

Articles inside

Church News

Diary

feature - Time to spare

Sheepshead Row at the 1953 Coronation

Safer Melbourn

Nature - River Mel Group

Sports Pavilion update

Education

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