Sports & Clubs

Bowls Malcolm Davey 262704 Bridge Club Howard Waller 261693 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 Brownies – 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Brownies – 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe 261400

Croquet Janet Pope 248342 Football Club Andrew Edwards 223109 Dynamos Football Club Les Morley 07739 593771 Gardening Club Helen Powell 245887 Guides – Ist Melbourn Hilary Marsh 261443 Judo Derek Coult 225004 Melbourn Karate Club Peter Khera 07866 374674 Melbourn Sports Centre Graham Johnson-Mack 263313

Melbourn and Meldreth Women’s Group

Pat Smith 262575 Sue Toule 260955 Anne Harrison 261775 Photographic Club Bruce Huett 232855 Ramblers Dave Allard 242677 Royston and District Round Table Michael Seymour 221398 Squash Club Nick Sugden 261064 Swimming Club Jenny Brackley 244593 Tennis (Melbourn) Dave Liddiard 07508 995 781 Tennis (Meldreth) Tracy Aggett 243376

Brownies 1st Melbourn Guides

We have welcomed back our Brownies after a good summer holidays. This term we are working on our Culture and Science Investigator badges. Some of the activities we have already done are baking honey cupcakes, making balloon cars and growing salt crystal necklaces. Later this term, we are going to celebrate Halloween with a party and prepare for Christmas with a number of crafts. On top of this I expect that we will play a lot of games and have a lot of laughs.

By Amy Selby (Little Owl) on behalf of all the leaders at 1st Melbourn Brownies (Brown Owl, Eagle Owl, Nightingale, Squirrel, Fluffy Owl and Lucy).

If you (or your daughter) wants come and join in the fun, please contact Brown Owl (Stephanie Clifford) on 07888831140. The sun was shining; the girls were singing: it must have been another happy Guide camp! Eaton Vale, near Norwich was the venue for this year’s four-night camp, with a theme of Films. On Harry Potter day we sewed owls from felt, made every-flavour beans from fondant icing, and played Quidditch on home-made cardboard broomsticks.

The Hunger Games is all about survival, so the girls had a series of challenges to complete to earn food for their lunch. They made a bow and arrow with which they shot balloon ‘pigs’ for ham sandwiches; made a rope ladder to reach fruit; filtered water from the river (no, we didn’t let them drink it afterwards) and used compass bearings to find buried chocolate treasure.

Below: Guide camp! Eaton Vale

Our first ever Bake-Off competition got off to a good start in September. One patrol baked their choice of flavoured and coloured fairy cakes, another decorated cakes in the theme of Autumn, and another had the technical challenges of making oat biscuits in a frying pan, and pancakes. Not only were they judged on flavour and presentation, but also teamwork and clearing up. Never has there been such enthusiastic washing up!

On another evening the girls experienced a night hike to Riverside Park, with a quiz, games in the dark and few minutes of stargazing. The following week we did a bit of fun geography: matching our UK holiday snaps to a map of Britain, describing how to get to our homes using street names, and playing ‘hunt the buried treasure’ on O.S. maps using the rules to the game of battleships.

Wembley Arena was the venue of the amazing ‘Big Gig’, a Guides-only pop concert which 20 of our girls enjoyed in October. Seven up-and-coming pop acts performed, including Jack Sykes, Ashton from JLS, and Ella Henderson, who closed the show with great singing and fireworks.

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 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 7.30p.m on the second Tuesday most months, at All Saints Community Hall, behind All Saints Church (near traffic lights, lane by red telephone box)

We have monthly talks with slides, Refreshments at the end of each meeting, giving plenty of time to talk and make new friends

We organise a summer coach outing. This year it was to Bressingham Gardens near Diss.

An informal Flower Show and Tea is held in June. There are 5 classes to enter and members vote for their favourite displays, plant or photograph.

The August meeting is held on a Sunday in a member’s garden for afternoon tea and a chat.

A Christmas Social evening and quiz takes place in December. Winter programme Tuesday 8 December 2015 - 7.30

Christmas Social Evening and Quiz Tuesday 12 January 2016 - 7.30 Update on work of River Mel Restoration Group Tuesday 9 February 2016 - 7.30

Japanese Gardens Steve Jones Visitors always welcome For further information about the club ring Helen 01763 245887

Ramblers’ Association Royston and District

Our walks programme continues right through the year. For details visit our website: www.ramblers.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 Royston library and Melbourn Hub.

We have walks on Sundays, which are normally 5-7 miles in the morning and a similar or shorter walk in the afternoon. Occasionally Sunday walks are Figures of Eight making it possible to do only the morning or only the afternoon. Half-day walks are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Our evening walks (3–5 miles) will resume on 25th April on a different day each week. Prospective new members are welcome and may come on three walks before deciding whether to join. www.ramblers.org.uk to join. Royston & District Family History Society

Without your ancestors you wouldn’t be here now. So why not join the Royston and District Family History Society and perhaps learn how to research them. Your ancestors may not have reached great heights, but without the workers our nation would not have achieved much.

The Society meets at the All Saints Community Hall in Melbourn once a month on the third Monday of the month between September and June. Interesting talks are given on a wide range of subjects by visiting lecturers. Some months the meetings are given over to simply asking and answering questions of how to forward your research. You cannot do it all by simply just going on line.

The Society is currently recording the Monumental Inscriptions of the Orchard Road Cemetery in Melbourn. The Society is also linked to the commemoration of World War I and members are dealing with the VAD Hospital in Queens Road Royston.

Other members are currently listing the Birth, Marriages and Deaths from the announcement columns of the Royston Crow from 1911 to 1921. When completed these will be published, adding to those already done, i.e. 1876 - 1886; 1887-1899; 1900 - 1910. Membership details. Single £8; Family £10.50; Overseas £9. Neville Chuck, Chairman. Enquiries@RoystonFHS.org.uk.

Royston & District Local History Society

www.roystonlocalhistory.org.uk 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 closed during the winter but will re-open on 26th March. There will also be a candlelight opening in December. Go to: www.roystoncave.co.uk for details.

Our evening meetings are held in the Heritage Hall (the main hall downstairs) Royston Town Hall starting at 8pm.

December 3rd – The Great Ouse Navigation, illustrated Alan Faulkner

January 7th – Conserving Traditional Buildings, illustrated John Lloyd

February 4th – Edward Jenner, Napoleon & Blossom the Cow. Paul Chamberlain

We have a coach outing to Hatfield House on 4th June. (contact David Allard 01763 242677 for details and availability of places) Annual membership £5 (SeptAug) (Under 18s half price) Visitors £2.

Melbourn Bridge Club

We are moving on from just playing duplicate bridge, meeting on a Monday evening at 7 for 7.15 at Vicarage Close Community Centre, where an average of 30 people play, to encouraging more people to learn and enjoy bridge as much as we all do.

Tuesday afternoons at 2.00 for 2.15 at the above centre is now split into two sections, one for beginners and the other for improvers. We introduce newcomers into the wiles of a major card game completely from scratch with a six or seven week course of 3 hours per week with an experienced teacher at £3.00 per session. This followed on with the improvers class, where one plays duplicate bridge with 16/20 other players.

We are very happy for players to just join us for the beginners sessions, and then hopefully to continue to play at Melbourn. We welcome players to join us at any entry point, either with or without a partner, where a game will be guaranteed.

Please call Howard Waller on 01763 261693, or melbournbridgeclub@yahoo. co.uk.

Melbourn Bowls Club

I have to report a challenging, but ultimately successful, season during which members have had to put in extra efforts to run the events resulting from Malcolm Davey’s appointment as President of the Cambridge and District Bowls League. Many thanks are due to all those who devoted their time to ensuring that these events ran smoothly. At our Open Day in May we were delighted to welcome a number of new members who have made a valuable contribution to the wellbeing of the club. We have been able to introduce newcomers to the game into both Friendly and League matches and more experienced new members have contributed to the Cambridge and District division 2 team.

As far as League results are concerned we finished mid table with both of our Cambridge and District teams and also the Foxton League and Business Houses teams. Our Meldreth League team won their section of the League, but unfortunately lost in the final against the winners of the other section (Bassingbourn).

To mark Malcolm’s year as President we hosted matches between representative teams from the Cambridge and District league and the Business Houses league and also the Cambridge Vice presidents Club. In addition the finals of the Cambridge and District League Competitions and the Champion of Champions match were hosted by Melboun Bowls Club.

Our own internal club competitions were well patronised this year with many close matches and a number of “Giant Killing” acts. Results of the various competitions are given below. Mens Singles Winner Neil Butler Runner Up Rod Sell Ladies Singles Winner Sue Sell Runner Up Gill Antill Handicap Singles Winner Sue Sell Runner Up Peter Blayney Novices Singles Winner Gill Antill Runner Up Dave Overd Mixed Pairs Winners Sue Sell and Rod Sell Runners Up Pat Leggett and Martin Leggett Drawn Pairs Winners Colin Barnes and Martin Leggett Runners Up Sue Goddard and Arthur Andrews Kernaghan Cup Winner Martin Leggett Runner Up Sue Gibson The Club is now closed for the winter as far as Bowls is concerned, but we still carry on with social events. Every alternate Friday we hold a Whist Drive at the Clubhouse starting at 7.00pm and in addition we will be holding a Quiz Night on Friday 22 January 2016. Anyone interested in attending these events should contact Arthur Andrews (01763 261990) for further details. You do not have to be a member and these events could provide you with the opportunity to get to know some of the members. They will, of course, attempt to get you interested in the delights of playing bowls!

In the next issue of the Melbourn Magazine we hope to set out our programme for the next Summer Season. This will include the date of our Open Day, when we hope we can welcome more new members and introduce them to the pleasures of the Green, particularly on a sunny summers day!

If you would like to discuss possible membership of the Club ahead of our Open day further details can be obtained from Arthur Andrews or Peter Blayney (01763 260538) Dates for the Diary: » Friday 4 December 2015 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 18 December 2015 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 15 January 2016 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 22 January 2016 Quiz Night 7.00pm » Friday 29 January 2016 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 12 February 2016 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 26 February 2016 Whist 7.00pm » Friday 12 march 2016 Whist 7.00pm

Melbourn Dynamos Football Club

For Boys and Girls aged 3 – 18 years old All welcome! www.melbourndynamos.co.uk Melbourn Dynamos FC is a friendly community youth football club that gives boys and girls the opportunity to play regular football regardless of their experience or ability at all ages from 3 through to 18. In addition we now have a Men’s team and a Ladies’ team as natural homes for our players who graduate from youth football.

We are a successful club defined by the strength of support from members and families, the praise and recognition of fellow clubs and FA Leagues, the work with our Community partners including Melbourn Village College and Melbourn Parish Council, and of course our players’ achievements on the pitch and their support for the community. We also have the support of a generous benefactor who is enabling us to develop and broaden our work within the community.

The new season has brought the excitement of new teams and players who are welcoming the opportunity to play for Melbourn Dynamos. The addition of three Girls’ Teams at U9, U10 & U11 with the new Ladies’ and Men’s Teams mean that we now have almost 250 players registered to the club. With the support of our benefactor we are extending our work to make the club more inclusive by assisting players whose families are unable to afford the necessary fees. We also want to work with our community partners to improve access to other sports and exercise in the Melbourn area. At the start of the season we were invited to become a Partnership Club of Cambridge United FC. This now provides our coaches with access to high level mentoring and support in the work we do to support and develop our players and above all else provide them with enjoyment and exercise. Cambridgeshire FA has also invited the club to become part of its Coach Mentor Programme.

We now have more than 20 girls who have registered to play in the Cambridgeshire FA’s S-Tech Girls League. This is in addition to the girls that choose to play mixed football in all age groups. In no small measure this has been due to our qualified volunteers who have been coaching players at Melbourn Primary School and providing free football training sessions for Girls on Saturday mornings at Melbourn Village College. Coupled with the support of Cambridgeshire FA, an award for the FA’s Grow the Game Initiative and the inspirational performance of the England Team at the Women’s World Cup, we find ourselves in the happy position of having 3 teams (U9, U10, & U11) for this the season (see the image of our U10s team with their coach Jess Boname).

Some you may have noticed the work that has been carried out by The Parish Council on the old recreation ground on the Moor. This clearance work of the edges and lifting the canopies of the trees around the site has enabled the club to make much better use of the land with a larger 11v11pitch inset with two mini-soccer

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