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
1st Melbourn Brownies This year we have had a very exciting summer term with a wide range of activities. Early on in the term, we had a trip to the Fun Barn at Bury Lane. Every Brownie thoroughly enjoyed themselves and some made their Brownie promise there too. It was a wonderful evening. Just before the half term holiday, the Young Leaders ran a camping themed evening, inspired by their experiences from Girl Guiding. For most of the Brownies, this was the first time that they had put up a tent so they learnt lots from the evening. Hopefully lots of them will put their new knowledge to good use if they go on to become Guides. Towards the end of the term we had a trip to Wimpole, in order to enjoy the outdoors. While we were there we practiced an odd technique for measuring the height of trees. For our last evening of the term, we had a party at Brown Owl’s house. By Amy Selby (Little Owl) on behalf of all the leaders at 1st Melbourn Brownies (Brown Owl, Eagle Owl, Nightingale, Squirrel and Fluffy Owl). If you (or your daughter) wants come and join in the fun, please contact Brown Owl (Stephanie Clifford) on 07888831140.
1st Melbourn Guides Cats, dogs, hamsters and garden snails visited Guides on the first week of the summer term; they were the subject of the girls’ Animal Active badge. This included a pet diary and care instructions
for their chosen animal. Those without pets studied the behaviour of the wild creatures in their garden, or in the snails’ case, domesticated them for the 10-day project. On a warm dry evening in May we hiked along the river to Meldreth where we petted the pigs and played tag, then returned via the Melbourn Millennium Wood where we played blindfold ‘meet a tree’, though some girls also met an unexpected nettle patch too. Guides love cooking cakes & sweets, but on one evening it was time for them to try making something savoury. Two patrols had gas cookers, and made Spanish omelette, and bacon risotto. Another group cooked vegetable kebabs on a barbecue, and the Dolphins made cheese puffs which they baked in the oven. It was all delicious, and everybody tried a bit of everything. The issues discussed prior to the EU referendum were mirrored by a hypothetical debate by the Guides: should our unit break away from Girl guiding UK and become an independent club? The Remainers argued that girls and leaders can access a lot of opportunities and resources from GGUK; the Leavers said we could save our subs to pay for what we want, not paying a census fee, and we could choose our own uniform. I’m pleased to say that in our vote, we chose to remain! We ended the term in traditional style, with fire lighting to cook popcorn and toast marshmallows, and tent pitching practice for the summer campers. melbournmagazine
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