Diary

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 1

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

Friday 2

Coffee at URC 10.30am

Saturday 3

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf

Sunday 4

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am Holy Communion URC 11am Communion Service Baptist Church 6pm

Monday 5

New Term begins Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at The Hub 2.30-3.30pm first Monday in the month Melbourn Bridge Club every Monday Vicarage Close 7pm contact Howard Waller 261693 Unploughed Acoustic Session The Plough Shepreth 7.30pm weekly

Tuesday 6

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Melbourn Short Story Group The Hub 10am-11 weekly Melbourn Bridge Club every Tuesday Vicarage Close 2pm contact Howard Waller 261693 Melbourn & District Photographic Club Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm (runs weekly September to April)

Wednesday 7

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Homestart AGM the Hub 7.30pm

Thursday 8

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

Friday 9

Coffee at URC 10.30am

Saturday 10

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Adult Education Taster Sessions Sawston Village College 9am-12

Sunday 11

Family Communion All Saints 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11am Melbourn Open Gardens 11am-4pm (see article)

Tuesday 13

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Mother’s Union contact Pat Smith 262575 Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm Gardens of Devon

Wednesday 14

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club lunch 12.30pm

Thursday 15

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

Friday 16

Coffee at URC 10.30am

Saturday 17

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Link Murang’a stall Foxton & Thriplow Gardening Club Foxton Village Hall 2-4pm MADS Quiz Night (see article)

Sunday 18

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Family Service All Saints 11.00am URC Harvest Festival 11am Tea & Cake 4pm Songs of Praise 5pm Communion Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Tuesday 20

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT)

Wednesday 21

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

Thursday 22

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

Friday 23

Coffee at URC 10.30am

Saturday 24

Coffee Stop at ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 25

Harvest Festival All Saints 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11am

Tuesday 27

Toddlers Plus 9.30-11.30am (TT) Women’s Group 7.45pm Meldreth

Wednesday 28

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 2pm

Thursday 29

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

Friday 30

Coffee at URC 10.30am Harvest Supper Meldreth Village Hall

OCTOBER

Saturday 1

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf Homestart Quiz Meldreth Village Hall (see article)

Sunday 2

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Communion Service 11.00am Baptist Communion 6pm

Monday 3

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at The Hub 2.30-3.30pm first Monday in the month Melbourn Bridge Club every Monday Vicarage Close 7pm contact Howard Waller 261693

Tuesday 4

Melbourn Bridge Club every Tuesday 2pm contact as above Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Melbourn Short Story Reading Group weekly The Hub 10-11am

Wednesday 5

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

Thursday 6

Holy Communion All Saints 10am Craft and Chat URC 2-4pm weekly Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm

Friday 7

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 8

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 9

Family Communion 9.45am All Saints Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11am

Tuesday 11

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Mothers’ Union contact Pat Smith 262575 Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm Extending the season in the herbaceous border

Wednesday 12

Craft Club 9.30 (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club Lunch 12.30pm

Thursday 13

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

Friday 14

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 15

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 16

Holy Communion All Saints 8.00am Baptist Communion Service 10.30am Family Service All Saints 11am URC Service 11.00am

Tuesday 18

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT)

Wednesday 19

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

Thursday 20

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

Friday 21

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 22

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 23

Family Communion 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11.00am

Monday 24

Half Term

Tuesday 25

Women’s Group ASCH 7.30pm

Wednesday 26

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 2pm

Thursday 27

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

Friday 28

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 29

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 30

Family Communion All Saints 8am or 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11.00am

Monday 31st

Baptist Church Light Party

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 1

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Melbourn Bridge Club every Tuesday Vicarage Close 2pm contact Howard Waller 261693 (see article) Melbourn & District Photographic Club AGM Foxton Village Hall 7.30pm (runs weekly September to April) Melbourn Short Story Reading Group The Hub 10-11am weekly

Wednesday 2

Craft Club 9.30 (TT) then 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

Friday 4

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 5

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf

Sunday 6

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Holy Communion URC 11.00am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am Baptist Communion 6pm

Monday 7

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at The Hub 2.30-3.30pm first Monday in the month Melbourn Bridge Club every Monday at Vicarage Close contact Howard Waller 261693 Homestart Fashion Show Esse 8pm

Tuesday 8

Toddlers Plus 9.30-11.30 (TT) Mothers’ Union contact Pat Smith 262575 Melbourn Bridge Club every Tuesday at Vicarage Close contact Howard Waller 261693 Melbourn & District Gardening Club ASCH 7.30pm Gizmos & Gadgets

Wednesday 9

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) followed by Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club Lunch 12.30pm

Thursday 10

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

Friday 11

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 12

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 13

Service of Remembrance The Cross and All Saints 10.45am

Tuesday 15

Toddlers Plus 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 Craft & Chat URC 2-4pm weekly

Friday 18

Coffee URC 10.30am Foxton Art Exhibition (see article)

Saturday 19

All Saints Christmas Fair 11am-3pm (no Coffee Stop) Foxton Art Exhibition

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Sunday 20

Holy Communion All Saints 8am Family Service All Saints 11am URC Service 11am Communion Service Baptist Church 10.30am Foxton Art Exhibition

Tuesday 22

Toddlers Plus 9.30-11.30am (TT) Women’s Group 7.45pm Meldreth 7.45pm

Wednesday 23

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30am (TT) Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 2pm

Thursday 24

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

Friday 25

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 26

Coffee Stop

Sunday 27

Family Communion All Saints 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11am

Tuesday 29

Toddlers Plus 9.30-11.30am (TT)

Wednesday 30

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

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Village information

Orchard Surgery & Dispensary

Monday to Friday 8:30–1pm and 3pm–6pm Phone 01763 260220 www.orchardsurgerymelbourn.co.uk For repeat prescriptions you can: Fax 01763 262968 or email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Telephone requests are not accepted • Allow at least 48 hours (two working days – excluding weekends and bank holidays) for repeat prescriptions to be ready. • Do not leave your request to the last minute. Prescription/medication depending on eligibility can be collected from the Surgery Co-op Tesco in Royston Please let the dispensary know where you wish your prescriptions to be sent. This will remain your choice until we are informed otherwise.

BIN COLLECTION

MELBOURN

3 September Black Bin SATURDAY 9 September Blue & Green Bin 16 September Black Bin 23 September Blue & Green Bin 30 September Black Bin 7 October Blue & Green Bin 14 October Black Bin 21 October Blue & Green Bin 28 October Black Bin 4 November Blue & Green Bin 11 November Black Bin 18 November Blue & Green Bin 25 November Black Bin 2 December Blue & Green Bin 9 November Black Bin 16 December Blue & Green Bin

For an update on collections visit: www.scambs.gov.uk/content/friday-b For more information and collections of large household items Telephone 03450 450 063

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 Of ce Mon-Fri 9.00am-12.30pm. Telephone 01223 416 141 answerphone out of these hours enquiries@cambridgeshirehearinghelp.org.uk A drop in advisory session is held at Vicarage Close Community Room, the 4th Thursday every month from 2pm to 4pm See the website for more information www.cambridgeshirehearinghelp.org.uk Battery exchange and retubing. We do not do hearing tests

Cam Sight’s Rural Support Group meet in Melbourn to provide help, friendship and ongoing support to local people with sight loss. The group enjoys speakers, music, information, advice and a chance to try out low vision equipment. They meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month, 2 – 4pm at Vicarage Close. For further information please call 01223 420033 or info@camsight.org.uk