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MVC 60th anniversary
5 Melbourn Open Gardens 5 Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group 6 Primary School visits to the Library 7 Melbourn Womens Institute 7 ‘Mindful March’ at Melbourn Hub 7 What’s On @ Melbourn Child and
Family Zone 7 Forever Active 9 Waterlight Film Project 9 Home-Start Royston &
South Cambridgeshire 10 Community Transport Scheme hits 25th Anniversary 11 Relate 12 Grant Funding for Small and
Medium Businesses 12 Adopt a Station Tub? 12 From Parish Clerk 13 Melbourn Parish Council Timebank 13 What future Timebank events are planned? 14 From your County and District Councillors 15
Library – LAP (Local Access Point)
Library opening times
Monday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Tuesday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Wednesday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Th ursday 2.30 to 6.30 pm Friday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Saturday 10.00 to 12.00 am
MVC 60th anniversary
Melbourn Village College celebrates its 60th anniversary this autumn – and they need your help.
Did you attend Melbourn Village College? If so, do you have anything you made while you were there. We would love to hear the story of your ‘treasures’ be it from a woodwork, needlework or DT class or adult education or evening classes. Please do send us a picture too for the display we are planning.
We also really want to hear from anybody who started at MVC on the day it opened. There were approximately 250 of you in September 1959 and although we are in touch with a few who attended the 50th anniversary celebrations, we’d love to hear from more of you.
Also, please let us know if you would be interested in attending a reunion/ birthday party on the afternoon of September 27th.
We have set up a dedicated email address for anything related to the last 60 years of MVC. Please do contact Vanessa Mann on mvc60years@gmail.com
Melbourn Open Gardens
Sunday 16 June 11 am To 4pm
There are new gardens for 2019, as well as old favourites, and the ever-popular St George’s Allotments will again be welcoming visitors. Tickets are £5 per person for anyone over 16, and will be available on the day from The Cross.
Refreshments and home-made cakes will be served and there will be plants for sale. https://www.facebook.com/melbournopengardens/
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Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group
We are a small friendly group and we meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month except in December, we vary our venue between All Saints Community Hall in Melbourn and Holy Trinity Church Meeting Room in Meldreth. We either have a guest speaker or in house entertainment followed by tea/coffee and biscuits. There is a fee of £1 on the evening and a chance to make a donation to our charity of the year which is Acorn House at Addenbrookes Hospital which supports families who have children in hospital.
On 25 June we will be taking a trip to sunnier climes as Avril and Roger Mellor share some details of their trip to Chile with us, this will be in The Meeting Room attached to Holy Trinity Church at Meldreth. On 23 July Joan Munden will be coming to talk to us about the SOE (Special Operations Executive) which she discovered lots about when researching her ancestry. This will also be in Meldreth as detailed above. In August we will be going out for a meal and the venue is yet to be confirmed.
All our meetings begin at 7.45p.m do come along if you’d like to, or if you want to know more please contact one of the committee members. Pat Smith (262575) Sue Toule (260955) Anne Harrison (261775) Angela Leach (262793) Pat Ames 261130 and Kimmi Crosby.
Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme
Can we help you?
Can we help a relative?
Can we help a neighbour?
Who does the Scheme help? The scheme is open to the mobility impaired in Melbourn and Meldreth 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.
We offer help with: • Friendship and support via twice weekly visits and daily phone calls • Ordering and collection of prescriptions • Basic shopping • Collection of pensions • Setting up Lifeline service • Bereavement support • Advice on benefits • Going to the Post Office to pay your bills • Advice on getting repairs done in your home • Arranging transport to the hospital or other appointments • Just coming round for a chat
What will it cost? We do have to make a small weekly charge for the warden’s services. The fee is only £7 per week (a little more for couples). Jeannie Seers (Mobile Warden) 07808 735066 email: jeanseers13@gmail.com Jane Cage (Deputy) 07592 821976 email: janec55@virginmedia.com
Melbourn Warden Scheme is a registered charity
Primary School visits to the Library
We have arranged visits to the Library in the Hub for Melbourn Primary School pupils. These have been a great success as the children have obviously enjoyed their outings. There was a high level of interest in books in the Library and how we control them. We were surprised by the questions asked and the obvious interest in reading books. It was clear that most of the children still prefer reading real books. We explained that we only have limited space so we only hold Adult and Junior Fiction books. If there is a need for other books we can obtain them quickly on reservation from the Cambridgeshire Library Service.
There is a comprehensive list of books available on line or help can be obtained from the Librarians. The Library is open every day, Monday to Friday in the afternoon and Saturday in the morning. We concluded the visits with a story which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We hope these visits will lead to an increase in the use of the Library and hope the Summer Reading Challenge in July will be an even greater success than last year’s record. Mike Stapleton Melbourn Community Library
Melbourn Womens Institute
The After Eights
The Melbourn WI was re-started a couple of years ago and dubbed The After Eights for obvious reasons – we meet at 8 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month in All Saints Community Hall.
We decided to meet at that time to enable younger people to get home from work or put their children to bed and come out for a couple of hours to meet people, maybe to learn something or just to be entertained. The old ‘Jam and Jerusalem’ vision of the WI is very old hat – we no longer sing Jerusalem and we are more likely to be tasting some of Tiptree’s preserves than making them ourselves!
At the moment, our ages range from 30 to 80 + but we all blend seamlessly and age does not seem to matter. We have tried to produce an interesting and varied programme for our members and after the speaker or activity we have coffee, tea and cake and an opportunity to socialise. Do come along and see what we are like, you will receive a warm welcome. Mavis Howard
Sadly, most of us will be touched by dementia or mental health issues through our own direct experience or through family and friends and will recognise some of the difficulties faced by those living with the condition or caring for those affected.
What’s On @ Melbourn Child and Family Zone
Melbourn Child and Family Zone provides groups, activities and support for families. Our friendly and experienced Child and Family Centre staff offer a wide range of services and knowledge to help you and your family from pregnancy onwards.
We are located on Mortlock Street, adjacent to Melbourn Primary School.
All of our sessions are a chance to meet new friends and to also access support from Child and Family Centre staff. NEW Fun for Ones A group specifically for crawlers and children up to 24 months (£2 charge per family) • Wednesdays 10.00 to 11.30am @ Melbourn Stay and Play Enjoy time together with your child whilst accessing a range of toys, crafts and activities . (£2 charge per family) • Thursdays 10.00 to 11.30am @ Melbourn • Fridays 10.00 to 11.30am @ Bassingbourn Pre-School Baby Group Welcoming environment to help parents relax and enjoy their baby. For families expecting or with a child up to a year old (£2 charge per family) • Thursdays 1.00 to 2.30pm @ Melbourn Melbourn Child and Family Zone Mortlock Street, Melbourn, SG8 6DB Bassingbourn Pre School Brook Road, Bassingbourn, SG8 5NP For further information: Email: ChildAndFamilyCentre.South@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Phone: 01954 284 672 Facebook: search for South Cambridgeshire Child and Family Centres.
