Benwick’s Bi-Monthly Community Magazine
Nov 2014
They shall not grow old; as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them
Benwick School News Cambs 876 Remembered
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Sweetpeas and Me
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This edition coincides with the Remembrance Sunday commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Apologies that it was sent to print too late to include the details of the Remembrance Services; but we continue our look back at Benwick during the period through the memoirs of Florence Sismey.
EDITORIAL Editor: Adam Keppel-Garner 1 Lilyholt Road Benwick, PE15 0XQ mail@benwickbugle.co.uk 07584 057 228
There is also information on the Cambs 876 project; with information about a short service being held on November 29th in the Cemetery. It’s also time for the Dickensian Market! It will be the first one that I miss unfortunately, but I have it on good authority that we are set for another great event!
In This Edition... Benwick School Updates 5 Santa Special 6 Christmas Service and Crib Service 6 Benwick Ladies Club 9 During the War - part four 10 Benwick Forget-me-Nots 12 Benwick in Bloom 14 Benwick Dickensian Market 16 Scout Group News 18 Bus Service Survey 20 News from our MP 22 The Sweetpeas and Me 25 Cambs 876 Remembered 27 Community Navigators 27 PCSO Report 28 Village Contacts 30
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BENWICK SCHOOL by Jackie North This half term has been really busy. We have welcomed 18 children into our reception class and on Friday 17th October 2014 we had 100 on roll! Our first big event of the school year was a Dahlicious dress-up day at the end of September. The children and staff all dressed up to celebrate the books of Roald Dahl and we had some amazing costumes. On the 9th September class 4 (our oldest children) visited March Police Station to complement their topic on Crime and Punishment. The children had a fantastic morning trying on a police officers’ uniform, having finger prints taken and even trying out the cell block! We raised £81 on 10th October for the Soldier’s Charity by dressing up in red, white and blue. Mrs Sue Robinson returned to the school to talk to each class about her grandfather, who fought in World War 1.
also brought in artefacts from the local museum which the children could handle. Everyone loved the event and learnt how hard it was for the men who fought in the trenches. And finally our annual Harvest Festival took place on 16th October. The children brought in a wonderful display of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as tinned and packet goods. Each class performed a short piece to the delight of the parents. Well done to everyone, but especially to the reception children who faced an audience for the first time! We now look forward to next term and of course … Christmas!•
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BENWICK SANTA SPECIAL by Emily Shepperson
CRIB &CAROL SERVICE by John Hoffman
The Santa Special returns again this year with a fantastic agenda of events.
The annual Crib and Carol Service will be held in the church at 2.15pm on Christmas Eve.
The main event is Sunday 21st December from 3pm until 8pm with a full fun fair including side stalls with loads of prizes to be won.
This service will is aimed at young children with the traditional nativity story being told with full congregation participation, it is also our carol service so all are very welcome. •
Mr and Mrs Santa will be in the village on their sleigh with plenty of gifts for children. There will be free tea, coffee and soft drinks in the Village Hall whilst an array of hot food will be sold outside. There will be no passes to the event this year, however you will have to obtain a Food Voucher from the organisers or the tea bar at the event. Food is serve from 5pm until it’s all gone. The event is completely free for village residents only. We will also be making one lucky person £50 better off when the raffle is drawn on the night – please support the event and purchase a ticket! Please note all children must be accompanied by a parent. 6
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and Skylark garden centre. As a group we have decided to hold a competition each month when we will bring along an item beginning with a certain letter.
Another year is coming to the end and Benwick Ladies Club continues to enjoy a variety of outings and speakers.
Each member will vote for 3 of the items and points will be awarded for a prize to be given at the Christmas party.
Over the last ten months we have welcomed a number of new visitors and are always glad to see new faces at our meetings.
Our system for voting is by placing a coin of any denomination by our 3 choices. The money collected over the year will then be given to a charity of the clubs choice.
BENWICK LADIES CLUB
We meet in the church room at the village hall on the 3rd Monday of the month from 7pm to 9pm. Costs for visitors are £3.00 for most meetings, but £3.50 for catered events.
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There are two more meetings before the end of the year. On Nov 17th our speaker is from John Lewis and then on Dec 15th we are holding our Christmas party. We will all be providing something for the buffet and a gift (cost approx £3) for the Secret Santa. Our programme for 2015 is nearly complete. We have planned outings to March museum and an apple orchard in Wisbech. The speakers include a master ocksmith, guide dogs for the blind, www.benwickbugle.co.uk
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DURING THE WAR We continue our look back at life in Benwick during world war one through the memoirs of Florence Sismey. After I had received a reply from most of them we arranged a meeting in the Chapel and read out extracts from them so that parents and friends who came along heard about them. The chapel was packed and the congregation so pleased to hear the boys’ names rad out that someone stood up and insisted on having a collection to start off the next lot of parcels. By this time there had been quite a few casualties among the Benwick men. One man had been killed, leaving a wife and five children; two others had left three children each, and several badly wounded, so there was a lot of trouble in the village. The farm work had to go on, with the usual crops to be planted. Then came an order from the ‘War Ag’ that 10 or 12 acres of onions had to 10
be grown on the farm. That was a problem as no-one in this area had grown them before and the weeding would be very laborious and there just wasn’t enough labour to do the job – however help was applied for and came in the shape of a party of Land Army Girls. With the Zeppelins blocking imports, bread started to suffer as our wheat was not as good as the Canadian grain and now had to be mixed with whatever the bakers could get. The result was a heavy sour-tasting loaf, very different to the crusty ones we had been used to. There was much grumbling in the fields at dockey time. I remember my mother and others complaining about the flour after Chapel one Sunday, saying the Yorkshire puddings wouldn’t rise no matter how many eggs were put
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in. And, of course, there was not enough sugar to make cakes. We used to boil potatoes, mash them with some flour and make scones which were delicious when eaten hot, with margarine and salt. One little luxury we got sometimes was called ‘Honey Sugar’. It came in blocks wrapped in paper and in cardboard cartons from Australia. It looked like solidified brown sugar and could be cut into slices to make sandwiches or to put on fruit or plain puddings. It didn’t come out way often, but the grocers shared it out amongst their regulars, to the great enjoyment of us all. I have never seen or heard of it since, except when two or three old folk get talking about those times. The war dragged on and more of the village lads were called up for training, and more were killed or badly wounded – it was heartbreaking to have so many memorial services at our little Church and Chapel, but that seemed the right way to honour those who fought for us.
able to write a letter and they were anxious for news of home, so most evenings found me writing a letter to someone, and especially to one curly-haired boy in the Navy. He was training at Plymouth but they went to sea and were caught in a blizzard off Land’s End. He got pneumonia and was sent to hospital in Devenport but died in a day or two. I seem to see his twinkling eyes every time I see his name on the memorial in Chapel or hear it read out at the Remembrance Services. •
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FORGET-ME-NOTS by Janet Fountain Our Harvest Festival in September was well supported. Mike Jones conducted the service and Dennis Clarke was the auctioneer selling the donated produce to raise funds for the club. This year the annual bingo was held in October. Prizes were donated by members On 6th November we have a speaker booked – Ernie Hall from Whittlesey who will be talking about “The Fens”. Bookings for the Christmas dinner on Thursday 4th December will be taken at this meeting when the menus will be available for a four course meal. We have been very fortunate this year in obtaining a grant towards this event, therefore the cost will be subsidised. The entertainment is a duo called “Logic”. This promises to be a good evening starting at 6pm. There is no meeting in January therefore the first meeting in the New Year will be on Thursday, 5th February when members old and new will be welcome. Over the age of 55 and interested? Please call Janet on 677228. • 12
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BENWICK IN BLOOM
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The BIB team has been busy replanting tubs with winter flowers, tidying border areas and weeding, although still some areas to be completed. We have planted 1000 bluebells and irises in St Mary’s Cemetery and hope the spring and summer will give a good show. The pay back team has weeded and tidied the shrubbery and also planted out numerous wall flowers. We recently held a coffee and cake morning at The Five Alls for all our helpers and supporters, the event was very well attended with a very large number of villagers enjoying a well earned thank you from us. Special thanks to Lofty for all his help on the occasion. Without the tireless help of the villages who grew plants for us from seeds, helped water and care for some of our tubs we would not have achieved our Silver award.
you to see plus some delightful Christmas decorations made by Tracy and Valerie plus other goodies you may like to see, hope to see you there it really is a lovely afternoon out to get you in the spirit for Christmas. The prize draw for the winner of the Hamper will be held at The Five Alls on Saturday 20th December at noon. Once again many thanks to all the villagers who helped in whatever capacity to take us to a successful year and Silver Award also a huge thank you to Sainsbury March for the large number of flower plants and vegetable plants they gave to us the vegetable and tomato plants going to Benwick Primary School. Angela Wood was delighted to tell us of the very successful yield, in particular over 20lbs of tomatoes. A donation of £70 from Benwick Parish Council was also gratefully received and bought a large number of plants for the village tubs. •
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IN BLOOM GETS SILVER
by Jill Hindle
The Annual Anglia in Bloom awards ceremony held this year at Gorleston On Sea hosted 300 eagerly awaiting recipients of awards. We Benwick Bloomers have done it again and were awarded another Silver certificate, plus a nomination for the community tyre garden and special mention for the Scouts garden; in particular the Obelisks. •
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DICKENSIAN MARKET The Dickensian Market returns for the 6th year on Saturday 15th November from 12 until 5. The outdoor street festival for the whole family features a fantastic array of stalls and children will be able to meet Santa in his grotto. The market, organised by the Residents Association, will feature Manea Silver Band, a Victorian Museum and Punch & Judy shows along with a Hog Roast. • 16
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SCOUT GROUP NEWS by Rod Glen King’s Lynn Astronomical Society will be visiting us on 18th November. If there is no cloud, the Scouts and Cubs will be looking through several high power telescopes at galaxies, nebulae and planets. Scout Leader Edward Pembery has recently been on a training course learning about bushcraft and survival skills. He has come back with lots of ideas for activities for the Scouts to do. The Cubs have been working toward their scientist badge, and have had a visit from a herpetologist who brought in several snakes for them to see and touch. They will be working to earning the Chef’s badge before Christmas. The Beavers have been busy earning their photographer badge and communicator badge. They will be learning about disability awareness and how to make peppermint creams for Christmas. Unfortunately our Beaver Leader, Liz, has to give up her role to concentrate 18
on her work. I am asking for someone to volunteer to take her place. If no replacement can found, I am sorry to report that the Beaver colony will have to close after Christmas. So please, please will someone step up and allow the village 6-8 year olds to continue with their activities? At last there is provision for the 1418 year old youth in the area. A new Explorer Scout unit has been set up. This provides a programme based on adventurous and outdoor activities, and links in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. It is based in Chatteris, but does spend a lot of evenings going outdoors for its meetings. The leaders are Duane Hasnip and Paul Gibson. Duane used to be in the army and will be teaching the young people survival skills, including shelter building and cooking over open fires, in the near future. We have agreed that there should be joint meetings between the Scouts and Explorers so that our Scouts can experience some of the more adventurous things the Explorers do•
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BUS SERVICE SURVEY Cambs County Council has prepared a short survey to help them understand how communities use the subsidised bus services. The Council has less funding available to subsidise buses, therefore this is an important process in deciding what your local transport looks like in the future. CCC currently subsidises the 56 March to Benwick/Manea service by £37k (2012/13 figures) with nearly
23,000 passenger journeys being made per year. You can complete the survey online at www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ CambsFT3 or via the paper forms delivered in October. If you haven’t had one, you can also get a paper copy of the form by contacting the Parish Clerk, Jacquie Richardson, or by collecting a copy from the village hall. The deadline for responses is Sunday 23rd November. Changes to services could take up to 9 months to be implemented.•
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NEWS FROM OUR MP by Steven Barclay One of the biggest issues concerning me at the moment are possible plans to cut bus services to villages like Benwick. Cambridgeshire County Council is currently reviewing three services run by Norfolk Green. These include the number 56, which runs three times a day from Benwick and is a life-line for residents who don’t have access to a car.
Residents have from Monday October 13 to November 23 to have their say as part of a community survey, which aims to show how people use the buses. Further information about this can be found on the county council’s website: www.cambridgeshire.gov. uk/cft. Our area is already under-provided for when it comes to public transport, particularly bus services and so it is vital that people speak up and have their say to ensure the county council understands just how important these bus services are to the local community.
I am urging users across the Fens to have their say on this review, which is being carried out as part of the Cambridgeshire Future Transport programme.
But I am also concerned that the county council is making decisions about services using out of date data and that there is no clarity on the exiting use and what the costs are for relevant alternatives.
The county council is reviewing all affected services as part of the programme and the services in this area under scrutiny also include the numbers 46 and 50.
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Dial-a-ride services such as FACT are an alternative for people who do not have to be somewhere at a specific time, but because they tend not to have a fixed timetable they can be unsuitable for those needing to attend appointments. I hope the county council is not making judgements based simply on cost, but are looking at other social factors and the impact the loss of these bus services will have on the community, especially the elderly and young people who cannot drive. •
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SWEETPEAS AND ME by Emily Shepperson A new section for the Bugle follows the life of Emily Shepperson and her two ‘sweetpeas’ Alyssa and Harvey, avoiding the washing up. The day started out badly when I woke up and immediately my back began to ache. My bed is usually so comfy that I could sleep for a million years in it. I eventually found out the cause for
this problem though. Harvey had obviously put the bike bell in my bed as a reminder that I had promised I would fit it to his bike at the weekend. The afternoon was spent at a soft play centre so that was lots of fun if a little chaotic at times. On the way there we saw an old Ford Escort and all I could hear was this conversation coming from the back of the car. Alyssa: “Wow, look at that. I want one of those! When Gordon dies, let’s buy one.” Harvey: “Gordon will never die. Gordon eats money but he won’t give up.” Gordon is our Golf (the car!) • Read more at www.avoidingthewashingup.co.uk
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On 29th November at 11am the a short service will be held to honour Pte William Anderson, of the 2/1st Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment, who died in Cambridge of pneumonia on the 29th November 1914, aged 23. Pte Anderson lived on the High Street. Cambs 876 Remembered is a commemorative project devised and being conducted by Eastern Region members of the Riders Branch, Royal British Legion. The intention of the Riders is to honour all 876 as part of the national WWI centenary commemorations. The first task will be to research each individual, to consolidate known or previously unknown facts and share all findings with a Royal British Legion project called ‘Every Man Remembered’. Then the Riders will ride (where reasonably practicable) to each and every memorial on the 100th anniversary of each individual’s passing and place a poppy cross at their memorial.
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PCSO REPORT
by Sally Mitchell
Residents of Benwick were invited to influence what the local Safer Neighbourhood Team and Fenland District Council were to adopt as their community key concern. Members of the public were invited to complete a short questionnaire, the results of which have been used to identify the community concerns and influence the multi-agency response. 93 survey questionnaires were completed in total covering all parishes and the majority of the community that replied to the survey questionnaire felt the level of crime and antisocial behaviour was low. In Benwick 22 surveys were completed; out of these 14 identified issues of concern and 8 raised no issues. 20 perceived the crime rate as low, 1 medium and 1 high. The main issues identified were speeding and dog fouling. The main speeding issues were on Lilyholt Road during early evenings and school times with the suggestion that the road is being used as a cut 28
through. Further issues were raised on Doddington Road all the time and Ramsey Road/ High Street during school times and rush hour. Dog Fouling was highlighted in numerous areas of the village and it seems to be happening either early hours or late at night and the suggestion is that owners are allowing their dogs to foul when walking them at these times comfortable in the knowledge that they are not going to be seen. As a result the key concerns the police will be focusing on is speeding. Fenland District Council will be the lead on dog fouling. There were a few crimes reported during September; criminal damage on Whittlesey Road where the security locks on gates and an outbuilding were cut. Vehicle tyres were stolen on Cricketers Way from someone entering onto the property during daylight hours. Straw bales were set alight on Ramsey Road on farmland which started to spread to the barn on site. Special Constabulary officers carried out Speed enforcement and 2 drivers were reported for exceeding the speed limit. •
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VILLAGE CONTACTS Benwick Tang Soo Do Beverley Angel 672804
Benwick Parish Council Clerk: Jacquie Richardson 677 856 benwickparishcouncil. clerk@gmail.com Benwick Village Hall Patricia Tickner 677279 patricia.tickner@yahoo.co.uk
Benwick Butterflies Preschool Children’s Centre, High Street 677733 Jenny Fell: 677848 benwickbutterflies@hotmail. com
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30, Cambridge Row, Benwick, March, Cambs. PE15 OXF Tel : 01354 677239 or 07747 604618
Servicing and repairs all makes and models, petrol or diesel .
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