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LIVING IN THE STICKS? by Susanne Nichols Dear Benwickians, I hope the cover image of this Bugle has the same impact on you then it had on me. It made me want to jog to the next market to buy tons of strawberries, and it took me forever to decide on which of my favourite strawberry recipes I’d share with you. I decided on Eton Mess, because it can be prepared in no time, and it tastes just so wonderful! But you could also do some strawberry ice cream for the kids, or a classic cake, topped with strawberries. Or, if you feel adventurous, you could combine a pork steaks with strawberries. And apart from hundreds of other recipes, you could just go, pick your own and enjoy them pure. Delicious! Just in case you aren’t aware of this – Lauren at the White House Farm is proud owner of more than 5,000 strawberry plants, so Pick Your Own is just around the corner really. Enjoy! For those who want to find out what’s written in the stars there’s the Psychic Night on May 19th (p16). On May 21st we have the Benwick Exhibition (p12). And I hope I’ll see you all for the Murder Mystery Play (left page) in the Village Hall on June 17th. And finally, on May 14th the Annual Council Assembly takes place in the
Village Hall (p5). If you think this isn’t for you then rethink, this is the meeting where you can find out about things, so please do join, hear what is planned, what has been done, or bring your own suggestions forward. I look forward to seeing you out and about.
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CONTENT VILLAGE HALL: Murder Mystery Speedwatch Update Parish Council News PYO Strawberries Play Park Update Down Memory Lane Benwick Exhibition Lime Trees Feedback Have a Laugh Scout Group Farmland Museum 40s Event Benwick in Bloom Doddington Surgery Church Service Cambridge Re-use Volunteers VILLAGE HALL: Psychic Night Village Hall How to book Wind Farm Funding Forget-Me-Nots Ladies Club Otto’s Column NHS Health App Benwick Primary School Chatteris Myth & Memory Book NEW! Congrats, Lost, Found,... The small Print Village Contacts
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SPEEDWATCH IN BENWICK (still volunteers needed) The Parish Council is still looking for more volunteers to be able to start the Benwick Speedwatch Group. If you feel, like many of us, that there are too many cars and trucks speeding through the village, and you have a few spare hours per year, during daylight, then please get in touch with Jacquie Richardson. It won’t be a lot of time you need to invest, but it will make a huge difference for all the people who live in Benwick. Please join the Speedwatch Team! All volunteers will be provided with the necessary training etc. If you are interested please contact Jacquie Richardson (Parish Clerk), Tel: 01354 677856, Email: benwickparishcouncil.clerk@gmail.com.
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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Annual Parish Assembly The annual Parish Assembly will be held in the Village Hall on Sunday, 14th May 2017 at 6:30pm. Here’s the agenda: 1) Chairman’s Opening Remarks 2) Confirmation of the Minutes of the Annual Assembly held 8th May 2016 3) Benwick Parish Council Report 4) Financial Report (Parish Clerk) 5) Village Organisation Reports 6) Update on new Cemetery Footpaths 7) Discussion regarding the setting up of “Speedwatch” in Benwick 8) Dog Fouling within the village 9) Vacancies for Parish Councillors 10) Open Forum
Item 5 “Village Organisation Reports” calls for all village groups to present to the meeting with regard to what they have been doing for the last year. If you would like to present a report, or have your report read out, if you can’t be there yourself, please email Jacquie Richardson a copy of your report, contact details to to be found beneath. The Benwick Parish Council looks forward to seeing as many of you at the Assembly as possible.
Vacancy for Councillors As a result of recent resignations, there are three vacant seats on the Benwick Parish Council. It is, therefore, necessary for the Parish Council to fill these vacancies by co-option. To qualify as a co-optee, a person must be: 1) a British or EU national citizen 2) at least 18 years of age 3) not be debarred from standing as a Councillor 4) on the list of electors for the parish, or during the whole of the preceding twelve months have either: a) occupied land as owner or tenant within the parish b) had a principal or only place of work there c) lived within three miles of the parish boundary If you are interested in becoming a co-opted member for any of the three vacancies on Benwick Parish Council, please make application (either by letter or email) to the Proper Officer to Benwick Parish Council, using the contact details beneath.
See you there! Mrs Jacquie Richardson | Proper Officer | Benwick Parish Council 11 Doddington Road | Benwick | March | PE15 0UT | Tel: 01354 677856 Email: benwickparishcouncil.clerk@gmail.com
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Whip the cream in a large bowl until thick but still soft. Roughly crumble in 4 of the meringues nests - best to have both, some chunks for texture as well as a little fine dust. Take out about half a cupful of the chopped strawberries, and fold the meringue cream and rest of the fruit mixture together. Arrange in 4 serving glasses and top each with some of the remaining strawberries. Mmmmh, delicious!
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BENWICK Benwick Forget-me-Nots PLAY PARK Day Trips 2014 The Benwick Play JoinPark the is Forget-me-Nots on one of our great days out. expected to be opening All are open to everyone, so to book your place please call Janet on 677 228. some day this May. The exact date is still unknown, Wednesday 21st May Wednesday 16th July this is due to the fact that Ten Pin Bowling Lowestoft the grass has to Starts have at 11 am at Guyhirn Departs Benwick at 8.30am enough time to grow. Wednesday 18th June
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DOWN MEMORY LANE
by Janet Fountain
Benwick Station (Courtesy of Peter Paye)
In the spring of 1880 investigations were made into the possibility of a railway through Benwick, and on 14th September of that year an agreement was reached for an inexpensive siding between March and Whittlesea. This was to provide farmers and growers in the area around Benwick with a suitable loading point for produce being despatched to local markets. In 1890 the directors of the Great Eastern Railway considered building a tramway (railway) to Benwick, but nothing was done. At a public meeting in Benwick on 1st June 1892 it was stated that this facility was urgent. It wasn’t until 1895 that it was authorised commencing at Three Horseshoes and terminating at the “Nene Quay” in Benwick. The cost was estimated at £22,000 but exceeded the budget. Work began in 1896 and the railway was finally opened on 2nd August 1898. Local dignitaries and guest held a public
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lunch in the school and Ramsey Brass Band entertained. Coote and Warren, coal merchants, had a coal yard at the station. During both world wars the freight handled at Benwick Station was very important as the vital provisions of home grown food, grain, vegetables and sugar beet were despatched to home markets. No passenger service was provided but railway enthusiasts paid a visit on 9th September 1956.
During the 1950’s railway freight started to decline but was given a boost when diesel replaced steam in November 1962. However this was shortlived as the Beeching Report was published in 1963. British Railways exhibited closure notices and Benwick Station closed on 13th July 1964. After 67 years the track and sleepers were removed and the goods yard became a farm yard with a farm building owned by the Burton family.
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SCOUT GROUP NEWS
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As the evenings get lighter and the days get longer, our thoughts turn to more outdoor activities. In July, the Cubs will be on the water at Pitsford Reservoir bell boating with scouts for the Kettering/Corby district. They are all very excited about going. A bell boat is a twin hulled canoe joined by a platform. The paddlers sit in line in each hull facing forward, on the right side the paddlers paddle in coordination on the right only and on the left side the paddlers paddle on the left (see picture).
I will be going along with my camera to get lots of action photos of them falling in the lake.
For May Day we were visited by Sarah Jolly from Peterborough Pagans. She came to talk about how many British folk customs are rooted in pagan tradition, such as May Day and Easter Eggs. News from further afield, there is now an Explorer Scout unit in Ramsey. Explorers is the section of Scouts for 15 – 18 year olds. They meet on Thursday evenings (7:30 – 9:30). If any one is interested in joining, please contact me and I will put you in touch with them.
FARMLAND MUSEUM MAY FUN This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Farmland Museum at Denny. A new display tells the remarkable story of the founders of the museum, the Delanoy family, and how the museum originated in the village of Haddenham in 1969. The family led by son Craig collected craft tools and agricultural machinery at a time when such items were being thrown away or broken up for scrap. The next event will be the “40s at Denny” days on Sun, 28 & Bank Holiday 29 May, embracing all things 1940s! Expect to meet costumed re-enactors including GIs, period demonstrations, listen to (and join in with ) 1940s songs, and admire vintage vehicles.
The same weekend our Scouts have been invited to take past in a “Hunger Games” themed camp. They will have to complete one challenge to “earn” their food for the weekend, another to earn something to cook it, another to earn their sleeping shelter, and so on. I’m sure More info here: www.farmlandmuseum. org.uk they will enjoy it!
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BENWICK IN BLOOM by Jill Hindle
Benwick in Bloom is very pleased to announce that funding has been received from the Burnt House Wind Farm Community Fund to allow us to proceed with our Whittlesey Road Bridge Project. We have also been most fortunate to have received funding from the Ransonmoor Community Fund for the St Mary’s Churchyard project. This is all good for Benwick.
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DODDINGTON SURGERY 25th May 2017 – A must Date for your diary - 7pm at Doddington Medical Centre. We have managed to arrange for Shirley Gardner-Erkoc from the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to explain all the available ways we can help ourselves and our families avoiding unnecessary visits to hospitals & our GP surgery. There are so many different medications which are available for us - I can’t believe I am the only one who did not know about them! Being a patient at Doddington, Wimblington or Manea certainly has its advantages! We look forward to seeing you. If you would like to come but need transport please get in touch with either Jill on 01354 742388 or Pennie 01354 742951. All three surgeries are now called Fenland Group Practice. You can make an appointment or order a prescription by telephoning any of the 3 surgeries and you can also specify from which surgery you want to pick it up. Also for a small fee of £1.00 you can have your prescription delivered direct to your home. Grand Easter Draw – This raised a total of £198.64 which will be spent for the benefit of all patients. Many thanks for your support.
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CHURCH SERVICE May, 7th 9:30am H-C May, 21st 9:30am M-P June, 4th 9:30am H-C June, 18th 9:30am M-P July, 2nd 9:30 H-C Services are held in the “Benwick Church Room”, built on site of the Village Hall. Find all details/services online: www.sixfenchurches.co.uk
CAMBRIDGE RE-USE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Physically fit and energetic people needed to fill voluntary van crew positions. As a valued member you will be assisting the van driver and other crew member. Delivering/collecting furniture to and from customers’ homes. Heavy lifting is involved. Good customers service skills are a must. In return we offer travel and lunch expenses, 25% discount and free delivery on any purchases made from the charity. More info: contact Cara (Manager) on 01223 414554 or email cara@cambridgereuse.org.uk. G
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HOW TO BOOK EVENTS IN THE VILLAGE HALL? There are different ways you can book & pay for village hall events: 1. NEW: a paypal button on the events page on the website www.benwickvillagehall.co.uk,
WIND FARM FUNDS Does your group or club need funds, then why not consider applying for a grant from either of the windmill farms that have funding available for Benwick?
2. direct to our bank account, details on demand, 3. or from Pat direct by appointment at home in Benwick. Any requests or comments for any event contact Pat on 01354677279 or 07879056614.
VILLAGE HALL INFO The village hall is looking for an accredited traffic management person to assist with the Fete in Aug and the Dickensian Market in Nov 2017. There is an E-mail List, send your email address to patricia.tickner@yahoo. co.uk if you want to stay updated with all village hall events. The Village Hall team is looking for additional trustees to join in running the hall, even if only with offers of assistance at different functions. Regular meetings are May 25, Jun 29th. Contact Patricia on 07879 056614.
Apply to Burnthouse Windmill farm for more general based funding (http:// www.cambscf.org.uk/burnthouse.html) and Ransonmoor Windmill Fund (http:// www.fenland.gov.uk/article/11609/ Ransonmoor-Community-Fund) for anything which will enhance or protect the local environment and you can see some examples on the web page from the links provided. It is important that we use these sources of funding that were agreed when the windmills were installed. If the funds are underused, then under those original agreements they could be deemed unnecessary and be closed by the providers! See next page for contact details for the Ransonmoor Wind Farm Fund.
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FORGET-ME-NOTS by Janet Fountain
We had a change of plan for our March meeting. Unfortunately the lady jockeys had race commitments so had to cancel their visit to us. Therefore we had a bingo evening which was enjoyed by all. In April Leisha O’Brien from Cambridgeshire Older People’s Partnership Board spoke to us about Local Social and Support groups. After tea and biscuits were served Anne Wall, our chair lady told us about her life and experiences in the wardrobe department at The Royal Opera House in London. She brought along ballet tutus which she had made and we could see all the intricate work involved.
BENWICK LADIES CLUB
by Marie Andrew
Benwick Ladies’ March 16th started with a short meeting with Anne announceing the time the bus was picking us up at the War Memorial for our trip to London.We had two visitors. Our speaker for the evening was Janet Newby-Robson talking about Healthwatch. If you want to know of any Health and Social Care Services near you, or you have any concerns or complaints, or any organisations that have let you down, ask their advice on 01480 420628 or www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk, they will do what they can.
On 3rd May we have an outing to Guyhirn to play ten pin bowls and on 4th May it is the club’s Birthday - 58 years since the club began. A ploughman’s supper is planned followed by entertainment by Tom Kennedy. For the June meeting on 1st we have a speaker “Growing Old Disgracefully”. The competition is any item beginning letter U and please bring a baby photo of yourself for “Guess Who”. On 6th July we will be having a cheese, wine and quiz evening and the competition any item beginning letter V. New members very welcome so if you are over 55, male or female please join us in the village hall on first Thursday in the month at 6.30 p m.
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April 20th brought us a fun night with curling and a lot of natter. Winner on very last end was Yvonne. Our speaker for May 18th will be Amanda Carling. Anyone wishing to join us will be quite welcome.
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BENWICK PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHATTERIS MYTH & MEMORY BOOK
by Susan Spencer
A very busy term with everyone working very hard. Just some of our highlights were :Year 5 children visited March Fire Station to visit their Safety Zone. Everyone had a great time visiting various Safety Zones – fire, police, car safety, water and dogs. Our Girls Football team had a great match on the 1/3 as they played against other village schools. Overall we came joint 2nd! Then at the end of March we had a Football Friendly with a local Village school where we had a fantastic win of 7-1! During March we had our fantastic annual World Book Day where the children dressed up as their favourite book characters and of course our Red Nose Day celebrations raising £97.00 for Comic Relief.
Did you know that Fen Tiger is not an animal? Have you heard about the Black Shuck, a mythical hellhound, who is still claimed to roam many parts of the UK, including Chatteris? Heard about the Wise Woman, who uses her scrying bowl to tell the future? This book is an exploration of myths and memories of the town of Chatteris and its people. Discovering Chatteris as you never knew it before, this book would be a mythical guide for a newcomer, and a treasured memorabilia for those, who live in Chatteris and the Fens. The book will be available to purchase at the official book launch as part of the Myth & Memory Celebration Day in Chatteris on Thursday, 22 June 2017. The price for the book is £10, plus £3 postage per book.
Then we had our very popular Bring Mum to School Morning on 21 March 2017 with over 50 mums, grannies, Aunty’s coming into school to share our learning for the morning.
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CONGRATULATIONS, LOST, FOUND... We would like to wish Tarina Louch of 1 White Hart Drive, Benwick, a Happy 60th Birthday on the 17th of May 2017. With love from Gordon and all the family.
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THE SMALL PRINT... Editor: Susanne Nichols, Doddington Road, Benwick, PE15 0UT, phone 07946 569468, mail@benwickbugle.co.uk, www.benwickbugle.co.uk The Bugle is an independent magazine and does not endorse the products or services that appear in the magazine. However, please note that the Bugle could not exist without advertising, so please take notice of the ads in this issue, and mention that you read the ad in the Bugle, should you decide to take up an offer or service. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the editor.
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VILLAGE CONTACTS Benwick Village Hall Patricia Tickner 677279 patricia.tickner@yahoo.co.uk www.benwickvillagehall.co.uk Benwick Residents Association Lyn Keppel-Spoor 677494 linda@keppel-spoor.co.uk Benwick in Bloom Jill Hindle 677141 benwickinbloom@aol.com website soon to come Benwick Scout Group Rod Glen 677799 www.1stbenwickscouts.co.uk The Forget-Me-Nots Janet Fountain
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