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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Editor: Julie Tose Season’s Greetings to all our readers Mobile: 07928 778457 and welcome to our Christmas julie@villagebystander.com edition. Everyone at the Bystander is grateful for your continued support This Month’s Contributors: throughout the year. Gratitude is the Lee Munday, Paul Kinally, Penny Young, theme of Elizabeth’s contribution from Tony Larkins, Liz Fordham, Jeff Garland, Making Me. The Magic of Christmas Joanne Cox, Hazel Wright, Georgia Rose, Patrick MacDonald, Sally Gower is the title of this month’s flash fiction from Hazel and Beacon Wealth’s latest December Contents financial article gives advice about Editor’s Letter p.4 planning for the future which may Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing p.6-10 include a delayed retirement. Inn Farm Making Me - Lickerous, Feelsome or Lekker p.6 Inn Farm - Festive Fun p.14 Private Nursery have contributed an Local Memories: Another Trip to Guernsey p.16-17 Gardening & Outdoor Section p.22-23 informative piece on how Christmas Lee’s Gardening Corner p.22 cooking activities and experiences Great Staughton and its People p.24 Darkness Falling by Patrick MacDonald p.26 can not only be lots of fun but also The Magic of Christmas p.32 contribute to our young children’s Beacon Wealth Management - Retirement experiences. You can find out what Age to Increase.......Again! p.33 Peter Lane and Partners - I’m Dreaming of... p.34 Penny discovered in Guernsey as she Bystander Community p.36-39 continues her family history quest The Staughtons with Hail Weston p.38 and Lee’s gardening tips have a festive Church Services Georgia Rose - Roses Mini Saga theme. As ever there are lots more Competition p.44 besides. Merry Christmas and a Happy A Day in The Life of a Vicar - Nicki Bland p.48 -49 'Tis the Season to be Jolly' p.50 New Year!

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LOCAL MEMORIES: By Penny Young Another Trip to Guernsey A free week appeared in my diary two weeks ahead and I thought it might be worth my while getting back into the Guernsey archives. Flight, hotel and most importantly an appointment with the Guernsey historian booked. The day duly arrived, and I was back in the Priaulx Library, which is not actually a lending library, but the Guernsey archives. Picking up where I had left off on my previous visit, we quickly got to discussing my three times Gt Grandmother. It transpired that she had died in Candie House, now the Priaulx Library (where I was actually standing); the building having later been renamed, after being gifted to the States of Guernsey by the Priaulx family. This was only the first of many golden (but sad) moments during this memorable day.

We then turned to my two times Gt Grandmother. Her husband, Nicholas Kendall, my two times Gt Grandfather, had died aged 58 in 1883 – only five years after his father – another Nicholas!

His wife, the grandly named Dora de Havilland Kendall, nee Priaulx had remarried in 1894 to a man named Thomas John Provis. I had long wondered why I could not find a death certificate for Dora, especially given that I knew the date she died. I had found an obituary placed in the Leeds Mercury, announcing her death in Mentone on 13th January 1904. Despite applying for a death certificate under different combinations of her name – Dora de Havilland, Dora de Havilland Kendall, Dora Provis etc etc the General Register Office had been unable to track down a record of her death. This was further complicated by the fact that Dora was less than truthful about her true age! In the 1901 census, she and her husband are staying at the Hotel Victoria in the Strand. He is engaged as a Justice of the Peace, with Private Means and gives his age as 64.

Dora’s age is recorded as 54. She was born in 1831 and is, in fact, 70 years old – six years older than her husband, not 10 years younger – a difference in real age of 16 years – I wish I could get away with that! So, with these discrepancies in age and multiple combinations of name, finding a death certificate had proved impossible.

You might remember that on my previous visit to Guernsey, a chap sitting at a desk, doing his own family history research, had been listening to my conversation with the historian and had blurted out that, ‘If you were a dog, I think you would be Champion of Crufts’ – such was my illustrious ancestry! Well, here he was here again, listening to me explain that my 2 x Gt Grandmother had died at Mentone, but I couldn’t find a death certificate. He piped up – “That might be because Mentone is in France”. He quickly began tapping away on his keyboard and minutes later he announced – “Here she is, I’ve found her”! Sure enough, Dora and her husband Thomas Provis had been staying at the Hotel d’Orient in Mentone, which is in the Arrondissement of Nice. The certificate is obviously all in French, but I was able to pick out a few facts – age 60 – (she was 73!) and she died at 5pm on 13th January 1904 – but no cause of death.

Susan, the historian, was similarly tip-tapping away on her keyboard looking at a French newspaper archive. She was able to tell me that back then, when ‘well to do’ people arrived at a hotel, this was reported in the local newspaper. There was no social media in those days and wealthy people liked mixing with other wealthy people and would scan the newspapers to see who else was in town! This article was particularly poignant, as the newspaper recording the 16

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Provis’ arrival at the hotel was actually printed after Dora’s death. It would appear that they had probably only arrived at the hotel that day and at 5pm in the evening Dora died. Had they perhaps gone to the South of France for her health? If so, sadly they were too late. My second golden moment of the day and a mystery solved - all be it a sad one.

Next we turned to the third Nicholas Kendall, son of Dora de Havilland Kendall. He had died aged 24 in Naples, Italy in 1888 (sadly predeceasing his mother). I had managed to get a copy of his death certificate from the British Consul, but it did not give any cause of death, just the place of death – the Hospital in Naples and the person reporting the death, my Gt Grandfather, Osmond Lennox Kendall, his younger brother. I had always had my suspicions about Osmond.

He really was a bad character – inheriting the family estate and fortunes on the death of his brother and then losing everything within 10 years, (gambling and speculating), going on to live a somewhat disparate life thereafter and dying alone in the workhouse in 1916. I had convinced myself that Osmond (the Spare!) had a part in his brother’s untimely death. I was never going to be able to prove it one way or the other and it troubled me. Susan, the archivist, then produced an alumni book of Elizabeth College – the public boys’ school on the island.

Michaelmas Term 1873 Kendall, Nicholas – born at Dinan, July 22nd, 1864; son of Capt Nicholas Kendall (66th Regt.) of Pelyn, Lostwithiel and Dora Priaulx; left (the school) 1878.

Western Division Royal Artillery. Lieutenant 1882 Died at Naples 1888 of consumption.

Now I felt very bad. Nicholas, like his mother 16 years later, had gone to warmer climes for his health, accompanied by his brother. No scandal, just a fit young man lost to this dreadful disease, consumption, which would not stop taking lives until the invention of antibiotics.

My third golden moment and another very sad one.

Finally, we turned to Charles William Kendall (he of Lucy Kirkham fame). The library had one room devoted to military history and the shelves on one long wall contained the Army and Navy lists, almost literally going back to the year dot! I had learned that, following the scandal of the ‘Breach of Promise Case’, Charles’ father decided to get his son into the army and out of harm’s way. Army List 1849 – here he is Charles William Kendall – Cornet (a rank) - joined 5th May 1848 - 15th Kings Hussars one year’s service on full pay, serving at Bangalore, Madras, India. Army List 1850 – ditto – 2 years’ service, well done Charles – you are doing well here! Army List 1851 – no Charles William Kendall. An addendum at the back of the volume. In 1851 Charles had sold his commission, oh dear!

Sixteen years later Charles would die, totally destitute (aged 39), of chronic disease of the liver, in a wooden shack of a hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. My next task - to try and trace what had happened to him in the intervening years.

An amazing day at the archives. Four brick walls toppled and at times it felt as though these ancestors were willing me to keep going and unearth their stories.

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Sometimes December can’t come quickly enough (I’m looking at you, university students) and sometimes it’s the kind of year when you’re just not sure you can get yourself organised in time for it. As I write this, it’s mid-November and I’ve just about finished all my Christmas shopping, although I still have to collect it as I’ve gone for “click and collect” this year (apologies for the humble brag, it’s a rarity). Present shopping is the most exciting part of Christmas for many of us, especially the creative-minded! I love to imagine people’s faces lighting up or creasing into hysterics as they reveal whichever treats they’d forgotten they’d asked for, or better yet, absolutely weren’t expecting!

This is the first Christmas I’ll be spending in my new house and it’s promising to be a challenging one. But imagining the Christmas tree up and decorated on the first weekend of December with all eco-friendly presents underneath, wrapped, ready to go…while it’s uncharacteristically organised for me, it’s also allowing for some forward planning.

Not just an “Arrivederci” to 2023, but a resounding “Welcome” to plans that have for too long stagnated on the backburner when they should have been burning bright long before now, for whatever reason. Priorities that should have been high on the list can go askew and lose their potency. I’m a pro at writing to-do lists. Actually making my way through them? …Oh, look, there’s that book I’ve been wanting to read on sale on Kindle! Click! Purchased.

Forward-planning used to scare me. Forward plan for what? But having ticked off two relatively sizeable life hurdles and not feeling too overwhelmed in the process, starting a new year with a project already started is feeling much more achievable.

Time-management itself feels more achievable. The laptop beckons and the coffee mug is full. The clock ticks away but it feels less like the daunting Christmas day tick-list and more like a discreet cheerleader instead.

Arrivederci, it’s one on one…

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and peaceful New Year.

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Gardening and Outdoor Section: p.22-23 Lee’s Gardening Corner Most people would think that December is a quiet month in the garden, but there are still things to do, and plenty of plants that provide flowers, colour and scent. Although we may get snow or frost and then you can sit inside and plan for next year!

If you have any bare ground either in the veg garden or in a border, and it's not frozen, it can be dug over or just forked, whatever is required to tidy it up, and add some organic matter (like leaf compost or manure). Clear away plants and debris that might cause others to rot, or hide slugs and snails. Rake up leaves and put them either in a compost bin, or a black bag with a few holes for air and this time next year it will be great compost.

Try not to walk on lawns, there will be lots of worm casts around which do make a mess, and if it's frozen constant walking could kill the grass. If we do have snow and it’s lying on evergreen branches it might be a good idea to knock it off so that the weight doesn’t cause any branches to break.

Trees and shrubs can still be moved if the soil is workable. Pruning can be done to tidy up hedges and shrubs. There should still be vegetables to harvest: parsnips, cabbages and Brussels sprouts are just a few, if you have a greenhouse then troughs of carrots can still be on the go, and sow a new batch for early carrots next year. Broad beans can also be sown now to have an early crop. Fruit trees and bushes can also be planted. Keep a check on any plants stored in the greenhouse or any other frost free place, don't water too much and make sure pots are going to be ok if we have lots of frosts.

Some plants to enjoy over the winter are Sarcococca, Hellebores, Hollies and Viburnum x bodnantense, and there are a number of winter flowering clematis. If you have made winter pots and baskets keep them dead headed and check for any rotting. Evergreen foliage and flowers can be cut to make displays for Christmas too.

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Great Staughton and its People How a Huntingdonshire Village made its Mark on England’s History

By Anthony Withers Last month I promised a few words on the writing of the book – how long did it take? Having assembled most of the information (there were additions and deletions in the final version), I set about the actual writing which took about five years including numerous rewrites and amends.

My one major regret was having to cut out about 20,000 words. The book was too long! Reluctantly, I set about removing numerous chapters all describing the lives of ordinary Staughton people over the centuries, using documents like the Cambridge Gaol Deliveries of 1327 – 1332, the Protestation Returns of 1641 and trade directories like Kelly’s, covering the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These ordinary mortals rarely get a mention and their lives were in stark contrast to the wealthy and powerful described in the book. Material for another book perhaps?

Sales are going well, helped by these articles in the Bystander and by a generous spread in the Hunts Post. I have been very pleased by the many kind comments both from local residents and from people now living away from Staughton but who have bought the book to renew their acquaintance with the village. One happy result has been the number of emails I have received asking for more details about particular chapters – especially concerning John Howey and his Staughton Manor Railway.

A reminder that the book is available from Amazon, Waterstone’s St Neots, the St Neots Museum and the Huntingdon Records Office. Locally, you can buy the book at the White Hart, hardback £20, paperback £15. (Cash only please) or direct from . aw.staughton@gmail.com To everyone who has bought the book, or who will hopefully buy it in the future, my best wishes for the New Year.

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Darkness Falling by Patrick MacDonald I’d read a number of novels about the Irish famine and as entertaining as they were none of them really dealt with the politics of the period and, in particular, the role of the British Government in managing it.

I wanted to put this right. Both my parents are Irish. Mum grew up on a farm in Sligo and her ancestors would, therefore, undoubtedly have gone through the famine. Dad was from Enniscorthy in Wexford and again it’s difficult to believe his ancestors were also not touched by it. I was also fascinated by it as a period of history. The trick, of course, was to write a novel about a harrowing period of history which also covered the politics of the time but was still a sufficiently gripping read.

Hopefully, I pulled it off (the blurb is as below) and if anyone is interested you can find the novel on Amazon.

From 1845-1847 the British government reshaped Irish society, with disastrous results.

Ultimately, a million lives would be destroyed, and another million people would flee.

These are two stories of those lives.

A woman cursed by a priest stands alone on a clifftop trying to summon up the courage to jump.

Her brother stands accused of murder and rebellion against the state.

Accompanied by a troop of soldiers, a landlord destroys the homes of his tenants leaving them to die on the hillsides.

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The Magic of Christmas Janice sat in her lounge, with a glass of wine. A small Christmas tree lit up the corner of the room. It was Christmas Eve – a very emotive time of the year.

A couple of Janice’s friends had asked her to go with them to Midnight Mass, but Janice had just not felt up to it. Instead, she was sitting alone with her glass of wine, watching the clock and waiting for time to tip over into Christmas Day. Janice was still trying to come to terms with the fact her daughter would not be with her for Christmas. Her daughter, Ruth, had moved to Australia nineteen years ago. They had been close, and Janice missed her dreadfully. In the first ten years of Ruth leaving, Janice had visited her a couple of times in Australia, and had loved every minute, but she no longer felt able to make the long flight. Ruth flew home every year for Christmas, and would stay for a couple of months, so life for both of them had settled into some sort of pattern.

However, Janice had not seen her daughter for three Christmases. For two Christmases, Ruth had not been able to fly because of Covid regulations, and last Christmas Ruth had been very unwell. So, Janice had never been in any doubt that Ruth would be with her this Christmas. Her disappointment and sadness had been immense when Ruth announced she couldn’t come home, saying she had so many things she had to do and sort. ‘We’ll have a lovely long chat on Christmas Day, though.’ Ruth had promised.

‘Which is no substitution at all for you being with me’, Janice had thought, while trying her best to understand and accept.

Janice glanced at the clock again. It was just after midnight. The magic of Christmas Day had started, and in just 9 hours she would at least be talking to her daughter on a Skype call.

Janice began her bedtime routine, putting on the dishwasher and turning out all the lights. Suddenly, loud and clear, her doorbell rang. Janice froze. It was very late for someone to be calling. Very cautiously she opened the door just a crack.

For a moment she thought she had to be dreaming – for there stood Ruth! Janice couldn’t speak, but tears of joy ran freely down her face. ‘You came!’ Janice said when she could finally speak, hugging her daughter as if she would never let her go. ‘Yes, I have come, mum, and I am not going back,’ Ruth replied. ‘The things I said I had to do and sort were all to do with my move back home.’

Janice was totally overwhelmed. She couldn’t believe that, in an instant, her world had been turned upside down in the most wonderful and unexpected way. Christmas really had worked its magic. It was going to be the best Christmas Day ever.

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I’m Dreaming of….

Paul Kinally of Peter Lane & Partners give some seasonal advice on preparing property for the market.

I’m sure that plenty of moving decisions will be made this December, which brings us to the question of how to present a home to buyers during the last month of the year. In the USA, staging homes for sale is big business.

In the UK, however, we tend not to replace kitchens and bathrooms or get in the decorators just to make our homes more saleable or even more valuable although perhaps we should.

As any good estate agent will tell you, making your home fit for buyers does mean keeping things clean, neat, tidy and uncluttered. None of which work very well with festoons of paper chains, sprigs of holly, strands of glitter, balls of mistletoe, flashing coloured lights and Christmas trees shedding pine needles everywhere.

Now I’m not saying humbug to Christmas, but restraint is the name of the game.

A real fire, lit and crackling, with stockings at the ready is a nice touch. So too is a tastefully decorated tree in scale with the room - with any dropped needles regularly removed.

The picture that you want to paint is how Christmas next year could look to your potential buyer. Christmas, whether one celebrates it or not, is a family time and you want to ensure that you show how well your home suits a family in this season of goodwill.

If you are thinking of moving and would like to discuss any aspect of the process, Paul can be contacted at the Kimbolton Office on 01480 860400 or paul.kinally@peterlane.co.uk

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Bystander Community HAIL WESTON WILDLIFE AND GARDENING GROUP Tuesday 5th December 7:30pm Hail Weston Village hall Christmas Gardening Quiz Quiz, cheese and wine and a Raffle including £20.00 gardening gift voucher.

Cost £1 for members and £3 for non-members.

(Yearly membership £7) Non members £3.00 please confirm attendance by 1st December to tel_maggs2@225771mgl.co.uk Tea/Coffee/glass of wine/biscuits will be available at the meeting for a voluntary donation.

Hargrave Christmas Fayre Saturday 2nd December 10.30 - 3.30 Hargrave Village Hall (NN9 6BQ) FREE ENTRY Money being raised for NORTHANTS YOUNG CARERS lots of stalls with great quality and variety of products.

Refreshments available, Grand Raffle

KEYSOE VILLAGE HALL

Proudly present a concert by RUSHDEN BRASS BAND Sunday 3rd December 5.00pm Tickets £7 from Janet 01234 376577 Information: bookings@keysoevillagehall.co.uk Mince pies, mulled wine & Christmas Hamper Raffle 36

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The 1st Kimbolton Brownies are a fun group of girls ages 7-9 who are learning about reducing food & other waste, and conserving water usage. They recently learned about the importance of protecting the environment and how they can do their part to reduce their impact.

The Brownies learned about the different types of waste that we produce and how to reduce each type. They also learned about the importance of composting food scraps and recycling recyclable materials.

To put what they learned into practice, the Brownies showed off their creativity by making monsters and fashion outfits out of recycled materials such as cardboard, plastic bottles and egg cartons. As well as making a difference by helping to protect the environment, the Brownies were excited to display their creative talent at a ‘trash fashion show.’

The Brownies are also learning about other important topics such as healthy eating, staying active, and being kind to others. The Brownies are a great example of how young people can make a difference in the world. Girlguiding helps all girls know they can do anything. For more information or to join us go to girlguiding.org.uk/joinus.

KEYSOE VILLAGE HALL BIG BREAKFAST Saturdays 9th December 20th January 17th February & 16th March 9.00am until last orders 11.00am Full English £7.00 Small English £4.50 Breakfast Bap £3.50 No need to Book just turn up and enjoy Please mention Village Bystander when responding to adverts

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Services across the Benefice for December For more information visit www.swhw.co.uk All 10.30am services can be accessed via Zoom: ID 418 4055 563 Passcode: 022067

Morning & Evening Prayer are held on Zoom at 8.30am & 5.30pm respectively on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Join us at St. Andrew’s church on Friday for an informal bit of fun with your toddlers and pre-schoolers, along with refreshments and chat for the adults. 9.00am - 10.30am during school term

Sun 3rd: 9.00am Benefice Service with Advent Carols Sun 17th: 9.00am Parish Communion Sun 24th: 9.00am All Age Communion 4.00pm Christmas Nativity service with carols & puppets

ST. ANDREW’S, GREAT STAUGHTON

ST. NICOLAS, HAIL WESTON

Sun 3rd:

Sun 3rd: 3.00pm Service of Celebration for completion of the new extension

8.00am BCP Holy Communion

Sun 10th: 10.30am Parish Communion Sun 17th: 10.30am Parish Communion 6.00pm Benefice Carol Service Sat 24th: 3.00pm Christingle 11.30pm Midnight Mass Sun 25th: 10.30am All Age Communion Sun 31st: 10.30am Benefice Communion

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ALL SAINTS, LITTLE STAUGHTON

Wed 6th: 10.00am Morning Prayer Sun 10th: 9.00am Parish Communion Sun 17th: 3.00pm Christmas Creative Communion

Sun 24th: 5.00pm Christingle

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Kimbolton Christmas Street Market High Street, Kimbolton

Sunday 3rd December 12 - 4pm A fantastic range of stalls selling beautiful Christmas gifts and delicious food, and our wonderful local shops will be open for some retail therapy Come along and meet Santa, and enjoy a horse drawn carriage ride Christmas lights switch on at 4pm Organised by Kimbolton and Stonely Parish Council

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I’d like to challenge you with a competition this month. It’s something I’m involved with running alongside a friend of mine. This will be the fifth year for our Roses Mini Saga Competition. It’s also not too arduous as you only need to come up with 50 words to enter. Which is the exact number of words I’ve just used up to the last full stop!

What is a Mini Saga?

A mini saga is a fun way to tell a story in 50 words exactly, with a title of no more than 5 words.

It should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and some period of time should pass through the story.

It should have gravity. That’s to say, it should make a point which has some drama or psychological truth. It must aim, in fact, to be a saga in miniature.

Here’s one from me as an example:

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The Necklace ‘You will have to wait for your inheritance’, she had once joked, holding me as she uncurled my chubby fingers from their sticky grasp around her pearls.

Now tears fall, and slender fingers run along the string at my neck as I stand graveside, wishing I’d had to wait longer. ***** You can find all the rules and further information at www.rosesminisagacompetition.wordpress. com and you can either enter through the entry form that will appear there, when the competition opens on the 10th December 2023, or by contacting me on my email below. Entry deadline is 23.59 hours on 29th February 2024.

This is also an opportunity to have your work published, as each year we produce an anthology of the entries. This is available as an eBook and in glorious paperback for you to buy from Amazon, in case you want to have a look at previous entries.

I finished last month’s piece saying I’d write more this month on the flash fiction workshop I’d presented at. I haven’t, but will next month, as this competition is a type of flash fiction and I wanted to give you as much notice of it as possible. It’s not easy to write (I find coming up with an idea the trickiest bit!) but if you like to set yourself a challenge you might like to give it a go.

Georgia Rose is my pen name and the name I use for everything connected to my writing. You can find me at georgia@georgiarosebooks.com or www.georgiarosebooks.com.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VICAR -----NICKI BLAND, VICAR of GREAT STAUGHTON----On Sundays, I wake up at 5.50 a.m. and eventually get off on my morning walk with my noisy but lovely dog, Bella. After which, at about 7.15, I have breakfast and head off to St. Andrew’s Great Staughton for ‘BCP Communion’ at 8 o'clock, this service is only on the first Sunday of the month, but despite the hour quite well attended.

I have varying commitments on Sundays to take services at All Saints, Little Staughton, St. Andrew’s Great Staughton and St. Nicolas’s Hail Weston; Glenn and Maggie ( L.L.Ms ) variously take services at these churches and generally support me and the work of the church in the three parishes; I sometimes must remind myself that only God is Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent!

All my churches have very hardworking Church Wardens, teams of cleaners, flower arrangers, coffee makers and cake providers, bell ringers not to mention organists and choirs.

After my last service of the morning, St. Andrew’s Great Staughton, the congregation have tea, coffee and cakes and once I’ve spoken with everyone I need to and those who need to speak to me, it’s lunchtime!

For lunch, usually two friends may come to me but we take turns in cooking and of course occasionally my son and his family will be with me: Dominic, his wife Eni and their children, Edward, 9, Alfie, 5 and Cecilia 4 named after St. Cecilia the patron saint of music. Dominic is a Lay Clerk at St. George’s chapel, Windsor castle.

I am so delighted for Dominic who in addition is St George’s administrator for St George’s chapel. He was hugely privileged to be chosen to sing the tenor solo at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. He also is part the Queen’s Six which is a performing group of singers, they travel the world, he and his family have a ‘Grace and Favour’ house within the precincts of Windsor Castle.

On some Sunday mornings from 6.30 to 7 you can hear me giving a kind of ‘sermonised’ talk with prayers, a sort of mini service. Much to everyone’s amusement, I begin with my call sign: ‘Hello you early Risers’ THIS programme has around 1,000 listeners. You’d be very welcome to join me or other church leaders and over a thousand other listeners on Black Cat Radio, every Sunday morning, wave band 102.5 FM. My week is extremely busy too, various meetings, preparations of meetings, Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms and not only for my 3 parishes but also in my role as Rural Dean. Being Rural Dean involves care of other churches and their leaders and of course this has its own structure, involving meetings with my fellow Rural Deans and the local clergy.

As part of my role, I take morning assemblies at Great Staughton and sometimes at Keysoe and at Cross Hall, Eaton Socon.

Other weekday commitments include, Bible Study afternoons, Morning and evening prayer on zoom, and meditation which is led by Liz Edmunds (Liz used to live in the Old Vicarage but now lives in Suffolk). I also attend the coffee mornings in the Village Hall Great Staughton, the ‘Men’s Breakfasts’, Dog walkers’ coffee drop in, Bible Study groups and Parochial Church 48

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Council Meetings. People often want to visit me for a variety of reasons, and I also make many home visits to see people who are unwell or are suffering from the difficulties of life: Church of England Clergy can take confessions, but this is a very rare event.

I attend the ‘mothers and toddlers’ group on Friday Mornings at St. Andrew’s, this is very popular amongst mothers, Grandparents ,carers and their children, most of those who attend are not regular church goers, but have an attachment to the church and support us in many ways, this is a most important part of the work of the church in rural areas.

Monday nights are Crib Nights at the White Hart, I’m in the team! This I very much enjoy as it gives me a break from the, pretty much, constant flow of church and related work.

I first thought of being a Vicar when I was 12 years old, but my initial calling was to become a teacher and my first post was at a school in Somerton, Somerset . I had been born in Kent but when I was 6 my parents, who were both teachers, moved to Ilminster in Somerset.

I met my husband, John Bland, at Christchurch Canterbury, he had trained as an accountant, left that and gone to Bible college but his great love was being an organist and teacher. We married when I was 23 and moved around the country in various posts, sometimes living apart from John due to teaching posts in different places. When I was only 24 years old, I was running a boarding house at Huyton College, Liverpool. I had my first child, Pippi when I was 27, Pippi was severely disabled and life was at times difficult but very rewarding. I had my son Dominic when I moved to Chieveley near Newbury and taught with my husband at Prior’s Court School as class 6 teacher and head of Drama. Tragically John passed away a few years ago after a dreadful illness.

After a time at Kingswood School in Bath , I left to take the job at Kimbolton School as School Chaplain but also taught maths and religious studies, life was very hectic!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Kimbolton School and moved to Great Staughton six and a half years ago where I am also very happy, supposedly on a point 6 contract but it’s what I love.

Despite losing my daughter and husband, I feel I’ve been blessed to be living such a wonderful and fulfilling life, I have wonderful people around me and the support I received when my husband John passed away was and still is truly amazing.

Favourites: Film: ‘Forrest Gump’.

Book: ‘The prayer for Owen Meaney’.

Food: Shellfish.

Music: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Cold Play.

I always begin and end the day with prayers for family and friends, which includes my various parishioners.

I owe everything to my late husband, John Bland.

May God Bless You and Keep You, as he has done me.

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‘Tis the season to be jolly!

I am often asked what wine to have with the Christmas meal. The sheer number of flavours make this a tough question to answer, but for me, it is white Burgundy; I have always found it works so well with turkey, which, after all, is the star of the show! It will probably be a Santenay from Antoine Olivier, or if I am, feeling particularly indulgent a Mersault-Blagny 1er Cru, Chateau Blagny from Louis Latour. Of course, I will have to find out who is coming to lunch as in the words of someone who recently ran a tasting in the shop, “that is the kind of wine you open when your guests have gone!”.

That said, the choice is a personal one; after all, it is Christmas and if you can’t enjoy yourself then when can you? So, my recommendation is drink what you enjoy! It is not too often that you get a genuine chance to indulge, so whether it is Bordeaux (Perhaps an Initial de Desmirail 2013 Margaux from Chateau Desmirail £30) or Burgundy (the Cotes de Nuits from Phillipe Livera 2020 would work well £36.50), treat yourself! These wines do have a more premium price tag attached to them, but good wine does not always have to be expensive. For Bordeaux blend lovers, the Gabrielskloof 2020 Blend £14.50 would be more than adequate, or you could decide that a Rioja Reserva is the way forward and CVNE’s Asua 2013 £16.50 could be a good choice. Indeed, both the New and Old Worlds offer up plenty of more premium alternatives as well. One of the picks of the last year in the shop has been Warwick Estate’s 2013 Trilogy £31, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from South Africa, which would work well as a Bordeaux alternative. Staying in that part of the world, Newton Johnson’s Family Vineyards Pinot Noir £28 offers up a good alternative to Burgundy, as does Crystallum’s Peter Max. For white Burgundy substitutes, McHenry Hohnan’s Laterite Hills Chardonnay, £26, offers plenty of value, as do their single vineyard wines; perhaps this is the biggest problem here – too much choice!

Of course, Christmas is not just about wines to go with Turkey. Champagne, or an equivalent, often features people’s drinks list and whilst there are several Champagne options available, the Roger Goulart Reserve Cava at a Christmas Special £13 a bottle represents truly great value. The cheese board is also not to be forgotten and whilst a variety of cheeses on your board present pairing problems, why not try something a little different this year? Dandelion Vineyards in Australia produce a fortified Pedro Ximenez £15.50 which is excellent and goes well with a variety of cheese, or if it is Tawny Port you are after, Quinta de la Rosa’s 20yo Tawny £32 is also excellent, or Malamado’s fortified Malbec £16.50 is a great alternative to port.

Whatever you decide to drink with your Christmas feast, we hope you enjoy it and we wish you a very merry Christmas.

Whitchurch Wines, on Kimbolton High St, will have some of the wines above open to try on Saturday 9th December in the shop.

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Whitchurch Wines

21 High St, Kimbolton.

WHO ARE WE? Your local wine shop. We are a small, familyrun business. My father-in-law, David, opens up on a Wednesday, then it is yours truly from Wednesday after 4.30pm until we close the door for the week on Saturday. My wife Heather also helps out and you my even find one of our offspring stacking a shelf or two occasionally!

New In: Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon—£14 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes-Hermitage Dom de Thalabert 2015—£26.50 Christmas Events: Kimbolton Christmas Market Sunday 3rd December—we are open 12-6pm, selling wine by the glass from 3pm.

Christmas tasting: Sat 9th December We will be offering tastings of some suggestions for your Christmas meal, as well as some Christmas fizz ideas.

It’s a Whitchurch White Christmas - Friday 22nd December. Pop-up Christmas Wine Bar 6.30-9pm.

Christmas Gifts We offer a range of gifts for Christmas and as we package them ourselves (mainly with wooden boxes sourced locally) we can offer a bespoke service. So if you are thinking of sending your clients gifts, or something special for a loved one, pop-in and let us help you.

WHAT’s ON IN December?

WHEN ARE WE OPEN?

Sunday Opening December 3rd 12-6pm.

Wednesday 12-6pm Except WBW!

‘Wine Bar Wednesday’ on the 6th, 6-8pm.

Thursday 10:30-5pm

Christmas Opening Hours 19th-23rd December

Friday 10.30-7pm Saturday 10.30-5pm

‘Cheese Tuesday’ (British cheeses paired with wines) - 19th at 7.30pm. Email to reserve your board!

See Christmas opening times above for the festive period

‘It’s a Whitchurch White Christmas’—pop-up wine bar Friday 22nd 6.30pm-9pm

or email jeff@whitchurchwines.co.uk

For more information pop-in and ask,

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Baby and Toddler Activities Grafham Little Fishes, Stay and Play Session for 0 to 4year olds All welcome on Wednesdays 10.00 to 11.20, term time only, in Grafham Village Hall.

Just turn up for free play time, followed by a short bible story, action songs and simple craft.

For more details, contact Jane Rowley 01480 890986 littlefishes@eastleightonstone.com Family Fun Friday St Andrew's Church, Great Staughton, 9.00am - 10.30am term time only. Tea, coffee, playtime, story time, singing. Contact Sylvia - 01480 812022 for more details.

St Neots Toy Library - Mon to Thurs 8.45am - 4.30pm, Fridays 8.45am-1.00pm. At The Butterfly Children’s Centre, next to Winhills School and The Eatons Children’s Centre next to Bushmead School.

Telephone Lyanne 01480 358350/Jaci 01480 358340.

Rhyme time - rhymes and stories for babies and toddlers aged 0 - 2 years. St Neots library. 2 sessions 10am & 11.15am term time only on alternate Fridays Baby Gym classes Promoting tummy time, sensory stimulation and adult two baby bonding bonding., Classes operate term time only, Friday mornings : 10.30am - 11.15am, Open sessions, no booking required., £5 per session, pay as you go (Cash only)., Operates at Huntingdon Gymnastic Club, Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1UL, Run by Beccy Chapman Bsc WAHpc, Like Us on Facebook to keep updated, search: ‘baby gym 8-weeks to walking’ Riseley All Saints Church Junior Jivers - music and movement session followed by stay and play every Thursday at 930am term time only - Contact: Samantha Toseland Tel: 07880 700894 Young People’s and Children’s Organisations Guides, Brownies and Rainbows Kimbolton Guides, Brownies & Rainbows Esther Crook on 07713 165935 esthercrook1@gmail.com Gt Staughton Guides Lindy Bornman, email fgsguides@gmail.com Upper Dean Brownies & Rainbows, Karen Jones: email: div.nbeds@bedsguiding.org.uk Little Staughton Guides, Little Staughton Brownies Scouts, Cubs, Beavers 1st Kimbolton Scout Group, Contact: Jenny Hassell - 07541 196834 1st Brington Scout Group, Contact: Tim Collins - 07881 821649 Dance/Performing Arts Linda Allen School of Dance – Ballet, tap and modern jazz from 3+ years - Spaldwick and Kimbolton Ladies ballet and tap in Kimbolton, 01480 861332, lindaallendance@btinternet.com www.lindaallendance.com Stageworks Studios, St Neots. Dance, drama and singing classes for ages 3+. 01480 223331 Motion Dance Academy, Hinchinginbrooke Shcool, Huntingdon - 07887 932294, Miss Mollie www.motiondanceacademy.co.uk missmollie@motiondanceacademy.co.uk Nurseries, Playgroups, Pre-Schools & Kids Clubs Crosshall Nursery School

01480 475980 Crosshall Kids Club 01480 219518 Inn Farm Priv. Day Nursery 07802 826798 www.innfarmdaynursery.co.uk Keysoe Playgroup – Keysoe Village Hall, MK44 2JE, Thursdays 9.30-11.30, £2 per family, healthy snacks, hot drinks, biscuits and craft activity included. Lovely friendly group with lots of toys for your little ones. Come and join us. Term time only.

Kymbrook Pre-School, Kimbolton Road, Keysoe 01234 376100 www.kymbrookpreschool.co.uk Playtimes Pre-School & Out of School Club, Spaldwick 01480 890077 www.playtimesplaygroup.co.uk Puddeducks Nursery & Pre-school, Colmworth 01234 378880 www.puddleducksnurserypre

school.co.uk Puddleducks Pre-School, Kimbolton 01480 860743

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Riseley Rascals, Riseley Village Hall (Term Time Only) St. Leonards Day Care, Brington

07986 313037 9:30- 11am Tuesday morning 01832 710020

Primary & Secondary Schools Brington C of E Primary School

01832 710383 Crosshall Infant School Academy Trust, St Neots 01480 475980 www.crosshallinfant.co.uk Crosshall Junior School Academy Trust, St Neots 01480 475972 www.crosshalljunior.co.uk Eileen Wade Primary School, Upper Dean 01234 708260 www.ewmeschools.org.uk/

eileen-wade/ Great Staughton Primary Academy 01480 860324 www.greatstaughton.cambs.

sch.uk Kimbolton Primary Academy, Newtown, Kimbolton 01480 860743 www.kimboltonprimary

academy.cambs.sch.uk Kymbrook Primary School, Kimbolton Road, Keysoe.

01234 376266 www.kymbrookprimary.uk Riseley Primary School 01234 708218 www.riseleyschool.co.uk Spaldwick Primary School 01480 890371 www.spaldwickschool.org.uk Ernulf Academy, Barford Road, St Neots, Cambs.

01480 374748 www.astreaernulf.org Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, PE29 3BN, 01480 375700 www.hinchingbrookeschool.net Kimbolton School, Kimbolton 01480 860505 www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk Longsands Academy, St Neots, Cambs. PE19 1LQ 01480 353535 www.astrea-longsands.org

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Clubs, Groups and Organisations Great Staughton Village Hub Kimbolton Senior Citizens lunch club (Thurs, 12noon) Mandeville Hall, St Neots and District U3A Catworth Women’s Group Catworth Quilters Group Ellington Neighbourhood Watch Gt Staughton Horticultural Society Grafham & Ellington Art Group Whist Drives, Ellington Gt Staughton Playing Field & Pavilion Neighbourhood Watch Gt Staughton Kimbolton Flower Club Kimbolton Local History Society Save the Children Fund Hargrave Investment Club Kimbolton Parish Council Bell Ringing (Kimbolton Church) Kimbolton Fire Station - recruitment Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Little Staughton Parish Clerk Pertenhall & Swineshead Parish Clark

Stow Longa Village Community - social events

Churchwarden, All Saints’ Church Tilbrook Village Newsletter Tilbrook Amenites Committee

Tilbrook Parish Council Clerk Kimbolton WI Ellington WI Gt Staughton WI Pertenhall WI Perry WI Kimbolton & district Royal British Legion Kimbolton Castle Rotary Club Ellington Village Club St Neots Model Railway Club Cancer Research UK, Relay for Life The Villages Gardening Club Probus Club Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Hunts Phil Orchestra & Chorus

Village Halls

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Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton, bookings Village Hall, Catworth, bookings Village Hall, Ellington Village Hall, Gt Staughton, bookings Village Hall, Hail Weston Village Hall, Keysoe Village Hall, Keyston, bookings Village Hall, Little Staughton Village Hall, Old Weston Village Hall, Pertenhall, bookings Village Hall, Stanwick

Stan Rhodes, 07367 783886 www.catworthvillagehall.co.uk Anita Dowdall 01480 891821 Vicki Goldsmith 01480 860005 Dawn Isaac 01480 477003 Ro Heming, 01234 378878 Chrissy Faulkner, 07714 080837 Kevin and Maria Foskett, 01234 376260 oldwestonvillagehall@gmail.com Paul Sheard paulsheard@aol.com 01480 861457 Rebecca Moody 07879 979493

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Buckley/Hellett 01480 861540/860735 Sheila Crook 01480 399816 Barbara Cawdell 01832 710404 Pam Wardle 01832 710324 Rick Wilcox 01480 890902 Mike Keeble 01480 860855 Jackie Woods, 01480 890279 Steve Sherratt , 01480 891418 Bob Jewell 01480 861259 Frank Backhouse, 01480 861167 Carol Grundy 01832 710339 Nora Butler 01480 861007 Nora Butler 01480 861007 Rick 07905 211919 or Sue 07818 050034 Lionel Thatcher 01480 861877 Mary Foster 01480 861594 01480 444500 Mary Jordan 01234 376383 email lspcclerk1@gmail.com.

Diane Robins, 07786 656088 clerk@pertenhallandswineshead-pc.gov.uk Christine Hayes 01480 860519 Christine.Hayes@StowLonga.org.uk Pauline Swinden 01480 509043 www.tilbrookvillage.life Chairman, Stephen Birch, chairman tilbrookvillagelife@gmail.com Lionel Thatcher, 01480860055 Anne Beszant 01480 860672 Jan Sherratt 01480 891418 Ruth Easom, rutheasom@gmail.com Alison Gladstone 01933 563064 perrywigroup@gmail.com David Henrick 01480 896556 Chris Davies 01234 376542 Sue Rice (Chairperson) 01480 896139 John Kneeshaw 01480 454927 Mina Raass 07707 605728 Jan Roche 01832 710561 janetroche0@gmail.comKimbolton Joan Stainer 01480 860683 Gordon Handley, MBE, 01480 811598 info@huntsphil.org.uk, choir@huntsphil.org.uk orchestra@huntsphil.org.uk

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Erica Jago, 07903 987445, bookings.tilbrookvillage@gmail.com www.tilbrookvillage.life 07539 662544, yeldenvillagehall@gmail.com

Grafham Nature Reserve & Watch Group The Wildlife Trust 01480 811075 North Beds Young Farmers’ northbedsyfcmembership@gmail.com FB: North Beds Young Farmers

Instagram: @northbedsyfc Twitter: @northbedsyfc Grafham Water Sailing Club 01480 810478 Huntingdon Grafham Water Lions Club Lion Bernard Dable 01480 810704, 07969 207227 Wildlife Trust Brampton Wood George Cottam Volunteer Warden, 01480 450809; Wildlife Trust Huntingdonshire Local Group Pat Doody Chair, 01480 392706. Eve talks Brampton Memorial Centre

7.30pm, 2nd Wednesday Sept - March. Guided walks in the summer.

Grafham Wildlife & Conservation Group Sam Malt 01480810844 day/01480811654 eve Village Sports Tennis Club, Kimbolton Roy Butler, 01480 861007 Tennis Club, Gt Staughton Nicole Yates, 01480 860616 Badminton Club (Kimbolton) Shirley Osborne 860198/Jill Strand 861508 Cricket Club, Kimbolton Mark Field, 07769 159496 Cricket Club, Little Staughton Adrian Thrasher 07834 602086 Carpet Bowls, Catworth Marge Baker, 01832 710145 Carpet Bowls, Kimbolton Angela Fox, 01480 861264 Carpet Bowls, Gt. Staughton Anthony Withers, 01480 861224.

Carpet Bowls, Spaldwick Andrew Vickers, 01480 891201 Carpet Bowls, Ellington Beryl North, 01480 471146 Carpet Bowls, Colmworth

Brenda Bol, 01234 376685 Catworth Playing Field Mary Matthews, 07717 246107 PE28 Kickboxing, Grafham Village Hall Mark James, 01480 819478 Little Staughton keep fit Chris Clarke, 07739184942 Great Staughton Golf Society Derek Fitzgibbon, 01480 861234 Grafham Tang Sou Dao Club Steven Treadaway 01480 812433, info@cambstangsoudao.co.uk Pilates - Riseley

Caroline Eames - 07535 296836

strengththroughmovement01@gmail.com Shotokan Karate club Brampton Memorial Hall Sharnbrook and Colworth RUFC Head Coach – Jim Wigfield – 07771 575450, 2014/15

Captain – David Day – 07860335228 Yoga Classes, Little Staughton, Hail Weston, Linda Tongue 01480 350345, Brampton, Catworth & Godmanchester 07733343702, lindatongue@yahoo.co.uk

Mobile Library Service 0345 045 5225 for enquiries / renewals

2nd Wednesday of the Month (R. H10) - 13th December Diddington : Manor Farm 9.30am to 9.50am Southoe : The Church 10.05am to 10.25am Spaldwick : High Street 10.45am to 11.05am Stow Longa : The Green 11.15am to 11.45am Catworth : Station Road Midday to 12.30pm Covington : Cross Street 1.45pm to 2.15pm Kimbolton : Stow Road (Newtown) 2.30pm to 3.45pm Kimbolton : Castle Gardens 3.50pm to 4.30pm 4th Tuesday of the Month (R. H23) - 26th December Bythorn : School Lane 10.00am to 10.20am Molesworth : Phone Box 10.25am to 11.00am Brington : Church Lane 11.10am to 11.35am Old Weston : Village Hall 11.45am to 12.20pm Leighton Bromswold : The Avenue 12.30pm to 1.00pm

4th Wednesday of the Month (R. H24) - 27th December Ellington : Mermaid Pub 9.30 to 10.00am Grafham : Breach Road 10.10am to 10.35am Perry : Chichester Way 10.45am to 11.40am Hail Weston : Orchard Close 12.00pm to 12.20pm Great Staughton : The Causeway 1.30pm to 2.00pm Kimbolton : Stow Road (Newtown) 2.15pm to 3.45pm Kimbolton : Castle Gardens 3.50pm to 4.30pm

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Listings of Businesses in Our Area Architects/Planning/Drawings PJP Architects, 07801 054648, p.19 Art, Framing, Artists, Crafts, Ceramics, Gallery, Hobbies Engraved By Elle, www.engravedbyelle.co.uk, p.21 Grafham Coins, 01480 811227, p.19 La Cote D'or Antiques, 01480 861587, p.12 The Framery Ltd, 01480 860086, p.21 Boutiques Blue Blancmange, 07970 666258, p.19 Building Services/Home Maintenance/Garage Doors GAP Home Improvements, 07935 002610, p.57 Garolla Roller Shutter Doors, 01480 630081, p.13 Harper and Day Carpentry, 07854 765020, p.46 R&D Maskey, 01234 825015, p.45 Saints Brickwork Ltd, 01480 479355, p.25 Taylor Stilton, 01480 860047, p.45 The Home Handyman, 01480 861898, p.21 Business Networking Three Shires Networking, 07788 558964, p.46 Computer/IT Services/Marketing Oxygen IT, 01480 390395, p.10 Silver Websites, 07340 234555, p.40 Social Beans, 07808 020554, p.40

Manor Farm, 07849 528684, p.23 Roots & Newts, 01234 871896, p.3 Urban and Rural, 01480 476808 General Stores/Farm Shops/Shopping Events Budgens, 01480 860582, p.30-31 Top End Stores, 01234 376426, p.41 Whitchurch Wines, jeff@whitchurchwines.co.uk p.51 Health/Treatments/Beauty/Wellbeing/Counselling/ Fitness Henry Davies personal Trainer, 07747 466459, p.7 Jill Dighton, 07925 852985, p.7 Kimbolton Swimming Pool, 01480 862276, p.7 Love Yourself Beautiful, 07565 459602, p.10 Maverick Hairdressing, 01480 470296 p.9 Rosie’s Salon, 07733 482359, p.7 The Ashgrove Clinic, 01933 469043 p.8 The Nest at 53, 07778 024564, p.9 Interiors, Curtains, Blinds Fiona Swan Curtains and Blinds, 07779 713073, p.35 Kitchens Kitchen Culture, 01480 861822, p.47 Music, Theatre, Singing, Entertainment Carol John, 01234 708029, p.35

Domestic Services Home ‘n’ Dry, Carpet Cleaning, 01487 840310, p.58 Howard Galley Satellite engineer, 07894 433084, p.5 Russell Chamberlain Chimney Sweep, 07875 288087, p.27

Pets/Petcare Services /Equine/Training Kimbolton Vets, www.kimboltonvets.co.uk, p.13 Penhazy Parlour, 07774 519694, p.27 Top End Stores (Animal Feed), 01234 376426, p.41

Education/Tuition Inn Farm Private Day Nursery, 07802 826798, p.15 One to One Tuition, 07803 504631, p.59

Plumbers & Heating Engineer Anglia Oil Tanks, 01638 662955, p.42 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Hill Heating, 01480 890929, p.27 Hydroflow, 07917 176375, p.35

Electrical Services Aircon Tom, 07402 745802, p.18 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Selec Solar, 01480 400607, p.11 Spaldwick Electrical, 07446 965998, p.58 Estate Agents/Letting Agents/Property Carr Estate Agents, 01832 778800, p.29 Peter Lane & Partners, 01480 860400, p.60 Top Hat Projects, 07814 709320, p.19 Financial Advisers & Financial Services AFT Assist, 01480 570457, p.35 Beacon Wealth Management, 01480 869466, p.33 Funeral Directors Crowsons, 01832 272269, p.23 Regency Funeral Directors, 01480 759408, p.28

Restaurants/Cafes/Pubs/Catering The White Horse, 01480 470853, p.12 Solicitors/Legal/Probate Services Hunt & Coombs Solicitors, 01480 702207, p.53 Storage Jonathan, 07753 638948, p.27 Vehicle Services/Vehicle Care/Vehicle Sales/Transport Robinsons Garage, 01480 860581, p.43 Wedding Services Styled by Lulabelles,tasha@styledbylulabelles.co.uk, p.46

Gardening/Landscaping/Design/Tree Care/Logs/Repairs Eden Tree Specialists, 01234 960796, p.23

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Spaldwick Electrical

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For all your Electrical Needs No Job too Big or Small Domestic or Commercial Fuse Board Upgrades Rewires, New Sockets Oven and Hob Installs or Repairs Outside Sockets or Garden Lighting Extensions or Refurbishments New Kitchen Electrics EV Chargers Internal Lights Heating Electrical Faults or new install Professional, Quality and Reliable Service All Work Guaranteed Fully Insured, Experienced and Qualified Highly Recommended Locally

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