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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Editor: Julie Tose Welcome to the March edition of the Mobile: 07928 778457 Bystander. Just a reminder to check julie@villagebystander.com out our Community Section. Here you can find information of the latest local events and clubs. This month, there is This Month’s Contributors: information on the Kimbolton Cinema Lee Munday, Paul Kinally, Penny Young, and the Kimbolton Ranger Unit.

Tony Larkins, Joanne Cox, Georgia Rose, Anthony Withers, Hazel Wright We’ve packed a lot into this month’s edition. You may find Hazel’s flash fiction contribution ‘too dangerous’ March Contents - read the story to find out. North Editor’s Letter p.4 Bedfordshire Ramblers supply an Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing p.8-10 interesting background on the yellow Inn Farm - Easter Activities p.14 Local Memories: At last - We Find Lucy p.16-17 topped way finders that can be seen Anthony Withers - An (almost) Forgotten on the walkways of the county. There’s Naval Squadron p.18 lots of useful information besides.

Gardening & Outdoor Section p.22-23 p.22 Author Georgia Rose explains how she Lee’s Gardening Corner Peter Lane and Partners Swings and…. p.24 chooses which books to read and how This month in History – A March through she approaches book reviews. Talking Time! p.30 of writers, Julia Jarman tells us about Too dangerous p.32 Beacon Wealth Management Financial a day in her life. Big news! Penny Planning For a Divorce p.33 has found Lucy at last! Find out the A Day in the Life of Writer, Julia Jarman p.34-35 full details of the conclusion to this The Humble Way Marker p.42 Georgia Rose p.44 family history saga inside. All this plus Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue p.54 more from our regular contributors Bystander Community p.56-61 including Inn Farm Nursery, Canine The Staughtons with Hail Weston Church Services p.59 Corner and Lee’s Gardening. Happy Canine Corner - Food Guarding p.62 reading.

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LOCAL MEMORIES: By Penny Young At Last - We Find Lucy I fancied that Richard, my cousin in America, was building up to ‘the big reveal’. For some weeks he had been feeding me tid bits of information. He had found the child born George Moore in 1848, who was eventually baptised George Moore Stowe, three years later in 1851 which is when we believe that he was adopted. I googled the name ‘George Moore Stowe’, surely a name to conjure with, and he was very easy to find. He had left home quite young; perhaps he did not get on with his adoptive parents? George married a woman called Helen and they had three sons, the first named George Moore Stowe junior and the father, (perhaps Lucy’s baby) became known as senior. George Moore Stowe snr and died on 1st March 1933. More research here is needed to definitively prove that ‘this George’ was Lucy and Charles’ son, or maybe I will get a DNA match, enough amazing coincidences have happened in this story already.

Whenever the ‘Lucy trail’ seemed to go cold, Richard always kept up my spirits by saying - “If we follow Jefferies, we will find Lucy”. If you remember, the two men that Lucy was ‘having a fling with’ at The Mansion House, when, in a fit of jealousy, one (James Jefferies) shot the other (Frank Jacobs). In one of the divorce testimonies, James Jefferies and Lucy were reported as living together as man and wife, but even so, I must admit, I was not convinced that these two would have an ongoing relationship, (but Richard was!)

Next Richard sent me a link to a Will, where a ‘Lucy Moore Jefferies’ had been ‘bequeathed a slave’. Have you ever heard of such a thing? This was 3rd May 1858 and in the Will of a Lucy B Gaines, it reads, “I leave my servant woman Ginny to my niece Mary M and should she die without children, then to my niece Lucy Moore Jefferies”. The next paragraph sees her leave “my woman Margaret and my man Martin” to various other relatives. My goodness, where is this all leading to? Owning slaves did not end in America until 1863, but - is this ‘Our Lucy’? More digging and delving needed here to link Lucy Gaines with ‘our Lucy’ – this is what makes genealogy so much fun.

Richard then suggested that we needed to chat on ‘facetime’ or ‘zoom’. I told him that I was a complete technophobe and that I did not think I could manage any of this. I gave him my land line and mobile phone numbers and then of course we had to juggle with the time difference between here and America, but eventually a date and time was agreed upon. It was lovely to finally chat to a ‘cousin’ with whom I had been emailing for so many years and who had been so instrumental in finding Lucy. Richard then told me that he was very close to ‘smashing down the (Lucy) brick wall’ and to keep checking my emails.

The next day came an email from Richard, entitled ‘Read all the way through’, with an attachment which I clicked on. It was an obituary for a Dr James Jefferies dated July 1900. I speed read through the long and glowing praise for this greatly loved doctor, until the final paragraph which read – “Dr Jefferies was married while a student at Jefferson Medical 16

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College, to Miss Louise Kerkham of London, England, who preceded him to the grave five years. They leave no children”.

Well, I am not ashamed to admit. I burst into tears and sat and cried, happy tears, sad tears, just a huge well of emotion erupted. I was absolutely rubbish for the rest of the day, I couldn’t concentrate on anything, my mind was in total turmoil. I know for some people, breaking down genealogical brick walls, can take a lifetime and this had ‘only’ taken me eight months, but in my defence, I had eaten, slept and lived Lucy Kirkham for all that time.

I am weeping again now as I tell the story.

The next few weeks passed in a daze as more information unfolded, which I will share next time. But to recap, this little girl, born 15th of 19 children in Bath, Somerset. Becomes a famous soprano, singing for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Falls in love with my two times great uncle, Charles William Kendall, and they elope. A court case for breach of promise (to marry) ensues, during which it is discovered that Lucy is pregnant. She is banished to America, arriving on the quayside in New York on 4th February 1848. She undergoes an arranged marriage with a William Abraham Moore, whom she had met, as a child, in the musical enclave that was Bath in the 1830’s and he had emigrated to America in 1841.

The marriage was not a happy one, the child, (Charles and Lucy’s) named George Moore and then George Moore Stowe on his adoption in 1851, saw the rocky marriage fall apart.

Although William and Lucy did not divorce until 1858 – we think that a ten year agreement between Lucy’s wealthy and influential uncle and aunt and William Moore, that the young couple should stay together, if in name only.

Lucy went back onto the stage on Broadway and resided at a boarding house called The Mansion House, where she soon began a relationship with Frank Jacobs, who ‘paid’ Lucy to give up the stage. During this time, she began seeing a James Jefferies, who was a medical student at the nearby Jefferson Medical College. There was an altercation between Jacobs and Jefferies, in which Jefferies shot his love rival.

Lucy, perhaps in an attempt to ‘get away from it all’, takes a boat called the San Fransisco, on its maiden voyage, just before Christmas 1853, possibly to join up with Madame Bishop’s Opera Troupe in San Fransisco, but, perhaps in a fore runner to the sinking of the Titanic – the boat sinks in a terrific storm. There are reports of a Miss Lucy Moore being rescued – was this ‘Our Lucy’?

The next we know, in February 1854, one month after the sinking of the boat, a witness testifies to a James Jefferies and Lucy Kirkham, living as man and wife in a boarding house in Philadelphia, whilst James continues his medical studies.

Our Lucy – a real ‘Forest Gump’ story. Could we get it to Hollywood! Next time we fill in the gaps and I feel a trip to America coming on!

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An (almost) forgotten naval squadron One of the chapters in my book Great Staughton and its People is devoted to an anonymous hand written volume lying forgotten in the church until it was rediscovered a century ago. The book contains articles on nature and science as well as anecdotes and poems. Four of these poems are devoted to the iniquities of the slave trade, so clearly the compiler of the book was a keen abolitionist. The book was completed on December 20 1800 and seven years later Britain became the first country to abolish the slave trade in its dominions. Almost two decades later, in 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed in Parliament, taking effect in 1834, and this Act, another first for Britain, abolished slavery itself. Just as a comparison, it was another thirtyone years before the 13th Amendment was ratified by the US Congress on January 31, 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States. The Ottoman Empire didn’t get round to it until the 1880s.

In 1808 the British Government decided to give some teeth to this anti-slave trade legislation by forming the West Africa Squadron, based in Portsmouth. I note that somewhat belatedly some of the great and the good in high places are beginning to pay tribute to this almost forgotten squadron of the Royal Navy.

The objective of the Squadron was to patrol the oceans between what is now Freetown in Sierra Leone, thence across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and finally scouring the seas off the American continent for suspected slave ships. The Squadron would seize any ship of any nation plying the slave trade and return the unfortunate slaves to Freetown and freedom in Sierra Leone. Posting to the Squadron was deeply unpopular amongst sailors who faced death by tropical disease, violent Atlantic storms or hostile slave traders. Some 1,600 sailors are estimated to have died serving in the Squadron. The West Africa Squadron seized approximately 1,600 ships involved in the slave trade and freed an estimated 150,000 slaves between 1807 and 1860. In 1846 two ships from the squadron entered the harbour of Rio de Janeiro and sank two ships suspected of involvement in the slave trade.

The West Africa Squadron saw service for sixty years until 1867. It was a huge drain on the Exchequer, costing an estimated 2% of government revenues.

The British Empire seems to be getting a bit of a bad write-up these days and particular venom is directed, quite rightly, at the slave trade. But the British were the first to do something about it and some credit is due for our decision to abolish the trade, and then to organise an international naval police force to stop other nations pursuing this foul trade.

According to a number of celebrated historians, the West Africa Squadron was the most expensive and most moral campaign in modern European history.

Do they teach this in the schools I wonder?

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La Cote d’Or Antiques La Cote d’Or Antiques is a small, boutique antiques shop. A genuine treasure trove, it is full of lots of interesting items. The Proprietor, MarieͲ Helene has been in the business for many decades, so if she does not have it, there is a chance she can find it!

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Gardening and Outdoor Section: p.22-23 Lee’s Gardening Corner Spring starts on the 21st and days are becoming longer, the ground is warming up and things should, hopefully, be beginning to grow well now. The gardening season starts in earnest, although the weather has no guarantees. If you are able to keep on top of things during early spring, the rest of the year should run smoothly.

General garden tasks to deal with this month are to spring clean the borders:fork over the soil (especially any areas you have been walking on that could be compacted), tackle the weeds, dig up and divide overcrowded perennials, then cover the area with a good layer of mulch, this will help conserve water and deter weeds. Keeps paths free from moss and weeds, otherwise they can get dangerously slippy. The lawn will probably need more frequent cuts, but try not to do this if it is still very wet or frosty.

Planting container grown plants now will ensure they get a good start for the rest of the year, do keep any new plants watered though if there is a dry spell. Prune roses (all kinds), buddleia, and the coloured stem dogwoods (to encourage new bright shoots for next winter’s colour). Move any deciduous trees and shrubs, and make sure bare root plants are in the ground before they start to shoot. Winter pots can be tidied up and given a feed to encourage new growth.

In the vegetable garden there is lots to do this month. Plant early potatoes in pots, these can be kept undercover to be able to harvest new potatoes slightly earlier.

Salad crops can be sown now, either outside in prepared soil, or pots and troughs.

Carrots and peas can also be started. Either sow new pots of herbs, or divide and freshen up old pots. If you have a heated greenhouse or propagator then now is the time to start chillies, sweet peppers, aubergines. Hardy annuals can be sown in a greenhouse or an outdoor bed. Half hardy annuals will need some heat for them to germinate.

There should be a lot to see in the garden now too, shrubs such as viburnum tinus, viburnum bodnantense, rhododendron and camellias.

Perennials include Bergenia, hellebores, Primulas and iris. Lots of bulbs flower in spring - chionodoxa, cyclamen, iris reticulata and Scilla.

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Swings and….

Peter Lane and Partners in Kimbolton advises prospective movers not to wait until the property market gets back to ‘normal’.

I make no apologies for repeating advice suggested a few years ago, as we find ourselves in a similar position. From the boom-and-bust property markets of the early 1970s or the late 1980s, the MIRAS debacle and 15% mortgage interest rates, Brexit, stamp duty holidays and the pandemic, most people will be aware of how these have affected the property market to a greater or lesser extent.

And today, if anyone is waiting for the property market to get back to normal they may be waiting a long time.

In property we have to play the cards we are dealt. Sometimes the market will benefit the buyer, and sometimes the seller. In all these years the market has never suited both buyers and sellers at the same time. But then what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

It is essential to understand that the market is continually in flux. We now have the challenge of increasing stocks of property for sale, higher interest rates than we have been used to and, in some areas, property values that have reduced.

Will this continue? No. Why? Because nothing continues unchanged in property for long. Things are constantly moving.

So, my advice is to play the property, not the market. Find a deal that works for you. Please don’t wait for the market to normalise; it won’t. Don’t try and wait until we have reached the top of the market to sell, because when you think that the market has reached the top, it will already be too late. Winning in property is finding the right property deal for you when you need it. Put another way, would you rather have a perfect property or a perfect market? I know which I would choose.

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This month in History – A March through time!

What a fascinating month March has proved to be when looking back on past centuries. From the first flight of the Spitfire in 1936, to the maiden flight of Concorde thirty-three years later in 1969; both fine examples of our aviation and engineering heritage. It is also the month in 1834 where six labourers from Tolpuddle in Dorset were sentenced to seven years’ transportation to Australia.

The outrage this caused later earned them the title of ‘martyrs’ when they were acquitted and returned home. They had been protesting at wages; not much changes!

The Battle of Towton, alleged to have been the bloodiest and biggest battle on British soil, took place in 1461. Thomas Cranmer, the country’s first protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake by “Bloody Mary” in 1556, whilst the foundation stone of the new cathedral in Coventry was laid this month in 1956; the old cathedral having been destroyed in 1940. Mary Seacole landed in the Crimea in 1855, the Iraq War began in 2003, the tragedy that was the My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam in 1968 and the first cases of the Spanish Flu, thought to have killed around 50 million people and not originating in Spain, were reported in 1918.

On a more frivolous note, both university boats sank in the Varsity boat race in 1912, the first England/Scotland Rugby international was held (Scotland winning) and the Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 in the first FA Cup final; I wonder what they would have made of the modern game?

Of course, no piece on historical events in March is complete without mentioning the Ides of March, when Julius Caesar was assassinated by a conglomerate of senators (not the only leader to be assassinated in March as Edward, King of England was murdered at Corfe Castle this month in 978).

It is amazing how much has happened in history that gets forgotten about or ignored. Perhaps one of the events above will encourage you to open a book, or, dare I say it, a laptop and research the event that most interests you or that you did not necessarily know about. Alternatively, you could email in suggesting an event you feel deserves highlighting in April to the Bystander and we will endeavour to get it into our next “Month in History”.

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Too dangerous She walked down the steps into the swimming pool. It was weeks since she had found the time to go swimming, and as she sank down into the warm water, she told herself she really must get back into the habit. It was something she enjoyed, and she knew the exercise was good for her.

She really liked this particular pool as well – it was tiled in different shades of blue with a mosaic - like circle in the middle featuring a dolphin. It also had a coffee shop which sold the best cappuccino she had ever tasted.

The pool was almost empty – there was just one other man, earnestly swimming lengths. As they swam past each other, they both smiled and exchanged a ‘Hi’.

After a while they both stopped at the same end of the pool for a rest. They exchanged names – she was Louise, he was Edward. They began chatting about everyday things. How rainy and gloomy it had been recently. How they both loved swimming, and both needed to make more time for it in their busy weeks. ‘I’m getting out now’, Edward announced. ‘Do you fancy grabbing a coffee?’

15 minutes later they were dressed and sitting in the coffee shop, both with a cappuccino in front of them.

The conversation flowed so easily between them, and they found out they had a great deal in common. They were both married and both had a son and a daughter of similar ages. They both loved Italy. Between them they had visited Rome, Sicily, Lake Garda, the Amalfi coast, Tuscany and Venice. Edward shared his story of driving the Amalfi Coast on a scooter. ‘The mad things you do when you’re young and fearless’ he said. Louise shared her story of being very ill in Venice, but considered that if the worst had happened, she would at least have died in the most beautiful city.

Coffee stretched into lunch, and the easy conversation continued. They both loved walking in the countryside and reading novels. Both were into alternative therapies. Delving back in time a bit, they found out they had both been to the same University. Their times there had been slightly different, but one of their years overlapped.

Several hours had passed when Louise glanced at the time and said, ‘This has been so lovely, but I really do need to go now.’ ‘Can we do this again?’, Edward responded before she had time to move. A silence descended as they both looked at each other. Anyone watching the couple could not have mistaken the looks of longing and regret. Edward sighed: ‘It’s too dangerous, isn’t it?’. ‘It’s much too dangerous’, Louise replied.

They both stood up and fell into each other’s arms. Edward kissed Louise’s cheek, and they both walked away – back to their partners and children and back to their lives. The table where they had sat lay cluttered with empty coffee cups and plates, and over it hung an air of forbidden and unspoken love.

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BY TONY LARKINS Divorce can be emotionally and financially draining, but a trusted financial adviser can help provide expert advice on the longterm financial implications of separating.

Typically, divorcing couples only consult financial advisers after agreeing to a settlement. 40% of all people who divorce think the process ends up being financially unfair, yet only 7% seek financial advice (Legal and General).

By consulting a financial adviser early, they can help you to make crucial decisions.

A 50/50 split of assets sounds fair on paper, but this is not always the case. It’s likely that a couple's future potential earnings and pension savings will differ post-separation, due to differences in careers, responsibilities and obligations.

Despite being such a large financial asset, pensions aren’t always valued correctly in divorce proceedings; a financial adviser can ensure they are.

Dividing cash savings is typically more straightforward than pensions. They often involve a simple transfer from one account to another, but ISAs often need different considerations.

Dividing investments can sometimes invoke tax liabilities e.g. Capital Gains Tax (CGT), so tax-efficient planning can help avoid charges.

Reviewing your financial objectives and lifestyle is a necessary step after divorce too.

It’s still possible to have a review with an adviser after a divorce or separation if you haven’t yet reached a legally binding agreement. You’d be surprised how many don’t realise this.

A cash-flow planning session – which assesses your assets, income and expenditure over time – can help establish realistic aspirations and investment decisions following a lump sum payment, or plans for any future funds.

Divorce is never easy, but involving a financial adviser early can help ease the process and find the best possible solution.

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A Day In The Life Of Writer, Julia Jarman I wake early, but stay beneath the duvet, eyes closed, hopeful. An idea may surface in that dreamy hinterland between awake and asleep, a solution to the plot-problem I took to bed perhaps. Not this morning. But a sideways glance at the pad by my bed shows I scribbled something in the night. A great thought? No. HEARING AIDS IN CAR. Well, that’s useful if not inspiring. Thoughts now turn to tea and I glance at the bedroom door, then remember that if I want morning tea, I make it myself. I head downstairs to the kitchen in my dressing gown, keeping a look-out for Penny, my cat, and other hazards, mindful of the first rule of old age, ‘Don’t fall over’.

Seems to me it’s a rapid downhill to The End if you do, and I’m not ready yet. Far from it, I’m a beginner. It says so on Amazon so it must be true. Julia Jarman is ‘a debut author’ who has just written The Widows’ Wine Club and it is ‘sparkling’. Well, that’s good. The hundred or so books I’ve written for children don’t seem to count, but never mind.

Tea made, in my favourite pint-sized mug, I take it to the conservatory, overlooking my garden. Penny, her first breakfast eaten, becomes a lap cat and we watch the birds together. Blue tits, great tits, and sparrows today, doing acrobatics on the feeders. Penny snickers disapprovingly. I murmur admiringly between slurps.

Tea finished, I make coffee and ponder. To get dressed or not to get dressed, that is the question. My feet decide. I’m on my way to my study, to carry on writing my latest mistresspiece. It’s not discipline, it’s what I want to do. It’s what drives me. For the next few hours I stay as Woman in a Dressing Gown, hoping no one will ring the doorbell.

I’d like to boast that after pounding the keys in a concentrated, uninterrupted trance all morning, I will have written several thousand words by lunchtime. But that wouldn’t be true and I’m a truthful person. Well, I am when I’m not telling stories.

The truth is that I’m not a pounder, and I keep getting up and down. But that’s okay because sitting down is unhealthy. Writing is a dangerous occupation. It causes thrombosis and other nasties. Getting up and down is good. So is walking. So is waving to children as they pass by on their way to school. I live on the high street in Riseley, and my study is at the front of the house. My desk faces the wall, but looking out of the window is a constant temptation.

Fortunately for my step-count – though not my word-count - I need lots of coffee and my coffee machine is in the kitchen. As a technically challenged person, I’m proud that I can operate it. Especially as I stand on one leg while I wait for my cup to fill, as Dr Michael Moseley advises. I’m a big fan of Dr M and try to follow all his advice, except the cold showers.

There are other healthful distractions. Not least Penny who wants a second breakfast. And a third. And a fourth. Then her lunch. I recently read that cats have evolved to make their miaow, or one of their miaows, resemble the cry of a new-born human baby. I am sure 34

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this is true. I cannot ignore Penny’s cries. If I do she tramples over my keyboard producing algebra more terrifying than in the O Level Maths exam, which is my scariest nightmare.

On a good day I’ve clocked up 750 words by lunchtime – and 1000 steps.

Lunch means another trip to the kitchen, to forage in the fridge or the fruit bowl and more steps. ‘Comfort breaks’ add more, and even better they’re uphill, well upstairs. I go to the main bathroom, home of The Big Red Bath, the inspiration for my most successful picturebook. The oeuvre I’m currently writing, very different, is called Widows Waive the Rules, or maybe Widows Rule the Waves. My widows are on a cruise. It will be my third ‘Widows’ book and I have to deliver it by May, so must get on. When I’ve written 1000 words, but not before, I head for the other end of the village to walk a friend’s dog, Teddy, a poodle who looks like a teddy bear. That means more steps, another 4000 or so.

I do get dressed first!

Today we call in at the Fox and Hounds to talk to landlady Jenny, about the launch of Widows on the Wine Path on April 3rd. Do come along and buy a book. The drinks are on me.

When I get home I take a nap, which Dr M also advises. Then I start thinking about dinner.

I can’t cook without a glass in my hand. The sign, ‘I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I put it in the food,’ hangs on my dresser. So does ‘Careful or you’ll end up in my novel.’

Food-wise, I am in modern parlance, a flexitarian. That used to be omnivorous. Greedy will do. I eat anything with lots of veg, a lot of which I grow myself. Tonight it’s ratatouille from the freezer with chicken.

The wine fuels another splurge of writing, faster now because the inner critic has been put to flight. I love the evening shift. When I am too tired to carry on, I collapse on the sofa to read or watch TV. Tonight I’ll read because I’m in the middle of Ann Patchett’s ‘This is the Story of a Happy Marriage’, a wonderful book, full of wise words about life and love and writing. At around ten o’clock I go to bed, read a bit more, then put out the light, first checking that pen and notebook are on my bedside table.

To sleep perchance to wake up with a brilliant idea.

Julia’s New Book!

Join us for the launch at The Fox and Hounds, Riseley.

3rd April 6pm - 8pm For more information visit juliajarman.com

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Sunday 10th March

OPEN Mon-Sat 6:30am - 9pm Sun 7:30am - 8pm budgens@robinsonkimbolton.co.uk 01480 860582 Thrapston Rd, Kimbolton 36

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Budgens is all about food. Early morning deliveries, 6 days a week, ensure lots of fresh produce.

Everything is here to create delicious meals from scratch.

We also have a great variety of prepared meals.

A wide range of Wines, Beers, Ciders, and Spirits will complement your meal.

We have a Bakery plus Costa Coffee, Fresh Sandwiches & Frozen Foods.

We’re just round the corner. Open long hours, 7 days a week, with car parking.

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CROWSONS Funeral Directors

A family owned business serving the community for over one hundred years • • • • • •

Caring personal attention Chapels of rest 24 hour service to all areas Flowers and catering available Memorials Advice on Golden Charter pre-payment Schemes OUNDLE (01832) 272269 Barnwell, Oundle Peterborough PE8 5PS

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For Sale Escape to the Lakes!

£250,000 256 sqm established restaurant & cellar for sale

Call - 01229 777497 (Thurs-Sun) Sale due to owners retiring. Price includes goodwill and equipment to ensure a smooth take-over. Business currently profitable based on 4 evenings a week. Suitable for conversion into flats or other commercial premises (STPP.) Call Andrew for more information.

Market Square, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 4HZ

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The Humble Way Marker Have you ever wondered about the bright yellow topped way makers you might encounter on a walk in the Bedfordshire Countryside. How do they get their yellow paint, how do they get into position, what happens when you see one that is either rotten or broken?

Not all counties have yellow topped way markers – certainly none of our northern neighbours do, but if you are a regular walker, you may well be aware that they are so much easier to spot than just a plain post. As part of North Beds Ramblers, we are well used to scanning the horizon for our yellow friends to confirm that we are heading in the correct direction.

Bedford Borough has over 900 km of footpaths, bridleways and byways so imagine how many posts are distributed along those kilometres! Sadly, wooden posts do not last forever and they need to be replaced. This is down to the work of Bedford Borough’s Rights of Way team who work hand in hand with local landowners and volunteer groups, including the Ramblers, to try to keep our Rights of Way in good order and well-marked.

In the past, posts were supplied to the Council pre painted but a few years ago that stopped and in stepped the local Ramblers. A number of local Rambler’s members volunteer for RIPPLE (Repairing & Improving Public Paths for Leisure and Exercise). As part of this activity, we are the first step in preparing posts for deployment. A small group mark up the posts for painting and apply three coats of paint – two of which are the bright yellow you will be used to searching out. These posts are then taken out to the various localities where more Rambler’s volunteers – along with other volunteer groups and landowners “plant” them in the appropriate positions.

Our group of trusty volunteers are in the process of painting the latest batch of 50 posts bring our total to over 400!

So next time you see a lovely yellow topped post – spare a thought for those who spend their time painting and deploying the posts. If you see one that is broken you can report its location on the Borough website, ideally with a picture on “Report a problem on a public right of way”. If you would like to get involved, or just walk, please contact North Beds Ramblers on northbedswalks@gmail.com. We don’t just paint and deploy posts, but also carry out path clearance, stile repairs and install gates. It’s a great way to help keep all our Rights of Way in good order. Remember Ramblers don’t just Ramble!

You can find out more about North Beds Ramblers on our webpage https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/ramblersgroups/north-bedfordshire-group or our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/northbedsramblers/ Come and see what you are missing!

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Regency Funeral Directors

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Family run business providing a personal and caring service Chapel of rest Available 24 hours Grave stone and other memorial options Flowers and catering available Advice on funeral packages, bespoke services and pre-paid funerals Beautiful Jaguar hearse and limousine fleet plus all other motorised options Horse drawn services

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Following on from last month’s post all about reviews, you may well ask what the point of them is. Well, reviews are not written just to tell an author how fabulous, or otherwise, their book is.

More importantly they help readers decide whether to read that book, or not. Also, on sites like Amazon that are run by algorithms, reviews mean visibility, and in a world where thousands of books get published every week (yes, really, and I’m not even including those produced by AI) visibility is vital.

Generally, I manage to read three books a month. One from the book group in my village that I belong to, one from an online review team I am a member of, and one from my own TBR (To Be Read) list. That one is usually chosen from the vast number that inhabit my Kindle.

What I don’t do is accept review requests as I don’t see myself as a book reviewer. I am simply someone who reviews the books they choose to read. I should probably put something up on my website to that effect but I’ve never got round to it and with my to-do list as it is, it keeps slipping off my radar.

I also won’t review books I’ve had input into unless it was just a basic formatting job. And lastly, and this is a rule made since I started writing here, I won’t review anything on this page from a local author (from Cambs, Beds or Northants). That doesn’t mean I won’t post a review of it somewhere else, should I choose to read that book, but can you imagine how inundated I would be if I did review the books of local authors? And occasionally what an awkward situation I might find myself in!

Other rules; hmm, well I won’t give a book only 1 or 2 stars. If I think that little of a book nowadays, I no longer plough on until the end in the hope of some redemption. My life is too short for that nonsense so it would become a DNF (Did Not Finish) and I do not review books I don’t finish.

And what do I write in a review? As I said before, I see myself as a reader rather than any sort of proper reviewer so I tend to write something of how the book made me feel. But more on that next month.

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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SELF STORAGE Great Staughton

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Come and join our monthly ‘more than just networking’ meetings Tilbrook Village Hall 11am -12.30pm - £10 First Wednesday of every month Please call or email to book your place

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Spaldwick Electrical

Local Electrician Jason Pope

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 Contact Jason Now to arrange a Free Quotation office@spaldwickelectrical.co.uk www.spaldwickelectrical.co.uk www.facebook.com/SpaldwickElectrical

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Old Kimboltonians’ Freemasons Lodge Meeting at Kimbolton Castle 2024 Meeting dates Friday 15 March Friday 17 May Friday 27 September Friday 13 December Meetings start at 6.00p.m All Freemasons welcome as well as enquiries from Alumni plus current and former staff Contact Martin Wilson Lodge Secretary Email martinjwilson55@gmail.com

Saints Brickwork is dedicated to working with local customers and businesses.

We are currently expanding our portfolio in domestic enquiries and have a dedicated team working with local projects in the area. Our team of experienced tradesmen have a wealth of knowledge to make clients’ aspirations happen.

Whether your enquiry is for a new extension, new garden wall, patio for summer or minor brick repair work every enquiry is approached in a professional manner, your budget requirements discussed, and we work with you offering advice and guidance throughout the whole process.

No job too small and quality is key.

Contact us on 01480 479355 and we will arrange a prompt meeting, conduct an audit, and supply you with a no obligation quotation.

Email: info@saintsbrickworkltd.co.uk Call: 01480 479355 Website: www.saintsltd.co.uk Thanks to the Village Bystander magazine we have already had many local enquiries helping residents in the community.

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LOCAL BRICKWORK COMPANY EST. 2013 NEW BUILDS AND EXTENSIONS - GARDEN AND BOUNDARY WALLS REPOINTING WORKS - BRICK REPAIRS - BRICK FEATURE WORK

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Holiday club for children A wonderful charity run setting based in the beautiful village of Spaldwick and led by the fantastic team at Playtimes in Spaldwick, our holiday club is available for all children from the ages 2–11 years old (children don’t have to attend school/pre-school in Spaldwick).

Children have access to all our indoor and outdoor facilities during the holiday club and can play outside wherever possible. We also run a morning and an afternoon creative activity. We adapt and tailor activities to the season as well as run parties at some of the holiday clubs.

Activities can include:

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Baking and decorating cakes, biscuits, shortbread, hot cross buns Arty crafts, e.g. making seasonal decorations, painting mugs, leaf art, pom pom animals, bird feeders, making cards Nature walks, trips to the park Planting flowers Bug hunts Slime!

Please note that activities are always child-led and children will not be forced to do an activity if they do not wish to take part. There may also be changes to the activities due to the weather and depending on the numbers and ages of attendees.

The dates for the remainder of the 2023/24 term are as follows:

£5 per hour (min 3 hours bookable) / £35 for the day (9am–5pm). This includes a morning and an afternoon snack.

A packed lunch and hot tea (served at 4.30pm) can be provided at £1.75 each.

We also ask for children to be provided with suitable clothing depending on the weather and season.

• 19–23 February • 2–15 April • 28–31 May • 19 July–2 August • 19 August–3 September

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Qualified dog groomers New clients receive 10% off first treatment Based in Little Staughton We welcome any breed of dog big or small, young to elderly, nervous to happy All treatments are one to one basis Set in a stress free environment We can deal with any needs that your dog may require We can provide a local pick up and drop back service We offer: Puppy Introductions Bath & Dry Full Grooms Nail clipping Hand stripping And much more Ring Katie on 07774519694 or Sally on 07768194367

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Get the call - become an on-call firefighter Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking to recruit more on-call firefighters to help serve local communities across the county.

CFRS is looking for men and women from all backgrounds to become on-call firefighters and provide emergency cover from either their home or their workplace.

On-call firefighters are a vital part of our Service and community. They respond to a wide range of incidents, from fighting fires, attending road traffic collisions, animal rescues to supporting other emergency services. In addition to responding to emergency incidents, our on-call firefighters support their communities by providing information and advice on a range of community safety topics.

They receive an annual wage to reflect the time they commit to being available plus additional payments for attending incidents and drill nights (one evening a week for two hours).

It’s a hugely rewarding role, and we hope to encourage members of the community from all backgrounds to get in touch and find out more about becoming an on-call firefighter.

Visit www.cambsfire.gov.uk/oncall for more information.

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To locate, search or navigate to a what3words address, all you need is the free app.

Make sure you have it downloaded on your device and know how to use it, to help save time, resource and lives.

Test your smoke alarm!

Did you know that you should test your smoke alarms at least once a month? Or that you should have smoke alarms on every floor of your home? Or that Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service do free home visits to make sure your home is fire safe?

Visit this website for helpful tips and advice: https://firekills.campaign.gov.uk/ It only takes one accident to start a fire. Fire kills. Let’s prevent it.

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Bystander Community HAIL WESTON WILDLIFE AND GARDENING GROUP Tuesday March 5th 7:30pm Hail Weston Village hall Robyn Staddon from Little Paxton Nature Reserve An informative talk on bees at Paxton Pits Cost £1 for members and £3 for non-members.

(Yearly membership £7) Tea/Coffee/glass of wine/biscuits will be available at the meeting for a voluntary donation.

Mandeville Hall T u e s d a y 2 nd J a n u a r y 2 0 2 4 T u e s d a y 6 th F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 4 T u e s d a y 5 th M a r c h 2 0 2 4

7.30pm for 8.00pm Start • Generous cash prizes • Raffle • Refreshments Available Bring a friend and come along and join in the fun All proceeds to the Mandeville Hall Charity Registered Charity No 302646

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After a break of several years, the Kimbolton Ranger Unit has been up and running again since 2019. Rangers is Girlguiding’s offering for girls aged between 14 to 18 and provides an open and relaxed space for girls to make new friends, relax and have fun while exploring opportunities to gain awards, badges and qualifications, and at the same time having the freedom to be independent.

The Kimbolton Ranger Unit is a busy one, with each girl choosing and creating her own programme. In the past year, the girls have planned and taken part in cinema and bowling activities, as well as a London-based Girlguiding themed treasure hunt originating at our Headquarters in Buckingham Palace Road. Just before Christmas we danced the evening away at the county Girlguiding Silent Disco in the stunning surroundings of Peterborough Cathedral.

As well as planning fun outings, the girls are availing themselves of the many activities afforded them by the Girlguiding programme. We were very proud of one of our recent leavers, Holly, who achieved our very first Ranger Gold Award.

Rangers is also about encouraging girls to giving back to our community, both locally and further afield. This term we participated in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, an important national survey which monitors the country’s bird population. Izzy F, one of our current Rangers, has been taking part in Girlguiding’s Peer Educator programme. She has received training on how to deliver sessions to her peers on important issues which affect young people today such as self esteem, safety and gender stereotypes. Izzy has delivered her sessions to Guide and Brownie units, both in Kimbolton and further afield.

This year, Izzy B, another of our recent leavers and a Young Leader in the unit, has been selected from applicants nationwide to take part in Girlguiding’s GOLD (Guiding Overseas Linked with Development) programme. This summer Izzy will be heading to Madagascar as part of a team which will be delivering leadership skills training to local Girlguiding leaders. This training will help local leaders deliver Guiding, which will help empower girls and young women to tackle wider issues in their communities such as sanitation, environmental action, and access to education.

Izzy is currently fundraising for this project and will be attempting the National 3 Peaks Challenge in June of this year. If you would like to find out more about the GOLD project or support Izzy’s fundraising efforts, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/izzy-brown-gold-2024 Rangers meet every Tuesday evening between 7 and 8.30pm. We are a friendly bunch and we welcome all girls aged 14 - 18. If you would like more information, please contact us at kymvalleyrangers@outlook.com or visit the website https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/rangers/ Please mention Village Bystander when responding to adverts

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St Andrew’s church, Kimbolton

This year’s performance of Stainer’s The Crucifixion will take place on Good Friday, 29th March 2024 at 6.30pm.

There will be a rehearsal for the choir at 4.30pm in the church. Singers who would like to take part in this performance should contact the organist, Robert Tucker on email: robertewtucker100@gmail.com or ring 0774 774 8026 to book a place.

As there is limited room in the choir area, it is essential to reserve a place. I look forward to welcoming singers familiar with this work who have sung with us in the past as well as newcomers.

Miss Franks Jumble Sale Saturday 6th April Manderville Hall, Kimbolton

Doors open at 2:00 pm until 4 :00pm Stalls, bric a brac ,clothing nearly new, Books ,toys.

Refreshments available.

Entrance fee only £1.

IN CONCERT AT KEYSOE VILLAGE HALL

PAUL McCLURE The Rutland Troubadour SATURDAY 23rd MARCH Doors open 7.00pm Tickets £20 per head Including Pie & Mash Fully Licensed Bar Tickets contact 01234 376577 or bookings@keysoevillagehall.co.uk 58

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

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Services across the Benefice for March.

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 Good Friday for an informal family walk and Easter Egg Hunt from 10.00am - 12.00pm.

Refreshments in church after the walk.

ST. ANDREW’S, GREAT STAUGHTON Sun 3rd

8.00am BCP Holy Communion 10.30am All Age Worship

Sun 10th 10.30am Parish Communion with Ingrams Choir, Kimbolton School Sun 17th 10.30am Parish Communion Sun 24th 10.30am Palm Sunday Parish Communion Tue 26th

7.00pm Compline

Fri 29th

2.00pm Good Friday Hour at the Cross

Sun 31st

10.30am Easter Day All Age Benefice Communion

ST. NICOLAS, HAIL WESTON Sun 3rd

10.30am Morning Praise

Wed 6th 10.00am Morning Prayer Sun 10th

9.00am Parish Communion

ALL SAINTS, LITTLE STAUGHTON

Sun 17th

3.00pm Creative Communion

Sun 3rd

9.00am Parish Communion

Sun 24th

9.00am Palm Sunday Parish Communion

Sun 17th

9.00am Parish Communion

Mon 25th

7.00pm Compline

Wed 27th 7.00pm Compline

Thu 28th

7.00pm Maundy Thursday Communion

Sat 30th

Sun 31st

9.00am Easter Praise

11.30pm Easter Vigil with Communion

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St Andrew’s Great Staughton presents An evening with

Huntingdon Male Voice Choir Friday 19th April @ 7:15pm for 7:30pm start

Tickets £15.00 each

(includes a glass of wine and light refreshments)

Tickets available from: Online: https://swhw.co.uk/st-andrews/hmv-concert/ John Hitchin: Tel: 07702 597670 email: johnhitchin@btinternet.com Glenn Coiley:

Tel: 07854 673771

Bryan Kitchen: Tel: 07804 753087

Funds raised to support the opera/on of St Andrew’s church and the Hun/ngdon Male Voice Choir St Andrew’s church, Great Staughton PE19 5BB 60

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CHURCH SUMMER CAMP 2024 Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th July 2024 If you are a child aged 6 and above join us at the Grafham Water Activity Centre in Perry.

From 9.30am to 4.30pm each day.

PLEASE NOTE. This camp is only open to families in the Staughtons, Perry, Hail Weston or who have a connection to one of our churches, St. Andrew’s,Gt Staughton, St Nicolas Hail Weston or All Saints Little Staughton.

website for on-line booking and payment

www.swhw.co.uk

Closing date for entries 26th April

Rev. Nicki Bland St. Andrews Vicarage Causeway Great Staughton Huntingdon, Cambs PE19 5BF Phone: 01480 869485 E-mail: revlesnicki@gmail.com

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Canine Corner - Food Guarding ‘How to teach your dog to guard his food……..’ Yes you read that correctly, I am going to tell you how to teach your dog to guard his food. All you need to do is this- at every meal time, fill up his bowl and give it to him. Wait until he starts eating and take the bowl away again. Alternatively, you could get him a really nice chew, maybe a pigs ear. Give it to him and when he starts to chew, take it away from him and give it back a few times. Many of you will be reading this is horror, but I have lost count of the number of food guarding dogs I have worked with whose owners have told me “We heard you should be able to take their food away from them so we’ve done this since he was a puppy”. This is a common misconception. In fact the fastest way to teach your dog to guard his food is to keep taking it away from him. Of course, there are some dogs out there that are not particularly motivated by food and may not be affected by having their bowl taken away, but for many dogs this is highly likely to make them more defensive around food. Sometimes owners will hear their dog growl and decide that they should take their food away more often to ‘cure’ the problem, when in fact this makes the problem worse. If someone tried to steal your dinner from your plate at every meal, I’m pretty sure it would make you a bit defensive.

So, how do you teach your dog not to guard his food? The simple answer is to leave him alone when he is eating. Feed him in a quiet area and leave him to finish his meal in peace. If you have a puppy and you want to prevent food guarding from the start, occasionally walk past when he is eating and quietly drop some tasty treats in and around his bowl, then walk away. This will teach him to associate people walking towards his bowl with the appearance of yummy things, rather than having something taken away.

It is important to note that it is natural for dogs to be more possessive of food that is of higher value to them. A dog is far more likely to guard a pig’s ear than a boring bowl of kibble. So leave your dog alone when he is chomping on his favourite chew and if you have children, make sure they know not to bother your dog when he is eating.

Occasionally, some dogs will develop more serious food guarding behaviour- even if their owners have never taken their food away. There is some evidence that the tendency to guard food may be inherited. In this case it is even more important to manage the environment in which your dog eats- busy kitchens aren’t an ideal place to feed your food guarder. Feed them in a quiet room behind a closed door and make sure all family members (especially children) know not to enter when the dog is having his meal. If food guarding is becoming a problem in your household, please contact an ABTC registered behaviourist for help and advice.

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Appliance & Satellite Engineer REPAIRS CARRIED OUT TO ALL MAKES OF THE FOLLOWING

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Individual room television Multi-room TV installations Satellites PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFERED

Electrical Safety Testing (formally known as PAT testing) Electrical Safety Risk Assessment for your business

Mobile 07894 433084 howardgalley@outlook.com www.howardgalley.wordpress.com

I am an appliance and satellite engineer now based in Raunds, Northamptonshire having moved down from South West Scotland to be with my partner.

My business started originally in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2006 where I mainly worked for Age Concern and Anchor Housing repairing appliances and carrying out Electrical Safety Testing and risk assessments (PAT testing) across the North East of England. I was on the Newcastle and Northumberland Trade Register in recognition of the quality of my workmanship and was also the preferred supplier for a number of hotels and businesses in the area.

In 2008 I moved to South West Scotland where my business grew at a rapid rate over 14 years, repairing washing machines, tumble dryers and other household appliances as well erecting satellites and installing TV systems to both people’s homes and on holiday parks.

I like to look after small businesses in carrying out risk assessments and issuing guidance on electrical safety and can perform a full formal inspection electrical safety test if required.

I have over 100 perfect reviews on my Facebook page, Yell, Google and my webpage and will always do my best to look after you.

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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

USEFUL & EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Doctors at Kimbolton 01480 860205 Doctors at Gt. Staughton 01480 860770 Doctors at Sharnbrook 01234 781392 NHS Direct 111 NHS Cambridgeshire 01223 884 008 Patient Advice & Liason Service 01733 673 405 (PALS) Cambs & Peterborough Patient Advice & Liason Service 01234 795814 (PALS) Bedfordshire Hospitals Addenbrookes, Cambridge Bedford Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon

01223 245151 01234 355122 01480 416416

Cambridgshire Fire and Rescue 01480 444500 Non Emergency Police Line 101 Councillors Cllr Ian Gardener - CCC Alconbury & Kimbolton Division ian.gardener@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Cllr Jonathan Gray - HDC Kimbolton ward jonathan.gray@huntingdonshiredc.org.uk

Cllr Stephen Cawley - HDC Ellington Ward stephen.cawley@huntingdonshiredc.org.uk AA Emergency Breakdown Alcoholics Anonymous Carers Direct Childline Citizens Advice Electricity Emergency Floodline Gas Emergency National Debt Line National Rail Enquiries NSPCC Parentline RAC Emergency Breakdown RSPCA Samaritans UK Missing Persons Unit Victim Support

0800 887766 0800 9177650 0808 802 0202 0800 1111 03444 111 444 105 0345 988 1188 0800 111 999 0808 808 4000 0333 202 2222 0800 800 500 0800 800 2222 0800 828282 0300 1234 999 116 123 0800 234 6034 0808 168 9111

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Clubs, Groups and Organisations

Great Staughton Village Hub Details on the Great Staughton and Perry Facebook page Kimbolton Senior Citizens lunch club (Thurs, 12noon) Mandeville Hall, Buckley/Hellett 01480 861540/860735 Catworth Women’s Group Barbara Cawdell 01832 710404 Catworth Quilters Group Pam Wardle 01832 710324 Ellington Neighbourhood Watch Rick Wilcox 01480 890902 Gt Staughton Horticultural Society Mike Keeble 01480 860855 Grafham & Ellington Art Group Jackie Woods, 01480 890279 Whist Drives, Ellington Steve Sherratt , 01480 891418 Gt Staughton Playing Field & Pavilion Bob Jewell 01480 861259 Neighbourhood Watch Gt Staughton Frank Backhouse, 01480 861167 Kimbolton Flower Club Carol Grundy 01832 710339 Kimbolton Local History Society Nora Butler 01480 861007 Save the Children Fund Nora Butler 01480 861007 Hargrave Investment Club Rick 07905 211919 or Sue 07818 050034 Kimbolton Parish Council Lionel Thatcher 01480 861877 Bell Ringing (Kimbolton Church) Mary Foster 01480 861594 Kimbolton Fire Station - recruitment Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service 01480 444500 Little Staughton Parish Clerk Mary Jordan 01234 376383 email lspcclerk1@gmail.com.

Pertenhall & Swineshead Parish Clark Diane Robins, 07786 656088 clerk@pertenhallandswineshead-pc.gov.uk Bolnhurst & Keysoe Parish Council Clerk Samantha Langley 07977 828153 Stow Longa Village Community - social events Christine Hayes 01480 860519

Christine.Hayes@StowLonga.org.uk Churchwarden, All Saints’ Church Pauline Swinden 01480 509043 Tilbrook Village Newsletter www.tilbrookvillage.life Tilbrook Amenites Committee Chairman, Stephen Birch, chairman

tilbrookvillagelife@gmail.com Tilbrook Parish Council Clerk Lionel Thatcher, 01480860055 Kimbolton WI Anne Beszant 01480 860672 Ellington WI Jan Sherratt 01480 891418 Gt Staughton WI Ruth Easom, rutheasom@gmail.com Pertenhall WI Alison Gladstone 01933 563064 Perry WI perrywigroup@gmail.com Kimbolton & district Royal British Legion David Henrick 01480 896556 Kimbolton Castle Rotary Club Chris Davies 01234 376542 Ellington Village Club Sue Rice (Chairperson) 01480 896139 The Villages Gardening Club Jan Roche 01832 710561 janetroche0@gmail.comKimbolton Hunts Phil Orchestra & Chorus info@huntsphil.org.uk, choir@huntsphil.org.uk orchestra@huntsphil.org.uk North Beds Ramblers Margaret Sawyer

northbedswalks@gmail.com, www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walk

ing/ramblers-groups/north-bedfordshire-group Village Halls Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton, bookings Stan Rhodes, 07367 783886 Village Hall, Catworth, bookings www.catworthvillagehall.co.uk Village Hall, Ellington Anita Dowdall 01480 891821 Village Hall, Gt Staughton, bookings Vicki Goldsmith 01480 860005 Village Hall, Hail Weston Dawn Isaac 01480 477003 Village Hall, Keysoe Janet Browning 01234 376577 bookings@keysoevillagehall.co.uk Village Hall, Keyston, bookings Chrissy Faulkner, 07714 080837 Village Hall, Little Staughton Kevin and Maria Foskett, 01234 376260 Village Hall, Old Weston oldwestonvillagehall@gmail.com Village Hall, Melchbourne Bookings Julia Koball, juliakoball@hotmail.co.uk

07941 245 639

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Village Hall, Pertenhall, bookings Village Hall, Tilbrook

Village Hall, Yelden

Paul Sheard paulsheard@aol.com 01480 861457 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 Badminton Club (Kimbolton) Shirley Osborne 860198/Jill Strand 861508 Catworth Playing Field Mary Matthews, 07717 246107 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 Table Tennis Club - Melchbourne Peter Wilkinson peteathillands@gmail.com, 07792 056 157 Tennis Club, Kimbolton Roy Butler, 01480 861007 Tennis Club, Gt Staughton Nicole Yates, 01480 860616 Grafham Tang Sou Dao Club Steven Treadaway 01480 812433, info@cambstangsoudao.co.uk Great Staughton Golf Society Derek Fitzgibbon, 01480 861234 Little Staughton keep fit Chris Clarke, 07739184942 MVH Pilates - Melchbourne Penny Hales penny@tightassets.co.uk MVH Tai Chi - Melchbourne Rob Poyton simplyflow@outlook.com PE28 Kickboxing, Grafham Village Hall Mark James, 01480 819478 Pilates - Riseley

Caroline Eames - 07535 296836

strengththroughmovement01@gmail.com 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 March 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 March 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 March 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.69 Art, Framing, Artists, Crafts, Ceramics, Gallery, Hobbies Engraved By Elle, www.engravedbyelle.co.uk, p.49 Grafham Coins, 01480 811227, p.55 La Cote D'or Antiques, 01480 861587, p.20 The Framery Ltd, 01480 860086, p.29 Boutiques Blue Blancmange, 07970 666258, p.39 Building Services/Home Maintenance/Garage Doors Cambridge Sunblinds, 01223 904107 p.69 Castle View Construction, 07563 608344, p.6-7 Donna the Tiler, 07712 431337, p.55 GAP Home Improvements, 07935 002610, p.13 Garolla Roller Shutter Doors, 01480 630081, p.41 Lilystone, 01933 461374 p.19 R&D Maskey, 01234 825015, p.20 Saints Brickwork Ltd, 01480 479355, p.51 Taylor Stilton, 01480 860047, p.45 The Home Handyman, 01480 861898, p.53 Business Networking Three Shires Networking, 07788 558964, p.46 Computer/IT Services/Marketing/Proofreading Arlo Creative, 07747 185291, p.39 iEdit, 01480 860519 p.39 Newport Bookkeeping Services, 07519 352933, p.41 Oxygen IT, 01480 390395, p.69 Silver Websites, 07340 234555, p.19 Social Beans, 07808 020554, p.52 Domestic Services Andrew Blair, Carpet Cleaning, 07867 499792, p.55 Home ‘n’ Dry, Carpet Cleaning, 01487 840310, p.55 Howard Galley Satellite engineer, 07894 433084, p.63 Education/Tuition Inn Farm Private Day Nursery, 07802 826798, p.15 One to One Tuition, 07803 504631, p.5 Playtimes Spaldwick, 01480 890077 p.52 Electrical Services Aircon Tom, 07402 745802, p.48 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Selec Solar, 01480 400607, p.21 Spaldwick Electrical, 07446 965998, p.49

Funeral Directors Crowsons, 01832 272269, p.39 Regency Funeral Directors, 01480 759408, p.43 Gardening/Landscaping/Design/Tree Care/Logs/Repairs Eden Tree Specialists, 01234 960796, p.23 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.36-37 Top End Stores, 01234 376426, p.47 Whitchurch Wines, jeff@whitchurchwines.co.uk p.12 Health/Treatments/Beauty/Wellbeing/Counselling/ Fitness Henry Davies personal Trainer, 07747 466459, p.9 J Aesthetics & Beauty, 07717 410261, p.11 Jill Dighton, 07925 852985, p.9 Kimbolton Swimming Pool, 01480 862276, p.9 Love yourself Beautiful, 07565 459602, p.10 Rosie’s Salon, 07733 482359, p.9 The Ashgrove Clinic, 01933 469043 p.8 The Nest at 53, 07778 024564, p.10 Kitchens Kitchen Culture, 01480 861822, p.53 Music, Theatre, Singing, Entertainment Carol John, 01234 708029, p.45 Pets/Petcare Services /Equine/Training Kimbolton Vets, www.kimboltonvets.co.uk, p.11 Penhazy Parlour, 07774 519694, p.53 Top End Stores (Animal Feed), 01234 376426, p.47 Plumbers & Heating Engineer Anglia Oil Tanks, 01638 662955, p.27 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Hill Heating, 01480 890929, p.23 Hydroflow, 07917 176375, p.49 Pubs/Restaurants/Cafes/Catering Phaf Kimbolton, 07300 296926, p.40 The Pheasant Keyston, 01832 710303 p.38 The Wheatsheaf Perry, 01480 810253, p.70-71 Solicitors/Legal/Probate Services Hunt & Coombs Solicitors, 01480 702207, p.29

Estate Agents/Letting Agents/Property Bletsoes, 01832 732188 Carr Estate Agents, 01832 778800, p.25 Peter Lane & Partners, 01480 860400, p.72 Top Hat Projects, 07814 709320, p.29

Storage Jonathan, 07753 638948, p.45

Financial Advisers & Financial Services Beacon Wealth Management, 01480 869466, p.33

Wedding Services Styled by Lulabelles,tasha@styledbylulabelles.co.uk, p.11

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W EEK LY DEA LS PIE TU ESDAY

FISH FRY DAY

Choice of 3 weekly changing homemade pies served with mash or chips, seasonal veg & gravy + pint of Fosters, medium glass of house wine or soft drink £16.95

Fish & chips Traditional chip shop platter Market boat fresh fish specials Traditional fish & chips take-away £10.00

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STEA K THU RSDAY

Let’s do Lunch!

2 courses £14.95 3 courses £17.95 Mon - Friday 12 pm - 5 pm

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Steak, fries, sides, sauce, salad + pint of Fosters, medium glass of house wine or soft drink Ribeye £17.95 Fillet £18.95

The Wheatsheaf – West Perry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0BX Email: hello@wheatsheaf-perry.co.uk - Phone: 01480 810253 To advertise in Village Bystander please call Julie on 07928 778457

W H AT’S ON AT THE W HEATSHEA F

N EW MEN U LAU NCH Friday 1st March

Pop in to try our brand new dishes, freshly prepared on-site from fresh, ethically sourced, British ingredients!

New kitchen hours Food served - 12 pm - 9.30 pm - 7 days a week Breakfast now served from 9 am - 12 pm on Saturday & Sunday

Mother’s Day Sunday 10th March 2 course menu £23.50 – 3 course menu £28.50 Free gift for all Mums with pre-booked tables!

Saturday 30th March

Saturday 27th April

Join us for our spectacular tribute nights!

Fantastic 3-course dinner included Dinner from 7 pm – Music starts at 8.30 pm – £35 per person BOOK YOU R TA BLE HER E!

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Outstanding, generously proportioned and recently remodelled and upgraded village residence.

Delightful gardens with heated pool and uninterrupted countryside views to southerly aspect.

Around 2,600 square feet of wonderfully versatile living, entertaining and homeworking space.

Triple-aspect sitting room with fireplace and wood burning stove.

Study/home office with stone floor.

Stunning, fully refitted 36 ft. kitchen/dining/family room with bi-folding doors onto the garden terrace.

Four double bedrooms including principle with en suite, plus family bathroom.

Welcoming reception hall with stone floor and guest cloakroom.

Tel 01480 860400 Practical laundry/utility room.

Double garage and additional parking. kimbolton@peterlane.co.uk Air-source heat pump and solar panels providing exceptional EPC rating B. Excellent village location convenient for major road and rail links and within sought- after school catchments.

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