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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Hello everyone and welcome to our May edition of the Bystander. Remember to check the community section of the magazine. Every month you will find lots of information about events which are happening near you. One such event is Risely Community Theatre's production or secondary cause of death. Full details of the June performance can be found inside. Penny continues the story of Charles William with the first part of the conclusion to the saga. Hazel’s flash fiction offering is entitled ‘The First Step is the Hardest’ Georgia Rose outlines how literary reviews can be subjective even for books written by well-known authors.

You can find out about Izzy’s involvement in Girlguiding UK’s project, GOLD and Inn Farm Nursery reveals the benefits of tummy time! You can hide behind the sofa while catching up with Eugene Smith’s run down of past horror films. As you can see, there’s lots to catch up on!

Enjoy the new season.

Julie

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Editor: Julie Tose Mobile: 07928 778457 julie@villagebystander.com This Month’s Contributors: Lee Munday, Paul Kinally, Penny Young, Tony Larkins, Joanne Cox, Georgia Rose, Anthony Withers, Hazel Wright, Eugene Smith, Jeff Garland

May Contents Editor’s Letter p.4 Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing p.8-11 Inn Farm - Tummy Time p.14 Local Memories: Charles William – The Conclusion – Part One p.16-17 Anthony Withers - Grave concerns p.18 Gardening & Outdoor Section p.22-23 Lee’s Gardening Corner p.22 Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue p.24 May the force (of nature) be with you! p.30 The First Step is the Hardest p.32 Beacon Wealth Management - Will New Changes To Final Salary Pensions Affect You? p.33 A Day in the Life of Composer – Cheryl Frances-Hoad p.34-35 Eugene Smith - Nightmare on Nostalgia Street p.36 Georgia Rose p.44 Peter Lane and Partners - The Art of Negotiation p.48 Bystander Community p.56-66 The Staughtons with Hail Weston Church Services p.59 Riseley Community Theatre Presents: Secondary Cause of Death p.64 What’s On for Children? p.68 Nurseries, Primary & Secondary Schools p.68-69 Useful and Emergency Numbers p.69 Clubs, Groups & Organisations p.70-71 Mobile Library Times p.71 Business Listings p.72

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LOCAL MEMORIES: By Penny Young Charles William – The Conclusion – Part One Back in October 2022 – at the Cornish archives in Redruth – I had discovered that Charles William Kendall (aged 39), had died of liver failure, in New Zealand in January 1867. A letter to my 3 x great grandfather, Nicholas Kendall, from a Patrick Coyle, landlord of this (see picture), the Aurora Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand, ‘requesting payment of the debts of your late son Charles William Kendall’, had ended a 10 year mystery of why I could not find a death date for Charles William, my two-times great uncle, who had been born in Cornwall in July 1827. From the letter, it would appear that Charles William had dragged himself into this ‘hotel,’ The Aurora Hotel, dangerously ill and with scanty clothes, barely covering Auckland, New Zealand 1860’s his dignity – I imagine like Robinson Crusoe when he was discovered. The landlord had procured medical help for Charles William, provided fresh clothes and food, then the sick man had died before his debts could be repaid.

What on earth had gone wrong with Charles William? What was he even doing in New Zealand? Perhaps I needed to start right back at the beginning.

Charles William Kendall was the third child of four children born to Nicholas and Mary Anne Kendall, but crucially the second son, and as we are more familiar today – ‘The Spare’!

Along with other wealthy families, in those days, everything was showered upon the heir, another Nicholas, my 2 x great grandfather. The youngest boy, Francis, was destined for a life in the church, but there didn’t appear to be huge plans for Charles William. He and his younger brother, Francis were together at Westminster School in London, as recorded in the 1841 census. However, an ‘earthquake’ was set to go off in the family’s life, the following year. The children’s mother, Mary Anne, my 3 x great grandmother, had been having an affair with her nephew, Walter Kendall, a junior naval officer and 13 years her junior. The affair was discovered by her husband, and, as it happens, quite by accident. Mary Anne, whilst unbelievably beautiful, charming, and vivacious, had a drink problem. On numerous occasions she had promised her husband that she had given up drinking, but her erratic behaviour led him to believe that she was still indulging. One night, Nicholas demanded from Mary Anne’s lady’s maid, the keys to his wife’s bureau. As he was turning the lock, he could hear the rattling and clinking of bottles inside the drawers and as he opened the bureau, there laying on the top of all the empty bottles, were two letters. As Nicholas went to read the letters, Mary Anne cried out, “If you read those letters, we will be parted forever”. Nicholas did read the letters – one a love letter from Walter, referring to Mary Anne as 'Polly,’ (his pet name for her) and ‘my wife’ and the second, an unfinished reply from Mary Anne to Walter, similarly referring to him as ‘my husband’.

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devastated at the discovery and within three days had packed up the house, never to see Mary Anne, his wife, ever again and left for Paris with his daughter, also named Mary Anne.

Nicholas stayed away for two years in total. He divorced Mary Anne, something which had to be done as an act of parliament in 1843, in the case, Kendall versus Kendall. What then of the children? In 1842 Mary Anne, the daughter, was 19. She was possibly the least affected, and a huge comfort to her father, at this time, I have no doubt. I actually believe that the book, ‘My Cousin Rachel’ is based on the relationship between Nicholas and his daughter, Mary Anne – but in the book, the daughter is called Louise and her father – Nick Kendall. Daphne du Maurier knew later generations of the family well and, I am certain, based her book on this story.

What of the boys? My 2 x great grandfather, Nicholas, went into the army. He undoubtedly was affected by the breakdown of his parents’ marriage. He lived a somewhat dissolute life, running up thousands of pounds of debt (probably six figures in today’s money). The two younger boys, Charles William and Francis were pretty much abandoned. They had no home to come back to. The house, Pelyn, (an ancient Elizabethan manor), had been mothballed. Even the herd of milking cattle was sold. The boys in all probability remained at school, which, if it was anything like ‘Dotheboys Hall’ in ‘Nicholas Nickleby’, would have been a pretty grim existence. Charles William, however, must have cobbled together some kind of education, because he was entered into Oxford University.

I am guessing that having been released from the confines of Westminster School and now living in digs in Oxford, Charles completely let rip. If we thought the extravagances of his brother, in the army were enormous, Charles William took living beyond his means to a whole new level, I would guess in today’s money, a figure approaching a quarter of a million pounds. He quickly left Oxford, barely even lasting one term, and leaving debts in his wake, went to London. Here he began really ‘living the life’ - running up bills for accommodation, clothes (the very best gentlemen’s outfitters), gold watches, drink, cigars and entertainment and it was the latter, where he was to have the fateful meeting with the young soprano opera singer, Lucy Kirkham.

An affair between the two started in the early months of 1847, Charles would have been 19 and Lucy Kirkham 22. Charles William, perhaps with his mother’s charm, was able to persuade Lucy that she had made herself a very good catch! They eloped together and it was only in September 1847 that Nicholas Kendall finally took a grip of the situation, as he was becoming overwhelmed by mountainous debt letters finding their way to him, with the address of Pelyn always being given as the source of all settlement of dues.

Nicholas quickly sent Charles William to the continent, in the care of his brother, the Reverend Francis Kendall, whilst he began to sort out the mess. It is from the correspondence between the two brothers, that we begin to understand the personality of Charles William. Probably today, he would have a bi-polar diagnosis and this ‘mental illness’ was to have a devastating effect on Charles William’s peripatetic life.

More next time.

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Grave concerns Every year in our family we devise a challenge, usually involving a serious long-distance walk.

Ten years ago the challenge was to climb the three Peaks, Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

We succeeded but it did take us four years before we finally quaffed our triumphal pints at a congenial Fort William hostelry.

This year's challenge is the Thames Path, all 180 miles of it, but not of course all at once.

Persistent rain and sodden terrain has put a temporary halt to our mission so we needed a temporary fill-in project. What could be more sedate, more historic, or more English than a tour of famous graves in wonderful English parish churches? In Oxfordshire as it happens.

Our pilgrimage began in the pleasant village of Sutton Courtenay. All Saints church has three interesting figures to whom we wished to pay our respects. It took little effort to locate the impressive tomb of Herbert Henry Asquith, the Prime Minister who introduced the old age pension in 1909. His story, and the tremendous public gratitude the pension generated, is told in the book I recommended last month (Little Englanders, by Alwyn Turner). A few yards away is the headstone of Eric Arthur Blair, appropriately topped by a pink plastic pig. A yard further back, David Astor, long-serving editor of the Observer, rests in peace. Another Courtenay is the next stage of the pilgrimage, Nuneham Courtenay, a few miles down the road. Here in the burial ground is the simple grave of Peter Benenson, founder both of Amnesty International and the Coeliac Society.

The church of St Mary the Virgin in Ewelme has historic connections with the Chaucer family but it is a more modern literary figure we have come to honour. There is no indication of the grave but after a quick tour of the churchyard we managed to locate the last resting place of Jerome Klapka Jerome (must re-read his book). The literary connection continued with the next memorial on our tour: Cholsey, and the church of St Mary, where we admired the memorial to Agatha Mallowan and her husband Max. She, of course, is slightly better known as Agatha Christie. St Mary's church in Aldworth was by general consent the prettiest church on our mission. It was also the only church with a guide (£5.00) giving the history of the place. (It's strange that so many parish churches, foundation stones of England’s history, should be so shy about telling their story.) We have come to visit the memorial to a man whose name hardly anyone knows but whose words are familiar to all. ‘Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we shall remember them.’ It is the grave of Laurence Binyon. Our final visit on our weekend graveyard tour was to Holy Trinity church at Headington Quarry for another literary figure: the author of ‘The lion, the witch and the wardrobe,’ Clive Staples Lewis. (Some wonderful middle names being uncovered on this tour!)

Our project has started well, and we now have the time for a sub-project: locating as many Edward VIII post-boxes as we can find. Apparently there are 161 of them scattered around the country so we may have a bit of travelling to do.

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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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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).

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WHO ARE WE? Your local wine shop. We are a small, family-run 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: The Chocolate Block Magnums and The Grange English sparkling wine.

THIS MONTH’s TASTING - Tuscany!

This month we are joined by Ollala Lopez who will take us through the wines from Dievole in Chianti Classico and Tenuta Meraviglia in Bolgheri on Wednesday 8th May, starting at 7pm in the shop. For more information about Dievole, go to dievole.it

There are limited places available and tickets will be £30. To reserve yours, please email jeff@whitchurchwines.shop

It’s official—we are stocking chocolates!

Selling them individually, you can buy a couple as a treat for yourself, or a box as a gift for someone special - in fact, what better way to bring a smile to someone’s face that with chocolates and wine!

We have a selection of truffles and, chocolates available. Pop-in and check them out.

WHAT’s on in MAY? 8th Tuscan Tasting (ticketed) 7pm.

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Gardening and Outdoor Section: p.22-24 Lee’s Gardening Corner May means we are very nearly at summer time, and hopefully some drier weather. There is so much happening in the garden now, it's a wonderful month for getting things done.

Watch out for late frosts this month, but generally all the tender summer bedding, exotic plants and vegetables can go outside, although it is probably best to leave it till the end of the month. Prepare the soil for the bedding plants, clearing away the old Spring flowering plants (these can all go on the compost heap unless you keep them for next year), keep on top of the weeding and tidying up, watch out for the arrival of pests (you can use biological controls and other organic methods to keep them at bay).

If you like a well tended lawn then now is the time to remove the weeds and feed the grass, if you are feeling energetic then scarifying to remove the moss is rewarding, then mow weekly to keep it in shape. The beginning of the month is the last chance to properly sow a new lawn (otherwise it will just need extra attention and watering). Tie in any new growth on climbing and wall shrubs.

Make sure that any newly planted plants are watered if there has been a dry spell. Hedges of beech, hornbeam, box and leylandi can be clipped back late in the month (look out for any birds still nesting though).

In the veg garden water regularly, also feed fruit bushes, strawberries and salad plants. If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse and have already got vegetables started they can now be planted out to their summer places, tomatoes can be grown in large pots (but remember to keep them well watered and feed once a week). If necessary use netting to cover areas that might be eaten by birds or small mammals.

Plants that should be flowering now include rhododendrons, clematis, wisteria, berberis. Tulips will be at their best now, and other bulbs like camassias make a wonderful display.

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May the force (of nature) be with you!

History is often seen and told through the eyes and impact of individuals. The Napoleon’s of this world dominate many people’s interest and knowledge of the subject, but for the month of May, as the weather hopefully takes a turn for the better, the impact of the forces of nature on the past, present and even the future seemed a subject worth touching on. Of course, the aforementioned Napoleon’s grip on Europe was relinquished due to the impact of the Russian winter in 1812. His doomed invasion led to the destruction of the Grand Armée and, ultimately, his own abdication, if it can truly be called that with the Coalition forces occupying Paris. One Adolf Hitler was to repeat his mistake over a century later launching Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 with a similar outcome!

Russia was not the only country in Europe to benefit from the intervention of the weather. Whilst Elizabethan England was to see divine intervention as key in the destruction of Philip II’s Armada in 1588, “He blew and they were scattered”, it would appear that once again that nature intervened in the final result! All three of these events were to dramatically change the course of World and European history, two of them ending the dominance of their respective regimes in Europe and the other aiding the rise of Britain’s naval power which was to end up having a significant impact on the world as we know it. These are just three well-known examples. Delving deeper, many more can be unearthed from a thick fog allowing George Washington to avoid what might have proved a devastating defeat in 1776, to the earthquake/tsunami that sank the Persian fleet and saved Potidaea in 479BC. Yet focusing on individual events ignores the wider impact the forces of nature has had, and indeed may still have. Bad harvests and the famines that follow have often been a fundamental reason behind discontent being voiced and a need for fertile land or resources has always been a major factor for expansion either within or across continents. Diseases from the Black Death to the “Spanish” Flu have also had a huge impact on the demographics of the world, albeit many centuries apart, and there is little doubt that the effects of the most recent pandemic will still be felt for decades to come. It seems impossible to ignore the fact that the forces of nature have shaped our world in more ways than we might care to admit. Scratching the surface of the subject definitely gives food for thought over how they will affect events moving forward. In a world where climate change and protecting the environment we live in is very much a hot topic, perhaps looking to the past may give us pause for thought as to just how much impact the forces of nature may yet have on the world we live in.

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The First Step is the Hardest Daisy sat in a chair by the window, looking out. She couldn’t begin to put into words how she was feeling. She was totally exhausted, as if for the last few weeks, she had worked really hard. In reality, she had done very little in the last few weeks except eat and sleep.

Her thoughts were random, with no order, no structure.

The last year had been tough, but she had remained strong, organised and in control.

Now there seemed to her no point in anything, no reason for carrying on. She knew there were things she needed to do, but she couldn’t do them. Just getting out of bed and getting dressed used up all her energy. Everything felt numb and hopeless. The world was going on around her, but she had nothing to contribute to it, nothing to offer anymore.

Everyone around her seemed busy, happy, useful, while she felt like an empty shell.

Daisy had always loved reading and enjoyed escaping through books into another world, but now she didn’t even have the concentration to read. She would reach the bottom of a page and have no idea what she had just read.

She sighed heavily as her daughter’s car pulled up in front of her window. Today, her daughter Freya had promised to take her out to her favourite gardens, but she really didn’t want to go. She had tried hard to get out of it, but her daughter was having none of it. Sitting in the car, Daisy watched the countryside pass by. It was a dull, overcast morning. By the time they had reached the gardens and parked, a steady rain had set in.

They headed for the café and ordered some coffee and toast. Freya chatted away, and Daisy did her best to join in with the conversation, but she really didn’t have the energy.

By the time they left the café, the rain had stopped but the sky was still dark. They started their walk around the gardens. The gardens were empty and quiet, and a sense of peace hung in the air. Spring was Daisy’s favourite season, and the sight of everything starting to come to life stirred something inside her. The blossom on the trees was beautiful, and as a gust of wind scattered some of the delicate petals it reminded Daisy of confetti at a wedding. A small robin hopped around her and followed her for a while, hoping, no doubt, for some crumbs to eat.

Then the clouds parted, and the sun came out, bathing everything in light, making all the colours in the garden brighter and sharper. Daisy and Freya sat down on a bench and lifted their faces to the sun. As Daisy sat in silence, it felt to her as if the sun was starting to melt a hard, cold block of ice inside her. Tears began to trickle slowly down her cheeks.

Without speaking, Freya took her hand and held it tightly, as her mum’s tears turned from a trickle to a torrent, and Daisy doubled over as if she had been punched in the stomach.

After a while, Daisy turned to Freya and whispered, ‘Darling – I need help’. Freya gathered her mum in her arms and hugged her as hard as she could. ‘Well done, mum’, she whispered back. ‘That first step is always the hardest. Let’s go home now and look at how we sort the help you need. It’s going to be great to have you back.’

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A Day in The Life of Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad How my day starts depends on what I’ve been up to the night before! If it’s been an evening of admin and camomile tea, a morning jog (usually 5k, but I did work up to a half marathon last year) is the way I start my day. If, however, I managed to wangle myself an invite to some sort of college dinner in Oxford or Cambridge (with free wine, and maybe even free port too!) then, perhaps just a little (very) light yoga, or just a (very) large cup of coffee. It’s a good job I don't get to go to these sorts of meals too often, as I can’t imagine it would help my composing! Many people think composers (and artists in general) stay up all night writing, fueled by cigarettes and alcohol, waiting for inspiration to strike - this is of course true for some! But for me, the best way to be productive is to keep a regular, on-theface of it rather boring, routine. I have been a self-employed composer since I left university, so I’ve become rather practised at organising my own schedule and being very self-motivated, but it still takes a huge amount of effort sometimes. I spend the vast majority of my working day alone at the piano, at home, and sometimes I wish there was somebody else in the room to say something encouraging or motivating (like I imagine there might be in the ideal office environment) but most of the time I’m relieved not to have to deal with other people!

My job involves writing modern (but I hope accessible!) classical music for performance in concert halls, radio theatres, classrooms, village halls and outdoor venues. I write for top professional musicians, total beginners, and just about everybody in between. I love the variety of my job and, even though it’s been a huge amount of hard work for at times very little financial reward, I feel very lucky to be able to spend most of my life doing exactly what I want to do.

After breakfast (I’m currently going through a Greek yoghurt, uncooked oats and berries phase, influenced by my mother, who’s a big fan of Michael Moseley’s blood sugar diet) I try to get straight to work. I find modern life so distracting, with the quick fix of social media and emails being at the top of my procrastinating list. So I try, and often fail, not to check any of these things until after lunch, and instead just sit at the piano with my pen and pad of manuscript paper. I write almost exclusively at the piano, and I find that when you are making music, you never feel lonely.

I just finished writing a ‘Dance Suite’ for solo piano, to be premiered at the Presteigne Festival in Wales this August. This twelve minute piece took me about a month to write, and is in five contrasting movements. The piece is inspired by a book, The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith, and also by the music of Handel. So, in the early days of writing, I spent a lot of time reading and listening, and making copious notes about what my piece 34

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was going to be ‘about’. I then move onto ‘proper’ composing, where I sit at the piano for hours on end, gradually working out and refining what I’m going to put down on paper.

Towards the end of the process, when 90% of the music is written, I’ll spend a lot of time on my computer, typing up the music onto my notation software.

My perfect day is: jog, work 10 - 12.30, lunch, walk, work 2 - 4.30, do all my admin, phone my mum or a friend, have supper with my partner Steven, watch a bit of telly (or sometimes read), then go to bed. I do sometimes achieve this! But more often or not there is some distraction or other. Sustaining a life as a composer takes a lot of ‘busy work’ and I often find myself doing applications for funding, or emailing lots of people to try and put together my next project. Some of this correspondence can be really exciting: I’m very excited about the next piece I’m going to write, for performance at Shuttleworth airfield, for instance. This piece for saxophone and strings is going to be inspired by the life of Richard Shuttleworth, and will be premiered at their first ever Children’s Prom this September. This project will see me visit local schools in the next couple of weeks, to get ideas from the children about what to put in my piece, and the team at the airfield are even going to organise a flight in a vintage aircraft for me, so I can really feel what it’s like to fly!

You have to be extremely entrepreneurial to survive as an artist these days, and so I’m continually coming up with project plans, and organising on and off-line chats with artist friends and friends-to be to try and put them into action. I’d say about 50% of these plans come to fruition, but one has to speculate to accumulate! I also have regular meetings with my publisher, who helps me sort out my life and keep perspective (Kate, my manager is very good at making sure I don’t say yes to TOO many things, or sell myself too cheaply: always easy to do when one is enthusiastic about a commission). I also work out my schedule with her: when I need to deliver my music to my publisher so that they can proof-read, format and print my work, so that it gets delivered to the musicians in time for them to practise and rehearse it for the world premiere. I don’t think most people would imagine that an artist would have so much organising and timetabling to do! But these days I can estimate how long a piece will take me to write very accurately, and currently most weeks of my life (including holiday time) are organised up until next July. This can be rather overwhelming sometimes: what if the inspiration dries up? But mostly you just get on with it.

If Steven is busy in the evening, I often end up writing emails, updating my website, or, if a piece is nearly finished, writing until late at night. But the ideal evening is a simple supper that doesn’t involve much preparation, a glass of wine and a bit of telly (usually a good BBC drama or thriller: particular recent favourites are This Town and Sherwood. I wish I could say that I always do something cultural in the evening, like go to a concert or a play, but after a day of writing music I often don’t really have the mental capacity for that sort of thing! Then I try and get my eight hours, before repeating the above all again, six days a week. A relatively simple life, but I wouldn’t change a thing!

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Nightmare on Nostalgia Street Modern horror films are horrible, and not in a good way. Of course some people reading this won’t care, as they don’t like horror films. Fair enough. But for those of us who do, the industry is in a pretty poor state. This isn’t going to be a “everything new is rubbish” piece, I leave those to my science-fiction writing colleagues. Although it has to be said, nostalgia for the horror of one’s youth isn’t always misplaced. Sneaking into X-rated films, staying up late with the TV volume turned down, or watching fifth-generation VHS copy of a banned film all possessed a vivid thrill somehow absent from streaming on demand. And if you saw The Exorcist as a teenager, it will have made far more of an impact than if, like me, you saw it decades later and consider it to be The Omen’s duller cousin.

Changes in what’s considered societally acceptable can also dilute horror, many is the H-rated (the precursor to 18 and X ratings) film which is now deemed acceptable for all.

The video nasty panic of the early 1980s did little but increase the audience for many films which were totally devoid of any merit. These days the BBFC has turned their attention to more pressing matters, as demonstrated by the recent Mary Poppins absurdity.

Present-day cinematic horror is dominated by films such as The Conjuring. If you haven’t seen any of the 87 instalments of this series you’re missing nothing but some cheap jump scares. Boo. Like that.

But the horror malaise isn’t a wholly modern phenomena, because the old ones weren’t always the best. The slew of imitations following in Halloween’s 1978 wake were mostly uninspired. Interestingly, although that masterpiece is hailed as the first slasher film, that accolade probably belongs to Black Christmas, an incredibly sweary 1974 curio. Cashing in is nothing new, as the swarms of 1950s big bug films demonstrate.

And of course in the 1990s, horror, along with everything else, became ironic. While Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) was tolerable, its numerous sequels offered nothing but aseptic, anodyne faux-horror. Prior to this, horror became respectable with The Silence of the Lambs’ numerous and underserved Oscar wins. Anthony Hopkins’ appalling ham and Jodie Foster’s inability to act scared found favour with an audience who didn’t actually like horror films. Incidentally, if you want to see it done properly, watch Manhunter (1986).

1999’s The Blair Witch Project provided similarly bland fare, with easily-delighted critics lauding its found-footage concept, unaware that this was nothing new, having been done most effectively in Cannibal Holocaust, an incredibly disturbing 1980 entry in the mercifully short-lived Italian cannibal genre.

It’s not all bad though. The past decade has given us It Follows, The Witch, The Dead and most recently Immaculate, demonstrating that it’s still possible to make proper, imaginative and scary horror.

Don’t have nightmares now…

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single book, no matter how well written, will not please every reader.

In the realm of literature, classic books often stand as bastions of cultural significance and literary brilliance. However, even the most revered works have faced their fair share of criticism.

These critiques, although sometimes harsh, provide valuable insights into the complexities of literary reception and the evolving tastes of readers over time.

One classic example of a book that endured scathing reviews upon its release is Moby-Dick

by Herman Melville. Published in 1851, Melville's epic tale of obsession and the pursuit of an enigmatic white whale initially received mixed reviews, with many critics bewildered by its unconventional narrative style and lengthy digressions on whaling practices. Some reviewers dismissed it as a tedious and overly philosophical work, failing to recognize its profound exploration of themes such as fate, morality, and the human condition.

Similarly, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby faced lukewarm reception upon its publication in 1925. Critics of the time deemed it shallow and lacking in substance, failing to appreciate its poignant critique of the American Dream and its masterful portrayal of the Jazz Age. However, as time passed, The Great Gatsby garnered widespread acclaim and is now hailed as one of the greatest American novels ever written.

Even literary giants like William Shakespeare were not immune to criticism. Shakespeare's plays, now revered as timeless masterpieces, were often subject to harsh reviews during his lifetime. Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's most celebrated works, received mixed reviews from contemporary critics who found fault with its complex plot and ambiguous characters. Yet, Hamlet has since become one of the most performed and studied plays in the world, attesting to its enduring relevance and profound exploration of human psychology.

These examples underscore the subjective nature of literary criticism and the importance of revisiting works with fresh perspectives. What may be dismissed as a "bad" review in one era can evolve into a glowing appraisal in another. Moreover, critical reception should not overshadow a work's enduring significance or its ability to resonate with readers across generations.

Bad reviews for classic books serve as a reminder of the ever-changing landscape of literary appreciation. They highlight the complexities of artistic interpretation and the enduring power of timeless works to transcend initial scepticism and find their rightful place in the literary canon.

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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The Art of Negotiation The property deal is agreed but not finalised, there is a willing buyer and a willing seller. Both sides have argued their points, compromised a bit, decided on a price and appointed solicitors. The buyer has arranged finance, and a surveyor. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, quite a bit could go wrong actually. Quite apart from any financial, legal and structural problems, there can be disruptors who sow discontent, even though they sometimes mean well. These, for instance, might be the seller’s neighbours, friends and family who think the property should be sold for more.

Or the buyer’s friends and family who think the property should be bought for less - or even not bought at all.

Only the protagonists on both sides can make the deal. Only they can decide what suits them most.

No one should really win outright in a deal, just as no one should really lose outright. Both sides in a property deal should get to an agreeable outcome where each achieves most of what they want.

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Bystander Community HAIL WESTON WILDLIFE AND GARDENING GROUP Tuesday May 7th 7:30pm Hail Weston Village hall Colin Ward from Swines Nursery Farm at Market Deeping.

Colin will talk about unusual plants and will bring a selection to buy.

Raffle £1.00 per ticket prizes include a £20.00 garden voucher.

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.

Tickets for forthcoming trips can be reserved/obtained by contacting janevicky@yahoo.co.uk June 7th (Garden Safari tickets £10), July 2nd (Lavender Fields, Bluntisham £5.00), August 6th (NGS Molesworth Garden at Brington £7:50 (includes refreshments)

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Hello!

My name is Izzy, and I am an ex-Ranger and current Leader in Training in the Kimbolton Ranger Unit. I am thrilled to have been selected as one of six members of Girlguiding UK to be a part of this year's GOLD (Girlguiding Overseas Linked with Development) Project in partnership with Madagascar Mpanazava in July and August. GOLD is a project which aims to empower young women (aged 18-30) to work in partnership with other Guide associations around the world to deliver long-term guiding-based development projects.

Girlguiding has been a significant part of my life since the age of 5. I started as a Rainbow and then became a Brownie in the UAE before moving to Kimbolton in 2016 and joining the Kimbolton Guide unit. Guiding has helped me to grow in confidence, to make friends with girls from all over the world as well as to develop my leadership skills. For the past five years, before heading to university I was a Young Leader with the Kimbolton Brownie unit, which opened the door for me to pursue other exciting opportunities such as GOLD. This year my GOLD team will be focusing on delivering training which will help trainers and leaders in Madagascar to deliver Girlguiding programmes to members of Mpanazava, the local Girlguiding Association in Madagascar. We will also focus on providing and improving resources that build the confidence and self-esteem of young members of Mpanazava. It is hoped that as a result, membership will increase, creating accessible, girl-led, and leader-supported opportunities for new members from a wide variety of different backgrounds and it is hoped that, in turn, this will help improve the lives and communities of girls and young women across Madagascar.

To support this fantastic project, and to raise funds, in June of this year, I am planning to complete the National Three Peaks Challenge which involves climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales – Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Yr Wyddfa. All donations will go towards the project. I am so excited about the impact our team will make in Madagascar and back home in the UK. I am hoping that by sharing my experience it will inspire younger members of Girlguiding to apply for GOLD and other international experiences in the future.

If you would like to support me in this very worthwhile project, please follow the link to my JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving. com/page/izzy-brown-gold-2024 Thanks in advance for all your support!

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Keysoe & Bolnhurst

St. Mary's Church, Keysoe

Cream Tea 12th May 3-5pm.

There will be a Fair Trade stall ***** Guided Whit Walk around the village starting from St. Mary's Church, Keysoe 25th May 1.45 for prompt 2.00pm start £5 to include refreshments on return

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Open Gardens Saturday

22nd June 2024 2-5pm Spend a lovely afternoon in Keysoe and Bolnhurst visiting a variety of beautiful gardens throughout the parish with teas, plant sales and various stalls located in both villages—tickets/maps available on the day For more information contact Penny on 01234 378878 or penny.heming@btinternet.com

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

ST. ANDREW’S, GREAT STAUGHTON

Sun 5th

Morning & Evening Prayer are held on Zoom at 8.30am & 5.30pm respectively on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

8.00am BCP Holy Communion 10.30am All Age Worship

Thu 9th 7.30pm Ascension Day Comm Sun 12th 10.30am Parish Communion Sun 19th 10.30am Pentecost Communion Sun 26th 10.30am Parish Communion

Sun 12th @ 3.00pm: Rogationtide Service and walk at Harry’s Yard, Great Staughton, PE19 5DQ (by Petsercise) followed by refreshments

ST. NICOLAS, HAIL WESTON

ALL SAINTS, LITTLE STAUGHTON

Sun 5th

10.30am Morning Praise

Sun 5th

9.00am Parish Communion

Sun 12th

9.00am Parish Communion

Sun 19th 9.00am Parish Communion

Sun 19th

3.00pm Creative Communion

Sun 26th 6.00pm BCP Evensong

Sun 26th

9.00am Parish Communion

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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

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KIMBOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE 🌻🌻 SPRING NEWSLETTER 🐣🐣

Overall rating Good on 8th November 2023

Blood pressure readings for the over 45’s Have you had your blood pressure checked over the last 5 years?

If the answer is no, please either: 1. Let us have a home BP reading 2. Pop into the Surgery (no appointment needed), and use the blood pressure machine in reception and give the results to one of our Reception team or 3. Book an appointment with one of our Healthcare Assistants First Contact Physiotherapist The role of an FCP is to access patients with soft tissue muscle and join pain and to decide the most appropriate management or pathway.

FCP’s are physios with expertise in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions.

If you have any of the following conditions please contact Reception and ask for an appointment with our Physio. * Soft tissue injuries, sprains, stains or sports injuries * Arthritis - any joint * Possible problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons or bone, eg tennis elbow Pharmacy First Patients can now get treatment for seven common conditions directly from their local Pharmacy, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Pharmacy First enables community Pharmacists to supply prescription only medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals where clinically appropriate, to treat seven common health conditions without the need to visit a GP. The seven common conditions are: *Sinusitis *Sore throat *Earache *Infected insect bite, impetigo, shingles & uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women NHS Health Checks

The Practice offers free NHS health checks to patients 45-74 years of age.

The health check involves a blood test and will give you an assessment on heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

You will also be offered lifestyle advise. It really is a good way to stop and take stock of your health & fitness.

To see if you are eligible or to book an appointment, please contact the Surgery or go to Reception.

What is the Patient Participation Group (PPG)?

A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of people who are patients of the Surgery and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, Doctors and staff. We meet at the Surgery roughly every 6 weeks.

Why should I join?Your experience matters and you can bring different ideas to the Surgery to help us treat patients better or to improve what we do in some way. You will gain a better understanding of the NHS, and gather feedback from other patients.Will my views be heard. Your views are important and will be listened to. It may not be possible to act on every suggestion, but all feedback is very valuable. Working in a spirit of mutual respect, openness and trust, all patients views will be discussed and, where appropriate we will work together on solutions.

If you would like to join our PPG please complete the patient group sign up form on our website.

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Riseley Community Theatre Presents - Secondary Cause of Death Show Dates Wednesday 5th June to Saturday 8th June 2024 at Riseley Village Hall.

Tickets £10, Box Office 01234 708412 Following a series of Murders in Bagshot House in 1936, reprised in the play ‘Murdered to Death’, the action moves forwards 3 years to 1939, just before the outbreak of war . . .

Colonel Charles Craddock has converted Bagshot House into a comfortable guest house for discerning gentlefolk. Cynthia Maple is hosting a murder mystery weekend at the property, and the murders and the mystery really do stack up. The participants include Charles Craddock and his double, the flamboyant thespian Cardew Longfellow, as well as a Polish Count, a Lady of Society, and an endearingly stupid ATS Army Captain who is having difficulty with her ‘R’s. As the weather closes in Inspector Pratt arrives with the news that Charles Craddock’s insane wife has performed an audacious escape from the asylum and is on her way there to kill him. Everyone is now stranded, and the bodies soon start to pile up under Inspector Pratt’s nose as he becomes increasingly entwined in the convoluted plots that are rapidly making a murder mystery weekend only too real for him, and only too deadly for everyone else.

Peter Gordon’s sequel to Murdered to Death is another comic masterpiece. His unflattering characterisations and hilarious script are comedy gold, and the RCT are rising to the challenge of keeping their audience in stitches throughout! This is another one-time production, staged for just four nights, that you really should not miss. It will not be recorded or repeated, so this will be your only opportunity to laugh with us as we seek to entertain you once more. Look out for the posters and banners, soon to appear!

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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 Kimbolton Senior Citizens lunch club 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

Bolnhurst & Keysoe Parish Council Clerk Stow Longa Village Community - social events

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 The Villages Gardening Club North Beds Ramblers

The Stables Christian Centre

Village Halls 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, Melchbourne

Village Hall, Molesworth

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Details on the Great Staughton and Perry Facebook page 01480 861540/860735 (Thurs, 12noon) Mandeville Hall 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 Samantha Langley 07977 828153 Christine Hayes 01480 860519 Christine.Hayes@StowLonga.org.uk 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 Jan Roche 01832 710561 janetroche0@gmail.comKimbolton Margaret Sawyer northbedswalks@gmail.com, www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walk ing/ramblers-groups/north-bedfordshire-group Sean Watkiss, 01234 376237 work-based training to small groups of vulnerable adults.

Stan Rhodes, 07367 783886 www.catworthvillagehall.co.uk Anita Dowdall 01480 891821 Vicki Goldsmith 01480 860005 Liz Bacon / bookingshwvh@gmail.com.

Janet Browning 01234 376577 bookings@keysoevillagehall.co.uk Chrissy Faulkner, 07714 080837 Kevin and Maria Foskett, 01234 376260 Bookings Julia Koball, juliakoball@hotmail.co.uk 07941 245 639 07922 738818 Email:enquiries@molesworthvillagehall.co.uk www.molesworthvillagehall.co.uk

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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) - 8th May 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) - 28th May 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) - 22nd May 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 Auctioneers/Valuers W H Peacock, 01480 474 550, p.27 Architects/Planning/Drawings PJP Architects, 07801 054648, p.31 Art, Framing, Artists, Crafts, Ceramics, Gallery, Hobbies Croft Tools, 01480 810734, p.41 Engraved By Elle, www.engravedbyelle.co.uk, p.50 Grafham Coins, 01480 811227, p.41 La Cote D'or Antiques, 01480 861587, p.20 The Framery Ltd, 01480 860086, p.27

Gardening/Landscaping/Tree Care/Logs/Flowers Browns British Flowers, 07890 298110, p.23 Eden Tree Specialists, 01234 960796, p.23 Manor Farm, 07849 528684, p.23 Roots & Newts, 01234 871896, p.3 General Stores/Farm Shops/Shopping Events Budgens, 01480 860582, p.38-39 Top End Stores, 01234 376426, p.25 Whitchurch Wines, jeff@whitchurchwines.co.uk p.21

Building Services/Home Maintenance/Garage Doors Castle View Construction, 07563 608344, p.6-7 GAP Home Improvements, 07935 002610, p.40 Garolla Roller Shutter Doors, 01480 630081, p.51 Harper and Day, 07854 765020. p.53 Lilystone, 01933 461374 p.73 R&D Maskey, 01234 825015, p.67 Saints Brickwork Ltd, 01480 479355, p.29 Taylor Stilton, 01480 860047, p.13 The Home Handyman, 01480 861898, p.37

Health/Treatments/Beauty/Wellbeing/Counselling/ Fitness Becs Bradley Coaching, 07979 286472, p.11 Henry Davies personal Trainer, 07747 466459, p.9 Herriman Coaching, 07522 057036, p.11 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

Business Networking Three Shires Networking, 07788 558964, p.46

Kitchens Kitchen Culture, 01480 861822, p.13

Computer/IT Services/Marketing/Proofreading Arlo Creative, 07747 185291, p.73 iEdit, 01480 860519 p.41 Newport Bookkeeping Services, 07519 352933, p.54 Oxygen IT, 01480 390395, p.43 Silver Websites, 07340 234555, p.24 Social Beans, 07808 020554, p.52

Music, Theatre, Singing, Entertainment Carol John, 01234 708029, p.31

Domestic Services Andrew Blair, Carpet Cleaning, 07867 499792, p.31 Home ‘n’ Dry, Carpet Cleaning, 01487 840310, p.11 Saints Chimney Sweeps, 07494 745723, p.67 Sweeping Tom Ltd, 07990 561874, p.54 Education/Tuition Inn Farm Private Day Nursery, 07802 826798, p.15 One to One Tuition, 07803 504631, p.5 Playtimes Spaldwick, 01480 890077 p.20

Pets/Petcare Services /Equine/Training Houghton Horse Transport, 07825 269531, p.43 Kimbolton Vets, www.kimboltonvets.co.uk, p.37 Penhazy Parlour, 07774 519694, p.45 Top End Stores (Animal Feed), 01234 376426, p.25 Plumbers & Heating Engineer Anglia Oil Tanks, 01638 662955, p.49 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Hill Heating, 01480 890929, p.31 Hydroflow, 07917 176375, p.31 Pubs/Restaurants/Cafes/Catering Mama Kees Au Chocolat, 07940957454, p.53 Phaf Kimbolton, 07300 296926, p.52 The Pheasant Keyston, 01832 710303 p.28 The Wheatsheaf Perry, 01480 810253, p.74-75

Electrical Services Aircon Tom, 07402 745802, p.12 DAC Services, 01234 709347, p.2 Selec Solar, 01480 400607, p.47 Spaldwick Electrical, 07446 965998, p.41

Solicitors/Legal/Probate Services Hunt & Coombs Solicitors, 01480 702207, p.45

Estate Agents/Letting Agents/Property Bletsoes, 01832 732188, p.43 Carr Estate Agents, 01832 778800, p.55 Peter Lane & Partners, 01480 860400, p.76 Top Hat Projects, 07814 709320, p.51

Vehicle Services/Vehicle Care/Vehicle Sales/Transport Robinsons Garage, 01480 860581, p.19

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

Storage Jonathan, 07753 638948, p.51

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

Funeral Directors Crowsons, 01832 272269, p.45 Regency Funeral Directors, 01480 759408, p.42

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Lilystone building your ideal…

from concept … … to completion

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Lilystone Homes Limited The Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, Northamptonshire, NN9 6LT T. 01933 461374 M. 07825 199748 E. mail@lilystone.co.uk www.lilystone.co.uk

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U N DER N EW M A NAGEMENT

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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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!

OR V ISIT: www.wheatsheaf-perry.co.uk

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Sitting room and kitchen/breakfast/dining room with pantry.

Bedroom 3 and bedroom 4/study on the ground floor.

Two first floor bedrooms, bathroom and extensive additional space providing potential for en suite, additional bedroom and storage.

Entrance lobby with guest cloakroom/WC. Tel 01480 860400 Garage and ample off-road parking.

Outstanding opportunity to extend, remodel and improve (subject to relevant kimbolton@peterlane.co.uk permissions).

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