Cople News March 2021 by Ian Whiting

Cople News March 2021

Barn Owl Hunting—picture by Nikki Watkins

Editor’s Notes We have lost quite a few advertisers this month as the invoices for advertising costs timed out. These are mainly personal services, such as beauty, hairdressing etc. but we hope they will be back once they can work again. Although The Five Bells are a new advertiser with information of their Take Aways, available Friday and Saturday evenings. We also have a new article by Charlie Porter From Wood End Farm, who is going to take us through the year on the farm. This is a timely replacement for the natural world articles that Steve Halton used to write for us. Apparently there has been a rapid increase in dog thefts since the start of Covid. Cardington village has set up a ‘Dog Watch’ team of volunteers to combat this theft, deter offenders and reassure their community. If anyone in Cople is interested in setting up a Cople Dog Watch team, please get in touch with me and I will put them in touch with people in Cardington. I’ve also heard that thieves in Kent are using a white van with a RSPCA logo on the side trying to remove dogs from owners claiming the dog has been reported stolen. NEVER let your dog be taken by anyone. Insist they follow you to your vet’s to have the dog scanned to prove ownership by the Chip. If they are not for real, they won’t go with you. Phone the police at the first opportunity with as much detail as possible and if at all possible photos of the offenders and vehicle registration number. Libby & Linda

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Letter from the Curate

Dear Friends, How much has changed since last March? It’s hard to keep track isn’t it? First there was the lockdown when everything seemed to stop, the busy roads were safe enough to walk on and the birdsong seemed louder. We had to queue to get into supermarkets with empty shelves, we had to learn to stay away from other people, we had to wear masks. Churches and other places of worship were closed. Our minds had to absorb so much change that sometimes it was hard to believe what had actually happened. So much change in such a short time left many of us exhausted, afraid, angry, confused or feeling lost. We might have felt like the hymn writer who wrote, “change and decay in all around I see.” But change isn’t always a bad thing. We expect Winter to change into Spring. We’re pleased when a baby takes their first steps, when a young person passes their driving test, even though a mobile toddler will present us with fresh challenges, and we may wish we didn’t have to share our car. Some change is good. Traditionally, Lent is a time of change, when we take stock, remembering Jesus in the wilderness, alone, facing temptation. He knew that everything was about to change. He knew that when he began to tell people of his mission from the Lord, when he began to demonstrate God’s love in word and action, people would want to know more, there would be no going back to a quiet life. He would face opposition from the leaders of his day and his life would not be his own. The changes in our lives are not of our choosing. None of us would have chosen to live through a pandemic, but that is where we find ourselves. One way to deal with the change we have to endure is to look at what we can do; we can choose to make small changes for the better. Did you recognise the hymn I quoted from? It’s one familiar from evening services: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see— O Thou who changest not, abide with me. 4

It was written by a vicar who endured ill health all his life. He’s thought to have written it a few months before he died. Let’s be clear, there’s nothing good about Covid-19, it has destroyed lives, livelihoods, hopes and aspirations. It has changed the world we live in. But it has left us with some choices. The churches of Cople, Moggerhanger and Willington are joining Willington Methodist Chapel to follow a course called “Change begins - this Lent, God’s Transformation begins with you.” This Lent we can choose to cultivate habits that will make things better. As we draw near to God, we can be transformed and find the strength to change the world little by little. This Lent, I’m focussing on a different theme each week, trying to make a small change that will have a positive impact on my health, mental and physical, on my neighbourhood, on the environment, on the world. It’s traditional to give up things for Lent, but this isn’t a diet, it’s about asking God to help us make good changes; looking after ourselves, our communities, our environment, and our neighbours living difficult lives far away. What will you do? Will you dance to the radio, phone a friend, curl up with a book, try to use less plastic, donate to a charity? The reason “Abide with me” has stood the test of time is that it reminds us that the God who never changes is with us. We can turn to him when other helpers fail. Through cloud and sunshine, in life, in death, we need never be lost and alone if we ask God to be with us, to stay with us, to abide with us. He will answer our prayer. And if we ask him into our lives, he will help us make the right kind of changes. With my prayers for you this Lent.

Katie

Dates for All Saints Cople, March 2021 Sunday 7th 9.30am Morning Praise Sunday 14th 9.30am Morning Praise church Sunday 21st 9.30am Morning Praise Sunday 28th 9.30am Morning Praise church

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If anyone would like to join the livestreamed Morning Praise services, please contact the Curate, Katie Franks at cmwcurate@gmail.com 5

COPLE PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY Notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish of Cople. Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing on or before the 08th March 2021. A person is qualified to be elected as a Councillor if they are a *British, Commonwealth, Irish or European citizen and over 18. In addition, the person must meet at least one of the following: 1. 2.

they are on the electoral register for the parish; during past 12 months they have owned or tenanted land or premises in the parish; during the past 12 months their principal or only place of work has been in the parish; during the past 12 months they have resided in the parish or within 3 miles of it.

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Bankrupts and those subject to recent sentences of imprisonment are disqualified from standing. A person cannot be validly nominated unless his/her consent is given in writing to the Parish Clerk at clerk@cople-pc.gov.uk or 3 The Tudors, Colmworth, Beds, MK44 2LL. accompanied by the following details: -

This should be

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name and address qualification for nomination (* as above) and one of 1-4

above reasons for applying for the nomination

PUBLIC elections will be held in May 2023 but for the interim period the present sitting Councillors may co-opt to fill the vacancy. If you would like any further information please contact the Parish Clerk, Anne Papé. Email: clerk@cople-pc.gov.uk Tel. 01234 376645 Signed:

Anne Papé

02nd February 2021 6

All Saints Church The Vicarage. 3 Grange Lane. Cople, MK44 3TT. Telephone 01234 838145. email; cmwvicar@gmail.com

Churchwardens June Thomas 34 Grange Lane Cople Beds MK44 3TT Tel: 01234 831705 juneshanahan748@btinternet.com

Julie Scherrer 26 Grange Way Willington Beds MK44 3QW Tel: 01234 838623 julie@scherrer.co.uk

Following Revd. Fiona Gibson’s move, the Wardens will be working with the Diocese to advertise for a new Vicar of Cople, Moggerhanger and Willington. In the meantime, Revd. Katie Franks, the Curate, would be pleased to discuss baptisms, Weddings or funerals. You can contact her on 01234 831421 or cmwcurate@gmail.com

Mothers Union In January, the Epiphany service which is normally held in one of the churches in our Northern Cluster, was held via the Zoom video App for members able to link into. Our yearly Lady Day service which would have been held this year in Cople Church on the 25th March, will also be held via the Zoom App, so again members with internet facilities will be able to follow this service. Hopefully it won’t be too long before we are able to meet in person at our regular monthly meetings. Liz Buck PRAYER—Mothering Sunday Gentle God, on this day we bring to you our prayers of gratitude for all mothers. Grant to them the courage that Mary had as they look after and cherish all those in their care. (M.U. Prayer Diary 2021) 7

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Do you, or have you ever, lived or worked in Greensand Country? Would you like to help preserve your community’s stories for future generations? If so they would love to hear from you, also if you have a particular connection to: Moggerhanger Park; Shuttleworth; Chicksands and Chicksands Priory; Woburn Abbey; Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre and the Marston Vale Line; Sandy RSPB The Lodge; Rushmere Country Park. Greensand Country Landscape Partnership (GCLP) are looking for locals to share their memories as part of the Oral History Project. The interviews will take place from February – May 2021. The stories you share will provide inspiration for our commissioned artists, whose work will be presented in May 2021 You will need access to a computer and a quiet place to be remotely interviewed. Further details (PDF) from https://tinyurl.com/CopleGSR To find out more please email sallyc@greensandcountry.com We’ve been asked by Revd Katie Franks to express her Thanks to June, Alison, Anne, Mel and Ali, the Churchwardens who worked together to give Fiona such a good send off despite the difficult circumstances. Thanks you all on behalf of the three congregations. 11

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Dear Cople Residents, We collected from your doorsteps on Thursday 4th February 2021 and yet again Cople residents generosity has given us the opportunity to provide around 542 meals for those who need it in our neighbour town of Bedford. When we go to the Food Bank, the Volunteers who work there are amazed at how much we donate and are incredibly grateful. We, GNiC Ladies, are very proud to say ‘Cople’ in response to their question “which village are you from?”. We may be small, but we have some very kind hearted people in our village. Thank you once again. GNiC

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DOWN ON THE FARM Wood End Farm lies at the end of Water End lane. We have been living and farming here since we got married in 1976, but my family first began farming here in 1906, when my grandfather, W L Porter moved here from Tattershall in Lincolnshire to begin his farming career. He was succeeded by my father, the late Ralph Porter. I am planning on doing a monthly article which will cover a variety of topics, from the wildlife on the farm, to what’s happening on the farm at the moment and quite a bit about local history. To begin with, a brief introduction to Wood End. A farm was first identified here in the twelfth century, when the first farmstead was built. But the land had, of course, been farmed for centuries before that, as shown by the Iron Age and Roman pottery shards that I have found lying around the fields over the years. Sadly, no golden hoard yet, but I live in hope! From the 12th century the farm went through a series of ownerships. The Launcelayn family were here in the 13th to 15th centuries, building a moated manor house known as Launcelayn Manor. It then passed on to the Luke family for several generations and became Wood End farm. Other notable owners of the farm, and the parish, following on included the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Bedford and the Shuttleworth family. Over the centuries the size of the farm has remained at a fairly constant 450 acres, and unusually, the current field patterns and even some of the field names have remained the same as those shown on a map of 1780, and are exactly the same as those shown on a map of 1850. The farm itself can now be simply described as ‘mixed’, having 2/3 arable cropping, currently including milling wheat, linseed and barley. The remainder is grassland for sheep, horses and hay, and a considerable area dedicated to environmental enhancement, including areas of nectar rich plants for butterflies, bees and ground nesting birds, plots of wild bird seed for overwintering birds and fields that have been reverted over the last 30 years to flower meadows from arable fields. Carolyn and I both really enjoy the environmental side of the farm, and over the next few months I will introduce you to what we do in these areas and the rest of the farm to encourage wildlife. I will also tell you what we are seeing at the moment and what you can see from the footpaths around the farm, which fortunately run by many of our wildlife areas. There is not a huge amount to report from the actual farm at moment because the weather gods have decided to give us another winter which has proved very challenging, but we did manage to most of our wheat drilled last autumn, unlike the previous year. 24

the wet get The

fields don’t look exactly lush, but there are a good number of plants growing, so I am quite hopeful about what they may produce. My current main job is going round the farm with my spade digging little channels into the ditch to let water off the fields. I certainly don’t need to go to the gym! On the wildlife side, 3 times a week I am feeding 7 different plots round the farm with a wild bird seed mixture. This is scattered into the areas where bird seed plants, such as Millet, Quinoa and Sorgum, had been growing in the autumn, but this has now all been eaten, so I need to supplement it till early May when natural food becomes available again. This period is known as the hungry gap.

I am also repairing the old and making some more bird boxes and cleaning out last year’s nests from existing boxes. For the first time I have put up a couple of kestrel boxes as their numbers seem a bit low at the moment. This all needs to be done before mid February. In each article I will talk about some of the birds that are about at the moment and that you may see on your walks, but I am certainly not as good as the amazing Steve Halton when it comes to wildlife. One bird that you may see which is easily identifiable is the Reed Bunting. This sparrow sized bird has made quite a resurgence in recent years. The male is the easiest to identify. Its body is a similar colouration to a house sparrow, but the big difference is its head, which is charcoal black with a white collar round its neck. Concentrate on these as the females are a lot harder to identify. They are ground feeders but are often spotted resting in hedges. They are beginning to appear on garden feeders now, which is quite unusual. There are also a lot of chaffinches feeding on our plots, the males again being the easiest to identify with their pink breasts. Yellowhammers and Goldfinches can also be seen. On the meadows foraging for invertebrates and in the surrounding hedges eating berries there are currently a lot of Redwings. These are members of the Thrush family, and they look much like Song Thrushes. The difference between them is that they have an orangey/red patch on the side of their breasts, not on the wing, and a vivid white stripe above and below the eye. They are often accompanied by their larger, grey headed cousin, the Fieldfare, however, this year we have seen very few of those. The Redwings will be around for a few more weeks before they migrate back to northern Europe to breed. So this is a flavour of what’s to come over the next few months. Enjoy your walks and the amazing wildlife in and around Cople. And don’t forget to listen as well as to look as you enjoy our glorious countryside. See you next month.

Charlie

Following an email from a lady who lived in Cople during World War II at 3 Grange Lane, I asked Ian if he knew anything that I could send back to her. Below is his first musings. Libby Cople History by Ian Whiting Little bits of history that I might know, or might only think I know... If I recall correctly, someone in the village told me about the Prisoner of War Camp behind Grange Lane and showed it to me a few years ago. I might have not remembered these details correctly, but I seem to recall that the hut was believed to have held Italian war prisoners in the 2nd World War. They used to help farmers in the fields around Cople and probably drank in the Five Bells.

It was (and still is I think) in the farm track found on the right after the last house in Grange Lane as you travel towards Cardington. But no Italians living in it now! It could have been one of these huts marked on this map. I can't remember exactly which hut it was. The coach house (which was then a horse coach and stable) in Woodlands Close, housed Land Army girls in WWII. Soldiers from Cardington Camp used to regularly visit them! I have an audio interview I did with someone a few years ago but never got round to editing it. I also have, somewhere, an audio interview I did with an old lady in Cople about Cople House when it was a nunnery after the war, before it became a hotel and then burnt down.

There is also a small copse in the fields opposite Water End which had a mound used as a rifle range for target practice by soldiers in WWII. Peter Burr said that, as lads, they used to go over there and hunt for spent bullets and brass cartridges. The farmer now has "private land" notices around it. One or two farm tracks from that location to Willington have an old paved surface, bricks etc. I sometimes think they look they would have been too good for a farmer to have made and I wonder if they were constructed by the army in WWII to carry heavy vehicles to this mound. Plus on our side of Sheerhatch Wood, hidden from view by some trees on private land, is a brick-built building which I assume (I have no real idea if this so) looks to me like a lookout place for soldiers in case of a German tank invasion, like the WWII pillboxes we used to see around but most have now disappeared. One of the houses at the Cardington end of the old houses in Grange Lane has a well in their garden, about 10 years ago they found a second one, that they were unaware of, under the floor in a bedroom where a previous owner had built over the well. They were quite surprised to find this second well when doing up the room. Frighteningly, it only had a thin concrete covering over a drop of a few feet into the water. Unknowingly they had kept a heavy bed standing on it. The well was in good condition and the water was very clear. They had installed a strengthened glass floor over it as an interesting and attractive showpiece. Ian The lady who contacted me, said she lived in Grange Lane and said she played over the road in Fan Close. Does anyone in the village recall where this was? If you do, please let Ian or myself know. This is beginning to be a bit of a history mystery. Libby 27

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Gardening in March As previously mentioned, I often use an enquiry from a reader to provide the basis of this column in the hope that it might be applicable to others. One such question was provided recently by a lady whose grown up children want to mark her forthcoming birthday by planting a brace of pear trees in her garden. Planting trees is always an excellent thing to do particularly given the thousands in this area that are needlessly felled but what a lovely gift. Indeed, it really is the gift that keeps on giving (a phrase used to advertise book tokens when I was growing up!). Having chosen whether you would like dessert or cooker pears, the next thing to do is to pick the variety you would like. There are many different types all with their own flavour characteristics and it pays to do your research. Similarly, you will need to decide where the tree will go; avoid poorly drained areas and ideally, choose a position that is sunny and with a bit of shelter. Remember, pears need more sunlight and warmth than apples and they are also create their fruit earlier so can be damaged by frost hence the need for shelter. If space is very limited, it is possible to buy pear trees specifically grown for containers. A word of caution here, as all pear trees are grafted on to rootstock, those nurtured for a life in a pot have less vigorous roots so be sure to buy one fit for purpose. Likewise, if you plan to grow as an espalier, certain rootstocks facilitate this so as always, do your research (information available upon request). Having dug a hole no deeper than the roots of your plant and around three times larger, relieve compaction around the immediate vicinity so as to provide a ‘root run’. Why? Because of my normal dictum that plants want to grow but you can make it easier or harder for them! The easier it is for any plant to create a network of healthy roots the better. The last vital thing to consider before planting a pear is whether it needs another to pollinate it. Simply put, no pollination – no fruit! Although some varieties are ‘self fruitful’, most will require a partner and this will also require your research before planting (if in any doubt, please get it touch). Fertilise, water and prune regularly and with a bit of luck, you will soon be blessed with a lovely pear (acknowledgements to the Carry On films!). Last month’s just for fun quiz question was: One former seller of packets of seeds, gave his name to a world renowned sporting contest that takes place every couple of years; what is the competition called and where was the original shop?

The answer was Samuel Ryder who gave his name (and donated the trophy) to The Ryder Cup and his shop was in St. Albans. For those of you who know the area, the shop was what is now Cafe Rouge opposite the Abbey. I was brought up a short distance away and as I cycled to the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture & Horticulture used to dream about one day converting this Art Deco gem into an Art Gallery! This month’s just for fun quiz question, influenced by the recent St. Valentine’s Day then is, the love apple is the original name for what fruit?

As usual, many thanks to all of you for contributing to this column, keep them coming, and please contact me with any gardening tasks or queries you may have, lawndocgardens@aol.com or Tel: 01767 627 581 or 07796 328 855.

Revd Fiona Gibson Farewell Revd. Katie Franks wishes to express her Thanks to June, Alison, Anne, Mel and Ali, the Churchwardens, who worked together to give Fiona such a good send off despite the difficult circumstances. Thanks you all on behalf of the three congregations.

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Village Contacts Over 60's Club Secretary : Hazel Shreeves Tel : 01234 838817

Cople Web Site Ian Whiting Tel : 838347 Email: ian@cople.org.uk Web Site :www.cople.org.uk

Mothers Union Contact: Jill Ebbs Tel : 01234 838659

Village Agent Wendy Worgan 0800 039 1234

Cople Village Trust Chair : Sandra Thacker Tel : 01234 831344

07717 269 440 wendyw@bedsrcc.org.uk

Cople Sports & Social Club Chair: David Hughes Tel : 01234 838669

Cople Parish Council Clerk to the Council:

Anne Pape 01234 376645 coplepc@outlook.com

Tuesday Club Joy Duthie Tel : 838407

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Biggleswade Chronicle Village Correspondent: Jill Ebbs Tel: 838659

GREAT NEIGHBOURS in COPLE is our local good neighbourhood scheme, which seeks to support residents of our village in a manner that will enable them to remain independent for as long as possible. Our volunteers help local people by giving some of their time to undertake tasks such as shopping, picking up prescriptions, light household duties, gardening or putting out the bins or by spending some time with people who may feel isolated or lonely. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or want to talk to someone about using the service please feel free to contact us on 07746 624208 on Monday to Friday between 1300hrs – 1500hrs or email us at gniccople@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook for further information.

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