Cottenham Newsletter April / May 2023 issue: 189

Chesnut Nursery School

Chestnut Nursery Schools Cottenham

Quality Education in A Stimulating Environment ...................................................

Chestnut Nursery Schools Cottenham is one of our newest nurseries. It is a fantastic Nursery School based in Cottenham, Cambridge. We’re very excited to share this school with the local community in Cottenham,and hope it offers a valuable service to families in Cambridge. Our passion lies in creating a unique, personal and affordable experience for our parents and children. The nursery school will provide high-quality childcare for children between 0-5 years. If you are interested in learning more about the new nursery, or if you wish to book a visit or reserve a space for your child in this Cottenham-based nursery, then please get in touch!

Exciting employment and training opportunities, enquire within

King George V Playing fields, Lambs Lane, Cottenham CB24 8AT

01954 250744

cottenham@chestnut-nursery.co.uk

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“Cottenham welcomed me with open arms this past Christmas. My partner Michelle and I took our dog Bobby for a walk and heard a mellifluous hubbub at the All Saints Church, we were asked in, dog and all, and fell witness to an amazing choir and a really rather beautiful Christmas Service.

It was Christmas Eve, around 7.30pm, 2022. As good a welcome as any to a new village/town.

We had just moved into a lovely 18th century cottage in Cottenham in mid-December, that we now call home.

I have lived in Cambridge for a large part of my life and London for a decade, while I trained and began working as an actor, which I’ve done o and on for nearly thirty years.

As a teacher I have taught at many schools in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire; including Cottenham Village College. I teach Drama, Theatre Studies and English. Cottenham is a really friendly place. The main strip of the High Street is full of cheery faces, even on the bleakest of days and coming here in the winter means that they’re only going to get cheerier, which is a comforting thought.

The dog has led me around pretty much every corner and crevice of Cottenham and he has been a great excuse or ‘prop’ whilst snooping about. Beautiful fields and patches of woodland can be traversed from muddy tracks and friendly neighbours seem to be understanding about dogs, which is great to see and not always the order of things in the City of Cambridge.

I like a walk with the dog as a way to unwind, but really more as a way of familiarising myself with my new home. And it does feel like home.

If you will allow it, I’d like to give my personal view of the Cottenham around us in each coming issue and highlight the areas I see as worthy of mention along my new path as Editor of this Newsletter.

Please email me your feedback on my reflections and by all means introduce yourself. I’d like to shine a light on anything that is deserving of more attention on top of what it’s already had or hasn’t had. There are already some areas and individuals that I would like to put in the spotlight and if you will indulge me, I will do just that.

If you have any views to share, by all means let me know. Consider me a mouth piece for your thoughts, moving forward. I look forward to a long stay here and to making your acquaintance. Cottenham is a singularly interesting place and I’m sure I don’t know the half of it!

Village Diary Dates April

Sunday 2nd - Palm Sunday service, Cottenham Baptist Church, 10.30am

Friday 7th - Good Friday Brunch Service, Cottenham Baptist Church, 10.30am

Sunday 9th - Easter Sunday Celebration, Cottenham Baptist Church, 10.30am

Wednesday 12th - Cottenham WI, social evening, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30pm

Saturday 22nd - Tennis Tournament - 2-4.30pm

Wednesday 26th - Community Centre AGM, Co ee Shop, 7.30pm

Friday 28th - Gardener’s Club talk, Franklin Gardens Community Room, 7.30pm

Saturday 29th - Village Litter Pick, Cottenham Village Hall, 2pm

May

Saturday 6th - Coronation, Cottenham Community Centre, 10am-2pm

Monday 8th - Coronation Family Day & Running Festival, Recreation Ground

Wednesday 10th - Cottenham WI, guest speaker, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30pm

Saturday 13th - Eurovision party, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30pm

Monday 15th - Annual Parish Meeting, Cottenham Vilage Hall, 7pm

Friday 26th - Gardener’s Club talk, Franklin Gardens Community Room, 7.30pm

Sunday 28th - Colts Tournament, Cottenham Recreation Ground

A personal Thank You

“Myself, my aunt and my uncle have had the wonderful pleasure of serving the great community of Cottenham for the last 33 years. Time has really flown by, we have seen parents bring their young children in and now that very child is coming in with a child of their own. We will honestly miss being here and seeing all the friendly faces and many dogwalkers!! We would like to send our sincerest thanks and appreciation for all the years of support that you have provided for us as it has helped build the foundations for the future generations, and for this we are humbled. Everything must come to an end but there’s a lot to look forward to too. I personally wish everyone a happy and healthy future, a million thanks to all.”

Sinh Le

Village News

Cottenham Fish Shop Cashes Its Chips In

Sayonara Salt and Pepper Squid! Farewell Fried Rice! Adios Ann Lee! But ‘Zaijian’ is how you say goodbye in Chinese and it’s the least we can do.

Zaijan to Ann Lee, Ngay Chang (her husband) and Sinh Le (her nephew)!

Ann and Ngay have been serving us the finest in Chinese food and Fish and Chips since 1989! To give you some perspective, that’s the year that Tim Burton’s Batman came out, The Little Mermaid and When Harry Met Sally

Sinh Le joined later, after he finished school at Parkside Community College, Cambridge.

Why stop now?

The owner of the building is selling up and moving on. Which means our family-run takeaway must ‘up sticks’ and walk away.

The futures of these amazing family-run businesses are always precarious at best in today’s financial climate, but when it’s a matter of a well-loved thriving business being forced to quit, due to circumstances outside of their control, it’s just plain heart-breaking.

I met up with the family to see if I could shed some light on the situation and get some clarity, particularly because my partner and I have been avid customers, since moving here and I wanted to know why they were moving on. To find out it’s not their choice is just too hard to take.

Ann, Ngay and Sinh Le will all be looking for new jobs from Monday 27th March.

Sinh Le’s dad is the Head Chef of Charlie Chan’s in Cambridge, a place I have eaten at many times, as I grew up in

Cambridge. I’m particularly fond of the Won Ton Soup.

Sinh Le himself is a personable chap and incidentally, he was the last baby to be born at Mill Road Maternity Hospital, before it moved to Addenbrookes and became The Rosie Maternity Hospital.

He has a genuine a ection for his local customers here in Cottenham and he shows very visible disappointment that it all ends this week.

I asked him what the most popular item on the menu is and he replied, “by far the Chinese Curry Sauce, people have it poured on their dishes often, even if they’ve got a di erent sauce already in the dish! One customer called Ray has it poured on his Beef Chow Mein”. He goes on, “The recipe for that Sauce is over 33 years old, since we opened and invented it. It hasn’t changed since!”

Nice to hear. I love it and it goes all over my chips, marrying two cultures together. A fusion of the best of two great nation’s contribution to world cuisine - China: Chinese Curry Sauce and UK: the Chip. Most popular dishes along with the Curry Sauce are Lemon Chicken, Shredded Duck and Crispy Chilli Beef.

Ciao Chicken! Bon Voyage Beef! Don’t be a stranger Duck!

But food puns aside, it’s sad to say goodbye to this friendly family of talented cooks. To hear that they are all three now joining the job-hunting throng, when there is still such a hungry demand for their food, leaves me very dis-Satay-fied!

What are your thoughts on this? Any ideas or o ers of a solution? Email me at: cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com

– Mark Tunstall

All of us at the Cottenham Newsletter would like to wish Ann, Ngay and Sinh all the very best for the future.

South Cambs by-election

Following the death of Cllr Dr John Loveluck a by-election was held in March. We now welcome back Eileen Wilson as our second District Councillor. Eileen can be contacted via eileenwilsoncrw@gmail.com or you can call her on 07482 511778.

Hollywood Captures Cottenham

Coaching and Caring of the Cambridge Community, Caught on Camera

Bin collections

“...and Action!”

Not a cry usually associated with Cottenham’s High Street, but if you were passing by ROOMS 101 LTD Studios during March you might have heard just that, followed by a similar cry of ”CUT!”

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hollywood had come to Cottenham, and you wouldn’t be far o , because an independent boxing drama has been shooting in the studios which are located next to Denton’s Carpets.

The film follows the life of a disgraced stockbroker, attempting to rebuild his life after a spell in prison for insider trading.

The director, Mark Hampton, plays the struggling Boxer, Danny, as he begins a new life after serving a three-year stint in prison, ably aided and abetted by his best friend, Jon, a restaurateur and boxing coach played by Mark Tunstall.

Jon then trains the city boy for an unlicensed boxing match with a £10,000 prize. The film is set in Cambridge (that well-known den of underground boxing and vice!) and Cottenham, bringing the lovely, leafy village in Cambridgeshire to the heart of the film. The sets in Cottenham (both on the High Street) utilise existing buildings for the apartment home of Danny and the cottage house of his ex-wife Chloe, played by actress Sarah Diamond.

The film will play at all major film festivals in Europe and beyond including the US. A general cinema release will follow.

The film wraps in May and begins the edit. It looks to be making itself known around the end of 2023. More on this and its general release next issue.

The working title of this gritty, yet uplifting drama is ‘Unlicensed’, which alludes to the seedy boxing underbelly of illegal, unlicensed fights for cash and the fact that Danny has lost his licence for financial trading in the City of London, due to a fraud scam that he perpetrated. This has resulted in a prison term and his need to reach out to his old buddy, Jon, for help to build a new life.

The film promotes the local boxing scene of Cambridge as an outlet for teen angst, community support and the o er of a sport and exercise that facilitates a city’s need for acceptance, camaraderie, physical and mental health and general well-being.

The film promises knockout boxing matches, with richly choreographed fight scenes, lost, late, lamented love and the importance of friends and the family we choose, whilst traversing the road to a new life. A buddy movie, with a heart of gold. Words and picture – Mark Tunstall

Cottenham WI

Clubs and Groups

Cottenham Community Allotment

Welcome to the Spring edition of the Cottenham Newsletter from your local W.I. Following on from interesting speakers including successful talks on Ely Cathedral, the environment, flower arranging, jewellery, plus musical entertainment at Christmas; we are now looking forward to lighter nights with again a varied programme over the next three months.

See dates below:

A reminder that ALL of OUR MEETINGS are held at The Village Hall, Lambs Lane, Cottenham on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm-9.30pm

The last few months have been busy for the Community Allotment volunteers as we have acquired a polytunnel which we will use for delicate plants. A lot of work has gone into making it usable for this season. We have also built new raised beds in the Family Allotment area and filled them with compost ready for growing. In addition to this we have composted the main allotment beds which we hope will bring greater productivity for this year. Thank you to the many volunteers who have helped to make this happen

over the last couple of months. We continue to meet every first Sunday (1.30-4pm) and third Saturday of the month (10-12.30pm). If you would like to find out more about the allotment please join us at one of these sessions, email us on: cottenham.allotment@gmail.com, or ‘like’ us on Facebook to get updates on what is happening. We are also looking for new families to use the raised beds on the family allotment this season. If you would like to have a go at planting and growing your own produce, please get in touch to find out more. Thank you!

Cottenham & Rampton Lunch & Social Club

APRIL 12th:

To start part of the yearly programme we are having an “in house” socialising evening which includes games and quizzes among other activities. A great fun evening is planned by the Committee. Come and join us for a drink and nibbles!!

MAY 10th :

The speaker for this month is Ian Cumming, runner up in the Great British Bake O in 2015 when he was pipped to the title by Nadia Hussain. We know some of our members are already looking forward to Ian’s visit!

Contact us at: Cottenham WI Facebook and email us at: Cottenhamwi@outlook.com

(Formally Cottenham Day Centre)

The Cottenham and Rampton Lunch and Social Club continues to thrive. We meet every Tuesday at the Community Room in Coolidge Gardens for co ee, bingo or a talk and a freshly cooked two-course lunch. Our members are all of pensionable age, some who have been in the village for years, some who have newly moved to the area and everyone is warmly welcomed. This year we are planning more excursions in addition to our regular Tuesday, such as an afternoon tea at one of the local garden centres or a boat trip on the river - our members are busy thinking of other places they would like to go. We are lucky that we have our own minibus, with accessible access,

so our members can be picked up and dropped o .

We have a fantastic group of volunteers but would certainly welcome a few more, so if you have a bit of time on a Tuesday and would like to get involved do get in touch. We are particularly looking for people who might be keen to help with some of the administration - Treasurer, Secretary, Social Media - but equally if you would prefer to help out in the kitchen that would be great too.

Please contact Pauline Brown on 07708425720 or email chaircottenhamdaycentre.co.uk if you would like to know more.

Cottenham Baptist Church

Everyone is welcome to join us for our Easter Celebrations this year. Join us in person or online (through our website):

Sunday 2nd April

All Age Palm Sunday Service

Friday 7th April

Good Friday Brunch Service (Enjoy a free bacon or egg butty or croissant followed by a quiz, short thought and song)

Sunday 9th April

All Age Easter Day Celebration

All our services begin at 10.30am. Take a look at our website or call us on 01954 252378 for more information.

Gardener’s Club

As I write it is still February, but spring is in the air and our AGM is approaching, with the prospect of a whole new series of garden-related talks.

The surge in popularity of house plants is reflected in our talk on April 28th: House Plants and their Care, by Geo Hodge, Gardening Writer and Broadcaster.

On May 26th Tim Scott, a local farmer for Countryside Restoration Trust, will talk about Nature Friendly Farming.

Twinning

The Fen Edge Twinning Association has been invited to send a group of members to visit Avrille (France) this Spring and we have accepted! After a long period of COVID-enforced inactivity, things are starting to happen again.

For many years, the Annual Twinning Visit has been the highlight of our year. We stay in the homes of our French hosts and experience life as the French live it. We gain an appreciation of how it feels to be French and an understanding of their “strange” ways. Many a “weekend staying with foreign strangers” has resulted in a real and lasting friendship. Of course, we don’t spend all our time in the homes of our hosts. The French committee always organises a range of fun social activities

Meetings are held at Franklin Gardens Community Room, usually on the last Friday of the month. Refreshments are served from 7.30 pm, with the talk starting at 7.45. The evening closes with a ra e, with prizes kindly donated by members and committee.

Annual membership, running from February, costs £20, covering 7 speaker meetings, 3 parties and a garden visit. Visitors are welcome to try a single meeting for £3, or £6 for one of the parties. For further information please contact Sarah Dumont Tel: 01954 260482

and at least one visit to a local attraction. This year’s visit will run from Friday 26 till Monday 29 May. Next year it is hoped the French will visit us at about the same time of year.

The host country provides board, lodgings, entertainment and transport free of charge to its guests. The French government helps out its “twinners” but we rely on grants (FECA has been very good) and fundraising events to help with our entertainment costs, so please look out for our promotional materials!

We are always delighted to accept new members without exception, but younger people would be particularly welcome. If you feel that you might like to join us (as a host, a visitor, a fundraiser or just an observer) please contact fenedgetwinning@gmail.com

If your club or group has some news do let us know.

Councillor news

We currently have two vacancies on the Parish Council. If you are enthusiastic and would like to help your village then we’d love to hear from you. Please see our website for further information and eligibility criteria or email the Clerk.

O ce hours

Toddler Playground

The fencing around the toddler playground should now be in situ. We will shortly be installing benches and

look at some sensory planting in the area.

Main Playground

The working party are reviewing tenders and hope to appoint a contractor at our April Full Council meeting. The plans will be shared with residents and small changes can be made to the approved

The Clerk is contactable via email and phone between 9.00am3.00pm weekdays only (sta aren’t available on weekends or bank holidays) and messages can be left outside of these hours. If you wish to meet in person, please contact us in advance to arrange an appointment. For Highways issues or Village Hall bookings please contact Beth. Our o ce in the Village Hall is currently manned every Monday and Thursday between 9.30am-1pm.

Get in touch!

Jo Brook

Parish Clerk PSLCC

E: clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk

P: 07503 328401

Beth Fleetwood

E: asstclerk@cottenhampc.org.uk

P: 07490 459130

for all highways issues

Debbie Seabright

E: rfo@cottenhampc.org.uk for all finance matters

www.cottenhampc.org.uk

@cottenhamparishcouncil

contractor design prior to placing the order. NB: if a tower over 4m is chosen then planning permission will be required which could delay installation.

Skatepark Extension

Thank you to everyone who has contacted us to be involved with this project. Our consultant is liaising with the working group to come up

20mph Zone

Over 300 responses were received to our survey with around two thirds of residents in favour of implementing a 20mph zone. The majority of respondents favoured proposal 2: extended coverage. The Parish Council have resolved to form a

with ideas for the tender. This will be published in April with a view to reviewing tenders and designs in May/early June.

working group to put forward an application to County Highways for funding towards developing the scheme. If successful, this would be fully funded by the County Council. Please see our website for the most up-to-date news on this scheme.

No Mow May

What is No Mow May? Put quite simply, plants need pollinators and pollinators need plants. However, we know that both are in sharp decline. Throughout May to support this campaign several grassed areas in the village won’t be cut. These include the Moat on the Tenison Manor estate (walkways will still be cut), a small area outside of the Moat o Bullfinch Way, the grassed area by The Dunnocks and WARG Field o Histon Road (walkways will be cut).

Connections Bus Project

The Connections Youth Bus is a free facility for everyone from school year 7 to age 18. O ering games, quizzes and advice, the Bus can be found at the Recreation Ground o Lambs Lane every Thursday from 7-9pm (term time only).

connectionsbusproject.org.uk

Safer Crossings on Rampton Road

At the time of writing, a working group has been set up, made of councillors, our county councillor Neil Gough, and interested residents, to look at safer crossing points for pedestrians on Rampton Road. This is a joint project with the County Council,

mainly funded by S106 developer funds from Northstowe to mitigate the impact on nearby communities. More information on this project will be shared on our website and Facebook page.

Climate and Ecological Emergency

At our January Full Council meeting we declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency. A working group has been set up to advise the Parish Council on actions it can take in terms of:

• how its own activities could be adapted to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and

biodiversity reduction

• how it can help Cottenham residents prepare and withstand threats associated with climate change (e.g. flooding, extreme temperatures and biodiversity loss) If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Cllr Chris Ward on cllr.ward@cottenhampc.org.uk

Village Hall Solar Panels

In February the installation of a further 72 solar panels was completed at the Village Hall. Battery storage was also installed and we will be exporting to the grid, with revenue generated helping to o -set running costs for the building. This was a project originally instigated by the late Cllr Dr

Highways

Road Closure

We have been informed by County Highways that an application has been submitted to close Histon Road from Dunstal Field. Access will be maintained for residents. The dates of the closure are 31st May to 2nd June, during half term week. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for any changes.

We encourage residents to report any highways-related issues they see (e.g. potholes) directly to the County Council, via their reporting site highwaysreporting. cambridgeshire.gov.uk

John Loveluck. In less than a month the system has already saved over 1 tonne of CO2 (equal to driving approx. 1800 miles).

We are grateful to the SCDC Zero Carbon Communities fund and Amey for grants towards this project.

For faults which pose an immediate risk of danger to the public (including debris on the road) please call Cambridgeshire Highways on 0345 045 5212 during o ce hours - 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays or for out-ofhours emergencies use the Police 101 service.

£400k *PWLB loan

At our March meeting we agreed to pay a £400k Public Works loan o early (the loan was towards the build of the Village Hall and Nursery). We have been able to pay the loan o from S106 monies received from developers. The early repayment will result in a

saving of approximately £20k this financial year. Whilst we can’t adjust our 2023/24 budget we will be able to review our parish precept (which forms part of the council tax) for the following financial year.

*PWLB - Public Works Loan Board

What’s On

News and Events from the Community Centre and the Village Hall Village Hall

What’s On?

May

8th May Coronation Family Day incorporating Cottenham Running Festival 7km fun run and 1km colour run - 10.30 to 4pm

13H May Eurovision Party 7.30pmLook fabulous for a night of all things

Eurovision Song Contest

Since the new Village Hall opened in 2021, the bars* have been run by a small team of enthusiastic volunteers. Thanks to their e orts the money generated has been put to good use:

• It has enabled the Parish Council to hold the hall hire rates at 2022/23 levels for Cottenham residents and community groups, despite pressure from higher running costs.

• It has allowed the Parish Council to o er three opportunities to local charities to use the ground floor hall free of charge for fundraising events in 2023/24.

BUT the bars can’t continue to generate these benefits without volunteers and we need more help to spread the load. Unless we can expand the bar team, we will have to consider reducing the bar sessions and hence the money and benefits generated for residents.

Can you spare a bit of time to help out at the bars and support the community at the same time?

• It’s a fun way of doing something for the community.

• It’s a chance to meet new people – or volunteer with friends.

• You’ll get on-the-job training and learn new skills.

• There’s no regular commitment –sign up to help when you’re available.

• Sessions are usually about two-three hours in length.

For more information on helping on the bar as well as the free hire opportunities for charities, get in touch with Christine Ward on 01954 251813 or cllr.ward@cottenhampc.org.uk

The use of the Village Hall is also very encouraging. There are regular daytime and evening bookings along with weddings and private parties at weekends. We hope to use the income generated from these along with the bars and financial contributions from the housing developers to pay back some of the building loan early – a saving for all Cottenham residents in due course.

*There are two bars in the new Village Hall – a large bar in the first floor function room (Balcony Room) and one on the ground floor which is accessible from the recreation ground.

Monday 8th May

Cottenham Village Hall and Recreation Ground

Colour run, stalls, games, archery, entertainment, refreshments

Bring a picnic!

Kiosk open from 9.30am

Bar open 12 noon-4pm

If your club or group would like to have a stall then please contact clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH COTTENHAM WITH RAMPTON

Community Centre

What’s On?

April

We are thankful for the opportunity we had to welcome so many people from the villages of Cottenham and Rampton to our services over Christmas. Things are by no means ‘back to normal’ but we continue to look at interesting and alternative ways to support each other and bring people together in a safe way.

26th April AGM - 7.30pm for 7.45pm, in the Co ee Shop. Come to hear reports on our activities and progress during 2022 and plans for the rest of 2023. Refreshments will be served.

Solar Panels

As 2022 begins we hope and pray for safe passage through the pandemic and to be able continue finding ways to serve our villages.

May

During Lent we plan to reinstate our well known ‘Lent Lunches’ where we offer soup and ploughman’s to raise money for our charities and the chance for fellowship. We are not sure what form this will take yet, in-door

6th May Coronation day - 10.00am to 2.00pm - Live coverage

Coronation session of Mucky Pups 10.00am to 11.00am

or out, we look forward to seeing you! Check out our Facebook page or website for more details.

bookings@cottenhamcc.org

How can I help with funding?

Key Dates:

Tuesday 1st March at 7pm

Shrove Tuesday Supper in the Church Hall

Wednesday 2nd March at 7.30pm

Imposition of Ashes at All Saints’, Cottenham

Co-operative Local Community Fundyou can help us by spending at the Coop in the village, using your membership card. Sign-in to give support or if not already a Co-op member, join for just £1 and receive £3 o your first £10 spend membership.coop.co.uk/causes/72269

Saturday 12th March; 19th March; 26th March; 2nd April; 9th April and 16th April from 12 noon

Lent lunches

Thanks to the support of Zero Carbon Communities (South Cambs District Council): John Apthorp Charity, National Lottery, Awards for All, Fen Edge Community Association, and Co-operative Local Community Fund, work on solar panels should commence on 3 April. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but this will help us to handle the very large increases in energy prices as well as reducing our Carbon Footprint. We hope that all the usual activities will continue throughout these few days.

27th March Mothering Sunday

All-Age Communion Service at 10.30am to celebrate

Mothering Sunday

Sign up to Easy Fundraising if buying online. It costs you the same and the Community Centre will receive a small percentage of the amount spent. Simply follow this link:

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ cottenhamcc/

Volunteers & Trustees

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM COTTENHAM LIBRARY!

Community Centre Membership 2023

We hope you’ll support us in 2022. Here are five ways:

1. Join: it’s simple and free! Everyone can be a member of the library – even babies.

Volunteering at the Co ee Shop is a great opportunity to meet people, learn new skills, add to your CV and be part of a very worthwhile community facility. Please have a chat with Jane, call 01954 202109 (during Co ee Shop hours) or email: manager@cottenhamcc.org

2. Use: make use of your library. Borrow books (in person, or download to a device), use a computer, attend events and activities, access online tools to help with work or research.

3. Volunteer: we can offer even more programmes with help from volunteers. Could you be our next Storytime

reader, event helper, Library@Home book bringer or Digital Buddy?

4. Donate: library services are free to use but monetary donations, small or large, help us provide more books and services.

Please also consider becoming involved in the management of the charity to assist with the smooth running of the Community Centre. Do contact us if you would like to know more:

Annual membership is just £15 for an individual (seniors £10, youths £5) with a loyalty bonus of a free beverage after you have bought ten drinks. You will also get a 10% discount on one-o room hire. Download a membership form here: www.cottenhamcc.org/membership/ For all enquiries see the website or email bookings@cottenhamcc.org

5. Spread the word: if you love your library, tell your friends and neighbours and encourage them to join! The more members we have, the stronger we are.

More information at www.cottenhamcc.org

Sports News

Cottenham United Colts

Cottenham United Colts

Chairman: Ben Holmes

email:

CottenhamColts@virginmedia.com

website:

www.cottenhamunitedcolts.com

social media:

@cottenhamunitedcolts

Cottenham United Chairman: Ian Stuchbury

email: cottenhamunitedfc@hotmail.com

And check out our website, www.cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk

Cottenham United Colts Tournament

Sunday 28th May 2023

Come and support our local teams. For more information please email:

CottenhamColts@virginmedia.com

A quick update: We are back training on the 3G Floodlight Pitch, although it really does need upgrading soon!

All teams are back playing and the weather hasn’t had too much of an impact yet.

We are also preparing for our annual tournament for the late May Bank Holiday. If you can help in any way, sponsor, supply equipment / food & drinks, the list is endless, please contact the club and we can pass your details on to the tournament committee

We are always looking for volunteers and seeking someone to become club secretary (or secretaries), or as I see it, the person who actually does run the club. Obviously, this is a volunteer role, but please get in touch if you can help,

ideally I like to split the tasks between a few people

Our U12s won their split season league and have now moved up a division for the next half of the season, before they enter the realms of 11v11.

Our U14 boys had managed to secure sponsorship for new kit for this season. A slight change in design from previous years. The home kit is proudly sponsored by Les Ward.

The new sky-blue away shirts, previously orange, as well as the girls training tops, were provided by Tilia Homes.

The U15 girls also received some funding from Tilia, which went towards training tops.

Ben Holmes (Chairman)

Cottenham United F.C.

The club currently has one team playing in the Cambs FA Saturday Seniors League 1a with our home games played at Cottenham Recreation Ground.

The manager is Harry West with assistant manager Jamie Bladen. Training takes place at Cottenham Village College Sports Centre on their floodlight 3G pitch every Wednesday evening, 8pm till 9pm.

At the time of writing, the club are currently second in the Cambs League 1a, with great hopes in pushing on for promotion to the Cambs Senior B league this season, 23/24.

We are also looking to re-establish a

reserve team and are on the look out for a manager and su cient players to support a 2nd team.

If you are interested in playing or managing at senior football level, then please get in contact with us via our email: cottenhamunitedfc@hotmail.com or for further information about the club you can check out our website: www.cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk or our Twitter, Instagram or Facebook links.

The club has great ambitions going forward, so this would be a good time to come along and join us on our journey.

Ian Stuchbury (Chairman)

Cricket Club

Contact details:

Secretary: David Chaplin (01954 250075)

Chairman: Ralph Lamble (01954 250313)

Vice Chairman: Dave Partridge (01954 203210)

Junior Teams Coordinators: Dave Partridge and Alan Raven (01954 250388)

Email: cottenhamcc@yahoo.co.uk

Website: cottenham.play-cricket.com

Twitter: @CottenhamCrickt

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Cottenham Cricket Club

All Stars and Dynamos

We will be running an ECB All Stars programme for 5 - 8-year-old boys and girls. This will be on Sunday mornings, 9.30-10.30am on the recreation ground starting on May 14th and continuing for eight weeks until July 2nd. For older children (8-11 years, boys and girls), there is an ECB Dynamos programme which we’ll be running also on Sunday mornings, 10.30-11.30am, again on the rec. and also running from May 14th until July 2nd.

The All Stars coaching provides a really fun introduction to cricket to get our youngsters enthused about the game and develop some basic skills whilst Dynamos takes this a step further, participants developing new cricketing skills including batting, bowling and fielding and having the chance to play a fast-paced and exciting game of countdown cricket – a new format that mirrors The Hundred. It’s designed for children graduating from the All Stars Cricket programme but is also perfect for those who are new to the game. To find out more about either of these programmes, simply go to either ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars or ecb.co.uk/ play/dynamoscricket and you can sign youngsters up for our courses at COTTENHAM CC at ecb.clubspark.uk

Under-12s Team

We are planning to run an under-12s side this summer for which both boys and girls can play. This team will build on the progress made by our u-11s side last year and will play some competitive games after school in the summer term. We are looking for a few more to join this group, specifically youngsters in years 6 and 7

who enjoy cricket and would perhaps like to have a go at a sport for which they may have a bit of aptitude but just don’t get much chance to play.

We will be running some professional coaching sessions for this group in the Village College Sports Hall after school on Wednesdays, 4.30-6.00pm starting in March and running through to April 26th with a two-week break for the Easter holidays, so there’ll still be a couple of sessions left by the time you read this. If you’ve missed a few sessions, don’t worry at all, just come along and join in. Our coach is great with the youngsters and they’ll have a brilliant time. The matches themselves will start in May.

Senior Cricket

We’ll be running our usual two adult teams this summer, a 1st and 2nd XI. We have some pre-season net sessions booked at Fenners Indoor School in Cambridge in starting on Sunday March 27th and running through April - please go to the News section of our website (below) to find out all the details.

Our League matches start on May 13th (1st XI) and May 6th (2nd XI). During the season we’ll be practising either at the outdoor nets at the Village College or using the batting cage at the rec.

Don’t worry if you’ve not played with us before, you’ll get a really warm welcome. Indeed, we are always really keen to reach out to all local cricketers not currently playing for Cottenham to join us in keeping our Club both moving forward and providing the opportunity for all ages in the village and nearby area to take part in this wonderful game. Please don’t hesitate - just get in touch.

Dave Partridge (Vice-Chairman )

If your sports team would like to feature here please do get in touch.

Renegades Rugby

As this article is being written, Renegades have only two games left in the season. The new league to which they were promoted has been challenging, no game more so than our first visit to Wisbech on Feb 25. The home team managed to win by 95-7. It was a long afternoon.

The good news is that Renegades have managed to scrape enough points together to stay in this league for another season. Until a couple of games ago, this was by no means certain. This desire to stay up does not reflect any masochistic tendencies – being regularly thrashed is not great fun. However, the league below is beset by cancelled games because teams are struggling to get numbers out on game day. Playing rugby and losing, is a lot more fun than not playing rugby.

The two remaining games in the season

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If you fancy trying your hand at rugby, Renegades are always on the lookout for new players. You may have played at school or with a club a while back and would like to get back into it. Or maybe you have never played but think you might like to try it out. Either way, you will get a great welcome if you come along to try out Renegades. Renegades take the game seriously but having fun is what the club is really about. If you are interested have a look at the Renegades website renegadesrugby.net and come along to one of our touch rugby sessions over the summer and meet the players and have some fun!

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Tennis Calendar

April:

Easter Camp: 3-6 April. Ages 3-16. Family Tournament: 22 April, 2-4.30pm. £5 entry fee per pair (adult+child), pre-register with toby@ gamesettennis.co.uk by 15 April. Refreshments and prizes. Details on the club events page.

Summer Term Weekly Coaching – 17 April to 15 July, adults & children, all ages & abilities, groups & individuals.

Tennis for FREE & More

Come and take part in our Annual Open Day / Tennis For Free Day!

On Saturday 20th May 2-4.30pm, with activities for all ages.

We will be o ering 10% o new memberships for anyone who joins on the day.

If you sign up for a free coaching taster session you could be the lucky winner of a one-to-one tennis lesson.

Plus! we have Cambridge Pickleball doing a demo of this popular new sport. Some activities will require booking, see below for details. 2023/24 annual memberships are now available.

Prices remain low for the area, starting at just £10, and anyone needing help with

May:

Tot’s Daytime Fun Coaching Sessions – 2 May to 11 July, preschoolers age 3 & 4, Tuesdays 10.15-11.00am at the grass courts.

fees can contact us.

These can be purchased on our website www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk.

We now have 150 members and 4 adult teams so you’re sure to get a good game!

The grass courts at the rec will soon be open for everyone to enjoy over the Spring/Summer.

Book from May via www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk

Tots’ daytime sessions are back at the grass courts!

Tuesdays 10.15-11.00am, 2 May to 11 July. For pre-schoolers age 3 & 4 this is a great first step into tennis with Head Coach, Toby Jackson.

Louise Cooke, Club Secretary info@cottenhamtennis.co.uk cottenhamtennis.co.uk

Open Day: 20 May, 2-4.30pm. Activities for all ages! FREE coaching taster sessions which require booking:

• 2-2.30pm, ages 3-6 • 2.45-3.15pm, ages 7-11

• 3.30-4pm, adult’s rusty rackets • 2-3pm, pickleball

Pre-booking via www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk

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Cottenham Annual Parish Meeting

Messy Church

I visited All Saints Church on Saturday 18th March 2023. I noticed the banner on the church gate, whilst walking Bobby.

The Cottenham APM will be held on Monday 15th May. Come along at 7pm for refreshments and a chance to meet residents and representatives from village groups and clubs. The main meeting will commence at 7.30pm.

If your group or club would like to have an exhibition and/or have representatives provide a report about the work they do and what clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk; the deadline

Messy Church is a craft day organised by the Revd. Lynda Davies and a very committed team of volunteers.

According to Revd. Davies, “It’s a form of Church for Children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality.

All Saints is a church for people at all stages of their faith journey and of any age, though it’s particularly great for young families.

In Cottenham Messy Church typically meets at times of celebration and festivals, such as Christmas, Easter and Harvest. Look out for Messy Church banners on the Village Green or at the church for the next session. Messy Church is also advertised on Facebook and the church website. All are welcome!”

Open 7 Days a week

It’s primarily for people who don’t yet belong to another form of church. It meets at a time that suits people who don’t already belong to a church. The first Messy Church began in 2004, with a group in a church in Portsmouth. They were frustrated, because as a church, they were hardly reaching any children. They decided to do something for all ages and Messy Church was born!

I took a few photos, ate some cake and drank some tea. What hit me was how at home I felt. Everyone was so friendly and ran around fetching me food and drink. I looked at the craft that had been produced and really enjoyed the story told of ‘Samuel in the Temple’. This inspired the various craft pieces made by the children and a tunnel to be built to represent the ‘darkness and into the light’.

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not a meeting of the Parish Council. Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting however, only registered electors of the parish may speak and vote during the meeting.

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Butchers

It typically involves a welcome, a long creative time to explore a Biblical theme through ‘getting messy’; a short celebration time, involving story, prayer, toys and games; and a sit-down meal together at decorative tables.

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We sell locally sourced quality meat and poultry enhanced by a wealth of butchery experience from our friendly and knowledgeable staff.

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Come and see for yourself our great range of beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry and Game products, not forgetting our 28 day aged beef.

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I also met Matt Unwin-Riches and Elliott Unwin-Riches. They were both helping to organise the event. Matt also runs the Cottenham Theatre Workshop and Elliott directs many of the plays that they produce. More on that next issue!

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Hello. My name is Olexander Kutniakov and I am a pre-associate level Latin American dancer. I am 17 years old, and have been living in Cottenham with my mother and younger brother since the war started in Ukraine.

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Monday 1pm to 6pm

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Tuesday 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm

Wednesday 10am to 1pm

Thursday 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm

Saturday 10am to 1pm

Pop along to browse our books, use our IT facilities, renew your bus pass, or just sit in a nice quiet, warm, friendly place.

In the last year I have danced in some really big competitions like the International Championship in London. I also took some first places in Manchester and I made it to the second round at the UK Open. After I left Ukraine, I danced in Poland and took two second places.

The sun rises on all living things. The rocks with warmth have been touched. The golden rays glow excitement, a day renewed by heaven’s breath. Light lifts the shadows, all can be seen. A waking dream.

I have solid experience in teaching, I trained children and their parents in Ukraine. A few months ago I also gained a diploma from the IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) in London. I have been trained in England with really great dancers.

Readers are invited to send in either original poetry or short stories for inclusion in the Cottenham Newsletter. Short stories should be no longer than 600 words. The objective should be to entertain the general readership – go on, have a go!

Dancing is amazing and I want to give this energy and atmosphere to everyone. Recently I started Ballroom and Latin dance classes in Cottenham for families, who would like to come along and have some fun. The classes are suitable for complete beginners and those with some

dance experience, and I teach all ages. You don’t need a partner or any special shoes to share in this very enjoyable family experience for children and their parents.

I want to share the love of dance with our local community, so why not come and try for yourself!

Classes are held at the Village Hall on Sundays, 5.15 to 7pm

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Cottenham Young Persons

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Cambridge and Cottenham RHC is looking for new members of all ages to join our fun beginners sessions at Cottenham sport centre every Friday from 5-7pm starting on the 14th April. Come and join us, play fun games, learn new skills and make new friends! First two sessions are free!!!

For more Roller Hockey info please contact join.ccrhc@gmail.com

Get involved...

Young people of the village we’d love to hear from you. Are you in a band? Have you achieved something to be proud of? Raised money for charity?

Recently I met with Bea Brook on the set of the new boxing drama by Mark Hampton ‘Unlicensed’, which will be cinemas next year! Bea has a cameo in the film as a newbie Boxer- Inspiring more teenagers to take up the sport, which is one of the aims of the film, as well as providing some great entertainment. Bea is also enrolled in the drama school led by Emil Dale, open to children across the country. I asked the 16-year-old some questions and her advice for other likeminded teens. Read the full interview at www.cottenham.org

Mark: Bea, you are a fledgling actor finding your feet and style as a performer. You’ve made an early decision to follow acting as a possible profession. Why is that?

Bea: Acting is a way of expressing yourself in many ways and being able to embody and emotionally connect with a character is something that I find interesting. I have been singing, acting and dancing for as long as I can remember, and I find it really enjoyable.

Mark: What element of drama and acting do you particularly enjoy and why? Serious drama, musical, comedy...etc?

Bea: Since the age of 3, I would repeatedly watch musical films such as Calamity Jane and The Wizard of Oz and this has stuck with me ever since. I have trained in musical theatre for 12 years and have loved every second. As I have grown older, I have found comedy to be very entertaining and enjoyable to perform.

Mark: What’s the best work you’ve done so far? Have you been on TV? Tells us

about it.

Bea: I was in a Tesco Food Love Stories TV advert, and it was the best experience ever! Filming it and getting to see all of the behind the scenes of the film and TV industry. Meeting loads of new people and putting myself out there has definitely led to greater opportunities and improved my confidence as a young actor and performer. I’ve also performed at the O2 Arena, O2 Theatre and the Gordon Craig Theatre. All major learning curves for me.

Mark: You feature in the new film being filmed in Cambridgeshire called ‘Unlicenced’, about the underground boxing world. Has boxing ever interested you? What sports do interest you? What other interests do you have?

Bea: Boxing has never overly interested me, but I do find that Nicola Adams is a very strong, inspiring and positive woman. I do have lots of interest in sports, such as football, formula 1 and dance. I have been brought up to watch the Formula 1 races no matter where I am or what I am doing!

Mark: Where do you study drama?

Bea: I study drama at Emil Dale Academy in Hitchin.

Mark: How was the filming process in ‘Unlicensed’ today?

Bea: The filming process of ‘Unlicensed’ was so much fun and very interesting, everyone on set was very friendly and welcoming and I had a great time learning some new boxing skills and combinations. I felt really at ease with Mark Hampton’s directing, and he made everything very clear. Thank you to everyone involved in the filming! (Interview by Mark Tunstall)

Bea gets put through her paces at the ‘Unlicensed’ film set.

Cottenham CARECAR needs more drivers

All through Covid a dedicated few volunteer drivers continued to provide our service, despite the risks involved. We have been able to get back to our normal service but, due to the passage of time and the usual attrition, we have a lot fewer drivers available and need to replace the losses.

Volunteer drivers have all expenses paid in accordance with HMCR rules. They do not have to be available at specific times: each week they are o ered jobs from which they can pick and choose the ones they can do. Even if a driver only manages one

Sustainable Cottenham

ENERGY

Home improvements for warmer homes

Wendy Dear attended our home energy event in November and sent us this useful update on what happened next:

Sustainable Cottenham and Cottenham Community Centre’s Home Energy drop-in event o ered a range of ideas to cut energy costs. In our case we already have solar panels but our late Victorian semi-detached could not take advantage of air source heat pumps (house not suitable for its installation, and nor could we have underfloor heating). We set about looking at other options.

onto the wall.

So that’s what we’ve decided to do. We’ve found someone to do the work, and as there’ll be some disruption while it is being hung, we await warmer weather. By next winter the house should be very cosy indeed! So thanks Sustainable Cottenham.

With thanks to Wendy Dear

WASTE

Cubs prepared for eco-action

job per week, they are useful. All you need is a fully insured car (preferably 4 door but not essential) and be DBS cleared, which is free. Please, if you live in Cottenham, Westwick or Overton, consider carefully whether you can spare an hour or two, and contact me as below:

Insulation is the big problem most of us face and only after we’d had a thermal camera analysis (carried out by Sustainable Cottenham volunteer Rob Moorcroft) did we begin to understand where the ‘cold spots’ were, and think what we could do about them. We got quotes for adding secondary double glazing (too expensive) then moved on to how to upgrade the very old windows.

This quote was acceptable and work will be done when the weather improves.

2nd Cottenham Cubs received a visit from Sustainable Cottenham in early March. They took part in a litter-pick race in preparation for attending the village litter-pick in April, learnt about recycling and nature conservation, and made bird feeders from plastic bottles. The cubs were very switched on to environmental issues and were keen to ask lots of questions, from whether it’s always bad to cut down trees to how good Elon Musk is for the planet!

Next village litter pick

We also need someone to take over the Coordinator’s job from me when I have to give it up. I am sure there arelots of people that could do this job from home for a few hours per week.

Please contact Gerry Brett 01954 251 929 carecar@btinternet. com

Our second big change to the house is putting up thermal wallpaper in the hallway and two north-facing rooms. It is a new discovery for us and is a boon because insulating the outside of the house is beyond our means.

We found a website which has clear information and videos explaining what is involved (GoWallpaper.com) and sent for samples of the two thicknesses. The 4mm is thicker than paper I’ve used in previous houses, comes in much bigger rolls and uses adhesive that is pasted

Our next litter pick will be on Saturday 29th April. Meet at the Village Hall, Lambs Lane Recreation Ground at 2pm where equipment and routes will be provided. Refreshments for volunteers will be served at the Village Hall from 4pm. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult. Equipment will be provided but wear suitable clothing for the weather – we will still go ahead even if it rains. It helps to know in advance how many people might be taking part, so if you would like to join us please email Peter Pilbeam on pgp1@cam.ac.uk or call 01954 251544

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Contacts

Healthcare

Cottenham Dental Practice

☎ 01954 251696

Firs House Partnership

☎ 01954 251180

www.firshouse.com

The Cottenham Surgery

☎ 01954 250079

www.cottenhamsurgery.nhs.uk

Well Pharmacy

☎ 01954 250556

Emergency

NHS ☎ 111

Police ☎ 101 (non urgent)

Anglian Water ☎ 03457 145145

Environment Agency incident hotline

☎ 0800 807060

Environmental Health (out of hours)

☎ 08456 095437

Highways faults (immediate danger only)

☎ 03450 455121

Homelessness Emergency Service (out of hours) ☎ 01253 501117

UKPN (power cuts)

☎ 105 or 0800 3163105

Cottenham Parish Council

Jo Brook

Parish Clerk PSLCC

E: clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk

P: 07503 328401

www.cottenhampc.org.uk

Caring for the Community

Adult social care ☎ 03450 455202

Children & Young people’s social care ☎ 03450 450203

Childline ☎ 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk

Citizens Advice ☎ 08082 787808 www.cambridgecab.org.uk

Cottenham CareCar ☎ 01954 251929

Cottenham Charities ☎ 01954 250082 www.cottenhamcharities.co.uk

Foodbank (Ely) ☎ 01353 468626 www.elyfoodbank.org.uk

Cottenham Mobile Warden Scheme ☎ 01954 200080 Samaritans ☎ 116 123 (free) www.samaritans.org

Cottenham & Rampton Lunch & Social Club ☎ 07708 425720

Schools and nurseries

Chestnut Nursery ☎ 01954 250744 www.chestnut-nursery.co.uk/nurseries/cottenham

Ladybird Preschool ☎ 01954 250891 www.ladybirdpreschool.org

Cottenham Primary School ☎ 01954 250227 www.cottenhamprimary.co.uk

Cottenham Village College ☎ 01954 288944 www.astreacottenham.org

Churches and cemetery

All Saints’ Church ☎ 01954 583651 www.allsaintscottenham.org.uk

Baptist Church ☎ 01954 252378 www.cottenhambaptist.org.uk

Cottenham Dissenters’ Cemetery ☎ 01954 252378

email: minister@cottenhambaptist.org.uk

Salvation Army ☎ 01954 252419 www.salvationarmy.org.uk/cottenham

Local authorities

Cambridgeshire County Council ☎ 03450 455200 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

South Cambridgeshire District Council ☎ 01954 713000 www.scambs.gov.uk

District Cllr: Annika Osborne ☎ 07511 796629 annikaosbornecrw@gmail.com

Clubs and groups

Brownies - 2nd Cottenham ☎ 07717 201836

3rd Cottenham ☎ 01954 203764

Cottenham Bowls Club ☎ 01954 251956 www.hugofox.com/community/cottenham-bowls-club-8286/home

Cottenham Brass ☎ 07512 965913 www.cottenham-brass.co.uk

Cottenham United Colts - www.cottenhamunitedcolts.com

Cottenham Cricket Club – www.cottenham.play-cricket.com/home

Cottenham Gardeners Club ☎ 01954 250227

Cottenham Jaguars Netball – www.cottenhamjaguarsnetballclub.com

Cottenham Tennis Club ☎ 01954 488413 www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk

Cottenham Theatre Workshop – www.cottenhamtheatre.com

Cottenham United FC ☎ 07771 882182 www.cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk

Cottenham WI ☎ 01954 488427

Fen Edge Orchestra – www.fenedgeorchestra.wordpress.com

Fen Edge Runners ☎ 01954 231806 secretary@fenedgerunners.org.uk

Renegades Rugby ☎ 07866 404813 www.renegadesrugby.net

Royal British Legion ☎ 01954 251468 ann.scott23@ntlworld.com

Sustainable Cottenham ☎ 01954 251813 www.sustainablecottenham.org.uk

01223 832 928

www.Rothwells.biz

Cleaning & Stone Floors, Upholstery, Rugs

Carpet

Rothwell’s has been in business since 1993. Our large truck mounted machines mean more cleaning & drying power for the best results possible.

Members of both the NCCA and TACCA. We will move the furniture for a thorough clean. 100% satisfaction or it’s FREE.

Call Oliver and Max Campbell for expert help today.

Over Road,

High Quality Pet Food and Accessories

 Poultry and Farm Animal Feed

Over Road, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5EU

 Horse Feed, Equipment and

 High Quality Pet Food and Accessories

 Fuel - Flo Gas, Logs, Kindling

 Have a look at our website

Monday

 Poultry and Farm Animal Feed and Equipment

Over Road, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5EU

 Horse Feed, Equipment and Bedding & Accessories

 Fuel - Flo Gas, Logs, Kindling and Coal

 High Quality Pet Food and Accessories

Open 7 Days a week

 Have a look at our website click & collect available

 Poultry and Farm Animal Feed and Equipment

Over Road, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5EU

 Horse Feed, Equipment and Bedding & Accessories

 High Quality Pet Food and Accessories

 Fuel - Flo Gas, Logs, Kindling and Coal

Open 7 Days a week

 Poultry and Farm Animal Feed and Equipment

 Have a look at our website click & collect available

Monday -Saturday 8.00-5.00pm, Sunday 9.00am -2pm

 Horse Feed, Equipment and Bedding & Accessories

 Fuel - Flo Gas, Logs, Kindling and Coal

 Have a look at our website click & collect available

Monday -Saturday 8.00-5.00pm, Sunday 9.00am-2pm

Highgate Butchers

www.highgatecountrystore.co.uk

Telephone: 01954 260798 info@highgatecountrystore.co.uk

Highgate Butchers

We sell locally sourced quality meat wealth of butchery experience knowledgeable

www.highgatecountrystore.co.uk

Telephone: 01954 260798 info@highgatecountrystore.co.uk

Highgate Butchers

We sell locally sourced quality meat and poultry enhanced by a wealth of butchery experience from our friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Come and see for yourself our great Poultry and Game products, not forgetting

Highgate Butchers

We sell locally sourced quality meat and poultry enhanced by a wealth of butchery experience from our friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Come and see for yourself our great range of beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry and Game products, not forgetting our 28 day aged beef.

Furniture made exactly how you like it,

Come and see for yourself our great range of beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry and Game products, not forgetting our 28 day aged beef.

We sell locally sourced quality meat and poultry enhanced by a wealth of butchery experience from our friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Come and see for yourself our great range of beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry and Game products, not forgetting our 28 day aged beef.

Opening times: -Mon: Closed -Sat: 9-5.00/ Sun: 9

Tel: 01954 260444 highgatebutchers@gmail.com

A superbly presented two bedroom house located in a quiet residential road close to the High Street. Ample off road parking, single garage and enclosed rear garden. EPC: D

A very good sized two bedroom terraced cottage extended over two floors to provide double bedrooms and a first floor bathroom Large rear garden with space for a potential home office/ studio. 2 off-road parking spaces. EPC: C

£750,000

An individual detached 5 bedroom family home in a mature plot at the end of the cul-de-sac. Significantly extended and featuring 3 large reception rooms, en-suite bathroom and mature south westerly facing rear garden. EPC: D

An extended, turn of the century, 3 bedroom detached home with superbly presented accommodation, large rear garden, and ample off-road parking. Many original period features, including fireplaces and stripped wooden floors. EPC: C

If you are thinking of selling , or offering your home for rent , take advantage of our expert local knowledge and call us for advice

Tenison Manor, Cottenham £295,000

Histon Road, Cottenham £320,000

Dunstal Field, Cottenham

Lambs Lane, Cottenham £480,000