Cottenham Newsletter December 2023 Issue 193

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Issue No: 193

December / January 2024

Christmas postal dates - last orders

Events Old & New

Things to look forward to in 2024

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He’s a plumber on a bike

Carols on the Green 2023 Tuesday 12th December 2023 Street Food, Mulled Wine, Music from Cottenham Brass Juniors, Stalls and visit from Father Christmas!

Ralph’s Ramblings A look back at Cottenham

Boxing Day Walk Tuesday 26th December

Dogs of Cottenham They’re not just for Christmas!

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Cottenham Convenience Stores, Post Office & Newsagents We have recently taken over this business and the Post Office. Our new extended store opening timings are as shown below. We deliver newspapers and magazines each day throughout Cottenham – please contact us to find out how to arrange a delivery service for your newspaper or magazine to all of the Cottenham Village. To set up a delivery service please call us on 01954 250398

Shop hours: Mon 06:30 - 20:00 Tue 06:30 - 20:00 Wed 06:30 - 20:00 Thu 06:30 - 20:00 Fri 06:30 - 20:00 Sat 07:00 - 20:00 Sun 07:00 - 17:00

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ViLLAGE DiARY DATES December

3 Cottenham Community Cinema with licensed bar, doors open at 7.00pm, screening starts at 7.30 pm. Got to www.cottenhamcc.org for more information.

7 Cottenham Primary School Winter Fair 5.30 - 7.30 pm 9 Cottenham Village Society Christmas Party, Cottenham Village Hall 12 Carols on the Green, 6.00 pm – food, mulled wine, music from Cottenham Brass Juniors, stalls and visit from Father Christmas!

13 Cottenham WI annual Christmas Party with entertainment provided by Band of Ukes, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30 pm 17 Cottenham Baptist Church – Evening Carol service followed by mulled wine and mince pies, 6.00 pm 17 All Saints’ Church Cottenham – Evening Carol service, 7.00 pm 19 Cottenham Baptist Church – quiet space to reflect and pray, 7.00–9.00 p.m.

21 Mulled wine and mince pies and entertainments, Cottenham Community Centre, 6.30 pm 24 Cottenham Baptist Church, Christmas Festival Service and activities, 10.30 am 24 All Saints’ Cottenham – 4.00 pm Carols in the Churchyard, 4.00 pm; , 6.00 pm Carols by Candlelight at

All Saints’ Cottenham, 6.00 pm 24 All Saints’ Rampton, Midnight Communion, 11.30 pm 25 Cottenham Baptist Church, All-age Christmas Day Celebration, 10.30 am 25 All Saints’ Cottenham, BCP Holy Communion, 8.30 am; Family Communion, 10.30 am

January

14 Cottenham WI, an evening of reflexology with Janice Crane, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30 pm 12 Cottenham Village Society talk by Edward Pollard, County Butterfly Recorder, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.45 pm

February

14 Cottenham WI talk, ‘Lord Fairhaven and Anglesey Abbey’ by Helen Ackroyd from the National Trust, Cottenham Village Hall, 7.30 pm

Please send articles to:

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Dear Cottenham ’d like to begin this issue of the Cottenham Newsletter with a huge thank you to Peter Hughes. Peter has been part of the team for many years, responsible for distributing the Cottenham Newsletter throughout the village. He will be sadly missed, so from all of us here at the Newsletter, thanks for everything Peter!

I’ll be picking up the slack, but we always welcome volunteers to help deliver the Newsletter, especially as the village continues to grow. If it’s something that you think you could do in your spare time. please email me at: cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com One suggestion to make delivering the Newsletter easier on our volunteers is to provide them with trolleys. If you’re a local business owner and would be interested in sponsoring the purchase of some trolleys, we’d love to hear from you and we will happily acknowledge your generosity in the Newsletter and on the trolleys themselves. If the Submissions for the February/ Newsletter delivery can be speeded up in any way, I know that many of you will be happy!

March 2024 edition must be received I also welcome my new editorial partner, Rebecca Norman, who keeps me in by noon on 8th January 2024. check, much like the Skully to my Mulder. I feel that we have a great team here at Please email articles and attached the Newsletter! photographs to: Please read the articles about the Road Run and The Cottenham Theatre cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com Festival. I am hoping to bring back Cottenham’s answer to ‘The Wacky Races’ By submitting photographs you (as Peter Haigh calls it) in 2025 and the first ever Cottenham Theatre Festival in Summer 2024. confirm you have permission from the This month you can read about a new theatrical delight from Bawd’s, ‘A Cold photographer and anyone in the photos Supper Behind Harrods’, directed by the always talented and forever humble Nick for us to print them.

Warburton, who is also a very gifted writer. I look forward to his new adaptation of ‘The Canterbury Tales’ next July. Full details on how to GET INVOLVED! audition can be found on the Bawds website: www.bawds.

If you would like an article in the er org/auditions Newslett next edition please get in touch at Christmas is coming, and I intend to make this one the best ition In this ed cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com ever! It signifies for me a whole year of living in this fantastic village. Michelle and I bowled up just before Christmas Eve and the year has flown by. We’ve made many new friends and e rols on th not completely discarded the old ones! Michelle, Bobby and I Ca 23 Green 20 Editor: Mark Tunstall recently welcomed a beautiful lurcher called Louis to the clan. cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com Louis was found abandoned in the village and was rescued by Production: Jez Brook a team of good souls. No one claimed him, so Michelle and I are now his proud parents (although walking two dogs together Off Grid Design in the rain, with Bobby being the most stubborn dog ever, is not jez@offgriddesign.co.uk recommended!). This year I really do feel like George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life!

Proofreader/Assistant Editor: Many thanks too to Ablewight Chimney Services for sorting out my fireplaces – this year Rebecca Norman chestnuts will be roasting on those coals!

Distribution team: I hope you enjoy this festive issue. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Boxing Day walk The Boxing Day walk will once again take place on Tuesday 26 December 2023.

We meet at the junction of Broad Lane and the High Street for a 10.30 am start. Children and dogs under control welcome.

The walk will be approximately 3 miles and we should finish around 12.00 pm. Don’t forget to wear boots or wellies in case it is muddy.

For more information, contact Vanessa on 07751 599826/ 01954 252381 or email: vanessa@summerhill.myzen.co.uk

Village News Events old and new in our village!

Christmas voucher?

Alongside my involvement in the Cottenham Newsletter, there are other things that I’m involved in. Two of these Christmas vouchers have been at the top of my list are the revival of the given by Cottenham Charities for Cottenham Yesteryear Road Run and the many years to help individuals first ever Cottenham Theatre Festival. It and families on a low income is my hope that both of these events will to meet the cost of Christmas. take place in 2024.

Cottenham Charities and the This is a tremendous undertaking Fitzwilliam Charity provide the so publicising these events in the funds for the scheme. Residents Cottenham Newsletter and elsewhere in the Parish in receipt of Income will help, but more importantly we Support, Incapacity Benefit, need volunteers. The Road Run is Employment and Support Allowance, always popular, but to revive it we Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or face new problems and new rules.

Universal Credit are eligible but we are We will need marshals for the not able to consider those receiving road closures and the procession Jobseeker’s Allowance. of vehicles as well as volunteers If you, or someone you know, could to help organise and of course benefit from a little help this Christmas, collect money on the day – all of application forms will be available this will enable us to successfully from Cottenham Post Office relaunch this event. or online at If you’d like to get involved cottenhamcharities.co.uk from please email Mark Tunstall at: Monday 20 November and must cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com be returned by Wednesday 6 Alan Lampard and I will be championing December. Proof of eligibility the event and arranging the cause or will be required and only one charity which will benefit. Ideas and application per household can suggestions welcome at the email be accepted. address above.

Additionally, applications for grants for essential household or disability items can also be considered by Cottenham Charities throughout the year. Please apply online via our website.

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The Cottenham Theatre Festival 2024 is a new concept that I hope will garner support and interest from local theatre companies. It will be open to any local theatre companies, directors, playwrights and actors.

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If you or your drama group would like to enter the competition, the rules are simple: Each play must be no longer than 45 mins (a one-act play is generally perfect) with a minimum of two people in the cast and a maximum of ten.

We would like five or more groups to take part over two nights in Summer 2024. This will be an outdoor event inside a big top marquee on the Village Green.

Refreshment stalls will be provided and we hope to offer two great nights out for families. Ticket sales will support the event itself and the marketing for the following year.

If you are a playwright, director or member of a theatre company/local drama company please (in the first instance) email me at the above address and book your space.

The spaces are limited.

This will be an adjudicated event, with prizes and an award ceremony, including a special guest judge!

So, if your passion is motors or theatres, please get in touch! You may want to offer your services backstage at either event! There’s a job for everyone. Please state your interest in the email subject box – MOTORS or THEATRES – or call me direct: Mark Tunstall m: 07576 247402 cottenhamnewsletter@gmail.com

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Circus Cortex – The review

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Well! What a night was had by this lowly scribe! My partner Michelle and I attended the Saturday 7 October evening performance of Circus Cortex in Cottenham. The loose storyline of the show is that there is a Masquerade Ball at midnight and everyone on stage is trying to get to it. And so the fun begins ...

The Tic Toc Clowns are led by a Ring Master Clown (of sorts), holding a big clock! This compounded a sense of urgency to all of the acts.

And what acts!

The Big Top itself was beautifully decorated inside with amazing lighting displays, smoke machine and a beautiful array of colour! The ladies who form a Greek Chorus of sorts throughout the evening were clad in excellent costumes, I particularly liked the Pierrette costumes. Comedia dell’arte was certainly an inspiration for the show, which Circus Manager, Paul Archer, confirmed when we spoke on the night. Commedia dell’arte – ‘comedy of the profession’ – was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italy, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.

There were many standout acts that night. My favourite was the tight-rope walk, performed by Paul Archer’s daughter, Ksenia Archer. Ksenia graduated from the Stratford Upon Avon Grammar School and then literally ran away and joined the Circus. Luckily her Dad owned it!

The Circus boasts an international cast, including Czech, UK, Polish and Ukraine performers.

I was treated to an evening of BMX tricks, mime, acrobatics, high-wire, balancing acts, wonderful trick unicycling from a charming family act (Victor and

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Cottenham Village Society On Saturday 9 December members of Cottenham Village Society will hold their Christmas Party with musical entertainment.

On Friday 12 January 2024 Cottenham Village Society will welcome Edward Pollard, the County Butterfly Recorder, who will enlighten us with colourful illustrations of the species we can expect to see throughout the coming year.

The Cottenham Village Society meet on Friday evenings at the Village Hall off Lambs Lane. For more information visit www.cottenhamvillagesociety. wordpress.com or contact the secretary: cottvillsoc@gmail.com or telephone 07745 009675.

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There was suitably raucous music and dance. The tableaux formed by the dancers were slick, perfectly timed, strong and triumphant. The movement was a barrage of poses interconnected by intricate moves and balancing acts, pratfalls and cannon work. Eye-catching and inspiring.

After the show, Paul explained that the show changes annually, with a different story and many different acts every time.

They were heading off to Stevenage and Peterborough after this weekend and then on around the world after that.

Michelle had to hold me back (as usual), as I ran off to join them! They will be back next year, so I recommend you go and see them! Mark Tunstall If you would like to provide feedback or get any information about the show, please contact Paul Archer on: paul@showproductions.co.uk

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Gardeners Club

Clubs and Groups

The speaker for our October meeting was subject to a late change due to unforeseen circumstances, but luckily, our local nurseryman, Joe Sharman, was able to stand in at short notice. We hope to have the talk on Lavender Farming in our programme next Editor, Mark Tunstall, finds out the year. background behind a new production There is no meeting in December, but from Cambridge amateur theatre January brings our much-anticipated company, Bawds.

New Year Party on Friday 12 January. A Following the fall of France in garden-related quiz will be followed by June 1940, Prime Minister Winston supper, provided jointly by members and Churchill ordered the creation of committee, with drinks provided by the the covert Special Operations club. Guests and visitors are welcome Executive (SOE), which sent to join us for the party at a cost of £6 a agents behind enemy lines to head. conduct espionage, sabotage and Meetings are held at Franklin reconnaissance in occupied Europe Gardens Community Room from and to aid local resistance movements.

7.30 pm.

Few people were aware of SOE’s existence For further information please at the time. Those who were part of it or contact Sarah Dumont liaised with it were sometimes referred Tel: 01954 260482

‘A Cold Supper Behind Harrods’ by David Morley

to as the ‘Baker Street Irregulars’ after the location of its London headquarters.

It was also known as ‘Churchill’s Secret Army’ or the ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’. The organisation directly employed or controlled more than 13,000 people, about 3,200 of whom were women. Secure and well-organised radio communications between SOE headquarters and agents in the field were crucial, as living and operating secretly behind enemy lines was extremely hazardous. If discovered, agents risked arrest, torture and execution. Of the 470 agents sent into France, 118 failed to return.

Set in June 1997, the play ‘A Cold Supper Behind Harrods’ deals with the intertwining stories of three former agents of the SOE

from World War II as they prepare to give a televised tribute to their friend Patricia, a fourth operative who met an untimely death at the hands of the Gestapo. Each of the former operatives, two men and one woman, carried out a different function during the war and each now carries their own burden of guilt. The play is inspired by real events.

The Director, Nick Warburton, explains why he wanted to bring ‘A Cold Supper Behind Harrods’ to the stage: ‘For quite some time I’ve been looking for a wellwritten play with a close focus on a cast of well-drawn and contrasting characters. This script offers exactly that.

I’m relishing the opportunity to explore its world of moral complexity, in finding its psychological truths and its resonance for today’s uncertain world. This is a thoughtprovoking piece of drama that has never, to our knowledge, been performed in Cambridge. The play has strong characters and even stronger themes, leading to questions about our individual responsibilities in a time of crisis.’

‘A Cold Supper Behind Harrods’ runs from 12–16 December 2023 at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge.

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Arthur’s Shed is a purpose-built studio set in the beautiful grounds of the Arthur Rank Hospice, where our talented volunteers We’re excited to announce that Messy run sessions on a range of topics Church at All Saints’ in Cottenham will including still life drawing, sugar be holding a live Nativity service with craft, meditation, flower arranging real animals on Sunday 16 December in and astronomy. Sessions are held support of The Children’s Society. Please on Tuesday to Friday and are open come along and enjoy this special time to the public; you do not need to of year with us. Messy Church begins have a connection with the Arthur at 2.30 p.m. followed by the live Rank charity to attend. Sessions are Nativity at 3.30 p.m. Refreshments free of charge, although a suggested will be available as well as handdonation of £5 is welcomed to cover the made Christmas cards. cost of materials. For more information, please contact us on We will also be running a Arthurs.shed@Arhc.org.uk or 01223 675777. variety of other events during Arthur’s Shed, Arthur Rank Hospice, Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom CB22 3AB

December: Sunday 17 December – 7.00 pm Evening Carol Service Sunday 24 December – 4.00 pm Carols in the Churchyard, 6.00 pm Carols by Candlelight at All Saints’ Cottenham, 11.30 pm Midnight Communion at All Saints’ Rampton Monday 25 December – 8.30 am BCP Holy Communion, 10.30 am Family Communion at All Saints’ Cottenham For more information, go to www.allsaintscottenham.org.uk

Cottenham Baptist Church

The Real Christmas Grotto began in 2020 during lockdown when churches were closed and there was little opportunity to enjoy Christmas traditions. During that time the Baptist Church in Cottenham was turned into a grotto that retold the Christmas story, along with real characters, a stable and even animal smells!

Since 2020 we have run this event every year, telling the story of Jesus’ birth in creative ways as people walk around the grotto. There are actors inviting you into the Christmas story, film clips, activities to join in with along the way, snacks and a place to pause and be still. Every year is different, and you can walk around at your own speed, either on your own or in a group. This year the grotto will once again take place at the Baptist Church on Saturday 16th, Friday 22nd and Saturday

23rd December from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m.

It is free for everyone, and slots can be booked through the church website: www.cottenhambaptist.org.uk Don’t miss out on a chance to enter into the story and enjoy the adventure of Christmas!

We will also be running a variety of other events during December: Sunday 17 December – Evening Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies, 6.00 pm Tuesday 19 December – Quiet space to reflect and pray, 7.00–9.00 pm Sunday 24 December – Christmas Festival Service, 10.30am (Opportunity to engage in a variety of Christmas activities before joining for carols together.)

Monday 25 December – All-Age Christmas Day Celebration 10.30am

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NEWS New email addresses

Carols on the Green

A reminder that the annual Carols on the Green will take place on Please note that our email Tuesday 12th December at 6pm. addresses have changed and With food, mulled wine, music now end @cottenham-pc.gov.uk. from Cottenham Brass Juniors, The Cabinet Office is encouraging all parish councils to move to a .gov.uk singing and a visit from Father domain as best practice and we will have Christmas it’s a great way to better security for emails. Since Parish Council email is used at times for sensitive information, the council decided that enhancing its protection was a positive At the time of writing we’re step. We are also currently working on a expecting the exciting new new website which will go live shortly – playground equipment and check our Facebook page for updates. surfacing to be completed by the end of November. If you’ve been to the Rec lately you can’t fail to have seen the enormous new climbing/ The Clerk is contactable via email and phone between 9.00 am and slide structure. The ground is going 3.00 pm weekdays only (staff are to need some time to recover so not available on weekends or please respect any areas that are bank holidays) and messages can fenced off and you might need to be left outside of these hours. If wear wellies for a little while! Our you wish to meet in person, please thanks to Cllr Kidston and members contact us in advance to arrange of the public on the working party for an appointment. For Highways getting this project completed. issues or Village Hall bookings please contact Beth. Our office in the Village Hall is manned every Monday and Thursday between 9.00am-1pm.

We have been informed that the installation of the roundabout on the Rampton/Oakington Road junction has been further delayed Jo Brook

kick off the festive season! There’s still time to book stall space or sponsor the Village Green Christmas tree - please get in touch with Jo via clerk@cottenham-pc.gov.uk. This is an outdoor event so please wrap up warmly.

Playground refurbishment

Office hours

Developments

due to County Highways demands.

Currently the Toucan crossing installation date is February half term; this is likely to involve a threeday road closure.

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ones to 2.5m, feeder ones to around 1.5m, thinning the trees by 20% as per the woodland maintenance scheme, repair/replace the two broken benches and cut back the area around them so that we can sit on them without being attacked by the trees, etc!

Get in touch!

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

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Following a productive meeting with Tilia various works are expected to take place over the winter months (by the end of February). This includes removing the fly tipping, cutting back all of the rides – main

Get involved Are you passionate about Cottenham? Then join the Parish Council!

We have two vacancies and full details are available on our website.

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Recreation Ground toilet Please note that the outside toilet is open between 7.30am and 6.00 pm weekdays.

Dogs at the Recreation Ground A polite reminder that dogs are not permitted to be walked on any part of the Recreation Ground including the car park/driveway – even if you’re just collecting a kebab!

Connections Bus Project A reminder that the Connections Bus is on at the Recreation Ground off Lambs Lane every Thursday from 7.00–9.00 pm (term time only). This free service provides a mobile youth club and is open to all secondary age children. For more information please see their website www. connectionsbusproject.org.uk

Forthcoming meetings Tuesday 5 Dec Full Council Meeting Thursday 7 Dec Finance Committee Thursday 19 Dec Planning Committee Tuesday 9 Jan Full Council Meeting (budget setting) Tuesday 16 Jan Facilities Committee Thursday 25 Jan Planning Committee

All members of the public are welcome to attend.

2024/25 budget and precept At our first full council meeting of 2024 we will be setting the budget and agreeing our precept for the following financial year. All information will be available on our website prior to the meeting. Residents are welcome

to attend and engage to find out more about our spending for the forthcoming year. The meeting will be in the Village Hall and commences at 7.30 pm.

Recreation ground parking We are experiencing a lot more vehicles using the car park, particularly during school run and evening classes. Where possible we encourage people to walk or cycle.

If you must drive then please use the marked car parking bays and avoid

parking on the hashed yellow lines or in front of emergency accesses.

Please also be respectful of the disabled parking spaces; these are for blue badge holders only and not to be used for drop-offs/pick-ups.

20mph scheme

Gough and SCDC Cllr Wilson for their support in putting together the application. Plans are still being drawn up by County, and we don’t have a time scale yet. At the earliest the scheme could be operationally delivered from the first quarter of 2024 onwards. Any updates will be shared on our website.

We were pleased to hear in October that our application to County Highways for funding for a 20 mph zone in the centre of the village was successful. Our application was particularly strong, scoring the highest marks out of all applications received. Our thanks to CCC Cllr

Highways We encourage residents to report any highways-related issues they see (i.e. potholes) directly to the County Council, via their reporting site highwaysreporting. cambridgeshire.gov.uk For faults which pose an immediate risk

of danger to the public (including debris on the roads) please call Cambridgeshire Highways on 0345 045 5212 during office hours - 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays or for out of hours emergencies use the Police 101 service.

Local Council Award Scheme In 2022 we achieved the Foundation Level LCAS status.

The award serves as a tool for councils to demonstrate that they are operating at a national professional standard set by the sector and are dedicated to delivering services at a high standard.

Over the past few months we have been looking at our processes and how we can achieve the Quality award. Quality councils go above

and beyond their legal obligations, leading their communities and continuously seeking opportunities to improve and develop even further.

We are hoping to be in a position to submit our application at the end of December. We should receive the outcome in the spring.

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What’s On Cottenham

News and Events from the Community Centre and the Village Hall

Village Hall

What’s On?

Dancing at Cottenham Village Hall

Kids Disco 16th December @ 3pm

The upstairs Balcony Room at Cottenham Village Hall is an ideal setting for dancing and celebrations. We’ve enjoyed numerous lively gatherings and events there. In October, we hosted a sold-out performance by the traditional ceilidh band Frog on A Bike. 16 December at 8.00 pm, DJ Dean Minter from Eclipse Disco will be bringing us to our feet with an exciting Christmas disco www. wegottickets.com/event/596571 Earlier in the afternoon, there will be a kids’ disco at 3 pm with games and prizes run by Eliza Grace Entertainment www.wegottickets.com/event/596570 Looking forward to 2024, we plan to hold another ceilidh, a comedy night and maybe even a Bollywood dance night!

Games and prizes run by Eliza Grace Entertainment

Over 18’s Disco 16th December @ 8pm Eclipse Disco

The bar team is thrilled to welcome Sapph Grant as our new Bar Supervisor.

Sapph brings a wealth of fresh ideas and valuable experience, in addition to her exceptional organisational skills.

While she’s a fantastic addition to the team, the backbone of our bar operation still consists of our dedicated group of volunteers, who play a vital role in running bar shifts. Volunteering is not only a fun way to meet new people but is also a flexible commitment, typically occurring once every month or two, depending on your availability. If you’re interested in joining our volunteer team, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Christine Ward via cllr.ward@cottenham-pc.gov.uk Bookings are already coming in thick and fast for 2024 and even 2025 so get in touch with Beth via bookings@ cottenham-pc.gov.uk to book your next event or arrange a viewing of our fantastic facilities.

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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH What’s On? COTTENHAM WITH RAMPTON Community Centre

We are thankful for the opportunity we had to welcome or out, we look forward to seeing you! Check out our Monday so many people from the villages of Cottenham and Facebook page or website for more details.

Mucky Pups 10.00-11.00 am. arranged. Three rooms available: 1) Hall Volunteering at the Coffee Shop is a Rampton to our services over Christmas. Things are by Key Dates: 4th Dimension Children’s Dance with recently fitted out kitchen – great for great opportunity to meet people, learn no means ‘back to normal’ but we continue to look at Tuesday 1st Marchchildren’s at 7pm parties. 2) Studio upstairs ideal 3.45–6.45 pm new skills, add to your CV and be part interesting and alternative ways to support each other Shrove Tuesday Supper in theorChurch Hall Zumba 7–8 pm for dancing smaller meetings.

3) Coffee of a very worthwhile community facility. and bring people together in a safe way.

Tuesday 2nd March at 7.30pmoutside of Coffee Shop Shop (available Please have a chat with Wednesday Jane, call 01954 As 2022 begins we weekly hope and safe(during passage Craft group meets at pray for Ashes at All Saints’, Cottenham hours only).

Combination of the hall and 202109 Coffee Imposition Shop hours)ofor through the pandemic and to be able continue finding 10.00 am in the coffee shop. coffee shop rooms 26th for larger parties. email: manager@cottenhamcc.org.

Saturday 12th March; 19th March; March; ways10.00–11.30 to serve our villages.

Yoga am We are hoping to re-roof/ For activities and 2nd classes: Please April; 9th AprilFundraising: and 16th April from 12 noon Wednesday insulate and light the landing and activity Lent lunches During Lent we plan to reinstate our well contact known ‘Lentindividual Little Humbugs amand in ploughman’s the studio.Sunday The idea is to make the studio Lunches’ where9.30–10.30 we offer soup to raise organisers, details 27th on our website: March Mothering coff ee shop and fortnightly on Fridays in forwww.cottenhamcc.org money for our charities and the chance fellowship. watertight, heatedtoand multiEmail All-Age Communion Service easily at 10.30am celebrate the Wehall are11.15–12.15pm. not sure what form this will take us yet, at: in-door functional.

Suggestions for future uses bookings@cottenhamcc.

Mothering Sunday Knitting group meets weekly on of the Community Centre and ways we org if you’d like to arrange a Wednesday mornings at 10.00 am can fundraise are very welcome. Coclass, community activity or new Ballet (NEW) for children Wednesdays operative Local Community Fund – by community project.

4.15–5.45 pm and 5.45–6.45 pm. using your membership card you have Coffee Shop: Mondays 10.00–4.30 Contact April tutusrus@ntlworld.com helped raise over £700 for the community pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays 10.00– Whirl and Twirl 7–9pm (and some centre. Many thanks also to the Co-op for 2.00pm. Come and enjoy a great reader,delicious event helper, bringer or We hopeincluding you’ll support us in 2022. Here coff areee, fivetea ways: Sundays 10 December) their Library@Home support during thisbook last year. or hot chocolate, Digital Buddy?

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Everyone can be a member of Thursday Easy Fundraising – if buying online, scone and cake or light lunch from our the library – even Healthy 4 Life (50+babies. exercise) 10– Donate: library services free to butpercentage monetary we can are receive a use small menu. The coffee shop4.will be closed donations, small or large, help us provide more books 2. Use: use of your library. Borrow books (in 11am and make 11.00–12.00pm. of the amount spent. Follow this link: Saturday 23 December to Tuesday 2 and services. person, Aid or download a device), use a computer, Hearing help every to second www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ January inclusive. attend events andmonth activities, access online help Thursday of the 2.30– cottenhamcc/ Venuetools hire:toFull entertainments licence 5. Spread the word: if you love your library, tell your with work or research.

4.00 pm including 14 December. friends and neighbours and encourage them to join! The held. Refreshments can often be Zumba 7–8 pmwe can offer even more programmes with more members we have, the stronger we are.

3. Volunteer: Friday help from volunteers. Could you be our next Storytime Toy Library’s soft play runs fortnightly on Fridays including 1 Championship at the age of six or seven.

We have recently started learning and 15 December 11.15–12.15 pm His favourite dance is the Samba because Ballroom and Latin dancing with the help Pilates 10–11.00 am of its rhythm and carnival energy. of Sasha Kutniakov, a young dancer from Saturday So, why not come along and have a Ukraine.

Sasha was recently placed in the Kids play is on the first Saturday go?

It doesn’t matter what your level of top 24 dancers under 21 years old in the of each month including experience is as there is always lots to world! The classes are lots of fun and full 2 December at 10.30 am. learn, and the first lesson is free! Lessons of energy and we’ve learnt the basics of Dimension Acro 11.45–12.45pm are held on Sunday 5.00–6.30 pm and Waltz, Cha Cha, Rumba, Jive and Samba Ballet (NEW) for children 9.30– Wednesday 7.00–8.30 pm at Cottenham so far.

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Sports News Cottenham Renegades Rugby Clubs across East Anglia are shocked and saddened at the untimely death of Arturas Rudys, 27, who played for Wisbech Rugby Club in Cambridgeshire.

During a recent game a chest-to-chest collision involving Arturas seems to have caused a cardiac arrest. Despite strenuous efforts to resuscitate him, including the Air Ambulance medic, he died at the scene.

Everyone at Cottenham Renegades was very sad to hear the news. We had two good games against Wisbech last year and were soundly beaten in both.

Wisbech were then promoted into a higher league this year. We send our condolences to Arturas’s family and everyone at Wisbech.

Renegades have had a difficult start to the season with two away games not played because of lack of players. Each

one cost five points so Renegades are bottom of the table as I write. However, we have had a flurry of new talent joining us in the last few weeks, so hopefully, things will improve for the rest of the season.

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 can be sure of a great welcome if you come along for a try out. We take the game seriously but having fun is what it’s really about. Take a look at the Renegades website (http://renegadesrugby.net/) and come along to watch a game and meet the players. You will get a warm welcome.

Eddy Murphy

Cottenham United FC At the time of writing Cottenham Utd FC are a quarter of the way through the 23/24 season in the Cambs Senior B league and are currently sitting mid table with 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

We are finding our way in the new league, after our promotion last season and are on target with our objectives for the team this season to establish ourselves in the Senior B league.

With a few recent new signings, we are in a good position to push on and climb the league.

We are always on the lookout for new players, so if you are interested in playing senior football then please get in touch with us via our email: cottenhamunitedfc@hotmail. com or check out our website: www. cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk Twitter/X and Facebook accounts for further information about the club.

Our training nights are held at CVC Sports Centre on the 3G pitch every

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Wednesday 8.00–9.00 pm. Come along and ask for Harry West (manager) or Paul Mcfarlane (coach) and you will be very welcomed.

Ian Stuchbury (Chairman) If you are interested in playing senior football then please do get in touch with us via our email: cottenhamunitedfc@ hotmail.com or check out our website: www.cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk twitter and Facebook accounts for further information about the club.

Tennis Club

Cottenham Cricket Club

Saturday 14 October turned out to be a The Club held its end-of-season brisk sunny autumn day for our fifth and presentation evening at the end of biggest ever family tournament.

September. As ever, it was a really The day started brilliantly with enjoyable event, attended by sponsors, a yummy cake stall run jointly with committee members and players. The Cottenham Colts which raised over award winners on the night were: £200 for Crohn’s and Colitis research, Young Player: James Rayner; Most largely thanks to the very hungry Improved Player: Rory Kemp; Memorable footballers! performance 2nd XI: James Rayner; In the afternoon our superb coach, 2nd XI Fielder: Andre Buys; 2nd XI Toby from Game Set Tennis organised Player of the Season: James Rayner; Halloween-themed games, tie-break style Memorable Performance 1st XI: Rich up to 7 points with red junior balls on half Symons and Tom Procter for their size courts. Group Frankenstein (aged 10–14) stand of over 150 which won us winners were Louise and Barnaby with Jack our game at Linton; 1st XI Fielder: and Harry runners up.). Roger and Ted won with Matt Talaga; 1st XI Opponents Josh and Lucas coming second. The youngest Player: Dean Vale; 1st XI Player of group, Dracula (aged 6–9 years) was won the Season: Tom Procter; Clubman

by Alison and Milo with Paul and Imogen in of the Year: Duncan Robson. Many second place. Prize for best Halloween outfit congratulations to all the award went to Mia as a witch. winners!

Many thanks to Toby, the organisers We’ll be taking a short break over and volunteers who ran the cake stall Christmas and New Year but pre-season Contact us at: https://clubspark.lta. indoor net practice will be starting in the org.uk/CottenhamTennisClub or info@ spring. We are always keen to welcome cottenhamtennis.co.uk new cricketers to the club – please get Visit us at Cottenham Sports Centre in touch via our website. for our adult Wednesday from 6.30

We will be running the All Stars and Dynamos programmes again for boys and girls aged 5–11 next summer and junior teams for under-11s and under13s. The under-11s is a new team and we need help to get this going so if anyone has a youngster in that age group who’s keen on cricket, or perhaps you are a youth coach who would like to gain more experience, it would be brilliant if you could get in touch to help us get things off the ground.

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and see you in 2024.

Dave Patridge, Vice Chairman Email: cottenhamcc@yahoo.co.uk Secretary: David Chaplin 01954 250075 Chairman: Ralph Lamble 01954 250313 Vice Chairman: Dave Partridge 01954 203210 Junior Teams Coordinator: Dave Partridge Website: www.cottenham.play-cricket.com Facebook: Cottenham Cricket Club Twitter: @CottenhamCrickt

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Christmas car parking

Woodgreen Pets Charity

Rotary Club of Cambridge South has been running Christmas car parking at Woodgreen is a charity dedicated to two sites in Cambridge for 25 years and helping pets and their people. As well has raised over £300,000 in the last 10 as taking in and rehoming pets from years, mainly for local charities. its 43-acre centre in Cambridgeshire, The car parks are at Lensfield Road Woodgreen also provides a range of and Tennis Court Road (just before the services to help pet owners – including right-hand turn for the Grand Arcade free behavioural advice, pet health car park). All of your parking fee goes to and wellbeing checks, financial support charity (two grants have been made to towards veterinary bills (subject to Fen Edge charities in recent years). assessment) and much more. In this As well as taking advantage of the parking, issue of Cottenham Newsletter, why not consider volunteering too? This is they’re here to answer some a fun and fulfilling activity (and sometimes common questions about a cold one!) but we need more volunteers rehoming a pet.

– please sign up for a time slot or two on the How many pets does Woodgreen following dates: rehome?

2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 December.

Last year, the charity opened its doors to more than 2,200 dogs, For more information go to: www.cambridgecats and small animals, including southrotary.org.uk 300 strays with nowhere else to turn.

Many of these pets were abandoned Mike Smith, Rotary Club of Cambridge and neglected, leaving them with South smithmichaelstanley@hotmail.com serious medical conditions and complex behavioural issues. Others simply need a new home because their owners couldn’t keep them anymore.

How does Woodgreen work with stray dogs?

Woodgreen has contracts in place with four local councils, meaning they are the holding kennels for any stray dogs in the area. These dogs are often the most vulnerable and scared, and the charity’s dedicated team are available 24-7 to provide safe shelter, emergency veterinary treatment and care. For the first seven days, Woodgreen will search for the dog’s owners using any available information on their microchip, as well as lost and found websites and local Facebook Groups. If an owner can’t be found in seven days, legal ownership of

the dog transfers to Woodgreen and they can begin the process of matching them with a loving new home.

How does Woodgreen match pets with new homes?

Getting a new pet is a big decision, and it’s important to make the right choice.

Woodgreen always starts with the pet’s needs, making sure they’re the right fit for a new owner based on any medical needs, training requirements, and the environment they need to be healthy and happy. If you’re not sure what type of pet would be right for you, Woodgreen can help you find the right match.

How do I apply to rehome with Woodgreen?

The rehoming process at Woodgreen is entirely online. The first step is to visit the website to see which pets are looking for new homes, and fill in an application form if there’s a pet you’re interested in. Each application will be assessed against the pet’s individual needs. If you’re a potential match for a pet, Woodgreen will be in touch and arrange for you to meet them.

The team is only small, and unfortunately Woodgreen can’t reply to every person who applies to rehome a pet.

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Dogs of Cottenham Unite!

One of the gift requests this festive Having been part-werewolf since I saw season is likely to be an electric Teenwolf in 1986, I have an affinity with scooter, or e-scooter. We are aware dogs and what I love about Cottenham that e-scooter use causes concern is the fact that there are so many little to residents so the South Cambs side roads and wonderful footpaths into Community Safety Partnership are woods and some truly splendid walks. here to provide you with some helpful Walks that I never experienced in London information. or Cambridge. Even when the biblical It is currently against the law to floods of October 2023 occurred, dogs ride an e-scooter on any public road, were frolicking about in the new ponds pavement or cycle lane. The only down Broad Lane and I too wanted to exception to this is in zones where trials dive in! I don’t enjoy the rain, but we are are taking place, such as some areas Fen folk, so we must embrace it! within the city of Cambridge, where Despite claiming to be a nation of doghired scooters can be used on the lovers, why are some people continuing road and on cycle paths. E-scooters to leave their dog locked inside the house do not have numberplates, indicators all day? A distant howl from a hound at and do not always have visible rear midnight can be comforting, but when lights, they cannot be used legally on you sit inside a house all day listening to the roads. a lonely dog howling and barking in a The only place an e-scooter can be neighbour’s house or garden, while used is on private land. they’re at work, it opens up so many We also wish to highlight Cambridgeshire concerns: Is the dog scared? Does Fire & Rescue Service’s current Take it need water? How long do I leave Charge and Be Safe campaign, which it until I call the RSPCA? Our furry features advice on how to safely charge friends can’t explain to us how they and buy replacements for e-scooter and feel. They can’t tell us if they’re upset e-bike batteries: www.cambsfire.gov.uk/ that we spend too much time at work. community-safety/take-charge-andThey can’t argue with us about what be-safe/ to watch on TV. They placidly allow us Further details can be found on the to rule the roost. following Government website at www.

I have met many people who are kind, gov.uk/government/publications/ some who are indifferent and a few who powered-transporters/informationare just cruel (or perhaps they’re just lazy). s h e et- g u i d a n ce - o n - p owe re d I know that this village is full of fine people transporters and I hope that you don’t take this the www.gov.uk/guidance/e-scooterwrong way – we all have things we have trials-guidance-for-users” Beth to do. But you are not more important Watson, Project Officer – Community than your dog. You might not even be as Safety Partnership: Beth.Watson@ important. Think also of your neighbours scambs.gov.uk that have to listen to a poor dog howling.

a little less stressful for our dogs.

If you do need to leave your dog alone during the day, find out how you can make this less stressful for them. There are lots of dog walking services who will check on your pet, provide them with company and exercise and treats. It could make all the difference between your dog having a miserable day and one where he or she has an exciting adventure they’re keen to tell you all about it when you get home!

And they’re likely to be less destructive and noisy too.

Find out if a friend or neighbour would be willing to call in and spend time with your dog or take them for a short walk. There may be teenagers out there who would love to earn some extra cash walking your dog.

Go online to find out tips for making your dog less stressed when left alone – and remember, a dog should not be left alone for longer than around four hours.

The Animal Humane Society: www.animalhumanesociety.org/ resource/leaving-your-dog-homealone-guilt-free-guide RSPCA:www.rspca.org.uk/ webContent/staticImages/Pdfs/ LearningToBeLeftAlone.pdf Dogs Trust: www.dogstrust.org.uk/dogadvice/training/home/help-your-dogspend-time-alone Blue Cross: www.bluecross.org.uk/ advice/dog/home-alone-separationanxiety-in-dogs Please also see the Wood Green which explains the process for dealing with lost dogs (and cats), their care and the protocol of helping these pets.

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Fen Edge Twinning Association

The Fen Edge Twinning Association held its first quiz night since the pandemic on 29 September. The event was a great success, in that it Mark Tunstall caught up with Will Stockford raised over £500 AND a lot of people to see what all the fuss was about! enjoyed a fun evening out.

Mark: It’s pretty unusual to run a plumbing Enormous thanks are due to the business by bike. How did you get started? anonymous benefactor who paid Will: In 2016, I retrained to be a plumber, the cost of hiring the lovely new after a career in social work. I enjoyed my Cottenham Village Hall, Nathalie social work career, but I love plumbing Morgan, who organised all the and running my own business. I’ve found refreshments, Andrew Snelson, who I’m a lot more popular as a plumber too! provided the questions and Kit Kilgour, Mark: Plumbing work is certainly who compered the evening. Thanks different to social work – to the volunteers who set up and ran would you recommend the event, and the local businesses who plumbing as a career? donated prizes – Cottenham Reflexology Will: I’d recommend

by Georgiana, Les Ward Greengrocers, to anyone that they Cottenham Coop, The Bushel Box, Lot 25 take up a trade, Café and Rumbles Fish Bar (Willingham) and young or old. Fixing Foxhay English Cider. things, making The money raised will go towards the things work, is so cost of entertaining our French visitors underrated and it’s when they visit in May 2024. really satisfying!

The Twinning Association is always On the E-cargo bike happy to welcome new members.

I offer pretty much all To qualify, you must live in one of the services I would do from a van: the Fen Edge villages (Waterbeach, gas appliance service/repair and install, Landbeach, Cottenham, Rampton or general plumbing, heating and water Willingham). system work.

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He’s a plumber on a bike!

What training do you have?

Will: Yes, I’m registered with Gas Safe and am unvented hot water qualified. I also have City and Guilds Level 2 in Plumbing.

Mark: What’s your mission statement and business ethic?

Will: I started Veloplumb as I wanted to get out of the van and do something healthier and better for the environment.

Sometimes being on the bike is not as convenient or comfortable as the van, but it’s worth it! We all need to think more about our impact on the environment and sometimes that means changing our behaviour. This week I’ve done three days on the bike and two days in the van and my aim is to eventually get rid of the van completely.

Natural gas will be with us for a while, so why not get your gas boiler serviced by someone who is not burning fossil fuel to get to you?

Mark: Do you have any funny plumbing-related stories that you could tell our readers?

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Ralph’s Ramblings

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Hi, I’m Ralph Carpenter. The editors of Free electric blankets the Cottenham Newsletter recently got in SCDC is offering 532 residents the touch to ask if I’d be interested in writing opportunity to claim a free electric a regular Newsletter feature, focusing blanket (also known as a heated throw) on Old Cottenham. As I’m due to retire as a cost-effective alternative to central in March next year, after 60 years heating. To qualify, residents must be (as of 1 repairing cars in Cottenham, I thought July 2023) claiming Council Tax Support and I’d give it a try, with the help of Mark at least one of the following – Attendance Tunstall and Rebecca Norman (to Allowance, Personal Independence Payment translate Fen Talk into English!).

(PIP) mobility element at the enhanced rate So, first a little bit about me. I or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility moved to Cottenham in 1953 aged component at the higher rate. Go to www. four, when my parents took on the scambs.gov.uk/cost-of-living-support/ Chequers Public House. In the 1960s, free-electric-blankets to find out more. once I was old enough for a pint of beer, I would sit in the public bar of Dad’s pub and Flooding advice and sandbags listen to the Cottenham ‘Old Boys’ talking Following the recent heavy rain, it is about ‘how it used to be’. My interest in important to be prepared for possible Cottenham’s history really got going in flooding in advance before significant the 1970s when Ian Bidwell, who worked rainfall occurs. This is especially the for George Lack’s engineering company, case for residents whose properties asked me if I wanted the old water pump have flooded before. Visit www. from the Village Green for my garden, as scambs.gov.uk/flooding for more it was on its way to the scrapyard. I said, advice on how to prepare. Note that the Council does not provide a sandbag service to residents, although it has a limited supply of sandbags for vulnerable residents that can be delivered to domestic properties that are at imminent risk of flooding only. Contact 01954 713000 or email streets@scambs.gov.uk Outside of normal office hours contact the Environmental Health Emergencies on 01253 501055

‘yes please’, and so began a fascination with the history of this village, its people, buildings, objects and stories.

In addition to regularly including photos of Old Cottenham, I plan to bring you excerpts from Horace Gautrey’s diary which I have in my collection and which I have just finished transcribing after 22 years! Horace was a local farmer and seed merchant whose diary entries span 1903 to 1914, then restart in 1932 and finish in 1957.

Brenda Gautrey Way is named after a variety of strawberry which was developed

by Horace’s cousin, Harry Gautrey, and named after his daughter Brenda.

As we are heading towards winter, or as the Old Boys used to say, ‘winter draws on’, I thought I would start by showing you some winter scenes of the village from years gone by.

Skating on Broad Lane playing field, 1903

Village Green, 1908

Village Green, 1947

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The following extract from Horace Gautrey’s diary charts the severe winter weather experienced in 1946–47 which eventually led to the terrible flooding in the Fens and East Anglia 1947 Monday 6th January Piercing cold wind and frost. Began to snow at 3 o’clock and continued to 8 o’clock.

Wednesday 29th January Another fall of snow and a very sharp frost, the sharpest of the season. Thermometer stood at 15oF [-9oC]outside.

Wednesday 12th February Many roads in the country are blocked and food is taken to villages by air.

Monday 24th. February. Frost very sharp with thermometer standing at 11oF [-11oC].

Wednesday 5th March A heavy fall of snow with frost and a dull sky later with light snow through the day. I am sixty five years of age and I have never known such a long and late period of arctic conditions with the very low temperature every night. Snow falling during the evening.

Thursday 6th March Deepest snow of the season and colder with a heavy sky and frost. A very heavy fall of snow, nothing like it has occurred in my lifetime, it is on some of the window sills over a foot deep and half way up the lower panes of the windows, people are walking in the tracks of the bus to get along, scarcely any thaw is taking place. Elsworth and Knapwell are cut off from communication. Some bus services were stopped, 9 inches of snow fell in Cambridge, all roads to Ely are impassible, the bus to Willingham could not get to Rampton and with much help was reversed back to Cottenham.

Friday 7th March Very sharp frost for time of the year, 14oF [-10oC]. Roads are like ice, people have skated on them.

Monday 10th March A thaw although a sunless day, most of the snow has gone off the roofs. Raining fast in the late

evening and a light frost afterwards. The falls of snow amounted to 28 inches. In Cambridge £7,000 was spent in cleaning up the streets and 300 tons of salt was used on the streets.

Thursday 13th March It became milder as the day went on which melted much of the snow. Victor Smith brought his cattle here because the floods were getting up to where they were.

Friday 14th March Fine with a very slight frost but no rain. Land in North Fen is flooded and Thoday’s house on Histon Road has water in the rooms.

Saturday 15th March A sharp frost for the time of year, the thermometer at 28 oF [-2oC]. Nearly every field between Cottenham and Cambridge has water standing on it.

Sunday 16th March Terrible gale. Before it was light I had a ring from B Wyatt that the floods have reached his place and his cattle are standing in water, I told him that he can bring some of them here.

Monday 17th March Terrible floods, people are leaving their homes, cattle are moved.

Tuesday 18th March A fine morning and not cold, indications of rain. The policeman has told all the people in Cottenham Fen to move their livestock because the river bank is broken at Over.

Wednesday 19th March Very grave news in the papers about the extent of floods. The people evacuated from Cottenham Fen spent the night in the Ebenezer Chapel.

Chambers of North fen has his cattle in Church End farm.

River banks are bursting and flooding thousands of acres of fen land.

Ralph notes: When the thaw came and the snow melted, the water couldn’t soak into the ground because the ground was still frozen so it ran into the rivers. The water being up to the top of the flood banks, on Sunday night the Cottenham Town Crier walked the High Street calling for volunteers to walk the flood banks looking for breaches.

Fen floods – the Breach in the bank at Over, 1947

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On the edge

Sustainable Cottenham

As we write in late October, Storm Please choose us as your Coop Local Babet has just hit, fields around Cause Cottenham are waterlogged and Sustainable Cottenham has been some villagers are dealing with selected to benefit from Coop’s Local sewage back-ups and gardens Community Fund. Funds raised will help are under water. build on our existing activities such as In January, On the Edge nature recovery, a clothes exchange to submitted a request to Cottenham promote reuse of clothes and reduce Parish Council to declare a Climate landfill; expanding use of reusable cups at and Ecological Emergency (CEE). village events and litter picks. All you have The Parish Council agreed and set to do is become a Co-op member and up a working group of which we are log in to your membership account members. We feel it is important that at www.coop.co.uk/membership all levels of government acknowledge and select Sustainable Cottenham the urgency of climate change/food as your Local Cause membership. poverty/waste/shortages. coop.co.uk/causes/81868 We will We have run two Climate Forums at earn 2p out of every £1 you spend the Village Hall this year, with speakers on Co-op own-label products in from Welney Wetland Trust, a community any store until October 2024. Very energy project, Friends of the Earth and many thanks to you and the Co-op Cottenham Parish Council. Both forums for this much appreciated financial were well-received and we hope to run boost. more in the future. New members are Nature Recovery in action warmly welcome. Together we can Sustainable Cottenham recently worked take action to make a difference! with Community Interest Company Contact us at ontheedge270@ Employee Volunteering to organise a gmail.com work party at the Fen Reeves Wood on On the Edge Cottenham are Twenty Pence Road. About 15 volunteers members of Extinction Rebellion. from Astra Zeneca helped us clear brambles and smaller trees from around a

woodland pond to let in more light, move soil and hardcore from the gateway so mowers can enter to cut paths, remove old plastic tree guards and return more of the hazels to coppice management.

Many thanks to all involved. If you are interested in helping us plant hedges or clear undergrowth around Cottenham please get in touch.

Free Thermal Imaging surveys in January 2024 Following our recent Energy Drop-In event, Sustainable Cottenham volunteers will be using a thermal imaging camera in mid-January to help residents check for thermal leaks. We have several householders signed up but if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact us.

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Contacts Healthcare

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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

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NHS ☎ 111 Police ☎ 101 (non urgent) Local authorities Anglian Water ☎ 03457 145145 Cambridgeshire County Council ☎ 03450 455200 Environment Agency incident hotline www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk South Cambridgeshire District Council ☎ 01954 713000 ☎ 0800 807060 www.scambs.gov.uk Environmental Health (out of hours) District Cllr: Annika Osborne ☎ 07511 796629 ☎ 08456 095437 annikaosbornecrw@gmail.com Highways faults (immediate danger Clubs and groups only) ☎ 03450 455121 Brownies - 2nd Cottenham ☎ 07717 201836 Homelessness Emergency Service 3rd Cottenham ☎ 01954 203764 Cottenham Bowls Club ☎ 01954 251956 (out of hours) ☎ 01253 501117 www.hugofox.com/community/cottenham-bowls-club-8286/home UKPN (power cuts) Cottenham Brass ☎ 07512 965913 www.cottenham-brass.co.uk ☎ 105 or 0800 3163105 Cottenham United Colts - www.cottenhamunitedcolts.com Cottenham Cricket Club – www.cottenham.play-cricket.com/home Cottenham Gardeners Club ☎ 01954 260482 Cottenham Jaguars Netball – www.cottenhamjaguarsnetballclub.com Cottenham Tennis Club ☎ 01954 488413 www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk Cottenham Parish Council Cottenham Theatre Workshop – www.cottenhamtheatre.com Cottenham United FC ☎ 07771 882182 www.cottenhamunitedfc.co.uk Jo Brook Cottenham WI ☎ 01954 488427 Parish Clerk PSLCC Fen Edge Orchestra – www.fenedgeorchestra.wordpress.com E: clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk Fen Edge Runners ☎ 01954 231806 secretary@fenedgerunners.org.uk P: 07503 328401 Renegades Rugby ☎ 07866 404813 www.renegadesrugby.net Royal British Legion ☎ 01954 251468 ann.scott23@ntlworld.com www.cottenhampc.org.uk Sustainable Cottenham ☎ 01954 251813 www.sustainablecottenham.org.uk

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