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Introduction

Welcome to Your November Issue.

Inside Highlights

November was always my favourite month when I was growing up.

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For some reason playing outside in invariably damp and misty weather conditions, having ‘conker’ competitions and generally messing about in the dark seemed exciting, especially with Christmas around the corner.

5................ Remembrance Parade

6..................Steve Gibbs Flies Over the Fens 7..................Spot The Poppy Competition

But the major reason was it was the month of my birthday and better still it fell on the fifth… Bonfire Night!

My birthday parties always had that extra bit of excitement to my mates’ as they were accompanied by a firework display in the back garden followed the next day by the ritual collecting of the old fireworks… we were easily pleased back then.

Coincidentally my son shares the same birthday as me and my daughter was born in November on my late father’s birthday, so November has always figured highly in my life.

Sadly, nowadays I’m of an age where I wouldn’t care if I only had a birthday every four or five years but back then it was great...

8..................Steve Barclay MP

9..................Eco-Friendly Bonfire Night?

10................Whittlesey Osteopaths 12................March Podiatry

18-20.......What’s On in November

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21................The Local Music Scene

22...............Whittlesey Christmas Extravaganza 24...............Charity Matters

This month marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and in local towns and villages many people will gather for Remembrance Day services on Sunday, November 11th.

26...............School News 28...............Puzzle Page

30-31........Community Matters

It is difficult today to comprehend what a massive effect the 1914-18 war would have had on the local population.

32...............AA Whittlesey Computers

Schoolfriends would have joined up and gone to fight abroad in a conflict they probably didn’t know too much about while back home mothers, wives, girlfriends and children soldiered on without them.

34...............Club Matters

36...............Recipe: Toffee Apples

The sacrifice of all those who gave their lives in the Great War and also the Second World War and later conflicts should never be forgotten, and this year especially the eleventh will be even more poignant.

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46...............Consumer Advice

48..............Legal Advice from Fraser Dawbarns 62...............Whittlesey Vets

64-65......Community Matters

67...............Finance with Eamonn Dorling

Copy deadline details:

73...............TDM Automotive

Copy deadline for the December issue is Monday 5th November 2018.

74...............History with Whittlesey Museum

Sales – Catherine Healy: Publisher - Claire Saberton: 07879 478448 01778 421427 | 07837 499061 sales@discoveringmagazines.co.uk catherine@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Editor – Andy Hurst: editor.whittlesea@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Sales - Paula Peake: 07903 776211 | marketing.discoveringmagazines@gmail.com Ops Director – Andy Armstrong: 01733 200609 | 07780 922214 Design – Sarah Gumbley | Emma Gunner | Rob Harradine Accounts – Cheryl Jakes: 01733 686255 | accounts@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

75-78......Business Directory With thanks to:

Brian Smithyman, David Bailey, Eamonn Dorling, Eileen Le Voi, Fraser Dawbarns, March Podiatry, Steve Barclay MP, Whittlesey Osteopaths, Holly Jean, Jen Barback, Revd Nigel, Whittlesey Vets and AA Whittlesey Computers.

“Discovering Whittlesea” is published by a local team and is not associated with any other business. Care is taken to ensure that the content and information is correct. However, we cannot take any responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by any errors. Permission must be granted to reproduce, copy or scan anything from this publication. For a copy of our contributors’ guidelines please email info@discoveringmagazines.co.uk.

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Remembrance

We Will Remember Them

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emember, remember the 5th of November... I can remember being in primary school and chanting this with my friends. Remembering Guy Fawkes, just so that we could go and watch fireworks and eat toffee apples!

But, where is the chant for the 11th of November?

An incredibly important day, one that should be remembered and cherished, forever. In my personal opinion, the importance of this date should be drilled into young people, so that they understand just what happened on that date back in 1918, and how it shapes everybody’s lives today.

On November 11th, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end, following the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany that called for a ceasefire effective at 11 a.m. – it was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

The fight for our freedom should never be taken for granted, and certainly not belittled. We should be thankful for the strength and resilience of every service man, woman, and indeed thousands of animals involved too that participated in the fight for our lives, no matter how many years pass.

As a young person, I will make sure to remember every day, and as I grow older, my respect and

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gratefulness will not shrink with time; I will make sure that when I have children one day, they will forever remember, no matter how many years it has been.

I wrote a short poem to say thank you. We will remember them.

I take this day, the 11th of November I take this day as one to remember.

While the memories lie and poppies grow, We don’t forget, we make sure we know, That it’s not just today we are thankful for, It’s every day, everything, for evermore.

So thank you, soldier, son, family man and friend, For giving all you were, right until the very end.

If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be here today, So thank you always, today’s your day.

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Sunday 11th November at 9.30am Holy Communion with Act of Remembrance at St Andrew's

Sunday 11th November at 10.50am Coates War Memorial with Act of Remembrance, followed by Civic Service in Holy Trinity Church

Sunday 11th November at 11am Act of Remembrance at Whittlesey War Memorial

Sunday 11th November 11am Morning Service with Act of Remembrance at St Thomas’ Pondersbridge

Sunday 11th November at Midday Turves War Memorial - Act of Remembrance

Sunday 11th November 12.15pm Eastrea War Memorial with Act of Remembrance

REMEMBRANCE PARADE Sunday 11th November

The parade leaves the Ivy Leaf at 2pm, The Act of Remembrance at the Whittlesey Memorial on Queen Street is at 2.30pm; this is followed by a Civic Service at 3pm in St Mary's For further information on any of the above please contact Sue Piergianni – Town Clerk on 01733 351296 or via email whittleseytowncouncil@btconnect.com, Ray Thrower on 07850680785 or Judy Darby on 07724 081024.

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Flying Over The Fens

– by Steve Gibbs

the aircraft rather than the design, so the very lightweight C-42 is also a microlight.

I climbed into the left-hand seat, normally reserved for the pilot in most aircraft, and strapped in. Then Katie climbed aboard, and, after we’d put on our headsets, she started the engine. We taxied out to the runway, stopping on the way to carry out a few checks to make sure all systems were functioning properly.

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f, like me, you look at the sky every time you hear an aeroplane or helicopter, then you'd probably enjoy a flight over the Fens. I'd wanted to learn to fly since I was a boy, and, 15 years ago while living in Wales, I achieved that ambition and obtained my flying licence.

However, deteriorating eyesight meant that I was grounded after just a few short years of flying and I had to sell my aircraft. Now, 11 years later, I have better eyesight than before after two cataract operations, so I thought it would be great to take to the skies once more.

My flying licence has long since lapsed, as to keep it you have to fly a minimum number of hours every year which I was unable to do, so I booked a training flight with Cambridgeshire Microlights near Chatteris, run by Katie Denham.

A quick “All OK?” to me from Katie and then she brought the engine to full throttle. We accelerated rapidly along the grass runway, taking off in a very short distance and climbing skywards at around 70 mph. As I had flying experience, as soon as we were airborne Katie asked me if I’d like to take control, and for the next hour I was delighted to be in control most of the time, except for periods when Katie took back control so that I could concentrate on taking photographs.

The climb to a cruise height of 2500 feet took only a few minutes, and then we headed towards Whittlesey. On a clear day the view from that altitude can stretch as far as 60 miles, so the whole of the Wash was clearly visible.

During the one-hour flight we had time to fly around both Whittlesey and Wisbech before heading back to base at Chatteris. The views speak for themselves, and if you know someone who’s always looking skywards then I can think of few better presents than a trial flight voucher.

My hour was over all too soon, and many thanks to Katie and Cambridgeshire Microlights for a most enjoyable flight.

Photos: Scenes from Steve’s memorable flight

When the day arrived, it proved to be bright, sunny and very warm, with not too much cloud and not too much wind – pretty much perfect flying weather! After a brief chat about my flying experience and what I was hoping for from the flight we walked out to the aircraft.

G-CVAL is an Ikarus C-42 microlight, and at this point you might be thinking that in the photos it looks like a regular small aeroplane, and aren't microlights those things like hang gliders with an engine? Well, yes, they can be, but the term microlight refers to the maximum weight of 6

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Spot the Poppy Competition This November 11th represents the centenary of the ending of the First World War, and everyone’s attention will be drawn to the millions of poppies which will be everywhere around us this month.

To celebrate the occasion, we are offering our readers the chance to win a box of beautiful flowers, courtesy of Lucy's Flowers.

Find this poppy hidden in one of our advertisements in November’s issue of Discovering Whittlesea. All you need to do is ‘discover’ which advert it is, fill in the slip below and pop it into the box at Lucy's Flowers, 6 Angel House, Eastgate, Whittlesey PE7 1SE or e-mail your answer to catherine@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

The competition closes on November 30th, and the winner will be drawn on December 3rd. Happy poppy hunting!

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OVER 60 LOCAL TEACHERS RECEIVE FREE TRAINING THANKS TO OPPORTUNITY AREA FUNDING – By Steve Barclay MP

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n January of last year, the Department of Education announced that Fenland and East Cambridgeshire was going to be one of just 12 areas in the country to be designated as an ‘Opportunity Area.’ With this, came an additional £6 million funding for our schools and priority access to other Department of Education funding.

Now almost two years into the programme, the Department for Education Opportunity Area has announced promising new figures from the last academic year’s programme of activity in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire including:

• More than 60 teachers in our area are now embarking on National Professional Qualifications completely free of charge.

These qualifications would usually cost a school between £450 and £7000 and give teachers the opportunity to increase their skills, confidence and knowledge in a range of areas including leadership, STEM subjects, phonics and managing challenging pupil behaviour. These schemes will help teachers to develop their careers and go on to benefit the children they teach.

• 51 schools in our area (primary, secondary and special) are now involved in evidence-

based action research projects which will help to improve outcomes for their most disadvantaged pupils.

• 13 schools in our area were supported to offer incentives to fill vacancies and 21 Teach First trainees were placed.

An exciting new programme of work is now being carried out for local schools which include: • YMCA mental health training for schools and parents.

• A marketing campaign to attract more teachers to our area and to entice members of the Fenland and East Cambridgeshire community to consider a career in teaching.

• Parental engagement sessions.

• Phonics training.

• Further training for teaching assistants.

This progress helps work towards our goal to ensure that all of our local children have the opportunity to unlock their full potential. I will be meeting with local headteachers again to discuss how we make the most of the Opportunity Area Programme and to hear more about how I can support teachers.

Photo: Steve Barclay MP, Jon Lewis - director of Education, Cambs County Council and Tricia Pritchard, chair of the Fenland and East Cambs Opportunity Area Partnership

To find out more about my work in Parliament and campaigns locally, or to let me know your views, please visit my website at www.stevebarclay.net.

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Bonfire Night

The Eco-Friendly Way to Enjoy Bonfire Night

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emember, remember the 5th of November! Guy Fawkes night is here once again so it only seems right to discuss fireworks!

Fireworks are beautiful and mesmerising and used for all sorts of occasions and over the years they have become more and more developed and spectacular. However, they come at a cost – and not just in terms of money. To get the stunning colours, chemicals are added to the fireworks and in lots of cases these chemicals are toxic. When these chemicals are released into the air they pollute the atmosphere and the environment.

A modern firework consists of a shell of plastic, papier-mache, or heavy paper surrounding compartments separated by cardboard. That’s a lot of recyclable material that has to be wasted due to contamination from the chemicals!

The UK spends billions of pounds on fireworks each year, with average fireworks displays costing cities between £10,000-£16,000. Not only is that a lot of money, it’s a lot of single use recyclable material going to landfill. Inevitably, a large percentage of this will also end up in waterways and pollute the countryside.

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by throwing them in the air! These alternatives are so simple but will provide lots of fun as well as teaching children about recycling, reducing waste and getting the family outside in the autumn air!

Or, if you are holding your own display, try and buy fireworks that are sold in recyclable packaging such as cardboard boxes. Make sure you dispose of your fireworks safely by leaving them in water for 48 hours to allow all the explosive components to become inert. Then they can be placed in your green bin.

To find out more about recycling, events coming up in Fenland and ways you can help visit www.fenland.gov.uk. Additionally, if you or someone you know wants to become a Getting It Sorted volunteer please visit www.fenland.gov.uk/ volunteers for more information. Any help, big or small, all contributes to the war against waste and helps to spread the word!

Emma Chapman Getting it Sorted Volunteer References: www.reactionfireworks.co.uk/faqs/how-much-do-fireworks-cost/ www.firework-review.org.uk/rockets/ www.recyclingbins.co.uk/blog/can-fireworks-be-recycled/ www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Fireworks.html www.fireworkscrazy.co.uk/blog/how-to-dispose-of-really-oldfireworks/ www.zestcarrental.com/blog/2013/10/25/bonfire-night-15-funfacts-fireworks/ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/debates/6507958/ Should-fireworks-be-banned.html www.backcountryattitude.com/toxic_fireworks.html

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Interesting articles to help you understand your body better

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How Was The Hot Weather For You? t was exceptional and highlighted some flaws in our strategies for dealing with heat. We (as health practitioners) were frustrated with the advice given to the general public.

The official government advice to dealing with the heat was ‘to not go outside unless you have to’, how useful is that? Fortunately, there are four more applicable strategies which we will cover, two this month and two next month, which will help you cope with the heat in the UK or on holiday abroad.

Strategy 1: Drink more regularly This advice applies to those people who live in a state of dehydration. A simple way of telling (if this applies to you) is to regularly look at your urine colour. Those who commonly exist with yellow, orange or darker shades of these are dehydrated.

Those in the pale yellow or clear bracket are hydrated so can skip to point 2.

Water is a good absorber of heat energy. Put simply, the more water you hold in your cells the greater your ability to absorb heat. Now most people commonly drink more when they are in the sun but not when they are out of it. Unfortunately, drinking water in the sun simply replaces the fluid you are losing being in the sun. Therefore, your net hydration remains relatively unchanged.

As an added bonus, maintaining good hydration reduces the likelihood of sunburn. Things burn when they are dry. Imagine trying to set fire to wet leaves.

Strategy 2: Cover your skin Sunlight bounces off our skin and, in the process, heats it up. This increases the risk of sunburn and generally makes you hotter. When the sun comes out, people tend to expose their skin with the advent of shorts, vest tops, skirts, etc. Let’s look across the seas to countries were heat is a normality to see what we should be wearing in times of prolonged heat.

The common theme is one of light-coloured, loose, breathable clothing that covers the majority of the skin. Why?: a) Light colours reflect sunlight, dark colours absorb it b) Covered clothing reflects the sunlight therefore it heats up the clothing not your skin c) The clothing is loose because it creates an air gap between the clothing and your skin d) Air is a poor conductor of heat. Therefore, the clothing gets hot but because there is air between it and your skin, the heat transferred to your skin is less e) Breathable so it allows your skin to release moisture and heat When we consider the typical British summer wear, we see tight, non-breathable, colourful and exposed clothing, not ideal.

Next month we will go through the other two strategies. Bye for now!

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As one of the safest medical treatments, both conventional and complementary, on offer in the UK, many people use acupuncture for help with specific symptoms or conditions. Others choose acupuncture as a preventive measure, to strengthen their constitution, or because they just feel generally unwell.

A growing body of evidence-based clinical research shows that traditional acupuncture safely treats a wide range of common health problems, including anxiety, arthritis, back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, sports injuries and much more.

Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages, including babies, children and the elderly. It can be very effective when integrated with conventional medicine.

During your first visit, your acupuncturist needs to gain a thorough understanding of your main complaint and your general health and lifestyle.

This involves asking questions about your current symptoms and your medical history, as well as such

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The acupuncture needles are very much finer than the needles used for injections and blood tests. You may not even feel them penetrate the skin and, once in place, they are hardly noticeable. Most people find acupuncture relaxing and often feel very calm after a treatment.

A lot of people have acupuncture to relieve specific aches and pains, such as osteoarthritis of the knee, TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder), headaches and low back pain, or for common health problems like an overactive bladder. Other people choose acupuncture when they can feel their bodily functions are out of balance, but they have no obvious diagnosis. We have daytime, evening and Saturday appointments available.

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November 2018 1st Voodoo acoustic night with David Bailey, at Mama Liz's Stamford. From 8pm.

2nd Charity auction at Coates Public Hall from 7pm. Doors are open for viewing at 6.30pm. Entry is £2 including a ploughman's meal.

2nd All Saints Academy Bonfire Night. From 5.30pm, come along and see fabulous fireworks, bonfire, a BBQ, refreshments, craft fayre, fair rides and games, a sweet truck, desserts van and so much more for all ages! Tickets are £4 for adults and £3 for children in advance. Tickets on the door are an additional 50p each for adults and children.

3rd Zombie Walk. Meet at 2pm at Charters, Peterborough and the walk will conclude at 5pm at the Brewery Tap. Charity fundraiser!

3rd Steve Jay at The Nags Head, Eastrea Road PE7 2AR. 4th NGNPUK's Early Bird Christmas Shopping Event at the Eastrea Centre from 12pm-3.30pm. There will be more than 30 stalls, a charity raffle and a tombola. There will also be tea, coffee and homemade cakes being sold.

All proceeds go to NGNPUK. 5th Open mic with Stacey Loweth at The Bluebell Inn, Werrington, from 8pm.

6th Acoustic evening with Graham Cleaver at The Millstone, Barnack, from 8pm.

9th Rotary Club Quiz Night at the Ivy Leaf Club, Whittlesea. For more information, including times, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

9th Festival of Remembrance at The Cresset, Peterborough from 7.30pm. A moving evening of words and music to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One. Featuring the Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Voices and Peterborough Youth Choir. Tickets are available from the Cresset box office by phone on 01733 265705 or online at www.peterboroughsings.org.uk 10th Thank You concert in Chatteris Church. Join Chatteris Royal British Legion and the Royal Anglian Regiment Band for our Wars End Thank You Concert. Tickets are £10 with profits to the Poppy Appeal.

10th Christmas Craft Fayre at The Golden Lion, Stonea from 12pm4pm. There will be tote bags, candle holders, scarves and hats, Christmas gifts, pebble pictures, cakes, local honey, jewellery, Christmas decorations, cards and so much more available! For more information, please call 0794 9818960 or email CCGLcrafting@gmail.com 18

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10th Cheese Fest! At the East of England Arena, Peterborough, from 10am-6pm. Tickets are £3 from www.eventbrite.co.uk 10th Salvation Army community coffee morning from 10am-12pm. At the Salvation Army, Church Street.

10th Christmas Bazaar at Childers Hall, Station Road, Whittlesey for St Jude’s Church. Many stalls are coming, there will be something for everybody! Please come along from 10am-1pm and support St Jude’s Church!

10th Have a flutter and raise cash for charity! A race night is being held at The Nags Head in Eastrea.

All races are now sponsored and buying a horse will cost you £10, with a chance to win some money, and also donate some cash to charity. Hot bar food will be available from 6pm-9pm and there will be a raffle, with prizes donated by local businesses, and an auction. Last year the event raised £1060 and it's hoped to double that this year.

11th Remembrance Sunday Ride to Duxford. Meeting at Thickforn McDonalds at 8am, for an 8.30am departure. All riders welcome!

11th Remembrance Parade, leaving the Ivy Leaf Club at 2pm, then the Act of Remembrance at the Whittlesey Memorial on Queen Street at 2.30pm, followed by a Civic Service at 3pm in St Mary's. For further information contact Sue Piergianni on 01733 351296 or email: whittleseytowncouncil@btconnect.com 11th Battle's Over, a nation's tribute.

Commemorations will begin at 6.50pm and will include lighting the beacon in Chatteris Parish Church grounds. The Mayor of Chatteris will read out a tribute to at 6.55pm and a bugler from the Chatteris Army Cadets will sound the Last Post along with buglers at more than 1000 locations. James Carney, the deputy Mayor, will be lighting the beacon in the parish church grounds. There will be so much more at this fantastic event, please come along to say thank you to the millions.

12th Songwriters’ evening with Steve Gibbs at The Boat Inn, Whittlesea from 8pm.

13th Whittlesea Ladysmith WI Christmas Meeting at St Andrew's Hall from 7.30pm. Guests welcome, £4 entry.

14th Backroom acoustic evening at The Angel, Ramsey, with The Boatmen from 8pm.

14th Manor Leisure Centre, Whittlesey, 9.30am-4.30pm.

Could you be a Fenland Travel Champion? Are you brilliant on the bus? Do you travel by train? Fenland District Council is looking for local people to learn more about

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November 2018 public transport and travel options in Fenland. You’ll gain useful skills which you can share with others to help them get out and about. Training is free and open to everyone.

It includes lunch, a bag, badge and Champions Handbook! Book your place by calling 01354 622318 or email neighbourhoodstrategy@fenland.gov.uk 16th 60s’ Party Night at the Ivy Leaf Club, Whittlesea. For more information, including times and entry fees, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

16th Rare and Classic Northern Soul at the Eastrea Centre from 7.30pm until 12.30am. Tickets are £5 on the door. Guest DJs are Paul Donnelly and Robb Alexander.

Resident DJs are Neil Randall and Mick Clark. Contact 0751 0613379 for further details.

16th Psychic Supper at Benwick Village Hall from 6.30pm.

Advanced booking is £15, on the door £18. This includes a fish and chip supper, ten minutes with a psychic, six people to one psychic.

16th-18th Festive food and gift show at the East of England Arena, Peterborough. For more information and tickets, please visit www.eventbrite.co.uk 17th JLM Karaoke at The Nags Head, Eastrea Road PE7 2AR. 17th Christmas Bazaar at the Ivy Leaf Club, Whittlesea, from 10am. For more information please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

17th GB Home Guard Band in concert, live at the Stilton Pavilion, High Street, Stilton, PE7 3RA. Featuring 'The Big Band Sound' marches, soloists, light classical and singalongs. Tickets are £10, available from 0772 3530932.

Doors open at 2.30pm.

18th Christmas handmade craft fayre at The Ivy Leaf, Whittlesea.

From 10am-4pm. For more information, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

19th Open mic with James Edmonds at The Halcyon, Atherstone Avenue, Peterborugh PE3 9TT from 8.30pm.

20th Open mic at The Boat Inn, Whittlesea, from 8.45pm.

With The Boatmen and Phil Q. Over 17s only.

23rd Windmill Club, in honour of Gill Whitwell, at The Ivy Leaf Club. For more information, including times, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

24th True Spirit Evening at Peterborough Museum from 8pm-4am. Tickets are £35. For more information, please contact Peterborough Museum.

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24th Third Stone From The Sun at The Nags Head, Eastrea Road PE7 2AR. 24th Karaoke at the Ivy Leaf Club, Whittlesea. For more information, including times, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

25th Indoor Games afternoon in St Thomas' Church, Pondersbridge.

From 2pm-5pm, come along and play table tennis, snooker, carpet bowls, darts, dominoes, board games and more! Free entry, children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Keep warm with our wood burning stoves whilst enjoying hot refreshments. A very pleasant way to spend an afternoon, making friends and enjoying some indoor games.

25th Glasshouse acoustic sessions at The Key Theatre, Peterborough from 2.30pm-5.30pm.

25th Peterborough's first ever Vegan Christmas Fayre from 10am-5pm at The Fleet, Fleet Way, Fletton. Free entry to the public!

Featuring VIPs, 50+ stalls, talks on veganism and so much more!

27th Open mic at The Blue Boar, Eye with Graham Cleaver, from 8pm.

28th Backroom acoustic session at The Angel, Ramsey, with the Boatmen from 8pm.

30th Whisky Bar acoustic sessions with The Boatmen, at The Boat Inn, Whittlesea from 8.30pm.

30th Soul and Motown Evening at the Ivy Leaf Club, Whittlesea. For more information, including times and entry fees, please call the Ivy Leaf Club on 01733 202579.

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November 2018 WEDNESDAYS Bingo at Palmer Close, 6.30pm. Call Julie on 03701 924126 for more details.

March Can't Sing Choir. Every Wednesday evening at Trinity Hall, March. From 6.30pm-8.30pm. Entrance fee is only £3.50 on the door. All abilities welcome. For more information, please contact Val on 07952 639495.

Play Scrabble at Palmer Close on the second Wednesday of each month, 1.45pm.

Regular Local Events Councillor Surgeries will be held in Grosvenor House from 9.30-10.30am on the first Saturday of each month throughout 2018.

Love your Home – Free monthly events in March, Whittlesey and Wisbech. DIY, Decorating, Arts, Crafts and Design on a budget. 10am-1pm. Free refreshments are included. Second Monday of each month at Whittlesey Library, second Tuesday of each month at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech and second Wednesday of each month at March Library – all welcome. Email info@reuseful.org.uk or phone 0560 364 9391.

MONDAYS Coffee morning at Sudbury Court, 9.30am.

Visit Palmer Close, New Road, for morning coffee (10.30am) and dominoes (1.30pm). Call Julie on 03701 924126 for more details.

Quiz Night at the Nag’s Head, Eastrea, 8.30pm. £1 to play and max. Five per team. Cash and raffle prizes to be won!

TUESDAYS Head down to Eastrea Village Hall for painting classes every Tuesday afternoon, 1pm to 4pm. Classes cost £18 for six weeks. For further information, contact Sue on 01733 205241.

Love to sing? Join Singchronicity, an all-ladies chorus for their weekly meeting at Orton Wistow Community Centre, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, PE2 6XN, every Tuesday 7.30pm-10pm. Contact Tina Overton on 07434 582838 or Deana Foot on 07732 123359, for more information.

Whittlesey WI meets the first Tuesday of the month at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Parkinson Lane at 7.30pm. Visitors and new members are always welcome. For further details contact Julie Windle Tel: 01733 204445.

Jim’s Bingo at the Conservative Club. No membership needed. Doors open at 7pm, eyes down at 7.30pm.

Bingo at Sudbury Court, 7pm.

Bingo at Palmer Close, 2pm.

Ukulele Strum for Fun at The Ram, Whittlesey, every first and third Tuesday of the month. 7pm-9pm. Contact Chris on 07960 316724 for more info.

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THURSDAYS Join Hereward Harmony Barbershop Chorus for their weekly meeting at Orton Wistow Community Centre, Orton Wistow, PE2 6XN, every Thursday between 7.30pm and 10pm. Contact Brian McDonnell on 07740 987127, or Les Ashton on 07878 734841, for more information.

Whittlesey Concert Band is a local concert band that meets every Thursday at the Methodist/ United Reformed Church in Whittlesey from 7.45-9.15pm.

Email: whittleseycb@gmail.com or visit our website at www.whittleseyconcertband.com Jim’s Bingo at the Conservative Club. No membership needed. Doors open at 7pm, eyes down at 7.30pm.

Tai Chi sessions held at Eastrea Village Hall, 7.30pm-9pm.

Beginners most welcome. Part of the Eastern Counties Tai Chi Academy. Contact Jan on 07842 090506 or just turn up. All adults welcome.

Coffee morning at Sudbury Court, 9.30am.

Bingo at Sudbury Court, 2pm.

Visit Palmer Close for morning coffee (10.30am), dominoes (1.30pm) and a fortnightly quiz (6.30pm).

Line Dancing for beginners/improvers at Coates Public Hall, Whittlesey, 7.15-9pm. Contact Maureen on 07890 756857.

FRIDAYS Lunch at the Conservative Club: Hot food every Friday.

Knit and Natter at Palmer Close, 2pm.

Gentle keep-fit class at Coates Public Hall. 10-11am. £3.50 per session. All welcome. Contact Karen Mucklin for more info on 07516 461438.

SATURDAYS Join walkers, runners and volunteers at the new Whittlesey Parkrun each Saturday starting at 9am at the Manor Fields, Whittlesey. This weekly event is free to take part in and participants can run or walk. Refreshments available in the football clubhouse afterwards. New volunteers are always welcome. For more info visit the Whittlesey parkrun volunteers Facebook page or www.parkrun.org.uk/ manorfieldwhittlesey and email enquiries can be sent to manorfieldwhittleseyoffice@parkrun.com SUNDAYS First Sunday of the month: Jim’s Bingo at the Conservative Club. Doors open at 7pm, eyes down at 7.30pm.

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The Local Music Scene

Whittlesey Festival 2018 - by Dave Bailey

This month we look back...

The dust has settled, the cones are all gone, the planters returned to their yellow marks on the square and the last notes have faded away.

The 11th annual town festival may be fading into memory but the planning for 2019 has already begun. Away from the street stalls and Market Square performances, the two music stages in St Mary’s Church and yard hosted a wealth of musical talent ranging from choirs to rock, jazz and brass bands.

maintaining a well-balanced sound. The event draws acts from both the open mic and local music scene from across three counties.

With every performance timetabled like a school day curriculum, and changeover between acts smoothed to perfection, a day of music and song as varied in content as possible, hopefully, has once again delighted the attendees.

Many thanks to all the performers and stage crews for their continued support and professional approach to a terrific event.

The yard stage was crewed this year by the local Young Technicians, a group who provide training programmes aimed at 11-19-year olds, all centred around the Live Events industry, headed up by Pino Soccio. The group provided the sound system and the technical know-how.

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Here’s to Festival no 12‌ On the acoustic session front Keith Golightly, the landlord at the Railway, Ramsey, a regular supporter of live music and always the welcoming host at the pub, has hung up his pump clips. This has resulted in the closure of the backroom sessions there. Thankfully, we have been welcomed at a new venue at the Angel on the High Street and we continue on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 8pm. All genres are welcome to this acoustic event.

Local open mic listings can be found at www.outa-stock.co.uk/OM.htm

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Christmas Extravaganza!

This year's Christmas Extravaganza will take place on the Buttercross and nearby streets on Saturday, December 8th at 3.30pm-7pm with the lights of the town Christmas tree being switched on by our Lady Mayor at 4pm.

There will be tombolas, hot food stalls, games, circus performers and all the usual fairground rides. The hugely popular photo booth has been sponsored by – and will be hosted by – Malcolm James Estate Agents.

After positive feedback from last year's event, visitors will again be able to purchase wristbands for £5 which will allow multiple goes on various games and rides.

We have local businesses to thank for their support and we look forward to seeing lots of you enjoying the music, singing and dancing, carol singing and of course Santa's Grotto.

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WANTED Musical Director

Intonation choir is looking for a musical director who can start rehearsing with us from early in 2019.

We are a small mixed choir that has been together for almost three years. Our repertoire of fourteen songs is drawn mainly from popular music of the last fifty years. Our practice night is Tuesday 8-10pm in central Peterborough.

For more information please contact intonationchoir1@gmail.com

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ANNIVERSARY GARDEN CREATED IN WHITTLESEY An anniversary garden paying homage to the Fens’ sugar beet industry has been created by volunteers in Whittlesey thanks to £4000 of community funding.

Members of Whittlesey Street Pride have created the beet-cutter themed garden on the corner of Grosvenor Road to help celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary.

The project was made possible after Tesco shoppers voted for the group to receive the maximum possible grant from the supermarket’s community grant scheme, Bags of Help.

The garden features a colourful, raised flower bed and an eye-catching beet-cutter feature, as well as apple trees to the side.

Fred Mills, chairman of Whittlesey Street Pride, said: “We wanted to create something special to celebrate our 10th anniversary and thanks to Tesco, and members of the local community who voted for us, we’ve been able to create a wonderful feature in the town which I hope will be enjoyed by many for several years to come.”

Councillor Peter Murphy, portfolio holder for the environment at Fenland District Council, which coordinates Fenland’s 15 Street Pride groups, said the garden was a wonderful example of the difference volunteers can make to their communities.

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FENLAND BREWS UP A STORM FOR MACMILLAN

Councillors, staff and residents helped raise cash for charity when Fenland District Council hosted a series of events in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

More than £1280 was raised for the cause, which is the chosen charity of council chairman Cllr Kay Mayor, for her year in office.

Whittlesey’s New Vision Fitness Manor Centre held a coffee morning last month, raising £287 towards the total. The fundraiser followed a Big Quiz night at the council’s New Vision Fitness George Campbell Centre in March. Teams of four went head-to-head in a battle of the brains, with £265 being raised towards the total.

Then Cllr Mayor invited everyone to join her at Fenland Hall, March, for her World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event. Freshly-baked cakes and sausage rolls were on sale, and there was also a raffle with more than 80 prizes and a dress down day for staff.

Local residents joined councillors and staff on the morning, along with North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay (pictured with the Mayor).

Cllr Mayor said: “I have been delighted to see so many people support these events, and such a wonderful amount of money raised for the cause.

“Macmillan makes a huge difference to the lives of cancer patients and their families in Fenland, and local fundraising efforts go a long way to ensuring its support can continue.”

Another quiz night in aid of Macmillan was due to be held at the New Vision Fitness Hudson Leisure Centre in Wisbech on Thursday, October 25th.

“The Bags of Help scheme sees local people decide how money should be spent in the community, so it’s great to see them support Street Pride and recognise the work volunteers do in their area.”

Run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, Bags of Help uses funds raised from the sale of carrier bags to award grants to thousands of local community projects every year. Since launching in 2015, the scheme has provided more than £48 million to over 13,000 local community projects.

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Church Matters

November, the month of Remembrance: Special Services

12.15pm Eastrea War Memorial

ANNUAL SERVICE FOR THE BEREAVED:

3pm Civic Service for Remembrance at St Mary’s Church

Sunday, November 4th at 3pm at St Andrew’s Church – all welcome.

We meet this day to remember those who have gone from us, to renew our trust and confidence in Christ, and to pray that together we may be one in him, through whom we offer our praise to the Father.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: Sunday, November 11th at 9.30am St Andrew’s Holy Communion with Act of Remembrance 11am Morning Service with Act of Remembrance at St Thomas’ Church, Pondersbridge 10.45am Coates War Memorial followed by 11am Service of Remembrance at Holy Trinity Church then Turves War Memorial

Assemble at Ivy Leaf at 1.30pm for procession at 2pm to Whittlesey War Memorial for service at 2.30pm

May I encourage you to read and reflect on the meaning of these familiar texts, printed below: ‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.’

‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.’

ALL: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The Kohima Epitaph:

11am at Whittlesey War Memorial to participate in the National Act of Remembrance

‘When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.’

Followed by Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church

God bless you all from Revd Nigel

WHITTLESEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

WEFA – Then and Now In 2014 the then Mayor of Whittlesey, Councillor David Mason, approached me concerning ‘Food Poverty’ in the Whittlesey catchment area. While a solution to this formed part of our future plans, the church had just concluded a very demanding 18-month, £250,000 remodelling period and needed to financially and physically recover. However, the more David and I spoke it became clear that those future plans should be brought forward. Very soon Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid (WEFA) was born.

Since then WEFA has worked with many families to overcome their problems and get back on their feet again. But, we know there are many other families needing help and we continue to seek ways to reach them. Sadly, some do abuse this provision, and we do not hesitate to wisely deal with it, but our focus must always remain on the genuine families who go hungry each week. As finances allow we aim to increase the range of help available.

Everyone on the committee would like to say a huge thank you to those in this amazing community whose consistent help makes this possible.

Nisa & Co-op supermarkets, who allow a collection facility to be permanently in their shops. Morrison’s supermarket in Cardea who faithfully supplies us with a variety of short dated fresh food items, allowing us to vary the provision available. The congregations of the Church of England team, Queen Street church, the Salvation Army, Roman Catholic church who collect items each week; and Whittlesey Christian Church who freely provides use of its design and marketing team along with facilities for storage, administration and distribution.

Not forgetting Deborah Slater and her amazing team, the schools, various groups, Whittlesey Council and members of the public who make either food or financial donations, helping us purchase things urgently needed.

Please do not hesitate to speak with us if you wish to know more.

Brian Smithyman (Pastor of Whittlesey Christian Church, Broad Street) Further enquiries from the Church Office 01733 752093 Brian’s Mobile 07976 957793 | Email brians@whittlesey.cc | Church Website www.whittlesey.cc

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School News

GRANDPARENTS RETURN TO AJS! Alderman Jacobs School prides itself on engaging with the community as often as it can and this year it once again opened its doors to welcome children’s grandparents who lined up with pupils and then came into school for the first lesson of the day.

Across school many different activities were in place and the visitors were challenged in more ways than one! In Year 2 the extra pairs of hands were put to good use in a cookery lesson where the children were able to choose ingredients for a salad and then construct and finally taste it themselves.

In Year 4 a variety of maths activities was on the tables where children were completing a number of open-ended activities; some in the style of popular TV series such as Countdown.

EGG-CITING TIMES IN YEAR 5!

Park Lane Primary and Nursery School’s Year 5 pupils were excited to learn all about life cycles and to introduce new additions to their year group when Madeline from the Happy Chick Company brought in 11 eggs for the pupils to hatch as part of their Beast Creator topic.

Ten eggs hatched in total with half of the chicks being moved to a brooder box and the others left in the incubator to keep the newest arrival company.

The latest arrival struggled out of its shell just as the children were about to go home! Chicks are very social animals and it would have been cruel to leave just one in the brooder box on its own.

They watched grandparents competing with each other, using their phones to try to get to a magic number… However, the children did not have that option!

In Year 3, children were following up on work that had been started on a recent trip to the Flag Fen site. The activities ranged from research using iPads to note making.

One of the most challenging lessons seen was ‘modal verbs’ in Year 6 that had more than one visitor impressed with the children’s knowledge!

The morning ended with some staying for a drink and a biscuit to share stories about their day and previous days at AJS. Photo: One of the school’s Early Years children working on a piece of art work with his Nanna

A few days later, excitement reigned as the children finally got the chance to hold the chicks. Class teacher Sarah Gregory showed them how to hold them gently and carefully; If you hold them on their back, they just go to sleep! The chicks soon got used to the children.

Mrs Gregory said: "Hatching eggs in school is not only a fantastic learning experience for the children, it also creates a real sense of community. Children in all other year groups have visited Year 5 and have been fascinated to watch the chicks hatch and grow."

By the last day that the chicks were at the school, they had grown so much and become really noisy especially after they had eaten their food! Pupils also noticed how their wings were now almost completely covered with feathers.

The chicks have all gone to a local small holder who will "grow on" all the chickens.

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Is Your Child Affected by Cyberbullying?

For the most part, social media networks offer a great opportunity for young people to make new friends, share common interests, learn and have fun. However, the use of social media also brings with it risks, with internet safety being one of the most pressing issues facing parents in the digital age. Cyberbullying continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing young people online, with one in five young people experiencing it.

Let’s not forget the bullies.

Some young people who bully others do so as a coping mechanism for their own trauma and stressful situations, and they too may need help. Sometimes all a young person needs is someone to talk to.

Cyberbullying has all the hallmarks of playground-type bullying, but doesn’t stop at the school gates – it follows young people home as they use phones, tablets and computer games.

It can have a devastating impact, sometimes causing those subjected to it to experience social anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, self-harm and eating disorders.

If you have a concern about a young person, get in touch with us here at Young Persons Counselling Service. We are a local, not-for-profit charity that provides free, confidential counselling to 11-16 year olds across Peterborough. There’s no need to suffer in silence – we’re here to help. Contact us on 0800 634 4395.

So, it’s important to take a young person seriously if they tell you they are being bullied. However, parents may not always be aware that their child is being bullied. Some common warning signs may include low mood, loss in appetite, a desire for isolation, sudden changes in behaviour and a decrease in the time spent focusing on their studies.

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A) The Alphabetical Quiz – The Letter H

The idea is that all the answers to the following questions begin with the letter H, and follow each other in alphabetical order, as shown in the first two answers given.

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What is the long, loose garment worn by monks and nuns? – Answer: Habit.

14) Which recently knighted comedian has progressed from ‘Tiswas’ to Premier Inns?

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What was the name of Paul Eddington's character in ‘Yes, Minister’? – Answer: (Jim) Hacker.

15) Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film ‘My Fair Lady’?

3)

Which type of saw is used to cut metals?

16) What affectionate term did Arthur Daley use for his wife in ‘Minder’?

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What is trichology the study of?

17) To which family of fish does the sprat belong?

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What connects ‘Academicals’ with the capital of Bermuda?

18) What was the Roman name for Ireland?

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In which Shakespeare play does the phrase “To be or not to be” appear?

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What is the first bridge that the boats pass under in the Oxford - Cambridge boat race?

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Who provided the voice for Woody in ‘Toy Story’?

9)

What kind of beans are ‘baked beans’?

19) What was the system of drawing pictures to symbolise words in ancient Egypt called?

10) Which rugby union team play at The Stoop?

20) What is the substance the body over-produces in an allergic reaction to pollen?

21) What was the title of the last ‘Road to …’ film?

22) On which children's game is the triple jump thought to have been based?

23) Which Canadian bay has the longest shoreline in the world?

11) What surname links George and Rex with acting’s Mr Ford?

24) Which Yorkshire poet was married to American poet, Sylvia Plath?

12) Who was the subject of the 2014 film, ‘The Theory of Everything’?

25) Which shrub with clusters of pink, white or blue flowers takes its name from the Greek for ‘water vessel’?

13) From which tree do we get cobnuts?

B) Train That Brain!

Take the first number and follow the instructions until you reach the answer.

Try it first without pen and paper and don’t even think about a calculator!

1) 4: + 8, x 3, - 14, x 2, + 7, 2) 87: + /3 of it, x 4, 1

3) 27:

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7

2

/3 of it, ½ of it, + 11,

4

/7 of it = ?

/8 of it, + ½ of it, - 89, 40% of it, - 96, x 2, + 78 = ?

/3 of it, x 2, - 3, 20% of it, square it, + 8, x 2, - 12, ½ of it = ?

4) 88: ½ of it, + 57, x 4, + ½ of it, + 78, 5 /6 of it, + 114, + ½ of it, - 8 = ?

ANSWERS Section A: 3) Hacksaw, 4) Hair, 5) Hamilton, 6) Hamlet, 7) Hammersmith, 8) (Tom) Hanks, 9) Haricot, 10) Harlequins, 11) Harrison, 12) (Stephen) Hawking, 13) Hazel, 14) (Sir Lenny) Henry, 15) (Audrey) Hepburn, 16) Her Indoors, 17) Herring, 18) Hibernia, 19) Hieroglyphics, 20) Histamine, 21) (Road to) Hong Kong 22) Hopscotch, 23) Hudson Bay, 24) (Ted) Hughes, 25) Hydrangea (hydor + angeion) Section B: 1) 16, 2) 302, 3) 11, 4) 939.

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FOCUSING ON FENLAND TRANSPORT What are Fenland’s rural transport needs and how could these be better met in future?

These will be just two of the questions asked when a new series of public meetings is launched by the Fenland Transport and Access Group (TAG) and Fenland District Council.

The five Transport Focus Group meetings will enable in-depth discussion on different transport topics including travel by rail, road and bus, as well as walking and cycling.

LITTLE COMPANY HAS BIG IDEAS Whittlesey woman Natalie Brannigan has set up The Little Marketing Company which has big ideas to support businesses in the Peterborough area.

With start-up businesses at a record high across the UK, the Little Marketing Company firmly believes size shouldn’t matter when it comes to accessing the marketing tools, knowledge and expertise they need to grow.

After using the marketing expertise (gained over 13 years across the private, public and charity sectors, local authorities and government) to support friends and family to establish and grow their own successful local businesses, Natalie became passionate about helping other small businesses do the same. So, in 2018, while on maternity leave, the Little Marketing Company was born!

The company has already supported more than 30 small businesses in the region, ranging from hairdressers, fitness firms and PAs to electrical and property with its wide-ranging tailored services including a marketing health check, marketing plans, marketing masterclasses, start-up packages, mentor sessions and consultations.

More than 40 people attended an event to mark the launch and hear how the LMC could support their business.

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It will also build on the success of Fenland’s first Transport Conference last year which explored ways in which the local network can be improved, and highlighted the need for ongoing public engagement.

The meetings will be held at Fenland Hall, County Road, March, on the following dates: Thursday November 1st 2018: 1pm-3pm (railway) Thursday November 8th 2018: 10am to noon (local highways) Thursday January 10th 2019: 1pm-3pm (bus services) Wednesday January 23rd 2019: 10am to noon (walking) Wednesday January 30th 2019:10am to noon (cycling) Places on the meetings are limited and will be given on a first come, first served basis. To book your place email: neighbourhoodstrategy@ fenland.gov.uk or contact 01354 622318. Places must be booked at least 48 hours before the event is due to take place.

SUDBURY COURT XMAS BAZAAR Sudbury Court is holding a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday December 1st, 9.30am-12.30pm.

There will be a raffle, tombola, cake stalls and craft stalls and plenty of bric-a-brac to browse through! The raffle will be drawn at 12 noon.

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COUNCILLOR SURGERIES WILL BE HELD IN GROSVENOR HOUSE FROM 9.30AM TO 10.30AM ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGHOUT 2018.

Councillors present on Saturday November 3rd will be: Councillor Kay Mayor (District and Town Councillor) Councillor Alan Bristow (Town Councillor) If you have any matters of concern and wish to discuss them with a Councillor, then please come along and let us know.

FUNDING APPROVED TO IMPROVE WHITTLESEY PLAY AREA One of Fenland’s oldest play parks is to be given a new lease of life thanks to a £47,000 grant from funding body WREN. Fenland District Council has been awarded the money from WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund to revamp the Water Tower Play Park in Whittlesey.

Following a community consultation on what local residents would like to see included at the park, the old equipment will be replaced with a new climbing and adventure frame, a zip-wire, an overhead spinning carousel and a rope swing.

We are pleased to let you know that the next meeting of the Business Forum is on Wednesday 28th November at The Falcon Hotel, Whittlesey, 6pm for 6.30pm start.

Guest speaker to be confirmed.

See you on the 28th.

Chair Joe Jennings

There will also be a tractor climbing frame and slide for the little ones, a basket swing and two-seater swings, new springer seats, and a roundabout and see-saw, as well as new picnic benches.

Whittlesey Town Council contributed £5000 towards the total project cost of £57,000, and with support from Fenland District Council a successful bid was made to WREN. In the next few weeks, Fenland District Council will procure a company to install the new equipment, with work anticipated to take place in January. It is hoped the park will be ready to open in time for the February half-term.

Whittlesey town councillor Ray Whitwell was among those keen to see the play park improved for Whittlesey’s families and has been involved in the project from the start.

He said: “Children’s play equipment in this part of town has been lacking for many years, so I’m delighted that WREN has awarded this grant. I am confident that Whittlesey residents and their children will be pleased to see this project come to fruition.”

WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, biodiversity and heritage projects from funds donated by FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund.

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Software and Hardware Explained This month Oliver continues last month’s article with his feature on ‘software’.

There are two main components in a computer that make it function, one is software and the other hardware. Hardware is anything you can touch, e.g. the keyboard and mouse, but the software is all the things you can’t touch for example, Microsoft Windows 10 or Microsoft Word. You may think then software isn’t as important as hardware, but it is! If you can’t use the software on a computer because it’s too confusing or complicated, then you won’t be able to use your computer properly.

The different types of software used on any type of computer would be an antivirus/antimalware, word processing, a spreadsheet program, an internet browser and, perhaps, some other bits of software.

The most common antivirus and antimalware you can get are programs like Microsoft Defender, McAfee or Norton, they all work in the same way, removing viruses, malware, trojans etc. from your computer and making sure it’s secure. Also, there are specific adware removal programs, e.g., HitMan, Adware Removal Programme by TSA, and various other software.

Word processing and spreadsheet software normally come in a package deal with thing like Microsoft Office that contains Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access etc. But that now costs £79.99 a year and again you would have to renew that every year. In our software build we have a program that allows you to do all the things you can with the full Microsoft Office package that you don’t

have to renew meaning you can spend more time on typing up what you need rather than renewing the subscription. Free alternatives available include Libre Office and OpenOffice Writer, to name but two.

An internet browser is essential to a computer as it allows you to use services like Google, so you can surf the internet. There are many web browsers available including, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera. The main differences between them are speed and security, and, in my opinion, Chrome is far superior in this aspect giving up to 50 percent speed improvements from IE meaning the pictures/ site you just looked for will load even quicker.

On Chrome they will also be delivered to your computer in a more secure environment meaning you don’t have to worry about hackers getting the information from your browser.

At AA Whittlesey Computers we install our ‘out of the box’ software builds on all the computers we sell hoping that when you get home and switch on your laptop/tower, you will have all the software you need to just ‘use-it’; rather than spending a few days doing updates and installing software (usually at a cost) as usually happens when buying a computer from a major retailer.

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WHAT’S COMING UP FOR COATES WI Elizabeth Ollenbittle gave an Autumn floral demonstration of three beautiful arrangements to Coates WI members in October.

November will see the annual meeting and December’s topic will be Christmas customs and folklore.

WIDOWS CONTACT GROUP LATEST A mix-up in last month’s magazine led to the incorrect photograph being used in an article on Whittlesey Widows Contact Group. Apologies…

Members of the group (pictured) are busy planning their Christmas celebrations and finalising their programme for next year, which is likely to feature a visit to Boston in January.

Meanwhile, Coates WI and Coates Book Club are holding a coffee/crafts for sale morning at Holy Trinity Church, Coates on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at 10am-12pm, which is open to everyone.

Guests and new members are always welcome at Coates WI which meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Coates Village Hall at 7.30pm – there is no meeting in January.

For more information, contact Fiona on 01733 208516 or Jen on 01733 840376

Group members will receive their programmes early in January.

STAND-IN SPEAKER ENTERTAINS MEMBERS Whittlesey Ladysmith WI’s speaker for October was Leonard Priestley who kindly stepped in at short notice when the original demonstrator was taken ill.

His working life was as a lorry driver/furniture removal man and he kept members entertained with stories, some funny and some sad, but all entertaining.

In November the group will be ‘crafting’ items for its Christmas tree entry for the Christmas Tree Festival at St. Mary's church in December, and they will be judged for this month's competition.

The last cookery and craft competition of the year will also take place this month with homemade mince pies for cookery and a homemade Christmas cracker for craft.

The next meeting is Tuesday, November 13th at 7.30pm in St. Andrew's Hall, Parkinsons Lane. New members and guests are always welcome. More information from Sue on 01733 205927.

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Club Guide Churches

St. Mary’s Church Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1AB www.wpcteam.org.uk St. Andrew’s Church Church Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1DD www.wpcteam.org.uk Holy Trinity Church Coates, North Green, Coates, PE7 2BQ. www.wpcteam.org.uk St. Thomas’ Church, Pondersbridge Oilmills Road, Pondersbridge PE26 2TR. www.wpcteam.org.uk St. Jude the Apostle Church 2 Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA 01733 203411 Whittlesey Christian Church 23 Broad Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1HA 01733 752093. www.whittlesey.cc Whittlesey Baptist Church Gracious Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1AR 01733 202236 Whittlesey Methodist & United Reformed Church Queen Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1AY 01733 751681 www.whittleseyqueenstreetchurch.org

Schools

Sir Harry Smith Community College Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1XB 01733 703991 www.sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk Alderman Jacobs School Drybread Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1XJ 01733 202403 www.aldermanjacobs.cambs.sch.uk Park Lane School Park Lane, Whittlesey, PE7 1JB 01733 203433 www.parklane.cambs.sch.uk

Coates Primary School The Fold, Coates, PE7 2BP 01733 840527 www.coatesprimaryschool.info New Road Primary School New Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SZ 01733 204422 www.newroadprimary.com

Whittlesey Indoor Bowls Club 194-8 Station Road Whittlesey, PE7 2HA. Tel: 01733 202209 www.whittleseyibc.co.uk Whittlesey Junior Football Club www.whittleseyjfc.co.uk

Doctors

Whittlesey Street Pride Fred Mills (Chairman): 01733 202874 pongofred1@sky.com Peter Davies (Secretary): PeterDaviesGB@aol.com Whittlesey Ladysmith WI 01733 205927 Whittlesey WI 01733 202166 (Sandra Mina, Secretary) Whittlesey Royal British Legion Branch meetings: Ivy Leaf Club Gracious Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1AP Contact Ray Thrower: 0785 068 0785 Hereward Harmony Orton Wistow Community Hall Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough www.herewardharmony.co.uk March & District Model Railway Club The Rookswood Club, Rookswood, 27 West End March, PE15 8DP 01733 204997. Mike Wyldbore (Secretary): secretary@mdmrc.co.uk www.mdmrc.co.uk Whittlesey Angling Association Andrew Wilding (Secretary): 01733 202071 www.whittleseyaa.org.uk Whittlesey Lions Club Meet second Monday of month at 7.30pm at The Letter B, Church Street Whittlesey PE7 1DE. New members welcome. Contact Steve Palmer 18, Glenfields, Whittlesey, PE7 1HX 01733 351405 whittlesey.lions@btinternet.com www.whittleseylions.org.uk or find us on Facebook.

New Queen Street Surgery Syers Lane, Whittlesey, PE7 1AT 01733 204611 www.thenewqueenstreetsurgery.co.uk Jenner Health Centre Turner’s Lane, Whittlesey, PE7 1EJ 01733 206200 www.jennerhealthcentre.co.uk

Youth

Whittlesey Youth & Community Centre 15 Scaldgate, Whittlesey, PE7 1SD 01733 203624

Sports

Whittlesey Table Tennis Club Meets at Whittlesey Indoor Bowls Club.

Contact Richard Whitehand on 01733 203103 or 07899 738068 and Steve Cheetham on 07765 232858 Fenland Archery Club Sir Harry Smith Community College Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1XB www.fenland-archery.co.uk Whittlesey Amateur Boxing Club Unit 32, Aaron Road, Industrial Estate, Whittlesey, PE7 2EX Whittlesey Cricket Club Sir Harry Smith Community College Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1XB whittleseycricketclub@gmail.com www.whittlesey.play-cricket.com

Clubs

Whittlesea Motorcycle Club www.whittlesea-motorcycle-club.co.uk Silver Lining Club Meets Tuesday afternoons in Coates Public Hall, 1.30-3.45pm. Activities include monthly outings, holidays, whist and dominoes. (Membership 50-60). Contact Mr Derek Bedford or Mrs G Hemmaway (Secretary) 01733 202984 Whittlesey Folk Club Bi-monthly sessions are held in the Falcon Hotel, London Street, Whittlesey. Dates for 2018 are: 9th February, 13th April, 1st June, 17th August, 12th October and 14th December. 8pm. Free buffet.

All welcome. For further details contact Sandra and Martin Green on 01733 206627 or email sandragreenmartingreen@gmail.com Whittlesey Friendship Club Held at Queen Street Methodist Church, Whittlesey, 2-4pm every Saturday. Cost £1 includes tea and biscuits. Over 50's. For more details contact Margaret on 01733 350628 Whittlesey Disabled and Over 60s Club Meets every other Monday at St. John Ambulance Rooms, 2-4pm. Contact Jackie Fryett on 01733 205498

Museums

Whittlesey Museum The Old Town Hall, Market Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1BD. Open Friday 2.30pm-4.30pm, Saturday 10am 12noon, Sunday 2.30pm-4.30pm whittleseymuseum@gmail.com www.whittleseymuseum.co.uk

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TOFFEE APPLES Toffee Apples make a great Bonfire Night snack and the kids will love helping to decorate them with their favourite sweets!

Method

Ingredients

• Insert a wooden skewer or lolly stick into the stalk end of each apple. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.

10 wooden skewers (or lolly sticks) 10 Golden Delicious apples, scrubbed 350g Fairtrade light soft brown sugar 2 tsp white wine vinegar 35g unsalted English butter 2 tbsp golden syrup To decorate, why not try sugar stars, crushed ginger snap biscuits, chocolate M&Ms, sprinkles or bits of popcorn? Yummy!

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• Put the sugar in a heavy-based pan with 120ml cold water and heat gently, stirring until it dissolves. Bring to the boil and add the vinegar, butter and golden syrup. Boil gently for 12 minutes, until it has reached the soft-crack stage (138°C on a sugar thermometer, or the point at which a little of the mixture, dropped into cold water, forms threads that bend slightly before breaking).

• Dip the bottom two-thirds of the apple in the toffee, turning to coat. Working quickly, get the children to add their decoration of choice to each apple. Leave to set on the baking parchment for 15 minutes.

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Restrictive Covenants Explained

BY ANNIE RICHES, CONVEYANCING PARALEGAL – DOWNHAM MARKET

When dealing with clients’ property transactions I am frequently asked: “It is my property… why can I not erect a shed in my garden without consent of the developer or keep a caravan on my drive without seeking the original developer’s consent?”

I understand it, I had similar thoughts when I bought my first house, however I was aware of the importance of complying with restrictive covenants and the consequences I could face should I decide to “break the rules”.

My property forms part of an estate which consists of more than 100 homes. Each property on the estate was sold subject to certain restrictive covenants which include… not to erect a satellite dish on the front of the property... not to park a caravan or motor home within the boundaries of the property... not to make any structural alteration to the property without the prior written consent of the developer… and so on.

Restrictive covenants are put in place with good intentions to protect the aesthetic appearance of the estate as a whole. The developer has invested time and money to create homes that will be sold and bought multiple times over with the view that attractive homes on attractive estates will attract buyers.

When you buy a property which is registered at HM Land Registry you are given a copy of your title information document which may refer to other documents such as a Transfer of Part or Conveyance. These documents will comprise your deeds and some could contain restrictive covenants. Although these documents are not attached to the title information document, any document referred to should always be kept with and read in conjunction with the title information document.

If you are considering making alterations to your property, it is sensible to check your deeds to make sure you do not require the developer’s consent.

Remember that you may also require planning permission or building regulations consent from the local authority.

Many homeowners have breached their covenants in some way and if you think that you have, you can write to the enforcer of the covenant (in many cases the developer) and ask them for retrospective consent. Alternatively, you can take out restrictive covenant indemnity insurance to cover the costs of legal proceedings if the developer takes you to court for non-compliance.

It is worth noting that the precedent set by Hepworth v Pickles (1900) states that in a situation where a restrictive covenant has been openly and uninterruptedly broken for more than 20 years, it will be presumed that a waiver or release of such covenant has been granted.

If you are concerned that you are in breach of a restrictive covenant or want to alter your property in ways that could possibly breach a restrictive covenant, I strongly recommend seeking legal advice.

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Pets’ Corner

Diabetes Mellitus in Cats and Dogs – by Whittlesey Veterinary Centre

Diabetes mellitus occurs when an animal’s body does not produce enough insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels. Normally when our pets eat, insulin is released as the level of glucose in their blood rises. The insulin lowers their glucose levels by increasing the transfer of glucose from their blood to their body tissues where it is used as an energy source for them.

When they suffer from diabetes mellitus, they will use their body’s protein and fat stores for energy instead. Protein can be converted to glucose, but when fat is used, our pets are at risk of developing a serious condition, diabetic ketoacidosis, where ketones build up in their body.

Diabetes mellitus is most commonly seen in older dogs and middle-aged overweight cats.

However, some younger dogs and cats can develop diabetes mellitus too due to a genetic predisposition.

What are the signs to look out for?

Initially our pets appear bright and well, but you may see them drinking more, urinating larger amounts, or more frequently, and wanting to eat more.

As the diabetes mellitus progresses, you may see that they are losing body weight and condition and becoming weak and lethargic. Vomiting and diarrhoea may also be seen, and some may get cataracts.

If left untreated they can become depressed, lose body weight, stop eating, and they may have a strong smell to their urine and later may go into a coma; this has now become an emergency requiring veterinary attention urgently.

How is it diagnosed?

A physical examination is performed along with blood and urine tests. Your pet will also be checked for any underlying causes of diabetes e.g. obesity, Cushing's disease or pancreatitis.

How is it treated?

Even though diabetes mellitus can be potentially life threatening, it is an illness we can successfully treat most of the time via an injection of insulin under their skin twice a day.

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Most dogs and cats are fine with having injections and we will spend time with you making sure you are happy to do this.

Sometimes it may take a few weeks to stabilise them, involving check-ups and blood tests.

Management of their diet is also required, with their food being given at the same time each day in coordination with their twice daily insulin injections.

Their bodyweight will need to be addressed, to make sure they reach an optimal weight.

Appropriate, regular exercise of the same quantity and quality is required each day to keep their weight down and help the insulin work better. Any change in their exercise regime can upset keeping their glucose levels stable.

Any underlying conditions or diseases will need to be treated and females may need to be spayed to maintain the stability of their hormones.

It is advisable to keep a diary, helping us to treat your pet and ensure a good quality of life for them.

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Pet Diabetes Awareness If your pet: • is drinking a lot • is urinating more often or in unusual places • has a very healthy appetite Please give us a call and we will book your pet in to check their blood glucose and a urine sample for FREE*.

The blood glucose and the urine results will allow us to rule out diabetes.

Please read our article for more information. *Offer valid throughout November 2018 only.

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CHARITY AUCTION AND CHRISTMAS FAYRE DATES

WHITTLESEY FESTIVAL SHOWCASES SCHOOL’S ARTISTIC TALENT

A charity auction is being held at Coates Public Hall, on Friday, November 2nd at 7pm. Doors open for viewing at 6.30pm and admission is £2 including a ploughman’s meal.

A Christmas fayre is being held at the venue on Saturday, December 1st at 2pm-4pm. Come and see Santa for only £2, and attractions including a grand draw, tombola, cake stall and lucky dip.

ST MARY’S CHURCH EVENTS The Gildenburgh choir is hosting a Christmas concert at St Mary's Church Whittlesey on Saturday, December 1st starting at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £6 per adult and £2 per child. The price includes the cost of refreshments that will be served during the interval.

St Mary’s Church is also hosting the 20th anniversary of the Whittlesey Christmas Tree Festival which will take place from Friday, December 7th to Sunday, December 9th. Doors open Friday 10am5pm, Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday 10am-5pm with last entry into the church 4pm.

Admission into the church is £2.50 for adults while children are free. On the Sunday from 6pm there will also be a carol service taking place.

For further details contact Jan Sharman on 01733 202782. Email: jsharman76@btinternet.com

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Among the many highlights of the Whittlesey Festival held this year was the Schools Art Exhibition on display at the Whittlesey Christian Church in Broad Street.

All the local schools took part including New Road, Alderman Jacobs, Coates, Park Lane and Sir Harry Smith Community College. Hundreds of visitors came to view more than 150 art pieces and were amazed at the display, demonstrating that Whittlesey youngsters certainly have creative talent.

Marija Lysak, who organises the competition on behalf of the festival, said: “I’m constantly in awe of the artwork that is submitted and every year the standard seems to get higher. It’s such a great opportunity for the public to view and appreciate the work from local children and students.

“On behalf of the festival committee I would like to thank everyone who took part – they should be extremely proud of themselves and we look forward to next year.”

Comments from visitors included: “Brilliant work by all age groups,” “Fantastic work, so much artistic talent in our local schools, budding young artist,” and “Every picture in this event shows the hard work and effort put in, well done to them all for taking part and showing us what they can do.

Super stars.”

HAVE A FLUTTER AND RAISE CASH FOR CHARITY A race night is being held at The Nags Head pub in Eastrea on Saturday, November 10th.

All races are now sponsored and buying a horse will cost you £10 with a chance to win some money and also donate cash to charity.

Hot bar food will be available from 6pm-9pm and there will be a raffle, with prizes donated by local businesses, and an auction.

Last year the event raised £1060 and it’s hoped to double that this year.

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The competition judges certainly had an extremely hard task choosing the winners. Cash prizes, trophies, certificates and rosettes were awarded by the Mayor of Whittlesey Councillor Julie Windle on the day, and winners had the opportunity to have their photograph taken together with the Mayor and their artwork.

The winners were as follows: Junior Age 4-7 Years Category: 1st Finlay Gibson – New Road 2nd Sugi Simon – Park Lane 3rd Logan Winfield – Alderman Jacobs Highly Commended: Oliver Speechley – Coates Junior Age 8-11 Years Category: 1st Jack Holland – Alderman Jacobs 2nd Jakey Bassam – Park Lane 3rd Meagan Mayo – Coates Highly Commended: Maisie Edwin – Alderman Jacobs Senior Age 11-14 Years Category – Sir Harry Smith Community College 1st Olivia Philips 2nd Mathew Kosciecha 3rd Oliver Cross Highly Commended: Harriet Tabor-Foxon Senior Age 15-18 Years Category – Sir Harry Smith Community College 1st Daniel Dickens 2nd Jack Dryland 3rd Finn Marshall Highly Commended: Lucy Palmer For more information or to find out how you can get involved with next year’s festival on Sunday, September 8th, 2019, please contact Brian Smithyman on 01733 752093; email brians@ whittlesey.cc or Jenny Parker on 01733 351005.

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You are not alone if you have! Interest rates are still very low compared to what used to be available in years past. Many arrangements that mature automatically switch in to a default account that remains in place until something is done to change it – and few cash ISA arrangements are much over 1.5 percent with most substantially below.

Firstly, it is probable that there is no benefit to most individuals in holding on to a cash ISA because a basic rate taxpayer can earn £1000 of interest before paying tax (higher rate taxpayers have a lower amount).

Secondly, you could switch some or all the fund in to a pension arrangement and receive tax relief on the contribution (subject to some legislative restrictions that an IFA will help you with). As an example, £10,000 transferred to a personal pension would be boosted by £2500 tax relief – that is a 25% increase). Although the choice of investment fund needs to be considered, and the usual warning that investments can go down as well as up – there is also the ‘risk’ that the fund will perform rather better than the interest rate associated with a cash ISA. When funds are invested in to a pension, access is not permitted before the age of 55, so this might not be wise if access to funds (e.g. for children’s further education) might be needed before the owner reaches 55, but there are many examples where the age restriction is not considered a problem – just a thought.

Making best use of tax efficiency should never be the main motivation for managing

household finance, but it can be a powerful benefit within a well-planned arrangement.

For a comprehensive review of your financial situation, contact an independent financial adviser that specialises in later life advice and estate preservation. *Past performance is not a good guide to future investment performance, investments can fall as well as increase.

■ Issued by Wealthline Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and any forecast is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The information contained in this editorial should not be construed as offering investment or tax advice.

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hen walking through a town centre or on holiday you may wonder how old the houses are. Unless you are lucky enough to find one with a plaque giving the date it was built, you will need to do some detective work – one way to date a building is to look at the bricks that make it up.

You can probably already identify ‘old bricks’ (pre-1600s) at a glance – at that time brick wasn’t a very popular building material and so they tended to be handmade for particular projects and be flatter and longer than bricks today.

They were often red due to iron in the clay – as can be seen in some of the ‘red brick’ colleges in Cambridge. The Great Fire of London in 1666 marked the start of mass use of bricks – though initially only for the fireplace and chimney at one end of a thatched cottage – when flammable housing became a national concern.

At first, bricks were laid in no particular pattern when building up a wall, but gradually a standard design called ‘English bond’ was developed.

Before cavity walls, bricks were usually laid in walls two bricks thick, which allowed the bricks to be laid along the wall (showing their long sides, or ‘stretchers’ as well as across the wall (showing their small ends, or ‘headers’). English bond has rows of headers and stretchers alternating, and was one of the first designs used, although it was largely replaced by ‘Flemish bond’ by the early 18th century. Flemish bond uses headers and stretchers alternately in each row, the headers being lined up with the middle of the stretchers.

As the first large-scale brickyards started up, the shape of bricks was standardised and by the 1800s bricks usually had the size and shape that we think of today. Brick tax, imposed between 1784-1850, encouraged some manufacturers to make bricks larger so that fewer were needed for each project.

Brick tax also briefly encouraged ‘Rat bond’, which is Flemish bond except the bricks are turned onto their sides to make taller, thinner walls that need fewer bricks to reach the same height.

The ‘frog’ (a recess in each of the larger sides) wasn’t introduced until around 1800, although the frogs are usually hidden when looking at a built wall.

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pressed into the sides. Victorian bricks come in a wide range of colours showing regional variation in clay and deliberate attempts at colouring by altering conditions in the kiln – in Whittlesey, Victorian bricks are often pale yellow.

In the late Victorian period, English bond had a brief comeback, though often eked out with several rows of stretchers between each row of headers to use fewer bricks, which is known as ‘Garden bond’. As red bricks came back into fashion in the 1870s they were initially used as an expensive decorative accent or as a posh façade on the front of a building, until houses were once again made entirely from red brick in the period before the First World War. Damp courses were not used in the bottom of walls until after the Public Health Act of 1875.

Cavity walls also first began to be used at this time.

What we think of today as ‘brick pattern’ – rows of identical rectangles offset by half a brick so that the gaps between one row fall in the centre of the bricks in the rows above and below – is called ‘Stretcher bond’ and only became standard from the 1920s onwards. Two thin stretcher bond walls are often built with a small gap between them to make a cavity wall that helps to insulate a building.

Until the 1920s, walls were usually glued together with mortar, a mixture of sharp sand and lime. In the last century, cement has become more usual, suiting the harder bricks of today. Modern houses may imitate decorative coloured brick patterns found on Victorian houses nearby in order to blend in with the look of the local area but can easily be told apart with their cement, stretcher bond and sharp-edged modern bricks with little wear and tear.

Come to our Festive Museum After Dark event on Friday, December 7th, 4.30pm-6.30pm (museum open from 2.30pm) Whittlesey Museum, Market St, Whittlesey.

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