Issue 59 Autumn 2009

...editorial We are featuring the new St George’s Allotment Association in this edition. Many of us grow some of our own food and will welcome practical advice.

The Village Fete was a great community success again this year, so many thanks to the committee who gave so much of their time over the past 12 months for the benefit of us all. Perhaps we could have the old-fashioned crafts, cakes, fruit, flowers and vegetable competition back next year?

The other exciting event was the opening of the Stockbridge Riverside Park, by Dr Hugh Rhodes, a descendant of the Stockbridge family, on Saturday June 4th. We now have a beautiful park available for everyone to use, right in the middle of the village.

(See www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/riversidepark) We were also privileged to have a recent visit from Prince Andrew who landed by helicopter at MVC when he visited TTP. Ten students were invited to meet him.

In this and the next few issues we are publishing poems by some of the students. They are excellent, and we feel sure that in the future their work will be appearing in more illustrious publications!

The next imminent village event is the Tea Party at Melbourn Village College on Saturday 12th September, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the College.

Everyone is invited to view the new stained glass window, see the display of glass tiles made by various village organisations, share college experiences and a cup of tea, and look at the College history boards set up by the History Group. Incidentally, it has been suggested by members of the Magazine team, that it would be wonderful if the glass tiles could eventually be given to the Parish Council to be installed in a window in the future new Parish Office. Everyone could then enjoy them. Comments welcomed.

Next year the Primary School celebrates its 100th anniversary, so we look forward to more celebrations then! We would also like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Gary Casey, who is taking over as acting head of the Primary School. We look forward to meeting him and hope that he will enjoy the School and the village community.

Enjoy the autumn, and success with all new endeavours.

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Child and Family Nursing Team Well Baby Clinics Drop in clinics for parents and babies are held as follows: Melbourn clinic every Wednesday between 9.30 and 12 noon at: 35 Orchard Road, Melbourn Telephone 01763 262861 Cambourne clinic every Monday between 9.30 and 12 noon at: Room 12 (upstairs), Sackville House, Cambourne Telephone 01954 282830

Library News The last couple of months have seen major improvements to the Library Building.

We have had a considerable amount of repairs done to the outside walls which have been repainted in order to waterproof the new wood work and improve the overall appearance of the building. We also had the skirting boards and the ramp hand rails repainted and the ramp itself recovered where the original boards were breaking up. We think it has greatly brightened up the appearance and given us a new lease of life. We are indebted to David Cullen and Dave Harwood who did the works. We hope you like it.

We have obtained some new furniture which we have placed in the children’s area. There is a new sofa which is intended for adults who may bring children to the Library for Reading and Rhyme sessions which we hope to start in the Autumn.

On the subject of these sessions for children we have asked for ideas as to content and times when they may be run. There seems to be a consensus that these should be mid morning and should last perhaps 30 to 40 minutes. If anyone has any suggestions then we would like to hear from them. We know that sessions at Royston Library are a great success.

We have three new Volunteers training as librarians. We are very grateful to them as during the last year we lost three of our long-standing librarians who moved away from the area. We would still welcome one or two more new people to train as librarians and thus enable us to cover the sessions adequately. We try to have two librarians on the desk during every session.

We wish to remind our readers that the operation of the library is only possible as a partnership with the County Library Service. The Library Service provides us with a large percentage of our books all of which are new or nearly all new.

They also provide all the equipment for the operation of the Library System and the People’s Network Terminals and offer invaluable advice to enable us to keep the library in operation. On the other hand the library team has kept a library in Melbourn. The library team provides not only the volunteers to operate the library but also maintains the building and provides links with the Parish Councils who support us.

We remind our customers that their attendance and borrowing of our books is vital to the continuation of the Library. Please visit us and see our new look Library and check the facilities we have on offer. In addition to our regular stock of good books we have two internet terminals which can be used to access the web.

There are also several special web sites available free via the Library Service such as Ancestry.com, back issues of the Times going back over two hundred years and access to encyclopaedia on line. Please make use of these facilities.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Library Mike Stapleton Our opening times: Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. 2.30 to 4.30pm Thursdays 5.00 to 7.00pm Saturdays 10.00am to 12.00pm

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The Women’s Group continues to thrive with an increasing membership. Our summer programme has been enjoyed by all, whatever the weather!

Our autumn meetings alternate between Holy Trinity Meeting Room and All Saints’ Community Hall so that members can sometimes walk to a meeting rather than having to go by car. The walking option is more popular in the summer months than the winter!

On 22 September Barbara MacKellar will be talking about Arab World Ministries, on 27 October we will be ‘Singing with the Wesleys’ and on 24 November Alan Hay will be giving an Advent talk entitled ‘Coming to what?’. Meetings start at 7.45pm and normally end at 9.30pm or soon afterwards. Lifts can always be arranged if the meeting is being held in the other village to the one in which you live.

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Royal British Legion The first duty of the year was to oversee the funeral of our late Branch President Jim Mills; we gave him what we call a ‘Legion funeral’, which was very well attended. Jim was escorted to his final resting place by a Parade Marshall and four Standard Bearers and the Last Post was sounded by an Army Bugler from the Minden Band stationed at Bassingbourn Barracks.

Our next duty was of a more pleasant nature, that of placing

a new memorial vase at the foot of the Meldreth War Memorial; the Meldreth parish council were consulted over this and made a very generous donation toward the cost. Another generous donation was made by Min Wilby, partner of the late Jim Mills, she said that was what Jim would have wanted. The vase was placed in position by Ron Jennings and myself on July 6th. The donations meant that we did not have to dip into branch funds.

One last minute piece of news is of the sad passing of Geoff Russell, who was the Parade Marshall in charge of our Standard Bearers at Jim’s funeral. Geoff was very knowledgeable in the duties required of a Parade Marshall.

Poppy Appeal News. John Chamberlain has already placed his order for poppies and wreath for the Meldreth and Shepreth areas that he deals with. As yet I have not heard who might be taking my place as Poppy Organiser for Melbourn and surrounding villages; this is in the hands of the Area Poppy Appeal organiser who is hopeful of finding a replacement. Some branches that would otherwise have had to close through lack of membership have amalgamated with others. Where this has not been possible some have had to close altogether. We are managing to survive with membership at around 30.

The daughter of Rev Andrew O’Brien and her friend have raised £90 by washing cars at a recent Coffee Stop in the Church Hall which they generously donated to the The British Legion main fund. Well done and thank you girls!

Our next two meetings are on September 2nd and November 4th. The November meeting will be the last for 2009 Patrick Parkinson Chairman and Secretary Melbourn, Meldreth and District Royal British Legion.

Melbourn & District Branch Womens Section We are looking forward to September 12th which has been nominated as ‘Womens Section Day’; and many activities will be tried to collect further funds.

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month, except December and anyone wishing to join us for the meeting will be made very welcome. Who knows, we may gain a few more members. We meet at Vicarage Close Community Room and the meetings start at 7 p.m.

Anyone wishing to join us may contact Mr A Neaves (01763 260110) or Mrs E Murphy (01763 220841)

RNLI Now in possession of a large tent, Royston Branch RNLI soldiers on, and will hopefully have managed to attend Flying Days at Duxford to sell our souvenirs as we have done for the past 20 years or so.

As reported in the last edition we have been banned from selling in front of the RNLI lifeboat, Jessie Lumb, due to other traders entering hangars illegally. We were also penalised and ended up outside, therefore needing some form of shelter. By hook and by crook we have now acquired a large, rather unwieldy tent. Unfortunately the tent needs manpower to put it up, so if any Shoreline RNLI members feels they can lend us some muscle on Flying Days at Duxford, we would be eternally grateful.

Meanwhile RNLI continues its work with great emphasis on lifeguarding work of course, during the summer months – an update on this, perhaps, next time.

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Melbourn History Group Although we are not working on any books at the present time the group is not being left in idleness. We have been busy in the Village College Library going through the College’s archives with a view to providing a display for the 50th Anniversary celebrations in September. It is fascinating work seeing the College’s progress from 1959 to the present day. The amount of work put in by staff and pupils alike over the years in

COFFEE STOP Every Saturday 10.30am to 12noon Rombouts coffee & biscuits for 70p at All Saints’ Community Hall sport, drama, music as well as academic progress has been amazing and there are countless photographs charting that progress.

We have been helped in our endeavours by Kirstin Bicknell who has paved the way for us and by Rod Yallop, a retired member of staff, who has put ‘names to faces’ in so many of the photographs as well as recollecting past events. We are hoping for a good display in September when the College celebrates its 50th!

Amongst our other tasks are the slow compilation of the marriages records so that they can eventually form part of the village web site as well as dealing with the regular enquiries that emanate from the visitors book in the Parish Church from people eager to find the past history of long lost relatives.

A chance remark today left me wondering about a film called BACHELOR OF HEARTS and starring Hardy Kruger, Sylvia Syms and Ronald Lewis which was made in 1958. It was a pleasant story about a German student (Hardy Kruger) who came to study at Cambridge University and met a girl (Sylvia Syms).

Part of the story was a race by undergraduates from Cambridge to London in various “old crocks” and one scene was definitely Melbourn High Street and the countryside out towards Royston.

Is there anyone in the village who remembers the scene being shot or seeing any of the stars? It might be fun to hear from you or even to see any photographs.

Colin Limming Melbourn History Group

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Melbourn Village Fete 2009

In these uncertain credit crunching times, the Fete committee was well aware that after last year’s success, this year they needed to organise an event that would be, if possible, bigger and better value for money than last year’s. We needed to encourage an even larger proportion of the village to come out and support our local clubs and societies.

With that in mind, the committee took the very bold decision to spend more money than usual to enhance the traditional Village Fete with things such as the IT Connections bus for the mid-teens and the ART’s bus for the little ones and new for this year the Kidz Kartz for the inbetweenies. With the central area booked for the Gail Henry Dancers and a Birds of Prey display, and with a Barbers Shop Quartet singing around the fete we hoped to have something for the entire family, not forgetting the ever popular Tug of War. We also had more inflatables than we have had in previous years added with new attractions like www.melbourncambridge.co.uk

archery and old ones like the lawn mower-racing (which is also becoming a tradition, like the tug of war).

We also had, to our pleasure, more requests for stalls than ever before (over 40), which from the committee’s point of view was very encouraging, because it’s telling us that stall holders are attending this annual event over other venues locally. With even more going on during the day than in previous years, the committee took the other bold decision to introduce an event which we called Music on the Moor (a music evening after the fete), and with these hard financial times in mind we decided to make this free to all.

After 12 months in the planning and some bold decisions being made along the way 1pm Saturday 27th June 2009

came round and all the committees’ hard work came down to just two things; would the rain hold off and would the village come out in force and support the Fete? The initial signs did not look good. At one o’clock the fete opened and the rain fell and the village appeared to have stayed at home, but within the hour the rain stopped and soon after the visitors came out in their thousands, literally.

During the day the Fete saw its best turn-out and takings to date and that was before the eagerly awaited Music on the Moor evening. With Toria Faith (solo Kylie vocalist) closing the fete and at the same time opening the music event, the crowds stayed around enjoying the sunshine. With Toria finishing her act everyone moved over to the marquee for our first band of the evening “BOB” (Melbourn village college teachers) which got the evening off to a fantastic start with tunes for all tastes. Then came Soul Sisters (two local girls) performing a half hour medley of soulful songs, before the local head-lining act Lipstick Torpedo hit the stage in their own inimitable fashion. After the previous acts had built up a fantastic atmosphere Lipstick Torpedo just brought the marquee down, and ended the day on a massive high.

It goes without saying that the day was a huge success and one that will I am sure be remembered for years to come as the 1st combined Village fete and Music on the Moor event that rocked the village. All this could not have been achieved without the help of all the volunteers and the generosity of all our sponsors, and the committee would like to thank all those that helped and gave us financial support to lay on such a memorable day. Please check out our web site for the latest updates on this year’s fete.

As in previous years there will be some spare funds that we would like to put back into the local community, so if you are a Melbourn based Club or Society and would like to claim some funding all you have to do is apply in writing via our web site www.melbournfete.co.uk or e-mail melbournfete@aol.com .

Once again, all the committee would like to thank our sponsors and all the volunteers who helped to make this year’s fete such a fantastic day, not forgetting all the villagers who came out to support us. I would also like to give my personal thanks to the fete committee that during the last 12 months have given up so much of their spare time to help organise this ever growing village event. On that note, if you can find some spare time and would like to get involved in helping to organise next year’s fete, for which a date has already been set - “Saturday 26th June 2010”, please contact us via the web site www.melbournfete.co.uk or e-mail melbournfete@aol.com . We have regular monthly meetings during the build-up to the fete, that become more frequent nearer the day, at one of the local watering holes, also one of our sponsors, The Black Horse. The committee is a mixed bunch of individuals, which is why I think we all work so well together, so please contact us today and become part of something very special and rewarding within the village.

Brian Collingbourne Chair, Village Fete Committee.

Fete Sponsors Meldreth Plant Hire Tel: 262738 – www.meldrethplant.co.uk J Halbert (Cambridge) Ltd. 07831 502509 Fine Decorations and Building Works Tel: 261700 Cheap Storage Ltd www.cheapstorageltd.co.uk London Way, Melbourn Tel: 262344 Millside Cabinet Makers www.millsidecabinetmakers.co.uk The Moor Melbourn Tel: 261870 A Shire Tree Surgery www.ashiretreeservice.co.uk Tel: 220880 or 07976260444 TTP Group Plc www.ttp.com Melbourn Sciene Park Tel: 262626 Absolute Solutions Tel: 261777 Email: absolutesolutions.help@hotmail.com All Plumbing Works 07948517320 Garden Design Solutions www.richardarnott.com Little Lane Melbourn Tel:263231/ 07710547493 Urban Plastics Ltd www.urbanplastics.co.uk Tel: 262337 Email:urbanplastics@tiscali.co.uk Greenwing Garden Services Tel: 232925 High Street Melbourn CCS Chimney Sweeps Tel: 220373 Beechwood Avenue Melbourn ccs.sweeps@ntlworld.com Ampac Security Products Ltd www.ampaconline.com Saxon Way Melbourn Total Bathroom Solutions Tel: 223792 or 07941030616 Installers of Beautiful Bathrooms Email: totalbathroomssolutions@yahoo.co.uk P J Deards Plumbing and Heating Tel: 220437 102 Medcalfe Way Melbourn Prince Property Improvements 30 Years experience Property repairs and improvements Email: simon@princeproperty.co.uk Melbourn Scientific Ltd www.melbournscientific.com Saxon Way Melbourn Brian Lawrence Dental Laboratories Mortlock Street Melbourn M. R. Carter & Sons Tel: 222027 or 07811 6713062 Fordham Way Melbourn Brickwork Specialists – N.H.B.C reg.

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The National Trust Tours of Wimpole Hall now form a regular part of the day and the tour guides are kept busy with the four tours that are held every morning in guiding parties around the Hall and answering many questions about the rooms we have on show. It’s a tiring job but worth it when people thank us at the end of a journey and promise to return in the afternoon when the Hall is fully open.

The whole estate is buzzing with activity and all the staff and the many volunteers are kept busy with their various duties in dealing with the many families and friends who arrive on the five days of the week that the Estate is open.

The local Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Association has been running outings to various properties and places of interest before settling down again in September to its monthly meetings with guest speakers as well as social events.

All National Trust members are welcome to join and can contact me on 01763 260072 to find out more.

Colin Limming

The charity is interested in recruiting additional part-time volunteers – van drivers, and assistants for delivery, store, electrical, reception, and administrative work. It is also interested in hearing from anyone who might be interested in helping to manage Cambridge SOFA by becoming a Trustee. If you think you can help, please call Steve or Cara on 01223 576535.

There is more about the charity on their website www.cambridgesofa.org.uk.

Change and opportunity at Royston Lions The new President of Royston Lions is Janet Daniels. Janet and husband Allen have lived in the Royston area for nearly forty years and have two adult sons. Janet was formerly Brown Owl to Brownie packs both in Royston and Melbourn as well as Treasurer of Melbourn Swimming Club and has recently retired from a career with the Cambridge Building Society.

As well as enjoying her hobby of cruising on local waterways, Janet is looking forward to representing the club in the Lions organisation – the largest service organisation in the world, introduced into the UK in the 1950s at the instigation of the late Queen Mother and now with about 1,000 clubs throughout the country.

Until recently Janet has chaired the Club’s fundraising committee, introducing a number of new events that have brightened up Royston’s social calendar as well as raising impressive amounts of money for (mostly local) good causes, which this year will include Homestart and Addenbrookes Teenage Cancer Unit.

The club currently has openings for new members interested in making a contribution to the community – whatever they have time for - and having fun in the process.

There are opportunities for both individuals and couples of all ages.

Anyone interested in finding out more can contact Janet on 01763 260009 or daniels441@btinternet.com or via the club website: www.roystonlions.org.uk.

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Cambridge SOFA

21 years of service to the community Yes, 21 years old this year! Founded in 1988, Cambridge SOFA is a community re-use charity serving Cambridge and the surrounding rural communities of Cambridgeshire. From small beginnings in a church hall just off Hills Road, via a small unit in Gwydir Street, it now operates from a warehouse in Cherry Hinton Road. The charity has three main aims: to help households in need by providing them with access to very low cost furniture, electrical appliances and other household goods to provide local people who have unwanted household items with a positive social and environmental alternative to dumping them to provide opportunities for socially excluded people to play a greater part in community life.

Donations of unwanted furniture and electrical goods are always welcome; call Cambridge 01223 576535, or email to donate@cambridgesofa.org.uk. www.melbourncambridge.co.uk

Fruit workers on Chiswick Farm, Chiswick End, Meldreth c. 1948

The Meldreth Local History Group (MLHG) Open Day will be held on Sunday 15th November 2009 in Meldreth village hall between 11.00 am – 4.00 pm.

This year’s theme will be Trade and Commerce. The displays will include features on The Atlas Stone Company / Eternit, the Fruit Orchards, the Coprolite Industry and the village pubs and brewery. It is hoped to have talks / sessions throughout the day.

There will also be a Trade and Commerce slideshow.

Last year’s event was very successful and many visitors brought along their own material and photographs that were scanned for the Meldreth Community Archive, which can be viewed at www.ccan.co.uk.

The MLHG open day is a wonderful social occasion where you can reminisce with friends and enjoy meeting people you may not have seen for some time.

Refreshments are available and you will be able to purchase MLHG merchandise including CDs and Christmas cards.

Entry is free and everybody is welcome.

For further information please contact Kathryn Betts on 01763 268428, Terry Dash on 01763 260823 or email info@mlhg.org.uk

Royston & District Local History Society www.roystonlocalhistory.org.uk Our meetings are held in the Heritage Hall, Royston Town Hall starting at 8pm. It costs only £5 for an annual subscription (Sept-August) Visitors are welcome £2. Our evening meetings resume on 1st October 2009. The complete programme may be viewed on our website.

The Royston Cave in Melbourn Street, which has many interesting medieval carvings, is open on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays 2.30pm – 5pm until the end of September and also on Wednesday afternoons in July and August.

Admission is £3 (concessions £2) and accompanied children are free.

Tickets must be purchased from the Cave Bookshop adjacent to the Cave.

Our website has been considerably updated and, in particular, shows all the books we have for sale. Many of these result from the considerable work undertaken by our Publications sub-committee. The books are available from David Allard 01763 242677 or may be purchased at the Royston & District Museum in Kneesworth Street, Royston.

Thurs 1 October Royston & District Local History Society An Incitement to Early Marriage. A social History of the Allotment, illustrated Dr Twigs Way Thurs 5 November Royston & District Local History Society Plastering & Pargetting, illustrated Bill Sargent Thurs 3 December Modernizing History – Exploring Hitchin, illustrated Alan Fleck

Bridge The Gap 4.5 Mile Charity Walk Around The Colleges Sign up now for the annual Bridge the Gap Charity Walk! Taking place on Sunday 13th September and one of the most popular charity walks in the region, Bridge the Gap is a lovely opportunity to meander through the sites of Cambridge and its colleges.

And at just 4.5 miles, it’s something the whole family can enjoy together.

Set to raise thousands, this year’s walk will be in aid of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Press Relief: The News Community Fund, as well as being partnered by the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, the Cambridge News and Headline Sponsor -Cambridge Building Society.

As well as seeing the Colleges and bridges, walkers also have the opportunity to visit the Zoology Museum and The Pitt Building. There will also be Tourist guides on hand to talk about the history of the colleges and other local sites.

Entry Forms are already being received following our launch on 18th June. To make sure you don’t miss out, download an entry form from www.bridgethegapwalk.org or call 01223 723 115. Registration costs £8 in advance (£14 from 1st September) for adults; entry is free for children 16 and under.

People of any age or ability can take part and the route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly, so it really is open to all. It is also a non-competitive event, so participants are welcome to stop off at a café or restaurant en route! Plus the highest fundraisers will receive some fantastic prizes.

The walk starts at 9.30 a.m. from Jesus Green.

The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity works in partnership with the NHS to support patients, their families, staff and volunteers at Arthur Rank House and in the community. They are solely responsible for funding the vital Day Therapy and Hospice at Home nurses and work in partnership with the NHS to support the In-Patient Unit. Each year they must raise over £1 million to meet commitments at Arthur Rank House. www.arthurrankhospicecharity.co.uk Press Relief, the News Community Fund, was founded in 2003. It uses the influence of the Cambridge News and all the other publications within the Cambridge Newspapers Limited group to raise cash for local organisations and individuals in need.

So far, it has raised £400,000 and has awarded money to a whole range of groups and individuals within the greater Cambridge area. www.pressrelief.org

Home-Start Royston & South Cambridgeshire We are looking for more volunteers - could you give a Home-Start family the most precious gift – your time ?

Our volunteers are all parents or grandparents who can give a few hours a week to help families who are finding it difficult to cope All parents need emotional and practical help to get through the first few years, but not everyone has friends or family nearby This is when Home-Start volunteers can help!

Further details can be obtained by: calling into our offices: Unit 6, Valley Farm, Meldreth, SG8 6JP, or contacting us on 01763 262262 and talking to Wendy or Tracy or e-mailing admin@hsrsc. co.uk

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MELBOURN PARISH COUNCIL 28 Station Road Melbourn Cambs SG8 6DX Telephone 262494 e-mail: parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Chairman Donald Mowatt 23, High Street SG8 6AL

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Vice-Chairman Maureen Townsend 32 New Road SG8 6ER

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Clerk & Office Avril Mellor, 28 Station Road, SG8 6DX

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E-mail parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Website www.melbourncambridge.co.uk Councillors Irene Bloomfield 78 Russet Way, SG8 6HF 222558 Janice Guest 1 Mortlock Street, SG8 6DB 260894 Rosemary Gatward 94 High Street, SG8 6AL 261225 Donald Mowatt White Walls, 23 High Street 268388 Clive Purbrook Glebe House, High St, SG8 6DZ 260899 Jocelyn Robson 91 High Street 261633 Mike Sherwen 3 Hale Close, SG8 6ET 260070 Christopher Stead 70 Russet Way 260743 pm only Maureen Townsend 32 New Rd, SG8 6BY 260959 Richard Wakerley 32 Chalkhill Barrow, SG8 6EQ 262247 Alan Brett 44 High Street, SG8 6DXBB 260306 Michael Linnette 11 Chapel Lane, SG8 6BN 262534 Dean Hardingham 1 Portway, SG8 6EU 232757 Jose Hales 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH 262651 Val Barrett 2 Station Road, SG8 6DX 261227 Employees Handyman and Caretaker Peter Andrews Emergency mobile. 07778-682245 Village Ranger Keith Rudge, 4 Dolphin La, SG8 6AF Internal Auditor Peter Chilvers, 68A High Street, SG8 6AJ

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County Councillor David Charles McCraith 104 North End, Bassingbourn D-Rmccraith@supanet.com (send agenda by e-mail) County Hall 01223-833555 District Councillors Janice Guest, 1 Mortlock Street, SG8 6DB Val Barrett, 2 Station Road

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South Cambs M.P. Andrew Lansley

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The Parish Office at 28 Station Road, is entered by the door at the front of the building directly opposite Sheene Mill.

The Parish Office is now open on Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm, on Tuesdays from 2 pm from 4 pm, and on Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm. The office is not normally open on Wednesdays or Fridays. As the Clerk is sometimes out on Parish business it is better to ring 262494 to ensure that she is in the office.

Meetings of the Planning Committee are normally held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month commencing at 7.15 pm. Council Meetings are normally held on the fourth Monday of each month at 7.15 pm at Vicarage Close Community Centre.

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From the Parish Clerk – Avril Mellor You may have noticed that the verges in the village are being cut more frequently this year. This is due to the fact that the Parish Council has taken over the cutting of the verges. The council now receives payment from Cambridgeshire County Council for the four cuts it used to undertake each year. The three to four extra cuts, depending on the weather conditions, are being paid for out of the council’s precept.

About 50 people attended the official opening of Stockbridge Meadows Riverside Park which took place on Saturday, 4th July. The weather was kind and stayed fine.

The technicality of dealing with the sound system for the proceedings was ably taken care of by Mr Phil Townsend who had also chosen some very appropriate music to accompany the celebrations. The proceedings commenced with a warm welcome from the Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr. Donald Mowatt. Dr. Christopher Rhodes, a descendant of the Stockbridge family that had owned the site since the 14th century, had been invited to perform the official opening. He gave a short speech on the history of the site before cutting the very appropriate green ribbon. Rev. Andrew O’Brien gave a prayer of thanks for this public open space. Afterwards refreshments were served, which had been kindly sponsored by the developers of the site, Manor Kingdom. A representative from Manor Kingdom had been invited to the ceremony but unfortunately no-one was available to attend.

I would like to offer my congratulations to the Melbourn Fete Committee who surpassed themselves this year. The weather at the start of the fete was rather unsettled and then it became very warm and sunny. I went along with my family and was fascinated by the display of free flying birds of prey, some of which seemed to take the opportunity to spread their wings a little further than expected. The evening music proved very popular and I am sure the committee must have thought that all their hard work was well worth it in the end.

I am sorry to report that there is a problem with dog fouling on the Recreation Ground and the Village College field. It seems to have suddenly escalated and it is causing a problem not only for school children and people who use the fields for sporting activities, but also for responsible dog walkers who are getting blamed for a crime they have not committed.

At the time of writing the Council are in negotiations with South Cambridgeshire District Council on the matter of the village car park. If successful then the Council will lease the car park on a 99 year lease. The Council will be responsible for the rates and maintenance but will not assume responsibility for the footpath and adjoining grassed area. SCDC will continue to look after the adjacent garages.

Some of our parish councillors are looking into the formation of a steering committee to create a Parish Plan. This is an opportunity to have your say on what you like and dislike in the village, and how you would like to see the village develop. Once a Parish Plan exists, then support for identified needs will be more forthcoming from all levels of Local Government. Please look on the website www.melbourncambridge. co.uk/parishplan or contact Jocelyn Robson 261633 if you are interested in learning melbournmagazine

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more about what a plan involves or even if you would like to volunteer to help in any way.

From District Councillors Cllr Val Barrett and Cllr Janice Guest We have been approached by many Melbourn residents over the past few months with a lot of different concerns varying from planning, housing, environmental health issue to name but a few.

As you will be aware South Cambs District Council consulted with all council house Tenants with a view to transferring the properties to a housing association. Regular newsletters and informal meetings were held to give Tenants a full appreciation of the situation with regard to their homes remaining with the Council or moving over to a housing association. The Tenants were balloted which gave every household the opportunity of voting and at the end of the day, the Tenants moved to remain with the Council. With this decision being made, the Council will have to look carefully at the budget for the next five years.

The Council have taken this decision to mean that Tenants are happy with the service they receive. It has to be pointed out that 50% of the monies collected by South Cambs has to be paid to the Government and as we are all experiencing hard economic times, this continues to impact heavily on the services that are provided to the Community. Therefore, it will be necessary for the Council to make cuts in a lot of areas.

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trial into operation soon. We are working closely with the Parish Council and in particular with Cllr. Dean Hardingham who has a lot of knowledge with regard to BMX Trials.

The yellow lines in Station Road are proving to be a difficult issue, as the painting of these lines is the responsibility of the County Council and to date they have not been installed. We have engaged the help of our new County Councillor Mrs Susan Van de Ven and with her assistance let us hope we can get some action. At the time of writing this report, plans are being prepared to improve the Flint Cross junction on the A505, together with the introduction a 50mph speed limit. It is hoped that the improvements could extend to the New Road junctions. We will support this work, which is to be carried out by the County Council. Also we are continuing to harass the County Council to reinstate the road markings in The Moor now that the development at Moorlands Court and Moorlands Close has been completed.

As District Councillors we would urge you to participate in and/or attend SCDC meetings at Cambourne, as all published meetings are open to the public. The Scrutiny and Overview Committee meetings are usually held in the villages. On 1st October this committee will be meeting in Melbourn, at Vicarage Close Community Centre both of us are on this committee and we would be especially pleased if you could attend. The agenda for the meetings are on the website.

In the meantime, if you have any matters, which you feel we could assist with, there are issues that you would like further information on, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Cambridgeshire Minibus Brokerage Scheme (CaMBS) Are you a member of a community group, club or organisation and need to transport members to attend meetings and events, or to go out as a group? The new CAMbridgeshire Minibus Brokerage Scheme (CaMBS) may well be the solution that you are looking for.

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What do I need to use CaMBS? Not-for-profit groups needing a minibus Please contact us to request a membership application form.

Groups with a minibus not in full use Please contact us to discuss how CaMBS could benefit your organisation when your vehicle is not in use. We can also help advise you on any queries related to hiring your vehicle out to other groups.

Volunteer drivers with time to spare We need your help to drive our minibuses. If you enjoy driving and meeting people then driving community minibuses is a great way for you and others to get out and about. We can arrange training on driving on driving minibuses to MiDAS standard; additional insurance cover; and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses incurred. Please contact us if you have a few hours to spare.

Contacting CaMBS Tel. 0345 045 1151: Calls charged at the same rate as calls to 01 or 02 code. It also means that calls will be included as part of any inclusive call bundles or discount schemes that customers may have with their service provider. Mobile costs may vary.

Email: community.transport@cambridgeshire.gov.uk OR Write to: Community Transport Officer, Passenger Transport Services Team, Cambridgeshire County Council, Box CC1302, Castle Court, Shire Hall, Cambridge, CB3 OAP

Litter Picking Grants Grants of between £100 and £200 are available to small (less than £30,000 annual income) voluntary and community groups in Cambridgeshire to fund a litter pick.

The litter pick must involve a minimum of 5 people in an activity of at least 2 hours and preference will be given to groups that have an intention to repeat the exercise in 6 to 12 months time.

Successful applicants will be required to: • invite a member of Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership to attend their event • allow Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership to use some of the successful applicants litter picking events in their own promotions • report to Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership 3 weeks before the event the location of the event and the time and place of where a group wants the waste they have collected picking up from report to Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership after the event the

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number of people attending the event and the full and half bags of waste that have been collected send before and after photos of the site and litter picking activities to the Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership promote their event in their local community and be inclusive to members of the public that want to take part attend a ‘feedback event’ to be arranged by Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership in November/December 2009 at which you will meet other grant recipients and be invited to share experiences and provide feedback on how the scheme could be improved Successful applicants will be offered a Cambridgeshire Peterborough Waste Partnership information pack to help them plan their litter pick events and template material to help promote it.

How to Apply Please use the application form (for <£900) available on the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation website www.cambscf.org.uk

Rail Campaign Update As many residents will know, last year saw a number of changes to rail service at Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Stations and this led to a spontaneous local rail campaign. Some of these changes were billed as ‘improvements’ to service, but for local residents dependent on rail travel, it added up to rail travel becoming more expensive than it already was.

The areas we’ve campaigned together on are booking office opening hours at Meldreth (successful in keeping Saturday service); better discounts for student rail travel (no success – County Council input needed); and car park charges that have added a burden to the overall cost of travel (we got a temporary £1 per day at Meldreth but this did not bring commuters back into the car park). We’ve also been campaigning for disabled access (promises from First Capital Connect on a wheelchair ramp).

Some of you will already know the intricacies of rail service management. The Department for Transport awards the franchise – First Capital Connect bid £800 million and is our rail operator. The infrastructure and land belong to Network Rail. The car parks at Meldreth and Shepreth are leased by Network Rail to FCC, who have contracted out the management to National Car Parks.

The other player is Cambridgeshire County Council, contributing to strategic planning for transport infrastructure. Ironically, in view of this important remit, the County’s ‘Rail Development Officer’ position was cut not long ago.

According to FCC, a dialogue with the County on student discount schemes came to a halt at that time. I’m looking for other avenues at the County Council – committees and quangos with potential input on rail issues. For example, the Local Strategic Partnership, with membership from the District, County and parish councils, the voluntary sector, the Police and Primary Care Trust, controls a significant amount of money to be handed out for specific strategic projects.

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We offer Morning, Lunch Club and Afternoon sessions to children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.

We offer a high staffing ratio, whilst maintaining competitive rates. £8.20 per session, £3.00 for Lunch Club We accept Government Vouchers (which makes sessions for the over 3’s free) For more information please Contact: Pre-School Leader, Jane Cable on 07952 295655 during Pre-School Hours (Mon/Tue 9-3, Wed/Thur/Fri 9-12.30) or telephone The Admissions Secretary, Yasmin Croxford on 01763 220246

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The trick is to find out what their strategic objectives are, and match those up with local projects needing financial support – and then persuade them to provide funds!

What’s next?

User Group: Thank you to local residents who have responded positively to the suggestion of setting up a rail user group to help lobby for better local service, and to Railfuture East Anglia for advice. This will be an independent group covering Foxton, Shepreth and Meldreth stations. Please let me know if you’d like to join.

What’s in a name? Meldreth and Melbourn parish councils have agreed to write to the rail operator suggesting that the historic name ‘Meldreth and Melbourn Station’ be re-instated – this could widen the scope of prospective footfall, for example by capturing rail users plotting journeys via the Internet and looking for access to the Melbourn business community.

Dialogue: Having heard FCC and the County Council each say that the other won’t talk to them, I’ve asked the County Council to set up a meeting to explore how the two parties might work together on our behalf, with or without a County Rail Development Officer. A change in Managing Director at FCC has been taking place and I’ve asked for our meeting to coincide with the arrival of the new long-term post holder.

Disabled access: FCC have provided detailed plans on one wheelchair ramp linking the car park to the northbound platform at Meldreth Station (this has been met with enthusiasm by Meldreth Manor and Orchard Transition Service), and have suggested willingness to consider a ramp linking the Melbourn-bound footpath to the southbound platform – though in so doing, would like to see County Council cooperation in improving overall pedestrian and cycle safety in the road network around the station. This can be further explored when the two parties meet.

Bicycle wheeling channel: It is not easy to get a bike over the wheeling channel at Meldreth Station pedestrian bridge – the smaller the bike, the less difficult. This is due largely to health and safety restrictions. If you’d like some help or advice please get in touch.

As you will see, all of this adds up to an ongoing project.

If you’d like to be kept up-to-date through my monthly email newsletter, please let me know. Meanwhile, if you have any ideas or advice, please get in touch any time.

Susan van de Ven County Councillor Tel 01763 261833 Email: www.susanvandeven.com

Melbourn parish plan www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/parishplan An intrepid group of volunteers, known hereafter as the Steering Committee, has started a two-year project to create a parish plan for Melbourn.

The idea of a parish plan (also known as a communityled plan) is that all residents are given a chance to say what they think about the social, economic and environmental issues affecting their community. In this way, a blueprint for development is compiled for the people and by the people, giving strategic bodies, councils, agencies and the health service a clear picture of what the community wants and needs. Grants for local projects are also more accessible if a parish plan is in place to prove the project has support.

The main part of the consultation process will be a household survey carried out at some stage over the next twelve months. However, residents are being asked at the outset to voice their likes and dislikes of Melbourn as it is, thereby ensuring that the survey addresses the real issues we face.

If you didn’t visit us at the fete or the workshop at the end of June, please do take the opportunity to complete the form inserted in this issue of the Melbourn magazine, and follow the instructions upon it as to how to make sure it reaches the steering committee.

We want to hear from young and old and all those in between, so please encourage all members of your household to take part.

If you would rather, you can give your thoughts online by visiting the ‘Have your say’ page of the website below.

So far, the top things people have told us they value include the shopping in the village (notably the Co-op, Leeches and the new Post Office) and the green spaces, especially the recently opened Stockbridge Riverside Park.

Popular items people have cited as needing improvement are traffic calming measures, especially along the High Street, and pavements throughout the village.

The number one concern to date is people parking in dangerous places on the main roads through Melbourn.

Another common complaint is the sorry state of one or two High Street premises which have been described by some residents as ‘eyesores’.

We are still looking for volunteers, either to join the Steering Committee or to assist the Steering Committee in their endeavours. If you are interested, please note your interest on the form before submitting it, register at the website below, or simply give me a call.

Further information about the process is also available at our website, the address of which is: www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/parishplan.

If you don’t say what you think, you won’t be heard.

So come on and have your say!

Jocelyn Robson 01763 261633

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Problem Solving Group Following the recent elections, our new County Councillor Susan Van de Ven, has agreed to follow her predecessor, David McCraith, as chair of the High Street Problem Solving Group (PSG). In preparation for this role, Susan has already had meetings with Inspector Chris Savage, responsible for community policing in South Cambs, as well as meeting some of the High Street residents most affected by the problem of anti social behaviour (ASB) and criminal damage.

Unfortunately, Melbourn has some of South Cambs’ worst ASB Hotspot areas, the car park in particular, so the PSG was set up to look for long term solutions that will reduce the problems suffered for far too long by our community.

At the time of writing, there is a letter from a High Street resident in the Royston Crow. She complains of “hooligans in the High Street” causing damage to parked cars, including her own. The problem of damaged cars, broken fences and smashed windows goes hand in hand with more general ASB, including anti-social driving; this requires solutions to be found that will reduce ASB in the village.

For those that think these are simply policing issues and not for us to concern ourselves with, please consider this: the police have identified that most of the anti-social driving that takes place in and around the car park is done by drivers from Royston and Cambridge, rather than Melbourn. This means that we are importing this problem

Melbourn Police Station Melbourn Police Station opening hours have changed as follows: Mon. 10.00 – 12.00 19.00 – 21.00 Tues. 10.00 – 12.00 Thurs. 10.00 – 12.00 The office is staffed by volunteers at the above times, but this is always subject to change.

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by providing facilities that attracts this kind of behaviour.

Altering the layout of the car park, and restricting evening and overnight access to it, would greatly reduce the problem of anti-social driving as well as reducing the number of people gathering there.

The police taking action against individuals, as they do, only reduces ASB problems temporarily. We need to deal with the root causes if we are ever going to remove this problem from our village.

Stephen Cambery Melbourn Neighbourhood Watch.

Your team is made up of the following officers: From left to right; Sergeant Rebecca Williams, PCSO Paul Lancaster, PC Rachael Mallender, PCSO Lyndsay Wilkins and PCSO John Coppard. Missing from this picture PCSO Carly Freed.

My name is Sgt Rebecca Williams, and I am the new Sergeant taking over from Mark Kathro looking after Melbourn and the surrounding area. My responsibility is three neighbourhoods; Melbourn, Bassingbourn and Gamlingay – Sawston and the Shelfords – Linton and Fulbourn. It’s a large area which I have just started to get to know, so please bear with me. I have been with the South Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Policing Team since October 2008. Initially in the role of Sector Support Sergeant where I was involved in the launch of Speedwatch and securing Smartwater for Burglary victims amongst other things, so please feel free to ask questions about these when I stop to ask for directions! I have worked as a Reactive officer and in Neighbourhood Teams across Cambridgeshire and am looking forward to bringing my own approach to neighbourhood policing to the Melbourn area. melbournmagazine

Safer Melbourn Website

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Just in case you didn’t know, Safer Melbourn has a website.

It’s part of the excellent Village Website, so take a look if you can.

You can read all the latest E-cops messages from our Neighbourhood Policing Team as well as accessing information such as useful phone numbers as well as links to websites concerned with protecting you and your family from crime. Get to know Melbourn’s policing team and how to contact them. Read the latest quarterly policing profile giving you information on what the policing problems are in our neighbourhood and how Cambridgeshire’s Constabulary is dealing with them.

You can find Safer Melbourn at www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/safermelbourn/

Neighbourhood policing priorities set at the panel meeting of 21st July are; Anti-social behaviour and anti-social use of motorcycles in the area of Bassingbourn’s recreation ground.

Anti-social behaviour in Melbourn with particular attention to the High Street, The Moor and Vicarage Close.

Cambridgeshire NHW Executive Group

From June 2009 the Police non-emergency contact number was changed to 0345 4564564. The old 0845 4564564 number will continue to operate until April 2011.

Launch of CNHW Executive Group website Eddie Cloke Chairman of CNHWEG launched the Executive Group’s website on Thursday 16th July. The website, which can be found at www.CambsNHW.org.uk, exists to strengthen communication between the County Group and members of NHW within the Cambridgeshire area.

“Ultimately we want this site to become capable of delivering two way communications and that will be our next objective. Eddie said what he was looking forward to now was feedback from users that could be used to inform the sites development. I want the website to be the natural first place for people to look when seeking information on the County Group’s activities”.

If you have any comments or questions about the site then please contact Brian Mortlock at brianmortlock@aol.com Brian is very keen to hear from you.

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Incidents reported in these prioritised areas will receive a higher level police response.

Next panel meeting will be held at Melbourn Village College on Tuesday 20th October. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start.

New non-emergency contact number

The change is to allow people with call packages giving free local calls to benefit as 0345 numbers are classed as local calls.

Remember - in an emergency when lives are in danger or there is serious risk of injury, when a serious crime is in progress or if a criminal is still at the scene, then call 999.

In all other cases, and for general enquiries, call 0345 4564564.

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New Melbourn Singers The Singers begin their autumn session of rehearsals at Meldreth Primary School on Tuesday September 8th at 7.30 pm. Please note that this is a change of venue, as for many years we have used the Music Department at Melbourn Village College.

This is a special year for the Cambridgeshire Choral Society, to which the New Melbourn Singers are affiliated.

It is the 50th anniversary of the Society, and to celebrate this event the annual concert takes place in King’s College Chapel on February 6th 2010. This year the programme includes works by the composers Finzi, Rutter and Parry.

Andrew Parnell, the professional conductor for the combined choirs has composed ‘Songs for Eternity’ especially for the occasion. www.melbourncambridge.co.uk

If you enjoy choral singing please come and join us on Tuesday evenings at Meldreth. We would especially appreciate some extra tenors and basses.

For further details contact Sheila Webber (01223 2077550) shewebb1@btinternet.com Dates for combined rehearsals at Comberton Village College 2009 Sept 12th & 19th / Oct 17th October / Nov 7th & 28th 2010 Jan 9th, 16th & 23rd Feb 3rd February (at Comberton Village Hall) Feb 6th February Final rehearsal in King’s College Chapel.

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MVC@50 Melbourn Village College’s 50th Anniversary Tea Party 2pm – 4pm, 12th September 2009

You are invited to join us for the 50 year reunion and celebrations of MVC@50. Past and present pupils, anyone with a connection to the College and members of the community are invited to a tea party on the Willow Lawn, 12th September, 2pm - 4pm.

There will be refreshments, live music, the dedication of the anniversary window and kiln glass tile exhibition, photographs and MVC history display, guided tours of the College and lots of opportunities to record your memories and catch up with what’s happening at Melbourn Village College. We hope to see you there!

Meldreth Primary School Centenary Calling Past Pupils!

Next year, on 4th April, Meldreth Primary School will be proudly celebrating its centenary.

Free Arts Toolkit This year has seen the launch of the stART now toolkit. Produced by stART, South Cambridgeshire’s Arts Development organisation, the toolkit tells you everything you need to know about topics such as employing an artist, press and marketing and fundraising.

For your free copy contact your local arts development manager, Kirstin Bicknell on 07770 643165, email Kirstin@start-arts.org.uk. You can also contact Kirstin for advice about running an arts event or project or starting a new arts group.

We at Meldreth School, are hoping to commemorate this significant event by staging a number of events and by focussing the children’s learning on what life at the school has been like over the course of its 100 years.

We would very much like to hear from past alumni, be they 90 or 15, so that they can share their memories with our pupils. We hope to record these memories and to publish them in the form of a Meldreth School Centenary Memoir. We would also like to hear from anyone who has formal or informal school photographs from the past 100 years.

If you are a past pupil and would like to be involved in our project or wish to be kept informed of news of the centenary celebrations, then please contact Philippa Hart by emailing philippajhart@btinternet.com or telephoning (01763) 261255.

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MVC’s 50th Anniversary Window The new anniversary window has now been installed at Melbourn Village College design by Juicy Glass to celebrate MVC’s 50th Anniversary thanks to funding from South Cambridgeshire District Council. If you walk past the College now you’ll glimpse some glittering hints in the new front window. The full impact of the window however is from inside. Join us on 12th September for the Anniversary Tea Party and see for yourself! melbournmagazine

MVC History and Memories Another highlight of the Anniversary Tea Party will be a display by the local History Group. The group has been going through the College’s archives to track and record the changes the College has gone through over the last 50 years. Look out for a book about the last 50 years of the College coming out later this year.

In addition, past staff and pupils have been interviewed by Vanessa Mann to create a double audio CD of MVC memories. The CD is available to buy, contact Janine Savage at the Village College for details on 01763 223400.

MVC From to sport to a Prince’s visit The vision for the window was to show the College at the heart of the community. The concept is that the whole is more than the sum of the parts whilst each part is vital to the whole, which is seen in a mass of colour on the front window.

As well as the window, you’ll be able to see glass tiles designed by representatives from the College’s partner organisations at the tea party. The tiles will be presented to partner organisations following the exhibition, so look out for glass tiles in display stands around the village!

Groups which took part included representatives from each primary school, parish councils, Moorlands residents, young people at Orchard Manor and employees at TTP, the College’s business partner. Cllrs Guest, Barrett and McCraith also all took part along with representatives from community groups including local churches, U3A, Melbourn Singers and the Melbourn History Group.

One representative from each form group has created a tile along with MVC staff members. These will be mounted for display in the soon to be redecorated Common Room, which is available for groups to hire.

Prince Andrew with members of MVC

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Another very busy school year draws to a close. As ever, I’m amazed at the sheer range and quality of the talents shown by our students (and the people who teach them). We aim to offer a wealth of different activities to our students, from the chance to take part in residential trips to France and Germany, to participate in challenging Science competitions or to perform in the arts and sports at local, national and international levels. Below, readers will find a selection of highlights from recent months, it is, however, not an exhaustive list: space would not allow!

MVC A Royal Visit The College recently received a visit from Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. He departed from the College playing fields in his helicopter following visits to scientific companies from the Cambridge area. Ten students from Years 7 and 8 with the highest numbers of credits achieved over the year were chosen to be part of the leaving party. The prince chatted to them and entertained the crowd before signing the College’s fiftieth anniversary visitors’ book and then flying off in to the sunset.

Andrew Allsworth Deputy Warden

MVC The Performing Arts ‘Shine’ was the name of our Spring Concert and shine our students did, with contributions from the Big Band, flute, string, brass and woodwind ensembles, singers from all years and the Year 11 boys who finished off the evening with greats such as ‘Fly me to the Moon’.

Staff in the Performing Arts Department have been as busy as ever this summer term. Our Summer Concert was a great hit, the audiences enjoying a cocktail of sunshine, jazz and a celebration of Motown music. We also hosted a ‘Big Sing’ event. About 240 children from local junior schools enjoyed vocal tuition from Mr Belbin and came together in July to perform a concert of songs from around the world.

The Dance and Drama Departments have also been very busy. A June dance show showcased individual and group dances as well as GCSE exam performance piece.

The end of term saw students taking part in our ‘Melbourn’s Got Talent’ show. Such was the enthusiasm for the event that we had to hold auditions in order to select 19 acts for the grand final. The evening was itself a great success, playing to a packed house, all leading to the announcement of the overall winners: ‘Magic 8-Ball’, a Year 8 boys’ breakdancing group who performed their innovative dance routine to a rapturous reception

MVC Young people take part in Mini Musical As part of our specialist status in the Performing Arts, we support a wide range of activities for groups in the wider community, for people of all ages. During the Easter holidays 32

young people age 8 -14 years old from the local area spent 3 days working hard to put on a mini version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat with The Academy at MVC. The final performance was fantastic and the young people even starred in a video clip on the Cambridge News website.

Feedback from The Academy, South Cambridgeshire’s musical theatre workshop programme, was excellent. The most common response to the question ‘What did you enjoy?’ was ‘Everything’!

MVC Sport We are very fortunate in having a good number of students who are excellent sportspeople. We award ‘school colours’ to any student from Years 10 or 11 who has reached an exceptional level of sporting achievement. Recent recipients of their colours included Lauren Andrews and Adam Wright (cricket), and Louis Rawlings and Louis Boulter for rugby.

Congratulations to Georgina Bullen on successfully representing Great Britain at ‘Goalball’. She has recently been to Sweden to play against other international teams; although she is one of the youngest players in the GB squad, she is rapidly becoming one of the key players in the team. We hope that she can continue to fulfil her early promise. melbournmagazine

MVC Activities Week 17 July 2009 Our 5-day long activities week took place in early July, whilst Year 9s were on a residential visit and Year 10 students were on their Work Experience placements. This year’s theme was ‘New Experiences’; students were invited to try their hand at a whole host of very different activities- everything from environmental work in the River Mel to rocket-manufacture and film animation. The student evaluations were very positivethey told us that they had had ‘great fun’ during the week; even better, they said that they had learned lots of things they hadn’t known before!

MELBOURN VILLAGE COLLEGE Adult and Community Learning Programme 2009/2010 Art Workshop, Card Making, Crafty Fingers Club (day), Drawing & Painting (day), Embroidery Club (day), “Birds are Brilliant”, Flowers for the Home, Jewellery making, Pottery, Upholstery, Computing for Beginners, ALISON computing workshop, Touch Typing, Webpage Design, AAT Accounting levels 2, 3 & 4, Bookkeeping, Counselling levels 1 & 2, Sociology GCSE, Car Maintenance, Garden Design, Interior Design, Meditation, Reiki, Yoga, Aromatherapy, Badminton, French, Italian, Russian & Spanish, Ballroom Dance, Ballet for Children, Jazz Dance for Children Indian Cookery, Cookery day schools First Aid; Food Hygiene ALSO, NVQ’s in: Business Administration; Customer Service; ITQ; Management Levels 3,4,5; Team leading; Teaching Assistant; and the VQ Support Work in Schools All courses have individual course information sheets, please ask for one (or more !)

Further details from the Adult Learning Team on 01763 260566 Fax 01763 223408 Email: comed@mvc.org.uk Website : www.mvc.org.uk - follow link to Community Education

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Extra enrolment Session Saturday 5th September 10 – 4 pm Don’t hesitate, come along, some classes may be full but please ask.

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Melbourn & District University Of The Third Age (U3A) Although some learning groups have taken a well deserved rest in the summer months many are still active providing information to the many people who want to learn a little more about a particular subject or past time. It is encouraging that members are willing and able to pass on their knowledge and so many other people are content to come along and learn and are not content to ‘sit at home’ complaining that there is nothing to do when they are retired. Art Appreciation, Church Visits, Computer Knowledge, Garden Enthusiasts, Short Tennis and Table Tennis, Yoga, and so the list goes on and if you would like to learn more ring 01763 260399.

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Notre Ecole At Notre Ecole we have just come to the end of yet another busy school year, packed with activities to help us develop French language. Children in our Wednesday after school group recently performed their play ‘La Chenille a Faim’ (The Hungry Caterpillar) to family and friends. Their performance showed off their knowledge of French words for fruit, numbers and days of the week. The children also introduced themselves and sang a song about animals.

The Thursday afterschool group also showed their knowledge of French by performing a play called ‘M.Malpartout’ about an accident prone man. During the play children were able to practise language associated with parts of the body, ailments and vocabulary to do with the fairground.

Our adult groups have continued to make progress. In the beginners group we have been learning to talk about things that have happened in the past. We have also been learning to say who things belong to and to make enquiries in a lost property office.

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Child and Family Nursing Team 35 ORCHARD ROAD, MELBOURN We are a team of 5 nurses, all with differing backgrounds, including paediatric/children’s nurses, practice nurses, health visitors and school nurses

Sandie Springall Sue Clarke

Lisa Hindle Becci Huchisson

Tricia Ward

We offer support and advice to children, young people and their families within this area.

For further information telephone

01763 262861

The George Inn at Babraham

Come and enjoy award winning food or simply relax and enjoy a drink in the beautiful surroundings of this historic 18th Century Coaching Inn ♦ Open 7 days a week ♦ (closed Sunday Evening) Ample Parking & Disabled Access and Facilities Executive 7 Seater Courtesy Vehicle (check availability at time of booking) ♦ Function Room with Garden Terrace ♦ Available for all Occasions ♦ Monday to Thursday ♦ 2 courses from the specials board just £10, or 3 courses £14 Telephone 01223 833800 www.georgeinn-babraham.co.uk High Street, Babraham, Cambridge CB22 3AG

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Little Foxes Baby & Toddler Group Little Foxes is a friendly, fun, good value, baby & toddler group. The baby & toddler group provides a great opportunity to meet other mums and for the children to play together. It is run by mums & child carers for babies and children up to 5 years old.

There are a baby area, dressing up clothes, trikes, trampolines, duplo, cars, dolls, etc. There are creative activities, song & story time and refreshments for the adults & children.

Foxton Village Hall Hardman Road Foxton Tuesday (term time only) 09.30 – 11.00

£1.50 per session

The more advanced learners have continued to discuss topical subjects and other matters of interest to the group.

Our new academic year begins in September. This is always a good time to start learning a new language, or perhaps you just need to brush up that rusty school French. If you or your child would like to join us, please call Marine on 01763 222876 or Janet on 01763 261231 for further details.

We are a French native speaker and a graduate of European Studies with French and we would love to see you at one of our groups.

Learn French in a friendly atmosphere *French for Children ‘Games, role-play, songs etc.’

Every Wednesday from 3.45pm to 4.30pm Every Thursday from 4:15pm to 5:00pm Individual lessons also available.

*French for Adults All levels, Conversation Every Wednesday from 8.00pm to 9.00pm GCSE lessons available by arrangement.

Tel. Marine - 01763 222876 or Janet - 01763 261231 (We have both been CRB checked)

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St George’s Allotment Association www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/allotments/ St George’s Allotment Association was formed on 23rd April this year at an open meeting in Melbourn. The elected committee will hold their posts for one year. We are not just here for allotment holders but for any member of the community who has an interest in growing their own food. We are affiliated with the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd (NSALG) who represent allotments and allotment gardens nationwide, providing membership to allotment societies, allotment holders and general gardeners. The benefits of membership of St George’s and NSALG include: Discounted seed scheme Quarterly magazine Introduction to a specialised insurance provider Advice and guidance We aim to work with the Parish council in improving the allotment site in Melbourn and also to work within the community helping with Grow Your Own projects. We had an awareness stall at the Village Fete in June, hosting a scarecrow competition for Melbourn Primary School. This was a very successful exercise and raised a considerable sum of money which has gone towards equipment for the Schools vegetable garden.

So if you are interested in gardening or just growing your own veg and want to join a like minded group of people, or if you just want more information then get in touch, contact us via our website: www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/allotments/ or email: Bruce Huett brucehuett@compuserve.com The Scarecrow competition at the village Fete in June

St Georges Allotment Association committee From left to right: Vicky DeVille, Tracy Moffat-Griffin (secretary), Keith Poole (chairman), Bruce Huett (treasurer), Claire Hogan (vice chairman), Terry Muncey, Dan Hatcher and Dick Rayman.

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Profile Parish Profile – Gwen & Derrick Thurley Gwen & Derrick Thurley, a very well known and highly respected couple in the village, were both born in Melbourn in 1921. Derrick was born in the centre of the village where the garage now stands in what was a Campkin’s cottage, where he lived until he was three years old, when the family moved to Whaddon. His grandfather, Charles Harrup, lived and worked as a wholesale fruit grower from the premises now occupied by Fieldgate Farm shop and he owned several orchards in Meldreth. At the age of 11 the family moved back to Meldreth, but to one of the houses just beyond Sheen Mill, which meant that he went to Melbourn Primary school rather than Meldreth as it was closer.

He has a younger brother, a Chartered Accountant, who met and married a Scottish lass and moved to Scotland where they still live.

Gwen, having been born Gwen Vellam in the white house next to The Star, was already at the school with Mr. Ogden and head teacher Mr. Varley and she and Derrick became classmates. Gwen’s father worked with Jack Palmer growing fruit and at one time he had over 500 pigs and hens. Her grandfather, William Vellam, had come from Lincolnshire to work at Meldreth Station. She had one sister Daphne, who married Christopher Wedd and lives at Summerhouse Farm, and also a half brother Eric.

At the age of 14 Derrick got a free scholarship to the Cambridge Technical School and Gwen joined him there on a Triggs scholarship, Derrick doing training for the building industry and Gwen doing a business-training course.

They used to travel in to school on the ‘Bedlam Bus’ so named because of the rowdy occupants! (Funny thing, it was still the same when MY daughters went to Cambridge on the school bus!) They both remained there until they

were 16 when Gwen left to work in Royston at the North Met Electricity Co., cycling there each day. Derrick went to work, also by bicycle, at the Aero Research in Duxford, which later became CIBA Geigy. After work he would then cycle into Cambridge for an evening class in building and architecture and finally back home to Melbourn. A very fit young man!

During this time they were courting but in 1939 the second World War started and this threw a spanner in the works. The Atlas Cement Company offices relocated from London to the safety of Whaddon, and Gwen applied for and secured a job in the office. Derrick meanwhile was not called up because, as a technician he was marked down for vital defence work at Landguard Fort at Felixstowe where he worked on the installation of gun emplacements. Whilst the work was supervised by the army, he was actually employed by Coulsons. He was also concerned with building the 100ft high Director towers with 3ft thick walls at Beacon Hill, Harwich and with building searchlight emplacements into the sea.

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When all the fortifications were completed, Derrick received a crash course in engineering and was drafted to Tottenham in North London where the huge Lebus furniture factory was turned over to producing the Horsa gliders which were used on the night before the D-Day landings in order to obtain control of the vital Pegasus Bridge..

Meanwhile, after working at the Atlas for 2 years, Gwen was called up into the ATS and was stationed in Kent on various anti-aircraft gun sites. They saw each other as often as possible, became engaged in 1942 and got married in June 1944 just after D-Day, at the big new Congregational Chapel in Orchard Road (now demolished). After seven days she was back on duty in Kent where she saw the first V1 bomb fly over, a truly frightening sight. She was stationed with another well known Melbourn person – Daphne Black - although they did not work together.

In 1945 their first daughter Patricia was born and Gwen left the ATS, going back to live with her parents as housing was so scarce after the war. When Derrick was demobbed, he got a job in the Architects Department of Huntingdon County Council (no bicycling - by now he had a Series E Morris) and after a time he moved to the same department in Cambridgeshire County Council at Shire Hall, where he remained for the next 40 years. He enjoyed the work enormously being involved in the building of Melbourn Viallage College, Meldreth Primary School extension, and the Mid Anglia Police H.Q at Hinchingbrooke Park.

Home-Start Royston & South Cambridgeshire are looking for more volunteers - could you give a Home-Start family the most precious gift - your time ?

Our volunteers are all parents or grandparents who can give a few hours a week to help families who are finding it difficult to cope All parents need emotional and practical help to get through the first few years, but not everyone has friends or family nearby This is when Home-Start volunteers can help!

Further details can be obtained by calling into our offices: Unit 6, Valley Farm, Meldreth, SG8 6JP, or contacting us on 01763 262262 and talking to Wendy or Tracy or e-mailing admin@hsrsc.co.uk

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Soon after the war ended, Derrick’s mother died and so they moved back just over the border in to Meldreth to live with his father. He only lived for a short while longer and the couple stayed in that house until William Chapman sold them a large plot of land in Cross Lane and they were able to achieve their ambition of designing and building their own house.

After their daughters were born, Gwen did not return to work but became a full time wife and mother, getting involved in lots of voluntary work. She was asked to join the ladies running the Baby Clinic where she remained for 27 years, 17 of them as treasurer. She also did 17 years as treasurer of the U.R.C. The Congregational Church was the centre of their social life, both of them singing in the choir and Derrick also playing the organ. In fact, he has just received a beautiful engraved bowl and certificate commemorating 50 years of ‘Loyal and Devoted Service’ playing the organ! Quite an achievement for a boy who started to learn to play the piano at the age of 12, cycling into Royston for his weekly lessons.

Music has been a passion for both of them, they belonged to the Cambs. Village College Choral Society and Derrick joined Cambridge Granta Singers which was always led by a Kings College Organ scholar and with them he sang in most of the college chapels. Between them they have sung many great works such as The Dream of Gerontius, St Marks and St Matthews Passions and the Brahms Requiem.

Derrick was a keen cricket player and played for Shire Hall, most of the matches being played on college grounds.

Gwen’s favourite sport was tennis, although she also played cricket in a Ladies Cricket team! Many people had tennis courts in their gardens and there was a tennis court behind the New Congregational Chapel and also, she thinks, a tennis court behind All Saints Church.

After living in the house in Cross Lane for 20 years, they downsized by building a smaller house in their garden fronting on to Chapman’s Close and they have now been there for 20 years. Their two daughters both trained as teachers and remain in education still, but the younger daughter Pamela married a young man she had met at Oxford and they moved to America where she had two sons, both of whom went to university. Recently widowed, she is head of a Junior Country Day School and over the years the Thurleys have had many happy visits to the USA. The other daughter Patricia married George Hinkins’ son and lives in Cheshire. She also had two sons who went to Uni – what a bright family! With three great grandchildren, Gwen & Derrick this year celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary, the family arranged a holiday in Scotland with a big reunion and there was a card from The Queen! They are a wonderful example of a couple who have stayed close to their roots but have nevertheless a broad outlook on life. We wish them well, and sincerely hope that in five years time we shall be reporting on their 70th wedding anniversary!

Mavis Howard

Village information Household Waste and Recycling Centres

Milton

Thriplow

Butt Lane, Milton Tel: 01223 860674

Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow Tel: 01223 839001

Items that are accepted & Sunday

& Sunday (Summer) (1 October–31 March) (1 October–31 March)

Melbourn Bus Timetables Note: These times have been taken from the companies website, but are subject to change, please telephone the company for updates, or check the village website, Parking & Transport.

Please Note: The sites will only accept waste from household sources.

Bin collection

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For an update on collections visit: http://www.scambs.gov.uk/BinCollection/ default.htm?location=72

Commercial service operated by Stagecoach in Cambridge

Cambridge - Foxton - Melbourn - Royston

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Local Bus companies

BStagecoach On Saturdaysinand on Monday to 01223 Friday during school holidays, buses may arrive in Cambridge Cambridge 423578 – Huntingdon & District 01480 up to 10 minutes earlier.

THE SERVICE DOES NOT OPERATE ON BANK HOLIDAYS

453159 – Alans Bus & Coach 01763 245073

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Police Crimestoppers Melbourn Police Station opening Hours Mon to Thu 10am-12 noon/7pm-9pm* This station is open to the public at times shown above, with trained Community Volunteers. Opening hours may vary, please see notices displayed at the station and around the village.

Neighbourhood Watch Steven Cambery s.cambery@ntlworld.com

CAB Royston Childline Samaritans Hospitals Addenbrooke’s Royston

08456 889897 0800 1111 08457 909090 01223 245151 01763 238020

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Camdoc NHS Direct

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Services Anglian Water 08457 145 145 Gas emergency 0800 111 999 Electricity 08007 838838 South Cambs District Fire & Rescue Service01223 376217 Transport British Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Stagecoach Cambus 08706 082608 Melbourn Magazine Ann Dekkers Editor 261144 Mavis Howard Parish Profile 260686 Eric Johnston Distribution 220197 Peter Simmonett Design & Village website 220363 Anne Lambert Information Collection 261480 Brenda Meliniotis Village Diary & Proof reading 261154 Roger Mellor Advertising 220463 (For information on advertising please telephone 220363)

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All Saints Church Rev Andrew O’Brien Melbourn Vicarage Curate Mary Price 261569 Churchwardens Christine van Vliet Colin Wilson Baptist Church Rev. Stuart Clarke Secretary Georgie Wilson United Reformed Church Minister Rev. Duncan Goldie Non-stripendary minister Rev. Carol Pearle Secretary Anne Field

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Melbourn Playgroup Jane Crawford 07842 151512 Childminding Group Sec. Vacancies Co-ordinator Heidi Hardwidge 221625 Community Education (activities from toddlers to adults) Val Tookey 260566 Library LAP Mike Stapleton 269956 Little Hands Nursery School 260964 Out of school times 01223 503972 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headmaster Jacqueline Bell-Cook 223457 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman John Stevens 261858 Hon Sec Hilary Docwra 222486 Mem Sec Arthur Alderton 260399 Village College Warden Elaine Stephenson 223400

Age Concern 01223 506002 Blood Donors Sue Cane 262320 Chiropodist 263260 Citizen’s Advice Bureau 238020 Community Care Val Trueman 260191 Dentist 262034 District N s (Primary Care Trust) 261775 Home-Start Sarah Dixon 262262 S Cambs PCT 35 Orchard Road Child & Family Nurses 262861 Melbourn and Meldreth Self-Help Jayne White 220250 Car Scheme 245228 Orchard Surgery Appointments 260220 Dispensary 261246 For repeat prescriptions send email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Osteopath Kath Harry 261716 St John Ambulance Robert Jakubiak 220507

Dial-A-Ride Mobile Warden Scheme 24 hr Emergency No. Val Trueman Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Stephen Cambery Safer Melbourn Initiative Val Trueman

We shall be pleased to receive contributions in any form, articles, poems, drawings, photographs, letters etc., pertaining to Melbourn. Please send any contributions to the Office of the Parish Clerk, Council Offices, 28 Station Rd, Melbourn SG8 6DX, marking them ‘MELBOURN MAGAZINE’ or you can email them to mag@melbourn.org.uk Apart from printing, all work on the Melbourn Magazine, including layout and design is produced by volunteers.

The cost of production comes entirely from advertising and sponsorship. No public money is used.

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Vicarage Close Warden Joy Hyde Lead Sheltered Housing Officer Monday to Friday 9–1.30 John Impey Way Jeanette Holland Southwell Court Moorlands

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Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron AJ Kelly Mon & Wed evenings 7 – 9.30 p.m.

Army Cadets Ted Neathey 0775 1334 314 Tuesday evenings at The Moor 7.15 to 9.30pm Bellringers John Gipson 262846 Bridge Club Howard Waller 261693 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Brownies 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe (Brown Owl) 261400 Cambells (Handbells) Eira Martin 261221 Dramatic Society Kathy Wholley 223805 email k_wholley@hotmail.com

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Stuart Morris 208634 Gardening Helen Powell 245887 Guides Hilary Marsh 261443 Mothers’ Union Anne Harding 260759 Melbourn & District Mushroom Club Helene Davies 01954 789 947 or m.07903 456 628 Melbourn History Group Colin Limming 260072 Melbourn Pottery Club Maggie 01223 207307 National Trust Colin Limming 260072 New Melbourn Singers Adrian Jacobs 243224 Photographic Club Bruce Huett 232855 Ramblers Dave Allard 242677 Royal British Legion Patrick Parkinson 262617 Royal British Legion Women Elizabeth Murphy 220841 Royal National Lifeboat Institution Jean Emes 245958 Royston and District Local History Society David Allard 242677 Royston and District Round Table 221398 RSPB Doug Radford 208978 SOAS (Supporters of All Saints’) Doreen Johnston 220197 Youth Club Amanda Bernard 223407 Women’s Group Jane Stevens 261858 Badminton Steve Jackson Bowls Elaine Cooke Croquet Janet Pope Football Club Andrew Edwards XMVC Dolphin FC Simon Gascoyne Judo Derek Coult Melbourn Community Sports Meldreth Tennis Club Sue Davies Swimming Club Jenny Brackley Squash Club Nick Sugden

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If the code is NOT given before a telephone number it is 01763. This list will be updated in future issues on the basis of information received

Adverts are to be supplied as finished artwork and must be at the sizes below. Please send artwork via post or email to mag@melbourn.org.uk We print 2200 copies of the Melbourn Magazine which is delivered free to every house in the village four times a year. Note: colour advert space is limited, please contact us for further details. The current rates for advertising in the Magazine are as follows: Size per…

Width x Height Issue Annum Colour 1/4 inside page (79 × 128 mm) £21 £76 £113 1/2 inside page (163 × 128 mm) £38 £132 £188 Full inside page (163 × 262 mm) £73 £261 £375

Adverts must be supplied as high resolution jpgs or 300dpi Tif or eps.

For further information on advertising please telephone 220363. Payments for an entire year are at a discount of 10%. Remittance or cheques should be made to Melbourn Parish Council.

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Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm ‘An Incitement to Early Marriage: A Social History of the Allotment’ Dr Twigs Way SCDC Scrutiny and Overview Committee Meeting at Vicarage Close Community Centre (see article in the magazine) Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Baptist Church Evening Communion 6pm Toddler Plus 9.30 am (term time only) Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall River Mel Restoration Group meet at the Sports Pavilion 9.15am Toddler Plus 9.30 am (term time only) Mother’s Union All Saints Community Hall 2.30pm ‘The MU Goes to Prison’ Beryl Waterson Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm AGM Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall Members Evening 7.30pm Toddler Plus 9.30 am (term time only) Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Organ Recital All Saints’ Church, Stephen Cleobury Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Half term Women’s Group All Saints Community Hall 7.45pm Sing With the Wesley’s Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Women’s Royal British Legion Vicarage Close 7pm Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall

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Village information continued Orchard Surgery – Dispensary Monday to Friday 8:30 – 1:30 and 2:00 – 6:00 Phone 01763 261246 Telephone requests are not accepted For repeat prescriptions you can: Fax 01763 262968 or email: prescriptions.orchardsurgery@nhs.net Allow at least 48 hours (two working days – excluding weekends and bank holidays) for repeat prescriptions to be ready.

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River Mel Restoration Group News from the Riverbank It has been a very busy summer for the Group, with the first phase of the project in Melbourn nearing completion. In addition to the working parties, we held an in-river demonstration at the Melbourn fete to explain first hand the restoration techniques that we use. This and our information stall generated a lot of interest in the river and its wildlife. In July we participated in the Melbourn Village College’s activities week. Forty students from year 7 were divided into small groups to work along side RMRG volunteers on various aspects of river restoration. This activity seemed to be much enjoyed by the adults and pupils alike and saw the completion of one of the revetments while other students were busying themselves planting sedges.

Dates of future work parties in Melbourn Saturday 5th September Saturday 10th October Saturday 21st November Anyone is welcome to come along and see what we are doing at one of our working parties. We meet at the Pavilion on Melbourn Recreation Ground at 9.15am for a 9.30am start.

For further information phone Maureen Brierley on 01763 262752 or email: info@rivermel.org Litter Picking Session

As we write we have just received permissions to install an access point to the river on the Recreation Field near the picnic tables. This will provide a viewpoint to the river and a sound platform where families can “pond-dip” and dogs can gain easy entry to the water. We hope that by the time you read this the access point will have been installed and the grass reseeded so that it will be ready for use in the spring.

Website You can now keep in touch with the group through our new website which can be accessed via the Melbourn Village site or www.rivermel.org

Unfortunately the summer months have seen an increase in both littering and dog fouling in and around the river where it flows through the grounds of the Melbourn Village College and the adjacent Recreation Field. Bad as it is, this situation would be much worse if it wasn’t for that dedicated band of walkers who regularly pick up other people’s rubbish as they are walking.

Our third litter picking session, sponsored by RiverCare, will be held on Saturday 28th November 2009.

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what’s on Denny Abbey The Farmland Museum September 3rd, 12-4pm Drop-in Children’s Holiday Activity Day at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Stained Glass Windows Come and design and make your own mini stained glass window; find out about stained glass processes, see what the abbey might have looked like in its past of stained glass splendour These informal days run by the education department during the holiday are aimed at children who are 4+ and accompanied by an adult. 12-4pm. Normal admission prices apply. No need to book.

The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey is open every day from 12-5pm on weekdays and 10.30am-5pm on weekends and bank holiday Mondays. It is situated on the A10 between Cambridge and Ely. Admission prices are Adults £4.00, Concessions £3.00, Children £2.00 (under 5s are free) and family tickets £10, with reduced admission to the Farmland Museum for English Heritage members.

Wimpole Hall Don’t forget to check out our local National Trust property; there are many events on during the autumn up to Christmas, including bats and fungi, gardening, charity runs, WWII reconstruction, Halloween, Christmas Craft Fair, and Wimpole’s Dickensian Christmas.

Royston Arts Festival Royston Arts Festival is back once more and this year it opens in grand style with a glitzy Hollywood-style cabaret evening hosted by local professional singer Debbie Denton, and featuring the finalists from the recent ‘Royston’s Got Talent’ competition. Organiser Kathy Wholley says, ‘The Festival has been a great success in previous years but we felt that it needed a big opening event. Debbie has worked really hard to put together a great show with lots of talented people, show-stopping numbers and a glamorous atmosphere. It should start the Festival off with a bang!’

The 2009 Festival, which has as its major sponsor local employer Johnson Matthey, runs from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September and features many new events and two very special guests. Robin Belfield, who went to school in the town and is now Staff Director of the National Theatre, will be running a voice and characterisation workshop at the Market Hill Rooms on the Saturday, followed by a question and answer session chaired by Radio Cambridgeshire’s Sue Duggan. And Paul Bainbridge, one-time local art teacher and for the past twelve years freelance portrait sculptor for

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Madame Tussaud’s, will be occupying the former cycle shop at 16 High Street for the four days of the festival and for a further two weeks afterwards with an exhibition of sculpture and drawings.

Dance has always been a popular feature of the festival and new for this year is a day-long workshop at Meridian School organised by the town’s local dance schools. This is a drop-in event, where you can simply turn up and take part. All styles of dance will be covered from ballroom to break-dance.

The ever-popular town trail is again being led by local historian and councillor F John Smith, but this year there will also be a ‘night walk’ after the Songs of Praise evening on Sunday looking at the stories and legends surrounding various locations in King Street and High Street, with one or two surprises in store for those who go along.

As well as this, there are all the regular events - exhibitions of art, craft and photography, workshops, concerts, displays and competitions - in a wide variety of venues across the town. Local drama group CADS will again be presenting a comedy night at Greneway School, and there will be sessions by local bands in the town’s pubs, plus, of course, the unmissable Grand Festival Concert in the town church on the Saturday night. The Festival concludes as last year with a concert in the park by the Town Band.

A full programme will be published nearer the time, but for further details, please check the newly revamped website at www.roystonartsfest.org, see local press or ring Kathy Wholley on 01763 223805.

Royston Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition Royston Town Hall Saturday September 26th & Sunday September 27th 10am – 5pm A pleasant way to spend some time looking at an amazing collection of original work by talented local artists, and part of the Royston Festival. Framed & unframed pictures for sale. Entrance Free. Refreshments.

Royston Arts Society has nearly 90 members, many of whom are pensioners and live in the villages surrounding Royston. The society is open to all and we welcome anyone who would like to join us to enjoy painting in a friendly atmosphere. We encourage members to place their work in our annual exhibitions, which are held on the last weekend in September. This year as last year we are an important part of the Royston Festival.

Any help we can get would be gratefully received, the exhibition is open to all artists, members or not and its reputation for excellence is well known. melbournmagazine

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Melbourn War Memorial We will remember them 1914 – 1918 Edgar Abrey Edgar Brown, John Burton Arthur H Carter, George W Catley, Frank Day, Henry Brodie Day, Charles Dodkin Charles Fordham, Lionel Frost Fredrick Green, Ernest Green, Jesse Guiver, Thomas Guiver Edward L Hall, William Harper, Albert Holland, William Howes, Charles Huggings William Jacklin Arthur King, Fredrick King Walter Lee, Walter Littlechild Samuel Northrope, Alfred Negus George Pateman, Fredrick Pepper, William H Y Pullen John W M Reed, Robert Reed, Louis Robinson, Harold Rumbold Fredrick Saunderson, James Saunderson, Alfred H Smith, Joseph Smith, Harry Squires, Job Stanford Frank Thossell Stanley Waldock, Percy Wedd, William Willings, Rydal Wing, Alfred J Winter, Fredrick Winter

1939 – 1945 Douglas Bacon, William Bacon, Howard Burton, Fredrick Butcher Clifford and Kenneth Chamberlain Percy Holland Leslie Littlechild Robert Ree Oswald Smith, Roy Stanford, Basil Stockbridge William Thomas, Cyril Wedd, William G Wilkin, Cecil Winter, Thomas Wright

Lascelles Abercrombie was born in Cheshire, the son of a stockbroker. He read Chemistry at Owen’s College, Manchester.

However, he gave up science and turned to literature, leaving College without taking a degree. He went on to become a poet, journalist and dramatist.

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MELBOURN’S CHURCHES TOGETHER

United Reformed Church Coffee on Fridays Fridays 10.30am until 12.30pm. Drop in for coffee and a chat, usually one or other of our ministers is present and there is also the opportunity to buy Fairtrade goods from Robert’s stall.

Historic Churches Cycle Ride This years cycle ride takes place on Saturday 12th September and again this year Melbourn URC will provide participants and open up our church to provide a welcome for cyclists, provide a drink/biscuit and use of our facilities!!

Midweek activities A monthly mid week Reflective Service will begin in October providing an hour or so of contemplative readings, imagery and music, a time to escape the hustle and bustle.

We are also beginning a series of Bible Study sessions, these also will begin in October see diary dates for information.

Harvest And Scarecrow Festival On the weekend of 19th to 20th September the church will open its doors for all to visit the Harvest Display and a series of scarecrows made by various community groups.

On Saturday the church will open from 11am until 4.30pm with various displays and refreshments available. From 2.30pm there will also be a chance to listen to some organ music, a selection of musical genres.

On Sunday there will be children’s activities from 10 – 10.45 am in the hall. Our Harvest Festival service begins at 11am followed by a bring and share picnic lunch and at 1.30pm the chance to buy any of the Harvest displays.

It is not too late to bring a friendly scarecrow along, for details contact Anne Field tel 220869.

Baptist Church Communion is held on the first Sunday of every month at 6 p.m., Coffee Break takes place on Wednesday mornings from 10.30 to 12 noon in the Church Hall. Everyone welcome.

The Craft Club is also on Wednesdays mornings at 9.30 am.

Again, all are welcome.

Christian Aid Week in Melbourn I would like to give a big ‘Thank You’ to those who gave or bought cakes, joined in the Quiz night, came to the Churches Together service at the United Reformed Church and did the House to House collection, in Melbourn.

The cake stall raised £299.00 – The quiz night raised £129.00 – Church Service raised £121.50 – Street collection raised £775.50. Making a grand total of £1325 slightly less than last year.

Date for the diary. I will be having a fund raising coffee morning and tea afternoon again this year. It will be on September 25th from 10.00 to 12 noon & from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at 26 Beechwood Ave. All are welcome Helen John Christian Aid Secretary for Melbourn

All Saints’ Church Christmas Bazaar Saturday 14th Nov 11am to 3pm A new competition will be included this year, for the best Cup Cakes; with separate categories for Gentlemen, Ladies and Young People.

There will again be a Cake Stall, so we hope that you will bake for this popular stall.

We look forward to seeing you there.

SOAS (Supporters of All Saints’) 100 Club The May draw was made 3rd June by Rev Andrew O’Brien: the first prize of £21.66 goes to Sue Toule (5) of 81 Beechwood Avenue and the second of £10.54 goes to Joan Statter of 60 Orchard Road.

The June draw was made 2nd July by Rev Andrew O’Brien: the first prize of £21.70 goes to Helena Ellis (37) of 11 Mortlock Street and the second to Margaret Lewis (48) of 41 Beechwood Avenue.

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Vicar is on holiday). The First prize of £21 goes to Bob & Anne Biglands of 30 Armingford Crescent and the second of £10.50 to Mrs M Brooksbank of 66 Medcalfe Way.

SOAS News Following our successful spring concert by the Royston Choral Society we pursued the summer season with our Melbourn Open Gardens on 7th June. Despite a wet morning we had a steady flow of visitors to the fifteen open gardens and the refreshments made available in the All Saints’ Community Hall.

Already we have received offers of gardens for June 2010 when the open time will be 2-6pm.

We have just held a noisy, enjoyable and profitable Beetle Drive in the hall.

We continue to benefit from the proceeds of the Saturday morning Coffee Stop and are grateful to Sue Toule, Mike Scriven and the volunteers on the rota for their good work.

Kersti Llewellyn-Beard reports that the 100Club currently has 63 members (we lose a couple and gain a couple!). If you wish to join the 100 Club, contact Kersti on 01763 220703. It costs £1 a month, so that if you join in September you would pay £4 to cover you up to the new year. Our funds stand at £24,129 - all of which will shortly be needed to help with the costs of maintenance planned for All Saints’.

Our autumn programme has yet to be confirmed but, of course, we shall be at the All Saints’ Bazaar on Saturday 14th November.

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Safari Supper On 20th June we held the second Melbourn Safari Supper in aid of the All Saints’ Community Hall.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was a most enjoyable evening, 52 people took part (12 more than last year) and we raised a considerable amount of money towards the upkeep of the hall. At six o’clock people opened their envelopes to find the note telling them where they had to go for their starter where they met four or six other diners. At the end of that course, the host opened an envelope giving everyone directions for the main course, where they met another group of people – and so on, with everyone meeting up at the end in the Community Hall for cheese and coffee.

I must say a huge thank you to all those people who agreed to be hosts and provide meals for unknown guests (except, of course, that most people did know each other at least by sight!) – without your generosity in opening your homes there would not be a Safari Supper! Thanks also to Jane Brett who helped with all the complicated planning of who went where so that they met new people at each venue, her input was invaluable.

The Word of God from David Burbridge All the gods of the nations are idols, but The Lord made the heavens. Declare His glory among the heathen. Show forth His salvation from day to day. Psalm 96 v 2-5

I hope to make this an annual event, so watch out for an advance notice in the Spring copy of this magazine – it will probably be about the same time in June and hopefully even more people will be wanting to take part and even to act as hosts.

Mavis Howard

500th Anniversary of the birth of JOHN CALVIN This most gifted man, Jean Cauvin, was born near Paris in July 1509. He was privileged to be the means of influencing and benefiting the whole world, and Britain in particular.

After he had written ‘Institutes of The Christian Religion’ which drew together the doctrines proclaimed by all The Reformers, those who recognised that such doctrines were very clearly taught in the Holy Bible, were nicknamed Calvanists.

Through Calvin’s residence and ministry in Geneva, Switzerland, the whole religious, political and social scene was rectified. The historian James Froude wrote, ‘Calvinism was the spirit which rose in revolt against untruth; the spirit which is the inflashing upon the conscience of the nature and origin of the laws by which mankind are governed. These laws exist, whether we acknowledge or ignore them, and will have their way, to our good or woe, according to the attitude we have toward them. The laws are inherent, like the law of gravity. Whatever exists now in Britain of conscientious fear of doing evil, is the remnant of the convictions which were branded into people’s hearts by the Calvinists.’ Sadly though, today we have not only the decay of vital Christianity, but a rapid increase of indecent methods of life, national and social.

Spiritual laws are as eternal as the natural laws which govern the universe, as Calvin so clearly set out. Calvin’s life was preserved, like Martin Luther’s, but hundreds of Reformers were martyred, including 25 from Cambridge University. It was by many famous characters of history, who were nicknamed Calvinists, that we in Britain have enjoyed our worldrenowned freedom of speech.

David Burbridge

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What is SOAS SOAS is a nondenominational charity and aims to enlist the support of the Melbourn Community to preserve the village character and heritage. Funds raised by SOAS through membership contributions and cultural events are spent on the upkeep of All Saints’ Church building.

Membership subscriptions are discretionary with a minimum of £3 per person or £5 per family per year. Application and/or Banker’s order forms can be obtained by telephoning Shaun Coles on 260327.

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1st Melbourn Rainbows This year was the start of our Guiding Centenary and to celebrate, Girlguiding UK has teamed up with 18 charities.

Different projects have been created by the girls and young women to change the world. We gave our Rainbows a chance to vote for which project they wished to participate in and their choice was Kidscape.

The project will create awareness about bullying and how to say no to a bully. Learning how to take direct action against bullying by making pledges, learning about healthy friendships and becoming bully proof! We have learnt songs, played games and participated in crafts to help us be more confident about ourselves and our abilities. We have all now completed the project and are wearing our badges with pride.

Also, earlier this year, we had our first ever Rainbow Sleepover to celebrate our unit’s first birthday. We created our own party food, played games, made stained glass windows and bracelets as well as other great things. The girls were fantastic and behaved impeccably, so much

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For one evening we gave our Young Leader, Jo Evans, better known as Tulip, a chance to teach us all some dancing.

As well as learning some old dance routines, she taught the girls a new routine which they performed to their parents at the end of the evening. A rather exhausting event for the older members of our group but not so for the girls who had a fantastic time.

All the Rainbows this year have also gained themselves a ‘Roundabout the World’ badge. We had to complete four activities under the theme’s Laugh, Look, Learn and Love. For laugh we made edible mud cups including worms! As you can imagine a very messy task but thoroughly enjoyed by all. For love we made windmills to place in our gardens, this was to remind us to love our planet, and for learn we made mini greenhouses. Lastly for look, we made ladybirds and then had a ladybird hunt around the church grounds.

We are now fast approaching the end of our summer term and are planning a trip to Fowlmere Bird Reserve with a picnic. Let’s hope the weather stays fine for us.

Our numbers this year have swelled to 21 with all our Rainbows having made their promise including our new young leader, Rebecca O’Brien (Daffodil) and we also have a new helper Michele Hooker (Orchid).

We have enjoyed many great activities over the last two terms and it is with some sadness that a few of our Rainbows will now be moving on to

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Brownies in September. We know they will have lots of fun and wish them all well.

Although we do have quite a long waiting list, if your daughter wishes to become a Rainbow, please call Abigail Roberts, Unit Leader on 01763 261505.

1st Melbourn Guides World Issues, Water Aid, and wacky games were just some of the themes of the summer term programme at 1st Melbourn Guides.

Water Aid was our charity for the term, and we started by exploring the problems faced by developing countries with drama sketches based on real life situations. On another evening we collected buckets of water from the Mel, carried them back to the hall, and then tried to make just 5 litres of this water fulfil a series of typical daily tasks such as cooking porridge, washing children, and watering a vegetable garden. In order to fundraise for our Nepalese water project we had a stall at the Melbourn Fete which raised £65 from the sandpit treasure hunt in which everybody won a prize, and the water quiz which nobody won! Thank you to everyone who supported our stall.

On other sunny Guide evenings we enjoyed a range of co-operative and competitive games, including sack and

football relay, balloon volleyball, groundsheet shuffle, and a game of rounders.

Survival skills are a traditional part of the Guide programme, and we had outdoor evenings at the Moor and Riverside Park during which the girls learned FIrst Aid and navigation, and were also challenged to sketch a view of the church and do a healthy living quiz. Less healthy was the shared bag of chips at the end of the evening!

Highlights of Patrol time this term were the firing of mini rockets, pond dipping, making a shelter, and a fashion show. For Fathers Day the girls made

chocolate sweets, and a box in which to present them.

As the Girlguiding Centenary celebration year approaches, we are looking forward to summer camp, a ‘Guidopoly’ challenge round Cambridge, and a pop concert at Wembley Arena.

Would you like to be part of the action? Our Guide unit in Melbourn is so popular that it is having to split into two groups, so we need some more adult helpers. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, enjoy a wide variety of activities, and get involved in village life.

If you were a Brownie or a Guide you will remember what fun you had; if not, now’s your chance! No previous experience necessary – just a sense of fun, a bit of patience, and two hours to spare on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. If you would like to find out more, please contact me on: 01763 261443 or email: melbournguides@gmail.com Hilary Marsh.

Melbourn Bowls Club The sun is out The sky is blue There’s not a cloud to spoil the view And we haven’t Haven’t worn our waterproofs!

I make no apologies for the rhyme to begin my article! What a fantastic summer we are having and bowling has certainly been a winner with beautiful sunshine, a warm greeting wherever we go and brilliant bowling with very little to dampen the atmosphere! melbournmagazine

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It was sunshine all the way on open day with all the members gathering together after a long cold winter to be meet with friendly and familiar faces to open a new season. It was not long before the leagues were underway and all systems were go. Division 2 are consolidating their place and hope to push for promotion next season. Division 5 are enjoying themselves in a very friendly yet competitive league and have produced some excellent results along the way! Everybody is enjoying the Friendly matches, where Melbourn players frequently meet out with old friends from other clubs. The Business House league is enjoying a good season with a consistent run of good results and Melbourn have consolidating their position in the Meldreth League.

As if this is not enough, there are club competitions also going on around the league matches. How do we do it I hear you ask!! Well the inter club competitions are one of the highlights in our bowling season with the finals taking place on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September and Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2009. You are most welcome to come along to watch the finals. There is always a good atmosphere, an exciting game, hopefully good weather and if that is not enough a bar too!!

Yet the end of the season is fast approaching and the end of August will draw a veil over another very enjoyable season. Why not come along and watch some of the remaining games down at ‘The Moor’ (just past the Village College School) and see for yourself what an enjoyable game bowls can be!!

Elaine Cooke Melbourn Bowls Club.

Melbourn Sports Centre It’s been another busy season here at Melbourn Sports Centre.

The Free Swimming Initiative has proved extremely popular, attracting not only the age ranges it is aimed at but also other family members as well. We have begun to remodel our changing room facilities with the aid of capital from the scheme. The autumn will see facilities with new floors, improved showers and redecorated wetside changing rooms.

We enjoyed having a stall at the Melbourn Village Fete, and meeting more of the local community whom we serve. Our River Mel Derby game helped raise money for our children’s holiday PlayScheme funding, which was well attended.

This year’s Summer Pentathlons focused on children having a chance to learn and experience sports featured in the Olympic Games, which included gymnastics and basketball as well as the usual football, tennis and athletics skills.

The final day of each activity week was our fun day, with a pool party and disco to finish off the event. Once again, the Pentathlons proved a popular and effective way to involve youngsters in both the social and competitive side of sport.

We also want to thank TTP, our local sponsor, for sponsoring these events for us once more.

Our swimming lesson crash courses have been popular with our younger swimmers in the school holidays, and we are pleased to see many have improved their standards. Other activities that have been a sporting success include snorkeling and trampolining.

This season also saw the introduction of monthly Gym Challenges in our fitness suite. Our first monthly challenge kicked off on 1st August, inviting participants to see how far they could row in a ten minute period. Sports Kit of Royston sponsored the event and generously donated a £30 voucher to the winner, so we thank them for that, as well as their involvement in our Discount for Members scheme, which entitles facility members to a 10% reduction in purchases at the Sports Kit store. If any other local businesses would like to join in with this scheme, please contact the Centre Manager for further details.

Embrace Autumn at Melbourn Sports We hope to see you all at our Open Day event on 12th September. For more information, please contact us. With the chilly return of autumn weather, why not come inside for a game of squash, badminton or table tennis?

Autumn courses available at the centre include: For Children –

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aerobics and boxercise We’re also holding a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification course during the October school half term week. Future activities that we’ll be bringing to the facility include tennis coaching, Friendly Friday sessions and Family Circuits.

We look forward to welcoming you this season at your local community sports centre.

Graham Johnson-Mack Melbourn Sports Centre Manager

Ramblers’ Association Royston and District Our walks programme continues right through the year. For details visit our website: www.ramblers-herts-northmiddlesex. org.uk or contact David Allard (01763 242677). Email: david.allard@ntlworld. com or Lesley Abbiss (01763 273463).

There is also a poster displaying walks for the current month in both Melbourn and Royston libraries.

We have walks on Sundays, which are normally 5-7 miles in the morning and a similar or shorter walk in the afternoon. Some Sunday walks are Figures of Eight making it possible to do only the morning or only the afternoon. Half-day walks are held on Tuesday or Thursday mornings (sometimes on both days).

Sadly our evening walks ended on 26th August but will resume at the end of April 2010. Prospective new members are always very welcome and may come on a few walks before deciding whether to join.

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feature The Village Colleges by Margaret Hunter Eighty five years ago a truly remarkable man wrote a memorandum which changed the face of rural education not only in his own county authority but throughout the country and beyond.

His name was Henry Morris and he was, without doubt, one of the most creative minds in education that this country has been fortunate to have. At the age of thirty five, and by then secretary (now known as Executive Director for Education), his vision was for young people and children and for the reinvigoration of community life in this county. His overriding idea was to restore a sense of community and life into rural villages.

Buildings should be planned from the beginning not simply as secondary schools, but as centres for the whole community.

There was to be a secondary school, local library, sports facilities for all ages, music and drama opportunities for young and old, workshops, meeting rooms for all local organisations and a centre for entertainment and public meetings. This building would cater for a number of villages and represent the very best in design and architecture. Morris set the highest standards not only for the building itself but for the improvement of the whole curriculum and the quality of teaching. He insisted on education by doing, rather than by ‘chalk and talk’ as he said.

He faced strong and persistent opposition from those who considered his ideas extravagant and impractical. However he had the determination and the dexterity to find others with

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his enthusiasm to come forward and in 1930 Sawston Village College was opened by the then Prince of Wales.

I came to Melbourn Village College in 1965 with the advantage of five years of experience as Adult Tutor at Swavesey Village College where I had organised a Community programme for the seven villages in the catchment area, under a splendid Warden who had himself been an adult tutor in one of Leicestershire’s Village Colleges.

Melbourn, then in its sixth year, had seen four other adult tutors and needed continuity and stability. There was a fine range of practical classes, and the dancing groups were well supported. A new drama group gave its first production of ‘Hay Fever’ in my first year and a full programme of University Extra Mural classes included such subjects as archaeology, natural history, philosophy, literature and international affairs. At weekends there was an arts club with recitals, poetry readings and lectures. All this was supported by a wonderful members’ association which also organised parties and dances.

After leaving Melbourn I took up a post as Head of Community at the first purpose built Community College in North Devon, with my former Warden from Swavesey Village College. I have worked for almost all my career in this world and have experienced the endless opportunities that these colleges offered for the whole family, and as a means by which individuals could be brought together and find refreshment for body and mind.

This precious heritage has been allowed to wither away.

Melbourn Village College, now celebrating fifty years, is certainly a fine school, albeit hedged around with endless regulations, but its vital ethos has gone. The buildings created for the whole community are now no longer available to that community.

Charges for the use of rooms are such that local organisations have to look elsewhere. The vital presence of a head who had responsibility for all the varied aspects of the Village College is replaced by a Head who is burdened with all the onerous demands that are now imposed on schools. There is no professional whose duty it is to oversee all the various community activities and to initiate development where possible. Instead an administrative officer is shared between colleges and activities operate on one night of the week.

Funding is now, more than ever, on the decrease but to allow something so valuable to die is at best a very questionable response. This is precisely a time when families so desperately need to be brought together, when young people, both at school and after, need more to engage their interest and in touch with other age groups; when many in middle age are being left redundant and without aim; and when more are reaching old age and need something to enrich their lives. This is to say nothing about those in their 20s and 30s who need to be stretched mentally and physically.

Voluntary groups are very often filling the gap and organisations such as the U3A could profitably become the University for All Ages.

The Village Colleges met all this and more. Why should we lose it?

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Peter Taylor commented ‘We are delighted to welcome His Royal Highness to TTP. Winning the Queen’s Award for the second time is due to our exceptional staff and their contribution to our business over the years.’

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