Diary

december

Tues 1 Melbourn Photographic Club Foxton Village Hall 7.30-9.30pm Weds 2 Craft Club 9.30 & Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Thur 3 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Royston & District Local History Soc Royston Town Hall 8pm Modernising History – Exploring Hitchin Alan Fleck Fri 4 Coffee at URC at 10.30 MVC Staff Training Day Sat 5 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Brittle Bone Society All Win Children’s Tombola URC Christmas Bazaar 10am-12 noon followed by hot lunch 12.30pm Sun 6 Holy Communion 8am All Saints Brownie Parade Service & Christingle URC 11am Baptist Church Evening Communion 6pm Evensong All Saints 6.30pm Tues 8 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Mother’s Union Carol Service 2.30pm URC Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Social Evening Melbourn Photographic Club competition Panel Prints 7.30pmFoxton Village Hall Weds 9 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Reflective Service URC 7pm Carols at the Black Horse 9pm Thur 10 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 11 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 12 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Southwell Court stall River Mel Restoration Group meet at the bridge in Flambards Close 9.15am Sun 13 Family Communion 9.45am Evensong 6.30pm at All Saints Tues 15 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Melbourn Photographic Club ‘An Organ Builder and his Camera’ 7.30pm Foxton Village Hall Weds 16 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Thur 17 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 18 End of term Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 19 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Carol singing at The Cross 10.30am Sun 20 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints Weds 23 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Thur 24 Crib Service 3pm All Saints (come early!) Midnight Mass 11.30pm All Saints Watchnight Service 11.30pm URC Fri 25 Morning Service 8.30am All Saints Sat 26 Boxing Day Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 27 Family Communion 9.45am All Saints Weds 30 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Sat 2 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 3 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm at All Saints Baptist Church Evening Communion 6pm Tues 5 Start of term Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time only) Melbourn Photographic Club Christmas Meal Weds 6 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Royal British Legion Vicarage Close 7pm Thur 7 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Royston & District Local History Soc Royston Town Hall 8pm History of Addenbrookes Hospital Fraser Rogers Fri 8 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 9 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Brittle Bones Soc All Win Tombola + Bring & Buy River Mel Restoration Group meet at the Sports Pavilion 9.15am Sun 10 Family Communion 9.45am Evensong 6.30pm both All Saints Tues 12 Toddler Plus 9.30 am Baptist Church Hall (term time only) Mother’s Union Holy communion 11.30am Holy Trinity Meldreth followed by lunch in the Meeting Room Melbourn & District Gardening Club All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Houseplants, selection, care and propagation Mark Ekin Melbourn Photographic Club 7.30pm Foxton Village Hall ‘Doing the Lambeth Walk’ lecture Weds 13 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Reflective Service URC 7pm Thur 14 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 15 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 16 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 17 Week of Christian Unity Holy Communion 8am 6.30pm Churches together at Meldreth Mon 18 Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Members Questions +’ Thomas Sutton & Charterhouse’ a short talk by Peter Jackson Bible Study Vicarage Close 8pm Tues 19 Early Morning Prayer 7am-8am Baptist church Toddler Plus 9.30 am Baptist Church Hall (term time only) Joint prayers 8pm 85 North End Meldreth Melbourn Photographic Club Foxton 7.30pm ‘Travel Photography Gear’ lecture Weds 20 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 U3A Monthly meeting MVC 2.45pm ‘The Kandel Light Charity’ Dr Peter Gough Reflective Service URC 7pm Thur 21 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 22 Early Morning Prayer Baptist Church 7am-8am Prayer breakfast 8.30am Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 23 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 24 Family Communion 9.45am All Saints Evensong 6.30pm Tues 26 Women’s Group All Saints Community Hall 7.45pm AGM Melbourn Photographic Club competition – Prints Foxton 7.30pm Weds 27 Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Women’s Royal British Legion Vicarage Close 7pm Thur 28 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 29 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Assoc Royston Town Hall 7.30pm ‘Ramsey & Anglesey Abbeys’ Barbara Megson Sat 30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall River Mel Restoration Group meet at the bridge in Flambards Close 9.15am Sun 31 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints

Spring 2010 All copy for the March, April & May Issue should be in before 16th January Melbourn Library

Open at the following times:Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2.30 to 4.30 pm Thursday 5.00 to 7.00 pm Saturday

The closing date for the next issue is Friday 16th January 2010 which will appear in March, listing events in March, April and May

JanuarY 2010 februarY

Tues 2 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Melbourn Photographic Club 7.30pm Foxton Club Evening Weds 3 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Thur 4 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm ‘The Pioneer Years’ – the founding and development of Letchworth Garden City up to 1920 Victor Rawlings Fri 5 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 6 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 7 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints Mon 8 New Melbourn Singers 50th Anniversary Concert Kings College Chapel 8pm Tues 9 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Mother’s Union contact 260759 Melbourn & District Gardening Club 7.30pm All Saints Community Hall Update on Guilden Gate smallholding Simon Saggers Melbourn Photographic Club 7.30pm Foxton Projected Image Weds 10 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break 10.30-12.00 Baptist Church Hall Reflective Service 7pm URC Thur 11 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 12 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 13 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 14 Family Communion 9.45am Evensong 6.30pm both All Saints Mon 15 Half term Royston & District Family History Society All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Member help member Tues 16 Melbourn Photographic Club 7.30pm Foxton ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ lecture Mother’s Union Half Term Activity Day 12.30-3.30pm All Saints Community Hall Lunch followed by children’s activities Adults £2 Over 5’s £1 Weds 17 Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 U3A monthly meeting MVC 2.45pm ‘Fabulous Falklands’ Richard Revels Thur 18 Holy Communion 10am Fri 19 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Sat 20 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall River Mel Restoration Group meet at Pavilion Melbourn 9.15am Sun 21 Holy Communion 8am Evensong 6.30pm both at All Saints Tues 23 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Women’s Group ‘My Path to the Ministry’ Mary Price 7.45pm Melbourn Photographic Club Foxton 7.30pm Competition - Prints Weds 24 Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 7pm Thur 25 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Fri 26 Coffee at URC at 10.30 Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Assoc. 7.30pm Saffron Walden County High Sports Centre ‘Medieval Women’ Sat 27 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Sun 28 Family Communion 9.45am Evensong 6.30pm both All Saints

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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. • Do not leave your request to the last minute. Prescription/medication depending on eligibility can be collected from the

Surgery Co-op Tesco in Royston

Please let the dispensary know where you wish your prescriptions to be sent. This will remain your choice until we are informed otherwise.

Prescriptions requested before 12pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Prescriptions requested before 4pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Prescriptions requested after 4pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday will be ready after 10am Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday

will be ready after 3pm Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday

will be ready after 10am Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Sue Hempstead 8a Romsey Terrace, Cambridge. CB1 3NH Tel 01223 416141 sueh@camtad.freeserve.co.uk Office Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm.

A drop in advisory session is held at MOORLANDS, THE MOOR, MELBOURN NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY from 2pm to 4pm,

24 September 22 October 26 November There are no sessions in December

See the following website for more information www.colc.co.uk/cambridge/camtad/sessions.html Battery exchange and retubing.

We do not do hearing tests

CAMSIGHT

Cam Sight’s visually impaired group meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month every month except in August, at the Vicarage day centre, Melbourn from 2 until 4pm. We offer a warm welcome with speakers, outings, up to date information and equipment demonstrations. Come and see what’s on offer, join us for a cuppa and a chat. Call 01223 420033 for further information.