Issue 63 Autumn 2010

...editorial How quickly the summer has gone, a really good one this year so hope that everyone had a good time. As usual there has been a lot going on in the village, as well as further afield.

The Village Fete was once again a huge success; congratulations and thanks to all those involved. A report and photos are on page 7.

The Stockbridge Meadow project is very exciting and the Artivan is well worth a visit. See photos and write up on page 4.

The River Mel project continues from strength to strength and many of us will have seen the report on BBC Look East. And our water voles appeared on cue!

Many congratulations to all those who give their time so generously in order to improve and beautify our environment.. See page 29 Photos of these and more events can be seen on the Village Website www.melbourncambridge.co.uk .

It will be interesting to see the results of the building programme at the Primary School – though I understand that these will not be completed until next year.

Both the School and the College are to be congratulated on their results over the past academic year; our very best wishes to pupils and students moving on in their careers.

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Parish Council

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Safer Melbourn

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Cambridgeshire Trading Standards

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Says No To Unwelcome Callers

Profile - Joy Galley

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Meldreth

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Twinning with La Roche-Chalais

Nature - River Mel Restoration

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Village Information

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Diary

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Orchard Surgery – Dispensary info

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Education

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Church News

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Sports & Clubs

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What’s On!

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Unpicked Meadow Public Art Project 54

Would you like a free copy of the Melbourn History Book, see page 12 Front cover painting by George Melionotis.

All Saints’ Church with Riverside Guest House on the right.

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.

Melbourn Magazine is independent of the Parish Council NO public money is used.

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village news In the news Melbourn Library - available to all!

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Melbourn Library - available to all!

This is to remind you that you have a local library in Melbourn which is for EVERYONE in the community to use. It’s been staffed by volunteers for over 6 years and they are friendly, helpful and have information that you may need about all sorts of community activities.

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• There are 2 permanent computers with internet service for you to use free.

Village Fete & Music on the Moor

• Books available include popular and classic fiction, biography, DIY, local history geography, health and many more for you to borrow or just browse? (This is apart from the children and teenage section).

Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme Royal British Legion Melbourn History Group Meldreth Local History Group Coffee Morning Royston and District Family History Society Beechwood Volunteers Please!

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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 11.30am 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

• We have LARGE PRINT books for those who need them and masses of info on community activities such as U3A, arts, drama, business initiatives, recycling projects, music and local politics to name but a few?

• ALL the books and CDs in Cambridge libraries are available to you if you order them at Melbourn. Staff can help you find a particular title or author in their computer catalogue, you do not have to borrow or return a book from the central library (or any others) - you can do so at Melbourn and save a journey • All you need is a ticket which can be easily provided by staff as long as you have identity to back it up.

• PLEASE come along and browse, use a computer, find the answer to all those questions about the community you live in, or just spend time relaxing in a small but stimulating environment. YOU may well be surprised at the richness of this library’s resources.

At present, we have some good paperbacks on sale and there is also a reading project during the holidays for children called ‘Spacehoppers.’ Check out the website www.spacehoppers.org.uk We can be found in a red and blue hut in the leafy grounds of Melbourn Village College (Disabled access, of course).

Telephone 01763 269956 The library is open at the following times: Mon, Wed and Fri 2.30-4.30 pm Sat 10.00-1200 pm

Thurs 5.00-7.00 pm

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU! IF we have more people using the library, we’ll be able to open for longer and more suitable hours for you!

We have a successful under 5’s Story time session on Thursday mornings but we want to see more of you older members (over 5s!) and look forward to meeting you.

Eleanor Fitzgerald, Library Volunteer

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to be manning the jewellery stall so if you are sorting out your crown jewels please feel free to send them our way. Our last meeting of the year will be on November 23rd when The Reverend Andrew O’Brien will be leading us on an Advent Meditation, this will be in The Meldreth Meeting Room. Pat Smith 260103

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Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group We look forward to our autumn programme – hard to think of that as today seems to have been one of the hottest days of the year! However the good weather was appreciated for our Annual Garden Party which we had at Meldreth Meeting Rooms. In all 39 members and guests were present and we had a ploughman’s supper and then shared in a delicious selection of puddings which was all organised and provided by the committee members. The quiz, which were supplied by Mary Jeal, soon got the conversation going and a lively evening was had by all.

On September 28th we are having our annual outing and will be going to visit ‘Daily Bread’ in Cambridge. We will meet at the Melbourn car park at 6.15p.m. and aim to share cars thus reducing our carbon footprint. It is an excellent opportunity for getting those vital ingredients for the Christmas cake.

October 1st will be the annual Harvest Supper and will be held at Meldreth Village Hall, as this is a popular event it is limited to tickets only as this allows us to control numbers to within the capacity of the hall. Tickets will be available from the committee members nearer the time.

On October 26th we will be in Melbourn Community Hall behind All Saints Church where we will have a games and cake tasting evening. Always difficult to tell which is the most popular part as we get a chance to play games that are new to us or ones that were once familiar friends.

In November we will be helping out at the bazaar at All Saints Church and hope

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The Royston Branch of the RNLI would like to thank everyone who supported us at the National Tesco collection in May. Final figures are not yet available, but locally we collected £778, a really great effort, so thanks to everyone who gave their time and to those who contributed – it is really heartening to see the goodwill extended to RNLI. Our recent Flag Day in Royston raised £186.40 – also a good effort, as we had only three collectors. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Summer will be almost over by the time you read this, and although this was our busy time the work of our crews and lifeguards goes on, and so must our fund raising.

Our RNLI committee in Royston is only six members, and our activities are being severely curtailed by lack of man-power, and I mean ‘man’ power.

We have a shelter to erect over our stall at Duxford, but there is only one man available on the committee to help put it up. This will soon mean that we will have to discontinue our activities at Duxford on Flying Days.

Please, if you are able to spare just a little time, do join us – especially if you are male! We only meet every couple of months, to arrange activities – so it is not too arduous.

Here’s hoping I am inundated with offers; last time I appealed in desperation, we obtained a wonderful new Treasurer, so I know there are volunteers out there, Jean Emes (Secretary) 01763 245958

Well done Tony!

The Royston branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has done sterling work over many years to raise money for this worthy cause and one of the stalwarts has been Tony Abrey who has served on its Committee. He was presented with the Institution’s Gold Badge for 25 years service by Prince Michael of Kent at an awards ceremony at the Barbican Centre in London on 27th May. Tony also serves on the All Saints Parochial Church Council as its Secretary and is also Sacristan at the Parish Church.

Tony presented with the Institution’s Gold Badge for 25 years service by Prince Michael of Kent

Village Fete & Music on the Moor 26th June 2010 1pm till late Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed themselves and those who gave their time and energy to make yet another enormously successful and fun filled day. Thank you to everyone for their compliments, encouragement and appreciation for our efforts and in making the event all worthwhile. Thank you to our many sponsors and those who donated raffle prizes, congratulations to all the raffle prize winners and thank you for buying a ticket.

Events like these take A LOT of planning, effort and voluntary help. If you feel you would like to take part, even if it’s just an hour on the day, we need to hear from you.

New enthusiasm on our committee, helping out beforehand and/or on the actual day would be most welcome. We have tremendous fun planning the Fete day from January each year with monthly meetings at the Black Horse.

We will be delighted to hear from you via email: melbournfete@aol.com, our website www.melbournfete.co.uk or contact any of the committee; Chairman, Brian Collingbourne on Tel: 263115. Secretary, Gillian Morland on Tel: 260616.

Our gate proceeds and evidence on the day suggest we had many more people attend this year than ever before. The evening entertainment of live music which took place all day from 1pm came in to its own with our top of the bill band Shredded Beat. More people stayed than ever before and more people came over to enjoy the glorious summer evening. We are now really proud of the fact that the fete is one of the biggest in Cambridgeshire, reflecting Melbourn’s size.

I hope you had a chance to sample the delicious local spring lamb roast on the BBQ, generously donated by Robert Law, local farmer, and Leech’s our very own local butchers. We also had a hog roast later in the day, all in addition to our fresh butcher prepared burgers and sausages. We aim to provide value for money and quality and from the compliments we seem to be getting that right. Our bar expands each year too, offering more choices of real ale including this year, draught larger and local cider.

Always alongside the ever popular PIMMS, with fresh fruit, provided by local suppliers.

No mean feat to provide drinks in the middle of a field for upwards of 5,000 people on a very hot day!

One new success was our egg catching competition and congratulations to Joshua Joyce and Matthew White who threw and caught their egg from furthest apart, and quite a distance too.

Thank you everyone who took part, it was hilarious and all were such good sports. This we will repeat next year, so get practising – and you cannot cheat by hard-boiling your egg, we provide the eggs on the day – sorry about that!

Francis John Clear Almshouses A vacancy has arisen at the Francis John Clear Almshouses This accommodation is open to application from ladies who may have a connection locally and will be available later this year. Applications should be made in writing, but in the first instance, please telephone for further information from the Chairman of the Trustees, Brenda Meliniotis 01763 261154.

The Lawn Mower Grand Prix and the historic Melboun Cup was won by overall winner for the second year in a row Ben Wood. Come on folks – watch ebay, see what you can find second-hand and come and challenge the champion. Lots of different races for all types and speeds of mower. Have a look on the website for videos and photographs of races. www.mebournfete.co.uk such good fun and great to watch.

This year saw nearly 60 stalls put up Gazebos of all colours and shapes, nearly double last years number. We had professional companies, alongside local groups and charities. Stall holders from nearby villages and an airbrush tattoo artist from Canvey Island. You could buy local produce from preserves and cakes to vintage clothing, furniture and your name on a grain of rice in a bottle on a necklace. You could be a keepy uppy champion with the Melbourn Dynamos Football Group or a bowling winner with the Melbourn Bowls Club target bowls.

You could buy gifts, toys, bags and jewellery and save money on your electricity and gas and brush up on hygiene with the local Dental Clinic. You could have your name embroidered on a t-shirt, find out about your family history, buy a chilli plant and win a coconut. Learn more on recycling, have your face painted and have a go at metal detecting. Buy plants from Melbourn Gardening Club and learn more about the award-winning group restoring the River Mel. Plus lots of cards, gifts, tombolas, raffles, games of chance and games of skill, along with childrens art activities and information of the Library and local charities. melbournmagazine

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Royston Fire Station came along with their fire engine and we made sure ice creams were reasonably priced. Did you stroke the Meerkats (I did!) or hold the water dragon with Cambridge Reptiles (I didn’t!), popular all day, with spiders and lizards and snakes for you to touch and hold. You could talk to Barking Mad about your dog and any problems you may have and they had their agility obstacles out for all to try, although it was a bit hot for dogs to be jumping around. There was even a microchipping service on offer. There was a splendid display of vintage cars, many of which return year after year, but always some new ones too. Thank you as well to the Army Cadets who help us out when we are setting up in the morning and are always good sports in the tug of war. The Electralites Majorettes performed energetically and skilfully in the heat. Their displays show why they are UK Champions and enthral audiences. They are also good sports to join in the tug of war and egg-throwing contest.

Thank you again to the Melbourn Parish Council for all their support and I hope you looked at the impressive ideas for the Melbourn Village Plan on their stall. The local playgroup do a fantastic job with all the cream teas and refreshments in the pavilion, making hundreds of cups of tea and coffee all afternoon and prepare dishes of strawberries and serve cream teas and home-made cakes. The water system and power have been upgraded in the pavilion courtesy of the Parish Council in collaboration with the Fete Committee to cope with the growing numbers our Fete attracts.

The Fete makes some profit each year, which is gifted to local organisations upon request, contact us if you wish to be considered for a donation. To qualify we ask that any donations be used for items that leave a lasting legacy to the village. For instance we have bought a mixing desk for the school, books for the library, a giant chess set for the care home.

As we build on attractions and facilities we offer each year, we do also have growing costs. We will need to replace gazebos that have done several years service, but have finally given up on being safe or are unsuitable. We invest in signs we can use again, but always need more, power cables for the music and PA systems and some stalls, all of which more is needed to make it even better. This year we needed a skip to remove the rubbish that is generated, an unfortunate cost connected to such a lot of people in one area. Finally we invest most of the money made into the attractions and music provided on the day so for a mere 50p you can get 11 hours of continuous entertainment and music.

As Melbourn residents ourselves we want the Fete and Music on the Moor to be a celebration of the village and its groups. It should provide value for money and produce quality food and refreshments at reasonable prices. We are always looking for new attractions; should you know anyone or any company that could

provide something of interest please let us know. We have had a de-briefing meeting, listened to compliments and constructive comments from friends and neighbours and have ideas of how to improve and make the day even BIGGER AND BETTER (our motto!).

Next year we hope to add some village competitions, the organisation was just a step too far for the small band of volunteers we have this year. If you want to help or have any new ideas then you would be most welcome. We will begin planning 2011 in September and will have an all new music line up and lots of new attractions and will have another go at including the village competitions, so keep an eye on our website for more information.

There will be lots to look forward to in one fun-filled summer’s day next year on Saturday 25th June 2011. Details will be updated regularly on the website. www.melbournfete.co.uk.

Brian Collingbourne, Melbourn Fete Chairman

Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme Under new management The Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme has a new management committee. It was formed to take over from its founding chairman Valerie Trueman, who had to step aside due to ill health. Valerie continues to serve as a member of the committee, to help it to build on its sixteen successful years of operation.

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HOME DOG BOARDING My love for dogs DID YOU KNOW ➧ ➧ ➧ ➧

We now have a Butcher, Baker, Greengrocer, Fishmonger ... and Grocery Stall every Wednesday and Saturday.

Other products available include: Linen ● Swimming Pool Supplies ● Jewellery Hardware ● Kitchenware ● Plastics ● Books Ladies and Gents Clothing ● Bric A Brac and Wooden Wildlife Supplies.

Come and visit the home of the: Royston Sausage – try before you buy.

Forthcoming events EVERY 1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH Outdoor Farmers Market. 10am – 1pm. Come and sample the tastes of Gary Rhodes Local Hero Stuart Blackman’s Vension Kofta’s, for the sweeter tooth try out National CupCake Champion Kevin Sibleys Cakes and Home Made Fudge. Other stalls include; Fruit and Veg, various Meats, Arts and Crafts, Hand Made Jewellery, Pasties, Pies and Rolls. See for yourself.

‘My love for dogs’ offers home boarding for your canine friend. I am a dog lover, smitten with them and my home is totally dog friendly. I am delighted to open up our home so that whilst you are on holiday, your dog has a holiday in the comfort of our home, with a totally secure garden.

I am fully insured, police checked and have grown up with dogs all my life. Holly, our beautiful golden Labrador loves to play with new friends.

Rest assured that your dog will have at least two long walks a day either at the heath nearby to our home, or in the fields surrounding our village. We also utilise on a daily basis on local village recreation ground and play ball games there.

Should you require any further details please do not hesitate to call Amanda Bishop on 07903 806750.

We are based in a small village near Royston in Hertfordshire.

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

EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Mini Outdoor Farmers Market. Incorporated into the twice weekly Charter Market; 9am – 1pm a range of local products at reasonable prices.

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!

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Melbourn’s mobile warden Margo Wherrell enjoys a chat with scheme member Betty Murphy.

Betty is also a members’ representative on the newly-formed management committee.

eight-strong committee have met with representatives from the County, District and Parish councils which fund the scheme to ensure continuity of service for the scheme’s members, who are helped to retain their independence and to live in their own homes.

Members receive two visits a week and a phone call on non-visiting days. The warden will collect pensions, pay bills, help with post, call the doctor with permission, and arrange transport if needed. She also collects prescriptions and everyday medication, as well as emergency shopping for basics such as bread and milk.

Anyone who would like to discuss joining the scheme, which makes a small weekly charge for the service, or who has a relative or neighbour who would benefit from membership, can call the warden, Margo Wherrell, on 01763 260966. An answering machine will take a message if Margo is not available.

Royal British Legion Once again it is time for me to update you on Legion activities. Locally it has been fairly quiet, although all over the Country there have been the usual annual conferences and seminars for the purpose of electing new officers and to amend old rules and regulations. I’m always kept well informed of what is going on by a regular flow of mail, the contents of which are read out at our branch meetings.

You may have noticed some activity on and around the Melbourn War Memorial scaffolding, sheeting etc, that was all part of the recent refurbishments funded very kindly by the Parish Council who managed to squeeze the project into their budget.

On the odd occasion that I have had contact with the Parish Council, I have always found them to be most cooperative and helpful. Thanks again to them.

We had two Legion related trips out recently, the first to Cambridge on Monday the 14th of June, and the second to Ely on Wednesday 16th June, to be part of the homecoming parades for The 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, (known as The Vikings, the name reflects the influence of the Nordic warriors on the eastern part of the regimental area from which soldiers are recruited) on their return from a six month tour of duty in Afghanistan. About 200 Soldiers, NCOs, SNCOs and officers arrived by coach after negotiating traffic jams on the M25 from their barracks at Pirbright near Woking in Surrey. Once formed up, they marched smartly through Ely led by musicians from The Minden Band of The Queen’s Division based at Bassingbourn

Barracks, to a rousing rendition of my old regimental march, which prompted myself and four old army pals to snap to attention for a very moving moment. The salute was taken on the Market Square by the Mayor of Ely Brian Ashton, and the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Hugh Duberly CBE. I’m pleased to say that the Royal British Legion was very well represented by members and Standard Bearers from all over the county, including my wife Pauline who carried the Women’s Standard; I overheard a conversation where one old soldier was explaining that the Standard Bearers not only represented their own branch, but also represented the people from their towns and villages too. After the formal inspection we then all marched along the High Street to the Cathedral for a public service of thanksgiving. The Cathedral was full of soldiers, old soldiers, local dignitaries and people from the local community, and was made very poignant with words from Lieutenant Colonel James Woodham MC, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion who made reference to the five members of the regiment who had sadly lost their lives during a tour of duty in Helmand Province. I must finish by thanking Molly Chamberlain for the regular care she gives to the Royal British Legion memorial plot in the church grounds, and not forgetting of course, those who also attend to the flowers and upkeep of the War Memorial.

Patrick Parkinson, Chairman and Secretary, Melbourn, Meldreth and District Royal British Legion

Women’s Branch of Melbourn and Meldreth British Legion Our Branch has a new Standard Bearer Pauline Parkinson, who is attending ‘School’ to learn about standard bearing and has already represented our branch on several occasions.

On June 14th she attended the Guildhall in Cambridge where she was part of a Guard of Honour. On June 16th she was on parade again this time in Ely as the Anglian Regiment paraded through the city. She will also be parading at the Birmingham Tatoo in November.

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Members enjoyed a talk from Andy Lee on ‘Dogs for the disabled’.

July is always a busy month, members are visiting Yaxley Branch in Peterborough, and we also have a day outing to visit a pub called ‘No Hurry Inn 5 Miles from Anywhere’.

Anyone wishing to join the Branch may contact: Chairman Mrs C Lindsell, Secretary Mrs E Murphy 220841.

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month except December at 7 p.m. in Vicarage Close Community Room, Melbourn.

Melbourn History Group The death of Daphne Black has robbed the village in general, and the History Group in particular, of an ever-ready source of village history. We acknowledge the fact that very often when stumped for an answer to a village history question we would approach Daphne who would gently but wisely give us the answer we needed.

She may have been able to help with a question that came up the other day. When did the traffic lights appear at The Cross? There were several attempts at the answer but nobody knew for sure. Is there anyone out there who knows?

In the 1930’s when the car was beginning to be within the reach of many families it was customary for an AA or RAC scout to be posted at the crossroads to deal with the Whitsun Bank Holiday to the coast and country. How long that worthy soul appeared every year is open to debate but the advent of the traffic lights made his job redundant and the by-pass took away most of the traffic. Nowadays the lights are there to safeguard our lives although some of the young gentlemen of the village on their bikes seem to regard a red light as a ‘dare’ and continue their passage. One of these days there will inevitably be an accident.

On a brighter note we continue to meet newcomers to the village who are unaware that occupation of their houses also comes with a free copy of the Melbourn History Book. We have handed out several recently but if you are reading the Melbourn Magazine for the first time and don’t have a copy of the book please let us know.

Colin Limming 01763 260072

Meldreth Local History Group Coffee Morning The Meldreth Local History Group will hold another of their popular coffee mornings on Monday 11th October in the Sheltered Housing Community Centre, Elin Way at 10.00am.

These events have been extremely popular with the opportunity to look at old photographs, maps and documents and catch up with all the local news while enjoying coffee, tea and cakes.

The MLHG are raising funds to launch their own website and information will be on display.

There will be an opportunity to look at family photographs on the CCAN website and talk to members of the MLHG about any Meldreth History.

A new aspect to the coffee mornings will be a short talk given by George Joyce on some humorous tales on his time working at the Atlas Stone Company / Eternit.

Those of you who heard George speak at our open day in Meldreth Village Hall last November will know how entertaining this will be.

Please call Kathryn Betts 01763 268428 or Terry Dash 01763 260823 for any information relating to the coffee morning and MLHG.

Royston and District Family History Society

If you’re a newcomer to the village and would like a free copy of the Melbourn History Book contact Colin Limming 01763 260072

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The early part of the year has flown by for our Society. We have had some really informative and entertaining speakers. Of particular local interest was Mr Ken Griffin who has made it his business to find out as much as he possibly can about transported convicts. He asked ahead for the details on one or two local men that we had an interest in and based his talk around them. He also left us with a list of several Melbourn fellows who made the involuntary trip to the Antipodes. It was particularly fascinating to find that five chaps from our village were all tried at the Cambridgeshire Assizes on July 20th 1822 and they were all sent to New South Wales on the Ocean II arriving on August 27th 1823.

After the summer break we reconvene on September 20th with a return visit by Mr Steve Fuller to talk about the men of the local regiments, particularly the Bedfordshires and particularly during WW1. The rest of our winter programme is as follows: • Oct 18th Pam Wright, one of our members, on The Imperial War Museum Records and how she has used them for family history research.

• Nov 15th Peter Hagger One Name Study • Dec 20th A Member’s Evening • Jan 17th New Year Social Over the years we have completed numerous publications which include the Monumental Inscriptions of several graveyards, the burial indexes of several churches, mainly on the Hertfordshire side of the border, Royston Parish Church Marriages (1662–1812) and banns (1754–1837) and three volumes of the ‘Births, Marriages and Deaths’ as published in the ‘Royston Crow’, they are Vol 1 18761886, Vol 2 1887–1899, and Vol 3 1900–1910. All these are available on our bookstall at meetings, from our website www.roystonfhs.org.uk of from the Parish Chest website, www.parishchest.com.

All our meetings, unless otherwise stated, take place on the third Monday of the month at All Saints Community Hall, Melbourn with doors opening for chat and a look at the bookstall at 7.30 pm and talks commencing at 8pm.

We are always happy to see new faces and can assure you of a warm welcome Avril Emery Chair/Editor Royston & District FHS

Beechwood Volunteers Please!

Do you live on the Beechwood Estate? Do you feel it’s important to keep the green areas in this part of Melbourn looking tidy and attractive? As well as several small grass verges we have a large grassed area with shrubs and trees where children and families play. To keep these looking good the Beechwood Estate Residents’ Association Committee and volunteers carry out a number of tasks. There are regular practical jobs like cutting grass, pruning shrubs and getting the lawnmower serviced, and the more business orientated ones like arranging insurance, requesting help from parish and county councils, and collecting levies to pay for everything. None of this is difficult but it does take time.

We have 10 people on the committee and hold around 4 short, informal evening meetings a year (and enjoy a laugh at the same time). Most of us are over 50, some are considerably older, and some of these generous souls have been giving their time since 1971! Now, we think it’s fair to let some other residents have a go. Come to one of our meetings with absolutely no obligation, have a drink with us and share your thoughts on the Beechwood estate. If you live in the following areas we’d really love to hear from you; Ash Grove, Beechwood Avenue, Cedar Close, 9–38, Maple Way, 18a–18b, New Road, 37–43, Water Lane Give us a ring on 01763 260938 Guy Moody, Chairman

WANTED Melbourn Magazine is looking for help to coordinate the distribution of the magaine. If you can spare one day each quarter to help please contact Eric Johnston on 01763 220197

There is a rotational system of livein carers, with the objective that every individual client finds two or three carers that they prefer, who return on a fortnightly, rotational basis.

ACC provides care to people from late teens to over one hundred years of age. Many of our clients have received a continuous service from us for over ten years.

All carers are personally interviewed, and the required two references are verified by telephone. All carers have a CRB (Enhanced Disclosure). A large number of carers also have NVQ 2 and above and as with our clients, many have been with us for over ten years.

If you would like a current brochure or would like more information please call our office on 01603 764567, email Ablemg@aol.com or visit our website www.uk-care.com Celebrating 30 years of providing Live-in Care Schemes for Elderly and Disabled throughout the UK

In 2011 TV in Melbourn (Anglia) is going digital.

See page 21 for more information.

Able Community Care Providing an alternative to moving into residential care accommodation.

Able Community Care was founded in 1980 by Angela Gifford, to provide an alternative for people who wished to remain in their own homes at a time in their lives when they could no longer safely care for themselves. Since that time the company has provided long term, livein carer schemes for thousands of people throughout the UK. Angela Gifford still owns and manages Able Community Care and the company is registered with the Quality Care Commission (formerly CSCI).

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MELBOURN PARISH COUNCIL 28 Station Road Melbourn Cambs SG8 6DX Telephone 262494 e-mail: parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Minutes of Parish Council Meetings and Planning Committee meetings are available on the village website Chairman Donald Mowatt 23, High Street SG8 6AL

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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 All Saints’ Community Hall.

The Press Royston & Buntingford Mercury Tom Ship, Media Centre 40 Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7HU 01992 526639 Royston Crow Heath House, Princes Mews, Royston, SG8 6RT 245241 Fax 242231 Cambridge News David Williams, 3 Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7BP 249144 Fax 244502 BBC Radio Cambridge Reception Newsroom

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From the Parish Clerk – Avril Mellor The Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor and has been informed by SCDC that this vacancy can now be filled by cooption. You must be a British subject, over 18 and an elector; reside or have your principal place of work in the parish, or within three miles of it. If you meet these requirements and are interested in becoming a Councillor then please write to the Council providing a little information about yourself and explain why you wish to join. If you would like more information on what is involved in being a Councillor then please contact me and I will be happy to help.

The lease on the Parish Office will come to an end on the last day of February 2011. As a result of this the Council is now actively seeking new premises and would be most grateful to hear from anyone who could offer or knows of any suitable premises for rent.

Congratulations are due to the Fete Committee for another very successful Village Fete, which once again enjoyed good weather and was very well attended both during the afternoon and for Music on the Moor in the evening.

If you read the minutes of the Parish Council meeting on the notice board you may have noticed that the colour of paper used for these minutes has changed from red to blue. It was felt that blue was a much kinder colour to the eyes. You may notice a further change to a lighter shade of blue as it was thought that the present one is a little dark.

There have been complaints from residents about overhanging trees and hedges, which cause problems to the visually impaired, the elderly and mothers with prams and small children. Could I please request that you check your boundaries to ensure that none of the trees and hedges encroach on the public footpath or are in need of cutting back.

Village Car Park The Parish Council are pleased to report that, after long negotiations and much hard work, they have taken a formal lease of the Village Car Park from South Cambridgeshire District Council.

They will now be able to safeguard the car park for continuing public use in the future. This will not only enable free car parking to continue, but will also protect the present access for children and teachers to the Primary School under the Safer Routes to School scheme.

In preparation for this handover to the Parish Council, the village’s Practical Solutions Group has been considering how the car park can be improved to enhance its appearance and layout. It has selected an experienced landscape architect, who will produce proposals and plans in liaison with the Parish Council’s Planning Committee, for approval by the Parish Council as a whole. The consultant is being funded by a grant generously made available by South Cambridgeshire District Council.

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There have been complaints from residents about overhanging trees and hedges, which cause problems to the visually impaired, the elderly and mothers with prams and small children. Could I please request that you check your boundaries to ensure that none of the trees and hedges encroach on the public footpath or are in need of cutting back.

improvements, and a representative from the Primary School governors has been invited to work with the Planning Committee to assist with this aspect.

New Road Cemetery In the previous issue of the magazine we described the history of this cemetery, from the initial concept to how it is today. The vision of a new cemetery began with the Parish Councils of the late 1990’s and has continued to the present day. The return of the Anglo Saxon burial remains will be a very special and unique event, and is of both local and national importance. Similarly, it should and must be recognised for the long term.

The process is well under way.

Meetings were held with SCDC head of planning who has been most positive and supportive of this rather unusual application. In the summer issue there was a detailed description of the proposed new entrance gates and the envisaged ‘furniture’ for the mound containing the first of the Anglo Saxon remains. Work on the gates is progressing and is presently in the form of masses of cut and bent steel bits.

Due to the foresight of the earlier Parish Councils the costs of both the gates (£30,000) and the Anglo Saxon mound are still within the amount set aside over the years for the establishment of this new cemetery. Although exact costs are not known for the mound at this stage, should any Melbourn resident or company have the equipment

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and be prepared to help with the path and plinth ground work, this would be much appreciated!

We are looking at early next year before completion. Weather will be a controlling factor to some extent so a final date has yet to be fixed. Keep in touch with the Parish Council website for updates between magazine issues.

The Old Police Site Aware that the future of the Police site is in the public arena the Parish Council wishes to put their involvement to date on the record rather than allow rumour to prevail.

We first became aware of the sale of the site to the Hundred Houses Association by the Police authorities some 18 months ago but have not been able to find out how this happened. The site has been sold for development of affordable housing.

Whilst the Parish Council is unhappy that we were neither informed nor consulted about this we have decided to involve ourselves so as to be aware of and perhaps input into the eventual outcome.

We have met with Hundred Houses and Iceni (their developers) to assess their intentions and proposals. It has also been an opportunity to inform them of the area’s (and hence this development’s) drainage problems and concerns of the immediate residents. We would want to see some form of community facility included as this is both a very central site and a conservation area.

At present we have made our concerns and needs known to Hundred Houses and are awaiting their response. We will keep residents informed of further developments through the village web site and the Melbourn Magazine.

Cllr Susan van de Ven Looking at progress on various projects around the village, it is always good to have positive news to report. At the same time, we are under enormous pressure in terms of inevitable cuts to public services. Finding capacity for ‘savings’ in our dense bureaucracies, rather than in front-line services that make a difference to people’s every day lives, is the challenge.

Highways County Highways confirms that it intends to implement improvements on dropped kerb provision around the village, as planned. Similarly, it intends to proceed with the A10 Frog-End junction speed limit review proposals – hopefully, it says, around October time. The Flint Cross/A505 remedial works should have been completed by the time you read this – though at the time of writing this article, the works haven’t yet started!

There has been a good deal of pothole repair over the spring and summer respite period. Under the surface, literally, the quality of our roads is not what it should be, and unfortunately we can expect more trouble next winter.

Library review As you may have heard, the County Council is conducting a review of all its library services, in order to figure out a way of coping with massive cuts in the least harmful way. I think it is recognised that mobile libraries and Library Access Points provide a valuable service – and in the case of the LAPs, real potential to develop further – and must be protected. They cost very little in the scheme of things and are geographically important. The Library Review is naturally looking at the county as a whole. Small libraries in the city are concerned about their future, while in other parts of the county – especially Fenland – service is poor. Equitable provision and wide access to library service are the principles that seem important.

Practical Solutions Group As reported last time, the ‘Problem Solving Group’ was looking for a new name and has now found one. The ‘Practical Solutions Group’ can’t change the world

but we can identify what works and what doesn’t in terms of improving areas in the village where there are significant social difficulties. We try to keep a close and constructive eye on how the various agencies who work together on our behalf can best place their resources. We’ve learned a lot about the critical importance of the work of our County-funded youth services team, both in running the Youth Club and lots of behind-the-scenes work at Melbourn Village College. It is worrying that the County Council is now ‘consulting’ on a 30% cut to its Youth Services budget. Ever-scant police resources are set to slim down even further and so challenges for us intensify. The PSG agreed last September that it would review progress after one year, so at our September 2010 meeting we shall be doing just that. Thanks again to the dedicated local team of parish and district councillors, Neighbourhood Police Watch representative, County Youth Workers and District Council Licensing and Arts Development Officers, and the Melbourn Village Website manager who have given freely of their time. Thanks also to Melbourn Village College for providing a regular meeting room for us.

New Road and Primary School construction activity Thanks very much to Kier for their true

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A STROLL IN THE PARK Sunday October 10th In support Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at Milton Country Park, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge CB24 6AZ See page 53 for more details

‘considerate construction’ response to our request to move their barrier fence back, allowing the rest-stop bench to be available to weary walkers.

Rail Campaign update The next meeting of the Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group will be 21st September, 8pm, Shepreth Village Hall Meeting Room. We’ve had a fantastic influx of support not only from local residents but also from the regional user group Railfuture East Anglia, and the national watchdog group Passenger Focus, both of whom have taken a direct interest in our various efforts.

The First Capital Connect student discount fare for students attending their ‘designated post-16 education centre’ has been improved to 50% off the adult fare – this is good news. We are lobbying at the moment for readable ticket machine screens. If you’ve tried to use the ticket machine at Meldreth Station you’ll know what the problem is. Please fill out the Customer Comment leaflet at Meldreth Station if you are not happy with the present situation. A similar campaign at Waterbeach Station has met with success. If enough people fill out the forms we will be able to trial a new machine.

Our annual meeting in February will be held in Melbourn and an invitation will be sent out to British Transport Police, County Council, and others.

As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries or concerns and I will do my best to help.

Train late? Get your money back!

Did you know that if the train you are travelling on is delayed by half an hour or more – whatever the reason - you can get a partial or full refund from First Capital Connect?

It does not matter what the cause is, or who is to blame. Whether it is due to bad weather, failures by rail operators, industrial disputes or the actions of members of the public, you are entitled to half the cost of your journey back if your arrival time is delayed by at least 30 minutes- and the whole of it if the delay is an hour or more.

You can get a refund under FCC’s Delay Repay scheme whether you hold a season ticket or made a one-off journey - with refunds for season ticket holders being calculated on a pro rata basis. All refunds take the form of rail vouchers you can use for your next journey or set against your next season ticket purchase.

All you need to do is fill in the Delay Repay form available at your local station, or go to FCC’s website at http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/delayrepaywww.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/delayrepay.

If you are a season ticket holder you can create an account so you just need to change your journey details each time you claim and can do it all online - rather than start from scratch and have to apply by post.

Obviously, you need to retain your ticket to prove you made the journey and keep an accurate record of your delayed arrival time. FCC check these details before paying up, in order to prevent fraudulent claims. There is a 28-day deadline for claims to be submitted and FCC are reasonably prompt in responding. Many other rail companies - like National Express East Anglia - have similar schemes.

Delay Repay replaced the previous scheme under which season ticket holders got discounts at renewal time based on train performance. Although this is a better scheme in many ways, it is not widely publicised on delayed trains.

But it is easy to claim and the vouchers do mount up, especially during winter months - and especially for passengers who have to buy more expensive tickets and travel longer distances, for instance, commuters to London.

This information was provided by a member of the Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group.

If you like more information about the User Group, please contact: Cllr Susan van de Ven on Telephone 261833 susanvandeven@yahoo.co.uk www.susanvandeven.com

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New police station at Cambourne The opening of Cambourne police station, which cost £1.4 million, will ‘dramatically enhance’ their ability to respond to 999 calls from nearby villages.

Neighbourhood officers covering the Comberton, Gamlingay and Melbourn beats will be based at the station, while there will also be reactive officers on hand to answer emergency calls, and community safety workers.

South Cambs Sector Inspector, Chris Savage, told Melbourn’s neighbourhood policing panel meeting, on 20th July, that the new police station is good news for South Cambridgeshire as it increased the number of police bases in the region to three (Histon and Sawston being the other two). He also explained that with three bases come three sergeants, so with Melbourn’s policing team now based at Cambourne our community policing sergeant will be Jon Capes with our current Sergeant, Rebecca Williams, remaining at Sawston.

DID YOU know You can report an incident to a police officer at a time to suit you?

The force’s appointments team in southern Cambridgeshire dealt with 368 appointments in January alone. The appointments system, part of the Policing Pledge promise of better service, aims to fit non urgent calls into everyone’s busy working day, at the same time freeing officers to deal with emergency calls.

January’s appointments were only a tenth of those dealt with in a year in the southern part of Cambridgeshire. The system comes into play when you agree a time to speak to an officer which is best suited to you.

Whether you want to report an incident, or pass on other information, call 0345 456 456 4. Once we have agreed the matter is suited to an appointment, arrangements will be made.

In 98 per cent of all cases callers get the time of their choosing.

Ed Essad, force control room manager, said: “It means that we can spend more time with the caller focusing on their needs, and we have seen a drastic improvement in the quality of incidents being recorded. Making these appointments for non urgent calls means that we are able to respond to urgent calls for service more quickly than ever.”

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MINICOM helpline for the deaf and hard of hearing, anywhere in the force area: 01480 422493 RNID TypeTalk is a national telephone relay service which enables, deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing and speech impaired people to communicate, to access the service dial: 0800 515152

Emergency 999

New police office for Melbourn Plans were agreed by South Cambridgeshire District Council for a purpose-built police site at the Village College. It will consist of an office area, a meeting and interview room.

Sector Inspector Chris Savage said: “By being in the heart of the community we hope residents will find it easier to speak to officers about issues they have. We will be holding regular police surgeries and drop-in sessions for residents at times when people are likely to be using the other services in the area as well. Once the new base is operating, I will continue to work closely with the sergeant and rest of the team to ensure patrols are targeted and officers are available when residents need them.”

Emerging Issues Melbourn (Great and Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn) Crime In the four month period, there have been 65 offences in the Melbourn Ward. This is an increase compared to the previous four months but at a similar level seen last year. However, there has been a reduction in thefts from vehicles and dwelling burglaries.

Criminal damage has increased but this is still at a lower level than the same period last year. There does not appear to be a common theme to the damage but there were two offences where fence panels were damaged.

To help pinpoint problems and find practical solutions to reduce anti-social behaviour in the village, Melbourn’s Practical Solutions Group (PSG) has recognised that a less formal and more inclusive approach is required to achieve its aims. This new group remains multi-agency, as its predecessor the Problem Solving Group, but the emphasis and approach has changed so that it can work with and include Melbourn residents (young and old) If you are affected by ASB would like to be involved in this worthwhile project then please get in touch by using the contact form at; www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/ problemsolving or phone 01763 221323

ASB The level of ASB has doubled compared to the previous four months. However, it is lower than the same time last year. This would imply that there is a seasonal element to the ASB in this area.

During April and May there was an ongoing problem at one address, which resulted in a least seven calls.

There have been 8 incidents on The Moor. Most of these related to cars or motorcycles being used in an anti-social manner.

Next Panel Meeting Tuesday 19th October Melbourn Village College Doors open 19:00 for 19:30 start. Everyone welcome.

National Personal Safety Day Organised by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, National Personal Safety Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of common sense, practical solutions that everyone can use to help avoid violence and aggression in today’s society.

The National Personal Safety Day 2010 campaign, SIMPLE STEPS, will highlight what simple, everyday precautions people can take to help avoid becoming a victim of violence on the streets, with particular emphasis on staying safe in their own neighbourhood.

To find out how you could get involved and order free campaign material see the website www.mynhw.co.uk/newsfull.php?id=983.

Anti-social use of vehicles Objective set at April’s panel meeting.

Tackle anti-social use of vehicles in Melbourn, particularly on The Moor.

Action Taken High visibility patrols carried out, both in vehicles and on foot in the areas of The Moor, the High Street and Melbourn Village College site.

Engagement with Sports Centre to encourage reporting of incidents and recording of registration numbers of nuisance vehicles.

Regular liaison with Melbourn Village College to discuss the problem and gather any information available.

Response to incidents by local officers where possible and when not on duty at the time follow-up visits have been conducted when appropriate.

Practical Solutions Group meetings for Melbourn have included discussion around this when discussing anti-social behaviour in the village.

Surgeries conducted to gather information and gauge the extent of the problem.

Young people with mopeds in the village have been spoken to to encourage considerate use.

Search conducted of a vehicle suspected of having drugs in it.

Where details of vehicles are available and behaviour is sufficiently poor, s59 notices are being considered.

Several mopeds seen in the village being ridden responsibly, suggesting that not all moped users are involved in the antisocial behaviour.

The Cambridgeshire Registered Trader Scheme can help by providing you with a list of traders who have been checked by Cambridgeshire Trading Standards. lf you live in Cambridgeshire, are aged over 60 or have a physical or learning disability, you are eligible to use this Scheme. Telephone Age Concern, Cambridgeshire on 01354 596 650 and ask for the Traders Register

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Melbourn policing priorities The following policing priorities were agreed at the panel meeting on 20th July.

1 Tackle anti-social use of motorcycles in Melbourn and Bassingbourn.

2 Tackle road safety issues across the panel area (people’s priority) with a focus on supporting Speedwatch.

3 Continue to tackle problems relating to dangerous and obstructive parking around railway stations (Foxton, Shepreth, Meldreth, Aswell & Morden) particularly Station Rd, Foxton.

This will be through working with residents and partners to identify longer term solutions.

4 Tackle thefts from vehicles when parked at places of recreation e.g. Fowlmere Nature Reserve and Shepreth Animal Park.

SpeedWatch Volunteers needed

• Are you concerned about traffic • •

SPEEDING into, through and out of Melbourn?

Can you offer two hours per month to monitor traffic speed?

Two hours free training given Please contact Sharon Camilletti mobile 0772 584 7303

In 2011 TV in Melbourn (Anglia) is going digital and the analogue TV signal will be switched off.

On 30th March 2011, BBC2 analogue is switched off and on 13th April 2011, the remaining analogue channels are switched off.

To keep your TV service, you will need to convert your TVs to digital before the switchover. In most case you do not need a new TV, most TVs can be converted with a digital box, even a black and white set.

Most rooftop and some set-top aerials will continue to work after switchover. To check the condition of your aerial, visit Teletext p284 where a test shows your aerial strength. If you think you need to replace your aerial, look for an installer with the ‘digital tick’, it means they have been trained and security checked.

The Switchover Help Scheme There’s a Help Scheme for those who need the most assistance to switch to digital.

If you are: • Aged 75 or over • Lived in a care home for 6 months or more • Get disability living allowance • Get attendance or constant attendance allowence • Get Mobility supplement • Registered blind or partially sighted Telephone 0800 408 5900 or visit helpscheme.co.uk For advice on the digital switch over telephone 0845 50 50 50 or visit digitaluk.co.uk

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® Foxton pre-school offers a relaxed and nurturing environment for children aged 2 ½ - 5 years. ® The children are encouraged to learn and develop through play and activities. ® The children enjoy outdoor play and gardening in the security of the preschool garden. ® A cooked meal is served at lunchtime Open: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.00 – 3.15, Friday 9.00 – 11.30 Children can attend for half or full days.

For more information or to arrange a visit call Pip Deas on 01223 8728779 or 07546078012 Foxton Pre-school, Hardman Road, Foxton, CB22 6RN

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Your Freedom The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a website, where ordinary people can suggest how the Government can restore liberties that have been lost, comment on which unnecessary laws should be repealed, and suggest regulations on businesses that should be stripped away.

Mr Clegg describes it as ‘your chance to have your say’. He wants to know how you want the government to balance the rights of the citizen with the laws of the state. Make your views count!

You can submit ideas on the website and once your idea is up, other users of the site will be able to comment on it and to rate their favourite ideas. The government departments involved will respond to the most popular workable ideas.

This is a great opportunity to voice your opinions, and we would be grateful if you could promote this among Neighbourhood and Home Watch members in your area.

Please encourage people to visit the Your Freedom website. http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/

Cambridgeshire Trading Standards Says No To Unwelcome Callers Cambridgeshire Trading Standards is working with local residents to set up schemes designed to discourage unwelcome ‘coldcallers’ and potential ‘rogue traders’ from knocking on their doors. Distraction burglaries have been linked to unsolicited calls from visitors claiming to be selling goods or offering building or gardening services – in fact work by Cambridgeshire Police found that around half the victims of distraction burglaries had been visited by an uninvited salesperson in the previous three months.

A Trading Standards scheme called ‘No Cold Calling Zones’ was piloted in St Ives, followed by 60 further No Cold Calling

Zones. Two zones currently exist in Melbourn and another due to be set up in August. Following consultation with local residents, the zones are established by erecting street signs discouraging cold-callers and putting signs in house windows which advise uninvited salespeople that local residents do not buy at the door. The signs are backed up by a support and advice service for local residents and advice on what to do if they spot cold callers operating in their area. Householders are also provided with an individual information pack.

Trading Standards suggests the ‘Does and Don’ts set out below. See page 57 for a We’re Not Buying IT! sticker.

Top Tips’ when a doorstep trader or other uninvited person comes to your home DON’T • Don’t believe all callers are genuine.

• Don’t believe the ‘scare stories’ a salesman may tell you - they are rarely true.

• Don’t believe genuine tarmac companies have loads over - they don’t!

• Don’t sign anything or pay for anything until you are sure about it.

• Don’t believe special deals, ‘today only’ - it’s high pressure selling.

• Don’t allow strangers to have access to your property.

DO • Do check the identity of the caller by asking to see an ID card.

• Do challenge anyone looking over your property - did you give permission?

• Do consider if you really need the work done. Think before you decide.

• Shop around for the best deal.

• Do ask the caller to leave you with information to study at your leisure.

• Do remember you often have a short time to cancel a contract after cold call.

For further information on No Cold Calling Zones, contact Cambridgeshire Trading Standards on 0845 404 0506.

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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

Meldreth Pre-School Reg.Charity no.1034965

Village Hall Meldreth High Street This friendly, non-profit making Pre-School now has spaces for September 2008.

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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Profile Joy Galley Joy Galley is a true Melbourn girl, born a Stockbridge, her roots reach back just about as far as records go! Her paternal grandparents had five children and they lived at the house called ‘Stockholm’ which stood where the forecourt of the garage in the High Street is now. Her father remembered standing on the stone front doorstep and watching the Zeppelins flying over the village. Later on in the early 50’s Joy and her parents were saddened when the entire side of the house fell away and the house had to be demolished.

This happened from time to time to cottages made of clunch when frost and water had penetrated the walls. Retrieved from the wreckage of the house, Joy still has the stone front doorstep in her garden.

Grandfather Stockbridge was a painter and decorator but also had the contract to take the mail from Royston to Cambridge by horse and cart, but when motorcars became more common, he lost that job. He died at the young age of 52 but Grandma Stockbridge, who spent much of her time in the picking fields at The Bury, lived to be 99 ½ ! As Joy’s own father Maurice lived to be 93 you could say she comes from a long lived strain.

Maurice worked as a carpenter for Wards in the village and later moved to Pye in Cambridge, where amongst other things he learned how to make a television set. The result was that they were one of the first families in the village to have a TV set and were very popular when big events were televised. He also used to top up accumulators from a shed in the back garden, and Joy remembers people coming up

the side of the house with an accumulator full of acid! No ‘elf and safety in those days! His technical skills also came in handy on VE Day in 1945 when The Rose Pub (on the corner of Rose Lane & the High Street) held a big celebratory party and there was dancing in the street. Joy’s father provided the music for that party and acted as what we would now call a DJ !

Maurice met and married Daphne Reed from Langley in Hertfordshire, she had been in service in Cambridge and they started their married life in a house on the corner of Rose Lane and Dolphin Lane where Joy was born. Joy has vivid memories of the notorious occasion when an aeroplane fell on a house in Rose Lane. However, home was a ‘tied cottage’ and the farmer who owned it wanted to put his cowman in there so the little family moved to no 78 Orchard Road, where later another daughter Anita was born, in a house with no running water – the water was drawn from a well in the front garden. Both girls were born at home, Joy was delivered by Nurse Cox (who later became Nurse Pennicott) and it was in fact she who gave Joy her pretty name. She said with a surname like Stockbridge, by the time a ‘Jacqueline’ had written her full name on an exam paper the test would be over !

Joy went to the primary school in Mortlock Street until she was 15 (the village College had not yet been built) when she won a place at the Technical College in Cambridge to do a secretarial course. However, her mother decided that having left school in July she should not waste the two months until the term started and she took a temporary job in the Government Offices in Brooklands Avenue. She did so well here, learning all the secretarial skills as she went along, that she never did leave to take up her college place but spent the next 40 years in the Civil Service, picking up a long service medal and an invitation to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party!

Joy has many happy memories of childhood in Melbourn, spending her pocket money at Elsie Dodkin’s sweet shop and playing tennis at the back of the old Congregational Church where the courts stood. Just behind that were the fields where Martin’s kept their dairy herd which produced milk for the whole village, Meg Martin took the churns round on a horse drawn cart and people went out with a jug to be filled with milk. Her sister Kate had a hairdressing shop where having a perm meant being wired up to the most fearsome looking machinery. Once a week Mr. Brunsden came round to collect the ‘Christmas Club’ money – a small amount was regularly put away and then used at Christmas time for food and presents.

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Blue wheeled bin for Melbourn From 11 October 2010, South new blue bin and inner caddy? Same as the Cambridgeshire District Council green box, but with additional materials * New – Hard plastic (pots, tubs, and trays) is changing the way it collects * New – Cartons (tetra packs) your recyclable waste. The blue * Cans (steel and aluminium) wheeled bin will be delivered * Paper – placed in the inner caddy during September and replace the * Cardboard (changed from the green bin) existing green box scheme. The * Glass blue bin comes with a specially * Plastic bottles designed inner caddy to keep paper * Aluminium foil separate from everything else.

If your bins and green box are collected on an assisted collection, this will continue.

Note: If your blue bin is full, you can use your green box to put in any additional waste. Place along side the blue bin.

What will I be able to recycle in the

See page 31 for pick-up times.

TWINNING WITH La Roche-Chalais Meldreth Parish Council are investigating the possibility of Twinning with La Roche-Chalais. There has been positive feedback for the idea but we now need volunteers to push this forward. If you would be interested in volunteering or if you have any knowledge or previous experience, Meldreth Parish Council would be very interested to hear from you. It is hoped that a Steering Group can be set up with residents from both Meldreth and Melbourn.

La Roche-Chalais have already linked with Melbourn Village College, Melbourn Primary School and are presently investigating the possibility of linking with Meldreth Primary School.

The village of La Roche-Chalais is situated in the Dordogne, in the south-west of France and is approximately 45 miles from the cities of Bordeaux, Angoulême and Périgueux. The Greenwich Meridian runs through the village, as it does through Meldreth, which since 1973 has been associated with the neighbouring villages of St Michel Léparon and St Michel de Rivière. The total population for all three villages is 2907. The village of La Roche-Chalais have contacted Meldreth Parish Council with regards to the idea of twinning.

The concept behind twinning is to bring together two villages in order to encourage the discovery of a different culture and develop a lasting friendship between two groups of people of different backgrounds. It is committed to bringing about joint educational, sporting and cultural activities. It tends to concentrate on bringing students together first by means of correspondence and possibly exchanges between the schools and then would extend to the clubs and associations of the two villages.

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Background of La Roche-Chalais Main economic activities are: Agriculture – cereals, cattle and forestry Industry – small factories producing industrial taps and pumps; boots and shoes.

Education: Up to 11 years - 2 nursery/infant schools and 2 primary schools with a total of 320 pupils 11-14 years: 1 private school - 120 pupils Languages taught are English and Spanish Leisure activities: Sports facilities – gymnasium, sports stadium, open air swimming pool, judo hall, football pitch, tennis courts, boules courts, boating facilities on the river.

Sports associations/clubs – football, tennis, cycling, horse riding, yoga, gymnastics, fishing, rambling, archery and canoeing.

Cultural facilities – Library, cinema and village hall Cultural associations – music, theatre, art, French-British exchange and languages, parent-teacher associations, and entertainment committee.

For further information please look on La Roche-Chalais’ website www.larochechalais.com.

Meldreth Parish Clerk: parishclerk@meldreth-pc.org.uk Telephone 01763 269928 or write to Parish Office, Meldreth Community Rooms, Elin Way, SG8 0ET

The formal photograph above of Joy was taken by Mr. Cecil Chapman of Whaddon who photographed most of the local families – he had a hut in the back garden which he used as his ‘studio’. Joy is wearing a bracelet which her father made for her out of Perspex from an aeroplane window. This must have been quite the ‘thing’ to do as I have a cross made during the second world war from the same material.

The Melbourn Feast was something to be looked forward to, and if you didn’t get rock and nougat at Jim Reynold’s stall it was a poor state of affairs. There were various fetes and parades in the village, often held at The Bury. At the Coronation Parade in 1952 she was dressed as a buttercup in yellow and green crepe paper – but as some of you may remember, it was a frightful day and the crepe paper got wet and PC Martin King spread his big waterproof cape over Joy to protect her outfit!

Country dancing was popular at the old Baptist church hall under the direction of Mrs. Warren and Joy belonged to The Pilots – which was a cross between Brownies and Girls Brigade and classes were held at The Manse in New Road with Mrs. Hodges. Children played safely in the streets and enjoyed the local countryside.

Bonfires were one of the pleasures of autumn, and Joy well remembers getting into fearful trouble when her mother told her to go down the garden and check the bonfire ‘and be sure to put my boots on’. Joy thought this was odd but obediently put her mother’s new sheepskin boots on the bonfire … !

Joy attended the Barbara Leader School of Dancing in

Kneesworth Street, Royston and was very fond of ballroom dancing. Dances were regularly held at the RAF camp in Bassingbourn and mother allowed the girls to go to them ‘provided they did NOT go outside with the young men ........’

Despite that stricture, in 1959 at one of those dances Joy met her husband-to-be Mike. He had joined the RAF when he was 17 as he wanted to see the world and indeed he did, being sent to several countries in the Middle East.

Mike had been born in Ormskirk but later his family moved back to Sheffield. He had nearly finished his five year stint when he and Joy met and choosing not to follow a military career as a married man Mike left the forces and went to the Government Training Centre in Letchworth where he became proficient in electronics, working for Pye-Ling, ICL and then Metals Research, then spent 30 years working for an American company as service engineer, salesman and manager before retiring. In the meantime, Maurice and Daphne had left no 78 (another tied cottage) and were able to buy a plot of land and build a house at the top of Drury Lane, no 2 Orchard Road.

The Bainbridges had a smallholding next door and when they moved away, Mr. Bainbridge persuaded Maurice that it would be a good idea to buy the strip of land going down Drury Lane and they somehow managed to get the money together to do this, with the result that when Joy and Mike got married in 1963 in All Saints Church her parents were able to give them a sizeable plot of land as a wedding present. Later still the plot in between was taken by Joy’s sister so it was a real family plot. Joy & Mike lived in a caravan whilst they built the house which Joy designed herself, with Mike and Maurice doing a lot of the work – resulting in the charming house they now enjoy - the decor is testimony to Joy’s innate good taste. The garden (which many people will have admired when the Galleys open their garden for SOAS) was a labour of love involving moving enormous slabs of rock with pulleys and block & chain to produce the lovely landscaped stream and pond. Predictably, Joy concentrates on the flower garden whilst Mike grows just about every sort of vegetable you can name.

Now that they are retired the garden is a great pleasure to them, but they also play golf, enjoy walking holidays (they have done The Three Peaks in Yorkshire) cruising and they often visit friends in Germany. Joy had always been interested in drawing and painting and with time to indulge herself she went to Heffers and bought all the equipment and taught herself to draw and paint and I saw several delightful examples of her work. Sadly, eye problems have now curtailed this hobby somewhat and also meant that she can no longer drive a car.

But she still has a keen eye for a weed ! Mike has recently taken over the responsibility of being Church Warden at All Saints, a task which he takes very seriously. And Joy would quite like to trace her Stockbridge ancestry, if she can untangle all the branches!

Joy had a significant birthday recently and with my cup of tea I had a scrumptious piece of cake – and what is more, a piece to bring home to George!

Mavis Howard

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Nature River Mel Restoration Group The last couple of months have seen the River Mel Restoration Group busy out of the river as well as in. We took an information stall to Melbourn Village Fete, as well as being out and about giving talks on our work to local groups.

We found that people were particularly interested to hear about the planning and permissions that are required before we can even don our waders.

When we plan a project, we start by consulting with Rob Mungovan, Ecology Officer for the South Cambridgeshire District Council. Then, having outlined a scheme of works that would benefit the river and its dependent wildlife, we set about obtaining consent from all the relevant parties. The group has to draw up detailed scale plans and these, along with full details of the proposed works,

are submitted to the Environment Agency in order to gain their formal consent before work can start in or adjacent to the river. An officer from the agency will visit the site to discuss the application prior to permissions being granted. Environmental issues, including flood risk, wildlife conservation, fisheries, and any reshaping of the river and landscape, are all factors that are taken into consideration when they consider granting permissions.

The Environment Agency will not approve works that they believe would harm the environment or would increase the flood risk - even if the works appear to be sound from an engineering or structural point of view.

They also promote ‘soft-engineering’ methods of restoration and erosion control, preferring the use of natural materials and natural planting, as are used by our group, to control erosion where practical. Melbourn is very fortunate in having a thriving population

of water voles living along the banks of the Mel. These voles are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which makes it an offence to disturb or obstruct their breeding and resting places. Consequently, the Environment Agency made it a condition of our consents that we sought advice from Natural England on how to minimise any impact that our works might have on this population. We are pleased to report that their advice has worked extremely well and that water voles have already recolonised the areas where we have been working.

Receiving consent for our plans from the Environment Agency is only the first stage of the permissions process. Even with these consents in place, we cannot carry out any works in or near the river without the permission of the riparian land owner. The term ‘riparian owner’ describes any person who owns land adjacent to, or through which, a river or watercourse passes. New members of

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our group frequently express surprise at the fact that neither we nor the public have a general right of access to the river. All riverbanks and the riverbed are owned by someone. The group has had to identify and contact all the relevant riparian owners in order to discuss our plans and to gain their permission both to work in the river and to access it via their banks.

Working Party Dates Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

4th September – Meldreth 25th September – Melbourn 16th October – Meldreth 30th October – Melbourn 20th November – Meldreth 11th December – Melbourn

All working parties meet at 9.15am for a 9.30am start and we endeavour to finish by about 12.30pm. In Melbourn we meet at the Pavilion on the Recreation

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Field and in Meldreth at 14 Flambards Close. For further information, please contact info@rivermel.com or telephone Maureen Brierley on 01763 262752.

The RiverCare Community Litter Pick This will take place in Melbourn on Saturday 27th November from 10am–12 midday. If you have a couple of hours to spare, please meet at the Pavilion on the Melbourn Recreation Field, off the Moor at 10am. Litterpickers and protective gloves will be provided and coffee will be served at the end of the session.

Stop Press Since submitting our article, a team from the BBC’s ‘Look East’ has visited the Mel to film a piece on water voles, which was transmitted on the 29th July.

Rob Mungovan, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Ecology Officer, being interviewed by Janine Machin. (Picture credit: Sandra Webb)

New blue wheeled bin From October 2010, South Cambridgeshire District Council is changing the way it collects your recyclable waste by replacing the existing green box scheme with a blue wheeled bin, which comes with a specially designed inner caddy to keep paper separate from everything else.

Village information Household Waste and Recycling Centres

Household Waste and Recycling Centres Milton

Thriplow

Items that are accepted

Butt Lane, Milton Tel: 01223 860674 • 9am–8pm Monday to Friday • 9am–6pm Bank Holidays, Saturday & Sunday • 9am–4pm Monday to Sunday (1 October–31 March)

Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow Tel: 01223 839001 • 8am–5pm Monday to Friday • 8am–5pm Bank Holidays, Saturday & Sunday (Summer) • 8am–4pm Monday to Sunday (1 October–31 March)

• Green waste • Hardcore (bricks, rubble) • Paper • Glass • Scrap metal • Waste oil

Melbourn Bus Timetables

• Fridges/freezers • Car batteries

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.

• Textiles • Cardboard • Plastic • TVs and computers (incl. monitors) Please Note: The sites will only accept waste from household sources.

Bin collection

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September September September September October October October October October November November November November December December December

Black Bin Green Bin and Boxes Black Bin Green Bin and Boxes Black Bin Green Bin and Boxes Black Bin Green & Blue Bin** Black Bin Green & Blue Bin** Black Bin Green & Blue Bin** Black Bin Green & Blue Bin** Black Bin Green & Blue Bin**

* Saturday Collection ** Blue bin collection should begin 15th October.

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

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important numbers Police (non emergency) 0345 456 4564 Crimestoppers Freephone 0800 555111 Meet your PCSO Your local PCSO Lindsay Gardiner will be at Melbourn Village College every Friday from 3pm to 5pm. She will be available to answer your questions and discuss any concerns you have about policing in your area.

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

OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCIES

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 Service 01223 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 Production & Village website 220363 Anne Lambert Information Collection 261480 Brenda Meliniotis Village Diary & Proof reading 261154 Roger Mellor Advertising 220463 or 220363

email: mag@melbourn.org.uk

EDUCATION 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 Gary Casey 223457 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Arthur Alderton 260399 Hon Sec Hilary Docwra 222486 Mem Sec Arthur Alderton 260399 Village College Warden Elaine Stephenson 223400 HEALTH Age Concern 01223 506002 Blood Donors 0300 123 23 23 Chiropodist 263260 Citizen’s Advice Bureau 238020 Community Care Val Trueman 260191 Dentist 262034 District Nurses (Primary Care Trust) 01223 846122 Home-Start no information not available 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 LOCAL CLUBS Air Cadets 2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron 249156 Tony Kelly Mon & Wed evenings 7 – 9.30 p.m.

Army Cadets Ted Neathey 01223 248001 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

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.

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 Royston Lions Janet Daniels 260009 RSPB Doug Radford 208978 SOAS (Supporters of All Saints’) Doreen Johnston 220197 St George’s Allotments Assoc. Bruce Huett

brucehuett@compuserve.com Youth Club Amanda Bernard 223407 Women’s Group Pat Smith 260103 PLACES OF WORSHIP All Saints Church Rev Andrew O’Brien Melbourn Vicarage Curate Mary Price 261569 Churchwardens Christine van Vliet

Mike Galley Community Hall booking Colin Limming 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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WARDEN & SHELTERED HOUSING SCHEMES Dial-A-Ride Mobile Warden Scheme 24 hr Emergency No. Bob Trimble Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Stephen Cambery 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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Adverts should be supplied as finished artwork and must be at the sizes below. Please send artwork 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 1/4 inside page (79 × 128 mm) 1/2 inside page (163 × 128 mm) Full inside page (163 × 262 mm)

Annum £76 £132 £261

Colour £113 £188 £375

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

For further information on advertising please telephone 220363 or 220463.

Remittance or cheques should be made to Melbourn Parish Council.

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The closing date for the next issue is Friday 15th October 2010 which will appear in December, listing events in December, January and February

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Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 New term begins Coffee at URC 10.30am Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 Women’s British Legion Cake Stall River Mel Restoration Group meet at Meldreth 9.15am Holy Communion All Saints 8am MVC Car Boot Sale 10.00-1pm Irene Bloomfield 222558 The Wonder, The Glory and The Power - Day Conference Baptist Church 10.30am - 4.30pm Royston Ramblers ‘Baton Walk’ contact David Allard 242677 for further details Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time only) Mother’s Union Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30am (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30 - 12.00 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Safari Supper 6.30pm start. Contact Mavis Howard 260686 Royston & District Local History Society. Coach outing to Warwick. Contact David Allard 242677 Family Communion 9.45am SOAS Melbourn Open Gardens 1.30-5.30pm Contact George Howard 260686 Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00 U3A monthly meeting MVC 2.45pm ‘Spies of World War II’ Hugh Davies Holy Communion 10am Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall Holy Communion 8am Royston & District Family History Society AGM with wine and cheese All Saints Community Hall 7.30pm Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Women’s Group Garden Party Meldreth Meeting room 7.45pm 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 Holy Communion 10am All Saints Story Time U5’s Melbourn Library 10-10.45am Coffee at URC at 10.30 Coffee Stop All Saints Community Hall 10.30 Melbourn Village Fete & Music on the Moor 1pm till late Family Communion 9.45am All Saints Toddler Plus Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Craft Club Baptist Church Hall 9.30 (term time only) Coffee Break Baptist Church Hall 10.30-12.00

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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.

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Community Education Val Tookey 260566 Little Hands Karen on 01763 260964 Melbourn Playgroup Jane Crawford 07842 151512 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headteacher Gary Casey 223457 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Arthur Alderton 260399 Village College Warden Elaine Stephenson 223400

Melbourn Playgroup We have reached the end of a very successful year and seen another group of pre-schoolers off to the Reception class at the Primary School. Through this year we have celebrated special occasions such as Christmas and Easter; made boats and football shirts and grown beans and potatoes. We have welcomed many new faces and said good-bye to a few old ones. Every day we have learned something new and had an enormous amount of fun.

Next year we are looking forward to some exciting changes. One of the most important of these is our proposed move to the primary school, alongside the new Children’s Centre. The building work has been very interesting to watch as it progresses and it is planned that work on our part of the building will start over the summer. We look forward to a happy time working with Mr Casey and all the staff at the school.

We are open from 9 am – 3 pm and book hours in a flexible way within these times. Please call for more details on 07842 151512.

Melbourn Primary School I am writing this article with just one week to go until the end of the summer term and waiting to see whether an open air ukulele concert will have to be cancelled due to expected heavy showers. (Oh! the fun of a British summer!) As always the school year has been very busy, especially during the late spring and summer terms.

Easter Concert On Wednesday 24th March at 7pm the school hall was filled with nervous parents, children and teachers at our Easter Concert. The children in school who receive music lessons showed off their skills and we heard children play instruments including trumpets, recorders, clarinets, guitars and violins. It was an inspirational evening, highlighting the great talent that is growing within the school. At the end of the evening a collection was made for the Chernobyl Children’s charity and we managed to raise £89.70p.

Grafham 2010 The residential trip for our year 4 pupils to Grafham Water took place at the end of the spring term and despite some disappointing weather the children and school staff had a fantastic time. It was a privilege to see the determination and courage that the children exhibited during their stay. They overcame their fears as they clambered up the indoor climbing wall and traversed the high rope course. The 10 mile bike ride around the reservoir was completed by most children. (Even I managed to get all the way round and believe me after not riding a bike for about 10 years I was pleased just be able to ride in a straight line.) I also learnt that our teacher Mrs Smith is a brilliant shot with a bow and arrow. I am sure that all the children who went on the trip will remember it for a long time, and we have already booked for next year.

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work that has been going on in school while I have been away. I thought this year that my office might escape the ‘revamp’, however I was wrong and was greeted by examples of the children’s work from arts week depicting African sunsets and silhouettes of animals which looked amazing. It was a fantastic week and the activities such as the stomp workshops and the visits to the Tate Britain and the Gibberd Garden allowed the children to widen their experience of art and culture.

Llandudno 2010 The Year 6 residential trip to Llandudno was a great success and the weather was fantastic. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and after some initial feelings of home sickness the week passed quickly. The children visited Conway Castle, The Great Orme, a copper mine, a Victorian Village, the Birmingham Sea Life Centre and after a bone shaking train ride many stood on the top of Mount Snowden, which was a personal triumph for children and staff alike. It was also pleasing to receive so many positive comments from the places we visited about the children’s politeness and good behaviour.

Looking forward I am sure that 2010/2011 will be just as busy, especially as the new build will continue apace. We will welcome Melbourn Playgroup onto the school site in 2011, which I am sure will help to strengthen the already positive links between the playgroup and the school.

Melbourn Village College Visit to the News Centre by MVC Journalist Club

By William Broughton In preparation for the relaunch of the Melbourn Journalist Club, three members with the help of Mrs Susan van de Ven arranged a look at the mechanics of a professional newspaper – The Cambridge News.

After a longer than expected car journey we found the News office on Winship Road. Once inside we were met by the head editor. He described to us the inner workings of the organisation and how everyone has their own job or article to work on. Journalists first have to find newsworthy articles. They do this by contacting a range of sources such as the police and fire services. Sometimes they may have tip offs from the public.

Students, Alex Crockford, Jeremy Bridle and William Broughton with Chris Elliott, Cambridge News

Outside the Cambridge News office. From left to right: Alex Crockford, Jeremy Bridle and William Broughton.

In one corner of the office, a wall was filled with hundreds of small drawers, each and every one containing 35mm film negatives which were in the process of being digitalised by a scanner and stored on a computerised archive. This archive could then be used by members of the editing team, who were working 24hrs to prepare that day’s stories ready for publication.

It was a massive operation to collect the news, write it and print it within sharp deadlines. The high pressure environment is not for everyone and is a lot of hard work for journalists and editors who do not receive much pay.

This was all fascinating and informative, but then we were shown the business end of the operation: the printing room. Here, one-metre wide rolls of paper were moved around on large rollers which were attached to a rail system, so they could be moved where needed. The rollers were needed as each roll weighed about one tonne. Overhead, freshly printed papers whipped along all the way from a printing press which was printing papers at 500 per minute, although if needed the printer could print at 1,000 per minute. In the next room we w ere shown the stores of paper. The rolls were stacked on top of each other, to over two storeys high. If a fire was to break out in this room then the paper would not catch fire, as the layers are so tightly compacted.

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the two other Melbourn journalists and I had been furiously scribbling notes and ideas. We all found the tour informative, interesting and outright cool. We hope to have more articles soon.

A big thank you to the Cambridge News staff for taking time out of their hectic jobs to talk to us.

News from MVC We have now come to the end of our 50th Anniversary celebrations – and what a celebration! A huge thank you to all of you who have supported us during our festivities – we sincerely hope you enjoyed them as much as we did! We were treated to the most wonderful open-air musical concerts, showing what talent there is amongst our young people. We were fortunate to benefit from three major arts projects this year, including a visit from the Royal Opera Company and a local artist, who helped design our new stained glass window. As icing on the cake, in July, we received notification of our successful re-designation to Performing Arts Status (we were even complimented on the high quality of our bid).

We are now looking forward to our 51st year. Our main focus is really to build on last year’s successful GCSE results. One way we are doing this is through increasingly close work with our feeder primary schools. Representatives from our English, maths and science departments are visiting year 6 teachers to prepare the best progression from the excellent work done at Key Stage 2.

There are several events at the College this term: Year 7 Event On Wednesday, 29th September we are having our welcome event for year 7 parents. This is a chance for parents to meet their child’s teachers in an informal setting. We look forward to meeting all our year 7 parents there.

Post-16 Information Evening If you have a child in year 11, it is important to attend our Post-16 Information Evening on Wednesday, 6th October. You will find out about all the opportunities open to your son or daughter – we are fortunate that Cambridgeshire now offers a very wide choice of courses in over eight Sixth Form Centres.

Open Evening Our Open Evening is on Monday, 18th October. If you have a child in year 5 or 6, this is your chance to come as a family and find out more about the College. There are always lots of activities for the children to do while the adults talk to the staff.

Presentation Evening After a wonderfully successful Year 11 Prom night, we said goodbye to our year 11 students. This year, almost all of them have gone on to study for further qualifications in one of the local Post-16 Centres (the remaining two have gained jobs with training programmes). We will meet again on Wednesday, 24th November at the Presentation Evening for their GCSE certificates. All year 11 students and their parents/carers are welcome.

Term Ends with a Whirlwind of Talent Young people have been showing their talent at Melbourn Village College, from winning a regional dance competition to a music tour of primary schools and performances with giant puppets. Over 7 performing arts events involving the majority of Melbourn Village College’s 500 students took place in the final weeks of term reaching well over 1000 audience members.

The College has recently been redesignated as a performing arts specialist college, receiving praise from the BRIT school, their school improvement partner for their Performing Arts department and the work of the Arts Development Manager.

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The Ride of Doom

By Alex Crockford MVC Journalist Club We set off, but little did we know what horrors would befall us. It was just a car ride, so what could go wrong? Our destination was so close, yet the ride took so long.

Welcome to the mother of all waking nightmares. Your guide is me, Alex Crockford, one of four people to experience that dismay. I won’t deny that I caused my fair share of danger but no-one deserves that horror, not even your school bully, not even your annoying sibling and (dare I say?) not even your teacher with the stupid hair.

Jump in and don’t close the book, don’t stop reading till the end or you might end up like me. Welcome to this evil story.

It all started fine on a lovely hot day with Jeremy and me in the back seat and Will and Mrs van de Ven in the front, on our way to the Cambridge News office in Milton. But then it went wrong, the A14 had a broken lorry on it!!!!

So, Jeremy got his phone out for entertainment. Unknown to us he had a virus on his phone to make mankind cringe in fear. Codename the stinger!!!

And he played it. We were all in agony.

It was a wonder Mrs. Van de Ven managed to keep the car straight. Just as the little traitor was pulling out a gun to assassinate us all I snatched his phone and switched it to his next tune -the Pingu theme tune. Apparently it was his shut-down switch; we all had one somewhere. But as he reclaimed his phone and played the stinger again it had no effect. It was a one time use only.

Then I decided it would be funny to play a joke. I decided to steal Jeremy’s phone and play Pingu non-stop. Jeremy went crazy. Spouting something about mushrooms and attacking me and…

Well, I dread to think what would have had happened if Mrs van de Ven hadn’t stopped him with unnatural ability like an alien… but still that’s another story for another time.

So you see why I said ‘don’t stop reading. Still, remember … never get in a car on a hot day.

theatre company, Gomito, to create a site specific piece of drama and dance with giant puppets; Melbourn’s Got Talent evening included most of year 8 performing together; gifted and talented singers led a group of primary school performing at Queens College with Tanzanian singing stars, Upendo; there were 2 open air concerts on the College lawn; year 10 performance evenings and students’ art work was displayed as part of the Heart of the World festival in the Michaelhouse café, Cambridge.

If this whirlwind of talent wasn’t enough, at the British Red Cross Dance for life competition 2 dance squads won 4 prizes including overall senior winners who went on to win the East of England heats, a shining example of the exceptional local talent of the College’s young people.

Melbourn Village College Adult & Community Learning The new 2010/11 prospectus is out, with plenty of new courses for you to try.

Art Workshop, Flowers for the Home, Zumba, Yoga, Ballroom Dancing, Ballet for Children, Tap For Children, Adult Tap Dancing, Reiki I, Reiki II, Art Appreciation, Jewellery Making, Garden Design, Hobby Electronics, Indian Cookery, Mosaic Making, Pottery, Textiles & Embroidery, Upholstery, Woodwork, Aromatherapy, Badminton Club, Meditation, Reflexology, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Birdwatching, Computing for Beginners, Touch Typing, Web Page Design, Shorthand, AAT levels 2, 3 & 4, Bookkeeping, Business English, Basic DIY & Repair, Basic Plumbing, Home Baking, Cake Decorating, Italian Cookery, Mexican Cookery, Indian Head Massage, Intuition & Psychic Development, First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid, CIEH Food Safety, Computerised Accounts, Wine Appreciation & Tasting … … and lots lots more Call Val, Julie or Louise on 01763 260566 or email comed@mvc.org.uk

Melbourn University of the Third Age By the time you read this our AGM will have been held and the reports of our events will have been made to our 430+ members. A new Scrabble Group has been added to our list of ‘things to do’ and members continue to enjoy excursions,walks, table tennis, badminton, yoga, bridge, foreign language conversation groups and many more activities and events.

September will see a new surge of activity after the summer holidays and the groups will settle down to their autumn and winter programmes. One item that continues all year (except December) is the monthly meeting at the Village College on the third Wednesday of each month. Amongst the speakers we have enjoyed this year have been talks on the Special Operations Executive in the War, the Willow Foundation that organises special days for seriously ill young people, views of the Falkland Islands and its flora and fauna and many other talks of interest.

Still to come, we have been promised people talking on the future of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the Red Balloon group that tackles the worrying problem of bullying, a Blue Badge Guide’s view of London, and 1000 years of English Churches. There are many other talks booked and if you want to know more, come along to the College on the third Wednesday in the month about 2.45 pm, where you will be met and introduced to the U3A. For more information ring 01763 260399.

Notre Ecole At Notre Ecole we run after school clubs for children on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Our aim is to introduce young children to the French language in a fun and lively way and also to reinforce and supplement French language learnt at primary school. On a Wednesday evening we offer a class for adults, where we endeavour to develop confidence in using the French language in a friendly and informal atmosphere.

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afternoon group have learnt to talk about their families and also their pets. We have drawn and labelled pictures of our families, played happy families and watched a video about family pets.

Our children’s Thursday group have learnt to tell the time in French and also to talk about their daily routines. We have played matching games, drawn and labelled a series of pictures showing what we do throughout the day and sung a song about our daily routine.

More recently, children in both groups have been learning vocabulary relating to the circus. They have revised the French for some animals, learnt the names of the main characters at the circus and some new verbs. To end the year, we created our own circus and entertained the children’s friends and families, while impressing them with the French we have learnt during the course of the year.

Students in our adult group continue to make good progress. Recently we have looked at daily routines, telling the time, talking about what you are going to do and what you have just done, and we have revisited the past tense so that we will all be able to talk about our summer holidays when we return in September.

The autumn is always a good time to take up a new challenge and start learning a new language. If you or your children would be interested in joining one of our groups please contact either 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 classes.

MVC PTFA 100 Club The MVC PTFA 100 Club raises funds for the improvement of facilities at Melbourn Village College. The 100 Club is an easy way to support the school with the chance of winning a cash prize every month.

Maybe you would like to support the school but find it difficult to attend fundraising events, or perhaps you just fancy a flutter. Either way you are benefiting the pupils of Melbourn Village College by becoming a member.

Joining the 100 Club costs £12 per year, with each year commencing 1st September and finishing 31st August. Each member will be entered in 12 monthly draws giving a first prize of £30 and a second prize of £20. In the event of fewer than 100 members the prizes will be reduced accordingly and should the membership exceed 100 the prizes will be increased accordingly. The prize money will be 50% of the total income.

RULES • All members must be over 16 years of age; • The club is governed by the Lotteries and Amusement Act 1976 with the South Cambridgeshire District Council. Registration number is: L05679 and the promoter for the purposes of the Act is Mrs A Whitaker, 5 Fowlmere Road, Foxton, Cambridge CB22 6RT • Winners will be notified by post and cheques sent to the last address notified; • There will be no refunds under any circumstances in accordance with the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976; • Winners numbers will be published in the Parents’ Bulletins and on the MVC website; • Each member will be issued with a membership number and advised of the number accordingly.

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Please send application form and payment to: Sian Biddlecombe, 1 Ash Grove, Melbourn, Royston, Herts, SG8 6BJ or hand in at Melbourn Village College reception

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United Reformed Church News Jazz & Hog Roast on a Summer Afternoon Our thanks to Robert for hosting this wonderful event, attended by some ninety people, in his garden on Saturday 22nd May. The weather couldn’t have been better. We all enjoyed the beautifully prepared food – the aroma of roasting hog that greeted us on arrival certainly whetted the appetite!

Listening to the Memphis Jazz Band play whilst sitting in Robert’s garden rounded off a truly idyllic afternoon. Thanks, as always, to the generosity of those that organise Church events like this we raised the magnificent total of £1,240 for Church funds. Subject to agreement at the next Church Meeting, this will be put towards the procurement of the proposed new ‘Sound System’.

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Harvest and Scarecrow Festival On the weekend of 18th/19th September Melbourn URC will open its doors and invite all to come and see the church decorated for Harvest Festival. We are also having our 2nd Scarecrow display and invite contributions from the village.

On Saturday the church will be open from 10.30am until 4.30pm. During the day there will be a quiet time between 12–1pm and also a musical interlude with David Lane playing the organ accompanied by his wife Carol. Refreshments will be available in the church hall.

SOAS

(Supporters of All Saints’ Melbourn)

Would you like to help SOAS and at the same time enjoy a monthly flutter ?

SOAS is a non-denominational Registered Charity which raises funds which can only be spent on maintaining the village’s medieval treasure, which is All Saints’ Parish Church.

One of our activities is the SOAS 100 Club where people can buy one (or more) share for £1 a month. Half of the money collected is paid out in the form of a first and a second prize which is drawn at the end of each month: the other half goes into SOAS funds. Currently we have 76 members so the odds of winning something are considerably better than the Lottery or Premium Bonds!

Normally people in the scheme renew their membership by paying £12 in January for that year but, if you wish to join now (September) please send £4 to cover the rest of 2010 together with your name, address, telephone and email details to: Kersti Llewellyn-Beard at 10 Cross Lane, Melbourn, SG8 6AG. All Saints’ has been here for 800 years – we must preserve it for the future people of Melbourn.

On Sunday we will have our Harvest Festival service at 11am, which is also a Brownie Parade Service. This will be followed by a Bring and Share lunch after which there will be a sale of harvest produce. This year all donations will be given to WaterAid. The URC continues to open its doors every Friday morning at 10.30am until 12.30 for Coffee and a Chat. All are welcome.

Melbourn and Meldreth Churches Together Rogation Walk and Christian Aid Week The Rogation walk on the 9th May, where a smallish group walked from Meldreth to Melbourn finishing with an enjoyable bring and share tea at the URC Hall.

Many thanks to all who volunteered for the Christian Aid Street Collection the village collection totalled £1,333 and the week ended with a joint service at the Baptist Church. Many thanks to all those who give up their time to do the door-todoor collection.

Father’s Day Football Fun On 20th June we had an enjoyable afternoon of games, including a mini tournament and beat the goalie. Games for all ages were available both indoors and out. the weather was very good for us and the afternoon was finished off with a BBQ.

SOAS 100 Club The May draw was made by Rev Andrew O’Brien on 28th May. Membership totalled 76. First prize of £25.40 goes to Ann Perry at 9 Cross Lane and the second of £12.70 goes to Ray Pritchard (22) at 3 Ash Grove.

The June draw was made by the Rev Andrew O’Brien on 29th June. Membership totalled 76. First prize of £25.40 goes to Ron Brooksbank at 66 Medcalfe Way and the second of £12.70 goes to Anne Perry (62) at 9 Cross Lane.

The July draw of the SOAS 100 Club was made by the Rev Andrew O’Brien on 3rd August. Membership totalled 76. The first prize of £25.40 goes to Rosemary Gatward at 94 High Street and the second of £12.70 goes to John Haddrell at 11 Dickasons.

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

The money was raised from: The cake stall was, £148.25, Church Service, £215.30, Street collection, £969.45, Father’s Football Fun, £21.00. Making a grand total of £1354 (slightly more than last year).

Well done, considering we only have enough people to cover about one third of the village for the street collection.

Thank you again for all who made this possible.

Helen John, Christian Aid Secretary for Melbourn

The Word of God from David Burbridge God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in Jesus Christ, but the god of this world hath blinded the minds of those who believe not. 2 Corinthians 4,4-6.

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The Walkers Partnership Solicitors DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A WILL OR REVISE YOUR EXISTING WILL? If so, please take advantage of our reduced rate wills offer.

Please note the reduced rate wills will be available every week day in June and July 2010 from 8.00am until 6.00pm by appointment only.

Also on the mornings of Saturday 19 June and 3 July again by appointment only.

Our 3 July Saturday Wills Day will be the last until Autumn 2010.

Reduced rates are:Double Wills - £150 plus VAT Single Will - £90 plus VAT For more information please contact:1-3 Lower King Street, Royston, Herts SG8 5AJ Tel: 01763 241121 info@walkerspartnership.co.uk

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Bowls Jacqui Dodds 243667 1st Melbourn Rainbows Abigail Roberts 261505 Brownies 1st Melbourn Stephanie Clifford 220272 Brownies 2nd Melbourn Samantha Pascoe 261400 Cricket Martin Winter 262733 Croquet Janet Pope 248342 Football Club Andrew Edwards 223109 Dynamos Football Club Les Morley 07739 593771 Judo Derek Coult 225004 McSplash Joanne Greene 263313 Melbourn Sports Centre Graham Johnson-Mack 263313 Ramblers Dave Allard 242677 Royston and District Round Table Michael Seymour 221398 Squash Club Nick Sugden 261064 Swimming Club Jenny Brackley 244593 Tennis (Meldreth) Sue Davies 220174

1st Melbourn Guides The fine weather this summer has enabled the group to enjoy many Thursday evenings outdoors, including skipping, ball games, agility badge tests and camping practice. We have also continued to commemorate our Centenary in various ways. On one evening we watched a slide show of Guiding through the ages, then the girls dressed up in uniforms from the past.

This preceded the Storytelling event at the Coffee Stop, where we met ex-Guides from Melbourn. Meldreth and beyond.

On a sunny Sunday in May, Guides, Brownies & Rainbows from our District gathered for a Fun Day, enjoying games and crafts to represent Guiding milestones from the past 10 decades.

In July we joined 2000 others from our county at Newmarket racecourse to celebrate the Centenary. From circus skills to cheerleading, space-hopper horse racing to hair-braiding, archery to animal-petting, there was a massive selection of activities to challenge and amuse all ages.

In August we will attend the County Camp at Quy, for another fun-filled, and hopefully sunny, week of excitement and adventure.

The ‘Wednesday group’ has now

become ‘2nd Melbourn Guides’ and will meet on Wednesday evenings.

Both groups are looking for extra adult help. If you would like to know more about becoming a Guide or a Leader, or if you have any skills or hobbies which you would like to share with us, please contact me on: 01763 261443 or email: melbournguides@gmail.com Hilary Marsh

Melbourn Guides’ Storytelling reunion event On Saturday 15th May, Melbourn Guides commemorated their centenary year by inviting ex-Guides and leaders to a story-gathering project at the Coffee Stop, at which we displayed the old scrapbooks from Meldreth Guides.

Among those we met were a 95- yearold who could remember wearing the big hat which was the uniform of the time, and another lady who had never forgotten the long bike ride to her

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over coffee when members share their photographic experiences and tips on techniques and local photographic opportunities.

New members, of any skill level, will be warmly welcomed at our first meeting of the new season on Tuesday 14th September 2010. For further information please ring Bruce Huett on 01763 232 855.

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Guide meeting up the hill from Croydon to Hatley. We met women who had been Guides in Cornwall, Wales, and Edinburgh, as well as those who had grown up and stayed in this area. Most people’s happy memories involved the fun and friendship of camps, expeditions, outdoor cooking, and campfires. The skills they had taken into adulthood included sewing, cooking, firelighting and navigation. Everyone felt proud of the badges they had gained, including three who had got their Queen’s Guide Award. All our visitors had encouraged their own children to join Scouts and Guides, and their message to this generation of girls was to enjoy themselves, and participate as much as they could. Pictured are three generations of the Sanders family, with the three Guides who interviewed them.

For more information on becoming a leader or a helper with Guides or Brownies, please contact Hilary Marsh on 01763 261443. or email: melbournguides@gmail.com

Melbourn Bridge Club If enjoyment by the players counts as successful, then Melbourn Bridge Club is an unqualified triumph.

The 20–30 players who attend each week are of mixed ability, from very new beginners to locally well respected good players. The better players are taking an interest in the beginners and are very willing to help, but only if asked,

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and this has produced a very friendly atmosphere, although still competitive as any duplicate bridge club is.

We meet every Monday evening at 7.15pm at the Vicarage Close Community centre in Vicarage Close. The table fee for the evening is £2.00 per person and we would really welcome new players of all abilities. Please come as a single or as a pair, we will guarantee you a game.

Facilities are also available for teaching, and all enquiries can be directed to the Secretary, Howard Waller 01763 261693 or e.mail melbournbridgeclub@yahoo.co.uk

Melbourn and District Photographic Club This long standing club of local photographers from Melbourn and the surrounding area meets weekly from September to April at Foxton Village Hall. 2009/10 was a successful year with an increase in membership and participation. We have been taking a summer break from meetings so we can concentrate on taking photographs for the 2010/2011 season.

Meetings are from 7.30 to 9.30 on Tuesdays and provide a varied programme of prints and projected image competitions (internal and with local clubs), practical sessions and lectures by specialist photographers on a variety of subjects. However perhaps as useful are the informal conversations

Are you interested in gardening? Why not join the Melbourn and District Gardening Club on a regular or occasional basis.

We meet at 7.30 on the second Tuesday each month, at the Community Hall, behind All Saints’ Church (near traffic lights, lane by telephone box) We go on local and coach outings.

This year we have have visited RHS Wisley, Guilden Gate Smallholding and Mill House Garden, Bassingbourn.

September 14th Anglesey Abbey Gardens – Developments, Richard Todd, Head Gardener; October 12th Plants for Shade, Peter Jackson, Scotsdale Garden Centre; November 9th 7.30 AGM 8.00 Notable Gardens of South East England, Neil Holmes Smith; December 14th Christmas Social Evening; New members and visitors very welcome.

For more information – ring Helen 01763 245887 or Angela 01763 262793

Melbourn Sports Centre Summer Review To celebrate the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we opened our doors at the end of July for free taster sessions in tennis, trampolining, swimming and badminton. We hope that those who came along enjoyed themselves and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

We would like to thank both The Technology Partnership and The Automation Partnership for generously donating money for our summer programme, which seemed to go

down well with children of all ages and abilities, who enjoyed activities such as snorkelling, gymnastics, swimming and trampolining. These summer courses are always a great way to introduce children to sport.

Finally, it was with regret that we heard of the council’s decision to withdraw the Free Swim Initiative. But we’re still offering some great deals here at the Sports Centre so everyone can enjoy exercise at a reasonable price.

We do still have the resurfacing of the site car park going ahead, and we’d like to thank all of our customers in advance for their understanding and support during this development, which also includes the relocation of the village Police Station.

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We’ve got loads going on at Melbourn Sports right through to Christmas. When the nights start closing in, table tennis and badminton courts are available to hire. There are also plenty of exercise classes to try out, including Water Aerobics, Boxercise and Core Stability.

New this term Teens are top this term at the Sports Centre, with the introduction of several new classes specifically for teenagers.

They include: Teenage AquaFit, Lifesaving Club and the continuation of our KickFit and MultiSplash activities.

If anyone is interested in becoming a qualified lifeguard, we’re running an NPLQ course this October. It’s open to anyone aged 16 or over. For further details or to book your place, contact Graham at graham@mc-sport.co.uk or call the centre.

Finally, our normal Half Term and Christmas activities, including PlayScheme, Sport Tasters and Crash Courses, are all available to join in with this Autumn/Winter. So why not come along and give it a go?

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

Graham Johnson-Mack, Manager

Casual Swimming & Swimming lessons, Fitness memberships (16yrs plus), Teen training sessions (14–16yrs), Trampoline, gymnastics & archery lessons, OFSTED registered holiday PlayScheme, Table tennis, squash, badminton, tennis & basketball, Exercise classes including Boxercise & AquaFit, Rookie lifesaving & lifeguard courses And much more…

Melbourn Sports Centre, The Village College, The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF. 01763 263313 www.melbournsports.com info@melbournsports.com

Melbourn Dynamos Football Club Melbourn Dynamos Football Club is a community football club offering boys and girls the opportunity to play regular football regardless of experience or ability. All our squads train weekly and play competitive matches at weekends in the Royston Crow Youth League. Last season, our Under 11 squad (pictured below) were unbeaten in their league and became Royston Crow Youth League U11 Division 3 Champions.

MDFC is now nearly 7 years old and is going from strength to strength.

Starting out with a handful of local children and parents in 2003 we now

have approximately 150 children aged 4 to 14 years signed up to our club.

All of our coaches are CRB checked and qualified to a minimum of the F.A. Level 1 standard. We have recently progressed to a Charter Status club with the people and practices in place to operate within the new government requirements from the 09/10 season and onwards.

If you are interested in finding out more about MDFC, please contact Nicky Patel on 07951 590139 or email us on: melbourndynamos@aol.com

WANTED!!

We always welcome new players, with or without football experience, to join our squads. If you are a boy or girl aged 6–13, interested in playing football, please contact us to find out more.

Girls aged 11–13 (School Years 6/7/8) We are building a new girls squad, coached by fully qualified FA coaches.

If you know of any girls who might be interested in playing football, please contact us on the number above.

Dynamites Ages 4 to 5 We now run a ‘pay as you go’ Saturday morning fun football session for boys and girls aged 4 to 5 yrs. All welcome.

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what’s on Get together with friends family and colleagues Friday 24 September to raise some money (and a smile) for people affected by cancer.

You can help make a huge difference just by getting your friends together.

This year we need your help to raise over £8 million. Hold a coffee morning with your friends, or a garden party with your neighbours, or a pub quiz with your colleagues, or whatever suits you. Register now at macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call 0845 602 1246

Cambridgeshire Choral Society After a very successful season in which we celebrated our 50th anniversary by performing in Kings College Chapel in February, we are preparing for a performance of ‘The Messiah‘ in West Road Concert Hall on 2nd April 2011. The Messiah was the first work the choir sang 50 years ago.

Local rehearsals of the New Melbourn Singers will begin on Tuesday 21st September at 7.30 pm at Meldreth Primary School. Please do come along and join us. All are welcome, there is no audition and we especially welcome and need men!

To help with rehearsals there will be a FREE Open Workshop on ‘The Messiah’ at St Bede’s School Cambridge on Saturday 2nd October, from 2 – 4 pm.

Combined Saturday rehearsals, with other member choirs of the Cambridgeshire Choral Society, will begin on 16th October from 1.45 to 3.45 at Comberton Village College.

The remaining dates are 27th November, then in 2011, 15th and 29th January, 12th February, 5th and 19th March, then Wednesday 30th March at 7.30 pm and on Saturday 2nd April the final afternoon rehearsal at West Road.

For more information contact Monica Gillings Tel. 262399

Fowlmere Village Hall Car Boot Sale Sunday 19th September 10am until 1pm £6 for a pre booked pitch or £8 on the day To book a pitch telephone 01763 262 398 or 01763 208249

Festival of Ideas 2010 The Festival of Ideas returns for a third year with over 170 mostly free events for all ages! The Festival, which celebrates the arts, humanities and social sciences, will take place from Wednesday 20 October – Sunday 31 October 2010. For more information and a programme, please call: 01223 766766 or visit: www.cambridgefestivalofideas.org Wednesday 20 October – Sunday 31 October 2010 Explore polar exploration, UFOs, palaeontology, language, politics, music and much more at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. With over 170 mostly free events taking place throughout the two weeks – you will find something for everyone. Discover all aspects of the arts, humanities and social sciences through performances, film screenings, hands on activities, talks and workshops. The Festival of Ideas is brought to you by the team behind the Cambridge Science Festival.

Join us on Saturday 23 October for a whole day of insightful discussions, informative talks and hands on activities for all ages. Jacqueline Wilson will talk about her life and works, graduate students will discuss their research and children can experience life in Prehistory.

Enjoy our series of evening Spotlight Talks on thought provoking and often contentious topics, including: ‘The Future of finance’, ‘Is the West losing its power?’ and ‘The future of the book’.

Other events of particular interest include: From hieroglyphs to txt: scripts, language and the brain.

What can writing tell us about how languages work and how the mind works?

How we became modern. When did the West become modern and what brought about the change?

Drumming workshop. The Drumming workshop is back by popular demand! This is your opportunity to learn to play rhythms from Haiti and Brazil.

The talks and events will be held in university lecture halls, museums, art galleries and other venues around the town. The aim is to open up the University to the public and inspire people to learn more about the ideas in arts, humanities and social sciences which have shaped and are shaping the world.

For more information and a programme, please call: 01223 766766 or visit: www.cambridgefestivalofideas.org Bookings for Festival of Ideas events open on Monday 6 September.

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Royston Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition Royston Town Hall

Saturday September 25th & Sunday September 26th 10am – 5pm A pleasant way to spend some time looking at an amazing collection of original work by talented local artists, and part of Royston Festival. Framed & unframed pictures for sale.

Entrance Free – Refreshments Dogs and accompanied children are very welcome For further details & entry/sponsorship forms please contact Jenny Parker 2 Mill Lane, Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4PT 01223 833562 (evenings only) jennifer.parker5@btopenworld.com

CAR BOOT SALE MELBOURN VILLAGE COLLEGE Sunday 5th September Sunday 3rd October Sunday 7th November 10am until 1pm Stall holders arrive from 9am Refreshments Available Cars: £6 for pre-booked pitch or £8 on the day Vans: £10 For further details contact Irene Bloomfield Tel: 01763 222558 Email: PTFA@techstudy.info

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A STROLL IN THE PARK Sunday October 10th Come and enjoy a Stroll in the Park on Sunday 10 October 2010 and support Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at Milton Country Park, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge CB24 6AZ Timed starts 10.00 am & 10.20 am for 5 mile course 10.40 am & 11.00 am for 2 mile course The Cambridge Branch of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is organising a sponsored stroll in Milton Country Park on Sunday 10 October from 10.00 am until approximately 3.00 pm. We would like to encourage people from Cambridge and the surrounding villages to come along with their dogs and families and enjoy a walk whilst raising much-needed funds for this very worthwhile cause.

We will present medals to those who complete the course and there will be a treat for dogs at the finish point. On the day there will be a giant tombola, Hearing Dogs merchandise, puppies in training, working partnerships and much more. There is an excellent café where, after your walk, you can sit back and enjoy some refreshments or alternatively stock up at the café before you start so that you can enjoy a picnic en route.

There are plenty of seats along the way so that you can stop and enjoy the scenery and all that the park has to offer. The routes will meander along paths beside the lakes where, at the time of writing, there are swans, cygnets, ducks and ducklings to be seen.

Despite the proximity to the A14 there is a very tranquil atmosphere and the site is very child and dog friendly. The routes of 2 miles and approximately 5 miles will be well marked and maps will be available. The majority of the route is very wheelchair and pushchair friendly and is generally flat.

Dogs and accompanied children will be very welcome.

Cost per participant is just £2.00 but we hope that many walkers will obtain sponsorship to increase the amount raised for the charity. We would very much like this to be an annual event so please do come and support us. For further details, or to obtain entry and sponsorship forms please contact Jenny Parker.

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Unpicked Meadow Public Art Project Stockbridge Meadows Nature Reserve, Melbourn The Story so far…

You may have noticed some exciting new additions to Riverside Park, Stockbridge Meadows Nature Reserve. Artist Jo Chapman was chosen at a public Artist Selection Evening back in March and since then has started on a year long public art project for the nature reserve.

So far the May bank holiday weekend saw the launch of the project with visitors creating wooden plaques, painting or writing haiku poems. These plaques were joined by ones created by Orchard Manor and Melbourn Primary School and have been mounted to form a welcome wall for anyone entering the Meadows to see.

Over the summer the ARTIVAN was launched, a project space to meet, make and exhibit work. Jo took a two berth stripped out caravan and Melbourn Village College students redesigned the inside and outside. Workshops took place over the summer with guest artists including Liz McGowan who created a giant lizard out of wood found in the Meadows.

Renga Poetry Another strand running through the project is renga poetry, a form of Japanese poetry with a series of short verses linked into one long seasonal poem. Renga is a social form of poetry writing, led and hosted by a poet, anyone can come and join a renga party to write poetry. Local poet Clare Crossman has been leading the project. She has woven together individual haiku created in May for the spring renga, hosted a summer renga party in the Meadows and will be hosting Autumn and Winter renga parties. Bring a picnic and join us for the whole day (booking is advisable) or drop in if you are passing to get a taster. All are welcome, suitable for age 9 upwards. Paper, pencils, drinks and an explanation of how to write Renga will be provided.

Autumn Renga Party – Sunday 17 Oct 2010, 10am-4.00pm Winter Renga Party – Sunday 23 Jan 2011, 10am-4.00pm Contact Kirstin for more details or see http://melbourn.org. uk/publicart

Calling All Musicians!

We hope to bring as many musical people from the local community together as possible for a few evening sessions in October. A new music project will be taking place to create and record a sound installation for the November fire party.

Musicians and Singers at any level are invited to take part.

Please contact Kirstin if you are interested or want to find out more.

Creating Art Take Part in Creating Art for Melbourn with the Stockbridge Tapestry.

Imagine a tapestry created by Melbourn residents stretching around the Meadow. Jo Chapman is inviting you to create a section for the Stockbridge Tapestry, a communal artwork that will wrap around the Meadows and provide a seedbed for the final artwork inspired by the Meadows and the natural world.

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What inspires you in nature?

Why is nature important to our lives?

How can we look more closely?

How do we make connections?

Launched at the afternoon workshops over the summer, we would like as many people as possible to write, stitch or draw and contribute a section to the Stockbridge Tapestry.

Your section for the tapestry can be made at home or you can come along to one of our events. It does not have to be a ‘tapestry’ this is just a word used to describe a way of linking images together and a long horizontal banner type artwork. If you would like to make it at home then here are some guidelines.

• You can either use your own piece of fabric or collect a piece from Melbourn Village College or the Parish Council Office.

• The section should be no larger than 30cm in height and can be any length. It should be 2 dimensional. It can be on any type of fabric and made in any style you like

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• You can make use of stitching, fabric paints or pens, collage, natural materials – anything that suits you.

• The section that you make will be part of the whole artwork and will be joined together with the others, so it needs to be reasonably robust and permanent.

• The imagery or any words you use is up to you but we would like it reflect an aspect of the natural world of Melbourn, you may want to make a visit to the Meadows for some inspiration, it may be about the seasons or plants or animals in your garden.

Completed sections can be dropped into Melbourn Village College or the Parish Council Office. The deadline for dropping pieces off is Friday 14th January 2011.

from marketing and fundraising advice to contracting an artist.

Kirstin is part of the stART partnership between village colleges and South Cambridgeshire District Council. StART run a number of district wide initiatives including an equipment bank and mobile cinema for community groups to hire. See their website www.start-arts.org.uk for more information or contact Kirstin, phone 07770 643165, email Kirstin@startarts.org.uk

The Academy – Beauty and the Beast This summer the Academy returned to Melbourn with a fun week of musical theatre workshops on the theme of Beauty and the Beast in July. Twenty two young people age 8–15 years took part and produced a fantastic final sharing!

Forthcoming Events The ARTIVAN will be in the Meadows at the following events.

Feel free to drop in for a cup of tea to find out more about the project or to take part. Workshops are suitable for all ages and everyone is welcome.

Saturday 18th September, 1.30pm – 4.30pm Tapestry Making Join Jo to make a section for the Stockbridge Tapestry Sunday 17th October Tapestry Making and Autumn Renga Party Poet Clare Crossman will be leading the renga party for ages 9 + and Tapestry Making will be taking place for all ages.

Sunday 21st November, 7pm – 8.30pm Fire Party Join us for a bonfire, music, a cup of soup and a few surprises!

Sunday 23rd January 2011, 10am-4.00pm Winter Renga Party Poet Clare Crossman will be leading the renga party for ages 9+ For more details please visit: http://melbourn.org.uk/publicart For more information, to find out more about the music project or to book a place on the renga parties contact Kirstin Bicknell, Arts Development Manager, phone 07770 643165, email Kirstin@start-arts.org.uk

Arts Development If you are part of a group interested in working with an artist, hosting an arts event or if you run an arts related group and need some support then contact your local Arts Development Manager, Kirstin Bicknell. She can support with everything

Autumn Art Exhibition Foxton Village Hall Friday 19th November – Sunday, 21st November 2010 Held since 2003 at Foxton’s attractive and modern village hall, the Annual Autumn Art Exhibition aims to display and sell quality works of art from local artists.

The exhibition team led by Foxton’s School Head, Jenny Jones, present a modern stylish event with exhibits from talented established and establishing artists. All proceeds support the local school in exciting ways including visual and performing arts.

Exhibits are displayed in a variety of medias including ceramics, wood and textiles as well as oils, pastels, watercolour, ink and photography. Exhibiting artists include Jane Hollidge, a local artist whose delicate ceramic work and evocative landscapes are popular and Paul Edwards, whose silkscreen prints attracted many with their motion and colour.

This year presents a large variety of works on display with something to suit most tastes and pockets. The Friends of Foxton School welcome all new visitors along with the new artists.

Foxton Autumn Art Exhibition Fri 19th Preview evening.

Free entry. 7.30 - 9.30 Sat 20th 10.30 -4pm £1.50 entry (children free) Sun 21st 11-4pm £1.50 entry (children free) www.foxtonart.org

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During the spring and summer of 1969, an event took place that would bring back memories to senior citizens and the younger generation a&e. Duxford Museum was to be used to recreate the 1940’s Royal Air Force Station, Duxford to make a film. This was one of the fighter command stations that took such an active part in what has become known as the Battle of Britian, a now vital part of this country’s history. During the filming crowds flocked to the boundary fences but no serious problems were’ encountered. When ever possible our youngest son Michael and his friend Bob Cole cycled to the area to watch the activities. I must admit I also did my share of watching. The film was simply named ‘The Battle of Britian’ and became a world wide success. Our local P.C Chris Ginn organised a coach party to travel to a London cinema to see the film. Some years later while 1 was stationed at Melbourn I had the honour to meet and have a chat with the late Group Captain Bader at Bassingboum Village College.

Telephone reports started coming in from the occupier of a large house in our section advising us that an intruder had been seen near the house. Despite our observations on several

occasions we never caught anyone. After several calls we realised we were only being told after ;a visit’. I decided we needed to investigate further so I went to the area myself to locate a suitable position in which to view the rear of the property. The next afternoon one of my officers and myself took up position. I remained on the ground and my officer shinned up a tree. We remained in these positions for three hours but no luck. Next day I answered a phone call from our complainant who reported that the ‘visitor’ had been again the previous day. I asked them what time the ‘visitor’ had been there. We were told it was the same time as we ourselves were on stakeout. I informed the caller of this.

Strange, but no more calls were ever received.

I recall one Saturday morning I was on duty in the office when 1 took a call from a young lad. 1 was on my own as it was a race day at Newmarket and all sections were required to send officers to perform duties at these meetings. The caller said a short while before he had received a phone call from his father saying he was in the Arrington area and he had taken an overdose of tablets. He had not given an exact location, only told him that he was on his own. I left the station immediately and once again drew on my local knowledge to come up with a possible location which were the woods bordering the old Wimpole road at the rear of Wimpole Hall. I made haste along the A 1198 and turned onto the back road to old Wimpole. As I approached the wooded area I spotted a car in the trees. I could not believe my luck. I rushed from my car and found the driver was still in his seat. 1 got onto the radio to call for an ambulance, ran back to the car and with great difficulty got the driver out and somehow or other made him walk up and down the woodland path.

You can imagine the sense of relief I felt at the sight of the ambulance and its crew. To be honest I was absolutely exhausted and it took some time for me to recover.

On the first Friday in October of 1969 we held our first autumn ball at Bassingboum Village College. It was non stop dancing with two sets of musicians, a professional band and a group made up entirely of Police officers under the leadership of Sergeant Gordon Ives, who had served with the Melbourn section in his early days. There were two meal sittings and the section ladies conducted the draw.

We enjoyed the subsequent write up in the Royston Crow which named the event as the function of the year in South Cambridgeshire. It became our main annual event of which we were very proud. Other sections also organized an annual dance which was ideal for good police and public relations.

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