Sports & Clubs

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

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, 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.

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

Melbourn and District Gardening Club

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.

Autumn 2010

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

Facilities available

State-of-the-art fitness suite, Dance studio, Floodlit astro-turf pitch, Floodlit tennis & netball courts, 20m swimming pool, Squash courts and Sports hall 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

http://melbourndynamos.co.uk 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.