Holy Trinity Church Fete – Cake Recipes for Competitions

VICTORIA SANDWICH CAKE

2 x 7inch BASIC FRUIT CAKE

6-inch

Ingredients

4 oz. self-raising flour (4 heaped tbsp)

4 oz. Stork table margarine

4 oz. caster sugar (4 rounded tbsp)

2 eggs

OVEN – Pre-heated to very moderate (Gas No.3: 335°F) – middle shelf

Method

1. Use creaming method.

2. Divide the mixture equally between the 2 x 7-inch tins and smooth evenly.

3. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 25-35 minutes.

4. Turn out: remove paper and cool on a wire tray.

5. When cold, sandwich together with jam and sprinkle with caster sugar or icing sugar.

6. Display on plate and cover loosely with cling film.

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. self-raising flour (8 heaped tbsp)

4 oz. Stork table margarine

4 oz. caster sugar (4 rounded tbsp).

4-6 oz. mixed fruit (currants, sultanas, raisins, etc.) cleaned

2 oz. mixed cut peel

1 egg

5 tablespoons milk

OVEN - Pre-heated to moderate (Gas No.4: 360°F.) – middle shelf

Method

1. Use rubbing in method.

2. Put in the prepared cake tin and smooth the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 1¼ -1½ hours.

3. Turn out, remove paper and cool on a wire tray.

4. Display on cake board and cover loosely with cling film.

Meldreth Scarecrow Festival: 10th & 11th June

Meldreth Scarecrow Festival returns with the theme “Top of the Crops”musicians, pop stars etc. The judges will walk around the village on Saturday afternoon, with Sunday being for those scarecrows that survive the night! There will be prizes for the top three best scarecrows. Please don’t leave actual musical instruments outside, and don’t block pavements.

Register your scarecrow at meldrethscarecrow@gmail.com by the Saturday morning and as last year we will have a custom Google maps for you to follow with a link publicised on the Spotted in Meldreth Facebook page. There will be paper copies on the noticeboards in the village and at the church fete. Please get in touch if you can help out with some light admin as well.

Thank you to everyone who plans to enter.

Roger Faires

Melbourn Family Fun Day

Saturday 24th June 1.00pm – 5.00pm The Moor, Melbourn

We’re back! After a five-year break, Melbourn Fete Committee is relaunching with a Family Fun Day to kickstart summer and raise funds and awareness for local groups and charities.

There will be children’s entertainment, animals, classic cars, model train rides, stalls showcasing local businesses and community groups and much more. A selection of local food and drink vans, as well as the ever-popular Home-Start café, will also be there providing a range of refreshment options.

Entry is FREE and we are grateful to our many sponsors for making this possible. See www.facebook.com/MelbournFete or www.melbournfete.co.uk for more information.

If you’re interested in being a stallholder, volunteering on the day and/or know how we can guarantee good weather, please get in touch on info@melbournfete.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Melbourn Family Fun Day Organisers

Orwell Singers Summer Concert

Our Summer Concert will take place at Orwell Village Hall on 8th July at 7.30pm, featuring a variety of songs, both ancient and modern. Ticket prices will be £10, including a buffet. We have choir members from several nearby villages and are always keen to welcome new members. Anyone interested in finding out more about the choir or the concert can contact me at jdavidmarsh@gmail.com or (01763) 261443, or Katie Reid at katie.reid@talk21.com or (01223) 207387.

At the concert we’ll be saying farewell to our present Musical Director, and will be looking to find a replacement well in time for the Autumn term. We offer fees and expenses so please contact Katie if you’re interested in hearing more about what’s involved.

David Marsh

Meldreth Village Hub

Summer Tea Party – Saturday 24th June from 1.00–4.00pm

Meldreth Village Hub – Elin Way

Bring a friend (or two) and join us for some mid-summer fun, FREE cups of tea and coffee, cakes, tasty summer food and entertainment for the children.

For more information about this event or how you could become a volunteer, please contact me on 07787 734973 or Jenni on 07792 578786. We look forward to seeing you!

Helen Meridew Lead Volunteer

Melbourn Hub www.melbournhub.co.uk

After a very busy May, when we celebrated the King’s Coronation in style with a fantastic street party, we’re very much looking forward to the summer at the Hub - hopefully with a bit more sunshine to come! Our artist in residence will be Ruth Westwood, and here’s what’s on over the course of the month.

Weekly Events

Thursdays: Primary Care Network 10.00-11.30am - Drop-in session providing advice and support on health and wellbeing.

Fridays: Children's Story Time 10.00-10.30am - For under 5s. No need to book!

June Events

Thursday 1st June - Carers Cafe - 2.00-3.30pm. A safe place for carers to come along to chat freely and enjoy a tea/coffee and cake. No need to book, just drop in.

Wednesday 21st June - Menopause Cafe 10.00am - 12 noon. Meet others and get advice and support from the personalised care team. Please book via email at cpicb@meridiancare.nhs.net.

Wednesday 28th June - Monthly Lunch Club 12.15-1.45pm. Meet others for a social lunch together. Booking essential - contact the Hub on (01763) 263303 or email hubadmin@melbournhub.com.

Special for June

Saturday 3rd June 4.00pm - “Tea at four and more” with author Mandy Morton. Tickets £10. Includes a cream tea and a book. Booking essential - contact the Hub on (01763) 263303 or email hubadmin@melbournhub.com.

Linsey Craike on behalf of Melbourn Hub

Meldreth Local History Group (MLHG) www.meldrethhistory.org.uk

MLHG held its AGM on 24th April. This was followed by a presentation by Alan Williams on life in Meldreth in the 1960s. We would like to thank Alan for all his hard work on putting such an entertaining and well-researched talk together. Both the AGM and the talk were attended by over 50 people and we’d like to say a big thank you to all the attendees for their continued support of Meldreth Local History Group. As usual, there was no charge for this event and we are grateful to those who made a donation on the day towards our work.

There are over 700 pages on Meldreth, past and present, on our website or follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/meldrethhistory).

Kathryn Betts MLHG Webmaster

Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group

At our April meeting we welcomed the Lift Off Choir, led by Clare Silver. She began with a warm up session which we were encouraged to take part in. We were then invited to sing along with the choir in some short songs. It was most enjoyable. Sue Toule gave a vote of thanks and a donation.

In May we had our usual Summer Supper. Our next meeting will be in Meldreth on 27th June. This is a members’ music evening when we have the opportunity to take along our favourite pieces.

For more information about the group, or if you would like a programme or a lift, please telephone one of the committee members: Diane Blundell (01763) 221415, Sue Toule (01763) 260955, Angela Leach (01763) 262793, Mary Bailey (01763) 220171 or Mary Purdy (01763) 260864.

Angela Leach

Lift Off Choir

Lift Off Choir made their feature film debut in April, featuring in a scene in the film Opus 28. It was a surreal moment when I found myself on a zoom call with a Canadian film director and associated team a few months ago, negotiating terms for our choir to appear in their film. Once we had agreed to take part, a song arrangement was written for us by a Canadian choral arranger and we had four rehearsals to get ourselves up to performance standard.

It's fair to say that a lot of hard work went into those rehearsals, as well as plenty of personal practice, as choir members sang along at home to the YouTube tutorial videos I made specially for the project. On the day that the film crew came to see our work in the Village Hall, we were all incredibly nervous, but it was a joyous moment when all the hard work came together and the film makers were delighted with the singing.

So, on a Monday evening in April we spent four hours filming the scene at Meldreth Church. It was an eye opener for us all. Filming is not glamorous. It is a lot of standing around and repeating the same task over and over again, but ... it was so interesting, and great to have a shared experience as a choir probably never to be repeated again. After all it's not every day one appears in a film.

Myself and all the singers felt so much pride at being involved in the project, especially because the film had a focus on our lovely village of Meldreth. The singing was a real team effort and I am so grateful to the singers who gave up their time and worked so hard to achieve the final result. We will have to wait sometime to see the finished film - hopefully that will be some time next year - but we can't wait until we do.

In other news, the choir visited Meldreth and Melbourn Women’s Group to lead a singing workshop last month and on 10th June we will be performing at Meldreth Church Fete. For more information about the choir please contact me.