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Meldreth Matters, September 2016 Contents include …

September Events in Meldreth Daniel Goodfellow Meldreth & Orchard Manor Fete Royston & District Motorcycle Club Primary School Youth Club What’s On for Families Friends of Holy Trinity County Councillor’s Report News from Heidi Allen Meldreth Then and Now Volunteering Opportunities Chutney Comp. & Recipe Book Parish Council Letters to the Editor Eternit Application: volunteers Neighbourhood Watch Gardening Women’s Group Good Companions WI Church News History Group Peak Time Congestion in Cambridge Local Events Duxford Music Workshop Royston Choral Society Melbourn Sports Centre Pet News Village Directory Index to Advertisers

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Welcome to the September issue of Meldreth Matters.

The magazine has a slightly different look this month as we highlight the planning application that has been submitted for the Marley Eternit site. If approved, the application could see a 19% increase in the number of houses in the village.

This month’s cover, by Richard Burns, shows the proposed development in relation to the village as a whole. The pullout insert in the centre pages includes a detailed plan of the site plus further information from the Parish Council’s Working Party.

By the time this issue of MM drops through your letter box, you should have received a questionnaire from the Parish Council. Please ensure that you have your say by returning a completed questionnaire by 4th September. A public meeting will be held in the Village Hall at 7.00pm on Friday 9th September.

Kathryn

Cover: Map of Meldreth Showing the Proposed Eternit Development. Created by Richard Burns.

The opinions expressed in the letters and articles in this magazine are those of the writers, who are responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within them.

The last date for copy is the 12th of each month.

Copy should be submitted by email where possible, to meldrethmatters@hotmail.com or delivered to the Editor, Kathryn Betts at 36 North End, Meldreth, SG8 6NT Tel. (01763) 268428 The Editor reserves the right to withhold from publication or to shorten if necessary, any article or letter sent to her.

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September Events in Meldreth Saturday 3rd September, 10.30am to 12 noon Coffee Break Sheltered Housing Community Room, Elin Way Please come along and enjoy a chat together over coffee or tea with biscuits included at very reasonable prices. We also hope to have a ‘Bring and Buy’ cake stall.

Sunday 4th September Friends of Holy Trinity Car Show Holy Trinity Churchyard This is the 12th year of this event. The churchyard will be full with a wide variety of exhibits dating from the 1920s to the 1980s including cars, motor bikes and historic pedal bikes.

Teas will be served all afternoon in the Meeting Room and there will be displays of paintings and sketches in the Church as well a chance to try your hand at bell ringing. Background music will be provided in the churchyard by the Memphis Jazz Band and friends.

Entry £5.00 adults, children up to 16 with an adult £1.00.

Friday 9th September, 7.00pm Parish Council EGM on the Development Proposed at Marley Eternit Meldreth Village Hall See centre pages insert for further information Saturday 17th September, 7.00pm Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society Fundraising Quiz Night Meldreth Village Hall Teams of 6. £12 per person including fish & chip supper.

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Saturday 24th September, 1.00-4.00pm The Aurora Meldreth Manor and Orchard Manor Fete Stalls, entertainment, refreshments Adults £1.00, Children, 5-16 50p, under 5, free See page 7 and back page for full details Friday 30th September, 7.30pm Melbourn & Meldreth Joint Parish Harvest Supper Village Hall Tickets cost £6.50 per person and must be purchased in advance from Sue Toule on (01763) 260955 or Pat Smith on (01763) 262575 as numbers are limited. There is a list of salads/apple pies required and we would be grateful if you would sign up to help with that. All expenses may be claimed back from Sue Toule.

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Meldreth’s Daniel Goodfellow: Olympic Medallist On the evening of 8th August my family and I spent the evening huddled around a mobile phone screen in a remote corner of Cornwall, watching the final of the 10 metre men's synchronised diving live from the Olympic Games in Rio. With no television in the house that we have rented annually for the past fifteen years, this was our only means of keeping up with the latest development in the extraordinary diving career of Daniel Goodfellow, who spent all his years of primary education at Meldreth.

Mrs Samways (nee Harrison) romantically imagines that he may have made some of his Dan (left) and Matthew, first strokes in the outdoor learning pool that pictured on a Primary we have fought so hard to keep open over School trip to Derbyshire the years, but certainly, from a very young age, Daniel and his twin brother Matthew were arriving at school every morning having already spent an hour on the boards at Parkside Pool in Cambridge, embarking on a diving career which for Dan in particular, would dominate his childhood years.

In 2005, when the boys would have been nine, I recall spending a lunchtime in my classroom in July, desperately trying to tune into the live news on the class PC (with the help of a young Andrew Betts) to discover whether Britain had been successful in its bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Upon the announcement that London had beaten Paris to secure the games, we set off running around school in delighted disbelief shouting the news to all and everyone who was interested.

Seven years later, I miraculously found myself, with family in tow, at that remarkable opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Barely sixteen, Daniel's day had not yet arrived, but I felt delighted and proud as I opened the official glossy programme to find a full page picture of Dan - in mid-dive - singled out as 'one to watch' for the future ‌ and so we did!

In school Daniel, like his brother, was a clever, hardworking and determined boy - a brilliant all round sportsman, too. He and Matt guaranteed the school success in three consecutive local schools' swimming galas; they seemed to complete their lengths while their 4

opponents' ankles were still dry! I also recall that Daniel had this extraordinary ability to do a full 360° backflip and land back on his feet - a feat he would frequently dazzle us with! He was a fiercely loyal brother too. If ever I had cause in class to call out Matt's name for some minor misdemeanour, Dan would spring out of his seat to demand what the problem was and to deny any wrong doing on Matt's part at all.

Just before the boys completed their final year at Meldreth, they both came on the school residential trip to the Peak District in Derbyshire.

We attended an open air swimming pool in the village of Hathersage where, unlike most pools, diving was allowed. Dan promptly climbed the steps and performed what looked to us like a perfect Olympic quality dive with tucks and somersaults and twists. A shrill screech on the lifeguard’s whistle welcomed Dan to the surface. "Learn to dive first, sonny, before you try the fancy stuff" came the lifeguard's rebuff!

The irony was not lost on us!

As the boys moved on to MVC, we kept track of Daniel's progress and successes. Our trophy cabinet features photographs and news cuttings reflecting some of his triumphs over the years. More recently, I chewed my nails through the European Championships in May where Dan, now partnering the iconic diving poster boy, Tom Daley, narrowly missed gold and waited with nervous trepidation for the Olympic Finals in Rio! It was certainly a strange feeling on the night of 8th August, pride and hope combined, as I peered into that mobile phone screen, close to Land’s End and then straight across the Atlantic to Rio where the diving finals were taking place. With mounting anxiety we watched, powerless to help, as the contest unfolded. With Daley and Goodfellow resting in fifth place as the final dive approached, I recognised at once that familiar expression of stony resolution as Dan stepped out onto the high board with Tom Daley for his final dive that night. Our jangling nerves exploded into elation as we watched a near perfect dive become converted into an Olympic Bronze medal … and yes … tears of joy were shed! Within seconds my phone was alive with colleague after colleague from school texting emotional messages of delight from their holidays around the world. I imagined crowds cheering in The British Queen and a ripple of joy spreading through the village. It was a glorious Meldreth moment - and one we shall never forget! Daniel Goodfellow - Meldreth's own Olympic hero!

Andrew Jones Deputy Headteacher, Meldreth Primary School 5

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The gates open at 1.00pm with the grand opening at 1.15pm by the CEO of The Aurora Group. The BBQ and hog roast supplied by “Davey’s Butchers” will be kicking off at 1.00pm so why not come down to have lunch.

We have all the regular stalls planned including tombolas, raffles, cakes and many different games. We will have bouncy castles, steam train rides and the animals from Shepreth Wildlife Park. We have “Herts Blood Runners” bringing a selection of their motorbikes. We also have driving lessons in the main car park for anyone over the age of 14 supplied by Keyhole’s School of Motoring” who have very kindly offered to support us again, so all those budding young drivers why not come down to have a go? We have also opened up the fete to outside stalls/stands. There are still spaces available both in the inside craft arena and outside with the fete. To book a stall call (01763) 268000 or look out for our Facebook event page.

Any donations to use on the stalls or as a raffle prizes, would be gratefully received, please contact us on (01763) 268000 or pop into our reception.

The day doesn’t end at 5.00pm as after a quick change we will be ready to go again with live music on the lawn. The beer tent and BBQ will re-open at 5.45pm with the entertainment starting at 6.00pm.

Please join us to share in our successes over the year and to see what changes are in the pipeline for both Meldreth & Orchard Manor as well as participating in our fundraising activities. You can also check out our Facebook Page “Supporters of Meldreth & Orchard Manor” where further information will be displayed.

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Royston & District Motorcycle Club The Royston and District Motorcycle Club hosted a presentation evening on 20th July to various charities following their annual Bike Show which was held on 15th June.

In presenting the cheques, Show co-ordinator Mark Coningsby explained that in spite of a poor weather forecast for the show event held at the Eternit Sports and Social Club, the show was a success with over 1500 people attended, raising over ÂŁ8,000 for charity.

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Meldreth Primary School www.meldreth.cambs.sch.uk For this month’s issue, I have collected a number of the children’s responses to the question of what they enjoyed most over the past school year. I hope they reflect what a creative and diverse time we have all enjoyed in school over the year!

Andrew Jones Deputy Headteacher My very first memory in Robin Class was being in Elmer the Elephant’s house in our role play area.—Maya My favourite thing this year is swimming because I like the froggy float.

—Liam, 5 I really, really, really like choosing the playdough because you get to make ice creams.—Bailey, 4 I liked writing, drawing and colouring. I liked that it made my brain work.—Sienna, 5 I have really liked dressing up for special days because I could pretend I was a princess.—Maya, 5 I liked the woods learning because we made stick stuff like wind chimes.—McKenzie, 5 My best thing is writing about dinosaurs. I really liked finding the dinosaur bones in the school garden.—Harry, 5 I liked playing with Sam at school because he’s my friend.—Rennie, 5 My favourite thing was going to the Bird of Prey centre. I liked the White Tailed Eagle, the Bald Eagle and the Chilly Blue Eagle!—Sean I also liked the flying show and the lunch where we got to see a gecko and a tarantula.—Sean My favourite thing in Kingfisher Class is when you get to take the kingfisher home and take pictures of him.—Lukas I loved doing sewing with Mrs Maskell, because that’s a challenge.

—Oscar

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My favourite thing inside the classroom was the nativity because you can express yourself. My favourite thing outside the classroom was going to the Fitzwilliam Museum.—Eve I loved it when we cooked Mexican Food with Mrs Millington and we had a Mexican festival.—Charlie W I loved learning about World War I. We went and read the names on the war memorial 100 years after the Battle of the Somme began in July.—Phillippa I liked going to Sutton Hoo and learning about the Anglo Saxons – I really like learning about history.—Daniel F We did a triathlon and everyone in the school had to run and swim and ride a bike and that was brilliant.—Lola B We put on Robin Hood and the Sherwood Hoodies as our end of year production. There were some great jokes and funny moments. We had such a fab time!—George C We had the day of Bikeability games. The team brought a mix of bikes from tandems to unicycles. One of the bikes was like a giant wheelbarrow bike. We sat in the front over a single wheel which made it really unstable. The Bikeability man cycled us round the playground but eventually the bike toppled over and we fell out!

—Evie LM & Abi B Meldreth School Football team, also known as Mr Jones’ purple army, went to London to play in the East of England schools football tournament. We came 3rd. Now that was a magnificent achievement—Oscar, Kurt, James Mrs Willan bought us all chips on the last night in Scarborough and we sat on the beach and ate them, walking back to the hotel in the dark.

—Georgia M Widdershin’s puppet theatre came to school just before Christmas and did The Elves and the Shoemaker. My favourite character was the cheeky little mouse that kept eating the cheese!—Ruby S We won the Bikeability Cycle to School challenge and the prize was a cycling cinema show. We had a huge screen playing Wallace and Gromit and we all had to take it in turn to cycle fixed bikes as the power for the sound of the film came from pedal power!—Neo & Liam

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Melbourn Area Youth Club Melbourn Area Youth Club is open and free to all 11-18 year olds, and meets from 7.00 to 9.00pm at the very lovely refurbished pavilion on Melbourn Recreation Ground. This popular club resumes for term time on 18th September.

Melbourn, Meldreth, Foxton, Shepreth and Fowlmere Parish Councils provide financial support for this service, which is run by the community development charity Groundwork.

If you have any questions, please contact Lead Youth Worker Lisa Steeples on 07702 941440 or lisa.steeples@groundwork.org.uk, or get in touch with me using the details below.

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What’s On for Children and Families in September Saturday 3rd September, 11.00am – 3.00pm Nature Hunt, Botanic Gardens, Cambridge CB2 1JE A family challenge – find anything from fallen petals to nibbled pinecones. Children free. Adults pay admission price (£5).

Saturday 3rd September, 2.00pm – 4.00pm Knit and Giggle, Royston Museum SG8 5AL Free drop-in session for children of all abilities. No need to book.

For information, (01763) 242587 curator@roystonmuseum.org.uk.

Saturday 10th September, 10.00am – 5.00pm Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival, Fen Ditton Meadows CB5 8ST In addition to the dragon boat races, there will be inflatables, a funfair, rides and food stalls. In aid of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust.

For information (01780) 470718 or dragonboatfestivals.co.uk.

Saturday 24th September, 11.00am – 1.00pm ReSource: Big Bronze, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge CB2 1RB Sculpture for 13 to 18 year olds with Susie Olczac. Study Henry Moore’s sculpture on the lawn and learn how sculptors work.

Booking essential: £5. (01223) 332904 or education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk.

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Sunday 25th September, 11.00am – 4.00pm Lark Rise Festival of Food and Farming, Bird’s Farm, Haslingfield Road, Barton CB23 7AG Local food and crafts, face painting, tractor and trailer rides and lots more. A celebration of farming, food and wildlife. Free entry and parking (donations welcome). Proceeds to the Countryside Restoration Trust. More details from: www.skiddle.com or (01223) 262999.

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Friends of Holy Trinity www.foht.org.uk This Month’s Event Sunday 4th September, 2.00-5.00pm: Car Show This is the 12th year of this event. The churchyard will be full with a wide variety of exhibits including this Lotus Eleven 11 of the 1950s Le Mans winning era together with new and previous exhibits spanning the 1920s to the 1980s including some motor bikes and historic pedal bikes.

Teas will be served all afternoon in the Meeting Room and there will be displays of paintings and car sketches in the Church as well a chance to try your hand at bell ringing. Background music will be provided in the churchyard by the Memphis Jazz Band and friends.

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Friday 21st October The initial stages of the British East India Company’s involvement in India, an illustrated talk by Gregor Davey.

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County Councillor’s Report Next Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group meeting This will take place on 20th September at 7 for 7.30pm, at Melbourn Village College. All welcome! Please contact railusergroup@gmail.com if you would like to be on the mailing list for the agenda. Our aim is to get the powers that be on board with the idea that all three stations need serious upgrades to accommodate the huge surge in capacity that is already happening (10% growth in footfall each year) and set to take off from 2018 when we get twice hourly off-peak, 8-car trains.

Thank You to Station Gardeners Without our volunteers who keep flower tubs well-watered, we would not have had such lovely displays to enjoy all summer long. Thank you very much to our Melbourn Village College Duke of Edinburgh volunteers at Meldreth Station, Toby and Max Walker and Sam and Aidan Luebcke.

Local Businesses Supporting Cycle and Rail Travel Following on from the news that Astrazeneca is to begin sponsoring maintenance of our new cycle paths, it is great to report another local business’s support now in the pipeline: Reed Autos, situated on the A10 in Foxton, on the occasion of its Open Day on 22nd September from 3.00-7.00pm to promote its new body shop and ironically honouring ‘World Car Free Day’, has enthusiastically agreed to help promote cycle and rail travel along the A10. At the time of writing we’re awaiting final confirmation of the practical measures that Reed’s will put into place, but details will be announced soon… watch this space!

Meanwhile, Teacake and Shepreth Wildlife Park both provide flower tubs at Shepreth Station, and Bury Lane and Phillimore always help us out with supplies for Meldreth Station. Foxton Gardens Association covers the costs of plants at Foxton. If any other local business would like to put a unique mark on some aspect of support for sustainable transport, please get in touch.

Cambridge Traffic Congestion Measures (see also page 44) Anyone considering driving into Cambridge in peak time might want to take a look at the latest consultation from the Cambridge City Deal, at www.gccitydeal.co.uk/congestion.

The consultation is open until Monday 10 October, and asks for views on an ‘eight-point package of measures to tackle congestion’ in Cambridge. Of particular interest will be proposals for Peak-time Congestion Control Points (PCCPs).

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Cameras with automatic number plate recognition would be located at fixed points in the city and drivers passing those points in peak hours would be subject to a fine. The suggested locations are on Queens’ Road, Grange Road, East Road, Hills Road, Mill Road and Coldhams Lane. Buses, taxis, bicycles and emergency vehicles would be exempt.

The proposals also include a Workplace Parking Levy – an annual fee charged to employers with staff parking spaces. The level of the fee, and the number of parking spaces at which the fee would start to be levied, have not yet been suggested, but the consultation points to Nottingham as an example, where employers with more than 10 employee parking spaces pay an annual fee of £375 per space, and can choose to pass that cost on to their employees. A peak time congestion charge at entry points to the city, which could have generated income for an attractive bus service in the wider area, was rejected by the three City Deal Board members.

A consultation event will be held at Melbourn Village College on 14th September, from 5.00 to 7.30pm. Basic information is also available through leaflets at the Melbourn Hub or the Clerk.

New Path to Meldreth Station For those of you following planning news, you may have seen that the planning inspector has ruled in favour of an appeal for 199 houses off New Road Melbourn. While the village was strongly opposed to the application on the basis of concern about public infrastructure coping with a significantly increased population, good work was done to ensure a decent developer contribution toward improving public infrastructure. Key for knock-on effects in Meldreth will be a significant upgrade to the footpath across the field to Meldreth Station, which we hope will encourage more people to walk not drive now that the station car park is often full.

Police Drop-in event at Melbourn Hub: Key Messages Contactless debit cards are vulnerable to cyberattack just by being in close physical proximity to a hacking device.

Human trafficking – otherwise known as modern slavery – exists right here in South Cambridgeshire. I talked with Chief Inspector James Sutherland about the distressing graphic details of some of the fourteen cases he had personally witnessed.

To avoid your community becoming a honey pot for burglars, it’s vital to have culture of locked doors and secure property. A pattern of burglary can quickly develop otherwise.

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Goalball at Melbourn Village College Through continuing liaison with Camsight, we’re looking forward to welcoming Warren Wilson at Melbourn Village College on 27th September to teach goalball skills. This is an Olympic sport, played by a combination of sighted and visually impaired people.

Warren will be fresh from attending the Paralympics in Rio (not as an athlete, he hastens to say, though he is an avid goalball player).

Hearing directly from him about his experiences there will only add to the excitement of the success of Meldreth resident and former MVC student Dan Goodfellow, Bronze Medallist in the diving competition (see pages 4-5 in this issue).

Drains There has been a lot of talk about jetting drains ever since last spring.

I’m assured that all the streets that have been logged for jetting will get done, but it is taking much time to get round everywhere – the waiting list is months long. Unfortunately this is a reflection of the state of County Council finance, where keeping council tax down as low as possible, against a total switch-off of central government maintenance support, has negative consequences. Nevertheless, PLEASE do report any concerns.

We’re asked to log complaints on line: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20081/roads_and_pathways/10/ roadworks_and_faults. Alternatively, please contact the Parish Clerk or me for help!

Next drop-in advice surgery As always I am at the Melbourn Hub on the first Monday of the month, from 2.30-3.30pm. There is no need to sign up – just come along, or let me know if you’d like to meet at another time, closer to home.

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News from Heidi Allen www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk They say a week is a long time in politics but within the last few months I am sure we have all had enough politics to last us a year!

It would be impossible for me to write this newsletter without referring to the recent EU Referendum. I received an unprecedented amount of correspondence following the vote from mostly, although not by any means all, disappointed and worried constituents. As I was unable to reply individually to every email, I held public meetings in Cambourne and Duxford instead, so thank you to everyone who came along.

Videos of the meetings and information regarding constitutional issues and policy areas are on my website for those who could not attend.

Since the result, I have held further meetings with representatives from our Councils, academic, science, health and agricultural sectors. Whilst we do not yet have an outline of the terms of negotiation, I am sure they will start to emerge when the House returns after summer recess in September. I will continue to listen to the needs of all sectors and ensure the needs of South Cambridgeshire are at the heart of the Cabinet’s negotiations.

Onto the more light hearted duties of your constituency MP, I was delighted to be invited to pull the first pint at the Shelford Feast. The event was part of a week-long series of fundraising events and not only did they raise an incredible amount of money (I believe they are still counting!) I managed to remember how to pull a pint!

Just ahead of breaking for the summer holidays, I was able to visit three more schools in Stapleford, Trumpington and Guilden Morden. I am slowly getting around, so please bear with me if I haven’t visited your school yet! The hard work and commitment of teachers, parents and 20

governors is always plain for me to see so I was absolutely devastated when our new Secretary of State Justine Greening announced that the Department for Education would delay the introduction of the new Fairer Funding Formula for another year. Although Justine was very clear that no local authority would receive less funding than the top up amount we had received this year, I have asked officers at the County Council to digest what this will mean for us in real terms. I want to assure you that I am supporting our schools 100% on this and am seeking to meet with her as soon as possible.

As always, I am holding drop-in surgeries; the next one will be in Queen Edith’s on 3rd September. Please see my website for details www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/residents-drop-surgeries or get in touch with my office if there is anything I can help with. Telephone (01954) 212707 or email heidi.allen.mp@parliament.uk.

Heidi Allen

Meldreth Local History Group has a new pack of notelets for sale Featuring four new colour photographs of Meldreth today, the packs are composed of eight cards (two of each design) and are priced at £4 per pack.

Packs can be obtained from Joan and Tim Gane on

Melwood in Autumn

(01763) 260129 or info@meldrethhistory.org.uk

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Topcliffe Mill in Winter

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Meldreth Then and Now Each month we are showing ”then and now” images of Meldreth scenes. This month’s images show Bramble Cottage in the 1920s (above) and photographed

by Tim Gane in 2007 (below). The cottage is in Whitecroft Road and was previously known as Kitt’s Cottage and Orchard Cottage.

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Volunteering Opportunities Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Team Arthur needs you!! An hour of your time means such a lot to the Hospice. Do you know someone who might like to join TEAM ARTHUR and become part of an extraordinary future? Arthur Rank Hospice Charity needs to bolster their fabulous volunteer team, ahead of moving to their new hospice home in Shelford Bottom!

Volunteers have been at the heart of the Hospice since it first opened its doors on the Brookfield Hospital site on Mill Road 35 years ago. It started with just a handful of volunteers and now the Hospice replies on a fantastic team of over 360 who support the clinical, fundraising and administrative teams. Often it is their presence and warm welcome which can help normalise experiences for those receiving the Hospice’s care.

As the building springs up at Shelford Bottom - with a footprint of 2500 m2, a total floor area of 5000m2 over two floors, twice the number of patient beds and around three times the amount of outdoor and garden space - the need for a new influx of volunteers has become increasingly physically apparent. There are some exciting new roles created by the Hospice’s move to their new home, including patient group activity leader, education receptionist, education assistant, café assistants and meet and greet representatives. We also need to strengthen the number of volunteers helping with driving, gardening, afternoon tea, the Inpatient Unit, reception, the shops, bereavement support and fundraising.

Even just 2-3 hours of your time each week or fortnight could make such a difference! Please get in touch with the Volunteer Services team, who are dedicated to finding the right fit for your availability and skills, by calling Vipra on 01223 72311 or emailing Volunteer@arhc.org.uk, or to find out more visit arhc.org.uk/volunteering.asp.

Duxford Saturday Morning Workshop Workshop is currently appealing for a few more volunteer instrumental tutors who would like to help our learners and broaden their own skills. For further information see pages 48-49 of this issue of Meldreth Matters or visit the Workshop’s website, http://duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk.

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Looking Ahead: The Joan Gipson Challenge Are you a chutney maker? Do you have a supply of tomatoes?

At the Church fete next summer there will be a new competition for the best jar of chutney made to Joan Gipson’s previously secret recipe.

Joan left the recipe to her granddaughter Laura with a message saying ‘For you to make when I am dead and gone.’ The family have kindly agreed to share the recipe with us and using it seems a good way for us all to remember Joan.

Joan Gipson’s Tomato Chutney Ingredients: 2lb large tomatoes 2lb cooking apples 1lb onions 8oz sultanas 1lb brown sugar 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp ground ginger 1½ pints pickling vinegar Method: 1. Skin the tomatoes (leave in boiling water for a minute or so).

2. Peel, slice and core the apples. Chop the onions.

3. Put tomatoes, apples and onions with the sultanas in a food processor and chop finely. Put all the ingredients into a large pan with the vinegar, spices and salt and cook slowly for 3 to 4 hours until thick.

4. Put into clean jars and seal when cool.

More favourite village recipes will be appearing in a Meldreth Cookery Book BUT we need YOUR contributions!

See facing page for details.

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Meldreth’s Favourite Recipes We are intending to make a book of the village’s favourite recipes to sell at the next Christmas Tree Festival and we hope you will help us.

We’d like to include contributions from as many people as possible.

Please send your recipe, by email if you can, to: hilaryjcrawforth@btopenworld.com or deliver to Hilary Crawforth at 1 Chiswick End, Meldreth SG8 6LZ. You can add a photo of the dish or yourself if you’d like us to try to include those – no promises!

Please add some information about yourself and the recipe along these lines: Your name ……………………………………………………………...

Why this is your favourite recipe …………..…………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………..

Who likes to eat it and when …………………..……………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..

Where the recipe came from originally ………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………..

Do you have any interesting stories about your recipe? …………….. ………………………………………………………………………….....

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Meldreth Village Dia Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Did You Know?

Every copy of Meldreth Matters from January 2009 onwards is available online at free.yudu.com 9.30-11.30am Meldreth Local History Group 7.30-10.00pm Old Time Dancing Start of school term 9.30-11.30am Meldreth Local History Group 7.30-10.00pm Old Time Dancing

10.00am-12.00 Handbells 9.30-11.30am Baby & Toddler Group 5.00-6.00pm Junior Martial Arts 5.30pm & 7.30pm Slimming World 7.00 - 8.00pm Aerobics 6.00-7.00 Brownies 7.00-10.00pm Crafters

6.00 - 6.45pm Pilates

7.00 - 9.00 pm Tennis

7.30pm Parish

6.00 - 6.45pm Pilates 7.30pm WI

7.45-9.00pm Bell Ringing 9.30-11.30am Baby & Toddler Group

6.00 - 6.45pm Pilates

7.00 - 8.00pm Aerobics

5.30pm & 7.30pm Slimming World

7.00 - 9.00pm Tennis

7.00-10.00pm Crafters

6.00-7.00 Brownies

10.00am-12.00 Handbells 5.00-6.00pm Junior Martial Arts

9.30-11.30am Meldreth Local History Group

10.00-12.00pm Handbells 9.30-11.30am Baby & 5.00-6.00pm Martial Arts Toddler Group

7.30-10.00pm Old Time Dancing

7.00 - 8.00pm Aerobics 7.00-10.00pm Crafters 8.00pm Prayer Group

7.30-10.00pm Old Time Dancing

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10.00-12.00pm Handbells 10.45-11.30am Mobile Lib. 5.00-6.00pm Martial Arts 7.00 - 8.00pm Aerobics 7.00-10.00pm Crafters 7.45pm Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group

5.30pm & 7.30pm Slimming World

6.00 - 6.45pm Pilates

7.00 - 9.00pm Tennis

6.00-7.00 Brownies 7.45-9.00pm Bell Ringing 9.30-11.30am Baby & Toddler Group

6.00 - 6.45pm Pilates

5.30pm & 7.30pm Slimming World

7.00 - 9.00pm Tennis

6.00-7.00 Brownies 7.45-9.00pm Bell Ringing

Church Services and Bell Ringing are held at Holy Trinity Church.

Local History Group and the ‘Coffee Break’ mornings are held in the Sheltered Housing Commun Trinity meeting room. The Mobile Library Service visits Bell Close. All other events are held in th 28

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10.00am - 4.00pm Mouse Show

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10.30am-12 noon Coffee Break

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7.00pm Parish Council EGM on the Development Proposed at Marley Eternit

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8.00am Holy Communion 2.00-5.00pm Car Show, Holy Trinity 5.00pm Meat Raffle, BQ 8.00pm Quiz & Open the Box, British Queen

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Sunday

8.00am Holy Communion 5.00pm Meat Raffle, BQ 8.00pm Quiz & Open the Box, British Queen

7.00pm MADS Fundraising Quiz Night (see page 2)

9.45am Family Communion & New Seekers Sunday School 2.30-6.30pm Tea Dance 5.00pm Meat Raffle, BQ 8.00pm Quiz & Open the Box, British Queen

1.00-5.00pm The Aurora Meldreth and Orchard Manor Fete, Meldreth Manor (see page 7 and back cover)

8.00am Holy Communion

7.30pm Joint Parish Harvest Supper (see page 3)

5.00pm Meat Raffle, BQ 8.00pm Quiz & Open the Box, British Queen

The copy deadline for the October issue of Meldreth Matters is Monday 12th September

The Prayer Group meets at 85 North End. Cam Valley Crafters, Good Companions, Meldreth ity Centre, Elin Way. Brownies & Melbourn and Meldreth Women’s Group meet in the Holy he Village Hall unless otherwise indicated.

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150 NEW HOUSES: YES OR NO? MELDRETH PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED AT MARLEY ETERNIT,

WHADDON ROAD, MELDRETH

150 NEW HOUSES: YES OR NO? MELDRETH PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED AT MARLEY ETERNIT,

WHADDON ROAD, MELDRETH

CONSULTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED AT MARLEY ETERNIT The application is now in for the Marley Eternit development. This is potentially the most important event to hit Meldreth in recent history and could represent a 19% increase in the number of households in Meldreth.

received the planning application.

As anticipated, it is an outline application for up to 150 houses and can be viewed in full online at SCDC's planning website under planning reference S/1901/16/OL.

Now is your chance to have a say.

The Parish Council, as part of our input to SCDC, is conducting a village-wide consultation and we want a high level of response.

You will have received your consultation documents, along with details on how to complete them, during the week beginning 22nd August. Please read them carefully as they summarise the application. The consultation closes at midnight on Sunday 4th September.

You will be aware that over the past few months local residents have been invited to public consultations held by Footprint on behalf of Marley Eternit, owners of the factory on the Whaddon Road. They set out proposals for a residential development of up to 150 houses to be built on the former Atlas Works and invited the views of local residents, prior to submitting a planning application.

South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) has now

It is important to remember that the results of this survey will represent your views to the Parish Council and to the planning authority.

Everyone in your household is entitled to have a say, no matter their age.

The more responses we receive from residents and businesses, the more weight your views will have.

Please also feel free to write individually with your views to the SCDC Planning Department by following the link "Comment on this application" under planning ref S/1901/16/OL* or by post addressed to David Thompson, Planning Department, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6EA. The Marley Eternit Working Group will collate the responses and present them at an EGM scheduled to be held at 7.00pm on Friday 9th September in the Village Hall.

The Working Group has also been busy with the following: • Meetings with the Local Education Authority and NHS England • Liaising with the SCDC Planning Department • Instructing a planning lawyer • Assessing the planning application documents The earliest this application is anticipated to be heard by the SCDC Planning Committee is 5th October. Please see the next issue of Meldreth Matters for confirmation or otherwise.

Meldreth Parish Council

THE DEVELOPMENT ARLEY ETERNIT Everyone in your household is entitled to have a say, no matter their age.

The more responses we receive from residents and businesses, the more weight your views will have.

Please also feel free to write individually with your views to the SCDC Planning Department by following the link "Comment on this application" under planning ref S/1901/16/OL* or by post addressed to David Thompson, Planning Department, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6EA. The Marley Eternit Working Group will collate the responses and present them at an EGM scheduled to be held at 7.00pm on Friday 9th September in the Village Hall.

The Working Group has also been busy with the following: • Meetings with the Local Education Authority and NHS England • Liaising with the SCDC Planning Department • Instructing a planning lawyer • Assessing the planning application documents The earliest this application is anticipated to be heard by the SCDC Planning Committee is 5th October. Please see the next issue of Meldreth Matters for confirmation or otherwise.

Meldreth Parish Council

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Meldreth Parish Council www.meldreth-pc.org.uk There was no Parish Council meeting in August. The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Thursday 1st September at 7.30pm in the Green Room, Meldreth Village Hall.

No planning details were received from the Parish Council prior to the copy deadline for this issue of Meldreth Matters. However, minutes of planning meetings may be viewed on the Parish Council website and details of planning applications can be accessed on the following site: http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/wphappcriteria.display Kathryn Betts Editor Meldreth Parish Council - Contact Details http://www.meldreth-pc.org.uk Parish Office, Meldreth Sheltered Scheme, Elin Way, Royston SG8 6LT Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10.00 am to 12 noon.

By appointment at other times.

Parish Clerk: Mrs J Damant (01763) 269928 parishclerk@meldreth-pc.org.uk Parish Councillors: Mrs C J Fallon

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Letters to the Editor Mettle Hill The Parish Council is currently considering two projects which, depending on outcomes, will have impacts on our community. The larger of the two, the proposed development of the Marley Eternit site, is now under active consideration whilst the other, the Mettle Hill site, is a long-standing issue. I am writing to you about Mettle Hill as I have been asked by my colleagues on the Parish Council to lead a new working group to help determine its outcome. This has now been formed. Priority will be given by the Council to addressing the Marley Eternit proposals but in the meantime the Mettle Hill group will be undertaking more detailed work and research on the options we have for that site.

I’d like to acknowledge the considerable work already done to gather opinions on Mettle Hill and to thank residents for their contributions.

The recent consultation questionnaire has given us valuable insights into opinion, especially in the form of the many narrative comments we received. There were, for example, distinct preferences not to sell the site but to retain it to generate a regular income for the community, perhaps leasing it for other uses, recognising the income producing potential whilst noting many preferences for village amenity use.

The Mettle Hill group is keen to recommend an outcome with which the majority of village residents would find some favour and we will be working towards that objective. The outcome cannot be predicted at this early phase of the next stage, but we hope that a composite solution can perhaps be part of the agenda.

We will keep everyone informed of progress and the matter will of course be reported to the Parish Council in the usual way.

Richard Goddin Meldreth Parish Council Mettle Hill Working Group

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Devolution. Is it Really?

A system whereby power is handed down from the centre to those nearer the grass roots and enabling authorities like Parish, District and County Councils to make decisions that closely affect their communities. That is what devolution means.

Sadly, when we look closely at what is being promised to us at the present time in the name of devolution throughout the country we find another picture. A further tier of power has been created above the local councils and therefore further remote from the citizens they represent. A mayor or super autocrat is now appearing on the scene endowed with the final say for all major local services. I now understand why central Government was becoming so enthusiastic about passing over their powers. This new appointment, unlike the normal mayoral position, is above the councils, not simply leading them.

In fact we are seeing the creation of a new sort of dictator, which is not what democracy wants to be functioning above its elected representatives in the name of devolution. It wants true devolution.

What is wrong with our present local government and why should we be expected to pay for yet another unnecessary official.

Are we ever likely to see the real thing?

Margaret Hunter

Eternit Planning Application: Volunteers Wanted Can you help on the weekend of 3rd and 4th September to collect the Marley Eternit questionnaires?

We just need no more than a couple of hours of your time over that weekend to visit houses on designated roads to collect the completed questionnaires.

If you can help or have already stated your willingness to help please confirm your availability for these dates by contacting meldrethvolunteer@gmail.com, telephone (01763) 263484 or speak to any Parish Councillor.

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Meldreth Neighbourhood Watch Reported in The Times: "Owing to the soaring rates of cybercrime, Britons are now ten times more likely to be the victim of cyber fraud than of theft from the person. An estimated 5.8 million fraud cases and cybercrimes were committed in England and Wales last year, out of a total of 12 million crimes." Scams and frauds can come in many different forms, as we try to illustrate in these articles each month.

A Meldreth resident recently received a letter claiming to be from the Peoples Postcode Lottery, informing them that they had won ÂŁ285,000.

The head office address was given as Brussels, with a London contact address. The letter requested that the "winner" should phone to claim their prize. Luckily, the "winner" had suspicions so didn't call, but took the letter to their bank, who confirmed that it was a scam. If they had called the number on the letter, then bank account details may have been requested. Note that there is a real Peoples Postcode Lottery, but you won't win a prize unless you've bought a ticket!

Never give out any personal or financial details in response to any unsolicited communication (phone call, letter or personal visit).

If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is.

If you're not sure, then talk to somebody else for advice.

If you're not sure who to talk to about a possible scam, then there is a group of trusted contacts who you can call.

Graham Peter Linda Tim

(01763) 260358 (01763) 260323 (01763) 261405 (01763) 262801

If you would like to be added to the group of trusted contacts, please contact Graham or Tim. You do not have to be, or become, a member of Neighbourhood Watch to be a contact.

Please note that if a caller comes to your house and you suspect they are attempting a scam, you should close the door and ring 101 to report the incident, or 999 if you feel in any way threatened, Anyone can report a scam to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.

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Notes From a Small Garden Jim is taking a little break from writing this column, but I’m hoping that he will want to start again once the autumn comes. He’s been very busy in his garden and we have been visiting each other’s patches in the last couple of weeks, sharing our successes and failures.

First of all; losses. No apricots or peaches this year, which has been most disappointing. Also some apple trees have borne much less fruit than usual, notably my old Cox tree, whereas my Discovery, and my nearly new Crispin and the old Worcester Tydeman are covered. I followed the instructions for pruning my two-year-old peach tree from the RHS Pruning and Training, a fully illustrated plant-by-plant manual

by Christopher Brickell and David Joyce. This is a really excellent book and very easy to follow: no gardener should be without it!

The August edition of The Garden, the RHS journal, is full good advice for August and September: successful hedge trimming, the tastiest blackberries and hybrid berries (our very kind neighbours allow us to hitch their Himalayan Giant over our fence, so we don’t even have to go down the lane nowadays to pick them in the hedges, the crop is so abundant) and flowers for cutting.

I went to Tatton Hall, near Manchester recently with my sister. It was two days before the show opened, but it is still a lovely park to visit and it was thrilling to find that the glasshouses and conservatories were manufactured by her great-grandfather’s firm Foster Person Greenhouses. They have been restored and are in beautiful condition.

Regarding shows, I know several people in the village have been to Chelsea and the Hampton Court shows and much enjoyed them.

Propagation is my theme this month. Collecting seeds is always fun and I save my cellophane card covers to store them in a tight tin, which is kept in the larder. The yield from each plant has much improved since!

Thank you to Margaret Lynch. Seeds which do well in my hands are sweet peas, orach or purple spinach, and Borlotti beans. This year I am spending more time on cuttings. Timing seems to be crucial for many species. Use a sandy mixture and decide whether you are using a soft or hard cutting, dipping them in Hormone powder (note: I must buy a new supply as mine is at least 15 years old!) and then planting on the edge of the pot are important. This prevents rotting of the cutting as water 36

tends to settle more towards the centre of the pot. Sometimes, leaving a plant to root on water for a week or two is successful as with “mother of thousands” and watercress.

Things to do in September: Divide herbaceous perennials Collect and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals Dig remaining potatoes before slug damage spoils them Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway Keep up with watering of new plants, using rain or grey water if possible.

Keep Gardening! And enjoying it!

Julie Draper juliedraper@dumbflea.co.uk, (01763) 260323 Editor’s Note: Garden lovers may be interested to know that some gardens in Melbourn will be open on Sunday 11th September from 11.00am to 4.00pm. See page 46 for details.

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Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group Our July meeting was a games evening in Melbourn and although we were few in number it was a relaxed evening and a chance to have a laugh and chat with friends.

Our September meeting will be on 27th in Holy Trinity Meeting room in Meldreth and begins at our usual time of 7.45pm. We will have a talk from someone who used to work for Norman Hartnell and we are looking forward to that.

We are a small friendly group and meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except in December. We vary our venue between Melbourn and Meldreth. If you would like to know more about the group or need a lift please contact one of the committee members: Pat Smith on (01763) 262575, Sue Toule on (01763) 260955, Anne Harrison on (01763) 261775 or Angela Leach on (01763) 262793.

Pat Smith

Good Companions An enjoyable afternoon was spent at Marion Oakman’s home. Thanks to Lynn our brains were exercised with a general knowledge quiz. Food contributions brought by members were enjoyed especially the mini meringues made by Ann’s daughter. Before leaving we admired the lovely garden and rabbits.

Our next meeting will be on Monday 5th September which is an outing to St. Ives (Market Day). New members are always welcome.

Laraine Pocknell, Secretary (01763) 261432

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Meldreth WI Our August speaker was Ellee Seymour who has written a series of books entitled 'The Shop Girls' and Ellee told us about the research she did for the series. The stories are based loosely on the life of George Hayworth who owned one of the large department stores here in Cambridge, firstly in Burleigh Street then in 1928 in Sydney Street. The shop was noted for its millinery department, being a favourite of the Marchioness of Cambridge who would go in and order five very expensive hats to match the colours of her dresses bought at M&S! It was also very popular with the gypsy mothers visiting Midsummer Common. They would buy very expensive dresses for their daughters to wear at the fair. Could that have been the beginning of 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'?

At the meeting it was announced that the darts season will soon be upon us: any member interested should let Mrs Fallon know. Also mentioned was one of the many 'scams' which seem to be around these days! Should you receive a letter from 'People’s Postcode Lottery' ignore it. The telephone numbers are correct but that is about all and soon you will get a deluge of un-solicited mail ready to put into your blue bin caddy. [See the Neighbourhood Watch article on page 34 for further information.]

That leads us to our September speaker, Jon Crisp, who will be telling us all about rubbish. What is it and where does it go? We hope to see you on 8th September at 7 30pm in the Village Hall. You will be very welcome.

Looking ahead to October, our meeting on 13th will be an open meeting 'On and Off the Footplate'. Husbands, sons and partners are all welcome.

Kathleen Thompson

Meldreth Millennium Trails These trails were created to celebrate the life and environment of the community of Meldreth and to be a permanent marker of the second millennium.

These booklets include five trails around the village and include maps and illustrations. They cost ÂŁ3.50 and are available from Joan and Tim Gane, by telephoning (01763) 260129. Proceeds to Meldreth Local History Group.

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Passes can be renewed up to six weeks before their expiry date.

Just go to www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/concessionary.

If you can’t complete your renewal online then telephone the number printed on the back of your pass.

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Church Services Sundays 4th, 11th & 25th September 8.00am Holy Communion Sunday 18th September 9.45am Family Communion and New Seekers Sunday School Marion Long

Joint Parish Prayer Group The Prayer Group will be meeting again on Tuesday 20th September at 8.00pm at 85 North End, Meldreth. Please join us if you would like prayer and quiet meditation.

Marion Long (01763) 261365

Meldreth Local History Group www.meldrethhistory.org.uk Members of Meldreth Local History Group have continued to work on various projects over the summer. Our website now has over 580 pages and our new Facebook page has been “liked� by over 100 people.

Coffee Morning We will be holding another of our popular coffee mornings in October.

Further details will be given in the next issue of Meldreth Matters.

Richard III: The King Under the Carpark We have invited Mathew Morris BA MA ACIfA to give a talk in the Village Hall on Friday 2nd December. Mathew supervised the successful archaeological search for the lost grave of Richard III and this promises to be a fascinating talk. Further details will be given in future issues of Meldreth Matters.

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Tackling Peak-time Congestion in Cambridge www.gccitydeal.co.uk www.facebook.com/gccitydeal We would like to know your views on our eight-point package to tackle congestion in Cambridge. The proposals aim to transform people’s ability to travel into, out of and around Cambridge by providing more efficient, safe and reliable capacity for travel, without the need to get into a car.

The package includes: Better bus services and expanded use of Park & Ride Better pedestrian and cycling infrastructure Improved public space and air quality Peak-time Congestion Control Points (PCCPs) A Workplace Parking Levy On-street parking controls Smart technology Travel planning Our information leaflet has details about our public exhibitions and other opportunities to discuss the proposals with the project team.

Exhibitions will be held in Cambridge, including at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and surrounding villages. These include an exhibition at Melbourn Village College on Wednesday 14th September from 5.00pm to 7.30pm.

Please visit www.gccitydeal.co.uk/congestion to download a leaflet or for more information on our proposals. Information leaflets are also available in libraries across Cambridgeshire or you can request a copy by contacting us at cotu.deal@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or telephone (01223) 699906.

We would like to know your views by Monday 10th October.

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Local Events in September Here is a selection of events happening nearby in September. To have your event listed, please email meldrethmatters@hotmail.com.

Until 30th September, daily (except Sunday) 9.00am to 6.00pm ‘Lines of Thought’, Cambridge University Library CB3 9DR Exhibition including some of Cambridge’s most iconic treasures and influential works by Darwin, Newton and many others. Admission free.

Further details: www.visitcambridge.org or phone (01223) 333030.

Friday 2nd September, 11.00am to 12.00 noon ‘Museums in Motion’ launch, Royston Museum SG8 5AL Unveiling of new art and film installation produced by local families working with professional dance and audio visual artists. Free and no need to book. Refreshments provided. Further details: (01763) 242587.

Sunday 4th September, 2.30pm to 5.30pm Hinxton Watermill Open Day and Village Hall Teas Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1RD Working watermill run by volunteer guides and dating back to the Domesday Book. Set in picturesque Hinxton on the River Cam. Teas available in Village Hall on High Street. Tickets: £3 adults, children £1.

More information from www.cambridgeppf.org.

Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September, various times Open Cambridge, various locations in Cambridge An annual celebration of heritage, history and architecture in Cambridge, ending with the “Bridge the Gap” charity walk. See www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk for full programme.

Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September, at various times Ely Heritage Weekend, Ely, Cambridgeshire Includes ‘open night’ on Friday when Ely attractions open their doors free of charge for visitors to experience historic buildings after hours; many other tours/events over the weekend. Further information and details of ticketed events: www.elycathedral.org or (01353) 667735.

Sunday 11th September, 11.00am to 4.00pm Melbourn Open Gardens See gardens around the village in their late summer glory; visit St George’s allotments and buy produce and plants. Refreshments and home-made cakes. Tickets on sale at The Cross and from participating gardens on the day; £4 adults, children under 16 free.

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Saturday 17 September, 8.30 am to 10.00 am Men’s Breakfast Meeting, Village Hall, Foxton Royston and District Community Transport is 21 years old and has over 80 volunteer drivers. Manager David Wherrell will talk about its work and plans for the future. Contact Tony Garrick (01223) 510201 garrick.tony@gmail.com or Mark Howard (01223) 503377 markhoward@uwclub.net to reserve your place. Ladies & guests welcome.

Saturday 17th September, 10.00am to 11.30am Duxford Saturday Music Workshop Registration Morning Duxford Primary School, St John’s St., Duxford Musical participation and fun for 5 – 105 year olds! Instrumental tuition, ensembles, 4 part choir, musical theatre…and more. Further details: director@duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk or 07918 165450.

For further information on the Duxford Music Workshop see p. 48-49.

Saturday 17th September, 12.00pm to 11.00pm Bourn Beer and Music Festival Manor Farm, 14 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridgeshire CB23 2SH Local beers, cider and wine, delicious street food and live music all day.

Tickets: £8 adults, under 16s free. www.manorfarmbourn.co.uk.

Saturday 24th September, 12.30pm to 5.00pm ‘Come and sing favourite Messiah choruses’, Royston Taster session run by Royston & District Choral Society for potential new members. Starts 12.30pm at The Old Bull SG8 9AW and ends with informal free performance in the Parish Church from 4.30pm to 5.00pm. Tickets £12 from Caroline Franks on (01920) 822723.

Saturday 24th September, 10.00am to 5.00pm Wimpole at War – 1940s Weekend Wimpole Hall, Arrington, Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW Enjoy a great weekend of music, entertainment, living history and displays set during the 1940s. No booking needed. Normal National Trust admission prices. Details from www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Friday 30th September, 11.00am to 1.00pm Create Your Own Harvest Table Arrangement Abington Pigotts Village Hall, SG8 0SH In aid of Royston and South Cambs Home Start. Materials provided but please bring sharp scissors and any small-leafed foliage.

Refreshments and home-made cakes available. Tickets £12. Further information from Tracy: (01763) 262262 or email admin@hsrsc.org.uk.

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Duxford Saturday Morning Music Workshop duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk If you’d like to be a blower, twanger, scraper, singer or actor, come and start your journey on 17th September!

Duxford Saturday Music Workshop offers junior and adult would-be musicians the chance to learn one of more than 20 different instruments at Duxford School on Saturday mornings during term-time.

From late-September onwards, Workshop holds group tuition sessions, where children from Year Five onwards are helped to learn an instrument. There is also a ‘junior music group’ for children from Year 1 upwards, as well as classes for adult beginners and several groups for “improvers.” In addition to the tuition classes, there are also groups ranging from junior drama and an adults community choir to a recorder group and jazz and wind bands plus a full orchestra.

Workshop is a registered charity (so support from donations, bequests and sponsored marathon runners is always welcomed!) and is all about learning and performing together in an inclusive and supportive environment. Members include adults who have always wanted to learn an instrument but haven’t previously had the opportunity, alongside those who learned as children but “gave up and haven’t played for donkeys’ years.” Since its foundation over forty years ago, several thousand musicians have begun their musical adventure at Duxford Workshop; so why not you? Even if you think you’re only slightly ‘musical,’ so long as you’re keen there is almost certainly an instrument that you can successfully learn to play. So come and join Workshop and see what you can achieve! Even if you’d like to learn but don’t have an instrument of your own, all is not lost! Workshop has a selection of string and wind instruments which are available for members to hire at reasonable rates, including most of the range played in bands and orchestras, such as flutes, guitars, clarinets, saxophones, trombones, oboes, violins and recorders.

Workshop also welcomes experienced musicians who would like to help our learners and to broaden their own skills. So, if you are a musician who may be interested in joining the crew and helping others to learn to play, Workshop is currently appealing for a few more volunteer instrumental tutors, so please, make contact with the Director, Arwen 48

Gilbert now, by emailing: director@duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk.

Your tutoring involvement can be as little as a single session during the morning, but of course you’ll also be most welcome to play in any of our ensembles. For more information, please see the Workshop website at http://duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk.

Registration for the 2016/17 Workshop year is on Saturday 17th September at Duxford Primary School, St. John’s Street, Duxford from 10.00 to 11.30am and Workshop sessions begin at 9.30am on the following Saturday, 24th September.

Peter Howarth, Duxford Workshop Management Team

Royston & District Choral Society 2016-17 Season Preparing to perform Handel’s ever-popular ‘Messiah’’ in November, Royston and District Choral Society kicks into action after its summer break by inviting potential new members to alternative taster sessions.

If you sing in the shower, or hum along to the car radio and wonder why singing in choirs has become so popular, come along and find out. We understand that potential singers can be put off by the idea of an audition so we hold a free Open Rehearsal every term – the next is on Tuesday 20th September from 7.45 to 9.45pm in Royston Parish Church. You will not be asked to sing on your own. Being able to read music is helpful but not as essential as being able to listen, blend your voice with others in your part – and watch the conductor!

For more information about Royston & District Choral Society and to download our leaflet for new members see our website: www.roystonchoralsoc.org.uk or contact our Chairman, Heather Howard Telephone (01763) 249058 or email heather@lemonyellow.org.

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Melbourn Sports Centre www.mc-sport.co.uk With autumn now upon us and the nights closing in, why not come in out of the cold and have a go at such activities as table tennis, squash or badminton? Court hire starts from only £5.00 per hour. We have lots of classes to keep you fit and healthy, including boxercise, aerobics, boot camp and body workout. Or why not take advantage of one of the great membership schemes to our fitness suite, which houses the latest in gymnasium equipment, including CV machines fitted with audio visual technology.

October Half Term During the half term holiday we will have a swimming crash course, trampoline taster sessions and places on our Ofsted registered Playscheme. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Party Time We have all the facilities here for a fun-packed event with a variety of activities for your guests to enjoy, including trampoline, football and traditional pool parties.

Swimming Lessons We have a variety of swimming lessons available for pre-school and school age children and adults.

For further details on the centre or our courses, please see our website, drop into the Sports Centre or telephone us on (01763) 263313.

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Guitar Recital Sunday 9th October, 3.00pm - All Saints Community Hall, Melbourn

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Getting Your Dog Ready for Fireworks Night … But it’s only September!

Many dog owners only think about how to help their pet during the noisy first week of November, in the noisy first week of November!

And although there are things you can do to help at that time, if you have a noise phobic dog, then the time to start making a plan is actually about now.

A fearful dog may become clingy to their owner, tremble, run away or attempt to escape, pace around the house or pant excessively. If your dog displays any of these signs then it may be worth starting some simple behavioural therapy now that will help them through the loud season in a couple of months time!

Sound Therapy A safe, effective and easy to use plan can be put in place, starting now which gets your dog used to the noise of fireworks, using the noise of fireworks!

The DogsTrust (www.dogstrust.org.uk) have partnered with a company called “Sounds Scary” which provides recorded sounds that can be used to desensitise the dog to the noise. You basically start off at a very low volume and over a number of weeks increase this so that they are ready when 5th November arrives in all its glory. Full details of how to do this are available on the website where there is a downloadable booklet.

The sounds can also be downloaded to use free of charge.

I have had first hand experience of this with very good results and it’s definitely worth a try!

Medical Therapy There is a synthetic pheromone available which mimics the chemical emitted when a bitch feeds her pups. It’s called Dog Appeasing Pheromone and has a reassuring effect on dogs. It’s available as a spray, as a plug in diffuser and also as a collar (Adaptil). Personally I find the spray sprayed onto a bandana and the tied around the neck of the dog gives the best effect. This can be used alongside other techniques including other medications that mimic the protein found in bitches milk, called Zylkene, to really help in fireworks season, but therapy is best started a good month or so before things start going bang in the night!

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make your dog more comfortable on the night by creating a den area, distracting them with games and toys, closing the curtains, keeping them indoors, etc.

Gone are the days of sedating dogs on fireworks night. There are many things we can do for them now and the above website links are a good place to start. Your veterinary practice, as ever will be happy to give advice, but the time is now, don't leave it until 4th November because unfortunately you may struggle to find something that works for your dog and he may not be having as much fun as everyone else, especially as fireworks don't seem to be just on one night anymore, but go on for a fortnight!

Joanna Brown RVN

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service www.cambsfire.gov.uk Harvest is upon us and we’re calling on local residents to help our fight against straw stack arson. Stack fires can quickly spread and not only endanger people and livestock, but also life-long work on farms. Stacks burn very slowly meaning crews are committed for long periods of time, making them unavailable for other emergencies. Don’t forget, many firefighters attending incidents like these in rural parts of our county are on-call personnel and their retention at a stack fire impacts directly upon business and services in their community.

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We’re urging residents and those passing through rural areas to keep a careful watch. Do you see someone acting suspiciously around stores of hay or straw? Is there an unusual vehicle near farm buildings? Become a community member of Arson Watch and keep an eye on stacks in your area.

Report suspicious activity to police on 101 and dial 999 if you see a stack fire.

For more information on fire safety log on to www.cambsfire.gov.uk, follow us on social media or telephone (01480) 444500.

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Village Directory Community Access Point Litter Picker Neighbourhood Watch One Stop Village Hall Bookings Village Hall Chairman

(01763) 262199 Mick Taylor—(01763) 261118 Graham Borgonon—(01763) 260358 (01763) 262158, open 7am-10pm, 7 days Sherida Richards—(01763) 262512 Paul Ray—(01763) 260304

Good Companions Local History Group Lunch Club Melwood Cons. Group

L. Pocknell—(01763) 261432 (01763) 260129; www.meldrethhistory.org.uk Nikki & Julie 07599 292327 (01763) 232855; www.melwood.btck.co.uk

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Miriam Skuce—(01763) 262440 Chris Davison—(01763) 264189 Maureen Moody—(01763) 260938

Bowls Club Croquet Club Meldreth United FC Table Tennis Tennis Club

Shirley Lambert (01223) 207888 Janet Pope (01763) 248342 07930 650036 Christine Knight—(01763) 261676 (01763) 243376; http://cspark.at/Meldr2

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www.meldrethchurch.org.uk (01763) 261569 Peter Hinton—(01763) 262045 (01763) 260048; www.foht.org.uk

Baby & Toddler Group Pre-School Primary School

Rosalind Wing - 07432 150721 07518 173653; www.meldrethpreschool.com (01763) 260432; www.meldreth.cambs.sch.uk

Parish Council District Councillor District Council Offices

Please see details at end of Parish Council report Philippa Hart—(01763) 261255 03450 450500; www.scambs.gov.uk/ Susan van de Ven—07905325574 susanvandeven.mycouncillor.org.uk/ 0345 045 5200; www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Heidi Allen—(01954) 212707 www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/

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Transport Health Support Services Emergencies NonEmerg.

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Station Ticket Office

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 7-11.15am, Sat 8.45am - 1.25pm

Rail User Group

(01763) 261833; www.melbourn.org.uk/railusergroup

Govia/Great Northern

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The Trainline Stagecoach Potholes, Highways problems, etc.

Streetlights (faulty)

www.thetrainline.com www.stagecoachbus.com/Cambridge 0345 045 5212; http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ HighwaysReports/Highways/ReportProblem1.aspx 08007838 247 - give location, fault & SC or CCC no.

Melbourn Surgery Addenbrooke’s NHS

(01763) 260220; Dispensary—(01763) 261246 (01223) 245151 111 (24 hour non-emergency number)

Childline

Community Transport Home-Start Mind (mental health) Samaritans

0800 1111 (24 hours) Cambridge: 0344 848 7979 Royston: 03444 111 444 www.citizensadvice.org.uk (01763) 245228; www.roytrans.co.uk (01763) 262262; www.hsrsc.org.uk 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm M-F); www.mind.org.uk 116 123 (24 hours); www.samaritans.org

General Emergency Gas Electricity Anglian Water Cambridge Water

999 or 112 0800 111 999 0800 783 8838 03457 145145; www.anglianwater.co.uk (01223) 706050; www.cambridge-water.co.uk

Crimestoppers

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Melbourn Hub

(01763) 263303; www.melbournhub.com

Royston Museum

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Details of village groups and facilities can be found on the PC website,

www.meldreth-pc.org.uk or the Meldreth Today section at www.meldrethhistory.org.uk.

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