Editors: David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony Court
All
contributions please. Deadline for next Icene Bulletin
12th May
2004
This year we are doing things differently. We are splitting the AGM (a purely formal
re-election of officers, followed swiftly by an ordinary Parish Council meeting
on Thursday 13 May) from the Annual Parish Meeting. The Parish Meeting is your meeting, so please come and join us;
we want to hear your views. We shall
start by offering you a drink of wine or beer, at 7.30pm, and the meeting will
start at 8.00 pm. Every member of the
Parish is invited. At the meeting
various short reports on activities in the village will be given and then the
meeting will be thrown open to the public.
Your questions, suggestions and contributions will be welcome; for
instance your views on traffic, parking, flooding, Parish Council meetings,
broadband, the M11 widening etc. We
hope too that our local Community Beat Officer, Iain Perry, will be with us and
if you have any questions for him, please let me know by Friday 14th May
so that Iain is prepared.
Tuesday 4th May – Green wheeled bin and green box
Monday 10th May – Black wheeled bin
Monday 17th May – Green wheeled bin and green box
Monday 24th May – Black wheeled bin
Tuesday 1st June – Green wheeled bin and green box
Please note bin collection after Bank Holiday Mondays
will be on the Tuesday.
Broadband will be going live on 2 June, so you are advised to
register before this date.
April Parish Council Meeting
At this meeting terms for the 2004/05 football season
were discussed with the Ickleton and Crocus football clubs and a plan for
maintenance of the pitch was agreed upon.
The Parish Council supported the application for extensions to River
House, Church Street. It was agreed to
get quotations for the repair of the brick piers supporting the cemetery gates.
Antisocial Behaviour There have been a number of incidents recently
involving bad behaviour in the village.
The Police have been informed and are keeping a watch. If you see anything that concerns you,
please telephone the Cambridge Police immediately ' 01223 358966.
Football Pitch While the worn grass in the goal mouths is being
repaired and reseeded, the area will be fenced off. Please do not use these areas until the fence is removed and the
grass well grown.
Calor Village of the Year This is a competition for the best
Cambridgeshire village 2004 and is judged on assessments made in the following
categories: Community Life, Business, Young People, Older People,
Environment. Entries must be made by 24th May. The reward is a cash prize for
community use. I have the necessary entry forms so please let me know if there
is any parishioner interested in taking on this project. Jackie
Casement
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Sunday 2nd May |
9.30 a.m.
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Easter 4 |
11.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
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ICKLETON |
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Thursday 6th May |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion (Order 1) |
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8.00 a.m.
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ICKLETON |
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Easter 5 |
11.00 a.m. URC Anniversary Service |
DUXFORD |
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ICKLETON |
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Thursday 13th May |
12.30 p.m.
Holy Communion (Order 1) |
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Sunday 16th
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9.30 a.m.
Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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Easter 6 |
11.00 a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 20th May |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion (Order 1) |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 23rd May |
9.30 a.m.
Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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Easter 7 |
11.00 a.m.
Joint Family Service & Godly Play |
HINXTON |
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Thursday 27th May |
12.30 p.m.
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Sunday 30th May |
10.00 a.m.
Joint Family Eucharist |
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Pentecost |
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‘Empowerment’ is one of those words used in
sales-speak training, I’m told, to motivate staff to reach targets. I see
useful benefits in using ‘business speak’ to challenge Christians to be outward
in mission and social concerns and even to have ‘targets’ in order to keep on
track. It’s so easy to just jog along, as long as some of us come to church
from time to time to keep the show on the road, get a bit of spiritual uplift
or to be seen to support the church, with a bit of money thrown in for good
measure. Frankly, Jesus did not come to ask us to ‘support the church.’ You may
remember the words of the hymn from your childhood, ‘He died that we might be
forgiven. He died to make us good, He died that we might go to heaven saved by
his precious blood.’ It’s as simple as that, take it or leave it, so if our
faith means anything, we need to have a sense of empowerment, I feel, and that
is where the great festival of Pentecost comes in. We keep Pentecost this year on Sunday 30th May. For some of us that Sunday used to be
familiar as Whit Sunday, with the Bank Holiday attached. Now that Monday off has been moved (although
not this year) and we tend to get confused. In the days of the early church,
Pentecost was kept by Christians as an equally important festival to
Easter. Christmas was a very poor third
– how things have changed, sentimentally and commercially!
My first recollection of Pentecost was at my school,
Forest, in East London, where we were fortunate, I believe, to have a chapel
and a chaplain. Our Divinity (RE/RS) lessons ran on routine lines, we pupils
being required to open our bibles and read from one of a number of chaplain’s
particular ‘pet’ bible stories. One of
these was the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, “And when the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there
came a sound from heaven as of a mighty rushing wind and it filled the house
where they were sitting……..And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. That
last word ‘Spirit’ comes from the Greek word ‘Pneuma’ which we may associate
with ‘pneumatic tyres’. The power of the wind of the Spirit – that, to me, is
what Pentecost is all about – empowerment of our inner selves through God the
Holy Spirit.
So come and experience this power on Sunday 30th
May and your lives could change for the better.
The Revd. Canon David Wall
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ST.
ALBANS’ PICNIC – Saturday 29th May
Have you booked your seat yet? If the answer is ‘No’, then you need to get
in touch with me as soon as possible.
The Churches in the Five Villages are going to St. Albans, where there
are plenty of interesting things to do, for the whole family, including the
Verulamium Museum (Roman mosaics, hands-on discovery, artefacts etc.), the park
and river, the magnificent Abbey (Evensong at 4.00 p.m.) and of course, the
opportunity to shop until you drop! The coach will leave Whittlesford at 9.30
a.m. and pick up in Duxford, Ickleton and Hinxton. It will leave St. Albans at 5.30 p.m. The coach fare is £7.00 per
head (no concessions).
Booking forms are available in the churches, but
places may be booked by phoning. Fares
should be paid at the time of booking or within five days. Please make cheques payable to Whittlesford
PCC Churchwardens.
Any people who wish to travel by car are invited to rendezvous with the main party near the Abbey about 10.30 a.m. Julie Baillie
We have had a most enjoyable time on Thursday
evenings having supper together, watching the Alpha videos and discussing their
content. Now we have finished the
course, we are planning a series of studies and discussion on Philippians, on
the first and third Thursdays of each month, starting on 20 May, at 8.00pm at
Abbey Farm. These studies are open to everyone.
The date for the above show is December 9th.
This is for the afternoon 2.30 p.m. performance.
The coach will leave Ickleton at 11.30 a.m.
Please could anyone wishing to go, let me know.
Payment is not required until early October. Betty Willmott
CONGRATULATIONS
TO…….Mrs. Hilary
Henderson 90 on 18th May.
and Mr.
Henry Burton 90 on 21st May.
WELCOME
TO……..John and Christina
Taylor.
and Owen and Helen McGuire and Hiamh (10),
Olivia (8), Finn (5) and Lois (4)
We were all deeply sorry to hear of the death of Mr.
Bert Pickett after a short illness. He
will be greatly missed at our meetings as he and Rose were usually there, and
always ready to help. He was a good supporter of the club. He loved his game of whist, and was a good
caller for the bingo session.
I shall miss him, as he always brought me home from
the meetings with an always cheerful smile.
Our thoughts go to Rose who, after so many years
together, must be feeling very lost, but we hope her health and strength will
see her through.
We also have to send our sympthany to Mr. Cecil
Vincent and his family in the loss of Phyllis his wife. He used to come
regularly to the meetings when able, so we hope he will be able to return soon
and maybe call bingo again. He was also a good supporter of the club and loved his game of whist. I hope his health
will improve now, he has had so many set backs.
So now we go to the next event, it will be Mr. Henry Burton’s 90th
birthday on May 21st. Good luck
Henry.
Mrs. Ruby Lilley
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A Grand Draw to be held at Ickleton Church Fete on
July 3rd 2004. Raffle to be
drawn at 4.00 p.m. on the day in the Village Hall.
Prizes as follows:-
1st Prize Mountain Bike (Adult’s or Child’s) Donated by The Wellcome
Trust
2nd Prize £100
3rd Prize
£50
4th Prize A Hamper
5th (Not on draw tickets). Donated by Duxford
Imperial War Museum.
A
ticket for 5 persons valid 10th/11th July. 4/5th
September, 10th October 2004.
expires 31st December 2004.
……………….And many more prizes
We would be very grateful if you could sell any
tickets for us, or if you would like any tickets before the fete please
contact Monica or Margaret and Peter Clarke,.
If you would like a pitch for a stall at the fete,
the cost will be £5 and 20% of what you sell at the fete. Please make your own arrangements if wet (as
the hall will be full) and please bring your own table.
Make a cheque out to Ickleton Parochial
Church Council, with your name and address and telephone number and put it
through my door 8 Brookhampton Street before the fete.
Your bottles are needed please for the Church Fete
bottle stall on 3rd July.
Please can you donate a bottle or two, anything from tomato sauce to
something stronger gratefully received by David or Margaret Garrett,. We will willingly collect.
Please see shop notice or the Parish Notice Board,
for details of the Photography Competition.
At this years’ Church Fete we will, as usual, be
having a Fancy Dress Competition.
There will be two categories – firstly an adult
competition and secondly, the children’s competition.
The theme for this year’s competition is ‘NATIONS OF
THE WORLD’.
We thought it would be a good idea this year to bring
all the nations together in harmony at our village fete, if only it could be
possible in real life!
So come on everyone, start thinking who you can come
as, perhaps an American Indian or an Arab Sheik! Prizes will be given out on
the day.
Please make a note on your calendar and get your family
ready for the Village Fete.
For more information about the fancy dress
competition contact Sarah Mila .
The Easter Quiz Night and Easter Draw Night both
attracted large crowds, and there are still some draw prizes to be collected.
Thanks to everyone who attended and helped to
organize the evenings.
Next Quiz Night is May 8th.
Please note: This year’s Church Fete Quiz on July 3rd
will be organised by the Social Club.
Ickleton Social Club Committee
I am pleased to
tell you that Don Gamble has agreed to take over the running of the Service.
The telephone
number will remain the same. If you
drive and can spare a little time, please can you help by becoming a volunteer
driver? Peggy
Richardson
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The Parkinson’s Annual Bazaar on 8th May
is like a get together of friends and we look forward to seeing each other.
Please come along and, if you have been turning out, I am sure someone will
gladly find a happy home for it. For all those going on the Scotland holiday,
we hope you had a lovely time.
Thank you to Dilip and Sunita at the Costcutter
Express for having the collecting tin on the counter.
Dorothy Churchman
The AGM will be on Thursday 20th May at
7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall. Come along and hear what the Society is doing and
enjoy a glass of wine and listen to Lawrence Wragg the National Vice Chairman
of CRPE speak on ‘How CPRE seeks to influence local policy’. Lawrence’s talk
will cover issues such as future housing and development policy which should be
of interest to us given the plans for Stansted and the M11 corridor.
A reminder that the day trip to the RSPB reserve at
Minsmere on the Suffolk coast will take place on 8th May. Bring your own picnic lunch and meet in the
reserve car park at 10.00 a.m. If you would like to come along or need a lift
please telephone Sheila Birch.
We have arranged to visit Hemingford Grey Manor, on
26th June, when the roses in the garden should be at their
best. We shall be shown round the
house, reputedly the oldest continuously inhabited house in the country, and
the tour includes an interesting display of patchwork quilts. We hope to have lunch at the Cock Inn in the
village beforehand. The tour costs £4,
concessions £3.50 and starts at 2.30 p.m.
We need to know numbers for the tour and the pub so if you would like to
come please telephone Sheila Birch.
If you are interested in making up a party to go to
one of the open air concerts at Audley End in the summer, please telephone Jos
Flitton or e.mail josflitton@tiscali.co.uk.
ICKLETON
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
There were two incidents in Ickleton to report since
the last Bulletin.
1. 13th March
- In Grange Road a person was threatened with a lump of wood and a stone was
thrown through the back of a window.
2. 14-15th March - Forced entry to the pub and
alcohol stolen.
In Duxford bollards were thrown through the school
window, a petrol cap was forced and petrol stolen, a wing mirror and a wheelie
bin were stolen.
Elsewhere in the area, a number of burglaries took
place, cash was obtained by deception, tools were stolen from an unlocked van
whilst the owner was working at a house and an elderly male was conned into
believing work was needed to be carried out on his roof. After allegedly carrying the work out, the
offender took the man to his bank where he drew out cash and paid the man. No
repairs were required or carried out. A possible intent of distraction burglary
occurred when two males called at a front door asking for a particular person. The name was not known to
the resident of the house and when the two men left a third one suddenly
appeared from the rear of the house. If you think you are witnessing a crime,
please always call 999. Please also take a note of registration numbers of unknown
vehicles in the area particularly
Transit vans. These can be reported to 01223 358966. It may not be happening to
you, but it could be taking place next door and happen to you tomorrow. Take
care.
Tony Court
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bird would like to say thank you
for the kind help, cards and flowers and visits after Mrs. Bird’s stay in
hospital.
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Bert was born in West Ham, but as a child used to come
to Ickleton for the summer holidays each year to stay at Butcher’s Hill with
his grandmother’s brother Henry Lilley (Kath Scasbrook’s father). His parents
would come for only a week, as his father had to get back to work, but Bert
would stay for a month. He would spend time in Mowbray’s farmyard or at Priory
Farm, and would wait for Mr Griggs (Betty Willmott’s grandfather) to come out,
so he could get a ride around the fields with him on the cart.
At 14 Bert moved to Barking and after leaving school
became an apprentice engineer at Wilmers at Bow. During the War, being an
engineer, Bert was sent by the Ministry of Defence to Cammell-Laird shipyard in
Liverpool. Unfortunately the three ships he worked on were all sunk! Later Bert
was sent to work at various aerodromes, including a spell at Leuchars.
Bert met Rose at bible study at Upney Baptist Church
in 1939 and they married in 1941. They had two daughters, Sandra and Susan, five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Rose remembers how Bert was always talking about
Ickleton when they were courting, and at the end of the war they moved here
into Crossroads, next to Bert’s cousin Ivy Vincent, while he worked at Abbey
Farm. They later moved to Grange Cottages, next to Hilda Woodley, and Bert
worked at Chrishall Grange Farm.
In 1947 they left Ickleton for Hatfield Heath and
then went back to Barking, where Bert worked for Tate & Lyle at Silvertown.
Bert stayed withTate & Lyle for the rest of his working life, later moving
to Orpington as an estimator for them. In 1979 he retired and moved to Wakes
Colne to help his daughter Sandra on a smallholding, before moving to Lexden.
In 1989 they came back to Ickleton, and Bert and Rose
soon joined in with village activities. Bert was a keen bowler (having played for
the Tate & Lyle team) and soon joined with Ted Harris, Hubert Holt, Harry
Grant, John Godfrey and Gordon Woolhouse in games at Saffron Walden and
Haverhill. He also played carpet bowls in the village hall. Bert and Rose were
keen members of the Over Sixties, Bert always being willing to do the fetching
and carrying for meetings and jumble sales. For about seven years, Bert and
Rose were responsible for distribution of the Icene Bulletin, as well as
delivery to Church Street and Butcher’s Hill.
Bert was a happy-go-lucky character, who enjoyed his
holidays as well as gardening and his long walks with Rose around the village.
They always seemed to be together - one person remarked that, though both over
80, they still seemed like a courting couple! David Lilley
Many thanks for the huge number of cards I received
and for the flowers and kind phone calls.
I appreciated it very much. Rose
Pickett
World Book Day was a fantastic success, with pupils
dressed up as their favourite book characters, and many motivating activities
to share and enjoy reading. Thanks to Sawston Books for their help on the day.
The school drew in some fantastic speakers for Science week, with children
being inspired to program robots, draw scientific diagrams of catapults, look
for mini-beasts in the school grounds and conduct many experiments. Class assemblies have been a great success,
giving children opportunities to share what they have been doing in class with
the school and parents. The latest topics have been Electricity and Musical
Rounds. Year 3 spent a day potato farming with Waitrose and local farmers as
part of a nationwide project. They planted potatoes and had hands-on experience
with the machines in the fields. Winter Sports Day provided a great opportunity
for fun and exercise, with mixed ages teams joining together to complete active
challenges round the school. The P.T.A. Family Bingo night was well supported
with calls like “Duck at the door 24 Quack, Quack, Knock,” keeping everyone
entertained. The event raised about £250.
The Spring Term ended with a Talent Show for all
pupils, organised by the Pupil Council, to raise funds to furnish a Quiet Zone
in the playground which they have designed. If anyone has spare paving stones
that might be good for this, the children would be delighted. A date for your diaries - 27th June - School
Fete. The P.T.A. would be very grateful for any offers of assistance and hope
that the weather will be kinder than last year and you will come along in
crowds!
Rachel Rugg-Gunn
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PHYLLIS
MAY VINCENT 1927-2004
Phyllis was born at Great Yarmouth. At the beginning
of the war she and her brother and sister (Mrs.Joan Harvey) were evacuated to
West Drayton, near Retford. Later they returned to Great Yarmouth but in
June1942 the houses were bombed. The house No.6 Row 111 is now open to the
public as a reminder of those dark wartime days.
With no house and little prospect of work for her
father, a fisherman, the family came to Hinxton railway crossing cottage where
her father became crossing gateman.
Phyllis had to look after her father and invalid
mother and even used to push her to Saffron Walden and back in her wheel-chair
on market-days. She said that she was not sure which was the worst - going up
or going down Walden Hill!
Phyllis met Cecil in 1945 and they were married on
Easter Saturday 1948. They went to Great Yarmouth for their honeymoon before
setting up home at one of the cottages at Crossroads. In 1953 they moved to
Bird’s Close and finally to Icknield Close in 1984.
Phyllis worked for a time at The Place, Brookhampton
Street and later a few hours at Hovells.
Phyllis and Cecil had two sons, Tony and Martin. They
now have seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of whom Phyllis
loved very much.
Phyllis still liked her birthplace Great Yarmouth and
she and Cecil regularly spent their holidays there. It was her wish that after
cremation her ashes should be scattered on the sea there.
Phyllis had been ill for about eleven years,
gradually getting worse, until eventually Cecil had to do virtually everything
for her. Although she knew she would not improve, she always had that pleasant
smile on her face when she saw somebody. She spent her life helping others.
David Lilley
Thank You
The Vincent family would like to say thank you to everybody who attended the funeral and for the cards and kind thoughts after their sad loss.
Volunteers in the Ickleton area who can offer a minimum of one evening a month, are needed for this service. Full training is provided where necessary and expenses will be reimbursed. If you are interested in being a volunteer sitter please contact:
The Co-ordinator Tel.
01223 519220, The ‘Good Night’ Child Sitting Service, c/o Barnwell Baptist
Church, Howard Road, Cambridge CB5 8QG.
The Duxford Lawn Tennis Club is holding their annual
early season tournament on Sunday 9th May. This is a friendly competition intended as a curtain raiser to
the new season. It is open to members
(over 16) of any playing standard.
Please arrive at the Duxford courts at 1.30 p.m. Tea
and cakes will be served during the afternoon.
Any enquiries, please contact David Merrifield.
DUXFORD
PLAYGROUP 50/50 SALE – SATURDAY 15TH MAY
Duxford Playgroup will be holding a sale of good
quality second hand clothes and goods on Saturday 15th May, 2.30-4.30 pm in
Duxford School Hall. There will be
bargains galore plus teas, coffees and cakes.
Admission just 50p for adults, children free.
If you would like to contribute goods for the sale,
you will receive 50% of the proceeds, with the remainder going to the Under
Fives Association new building appeal.
Please bring along your goods (no electrical items thank you) to the
Under Fives Association Portacabin (rear of the school) during the week
preceding the sale, or call me to arrange collection. All goods should be priced and clearly labelled with your name
and phone number so we can make sure your percentage reaches you. All unnamed goods will be assumed to be
donations.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sarah Cahill Chairperson, Duxford Playgroup
The Society held its Annual General Meeting on 7th
April, bringing another year to a satisfactory conclusion. I am again happy to report that the society
is in good health. More members are
attending the regular events than ever before, and we have been able to welcome
many younger people as new members.
The Society covers seven villages in the vicinity – Great and Little
Chesterford, Ickleton, Hinxton, Littlebury, Littlebury Green and Catmere
End. The main event during the year was
the Flower Show which was held in September.
The show was a great success (readers may recall that the principal
prize winners were Keith and Joan Sutcliffe) in spite of a very dry summer.
The Garden Walkabout took place in Little Chesterford
in July. We held a successful Spring
Party last month; and we had our
regular evening meetings at which we have had a variety of speakers.
The year 2004 marks the Society’s 30th
birthday and we will be having a party in May to mark the event. The Garden Walkabout will take place on 30th
June when we visit a number of gardens in Great Chesterford. On 7th July we will be holding a
‘mini’ flower show (we alternate between the main flower show one year, and a
mini show the next). The Summer Outing
will take place on 4th August when we will be visiting Bridge End
Gardens in Saffron Walden, and over the course of the year we will have evening
meetings with visiting speakers.
At the AGM, the committee for the forthcoming year
was elected. Three new members were
elected to the committee, including Margaret Turner of Ickleton. The other Ickleton representatives on the
committee are Cynthia Rule (Minutes Secretary and Trading Secretary), Gerry
Birch, Keith Sutcliffe, Catherine Cocks and myself (Chairman).
Members of the Society are entitled to substantial
discounts on seeds and supplies bought through the Society and they can also
benefit from discounts at local garden centres. Many members who seldom take part in the activities will
nevertheless take advantage of these discounts.
The Society is always keen to welcome new
members. Anyone interested in joining,
or in finding out more about the society, should contact Cynthia, Keith, Gerry,
Catherine, Margaret or me. The evening meetings
are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month in Great Chesterford
Congregational Church and we can arrange lifts for anyone who wants one.
The speaker for May 5th will be Dr. John
Twibell and the subject - Artemesias.
James
Macdonald
May 5th Chesterford
and District Gardening Society Meeting 8.00 p.m.
The
Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford
8th Parkinson’s Sale 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Village Hall
8th IPS Visit to Minsmere
8th Social Club Quiz Night
10th Mobile Library
13th Parish Council AGM and meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
15th Duxford Playgroup 50/50 Sale 2.30 p.m.
Duxford School Hall
19th Parish Meeting 8.00 p.m. Village Hall
19th W.I.Meeting 7.45 p.m. The Community
Centre, Gt. Chesterford
20th IPS AGM 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
20th After Alpha Course 8.00 p.m. Abbey Farm
22nd Visiting Bellringers 4.10 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
24th Mobile Library
29th St. Albans’ Picnic depart 9.30 a.m.
June12th Hinxton
Fete 2.00 p.m.
26th IPS visit to Hemingford Grey Manor
27th Duxford School Fete
July 3rd
Church Fete 2.00 – 5.00 p.m. Village Hall and Recreation Ground
Dec 9th Thursford
Christmas Spectacular Visit
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BY ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL