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FEBRUARY 2008
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David and Monica Lilley Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com |
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Deadline for next
Icene Bulletin
12th FEBRUARY 2008
PARISH COUNCIL
Refuse
Collections during February
Monday 4th February - Green bin and green
box
Monday 11th February - Black bin collection
Monday 18th February
- Green bin and green box
Monday 25th
February - Black bin
collection
Bins and boxes must be placed out by 7.00 a.m. on the
designated day of collection.
Parish
Council Meeting 16th January The following items were discussed: The new gates on footpath 5 (Tin
Alley); the lamppost that had been demolished on Butcher’s Hill; potholes in
various roads; fly tipping and refuse collections over the Christmas period.
Simon Cheney gave the Councillors an update on the allotments situation. The
Chairman will write to Gordon Woolhouse, who has retired as Chairman of the
Village Hall, thanking him for all his hard work and dedication to this
project.
Precept:
The finance committee had met to discuss the precept. They
discussed the expenditure of this year. Their proposal to the other Councillors
was that the precept be raised for the coming year from £13,000 to £15,000. The
Chairman said the finances need to be monitored closely this year and spending
kept to a minimum. The Chairman put this proposal to the vote and it was agreed
by all to increase the precept to £15,000.
Planning
applications received from SCDC:
S/2273/07/F - Dwelling - Land R/O 9-17 Grange Road - Rowe
Build & Development Ltd. - Refuse.
The Parish Council responded on 9th January 2008,
and gave the following reasons:
• be out of character with the pattern of
development in the vicinity, since it is incompatible by reason of its mass in
relation to existing properties;
• have an unacceptable adverse impact on the
amenity of existing properties; and in particular,
• be out of keeping
as our village has a strong linear character and this development would have an
unacceptable adverse impact upon this
local linear village character.
• the access is too
narrow for construction and emergency service vehicles e.g. fire engine.
• the design does
not seem to minimise energy use; there are no proposals to use renewable energy
sources (e.g. solar power).
Planning
application granted by SCDC:
S/1914/07/F - 53 Abbey Street - Keith Mitchell Building
Consultancy Ltd.
S/2214/07/F - Norman Hall, 21 Church Street
S/2213/07/LB - Norman Hall, 21 Church Street
S/2210/07/F - 7 Church Street
Planning application refused by SCDC:
S/2273/07/F - Land R/O 9-17 Grange Road - Rowe Build &
Development Ltd.
John Williams reported that the planning application
submitted by Hexcel at Duxford had been approved by SCDC Planning Committee.
Tree
Preservation Order or situated within a Conservation Area:
C/11/40/054 – Weeping Willow – Spur prune to previous
reduction points. Remove dead wood – 14 Frogge Street – Approve
Neighourhood
Policing Lewis
Duke and Jocelyn Flitton attended the latest Neighbourhood Panel Meeting on 7th
January. If you wish to find out more
about what is happening in the Sawston Neighbourhood, log onto www.cambs.police.uk.
Jocelyn
Flitton – Parish Clerk
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CHURCH NOTICES - Services
for February
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Sunday 3rd |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Candlemas |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
HINXTON
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Ash Wednesday 6th |
8.00 p.m. Holy Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday 7th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 10th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Lent 1 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 14th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 17th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Lent 2 |
10.00
a.m. Family Communion |
HINXTON
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6.30 p.m. Evensong with ‘Laying on of
hands’ |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday 21st |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 24th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Lent 3 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong and Holy Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 28th |
12.30
p.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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On the third Sunday of the month (17th)
at Hinxton there is a Family Communion
at 10.00 a.m. In this service we use a simpler responsive form of worship
suitable for all ages. At Duxford on the third Sunday of the month the evening
service includes the laying on of hands
and prayers for the sick and those in need.
Ash Wednesday (6th February) marks the beginning of Lent and there’s a Communion service
for all three villages at Duxford at 8.00 p.m. For those who wish it, you can
receive the sign of the cross on your forehead in ash as part of the service.
Services during the week
Morning Prayer (8.45 a.m.) and Evening Prayer (4.45 p.m.)
are usually said in church: Monday Duxford, Tuesday Ickleton, Wednesday
Hinxton, Thursday Ickleton, Friday Duxford.
Coming soon – Mothers’ Day Service
Following the huge success of the Christingle Service, we
are planning a special all-age celebration at Ickleton Church for Mothering
Sunday, March 2nd at 11.00 a.m. We hope there will be something for everyone,
but the service will be particularly suitable for children - involving some
more drama and possibly puppets. There will be small posies for the children to
give their Mums, Nannies, Grannies and anyone else who fulfils the job description
of ‘Mother’! Even if you are not a mother yourself, come and celebrate your own
mother and be reminded how God and the Church also act as a ‘mother’ to us all.
We’d love to see you there. Do come and make this another special village event
and stay afterwards for a simple lunch (venue to be confirmed).
CAROL SINGING
The
evening of Tuesday 18th December turned out just right. The group
swelled during the evening with about 20 adults and 8 children making a
splendid sound, led by John Williams.
We were delighted to welcome our vicar Andrew Schofield and Mary in the
merry band. After a halfway stop at Rosie and Colin Hayes’s for mulled wine and
mince pies, we finished up for more food and more mulled wine at Miranda and
Mark Stone-Wigg’s! Many thanks to them
and as usual to Jacquie Casement for organizing help.
The
collection this year raised £200 for the Gertrude Homes renovation project
fund. Many thanks to all for their generous contributions. John
Williams
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COME AND SING
‘The Crucifixion’ by John Stainer March 21st (Good Friday)
Preparation
for the ‘Come and Sing’ is going well and we hope that lots of other singers
will join us on the day. However, do feel free to come to any of the choir
practices if you would like more time to learn the piece. Future practice dates
are as follows:
Friday
29th February 6.30 p.m. in church
Friday
7th March 5.00 p.m. in church (note change of time)
Friday
14th March 6.30 p.m. in church
On
Good Friday the choir and all the other singers will meet at 3.00 p.m. to
rehearse, then we shall have a break for tea before the evening performance at
7.00 p.m.
Please
encourage your friends and relations to come and sing with us or to be part of
the evening audience.
This
won't be a fundraiser for the church and attendance will be free, but we shall
ask singers and audience to donate generously to a retiring collection in aid
of the children’s charity ‘Coram’.
Rosemary Hayes
Durham’s
Farmhouse, Butcher’s Hill
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r.hayes@btinternet.com
NOTES FROM
HINKLEDUX RECTORY
Exercise is good for you!
The early Christians shunned meat and fish for six weeks a
year, Liz Hurley limits herself to one meal a day and some of the biggest
bestsellers are detox diet books. It seems that throughout history, self-denial
has been a fashionable virtue. On Ash Wednesday (February 6th this year),
millions of Christians - and non-believers - around the world will give up
chocolate, smoking, alcohol or some other vice for the 40 days of Lent. They
will join - albeit for different reasons - an estimated two million Britons
already following a stringent diet and exercise regime, in an attempt to shed
their Christmas flab.
For Christians, Lent is a season of self denial, fasting and
prayer before Easter. The forty days represent the time Jesus spent in the
desert, where, according to the Bible, he endured temptation by Satan. The
purpose of Lent for Christians is preparation - through prayer, penitence,
almsgiving and self-denial - for the annual commemoration of the Death and
Resurrection of Jesus. Holy Week recalls the events linked to the Passion of
Christ and culminates in Easter, the celebration of the Resurrection. Lent
lasts from Ash Wednesday until Holy Saturday (a total of 46 days - the six
Sundays in Lent are not counted because every Sunday is a ‘mini Easter’).
Self denial of any sort is a struggle. The first struggle of
my day - in and out of Lent - is when the alarm rings. The start of the day is
carefully timetabled to give me 30 minutes on an exercise bike before breakfast
(the clock tells me that I can manage the equivalent of 6 miles in that time).
I must say that I do feel better afterwards (something to do with the release
of endorphins I think), but leaving the comfort of a warm bed on a cold dark
morning is still an effort of will.
Of course exercise is good for you, and in Lent the Church
offers an opportunity to try different sorts of exercise for body, mind and
spirit. The exercises may include both self denial, and also doing something
extra – perhaps a special time of prayer, reading or quiet, and always special
generosity. And now there’s more – a campaign from the Church of England called
‘Love Life, Live Lent’.
The Independent commented about this campaign: ‘It provides
a religious take on an intriguing international trend. In recent years, in
different corners of the globe, several movements have sprung up inviting
followers to combat the selfishness of modern life by doing nice things to
random strangers. If you put your mind to it, carrying out acts of kindness can
start as soon as you wake up. You can be kind to people in different parts of
the country, or on the other side of the world, or even be kind to the planet
itself, without leaving your home.’
Amongst suggestions given for each day in Lent last year
were:
This year Love Life Live Lent includes a Facebook
application and a full-colour booklet with the theme of being good neighbours
(available on '01733 325002 at £1 or contact the Vicar).
The campaign offers something exciting, different and refreshing to try during
Lent - encouraging us all to take small actions that can have big effects.
Don't be down in the mouth this Lent. Exercise is good for you, and sometimes
it can be fun too! Andrew Schofield The Rectory, 13 St John’s Street, Duxford
CB22 4RA
( 01223 832137 * atschofield@msn.com
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CHAPEL NOTICES – All Services
start at 3.00 p.m.
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Sunday 3rd |
Mr.
Jerry Heyhoe |
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Sunday 10th |
Revd.
Trevor Sands |
Holy
Communion |
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Sunday 17th |
Mrs.
Maureen Hilson |
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Sunday 24th |
Revd.
Trevor Sands |
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All Welcome Revd. Trevor Sands
ALLOTMENTS
A date in the diary for those
interested in Allotments. The second allotment meeting will take place on
Thursday 21st February, at 8.00 p.m. The meeting will be at Priory
House, 49, Abbey Street. Simon Cheney
ICKLETON SOCIETY
New Year’s Day Walk
After
what was initially thought to be an unpromising gathering, nineteen walkers and
one dog met at the bottom of Rectory Farm drive. Although the weather was mild,
the misty and murky atmosphere precluded the views that can be obtained from
the high ground of Rectory Farm land as we skirted the parish boundary and then
cut through the open fields of Ickleton New Grange Farm and back along the
track to Rectory Farm. Apart from pheasants, partridges and wood pigeons, a
lone hare was sighted in the top field. Soup and mulled wine followed at
‘Howeys’ provided by Sheila Birch, Jackie Casement and Lena Frost, which was
much appreciated. Our thanks also go to Peter Wombwell and Joan Frankau for
permitting the Society to access their land.
Wine Tasting
We’re
celebrating Leap Year with a Wine Tasting session in the Village Hall on 29th
February. Tickets are £12 per head and
include cheeses and nibbles. Starting
time is 7.45 p.m. Tickets can be
obtained from Neil McKillen, Sheila Birch, Rachel Radford and John Fowler.
ICKLETON OVER
SIXTIES CLUB
On
behalf of the members of the Over 60s Club, I wish to thank Ann Marie, Clare
and Miranda for the splendid traditional Christmas Dinner they prepared for us
on Wednesday December 19th, also thank you Hedley for the sherry and
wine and Vera for your special mince pies and lovely table decorations. Flowers
and a signed Christmas card have been taken to Mrs. Ruby Lilley, who was very
much missed at the dinner.
There
were no meetings in January. Weather permitting, we will start again on
Wednesday February 13th 2008 at 2.30 p.m. in the Village Hall. Cynthia
Rule
NEWS FROM DUXFORD CHURCH
OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
The
term got off to a very exciting start with a visit by Years 5&6 to the
Imperial War Museum for the launch of Eion Colfer’s new book ‘Airman’, Blue
Peter’s book of the month. The children
met the author and five of our Year 6 children were interviewed for the Radio 4
programme ‘Go4it’ that was broadcast on Sunday 27th January.
The
following week the school had the privilege of welcoming a Duxford-based TV music composer
who came in to run a workshop for the children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage
2. Sheridan Tongue has recently written the music for a factual-based BBC
children's drama about a school located in Sussex, called Summerhill
School. The workshop gave the children an insight into how music and
picture work together, and showed them a very alternative school that is
successfully managed and run by the children who attend it.
Finally
the school was delighted to hear that it has been awarded the ‘Activemark’ for
2007-2008. This national award is a reflection of the emphasis placed by the
school on PE and extra-curricular sports clubs, and recognition of the high
percentage of our children who attend them.
Miranda
Stone-Wigg
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VOLUNTARY MEDICAL
CAR SCHEME
Since taking over the scheme as
coordinators we have not recruited other drivers. We now realise that we need
to have other people who we can ask to drive when we need help. This will sometimes
be when we have several requests on the same day. It does not happen very often
but when we were asked for four trips to Sawston Medical Centre in one day it
got a bit tricky! We were unable to help and that’s a pity, as we don’t want to
let people down. Also we do want to be able to go on holiday.
If you have a
little time to spare, a clean driving licence and are interested in helping
other members of the community, please ring us on ' 531779 to discuss arrangements.
John and Sue Fowler
FLEDGLINGS – THANK YOU
TO ICKLETON RESIDENTS
I
would like to express my sincere and heartfelt thanks to the people of Ickleton
for the wonderful support that you have given to Fledglings, a charity I
started from my home in 1998 to help families caring for a child with a
disability. Fledglings (www.fledglings.org.uk
) has now moved to a site near Audley End station, and currently helps over
7000 families and other carers throughout the UK, but without the support of
local people, this would not have been achieved.
Particular
thanks must go to:
John and Elaine Statham, who have
generously given time, expertise and financial support. John is now a Trustee of Fledglings and acts
as volunteer fundraising manager. His
input has put the charity on a much firmer footing.
Andrew Shepperd, who is working willingly
and cheerfully in a voluntary capacity to bring our website into the 21st
century.
Tina Gordon, for her moral support, and
for organising a coffee morning during 2007, and to all those who supported her
and made such generous donations.
Jackie Bennett, who recently made a
parachute jump which raised £550 for Fledglings, an enormous contribution to
our funds. As one who has always wanted
to make a parachute jump, but is too afraid to have a go, I am enormously
impressed by Jackie’s achievement and very grateful for her support.
There
are, I know, many others who have helped in other ways, including my
neighbours, the Demmer family, Charles and Barbara Cooper, Dilip and Sunita at
Costcutter Express and Oliver Hayes and Sarah Hurst. Anyone wanting to know more about Fledglings or who knows a
family or carer who may benefit from our service, please get in touch. We are planning some events to celebrate
this Fledglings 10th Anniversary year – I hope we may see you there.
Sincerely. Ruth Lingard
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LOOK GOOD
FEEL GOOD
Ladies you can achieve this
without the need to diet. The secret is
to come along to the Village Hall at 7.00 p.m. on Monday evenings and exercise
away those unwanted extra inches the fun way - to music. Start now and be at your best this
summer. Remember you read about this in
the Icene Bulletin! Christine
Mee
AN EVENING WITH A
DIFFERENCE
An Hour of Poetry, Images and Music
On Sunday 24th February 2008, at St Peter’s
Church, Duxford there will be an Hour of Poetry, featuring the Northumbrian
poet Katrina Porteus.
Katrina is an award-winning poet who has lived at Beadnell
in Northumberland since 1987. She was born in Aberdeen, grew up in County
Durham, read history at Cambridge and went on to study in the US on a Harkness
Fellowship. A Gregory Award winner in 1989, she has since won writers' bursaries
from the Arts Council, Northern Arts and the Society of Authors, as well as an
Arts Foundation Award in Poetry. Katrina is a very exciting ‘performance poet’
who has appeared regularly on Radio 4 and Radio 3, the most recent being The
Refuge Box on 8th December 2007, which was also selected for ‘Pick of the Week’
- a study on the theme of sanctuary, based around the refuge box on Holy Island
causeway.
Tim Hooper and Martin Smith will be providing images and
guitar music to accompany her performance.
The pair last performed in St Peter’s Church at the flower festival, and
are back by popular demand. Their music
and images created an uplifting atmosphere within the building, leaving the
audience with a powerful sense of the beauty of the place. The performance will begin at 5.00 p.m.
Tickets, priced at £6 (£4 for concessions), will be
available in February from Jenny Marks ' 01223 837337, Jill Steinberg ' 01223 833202 and Duxford Post Office.
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GERTRUDE HOMES
Applications now invited
Work
has now started on the renovation of the Gertrude Homes, and no. 9 has been
allocated to an Ickleton couple.
The
homes will have full central heating, double glazing and be fitted with modern
kitchens and bathrooms.
No.
5 and no. 7 are still to be allocated, so the trustees now welcome applications
from those who have reached retirement age and have connections with
Ickleton.
In
considering applications, the trustees will also take account of other relevant
personal circumstances such as infirmity, in line with the charity’s rules.
Please note that the Gertrude Homes provide accommodation for people living
independently – they are not sheltered accommodation and there is no warden.
Anyone
who is interested and wishes to be considered, or wants further information,
should contact the Hon Secretary of Ickleton United Charities, Jos Flitton, at
1 Abbey Street, Ickleton, CB10 1SS, preferably by 18th February.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
We
would like to thank everyone who gave so generously to our appeal over
Christmas. We have sent a cheque for £220 to The Breast Cancer Unit at
Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Thank you everyone.
A
Happy New Year to you all from Carol and Barry Turton.
THE CHESTERFORDS,
ICKLETON & HINXTON W.I.
Our
January meeting got off to an excellent start with speaker Barry Stevenson who
spoke with great knowledge about the antiques and bygones which members brought
along for identification. The meeting
was enjoyed so much that it didn’t close until 11.00 p.m. - overrunning by one
hour! Dinah gave a vote of thanks, with
an amusing poem written by W.I. husband Bob. Thank you Bob!
Congratulations
to Carol Turton who raised the sum of £220 for breast cancer with her amazing
Christmas lights.
For
the next meeting on February 20th we have invited back Vic
Botterill, an excellent speaker, whose subject will be ‘Living, Loving and
Stress’. Reminder - subscriptions (£27) are due.
Cynthia
Rule
ICKLETON DIARY
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February 5th
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Church
Coffee Morning 10.00 a.m. - 12 noon |
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6th |
Gt.
Chesterford & District Gardening Society Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
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Chapel,
Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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11th |
Mobile
Library |
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20th |
Parish
Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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20th |
W.I.
Meeting 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford
Community Centre |
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21st |
Allotments
Meeting 8.00 p.m. Priory House, 49 Abbey Street |
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24th |
An
Hour of Poetry, Images and Music 5.00 p.m. Duxford Church |
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25th |
Mobile
Library |
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29th |
Ickleton
Society Wine Tasting 7.45 p.m. Village Hall |