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APRIL 2008
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David and Monica Lilley Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com |
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Deadline for next
Icene Bulletin
12th APRIL 2008
250 UP!
We have now completed 250 issues of the ‘Icene’.
We would like to thank everyone for their support over the
years, especially Rosemary Hayes (the previous editor, way back in 1987) and
Charles and Barbara Cooper who have proof read it each month. Thanks also to all the distribution and
delivery team. Hilary Rule, Chris Nania and Carol Turton have been with us all
that time.
As we have now both reached the ‘bus pass era’ we must be
over half way through our editorship!
David and Monica Lilley
PARISH COUNCIL
Monday 31st March - Green bin and green box
Monday 7th April - Black
bin collection
Monday 14th April - Green bin and green box
Monday 21st April - Black bin collection
Monday 28th April - Green bin and green box
Bins and boxes must be placed out
by 7.00 a.m. on your designated day of collection.
Parish Council Meeting 19th
March. The following
items were discussed:
Allotments: Lewis Duke declared an interest before
discussion took place. The Allotment
group has circulated a questionnaire to the 26 interested people regarding the site
offered near Coploe Hill. Six people
were still interested, but 17 had said No.
The Parish Council has now discharged its duty in attempting to provide
allotments. However, the Parish Council
would be happy to assist if any other site became available. Cllr Timothy Stone reported that Hinxton
Parish Council is introducing allotments back into their village. The Clerk was asked to contact the Hinxton
Parish Clerk and ask for more information, in case plots might be available to
Ickleton residents. The Clerk had
recently attended a workshop on allotments and had circulated a document with
information gleaned. She had also made
contact with Duxford Parish Council at the workshop, and they had sent some
information relating to their allotments.
The Clerk had suggested that we might invite Karen Kenny (who was the
presenter from Allotments Regeneration Initiative) to speak to the Parish
Council. It was agreed the Clerk should
invite Karen Kenny to a meeting, when she was available.
Financial Year End: The Clerk reminded the Parish Council that the
financial year ends on 31/03/08.
Emergency Flooding Plan:
A list of items that are available and where they are kept
will be reported back to the next meeting.
Cemetery – Burial Fees: The fees
will be increased in line with inflation.
Dog Fouling: It was
reported that dog fouling was taking place in Abbey Street. Please would dog
owners clean up after their dogs have fouled on the street. Many thanks.
Meetings in May are as
follows:
Planning application(s) received from SCDC:
S/0081/08/F – Replacement gate, new vehicular access & trellis to
garden (revised design) – 53 Abbey Street – Keith Mitchell Building Consultancy
Ltd. – (Letter sent 25/02/08) Ickleton Parish Council wish to Refuse
this planning application for the following reason:
We do not understand the reference in the application to the
LPA having confirmed there is no need for parking in relation to the
dwelling. This may have been true in
the past, when this was a 2-up 2-down agricultural worker’s dwelling, but the
development will result in a much larger residence with modern services etc. In effect it is a new development. The Parish Council’s views, as to the level
of parking provision needed, would seem to be in line with policies adopted in
July 2007 in the Development Control Policies DPD – Appendix 1 (up to 2 spaces for a dwelling of 3 or more
bedrooms in poorly accessible
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areas, which Ickleton is – and the
line problems specific to Abbey Street are more than sufficient additional
grounds for seeking the provision of two spaces in the present case).
S/0206/08/LB -
Internal & external alterations and conversion of offices to three bed
roomed dwelling (revised design S/1211/07/LB) – 18 Abbey Street – Visible Edge
- (Letter sent 25/02/08). Ickleton Parish Council wish to Approve
this planning application subject to the following comments:
Aspects that concern the Parish
Council are:
S/0268/08/F – Change of use from
Office to Residential (Amended Design) – 18 Abbey Street – Visible Edge – Approve
S/0330/08/F –
Erection of 7 retail units & café (retrospective application) – Ickleton
Riverside Barns, 111 Frogge Street. The Chairman gave a resume of the application,
pointing out to Mr & Mrs London that there were a few inconsistencies,
which should not affect the decision made by the Parish Council. He then invited Mr London to make any points
that he felt were relevant to the application.
The Parish Council felt they needed to be consistent and support the
SCDC policies, which were listed in the Refusal document dated 21/01/08. After discussion, a unanimous vote to Refuse
the application was made.
The Chairman will be writing to
SCDC pointing out various inconsistencies within this application. The Chairman asked John Williams to
follow up on some of the points made.
S/0357/08/F –
Extension – 21 Mill Lane. Jane Hurst
declared an interest. Approve
The Parish Council expressed some concerns regarding the
flood plain and planning applications that were received and requested that the
Clerk contact the Environment Agency and ask if someone could come and speak at
a Parish Council Meeting.
Planning application(s) granted by SCDC:
S/0081/08/F –
Replacement gate, new vehicular access & trellis to garden (Revised design)
– 53 Abbey Street – Keith Mitchell Building Consultancy Ltd.
S/0145/08/F –
Extensions (Renewal of Time Limited Permission Ref. S/2314/02/F) – 39 Church
Street
S/0206/08/LB –
Internal & External Alterations & Conversion of Offices to Three
Bedroomed Dwelling – 18 Abbey Street, Visible Edge.
Adult Education is running taster days in a
wide range of subjects on Saturday 10th May at Sawston and
Melbourn Village Colleges and on Saturday 17th May at Linton
and Melbourn Village Colleges. For more information about Sawston & Linton courses,
please ring (01223 712424 sking@sawstonvc.org
and for information about Melbourn ring
(01763 260566 or email comed@mvc.org.uk
NATS is commencing consultation on proposed changes to airspace over parts
of London, Southern and Eastern England.
This airspace is called ‘Terminal Control North’ (TCN). For more information visit: www.nats.co.uk/TCNconsultation
or alternatively, paper copies of the questionnaire are available in main
libraries or you may write to: TCN
Consultation, NATS, Freepost NAT22750, Reading, RG1 4BR
Jocelyn
Flitton – Parish Clerk
BUS PASSES
From 1st April everyone over 60 is entitled to a
bus pass, giving free travel after 9.30 a.m. Monday to Friday and all day at
weekends and bank holidays, anywhere in England.
I must have been conceived at just the right moment! David
Lilley
THE REVISED CHURCH
ELECTORAL ROLL
The revised Church Electoral Roll will be displayed in the
Church for a fortnight at the beginning of April.
Please contact me at the below address or telephone me if there
are any changes to be made.
Frances Payne,
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CHURCH SERVICES – Services
for April
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Thursday 3rd |
12.30
p.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 6th |
8.00 a.m. B.C.P. Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Easter 3 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
HINXTON
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Thursday 10th |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 13th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Easter 4 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 17th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 20th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Easter 5 |
10.00 a.m. Family Communion |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong Laying on of Hands |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday 24th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 27th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Easter 6 |
10.00
a.m. Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong and Holy Communion |
ICKLETON |
Annual Church Meetings
Each of our churches has its Annual
Meeting in April. They provide an opportunity to look back over the last year
and consider plans for the future. There are two key elements at Annual
Meetings. One is the financial situation - how we have managed to pay the bills
in the last twelve months and what we face in the future. The other is manpower.
Each church needs to ensure it has enough people to organise and run worship
and events in the coming year. If it becomes difficult to balance the books, or
there aren’t enough people to cover all the jobs that need doing, the church is
in trouble. You will be very welcome to join us for the church’s meeting at
8.00 p.m. on 29th April at Church.
Keep an eye
on your village church!
It’s not possible to put all church
news in the village newsletters. If you want to keep up-to-date, you need the
monthly Church Diary. With new software, the vicar can send it out (and a
weekly newsletter too) in an easily readable format. You can go on the mailing
list by emailing your request to atschofield@msn.com
VILLAGE BARN DANCE
Following the success of last year’s St Patrick’s Night
Ceilidh, we are this year running a Barn Dance in the Village Hall at 7.45 p.m.
on Saturday 12th April in aid of Church funds. Caller Adrian Besant and the Ivel Valley
Band will be back, by popular demand, to once again lead the festivities.
Tickets will be available from me, after Easter. They are priced at £10 per adult, £25 for
two adults and two children, with additional children (up to 16) at £3
each. Supper is included and bar
facilities will be available.
Do come along and help us make it a memorable evening. Rosemary
McKillen
CHAPEL NOTICES – All
services start at 3.00 p.m.
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April 6th
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Revd. Trevor Sands |
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April 13th |
Revd. David Mullins |
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April 20th |
Revd. Trevor Sands |
Holy Communion |
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April 27th |
Revd. John Buxton |
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Revd. Trevor Sands
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NOTES FROM
HINKLEDUX RECTORY
Worship changes lives!
Most Christians consider worship to be the central act of
Christian identity. Theologians described us
as homo adorans (‘worshipping man’) and see the worship of God
as at the very centre of what it means to be a human being. The urge to worship
was best put into words by St Augustine in the 4th century:
Too late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient,
ever new, too late have I loved you.
I sought for you abroad, but you were within me
though I was far from you.
Then you touched me, and I longed for your peace,
and now all my hope is only in your great mercy.
You have made us for yourself, and our heart is
restless till it rests in you.
Worship - when humans
meet the divine - is natural, yet new and even strange, to those who discover
it for the first time. It happens when we find ourselves drawn towards God.
Such encounters aren't confined to organized worship. They can happen anywhere.
We instinctively respond to signs that God is present in the world around us.
We may not literally fall down on our knees, but we respond naturally to
beauty, love and compassion. When we experience these, we experience something
of God.
Worship – a
religious act of praise, honour, or devotion, directed to God
- is the heart of the Church. Worship
shows God to us and us to God. In worship when we hear the Bible read
and think together about what it means for us, God speaks to us. As we join
with others to sing God's praise, as we kneel in silence to confess our
failures, or clasp someone's hand to share God's peace, God reaches out to us. Worship honours God but it should also grab
us, engage us and change us.
Worship is also an
art and sometimes the canvas is blank and needs work. We don’t always feels
like worshipping God. The fact is that most of us have to give time to it, if
we are to learn to do it well. Anyone in a loving relationship knows there are
ups and downs, and times when you don't feel as strongly attracted. Willpower
and determination keep the spark alive. Relationships take time, space and
energy to flourish. It's the same with worship; we need to learn how to
worship, to grow in our relationship with God, and not just go with the flow,
because the flow can ebb away.
Teachers describe a
child’s natural ability to wonder and worship as they discover more about the
world around them. But the first steps into worship seem to get harder the
older you are. Babies often take to water as the most natural thing in the
world. Learning to swim when you are older is a different matter. We're afraid
of the water and daren't take our feet off the bottom. We have to overcome
these fears and rediscover the fact that water keeps our bodies afloat whatever
our shape or size.
At church we have started to experiment with family worship
and work with children (and are even looking at the possibility of starting up
a Sunday School). We want to provide an opportunity for adults to reconnect and
for children to discover the excitement of worship. One of our posters for a
Family service invites you to ‘relax and worship in a service that encourages
children to attend and participate; with hymns you know and bible stories you
remember – and no more than 45 minutes long!’ We believe that worship is for
everybody – and that worship changes lives! Andrew Schofield
The Rectory, 13 St John’s Street, Duxford
CB22 4RA
( 01223 832137 * atschofield@msn.com
NEWS FROM DUXFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND
COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Friday 7th March saw the formal opening of the
school’s new community space – The Sunshine Room.
Adapted from an existing classroom, between July and October
last year, The Sunshine Room is now in use by the Duxford Under-Fives Association,
incorporating the Playgroup and Toddler Group, as well as by the after-school
club (known as the DX Club) and a brand new Breakfast Club.
The Sunshine Room has its own separate entrance and its own
garden area, making it safe and attractive for use by the very youngest
children in the village, as well as those who need care before and after
school.
Many members of the local community; representatives from
the various organisations who helped to make the project happen; as well as
children from the school, the playgroup and after-school club; attended the
opening ceremony. The school choir
entertained visitors, and the ceremony culminated in the cutting of the ribbon
and a cornet fanfare.
The school would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all the
individuals and organisations involved and for all the hard work that they put
in over the last year. Without their
support, this project would not have become a reality.
In March, the school also celebrated World Book Day with an
exciting day of activities that included shared reading and joint story
writing. Prizes were awarded for the
best book review written by a parent/carer or relative and to the winner of the
‘Where Have You Been Caught Reading?’ competition. One of the winners was snapped reading a book on dogs to his dog
while sitting in the dog’s cage. The
other winner somehow managed to read whilst pegged to the washing line!
Miranda
Stone-Wigg
THE CHESTERFORDS,
ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
Our AGM was held on March 19th on a bitterly cold
night. Those members brave enough to attend welcomed Julie Baillie as our new president
and two new committee members.
A presentation was made to retiring president Ann Wood, who
has served for three years, but will remain on the committee.
A Beetle Drive was much enjoyed. A charge of £1 was made for
refreshments to send to the A.C.W.W. appeal.
At the next meeting, on April 16th, there will be
a talk on the Sue Ryder Care Home in Ely.
It is our turn to host the Group Meeting on May 12th
7.15 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. in the Community Centre at Great Chesterford. Tickets £3.
Details of the new programme next month. Cynthia
Rule
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ICKLETON CHURCH
FETE 2008
The Church Fete will be held on July 5th from
2.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m. in the Village Hall and on the recreation ground.
Many thanks to everybody who has offered to help so far. Now
we need contributions please - if you are having a spring clean, do remember
us. If you are new to the village, please do come along, we do still need help.
Please contact me, you will be made very welcome.
Many thanks to Peggy Richardson, who has decided to retire
after doing the bric-a-brac stall for us for many years. Ivy Court has agreed to take this over.
The following would be very grateful for contributions to
the stalls :-
Bric-a-Brac - Ivy Court
(really
good items please)
Bottle
Stall - Neil McKillen
The Grand Raffle - Rosemary and
Neil McKillen
Cakes
and Produce - The Cocks family
(Catherine
asks if there is another family who would like
to be involved!)
CDs
and DVDs (no videos please - JoAnne
Rutter jorutter@gmail.com
as they
do not sell)
Toy
Stall (no soft toys please) - Sarah Mila
Plant
Stall - Cali Holberry, 3
Bird’s Close
Silent Auction -
Colin and Rosemary Hayes
Adults
and children’s Tombola -
Cynthia Rule
Books -
Judy Holt
Nearly
New (no jumble please) -
Monica Lilley
We
do not accept electrical items.
The hall will be open from 10.15 a.m. on the morning of the
Church Fete for setting up. Coffee will be served in the meeting room for the
helpers, and any help will be most welcome.
There will be the usual delights - a grand raffle, pet show,
vintage vehicles, fancy dress parade, photography competition, ye olde fruit
machine, village archives, the Saffron Walden Town Band and much, much more…….
The Church Fete is a social event for the village and a
fundraiser for Ickleton Church. The
Vicar, PCC and Churchwardens would like to thank everybody who supports this
event. More details next month.
Sponsorship
Each year we deliver a programme to
each house, a week before the Church Fete.
We offer sponsorship on the back of the programme, to businesses and individuals
who would like to sponsor us. It is £25
per line. Please put a cheque through
my door, with the details which you would like to be put on the back of the
programme. This helps with the expenses
of the fete advertising and paying for the village hall. This offer finishes May 1st, so I
can photocopy the programme. The Church Fete is in aid of Church Funds and is registered
charity No 245456. Monica
Lilley - Fete Organiser
ICKLETON CHURCH FETE PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPETITION
Let your imagination run wild for this year’s competition. Have
a go, we have deliberately left each category open to your interpretation
(we’ve given you some ideas to help) so get snapping 6x4 or 5x7 -either size is
fine, and colour or black and white prints will be great. Label each with the category you wish to
enter, £1 per photograph entry fee.
Here are
the categories:
Flora and Fauna………. Garden plants, leaves, woodland
scenes. This is the category for all the animal pictures you may have snapped….
All dressed up………..Parties, days out, hobbies,
occupations, special occasions……………..
A day in the life ………… Holidays, your day at work,
your pets, your friends………………
Food ……From holiday ice cream to your
best baking and beyond, you choose.
My Ickleton………..Your best bits, favourite
views, your garden, your house………………..
Close up ……….Go for it, small is beautiful,
machinery, gadgets, flowers, and mini-beasts in all their glory, in close up.
So come on don’t be shy, dust off your digital, and you
could win one of the six categories listed, You could also win prizes for 1st,
2nd and 3rd best photographs in the competition.
Ann
Godfrey Jane Hurst
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ICKLETON SOCIETY
Theatre Visits
In February, a group
of members and guests went to see Willard White’s tribute to Paul Robeson at
the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds. It
was a wonderful evening - great singing in a delightful setting. On 31st March there will be
another trip to the Theatre Royal to see Pam Ayres’ one woman show.
Winetasting
Although this was
held on 29th February, it was so popular that we hope it might
become a regular event for the Society and not just in leap years. Forty-four people came along to the Village
Hall and sampled a range of unusual Italian wines accompanied by some good
cheeses. Many thanks to Sebastian Payne
for leading the tasting, choosing some excellent wines and for entertaining us
with his descriptions of travelling through Italy, visiting the growers and
their vineyards.
Talk by Mike Petty and AGM
On 7th
May, the renowned local historian Mike Petty will talk to the Society about
rural life in Victorian Cambridgeshire.
Mike has won a national award for his talks and articles (he currently
writes columns in Cambridge newspapers), and has written numerous books on
Cambridgeshire and the Fens. There is
no charge for the evening which will start at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall
with the Society’s short AGM. Wine and
refreshments will be served about 8.00 p.m., followed by Mike’s talk. Do put the date in your diary – all welcome.
Hanley Grange Eco Town?
The Society has
written to our local MP, Andrew Lansley, expressing our concerns at the
proposal for an Eco Town in the triangle bounded by the A11, the A505 and the
A1301 i.e. all those lands which have a frontage from opposite the BP Garage
down to opposite the Genome Campus. The
bids for Eco Towns (Zero Carbon settlements of 5-25,000 homes) have been
invited by Gordon Brown in an attempt to deliver the massive increase in
housing numbers which he is seeking to foist on this and other regions outside
of the normal planning process. The
Hanley Grange proposal has already been rejected in the East of England Plan,
following a full Examination in Public.
Whilst the Government says that these proposals will be subject to the
statutory planning process, this means the development control process where
the final decision on a planning application rests with the Secretary of
State. We believe that this is not an
open and transparent democratic process.
The Society will
continue to monitor this situation, since there is no guarantee that Hanley
Grange will be included in the short list to be announced by the Government in
a few weeks’ time. However, in the
interim (or if by the time this article is published, Hanley Grange has been
announced as being on the short list), you may wish to write to our local MP,
Andrew Lansley, (Conservative Association
Constituency Office, 153 St Neots Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB3 7QJ),
and our other local councillors to express your views on the subject. Our County Councillor is Tim Stone and our District Councillor is John Williams Rachel
Radford
CHESTERFORD AND
DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
The Spring meeting was greatly enjoyed with much laughter
over the quiz devised by Pauline. In particular, the unusual garden implements
stirred the imagination to unmentionable depths!
The next meeting, on April 2nd, will be the AGM
and plant sale.
The new programme for the year ahead has been arranged, with
particular emphasis on vegetable growing for beginners. It is hoped that it will attract some would-be
vegetable growers to come along to the meetings. Cynthia Rule
ART CLASSES
Art classes will be held at the Ickleton Methodist Chapel on
Wednesdays 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The dates for the spring term will be April
2nd 9th 16th 23rd and 30th,
May 7th 14th and 21st.
Beginners welcome.
The sessions will include one-to-one help, refreshments and 1½ hours practical work in water
colour painting or alternative mediums.
A charge of £20.00 per term will be made to cover expenses
and refreshments.
Hoping to see you! Kenneth
Mark, Tutor
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CLASSIC CARS & MOTORBIKES AT
DUXFORD’S SPRING CAR SHOW
On Sunday
4th May the Imperial War Museum, Duxford will be hosting the very
best in automotive engineering,
as the UK’s top car clubs converge at Duxford for the Spring Car Show.
Building on last year’s success, hundreds of cars
are scheduled to attend, ranging from Porsche, MG, BMW, Rolls-Royce, AC Cobra
and many more. Classic motorbikes are
also represented by the Vincent Owners’ Club and by a local chapter of the
Harley Owners’ Group, who will be bringing their Harley- Davidsons to the
Show. The day will provide the
opportunity for visitors to get up close to some of these stunning automotive
classics and talk to their owners, as well as enjoying an atmospheric day at
the Museum.
Says
Duxford’s Marketing and PR Manager Tracey Woods, “This event will see hundreds of classic cars and motorcycles,
representing the crème de la crème of automotive excellence, displayed at
Duxford for the enjoyment of our visitors.
Many of the early automotive companies, such as Rolls-Royce, also have
historic links to aviation.”
In
addition, visitors will be able to feel the mighty power of the tanks and see
them in action in the tank running arena, as well as get a chance to take a
ride in a tank. The tanks will be doing
demonstrations and riding throughout the day.
As an added bonus, visitors will also have the opportunity to experience
flight for themselves, by taking to the air in a classic 1930s de Havilland
Rapide, courtesy of Classic Wings who will be operating pleasure flights from
the airfield.
The whole
of the Museum is open from 10.00 a.m. for visitors to enjoy. Ample free parking
is available. Admission is FREE for
Children under 16, £16.00 for Adults, £12.80 for Senior Citizens and
Students, and £9.60 for Concessions.
Pleasure flights and tank running and riding are subject to weather and
serviceability - an additional charge applies.
For more details visit the Duxford website www.iwm.org.uk/duxford or ( 01223 835000.
ICKLETON’S (AND ONE OF ENGLAND’S)
FIRST COMBINE
In
1932 Dick Wombwell’s father Albert, of Rectory Farm, first heard of this
machine when an article appeared in the daily newspaper saying that combines
had been destroyed at the docks while waiting shipment to Argentina. After reading about these new machines he
said, "I want one of those".
He
duly tracked down the Clayton & Shuttleworth factory and placed an order,
to be told that another had been ordered as well. Both machines were built to
order and delivered, but Dick says his father always maintained that theirs was
the first combine in the country, because they started work twenty minutes
before the other one.
It
didn't get off to a very good start, as it was soon found that the 12ft cutter
bar was not up to the crop and after a short while it came to a halt and needed
repairing. Upon telephoning the factory he was told that they were closed for
two weeks’ annual holiday, but was assured that, as soon as they returned, a
new cutter bar would be made and an engineer would bring it down and fit it.
Nearly
three weeks later all was ready to try again, but this time with dramatic
results. The crop had had time to dry out and the first field was finished in
good time. Hundreds of local people came to see the new wonder machine at work.
When they first used it, they towed it with a wheeled tractor that was not
powerful enough to pull it up any inclines, so in the steeper fields they used
four horses, hitched onto the front of the tractor to get it uphill. The
tractor driver had to steer the tractor and had a set of reins to steer the
horses as well! In 1934 they purchased a crawler tractor to tow it.
When
the Clayton arrived, it was a bagger machine which was not to their liking, so
it was made into a tanker. The first tank that was tried was just a water tank
and it was not until they had filled it they realised they had not given much
thought to getting the grain out! They also bought a new Commer lorry with a
screw tipper buck.
After some years, the Clayton was replaced by a
self-propelled combine, one
of only 5 Massey-Harris No.20 that came to this country. Dick is pretty sure it
was 1940. It arrived at Cambridge LMS goods station in three large boxes. Two
engineers were sent to assemble it and get it to the farm. They built as little
as necessary to make it driveable and towed the cutter bar with the rest of the
components loaded onto it. Dick, aged 12, was taken to the station by his
father and told the exact route he was to guide the engineers back to Ickleton.
Sitting aloft with the two engineers they proceeded to Rectory Farm, and as
they neared the journey’s end, they had to cross the railway line and ford. As
they neared the railway crossing, they were stopped by some soldiers who had
just laid concrete and built a bunker - the concrete was still wet and was not
passable until the following day. The driver managed to turn the combine around
in this very narrow lane and then Dick had to disobey his father’s instructions,
in order to get the machine home. They had to detour to the next crossing, only
to find the soldiers had beaten them to it and were just in the process of
doing the same to this crossing. They were allowed over and eventually arrived
home. This combine brought in the harvest at Rectory Farm for 19 years.
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As
you will all have seen, the progress on the renovation of the Gertrude Homes
has, so far, been progressing according to the schedule. The Trustees are pleased to say we have
future residents for Nos. 5 and 9. No.
7 will now have an en suite bathroom, larger kitchen and lounge, with a window
looking out across the meadow. A new
boiler room has been built, to enable this lounge to be made larger.
Following the success of
the Open Morning, held before the renovation work began, we will be holding
another Open Morning on Saturday 12th April (10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.),
so that you will have a chance to see what work has been done before any new
residents move in. So please come along
for tea, coffee and refreshments, to celebrate the near completion of the
renovation. We are sure, along with all
the Trustees, you will send your best wishes to the new residents as they move
in.
Any enquiries regarding No
7 should be made to Jocelyn Flitton.
WELCOME TO…………….
Stephen and Helen Preston,
Joshua (10) and Joseph (7).
Alex and Fiona Macgregor and
Alexander (5).
ICKLETON DIARY
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April 1st
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Coffee
Morning 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon Church |
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2nd |
Gt. Chesterford and District Gardening Society
Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
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Chapel,
Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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7th
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Mobile
Library |
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12th |
Gertrude
Homes Open Day 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. |
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12th
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Barn
Dance 7.45 p.m. Village Hall |
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16th
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Parish
Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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16th |
W.
I. Meeting 7.15 p.m. Gt. Chesterford
Community Centre |
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21st
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Mobile
Library |
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23rd
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Visiting
Bellringers 10.00 – 11.15 a.m. |
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29th
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Church
AGM 8.00 p.m. Church |
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May 7th |
Ickleton
Society AGM 7.30 p.m. Village Hall followed by talk |
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by Mike Petty at 8.00 p.m. |
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14th |
Parish
Council Meeting |
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21st
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Parish
Council AGM |
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July 5th |
Church
Fete |