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MAY 2008
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David and Monica Lilley Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com |
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Tony
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Deadline for next
Icene Bulletin
12th MAY 2008
Tuesday 6th May* - Black
bin collection
Monday 12th May - Green bin and green box
Monday 19th May - Black bin collection
Tuesday 27th May* - Green bin and green box
* Collections are one day later due to Bank Holidays.
Bins and boxes must be placed out by 7.00 a.m. on your
designated day of collection.
Hanley Grange – This site (adjacent to Hinxton) has been chosen as one of
the possible 15 new eco-towns, which will be filtered down to 10 or less. The consultation period runs to the end of
June. The Parish Council is urgently
trying to assemble as much information as they can get, and plan to circulate
this to the village. Councillors have
already attended various meetings with representatives from local villages, and
local MPs Andrew Lansley and James Paice, together with county and district
councillors. This proposal for 8,000
houses is taken very seriously. The
Parish Council is keen to involve as many parishioners as possible in combating
this serious threat. In the short term,
information and an on-line petition can be found at www.stophanleygrange.org.uk
However, we need your help, views and ideas, so that the Parish Council can
make an effective response and at the same time provide you with the information
to make an informed response of your own.
Planning application(s) received from SCDC:
S/0416/08/F – Erection of Bungalow following demolition of Existing
Bungalow + Amendment – revised site location plan and ownership certificate –
Executor of Mrs M K Harrison Deceased. – Approve
S/0417/08/CAC – Total demolition
of Existing Single storey dwelling – Executor of Mrs M K Harrison Deceased. – Approve
S/0563/08/F – Extension – 3 Southfield – Mr & Mrs Toombs – Approve
Planning application(s) granted by SCDC:
S/0268/08/F –
Change of Use from Office to Residential (Amended Design) – Mr David Riches,
Visible Edge.
The Planning Inspectorate:
S/0048/07/O - Appeal by Rowe Build & Development Ltd –
Site at land r/o 9-17 Grange Road – The Appeal has been dismissed
Application to carry out Tree works subject to a tree
preservation order or situated within a Conservation area:
C/11/40/054 – Large Sycamore tree which needs pollarding – 4
Church Street – Clare College - Approve
Allotments – At the request of the Parish Council, Karen Kenny
(Allotments Regeneration Initiative) came to the meeting. She addressed the questions that had
previously been sent to her and discussions took place. The Chairman thanked Mrs Kenny for attending
the meeting. She suggested that an allotment association could be formed and
the process to create allotments in Coploe Road begun. For further information to join the
allotment association, please contact Lisa Morrissey – brettandlisa@tiscali.co.uk
Football Clubs – Both Ickleton and Crocus Football Clubs reported good
seasons. Unfortunately dog fouling
is still taking place on the pitch, which they have to clear before a game can
begin. This is unacceptable! It was agreed to increase their fees as
follows: IFC - £6.30 (£6) and Crocus -
£12.50 (£12). Mr Frankau had produced a
schedule of maintenance for the pitch.
Post Office – The Parish Council will be writing to Andrew Lansley CBE MP
supporting our local post office. This
area is now being evaluated and the results are due out in June/July. A small token of our appreciation has been
given to Dilip & Sunita in recognition of 10 years running the village
shop/post office.
Police Neighbourhood Panel Meeting – Lewis Duke and Jocelyn Flitton
attended this meeting on 7th April.
The main topics being raised were anti-social behaviour and
speeding. Inspector Paul Ormerod is now
moving to Force Headquarters and Inspector Chris Savage will be taking his
place.
Parish Council AGM – Wednesday 14th May at 7.30
p.m.
Annual Parish Meeting – Wednesday 21st May at
7.30 p.m. The speaker will be the Chairman,
Peter Sanders, from Stop Stansted Expansion.
Refreshments will be available from 7.00 p.m.
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41st OXFAM Walk.
The Oxfam
Walk is taking place on Sunday 11th May, starting and finishing at
Wimpole Hall, near Cambridge. Enjoy a
refreshing day, walking in the Cambridgeshire countryside with your family and
friends while raising money for Oxfam’s Emergencies Fund. There is a variety of routes on offer. Choose between 4, 9, 13, 17 and 23 miles or
a marathon route of 26 miles. For a
registration form, please phone ( 0870 905 9060 or e-mail events@oxfam.org.uk or visit www.oxfam.org.uk/walk
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Biological Records Centre is carrying out a Pond survey and
hoping to involve as many parishes in the survey as possible. If anyone is interested in taking part,
please contact Christine Whinney on (01954 713571 or Christine.whinney@cpbrc.org.uk. Their website is: www.naturenotebook.org.uk
Open University is open to all and if you wish to meet representatives of
the Open University and find out about the courses and qualifications that the
university offers, you can do so by going to The Grafton Centre, Cambridge, on
Saturday 10th May 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. or to Jackson Square
Shopping Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, on Saturday 7th June 9.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
A Festival of Sport, Fitness and Dance is being held on Sunday 8th
June 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. at Impington Sports Centre and Histon and Impington Recreation Ground. Jocelyn Flitton – Parish Clerk
STOP HANLEY GRANGE
As District Councillor,
I have been heavily involved in recent weeks in the Hanley Grange issue, in
order to prepare for opposition to this shattering proposal. This is now moving
ahead in co-ordination with County Councillors, Cambridgeshire Horizons,
Members of Parliament and Parish Councils, Ickleton Society et al, following
recent meetings.
For South Cambs District
full council meeting next week, I will be seconding a motion put by Councillor
Kindersley which will read as follows:
That South
Cambridgeshire District Council requests that Hanley Grange be removed from the
shortlist
of eco-towns published by the Minister for Housing and Planning. The proposal
is contrary to
the East
of England Plan CSR1 and to the emerging Local Development Framework. The
additional
number of houses is also
unnecessary to meet the targets of the East of England Plan and Local
Development Framework.
Hanley Grange would have an entirely negative impact on local
communities,
overstretch local infrastructure, and undermine the delivery of major
developments
within
the sub-Region.
We expect this will be
carried, as all parties have indicated support.
Action by the people:
Meanwhile
County Councillor Tim Stone has started the process of enabling this and we
invite residents to visit the website www.stophanleygrange.org.uk and (a) read
for yourselves the information about the proposal and - if you agree - (b) sign
the petition against it. The wording is similar to that used for the motion to
District Council.
There is
a consultation document now put out by the Government, and we will advise
shortly the means to access this and respond to it.
John Williams
cllr.williams@scambs.gov.uk
CHAPEL NOTICES – All Services start at 3.00 p.m.
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Sunday 4th |
Revd. Trevor Sands |
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Sunday 11th |
Mrs. Maureen Hilson |
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Sunday 18th |
Revd. Trevor Sands |
Holy
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Sunday 25th |
Mrs. Betty Kime |
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Revd. Trevor Sands
DEATH
We
are sorry to record the death of Julia Ann Taylor on 18th March.
The
funeral service took place on Thursday 27th March at Ickleton Church
followed by burial at Great Chesterford Churchyard.
Martin,
Emily, Robert and Richard would like to thank all those who attended the
service, and for the donations to Marie Curie Cancer Fund in memory of Julia.
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CHURCH NOTICES - Services for May
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Thursday 1st |
12.30
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HINXTON
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Sunday 4th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Easter 7 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
HINXTON
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Thursday 8th |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 11th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Pentecost |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 15th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 18th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Trinity |
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 22nd |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 25th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON
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Trinity 1 |
10.00 a.m. Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong followed by Holy
Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 29th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Nothing stands still, and environmental change is as old as
the planet itself. Change is not necessarily bad. A global perspective that puts
God, rather than human beings, at the centre of everything would not
necessarily assume that floods or hurricanes are bad events in themselves.
There may once have been floods in the place that is now called Bangladesh when
there were no people living there, which, from the point of view of the overall
balance of the earth’s environment, were positively good. However, humanity is
part of the environment too, and it would be as much of a mistake to ignore
human claims to existence as it would for humans to ruin the environment for
selfish gain.
The trouble is, we humans have tended to treat the earth as
alien and frightening, needing to be commanded and controlled. This perception
has governed many human actions in the past and we still live under its legacy.
Christians have been partly to blame, because of the way they have interpreted
their tradition. We need to look again at the wonder and magnificence of the
world, and discover how well we can live in it if we choose to do so.
If people see each other as alien and the earth as inert
matter, our behaviour will reflect that perception. If people see each other as
part of the same family, and the earth as connected to them, because of its
sacred origin in the God who made them, we will seek to live in harmony under
God.
The Church’s view is that it is possible and desirable for
people to live and work within their environments, not as enemies, or uneasy
bedfellows, but harmoniously. If we accept that all creatures, including
humans, are under God, we should try to safeguard the integrity of creation and
sustain the life of the earth rather than seeking to dominate and control it as
an adversary.
A recent Church of England Policy statement reminds us: ‘The
whole of creation belongs to God. As human beings, we are part of the whole and
have a responsibility to love and care for what God has entrusted to us as
tenants of the planet. We are called to conserve its complex and fragile
ecology, while at the same time recognising the need for responsible and sustainable
development and the pursuit of social justice.’
And from Wendell Berry (quoted in ‘To care for the earth’
1986): ‘To live we must daily break the body and shed the blood of creation.
When we do this knowingly, lovingly, skillfully and reverently, it is a
sacrament. When we do it ignorantly, greedily, clumsily and destructively it is
a desecration. In such a desecration we condemn ourselves to spiritual moral
loneliness and others to want.’ Andrew Schofield
The Rectory, 13 St John’s
Street, Duxford CB22 4RA
( 01223 832137 * atschofield@msn.com
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ICKLETON SOCIETY
Hanley Grange You will, by
now, have heard that the Government has included Hanley Grange in its short
list of proposed eco-towns. If built,
this would be a town the size of Saffron Walden just opposite Hinxton – in the
triangle of land bounded by the A1301, A505 and A11. Tesco, through a nominee company (Jarrow Investments) is the
scheme’s proposer (although some of the land is owned by others). We understand that an outline plan shows
four access roads from Hanley Grange onto the A1301 together with access points
to the Sawston roundabout, the A11, and two onto the A505.
The Committee is strongly opposed to this development, which would be on Grade
2 agricultural land. How, you might
well wonder, can an ‘eco-town’ be developed on greenfield land? Many of the other proposals are on
brownfield land and should surely take precedence.
There
isn’t space here to go into all the arguments but we believe Hanley Grange
would adversely affect local shops, including small family owned concerns in
Saffron Walden, Sawston and other villages.
It could have significant adverse effects on water supply and
flooding. The roads would surely not cope
with the increased traffic, as the town would, in our view, attract commuters
to Cambridge, Stansted and London. ‘Rat
running’ through Ickleton could increase very substantially. If the proposal proceeds, pressure could
build for developments at or around M11 junctions.
Our
MP, Andrew Lansley, County Councillor Tim Stone and District Councillor John
Williams are working hard to campaign against Hanley Grange with Ickleton and
other local Parish Councils. Tim is
sponsoring a website (www.stophanleygrange.org.uk) which has information, news
and an on-line petition. By the time
you read this, there should also be a petition on the Downing Street web site
(www.petitions.pm.gov.uk). Please do
sign both of these. The Society will be
supporting this wider campaign and will also be responding to the Government’s
consultation, which closes on 30th June, in due course. We hope that many of you will too, as the
number of letters is very important, but it is probably best to wait for more
detail to come out about the development.
We will provide information and advice through ‘Icene’ and through
e-mails to our members.
Stansted
Airport The consultation on the second runway closes
on 26th June. The Committee
has always opposed the building of the second runway, and will respond to the
consultation in due course. Again, we
hope you will too. The Parish Council
has arranged for Peter Sanders, the Campaign Chairman of Stop Stansted
Expansion, to speak at the annual Parish Meeting on 21 May. The web site run by Stop Stansted Expansion
(www.stopstanstedexpansion.com) contains some useful pointers.
Talk
by Mike Petty 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. This is free for members, and
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. Non-members are most welcome – a
small charge of £4 includes membership for the next 12 months.
Fancy
joining the Committee and/or helping with the archives? The
Committee comes up for re-election at the AGM.
We would very much welcome some new committee members and people to help
with the archives. Please contact me
before 7th May, or come along to the AGM.
Competition
at the Church Fete The Society
is intending to organise another of our competitions, to see how many
photographs of parts of village buildings can be recognised. There will be an entrance fee (in aid of
Church funds) and a prize. If you do not
want your house to be photographed, please let me know.
Rachel
Radford
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THEATRE GROUP
We have endeavoured in the
past to present a varied programme of shows, with something to suit as many
supporters as possible. We are therefore
delighted to announce something entirely different for our next show in the
Village Hall on Saturday 7th June.
Umdumo Wesizwe, Zimbabwean A’ccapella (unaccompanied
singing).
In the tradition and sounds
of Ladysmith Black Mumbazo, eight young men sing songs of love, hope, worship,
courtship, hardship and African social commentary. The group transforms serious themes into joyous and celebratory
songs, using only the musical energy of bass and tenor voices, harmonies and
tip-top dance routines. There is an
honesty and integrity in their music that is laced with music styles of Afro
Pop, Jazz, R&B and Reggae, with enticing broad appeal. It will be a joy to welcome these young men
from that troubled country, so please spread the word amongst your friends.
The show starts at 8.00 p.m.
and the doors open at 7.15 p.m. The hall will be laid out cabaret style with
tables, and there will be a bar in the adjacent room. Tickets will be priced at £7.00 full and £6.00 concessions. For
any more information please contact Pam Fearn.
Gordon Woolhouse
SUMMER SIZZLER 2008 - SAVE THE DATE
This year’s
‘Summer Sizzler’ will be held on Saturday 30th August.
A free afternoon
of fun, games, barbecue and picnic for Ickleton villagers of all ages.
Offers of help
on the day gratefully received.
Contact
Katherine Denman-Johnson or Liz Goddard for more details
LETTER FROM
SOLIHULL
The write-up for Doris Page in a recent ‘Icene’, took me
back 60 or so years ago, as before ‘Humage’ was built there were cottages on
the site. My cousin Rosemary Murray lived in one, with husband David, son Ian
and daughter Jane. Jane was born at 19 Birds Close, where I lived at the time,
and now lives in Lincoln.
Doris was always good with children and she often came up to
‘The Red Lion’ (as it was called then) to visit her sister Edna, with the
Baldwin girls (I was sometimes there as well) as Edna was the nanny and helped
out for many years. I’ve called on
Doris over the past years and had a tour of the garden which she loved. She
liked to hear about Thelma (nee Baldwin) who now lives in Somerset.
Human has been an Ickleton name for years, Nibby and Jack
being of my father’s (Harold Clements) era.
Doris will be missed at the Fete, sitting on a chair
watching the band. Let’s hope the weather will be good to the 2008 event - I’ve
got it marked on the calendar.
All the best to everyone. Molly Dagley (nee
Clements) Dorridge, The Midlands
WETLANDS EVENTS
Here are the following dates for
Wetlands Events. As usual, all are welcome, but children must be accompanied by
adults. Please email me gemma@ebi.ac.uk if
you are interested in attending, as numbers are limited.
Tuesday 20th May 12.30 p.m.
Himalayan Balsam Control. Meet by the wooden bridge.
Friday 23rd May 12.30
p.m. Himalayan Balsam Control. Meet by the wooden bridge.
Thursday 29th May 12.30 p.m.
Himalayan Balsam Control. Meet by the wooden bridge.
Saturday 21st June 10.00 a.m. Flora Transect Monitoring. For this, we will walk
transects established in previous years, and identify the plant species
present. We will meet by the lakes.
Friday 11th July 8.30 p.m. Creatures of
the Night. Moth trapping and a bat walk. Meet by the lakes. This will be led by
Iain Webb. As it involves setting the moth trap, going on the walk, and then
checking/emptying the trap, the evening probably won’t finish until 11.00 p.m.
Attendees should bring a small torch.
Sat 26th July, 10.00 a.m. Dragonflies of the Wetland. Led by Val Perrin from
the British Dragonfly Society. This will cover identification, ecology and a
session surveying by the lakes. Probably finish at 2.00 p.m. Meet on campus.
Dr Gemma L Holliday ( 01223 492535
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OPEN FARM SUNDAY – COLLEGE FARM, DUXFORD
Following the huge
success of our open afternoon at College Farm last year, we are again holding
an event as part of LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) Open Farm Sunday, on
Sunday 1st June from 2.00-5.00 p.m. at
College Farm, Grange Road, Duxford, CB22 4QF.
Come and visit a local farm and enjoy an afternoon in the countryside.
Entrance to the event and activities is FREE. There
will be plenty to do for everyone, including tractor & trailer rides, farm tours,
a farm trail, displays of machinery and farm activities, bread baking, 'build a
scarecrow', children’s activities and competitions. Refreshments available.
More information can be found at www.russellsmithfarms.co.uk
& www.farmsunday.org.
Liz Nottage
CHESTERFORD &
DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
We
had a good turnout for the AGM on April 2nd 2008.
Our
Chairman Pauline Gale was elected for one more year, after which she wishes to stand
down. Gerry Birch, our new treasurer,
presented a good financial state (funds are very healthy). Cali Holberry was welcomed onto the
committee.
Once
more Dobies’ Seeds was well supported, members received a discount of 35% on
seeds and 7½% discount on plants and all
other items. With subscriptions at only
£7 and £6 for senior citizens, the Garden Society has a lot to offer.
The
best bloom competition was won by Carol Turton, well done Carol!
The
Chairman thanked Catherine Cocks and Margaret Turner for booking excellent
speakers for the last two years.
Outing
suggestions were Chippenham Nurseries, Jamie Oliver’s vegetable garden and the
newly restored gardens of Wolfston College, Cambridge. Highgrove is a possibility for the future -
we are on the waiting list.
The
new programme includes: Modern Vegetable Growing, Herbs and their Uses,
Propagation and Grafting, Apple Growing and Tasting, Growing Vegetables in
Raised Beds, The work of the Woodland Trust, and Through the Year with the
Horticultural Photographer.
We
hope the programme will appeal to both old and new members. Further details can be obtained from me and
the Icene Bulletin.
At
the next meeting on 7th May, Mark Ekin will talk about ‘Modern
Vegetable Growing’. Cynthia
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TEAS AT HINXTON MILL COME OF AGE
Tuck into favourite home-baked cakes and cream teas this
summer - all in the name of fundraising for a good cause. For 21 years, Hinxton
Watermill has been opening to the public on selected summer Sunday afternoons,
after being saved from demolition by villagers and the Cambridge Preservation
Society - so now a grand celebration tea party is planned for July. When the
Open Days began back in the mid-80s, Joyce Fordham, who now chairs the Hinxton
Open Day Group for the Society, provided teas to help attract visitors to this
working mill, which dates back to the 17th Century. Since then, with
the help of family and friends, she has served thousands of teas and baked an
endless supply of her famous scones and meringues for the monthly open days.
But she has decided to hang up her oven gloves after organising one more
scrumptious event at the mill, which has won conservation awards and many
admirers over the years. Instead of the regular Sunday afternoon teas, visitors
are being invited to book a table for ‘Tea by the River’, in the garden of Sue
and Chris Elliott at Hinxton Mill Cottage. The event will be held on 6th
July from 2.30-5.30 p.m. Tickets will be available in advance from £10 a head
if reserved by 1st June, in aid of the running costs of the ancient
watermill, which is an excellent traditional working example of renewable
resources. Caroline Gohler of Cambridge Preservation Society said, "We are
deeply grateful for all the effort Joyce and her team of helpers have made over
the years to bring the mill to the attention of the public and this will be a
wonderful occasion in an idyllic situation. As with any historic building,
keeping the mill in good repair is ever more costly, so this will be a great
opportunity to show people what we do and raise money towards protecting the
mill for future generations to enjoy." There will be discounted tickets
for members of the Cambridge Preservation Society or combined tickets for those
who want to join the CPS on the day (family membership with access to all the
Society's venues, including the new Countryside Reserve at Coton and Wandlebury
Country Park, is currently only £25 a year). There will also be a tombola and
bric-a-brac stall. More information is available at www.cpswandlebury.org or ( 01223 243830. Ring Sue Elliott to book a tea table.
NB:
The mill will continue to open once a month from May to September.
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BAPTISM
Emily
Ruth Morrissey, daughter of Brett and Lisa Morrissey was baptised at Ickleton
Church on 6th April.
SILENT AUCTION
This
year there will be a silent auction at the Church Fete and we should be really grateful
for some contributions to this. We are looking for good quality items –
something which you may not be able to use any more, for instance, but which
someone else would really like to have.
So
please have a hunt round and see what you can find for the auction. We have
already been given a beautiful bone china tea service, a nearly new computer
and an original painting of a local scene, but smaller things will be just as
acceptable.
If
necessary, we can come and collect your contributions - and it would be helpful
to have them before the fete so that we can mark them up with reserve prices.
Thank
you very much, in advance, for your support.
Rosemary and Colin Hayes
Durhams Farmhouse, Butcher’s Hill
AVE 1
A bit of Ickleton in ‘Oz’
AVE
1, an Armstrong Siddeley 20 limousine, was purchased in 1935 by George and
Gertrude Bowen of Ickleton Grange. Mr Bowen’s role as a magistrate and Deputy
Lieutenant no doubt contributed to him getting what was, even then, a
‘cherished’ registration number. There were few cars in Ickleton in those days,
and when the Armstrong appeared in the street people would say, “Look out, here
comes HAVE 1.”
After
Mr Bowen died in 1937, Mrs Bowen moved to Ickleton Place in Brookhampton
Street.
My
grandfather, Arthur Keeble, took over from Mr Thompson as Mrs Bowen’s chauffeur
in 1939 and drove and maintained ‘AVE1’ until his death in 1949.
Ron
Bass then became chauffeur and, in the 1950s, he would occasionally pick up his
son Douglas and myself from Ickleton School. A ride in any car in those days
was a treat, but a ride in the back of a chauffeur-driven limousine was very
exciting!
When
Mrs Bowen ‘downsized’ to a second-hand Ford Consul, the Armstrong Siddeley was
purchased by Jim Sorrell of Frogge Street for his large family.
AVE
1 is recorded by Cambridgeshire Motor Tax Department as having been scrapped,
but the Armstrong Siddeley Owner’s Club inform me that it was exported to
Australia, and is undergoing extensive restoration. David
Lilley
NEW COUNCIL HOMES CAMPAIGN GROUP
FORMED
Following
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s decision to pursue the possibility of
selling off all the council’s housing stock to a Housing Association, (HA) a
tenant led group has been formed to campaign against the plans.
SCAT
(South Cambs Against Transfer) says it believes that transfer to a HA will lead
to higher rents, the loss of secure tenancies, and the removal of
accountability through local councillors.
SCAT
is chaired by Dave Kelleway, an SCDC tenant of 30 years, and also includes
councillors and residents in its membership.
Dave
said, “We are particularly concerned that tenants seem to be getting only one
side of the story, and our aim is to balance that, by informing tenants of the
clear case against transfer. We also believe that all the money received from
the sale of council homes should be re-invested in council housing – not used
on such projects as the new council offices at Cambourne.”
Dave
asks that anyone who wants to know more contact him at SCAT, 87 Fulbourn Road,
Teversham, Cambridge CB1 9AJ ( 01223 293743
the.kelleways@tesco.net www.scat.me.uk
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ICKLETON UNITED CHARITIES
The
Trustees of Ickleton United Charities were pleased to welcome nearly a 100
people, who came along to look at the Gertrude Homes before the
renovation is finally completed. The feedback received was very
positive. It is hoped that the new residents will be able to move into
the two end bungalows by the end of May.
Any
enquiries regarding the middle bungalow would be welcome. Jocelyn Flitton
CHURCH FETE
As
usual the Church Fete will be held on July 5th in the Village Hall
and on the Recreation Ground from 2.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m.
The
fancy dress competition theme
this year is ‘Flower Power’ in the 60s and 70s style! The fancy dress parade
will take place at 3.00 p.m. on the Recreation Ground and the winners will be
announced at 4.00 p.m. Contact Sarah Mila for any more information
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, 8 Brookhampton Street, with the details you would like to be
put on the back of the programme. This
helps with the expenses of the fete.
This offer finishes May 31st.
The
Church Fete is in aid of Church Funds, and is a registered charity No. 245456.
Monica
Lilley – Fete Organiser
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May 6th
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Coffee Morning 10.00 a.m. - 12 noon Church |
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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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7th
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Gt. Chesterford & District Gardening
Society Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
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Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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14th |
Parish Council AGM 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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19th
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Mobile Library |
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21st |
Annual Parish Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village
Hall |
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21st |
W. I. Meeting 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford
Community Centre |
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26th
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Visiting Bellringers 3.30 p.m. - 6.45 p.m. approx |
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June 1st
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Open Farm Sunday 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
College Farm, Duxford |
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7th
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Theatre Group Show 8.00 p.m. Village Hall |
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July 5th
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Church Fete |
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6th |
Hinxton Mill ‘Tea by the River’ |
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August 30th
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Summer Sizzler |
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