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JUNE 2008
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Editors: |
David and Monica Lilley Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com |
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Deadline for next
Icene Bulletin
12th JUNE 2008
PARISH COUNCIL
Refuse Collections during June
Monday 2nd June - Black
bin collection
Monday 9th June - Green
bin and green box
Monday 16th June - Black bin collection
Monday 23rd June - Green
bin and green box
Monday 30th June - Black
bin collection
Bins and boxes must be placed out
by 7.00 a.m. on your designated day of collection.
Ickleton Parish Council Annual
General Meeting – 14th May 2008
Robin Driver was re-elected Chairman and Lewis Duke Vice-Chairman
for the forthcoming year. Election of
Representatives and Working Parties are as follows:
Position
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Representative
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Responsible
Financial Officer |
Jocelyn
Flitton |
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Football
Club |
Tim
Pavelin |
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Coploe
Pit |
Sheila
Birch |
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Footpaths |
Sheila
Birch |
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Highways/Footway
Lighting |
Terry
Sadler |
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Tree
and Hedge Planting |
Peter
Wombwell |
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Duxford
Airfield |
Graham
Igglesden |
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Village
Hall |
Lewis
Duke |
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Website |
Liz
Goddard/Andrew Shepperd |
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Icene |
Robin
Driver |
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Wellcome
Trust Liaison |
Sheila
Birch/Terry Sadler |
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Cemetery/Churchyard
Maintenance |
Jane
Hurst |
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Flooding |
Lewis
Duke |
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Planning
Committee |
Robin
Driver/Sheila Birch/Terry Sadler |
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Affordable
Housing |
Robin
Driver/Jane Hurst |
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Recreation
Field Working Party/ Playground/Tennis
Courts |
Peter
Wombwell Tim
Pavelin Liz
Goddard |
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Financial
Working Party |
Lewis
Duke / Robin Driver Tim
Pavelin |
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Police
Neighbourhood Panel |
Lewis
Duke |
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Allotments |
Liz
Goddard |
Hanley Grange Proposal
No objection was raised to the
Hanley Grange project team holding a public exhibition in the Village Hall. The Clerk was asked to find out the date
this would take place.
The next meeting of the
Joint Action Group was due to take place on Thursday 15th May at
Hinxton. It was agreed that Terry
Sadler would represent the Parish Council.
Parish Councils were being asked to contribute funds to this cause and a
suggestion of £500 from the Parish Council would be discussed under Finance. The Chairman reiterated that funds were
limited this year, but this item would be open for review later.
The next meeting to be held by
Andrew Lansley CBE MP was scheduled for Friday 16th May at
Whittlesford. Robin Driver and Terry
Sadler agreed to attend on behalf of the Parish Council.
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Our village consultation day in the Village Hall on Saturday
17th May was discussed.
Ickleton Society would also be helping. Documents and maps would be on display and a petition for
people to sign. A sheet of paper would
be produced for everyone to take away giving the relevant websites and address
to write to. We urge everyone to
sign the petitions and write. Please
encourage others to do so. The
websites are: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/stophanleygrange
and http://www.stophanleygrange.org.uk If writing a letter, it should be sent
to: Eco-towns team, Housing &
Growth Programmes, Dept. for Communities & Local Government, 2/H9 Eland
House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E
5DU or you can e-mail it to: ecotowns@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Year-end Financial Statement This was
presented to the Parish Council, following an internal audit. It was unanimously agreed that the accounts
be adopted. The form will be completed
and sent to Moore Stephens (External Auditors).
072/08 Planning application(s) received from SCDC:
Declarations of Interest to be
declared. Sheila Birch
declared an interest in Planning Application S/0722/08/CAC and did not take
part in the discussion.
S/0679/08/LB – Alterations - glazed
porch extension – 53 Abbey Street – Approve
S/0722/08/CAC – Total demolition
of former office, garage and workshop buildings – Howeys Yard, adj 33 Abbey
Street. The Parish Council was minded
to approve, however we note that there is a total lack of floor and elevation
plan drawings. Until these are received
we cannot confirm our present view. The
Clerk was asked to contact SCDC for these, and to obtain a deadline date to
which we must respond.
S/0729/08/F – Erection of timber
framed shelter & wall – Ickleton Lion – Greene King – Approve
Planning application(s) granted
by SCDC:
S/0357/08/F – Extension – 21 Mill
Lane
S/0417/08/CAC – Total demolition
of Existing Single Storey Dwelling – 29 Church Street – Executor of Mrs M K
Harrison dec’d
S/0563/08/F – Extension – 3
Southfield
The Planning Inspectorate: S/1562/07/LB & S/1563/07/F – Norman
Hall, Church Street. Representations to
be made by 4th June 2008.
The Parish Council refused these applications in September and the Clerk
read out the reasons. It was agreed
that a letter would be sent stating our reasons for refusal.
Application to carry out Tree
works subject to a tree preservation order or situated within a Conservation
Area:
C/11/40/54 – Fell Sycamore Tree
next to flint wall near covered gateway – Butcher’s Hill – Mr & Mrs A
MacGregor – Approve
Top Soil – Grassy Lane The Environment Agency had inspected the
site and could see that spoil had been introduced into the flood plain. They were currently awaiting a land registry
check for details of the landowners.
Once they had the information, they would be getting the owners to
remove the spoil heap outside the flood plain.
Mill Lane Crossing A reply had been received from Network Rail,
Community Relations Adviser, London & South East, in which it stated they
confirmed that the level crossing mentioned does meet Network Rail’s health and
safety standards. The Parish Council
would like to know the date of the inspection and to receive a copy of their
notes. Some photographs were passed
round taken of the crossing by the Chairman.
One resident had had to carry a buggy over the crossing, as it could not
be wheeled over the uneven sleepers.
The Parish Council agreed that they were not satisfied with the state of
this crossing, which they felt was still dangerous. The Clerk was asked to convey this and ask for a site meeting.
Footpaths Following
a recent meeting and walk with the CCC Parish Paths Partnership Liaison
Officer, he will be responding shortly to our queries regarding footpaths 3
& 5.
No Smoking Signs have been
purchased and will be put up in the bus shelters as required.
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STOP HANLEY GRANGE
By the time you read this, you may have already acted - but
if not, this is a reminder!
What is Hanley Grange?
Quite simply - it is a Government proposal to build a town
of 8,000 houses (bigger than Saffron Walden) on the triangle of land bounded by
the A.505, the A.11, and the A.1301 between the BP/ McDonalds roundabout and
Stump Cross. The land slopes up the hill opposite Hinxton and is known
presently as Hinxton Grange, and is now largely owned by Tesco, who are
promoting the project.
Opposition campaigns are up and running – but need YOUR
SUPPORT.
It is essential that as many people as possible communicate
to notify their views to the Government. Other proposed Ecotowns are ahead of
us in number of responses and petition signatures AND WE SHALL LOSE OUT IF WE
DO NOT ACT.
Three ways to do this as below, and it is important to do
all three. Please act before the consultation deadline - which is 30th June:
1. Respond to the
official consultation as follows:
Write a letter to:
Eco-towns
team, Housing and Growth Programmes
Department
for Communities and Local Government
2/H9 Eland
House
Bressenden
Place
London SW1E
5DU
Or by e-mail to:
ecotowns@communities.gsi.gov.uk
You can find the whole consultation document on:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/ecotownsgreenerfuture
This gives details of how to receive a free paper copy.
What to say? (assuming you wish to oppose)
Simply give your views on the proposal.
Rather than follow a standardized letter, it is better to
let yourself go on issues that you feel are important (using your own words),
for example:
The region has more than enough planned development already;
the countryside is fast disappearing in this area; loss of high quality
agricultural land which will be increasingly needed for crops; the effect on
water supply as an aquifer lies beneath the site; water requirements generally.
Although road improvements would be offered - we would soon
be back to square one with congestion since the M.11 and A.505 are already over
full and village roads overrun.
Knock-on effects - Sawston would become a ghost town
eclipsed by the Tescotown…And so on…. any good reasons that you think of.
However, in order not to be negative: we are in favour of
the ‘Eco’ principle of development - essential because of the problems of
climate change, finite oil resources etc. - BUT the Eco principle should now be
a policy for all developments planned in the existing local development
framework - large or small, plus far greater emphasis on Eco improvements to
existing and all new properties – which will be of far more benefit than
creating unnecessary additional developments be they Eco or not….and so on.
If you wish, copy the letter to your MP - it all helps.
2. Secondly - sign
the petition on the Prime Minister’s web-site:
Go to http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/stophanleygrange
and follow the instructions – which are very simple..
If you are not into computer use – ask a friend to do this
for you, or contact me (John Williams).
3. Thirdly - sign the local petition on www.stophanleygrange.org
If you are not into computer use - please sign the paper
petition form - available in the village shop.
John Williams,
District Councillor cllr.williams@scambs.gov.uk
Tim Stone, County
Councillor ( 01223 836527
timothy.stone@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Services for June
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Sunday 1st |
8.00 a.m. BCP
Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Trinity 2 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m.
Evensong |
HINXTON |
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Thursday 5th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 8th |
8.00 a.m. BCP
Communion |
HINXTON |
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Trinity 3 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday
12th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday
15th |
8.00 a.m. BCP
Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Trinity 4 |
10.00 a.m. Family Communion |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong
laying on of hands and prayers |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday
19th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday
22nd |
8.00 a.m. BCP
Communion |
HINXTON |
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Trinity 5 |
10.00 a.m. Family
Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong and Holy Communion |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 26th |
12.30 p.m. Holy
Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday
29th |
10.00 a.m. Parish
Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
NOTES FROM HINKLEDUX RECTORY
Your village
In the popular imagination, the perfect village includes an
old, vine-covered pub (serving real ale and run by a friendly landlord), a shop
that sells everything under the sun and where everyone knows everyone else, a
village green (preferably with duck pond), a cricket pitch, a 1,000 year-old
church with lichen-covered gravestones leaning this way and that, and any
number of thatched, rose-covered cottages (though no two the same).
If there is such a village, it probably only exists as
Ambridge. Even so, people are still looking for it. It used to be retired
couples who took up village life, but nowadays it’s families who are moving in,
looking for a sense of community and a better, safer environment in which to
bring up their children. This is good for us all. Young people make the schools
and bus services viable and provide a future for local businesses – be it the
post office, the pub or the shop. Without children, teenagers and young adults
our villages would be doomed.
Although our communities can trace their roots back a
thousand years or more, villages have always been dynamic, able to change and
adapt. One of the dangers for a village is to try to preserve its life
artificially, as if it were an exhibit in a museum. In smaller villages this
may contribute to the loss of facilities - shop, Post Office and sometimes
school and church as well. Here, of course, we face other problems - the
ongoing demand for new development, both industrial and residential. I’m glad I
don’t have to make the decisions about what is appropriate for each community!
Whatever the outcome of hearings and appeals, now, more than
ever, it is important to assert the strength and value of village life as it is
expressed in good neighbourliness and community events.
At a recent seminar, we were challenged to think about what
had changed in the last ten years, and the list was frightening! These days I
think I could just about live my life in front of my computer and almost
without leaving the house. I can do the weekly shop, transfer money between
bank accounts, even belong to i-church – the list is endless. But one thing you
can’t do with a computer is interact with other flesh and blood human beings.
I’ve been to several village meetings recently and it’s been
good to see the response – often ‘standing room only’. Don’t let it stop there!
In the coming weeks there are occasions when, in all three villages, church and
village come together to celebrate and to express pride in their community in a
way that will reinforce relationships for the future. Village fetes are hugely
important occasions for small communities, so do please support yours.
Hinxton Fete Saturday
7th June at the Village Hall
Duxford School Fete Saturday
21st June (with Church events on the rec)
Ickleton Fete Saturday
5th July at the Village Hall (on the rec as well)
Andrew Schofield
The Rectory, 13
St John’s Street, Duxford CB22 4RA
( 01223 832137 *
atschofield@msn.com
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Advance Notice - All Age Service July 6th
The services held for Mothering Sunday and
Christingle have proved very popular with adults and children alike. We’re
planning a special event for Harvest, but this seems rather a long way off just
now! We’ve therefore decided to round off the weekend of the Church Fete with
an All-Age Service on Sunday July 6th at 10.00 a.m. We’ll be looking
at the story of the Good Samaritan in some new and unusual ways - with drama, a
'joining in' story and everyone will have the opportunity to go home with a
balloon! There would normally be a service of Holy Communion in Ickleton on
this Sunday and those who would like to stay will be very welcome to take part
in a shortened form of the communion service immediately after the All Age Service.
Mandy
Jeffery
Weekly Coffee Mornings
June sees the start of our
weekly Church Coffee Mornings and we look forward to having most of them
outside. The May morning was attended by 43 people, and we were able to
enjoy the lovely weather outside on that occasion. Don' t hesitate to
drop in while passing.
Rosemary
McKillen
BAPTISM
Keira
Louise Collinson daughter of Chris and Mirela was baptised at Ickleton Church
on 27th April.
CHAPEL NOTICES – Services for
June
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Sunday 1st |
Mr. Jerry Heyhoe |
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Sunday 8th |
Mr. Geoff Grundy |
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Sunday 15th |
Revd Trevor Sands |
Communion
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Sunday 22nd |
Mr. Gerry Arnell |
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Sunday 29th |
Revd. Trevor Sands |
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Revd.
Trevor Sands
ICKLETON SOCIETY
Talk by Mike Petty After our AGM, Mike Petty gave a very entertaining
talk to members of the Society. He told
us about how he first got involved in local history through his job at the
Cambridge library. He then gave us some
fascinating insights into how life would have been in Ickleton in Victorian
times, based on the ‘Ickleton Chronicle’ – a collection of items from the
Cambridge Chronicle and Gazette concerning Ickleton, published by the Society.
Hanley Grange Thanks to everyone who is supporting the campaign to
stop Hanley Grange. Look out for
information in this edition of Icene, and coming through your door, about what
you can do to help make sure that Hanley Grange (a town the size of Ely and
similar numbers to Saffron Walden) is not built on our doorstep at
Hinxton. If it is built, it will change
life in this area irrevocably and we need to fight it now. The most important thing is to write to the
Government before the end of June, but please also sign the petitions and make
donations to the campaign.
Stansted Airport Second Runway This is another huge threat to the peace and tranquillity
of the whole area. We could be only 20
miles from an airport bigger than Heathrow with 3 times the number of planes in
the sky than there are now. The period
in which comments can be made on the planning application for the second runway
runs out on 26th June so please write to the Uttlesford District
Council (Planning), London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER before then quoting
reference number UTT/0400/08/FUL (or e-mail planning@uttlesford.gov.uk).
Rachel Radford
THANK YOU
I would like to say thank you to
everyone who sent me get well cards, flowers and messages of good luck before
and after my stays in hospital.
I
am now making a good recovery after my surgery for breast cancer. Gail Bridgeman
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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 offered to help so far. Now we
need contributions please, so if you are having a spring clean, do remember us.
The following would be very grateful for contributions to
the stalls :-
Bric-a-Brac - Ivy Court
(really good items please) (willing to collect)
Bottle Stall - Neil McKillen
The Grand Raffle -
Rosemary and Neil McKillen
Cakes and Produce - The
Cocks family
Catherine asks if any body
could
make
her cakes for the cake stall
CDs and DVDs (no
videos please as - Jo-Anne Rutter
they do not sell) e.mail address is jorutter@gmail.com
Toy Stall (no soft
toys please) -
Sarah Mila
Plant Stall -
Cali Holberry
Plants can be left in Cali’s
garden - 3 Bird’s Close
or brought on the morning
of the Church Fete
Silent Auction -
Colin and Rosemary Hayes
Adults and Children’s
Tombola -
Cynthia Rule
Books -
Judy Holt
Nearly New (no jumble
or electrical -
Monica Lilley
items please)
Children’s Lucky Dip -
Christina Taylor
Cakes for tea please -
by The Ickleton Society
Sheila Birch
The Village Hall will be open from 10.15 a.m. on the morning
of the Church Fete for setting up. There will be coffee served for the helpers
in the meeting room 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, the Saffron Walden Town Band, village archives, Home comers and
Village Reunion, Sawston Fire Engine
(after 3.30 p.m.) 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. Monica Lilley - Fete Organiser
Photography Competition
Drop off your entries with your entry fee of £1.00 per print
to 54 Abbey Street (pop them in an envelope and post through the letterbox).
For categories see village shop notice board. Anne Godfrey and Jane Hurst
Fancy
Dress Parade
The Fancy Dress Parade this year will be Flower Power 60s
and 70s theme. This will be for adults and children. Judging will take place
3.00 p.m. Sarah Mila
Raffle for Church Fete
Tickets for
the annual raffle will be distributed to our sellers in the week commencing
26th May. By law I now have to account for all sales and returns so, if
you are allocated tickets to sell, the counterfoils and any unsold tickets need
to be returned to me so that I can keep the Revenue happy.
By popular demand our first prize again is a De Luxe Marriott two night
break. Other attractive prizes are on the list as usual.
The Raffle is the biggest single earner for the Church, so please sell as many
as you can and/or buy as many as you can.
I'm also looking for bottles for the bottle stall - anything from sauce to
whisky is perfect. They can be dropped off at 5 Priory Close any time
between now and the fete. Neil Mc Killen
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SILENT AUCTION
Items are slowly coming in
for the silent auction to be held at the church fete this year and there are
already some great bargains to be had. However, we still need lots more 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.
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. And thank you, too, to those of you who have already
contributed. Rosemary
and Colin Hayes
Durhams Farmhouse, Butcher’s Hill
ALLOTMENTS
The plans for allotments in Ickleton
are progressing at an excellent pace. Potential plot holders recently had a
meeting with Karen Kenny from the Allotments Regeneration Initiative who has
offered her help and support. Karen visited the proposed site of land off
Coploe Road, and agreed that it would be a suitable site for allotments. The
Parish Council has agreed to support any future meetings to help with the
development of the allotments.
The proposed site has enough land for
many plot holders and we would like to see more villagers interested in a plot!
If you would like to become involved, or require more information, please
contact Louise Andrew, loulou1979@hotmail.com,
or Lisa Morrissey.
SUMMER SIZZLER 2008
This year’s summer sizzler will be held on Saturday 30th
August in the Village Hall and on the recreation ground from 2.00
p.m.
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.
CONCERT
- WHITTLESFORD COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR
Whittlesford
Community Gospel Choir will be performing at Sawston Village College Main
School Hall on Wednesday, June 25th from 7.30 p.m. Tickets are
priced at £8.00 per adult and £4.00 per child. Tickets are available from
Sawston Books, Morley’s Place, Sawston, from Duxford and Whittlesford Post
Offices and from Ickleton Costcutter Express from June 1st.
The
Gospel Choir was set up a few years ago to raise money for William Westley
Primary School. Our Musical Director, Tina Brooks is a renowned Gospel Director,
and has helped the choir to perfect their sound. It is a wonderful evening for
all ages. Refreshments will be available. Do something different - Please come
and support us and experience the amazingly moving and enjoyable music that is
Gospel.
We
are also performing at the Shelford Feast on July 9th, details from
Shelford Shops.
Sarah Mila
GREAT CHESTERFORD
AND DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
At
the meeting held on May 7th we were very pleased to welcome two
visitors from Hinxton, one from Ickleton and one from Duxford to hear Mark Ekin
from Wisbech Agricultural College. Mark
is a regular contributor to Radio Cambridgeshire’s Gardening Programme on
Sunday mornings, as well as being involved with the TV series ‘Ground Force’.
Mark
gave a very comprehensive talk on soil preparation, compost making, different
categories of vegetables, pest control, and both old and modern types of
vegetable growing.
It
is hoped to include, in our summer outings, Wolfston College Gardens on
Wednesday August 6th 6.30 p.m. and Kirtling Towers Summer Garden on
Sunday June 29th 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The latter gardens are to
raise money for our war wounded ‘Help for Heroes’.
The
next meeting will be on June 4th 8.00 p.m. in the Chapel, Carmel
Street, Great Chesterford, subject ‘Herbs and Their Uses’. Best bloom
competition H.T.Rose.
Cynthia Rule
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RUBY MINNIE LILLEY 1919-2008
My
mother was born 17th May 1919 at Brick Row, Babraham. She was the third of five children of Arthur
and Dioneysia Keeble, though the eldest had died as a baby. When she was about two the family moved to a
house on the main Cambridge – Haverhill Road, though still in Babraham.
When
Mum started school, she had to walk the mile to Babraham School with her elder
sister Joyce, taking their sandwiches with them. Initially there were two teachers but, as the numbers dwindled,
this was reduced to one, teaching 5-11 year olds simultaneously.
Previously
the children had gone to Abington School when they were eleven but, in 1930,
when Mum was eleven, Sawston Village College opened and Mum became a ‘first
year’ at the first village college.
This must have been something of a culture shock, with so many children,
compared with Babraham School. There
were no school buses, so Mum was provided with a bicycle (with solid tyres, so
she could not claim to have a puncture) to cycle, in all weathers, from
Cambridge Road, Babraham to Sawston as an eleven year old!
My
grandfather had been chauffeur at Babraham Hall, but in 1933 he was out of
work, but eventually got a job at Burton-by-Lincoln, so the family moved
there. Mum had just left school and did
some daily cleaning work. Whilst there
she was confirmed in Lincoln Cathedral.
However, things did not work out well and the family soon moved back to
Cambridge and then to Hildersham.
Mum
went into domestic service at Reed Farm, Babraham - then when the family moved
to Little Chishill Mum got a job at Barley, as well as helping her mother with
her two small brothers, Stanley and Dennis.
She then went to ‘Foxhill’, Great Shelford as housemaid, then
parlourmaid. In 1939 the family moved
to Place Cottages, Ickleton, when my grandfather became chauffeur to Mrs. Bowen
at ‘The Place’. At first Mum used to
cycle to and from Shelford on her days off, but with the blackout and the
possibility of air-raids, she too got a job with Mrs. Bowen. Like many, Mum
used to knit socks and scarves for the troops in her spare time.
Soon
Mum (along with her sister Joyce) took a more active part in the war effort,
when she joined the ATS, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment at Glen Parva
Barracks, South Wigston. She remained there until demobbed as a corporal in
early 1946.
Mum
had met my father in 1939, as he lived just a few doors away in Brookhampton
Street, and with a shared interest in the church, they became friendly and were
married in Ickleton church in June 1946.
There
was no chance of a separate house, so Mum moved into 8 Brookhampton Street with
Dad’s parents and his bedridden great-aunt.
Indeed, she did not really have sole charge of her own house until my
grandmother died eighteen years later! Mum and Dad moved to the newly built
bungalow (8a) when Monica and I married in 1974.
Mum
would help at Fryingpans Nurseries, weeding and side-shooting tomatoes, and feeding
the pigs and chickens. As a child, Mum
always seemed to have time for me. On
school holidays we would spend days on Cambridge railway station watching
trains, or at Cambridge Cattle Market looking at the rows of old tractors and
machinery, not a very interesting day for a young woman, but one she never
complained about. In later life she
remarked that it must have been worthwhile, as I am still interested in those
subjects today.
For
years Dad collected wastepaper to sell for Ickleton Church. Dad was the very visible part, riding round
the village on his (often dangerously overloaded) tradesman’s bicycle, but it
was Mum whose kitchen was transformed into a sorting and weighing shed every
Saturday, as she tied all the paper up in 14lb bundles! Mum supported Dad in
whatever he did, such as village concerts, jumble sales, parties for the choir
children and carol singing. Later they
both joined the Over Sixties and Mum took over as secretary for many years. She also helped with ‘Meals on Wheels’, and
helped Dad look after his brother Gordon in his last years.
Mum’s
father had been roped in to become a sidesman at Ickleton Church soon after
they arrived in Ickleton in 1939 but, as with most church things, this was a
male preserve, and it was not until the late 1950s that (after much
deliberation!) it was agreed to accept women for this role, with Mum becoming
one of the first group in Ickleton. I
would not call Mum a feminist by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe
she was proud to have been part of that first step for women in positions of
responsibly in Ickleton Church, leading later to lesson readers, churchwardens,
lay readers, vicars and rural deans!
After
Dad’s death in 1995, Mum took over as verger at funerals and weddings, which
she continued until six years ago. Gradually she became frailer and her sight
deteriorated, and almost a year ago she suffered a severe stroke. After a spell in hospital, she became a
resident at The Hope Nursing Home in Cambridge, where she was very well cared
for. Although bedridden, and having difficulty communicating, she never
complained. She died just a few days before her 89th birthday.
People
have said to me, “You are just like your mother”, usually referring to our
hair, eyes, skin or even our love of time-keeping, but in a wider context that
is the greatest compliment anyone can pay me – ‘You are just like your
mother’. Thanks for everything, Mum. David
Lilley
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OVER SIXTIES
Members
of the Over 60s wish to convey their deepest sympathy to David, Monica and
Graham in the loss of their mother and grandmother Mrs. Ruby Lilley.
Ruby
had been in charge of the running of the Over 60s club until her illness last
May. She loved the fortnightly meetings
with her friends, especially so when we celebrated a member’s birthday with a
party!
She
will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
We
also send best wishes to Sonny Willmott for a speedy return to good health
following his recent illness. Cynthia Rule
THURSFORD CHRISTMAS
SPECTACULAR
The
date for this year’s show is November 26th and is for the afternoon
performance.
Please
let me know if you wish to go. Payment is not required until September.
Betty
Willmott
WELCOME TO…………….
Patrick, Jessica and Hansel
[who is eight months old] Bloomfield
and to
Nick and Fiona Malone.
THE CHESTERFORDS,
ICKLETON & HINXTON W.I.
Our
guest speaker Rev. Locking, Chaplain to the Newmarket Horse Racing Industry,
had us all in fits of laughter with his tales and anecdotes connected with his
life in the ministry.
He
proved to be a man of colourful character and language, but capable of showing
deep sincerity when required.
An
outing to the Old Palace, Ely has been arranged for July 16th. It will be a guided tour, starting at 6.30
p.m. at a charge of £3 per head. This will include refreshments.
Please
note the next meeting on June 18th will be held in Hinxton Village
Hall, when the speaker will be David Holmes – subject ‘Garden Antiques’. Cynthia Rule
HINXTON FETE
Please
come to Hinxton Fete to be held on Saturday 7th June from 2.00 p.m.
at Hinxton Village Hall and Recreation Ground. Proceeds to Hinxton Church. All
welcome. Ros
Smith
TRAINS FROM GREAT
CHESTERFORD
From
18th May there were some timetable alterations. London bound
journeys are basically unchanged.
The
times for Cambridge bound journeys Monday to Friday are:
0616
0636 0705 0735 0805 0835 0905 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1605 1632 1705 1754
1824 1854 1924 1954 2024 2042 2105 2205 2305 0005 0032
On
Saturday 0705 then 5 minutes past each hour until 0105 Sunday morning.
On
Sunday 0903 then 3 minutes past each hour until 0003 Monday morning.
Journey
time is about 17 minutes. David
Lilley
BUS STOP ALLOCATION
IN CAMBRIDGE CITY CENTRE
Emmanuel
Street is to become one-way.
Our
citi7 service will pick up at Stop E, nearer the Drummer Street end of Emmanuel
Street.
The
Babraham Road Park & Ride will pick up at Stop D1, in Drummer Street, the
stop nearest the bus station.
The
Trumpington Park & Ride will pick up in Downing Street as at present.
David
Lilley
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Annual
Parish Meeting Twenty-five people, including the Parish, County & District
Councillors, attended the Annual Parish Meeting held on Wednesday 21st
May, at which refreshments were served.
The Police, who only stopped for a short while as they were on duty,
visited us. Peter Sanders gave a talk
and update on the Stop Stansted Expansion campaign. Reports had been received and read from the Village Hall,
Froglets, Football Clubs, Ickleton Society, Duxford School, Sawston Village
College, County and District Councillors.
Re-cycling
‘Planet
Aid’ has now put a collection
bank beside the paper and bottle banks.
Please put clothes and shoes in sealed bags before putting them in the
bank.
|
June 1st |
Open Farm S Open Farm Sunday 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
College Farm, Duxford |
|
1st |
Remembering
RAF Duxford, Duxford Airfield |
|
4th
|
Gt.
Chesterford & District Gardening Society Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
|
|
Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt.
Chesterford |
|
7th
|
Visiting
Bellringers 12.00 noon – 12.40 p.m. |
|
7th
|
Theatre
Group Show 8.00 p.m. Village Hall |
|
7th
|
Hinxton
Fete 2.00 p.m. Hinxton Village Hall & Recreation Ground |
|
9th
|
Mobile
Library |
|
15th |
Military
Vehicle Show, Duxford Airfield |
|
18th
|
WI
Meeting 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford Community Centre |
|
18th
|
Parish
Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
|
21st |
The
Salvation of Berlin, Duxford Airfield |
|
21st
|
Duxford
School Fete |
|
23rd |
Mobile
Library |
|
25th
|
Whittlesford
Community Gospel Choir Concert 7.30 p.m. |
|
|
Sawston Village College |
|
28th &
29th |
British
Aerobatic Championships, Duxford Airfield |
|
|
|
|
July 5th |
Church
Fete 2.00 p.m. start Village Hall & Recreation Ground |
|
6th |
Hinxton
Mill ‘Tea by the River’ |
|
|
|
|
August 30th |
Summer
Sizzler 2.00 p.m. Recreation Ground |
PUBLISHED
BY ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL