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JUNE 2010
Editors: David
and Monica Lilley
Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com
Distribution: Tony
Court
Hilary
Rule
ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL
Tuesday 1st
June - Black bin collection
Monday 7th June - Green Bin & boxes (papers, bottles,
tins & plastic)
Monday 14th June - Black bin collection
Monday 21st June - Green Bin & boxes (papers, bottles,
tins & plastic)
Monday 28th June - Black bin collection
Bins
and boxes must be placed out by 7.00 a.m. on your designated day of collection.
Annual General Meeting of Parish Council Meeting on 19th
May. Terry Sadler was elected Chairman for the
forthcoming year, with Lewis Duke being elected as Vice Chairman. The new Chairman wished to pay tribute to
Robin Driver for his substantial contribution as Chairman over the years to the
Parish Council.
Parish Council Meeting 19th May - Some of the items discussed:
Planning application(s) received from SCDC: Tim Pavelin declared an interest in
the following application. S/0595/10/F – Dwelling – Land to the
north-west 27 Frogge Street + Amendment – Revisions to design of
front boundary wall, inc; reduction in height by 4 brick courses and a splay
adjacent to the neighbour.
The Councillors discussed the plans including the amendment,
which had been received today. The
Chairman also invited Hilary Wentzell (neighbour) to state her views. After discussion, it was agreed the Parish
Council would approve the plans but with the following points made:
S/0477/10/4 – Roof light – 9 Brookhampton Street - Approve
S/0572/10/F – Removal of agricultural
occupancy condition of planning permission SC/0222/60/F – 33 Church Street – Approve
Jane Hurst declared an interest in the next planning
application and left the room.
S/0542/10/F – Extensions & Alterations – 36 Abbey Street – Approve
Jane Hurst rejoined the meeting.
Bird scarers - There has been some disturbance from bird scarers, but we
understand the problem has been resolved.
If there are any further occurrences, please report them to the Parish
Clerk.
Flooding
The Environment Agency had sent various documents and had
held a meeting (Mike Bodell and Anthony Clayton) this week with Mr Clive Onslow
and Douglas Synes. An E-mail had been
received from the Environment Agency (which had been circulated) outlining the
details. This situation is still to be
closely monitored.
Drain top of Mill Lane – Nothing further had been heard from Network
Rail. The Clerk will make contact
before the next meeting and report back.
Abbey Street opp. Methodist Chapel – CCC Highways reported that this
project is currently on hold. Their
budget is currently allocated to roadway patching and pothole repairs (plus a
little for emergencies such as jetting etc). This item to remain on the Agenda.
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Abbey Street/Butcher’s Hill - CCC Highways had written to Mr J
Gildersleeve (Caldrees Manor) seeking permission to jet the storm drainage
system, which crosses his property.
Grass cutting of protected grass verges by Countryside
Services Team: Peter Wombwell and the Clerk had
contacted CCC regarding the cutting of the protected grass verges on April 30th. We had understood that the cutting would
take place in the autumn and not the spring.
It is now understood that the Countryside Services Team were going to
undertake another survey. It was agreed
to write a letter asking them to let us know when the cutting schedules are
planned in the future.
Other items of interest:
Cambridge Lawn Tennis – Half term Tennis Camp 31st May – 4th
June. For more information telephone (01223
312500 or e-mail info@cambridgeltc.com
or visit the website www.cambridgeltc.com
NHS/Addenbrooke’s
Hospital is currently
looking at new ways that their Governors can engage with the public. Anyone wishing to speak to a Governor should
make contact by telephoning: (01223 256256 or e-mail: foundation.trust@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Cambridge Trading Standards Service is carrying out a survey amongst the
residents of Cambridgeshire to identify what they would like Trading Standards
to focus on in their local area and to identify any particular trading issues
affecting residents. The survey can be
found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/consumer
Jocelyn
Flitton – Parish Clerk
CHURCH NOTICES
Priest-in-Charge Rev Dr Jessica Martin (01223 832137
Email
address hinkledux@googlemail.com
Churchwardens Simon Casement
Rosemary McKillen
Prayer Ministry Jackie Casement
Lay Ministers Julie Baillie
Judith Wright
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Thursday 3rd |
11.30 a.m. Holy Communion |
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Sunday 6th |
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) |
DUXFORD |
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1st after Trinity |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist with Sunday
School |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer |
HINXTON
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Thursday 10th |
11.30
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HINXTON
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Sunday 13th |
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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2nd after Trinity |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist Duxford |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 17th |
11.30 a.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 20th |
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion BCP |
ICKLETON |
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3rd after
Trinity |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
HINXTON
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6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer with Laying on
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Thursday 24th |
11.30 a.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 27th |
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) |
HINXTON
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4th after
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10.00 a.m. Patronal Songs of Praise |
DUXFORD
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6.30 p.m. Evensong (BCP) |
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PATRONAL FESTIVAL ‘SONGS OF PRAISE’
On Sunday 25th July we will celebrate our annual
Patronal Festival by having a ‘Songs of Praise’ service. There will be a clip
board in Ickleton Church, where you can choose your favourite hymn, and on the night,
we would love it if you would like to share the reason for your choice with us.
Judith Wright
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NEWS FROM THE
RECTORY
It’s beginning to be possible to imagine the summer. Even though the weather seems to veer from
May back to February and then forward again, everywhere there seems to be the
extraordinary beauty and promise of late spring – apple blossom showing last of
all of the blossoming trees, the elusive, incense-like smell of wisteria,
irises beginning to come into bloom, fields of buttercups, and bluebells, in
their glory as I write. In church we’re beginning to think about the patronal
festival in July, and the service that will go with it – a ‘Songs of Praise’
where anyone who’d like to can choose a hymn and explain why it’s important to
them. And in the Sunday School the
children are turning their curiosity and their compassion outwards to the wider
world. Gordon Woolhouse told them about
the work of Traidcraft, and they made the most amazing chocolatey brownies (and
some brilliant flapjacks) with the fairly traded goods they had by them. And we’re planning to support schools in
rural Ethiopia through a local charity, the Jean Grove Trust, so as to get some
idea of what life is like for these children who battle gallantly with
shortages and hardships, with heavy loads of adult responsibility, with hunger
and poverty and slender chances. It
gives us some sense of how our own little corner of the world joins up with the
whole wide rest of it, which is important. We hope that as we and our children
thrive and flourish in the unfolding summer, we can also help other people to
thrive a little more in other parts of our beautiful world. Rev Dr Jessica Martin
DOT BIRD 1914 –
2010
Francis would like to thank everyone for the lovely cards
and letters when Dot passed away. Thanks for all the kind offers of help, which
was a great comfort at this time.
Also, I would like to thank the girls from Care Plus who
cared for Dot so well before she went into Home Close Nursing Home.
Dot passed away 8th May. The service was in West
Chapel on 21st May. Francis Bird
ARTS AND CRAFTS IN CHURCH
We plan to have an arts and crafts display in the church on
the afternoon of the fete. This will include patchwork quilts, paintings by
several local artists, photographs, flower arrangements and other craft work,
including an extended version of last year’s knitted village!
If you have any art and craft work you would like to
display, or appropriate items to sell, please get in touch. Also please contact us if you know of anyone
we should contact to add to the display.
There is another way in which you can help. We want to draw up a rota of stewards to
help us protect exhibits lent to us for the event and we would be grateful for
volunteers who could spare half an hour during the afternoon. John and Christina Taylor
email jandc.taylor@bitinternet.com
SILENT AUCTION AT CHURCH FETE
Although we have been offered a few items for this year’s
silent auction, PLEASE, PLEASE can we have MORE so that we can make it as
successful as last year when, due to your generosity, there were some amazing
bargains to be had and the bidding was fast and furious.
So, just to remind you, we are appealing for good quality
items – things which you may not be able to use any more, for instance, but
which someone else would really like to have.
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 fête so that we can mark them
up with reserve prices.
Thank you very much, in advance, for your support. And
thanks again to all of you who made last year’s auction such a success, either
by giving us goods or by bidding for them.
Rosemary and Colin Hayes, Durham’s Farmhouse, Butcher’s Hill
<r.hayes@btinternet.com>
VILLAGE PHOTO
I know of many new families that have moved into the village
since the last village photo (which you can see in the meeting room of the
village hall).
Everyone who lives in Ickleton is invited.
The plan is simple – you need to phone me and pre-order your
photo. It will be about £20 – then on
fete day, 26th June, turn up to the rec at 1.30 p.m. The seating
will have been set up for you and it didn’t take long last time – I will
deliver your photos shortly afterwards – so bring your best smile! I need to pre sell 38 photos for the
photographer to come free of charge.
Anne-Marie Hoare
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ICKLETON CHURCH FETE Saturday 26th June
As you’ll
have seen from the advert in the last Icene, plans are well advanced for the
summer fete. The stalls are different from last year and with the Arts and
Crafts in the Church there is a lot going on. There will be some additional
stalls to normal (not all listed) and some of the usual ones which, as ever,
need your support as you’ll see from the list below.
Books: Judy Holt is collecting your first
editions or just your well-thumbed paper backs!
Bottle stall: Any donations to Neil McKillen
who’s promised not to drink them beforehand.
Cakes and home produce: Homemade produce like cakes,
biscuits, jams and chutneys is gold-dust for the fete so if you have some let
Catherine Cocks know.
CDs, DVDs and computer games: Mandy Jeffrey is
collecting these and she’s had a great eclectic selection of items in the past
so keep them coming.
Plants: Cali Holberry is collecting plants
(and you can leave them on her lawn) but please try to label them. 3 Bird’s Close.
Silent auction: Rosemary and Colin Hayes are on the
look-out for quality items for this very successful event.
Tombola: Cynthia Rule would like to receive
items in advance of the fete.
The grand
raffle: Tickets available from Neil and Rosemary McKillen.
Teas: Courtesy of the Ickleton Society –
contact Sheila Birch to provide help on the day or just yummy cakes!
Unused gifts: You know those presents you’ve been
given and never used – well here is your chance to get rid of them! Contact
Mary Woolhouse.
Toys and puzzles: Always popular so please bring them
along or contact Sarah Mila.
Arts and Crafts in the church: we need volunteers
to help steward the event so please contact John and Christina Taylor.
Items for
any of the stalls can be dropped off on the morning of the fete or by
arrangement with the stall holder in advance.
Other important events
There will
also be:
Pet show
(weather permitting) and no cats please – contact Hilary Rule
Flower
arranging competition – contact John and Christina Taylor – have your entries
to the Church before 3.00 p.m. on the day of the fete.
an
inflatable assault course
a coconut shy,
a
Wellie-boot throwing competition, fencing
and trampolining demonstrations,
a penalty
shoot-out, ride-ons
for the little ones,
an
eco-stall covering recycling and sustainability,
Traidcraft
products and information, a picnic
stall,
a display
of the village archive.
AND DON’T FORGET THE VILLAGE PHOTO AT 1.30 p.m. – BOOK YOUR PHOTO NOW WITH ANNE-MARIE HOARE!
Your fete needs you!
If you want
to help at the fete please either make contact directly with a stall holder or
contact me (Keena McKillen) as we’ll certainly be able to find you something to
do.
Fancy being a Sponsor?
We’ve been
very lucky to have generous sponsors in previous years and this year the
sponsorship will be even more obvious as we’re putting signs on sponsored
activities. So, for example, if you want to demonstrate your feelings for a
partner why not sponsor the coconut shy with a sign saying ‘Darling, you’re a
smasher!’ Alternatively, we can put pictures on the coconuts!
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO BRIC-A-BRAC
STALL THIS YEAR AND NO FANCY DRESS COMPETITION!
For any other information contact:
Keena
McKillen email keena.mckillen@ntlworld.com
John and
Christina Taylor email jandc.taylor@btinternet.com
Anne-Marie Hoare
email anniehoare@talktalk.net
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SAFARI SUPPER
Don’t forget the Safari Supper on Saturday 12th June; just a few tickets are left at the
beginning of June, so book when you read this if you haven’t already got a
ticket. We look forward to seeing you
at the village hall at 7.00 p.m. to find your core group, route plan and buy
wine.
Contact Caroline, Jackie or Mandy.
ICKLETON SOCIETY
At the AGM on 5th May, Lawrence Wragg stepped
down after 29 years as a member of the Committee. Lawrence was the Society’s first chairman from 1981 when the
Society was formed, primarily to stop the first expansion of Stansted airport, until
1999. As a token of appreciation for
all his work for the Society and for Ickleton over the years, the Society gave
Lawrence a gift of wine. Clare Driver
was voted on to the Committee. We
welcome Clare who, we’re sure, will be a great addition to the Committee.
After the AGM and wine and refreshments, 20 members enjoyed
a fascinating talk – or rather a highly compelling rendition – by Mike Petty
about the 1947 floods in the Fens. Mike
is, of course, a well known local historian and his telling of those terrible
events really brought them to life. To
illustrate his talk, Mike gave us a slide show of dramatic photographs all
taken at the time by one man, Walter Martin Lane of Ely, who subsequently
donated them to the Cambridgeshire Collection. Rachel Radford
Although I have lived in Ickleton most of my life my work
took me overseas and to London, making it really difficult for me to take part
in many village activities. Since I
happily stopped commuting and started my business in the village Iast year I
have been on the lookout for something I could get more involved in to give
back something to the village I love. A
chance email from one of my family has led to me becoming the new Committee
member for the Ickleton Society.
The strangest thing is I am not even a member and looking at
the list of members I am pretty sure most people reading this are not
either. I was not sure what the Society
actually did, so I was really amazed to see that as well as looking after and
expanding the village archives including wonderful photos they also act on the
behalf of the village in seeking to preserve things by being involved in
planning issues such as Hanley Grange, Stansted and Linton Wind Farm. In addition to this they organise social events
and talks of interest with refreshments provided- all either free or at a small
cost to the members. You can keep up to
date on the village website http://www.ickletonvillage.co.uk/
Whether you are new to the Village or your family have been
here for generations I would urge you to support this society which is
preserving the past of the village and looking out for its future. It is really
easy to become a member to support the group even if you don’t want to actively
take part in things, although I will be trying to tempt you out to some of the
socials. I would love to invite those individuals and families who like me have
not yet become members to get in touch with Rachel rachel@fern-cott.freeserve.co.uk.
It’s £12 for families and £5 for an individual and really great value.
Call me if you do not have access to the internet but want
more information or want me to come round. Clare Driver
THE CHESTERFORDS,
ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
Our May meeting was one of pure nostalgia. We were taken
back to the days of our youth with wonderful film clips taken from the days of
Bing Crosby, Nelson Eddy, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Judy Garland, Doris Day and many more, and we knew the
words to the songs!
On July 12th at 2.30 p.m. there will be cream
teas in the President Evelyn Lilley’s garden in aid of Marie Curie and W I Funds
(open to all).
On June 16th the speaker Enid Ashpole’s subject
is Costume Jewellery and Brooch Clips.
The competition is your favourite brooch. Please note this
will be held in Great Chesterford Chapel and not in Hinxton as advertised. Cynthia
Rule
LONDON MOZART PLAYERS
On Sunday 9th
May we were lucky enough to have a wonderful trio come to the village and
perform a selection of classical music. I went by chance and I am no music buff
and have only just recently started listening to Classic FM. The ladies - Susanna, Judith and Julia - spoke
of the instruments (one was over 500 years old and cost more than my
house). They told us about the
composers with great passion and played so beautifully. I am not sure how we manage to get these
fantastic performers coming to our little village, but I would encourage anyone
to go next time as it was truly a gorgeous afternoon. It is also amazing value as for £5 we were entertained for two
hours by world class musicians, and then had cups of tea and delicious cakes
served by Pam, Jos and lots of other volunteers. Thank you to everyone involved in organising this. Clare
Driver
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SOUNDS AND SIGHTS
OF CHRISTMAS
The date this year for the Christmas Spectacular Show at
Thursford is Wednesday November 24th for the afternoon performance. I
know this is a long way ahead but I am taking bookings now.
If you would like tickets could you please let me know.
Betty Willmott
50th Anniversary Celebrations
As part of the school’s 50th Anniversary year we have some
exciting events planned for this summer.
Open Day for All - Friday 18thJune
The school will be open during the day from 10.00 -11.00
a.m. and 1.30 - 2.30 p.m. for anyone to come and see school life in 2010 and
also to look back on the last 50 years!
Anniversary Fête - Saturday 19thJune 1.00 - 4.00
p.m.
Come and join in the fun; Grand Prize Raffle; trampoline and
gym displays; Morris dancing; jazz band; steel band; large vehicle display;
face painting; traditional stalls and activities; beer tent; barbeque, as well
as afternoon teas and homemade cakes served in the marquee. followed by:
Grand Opening of our 50th Anniversary Garden at 4.00 p.m.
After the garden opening the celebrations will continue with
live music and food available until the early evening. We will be welcoming back current and past
pupils and their families, current and past staff and governors, as well as
everyone from the local community.
We would be thrilled if
you could come and join our celebrations.
NEW FROM SAWSTON MEDICAL PRACTICE
Over the past few months the practice has been making a
number of changes as part of an ongoing process to improve the service offered
to the community.
The priorities for the practice in making these changes
include:
1.
Improving
urgent access for patients who need to be seen on the day
2.
Managing
patients with long-term health conditions to ensure planned care is delivered
by the multi-disciplinary team working together with the patient
3.
Making
appointments available for patients who wish to book in advance (up to 4 weeks)
4.
Matching
patients with the most appropriate clinician in the first instance, so that the
clinical resources in the Practice are used effectively
5.
Improving
the effectiveness of doctors’ appointments so that an appropriate amount of
time can be spent with patients especially on planned follow-up appointments
A key part of the changes has been the introduction of the
Rapid Access Clinic to assist with ‘on the day’ appointments for urgent medical
problems. Now that the system has been
running for a few months, we have recognised that there are some medical
conditions for which an appointment with the Rapid Access Team can be made by
our reception team. For other
conditions we have established a system whereby a member of the Rapid Access
Team will telephone you to make an initial assessment of your medical condition
and, in discussion with you, the most appropriate action will be decided.
In order to assist our reception team in directing your
request it can, therefore, be of considerable help if you are able to indicate
the general nature of your condition during your initial contact with the
surgery. Our reception staff are fully
aware of the importance of patient confidentiality, however, you are not
obliged to divulge information if you prefer not to; we will still try our best
to offer the most appropriate service.
We hope that the changes to our systems will lead to better
access to the most appropriate medical care for all our community; including
both rapid access urgent care and more routine consultations which can be
booked in advance. We are always pleased to learn of your experience, and any
comments about how we may further improve our services can be sent to either
Gerard Newnham or Jenny Parker. Alternatively
we have a comments box in reception. The
Doctors at Sawston Medical Practice
PILATES
Improve core
strength, flexibility, improve posture and strengthen your back. Please
book Pilates in advance. Group sessions as below or 1-1.
At Ickleton Village Hall: Monday 8.00-9.00 p.m. for Beginners, Friday
11.00 a.m.-12 noon Mixed Ability.
At Duxford School: Thursday 8.00-9.00 p.m. for Improvers
Body Conditioning
Aerobics (without running around the room), toning tums and bums using weights
and bands. Just turn up on Thursday, 7.00-8.00 p.m. at Duxford School
Chair Dance
This is the latest craze to hit the keep fit industry, burlesque style.
Please book your chair. Monday, 7th June 6.45 p.m. at Ickleton Village
Hall.
For more information contact Disa Bennett disa_bennett@hotmail.com (01223
729604 or facebook
Register of Exercise Professionals
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GT. CHESTERFORD AND
DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
The meeting held on 5th May was well attended and
enjoyed. The speaker George Thorpe, Head Gardener at Trinity College, Cambridge,
took us on a tour of famous Chinese gardens he had visited, showing how they
used unusual shaped rocks as part of their garden architecture, as well as the
pagodas. The use of flowers all familiar
to us was a surprise!
A reminder of the visit to Ickleton allotments and Rectory
Farm on 9th June at 6.30 p.m. was given, also Peter Beale’s Nursery on
June 18th and Madingley Hall Gardens on July 1st at 6.30
p.m.
Schedules are now available for the Mini Flower Show on 7th
July.
Ten Littlebury Gardens will be open on 13th June
from 2.00 - 5.00 p.m. Admission £3.00.
The next meeting on June 2nd will be a talk on
Herbaceous Borders by a member from RHS Gardens, Hyde Hall. Competition: one
rose. Visitors welcome.
Cynthia Rule
HINXTON VILLAGE FETE
Hinxton Village Fete will take place on Saturday 12TH
June at 2.00 p.m. at Hinxton Village Hall/Recreation Ground. There will be a
raffle, books, plants, Hinxton home-made stall, and much more, including men’s
flower arranging competition!
Ros Smith
AN HOUR OF CONCERT SERIES
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge -
Saturday 26th June, St John’s Church, Duxford.
This is an
exciting opportunity to see and hear this world famous choir in the beautiful
surroundings of St John’s Church, Duxford. Three years ago this wonderful choir
enthralled a packed St John’s with an hour of choral music on a summer evening,
and we are lucky to have that opportunity again this summer.
The Choir has a worldwide reputation. As well as its primary
task of leading chapel services, Clare College Choir gives frequent concerts,
both in the United Kingdom and abroad. It has toured throughout Western and
Eastern Europe, the United States of America, Russia, and the Middle and Far
East, frequently performs in Britain’s major concert halls with many of the
UK’s leading orchestras, and regularly contributes to the Choral Evensong
broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. Under the direction of Timothy Brown it has become
world-renowned for the range and flexibility of its choral sound, and for its
broad repertoire.
In 2000 it became the first mixed-voice choir from Cambridge
or Oxford to perform at the BBC Proms, singing Bach’s St John Passion, and made a further appearance at the Proms in
2003, in a performance of Berlioz’s L’Enfance
du Christ with the Monteverdi Choir. In July 2009, the choir was one of the
choirs performing in a BBC Proms concert to celebrate the 800th anniversary of
the founding of Cambridge University. Last December, it performed in a gala
celebration of the same milestone, at Gotham Hall, on Broadway, New York City.
Timothy Brown has been Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge,
since 1979. He began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey,
became a member of King's College Choir, Cambridge, under the legendary Sir
David Willcocks, and spent some years as a professional counter-tenor,
including a spell as a founding member of The Scholars Vocal Ensemble. His work
with the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, and with his professional chorus
English Voices (of which he is the founder/director) has earned him an
international reputation as a choral director, renowned both for his attention
to technical detail and for the breadth of his musical interpretations. This
concert at St John’s Church, Duxford will be among Tim’s last with the choir in
the UK, after 31 years as Director of Music. Classic FM has said of him, “The sweeping energy and rich detail of Tim Brown’s
interpretation draw out the best from his young singers”.
The concert begins at 7.00 p.m. and the bar will be open from 6.15 p.m.
Tickets (£8, children under 12 free) can be bought from the Duxford Post
Office, Jill Steinberg (01223 833202), Jenny Marks (01223 837337 and Clare Delderfield (01223 837742. Proceeds will be given to St Peter’s
Church.
More information about the choir can be found at http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/life/choir
DUXFORD IMPERIAL
WAR MUSEUM
Future Events
Sunday 6th June Military Vehicle Show
Sat 12th & Sun 13th June The Duxford Cup Aerobatics
Contest
Sat 10th & Sun 11th July Flying Legends
Sat 24th & Sun 25th July Large Flying Model Day
Sunday 1st August Classic
Car Show
Friday 20th August American Air Day
Sat 4th & Sun 5th September Battle
of Britain Air Show
Sunday 26th September Showbus
Sunday 10th October Autumn Air Show
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PARISH COUNCIL
Annual Parish Meeting held on 26th May 2010 in
the Village Hall.
The Chairman welcomed our speakers Andrew Shepperd (who gave
a talk on the village website) and Ann Gardner (who spoke about the 50th
Anniversary of Duxford C of E Community Primary School). Twenty residents and our County and District
Councillors attended the meeting, along with a short visit from the Police.
Residents raised the following items:
The Chairman gave his annual report which can be found on
the website.
The Chairman paid tribute to his predecessor Robin Driver,
who had stepped down from the Parish Council last week. He has put in many years of service as a
Councillor at both the District and County levels, and became a leading player
on the local political stage. He was
able to give the Parish Council the bigger picture, and to put all of his considerable
experience at our disposal. He will be
sorely missed. The Parish Council would
like to thank Robin for his substantial and prolonged service to our community
and wider area, and wish him all the best for the future.
Vacancy for Parish Councillor – As required by law, a notice of
casual vacancy has been displayed on the village notice board. If a by-election is not called by 10th
June, the Parish Council will be seeking to co-opt someone to sit on the Parish
Council. People interested in being
co-opted should contact the Parish Clerk or the Chairman. You need to be aware that next year there
will be an election of the whole of the Parish Council. Jocelyn Flitton – Parish Clerk josflitton@tiscali.co.uk
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June 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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9th |
Ickleton
Allotments Open Evening 6.30 p.m. Coploe Road - All Welcome |
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12th |
Safari
Supper 7.00 p.m. start Village Hall |
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12th |
Hinxton
Fete 2.00 p.m. |
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14th |
Mobile
Library |
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16th |
Parish
Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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16th |
W.
I. Meeting 7.45 p.m. Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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18th |
Open
Day at Duxford School to celebrate 50th Anniversary |
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19th |
Duxford
School Fete and Opening of 50th Anniversary Garden |
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20th |
Midsummer
Tea 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Hinxton |
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26th |
Church
Fete – Village Photograph 1.30 p.m. Fete 2.00 – 5.00 p.m. |
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26th |
Clare
College Choir Concert 7.00 p.m. St John’s Church, Duxford |
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28th |
Mobile
Library |
Church
Coffee Mornings every Tuesday 10.00 a.m. – 12 noon