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Editors:
David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony Court
12TH APRIL 2002
The Parish Council is pleased
to report good news on two long awaited projects.
New Swings We have received
a generous donation from the Imperial War Museum towards the cost of two new
sets of swings, one with two flat seats and one with two cradle seats. The play area on the recreation field will
be extended to accommodate these, and new gates will be installed. We are applying for a grant to help with the
cost and, in the meantime, are going ahead with the installation as soon as
possible.
Jackie Casement –
Parish Clerk
A thief only needs a moment
to make off with your valuables so try and be careful at all times.
Cash is a favourite target
for thieves so always avoid carrying large amounts of cash.
If your credit cards are
stolen, inform the credit card companies IMMEDIATELY. Keep their telephone numbers handy. If you delay reporting the
loss, you may be liable for the cost of any goods.
Always keep your cheque card
separate from your cheque book; a thief needs both if he is to write a cheque.
Never carry the personal
identification number (PIN) with your cash dispensing cards.
Always memorise your number
and never disclose it.
Never let your handbag out of
your sight. On public transport keep
hold of it. Even in a car, keep it out
of sight – especially if you have the windows open as a thief may reach it
while you are stationary in traffic.
Never leave your card/purse/wallet
unattended in an office, car, or shops. Clubs, pubs, public transport and
shopping areas are the places where most thefts occur.
It is also a good idea not to
carry your keys in your handbag and never mark your keys with your
address. If the bag is stolen you will
be locked out but the thief won’t.
Tony Court
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CHURCH NOTICES
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Sunday
7th April |
10.00
a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
HINXTON |
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of the Annunciation) |
No Evening Service |
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Sunday
14th April |
8.00 a.m.
Holy Communion |
ICKLETON |
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(Easter
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9.30 a.m.
Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
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11.00
a.m. Joint Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong (BCP) |
ICKLETON |
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Sunday
21st April |
9.30 a.m.
Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
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(Easter
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11.00
a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong (BCP) |
HINXTON |
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Sunday
28th April |
9.30
a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
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(Easter
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11.00 a.m. Joint Family Service |
HINXTON |
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6.30
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Joyful Easter wishes from all
at Ickleton Church. Throughout
Eastertide which lasts until the feast of Pentecost on 19th May we shall be
celebrating our Lord’s victory over death and the promise he has made to us
that one day we shall be with him in eternity.
Alleluia!
To help us celebrate the
springtime and the promise of new life which we see and feel all around us, our
sister church of Duxford invites us to join them for ‘In the Springtime of the
Year’ a concert at St. Peter’s on Friday 26th April at 8.00 p.m. with the choir
of Clare College, Cambridge. The choir,
which has an international reputation, will sing an assortment of sacred and
secular pieces with a springtime feel, just the thing to shake off the last of
the winter blues and set us up for the summer.
Tickets will be £10, concessions £7, to include wine and canapés
in the interval, and can be
purchased from me or from Duxford Post Office.
Also coming up this month we
have our Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Tuesday 30th April at 7.45 for 8.00
p.m. in the church. This is an open
gathering at which we take stock of the past
year and look forward to the year ahead, rather in the manner of a
spring clean. At the meeting the life
of the church is opened for scrutiny, accounts are presented, reports received
and questions answered. We also elect
office holders to serve for the next twelve months and prayerfully make our
plans for the future. The parish church
is one of the increasingly small number of organisations which help bind our
village community together. Please
consider whether there is some way in which YOU could support it in the work it
does.
With God’s blessing Jane
Charman
Saturday 27th April – RSPB
Minsmere Is anyone interested in joining us on a visit to the RSPB reserve at
Minsmere, on the Suffolk coast? This
should be an exciting day, with lots to see at this time of year. We shall have to make an early start and
take a picnic lunch; there are good facilities at the reserve for buying hot
drinks etc. If you would like to
come, please ring Jackie Casement. We will sort out details and car sharing
nearer the day.
AGM
Monday 29th April at 7.30 p.m. in the
Village Hall
Business first, then a glass of wine, followed by our guest speaker, the well
known local historian Mike Petty. His
subject will be ‘The Printers and Engravers of Cambridge’. He is a most informative and amusing speaker
and this will be his world premiere on this particular subject! Come and join
us for an interesting evening.
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April
7th Rev. J. Gill
April
14th Rev. J. Graham
April
21st Mrs. M. Hilson
April
28th Mrs. M. Richardson
I thought you might like to
read an extract from an article on church buildings that I came across
the other day .
Church halls are relatively
recent. In the old days the church
buildings were general–purpose buildings, especially before the
Reformation. They were often the only
reasonably large buildings available, and were used for political,
entertainment and market purposes. The
dividing line between sacred and secular was not closely observed and, of
course, it is good Christian theology to claim that there is no such
division. After the reformation,
churches were closed during the week, and Christian life, fellowship and
education were expected to be transferred to the homes of the people.
But patterns changed. People came from rural communities and
crowded into the cities. A centre was
needed for them and the Christian church felt it had to offer a positive alternative
to some of the unwholesome forms of entertainment and socialising that were
available. Halls were built to be open
during the week, and to house the Sunday Schools, and were the beginning of the
Church’s youth work.
A very varied programme
evolved over the years. The adult
education, with lantern lectures moved out to become further education and
evening classes, run by the community.
Uniformed organisations moved in, for all age groups. Recreation, especially drama and badminton,
attracted many others, and gave them experience of Christian fellowship. Social concern which had originally opened
the halls to housemaids, people far from home, and the unemployed, moved on to
cater especially for youngsters with nothing to do, and older folk in search of
cheerful company. The triple emphasis
is still fellowship, education and recreation; its aim to serve the church and
the community.
The Bible does not draw tidy
lines between sacred and secular programmes of friendship, and the word
‘recreation’ means to create afresh.
Best Wishes
At a
meeting of volunteer drivers with representatives of Cambridgeshire County
Council, we learned of the help the Council was able to give us in the running
of the scheme.
For those
who wish to contact the service, please note the change of the telephone number
to 0781 4828761.
Whenever
possible we would appreciate at least 24 hours’ notice.
In order to fulfil all requests, we are in need
of more volunteers. The more drivers we
have to call upon, the fewer journeys anyone would be asked to do. Can you
help?
Peggy Richardson
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JUBILEE 2002 UPDATE
– 1st JUNE
Our
afternoon of fun and games will be followed by a village photograph to mark
this great occasion for all time. A
huge tea party for everyone will give the whole village a chance to relax to
the sound of live music to suit all tastes. Entertainers will be on hand to
amuse our smallest villagers.
Our evening event has had a
slight alteration because, by a great stroke of luck, we have been able to
obtain ‘Skyline’. This band has played
across the world and all over the U.K. including The Savoy Hotel, Blenheim Palace
and the Café Royal to name but a very few venues. They have a huge repertoire of music to suit everyone.
If you would like to offer
help with the Jubilee preparations or would simply like more information about
the events planned for the day, please don’t hesitate to call me.
Jane Hurst
Couples interested should
apply in writing to:
Mrs.
Dinah Millson by 15th April.
Please
state your names, addresses, ages and occupations and any special reason or
circumstance supporting your application.
The cottage has a large
decorative garden, therefore a keen interest in gardening is essential.
Special
consideration will be given to residents of Ickleton or applicants with
connections or associations with the village.
(Mrs) Dinah J. Millson, Hon Clerk & Trustee
THE CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON AND
HINXTON W.I.
Despite
heavy rain, there was a very good attendance at the A.G.M. held on March 20th.
The President Carol Deane
welcomed members to the meeting.
The retiring committee
members were thanked and new committee members welcomed. We are very pleased to have Monica Lilley on
the new committee, making a total of four Ickleton members now serving and
keeping the W.I. spirit alive and kicking!
The speaker for the evening
was an occupational therapist working with the patients at the Arthur Rank
Hospice in Cambridge.
There will be a coffee
morning and bring and buy stalls on April 6th from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon in the
Chapel in Carmel Street, Great
Chesterford in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice.
The next
meeting will be on April 17th in the Chapel when the speaker will be a theatre
make-up artist.
Cynthia Rule
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The quiz night held in early
March was again a great success.
After five closely contested
rounds the eventual winners were our regular ladies team.
Well done ladies!
The next quiz night will be
held on 13th April, commencing at 9.00 p.m.
There will be a guest quiz master and a slightly different format.
As usual, refreshments,
prizes and a raffle will also be available.
Anyone wishing to bring a
team (4 persons) or any individual who would like to join a team, just turn up
on the night. Ickleton
Social Club Committee
CONGRATULATIONS TO…………Mr. Tony Godfrey
who was 80 on 14th March.
To commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the Falklands War, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford is opening a
special exhibition that will tell the story of the conflict and the men and
machines that took part. Combat
aircraft, helicopters, artillery and military vehicles feature in the first
Falklands exhibition of its kind in the UK.
Exhibits will include a Royal Air Force Harrier that flew many missions
from HMS Hermes during the conflict and former adversary a rare captured Pucara
ground attack aircraft used by the Argentine Air Force and feared by troops and
pilots alike. Complimented by life-like
figures in uniform, the exhibition will
open at Duxford on Monday 25th March and is expected to run until the end of
the year. Says Marketing Manager Tracey
Woods “We are always very keen to
develop the visitor experience by bringing new and interesting exhibits and
exhibitions to Duxford and this is an exciting and timely addition. The Falklands War lasted just 72 days but
claimed nearly 1,000 casualties and was instrumental in restoring democracy in
Argentina”. In addition to the
exhibits featured in this exhibition, Duxford also displays many of the types
of aircraft used in the Falklands campaign such as the Victor, Canberra and
Vulcan.
Duxford’s first air show of
the year on Sunday 5th May will also commemorate the anniversary of the
Falklands war by featuring many aircraft types used in the conflict.
Wartime
RAF Lancaster bomber veterans from across East Anglia gathered at the Imperial
War Museum, Duxford on Sunday 3rd March to mark the anniversary of the
Lancaster’s combat debut. The gathering was to mark the 60th anniversary of the
first combat mission of the famous Avro Lancaster bomber during the Second
World War. Four Lancasters of No. 44
Squadron took off from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire on the night of 3rd March
1942 to drop mines in the sea at Heligoland off the North German coast. Shortly afterwards, on the night of 11th
March, came their first bombing raid, when another two Lancasters from No. 44
Squadron formed part of a task force of
126 RAF bombers sent to attack Essen.
Says Marketing Manager Tracey
Woods “Duxford was very pleased to welcome these veterans – it was a real
privilege to have them here and an exciting opportunity for members of the
public to learn more about the aircraft and what life was like as part of a
Lancaster crew in wartime. Pilots,
wireless operators and gunners were among the veterans, many of whom brought
personal photographs and memorabilia with them. It was a unique opportunity to meet people who made history.”
Duxford’s own Lancaster was
in Hangar 1 where visitors also saw a special exhibition about the Dam Busters
mission. A preserved ‘bouncing bomb’ is
also on show.
Tracey Woods, Marketing Manager ' 01223 499320
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Pete
celebrated his 65th birthday on March 4th.
But this was no ordinary 65th; it also marked 50 years working at Abbey
Farm for G.E. and M. Duke. As Pete put
it, “In School on Friday at work the following Monday!”
During his time at Abbey
Farm, Pete has at one time or another done everything: ploughing, drilling, combining, baling, shepherding
etc. He plans to cut back a bit, but
will still be helping out on the farm, that he first remembers, aged three,
when riding on a tractor with his uncle.
Those that have worked with
Pete know that he is never to be underestimated and he lived up to that with a
moving speech at his retirement lunch at the Ickleton Lion, shared with
friends, relatives and work colleagues past and present.
The consensus was very much,
“They don’t make them like that anymore!” and we wonder whether anyone will
manage 50 years continuous work in Ickleton
again.
Lewis
Duke
The
Spring party is one of the highlights of The Gardening Society year. Therefore it was with regret that our
Chairman James Macdonald was unable to attend due to illness. We wish you a speedy recovery James!
Vice Chairman Pauline Gale
once more set our brains aglow with another one of her gardening quizzes which
was won by Carol Turton and Margaret Turner’s team ‘Flower Power’
Congratulations ladies.
Excellent food and wine was
provided by the Committee and a good raffle concluded the evening.
The next meeting will be the
A.G.M. on April 3rd starting at 8.00 p.m. followed by a sale of plants from
members’ gardens.
Cynthia Rule
A concert is to be held in Strethall Parish Church on Saturday 4th May
at 7.30 p.m.
Petronella Dittmer (Violin and Soprano) will give a concert with
organ/harpsichord accompaniment. Works by Bach, Mozart, Thomas Arne,
Mendlessohn and Kreisler. There will be interval refreshments and an exhibition
of local photos from the 1977 Silver Jubilee. Tickets £9.
Isabel Leeming
ICKLETON DIARY
April 2nd Bellringing Training Day 2.00 – 5.00 p.m.
3rd Gt Chesterford and District Gardening
Society AGM
8.00 p.m. Chapel, Carmel Street,
Gt. Chesterford
13th
Social Club Quiz Night
17th
Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
17th Gt. and Little
Chesterford, Ickleton and Hinxton W.I. Meeting
7.45 p.m. Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt
Chesterford
24th Visiting
Bellringers 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
approx
26th
Concert with Clare College Choir 8.00 p.m. St. Peter’s Church, Duxford
27th
IPS visit to RSPB Minsmere
29th
IPS AGM and talk by Mike Petty, 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
June 1st Golden Jubilee – Village Photograph
July 13th
Church Fete from 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.