Editors: David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony
Court
12th
JULY 2002
The
Parish Council would like to thank all those who give their time voluntarily in
the village.
Firstly
to David and Monica Lilley for their tireless work in producing the Icene each
month.
Secondly
to Andrew Shepperd and his website committee who have created and continually
update our magnificent website. Last,
but by no means least the Jubilee
Committee for their work in producing not only entertainment and fun for the
celebrations, but above all helping to inspire and rekindle a community spirit.
Road
Closure The level crossing towards Hinxton will be
closed from 11.00 p.m. to 8.00 a.m. on the nights of Saturday 6th
and Sunday 7th July for essential track maintenance.
The
District Council has funded Care Network to
produce a publication ‘Setting up a Mobile Warden Scheme’. This gives guidance
as to how villages can set up schemes to assist elderly people in continuing to
live independently in their own homes.
If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy, please ring Julie Fletcher ' 01223 724152.
Parking
and Visibility The
problem of crowded parking in Abbey Street means that visibility is often
restricted from entrances and exits.
Please be very careful when you pass a driveway entrance when using the
pavement in this area.
Recycling
collection will be on Thursday 4th and 18th
July, and 1st August.
Recreation
Field The weeds will be sprayed shortly, when the
weather conditions are right. The spray
used is systemic and not harmful to people or animals but, as an extra
precaution, notices will be put up asking people not to use the area for 24
hours after the spraying has been done.
Bus
Shelters Would
any young people (over 12 years) be
willing to help improve the bus shelters during the summer holidays? They need a coat of paint. Why not spend a day helping the
community: materials will be provided!
Rollerblading
and skateboarding While the Parish Council is actively seeking to find a way to
provide proper facilities for these activities, the use of the driveway to the
Village Hall late in the evening is causing a great deal of noise nuisance to
those living nearby. We would like to
insist that there is NO ROLLER BLADING OR SKATEBOARDING AFTER 10.00 P.M.
Please would parents act
responsibly and see that their youngsters obey this ruling.
Jackie
Casement – Parish Clerk
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Sunday
7th July |
9.30 a.m.
Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
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11.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
HINXTON |
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ICKLETON |
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Sunday
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8.00 a.m.
Holy Communion (BCP) |
ICKLETON |
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Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
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Sunday 21st July |
11.00 a.m.
Ickleton Patronal Festival |
ICKLETON |
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Family Eucharist |
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6.30 p.m. Songs of Praise |
ICKLETON |
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Sunday
28th July |
9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
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11.00 a.m. Joint Family Service |
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ICKLETON |
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Holy Communion (BCP) |
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From the Vicar
In recent weeks we have been
more than ordinarily conscious of the past, as the nation has looked back with
thanksgiving at fifty years of British history under Queen Elizabeth II. In spite of some gloomy predictions, the
Jubilee celebrations all went with a flourish both at national and at local
level, showing that we do still value our monarchy and the contribution it makes
to our common life. Our special Jubilee
services, in all three villages, were very joyful and well attended (I shall
always remember the spirited rendering of ‘Zadok the Priest’ at Ickleton!) and
our various community events were a huge success, thanks to the fine weather
and to the hard work of the organisers.
But other circumstances have
also brought us face to face with the present.
It is with sadness that we have recently heard of the deaths of a number
of very well loved members of our local community, among them Mr. Bill Knight
and Mr. Reg Mendham from Hinxton, Revd. Charles Hunt, former Vicar of
Pampisford and Revd. Joyce Benfield, former URC minister of Duxford, tragically
killed in a car cash. On 31st May in Ickleton Church the funeral took place of
Revd. Walter Ellis, and Ickleton turned
out to pay its last respects to a truly remarkable and universally beloved
priest, friend and neighbour. Walter’s
‘retirement’ ministry alone lasted 25 years during which time he became so much
a part of the Ickleton landscape that it is hard to imagine the village without
him. Most people know that Walter was
not a supporter of the ordination of women but he and I always had a very happy
and harmonious working relationship. It
was a measure of his stature as a person and as a priest that he always put the
welfare of the parish first. I shall
miss his advice and support, his kindness and his never failing humour more
than I can say.
For Christians, though, death
is never just the end of the present, it is also the beginning of the
future. The Church stands at the very
heart of the community as a symbol of continuity and of God’s faithfulness down
the ages. This month we celebrate
Ickleton’s Patronal Festival on 21st July with a special Family
Eucharist in the morning and a Songs of Praise service in the evening. We warmly invite you to worship with us on
this significant occasion in the life of our village.
With God’s blessing
Jane
Charman
E.gentianblue@ntlworld.com
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CHAPEL NOTICES |
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Speakers
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July
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Mrs.
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July
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Miss
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July
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July
28th Holy Communion |
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“It’s your turn to serve,”
said John. Then, my tennis partner handed
me the ball and took his place at the net.
John hadn’t lost his serve throughout the entire match, but now it was
my turn to do what I could. That’s the
way we run most of our games. It is
your time to bat, your time to stand on the first tee with everyone watching,
your move in a game of chess or cards, that is the way life also comes to us.
“I think I will pass” is part
of the way we play life’s games, too.
Often that is the primary way in which we respond to the realities and
challenges that confront us.
Personally, we choose not to become involved. Politically, we espouse the doctrine of isolationism. Religiously, we warn against excessive
meddling in civil affairs, we sometimes lack commitment.
For astronauts, it is not
simply a matter of having the ‘right stuff,’ or now the right money. Careful preparation, diligent attention to
detail, and a willingness to put everything on the line in one great moment of
truth are a part of every flight into space. A theological word borrowed from
the Christian community is used to describe the time of no return. It is ‘committed’. When the countdown reaches the final stages, we may hear Houston
control saying, “We are committed to flight.”
The answer to the question,
“What must I do to inherit eternal life?”
is “Love God, love your neighbour.”
Service to neighbour and your community is indeed service to God, but that is only part of our devotion. A recovery of Sabbath rest and daily
meditations and time for God in our busy lives will be good for all of us in
these troubled times.
A vicar was chatting with an
elderly member of his congregation.
“Now you are 80 Martha, you
really ought to think a little about the Hereafter.”
“Oh I do, vicar,” she
replied,”Every day, when I am in the garden or in the kitchen, or sometimes
when I go upstairs, I stop and ask myself, now whatever have I come here
after?”
From the URC Oswestry
magazine.
Best Wishes
Rev. Jim Gill
At a meeting of
representatives of South Cambridgeshire Car Services on 13th June we
were able to exchange information about our various schemes. Again we were advised not to take patients
to Addenbrooke’s hospital as there was alternative hospital transport available.
Peggy
Richardson
The fifty mile Women’s
International Cycle Race on Sunday 21st July will pass through
Ickleton on four laps.The race starts at 10.00 a.m.
Mrs. Helen Ellis
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Ickleton Church Fete this year will
be held on 13th July starting at 2.00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m.
in Ickleton Village Hall.
We would still like some more help.
If you feel you could help us, please contact Monica Lilley.
The hall will be open from 10.30
a.m. on the day. Any help with setting
up tables and chairs would be gratefully received.
We would be very grateful for
contributions to the following stalls:
Cake and Produce
Bring on the day or to Margaret Harrison
Plants Carli Holberry, or on the day at the Village
Hall after
12 noon.
Bric-a-Brac Peggy Richardson,
No electrical items. Items can be stored before the fete.
Tombola Prizes Cynthia Rule.
Good as New Stall Anything (urgently needed) from new clothes,
children’s clothes or linen etc., Dorothy Churchman, Duxford or Cynthia Rule,.
Books Monica Lilley,
Raffle Prizes Judy and John Marshall,.
or Sebastian Payne
Teas Cakes
for teas please to Sheila Birch,
Pet Show Return form to Jenny Pell or enter on the day,
If anyone wishes to run an extra stall, you are
most welcome – just speak to Sebastian Payne or Jenny Pell.
If you
have any queries about the Fete please ring Monica Lilley who will be pleased
to hear from you.
As always, we are very grateful for the support
of the Village plus friends and families.
We hope everyone has a great day.
In the Grand Draw you could
win:-
A luxury prize courtesy of
Tesco
A family ticket to the
Duxford Air Show on 6th/7th September presented by The
Imperial War Museum.
A mountain bike presented by
The Wellcome Trust.
A dinner for two at the
Ickleton Lion courtesy of Doug.
And other prizes.
Buy your tickets from the
members of the PCC and the Shop ‘Costcutter Express’ and you could be lucky.
Additional prizes would be
welcome, or perhaps you can persuade a shop or a business to make a
presentation.
Contact John and Judy
Marshall.
We are hoping to have a
bumper bottle stall at the Church fete on Saturday 13th July, so I’d
be very grateful for contributions.
Please bring your bottles to
my house or phone me and I will come and collect them.
Many thanks, in advance, for
your support.
Rosemary Hayes
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There will be a quiz night on 20th July
commencing at 9.00 p.m. with prizes,
raffle and free buffet.
£1.00 per person, teams of up
to 4 people. Everyone welcome to take part.
The Jubilee photo of Ickleton
residents came out really well; weren’t we lucky with the weather?
For those of you who ordered
a copy of the photo, this should be ready to collect from my house after Monday
15th July. Please bring
your receipt with you, and please
phone before coming.
Eaden
Lilley are kindly giving us one free (framed) copy to keep in the village
hall. This will be displayed in the
shop for a while and will have its reference number attached to it, so if you
missed out and would like a copy, please order direct from Eaden Lilley (01223
460404) quoting the reference number.
Rosemary Hayes
Please extend a very large vote
of thanks to everyone on the Jubilee Committee who had worked so hard to
provide a very memorable evening at the village hall on June 1st.
Everything was superb from the entertainment to the refreshments. Well done and many thanks for a very
enjoyable night.
Nonie Gough,
The Jubilee 2002 committee
would like to say a huge thank you to all of you who helped to make June 1st
2002 such a thundering success - so many of you gave your time and others gave
us financial support. We certainly hope that everyone in Ickleton agrees that,
yet again (remember the Millennium Brunch) not many can match us Ickletonians
when it comes to having a good time.
Watch out for us lot next
time Ickleton!
Thank you for the wonderful
event to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee on June 1st. Not only did this bring the village
together, it made a very, very happy day for everyone both young and old. It must have taken a great deal of
organisation and a lot of hard work.
This was the second ‘big do’ the
girls arranged, the first being the Millennium celebration (again this proved
to be most successful) – Each one could not be bettered – and for FREE. Truly amazing – how did they do it!!
Well done girls and a big
Thank You – The village is very proud of you all.
Eileen
H. Godfrey
It was so encouraging to see
the enthusiastic interest taken in our display of archive photographs at the
Jubilee celebrations. Thank you to
everyone for your support. We would
still be most grateful to receive photographs of families outside their homes
for our Jubilee record – so keep them coming please !
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Born in Lancashire of Welsh parents.
Walter drew upon northern grit, and Celtic intuition in equal
measure. An accident at work when he
was but 16, caused by someone spilling oil, resulted in the loss of his left
arm. It also changed his life’s
direction, and he moved, via a crammers
school, and Lampeter, to ordination.
Seeking his first curacy, the Bishop of Manchester was none too gracious
(“I don’t like Welshmen” almost aborted the interview) but Walter passed a
reading test, and was sent to Droylsden.
There the Vicar demanded hard work and regular visiting; ninety visits
at least a week, and all written up for the following Monday. It gave him the conviction that pastoral
work depends upon regular contact with people in their homes.
My own
memories of my father, when I was a boy, centre around sport, which we both
enjoyed. He took me regularly to the
‘Letics’ (Oldham Athletic), and we played cricket and tennis in the vicarage
garden. His one right arm had a rocket
of a serve, and he once bowled out a bishop first ball at a clergy gathering,
and no doubt, as Mother remarked, thereafter lost all chance of promotion!
We have been much supported, during his last illness, and at the lovely
requiem, by so many readers of this magazine.
In repeating our thanks to you for your friendship and love, we take
heart from our shared belief in the communion of saints.
.Robin Ellis
I first
met Walter over 30 years ago when he was Vicar of the Chesterfords. After he
came to Ickleton he and my late father became good friends and dad would often
‘pop up Southfield’ to see Walter and Morfa.
They would discuss the garden (Walter had a better garden with one arm
than most of us can manage with two), but inevitably the conversation would
turn to the church, and no doubt they would try to put it to rights, not just
Ickleton, but the Deanery and Diocese as well!
Walter was very much part of
Ickleton. He was usually found ‘on the
door’ at Church sales, with Morfa running the book stall. He was Chairman of Ickleton United
Charities.
Walter certainly never
‘retired’ when he came to Ickleton. He took communion to many who were unable
to attend Church. He fitted in at each
interregnum, and was often taking three services a Sunday at Ickleton and surrounding
parishes when well into his eighties, sometimes with less than an hour’s
notice. Indeed he kept his 4th
Sunday in the month evensong slot until a few months before he died. His sermons always provoked thought, and he
was not afraid to say if he thought society was going in the wrong
direction. He must have found this area
very different from his previous incumbencies in Greater Manchester .
In his long ministry he
married people he had baptised a quarter of a century before, and he had
probably taken more services in Ickleton Church than any of the last four
incumbents.
A highlight of Walter’s
ministry was his 90th birthday when he celebrated Holy Communion
with his son Robin – the Archdeacon of Plymouth and newly ordained grandson
Simon in a full Church. Even the television came to record that.
On a lighter note when at
Great Chesterford Walter always enjoyed the Annual Ladies’ Pancake Race. This prize included a kiss from the Vicar!
We shall all miss that
cheerful face, friendly wave and rather hurried pace for a nonagenarian. David Lilley
Ickleton United Charities
would like to welcome Ray and Mavis Plumb to
The Plumb family first came
to Ickleton 250 years ago!
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Three years ago, we went to
the Peterborough Show, to see my brother Gerald receive a medal for working 50
years on Mr. Duke’s farm. On June 14th
2002 we returned to Peterborough with his cousin Peter Flitton, to witness him
receiving his medal, for also working 50 years on the same farm. Wow!
Our day began at Abbey Farm,
where Mr. Duke senior came out to congratulate Peter, and to wish us all a
lovely day. What a nice gesture.
We spent the morning looking
around. It was good to see the animals
were back this year, and the Flower Show was superb.
At 12.30 p.m. eight of us
enjoyed a leisurely lunch and a good chat.
Then it was time for the Presentation. When Peter was called to receive
his medal, he looked so proud, and we all felt proud of him.
So it’s congratulations
Peter, and a big thank you to Lewis, for giving us a wonderful day out.
Beryl
Harris
THE CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON AND
HINXTON W.I.
There was a great deal of
interest shown in the pot plants, tubs and hanging baskets brought along to the
June meeting by Lamorna Thomas of ‘Garden Inspirations’. Lamorna proved to be a very entertaining
speaker.
The July meeting will be the
coach outing,starting at 5.30 p.m. to Peckover House Wisbech – there are still
seats available to non members, please contact Lorraine Demmer.
The August meeting will be
held in the new Community Hall on the recreation ground in Gt. Chesterford. The speaker will be from the Saffron Walden
Museum.
Cynthia Rule
Mrs. Betty Webb would like to
thank everyone for the cards and good wishes she received on the occasion of
her 90th birthday.
Congratulations to Claire and
Neil King on the birth of their baby boy Tommy on 15th June.
first grandchild for Adrian
and Sue Paterson.
Two baptisms took place on 16th
June in the Joint Family Eucharist service at Ickleton Church.
James Thompson son of Russell
and Alison Thompson (nee Igglesden).
Emily Day
daughter of Christopher and Claire Day (nee Skeates).
On the 18th May,
my daughter Theresa married Justin Kinsey of Chesterford.
We had a wonderful day the
rain stayed away and even the sun managed to shine in the evening.
I would just like to thank
everyone, especially Rev Patricia Newland who conducted a truly beautiful
service, for making Theresa and Justin’s day so special.
Pat
Facer
The Blessing of the marriage
of Geraldine Williams (formerly of Ickleton now of Cambridge) to David Bushell,
also of Cambridge, took place on the 25th May at St. Mary
Magdalene’s Church.
STOP PRESS…….The Parkinson’s
Bazaar final total is now £1,134.
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Newspaper
deliveries are now being done by the shop ‘Costcutter Express’. Please contact
Dilip and Sunita.
Many thanks to Alec Newman who has supplied Ickleton for the past 12½ years.
After the glorious weather we
enjoyed for the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations the weather was appropriate on
Wednesday – damp, misty, drizzle for the talk on Ponds and Bog Gardens by Mr.
Ken Akers.
We hope for a sunny evening
on June 27th when we visit Richard Ayres’ Garden in Lode.
We have two meetings in July,
the first being the mini flower show at 8.00 p.m.on July 3rd,
followed the next week, July 10th, by the Littlebury Gardens
Walkabout starting at 6.30 p.m.
For further details regarding
the above, please contact me.
Cynthia Rule
Robert K. Morgan, former
pilot of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress the ‘Memphis Belle’, will be at the
Imperial War Museum, Duxford as one of the main guests of honour at Duxford’s
Flying Legends Air Show on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th
July.
Piloted by Morgan, the
‘Memphis Belle’ was the first of the American heavy bombers to complete, with
her crew, a combat tour of 25 missions during the Second World War. The crew, part of the United States 8th
Air Force, arrived in England in October 1942 and were posted to Bassingbourn,
Cambridgeshire, home of the 91st Bomber Group. They completed their 25th and
final mission on 17th May 1943.
Their achievement was remarkable and a huge morale boost for other
serving airmen as, during the first three months of the Belle’s missions from
Bassingbourn in those early days of 8th Air Force participation,
losses were appalling and 80% of their Bomb Group were shot down.
The aircraft and her crew
were immortalised in William Wyler’s wartime documentary ‘The Memphis Belle’
which was released to the American public in 1944. In 1992, the aircraft again came to the public’s attention when a
dramatisation based on the original documentary and starring Hollywood actors
Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz, was made.
Says Duxford’s Marketing
Manager Tracey Woods “It is always an honour and a pleasure to welcome veterans
to Duxford and we are delighted that Bob and such distinguished aces will be
with us at Flying Legends. The show
will be commemorating the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the US
8th Air Force in the UK and aircraft of the type flown by the ‘Aces’
will be in action”.
Gates open at 8.00 a.m. and
the flying begins at 2.00 p.m. Tickets:
Adults £20 Senior Citizens £13, Children £6, Concessions £6. For more information about tickets, or the
flying programme, call the Air Show Hotline 01223 499301 or visit http://www.iwm.org.uk/.
July 3rd Gt. Chesterford & District Gardening
Society Mini Flower Show
8.00 p.m.Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt
Chesterford
6th Visiting Bellringers 9.30 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. approx. Church
8th Mobile Library
10th
Gt. Chesterford and District Gardening Society, Littlebury
Gardens Walkabout 6.30 p.m.
13th Church Fete 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Village Hall
17th Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
17th W.I. Coach Outing to Peckover House,
Wisbech pickup 5.30 p.m.
at Costcutter Express, Ickleton.
20th Social Club Quiz Night 9.00 p.m. Social Club
22nd Mobile Library
26th Visiting Bellringers 12.45 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. Church
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