Editors: David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony Court
12th
AUGUST 2002
We are most
anxious to correct a wrong impression that may have been given in the June
Icene. There must be no rollerblading or
skateboarding activities on the village hall driveway at any time. Not only is it dangerous, but it causes considerable nuisance to
those living nearby. The Parish Council
is actively researching the possibility of providing a proper facility for
these activities. A questionnaire on
this and other future possibilities for the recreation field comes with this
copy of Icene. We need to have your
views, so please help us by completing the form.
Wellcome Trust Many of you
will already be aware that South Cambridgeshire District Council has now
approved the Outline Planning consent for 27,000 sq metres of development on
the field south of the present Genome Campus (ie towards Stump Cross). The detailed planning application is
expected in August. We have been
invited by the Wellcome Trust to attend regular liaison meetings with them
throughout the construction project.
We are glad of this opportunity to keep an eye on matters that might
affect Ickleton.
Recycling collection will be on Thursdays 1st, 15th
and 29th (or 30th) August They collect newspapers, glass bottles, tins and textiles, all of which
should all be separately bagged. They
do not take plastic bottles or cardboard.
The nearest facility for disposing of plastic bottles is the household
recycling site in Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden.
Housing Needs Survey We have been
informed by South Cambridgeshire District Council that a survey is to be
carried out between July and September.
It will involve a mixture of personal interviews and postal surveys of
all households. All interviewers will
carry an identity badge and an accompanying official letter from the
Council. Please be assured that any
information provided will be confidential and will only be used for the purpose
of this survey and is protected under the Data Protection Act 1998. We would like to stress to residents the
importance of this survey and encourage participation.
Cricket Is anyone interested
in re-starting a cricket team? If so,
please contact Ed Holland,.
Jackie Casement - Parish Clerk
Further to our report last month that we had been advised by the County
Council not to take patients to Addenbrooke’s because the hospital has a car
service. For those who do not qualify
for a hospital car, we do take patients to the Park and Ride from where buses
run every 10 minutes to and from the hospital, and then we bring them back home.
Peggy Richardson
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CHURCH
NOTICES
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Sunday 4th August |
10.00 a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong (BCP) |
ICKLETON
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Sunday 11th August |
10.00 a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong (BCP) |
ICKLETON
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Sunday 18th August |
10.00 a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
ICKLETON
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong (BCP) |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 25th August |
10.00 a.m.
Joint Family Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30
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ICKLETON
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From the Vicar
As I write, the rain is lashing at my study window and
thunder and lightning are causing the computer screen to flicker in an alarming
fashion. With the exception of a few
fine days round about the time of the Golden Jubilee, this summer has so far
been a disappointing experience with many cool, cloudy and showery days and
annoying delays to both the cricket and the tennis. Apparently this is due to something called the ‘Azores high’
which in good summers creates an area of high pressure over Spain that keeps
bad weather at bay. In summers like
this one, when the ‘Azores high’ fails to materialise, low pressure systems
come spiralling in from the Atlantic, resulting in what we British
euphemistically call ‘changeable weather’.
Those who are planning to take their holidays abroad this year have
probably made a wise decision.
It’s often said of the British that we hate change
and are bad at managing it. I hope
that’s not true because we in the Church are currently awaiting a very major
change, the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury to replace Dr. George
Carey. Will it be Rowan Williams, the
Archbishop of Wales? Will it be Michael
Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester? Will it be Richard Chartres, the Bishop of
London? Or will it be a wild card candidate that nobody has really thought of,
rather like Dr. Carey himself? The
newspapers have been enjoying the speculation for some months now, with several
pretended ‘scoops’ on the part of eager journalists desperate to get in first
with the big news. By the time you read
this, Downing Street may have made an announcement, but even if we have a name,
the suspense is far from over, as we wait to see what the new candidate will
come up with in terms of a new direction for the Church. And since everyone has their own ideas about
the right way forward, there is likely to be changeable weather on the
ecclesiastical front for some time to come!
In the meantime, parish life continues much as it has
always done for hundreds of years and we continue to praise God for his
faithfulness and unchanging love. As usual
in August, with so many people away, we move to a slightly reduced pattern of
services, with just one morning and one evening service throughout the
month. We wish Godspeed and happy
holidays to all those who will be travelling, and if you are visiting the area
then you can be certain of a very warm welcome at any of our services.
With God’s blessing Jane Charman
E: gentianblue@
antlworld.com
The marriage of Camilla Bevan of Ickleton and Rupert
Brown took place on 15th June at St. Mary Magdalene’s Church.
Stop Press………..The amount raised at the moment for the Church Fete is a
grand total of £1840. Many
thanks for all who helped in any way.
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A Raffle on the scale of this year’s had not been
attempted before we are glad to say! Thanks to all those who participated. The
result produced a useful contribution to Church funds.
We would like to thank all those who made such
generous contributions towards the prizes.
It is not possible to mention all by name but we would particularly like
to thank the following:
The TESCO Charitable Trust
The Wellcome Trust at Hinxton
The Imperial War Museum at Duxford
Springwell Nursery at Little Chesterford
The Ickleton Lion
Chesterford Engineering
Artinspire-Wedding Florists
Adrian Paul from Sawston
Lizzie’s Health and Beauty of Saffron Walden
We would also like to thank all those who sold
tickets, particularly Dilip and Sunita in the shop, and special thanks to those
who helped on the day – Jane Hurst, David and Jean Whitaker and Margaret
Clarke. John and Judy Marshall
Speakers for August August
4th Mr. D. Coulton
August
11th Miss J.
Hay
August
18th Mrs. B.
Kime
August
25th Mrs. I.
Wood
Rev. J. Gill
A comparatively new crime known as ‘bin raiding’ has arrived and taken a firm foothold in this country. Criminals collect personal and financial details – have they come from stolen wallets or a dustbin? A Nottingham survey of 500 domestic bins revealed the following statistics:
20% of bins contained a bank account number or sort
code that could be related to the full name and address of an individual; this
rose to 27% in affluent areas.
Only 8% of households throwing away paperwork
carrying full credit card numbers had attempted to destroy documents and just
1% had succeeded.
Local authorities said bin raiders were not only
after documents but also toys and everyday items that could be sold on. 62%
identified credit card slips as a key target.
8% of households threw away information providing at
least one telephone number.
2% of binned information provided a date of birth.
1 in 6 bins contained a whole gas, electricity or
water bill.
Around 25% of bins contained an official letter that
could be used to corroborate identity.
What you can do:
Rip up, shred or burn documents.
Never put personal documents into a recycling bin.
Check bank and credit card statements promptly and
regularly to identify any unfamiliar transactions. Use different passwords for different accounts.
Anybody who has been mugged or burgled might also
fall victim to identity theft.
More on this subject next month.
Tony Court
We would both like to thank all kind friends and neighbours for their ‘Get Well’ cards and good wishes sent to Len during his recent spell in hospital. These were a great comfort and much appreciated, and we are pleased to say that he is well on the mend. Once again, many thanks.
Len and Joy Howe
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Long to reign over us!
Well done
to everyone who showed their sporting spirit by entering the quiz this
year. You seemed to find it slightly
harder than in previous years but there were still plenty of right answers (see
below). The quiz raised £126.50 for the
Church, a very pleasing result. First
prize (the bottle of champagne) goes to Jenny Pell and Hilary Rule. It was a joint entry but they only get to
drink half a bottle each! The two
runners up with the Jubilee Crowns were Andrew Sheppard and Liz and Chris
Goddard.
1. Royals through the ages
a) The longest reigning British monarch
was Queen Victoria (everybody got this right).
b) The shortest reigning British monarch
was Lady Jane Grey (9 days). Edward VIII actually
reigned for 11 months before
abdicating.
c) The fifth wife of Henry VIII was
Katherine Howard (we also allowed Catherine spelt with a ‘C’).
d) King Charles l was beheaded.
e) King George l never learnt to speak
English.
2. Royal Houses
a) The Houses of York and Lancaster fought
the Wars of the Roses (everybody knew this)
b) The House of Lancaster consisted
entirely of Henrys (Henrys lV, V & Vl).
c) Edward VI belonged to the House of
Tudor (he was the young son of Henry VIII)
d) The House of Hanover replaced the House
of Stuart (the first Hanoverian sovereign was
William of Orange so we awarded
half a mark for ‘Orange’).
e) The House of Windsor changed its name
from (technically) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (we
accepted Saxe Coburg).
3. Royal Nicknames (most people did well
here but there was one trick question)
a) Ethelred II, The
Unready. (Also known according to some of you as Ethelred the Ever-ready or
Ethelred the Horrible).
b) William I,
The Conqueror, (he was also known, for a variety of reasons as William the
Bastard but nobody put that!)
c) Edward l,
Longshanks. (this was the trick
question. Most people put Edward the
Confessor but he was actually earlier.
There were
several King Edwards before they began to be numbered. (Only one person got
this right).
d) Richard I,
the Lionheart (or Coeur de Lion).
e) Mary I,
Bloody Mary. (this was Mary
Turdor. Mary Queen of Scots was never
Queen of England although she would have liked to be!).
4. Modern Royals
a) The youngest
son of King George V was actually Prince John.
He was an epileptic and always kept hidden from the public, rather a sad
story.
b) The Duke of
Windsor was more famously known before his abdication as Edward VIII.
c) The husband
of Marie Christine von Reibnitz is Prince Michael of Kent.
e) Princess Mary of Teck
was the wife of George V. That makes
her the great-great-grandmother of Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew
and Sarah Ferguson.
5. Royal Hangers - on
a) Queen
Elizabeth I true love was supposed to
have been Robert (or Robin) Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. But it’s true she had a bit of a scene later
on with the Earl of Essex so we also acceped that as an answer.
b) Queen
Victoria’s faithful body servant (hm!) was John Brown.
Watch the
film ‘Mrs. Brown’ with Billy Connolly and Judi Dench.
c) The odd one
out among the supposed crown offices was ‘Royal Peculiar’. A Royal Peculiar is not a crown office but a
way of describing churches and chapels which are private to the crown and not
under the authority of a Diocesan Bishop.
All the other titles (hard to believe but true!) are perfectly genuine!
d) Lucien Freud
painted the Queen’s portrait.
e) Pharos,
Swift, Emma and Linnet are the current Royal corgis.
6. Royal miscellany
a) King Henry
VI was divided into 3 parts (by William Shakespeare who wrote three plays
called…wait for it.. King Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 2 and King Henry VI
part 3).
b) King Richard
III offered his kingdom for a horse (he supposedly exclaimed ‘A horse, a horse,
my kingdom for a horse’ at a sticky moment on the battlefield).
c) The Sex Pistols caused scandal in the 80s with their
version of the National Anthem.
d) The reverse
(that’s the back, folks) of the Jubilee Crown shows the Queen on horseback.
e) The forename
most used by British Kings is actually Edward.
As well as Kings Edward I – VIII there were also a selection of
unnumbered Edwards before that (including Edward the Confessor, see question
3c).
There have been five Archbishops during the present Queen’s reign. In order they are: Geoffrey Fisher, Michael Ramsay, Donald Coggan, Robert Runcie,
and George Carey. Anyone care to guess
who the next one will be? I’ll give you
a clue, it won’t be me!
There have been ten Prime Ministers during the present Queen’s reign. In order they are: Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alexander Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair. Harold Wilson got in twice during that time, as some of you pointed out. Hope you enjoyed it! Jane Charman
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On July 3rd
we held our Mini Flower Show. It was
extremely well attended, with a record number of entries. Overall winners were Margaret Turner 1st
prize and James Macdonald and James Marshall joint 2nd prize. The Committee provided excellent refreshments
including strawberries and cream.
On July 10th
we visited five gardens in Littlebury, shame about the weather! But otherwise
much enjoyed. There will be no meeting in August due to holidays.
Next meeting
September 4th in the Chapel, Carmel Street, Great Chesterford 8.00
p.m. Subject – Growing Clematis through trees and shrubs. Visitors welcome.
Cynthia Rule
DUXFORD SHOW
Entries welcomed for Horticulture and Home Craft
Competitions.
Duxford is reinstating its annual village show this
year, on Sunday 25th August with an afternoon of traditional
entertainment for all the family.
To be held on the Vantico/Hexcel playing fields on
the Hinxton Road in Duxford, there will be children’s races, art and craft
stalls, cream teas, pony rides, horticulture, home crafts and cookery
competitions, tug of war, staged displays and much, much more! To round off the
day there will be a hog roast and barn dance.
There are competitive classes for all keen gardeners
– including ones for the best carrots or tomatoes, the largest onion or most
unusual shaped vegetable and the best dahlias or chrysanthemums. For the cooks there are classes to find the
best Victoria sponge, apple pie, fruit jam, marmalade, tomato chutney and other
delicacies.
In the handicraft section, the judges will be looking
for the best soft toy, tapestry and embroidered cushion covers, painting of
village life or hand knitted child’s jumper.
There is also a very full children’s section,
including classes for a miniature garden in a seed tray, a poem called ‘My
Jubilee Year’ and a painting of ‘My
Summer Holidays’.
Schedules, with a full listing of all the classes,
are available from Duxford Post Office.
Anyone can enter, not just Duxford residents. Entries close 11th August. Judging and prize giving
will take place on the day.
More details from Jenny Parker.
An extremely
rare Second World War A-36A Invader dive-bomber, one of only 500 ever built and
the only one still flying, made its first ever UK appearance at Duxford’s
Flying Legends Air Show
on Saturday 13th
and Sunday 14th July. This unique aircraft had come over from the
United States specially for Flying Legends and its appearance was eagerly awaited
by aviation enthusiasts and the general public alike. A variant of the legendary P-51 Mustang fighter and produced in
the US early in 1943, the A-36A was designed as a dive-bomber. Jane Larcombe of
The Fighter Collection, co-producers of the Flying Legends Air Show said “We
are proud to have such an incredibly rare aircraft make the long journey from
the USA to Duxford.
Former Chief
Test Pilot of the Spitfire, Alexander (Alex) Henshaw was one of the guests of
honour. Alex Henshaw’s aviation career is outstanding - he learnt to fly in a Gypsy Moth while still a young teenager
and soon afterwards, with his father’s help, acquired a Moth of his own. At the tender age of 19, he won the
prestigious 1933 Kings Cup air race – a race which is still hotly contested
today. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Henshaw joined a team of
test pilots at Castle Bromwich near Birmingham – the largest factory producing
Spitfires and Lancaster bombers. It was
the test pilot’s role to find any faults before the RAF pilots did and every
Spitfire produced by the factory was tested to the limit with a series of
loops, rolls, climbs and banks. His
career at Castle Bromwich lasted from 1940-46 and, as well as flying Spitfires,
he also flew Hurricanes, Wellingtons and Lancasters. Says Duxford’s Marketing
Manager, Tracey Woods “Alex Henshaw is a remarkable man – a pilot of
considerable skill and daring. We are
delighted that he joined us at Flying Legends and it was an honour and a
privilege to welcome him to Duxford.”
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The WEA will be running the following courses in Autumn
2002.
This course will run for 10 weekly 1½-hour
sessions in the Congregational Chapel, Carmel Street, Great Chesterford every
Wednesday morning from 18th September 2002 from10.00 a.m. to 11.30
a.m. (coffee served at 9.45 a.m.) The course tutor will be Mrs. Alison Wilson.
Everything you
wanted to know about some of the great Russian novelists, but were afraid to
ask! This course examines a selection
of works by 19th and 20th century Russian authors such as
Chekov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Lermontov, Tolstoy, Pushkin and Turgenev to name a
few. A reading of all the novels is not
essential to enjoy this course. The
tutor will provide extracts for detailed discussion. The course will explore aspects of Russian history, society and
the Russian psyche through the writings of these Russian authors.
If you would like further details or to reserve a place,
please contact Ann Wade.
This course will run for 10 weekly 1½-hour
sessions in the Congregational Chapel, Carmel Street, Great Chesterford every Thursday evening from 19th
September 2002 from 7.45 p.m. to 9.30 (including coffee). The course tutor will
be Dr. Sue Edgington.
If you like
Casualty, ER, Holby City or Peak Practice then this is the course for you! This course introduces the main developments
in health care from the earliest times to the scientific revolution (c.1700)
with particular reference to those factors in society that encouraged or
inhibited changes in ideas about medical theory and practice. The course charts the history of medicine
from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance to the eve of the scientific and industrial revolutions. This chronological approach allows
connections to be made between other societies and their ideas on health, sickness
and the practice of medicine. The
course will be amply illustrated with slides and handouts and will discuss some
of the ethical concerns arising from these developments.
To reserve a
place, please contact Janice Stanley.
Not to be
missed! A warm welcome awaits you in the Congregational Chapel, Carmel Street,
on Thursday 5th September 2002 at 7.30 p.m. As in previous years, primarily we make this
a social event where drinks and light refreshments are provided and there is an opportunity to meet
friends, old and new. Look forward to seeing you all in September.
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The U3A garden walkabout in Ickleton on July 3rd
was a great success; 34 people came.
Many thanks to Anne Lindsey, Gordon Woolhouse and Mary Wombwell for
allowing us to walk around their gardens.
Also thanks to Mary Wombwell, our hostess, and Cynthia Rule, Carol
Turton and Peggy Richardson for giving us a marvellous tea at Rectory Farm. £35
has been sent to the Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridge.
Monica
Lilley
August
5th Mobile Library
19th Mobile Library
21st Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
21st The Chesterfords, Ickleton & Hinxton W.I. Meeting 7.45 p.m.
The Community Centre, Great Chesterford.
The subject will be ‘A World of Discovery
on your Doorstep’
speaker Mrs. Wingfield
24th Visiting Bellringers 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
25th Duxford Show
PUBLISHED BY ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL