Editors: David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony Court
12th
JANUARY 2003
Happy New Year to all Parishioners.
Coploe Rise (off The Stackyard)
Good news; the new houses are finished and by the time you read this the first tenants will have moved in. We wish them well in their new homes.
The first meeting of the working party was well
attended by skaters, bladers and others interested in the project. People volunteered for tasks that will
progress the venture, without anyone having too much to deal with. Sam Loveday is getting quotes for the
skatepark design that most people want;
Hannah Mordin and Kathy Holding are organising village events to raise
funds; others are to approach the
District Council and local businesses for grants and donations. If anyone wants to make a donation or
requires further information, please get in touch with Tim Pavelin.
Those who visited the Open Day on Saturday 7th
December had a most interesting tour of the excavations on the south field site
escorted by members of the Cambridge Archaeology Field Unit. They have
unearthed a selection of general artefacts of all ages, Neolithic, Bronze Age,
Iron Age, Roman and Saxon, relating to the farmsteads that settled in the area
in those ages. During January there
will be an increase in general site activity, as work continues on tree surgery
construction of protective fencing and, in mid January, work associated with
the main civil engineering for the infrastructure works.
Recycling collections Wednesdays 8th and 22nd
January.
Refuse collections Thursday 2nd
January, then back to Wednesdays as usual.
Stop Press A letter from
Andrew Lansley MP, received mid December encourages parishioners to claim
compensation for the loss of power after the late October gales. Although it is rather late in the day, we
are entitled to claim £50.00 if the supply is interrupted for 18 hours or more
and £25.00 for each subsequent period of 12 hours. Claims should be made in the first instance to 24 seven, Fore
Hamlet, Ipswich, IP3 8AA. If you do not gain a satisfactory response, you
should write to Ofgen, 9 Millbank, London SW1P 3GE.
Jackie
Casement – Parish Clerk
Jennie Lawson has decided to retire from delivering
the ‘Bulletin’ to Church Street. We
would like to thank her for her hard work.
Liz Driver and Tim Pavelin have kindly agreed to take
over Church Street deliveries from this issue, and Catherine Cocks has kindly
agreed to be ‘first reserve’.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Services for January
|
Sunday 5th January |
10.00 a.m. Joint Parishes Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
|
(Epiphany) |
4.00
p.m. Epiphany Christingle Service |
ICKLETON
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 9th
January |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 12th January |
8.00
a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) |
ICKLETON
|
|
(Baptism of Christ) |
10.30
a.m. Service to mark the Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity |
WHITTLESFORD URC |
|
|
6.30
p.m. Sung Evensong (BCP) |
ICKLETON
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 16th January |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 19th January |
9.30
a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
|
(Epiphany
2) |
11.00
a.m. Joint Family Eucharist |
ICKLETON
|
|
|
6.30
p.m. Sung Evensong (BCP) |
HINXTON |
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 23rd January |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 26th January |
9.30
a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1) |
DUXFORD |
|
(Epiphany
3) |
11.00
a.m. Joint Family Service & Godly Play |
HINXTON |
|
|
6.30
p.m. Sung Evensong and Holy Communion (BCP) |
ICKLETON
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 30th January |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
From the Vicar
Happy New Year to you from all of us at Ickleton
Church. I hope you have enjoyed the
festive season. Probably most of us
have gained a few pounds as a result.
If only it was as easy to grow spiritually!
We have three new initiatives for the New Year which
we hope will help us to do just that.
First of all we are introducing a regular lunchtime Eucharist for those
who are at home during the day or perhaps working locally and able to join us
over the lunchbreak. The services will
be weekly at 12.30 p.m. at Hinxton Church and will last roughly half an hour.
After much discussion and preparation we are also
launching ‘Godly Play’ a new way of engaging with bible stories specifically aimed
at ages 4 – 7. Godly Play sessions will take place in our new ‘Upper Room’ at
Hinxton Church on the fourth Sunday of every month, alongside our regular
morning worship. For further
information, or to put your child’s name down for the sessions, please contact
Jenny Duke.
In the near future we shall also be starting another group for those wishing to explore aspects of the Christian faith or ask questions about spiritual matters. The new group will focus on how we can make our faith a reality in our daily lives and will look at subjects such as family life, witnessing in the workplace and personal growth. There will be opportunities for those who wish to go forward for confirmation. Please contact me if you would like to know more, or simply watch this space.
With God’s Blessing
Jane Charman
E: gentianblue@antlworld.com
____________________________________________________________________________________
-3-
BARN
DANCE, 30th NOVEMBER
We had a fantastic evening at the Barn Dance! The music and dancing were great fun and the best part was seeing families of all ages enjoying themselves. The band have told us that ours is one of their favourite events to play for because we all join in and have a go!
We would like to
express very grateful thanks to all those who contributed to the success of the
evening.
Sebastian
Payne and Jenny Pell – Churchwardens
CHAPEL
NOTICES - All Services start at 3.00 p.m.
Speakers for January
|
January 5th |
Communion |
Rev. J.
Gill |
|
January 12th |
|
Mrs. M.
Richardson |
|
January 19th |
|
Rev. J.
Graham |
|
January 26th |
|
Rev. H.
Wood |
Rev. Jim Gill
The sum raised
this year for the British Legion was £684.23 which sadly is a little down on
last year’s record sum.
Many thanks to
all our loyal collectors who go out in all weathers – Sheila Birch, Jackie
Casement, Lena Frost, Pat Facer, Yvonne Hall, Jennie Lawson, Judy Marshall,
Sally Pearce, Hilary Rule, Mary Woolhouse, and Sarah Mila. Thank you too to Dilip and Sunita Odedra,
Mary and Doug Bullen and the Social Club who have a box on their counters.
Eileen Westcott
Hon. Organiser
We are sorry to
record the death on 10th December of Mrs. Elisabeth Wamsley aged 84.
The funeral
service took place at Ickleton Church on Tuesday 17th December.
Although 2002 was very quiet for the most part,
things did start happening during the last three months. In October a shed was broken into in Church
Street, and a vehicle was found completely burnt out in Frogge Street. In
November three incidents were reported: outbuildings in Frogge Street were
broken into; a door lock was forced on a vehicle in Abbey Street and property
taken and a portacabin in the grounds of the garden centre was broken into. In December a dumper truck and a mini digger
were stolen from a compound in Mill Lane although I have not been notified of
this incident by the police. In Abbey
Street a van was broken into and contents stolen whilst an attempt was made to
break into another van. This kind of
crime happens quite a bit in Duxford and Sawston so make sure your motor
vehicles are secure.
A new scheme called DATA LINK is now available. It is
a message in a bottle that could save your life. Older and vulnerable people in
the area will now be able to store vital medical and ‘next of kin’ information in a canister to be kept in
their fridge. The scheme has already
proved to be effective in other areas of the county, ensuring that emergency
services who may need to enter a property, are able to access vital information
about the householder quickly. The
older person or carer completes an emergency medical information form with
their details and puts the form in a specially made container and puts it in the
fridge.
If you would like more information about the scheme,
please contact me
Remember, if you are reporting an incident or crime,
please ' 01223 358966
If it is an emergency ring 999. Tony
Court
Those of us who went
to the South Cambs Volunteers Drivers Forum on 28th November run by
car network, were able to learn about the various schemes represented there and
to enjoy a buffet lunch provided by the County Council.
Peggy Richardson
____________________________________________________________________________________
-4-
At our recent AGM a presentation of a watercolour
painting kit was made to Mrs. Norma Shepperd who retired as Secretary after ten
years’ service on the committee.
Norma has worked tirelessly as ‘small maintenance
person’ at the old hall, fund raiser, visiting other new halls when we were
planning ours, attending meetings with District Council Officers, Architect and
builders, taking minutes at weekly site meetings during the building process
and many other duties too numerous to mention here.
All our users should be most grateful for what Norma
has done for the village. We wish her
many happy hours at the U3A painting classes and are expecting a booking for an
exhibition of her work within a year or two. Gordon Woolhouse
This year’s two events raised a fantastic £318 for
the appeal.
A darts competition and a quiz night not only raised
such a large amount of money, it also provided a couple of evenings of fun and
entertainment for those participating.
Both evenings were so well supported that there was
hardly room to squeeze anyone else in.
The committee would like to thank all those taking
part, for their support and generosity, also Roger, Joan and Colin Upton for
organising the darts competition and June Vincent and Pat Facer for the raffles
and buffet.
Also thanks to the many individuals who kindly made
donations of cash or raffle prizes.
AGM
The Social Club AGM will be held in the Club on Friday 31st January at 8.15 p.m.
The Committee
A reminder to all parents/grandparents/carers that
Froglets Parent & Toddler Group is held every Monday from 10.00 a.m. – 12
noon in Ickleton Village Hall, including school holidays and half-terms. Plenty of fun and activities for babies and
children and a cup of coffee for the adults, so please come and join us. The first session in the New Year will be on
the 6th January.
The Toddle Waddle on the 25th September
was a great success and we raised £152 for the Meningitis Trust. Our thanks to all the waddling toddlers and
their sponsors!
Sophie Murton
There will be a Bring and Buy January Sale in the
Village Hall on Saturday January 18th at 2.00 p.m. If you have any items left over from
Christmas, such as jars of produce, bottles or unwanted presents, or if you
have been forced by sheer weight of gifts to reorganise your wardrobes or toy
cupboards, please consider donating any of these items to the sale. Place items for the sale in a large bag or
container, for collection after 6.00 p.m. on Monday January 13th. Alternatively please bring any items to the
Village Hall on the Saturday from 1.00 p.m. onwards (phone Cathy or Hannah
in advance please). The proceeds
will go towards Ickleton Skatepark Appeal.
Cathy Holding
____________________________________________________________________________________
-5-
Costcutter Express will be closed on New Year’s Day.
We now deliver newspapers to the Village.
Dilip
and Sunita Odedra
WORKERS’
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CENTENARY YEAR
(1903-2003)
Please note new start date: 30th January
2003.
The WEA will be running the following course in
Spring 2003
Painting Paris in the Late 19th Century
This course will run for 10 weekly 1½ - hour sessions
in the meeting room, Ickleton Village Hall,
every Thursday evening from 30th January 2003 from 7.45 p.m. to
9.30 p.m. (including coffee). The course tutor will be Ms Mary Conochie.
During the late 19th century, a newly
urbanised Paris was set to become the art capital of Europe. This course will compare the paintings of
Manet, Degas and their contemporaries,to examine the different approaches and
style of each artist to the same subject.
The course will look at café society and the high and low life on the
boulevards of the city in the context of the art of this period and it will be
seen that the paintings can be viewed as social documents as well as works of
art. The course will be structured
around slides, handouts and class discussion.
To reserve a place, please contact Janice Stanley.
Course fee is £26.00 (£24 concessions) and free to
those on certain means tested benefits.
The first two sessions may be sampled at £3.00 per
session, deductable from the course fee if continuing.
THE
CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON & HINXTON W.I.
The Christmas meeting proved a very jolly affair. Helen West of Radio Cambridgeshire proved to be an excellent entertainer and it wasn’t long before she had a captive audience, singing along with her guitar. The committee provided festive refreshments which were much enjoyed.
The next meeting will be on January 15th. The speaker will be Linda Bush from the
Saffron Walden Music Hall. Visitors welcome.
Cynthia Rule
Dr. Peter Brandham was our guest speaker for December. He proved to be both a good speaker and superb photographer.
His subject was the huge variety of orchids growing
on the island of Rhodes.
Festive refreshments were served at the end of the
meeting.
There will be no meeting in January.
The next meeting will be on February 6th,
when Mr. Moore will present ‘Ideas for Small Gardens’.
Visitors welcome.
Cynthia Rule
The next meeting will be on 20th January
at 8.00 p.m., at the Chesterford Community Centre, when George Belcher will
talk on ‘The History of Duxford Airfield’.
WELCOME
TO…..Ian Dale-Molloy,
Jane Rawe, Georgina, Henrietta and Freddie.
-6-
The dog-walkers and others may have noticed unusual activity in the area of the Hinxton ford and level crossing. A gathering of earnest looking people (often with beards!) clustered around telescopes on tripods is a sure sign of what is known, in the birdwatching world, as a ‘twitch’, i.e. the advent of a rare bird. The great grey shrike is classed as one of the more scarce winter migrants that visit the UK. The average number of these birds reported is around 130 per year, although the total for 2000 (the latest published figure) was down to just 64. They feed on large insects and small mammals and have a strategy of waiting and watching from a high vantage point. This bird has been seen perching on the high hedges and the overhead wires and feeding voraciously on prey in the stubble and set-a-side. These birds can stay for quite a while in the same area if food supplies are plentiful. Some birds overwinter regularly in traditional areas such as the Brecks or New Forest and surrounding heathland. Shrikes are sometimes called ‘butcher birds’ due to their habit of storing prey on bushes or barbed wire fences in ‘larders’. My thanks to the dog-walkers who alerted me to this ‘twitch’.
Gerry Birch
Once again I have read in the magazine of a well known
name to me, as a girl in Ickleton, Mrs. Ivy Vincent who died recently. The names I know are getting fewer as we all
get older! I believe I worked with one
of Ivy’s younger brothers at Ciba (1955-60) Arthur? My husband registered me for ‘Friends Reunited’ from Sawston
Village College and I was thrilled to get two people from my class 1949/50, and
even more so when Ivan Carder replied and told me news of Brenda and Bob
Bolton. We were all at Ickleton School in 1947. Sometimes computers are useful!
I am still involved in carriage horse work and we will be at Warwick
Castle again over Xmas weekends. Hope
it’s is not to cold. We have six grand
children who seem to still require help!
No such word as retired.
My brother Godfrey Elmes, was with us recently. They
live in Barry and he was 60 this year. Where does the time go? I don’t like to wish it away, but roll on
the shortest day, so that the light evenings are here again.
I hope to get down to Ickleton next month to catch up
with my Igglesden cousins’ families. So all the best for 2003 to you all.
Molly Dagley (nee Clements), Dorridge, Solihull
As 2003 is the 100th anniversary of
powered flight, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford is starting the year in style
with a very special competition which will see a lucky visitor taking to the
sky in a classic 1930s Tiger Moth.
Once used to train RAF pilots in the lead up to the
Second World War, the Tiger Moth is a graceful design classic and epitomises
the style and glamour of the 1930s.
Says Marketing and PR Manager,Tracey Woods “This really is a fabulous
prize to get the Centenary of Flight year off on a high. With its simple
construction and top speed of only 104 mph, the Tiger Moth will give the winner
an opportunity to experience the golden era of aviation when pioneering
aircraft design was still in its infancy.”
Duxford is one of the few attractions in the region
which will be open on New Year’s Day and all visitors to the Museum will have
the opportunity to enter this prize draw competition, which is being run from
Wednesday 1st January until Sunday 5th January only.
|
January 6th |
Mobile Library |
|
15th |
Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
|
15th |
W.I. Meeting 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford, Community
Centre |
|
18th |
Skatepark appeal Bring and Buy Sale, 2.00 p.m.
Village Hall |
|
20th |
Chesterford Local History and Archaeology Society
Meeting |
|
|
8.00 p.m. Gt. Chesterford, Community Centre |
|
20th |
Mobile
Library |
|
31st |
Social Club AGM 8.15 p.m. Social Club |
PUBLISHED
BY ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL