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contributions please. Deadline for next Icene Bulletin
12th JUNE 2006
Monday 5th June - Black bin collection
Monday 12th June - Green bin and green box collection
Monday 19th June - Black bin collection
Monday 26th June - Green bin and green box collection
Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council held on 11th
May. James Macdonald was elected
Chairman and Lewis Duke Vice Chairman.
Details of the various positions/representatives of the Parish Council
can be found on the village noticeboard.
Annual Parish Meeting held on 17th May.
This was well attended and all enjoyed a glass of wine or beer. In addition to the normal reports, we had an
interesting address from June Cannie of Sawston Village College. After which residents put a number of
questions to the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Ickleton Football Club
Many congratulations to the club for winning the VB Trophies League Cup
Final on May 14th by beating Stapleford 4 goals to 2.
Post Office/Village Shop There is currently a petition in the
village shop asking for signatures. The
reason being that the government will not be supporting the Post Office Card
Account as from 2010. As from the end
of July 2006, you will not be able to buy your TV licence at the Post
Office. This will be another service
that is being taken away. This is
threatening the viability of thousands of Post Offices – including ours. If you have not yet signed this petition,
then please do so.
Sports Facility Questionnaire Many thanks to those who have now
returned the questionnaire. The
responses received to date are now 145.
The Parish Council will be considering these in due course.
Wellcome Trust have asked us to mention the amount of dog mess that
is appearing in the Wetlands and the damage being done to signage that has been
put up. This is an area that should
bring pleasure to all, and includes children who enjoy running around in the
grounds. Please could dog owners take a
‘poo’ bag with them and take the mess home (please do not throw it in the
hedge!) – there are no bins on site for disposal.
Stop Stansted Expansion will be holding a Runway Ramble (5 or 7½
miles) on Saturday 10th June
at 10.30 am from Church End, Broxted.
Advance registration please call '01279 870558 or e-mail
info@stopstanstedexpansion
Crocus Football Club is holding a 5-a-side tournament over the weekend of
5/6th August. If any village
organisation wishes to have any stalls on the Recreation ground, in order to
raise money for themselves, Crocus is quite happy for you to do so.
Jocelyn Flitton – Parish Clerk
We arrived in Ickleton thinking that we had come to a
nice peaceful village, but unfortunately after dark things seem to change. Cars are being vandalised, why I am not
sure, Fun? Boredom? Drink? or just ignorance?
I do not think any excuse should be made for damaging other people’s
property and feel very strongly that something should be done. It appears that Back Lane seems to be the
target. I would ask that people of the
village are more vigilant, after all it could possibly be their property
next. Jenny
Clements
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At the
Annual Meeting on 26th April, Simon Casement and Rosemary McKillen were elected
as Churchwardens for Ickleton Church; they were sworn in by the Archdeacon of
Ely on 8th May. They succeed Sebastian Payne and Jenny Pell who served together
for six years, from 2000. Sebastian and Jenny were presented with gifts as a
token of appreciation from church and village for all their hard work,
especially during the interregnum and the recruitment of a new vicar.
Jenny and Sebastian were overwhelmed at the PCC on May 16th and want to
thank everyone who so kindly contributed to the marvellous presents and flowers
we were given. We feel the PCC must know us rather well, as our gifts are so
appropriate! Jenny has already test-driven her amazing tankard and hip-flask;
Sebastian says everyone is welcome to try out his handsome garden chair, now up
and running, while he goes into Cambridge to spend his Blackwell vouchers on
books to read and CDs to play this summer. We have enjoyed our time as
churchwardens, made easy by the help of others, and are really delighted that
Rosemary McKillen and Simon Casement have agreed to take over. We know they
know they will enjoy the same fantastic support and friendship of the Ickleton
PCC and congregation, from which we benefited so much.
VICAR’S
NEWS – Ickleton Church: an Annual Report
2005 was a
year of change and challenge for the Schofields. The move from Fenland market town
to affluent South Cambs villages brought changes both professional and
personal. We feel very privileged to live amongst you and to minister in the
three villages, but 2005 was not all plain sailing!
2005 was a
year of change and challenge for the church, too. The arrival of a new
clergyperson is a moment of hope after an interregnum. But then you realise
that the new person comes from a different place and will do things
differently. It’s a time of readjustment for everyone, and at the start you’re never
quite sure it’s for the best! A long consultation process began in May 2005. It
involved explorations with a working group and discussions with the three PCCs,
culminating in a joint meeting which approved a new service timetable and the
2006 Calendar.
In May
this year another cycle of talks began. It began as a review of the service
structure and will culminate in a service timetable and Calendar for 2007.
Special
thanks to members of the Ministry Team – Julie Baillie, our indefatigable
Reader (now properly titled ‘Licensed Lay Minister’) and the Revd Tricia
Newland. Tricia, in particular, has been willing to step in as necessary, but
also to step back when I’ve needed to find my own way. I’m conscious too that
her role is changing with a new service timetable and I’m grateful for her
support with that.
It is
important that I record thanks to the many people who contribute to church
life, working quietly in the background. I think of those who clean the church
and present the flowers, those who organise and prepare for the services, the
sidespeople, readers, those who help with weddings and funerals, organists,
those who provide refreshments, the bell ringers – so many people involved in
making sure the church runs smoothly and efficiently. There are those who serve
on the Parochial Church Council and who represent us at Parish, Deanery and
Archdeaconry meetings. And in Ickleton, of course, I ought to make special
mention of the choir, who contribute so ably to our worship and festivals – and
then go the extra mile by supporting special events in other churches in the
group too.
Each year
I have to write a brief paragraph for the Diocesan Prayer Diary. About
Ickleton, I wrote: ‘A confident, able and self-contained worshipping community
which contributes generously to Benefice Share; a lovely and much-visited
church with a choral tradition, BCP Evensong and a place for Family worship.’
It is a
great joy to minister in a place where the fabric of the building is cared for
with much love; where the services are well organised and supported; and where
financial challenges are dealt with in a quiet but effective way. Ickleton is
the village with a Bible Study Group and is the mainstay of the Family Ministry
Group. In so many ways – I think of Harvest Festival, Nine Lessons and Carols,
the Fete, Carol Singing – you offer a model to other villages in what can be
accomplished with commitment and determination.
All three
PCCs asked for a visiting vicar, and you will no doubt be disappointed that
that isn’t quite what happened. 2005 was a year for getting to know how
everything runs, and of course, planning for 2006. This year will probably be
hard work as I support the new service structure with as much communication as
possible – mostly, I confess, on paper. But I would like to develop my pastoral
role in Ickleton. I have enjoyed my first year with you immensely – but I need to get to know Ickleton better,
and ultimately that means a personal call. I hope that becomes possible in this
year and the next. And finally ….
It would be difficult to imagine this group of parishes without
Ickleton. Thank you for your welcome in 2005, and for your support and
encouragement through the year.
This is on Sunday 25th June at 5.00 pm at Duxford Church. It’s a short service aimed at children and young people, with active participation and refreshments after. The theme for June’s service is ‘Meet your Church.’ This is church with a difference – all welcome.
Morning
Prayer (8.45 am) and Evening Prayer (4.45 pm) are said in church: Monday
Duxford, Tuesday Ickleton, Wednesday Hinxton, Thursday Ickleton, Friday
Duxford. Holy Communion is at Hinxton every Thursday (12.30 pm).
Andrew
Schofield, The Rectory, St John’s
Street, Duxford CB2 4RA
Andrew.schofield@ely.anglican.org
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CHURCH
NOTICES -
Services for June
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Thursday 1st |
12.30 p.m.
Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 4th |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Pentecost
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10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong |
HINXTON |
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Thursday 8th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 11th |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Trinity Sunday |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 15th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 18th |
8.00
a.m. BCP Communion |
ICKLETON
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Trinity 1 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m. Sung
Evensong |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday 22nd |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 25th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Trinity 2 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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5.00 p.m.
Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong |
ICKLETON
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Thursday 29th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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There are a few in the village who remember us from
those far off days of our youth, who will be troubled, indeed very concerned,
of late. No articles in the newsletter from them, no warning as to what they
are up to. It’s quiet, too quiet, those So and So’s are up to something!
Fruit and vegetables on the allotments will have to
be checked, Apple tree crops protected, and anything that floats or moves is to
be tied down! Those kids are like locusts once on the move, nothing is sacred!
Don’t answer the door if you are not expecting a call, it’s Knock Down Ginger
Time and for goodness sake don’t leave anything out that might be used in gang
warfare!
Well relax, the game’s up, we have been caught trying
to sneak into the village by some of the old adventure tracks under cover of
darkness, but when we stood to at dawn, ready to creep up on the playing
fields, we found we were in the middle of gardens of newly built homes! We
would like to apologise to those who have since been rumoured to report that
moles can grow up to six feet tall and talk with a cockney accent!
We would like to say that we look forward to meeting
you all again at the fete, but we are a little suspicious of Ron’s offer to
provide a tractor and trailer ride for us in the morning before the fete opens.
One of our group said that during the war a number of us kids were given a
tractor ride up the Grange area and left to walk back. If that happens, the
fete will be over by the time we return…..hang on a minute, it’s all coming
back to us now, it’s a repeat to dump us---right lads a council of war is
needed! Suppose they are planning to take us to the IWM at Duxford and leave us
as living exhibits of WWII, or rope us together and make us glean the
fields….no it’s too early….what about……
Seriously (and our return to the village is always a serious matter!) we appreciate very
much Ron’s offer and the invitation to join in the village celebrations and
fundraising for the church. This year is going to be so busy with celebrating
HM The Queen’s birthday and the first Veterans Day that we decided to take it
easy at the fete and plan for next year. Perhaps a wine reception mingling with
friends in the grounds of a hall, with music wafting in on the summer
breeze…….Oh.. alright, maybe some plonk in someone’s back garden, with Molly singing to a tune bashed out by Nicky
and Plummy on a washboard! Mick Bristow
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Time is getting on now, so here is a recap about what
will be happening on Saturday July 1st . The Church Fete is held in the village hall and on the recreation
ground. This is a fundraiser for
Ickleton Church and a social event for the village as well. This is a
traditional fete for all the family. We are a registered charity, number
245456. This year will be a circus
theme.
We have to entertain you, by popular
request: tractor and trailer rides, The Devil’s Dyke Morris Dancers, Ye Olde
Fruit Machine (Human Form!),The Saffron Walden Town Band, and Adults’ and
Children’s Fancy Dress Parade, with a circus theme. Dick Wombwell’s Vintage
Tractors and Vehicles, Church Tours by Rosemary Hayes, Ickleton Social Club
Quiz by Laurie Gregory. We are very pleased that the young Mums are going to
organise Clown Face Painting, Custard Pie Throwing, Guess how many balls you can get in the Clown’s
trousers! The Village School Reunion up till the 1950s will be attending and
also The Ickleton Society Archives will be on show, and much, much more……….
A programme will be delivered to every house a week
before the Fete, with the final details or see the posters which will soon be
appearing around the village or at Costcutter Express, our village shop. The
Church and PCC are very grateful to everybody who helps in any way.
Coffee will be served in the morning for helpers and the ‘Come Homers’.
The Ickleton Society has agreed this year
to give cream teas and a selection of sandwiches from 2.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m.
The village hall will be open from 10.15 a.m. on July 1st.
Stall Holders:
Tombola - Cynthia Rule – would
like things before fete
Books - Judy Holt
The Grand Raffle -
Rosemary and Neil McKillen
(They would be very grateful if you can
sell draw tickets for us!
Tickets are
now on sale with fantastic prizes)
Bric-a-brac - Peggy Richardson
- willing to store things
No electrical items please
Cakes & Home Produce - Catherine
Cocks and family
Bottles for the Bottle Tombola -
The McKillens
Cakes for tea -
Sheila Birch - The Ickleton Society
Nearly New - Monica Lilley (no
jumble please)
Plant Stall -
Carli Holberry, , (you are welcome to leave
plants for the stall on her lawn)
Toy Stall - Sarah Mila
Silent Auction - Monica Lilley (this is for better quality items)
1. Fancy Dress Parade -
Children and Adults (circus theme)
(on recreation ground 2.00
p.m.) – Sarah Mila
2. Juggling Competition - Children and Adults (on the recreation ground 3.45 p.m.)
3. Pet Show – Hilary Rule.
Entries 2.30 p.m. Sharp. Judged by Debbie from
Davey Associates Vets Ltd., (on
recreation ground)
4.
Best Dressed Pets for large and small animals (on recreation ground - 3.30 p.m.)
5.
Photography Competition (meeting room)
We have come up with the following categories for this year’s photography competition. This is for adults and children’s abilities. The cost is £1 for each entry.
1. Portrait, 2. Ickleton Church, 3.
An Ickleton Scene, 4.
Your Favourite Place, 5. Pets,
6. Transport. These should all be in colour, either 6” x
4” or 7½“ x 5”.
The results will be announced in the meeting room in
the village hall on the afternoon of the fete at 4.00 p.m. A rosette will be given for 1st
prize only in each category.
If you would like to participate, put your photo/photos in an envelope (with money), together with details of categories they are in, and either put them through my door, before the day of the fete or bring to the fete on the day, after 1.45 p.m. This will be judged at the end of the afternoon.
Last year we had 25 entries. We hope a village
personality will judge the competition. Monica Lilley - Fete Organiser
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The next Quiz Night is 17th June at 9.00
p.m.
Congratulations to our Ladies’ Darts Team, who play
in the Saffron Walden Ladies’ Darts League They were runners-up in the Betty
Dunk Cup, runners-up in the League, and Beryl Harris was runner-up in the
singles. Well done Ladies! The Social Club
Committee
GARAGE
SALE
Sunday 18th June 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. at Crossways,
Grange Road, (just across M11 on road to Elmdon). Moving house – everything
must go! Bargain basement prices, lots of children’s things and some household
items. 50% of proceeds to RSPB.
This year’s May 6th seemed to come round
very quickly and go by even quicker. The weather was very kind to us and as
usual people seemed to come from far and wide, judging by the country tour I
had delivering raffle prizes. As always
people were very good indeed both with donations and prizes, for which please
accept our many thanks. We seemed to
have a little bit of almost everything and didn’t seem to have so much left
over this year. I need to say that we
could not do any of this without the wonderful help of so many friends, as I
now like to think of them. A very big
thank you goes to everyone who worked so hard on the day and beforehand. On the actual day we raised the wonderful
sum of £2160.97 which, together with a cheque we had earlier, gave us a grand
total of £2280.97. Well done
everyone. I would also like to thank
Sunita and Dilip at Costcutter Express and The Ickleton Social Club, for their
continued support by having the collecting boxes, it is always appreciated and
a great help, and not forgetting the people who worked so hard on the Friday
evening putting up the tables and bringing everything to the hall. Dorothy Churchman, Mary Woolhouse
and Cynthia Rule
Our new Chairman, Pauline Gale, welcomed members to
the first meeting of the gardening year.
A letter was received from James and Ann Macdonald,
thanking the Society for their retirement presents. Gill Chamberlain our guest
speaker showed, with the help of slides, how to restore an old garden back to
its former glory.
The June meeting will be a garden walkabout in
Littlebury, starting at the Old Rectory at 6.30 p.m. parking in the Queen’s
Head car park.
The summer outing on June 22nd 6.30 p.m.
is to Mill House, Bassingbourn, cost £3.
July 5th will be the mini flower show,
7.30 p.m. start. Members £2, non members £3 to cover cost of refreshments. No
meeting in August.
September meeting –‘New Wave Borders’ by Tom Cole. Cynthia Rule
Cross-country champions!
Just before the end of the Spring Term, boys and
girls from Years 5 and 6 took part in the schools’ cross-country championships
at St Neots. All our teams did very
well, and one of the boys’ teams came third overall and first in the small
schools’ category. There were over 100
schools present so this represents a fantastic achievement.
We are pleased to announce that we been recognised as
a Health Promoting School by Cambridgeshire PSHE Service. This is in recognition
of the excellent policies and procedures concerning the emotional health and
well-being and physical activity of staff and pupils. Our next step is to review healthy eating. We aim to achieve
national recognition for our hard work in December.
Just before half term, pupils from Years 3, 4 and 5
put on a production of Little Red Riding Hood.
Based on Roald Dahl’s ’Revolting Rhymes,’ this excellent musical
performance was thoroughly enjoyed by fellow pupils, friends and families. It was also great to see the School’s new
sound and lighting system used to great affect.
Miranda Stone-Wigg
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THE
CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
Julie
Baillie, our Vice President, took the Resolutions Meeting on May 17th.
Following
the business meeting, Jan Chessum, from the Cambridgeshire Federation of
Women’s Institutes, spoke about the work carried out by the Associated Country
Women of the World known as the A.C.W.W. a lesser know organisation than the
W.I. to which we are affiliated.
Their work is carried out mainly in Third World Countries educating
women to have better control over their lives.
The Cambridgeshire Federation of Women’s Institutes has made the
circumcision of women their project, and coins for friendship collected at our
meetings will go towards this cause. Following the break for refreshments, the
following Resolutions were discussed and passed unanimously.
This meeting urges all levels of government to put into place
legislation requiring the use of renewable energy in new buildings – rebuilding
and renovations.
The meeting urges H. M. Government to ensure the re-establishment of
competitive sport in schools and reverse the decline in the availability of
sporting activities for all citizens particularly in light of the 2012 Olympics
being awarded to London.
The next
meeting will be on June 21st at 7.45 p.m.The guest speaker will be
Marie Carden, who will talk about dogs for the disabled, accompanied by her own
lovely dog. The R.S.P.B. will be holding an evening of Light Entertainment on
Thursday June 8th 7.30 p.m. in the Chesterford Community Hall. You
must ring '01603
697527 to reserve a place. Cynthia Rule
Are you a
member of, or run or organise a local group? Do you have in your community a
branch of The British Legion, Women’s Institute or similar. What about Friends
Club, Luncheon Club or perhaps an Over 60s group. Do you meet on a regular
basis; do you have guest speakers from time to time?
If so, you
may be interested in having a member of your District Community Fire Safety
Team come along to talk to your group about fire safety in the home or anything
else to do with the Fire Service. Any fire can have a devastating effect on
those involved. A fire in the home, whether it results in injury or not, can
have long lasting effects on all involved. Contact the Community Safety Team, on
the number given below, to discuss your requirements and to book a date. The
service is free and is part of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s
commitment to reducing fires in the home.
Finally,
we have in the past drawn the community’s attention to pressure sales tactics
used by some companies trying to sell fire extinguishers and the like. We have
had two companies operating in South Cambs recently, one selling fire equipment
and the other offering free electrical safety checks. A tactic often used by
companies like this is to tell you that recent changes in the law require you
to have a safety check, which they will do for free. Often such legislation
does not exist, the catch is that they then often recommend equipment or work
that may not be necessary and which is often very expensive. Please be careful,
bear in mind the old adage; if something seems too good to be true, it often
is! The exception to this, of course, is the service provided by your Fire
Service in Cambridgeshire.
For
professional fire safety advice, contact us. It’s free and without prejudice.
We will also supply and fit smoke alarms, and even replace those over 10 years
old, again free of charge to all our residents. Contact the Team for an
appointment. Tony Hibberd
- South Cambs Community Fire Safety Team '01223
376217
tony.hibberd@cambsfire.gov.u
k Trading Standards National Hotline '08454
040506
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June 5th |
Mobile Library |
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7th |
Chesterford and District Gardening Society Garden
Walkabout |
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6.30 p.m. meet Queens Head Car Park, Littlebury |
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10th |
Hinxton Fete 2.00 p.m. Hinxton Village Hall |
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17th |
Social Club Quiz Night 9.00 p.m. Social Club |
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18th |
Garage Sale 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Crossways, Grange Road |
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19th |
Mobile Library |
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21st |
Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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21st |
W.I. Meeting 7.45 p.m. Community Centre, Gt.
Chesterford |
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22nd |
Chesterford & District Gardening Society Visit
6.30 p.m. |
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Mill House, Bassingbourn |
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July 1st |
Church Fete 2.00 p.m. Village Hall and Recreation
Ground |
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August 17th |
Mysteries of the Night 9.00 p.m. Wetlands over Mill
Lane Crossing |
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November 25th |
Silent Auction, Hinxton Village Hall |
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