I C E N
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B U L L
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FEBRUARY 2007
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David and Monica Lilley monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com
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Tony Court Hilary Rule |
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contributions please to 8 Brookhampton Street. Deadline for next Icene Bulletin
12th
February 2007
PARISH COUNCIL
Refuse Collections
during February
Monday 5th February - Green bin and green box collection
Monday 12th February - Black bin collection
Monday 19th February - Green bin and green box collection
Monday 26th February - Black bin collection
Parish Council Meeting 17th
January
Amongst items discussed at the
meeting were: Village parking – a meeting was held with Brian
Stinton (CCC), Timothy Stone (County Councillor), and other Councillors on 5th
January to discuss the situation in the village. Mr Stinton has sent the
following:
“Parking - Church Street Parking close to the bend and junction with
Butcher's Hill forces northbound vehicles onto the wrong side of the road near
the bend and junction. There is potential for oncoming vehicles to
meet/collide.
Fortunately there is no record of injury accidents, probably because the
route is relatively lightly trafficked by local drivers who know what to
expect. There is already legislation that prevents drivers parking too close to
junctions or bends and the police could take action against any vehicle that
they considered to be too close or causing danger and/or obstruction without
recourse to formal restrictions. Formal restrictions sometimes discourage
inappropriate parking, but when enforcement is limited so too are the
restrictions, especially when residents are parking close to their property.
The parking may also influence driver speeds and its removal may lead to
greater speeding problems. Given the situation here this would be a low
priority for action with the County Council.
Parking - Abbey Street Parking on Abbey Street causes considerable
congestion at busier times, with parking on both sides of the road at some
locations and some vehicles partly parking on the footway. Abbey Street is a
busier through route than Church Street and there is one serious injury
accident resulting from parking. The comments above relating to speed, enforcement
and residents' convenience apply to some extent. However, the situation would
appear to be more deserving of some action. A scheme could be developed that
controls parking in such a way that it still controls speed but reduces
congestion.
Speeding This a widespread problem across the county,
but is one that is very difficult to resolve without high levels of
expenditure. Lower cost measures such as signs or even interactive signs have a
limited impact. The cost of maintaining interactive signs is high and one that
the County Council is having difficulty keeping pace with. Any signs funded by
third parties would now also have to be maintained by that party. The county
speed limit policy is being reviewed in the light of government requirements to consider
speed management needs of A and B roads. This will capture the village,
but may be a few years away.
Funding There is currently no funding for traffic
management work at sites that do not suffer a recurring accident record. This
means that restrictions in Abbey Street cannot be implemented in the
foreseeable future. I do propose to survey the parking on Abbey Street
periodically over the next few months and develop proposals for consultation
should funds become available. I will contact the Parish Council later in the
spring with suggestions.”
Other items - Vandalism of Cemetery Chapel roof, Grange Road
(old roadway), and the Precept.
Planning
application(s):
S/2291/06/LB –
Alterations-Installation of Partitions in Annexe to create Ground Floor Ensuite
& Corridor & First floor Ensuite – M Tomlinson & S Siwicka – Refuse. There is no mention of car park provision
and we are minded to refuse until and unless that is resolved. The house fronts directly onto the street and
the access to the rear is down a narrow driveway, shared by another nearby
house and with 2 side doors to the adjacent property facing on Abbey Street
(which is the main street through the village).
S/2431/06/F – Garage/Workshop/Store
with Annexe Over – Mrs P Fearn. Approve.
Planning
application(s) granted by SCDC:
S/1809/06/LB – Alterations, Enlargement & Reconstruction of
Outbuildings with Extension for Annexe – Mr and Mrs R Olds
S/1881/06/F – Double garage – Mr and Mrs J Raynham
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Nick
Grimshaw SCDC attended the Parish
Council meeting to discuss listed buildings.
Mr. Grimshaw said that he and two officers deal specifically with listed
buildings and conservation applications.
They are grounded in legislation and policy laid out for them. Changes to the Local Development Plan are
due to take place from March 2007. SCDC
require and look for a depth of knowledge by the applicant to justify that
their proposals are desirable or necessary.
A questions and answers session then took place. Mr. Grimshaw was thanked for attending the
meeting. It was agreed to put this item
on the Agenda next month for further discussion.
Flooding/Sand bags There were currently 18 empty sacks and a
pile of sand in the garage on the Recreation Ground. These could be filled as required. Residents should contact Sheila Birch/Tim Pavelin, who hold the
keys. Lewis Duke also keeps a pallet of
sandbags for emergencies. Residents,
who feel vulnerable to roadway flooding, could obtain sandbags from the
Highways Department in Whittlesford. Jocelyn
Flitton
NOTES
FROM HINKLEDUX RECTORY
Safe Space
I was recently asked to advise a new
vicar on some of the problems she was facing in her first post in charge of a
parish. She’d been in the parish 4 months and if there were problems, there
were also successes – particularly a Sunday School of 20 children and growing!
It’s said that the average age of a church congregation reflects the age of the
vicar. The woman vicar I visited was in her early 40s and had two children aged
10 and 13. Much easier for her, I guess, to keep in touch with iPods and
Podcasts and the latest language and fashion and ‘must haves’ of her children
and their friends.
We try to provide resources for
young families in all three churches – a carpeted area with toys and books, a
monthly Family service – but it doesn’t quite answer the problem. 25 years ago
my wife and I used to take our three children, all under 5, to church at
Haslingfield, and we’d come out of the service feeling stressed and bedraggled.
Sometimes we would be berated by a member of the congregation about the
behaviour of one of the children. It wasn’t long before I (then a young dad
working for ICL) asked the vicar if I could start a Sunday school in the church
tower!
Bringing up children is an
enormously demanding task. I am reminded, sometimes with embarrassment and
guilt, of the mistakes I made as a parent. In marriage preparation I used to
tell young couples that having children would probably present the first major
challenge to their relationship. These days, the strains of parenting,
financial pressures and uncertainty of employment make for high stress levels.
It would be good to offer church as
one way of meeting some of these problems of family life. Everyone needs a
psychological safe space in which to rest, a chance to stand back and take a
look at what’s happening to us. For some that safe space may be the golf course
or yoga classes. But church offers concepts which have worked for more than
2000 years, helping people cope with life’s big moments (birth, marriage and
death) and with all the crises in between. Good religion ‘works’ because it is
born out of and speaks to the way people live their lives.
On Christmas Eve I made my
confession. It was a startling moment. I’ve done it many times before without
anything happening of particular note. This time, as usual, I spent half an
hour reviewing the sore points in my life. They’re easily identified and mostly
about difficult relationships or selfish attitudes. In confession you put it
all into words in front of someone else. You stop blaming other people and take
responsibility for yourself – and then you say ‘sorry’ to God. The priest helps
you explore the issues and to look at yourself from another point of view. It
can be a liberating experience and because of that, Christmas was special for
me this year.
There will be some who are put off
church by its public face or its private arguments. In presentational terms the
church is sometimes its own worst enemy. To cross the threshold and get to the
important place will almost certainly be a struggle for most people. But once
there, you’ll discover models for living and for relationships that are tried
and tested and can be so radical that some people describe the experience as
new birth.
Why not make one of your new year’s
resolutions to give church a try! If Church of England isn’t for you, there are
many others in this area. And, if you don’t fancy village church, there are the
‘big hitters’ in Cambridge. If you’ve been wondering about it, perhaps now’s
the time to push on the door – there really is safe space on the other side! Andrew Schofield The Rectory, Duxford CB22 4RA
* Andrew.schofield@ely.anglican.org
CHURCH
ELECTORAL ROLL
There is to be a completely new
Church Electoral Roll compiled this year.
The process will begin on Wednesday 14th February, when
Electoral Roll Application Forms will be available from the Church, or from me.
When the forms have been completed (this should have been done by Wednesday 7th
March), could they please be returned to me. Frances
Payne
DEATH
We are sorry to record the death on
Christmas Eve of Mrs. Alison Margaret Parker, the widow of Rev. Peter Bagnall,
former vicar of Ickleton.
The funeral service took place at
Southwick Church, Kirkcudbrightshire on 4th January, but there will
be a service and interment of ashes at Ickleton Church on 24th
February at 11.00 a.m.
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CHURCH
SERVICES
- Services for February
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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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3rd
before Lent |
10.00 a.m.
Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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6.30 p.m. 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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2nd
before Lent |
10.00 a.m.
Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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4.00 p.m.
Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
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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1st
before Lent |
10.00
a.m. Family Communion |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong with laying on of
hands |
DUXFORD |
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Ash
Wednesday 21st |
8.00
p.m. Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Thursday 22nd |
12.30
p.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Sunday 25th |
8.00
a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Lent 1 |
10.00
a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30
p.m. Evensong & Holy Communion |
ICKLETON |
Ash
Wednesday (21st February) marks the beginning of Lent and
there’s a Communion service for all three villages at Duxford at 8.00 p.m. For those
who wish it, you can receive the sign of the cross on your forehead in ash as
part of the service.
Family
Services
- On the second Sunday of the month (11th
February) there is a short and lively Family
Service at 4.00 p.m. at Duxford Church.
- On the third Sunday of the month (18th
February) there is a new Family
Communion at 10.00 a.m. at Hinxton. It is for older children and
adults (Godly Play is available for 5 – 8 year olds in the tower room). In
this service we’ll be using a simpler worship format and discovering more
about Communion and what it means.
Evening
Service
The basic format for the
Evening Service is Evening Prayer, but at Duxford on the third Sunday in the
month, it includes the laying on of hands and prayers for those in need. At
Ickleton on the fourth Sunday in the month, the service is followed
by Holy Communion.
Services during the week
Morning
Prayer (8.45
a.m.) and Evening Prayer (4.45 p.m.) are said in church: Monday Duxford,
Tuesday Ickleton, Wednesday Hinxton, Thursday Ickleton, Friday Duxford.
DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY
Next coffee morning in the church is
on Tuesday, 6th February from 10.00 a.m –12.00 noon. For those of you who haven’t yet made it
along, do join us and enjoy the company. The St Patrick’s Night Ceilidh is on
the 17th March in the Village Hall at 8.00 p.m. Irish stew and apple tart are included in
the price. Tickets will be available by
mid-February from Rosemary and Neil McKillen and from Dilip and Sunita in
Costcutter Express, whose ongoing contribution to the life of our village is,
as ever, invaluable. Rosemary
McKillen
ICKLETON
CHURCH FETE 2007
I have been asked by several
villagers to mention this year’s Church Fete. The fete will be held on July 7th
in the village hall and recreation ground, hopefully with the usual
format. This will be mentioned in
future editions of the Icene.
The Church Fete has been running for
a few years now and is a social event for the village and a fundraiser for
Ickleton Church. The Churchwardens and
PCC are very grateful for the support of the village for this event. Last year,
through everybody’s generous support, we made a fantastic sum of £2600, even
though it was the football that day!
I will be in touch with the stall
holders in due course. The young mums did very well at the fete last year, so
we very much hope they will join us again.
Everyone will be made most welcome.
For the moment it would be really
good if you could start saving things for the fete. We need really good
bric-a-brac, books, cds, jigsaw puzzles, bottles of any description, nearly
new, raffle prizes and toys (but no soft toys). If you have any ideas or would
like to help in any way, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me, you
will be made very welcome.
Sponsorship
Would you like to sponsor the
fete? A leaflet to advertise the event,
with the names of the sponsors and their details printed on the back, will be
delivered to every house in the village and one will be given to everyone who
comes to the fete, usually at least 200 people! Sponsorship costs £25 per line, and we have several businesses
interested so far. If you would like any more information, please either get in
touch with me or put a cheque through my door, 8 Brookhampton Street, made out
to Ickleton Parochial Church Council.
This helps with expenses. Last
year we had 14 sponsors, including
parishioners. Thank you. Monica Lilley
THE
ICKLETON SOCIETY – NEW YEAR’S DAY WALK
New Year’s Day found twenty four
people and a couple of dogs taking a long walk up Coploe Road and down the
other side to cross what had been anticipated to be a very muddy footpath to
Valance Farm land. In fact the footpath
was stubble and easy walking, the weather was beautiful, sunny and relatively
warm once out of the wind, and the views were spectacular. On our return we had a soup, bread and
scones lunch at ‘Howeys’, relaxing in the ‘feel good’ factor of having set 2007
off to a good start. Our thanks are due
to Robert Drage for his permission to walk Valance Farm land and to the soup
cooks. Sheila Birch
OVER
SIXTIES
We had our Christmas lunch on
December 20th and we have to thank Mrs. Cynthia Rule for preparing
and cooking it for us. Mrs. Beryl Harris and Debbie very kindly offered to wash
up, so they had a meal with us.
Beryl and Hedley laid the tables,
which looked very attractive, with the centre piece being an arrangement done
by Vera Reed. Thank you goes to her also for the mince pies she gave for tea.
We must also thank Hedley for the
sherry and Christmas cakes, which we all enjoyed after a game of bingo during
the afternoon.
Mrs. Ruth Driver was unable to be
with us, so she made and wrapped up a little pin cushion for each one.
We must also thank Mr. Jim Ball for
his donation to the club in memory of his wife. We do appreciate it very much,
it does help.
I wish you all a Happy New Year. Our
next meeting will be on February 21st. Let’s hope the weather will
be brighter and lighter again.
I have just heard of the death of
another of our members for about 10 years, Colin Churchman. He loved his whist
and came on several of our outings. I always remember him dressing up as Father
Christmas and bringing us all gifts. We
also spent many happy times at meetings in his home while we had no hall. We
will miss him very much. Sincere sympathy to his wife Dorothy and all. Ruby
Lilley
THE
CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON & HINXTON W.I.
Our Vice President Julie Baillie
took the first meeting of the New Year.
Carol Turton was congratulated on
raising £208 for Breast Cancer with her lovely display of Christmas lights.
A request to find a good home for a
very pretty black and white house-trained cat was made.
Guest speaker Dan Johnson gave a
very informative talk on smuggling in the 17th and 18th
centuries. Tobacco and alcohol were the main items smuggled, so nothing much
has changed!
Cakes will be required for Saffron
Walden Community Hospital at the February meeting.
The speaker for February is Ray
Upson – Subject: ‘Life of the Wayside and Woodlands’.
Reminder: subs of £26 are due. Cynthia Rule
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CAROL
SINGING
After a foggy and cold start to the
day, the evening of Tuesday 19th December turned out just right with
a Yuletide atmosphere in the air. About 20 adults and 8 children made a
splendid sound led by John Williams. We
were delighted to welcome our vicar Andrew Schofield and Mary in the merry
band. After a halfway stop at Rosie and Colin Hayes’ for mulled wine and mince
pies we finished up for a fine supper and more mulled wine at John and Penny’s
house, and many thanks to her and for contributions of food from Jackie
Casement, Jenny Pell, Ann Worthing and Miranda Stone-Wigg.
The collection this year raised
£182.50 for Duxford Playgroup for their building project. Many thanks to all
for their generous contributions. John Williams
ICKLETON
SOCIETY VISIT TO WELNEY ON 14th JANUARY
Twelve members and friends visited
the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve at Welney on the Ouse Washes to
see the evening feed of the wintering swans. Several thousand swans spend the
winter months on the reserve at Welney before returning to their breeding
grounds in Iceland and arctic Russia in the spring. The Washes provide a secure
roost site overnight as during the day the swans are out feeding on the
surrounding fields, their diet being potatoes, beet and winter wheat!
Both the WWT and the RSPB have
developed ‘swan friendly’ farming techniques that support the reserve as an excellent
wintering area. The number of swans, both Whoopers and Bewicks using the site,
has steadily grown since the 1970s. Although both species are present, the
larger Whooper Swans are those most readily seen at the daily feeds that
attract the swans to the area overlooked by the very comfortable (and warm)
hide.
Fortunately
it was a calm and clear evening, unlike previous days, so a good number of
swans and ducks were seen under the floodlights, although the current very high
level of the water on the washes meant that the warden had to float the
wheelbarrow on an inflated tyre and wade almost up to his armpits as he
dispensed the feed! Sheila Birch
STRICTLY
MUSIC! - The
music quiz to beat all music quizzes
Do you know your minims from your
Mozart? Bach from Bacharach? Vaughan
Williams from John Williams? Or the Moonlight Sonata from the Moonlight
Serenade? If you think you do, then get a team together and take part in
Strictly Music! The music quiz to beat all music quizzes.
Strictly
Music! will
be held at Duxford Village School on Saturday 24th February starting
at 7.30 p.m. It’s £5 per person to
enter, but get a team of eight together and its just £30 for the whole team.
Strictly
Music!
is being presented by Saffron Walden Band as part of its fund-raising
programme. For more details contact
Jackie Seeger.
THEATRE GROUP
The visit from the Sawston Players
in December, with another of their Murder Mystery plays, was another very happy
occasion in the village hall. We had
planned this month to announce a concert by the Daniel Smith Blues Band on 2nd
March but unfortunately Daniel has had a severe illness which has prevented him
from touring. However, he hopes to be back on the road in June, so it may be
possible to arrange a date for later in the year.
We do have another date for your
diaries, 14th April, when we welcome the Gonzo Moose Theatre
Company in ‘You Don’t Need to Know That’ which is described as an exhilarating
collision of comedy, drama, slapstick and puppetry. Watch for details in the
next edition of the Bulletin. The Theatre Group
DEATH
We are sorry to record the death on
10th January of Colin Churchman of Duxford, formerly of Grange Road,
Ickleton aged 78.
The cremation took place at
Cambridge City Crematorium on 19th January, followed by a
thanksgiving service in Ickleton Church.
CLEANER REQUIRED FOR VILLAGE HALL
Cleaning is normally done on a Wednesday or Thursday morning and takes
between two and three hours depending on usage. Over a year it will average out at about two and a half hours per
week. The rate of pay is currently
£8.50 per hour.
Please contact Gordon or Mary Woolhouse for details.
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DUXFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
In the week leading up to half term,
the whole school will be taking part in a Worldwide and Wonderful Cluster
Creativity Day. Each year group will
spend time with their peers from other local schools experiencing and learning
an art form from another culture. The
experiences will include learning Brazilian martial arts, African drumming,
story telling and dancing, Indian story telling and dancing and watching a
Vietnamese play. It will be a really exciting
day that will broaden the children’s understanding of other cultures. A great
way to end the first half of term.
Open Morning
Our Foundation Class will be having
an Open Morning on Wednesday 21st February from 9.30 – 11.00
a.m. This will be an opportunity for
parents and carers of children joining us next September to come with their
child/children to have a look around the Foundation classroom. The children will be able to take part in
various activities and enjoy some refreshments, while the parents and carers
can see the class in action and have a chat with the Foundation staff, the
Headteacher and parents of children who started school in September 2006. If
you have a child or children starting school in September 2007, we very much
look forward to meeting you on the 21st February. Please contact the
school office on '01223 712108 for more
information or to arrange a separate visit. Miranda
Stone-Wigg
CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS
We would like to thank everyone who
came to see our lights and gave to our charity, The Breast Cancer Unit at
Addenbrooke’s. A cheque for £208 is
being sent this week. Thank you
everyone.
A Happy New Year to you all. Carol
and Barry Turton
TABLE
TOP SALE
A Table Top Sale will be held on
Saturday March 3rd from 2.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m. by kind permission
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wombwell, The Granary, Rectory Farm, Ickleton. All
proceeds to go to Arthur Rank Hospice. Enquiries to Mary Wombwell. Cynthia Rule
DAVE’S
MOBILE SHOP CEASES
After being operated for the last
seventeen years by the present proprietor, Dave’s Mobile shop ceased its
twice-weekly visit to Ickleton from 6th January.
This service was particularly valued
during the period when we had no shop in Ickleton. Editors
DEATH
My mother, Barbara Larkin (nee
Flitton), who was born in Ickleton some 80 years ago, died on 30th
December 2006, after a long illness.
Her funeral took place on 12th January – Cremation at
Cambridge City Crematorium and a memorial service at Ickleton Church
afterwards. Mary Amos
ICKLETON DIARY
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February 6th
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Church Coffee Morning 10.00 a.m. -
12 noon |
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7th |
Chesterford and District Gardening
Society Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
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The Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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12th |
Mobile Library |
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21st |
Foundation Class Open Morning 9.30 a.m. - 11.00
a.m. Duxford School |
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21st |
W.I. Meeting 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford Community Centre |
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21st |
Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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24th |
Strictly Music Quiz 7.30 p.m. Duxford School |
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26th |
Mobile Library |
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March 3rd
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Table Top Sale 2.00 - 5.00 p.m.
Rectory Farm |
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10th |
Saffron Walden Band Barn Dance
7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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17th |
St. Patrick’s Night Ceilidh 8.00
p.m. Village Hall |
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April 14th
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Theatre Group ‘You Don’t Need to Know
That’ Village Hall |
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July
7th |
Church Fete |
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