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All
contributions please. Deadline for next Icene Bulletin
12th MAY 2006
Refuse Collections during May
Tuesday
2nd May* - Green bin and green
box collection
Monday 8th May
- Black bin collection
Monday 15th May
- Green bin and green box
collection
Monday 22nd May - Black
bin collection
Tuesday 30th May*
- Green bin and green box
collection
* Please note change of day due to Bank holidays.
The Agenda and Minutes for Ickleton Parish Council can be found on our village
website.
The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Wednesday 17th May at 7.30 p.m. in the
Village Hall. For further details, see
details set out in article below.
Ickleton Football Club has reached the VB Trophy cup final. Their opponents will be Stapleford and the match will be played
in Cambridge. Anyone interested in
going along, please contact Steve Jenkins as it is their intention to run a bus
to the venue. The Parish Council sends
their congratulations to the team in reaching the final.
Sports Facility Questionnaire The responses received were not as great as
we had hoped for with a total of 54 being received to date. It is not too late to return your form either
to the Village shop or a Parish Councillor.
The majority favoured tennis courts, a youth club and cricket. The Parish Council will be considering the
responses and will let you know the outcome in due course.
Sport The
following are available: (1) Disability Sports Festival for children and
adults with disabilities, Sunday 14th May at Sawston Sports Centre, please
contact Helen Johnston '01223 457535.
(2) Child protection in Sport, Tuesday 23rd May at Histon &
Impington Recreation Ground, please contact Helen Stepney '01954 713349. (3) Saturday MLD Football and Tag Rugby Club
for boys and girls aged 8-15 years, every Saturday, please contact Helen Johnston '01223 457535 or Jane
Lampshire '01954 713349.
Police: Latest advice received Satellite navigation equipment should be
removed from your car and not left on view.
If you receive a card through your door from a
company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel
awaiting delivery instructions and can you contact them on ' 0906 6611911 DO
NOT call the number, as this is a mail scam.
Visit www.cambs.police.uk/signup/ecops to register
for a free subscription to the E-cops newsletter. Jocelyn Flitton- Parish Clerk
Please come along and join us for free drinks and a
chat. This is your opportunity to meet
your Parish Councillors and other residents from the village, to raise any
points that you feel are relevant. We
are pleased to say that June Cannie, the Principal of Sawston Village College
is our Guest Speaker this year. Some of
you may have already met her, if not then this is your chance to do so. We hope too that PC Iain Perry will also be
present. Please come, we really want
you to!
Note that the normal parish council meeting is at
7.30 p.m. on Thursday 11th May in the Methodist Chapel.
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CHURCH
NOTICES – Services for
May
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May 4th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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May 7th |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Easter 4 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON
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6.30 a.m.
Sung Evensong |
HINXTON |
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May 11th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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May 14th |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Easter 5 |
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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May 18th |
12.30 p.m.
Holy Communion |
HINXTON |
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May 21st |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
ICKLETON
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Easter 6 |
10.00 a.m.
Parish Eucharist |
HINXTON |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong |
DUXFORD |
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May 25th |
12.30 p.m.
Holy Communion |
ICKLETON
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May 28th |
8.00 a.m.
BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Easter 7 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m.
Sung Evensong |
ICKLETON
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How long
is Easter?
The answer
to that rather depends on who you are. If you’re a teacher, the answer will be 17
days (if you include the weekends and bank holidays). For those who can only
take the bank holidays, the answer is 4. But at church the season of Easter is
7 weeks long!
After Christ's resurrection, he spent 40 days with his disciples. When
he left them, he promised a gift. The Holy Spirit would fill them with the
confidence and courage they would need to carry out Christ's mission to the
world. The disciples returned to Jerusalem and waited in fear and uncertainty.
Then, ten days later, it happened. Their lives were changed - fear turned to
boldness, hesitation to confidence, weakness to power.
For the
first Christians, Easter was filled with such profound joy that a single day
was not nearly enough time to celebrate it. From as far back as the middle of
the second century, Easter was celebrated as a season of fifty days, which
ended with Pentecost (a word which comes from the Greek for fifty). They found
great meaning in the fifty days. Fifty days was a symbol of eternity. Fifty
days is seven weeks, or a week of weeks plus one day. This was the
"eighth" day, the same name used for the Day of Resurrection, and for
Sunday, the first day of the week.
In church, then, Easter is much more than one day. It is the season
from Easter Day to Whitsunday – this year from 16th April to 4th June. It ends
on Pentecost Sunday, when the Church marks the coming of the Holy Spirit. In
the Great Fifty Days we celebrate the new beginnings made possible for all of
us because of Jesus!
Cambridgeshire
Historic Churches Trust have organised a guided tour round the Anglican
Churches of Duxford, Hinxton and Ickleton on Sunday 7th May, to be led by Dr
Lynne Broughton. We are blessed with four lovely churches (Ickleton and Duxford
St John are particularly well known). Here is an opportunity to discover more
about the history of your community through its churches. The tour begins at
Ickleton Church at 2.30 pm, proceeds to Hinxton, and ends with tea at Duxford.
All are welcome – this is a local event not to be missed!
This is on
Sunday 14th May at 5.00 pm at Duxford Church. It’s a short service aimed at
children and young people, with active participation and refreshments
afterwards. The theme for May’s service is Caring for God’s World. This is
church with a difference – all welcome.
This is on Thursday 25th May and is a red letter day in the Church’s
calendar. There is the usual Thursday lunchtime service at Hinxton at 12.30 pm
or join us for a bigger Deanery celebration at Harston All Saints at 8.00 pm.
Andrew Schofield The Rectory, St John’s Street, Duxford CB2
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This year’s Church Fete to be held on July 1st
from 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. is coming
together now! - we hope everybody and particularly newcomers to the village
will join us or help with the fete. You
will be made very welcome.
Listed below are people who have very kindly
volunteered for the usual stalls and who would like to receive contributions
for their stalls and help. This year we are very pleased to present The Devil’s
Dyke Morris Dancers who will be performing at the end of the afternoon, and by
popular request Ron Coulson has agreed to give tractor and trailer rides first
to the ‘Come Homers’ in the morning and then rides during the afternoon of the
Fete. If anybody has vintage vehicles, cars tractors etc.
that you would like to show, Dick Wombwell and his friends will be pleased to
hear from you. More details next month.
Coffee will be served in the morning for helpers and
the ‘Come Homers’.
The Ickleton Society have agreed this
year to give cream teas and a selection of sandwiches from 2.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m.
Stall Holders:-
Tombola -
Cynthia Rule– would like things before fete
Books -
Judy Holt
The Grand Raffle -
Rosemary and Neil McKillen
Bric-a-brac - Peggy Richardson
- willing to store things
Cakes & Home Produce -
Catherine Cocks and family
Bottles for the Bottle Tombola -
Monica Lilley
Cakes for tea -
Sheila Birch - The Ickleton
Society
Nearly New -
Dorothy Churchman
Plant Stall -
Carli Holberry, , (you are welcome to leave
plants for the stall on her lawn)
Toy Stall -
Sarah Mila
Would you like to sponsor the fete? The Parochial Church Council sends a leaflet
to every house a week before, to advertise the event, and one to everybody who
comes to the Fete, with the names of the sponsors and their details printed on the back and this costs £25 per
line. We hope to have 600 leaflets printed
this year. The deadline for this will be 31st May. 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.
1. Fancy Dress Parade -
children and adults (Circus theme)
2.
Juggling Competition – children and adults
3. Pet Show
4. Best Dressed Dog for large and small dogs
5. Photography Competition (see below)
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 3.45 p.m. A rosette will be given for 1st
prize only of 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.
Last year we had 25 entries. We hope a village
personality will judge the competitions. Monica Lilley - Fete Organiser
This year’s AGM will take place in the Village Hall
on Tuesday, May 23rd at 7.30pm. Last
year we heard about the new buildings at The Wellcome Trust and the development
of the Wetlands, this year we shall hear about some of the work taking place
inside the laboratories in a talk to be given by Dr Don Powell, the Press and
Public Relations Officer. His talk is
entitled ‘Building on DNA’ so do come along, have a glass of wine, and find out
what happens there. Sheila Birch
ROYAL
RINGING OCCASION
The bellringers were pleased to ring at both Ickleton
and Duxford on 21st April on the occasion of the Queen’s 80th
birthday.
Tickets are now on sale for the Theatre Royal Bury St
Edmunds production in the Village Hall on Saturday 20th May. It is a hilarious
and piquant slice of life by Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's most prolific and
popular playwrights.
Meet Celia and Toby Teasdale. A middle-class,
suburban couple struggling to hold their marriage together. When local odd-job
man Lionel Hepplewick arrives at their home to lay some crazy paving, Celia's
life is about to be turned upside down. Whilst Toby struggles to cope with the
burden of being headmaster at a local prep school and the temptation of the
bottle, Celia's attentions are increasingly drawn towards the robust and
intriguing Lionel. The doors and the bar
will be open at 6.30p.m. and the curtain up at 7.30p.m. Tickets are available
at Costcutter Express and early purchase is recommended. The Theatre
Group
Further to my article in last month's bulletin an
item that has not received publicity is that it is now illegal to offer
monetary prizes and alcohol in the same raffle. It is an either/or situation so
local organisations please note and avoid a stiff penalty. Please do not ask me
to explain the logic behind this. Gordon
Woolhouse
The Cambridge Green Belt Project in conjunction with
the Wellcome Trust are organizing two events which will offer unique
opportunities to get an expert insight into Ickleton’s natural world. Do come and make sure the family come
too!
1. A musical start to Spring. The dawn chorus is one of the year’s natural
highlights - a treat for the ears and well worth the early morning start. Come
along at 4.30 a.m. on Saturday 13th May to learn more about the
birds singing for territory and mates and their different songs.
2. Mysteries of the night. On Thursday 17th August at 9.00
p.m. there will be a chance to discover some of them. Join us for moth trapping
and bat listening and learn more about the fascinating world of these two
species. Please wear warm clothing and
bring a torch.
For both events, assemble at the entrance to the
Wetlands area over the Mill Lane level crossing gates. Andrew Shepperd
Our last meeting was the day before Sonny Willmott’s
birthday so his wife had made a lovely sponge and other cakes for our tea. We
thank her very much for this and wish him a happy birthday. We also thank
George Lilley for his gift of sugar and tea bags for the meetings, it certainly
helps us on our way. Mrs. R. Lilley
17 year old Alex Goode of Church Street has just returned from a successful tour of Italy with the national under-18 squad and is preparing to go full time with Guinness Premiership side Saracens next season. His goal is to be selected in the England under-19 squad for the 2007 World Cup in Belfast.
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The Bishop’s Stortford Methodist Circuit Spring Fair
will be held on Saturday 13th May from 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. in
Ickleton Village Hall with stalls, competitions, teas and entertainment. All welcome and entrance is free.
Lunch will be held at 12.15 for 12.45 p.m. by ticket
only. All profits to World Mission Fund
of the Methodist Church. Rev Hilary Cheng
The King’s got Donkey’s Ears! – A children’s play
involving story-telling and puppetry, was created and performed by Andy
Lawrence, put on by The Junction, Cambridge, in the Village Hall on the
afternoon of Saturday 25th March.
The story kept the young enthralled and adults amused for a bit under an
hour, with lots of imaginative puppets and clever use of props. Happily, the king eventually decided that there
were worse things than having donkey’s ears!
Attendance wasn’t as high as had been hoped, so it was a pity that more
children (and parents) weren’t able to enjoy the performance. Thanks go to all the organisers of the
event. Mark Stone-Wigg
The date this year for the Christmas Spectacular is
Wednesday November 29th and is for the afternoon performance.
Please let me know if you are interested.
Betty Willmott
I want to thank Sunita and Dilip Odedra for very
kindly allowing me to leave the Daffodil box in their shop. We raised £55.
Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously. Gill
Dillon-Robinson
WELCOME TO….
Steven and Cathy Heaney and their children, Edmund and Flora,
both four years old,.
On April 5th we held our A.G.M. when sadly
our Chairman James Macdonald retired from the committee having served as
chairman for seven years, during which time the society has gone from strength
to strength. Our new chairman Mrs. Pauline Gale thanked James and Ann for their
work and dedication to the society and presented James with a bottle of his
favourite tipple and a bouquet of flowers to Ann.
Mrs. Joan Bruce won the best bloom competition for
the year and was given a garden voucher.
A good raffle was held followed by a sale of plants.
The next meeting will be on May 3rd when
the subject will be ‘Rescuing Gardens’.
The best bloom competition – a spray of Lilac.
A reminder that subs are due - £7 and £6 OAPs.
New members welcome. Cynthia Rule
Many thanks to everyone who attended, organised and
helped at our Pamper Evening on 31st March.
Combined ticket, raffle ticket and other donations raised a fantastic
figure of £520. This money has been
added to our growing funds for replacement of our playgroup building. Thank you to all who supported this
fundraiser. Sharon Gilbert
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Golden Charter, Britain’s leading funeral plan
provider, has named R. Skeates, Funeral Director of Duxford, ‘Regional Funeral
Planner of the Year for London and South East England’ for the company’s
dedication and commitment in providing an outstanding service to the community.
Golden Charter’s managing director, Ian Barnett,
presented the award to David and Marion Skeates at the awards ceremony held at
the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors’ AGM, Selsdon
Park Hotel, Croydon.
The firm was judged regional winner from 2,100 other
funeral businesses that represent the largest funeral-planning network in the
UK.
On receiving the award David said, “I am delighted to
receive the award on behalf of the company.
This is a recognition of the caring approach of all of our staff.”
Golden Charter’s managing director, Ian Barnett
commented. “This is the 13th
year of the awards, and each year it becomes more difficult to choose the
winners. Through these awards Golden Charter has been able to recognise
personal excellence and professional commitment in one of the most difficult
and challenging areas of serving the public.
R. Skeates Funeral Director have set the standard for this and following
years, and we are delighted to recognise their achievement.”
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CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
The A.G.M. was held on March 15th. Carol
Dean our President for the past six years retired from office and was presented
with a beautiful azalea and a lovely thank you speech by Julie Baillie.
Ann Wood was warmly welcomed as our President for the
coming year.
Forgetful of New Year Resolutions members enjoyed a
fish and chip supper with wine, followed by home-made cakes and coffee.
Following this, our April meeting brought along Simon
Hanna from the National Health Service to show us how to exercise to keep mobile,
control blood pressure, diabetes and lose weight.
The next meeting on May 17th when the
Resolutions will be discussed. ‘Serious stuff’! Afterwards there will be a talk
on ‘The Associated Country Women of the World’ to which we are affiliated.
Visitors welcome. Cynthia Rule
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May 3rd |
Chesterford and District Gardening Society Meeting |
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8.00 p.m.
Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt. Chesterford |
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6th |
Parkinson’s
Annual Bazaar 2.00 p.m. Village Hall |
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8th |
Mobile
Library |
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11th |
Parish
Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Chapel |
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13th |
A Musical start
to Spring 4.30 a.m. Wetlands over Mill Lane Crossing |
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13th |
Methodist Chapel Spring Fair 2.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Village Hall |
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17th |
Annual Parish Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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20th |
Theatre Group ‘Initimate Exchanges’ 6.30 p.m. for
7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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22nd |
Mobile Library |
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23rd |
Ickleton Society AGM and talk ‘Building on DNA’
7.30 p.m. Village Hall |
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June 10th |
Hinxton Fete |
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July 1st |
Church Fete, 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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