LEST WE FORGET The Community Newsletter for Papworth Everard November 2018 1750 Copies Distributed Monthly Issue No. 11 - 18 Community
Useful Contacts Papworth Surgery News & Views Janet/Peter Dobson Tel: 01480 831066 Flu Vaccination Notice [email protected] The nights are drawing in, it’s getting colder and we’re starting to think about Christmas…..and the FLU JAB! Police Community - Support Officer Emergency - 999 - Non Emergency - 101 For most healthy people, influenza is an unpleasant but usually self-limiting disease. e-mail: [email protected] However, children, older people, pregnant women and those with underlying disease are at Community Fire Safety Officer particular risk of severe illness if they catch it. 01954 714030 - Mondays Only Emergency 999 Vaccination is the MOST Effective Way to prevent influenza South Cambridgeshire District Council 03450 450500 - 01954 713000 If you think you fall into one of the categories above, please contact the surgery for an Parish Clerk - Village Hall appointment. We can also vaccinate your child if they are aged 2, 3 or 4 (i.e born on or after 1 01480 830360 September 2014 and on or before 31 August 2016)…, although if your 4 year old is already at [email protected] school they will be vaccinated there with the older children. Doctors Surgery If you’re not sure whether or not you are entitled to a flu jab, just contact one of our nurses at 01480 830888 the surgery to check. The Team Vicar Papworth Surgery is holding two Saturday Flu Clinics on the following dates: 01480 831915 WeSaturday are 13th Octoberrunning and Saturday an 27th additional October and we are takingflu bookings now! Papworth Primary School clinicWe will also haveon Flu Saturday Clinics available during 24th the week, November just ask at reception. 01480 830267 Shingles Papworth Trust Disability Charity 01480 357200 A vaccine to prevent shingles, a common painful skin disease may also be available on the NHS to people in their 70’s. Please ask if you think you may be eligible and if you would like Papworth Trust Housing Maintenance this at the same time as the flu jab. 0800 1694505 Pneumococcal Disease Papworth FC - Bryan Johnson 01480 830768 The pneumococcal vaccine protects against serious and potentially fatal pneumococcal Blasters - Colts Football infections. You may be eligible for this vaccination at the same time as the flu jab if you are an David Pope - 01954 267 391 adult aged 65 and over, or a child/adult with certain long-term health conditions. [email protected] Please ask if you would like this at the same time as your flu jab or need to find out if you are Tennis eligible. Bin Dates Black Bin Blue Bin Green Bin [email protected] If you have any questions regarding any of these vaccinations please contact the surgery or Bowls lookThu at11 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/flu/ Oct 2018 for more information Dave Richardson - 01480 830867 l PaPworth Surgery - ChequerS Lane - PaPworth everard - CB23 3qq Cambs Tai Chi Club Thu 18 Oct 2018 www.cambs-taichi.org.uk teL: 01480 830888 - Fax: 01480l 830001 l 07415 267908 Thu 25 Oct 2018 www.papworthsurgery.co.ukl Papworth Heritage Centre [email protected] Thu 1 Nov 2018 l l Telephone: 01480 364245 Thu 8 Nov 2018 The Varrier Jones Foundation BIN COLLECTIONl DATES 01480 831801 Thu 15 Nov 2018 l l The Astronomy Club 01480 830729 Thu 22 Nov 2018 [email protected] l Thu 29 Nov 2018 Allotment Association l l [email protected] Thu 6 Dec 2018 Pendragon Pre-School l 01480 839076 Thu 13 Dec 2018 l l Papworth Library 0345 045 5225 Thu 20 Dec 2018 l Daisy Centre Please Note: The Red cells identify different collection days to a Thursday 01480 831423 ontact etails ews iews Papworth Everard Women’s Institute C D N & V Pat Martin - 01480 350355 www.newsandviewspapworth.co.uk e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Varrier Jones Social Club News & Views - Papworth Everard Audry Reid - 01480 831053 Editorial deadline for next edition is 30th November Page 2 Cover Picture taken by the Editors Community
her home and during our meeting members hurried to sign up for our November lunch Papworth Everard to be held at Waresley Garden Centre and our Christmas lunch at Slepe Womens Institute Hall. Live, Life, Healthy – things you The W.I. Darts Team need to know to live a long and is preparing for a new healthy life were the subject of season and more our October W.I. meeting. Our members are needed speaker, Carole MacBrayne, to make up a full covered a very wide range of complement before health matters and kept us all practice starts in earnest. enthralled. Carole is on the Papworth Patient Group and A large number of brought with her lots of leaflets daffodil bulbs were on all manner of issues. The collected at our October evening started with an Alcohol meeting and have now been given to Papworth Trust for Quiz where we found out planting along the front of the shops and Jubilee Green and whether commonly held ideas we look forward to seeing these bloom in the Spring. about alcohol were true or false and what a unit of alcohol To find out more about looks like in various popular tipples. She also discussed our activities you can log diet, 5 a day, the traffic light system on food labels, portion on to our website at www. sizes and the Eatwell Guide. Carole gave us ideas on papwortheverardwi.org.uk how to manage 30 minutes exercise 5 times a week which or if you are 18 or over just included walking, pilates, vigorous housework, swimming come along to one of our and other sports. It was good to know that the 30 minutes meetings at 7.15 for 7.30 do not have to be done all in one go but can be 3 lots of 10 pm on the third Wednesday minutes. Our meeting ended with us doing some balancing of each month in the Studio exercises which we can try at home each day. next door to the library. You Our socials have included a delicious lunch which we will receive a very warm enjoyed at the Wheatsheaf at Perry. Also, one of our welcome. The visitor’s fee is members is starting a monthly Knit and Natter Group in £4 including refreshments.
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Parish Clerk: Sarah Cruse PaVillagepworth Sign Everard enough funding to purchase PapworthTelephone: Hall, (01480) and the 830360 colony Work has finally started on the installation of the new village of 17 TB patients moved to the village of Papworth Everard Parishsign, so it shouldCoun hopefullyc ilbe inR placeeport by the time this issue the following year.E-mail: With [email protected] hall came most of the land in the of News and Views is in circulation. village and, under Varrier-Jones' management, the colony rapidly expanded. The development of the colony was to The Parish Council agreed upon a simpler and cleaner have a profound effect on the future of the village including design than the original sign and selected images which construction of the hospital, houses for TB patients and their represent the village, past and present. families, workshops and factory buildings and a village shop. The previous sign was made of wood and over the years, Sir Pendrill Varrier-Jones’ nickname was Pendragon. being subject to the elements, it had begun to rot and breakdown. The Church – there has been a church on the site of the St Peters’ Church since Saxon times. Little remains of the The new sign is double sided like the original and comprises church re-built in 1352 apart from the chancel arch and the of two cast polyurethane panels which will make it far more north and south inner doorways. The west window served durable than the old sign. It is mounted on a galvanised as the east window in the medieval church, and the plain painted bracket on top of an oak post. The relief and detail octagonal font also belongs to the 1352 period. In 1742 the has all been hand-painted. building was in disrepair. A great wind felled the tower, which What do the images on the sign represent ? in turn destroyed the south side of the building. Two of the Dragon - the design still incorporates a red dragon - three bells were sold to fund repairs. Further rebuilding and although somewhat fiercer looking than the dragon on the refurbishment were required in the mid nineteenth century. original sign - to ‘protect’ the village. The Village Hall – the Village Hall represents community The dragon also represents Sir Pendrill Varrier-Jones who and togetherness. The Village Hall underwent a major was the founder of the Papworth Colony. The colony began refurbishment in 2015 and is now used by a wide variety of in Bourn in 1917, however Varrier-Jones soon collected organisations, groups and individuals from the village and further afield. Flowers – the flowers on the sign represent the wonderful array of plants and greenery within our village and celebrates our environment, with particular reference to the glorious bluebells and primroses which cover the ground of the Papworth Wood each year. The Papworth Wood is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Heart – at the centre of the sign is a red heart. The heart represents the caring community that we live in. It is also to recognise the work of Papworth Hospital and their pioneering work including the first open-heart surgery in September 1958 and the first successful heart transplant in the UK performed in August 1979, by surgeon Terence English.
Village Design Statement Following the information in last month’s News and Views and a request for people to join the Village Design Statement Steering Group, we have had a great response. The first meeting of the group, which included tour of the village was held on Saturday 3rd November, with more meetings scheduled.
We need you ! The Parish Council still has several vacancies for Parish Councillors. If you are interested and want to know more, please contact the Clerk, Sarah Cruse in the Parish Office at the Village Hall 01480 830360 or email [email protected] Page 4 Community
This year the Cubs & Scouts were joined by the Beavers as we went around the village on Halloween knocking on doors for our annual Trick or Eat Collection. On the 31st we had over 50 children, plus nearly 20 helpers out collecting around the village for the You can find out more about the Godmanchester Foodbank Godmanchester Foodbank. on their website https://godmanchester.foodbank.org.uk/ Yet again we would like To help make the fun happen we have lots of opportunities to thank the people of for more adult volunteers, from a few hours a year to a Papworth for their support. few hours every week, and would also be grateful for any This year we collected donations. Please contact us to find out how you could 832.7Kg of food, up 95kg on last year. make a difference to your local community, to add your son / daughter to our waiting lists or to offer a donation. Simply Earlier this month the Scouts visited the food bank to e-mail [email protected] or visit our website understand how the food that they collect is used to support www.papworthscouts.org.uk those in need in the area. It was quite an eye-opening experience for them to understand the types of people that require the support of the food bank. They now have a much better understanding how the donations are used. The Foodbank helped 1,378 adults and 991 children last year and that number will unfortunately need to be higher this year. On top of that they also provide over 200 Christmas food hampers to those families in need. We helped pack up some weekly packages on our visit to understand the types of foods that are distributed. Based on the average weight of one of these packages the food that was donated this Halloween will help another 49 families. The good news is that the example that Papworth has set has spread. This year a few other local Scout groups started collection for their local food banks and feedback nationally means next year there will be many more groups getting involved. So again, a big thank you to all the children who were involved who gave up their Halloween for a good cause (all though some sweets were also collected!!) Their behaviour on the night was impeccable. Also, a big thank you to the leaders and helpers who supported us and finally thank you again to those that so generously donated. See you next year.
Page 5 Community Church Notices Services at St Peter’s Church SUNDAY 11th NOVEMBER 10.45am REMEMBRANCE SERVICE IN VILLAGE HALL Sunday 18th November 10.30am Prayer & Praise Sunday 25th November 10.30am Holy Communion Sunday 2nd December 10.30am Morning Prayer Sunday 9th December 10.30am Holy Communion WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER 6.30pm CAROL SERVICE IN VILLAGE HALL Hilton Methodist Church Sunday 16th December 3.00pm Christingle Services in October and November Sunday 23rd December 10.30am Holy Communion and Carols November 11th 10:45am Monday 24th December 3.00pm Crib Service United Remembrance Service at the Parish Church Tuesday 25th December 10.30am Christmas Day Family Worship November 18th. 10:00am Mrs W. Beard November 25th 10:00am Rev. M. Finch December 2nd 10:00am Rev. H. Walker Nigel di Castiglione December 9th 11:15am Team Rector United Service at the Parish Church December 16th 10:00am Morning We will remember them Worship To feel forgotten is a horrible experience. It December 16th 5:00pm Carol happens to some accidentally – a friend who Service always sends a birthday card doesn’t; to be part of a crowd and overlooked happens too often and December 23rd 10:00am Rev P leaves some carrying deep wounds of rejection, or Siddall to live alone and for nobody to notice you have a December 24th 11:15pm Rev. H. problem can have major consequences. Walker One thing we seem good at in this country is in December 30th 10:00am Morning seeking to remember and honour those whose worship lives have been lost in war, in the service of their All are Welcome country - not least through the good work of The Royal British Legion and Minister: Rev Rachel Larkinson others. Tel. 01223 312184 Remembrance Sunday falls this year on 11th November. This will be an extra Coffee Morning special occasion as we mark 100 years since the ending of World War 1. This Saturday, November 3rd. FairTrade Coffee year proceedings will commence at the Village Memorial in St Peter’s Church Morning 10:00am – 12:00 in the at 10.20am and thereafter we will process to the Village Hall for the main body Methodist Schoolroom of the service. If that timing does not work for you are welcome to join me and others for the later service in St Botolph’s Church Graveley which commences at 6.00pm I hope you will also pick up on opportunities offered locally for other and often Roman Catholic Mass non-religious gatherings to mark this anniversary. The Parish Councils in some villages are among those with important plans for the evening of Sunday (Latin Rite) November 11th. We all know that times of vulnerability, turbulence and war in particular prompt Saturday Evenings at 6pm people to pray, come together and encourage one another. The obvious benefits ought to persuade us to do more of the same at other times, but then Syro-Malabar Rite Second forgetfulness or is it undue busy-ness creeps in to consume all our time and energy? Friday at 6pm and Fourth Sunday Let me encourage more to join me at this time in deciding also to actively at 3pm remember those who may otherwise be forgotten. Dropping by, making a phone call, putting a note through the door around an anniversary are all examples of St Peter’s Church - Church Lane small things that can make a huge difference. Page 6 Community Posada: travelling crib Posada: travelling crib Pasada: Travelling Crib
Remembrance Sunday St Peter’s Church has a travelling crib ( woollen figures of Mary and Joseph) which stays each night in December at a different house in the village. This is St Peter’s Church has a travelling crib (woollen figures of Mary and Joseph) called Posada. It originates from Latin America where young children dress as which stays eachMary night and Joseph in December and travel from at house a todifferent house. house in the village. This is called Posada. It originates from Latin America where young children dress as If you would like to take part in this you will be expected to receive the crib Mary and Joseph and travel from house to house. during the late afternoon/evening and welcome the figures into your home. The If you would likefollowing to take day you part will need in thisto arrange you a suitablewill be time expected with the next personto receive and the crib take it to their house. during the late afternoon/evening and welcome the figures into your home. The following day youThe will travelling need crib to completes arrange it’s journey a suitable on Christmas time Eve when with it is the delivered next person and to the Crib Service at St Peter’s Church. take it to their house. Please call me on (01480) 831797 or email [email protected] before 24th The travelling cribNovember completes so that I can it’s organise journey a rota. on Christmas Eve when it is delivered to the Crib Service at St Peter’s Church.
Please call me onElizabeth (01480) Hoath 831797 or email [email protected] before 24th November so that I can organise a rota.
Hilton Methodist Church Elizabeth Hoath
9th December ~ 3.00pm, Christingle at St Peter’s Church
12th December ~ 6.00pm, Village Carol Service at the Village Hall 100 Christmas Cribs 15th December ~ 5.00pm, Carols around the tree from across the world at the Village Square
Activities for children Refreshments 24th December ~ 3.00pm, Crib Service at St Peter’s Church All welcome Free Entry 25th December ~ 10.30am, Family Worship Friday, November 23rd 6:00pm – 8:00 pm at St Peter’s Church Saturday, November 24th 10:00am – 1:00pm
and 2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Page 7 Community Varrier Jones Social Club Once again Food was on the Agenda for our October Our Entertainment Committee are now busy planning Meeting. Fish & Chips wasFarm the order of the dayFresh followed by next year’s programme, with two proposed theatre trips Rhubarb Pie and Custard. We were very fortunate that the and maybe another trip to the seaside so, if you have any A428/A1198 was good to us at the time and the collection of preferences or if you are an entertainer/speaker and you the Fish and Chips from CambourneTurkeys went off without a hitch think we might be interested why not give us a call. Audrey so we all enjoyed hot food. Once everybody had had lunch on 01480 831053 or Jenny on 01480 492697. we then proceeded with the AGM. Our Chairlady opened We are always looking to make new friends so why not theBRONZE Meeting and gave& WHITE a report of allFREE the activities RANGE we had TURKEYS come and join us? Make some new friends or catch up with enjoyedTRADITIONAL during the year. Our TreasurerFARM thenFRESH enlightened TURKEYS some old ones for an afternoon of entertainment and chat. us with our financialFarm Farmsituation which Fresh weFresh were all pleased Turkeys Meetings are held on the first Friday of each month. Start to hear RANGEis in good shape OF BRONZE andFRESH we can continueFREETURKEY RANGEinto this BREAST TURKEYStime is 1.30pm in The Studio, Pendrill Court. Admission is year without any changes to our subscriptions or monthly £3 for Members, £4 for Visitors. The Annual Membership is fee. The members ofTRADITIONAL theROLLS CommitteeTurkeys & present JOINTS FARM all agreed FRESH TURKEYSonly £5. Where else could you get anything like this for the re-election so we were fortunateFrom that 8lb-25lb this part of the agenda price? did not take up a 8lblot of time.to 25lb Unfortunately prepared we were ready unlucky for the oven BRONZE & WHITE FREE RANGE TURKEYS Our next Meeting is the Christmas Lunch on with our scheduledPrepared speaker, which ready was fornot surprisingthe oven given Remember: the 7th December at the Community Hall in The Close. the TRADITIONALtraffic problemsFRESH on thatFARM TURKEYday, sheFRESH did BREASTarrive TURKEYS as we ROLLSwere & JOINTS Members only this time and this does need to be booked as clearingPLEASE up but CALL we had US managed NOW TOto entertain RESERVE ourselves YOUR with TURKEY ORDERSRANGE OFNOW FRESH BEING TURKEY TAKEN BREAST FOR CHRISTMASnumbers are required for catering. If you have not already chat and songs for the remainder of the afternoon. Tea and ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMASbooked your place please call either Audrey or Eddie on morePLEASE cake followed CALLROLLS the sing US song& JOINTSTO and RESERVEthe raffle closed YOUR the TURKEY 01480 830338. afternoon. From 8lb-25lb On Saturday 27thPrepared October ready a 50 seaterfor the coach oven full of both MembersPLEASE and CALL Friends US NOW took TOa trip RESERVE to the Derngate YOUR TURKEY Theatre Anti-Social in Northampton to see a very lively production of West SideORDERS Story. NOWWe arrived BEING in time TAKEN for pre-show FOR CHRISTMASlunch and a Behaviour look around although the weather was cold and wet. We Dear Residents, would like to take this opportunity to say thank youA.P. and Burltonhow (Farms) Ltd gratefulBlack we are to Barnall the friends Turkeys of the VJ Social Club for Following on from recent criminal supportingValley Farm, us on Meldreth,these ventures Royston, as without SG8 you6JP we would damage/ littering within your village notTel: be able 01763 toBlack make260445 these email:Barn trips [email protected] Turkeys very much hopeA. that P. Burlton this (Farms) Ltd and discussion with the local parish willwww.blackbarnturkeys.co.uk continueValley into 2019. Farm, Meldreth, Royston, Herts SG8 6JP councillors, the question was raised at to Tel: 01763 260445 email [email protected] what residents understood by the term Anti-social behaviour (ASB)? Cambridgeshire Constabulary define it as any aggressive, intimidating or harmful activity Black Barn Turkeys A. P. Burlton (Farms) Ltd Valley Farm, Meldreth, Royston, Herts SG8 6JP that damages or destroys another person’s quality of life. Tel: 01763 260445Farm email [email protected] Fresh We work closely with partner agencies, including local councils, to target and tackle anti-social issues within our communities so that offenders face justice and victims FarmTurkeys Fresh receive a better quality of life. Farm Fresh Examples of anti-social behaviour include; rowdy, noisy BRONZE & WHITE FREE RANGE TURKEYSbehaviour, night time noise from houses or gardens - BRONZE FREE TurkeysRANGE TURKEYS particularly between 11pm and 7am, threatening and/ TRADITIONAL FARMTurkeys FRESH TURKEYS or drunken behaviour, vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting, BRONZE & WHITE FREE RANGE TURKEYS TRADITIONALRANGE OF FRESH FARM TURKEYFRESH TURKEYS BREAST dealing or buying drugs on the streets, littering and/or fly- BRONZE8lbTRADITIONALBRONZE to 25lb & WHITE preparedFREE FARM FREERANGE ready RANGEFRESH TURKEYS for theTURKEYS oven tipping, setting off fireworks late at night and abandoning TRADITIONALROLLS FARM & FRESHJOINTS TURKEYS cars on the street. We rely on all residents reporting their TRADITIONALRANGE OF FRESHFARMFrom 8lb-25lb FRESHTURKEY TURKEYS BREAST ASB concerns to assist us in directing and prioritising our RANGE8lb-25lbFRESH OF ROLLS preparedFRESH TURKEY ready &TURKEY JOINTS BREAST for the BREASToven patrols, and would rather a matter be reported than us miss Prepared ready for the oven it. If in doubt, please report it! FRESHROLLSROLLS TURKEYFrom && 8lb-25lb JOINTSJOINTS BREAST PLEASE CALL US NOW TO RESERVE YOUR TURKEY Our website provides a simple method of reporting PreparedROLLSFrom ready &8lb-25lb JOINTS for the oven concerns 24/7 via https://www.cambs.police.uk/report/ ORDERSORDERS NOWPrepared BEINGBEING ready TAKEN TAKEN for the FOR ovenFOR CHRISTMAS CHRISTMASReport with an ASB report taking approximately 10 minutes PLEASEORDERS CALL NOW US BEING NOW TAKENTO RESERVE FOR CHRISTMAS YOUR TURKEY PLEASEPLEASE CALLCALL US US NOW TO TORESERVE RESERVE YOUR YOUR TURKEYTURKEY to complete. Further information on ASB can be found ORDERSPLEASE NOW CALL BEING US TO RESERVE TAKEN YOUR FOR TURKEYCHRISTMAS at https://www.cambs.police.uk/information-and-services/ ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS Anti-social-behaviour Local councils also play a key part in dealing with anti- social behaviour issues that aren’t criminal offences, such as abandoned vehicles and they can be contacted from the following links http://www.scambs.gov.uk/ & http://www. cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Black Barn Turkeys A. P. Burlton (Farms) LtdAlternatively, if you wish to report issues anonymous Crime A. P. Burlton (Farms) Ltd stoppers provides you with this opportunity at https:// ValleyBlack Farm, Barn Meldreth, Turkeys Royston, HertsA. 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Stonebridge Estates will provide you with complete confidence within your lettings needs, whether it is fully managed or tenant find service please do not hesitate to contact us. 01480 290079 - [email protected] Do you like music? Carols around the So does Katie. why not help her enjoy it.... Christmas Tree On Saturday 15th December we’ll be holding Papworth Eddie’s is looking Everard’s second Carols around the Christmas Tree for volunteers for its event. Once again, the Varrier Jones Foundation have Befriending & kindly agreed to put up a Christmas tree in Pendrill Court. Papworth’s community choir Sing Papworth will Family Support be supporting the carols and the Courtyard Café will Schemes. be putting on refreshments – with all proceeds going towards this year’s nominated charity, CHUMS (Mental It only takes a few Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People, working across Bedfordshire and hours of your time Cambridgeshire). and it really does The tree lights will be switched on at 5pm, and prizes change lives. given out to the winners of the poster competition. This will be followed by around an hour of family friendly carol singing (carol sheets available). The carol Like to know more? selection has been tweaked from last year to include Call us on 01223 883141 a few more festive favourites, so there’ll be something or email [email protected] for everyone to enjoy – a mixture of classics and favourites! Scan this code with your QR reader to go Please come along and support this lovely local event, straight to our designed for the whole community to enjoy. Join us to www.eddies.org.uk volunteering page. Registered charity no. 1143944 sing in the start of Christmas, and raise some money for charity along the way!
Page 14 Community FRIENDS KEEP THE CHILL AT BAY As the evenings draw-in closer and the chill in the air gets The event is limited in numbers, however if proves popular that little bit nippier, Friends of Pendragon School, have we may be able to add an extra date. Tickets will be some important dates for your diary to help keep that chill at allocated on a first come, first served basis and will cost £35 bay! – this is an absolute bargain, as locally these type of events As a registered charity, Friends raise funds to enrich are usually closer to £50! To secure your place at Friends’ Pendragon pupils’ educational experience; and provide first ever Christmas Wreath making workshop, please email community engagement opportunities. This year Friends are your name and contact details to friends@pendragon. offering a new addition to the Autumn Term calendar – just cambs.sch.uk and drop in your deposit of £20 per person to for the grown-ups! the school office (cheque payable to Friends of Pendragon or cash payment please). Your place will be confirmed once On Thursday 6th December Friends will be hosting a the deposit has been received. Please monitor the Friends Christmas Wreath Making evening. The evening will be from of Pendragon Facebook page and Parent Mails for updates 7:15pm-9:30pm and will be held at the school. A professional on availability. florist will be on hand to guide you to make your own Christmas Wreath; and all equipment will be provided. As This event promises to be a fabulous new addition to the well as making your own Christmas Wreath you will receive Friends’ calendar and the committee are very excited about a complimentary glass of mulled wine and cheese and being able to offer this out to the wider community. crackers. We’d also like to say thank you to everyone who supported our Autumn Fest event – we’re still counting the coins, but will update with amounts raised via our Facebook Page and Parent Mail. A special thank you, to Cambridge Econometrics, for supporting our fundraising at the Autumn Fest, with an amazing £200 donation! This was applied for by one of our year 1 parents through his employers charity by Steve B. support scheme. Does your employer offer match funding/ helping hands/charity donations/community engagement Not yesterday I learned to know funding? If so, we’d love to help you apply for it to help raise The love of bare November days even more funds towards our fundraising goals. Please Before the coming of the snow, email us at [email protected] if you think But it were vain to tell her so, your employer might offer such a scheme. And they are better for her praise. I know that not many people will feel the same about November as my old favourite Robert Frost, but I’m one of them. November, I believe, can have a dark quiet charm of Christmas Wr eath Workshop its own, especially if the trees can manage to hang onto their leaves for a while. On the allotment’s things are starting to New for wind down a bit with holders tidying up their plots and putting them to bed for the winter, getting them ready for the spring 2018! Make to come. Of course, some vegetables are still there waiting Mulled wine your own and to be used – cabbages, sprouts, kale. beautiful wreath, Cheese & Crackers under It’s a time too, to look back over the year. It’s been a difficult included! professional one in many respects. Winter seemed to go on for much guidance! longer than in recent years and when Spring did emerge it Thursday too was cold and wet, making it difficult to get plants and seeds into the ground. And it wasn’t just allotment holders 6th December, 2018 that were affected – commercial growers too had problems planting and many lost crops of seedlings that they weren’t 7:15-9:30pm All able to plant. The wet Spring was followed by a gloriously equipment included hot and dry Summer – too hot and too dry in fact! I know @ Pendragon School this sounds like I’m never happy, never satisfied but it was difficult. I lost quite a few plantings of seeds and seedlings £35 A ticket Unfortunately, tickets are limited and will be booked to fierce heat and being unable to keep them sufficiently on a first come, first served basis. well-watered. That said, in the end I got a decent enough To order your ticket, email your name and contact crop of spuds (OK many were small), my winter greens have details to [email protected] and secure your booking with a £20 deposit, to the school come through quite well and I did get a very good crop of office. blackcurrants. So not all was lost. Cheques payable to Friends of Pendragon or cash deposits only. There was some progress made in improving the site. We Deposits must be received by 16th November to secure Wear old your place. now have a water collection tank next to the container which clothes, bring will be of great benefit to all. Some of the unused sites were an apron and cleared by volunteers – (the usual suspects, as ever, so gardening gloves if come on the rest of you - give a hand sometime!). wanted Well that’s all for now. I’ll be back in the spring and in the meantime, good gardening. Join us! Page 15 Community
Christina at The Courtyard Fenland crime author Christina James and microbrewery Papworth Brewery, in collaboration! The Courtyard, Papworth Everard, is home to fine real ales and gins and coffee. What better place to relax and enjoy an evening with Christina James, to hear about her latest DI Yates novel, ‘Gentleman Jack’? Christina has written seven novels in the series and received many plaudits for her psychological approach to crime fiction. “I don’t do blood and guts,” she says. “I prefer to explore mentalities, both of the villains and of the police, and allow the reader to unpick the mystery of it all.” Expect to hear something about Papworth’s ‘Mad Jack’ ale might be just the order Christina herself and to find out about the DI Yates series in of the evening! general. ‘Gentleman Jack’ is the first of her novels to feature a serial killer and, at The Courtyard, she will talk about her Christina will be at The Courtyard on Wednesday interest in the criminal mind, as well as about real-life killers 28th November 2018, from 8 p.m. and those she finds compelling in fiction. All of the novels take place predominantly in South Christina James www.christinajamesblog.com Lincolnshire, in and around the small market town of Christina’s books are published by Salt Spalding. Spalding is at the heart of the Lincolnshire Fens, Publishing, Cromer. a low-lying, sparsely-populated region dominated by wide open spaces, beautiful sunsets and, in the autumn and Courtyard winter, rolling mists and the bitter wind which sweeps in off Pendrill Court the North Sea. It is as close as it is possible to get in the Papworth Everard UK to the equivalent of the Scandinavian noir landscape – CAMBRIDGE though, perhaps surprisingly, not many other contemporary crime writers have set their novels here. CB23 3UY
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Page 1618 Community Papworth Library Papworth Library NEW Opening Hours From April 1st 2012 ENGAGE MEETINGS Our October meeting was an entertaining powerpoint presentation by Dr Maureen James whose subject was "Witches and Wise Women" during which we found MondayOPENING ClosedHOURS out some fascinating facts about these redoubtable women. It was good to TuesdayMon Closed 10.00am - 1.00pm know that we didn't burnt witches - only heretics! Dr James is an enthusiastic 2.00pm - 5.00pm speaker and so we look forward to her talk on Thursday, 8th November about "A Tues 10.00am - 1.00pm History of Christmas Customs". This should put us in the mood for the Christmas Wednesday 10.00am - 1.00pm celebrations. We meet in the library at 10.00 am for our Engage meetings, finishing 2.00pm - 5.00pm Thursday 2.00pm - 5.00pm around 11.30 after our biccies and coffee. Wed 10.00am - 1.00pm Friday Closed LIBRARY NEWS Thur 2.00pm - 5.00pm Following the National Dyslexia Awareness Week in October, Cambridgeshire Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Libraries now has a collection of books that includes dyslexia friendly fiction, mostly Fri Closed for children, as well as biographies of people with this learning difficulty. You can For renewals/ enquiries see the full list of titles on the Cambridgeshire Libraries website and access them Telephone:Sat 10.00am 0345 - 0451.00pm 5225 through our local library. Web renewals: PAPWORTH FAMILY HISTORY GROUP www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ The Group meets regularly at 2.00 pm usually on the first Tuesday of the month leisure/libraries and the next meeting will be on the 4th December. You will be made very welcome if you wish to find out what goes on at a family history meeting.
either at home or with a group, but they do bring some of Papworth Craft Group their cards along for us to see. They are so professionally made, and would cost a pretty penny if they were on sale in Once Halloween and Bonfire Night are over, preparations a craft shop, or at a craft fair. Would you like to join us? We for Christmas can begin, especially for crafters. A are always thrilled to welcome new members to the group. handmade gift is very special, as the giver has invested a Do come for a chat, or bring something along that you are great deal of time and love in making it. There are some working on. Regular readers will already know that there who are able to produce breathtakingly beautiful gifts that is a lot of chat and laughter that goes on at our meetings. look professional. However, those that are a little less However, all the while, the pleasurable industry of fashioning perfect have just as much value, especially to the receiver. a plethora of items is humming along. One of the core Making gifts, whether sewn, knitted, crocheted, embroidered values of our group is sharing - skills, information, help with or painted, for the most part are labours of love, and one some piece of work that is not looking as it should, and of hopes that they are appreciated, even if they are not course we exchange news of what we have been doing. All particularly inspiring or well made. It is what they represent are most welcome, age and gender no barrier. Perhaps you from the giver to receiver. have a child or teenager who would like to learn a new skill, Everyone is very busy at the Papworth Craft Group. but is less receptive to parental help? Bring them down to Squares for the charity blanket are mounting up, and one the library, where there is a wealth of experience on hand, valiant member is putting all the squares together. The ready to pass on. Come and learn to make a small gift for finished product will be a warm and toasty cover, helping someone special for Christmas...... go on, try it!, someone keep warm this winter. Making squares for charity Every month we like to remind everyone that the Papworth blankets is an activity that is as old as the hills, and has Craft Group is a COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. The Papworth endured because it is a brilliant way to use up spare yarn Library allows us to use part of their space twice a month. to benefit those in need. It does not matter if some make Rural libraries are more squares than others. There are those who work constantly under slowly, others with more speed, and some have less time to threat of closure. devote to making squares. The most important aspect of Papworth Everard the exercise is that the squares for the blanket represent a is so very fortunate joint effort. to have a library There is a variety of projects on the go besides the squares! in the heart of Our speed knitters produce an awesome amount of items the village. It is a that are sold to raise money for the Papworth and District precious resource Day Centre. This is open every Tuesday for the more - USE IT! Every elderly residents. It relies on donations, and money raised member of the from handmade items. It is a wonderful project. The day Craft Group is includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. There helping to keep are various activities provided, as well as transport to and the footfall in the Put your Feet Up! from the venue. Perhaps there are those among readers library going. Join Papworth Craft Group Knitters, Stitchers, Crochet Hounds and Total Beginners who would like to support this project? In the group, crochet Come and find a Small friendly group Come and join us and knitting are the more favoured crafts, with patchwork, book, and then sit MEMBERSHIP IS FREE Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 10:30 am – cross stitch and tapestry keeping others busy. There is no down with us for 12:30pm space at the library for card making. This is very popular two hours, crafting Papworth Library Pendrill Court, Papworth Everard with a couple of group members. They make their cards undisturbed!! Page 17 ©RHP Parnell Community
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But then one night, mum and I were talking and I was saying Why not consider being an that I was getting tired. Then all of a sudden the phone rang. It was Papworth Hospital. They had found a match and I organ donor needed to be ready because the ambulance was on their way. My Transplant Story I was surprised for a while. Luckily my case was packed Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Michelle from when I was put on the priority list. I slowly got dressed. Hemmings and I am a black british lady. My heart was beating, for happiness and slightly scared at the same time. But I knew it was for the best. I don’t think I I have suffered for about twenty one years with Interstitial had a lot of energy left. I was just getting by. Lung Disease (pulmonary Fibrosis) & mild pulmonary Hypertension. I was on oxygen for about 5 years but was I am so blessed to have had the transplant and doing so slowly deteriorating two years ago. many things, which I was unable to do for so long. From the bottom of my heart I thank the donor very much, for giving I learned to live with my condition and tried to carry on with me the chance! life and my party planning business. My symptoms at this point were manageable and I just took each challenge at a I am so very grateful to my consultants, surgeons, nurses time, along with thinking positively and with determination. and all the staff at Papworth Hospital. The Transplant team have turned my life around! I tried to carry on with my life the best I can, but I noticed eventually I was getting more out of breath. I’m hoping in the future. I’ll be an inspiration to others, by telling my story. At this time I was on the waiting list. But my consultants said I needed to be on the priority list. Also, to help raise awareness about organ donation. So I was put on the priority list, in 2017 & I had two Especially within the Black and Asian community. unsuccessful calls. Donor rates are at its lowest! Michelle Hemmings Snowflake Tea Parties – could Snowflake Tea Parties – could Snowflakeyou help Tea raise Parties funds – for could Home - Snowflakeyou help raise Tea Partiesfunds for – Homecould - you Starthelp raiseby hosting funds afor tea Home party- with youStart help by raise hosting funds a tea for partyHome with- Startyour by hostingfamily and a tea friends party withfrom your Startyour by family hosting and a friendstea party from with your youroffice, family playgroup, and friends school, from your book youroffice, family playgroup, and friends school, from book your office,club playgroup, etc.? school, book office,club etc.?playgroup, school, book club etc.? club etc.? We will supply you with a “tea bag” fundraising pack We will supply you with a “tea bag” fundraising pack Wewith will ideassupply for you all with you a nee “tead bag”to host fundraising an event pack - the pack Wewith will ideas supply for allyou you with need a “tea to bag”host fundraisingan event - thepack pack withincludes ideas for invites all you for nee yourd to use, host a an snowflake event - the cutter pack and withincludes ideas invites for all youfor your need use, to host a snowflake an event -cutter the pack and includesrecipes invites for any for cakesyour use, or biscuits a snowflake you maycutter want and to includesrecipes forinvites any forcakes your or use, biscuits a snowflake you may cutter want and to recipesmake for for any your cakes event. or biscuits you may want to recipesmake for for your any event.cakes or biscuits you may want to make for your event. make for your event. If you would like to host a tea party, please call our If you would like to host a tea party, please call our If youoffice would on 01763like to host262262 a tea or party, email please [email protected] call our g.uk Ifoffice you wouldon 01763 like to262262 host a ortea email party, [email protected] please call our office on 01763 262262 or email [email protected] office on 01763 262262 or email [email protected]
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT Papworth is a thriving village that many call home. Yet what is home without stability, reliability and possibility? Below is a short article I have written concerning my part actions taken to prevent the complete withdrawal of the X3 bus service, and how the removal of public transport impacts semi-rural communities such as our own. I have condensed a long, arduous process into a few sentences - I must point out was not as simple as it may appear - it took tremendous amounts of support from residents, countless behind the scenes negotiations and some strong campaigning by councillors and MP's - this is just a brief overview of the situation for those who may have not been fully aware of its progression. In early September, I came across a post on Facebook stating that the X3 bus service was to be cancelled. The X3 for those who do not know is types of vital support could be completely withdrawn from the public bus that runs through the village that most bus the lives of many users. It may become reality that some users rely on, myself included. Currently, I am studying at residents cannot reach their jobs in Cambridge - solutions Hills Road and I am in my final year of A Levels, so when I are not as simple as find another job in the village , as these found out about the planned cancellation inevitable worry are few and far between, or to just cycle to Cambourne, set in - How was I going to get to college? What about all as this could prove very dangerous. Residents in Hilton my attendance record? How will I keep on top of my work? have had to face this problem head on when their bus was Having predicted that the local MP's and councillors were removed completely months ago, forcing many to have already being bombarded with emails from residents, I only one option to enter and exit the village - bringing more started to think of alternative ways to draw attention to the cars onto the road. The effects on the environment are issue; I started a petition which many of you signed, with often overlooked when trying to solve problems that involve some of you leaving some incredibly heart felt comments. the livelihoods of many people. We must not forget that As the petition grew, I was contacted by BBC Radio withdrawing public transport would not only have an impact Cambridgeshire and the Cambridge News both of whom on the users, but also the environment. With global warming wanted to cover the story to help spread awareness. increasing at such an exponential rate, maintaining public After a few days, we started to get some answers, short transport is a crucial factor in slowing this rapid growth; the and unclear, but nevertheless it was a development. After fewer cars brought onto the road, the more we can reduce much speculation about what the outcome may be, the our carbon footprint and therefore help to slow the climbing council announced that the X3 would running until March rate of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. after a £10,000 grant was given from Cambridgeshire and There are copious other impacts that removal of bus Peterborough combined authority and the Mayors office services would have on the village that many of you have to keep the service running, as Whippet had claimed the made clear in the comments on the petition - I would urge reason for stopping the service was that it was not profitable all that can to read as many of the comments as possible. enough. There are ongoing negotiations into trying to find However, I wish to mention one last point and that is we a reliable replacement for when the X3 service comes to a must learn from this occasion. We need to urge public halt, one option of which may be an ‘X2’ service which we transport to become more transparent in their decisions and do not know a lot about. we as a community need to keep pushing for what is best Papworth has now become a staple example to show why for our village, and others that fall into the same situation as maintaining reliable public transport in semi-rural areas is our own. To help prevent this absolutely crucial to keep these communities functioning. from happening again please We are incredibly lucky for our village to be situated in keep signing the petition and a location that is only a short drive away from so many leaving comments about how fantastic public amenities, workplaces and educational the change would effect you facilities some of which are among the top in the country, or people you know - I will be and others the world. For some, driving a car may not be presenting it at Shire Hall on possible, especially for the disabled, the elderly and those November 15th and the more under the legal age of driving. This is where public transport support it has the more of an becomes not a luxury, but a necessity. With no other impact we can make. It can means of travel, social isolation starts plaguing the most be found on change.org, by vulnerable of residents, students start to question how the searching ‘Petition to save the attendance records and grades will be impacted and those X3 bus’. who utilise busses to get to and from work worry about Thank you for all your support how they will maintain an income, and for some, support and please, keep using public a family. Removal of public transport does not impact one transport! singular group in society, but can have a devastating effect on people from all age groups, with varied socio-economic Written by Grace Fisher status' and professions. Education, income and many pictured right