Panser News Pampisford’S Community Newsletter

July 2014 Number 316

Panser News Pampisford’s Community Newsletter

Jack Ellis’ Bench Ceremony, Cycle Celebration and Village Picnic 5th July

Tour de France 7th July 1

Our Village Diary July Sat 5th Jack Ellis’ Bench Ceremony and Cycle Celebration – Village Event Come and Join the Fun Brewery Road Rec 2:00pm Sat 5th Bellringing – Visitors welcome. 10:30 to 12:30 Church Sat 5th Black Bins !! Sun 6th Trinity 3 - Communion Order 2 Church 9.30am Rev Pam Reed Mon 7th Tour De France Stage 3 Sawston Bypass (Road closures in operation) Sat 12th Flying Legends Air Show Duxford IWM Sat 12th Tea / Meet with Rev Jim Gascoigne 4:30pm Whittlesford URC Sun 13th Flying Legends Air Show Duxford IWM Sun 13th Trinity 4 - Communion Church 9.30am - Rev J Gascoigne Mon 14th Green / Blue Bins Sun 20th Trinity 5 - Communion order 1 Church 9.30am - Helen Arnold Mon 21st Black Bins Mon 21st WI Outing - Waitrose – Contact WI for details. Newmarket Tues 22nd Pampisford Society: Business and Social 8:00pm Village Hall Sat 26th Spitfires, Merlins and Motors Duxford IWM Sun 27th Trinity 6 - Worship for All Church 10.00am - Judith Sutcliffe Mon 28th Green / Blue Bins August Note there is no Panser News in August. Please see Church notice board for Church Services and Duxford IWM website for air displays dates Mon 4th Black Bins Mon 11th Green / Blue Bins Sat 16th WI Coffee Morning in aid of Camsight 10:00am Chapelfield Way Mon 18th Black Bins Mon 25th Green / Blue Bins September Mon 15th WI Meeting Beautiful Accessories 7:30pm Village Hall To include your event, please ring 836578 or [email protected] Also see www.pampisford.org.uk

Church News Last month I passed on to you the announcement by Professor David Thompson. Firm arrangements have now been put in place. On Saturday 12th July there will be a tea at Whittlesford URC at 4.30pm, all members of the 4 churches are warmly invited. Please do come along and meet the applicant the Rev Jim Gascoigne.

On Sunday 13th July, he has been invited to preach with a view, (this is part of the URC discernment process), he will be presiding at Pampisford Parish Church at 9.30am. Please do come and join us.

Mary Molton and myself are on the interviewing committee, so please contact either of us or any member of the PCC with any views, com- ments or concerns. with regards Judith [email protected]

Pampisford Church Bells Diary The Annual Pampisford Ring on Saturday 5th July is the occasion when ringers from the Cambridge Dis- trict ring the bells from 10.30 until 12.30.

Visitors welcome to watch, listen, and have coffee.

Rosemary Leaf Beetles. Gardeners keep an eye out for them. Hand picking off the plants is probably the best way to keep them under control. They originally come from the south Mediterranean and were first reported in this country in 1994. A combination of climate change and plant transportation has seen them spread. JM

You are warmly invited to… Pampisford’s Picnic Bench Opening and Cycle Celebration Saturday 5th July 2014 from 2-4pm in Brewery Road Rec. In memory of Jack Ellis, local countryman and poet

Bring a rug, a picnic and your family 2:30pm - Cycle Parade for Children: Prizes for best decorated bike and riders 3pm - Opening of new picnic bench and tree planting in memory of Jack Ellis Pin the saddle on the bike competition Bring and Buy stall (CDs, books, DVDs) in aid of village hall funds

WI Pampisford W.I. Garden Party Held at the Challis Garden, Sawston On Monday 16th June we met at 6.30pm for a variety of dishes for supper, as the weather was a little chilly we ate inside the newly refurbished and decorated downstairs garden room. Several members strolled around the garden after supper, and admired the colourful well cared for borders. Thanks to the Challis Garden committee for allowing us to use the garden. The plant sale raised £12, thanks to all who donated and bought plants. Our next meeting will be a visit to Newmarket Waitrose, please assemble in their car park at 6.30pm. This will be an open meeting. Don’t forget we will be holding our Coffee morning fund raiser, Saturday August 16th , Chapelfield Way, Sawston, at 10 am -12noon. Please bring family and friends

National AGM report from Leeds, held on Saturday June 7th Sarah represented our WI along with Duxford and Chesterford Group WI. The resolution to promote people to sign up to become Donors, this was voted through on a large majority. The message to take home was to encourage family members to discuss their wishes, so in event of a tragedy, organ donor’s wishes would be followed.

Old Ron’s Ramblings from the Allotment Gardening fills me with great expectations , but sometimes mother nature brings me down to earth with a bump For example my Garlic which overwintered brilliantly with rows of lush green leaves suddenly became covered with fungal rust . They looked dread- ful but after being harvested about 4 weeks ahead of time and then left to dry out on my shed roof they should store well , hopefully until the

new year . On the other hand the Peas are super sweet , Lettuce are full of heart and my Swift early Potatoes have proved to be really tasty. Talking of Swifts , Our Pampisford Swifts arrived a little bit later than usual this year but now our village church is being continu- ally circled by about 5 pairs of these beautiful birds as they re establish there nests under the Church slates or the smallest of gaps in the stonework .Hopefully given a good summer with lots of airborne in- sects and spiders to feed their young we will have more Swifts around our Church next year. Old Ron

Summer at the Museums 2014 Hands-on family fun in Cambridge and beyond 24 July – 3 September 2014 This summer, family fun and adventure are just around the corner as museums in Cambridge and beyond offer a jam-packed programme of creative activities, events and trails. With 20 local venues presenting an exciting mix of drop-in and bookable things do, the annual Summer at the Museums has heaps of happenings to help you get the most out of the holidays. From taking part in a night time bat walk at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, building rockets at Cambridge Museum of Technology or meeting a Stone Age man at the Norris Museum, this year’s Summer at the Museums Calendar is full of events and activities to keep everyone entertained. Whatever’s happening, the amazing collections across our local museums make them the perfect place to visit at any time. For fun tips and activities while you are exploring, pick up a FREE Museum Scrapbook from any participating venue.

Calendars and Scrapbooks are available from all participating museums and collections, or can be downloaded from www.cam.ac.uk/museums/summer Cambridge venues: Cambridge Museum of Technology - Cambridge Science Centre - Cambridge University Botanic Garden - Fitzwilliam Museum - Kettle’s Yard Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Museum of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology - The Polar Museum Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences - Whipple Museum

Summer at the Museums cont’d Further afield: Burwell Museum & Windmill - Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon Ely Museum - Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach Norris Museum, St Ives - Ramsey Rural Museum - Saffron Walden Museum Stained Glass Museum, Ely - Wisbech & Fenland Museum

PARISH COUNCIL REPORT Date of last Parish Council Meeting: 12th June

The Parish Council have decided to introduce a new way of reporting the highlights of PC activity and news. We hope that this will be a more readable article which will also be a forum to pass on any other information relevant to villagers. If you still wish to read the minutes and the councillors’ reports in full, they can be found on the village website http://www.pampisford.org.uk Anna Lovewell (Clerk) [email protected]

June’s meeting was the Parish Council Annual General Meeting: Aureole Wragg was nominated to stand as Chairperson for the forthcoming year and all councillors voted in favour. The PC wishes to thank Aureole for standing again. Hedge along the A505 cycle path: The Parish Council has managed to secure a grant from Cambridgeshire County Council to plant 231m of hedgerow alongside the cycle path on the A505 from Town Lane to the Causeway houses. Thank you to P. Draper for all his hard work to secure the grant and to B. Moore for agreeing to maintain the hedges and to investigate funding for the rest of the section towards the A505 roundabout. Playground safety: The play areas have been inspected by Playsafety and no significant risks were reported. The PC monitors the play equipment monthly. Dog bins: A replacement dog bin has been installed outside the pedestrian entrance to Church Lane Rec to replace the one on the

tree. Two more bins are planned to be installed once permission has been given by the District Council. Village Hall: A positive and constructive meeting was had between the representatives of the trustees and the Village Hall Management Committee. Stagecoach: At the Annual General Meeting a parishioner complained about a number of scheduled buses not arriving. The Parishioner wrote to Stagecoach who replied with an apology and a free bus ticket. The PC will also be writing a follow up letter.

Planning Applications: Result of plot adjacent to White Horse S/0246/14/FL - approved. Tree Works: Result of 21 Church Lane C/11/40/077 (approval for works on T1 and T2, Tree Preservation order put on 6 sycamore trees); 1 Hammond Close Ref: 10355 C/11/40/077- PC recommends approval: PC would suggest that more suitable substitute trees be planted. The PC would welcome volunteers to become village tree wardens. Please contact the clerk if you are interested.

Finances: Community Account as of 30th May: £10,473.69; Total Money going out: £1009.78; Total Money gone in: £181.05 Bills: £9.97 G. Oglesby Petrol for Lawnmower; £51.68 Street Lighting CCC; £60 Services as Acting Clerk- K.Hunt; £65.23 Glasdon UK Limited: 3 x tamtorque clamping kits and power tool bit; £344.66 Glasdon: 3 x Dog Waste Bins; £70.60 Farm Signs: 2 x No dogs signs; £161.71 CGM 2 cuts of grass on recs; £163.20 Playsafety Limited: Annual Playground Inspections; £55.37 G.Oglesby Safety Boots; £27.36 ACRE Payroll Charges; £69 Society of Local Clerks Membership for Clerk. Receipts: £50 Compensation for Barclay’s closure in Sawston; £131.05 VHMC Rent payment. Pay: Groundsman hours: 22hrs 30mins. Net pay £144; Clerk hours: 21hrs 10mins £173.57.

Other information: WIRE- Women In Rural Enterprise: Do you run a rural business? Are you thinking of starting a business? Then come along to our local WIRE network group in Ely for support, skills, inspiration, knowledge and new business. Next meetings 4th July, 5th September. See the website for more details: http://www.wireuk.org/ely-newmarket.html

Report byTony Orgee: (abridged) South Cambridge District Council. Cambridge City FC planning application: The planning application for a new 3,000 capacity stadium for Cambridge City to be sited north of the Dales Manor Business Park in Sawston was considered by the District Council’s Planning Committee on 4 June 2014. The three Sawston District Councillors supported the application. TO opposed the application citing in particular traffic implications for Babraham village and for the Pampisford junction. Planning Committee members supported the application. The decision was for delegated approval, with a number of issues, for example, ecology and access issues, still to be resolved. Proposed Solar Farm: Local councillors received a letter about a proposed Solar Farm on Green Belt land north of Dales Manor Business Park. The Public Consultation Event organised in relation to this proposal has been organised at The George in Babraham. The promoters of the scheme agreed to an additional Public Exhibition held in Sawston – at Spicer’s Sports Pavilion – on 17 June. Local Plan representation: At its meeting on 10 June, Sawston PC decided that it should be represented at the Examination in Public into the DC’s South Cambridgeshire Plan. TO suggested that other parish councils had the same view regarding these two sites, and that Sawston Parish Council should contact these councils to present a united front. Tour de France update: The Tour de France is getting closer and it will cause delays and disruption. Further details are emerging about road closures. TO has specifically requested that the A1301 / A505 roundabout area remains open until 8am to enable access to and from Sawston and Pampisford. 9

Adult Support Drop-in Events – late Summer and early Autumn

A series of popular drop-in events for anyone who is:

 living with a long-term illness or disability  providing unpaid support to adult family members or friends who could not manage without this help  struggling with an age-related condition are continuing through the late Summer and early Autumn. They include drop-ins being held at Cambridge Central Library on 27th August and 29th October; and Sawston Free Church on 15th July, 19th August and 16th September. Drop-in at any time between 10.00am and 12.00 noon, for a cup of tea and a chat.

Full details are available on Cambridgeshire.net (search “Adult Support Drop-in”), or by phoning Gemma Whitehouse on 01480 377616 or Leigh Hornsby on 01480 373220. Email [email protected] or [email protected] .

Each drop-in event will include:information and advice about the support that may be available

 an opportunity for carers to book a one-to-one advice session and/or a carers assessment  guest speakers providing information and activities to take part in  a chance for service users and carers to share their stories and expe- riences  the option to talk in confidence with someone from someone from the Carers Support Team or Physical Disability Services Team.

SAWSTON MEDICAL PRACTICE - JULY 2014 The dispensary at the Health Centre has been particularly busy over the last few weeks and we apologise if you have encountered any delay in obtaining your prescriptions. The three successive bank holidays has meant that, on some days, not all prescriptions have been ready on time. Before and after each of these, there has been a significant increase in urgent requests; on some days, one dispenser would solely dispense urgent requests all day! We are working on a solution. The number of urgent requests over recent months has almost doubled on some days. With so many urgent requests for repeat medications we are finding that sometimes patients who have ordered their medication in good time find their medication is not ready. Over the coming months, we will be contacting patients who repeatedly request urgent repeat prescriptions to try and help them manage their medicines better. To help with this, please may we ask you to try to order your repeat medication when you have a week’s worth of medication left. This can be done in any of the following ways:  In person at the health centre – please put your request in the red box inside the door or, if we are closed, in the grey box outside the gate.

 Online via our website – please obtain your secure logon details in person from main reception.

 At the village collection points – Duxford shop, Whittlesford Post Office, Ickleton shop, Thriplow shop, Abington shop.

 By fax – our fax number is 01223 836096

 By post to: Pharmacy, Sawston Medical Centre, London Road, Sawston CB22 3HU.

 If you collect from the health centre and are on regular monthly medications, why not sign up for our managed repeat service – please ask for more details at the pharmacy.

Please order your medication once each month, rather than single items several times. If your medication runs out at different times of the month, please send in a list of your medications, the number you have and the date you counted them and one of our pharmacists will then organise for your prescriptions to be lined up. When ordering medicines please only order what you need. The cost to the NHS of unused medicines is estimated at £300 million every year! Once they have left the pharmacy, they cannot be re-used and all returns have to be sent for incineration. Ideally, just have enough medication at home for the month ahead. Please do feel free to come and talk to us if you have any queries.

Tour de France 7th July – REMINDER – MAJOR ROAD CLOSURES We will be running our normal Rapid Access Clinic on that day for patients who require same day treatment for urgent issues. The pharmacy will be open as usual but please try not to pick up medication on that day. There will be no pre-bookable appointments for Doctors, Nurses or Phlebotomists. We will be unable to carry out routine home visits but if it is an emergency either a GP or the ambulance service will be able to attend. Our advice for the day is to call us in the first instance and we will be able to advise you on the best course of action.

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100 Club Winners: 71 = S Ellis 18 = H Maloney 83 = S Denham

Congratulations to Jon, Gina and Tabitha on the birth of Benedict at the beginning of March :)

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This month’s Editors: Chas and Karena Hunt

Next Month’s Editor: Anna Lovewell > [email protected] Last date for Articles: Thursday 24th August 2014 Coordinating Ed: Chas Hunt [email protected] 0777 321 3814 16