September 2020 Contents

New Life The Monthly Magazine for the Parishes of St Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton, St Peter, Horningsea and All Saints, Teversham September St Mary the Virgin 2020

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The Parishes of St Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton, St Peter, Horningsea and All Saints, Teversham

For all Parish enquiries: either telephone 07434 640992 or e-mail [email protected]

Assistant Priests Rev’d Canon Ben Quash email: [email protected] Rev’d Pam Thorn (864262) email [email protected]

Lay Minister Trevor Thorn (864262)

Lay Minister Emeritus Colin Shaw

Churchwardens Fen Ditton: at the present time, Fen Ditton church has no churchwardens

Horningsea: Ms Jennie Pratt (864513)

Teversham: Mr David Taylor (880424)

For Baptisms, marriages, Banns, Funerals etc. please contact the churchwardens or for Fen Ditton email: [email protected]

Material intended for publication in New Life should be with the editor by the 15th of each month.

Editor: Kerry Sayer email: [email protected] 2 September 2020 Contents

Page 4 A message from Rev’d Pam Thorn 6 Church services for the next few months 7 Our Parishes 8 Sunday Club Forthcoming Events 9 Church Market 10 Farewell to Alun! 11 Bell Ringing Returns 14 Fen Ditton Gardening Club Fen Ditton 200 Club 15 Save Honey Hill! 16 Friends of Horningsea Church 17 A reflection on Creationtide 20 Hannelore Fussell 23 Figs and Creationtide 28 The Fen Ditton War Memorial and World War 2, part 2 29 Ancient Shepherds’ Book Club 30 All in the month of... 31 Mouse Makes 32 Picture Parable 33 Colouring in 36 Friends of Horningsea Church subscription form 38 Church services

3 A message from Rev’d Pam Thorn Hello, and welcome to September! When we were told to ‘stay at home’, back in March, and that for those of us who are vulnerable or very vulnerable, or over 70…… that it could be for 12 weeks, it seemed unconscionable. And, here we are 20+ weeks later, still won- dering whether to go outdoors, where it’s safe to go, and when it will all end. The first steps towards being back in church in our three parishes are being taken on 6th September, in Fen Ditton Church, and for the following two Sundays in Horningsea (13th) and Teversham (20th). The last Sunday in September will see us Zooming again – and the Zoom services, although tricky to put together, have been very greatly appreciated by those who have been able to join us. We would all like to see church returning to ‘normal’, I think that we have to understand that ‘normal’ in future can’t be the ‘normal’ of the past. If you are missing singing: the Zoom service is where singing is happening, and it looks as though that will be the situation for quite a while yet, probably, sadly, including our Christmas Services. Do be assured that we are beginning to think how we might continue to make worship special, this coming Christmas, in this new world we are in- habiting. And, while we are all grieving what we have lost in the past weeks, we have all learned so much, and some of what we have learned will stay with us into a new, and Godly, future. The Church authorities are working very hard to help us to understand what is safe, and what the future may hold, and that thinking changes week on week, and even day on day. But Trevor and I have been making our own assessments of things we have appreciated: We have been associate members of the Iona Community for some years. Early in Lockdown, a service was held in which we renewed our commitment to the Community. Previous years, this service has taken place on the beautiful Hebridean island of Iona, and probably 100 or so

4 people managed to be there. We have never been on Iona for that very special time of Fellowship with the Community. This year, however, we joined with more than 450 computers that Zoomed in, and that possibly that meant that 700 or more people, from all around the world, many on shared computers, were actually ‘present’. Some of you may have come to one of our Taize services in Fen Dit- ton Church. We have been delighted that Schia Sinclair, with her family and friends, has provided the music for these very special times of worship and reflection. A friend of ours has led similar services, monthly, in Girton Church, which we have enjoyed attending. She now offers these services on-line, and each month the usual number of people has been about 15. Each month, on-line, people have joined the service who have now moved away from Girton, and we have en- countered people from South Africa, The United States, the Nether- lands. Of course, this means being internet connected, which we know not all of you are, but the potential for on-line church is enormous, and the future task will be to ensure than no-one is left behind, as we have tried to do with posted details of our services to those who have not been able to join in. As we have talked with many of you, it seems that we are all appreci- ating, and missing, touch. As I wait with longing for those missing hugs from my children and grandchildren, I know that I will never take them for granted again. As the weeks have rolled round, we have often commented on how blessed we are. We have plenty of space in our home, and a garden. It has kept us mindful of those many places in this country and around the world when people, just like us, have neither the comfort of our home, nor the opportunity to enjoy the garden, while freedom has had to be curtailed. We come to the TV pictures of those struggling in ref- ugee camps, the overcrowded slums in so many places in the world, and the terrible situations in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank, for example, knowing that we have to both express our appreciation to 5 God for all the good things that we enjoy, and perhaps be more mindful than we have ever been that we have to re-commit ourselves to the support of those others, in any way that we can in future. And, what about us? Our three parishes? A socially distanced gathering in Ben Quash’s field, zoomed to those of us who are internet-linked and felt unable to attend, and a final service in the grounds of Horningsea Church, also Zoomed, meant that we were able to give Alun as good a send-off as we could, despite the lockdown. He has begun his new job as Chaplain to the bishop of Southwark, and is now able to live with his wife Carol in her vicarage. In the fullness of time, decisions will be made with the Diocese about how the future Ministry for our three parishes will be offered. For the time being, Rev’d Nick Moir, Vicar of St Andrew’s Chesterton, and Area Dean, is offering oversight to keep us on track and answer those questions which we cannot answer. We are hopeful that he will write this Foreword next month, saying something about himself, and how the process of discerning the future will unfold. The churchwardens and the PCCs retain responsibility in each parish, and, as in the last vacancy, Rev’d Ben Quash, Trevor Thorn (Lay Minister) and I (Rev’d Pam Thorn), together with Nick Moir, and perhaps one or two others, will ensure that those services continue, and that Ministry is offered as needed and appropriate, and we will all look forward to what God will be doing with our parishes and communities in the future.

Church Services for the next few months You will see that we have planned to gradually introduce “live” services in our churches – one each Sunday with a Zoom on the last Sun- day. We will try to do some services both “live” and on Zoom – as long our technical skills enable this to happen. The Churchwardens know that some people have really benefitted from the Zooms, others have been unable to join, yet others have really missed having Com- munion. We need to find a way of meeting all the needs of all the con- gregations all of the time – as you can imagine, this will be a real chal- lenge! 6 Our Parishes If you would like to discuss baptism or thanksgiving for the birth of a child, the reading of marriage banns and weddings, or arrangements for a funeral at any of our churches, please contact the relevant churchwardens using the contact details on the inside front cover of this magazine.

Do you have something to announce, someone to thank or congratulate, or a request to make? If so, send your message to the Editor and see it published here!

7 SUNDAY CLUB NEWS In September we are joining the service in church, stay tuned for further updates for October and beyond. Sunday Club: Come and join us! What? Bible stories, craft, drama, and other fun activities! Who? For children and any parents/carers who’d like to come Where? Church Community Hall, Church St, Fen Ditton When? First Sunday every month, 10—11.30am (excl. August) Want more info? Contact Jo at [email protected]

Forthcoming Events Please note all events are subject to change Wed, 2nd Sept Ancient Shepherds’ Book Club, 7.30pm, online meeting, ‘Unreliable memoirs’ by Clive James Sat, 5th Sept Church market, 2—4pm, St. Mary’s, FD Wed, 7th October Ancient Shepherds’ Book Club, 7.30pm, online meeting, ‘War Doctor’ by David Nott Tues, 20th Oct Fen Ditton Gardening Club AGM, 7.30pm, Fen Ditton Village Hall

8 9 Farewell to Alun! A Socially Distanced Party was held in the field behind Ben Quash’s house on a glorious Sunday afternoon. It was lovely to see so many people we had only been able to greet remotely on the Zoom services. The Three Parishes were able to present him with part of his farewell gift – annual mem- bership of the National Gallery so that he and Car- ol can spend their day off exploring the latest exhi- bitions. The farewell was tinged with sadness as Alun has been a breath of fresh air to our parishes. We all felt we had been lucky to have him as our priest – even if it was for such a short time. The following Sunday was his last service which was “live” and “remote” at the same time! Altogether about 50 people managed to attend, some in Horningsea Churchyard and others on the screen (which had to be tied to a tree to stop it blowing over!). The technolo- gy worked so “Zoomers” were able to participate by reading the les- sons and some of those who were present were able to read the inter- cessions. At the conclusion of the service Alun was presented with a beautiful card created by Mim Garner – photographs of the Fen Ditton congregation, a mug which Pam had organised with photographs of the three churches and some other cards from wellwishers. The balance of the donations received for Alun were then passed over to him as the rest of his good bye present from us all. We know he and Carol will enjoy actually sharing a house for the first time, and we also know that Alun will rise to the challenges of his new post as Chaplain to the Bishop of Southwark – a very different life from that of being a priest in our three parishes. We are holding both of them in our prayers. When will we have a new Vic- ar? The question so many have been ask- 10 ing. There are a number of strands to the answer. First – the Diocese has put a hold on all appointments until sometime in 2021 as a result of the Covid crisis. It is thought to be too difficult to recruit during the crisis but also the Diocese needs to look at the state of finances as a result of the closure of so many churches for so long. Fundraising has stopped, church collections have stopped – unless you make a payment under the Parish Giving Scheme or by Standing Order. The Diocese will have to look afresh at its ability to pay clergy and associated costs (housing, pensions …). A second limb of the answer is that in any case the Diocese and our Cambridge Deanery were looking at the best way to spread a limited number of clergy between the parishes in North/ East Cambridge. There are a number of options – should we join with a 4th parish? Should we be divided up between other parishes? Should a new priest have special responsibility for the huge number of new houses being built in our area – what is the role of the Church in these new large communities?… as you can see the questions continue. It seems unlikely that we will just have a direct replacement for Alun. The Churchwardens and representatives from each parish had a pre- liminary meeting with the Archdeacon and Rural Dean at the end of July. Our next meeting will be in September. Each parish is reviewing the Parish Profile we drafted in the last vacancy to make sure we have highlighted the strengths and opportunities of each parish. These will be discussed at the next meeting. We will try and keep everyone up to date with developments in New Life each month.

Bell Ringing Returns The rules allow Bell Ringing again in limited circumstances. Ringers must be 2m part and wear masks. Ringing can be for 15 minutes before a service. So there can be no bell ringing practice or teaching for the time being. In Horningsea, 3 of the bells were rung for Alun’s last service. The plan is to ring in Horningsea before each service – currently on the second Sunday of the month. The Fen Ditton ringers are carrying out their own as- sessment of what might be possible. 11 12 13 FEN DITTON GARDENING CLUB As a result of COVID-19 restrictions for events indoors, we have been advised to cancel the Village Show on Saturday, 12th September. As an alternative village event, there will be a Church Market outside in the church grounds on Saturday, 5th September from 2pm—4pm. Please see the Advertisement elsewhere in New Life for all details. To book a sanitised table in order to display your goods, please contact Sophie Hyde. If anyone has any queries about this fundraising event for the church, please contact Pamela Hutt on 01223 292493. It is hoped that the Annual General Meeting of the Gardening Club can still go ahead in the Village Hall on Tuesday, 20th October. Further details will be announced in the October edition of New Life. It has been a difficult year for members with not many meetings and Garden visits as in the past. The Committee has decided that all current members will automatically be members, at no additional cost, for the year ending September 2021. Anyone who would like to join at the AGM, who is not a current member, will be able to do so at the same rate of £7 for the year.

FEN DITTON 200 CLUB The lucky winners for September were: £50 Kim Brown (120) £20 Mim Garner (102) £10 Carly Eady (186) £10 Mrs DM Smith (141) £10 Alison Deane (127)

14 15 Friends of Horningsea Church There is a new committee for the Friends of Horningsea Church. Helen Skaer has taken over from John Rooke as Chairman. Nicky Asplin has taken over from Michael Harrison as Treasurer. Helen has written a let- ter to Friends which will be circulated in September in time for the Annual General Meeting and Book Launch on Sunday 27 September at 2pm in Horningsea Church. The Friends have commissioned Michael Yelton, an authority on Church History and Ar- chitecture, to write a new History of Horningsea Church. Michael will give a talk on the History of the Church and sign copies of the book. The book will be on sale at a cost of £5. We hope you will come and join us in the Church. The current Covid guidelines limit us to about 30 people. If more turn up and if it is good weather we can move the talk into the Churchyard! The current guidelines prevent us from offering a cup of tea – but if by then we can, we will! The Annual Meeting will be an opportunity for us to give a formal vote of thanks to John and to Michael for all they have done to make the Friends such a success over the years. Fundraising through con- certs, talks, sale of cards, and of course the Open Gardens has enabled the Friends to contribute to some significant projects to enhance the Church – restoring windows, helping to fund the hospitality area and new toilets, repairing the roof, renewing the altar frontals. The Friends have also helped by looking after the Churchyard. So, Thank You! to John, Michael and all the Friends! If you are not yet a Friend but would like to become one, the standing order form is attached to the e-version of New Life (pages 36—37). A paper copy is in Horningsea Church porch and can be collected when the Church is open – each Wednesday and Sunday 11am–3pm and on the second Sunday for the Service at 10.30. 16 A reflection on Creationtide Andy Clarke Throughout September’s celebration of Creationtide, the world’s Christians come together to care for Planet Earth, our common home. Recent events are not encouraging, with extremes of heat bringing fires, floods and melting of the Greenland ice sheet. It seems certain that fossil fuels not only heat our homes but also heat the planet. Habi- tat loss caused by man is leading to species loss at an alarming rate. But unless your name is Greta (or maybe Captain Tom) what can one person do, and where to start? My own attempts at reducing my carbon footprint have been modest. After a trip to Argentina I resolved not to fly long-haul again, and not to eat any more steaks! Or any meat at all, actually. In global terms, crops to feed cattle could more effectively feed people directly. Farmers are doing their best. It’s the systems that need to change. So not all the actions can be at the personal level. Politicians and other policymakers need persuading to move much faster. Last year I joined Extinction Rebellion and went protesting in Westminster. That’s not for everyone, but it’s easy to talk to local councillors or email your MP. The select committees of MPs who commissioned the Citizens’ Cli- mate Assembly have written to the Prime Minister to say the experi- ence of the Covid-19 crisis was likely to make people more receptive to “green” messages from government. People would be prepared to continue many of the lifestyle changes enforced by lockdown to help tackle the climate emergency, and the government would have broad support for a green economic recovery from the crisis (Source: The Guardian). So what to do? Some sage advice I was once given by a colleague – when you don’t know where to start, then start anywhere. But start.

18 19 Hannelore Fussell 16 November 1927 to 13 July 2020 My mother was quiet, but determined – a hardworking woman who enjoyed a good laugh. She was born Hannelore Strater in Germany’s Ruhr valley in 1927, the youngest of eight children. Her family lived in Selm, in a house owned by Krups. The company had employed her father in a coal mine, until he was made to retire early due to the Depression. He kept pigs and chickens and her mother tended a large vegetable garden to make ends meet. War brought twin terrors. My mother was strafed by a Spitfire while cycling along a country lane, some friends were killed by allied bombs on a train. But she was also scared that her outspoken mother would be taken away for criticising the Nazis. Towards the end of her life, my mother would repeat an ever decreas- ing number of stories about her life, until she was left with just one. It was about the day a young boy arrived at the door to tell her mother that her youngest son, Heine, had been killed on the Russian front – and her mother ran screaming into the street. After the war, when the British army set up a base nearby, she brushed up her English and office skills – then went and asked for a job. They were amazed at how fast she could type and gave her one on the spot. A few years later, the base moved westwards to Wolfen. And it is there that my mother met my father, Alan. Despite opposition from his family, they married in 1953. My father was soon posted back to England, where my mother was shocked by the poverty and the rationing. She gave birth to my brother Peter soon after, and me 18 months later – the four of us living in a one bedroomed Nissan hut on the army base. When we were still small, my father was posted to Northern Ireland as a bomb disposal officer. It was a terrible time for my parents. In the space of 18 months, my father had to defuse 158 bombs. Several of his colleagues died doing so. It must have been a relief when we left for Singapore in 1959, where 20 my mother was reunited with her childhood friend, Erica, also married to a soldier. We holidayed in the Malaysian jungle and picnicked on tropical islands. Three years later we were back in Britain and, in 1966, my father was commissioned as an officer. However, it became clear that he had reached the glass ceiling for those coming from the lower ranks. He left to join the South African army and my parents moved to Pretoria in 1976. They lived there for 17 years and, for the first time, had an active so- cial life. My mother enjoyed entertaining their friends and her cooking was legendary. She also created a beautiful garden, laying the patio herself – much to the consternation of the neighbours. When my father developed high blood pressure, they had to move to a lower altitude. You don’t get much lower lying than Cambridge, so my parents came here in 1994. They joined the congregation of St Mary the Virgin and had some wonderful neighbours on Howard Close. About 10 years ago, my mother started forgetting when she had last fed their beloved dog, Millie – it was either feast or famine. As her condition worsened, she was stopped from driving, but battled on – walking to Sainsbury’s for groceries. When my father was admitted to Addenbrooke’s for the last time in 2017, my mother was taken to Fulbourn Hospital. There she finally received the medicine she need to calm the anxiety and anger that came with her condition. Later that year, she moved to Hall Grange in Croydon. She enjoyed watching the birds & animals from her window and walking in the garden and woods. She made friends and liked to help those less able than herself. And there she died, naturally and without pain, surrounded by staff who really did care for her. Her last words were “Where’s Alan?” And here she is – back with him again, forever.

21 22 Figs and Creationtide by Trevor Thorn, Licenced Lay Minister. As I write this, I am looking at a bowl of figs on our kitchen table, picked from our own small tree which looks set fair to deliver some 70 or 80 figs between now and the end of its fruiting, round about mid- September. It is a time of year made glad by the irregular crop (maybe 1 today, 8 tomorrow, 5 in two days time… ). Some will be given away, some will be warmed with honey drizzled over them, some served up with goats’ cheese, some eaten straight from the tree – delicious! We will delight in them and give thanks. This is one tiny harvesting event amidst thousands in the northern hem- isphere at this time of the year, and this year follows a time when many of us have been able to watch in more detail than usual various fruits, vegetables and cereals develop from tiny shoots to mature plants in the amazing life cycles that lay at the heart of the food that sustains us. All an amazing aspect of living on our beautiful planet, which we now know, beyond reasonable doubt, is under a dire threat. That threat evinces itself in all manner of ways amidst the multitudi- nous glories of the natural world: melting glaciers, increasingly wild weather, corals being bleached and dying across huge areas of coastal seas, insects turning up in places they have never been seen before. I could fill many pages with instances that give evidence of climate change, to the extent that you would probably turn off well before the end of the list. But what, if anything, can we do? One reply to this straightforward but multi-faceted question, is to make a commitment to trying to understand better what is going on, and to be open to the idea of making changes in our patterns of life individually, communally and internationally. Better briefed, we can then work out how we go about helping to make changes that will benefit this beautiful planet of ours. Thankfully, there are many, many children and young people who have grasped these nettles and are engaging in pro- test and making change to what they see as a very poor heritage from those of us who have lived ‘throwaway’ lifestyles. We can look to them for ideas. To encourage us to join in an essential caring for our common home, churches across the world have designated the period from 1st Septem- ber to 4th October (which is St Francis’ Day), as Creationtide. It is a period during which we can reflect on these issues and give thanks for all the beauty that surrounds us. We can then, collectively and individually, consider whether we can do more to exercise good stewardship of this planet given to us by God, through the amazing processes of plane- tary formation and evolution. For it is these which have enabled human 23 beings to emerge as a race with intellect so we can work out what is good, what is bad in any situation and hopefully to opt for actions and policies that promote the common good. In our group of three parishes, we know we have young people who are thinking earnestly about these issues: Forest Church, which was taking place in Horningsea once a month until lockdown, is a way of encouraging children to do this. We will hope to revive this when it is safe to do so. We have several people among us who have been active- ly supporting some of Extinction Rebellion events. We might want to consider more opportunities for thinking about the use of our church- yards, as has been done in Horningsea, to give spaces in which essential insects and small mammals can thrive. There is a small group based in Waterbeach and Landbeach called Living With Integrity committed to thinking these issues through, who would welcome others, once again, when it is safe, or in a safe mode such as a Zoom meeting: information on this will be made available soon. And although we cannot presently sing together, there are new hymns and songs in circulation which pick up these themes. One of these has been written by me and submitted for publication by Wild Goose Pub- lications, the publishing arm of the Iona Community, a dispersed inter- national community committed to issues of justice across the world. During the next few weeks, we will catch up some of these themes into our Sunday morning worship. This hymn is one that can be sung (to ourselves and to God at present) to the familiar tune ‘Bunessan’ – Morning Has Broken. Do try it as you move around your possibly restricted environment, and if you assent to the ideas, why not make it a personal prayer? Corals are bleaching (Suggested Tune Bunessan/ Morning Has Broken) Corals are bleaching, glaciers receding, sea levels rising on many shores. Species are dying, fewer birds flying. Plastics defiling

24 the oceans’ floors. Refrain Father forgive us all of our blindness that fails to see the truth in the facts, that we are killing our precious planet. Wake us from slumber; Stir us to act. Cyclones, tornadoes are more ferocious; witness the records of current times. Flooding and droughts are far more disastrous; Homes and lives lost in torrents and slime. Refrain. Make us determined P.S. As far as I can manage it, I will To be good stewards. be posting a Creationtide themed Of this your planet post to my blog every day during the season of 1st September to 4th To which Christ came. October: you are invited to dip into We as his people it any—or every—day at: Must fight for justice http:/crossandcosmos.blogspot.com By seeking ways To curb climate change. ©Trevor Thorn February 2020 25

26 27 The Fen Ditton War Memorial and World War 2, part 2 With Remembrance Sunday this year being 75 years after the end of WW2, this article focuses on the men of Fen Ditton who died in 1939—45 and follows on from the June edition of New Life. 10630814 Pvt Henry Peachey’s relatives been able to provide the missing information about his military service since they have his Army Service and Paybook. These show he enlisted as a Territorial Soldier in the Army Catering Corps in Lincoln on 8th of May 1941. He was sent on an Emergency Cooks Course at the Army School Catering from 30th June to 15th of August 1941 and was serving to get leave on the 3rd of September 1941 which would probably be the end of his basic training. His health was poor and he was reclassified as being fit for General Service on 10th of June 1941. On 29 September 1943 he was listed as permanently unfit for military service by a medical board at Papworth Hospital and left the Army on 27th October 1943 after two years 173 days of Army service with “Very Good” conduct. Henry died on the 15th of March 1945 at Papworth Village Settlement, Papworth Everard, from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and is buried in Fen Ditton Cemetery. 14346508 Pte-Trooper Joseph Preston served with 49th Armoured Per- sonnel Carrier Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps in 31 Armoured Bri- gade and was killed in action in Western Europe on 29 April 1945 just a few weeks before VE day. He was aged 30. His was one of the first units to be equipped with specialist equipment to carry infantry. 31 Bri- gade played its part in many battles prior to 5/4/1945, the start of the invasion of Germany which reached the Elbe southeast of Hamburg on 19 April. On 29 April, the British made an assault crossing of the Elbe. Pvt Joseph Preston may have been killed in this action. Joseph was the second youngest of the nine children of William Preston (born in Cambridge) and his wife Maude (nee Farrington, an estab- lished village family). One brother, Charles Robert, went to Australia in 1923. Another, Victor George, married Hilda Pettit and was living in Cambridge in 1939. One sister, Beatrice Irene, married Ernest Garner of Dry Drayton. Joseph married Edna Kathleen Mary (nee Jarvis) of Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire; their banns were read in Fen Ditton in April 1941. Joseph’s cousin, Thomas Lionel Preston, was also born in Fen Ditton and was a POW in WW2 after the fall of Singapore. 28 Joseph is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. He is also remembered on Little Wilbraham’s war memorial. 974588 Gunner Charles James Sewell served with 8 Medium Regi- ment, Royal Artillery and died of wounds in Burma on 17 March 1944. He was aged 24. He died two days after two divisions of the Japanese army crossed the Chindwin River in Burma intent on captur- ing Allied bases at Imphal and Kohima. Charles James’s connection to Fen Ditton comes from his father Sid- ney John Sewell moving into the village from Bourne having married into a Girton family. His mother, Mary Louisa (nee Evans) and father are the only people with the surname Sewell who are buried in Fen Ditton Cemetery. Charles was the second of 4 children. In 1939 he was living in Ditton Lane and working as a “Railway Crossing Gate Lad”; his two younger brothers moved from Ditton Lane to Water- beach after 1950. Charles James Sewell is buried in Imphal War Cemetery, India. Although not named on the War Memorial, mention must be made of Stanley David Endersby who was born 06/04/1910 in Fen Ditton, Cambridge and was a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service who was killed in the Coventry Blitz on 14/11/1940 at Coventry and Warwick- shire Hospital. He married Hilda A Endersby and was employed at British Pressed Panels Limited. He is buried in London Road Ceme- tery, Coventry. I’d like to thank again those family members, however distant, who have helped with information in response to my emails.

Ancient Shepherds’ Book Club Via Zoom, email [email protected] for an invite. Wed, 2nd September, 7.30pm, ‘Unreliable memoirs’ by Clive James Wed, 7th October, 7.30pm, ‘War Doctor’ by David Nott

29 All in the month of September It was: 400 years ago, on 6th September 1620, that 102 English Puritans (now known as the Pilgrims) set sail aboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, for a new life in America. After a perilous journey they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbour, Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 11th No- vember. 150 years ago, on 20th September 1870 that Rome was captured. Ital- ian forces defeated the Papal States and captured the city of Rome at the end of the wars of Italian Unification. 125 years ago, on 28th September 1895 that Louis Pasteur died. This French biologist, microbiologist and chemist was one of the main founders of the field of medical microbiology. Best known for origi- nating the pasteurization of foodstuffs to eliminate micro-organisms that cause disease. 65 years ago, on 22nd September 1955 that Britain’s first independent television channel, ITV, was launched. It ended the BBC’s monopoly. Regional franchises were rolled out across the whole country by 1965. 60 years ago, on 27th September 1960 that Sylvia Pankhurst, suffra- gette leader, died. 50 years ago, on 19th September 1970 that the first Glastonbury Festi- val was held, at Worthy Farm near Pilton, Somerset. About 1,500 people attended (compared to 135,000 today). It became an annual event from 1981 and is now the world’s largest greenfield festival. The first festival was billed as the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival. 40 years ago, on 22nd September 1980 that the Solidarity movement was created in Poland, with Lech Walesa as its leader. It was the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc. 25 years ago, on 3rd September 1995 that the auction site eBay was founded (as AuctionWeb). 20 years ago, on 17th September 2000 that Paula Yates, TV presenter (The Tube, The Big Breakfast) died of a heroin overdose, aged 41. 15 years ago, on 24th September 2005 that the IRA decommissioned its last remaining weapons in front of independent inspectors. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 CHURCH SERVICES

Risk assessments will be carried out ahead of each service, and it may be necessary to change plans.

ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, FEN DITTON September 6th 10.30 Joint Parish Eucharist

September 27th 10.30 (Zoom) Online Joint Parish Eucharist

ST PETER, HORNINGSEA September 13th 10.30 Joint Parish Eucharist

September 27th 10.30 (Zoom) Online Joint Parish Eucharist

ALL SAINTS, TEVERSHAM September 20th 10.30 Joint Parish Eucharist

September 27th 10.30 (Zoom) Online Joint Parish Eucharist