January 2018

Issue 392 Jan 2018 Now reaching 3500 people every month Keep Calm and Play On HOP ON ! LOCAL BUS P5 TIMETABLES

SAY CHEESE P8 INTRODUCING THE STILTON ANTHEM WE’RE IN THE MONEY P15 FOLKSWORTH VILLAGE HALL GETS A FINANCIAL BOOST

P19 BE A PART OF THE BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH NO SIGNAL ? P3 HOW TO COMPLAIN ABOUT POOR MOBILE COVERAGE Picture credit: GBHGB

Based in Stilton, the GB Home Guard Band performs evergreen classic band music for a wide variety of events. Find out more on p10.

INCORPORATING FOLKLORE, FOR READERS IN FOLKSWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES SCAN 392 Jan 2018

SCAN is published by The Stilton Community Association. All articles, original artwork and the SCAN name and logo are copyright. All trade marks recognised. Views of contributors are not necessarily endorsed by The Stilton Community Association. Reprints available from the Editor on request.

Editor: Advertising : Production : Distribution: Olive Main 241206 Christine Kime 243336 Kelvin Davis 244140 Hazel James Advertising Rates: Monthly Annual Full page: £30 £330 19 x 12.7 cm Half page: £15 £165 9 x 12.7 cm landscape - 19 x 6 cm portrait 1/3 page: £10 £110 6 x 12.7 cm landscape - 12.5 x 6 cm portrait 1/6 page: £5 £55 6 x 6 cm All advertising copy or instructions to the Advertising Manager by 10th of month prior to publication. Payment in advance to Stilton Community Association - NO PAY, NO DISPLAY! Advertisement orders MUST be accompanied by the advertiser’s name, address and telephone number. You can use the order form on www.stilton.org All other copy to the Editor, 8 Caldecote Road, Stilton Printed by: by 14th of month prior to publication. Digital material in a neutral PC format please. email: [email protected]

Index to Advertisers Grey Bin Days: Category Service Page Retail Watch & Clock 38 Tues 2nd, Mon 15th & 29th Food & Drink 9 January; 12th February Charity 37 Furnishings 37 Health & Exercise 40 Fitness Foot care 42, 43 Garden Bin Days: Financial Accountancy / Payroll 43, 44 Fri 12th, 26th January; Animals Vet, pet care 33, 34, 43 9th February Personal Hair & Beauty 32, 33, 34 Care Services 32 Counselling 35 Recycling Bins: Trades Building services 32, 35, 41 Conservatories 40 Mon 8th, 22nd January; Heating / Plumbing 38, 42, 44 5th February Electrical / TV 42 Computer services 35 Garden services 34, 41 Recycling 36, 38 Please put your bins out Removals 38 after 6pm on the Vehicle services 31 day before collection Travel Community bus 39 Professional Architect / Civils 39 Funeral services 41 www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins Childcare Pre-school 11, 34, 39 Leisure Dance Tuition 33 Music Tuition 35

2 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 The Parish Pump Stilton News Diary of Events Wot - No Signal ? If you have a one-off event fixed in the next HOW CAN WE COMPLAIN? few months please contact the editor - 241206 or [email protected] Stilton has always had poor mobile JANUARY coverage, but the arrival of superfast 4G broadband seems to have made things 21st Keyboard Concert in Pavilion worse. For most of us it is an inconvenience FEBRUARY but for people who work from home or run a business it can be a major problem. Trying 11th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion to change contracts in the hope of better MARCH service can be expensive if the provider won't terminate the contract and there will 11th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion always be a termination fee. APRIL Advice from the Consumers Association 15th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion (publishers of 'Which') points out that we MAY have rights under the Consumer Rights Act. There may be grounds for termination if 20th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion there is poor service.

MAKE SURE YOU TELL US! First of all, complain to your mobile network. If enough residents take this step We’ll keep this list up to date with what something might be done. It is helpful if people tell us about. So if you find your you log loss of service, when, and for how event double-parked with somebody else’s long, and let the provider know. it’ll be because someone didn’t tell SCAN! If there is no improvement the next step is Thank You ! to complain to either Ombudsman Services; Communications or Cisas (depending on On Saturday 18 November I had a fall in your provider). Manor Road, writes Richard Longstaffe. I injured myself quite badly and suffered a A full account of what to do is on the Which? broken arm. I'd like to thank all the people Consumer Rights website: who helped me until the arrival of the www.which.co.uk/consumer- ambulance, and fetched my wife Sheila and rights/advice/how-to-complain-to-the- supported her too. We both thank them most ombudsman-about-a-mobile-phone- gratefully for their help and compassion. provider

Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 3 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Poppy Appeal 2017 Mobile Library This year’s Poppy Appeal in Stilton, ROUTE M24 Folksworth, Caldecote and Morborne has Visits, on the 4th Wednesday of the month, so far raised £1,089.13, writes Tom resume on January 24th. Cochrane, RBL Branch Chairman and Local Poppy Appeal Organiser. This is Folksworth (Elm Road) 10:30am - 10:50am slightly down on last year but this year we had no income from McColls or the Tunnels; Stilton (outside the Talbot) 3:10pm - 4pm the Premier Inn could only take one collecting tin and one collector was unable This service is free. Each Mobile Library to carry out her usual round due to ill health. carries 3000 items: books, both fiction and The good news is that there is one non-fiction, large print and books on contribution still to come and next year there CD/DVD. They are issued for five weeks will be another collector in Folksworth. and can be renewed for up to three months.

I would like to thank R A Roan & Son for Requests cost £1, all services can be their contribution to our appeal, via Mrs accessed on line and all vehicles have lifts Mayle in Caldecote, to mark their 60th for wheelchair access. anniversary. Mrs Goodliffe in Stilton has asked me to thank on her behalf the people of Morborne for their generosity towards Race Night Success her total this year. On Friday 17th November the Ortons Rotary The Legion in Yaxley has had a difficult Club welcomed 100+ ‘punters’ to try their time the past year with finding people to luck at one of its major fund-raisers of the take on the various offices. We now have a year - Race Night, writes Dave Pennell. new Secretary, Treasurer, Poppy Appeal Organiser and a new Standard Bearer. I hope Everyone left with a smile and our charity we can now enjoy a period of stability - account benefited to the tune of £2240. We which would be a novelty! will be able to support charitable efforts here in Peterborough (like medical detection My thanks to you all for your help and dogs, kids out) and in the developing world contributions, and please let me know if you (like Shelterbox disaster relief). Seven would like to help in any way. bottles of bubbly went home with the owners of the winning horses and the raffle seemed to have no end of prizes.

So our thanks to the race sponsors, to all the people who came along and were so generous, and to the members who worked so hard to make it a success. Here's to an even better race night next time!

4 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Stilton Bus Timetables A HANDY SUMMARY

These are extracts from the full timetables, which may be downloaded from www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/buses/bus-timetables/ These timetables are claimed to be valid ‘until at least 17th January’ so if you rely on the bus we recommend you check the above website regularly. B SERVICE: PETERBOROUGH - CAMBRIDGE Northbound - Mondays to Fridays

Stilton, opp Glebe Road 06:27 07:27 08:27 Then at the 27 17:27 18:57 19:57 following Hampton, Serpentine Green 06:33 07:33 08:33 33 Until 17:33 19:03 20:03 minutes past Peterborough, Queensgate 06:46 07:46 08:46 each hour 46 17:46 19:16 20:16 Northbound - Saturdays Stilton, opp Glebe Road 06:27 07:27 08:27 09:27 Then at the 27 18:27 18:57 19:57 following Hampton, Serpentine Green 06:33 07:33 08:33 09:33 33 Until 18:33 19:03 20:03 minutes past Peterborough, Queensgate 06:46 07:46 08:46 09:46 each hour 46 18:46 19:16 20:16 Southbound - Mondays to Fridays Stilton, opp Glebe Road 07:03 08:03 09:33 33 16:33 17:33 18:33 19:36 20:36 Sawtry, opp Tinkers Lane 07:16 08:16 09:46 Then at the 46 16:46 17:46 18:46 19:49 20:49 following Huntingdon bus station arr 07:43 08:43 10:13 13 Until 17:13 18:13 19:13 20:16 21:16 minutes past Huntingdon bus station dep 08:00 08:43 10:18 each hour 18 17:18 18:33 19:16 20:16 21:16 Cambridge Drummer St 09:09 09:52 11:22 22 18:22 19:37 20:22 21:22 22:22 Southbound - Saturdays Stilton, opp Glebe Road 07:03 08:03 09:33 10:33 11:33 12:33 13:33 14:33 15:33 16:33 17:33 18:33 19:36 20:36 Sawtry, opp Tinkers Lane 07:16 08:16 09:46 10:46 11:46 12:46 13:46 14:46 15:46 16:46 17:46 18:46 19:49 20:49 Huntingdon bus station arr 07:43 08:43 10:13 11:13 12:13 13:13 14:13 15:13 16:13 17:13 18:13 19:13 20:16 21:16 Huntingdon bus station dep 07:48 08:48 10:18 11:18 12:18 13:18 14:18 15:18 16:18 17:18 18:33 19:16 20:16 21:16 Cambridge Drummer St 08:52 09:52 11:22 12:22 13:22 14:22 15:22 16:22 17:22 18:22 19:37 20:22 21:22 22:22

46A SERVICE: HAMPTON - HUNTINGDON Northbound - Mondays to Fridays - Saturdays

Folksworth, Manor Rd 10:35 10:35 Stilton, opp Glebe Road 10:41 12:43 15:13 10:41 12:43 15:13 Yaxley, Folly Close 10:47 12:49 15:19 10:47 12:49 15:19 Hampton, Serpentine Green 10:53 12:55 15:25 10:53 12:55 15:25 Southbound - Mondays to Fridays - Saturdays

Stilton, opp Glebe Road 11:07 13:27 16:07 11:07 13:27 16:07 Folksworth, Manor Rd 13:32 13:32 Sawtry, Tinkers Lane 11:21 13:49 16:21 11:21 13:49 16:21 Huntingdon Bus Station 11:50 14:18 16:50 11:50 14:18 16:50

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THE SCAN CHAIN SCAN celebrates its 33rd birthday in March, having first appeared in 1985 as a single A4 Editor - Olive Main - 241206, 8 Caldecote sheet folded - with pages 2 & 3 upside down! Road Stilton, [email protected] Issue Number 2 never appeared, but from Send all your news, events, dates etc. by May of 1985 we have produced a newsletter the middle of the previous month. every month; not always on time, but always available to bring news, publicize village Folklore Editor - Sarah Abbott - 247275 events, ask for help and share both happy [email protected] and sad aspects of our lives. Two years ago we were pleased to host Folksworth's Production Manager - Kelvin Davis - newsletter, Folklore, and are proud that this 244140 for help with design or format. is proving popular with our neighbours. Advertising Manager - Christine Kime - For much of its life CARESCO Community 243336. All copy or requests by 10th of the Printshop at Sawtry have produced SCAN . previous month. Our only income is from adverts; the cost of advertising has not risen for many years All the copy is typed by Sue Edwards, the and our circulation is now over 2500 homes layout prepared for printing by Kelvin Davis so we give remarkably good value. New and sent to CARESCO. When the printing enterprises can be offered one free month is completed, Carol Warren pays the bill to introduce themselves and feedback and brings the copies back to Hazel James indicates that SCAN is a very effective (Stilton) and Joy Blythe (Folksworth) who medium to disseminate information. carefully count out bundles of SCAN to nearly 50 loyal distributors. We need to thank Inevitably social media, giving instant them; some deliver 70 or so copies each coverage and news, is affecting our month, others only a handful. A few have advertising income and there is more helped us for the whole 33 years! competition from the glossy, colourful Yaxley Gazette and from various websites, We have other good friends who submit but we hope to be still going strong for a their copy regularly or provide photographs. long time to come. If you use an advertiser But any help or interesting articles are please tell them you found them in SCAN. always very welcome. We reserve the freedom to edit or select copy for readability and to keep out politics or offensive views. (This very rarely happens, though recently the Editor was accused of peddling fascist views! At least, it shows SCAN is read, not just put in the recycling.)

6 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Charity Begins At Home ! WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE UNWANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Here at SCAN we’ve had a long and happy We were delighted when CARESCO relationship with CARESCO - and long may opened their own charity shop in Sawtry, it continue! It’s fair to say that without them and even more delighted to discover what we wouldn’t have been able to keep our an excellent shop it is. Visit it today! advertising rates as low as they are, and many’s the time when they’ve ‘gone the extra mile’ for us with a last-minute request. Christmas will no doubt have left many of And it works the other way. SCAN provides us with either a few unwanted presents or not only valuable revenue for this excellent an opportunity to cull our wardrobes and local care centre, but a worthwhile activity cupboards to make room for the new items. for the many volunteers who enjoy sociable (A new word has entered the language:

companionship while collating SCAN and the stuffocation; the condition of having so Sawtry Eye for their communities. much stuff that you haven’t got room to breathe!) So if you’re planning a trip to a charity shop sometime soon, why not take a bagful to CARESCO’s shop and do your bit to support a local cause?

And, as if you needed an excuse, you could even combine your visit with a swift half in the Greystones pub, Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 7 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Stilton Culture Say Cheese ! INTRODUCING THE STILTON CHEESE ANTHEM

On Sunday 25th November, we were treated to an excellent evening of witty songs by Never Too Old… Ball & Socket, who are proudly maintaining a tradition epitomised by such masters of Stilton Table Tennis Club has quickly the genre as Flanders & Swan, Victoria become one of the village’s most popular Wood, Richard Stilgoe and others. leisure facilities. But many people either have to work unsociable hours or have free Of course, they couldn’t resist adapting their time to play during the day, so the club material to a Stilton audience but one introduced additional Monday afternoon unexpected highlight was the Stilton sessions to meet this demand. As you can Anthem. You’ll recognise the tune; most of see from the photo, this has attracted an the words are pretty familiar too: enthusiastic group of players!

Land of Stilton and Cheddar Home of Somerset Brie Caerphilly and Cheshire Dorset Blue Vinney Cotswold, Tintern and Brinkburn Yark and Rothbury Red God who made Double Gloucester Keep our Cheese Club fed Those who eat Double Gloucester Should eat Stilton instead! Monday afternoon sessions resume on 8th They freely admitted that it wasn’t their own January. If you’re interested in joining this composition, but had picked it up in thriving and welcoming group, just call Swanage and hadn’t been able to trace its Steve Ambler on (01733) 242156 or email original author. So we reproduce it here him at [email protected]. because it really should be Stilton’s village anthem. We’ve also posted it on the village website in the hope that the power of the internet may lead to its author being identified and given due credit.

8 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 HUNTINGDONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORT The Ring & Ride service for the Huntingdonshire area Monday – Peterborough Door-to-door transport. FREE with bus pass! Tuesday – Peterborough Unlimited use. Membership only £10 per year. Wednesday – Huntingdon Thursday – Peterborough You can bring shopping trolleys and wheelchairs. Friday – Stamford They also offer day trips (coastal and shopping) Monthly – Corby, Bar Hill, St Neots, and pub lunches! Morrisons at Cambourne 01480 411114 www.hact-cambs.co.uk www.facebook.com/hact.transport

Your Community Needs You ! If you own a car, enjoy driving and helping people and have a few hours to spare a week then maybe you would consider becoming a volunteer driver for the North Hunts Community Car Scheme?

We would love you to join us, so call Dianne or Jennie on 07795 542084 to find out more.

Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 9 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Keep Calm and Play On THE GB HOME GUARD BAND RETURNS TO STILTON

The GB Home Guard Band was formed in The band will return to Stilton Pavilion on 2015, writes Steve Ambler, when I decided 17th November, 2018. Our concert will to harness the musical talents of my former include a commemoration of the 100th army colleagues who served with me in the anniversary of the end of World War One. Royal Corps of Transport Staff Band. With this 'core group' I recruited other ex-forces In February 2017 a smaller version of the players, creating a 25-piece military band. band was formed - The GB Home Guard Function Band. This is a 12-piece ensemble The band's first performance, in February complete with piano, played by Stilton's 2015, was a 'showcase' concert in The Bell, very own 'Madame Piano' - Margaret to an invited audience. Since then the band Parsons - to provide a 1940's dance band has performed at the Holme 1940s weekend sound. Their debut function was providing on three occasions; the Ramsey Camp 1940s music for the dedication of the information event; the Old Basing Royal British Legion board erected in Stilton Pavilion to honour Club and the Apex Theatre in Bury St those who died in the nearby crash of a Edmunds. USAAF bomber during World War Two.

On 18th November 2017 the band Following this, the function band has played performed to a packed audience in Stilton's for an RAF dinner in Madingley Hall and new pavilion. Their concert - entitled March for the ladies’ section of the Cambridge Sing and Swing - included big band classics Royal British Legion's AGM in Yaxley. On with salutes to Glenn Miller and Duke 24th January the function band will provide Ellington. Dame Vera Lynn's 100th birthday music for the 'Blitz Bash' in Peterborough was celebrated with the band's vocalist Town Hall in aid of the Mayor of performing three of Dame Vera's most Peterborough's charities - see ad on p 21. popular songs. If you would like to purchase the CD of our The band was able to make a contribution Stilton concert or require further to the Pavilion Fund and the Stilton Guides information about the band please contact made £300 for their funds by providing the Steve Ambler on 242156. raffle and refreshments. An audio recording of the concert was made and a 'highlights' You can also see excerpts of the band's 2015 CD is being produced. The first batch of the showcase concert on our website at CDs will be sold to raise funds for the wwwgbhomeguardband.com. We are also pavilion. If you were there then why not on Facebook. buy the CD as well? There is also an excellent video of the concert on YouTube with good images of the audience included.

10 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Stilton in Tune WORTH BRAVING THE COLD WEATHER FOR !

Our November event saw fresh faces who Doors open at 2pm and the show starts at were impressed with the music and social 2:30pm (1 hour of music followed by a 30 atmosphere of these Stilton in Tune events, minute interval for refreshments and the writes Tony Oliver. We hope that the winter raffle draw, then another hour of weather will not be too severe and that our entertainment taking us to around 5pm). Our supporters are able to make it to the Pavilion team of volunteers look forward to over the coming months. Our artist for welcoming you and to help you enjoy the November was Brett Wales and his great musical experience. playing was truly appreciated. Our monthly shows continue in 2018 - see Our next musical maestro - Tony Stace - the dates on p3. The ‘Flying Dutchman’ comes from North Yorkshire where he and DirkJan Ranzijn will be returning to his family have lived for some while, but entertain on 20th May. Weather permitting, his accent is definitely still southern he will also again be playing in the open air (Brighton)! He has an extremely on Marvin and Carol Richards’ driveway entertaining style and plays a superb mixture on Cheese Rolling day. of music from standards, shows, 50’s & 60’s and light classical. Come along on 21st I really enjoy producing these shows and January for another enjoyable afternoon of hope that with your continued support we fine music and fun. will be able to donate more to the good cause for the community - the great Pavilion.

Stilton Stay & Play Bring your children - 0-5 yrs - to play and meet new friends Wednesdays in Stilton Pavilion 9:00 - 10:15am £1 donation per child www.facebook.com/stiltonstayandplay

Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 11 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Linking Hands Ladies Group

An informal group open to all ladies who would like to explore the Bible and share how it influences our lives today. Following the 'Lifebuilder' series, we are excited to be starting a new theme in September: 'Women and Identity'. We meet in Stilton Church Meeting Room from 8:45am and aim to start around 9:00am, finishing around 10:30am. Ladies welcome (pre-schoolers too) from all the villages and surrounding areas.

Why not come along and join us?

14 Jan Crowland 28 Jan Belton in Rutland 11 Feb Needingworth 25 Feb tba Our regular walks are between 5 - 8 miles and meet at 10:00am at The Pump For more information about Stumbling, just Google ‘Stilton Stumblers’ or call Shirley on (01733) 246209 - or just turn up on the day with your boots on!

Twinning Diary Dates Twinning 24 Feb Quiz Night, Stilton Pavilion Jumelage 21 Apr Race Night, Stilton Pavilion 24-29 Aug Anniversary group visit to St Christol If you are interested in any Twinning events or in becoming involved in the Association please contact Chris Walford on 241376 or [email protected]. Funds raised by the Association provide for travel grants for young people on exchange visits to St Christol and activities here when groups visit from St Christol. 12 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Stilton Pavilion OPEN FOR BOOKINGS!

Community Room rates from: Main Hall rates from: £6 / hour daytime £10 / hour daytime £8 / hour evenings £16 / hour evenings

Attractive rates for commercial hire and other options For information, see www.stilton.org/facilities/stilton-pavilion/

For all enquiries, please contact the Amenities Manager, Julian Pagliaro: 07484 746894 | [email protected]

If leaving a message, please provide a LANDLINE PHONE NUMBER and you will be contacted promptly. (It’s very expensive having to reply to lots of mobiles!) If using email, please be sure to give us your CORRECT email address and check your spam box if you don’t receive a prompt reply.

Stilton Parish Meeting Room The Parish Room will be open from 10am to 11am immediately following Parish Council meetings, which are on the Wednesday following the second Tuesday in the month. If you want to speak with the Clerk at any other time, please make an appointment. Planning applications can be viewed by appointment; telephone (01733) 229130. HIRING THE ROOM The Meeting Room is available for hire between 9am and 10:30pm Monday to Saturday; Sunday hours by arrangement. A booking form and conditions of hire are available from the Clerk to Stilton Parish Council. The Room seats up to 20 people, ideal for small clubs or committee meetings. It has broadband, a kitchen area and toilet suitable for use by disabled people. Users should note that smoking is not permitted in any part of the building, nor in the surrounding cemetery. FEES: All Day (9am - 6pm) £50 Evening (6:30 - 10:30pm) £25 Half Day (9am - 1pm or 2 - 6pm) £25 A deposit of £50 is required when booking.

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News & Info for Folksworth, Folklore Morborne & Washingley Folk

SARAH'S SNIPPET sausage butties and teas/coffees and cakes). A big THANK YOU to the PTA, Pre- Why not pop in for a breakfast treat? We School, The Church and the Village Hall hope to see you there! Committee for all the fantastic events in December. The village felt very Christmassy To keep up to date with PTA news and and it's great to hear they were well events please see our Facebook page. Just supported. search for Folksworth C of E School PTA. FOLKSWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA FOLKSWORTH LADIES’ CIRCLE The Folksworth Primary School PTA Christmas Fair was a fun and festive The New Year will begin with a Fish & afternoon and a great fundraising success. Chip Supper and Social. We are looking We raised an amazing £1,383. Thank you forward to the coming months where we to everyone who supported it and came have a variety of speakers, Scrabble along to join in the fun. We were visited afternoon and visits to various places. Why by two very special guests: Father Christmas not join us? We welcome new faces and himself who saw lots of children in his ideas and meet on the 4th Tuesday in the amazing grotto and the Mayor of month at 7:30pm in the village hall. All Peterborough, Mr John Fox. ladies welcome. NEWS FROM ST HELEN'S School children in Years 4-6 gave a lovely performance of Christmas songs. We had A big thank you to everyone who supported real donkeys, lots of arts and crafts for the St Helen's Nordic Gingerbread Festival. children to do, as well as games such as Just under £400 was raised to put towards ‘poke a tree’ and ‘splat the rat’. The raffle our church building. Thank you to Hege, was very popular due to the excellent prizes Michelle, Belinda and Emma for organising donated, including the top prize of an this fantastic event. overnight stay at The Bell, Stilton in a four-poster room! We'd like to say a special January Services thank you to our sponsors: Ratcliffes, SIS Digital and Princebuild. Your support is 7th 9:45am Holy Communion much appreciated. 14th 9:45am Family Folkus - in the school hall Coming up on Sunday 21st January is the 21st 9:45am Morning Praise Folksworth 15 Race. The PTA will be in 28th 9:45am All Age Worship the village hall providing refreshments to - in the school hall the runners and supporters (bacon and

FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE 14 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 FOLKSWORTH, WASHINGLEY FOLKSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND MORBORNE VILLAGE HALL Thank you to everyone who came out to We were delighted to receive a cheque from support our Santa Float event. The weather the Huntingdonshire District Council was far kinder than last year and although Community Chest Fund 2017/18 for £1,366. cold it was at least dry! It was a really The cheque was presented by District brilliant evening enjoyed by many. We Councillor Mrs Rita Mathews (Elton and would particularly like to thank our Folksworth Ward) and received on behalf generous sponsor Princebuild for once again of the Management Committee by Annie supporting our little pre-school and really Blair. The Community Chest fund money enabling us to make this event happen. has been put towards the installation of an Thank you too to Joy and her wonderful all-weather surface to enhance the outside carol singers who caused much amusement space available at the hall. trying to get everyone involved in the 12 Days of Christmas. It was certainly memorable! Thanks also to the many people who gave up their time to help with decorations, cooking, dressing up and collecting money, running the bar and everything else that goes into these events.

Our £500 cash raffle was once again a huge success and won by Oliver Haywood, who has recently moved to Folksworth with his Please get your kilts on as the village hall young family. I'm sure this will make their are holding a fund-raising Burns Night first Christmas in the village an Supper and Quiz on Saturday 27 January! unforgettable one. Congratulations. See the advertisement in this issue. For tickets, please email Annie Blair on The event raised approximately £1100 [email protected] or call which will make a huge difference to us so (01733) 243463. Kilts are optional but thank you to everyone once again. Look out encouraged! for other events in the New Year to which we look forward to welcoming you. For information about the hall see Wishing you a Happy New Year www.facebook.com/FolksworthVillageHall/. For hall bookings please contact Mrs. Joy All at Folksworth Pre-school Blythe on (01733) 241938.

FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE - FOLKLORE Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 15 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 JOY SAYS THANK YOU DID YOU KNOW? Thank you to everyone who helped deliver Following a radio competition, Folksworth SCAN in 2017: Marjorie (Norman Cross); has been named as the most intelligent Nikki (Morborne); Tina (Denton); Tracey village in Cambridgeshire. In recognition of (Caldecote); Julie (Washingley); Annie, this Heart FM is broadcasting its breakfast Chris, Trudy, Sandra, Stephen & Sarah show on Monday 18th from the pond area (Folksworth). on Elm Road. (Great news, but at the time of writing I couldn't find out why. Does Wishing you all a Happy New Year. I hope anyone have any more details? Sarah you'll be able to continue your good work. Abbott) Many thanks. Joy Around the Parish FOLKSWORTH & WASHINGLEY PARISH COUNCIL REPORT 2018 ELECTIONS HGVs

2018 is an Election Year for all The Parish Council is pursuing the Cambridgeshire Town and Parish Councils. implementation of a width limit for the If you are considering standing for election village due to the increase in number and and would like further information, please frequency of HGVs in the parish. Residents contact the Clerk. have started to send me photos of instances, PRECEPT particularly around the area of the double bends in Manor Road, and I need as many Council has held the Precept (the amount it different ones as possible to build our case. requests via your Council Tax payments) at An independent traffic survey will also be its current level for a further year. undertaken. Any information / ROAD RACES documentation would be appreciated. Runners will again be gracing the streets of Best wishes for 2018 from myself and all Folksworth for their annual Folksworth 15 Councillors. If I can help with anything at race, scheduled for Sunday January 21st. all, please contact me.

Jackie Stanbridge Contributors! Clerk to the Council/RFO

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Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 17 SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Movers & Shakers FOLKSWORTH PARISH COUNCILLORS 2014-18

Mark Randall (Chairman) Gordon Fenwick David Bache 4 Castel Way 3 Bullock Road 20 Hawthorn Road Folksworth PE7 3TX Washingley PE7 3SH Folksworth PE7 3SF 01733 248202 01733 247537 Judith Ford Lisa Blackman 10 Chervil Close District Councillor (Vice Chairman) Folksworth PE7 3SZ Manor Farm 01733 240440 Rita Matthews Fen Lane 52 Townsend Way Stilton PE7 3SA Richard Soper Folksworth PE7 3TU 07919 366465 83 Elm Road 01733 244169 Folksworth PE7 3SX Alison Brown 01733 719638 County Councillor 37 Manor Road Folksworth PE7 3SU Steve Chapman Simon Bywater 01733 240501 5 Chervil Close 9 Crabapple Close Folksworth PE7 3TZ Sawtry PE28 5QG Patrick Clarke 01733 545407 01487 831079 16 Townsend Way Simon.bywater@cambridg Folksworth PE7 3TU eshire.gov.uk 01733 241860 Folksworth & Washingley Parish Council PO Box 1285 Peterborough PE2 2NN 07724 171158 [email protected] www.folksworthandandwashingley-pc.org.uk FOLKSWORTH ART CLUB

We meet on Thursdays from 12:30 to 4:30 pm in Folksworth Village Hall to paint/draw in a friendly, informal atmosphere, helping each other when necessary.

Why not join us? Bring your own materials.

£3 per session, including refreshments.

Contact Cherry Hadley Tel: 01733 244258 - or just come along and enjoy yourself!

18 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Watch the Birdie ! BE A PART OF THE BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH IS IT ONLY ABOUT BIRDS? Around 500,000 people took part in the RSPB’s last Big Garden Birdwatch. It's an No; since 2014 the survey has also asked important contribution to our understanding participants to report on other wildlife, such of wild bird populations and what factors as hedgehogs, badgers or snakes, to build might affect them. This month it's your an even bigger picture. chance to join in, and count the wildlife WHAT HAPPENS TO MY DATA? that's counting on you. Why not make it a family project and get the kids involved? RSPB specialists gather all the data into a computer system. Then it’s ‘cleaned’ to You can order a FREE Birdwatch pack now remove errors (such as mistyped postcodes) on the RSPB website - www.rspb.org.uk - and duplicates. This takes a couple of weeks. and get 20% discount at their shop. WHAT DO I DO? The high-quality data is then cross- referenced in various ways and compared It couldn’t be simpler! You just pick a good with previous years’ data to create vantage point to watch the birds in your meaningful analyses. These are then garden. Then spend just one hour between published in various media, including the 27-29 January counting how many of what RSPB website, so you’ll be able to see how different species come to visit. You then your garden visitors fit into the big picture. submit your data either online at FIND OUT MORE www.rspb.org.uk or by returning a freepost paper form. Even if you don’t see any birds, www.rspb.org.uk provides lots of valuable it’s still valuable to return a zero result. information, not only about the Birdwatch HOW DOES IT HELP? project but also about how you can support wildlife in your garden. Remember, in cold The Big Garden Birdwatch has been going weather small creatures need a lot of food for 40 years now, so it’s amassed a lot of just to keep warm, so follow the RSPB’s data enabling trends and changes to be advice about how to provide food, water clearly identified. For example, in that time and shelter in your garden. we've lost more than half our house sparrows and some three-quarters of our starlings. But it isn't all doom and gloom; blue tit numbers have risen by 20% and the wood pigeon population by a whopping 800%.

The results help spot problems, but are also the first step in putting things right. This is why it's so important to count garden birds.

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Excavations at Must Farm A talk by Dr Mark Knight, Archaeologist of the Year, 2017 Friday 16th March at 7:30pm Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle PE8 4EJ

These archaeologically important excavations near Whittlesey have revealed a deeply buried Bronze Age settlement, that had been destroyed by fire and collapsed into a river channel, resulting in an extraordinary level of preservation.

Nearby, archaeologists had previously found eight well-preserved log boats, some of which were virtually intact. They have been dated to around 1500 BC.

Tickets will be available from Olive Main (241206) in late January, or you can pay at the door.

Want to learn more? Visit the project website at www.mustfarm.com/ or Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Must_Farm_Bronze_Age_settlement

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In aid of The Mayor of Peterborough's Charities 'BLITZ BASH' A 1940s MUSIC EVENING Featuring the GB Home Guard Function Band 24th FEBRUARY 2018 PETERBOROUGH TOWN HALL, RECEPTION ROOM, 19:30-23:00 HRS TICKETS INCLUSIVE OF BUFFET, £15 EACH AVAILABLE FROM CIVIC OFFICE (01733) 452319 BAR - TOMBOLA - RAFFLE - OPTIONAL QUIZ 1940s DRESS WELCOMED - PRIZE FOR THE BEST DRESSED LADY AND GENT

The Mayor of Peterborough’s Charities - registration number 1165640

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M T W T F S S WHAT WHEN WHERE WHO CALL

O < Toddler's Dance 9:15am Stilton Church Meeting Room Michelle Pratt 07906 114942 O O O O AM < Playgroup (Stilton) 9 - 11:45 & 1 - 3pm Playgroup Leslie Kirk 247682 O < Stay & Play 9 - 10:15am Stilton Pavilion Rebecca Mills 07498 528393 O < Mums & Toddlers (Folksworth) 10:00-11:30 term time Folksworth Village Hall TINIES O O O O < Pre-School (Folksworth) 9:00am - 3:00pm Folksworth Village Hall O < Playgroup (Folksworth) 10 - 11:30am Folksworth Village Hall Mel 07885 636275

O < 1st Stilton Brownies 6:15 - 7:45pm Stilton Pavilion Jen Walton 01487 832114 O < Stilton Rainbows 5:15 - 6:15pm Stilton Pavilion Sandra Waldrin-Walker 661255 O < Folksworth Brownies 6:30 - 7:45pm term time Folksworth Village Hall Annette Gedney 244442 O < 1st Folksworth Rainbows 5:30 - 6:30pm Folksworth Village Hall Julie Quy 243026 O < Guides 6 - 7:30pm Stilton Pavilion Carol Warren (07508) 502534 O < Stilton United Colts KO 10am Stilton Playing Field

YOUNGSTERS O < Parish Council (Stilton) Wednesday after 2nd Tuesday 7:30pm Stilton Parish Room Mrs Croll 229130 O < Parish Council (Folksworth) 7:30 - 9:30pm 3rd Tuesday in month Folksworth Village Hall O < Sewing Group 2:30 - 5pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229 O < Over 60's Club 2:00pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Sylvia Ward 242457

O < Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Irene Goldsmith 244229 ADULTS O < Holy Communion 2nd & 4th Sun 8:00am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < LinCup (Café style worship) 2nd Sun 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Irene Goldsmith 244229 O < Elevenses with God 4th Sunday 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < Linking Hands (mums) 9am Stilton Church Meeting Room Irene Goldsmith 244229 O < Crossover (Y6) 6 - 7pm in term time Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229 O < Men's Prayer Breakfast 8am 2nd Saturday in month Stilton Church Meeting Room Nigel Rosbrook 246396 O < Holy Communion (soup lunch) 1st Wednesday 12:30-1:30 St Mary Magdalene Doug Maltman 242229 O < Church Choir 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:30pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229

CHURCH O < Prayer Focus 8am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < Christian Congregation in UK 5 - 11pm, 1st & 3rd Sun in month Folksworth Village Hall

O < Stilton Gardening Club 3rd Tues 7:30pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Olive Main 241206 O < Pilates (Stilton) 9:30-10:30; 10:30-11:30am Stilton Pavilion Vicky Leschallas 07919 053140 O O < Pilates (Stilton) 10.00 - 11.00am & 10.30 - 11.30am Stilton Pavilion Frances Ellis 07714 773528 O O < Pilates (Folksworth) 7:45-8:45pm Wed. 8 - 9pm Thurs. Folksworth Village Hall O < Clubbercise 7.15 - 8.15pm Stilton Pavilion Louise Knox 07957 983950 O O < Stilton Table Tennis Club Mon (adults) 2-4pm; Tue 7:00-9:30pm Stilton Pavilion Steve Ambler 242156 O O < Stilton Carpet Bowls Club 2pm Mon, 7.30pm Thu Stilton Pavilion Scott Sherrington 242409 O < Folksworth Indoor Bowls 7 - 9pm weekly. May-Aug fortnightly Folksworth Village Hall O < Peterborough Opera Group 7:30 - 9:30pm Folksworth Village Hall O < Band 8 - 9:35pm Stilton Pavilion Brian Bowen 241310 O < Yoga 5.30 - 7pm Stilton Pavilion Brian Appleyard 244642 O O O < Mat Pilates Mon 8-9pm; Tue 6-7pm; Wed 9-10:30am Stilton Church Meeting Room Sue Gibbs 07709 938122 O O < Chair Exercise 11am-12:30pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Sue Gibbs 07709 938122 O < Stilton United FC 3:00pm kick-off Glen Woolner 07771 784643 O < Taoist Tai Chi 7:30pm Austin Hall, Main Street, Yaxley Alex Weyman 01480 413353 O < Folksworth Art Club 12:30-4:30pm Folksworth Village Hall Cherry Hadley 244258 O < Folksworth Ladies' Circle 7:30-9:30pm 4th Tuesday in month Folksworth Village Hall Phyllis Hope 240947

SPORT & LEISURE & SPORT O < Yaxley Flower Club 3rd Thursday, 7:30pm Yaxley British Legion Yvonne Wagstaff 243370 O < Stilton Stumblers (walking group) Alternate Sundays 10:00am Meet at the Pump Shirley Gregory 246209 O < Papercrafting 10am-noon, 2nd Monday in month Stilton Church Meeting Room Maggie 07788 919899 O < Indoor Bootcamp 5:30 - 6:30pm Stilton Pavilion Rachael Joyce 07789 292441 O < Dance lessons 3:00 - 6:00pm Stilton Pavilion DanceXcess 07768 435362

O O < Sawtry Friendship Club 10:30am - 1:30pm CARESCO Pat 01487 832105 OTHER M T W T F S S Are we up to date? Tell SCAN about your activities! To book: Stilton Pavilion - 07 484 746894 | Folksworth Village Hall - (01733) 241938 | Stilton Church Meeting Room - (01733) 243553 | Stilton Parish Room - (01733) 241042 | Leave a LANDLINE number!

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M T W T F S S WHAT WHEN WHERE WHO CALL

O < Toddler's Dance 9:15am Stilton Church Meeting Room Michelle Pratt 07906 114942 O O O O AM < Playgroup (Stilton) 9 - 11:45 & 1 - 3pm Playgroup Leslie Kirk 247682 O < Stay & Play 9 - 10:15am Stilton Pavilion Rebecca Mills 07498 528393 O < Mums & Toddlers (Folksworth) 10:00-11:30 term time Folksworth Village Hall O O O O < Pre-School (Folksworth) 9:00am - 3:00pm Folksworth Village Hall O < Playgroup (Folksworth) 10 - 11:30am Folksworth Village Hall Mel 07885 636275

O < Parish Council (Stilton) Wednesday after 2nd Tuesday 7:30pm Stilton Parish Room Mrs Croll 229130 O < Parish Council (Folksworth) 7:30 - 9:30pm 3rd Tuesday in month Folksworth Village Hall O < Sewing Group 2:30 - 5pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229 O < Over 60's Club 2:00pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Sylvia Ward 242457

O < Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Irene Goldsmith 244229 O < Holy Communion 2nd & 4th Sun 8:00am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < LinCup (Café style worship) 2nd Sun 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Irene Goldsmith 244229 O < Elevenses with God 4th Sunday 11:15am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < Linking Hands (mums) 9am Stilton Church Meeting Room Irene Goldsmith 244229 O < Crossover (Y6) 6 - 7pm in term time Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229 O < Men's Prayer Breakfast 8am 2nd Saturday in month Stilton Church Meeting Room Nigel Rosbrook 246396 O < Holy Communion (soup lunch) 1st Wednesday 12:30-1:30 St Mary Magdalene Doug Maltman 242229 O < Church Choir 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:30pm Stilton Church Meeting Room Pat Maltman 242229 O < Prayer Focus 8am St Mary Magdalene Stuart Reed 241114 O < Christian Congregation in UK 5 - 11pm, 1st & 3rd Sun in month Folksworth Village Hall

O < Mobile Library (Stilton) 3:10 - 4pm (4th Wed in month) Outside The Talbot O < Mobile Library (Folksworth) 10:45 - 11am (4th Wed in month) Elm Road O < Age Well Club 10 - 11:45am Yaxley Health Centre Linda Smith 240478 O < Carers' Group 1st Weds, 2 - 4 pm Yaxley Health Centre Linda Smith 240478 O O < Sawtry Day Centre 10am - 2:30pm CARESCO Vicki 01487 832105 O O < Sawtry Friendship Club 10:30am - 1:30pm CARESCO Pat 01487 832105 M T W T F S S Are we up to date? Tell SCAN about your activities! To book: Stilton Pavilion - 07 484 746894 | Folksworth Village Hall - (01733) 241938 | Stilton Church Meeting Room - (01733) 243553 | Stilton Parish Room - (01733) 241042 | Leave a LANDLINE number!

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Stilton & District Twinning Association

Twinning

Jumelage 20 Years of Twinning Anniversary Celebrations 2017/2018 marks 20 years since we signed the two Twinning Charters with St Christol les Alés. A great deal has been achieved over these years:

● Over 600 exchange visits have taken place

● Strong friendships have been formed

● We have learned about our different cultures

● We know more about our respective countries

● We know more about our local regions

● Travel grants have been awarded to young people

● Above all….fun has been had! Anniversary Visit 25 to 29 August 2018

St Christol Twinning Association and the Mairie of St Christol have invited a group from Stilton and district to St Christol for a celebratory visit.

(Your visit could be part of a summer holiday to the region)

Once there visitors will be hosted by local families

There will be a programme of visits and celebrations.

If you would like to take part in the visit please contact: Chris Walford. Tel 07720 718078 or email: [email protected]

24 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 Healthwatch YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND CARE

DISABLED ACCESS HELP The recent e-newsletter from Healthwatch included some items that may be of Readers with mobility issues will welcome particular interest to our readers. an innovative online tool to find accessible CARERS’ RIGHTS places such as pubs, shops, museums etc. Just visit www.disabledgo.com. All listed The Carers Trust offers information on venues have been personally inspected by issues like benefits and family carers' rights. trained surveyors, who revisit areas every Visit their website www.carerstrustcpn.org year to keep the information up to date. to find out more and to download their latest SIGN UP YOURSELF quarterly magazine. KEEPING WELL Inevitably, by the time some of Healthwatch’s news can appear in SCAN it’s Cambridgeshire County Council have already out of date, so why not sign up to launched a new website to help people in receive their newsletters directly? Visit their Cambridgeshire live healthier, happier lives. websites at either: It also provides links to other organisations www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk or that provide information as well as to local www.healthwatchpeterborough.co.uk. support groups. Find out more at www.bewellcambridgeshire.co.uk. ANY SIDE EFFECTS? Medicines are rigorously tested before being licensed for use, so most possible side effects will have been identified. But Stilton Church patients may sometimes experience either known side effects to an unusual degree, or Coffee Morning - more rarely - unforeseen ones. This is why it’s important to report side effects, either Jan 20th to your GP who prescribed the medication, 10:30am - noon or through the MHRA Yellow Card scheme. (Third Saturday in every month) This government-backed scheme provides a comprehensive reporting mechanism for Everybody is welcome. a wide range of pharmacological issues, Come and try the homemade cake. including suspected counterfeit drugs or Take a chance to win the raffle! medical devices, as well as side-effects. Go to http://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ to find out about it.

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Stilton Gardening Club had a talk on rhubarb last year. So if you have a taste for it, there is still time to plant rhubarb crowns; either Stilton Gardening & take a slice from an existing plant or order Natural History Club from a reputable supplier. TUESDAY JAN 16th The most commonly grown variety is 7:30PM 'Victoria'. Crowns grown in the famous STILTON CHURCH Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire are available MEETING ROOM on ebay. It can also be grown from seed. Paul Biggins, who works for the Choose 'Champagne' if you want forced Environment Agency on mapping to rhubarb; Fultons’ ‘Strawberry Surprise’ is provide environmental information, will advertised as suitable for a container, though share his expertise on flooding. it has to be a very large container (holding 40 litres of compost). Paul is a remarkable resident of Stilton; not only an expert in his profession but Choose a sunny spot, dig in manure or also a web designer, musician, garden compost and plant with the top bud photographer, sound engineer and just below the surface. Feed with something gardener. like Growmore in March. Don't harvest in the first summer but keep it moist if we have We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the a dry year. month in Stilton Church Room at 7:30pm, usually for a talk or If you want to 'force' rhubarb, you need to demonstration but some months we visit keep light out by covering the young shoots a garden or site. Everyone is welcome with a dustbin or bucket (or an expensive to come along to any meetings. decorative terracotta forcer). Don't do this two years running, so it is a good idea to Membership costs £5 (£7 family) have two plants. payable in January, and £1 per evening. Visitors £2.

Further details from Olive Main (241206) or [email protected]

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Eat More Spinach ! IT DID POPEYE A POWER OF GOOD...

We are told that one way to stave off Mix a tub of crème fraiche with one egg, dementia is to eat spinach or kale every day. stir in about 300gm of poached, smoked If you find this a depressing prospect then haddock, the zest of one lemon and season try this easy and delicious recipe. with pepper. Spread this mixture into the SMOKED HADDOCK pre-baked pastry case. Cook at 200oC/180o AND SPINACH QUICHE fan, or gas mark 6 for 15-20 minutes until about set. Either buy a pastry case or bake one yourself. Leave to cool a little before serving. Wilt a bag of baby spinach (225gm) by pouring boiling water over it and squeezing out all the liquid. Help the Foodbank The Foodbank supplies food for families in crisis every week. Thanks for your continued support. The Foodbank is now low on: ● Cereals ● Packets of soup / pasta / rice / ● Milk - powder or long-life dried fruit ● Tea / Coffee ● Cartons / tins of custard / rice pudding ● Bags of sugar ● Jars of pasta sauces / jam / ● Orange juice / squash preserves ● Tins of meat / tuna / beans / ● Packets of biscuits / crackers / tomatoes / soup / vegetables / crisps / cake / chocolate / sweets fruit Where possible, please ensure that tins have ring-pull tops for ease of opening and that all items have a reasonable remaining use-by date. Please contact Pearl Reed (01733) 241114 if the Church is not open or if you need anything collected.

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Friends of Yaxley Library (FOYL) will be Samba Drumming Workshop supporting The Library Presents with the following Spring events: Wouldn't it be great to drum in a library? Classical Reflections Samba drumming will get your feet tapping, arms moving, head nodding and your heart A performance by 22 year old classically beating. The workshops will be on 10th & trained identical twin singers Naomi and 24th March, 2:30 - 3:30pm. Hannah Moxon, who have appeared on HUNTINGDON BBC's show 'The Voice.' This performance DISTRICT COUNCIL will be on Friday 2nd March at 7:30pm Mosaic Workshop We are pleased to welcome HDC as our new partner at Yaxley Library. Sam will be Join Carolyn Ash to learn about mosaic available every Tuesday 9:30am - 12:30pm techniques. You will have the chance to and 1:00 - 5:00pm to help with any make a little mosaic as a souvenir of your Huntingdon District Council related queries. day. This workshop will take place on the 14th & 16th February, 2:30 - 5:00pm.

For more information, please visit: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/library- Yaxley Library presents-arts-alive-programme-announced- OPENING TIMES for-ten-cambridgeshire-libraries/ or ask staff at Yaxley Library. Tickets available soon! Mon 3:00 - 7:00 Tue 9:30 - 5:00 If you would like to become a member and get involved please do speak to a member Wed CLOSED of staff, or email to: Thu 9:30 - 5:00 [email protected]. Fri 9:30 - 1:30 Our next meeting is on Wednesday 10th Sat 9:30 - 1:30 January at 2:00pm. Please feel free to join us; you would be most welcome! Renewals & enquiries: (0345) 045 5225 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library

28 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 392 Jan 2018 REGULAR EVENTS Games Club for Adults Rhymetime returns on January 5th. Come Come along to our new games club, where along and join in the fun, sharing songs and every Tuesday afternoon you can learn and rhymes. It's free! For all babies and toddlers play some games and meet new people. aged up to 18 months. These sessions are Rummikub will be held on Tuesday 16th & held every Friday (term-time only) starting 30th January and Mahjong will be held on at 10:30 am. No booking required! the 9th & 23rd January. Sessions are from 2:00 - 4:00pm. free to attend and no need Storytime sessions, for ages 18 months - 4 to book! Donations welcome. Years, are Tuesday 9th & 23rd January at EngAge in the Afternoon 10:30am. Come along to Yaxley library to hear lovely stories and join in with our action For Adults: Wednesday January 17th 2:00 rhymes. It's free! No booking required! - 3:30pm Active Lifestyles (Don't forget to ask us about the Bookstart Bear Club and Bears Reading Adventure. Danielle Sancaster from Huntingdonshire Collect stickers and stamps with your little District Council will be giving a 45 minute ones - It's free!) chair-based exercise demonstration and will Book & Biscuit then be talking about the Health Walk Scheme and Rightstart exercise scheme that Let's get reading! Book & Biscuit is a special takes place in Yaxley. story club for children aged 4 - 7 years old. Each month we will share a themed story Places are limited. For a free ticket please adventure and craft to match! Our next make enquiries at Yaxley Library or contact session will be on Thursday 11th January us on 0345 045 522. Donations welcome. at 3:30pm, with the following sessions continuing on the second Thursday of each month. Parents / Carers must stay with their children. This is a free event! No need to book, just come along. Mobile Library Lego Club Come and have fun creating a variety of Wed 24th Jan things using Lego. This is a very popular event and is held every Saturday morning Folksworth from 10:00 - 11:30am, admission 50p per 10:30 - 10:50am Elm Road child. No booking required! Stilton 3:10 - 4pm Outside The Talbot

Route M24

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