Hardwick Happenings

HARDWICK HAPPENINGS

December 2018/January 2019 1

VILLAGE DATABASE

Cambridgeshire County Council: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk 01223 717111

Community Association: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417

Community Car Scheme: Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gill Stott 01954 210942 Graham Cowell 01954 211493 Lynda Gilchrist 01954211448

Community Primary School: Headteacher: Andy Matthews [email protected] 01954 210070 Caretaker: Alison Berkeley [email protected] 01954 211591

Community Speed Watch Alan Everitt [email protected] 07739322905

County Councillor: Lina Joseph [email protected] 0740 2351821

Doctors’ Surgeries: Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, Comberton 01223 262500/262399 Bourn Surgery 25 Alms Hill, Bourn 01954 719313 Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, 01223 262500/262399 Child & Family Nurses: 01954 282830

District Councillor: Grenville Chamberlain [email protected] 01954 210040

Evangelical Church: [email protected] Co-Ministers: Steve & Kate Gaze 01954 211900/212556 Secretary: Liz Pamplin [email protected]

General: Community Education Office: 01223 264721 Ashcroft veterinary surgery: 169 St Neots Rd 01954 210250 Cambridge Water Co (supply): 01223 403000 Anglian water (sewerage): 08457 145145 Eastern electricity: 0800 7 838 838 Gas Emergency: 0800 111 999

Guides: Janet Hayman [email protected] Rainbows Jane Muncey [email protected] 01954 210570 Guiding information www. Girlguiding.org.uk

Hardwick Happenings: Eds Peter Cornwell Howard Baker [email protected]

Member of Parliament: Heidi Allen [email protected] 01954 211044

Netball Club: Alison Beresford

Neighbourhood watch Ashley Shepherd [email protected]

Parish Council: [email protected] Parish Clerk: Gail Stoehr [email protected] 01954 210241 Chairman Tony Gill [email protected], 01954 211108

St. Mary’s Parish Church: Priest in charge: Revd Alison Myers [email protected] 01954 212815 Clare Bigg Treasurer [email protected] 01954 211673

South Cambridgeshire District Council: wwwscambs.gov.uk Road repair: 03450 455212 Street light failure: 0 800 253529

Sports and Social Club: www.hardwicksportsandsocialclub.co.uk [email protected] 01954 210110 Pavilion Bookings Contact Lisa or Jerry for hire forms and terms Lindsey Haynes [email protected] 07925208108

Three fifteen club: Sharon Turner [email protected] 07787910490

WI: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417

BIN COLLECTIONS

Date Colour December 5th Green & Blue December 12th Black December 19th Green & Blue December 27th NB Thursday Black January 3rd NB Thursday Only Blue January 9th Black January 16th Green & Blue January 23rd Black January 30th Only Blue

Hardwick Happenings December 2018/January 2019 Issue number 346

Printed by Victoire Press for the people of Hardwick, independent, but affiliated to the Community Association with financial support from the Parish Council Facebook: Hardwick Happenings Twitter: @hardwickhap The Hardwick Happenings Team Editors: Peter Cornwell and Howard Baker Home and garden : Carole Oakes Advertising: Roger Worland Treasurer: Jeff Jones Social media manager: Vacant Distribution: Marian Gibbens, Yvonne Sawyer Village calendar: Anne Jones Proof reader: Sue Cornwell Cover photo: Jeff Jones captures the Hardwick poppies and the ladies who created them, Naomi Roy explains on P.45

CAR SCHEME EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gill Stott 01954 210942

Graham Cowell 01954 211493 Lynda Gilchrist 01954 211448 Jane Yeomans 01954 211038 [email protected]

CONTENTS

Car scheme 41 Christmas tree festival 53 Comberton library 17 December in the garden 30 Dragon fencing club 13 Evangelical church 22 and 62 From Heidi Allen MP 56 From St Mary’s 10 From the School 18

Greenways 38 Guides 55 Hardwick Community Centre 42 Kitchen safety 67 Letter : John Coppard 7 S E Media manager 35 Morsbags 31 Parish Council 8 DAVEY Pop up music cafe 47 PLASTERING Postal quiz 9 Potholes 60 CONTRACTOR Snippets 28 All aspects of plas- Sports and social 48 tering work Twenty seven bags 34 carried out. Village diary 36 Tel: 01954 210941 Village people 70 Volunteer drivers needed 23 Mob: 07711541799 WI 45

EDITORIAL On page 45 Naomi Roy explains the how and why of the poppies draped around the village sign and featured on the cover. Any sightings of a baby dinosaur on a skateboard last seen in the vicinity of the school please Call 999 or report to the Headteacher without fail. ( Lucas and Alys explain on page 18) Congratulations to the Dragon Fencing Club and to three of its members who have been selected for the Great Britain under twenties squad . Kiron Austin, Dan Summerfield and Hannah Smyth have all been fencing here for several years. More on Page 13. A new column, „Snippets,‟ is featured in this issue. Great crested newts have raised their profile down at the church, but can you guess how much they cost? Read on .page 28 News from the Parish Council about „the eyesore‟. Read all about it on page 8. The Community Centre working group want to hear from you. Here‟s your chance to influence the future and let them know your views on which of the three sites you favour. See page 42 for lists of for and against each proposal. Similarly there are opportunities to air your views on the hugely exciting proposed Greenway project , see page 38. Congratulations to HSSC on raising a massive £ 1600 for charity recently. The article on 48 explains. Pat Portlock reports that the village litter collecting team found twenty seven (TWENTY SEVEN !) bags of rubbish in two hours. Page 34. Following a series of burglaries in the village recently we pub- lish advice on Page 26 from PCSO Lindsay Gardiner on how to protect your home. Peter 6

Dear Residents,

Following on from recent criminal damage/ littering within your village and discussion with the local parish councillors, the question was raised as to what residents understood by the term anti-social behaviour (ASB). Cambridgeshire Constabulary define it as any aggressive, intimidating or harmful activity that damages or de- stroys another person’s quality of life. We work closely with partner agencies, including local councils, to target and tackle anti-social issues within our communities so that offenders face justice and vic- tims receive a better quality of life. Examples of anti-social behaviour include; rowdy, noisy behaviour, night time noise from houses or gardens - particularly between 11pm and 7am, threatening and/or drunken behaviour, vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting, dealing or buying drugs on the streets, littering and/or fly-tipping, setting off fireworks late at night and aban- doning cars on the street. We rely on all residents reporting their ASB concerns to assist us in directing and prioritising our patrols, and would rather a matter be reported than us miss it. If in doubt, please report it! Our website provides a simple method of reporting concerns 24/7 via https://www.cambs.police.uk/report/Report with an ASB report taking approximately 10 minutes to complete. Further information on ASB can be found at https://www.cambs.police.uk/information- and-services/Anti-social-behaviour Local councils also play a key part in dealing with anti-social behaviour issues that aren’t criminal offences, such as abandoned vehicles and they can be contacted from the following links http:// www.scambs.gov.uk/&http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Alternatively, if you wish to report issues anonymous Crime stop- pers provides you with this opportunity at https://crimestoppers- uk.org/give-information

Regards John PCSO 7269 John Coppard

October 23rd Parish Council Meeting.

The police have replied to our enquiry about anti-social behaviour in Bramley Way and Pippin Walk, by saying that they are conducting an ASB patrol plan in these areas. Councillor Joslin reported on the options available for Highway safety and the recent Speedwatch results. HPC and the Play Parks group were pleased to receive no- tice that our application to Amey for a grant had been success- ful, and the second phase could be completed. The owner of the burnt out building and the owner of the adjacent building will meet in March 2019 and decide with Cadent, the gas contractors, when to do the work. The Bourn Airfield development was discussed, and the chairman was asked to write a report to send to SCDC plan- ners, incorporating the views of the public meeting and the councillors. Millers Way has been recorded as a legal public footpath between Worcester Ave and St Neots Rd by CCC. After advice from James Fisher the s106 officer at SCDC, the PC decided to accept the transfer of open spaces, local area of play and the allotments from the developers at the new Grace Crescent. This means we will take over the maintenance of the areas with funds from the developers for ten years. If the funds offered are not sufficient then we have the option to re- fuse the offer. Councillor Ashton agreed to look at ways the PC could communicate better with the wider community.

Tony Gill

Come just as you are. The star (or comet, or whatever it was) that the wise men followed, the star that marked the place where Jesus was, says „Come as you are‟. Come on a journey to find wonder and meaning and belonging. Come on this journey and, like the wise men, maybe you‟ll find what you are searching for. More prosaically, and as a reminder of any spiritual journey you are on, why not make stars central to your preparation for Christmas. These were originally designed to be activities for families, or for grandparents with grandchildren, but they could just as well be adapted for anyone. Star friends: write this simple prayer onto one or more stars: „Loving God, bless my friend today‟. Give it to a friend who shines like a star for you. Star tree: find a special star for your Christmas tree. As you put it on the tree, gather everyone around and say this special prayer: „Star of wonder, star of light, may God‟s blessing be in our tree, our home and in our hearts as we find the Christ child this Christmas.‟ Star sky: take a walk on a clear night and look at the stars. Think of how beautiful the stars in the sky can be and remember how stars lead people to think of the amazing wonder of God. Star make: make a giant star to display in your front window or fence until Christmas; you could even make one that lights up! Wouldn‟t it be good to see stars on display all round the village. For more advent star ideas to prepare for Christmas, pick up a leaflet in church or visit www.churchofengland.org/christmas. #FollowTheStar booklets for use after Christmas will also be available in the church, at Christmas services and events. #FollowThe tar is the Hardwick churches‟ Christmas campaign. It is also a national Christmas campaign and thousands of Christmas services and events will be taking place in churches all over the country. Look out for the flier, or the pages in Hard- wick Happenings that tell you what‟s happening in our village. With my prayers that you will be blessed this Christmas,

St Mary’s Church, Hardwick St Mary‟s, Hardwick, is part of the Lordsbridge Team of Churches, and the diocese of Ely www.stmaryshardwick.org.uk Vicar: Revd Alison Myers, Tel: 01954 212815; Email: alison- [email protected] The Rectory, 50, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge CB23 7QS Assistant Ministers: Revd Howard Bigg& Clare Bigg

St Mary’s in December and January

2 Dec (Sun) 9.30 am Holy Communion 7 Dec (Fri) 6 pm Scouting and Guiding carol service

9 Dec (Sun) 9.30am All Age Worship 11 Dec (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s

16 Dec (Sun) 9.30 am Holy Communion * 18 Dec (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s 20 Dec (Thu) 3.30pm Family fun afternoon, with Christingles

23 Dec (Sun) 4.30 pm Carol Service by Candlelight 24 Dec (Mon) 11.30 pm Christmas Eve Holy Communion 25 Dec (Tue) 9.30 am Christmas morning All Age Holy Communion

30 Dec (Sun) 10.30 am United Team Holy Communion, at St Mary’s Comberton

6 Jan (Sun) 9.30 am Holy Communion for Epiphany * 8 Jan (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s

13 Jan (Sun) 9.30 am All Age Worship 15 Jan (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s

20 Jan (Sun) 9.30 am Holy Communion * 22 Jan (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s

27 Jan (Sun) 9.30 am Holy Communion * 29 Jan (Tue) 9.30 am Tuesday Mornings at St Mary‟s

Creche corner with toys and books at the back of church in every service.

Dragon Fencing Club, which meets on Mon- day evenings in Hard- wick school gym, has had three of its fencers selected for the Great Britain under 20 squad for the first of this year‟s series of international competitions. Kiron Austin 19, Dan Summerfield 18, and Hannah Smyth 17, have been fencing at Hardwick for several years with Kiron and Dan being two of the club‟s first members, having started fencing whilst in their last year at Hardwick Primary School.

All three have fenced around the country for the last three years gaining experience and ranking points. They are now all in the top fifteen of the national ranking, which has given them their opportunity at international level.

Kiron and Dan also coach younger fencers at the club sessions and it is hoped that the club will have more GB fencers in future. For a club with only enough space for twenty fencers to have three selected for the GB team is a fantastic achievement. It is also a great tribute to their hard work and the excellent support from their families to help them attain and sustain this level of performance. Alan West

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Comberton Library Opening Hours: Monday: 10am – 1pm Wednesday: 10am – 1pm, 2pm -5pm Friday: 2pm – 5pm Saturday: 10am – 1pm More details can be found on the Library Service website at: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library If you would like a festive read do come and browse our selection of Christmas books at the library. We have picture books and some longer chapter books for the children and a display of adult fiction too. All are available to borrow. Do you have children in the family, who enjoyed our Summer Reading Challenge, Mischief Makers? If so, you may be interested to know that there is a Winter Mini Challenge, based on the book „There‟s a Yeti in the Playground‟, running from Sat- urday 1st December until Friday 11th January. The Challenge is accessed through the Reading Agency‟s Winter Mini Challenge website. To take part your children read three books of their choice, and then add the titles, with a short review, to their website profile. There is a certificate to print-off at the end of the Challenge, plus a host of fun activities to take part in online. Further details, and lots of books to borrow, are available in the library. Upcoming Rhymetime sessions: 10th December, 7th& 21st January (10.30 -11.00 am). Please note that although these sessions are aimed at very young children we welcome older siblings and pre-schoolers who enjoy singing too! We wish Barbara, our wonderful Rhymetime volunteer, a very Happy Christmas, and thank you for making the library so special for our youngest customers. Comberton Library will be closed for the Christmas/New Year period from 1 pm on Monday 24th December, re-opening on Wednesday 2nd January at 10 am. The staff wish you all a very Joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing all our customers, both old and new, in 2019!

From the school. Exciting events in Year 1/2! A mysterious egg. In Year 1/2 at Hardwick Primary School we found a large egg in the allotments by the maze. It was yellow, brown and crackly. We took it into our classroom and made a nest out of fluffy and soft material and put it care- fully inside. After a few weeks the egg cracked and we think a baby dinosaur popped out and ran away. Feathers were left behind. We then wrote a story about what we thought had happened. The Wildlife Park. On Wednesday, 3rd October we went to Paradise Wild- life Park in Broxbourne. When we arrived we were given a map. Whilst eating our snack we decided where we were going to go. First, we went to the ‘World of Di- nosaurs’ part. We walked through huge gates and along a track with sharp dinosaur teeth at the side. Then we saw the life-sized dinosaurs in the wood. The dinosaurs roared and some of the body parts moved. It was scary! We saw a mummy pterodactyl in her nest and her wings flapped up and down. Then we saw the triceratops in the woods and their eggs hiding in the bushes. We also saw an ankylosaurus, a velociraptor that was waving its head up and down and a diplodocus that was eating leaves, swishing its tail and calling to her babies. There was a big T-rex roaring very loudly behind a Jeep and we were pretending to drive away from it.

We had our photograph taken of us driving the car. It looked like the T-rex was chasing us. At the end of the track there was a dilophasaurus that squirted water and we all got a little wet. It was fun! After lunch we went to see the animals. We saw reptiles, spiders, pen- guins and more. My (Lucas) favourite was a snake and

my (Alys) favourite animal was the sloth. Once we had seen all of the animals we went on a dinosaur train ride. The train went back into the woods and we saw the pterodactyl and the other dinosaurs. Some people were a little scared. Next we played on an amazing playground. I (Lucas) went into the pyramid and came out onto the pirate ship. Finally, we got on the coach and went back to school. It was a very exciting day!

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Ministers: Steve & Kate Gaze; Tel: 01954 211900/212556; email [email protected] Leadership team: Steve and Kate Gaze, Pauline Blower, Robbie Thomson Pastoral Contact: Pauline Blower; email [email protected] Children and Families Worker: Liz Wadsworth; email [email protected]

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December 2nd Dec 10.30 am Family Service with Young Church; Communion 2nd Dec 7.17-8.30 pm Presence 9th Dec 10.30 am Family Service with Young Church 9th Dec 6-8.30 pm WCCYM Christmas Party 16th Dec 10.30 am Family Service with Young Church; Communion 16th Dec 3 – 4 pm Service at Gracefield Nursing Home 23rd Dec 10.30 am Carol Service (All-age) 24th Dec 5-6 pm Carols around the Nativity Scene 25th Dec 10.30–11.30 am Christmas morning celebration (All-age) 30th Dec 10.30 am Family Service

Family Service We meet to praise God, listen to a talk and pray together. Part way through the service, the children go to Young Church. The service is informal, and the songs are a mixture of modern and older songs. Typically the service ends at noon, followed by refreshments.

Young Church Babies to Yr 7; 10.30 am – 12 noon, starting in School hall; Bible teaching, singing, activities, discussion in small groups

All-age Service Bible teaching, activities, Christian songs, prayers, for people of all ages.

Presence a time of praise and worship, listening to God, and prayer.

Gracefield Service One Sunday a month a team of people from Hardwick Evangeli- cal and St Mary‟s churches leads a short service at Gracefield Care Home.

Not to be missed!! WCCYM‟s Christmas party. Food, Fire pit, Live music, Crafts and more! At Comberton Baptist Church, 6-8.30pm. All years 7-13 welcome‟

Carol Service A service of readings and carols to celebrate Christmas.

Midweek activities Home groups We have midweek groups during the day and evenings that meet in people‟s homes, for fellowship, Bible Study and prayer.

Prayer meeting on the first Thursday of the month. To find out more about any of the above, contact Steve or Kate Gaze

If you are unable to get to church, or would perhaps like a bit of company sometimes Steve,Kate or Pauline would be pleased to come round and see you – we could come for a little while for a chat or if you would like us to pray with you or share communion we would be happy to do that too.

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HOME SECURITY After my last message I had a few responses from concerned residents asking how they can help keep their homes secure. The large majority of the burglaries we have been reporting on the offenders gained access via the rear garden during the day. There is usually an increase in burglaries during this time of year due to more hours of darkness through the day. A house will look unoccupied from about 5pm so timer switches can work as a de- terrent as well as a radio. Homes with no security measures in place are five times more likely to be burgled than those with simple security measures. Good window locks and strong deadlocks can make a big difference. Taking just a few steps can make a big difference in keeping your home safe from burglary. Here are a few tips: Lock your doors and windows every time you leave the house, even when you're just out in the garden, remembering to double-lock UPVC doors (lift handle and turn key) Hide all keys, including car keys, out of sight and away from the letterbox (remember a device could be used to hook keys through the letterbox) Install a visual burglar alarm (as part of a suite of prevention measures - a burglar alarm on its own will not prevent entry to your home) Install good outside lighting Get a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your property Leave radios or lights in your house on a timer to make the property appear occupied Make sure the fences around your garden are in good condition Secure bikes at home by locking them to an immoveable object inside a locked shed or garage Keep ladders and tools stored away; don't leave them outside where they could be used to break into your home Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property Ensure rear fencing is in good repair Improve natural surveillance at the front of your property i.e. trim high hedges Mark your property with postcode and house number and register your property for free with Immobilise Consider joining or forming a Neighbourhood Watch scheme Remove valuables from view of ground floor windows Store any high value items (i.e. jewellery, passports) in a properly secured safe or bank vault Kind regards PCSO Lindsay Gardiner

(A new column from Howard featuring stories from the village and beyond Contributions always welcome.)

Glad to hear that Amazon are sharing some of their vast profits with their workers by paying them the minimum wage. There‟s much to be said against Amazon but no one can question their efficiency. I recently ordered a book at four o‟clock on a Saturday afternoon and it was delivered at lunchtime the following day. It was a slightly different experience, though, when I ordered a cover for my kindle e-reader. They said that they could not predict the delivery date because the item was coming from one of their outside suppliers. Six weeks later a parcel arrived postmarked Kyrgyzstan. Since then the Kyrgyzstanis have been sending me a daily e-mail proclaiming their vast range of clocks, watches, T-shirts. You name it, they‟ve got it. Place your orders now for Easter. * * * A friend in the village was complaining to me about building work on his house which had been suspended because it was the breeding season of the great crested newt. Apparently there is a pond in which these shy, se- cretive creatures like to breed so if there is a pond any- where near your property you can forget your building work. More recently I watched a TV programme about the M6 motorway where work on the removal of a dangerous junction was being held up by…guess what. Yes, our little great crested friends. To minimise disruption to the motorway, the contractors have hired a team of environmentalists who have 28 built a protected walkway (or should it be a slitherway) to guide the g.c.n‟s to the pond where they may, or may not, want to breed. If any of them get lost on the way, it‟s their hard luck because it is illegal to touch one of these slith- ery little chaps. The leading environmentalist confessed that he has never even seen one of them but he added that it has been calculated that the cost of protecting them costs something in the region of £37,000 per newt. Lucky old newts, I say. **** Ever thought of taking the kids to Hampton Court Maze? Why not save the cost of travelling to London by taking them to our very own maze, namely Bramley Way. I‟ve been there several times, most recently a few days ago when even our sat nav gave up the struggle. While wan- dering helplessly round we met a van driver who confessed to having spent two hours looking for a particular house. My co-editor at H.H. confesses to having gone to the Maze to attend a meeting but after an hour going round in circles he gave up; a woman we met who lives there told us that her mother gets lost every time she comes on a visit. Have YOU been lost in the Hardwick Maze? Tell us about your experience and you could win an „I‟ve been lost in Bramley Way‟ badge.

THANK YOU BETTY GOOCH for delivering HH for almost twenty years! As a ninety year old you have definitely earned the right to hang up your delivery bag. (Offers to take over Betty’s delivery in Laxton Avenue to Marian please asap: [email protected])

December and January in Your Garden with Carole Oakes

The garden rarely looks inviting in the depths of winter but once you make the effort to get outside and do a few things, however small they may be, the fresh air and sense of achievement will make you feel so much better.

Continue raking fallen leaves off the grass to prevent dead patches occur- ring. Diseased leaves still on or having fallen from roses, shrubs and plants should be gathered up and disposed of (in the green bin) to lessen the chance of spreading the disease. Keep an eye out generally for pests that may overwinter on foliage and plant waste. Perennials can be cut down to ground level unless they provide winter foliage interest or seed heads for the birds. Give some winter protection to plants that are not frost hardy. Carry on weeding when the soil allows.

Now that the summer pace of garden maintenance is slower this is a great time of year to start (and complete of course) a small garden project. Whether that‟s making a compost bin, a tool tidy for the shed, a new walkway or a garden planter, creating a mosaic, a potting table or even painting your bird boxes. If you need some inspiration the internet provides some great ideas to suit all skill levels and budgets.

Spending a few pounds on some houseplants this winter will really in- vigorate your inside home space, with the leaf textures and colours providing a new focal point and perhaps a small flowering plant on the kitchen windowsill to really add a zing of colour on these chilly grey days.

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More volunteers are needed to join Cambridgeshire‟s school admissions appeals panel. Every year a number of pupils fail to secure a place at the school of their choice because that school is oversubscribed. The parents of these pupils can appeal against the decision which are heard by an independent panel - an important process required by law. Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for volunteers who are either educationally-experienced or who may have no previous experience or educational training to sit on these panels, which are independent of the County Council and the school governing bod- ies. Volunteers must be able to listen to two sides of a case and weigh up evidence objectively and impartially. The work is voluntary but travelling expenses will be paid and training will be provided. The time commitment is usually a minimum of five working days each year. To ensure impartiality, panel members must not be elected members or employees of the County Council who work in education, or on the governing body of the school concerned with the appeal. However, they can be on the governing body of an unconnected school. They must also not be involved in the management or provision of education in any school. The County Council would like the panels to reflect the diverse communities living in Cambridgeshire and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, as well as young applicants and people with disabilities. Anyone interested in learning more or applying to receive an application form should contact Democratic and Members‟ Services Assistant Harriet Snape on 01223 699173 or Rob Sanderson 01223 699181, email [email protected] orrob.sanderson@ca mbridgeshire.gov.uk or write to Harriet Snape, SH1102, Shire Hall, Cambridge CB3 0AP. 33

From Pat Portlock

Twenty seven bags of rubbish were collected in Hardwick in two hours by the litter collecting team this year. The South Cambs District Council provided the litter picking equipment. Refreshments were provided by Hardwick Social Club. Cakes and sandwiches were provided by Hard- wick residents. All were gratefully received. The next litter pick will be In March 2019

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The Comberton[and Hardwick?] Greenway

An update from Caroline Edgley

The Comberton Greenway is a proposed off-road cycle/ walking route between Comberton and Cambridge via Coton and Hardwick. The suggested route passes to the south of Hardwick along the Portway and would give Hardwick residents a safe and attractive route into Cambridge and to Comberton/Coton. The project is spearheaded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), who commissioned a professional to survey the route in 2016. The GCP held a pre-consultation earlier this year and decided on a route for public consultation. This opened in November with public exhibitions being held in Comberton and Coton. Hardwick residents should all have received a brochure through their door. If not, it can be found here: https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/transport/transport -projects/greenways/ Brochures should also be available in the shop and the school.

Hardwick was not involved in refining the route

Hardwick stakeholders, in particular the Parish Council, were not invited to take part in the pre-consultation (although Comberton and Coton were). As a consequence Hardwick is now less well served by the Greenway than indicated by the 2016 survey. In particular, link between the north and south of the village that was highlighted as necessary by the 2016 survey is no longer a desired objective, and the route from Hard- wick to Comberton has shifted away from Hardwick making the route to Comberton Village College less practical for Hard- wick students. 38

Putting Hardwick’s case: The Hardwick Greenway Work- ing Party

The Parish Council has agreed a set of resolutions to put Hard- wick‟s case to the GCP and has set up a Working Group to carry these forward. Briefly, these are: To campaign for an extension of the Greenway from the Portway to Limes Road To hold a public exhibition in Hardwick and extend the public consultation deadline to allow this Seek an assurance that the Greenway will not affect the current provision of school buses from Hardwick to CVC

If you would like to join the Working Group, contact Pauline Joslin on [email protected].

It would be particular good to have people who cycle to Cam- bridge regularly, people supportive of an off-road route to Comberton Village College and people who are keen to see a safe route between the north and south of the village.

Have your say

Send your comments on the Greenway directly to GCP by their deadline of 17thDecember, either by filling in the paper questionnaire in the brochure or online. You can also send your comments to Pauline Joslin or to the Hardwick Happenings: [email protected]. [email protected] 39

Caldecote, Dry Drayton and Hardwick Community Car Scheme The car scheme is there for anyone who needs taking to essential destinations and has no other form of transport. This October was our busiest month ever with 1936 miles driven by our drivers in approximately 172 journeys. Recently two of our co-ordinators, Hazel Swindells and Marian Gibbens have had to stand down but below is the list of our current Co-ordinators. Lynda and Jane are new and we are very grateful to them. The current co-ordinators are listed on the title page (p4) at the beginning of the magazine. For emergencies please try all numbers. (If no success with any of these - for emergencies ONLY - try Sheila Stephenson on 01954 210638. Please do not leave answerphone messages for emergencies except with Sheila.) Information for passengers 1)To get a lift please ring the above co- ordinators in the above order. They will link you with a driver who will come and pick you up at an agreed time, take you to your destination and deliver you home. All the drivers are volunteers and are only reimbursed for their petrol. Thus for each run to Comberton or Bourn the passenger pays the driver £3.50. For all other runs the passenger pays the driver 30p per mile of the journey. The mileage is calculated from the driver's front door to the destination and back again. Currently when the mileage is submitted to the County Council by our treasurer, Cambridgeshire County Council reimburses the drivers an additional 15p per mile for the mileage they have driven. This is one of the reasons we need plenty of drivers so that the passenger can ideally be near to where the driver lives, thus cutting costs. All drivers are DBS (originally CRB) checked. 2) Only residents / passengers from the Caldecote, Dry Drayton and Hardwick villages are included in the £3.50 scheme charge. All other villages such as Knapwell, Bourn, Little Eversden, Cambourne and others are charged at 30p per mile wherever they are going. There is always a minimum charge of £3.50 with the exception of charges for runs simply down the road and back within the same village e.g. for local residents within Hardwick and Caldecote. Please ask the driver about these. Request for more Drivers Due to increasing demand we urgently need new drivers in all villages. The scheme can’t exist without drivers and passengers are so grateful. If you can help in any way please contact Sheila Stephenson on 01954 210638 or email to [email protected]. I look forward very much to hearing from you. Finally at this time of year we would also like to wish all our co-ordinators, drivers, the rest of the team and passengers a very happy Christmas and our very best wishes to all for the new year. We will certainly be trying to keep our level of service up to our usual high standards next year!!! 41

The theme of our October meeting was a demonstration by Amanda Hoskins who showed us how to make Spanish Paella. We got to taste it and take away the recipe. Comida deliciosa !

Some of us had a day out with others from the Cambridge Federation WI at Barnsdale Gardens, created by the late Geoff Hamilton, with a variety of different layouts. Good weather allowed us to appreciate fully the splendid autumn colours. After lunch we went on to Stamford Shakespeare Company where we enjoyed a tour of the outdoor stage and (inside) the magnificent costume wardrobe.

Many of you will have admired the Poppy display on the Village sign near the church. This involved a lot of knitting by our members – well done to them. We also planted 500 assorted bulbs at the base of the sign which will look wonderful in the Spring. Many thanks to Dave Barton (in charge of Corpus Christi gardens) who helped with the procurement and plant- ing.

By the time you read this, we will have held our November meeting entitled “What's in a Name?”. Sounds intriguing – a full report next time. Finally, as ever, new members always welcome and, if you want to find out more, have a look at our website - https://hardwickwi.weebly.com/ Naomi Roy

Improvised jazz piano playing by Chris Rider opened Hardwick‟s first Pop Up Music Cafe on Saturday morning, 1st September. If that wasn‟t quite your cup of tea – or maybe you had bought coffee and cake from Pippins‟s Cafe and taken it through to the school hall – the music continued with further live, dis- tinction level, performances on piano, cello, electric guitar, and voice, from a range of performers and a variety of styles. The aim of the cafe is to provide an opportunity for local musicians to perform “acoustic” music in Hardwick to a listening audience in a relaxed environment. Children and adults performed from Grade 1 through to Grade 8+ standard. Some music was by classic composers, some own arrangement or improvised, some by modern composers, some was composed by the performers themselves. All the musicians came from Hardwick with one visiting performer from Coton. The “new” school piano, a Kawai K-50E upright piano, was put to good use. The school hall was laid out cafe style and entry cost £2 per person on the door, towards the cost of hiring the hall, publicity, etc. Owing to the intermittent availability of the school hall on the same Saturdays as Pippin‟s Cafe, these events will be occasional “pop-up” dates. The next one is booked for Saturday morning, 6 April 2019 – save the date. If you would like to know more about the Music Cafe, or are interested in playing at it, please contact Steve Gaze on [email protected]

The Sports and Social Club committee is now 12 strong with a sub committee to oversee events. Meetings are well attended with our main incentive being to continue making improvements to the club, provide a safe & friendly environment for members & guests and to support local charities & clubs.

Our membership system allows us to offer our members slightly cheaper prices & perks such as „Happy Hour‟, „Ticketed Events‟ & door access all with their membership cards. Membership is only £10 per year & the renewal price re- mains £5 so pop in or call 01954 210110 after 5pm Mon-Fri or after 12 noon Sat/Sun. We put on regular events which are open to everyone, have continued to support local clubs &organisations, including MacMillan (£400.00), Alzheimer's Society (£1208.30), as well as supporting the local Scouts, Hardwick Football Club & St Mary‟s Church. Our charity day raised enough money to purchase an external housing unit for our defibrillator, therefore making it more accessible to all residents. The club has Sky Sports, BT Sports, with our larger HD TV‟s and projector screen you can enjoy watching all televised sport, or even support our local teams who play most Saturdays on the recreation ground. We currently have two pool teams that play competitively in the Cambridge Area Pool League on Thursday nights, a crib team and a darts team both that play competitively on Wednesday evenings. If competitive sports aren‟t for you why not come along to one of our Quiz Nights (1st Thursday of every month) and Bingo (last Monday of every month) for some light hearted fun, both of which are open to non-members. Our members draw is held on the last Friday of every month, when 48

we play games the kids can join in too with the chance to win free drinks and cash prizes. We are a friendly club and love welcoming new faces so if you haven‟t already pop in or look at our website hardwicksportsandsocialclub.co.uk, or Facebook Page „Hardwick Sports and Social Club‟ to see our upcoming events and what we are about. The club is also available for private hire at a competitive rate, or free if it is for a fundraising event. Finally, we are in the early stages of planning our third annual Family Fun Day on the recreation ground on Saturday 22nd June 2019. We already have several things confirmed, including, live music, local magician Jamie Seagrave, bouncy castle, face painting, tombola, cake stall, BBQ, sweet stall &much more. If you would like to have a stall or provide any entertainment please contact Rachel [email protected], Karen karenwhit- [email protected] or Louise [email protected]. The day is about getting the community together & raising money for local clubs and associations making the village a better place, everyone is welcome.

In December we have live music: pop, soul, motown and country from local Duo GLITZ on December 1st& welcome back Just Tom and Pete for a Christmas night on Friday 21st, so don‟t miss out. Our Children‟s Christmas Party is on Sun 23rdDec . Father Christmas will be visiting and handing out gifts. Please book your child‟s place ASAP. No bookings after 16 Dec, £1 for members and £3 for non members. We are offering 2019 membership renewal anytime from now as the current memberships expire 31 Dec 2018. Any new members wishing to join will get the remainder of 2018 free when purchasing 2019 memberships. We would like to announce the resignation of our current Manager Mr Jerry Burford and wish him success in the future and look forward to seeing him „the other side of the bar‟. Our temporary manageress Lindsey looks forward to meeting existing members and welcoming new members. Look out for exciting changes at the club. Watch this space.

HSSC Committee.

Welcome Newsletter! On behalf of the Manager, Jerry Burford & the Committee we welcome you to Hardwick Sports & Social Club. We open every day throughout the year. Monday - Thursday we open from 5pm-11pm, Fridays 4pm- 11pm, Saturdays 12noon-Midnight, Sundays 12noon- 9pm, Bank Holi- days 2pm-10pm, Christmas Day 12-3pm & Boxing Day 12-9pm. These times are flexible& depend on booking & events. We pride ourselves as being a warm & friendly members club, where you can pop in alone, with friends or family and socialise with like- minded local people. As a committee we meet at the club on the 2nd Monday of each month and anyone wishing to join our committee or to contact us should email [email protected]. Any appeals for sponsorship or donations, requests for private hire or general sugges- tions can be made via email or in the suggestion box located in the main room and will be discussed at the next meeting. Each month we invite & discuss ideas for upcoming events, ways we can improve our facilities and attract new members. We have Sky Sports & with our new HD big screens you can enjoy watching all televised sports, or even watch & support our local football teams who play most Saturdays between August – May on the recreation ground. We currently have two pool teams that play competitively in the Cambridge Area Pool League on Thursday nights, a Crib Team & darts teams that all play competitively on Wednesday evenings. If competitive sports aren‟t for you why not come along to one of our Quiz Nights (1st Thursday of every month) & Bingo (last Mon- day of every month) for some light hearted fun, both of which are open to guests/non members too. The Social Club also takes private bookings so if you want a venue for a birthday celebration, wedding reception, christening, wake, charity event or a meeting please get in touch via email, we will discuss your booking & endeavour to accommodate you. Having recently launched an email system we can now let members know of upcoming events as well as our Website & Facebook Page. Any queries please contact Secretary Lisa Mon- [email protected] or Manager Lindsey Haynes clubmanager@hardwicksportsandsocialclub

Hardwick Sports & Social Club Limited Membership Ap- plication/Renewal 2019(Industrial & Provident Society Registration No: 29242R)

Name: I am over 18 years old and I am: (tick as appropriate) Email: New membership (£10.00) Renewal (£5.00 if paid before Address: 28/02/2018) Individual Life Membership: £75.00

Tel: Money received by: Cash/Card Date of Birth (DD/MM): Date To receive a free drink on the day

I agree to be bound by the Club Under 18‟s in household admitted with Rules (copies held in the Club) the above.

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I’m writing this the day after we were at the Remembrance Service at St Mary’s Church in Hardwick. This year the Guides chose to go to the service in Hardwick, as being part of our community, rather than going to the British Legion service in Toft which is where we would usually go. We paraded our flag into church at the beginning of the service, and one of the Guides read during the service. A couple of the Guides were at the service in Toft as their brothers were there with the Scouts. We started making our Christmas tree for the Christ- mas tree festival in St Mary’s Church in December last week and will be finishing it off this week. So come along and see our tree as well as the others there too. We made 15 shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child appeal and the photo shows a selection of the things which were donated to go in the shoeboxes.

If you are aged 10 – 15 years old and would like to know more (or are younger and would like your name to go on our joining list) please get in touch. Email: [email protected] Janet Hayman and Kirsty Orange

FROM HEIDI ALLEN MP It really doesn‟t seem possible that we have reached November – where has this year gone!? Don‟t even tell me how many days there are until Christmas!! October was a very busy month and as my newsletter can only ever provide a snap shot of my work, I would always recommend that you keep an eye on my website which is updated regularly with information about my work locally and in Westminster – https:// www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/. Over the last month, I have uploaded information about Brexit, local infrastructure projects and a range of news articles, including my speech in the Budget debate about Universal Credit. You can also hear my recent questions to the Prime Minister about Brexit and also sleep-in shifts in the care sector. As you will know from my last newsletter, I held a public meeting to discuss the state of play regarding Brexit. More than 150 constituents attended, making for a lively and passionate discussion. This type of en- gagement away from the Westminster bubble is invaluable for me as it helps to ensure I do my very best to represent you. If you were unable to attend, but interested in the debate, you can find video recordings on my website at www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/brexit

Whatever your views on Brexit, it is important for me to know what you are thinking. As the negotiations with the EU reach their inevitable con- clusion, I will let you know about any further meetings I plan to hold. I am pleased to report that the Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock accepted my invitation to visit South Cambridgeshire. He be- gan his day with a trip to CMR Surgical Limited (pictured opposite) who are based on Madingley Road. Their development of surgical robotics will transform how surgery is carried out in hospitals all over the world, its real ground breaking stuff. Matt also visited Addenbrooke‟s Hospital, the Genome Campus and Granta Medical Practice in Sawston where he heard about their innovative plans to radically improve how primary care is delivered. It is fair to say Matt went home very impressed with our constituency! #proud Digital connectivity is vital to all of our local businesses. The Govern- ment‟s Gigabit Voucher Scheme is offering small and medium sized businesses vouchers of up to £3000 to cover the cost of installing Gigabit -capable broadband.

Businesses can claim against the cost of connection either individually or as part of a group. Residents can also benefit from the scheme as part of a group project which includes businesses, and can claim a voucher of up to £500. One gigabit is the same as 1,000 megabits – so it‟s a big leap forward in connection speeds that could benefit your business into the future. To check if you are eligible for a voucher and find a local full fibre broadband supplier, visit https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/

If there is anything you would like to talk to me about, my next “drop in” surgery is on Saturday 1st December in Sawston at the Parish Council office, Link Road, CB22 3GB 10.30am - 12.30pm. If you‟d prefer a particular time slot, I‟m holding a “by appointment” surgery on 11th January 3pm- 5pm at my office in Hardwick. If you would like an appointment, please do call my office. You can find more details on my website here: https://www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/residents-drop-surgeries.

In the meantime, if you would like to contact me, please email [email protected] or call my office on 01223 830037.

See you next month!

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Extra funding from government to fight potholes

The government has announced extra funding which will benefit roads in Cambridgeshire. The Department for Transport has revealed how the £420 million announced in the Budget will be spent and it means an extra £6.653 million will go towards helping fight the campaign on potholes in our county. Next year (2019-20), Cambridgeshire will get this money from the Local Highways and Integrated Transport Block funds, which will go towards repairing roads and investing in small safety, bus priority or walking and cycling schemes. This extra money will be combined with our specialist machines, known as the „dragon patcher‟, working across the county‟s roads to complete pothole repairs. Cambridgeshire County Council‟s Chair of the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Mathew Shuter said: “Following the announcement from government, we‟re delighted to be receiving an extra £6.6m to tackle repairs to our roads in Cambridge- shire. The Roads Minister has recognised we need extra money this winter to keep our roads in good condition. “We have learnt from the previous winter and have already made changes to the way we repair the potholes so we‟re ready for this winter. “Our roads are important to us and we are listening to people‟s frustra- tions by already spending £3m on pothole repairs alongside a programme to resurface roads. “We have a number of ways to fix potholes, including three of our own dragon patchers that can repair up to 150 potholes a day.” In order to keep our roads maintained, people need to help us by coming forward and reporting them using our online tool. Visit our webpage to find out more about how we repair potholes

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The nights are drawing in and we‟ve seen off the excitement of Halloween and the bangs and whizzes of Bonfire night. Our thoughts turn to Christmas, advent calen- dars and the debate of whether we go for a real or artificial Christmas tree. If your household is anything like mine it‟s set to the constant sound- track of adverts between children‟s TV programmes with the odd intermission from a small voice saying, “I want that one daddy!” This can be the time of year where the pressure starts. Invites to family Christmases‟ are finely tuned – “so we‟ll be there 21st -25th, then you‟ll arrive on the 26th but then leave on the 28th when your uncle and aunty arrive but you‟ll be back for New Year?”. At every turn you appear to be told that what you really need is precisely what the advert/poster/Twitter or Facebook ad is trying to sell and if you happen to have kids, the pressure tends to increase exponentially with the excitement of your children. Christmas really is something you need to know inside out. As you walk through the village in the weeks before Christmas you‟ll probably see lots of familiar sights. Houses will be adorned with lights in windows, Christmas jumpers will make their way out of the back of wardrobes and should the snow be- gin to fall, snowmen will pop up in front gardens across the village. One of the sights that will return this Christmas is the Life Size Nativity outside the school. As it has been a feature of the village for the last few years, there were discussions about whether it should continue or if it should be given a rest. But we decided we would do it, but differently. The stable will be built, and Mary and Joseph will take their rightful place at the

62 front, but apart from silhouettes of some shepherds and wise men, there won‟t be any other characters. We‟re doing this because rather than know Christmas inside out, we‟d like to make Christmas all about the outside coming in. The birth of Jesus was far from slick, not nearly polished enough for the king he was or not nearly as precise as many of us think we need Christmas to be. But it was open, welcome, inviting. It was messy and a bit rough around the edges, but there was space for everyone. On Christmas Eve, we will meet to sing carols around the Na- tivity. You will be welcomed with hot drinks to keep you warm as we sing together. And this year, you can stand in the stable next to Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. We‟ve made space for you to join us – to come from the outside in.

Robbie Thomson – Leader at Hardwick Evangelical Church

Cambridgeshire Police are still searching for this skateboard stealing dinosaur, last seen at the corner of Egremont Road. A spokesman advised that the public should not confront it but call 999 See Page 18.

Christmas is approaching! The time of year when we’re en- joying a tipple with friends, cooking up festive feasts for the family and entertaining loved ones. With all the fun to be had it is easy to be distracted when cooking in the kitchen. 50 per cent of all fires in the home start in the kitchen and more than half of those are as a result of distraction whilst cooking. We want to help ensure your festive cheer doesn’t go up in smoke this Christmas by sharing our tips below for safe cooking over the festive season: Never leave cooking unattended Do not cook when tired or under the influence of alco- hol, drugs or medication that makes you drowsy Regularly clean the grill pan and oven. Built up fat can easily catch fire Never leave anything cooking if you leave the house Do not leave anything flammable on or near the hob – tea towels, oven gloves and even washing baskets can catch fire Take care when using microwaves. Fires can start when people put food in too long. Oven chips or temperature control deep fat fryers are safer than using a chip pan. If you do use a chip pan, do not fill it more than one third with fat and turn the heat down if the oil starts smoking. Fire can break out in household appliances so you should regularly maintain dishwashers, washing machines and driers, never leave them on if you go out or go to bed and register your appliances online to ensure you are made aware of any faults or recalls Have a working smoke alarm on each floor of your home. If it keeps going off when you are cooking it is probably in the wrong location or you may have the wrong type of smoke alarm Never take the batteries out of your smoke alarm. If you do have a fire in the house, get out, stay out and dial 999. For more [email protected] or on 0800 917 67 9994.

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VILLAGE PEOPLE 23 Kirsty Hayman Interviewed by Howard Baker

Kirsty is a native of Hardwick and went to Hardwick Primary School and Comberton Village College before going on to take a degree in history at de Montfort University in Leicester. For her dissertation she wrote about the role of women in the second world war, and this, she says, opened her eyes to the ine- quality of women in our society. After leaving university Kirsty obtained an administrative post at Cam- bridge University .

Earlier this year she got married. Her husband, Gary, is a teaching assistant at Bottisham Village College

With a mother who has been involved in the Guide movement for forty years it is hardly surprising that Kirsty became involved with the movement her- self. Having first worked as a volunteer with Cambourne Guides she then joined the Hardwick group .

She is keen to dispel the image of Guides as a fiercely patriotic organisation swearing loyalty to God and the King/Queen. There is now no mention of God in the Guide promise, but of developing individual beliefs and serving the local community. Camping is still an important activity and Kirsty has been involved in camps in the Hardwick area and in Switzerland. The Guides are an international organisation with groups all over the World.

Having read the latest Guides programme I am struck by the fact that with its emphasis on interest badges it is aiming at developing individual skills and inter- ests, a process that inevitably involves interaction with other people in the community. This should foster girls who are self-confident and articulate.

A worthy aim for any organisation working with young people,

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