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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] 2 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 3 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] 4 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 5 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 char- ity 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 vil- lage 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 is- sues 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, litter- ing 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 behav- iour 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 7 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 8 9 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.