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TEMPSFORD Issue 79 TIMES Jan/Feb 2020 The village magazine of Tempsford, Bedfordshire www.tempsford.org www.tempsford.org TEMPSFORD PARISH COUNCILLORS NAME POSITION Adrian Besant Chairman Simon Fraser V-Chairman Chris Bettles Councillor Steve Cooney Councillor Jim Donnelly Councillor Tina Goddard Councillor vacancy Councillor Linda Collins Clerk CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE WARD COUNCILLORS Cllr Adam Zerny (Independent) : Cllr Tracey Wye (Independent) : Contact details: [email protected] [email protected] VILLAGE MATTERS We seem to have some new dog walkers in the village who are not clearing up after their pets. We would like to encourage them to firstly get into the good habit of making use of poo bags, and then secondly putting the bags in the bins provided and not leaving them by the road- side. Many have mentioned about the number of cars and lorries we now see down Station Road, their sizes and the unsocial hours of the movement. If you are disturbed by any of this please pass on your concern to Central Beds. Well done and Thank you: Esme (9) and Isabella Creese, (6) made cakes which they offered to the villagers of Tempsford by taking them door to door and asking if residents wished to give a donation in return for their cakes in aid of Children in Need. Due to the kind generosity of villagers, the girls raised a fantastic £67.53. Esme and Isabella would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made a donation and they hope you all enjoyed their cakes with a nice cuppa!! www.tempsford.org 2 COUNTRY STOVES & SWEEPS HETAS Registered Stove Installation Gas Fire Fitting Chimney Sweeping Bird Guards Fitted Chimney Lining Chimney Safety Certificates Issued Free Survey & Quote 01767 627591 / 07950705479 Julian Biggs, Northill, Bedfordshire Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Eggs, Bread, Honey & Homemade Preserves, Quiches, Cakes, Sauces, Oils, Cheese, Crayfish fishcakes, Dog Treats, locally crafted items and much more. Open Thurs 11-4, Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4. 07522 559010 [email protected] www.tempsford.org 3 ST PETER’S PARISH CHURCH, Church Street, Tempsford Priest in Charge: Rev Graham Buckle The Rectory, Park Lane, Blunham 01767 640412 Twenty-Twenty Vision! Have you come across any of the jokes about 20:20 vision that are circulating at the moment? As some would describe, this is perfect vision. I’m told it’s all about the ability to read the eye chart at a distance of 20 feet, or now sometimes referred to as 6/6 (the equivalent in metres). I recently needed to have new glasses, and at first they slipped down the bridge of my nose, and I was constantly pushing them back up so that my vision was good again. Of course it’s that time of year when we make New Year’s resolutions, set out our goals and aims for the days that lay ahead of us. Maybe we are making plans for holidays, perhaps they are educational goals, achievements in our working life, plans to start a family, plans to encourage sons and daughters to leave home!!! I wonder how long they will last? How long will it be before the vision or goal becomes blurred around the edges like my glasses slipping down the nose? Perhaps our ambitions are thwarted by things beyond our control and it forces us to re-focus. Sometimes it’s easier to keep going on an even keel, and not to disturb the status quo. Whatever our dreams and goals are for this New Year of 2020, it would be good for us not to lose focus, not to the point of being ruthless in determination, but to keep our eyes fixed on the end game. There is a song I used to sing in my teenage years that said, “Fix your eyes upon Jesus…” these words are based on a passage from the book of Hebrews in the Bible, “Fix your eyes www.tempsford.org 4 upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith”. The church has existed for all these years because it has kept its focus on Jesus Christ. The one who brought to us, with his birth, a new and right way to live our lives. As we have now celebrated his first birth, it would be good for us to focus on the life of the man who died and rose again for each and every one of us. To follow his commands and learn to live our lives by his example. The church continues to have this duty, and in all the fund-raising we need to do to keep our buildings open, we must never lose focus of the mission of the church to spread the good news that the angels sang to the shepherds! “Peace on earth and goodwill to all people!” God Bless you in this New Year, and may your goals and ambition come to fruition! Rev. Graham www.tempsford.org 5 St Peters Parish Church News January Services Sunday 12th 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 26th 9.30am Holy Communion February Services Sunday 9th 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 23rd 9.30am Holy Communion Please note, if you wish to attend and not take HC or a Blessing, you are still more than welcome. We would love to see you. Please see notice board for other services in the Benefice Morning Prayers January 2020 Thursday 16th and 30th : venue to be arranged. February dates to be arranged. For venue please contact Gloria on 01767 640050 Thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Fayre & Our 12 days of Christmas. We appreciate all your support in helping, donating, coming along. Once again we would also like to thank the Knott family. The amount we raised will be in the next issue. A Happy New Year. TEMPSFORD MUSEUM www.tempsford.org 6 In the Stuart Memorial Hall, Church End. Tempsford Museum and Archives, would like to thank all our visitors and members over the past year, for their support and interest. We would like to wish everyone a “HAPPY NEW YEAR” and look forward to welcoming you all again for the 2020 season. The Museum will be closed for January, but the next exhibition will be on Sunday 2nd February, “ TEMPSFORD FAMILIAR FACES” with a selection of pictures of old Tempsford familiar characters, many never seen before and kindly donated to our archives over recent months. Also on display, will be our permanent exhibitions of Tempsford Village and RAF Tempsford memorabilia. Come and see the lovely model of a Lysander, recently donated to the museum by Mr Eric Rowland. Our Tea Room will be serving a selection of Home Baked Cakes with Tea or Coffee. Entry is £2.00 each, children and members Free. www.tempsford.org 7 Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner – Annual Parish Conference -1st October 2019 Councillor Goddard attended the event hosted by Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Katherine Holloway. The Commissioner gave a brief report on how earlier this year she had secured the special grant of £4.57million and an additional £1.36million to help with the fight against gangs, guns and knife crime in the county as well as additional council tax precept to fund recruitment of 160 police constables in this financial year. She reported that Bedfordshire is described as having the third highest terror threat in the UK as well as the fourth highest rate of knife crime per 100,000 population. She provided more information around Operation Boson and the team’s aim to disrupt and prevent organised crime groups, prevent or investigate firearms in the Luton area. It was reported that there were more firearm discharges in Luton alone last year compared to the whole of the Eastern Counties. New Chief Constable, Gary Forsyth reported on the priorities he’d identified since being in post such as how to spend the money and the funding formula to be used. The group were given details about the drugs market in Bedfordshire which is valued at £200 million and that criminals were now operating as a businesses and becoming more sophisticated. There was worrying information around the challenges with the rise in child sex abuse which needs additional resources to police the private space as well as the public space and online. Chief Superintendent, Dave Boyle gave a report on the objectives of the National Neighbourhood Policing Guidelines which covers the skills and training of officers, target policing, problem solving and differences in cultures. Sergeant Nick Masters gave a report on Operation Leitham in Shefford which was designed to reduce anti-social youths in behaviour and crime by creating distractions and using the community to get intelligence. Sergeant Ian Leesen gave a report on Operation Yellow which focused on crime in and around HM Bedford Prison. To finish the evening a Q&A session covered a number of subjects regarding the recruitment and retention of officers, issues with travellers in Kempston, speeding on rural roads and villages, bicycle theft and the health and wellbeing of police officers. Communities are asked to report any suspicious behaviour or non- emergency crimes using the 101 telephone service or online at https://www.bedfordshire.police.uk/report/Report . It was clear that although very few cases will be followed up by officers the information reported is recorded and analysed which may then link the clusters to more substantial crimes and ultimately lead to an arrest. www.tempsford.org 8 ALMOST THERE I’m delighted to give you an update on the fantastic progress that’s been made on our Neighbourhood Plan over the summer and autumn months.
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