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Issue 395 Apr 2018 Now reaching 3500 people every month Wheely Great Success ! SUPER-SLOW P4 BROADBAND? SOME HELPFUL INFO FROM CONNECTING CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNCILLOR TIM STOKES P10 AN APPRECIATION BOOK NOW P7 AUTHORITATIVE NEW BOOK ABOUT THE NORMAN CROSS DEPOT RACE NIGHT DON’T MISS THE P23 TWINNING ASSN’S EVER-POPULAR SOCIAL EVENT P8 Stilton’s Skate Park is an outstanding example of a community project to create a community asset. Read about it on p8. INCORPORATING FOLKLORE, FOR READERS IN FOLKSWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES SCAN 395 Apr 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 42 Mon 9th, 23rd April; Food & Drink 5 7th May Charity 41 Furnishings 41 Health & Exercise 33, 39, 44 Fitness Foot care 46, 47 Garden Bin Days: Financial Accountancy / Payroll 47, 48 Fri 6th, 20th April; Animals Vet, pet care 37, 38, 47 4th May Personal Hair & Beauty 36, 37, 38 Care Services 37 Counselling 36 Trades Building services 36, 39, 42, Recycling Bins: 45 Conservatories 44 Mon 2nd, 16th, 30th April; Heating / Plumbing 46, 48 14th May Electrical / TV 46 Computer services 39 Garden services 33, 38, 45 Recycling 40, 42 Please put your bins out Removals 42 after 6pm on the Vehicle services 35 day before collection Travel Community bus 43 Professional Architect / Civils 43 Funeral services 45 www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins Childcare Pre-school 27, 38, 43 Leisure Dance Tuition 37 Arts & Crafts 42 Property To Let 7 2 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 395 Apr 2018 The Parish Pump Stilton News Diary of Events Women Against If you have a one-off event fixed in the next few months please contact the editor - State Pension 241206 or [email protected] Inequality APRIL On Monday 9th April at 7pm we have our 15th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion regular monthly meeting at The Talbot Inn 21st Twinning Race Night North Street Stilton. Fiona Onasanya, MP 28th Skate Park Presentation for Peterborough, will join us and offer her MAY support, in particular with starting a group in Peterborough. We will also be discussing 3rd Polling Day at Pavilion our plans for future campaigning. 11th Antarctica Presentation in Pavilion 20th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion For information about this group, contact JUNE Joan Wayland, (01733) 241028. 17th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion JULY 22nd Keyboard Concert in Pavilion AUGUST 19th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion Men’s Prayer 25-29th Twinning Visit to St Christol SEPTEMBER Breakfast 23rd Keyboard Concert in Pavilion Stilton Church OCTOBER Meeting Room 8 - 9 am 21st Keyboard Concert in Pavilion NOVEMBER April 14th 17th Home Guard Band Concert 18th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion (Second Saturday in the month) DECEMBER For further information, call 16th Keyboard Concert in Pavilion Nigel Rosbrook (01733) 246396 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 3 SCAN 395 Apr 2018 Connecting Cambridgeshire aims to bring Some broadband problems can be caused superfast broadband to over 99% of the by internal wiring. One of our long-standing county by the end of 2020. Most residents broadband champions has provided some who have not got it yet will be covered in useful tips to help improve your broadband the current phase 3 (2018-2019) or are in speeds on his website here: scope for coverage in phase 4, which is in www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/tips- procurement. speed-up-broadband Following the recent Broadband Regarding mobile coverage, Connecting Information Evening in Stilton, Connecting Cambridgeshire is aware that this is poor in Cambridgeshire have provided some many areas and will be working with local general advice to help residents get the best councillors and parishes to carry out surveys out of current broadband provision. to inform mobile operators of the demand for better services. Residents can check their current and planned broadband coverage using the If you have any further queries, please email postcode checker on the Connecting Connecting.Cambridgeshire@cambridgeshi Cambridgeshire website at re.gov.uk including your full address and www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk. postcode. This also has advice on how to upgrade to superfast broadband once it is available. They will respond directly to residents who People can also register their contact details raised specific queries, to be updated when superfast broadband goes live in their postcode area. Once you have upgraded to superfast Stilton Church broadband, if you are not happy with the speeds, find they vary, or have problems Coffee Morning with the service dropping out, you need to take this up with your Internet Service April 21st Provider. If this is BT you can make a 10:30am - noon complaint at www.bt.com/help/home/complaints.html. If (Third Saturday in the month) this does not help, you can contact the Executive Level Complaints team at Everybody is welcome. [email protected]. It also helps to raise on-going Come and try the homemade cake. issues with your MP. Take a chance to win the raffle! 4 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 395 Apr 2018 A Tale of Two Bridges A14 PROJECT HITS MORE MILESTONES The A14 upgrade hit two milestones in The widened A1 southbound carriageway February. A new bridge over the A1 near between Alconbury and Brampton Hut is Brampton was opened and the bridge it nearing completion. Once ready, traffic will replaces is being demolished. All the change carriageways so that work can start concrete recovered from the demolition of on the new northbound carriageway. the old bridge will be crushed and reused on the project. The diversion of gas, water, BT and other services continues; over 26 miles of utilities The Brampton Road bridge in Grafham links have already been moved and drainage Brampton and Grafham in Cambridgeshire systems for the new carriageway are being and spans the current two-lane A1 dual installed. carriageway. It has been upgraded to a newer, longer model and is the second Most of the new bridges are now taking bridge to be opened on the scheme. shape. Some of the new junctions, such as at Swavesey, will soon start to become more The new bridge is 50 metres longer than the apparent. old one; it has to span both the widened A1 and future A14 - 10 lanes of carriageway! In spring, drivers using the A428 will start It was officially opened by Brampton Parish to pass under the new bridge at Girton. Some Council Chairman Cllr Simon Jordan and of the new side roads on the scheme will be his family. Residents from Brampton and opening in the summer. Grafham were invited to cross the bridge for the first time in a variety of vehicles, Finally - spare a thought for the including electric and vintage cars, archaeologists braving the British spring as motorcycles and bicycles. they continue to identify and dig the sites of interest. 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! 5 SCAN 395 Apr 2018 An Ancient Tradition WHY DO WE HAVE EGGS AT EASTER? Many religions and cultures see the egg as J.S.Fry made the first hollow egg in 1873, a symbol of new life and rebirth. In while the first Cadbury egg was made in Christianity, the hard shell of the egg 1875 in dark chocolate. 1905 saw the represents the sealed tomb of Christ. introduction of Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate, which led to a tremendous Decorating eggs is a very ancient custom in increase in sales. many parts of the world. From these practices elaborate and costly works of art We now eat £13bn of chocolate over Easter, such as Faberge eggs were created. though this is less than at Christmas. SCAN Cardboard eggs could be filled with small won’t make recommendations but we would gifts but solid chocolate eggs first came from say that the sale of 'fairtrade' eggs is a very France and Germany in the early 19th century. important contribution to incomes in developing countries. (The 'Divine' brand often gets good reviews.) HINCHINGBROOKE Easter Activities COUNTRY PARK and Events NENE PARK A great day out in the woods and a variety (FERRY MEADOWS) of other areas, play equipment, café and a wealth of wildlife.