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JulyMarch News News ArthurBarton’s Rank Field Hospice...... 65 BriefBasketball History Club of ...... Willingham – Part 27...... 119 County Councillor’s Report...... 18 Brief History of Willingham – Part 23 ...... 10 District Councillors’ Report...... 15 Census...... 16 Free Summer Holiday Scheme...... 7 Willingham News is a subsidiary of Willingham News Ltd County Councillor’s Message...... 16 and is edited by volunteers. We do our best to ensure the Front Cover...... 6 accuracy of the content of the submissions, but this District Councillors’ Report ...... 18 cannot be guaranteed. We reserve the right to edit or Old Willingham...... 5 cannot be guaranteed. We reserve the right to edit or Fen Gallop ...... 21 omit articles at our discretion. The views expressed in Over Day Centre...... 10 readers’ letters are not necessarily those of the editorial Old Willingham ...... 6 team. Send your contributions to willinghamnews@ Poem For July...... 12 gmail.com as an email attachment of up to 250 words (no Poem for March ...... 16 pdfs) to arrive before the monthly deadline. The Editorial Reader’s Letter...... 14 pdfs) to arrive before the monthly deadline. The Editorial Primary School...... 5 Team comprises Liz Cosford, Jane Dowle, Wendy Law, Reading Group Book Review...... 7 Frances Watts, James Watts and Trevor Weston. Readers’ Letters ...... 15 The deadline for your contributions is the 8th of each Update from Fen Drayton Lakes...... 5 month. As the library still has restricted opening, hard Willingham 170 Years Ago ...... 6 copy can be dropped off at 15 Balland Field. Willingham Community Plan Update...... 16 Clubs and Societies Willingham News Extras...... 16 Gardening Club...... 12 Bin Collections Fridays Clubs and Groups Bin Collections – Fridays 2 July Black Photography Club...... 10 Friday 5 March Blue and Green Gardening Club...... 6 9 July Blue and Green Willingham Action Group...... 5 Friday 12 March Black Willingham Action Group...... 5 16Friday July 12 March Black Photography Club...... 8 Friday 19 March Blue and Green Willingham Hub...... 5 23 July Blue and Green Friday 26 March Black Social Club...... 18 30Friday July 26 March Black Willingham Sustainability Group...... 12 Willingham Action Group (WAG)...... 5 Women’s Institute ...... 6 Willingham Wolves Ladies Football Club...... 10 To contact local police, phone 101 or email: Quizzes [email protected] Women’s Institute...... 10 Book Quiz ...... 8 Quizzes Crossword...... 8 PLEASE NOTE: Quick Crossword...... 8 Back issues of Willingham News from October 2005 to the present Answers...... 18 (with the exception of March 2006) are now available on the Young Readers’ Corner...... 8 Willingham Life website run by WAG: Monthly Items www.willinghamlife.org/page/willingham‐magazine back‐issues MonthlyAnswers ...... Items 12 MonthlyBin Collections. items...... 3 Celebration Days in March...... 20 Advertising BinCelebration Collections Days...... in March...... 203 We would like to thank all our advertisers for their continued Christians Together ...... 9 support during these difficult times. It’s due to them that Christians Together...... 11 Willingham News is able to serve the village. Please continue to Directory ...... 23 support our local businesses now and in the future when Directory...... 2323 restrictions are lifted. Advertising is sold on an annual basis for an insert into 12 issues Library...... 77 beginning in January. Send any advertising queries or copy to: [email protected], marking your e‐mails Adverts. Medical Practice...... 1211 The Willingham News team wishes to thank all the advertisers for their support and interest. They play a vital role in maintaining this OnParish This Council Day in ...... July...... 2014 publication and also in our community as local businesses supplying goods and services. If you contact an advertiser, please mention Pastoral Letter...... 9 that you saw their advertisement in Willingham News. Thank you Parish Council...... 14 all very much. ThoughtYoung Readers’ for the CornerMonth...... 118

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4 WILLINGHAMWILLINGHAM NEWS NEWS February July 2021 Old Willingham Willingham Action Group Yet again we must thank South Cambridgeshire District In the past, parades were a big feature of village life. It Council after our successful bid for funds from the seems there was always an excuse for a parade. Thanks Community Chest. With help and permission from our to a relative of this young lady, we now know that her Parish Council we have been able to place six tubs (whisky name was Pansy Brittan and that she won first prize in the half-barrels) of flowers in various places around the village. best decorated bicycle category at the ‘Peace Celebration’ Our thanks also go to Hayden's Nursery in Mill Road for parade. We assume this was to celebrate the end of the supplying the plants and donating the flowers for one of World War 1 so the picture would be 1918 or 1919. What the tubs. We also thank the Gardening Club for advice, an amazing festoon of flags and ribbons but it might have and the volunteers who form the watering teams from the been pretty tricky to ride! Scouts, Library and Parish Office. The flower tubs bring a wonderful touch of colour and are bee friendly. If you own a business in the village and have a place where you can put a tub then please contact us as we will supply a tub for you (we’ll send a sample photo to you on request) with soil/compost and plants for £50 – all you have to do is water it occasionally! Mike Tidball of WAG [email protected]

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Update from Fen Drayton Lakes When looking out over Ferry Lake in the spring and pile of vegetation, usually favouring sandy or gravely summer, particularly from the picnic tables near the car areas where their eggs and chicks are adapted to be well park or from the northern view shelter overlooking Ferry camouflaged. Mere, you may notice some rafts floating out on the water. Whilst we have several islands on Moore Lake and a single You can see these same constructions from the hide on island on Ferry Lake that our terns nest on, these tend to Moore Lake. These are our tern rafts and are specially be crowded with nesting black-headed gull that push the made artificial nesting platforms for common tern. common tern to the edges. We therefore take out rafts Common tern are fantastic birds that spend the autumn and anchor them in the lake near the islands to provide and winter in Western Africa before coming up to breed some much-needed extra space for the terns, timing their in Europe. With their long, slender wings and long outer deployment for after the gulls have begun nesting to limit tail feathers they fly agilely over the lakes, earning them the number that will attempt to use the rafts. the nickname ‘sea swallow’, energetically turning and It doesn’t take long for the terns to find the rafts once they swooping up and down as they catch small fish from just are out and begin claiming nesting spots. When visiting the below the surface. reserve, keep an eye out for birds flying overhead carrying Unlike their coastal nesting cousins, common tern can fish to bring in to incubating partners or chicks on the rafts. often be found on inland lakes in the breeding season. As ground nesters, terns do not build nests in trees. Instead, Email: [email protected]. they lay their eggs directly on the ground or on a small Phone: 01954 2333260.

WILLINGHAM NEWS July 2021 5 Willingham Gardening Club Over the Garden Fence Newly Planted Trees or Shrubs What to Water First When it’s Sizzling Hot This is not the time to let one or two-year old trees and shrubs fend for themselves. The first few summers after With our spring and summer weather patterns changing planting are a critical time – so to encourage deep root over the years, gardeners may feel deeply conflicted by formation, keep up the watering. Scrape away any mulch the blue, cloudless skies and relentless sunshine. What before you water and give a can full each time, every about our plants, lawns and allotments? Here is a basic few days. Use the old trick of creating a mini-circular guide to your top watering priorities in a heatwave and embankment about 60 cm in diameter around the base some ingenious tips. They are in order of priority. of each trunk so that the water collects. There are other Small Plants in Small Pots tricks for deep watering trees and shrubs, a piece of piping Thirsty annuals and young vegetable plants in small pots, or a plastic bottle with the bottom cut out sunk into the are the most vulnerable. Group pots 30 cm diameter or ground can direct the water deeper into the ground and it smaller together and, if possible, give them a spot out of also evades evaporation. direct sun to reduce stress. Place saucers under pots or Leave the Lawn Alone place several pots in trays together to save water. Water that isn’t taken up by the plants will gradually evaporate The standard advice in a heat wave is don’t water your and contribute to the humid micro climate that massed lawn. Although sun baked grass turns to a deep-fried plants create around themselves. crispy brown, it recovers very quickly once rain arrives. However, if your lawn is a much used area and you feel Large Plants in Large Pots strongly about keeping it green and springy, give it a deep Don’t lose valuable feature plants that you’ve nurtured for soak in the evening for every four days of sunshine and years. Keep an eye out and water mature containerised feel silly when it rains afterwards. shrubs and trees. Move pots out of direct sun if you can. Don’t Forget the Sun Lovers Anything You Want to Eat Certain plants love to bask in the sunshine – get your If you want home-grown crops this season, you’ll need pelargoniums (the bright red ones aka bedding geraniums) to prioritise all fruit and vegetables; raspberries, stone out in the sun. The same goes for other Mediterranean fruit, apples, tomatoes, potatoes and onions – anything types, for example, rosemary, lavender, bay, and olives. that swells and ripens needs watering to succeed. This If dusty collections of succulents and cacti haunt your is the moment to feel smug about having installed a rain windowsills, give them a surprise holiday outside. barrel on the allotment and wish you had put in two more. Think seriously about putting in a micro-irrigation system Water Late Evening if you’re a raised bed/patio grower. Apply water direct to the soil, not the plant foliage.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity A New Five-Year Strategy You can fill in our online Strategy Survey, which will be In 2022, the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity will be open untilFriday 30 July. We are also delivering a number celebrating 40 years of supporting patients, with life- of virtual events where our community can share their limiting conditions and those at the end of life, and their thoughts. If you have any queries regarding either of these loved ones. It also marks the year in which we will launch contact Sharon, [email protected]. our new five-year strategy. The aim of this is to decide the direction in which our care and services should develop in Virtual Sessions reaction to changing needs, together with dealing with the Wednesday 14 July 9 – 10 am aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday 20 July 12 30 – 1 30 pm Over the next decade, more people in Cambridgeshire Friday 23 July 2 – 3 pm will be living with frailty, complex ill-health and palliative diagnoses. Our strategy will aim to ensure that the best To register for a virtual session: possible quality of life can be achieved for patients and Email [email protected] or call 01223 675802, their families, right up until the very end. specifying the date of the virtual session you wish to join. We would like to hear what you think about our services If you need any help, please contact the team on 01223 and our focus for the future. 675888.

Front Cover Picture only recycling but also reducing levels of waste and reusing and WAG Sustainability and the editors of Willingham News invited repairing what we already have. As a school, we are thrilled that the Primary School to hold an art cover competition for Years 3 - the pupils have showed what they are learning and practising 6 pupils on all or one aspect of the Rs of waste: Reduce, Reuse/ by their talent, hard work and creativity on the covers. Well Repair and Recycle. The school has had a recycling programme done to our winner, Nia Mills, age 10. for some time but very recently the Key Stage 2 pupils and staff Kerstin Swahn learnt fresh facts and information on the importance of not Primary School

6 WILLINGHAM NEWS July 2021 Willingham Library Resilient Reading Groups It’s a testament to the power of friendship and books; www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library out of 240 reading groups registered with Cambridgeshire 0345 0455225 Libraries, an impressive 164 have continued to borrow books to read and discuss during the pandemic. Meeting Current Opening Hours: over Zoom, or outside in person when allowed, reading Tuesday 2 – 6 pm group members have been keeping in touch, supporting Friday 10 am – 2 pm each other and enjoying books together. Currently, the library is open for ‘Managed Browsing’. At the If your group hasn’t been able to meet, don’t worry – time of writing, we are not sure whether the Government that time will come soon and the library will be here to will be relaxing the COVID-19 restrictions on 21 June but support you with book recommendations and loans. the most up-to-date information will be displayed in the This autumn we plan to launch an additional service library window and at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ for our reading groups – a quarterly e-newsletter. This library. will feature book reviews and top tips from other reading groups and library staff, plus news of author events and Managed Browsing other bookish activities we think you’ll enjoy. To make sure This means you may enter the library (wearing a face your group receives the Reading Group News we need to covering) to choose your own books, return books, pick up have up-to-date contact details, so please be sure to speak reservations, Select and Collect, speak to staff and use a with staff next time you visit the library. pre-booked computer so please: • Bring your library card. Reading Group – Book Review • Use the hand sanitiser provided upon entering the Last Letter Home by Rachel Hore library. Not a short read at 551 pages but an easy one and ideal for • Scan the QR code or provide details for Government holidays at home or wherever. The story switches between Test and Trace records. events in the Second World War and the present day. This • Understand that we need to limit the number of people is an intricately woven story of love, jealousy and intrigue. in the building and you may therefore be asked to wait The main character, Briony Wood, a history lecturer, outside. stumbles on a mystery while on holiday in Italy that had its origins in the early 1940s. Digital Services Working through letters and photographs, she We have a wide range of eBooks, eAudio books, eComics slowly unravels the main traits which finally lead to her and eMagazines which you can access online without revealing secrets relating to her own family. While busy visiting a library. Please see:www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ with this research, she uncovers the true nature of her residents/libraries-leisure-culture/libraries/library-online. relationships with those closest to her. There is lots of atmosphere throughout the novel and the ending, for Friends of Willingham Library (FOWL) those romantically inclined, is perfect. There is currently no news of when our own activities will The average score given by the book group was 7.1 out resume but over the summer we will support the library of a possible ten. staff as needed and encourage all primary school children to take part in: The Summer Reading Challenge – Wild World Heroes Free Summer Holiday Scheme for This year’s challenge will be a celebration of reading, Children in Receipt of Free School nature and action for the environment. Developed in Meals partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature, Wild A scheme to provide holiday childcare, activities and food for children World Heroes will inspire children to stand up for the in Cambridgeshire is now taking bookings. Any child receiving future of our planet. The challenge will officially begin on benefits related free school meals is eligible to access free holiday Monday 19 July so call into the library or keep an eye on provision under the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme. the library window for details on how to join. By reading Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), it enables local library books over the summer, you can collect stickers to authorities to coordinate free holiday childcare, including healthy complete your Wild World Heroes poster. It’s fun and free food and enriching activities. The programme will be delivered by to take part! approved holiday scheme providers and childminders. Visit the Cambridgeshire Libraries Facebook for Families Up to four weeks of activities will be offered and each eligible child will be entitled to up to 64 hours of free holiday childcare page @CambslibFamilies, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ throughout the school summer holidays. 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WILLINGHAM NEWS July 2021 7 Working through letters and photographs, she slowly unravels the main traits which finally lead to her revealing secrets relating to her own family. While busy with this research, she uncovers the true nature of her relationships with those closest to her. There is lots of atmosphere throughout the novel and the ending, for those romantically inclined, is perfect. Willingham News March 2021.qxp_WillinghamThe average score News given 20/02/2021 by the book 11:56 group Page was 8 7.1 out of a possible ten.

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7 8 Guest Editors this month – Ester, Isla, Sol and Honor ' ( Overton 9 10 11 Slime Recipe ) !* !! 12 13 14 15 Slime is always a huge hit in our house. We make it way too often! 16 This is our favourite recipe – 17 18 19 !" !# !$ !% Ingredients !& 1 cup of white or clear glue (pva) 20 21 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda !' !( !) 1‐2 teaspoons of contact lens solution (it must have borax in the ingredients as that’s the magic bit!) 22 23 A squirt of paint or food colouring – your favourite colour. "* Across "! Down 1 Conference of government 1 Fan-shaped shellfish (7) Method heads (6) 2 Sailor (7) 4 Hiding place (5) 3 Continuous (9) So, what do you have to do? First, stir together the glue and 7 Cloth (6) 4 Group of things (5) bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Add in the squirt of colouring "" 8 Open to everyone (6)"# 5 Army rank (7) 9 Scottish valley (4) 6 Go beyond (6) ! and mix. Now add the contact lens solution and keep stirring 10 Tension (8) 11 Herfordshire town (9) until it starts to get stringy and comes away from the edge of 12 Forever (11) 13 Concentrate (7) Across 17 Throw (8) Down 14 Nonsense (7) the bowl. Take it in your hands and knead it for a minute or 19 Slightly open (4) 15 Longed for (7) 1 Extreme20 fear Plaster (6) a wall (6) 1 Punched16 Dug out(7) piece of land; prey so until it only sticks to itself. It will be super stretchy! 4 Fundamental21 Having (5) strong feelings (6)2 Repeats(6) aloud (7) You can also add glitter or glow in the dark paint. Our 22 Amount produced on an 18 Thick cloth (5) 7 Body tissuearea (6) of land (5) 3 Procedure in theatre (9) favourite is to make it fluffy slime! To make this, add three 8 Tropical 23fruit Saw (6) (6) 4 Huge fire (5) cups of shaving foam to the mixture before you add the 9 See (4) 5 Hair detergent (7) contact lens solution, and it will be super stretchy AND super fluffy! 10 Has a stab (8)Willingham 6Photography Unrefined (6) Club Enjoy! 12 Journey's endUnder (11) current conditions,11 Globetrotterwe are not meeting (9) in person, but we continue to aim to learn more about photography Super Star Wars Jokes 17 Union (8) and to enjoy ourselves. 13There Stretch is a monthly (7) assignment and 19 Heart of thephotographs matter can(4) be submitted14 Embody online for (7) consideration and Why did Anakin cross the road? 20 Building forfeedback vehicle from (6) our resident15 Badly professional behaved photographer. (7) To get to the dark side! 21 Guffaws (6) The theme for July is16 Concrete. Specialised Photographs language may be (6) 8 What do you call Chewbacca when he gets chocolate in his 22 Sister's daughtersubmitted (5) via www.willinghamphotoclub.org.uk18 Corner (5) . following the link to the Virtual Assignments Google Drive. fur? 23 Without hindrance (6) All photographs should be submitted by 19 July A chocolate chip wookie! We cordially invite anyone who enjoys photography to get in What side of an Ewok has the most hair? touch and see what is on offer. Your expertise level does not The outside! matter; nor does the nature of your camera. Which Star Wars character works at a restaurant? The membershipBook cost Quizis £20 for six months, with the first month free of charge, however, subscriptions are currently Darth Waiter deferred. Answers on page 18 The Wind – a Poem and a Riddle as well! As we will all be Forchanging further details, our pleaseclocks contact again Steve this Harding month, I 07595 668161. Did you feel me in the air? have chosen books with the word ‘Time’ in the title. In the meantime, do have a look at our website on Did you see me dancing through your hair? Welcome to Spring! www.willinghamphotoclub.org.uk. ThisDid monthyou feel the meWordsearch in the breeze? and Spot the Difference were sent in by Emma Fuller’s daughter. 1 A Time to Kill 6 Hard Times Did you hear me whisper through the trees?

2 The Time8 Traveler’s 7 The Land that Time Did you smell the smokeWILLINGHAM with me? NEWS July 2021 Wife Forgot Did you taste the salt brought from the sea? 3 The Time Machine 8 A Dance to the Music of I blew the clouds, the fog I thinned,

4 The Curious Incident of Time What am I? I am the wind. the Dog in the Night‐ 9 A Brief History of Time Time 10 A Wrinkle in Time Many thanks to Ester, Isla, Sol and Honor for their recipe, 5 Love in the Time of poem and jokes. Cholera If you have anything that you would like to see in the Young Reader’s Corner in future editions, please send your ideas to Chris Lacey [email protected].

8 WILLINGHAM NEWS March 2021 A Brief History of Willingham 1700 to 1900 Part 27 – Victorian Willingham – Religious Rivalries Reign of Queen Victoria, 1834 – 1901

Baptists v Anglicans is said to have ‘enjoyed the close friendship of Prince Ever since the 1660s when the Dissenters in Willingham split Albert and the respect of the Queen’. Perhaps such good from the Church of England there had been fierce rivalry connections helped when he left Willingham in 1848 to between them. The Dissenters were Congregationalists become Bishop of Chester. initially in Willingham, and from 1714 met in a thatched Methodists and Salvation Army meeting house in George Street next to the George Inn. To complete the religious scene in Victorian Willingham, They formally adopted the Baptist tradition from 1789, the Methodists and Salvation Army also arrived. The and grew rapidly in numbers during the 1800s. In contrast, Primitive Methodists had a Chapel in Church Street the Anglicans at the Parish Church suffered from having early in the century, which closed in 1865. The Wesleyan no resident Rector for much of this period, although there Methodists established themselves in a barn in 1836 and was always at least one curate who lived in the village. recorded attendances of between 65 and 107 at each of The Baptists took full advantage of this, and by 1830 had three services on Census Sunday in 1851. They built a new expanded so much they found it necessary to replace their Chapel in 1852 overlooking the Green with seating for ‘old thatched meeting house’ with a new Baptist Chapel on 160. A Salvation Army ‘barracks’ was established in 1887 the same site on the east side of George Street. It opened and thrived with its own Officer and band. It was replaced in 1830 and, with its gallery, seated 750. by a modern building in Silver Street in 1969. By the 1850s Baptist attendances in Willingham were exceeding 400 on Sunday mornings and 700 in the evening, Alan Fawcitt with a large Sunday School for children in between. The Next time: A Rector Who Brought Light to Cambridge Baptists believed very strongly in the importance of Sunday Schools for children and they had regular attendances of well over 100 in the mid-century. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s there were fierce arguments between Baptists and Anglicans at public meetings over the future of education in the village, before final agreement was reached to build the British School in Fen End in 1856. Baptist Internal Splits With this astonishing rate of growth it was perhaps not surprising that the Baptists would experience some internal dissensions themselves. There were various secessions in 1814, 1820 and 1838 to form separate congregations, but the most dramatic was in 1875 when a new Pastor, William Jackson, led a breakaway group to build a new Baptist Tabernacle directly opposite the 1830 Chapel in The Baptist Chapel George Street. In contrast to the rather plain old Chapel, the architecture of the new competing Tabernacle was quite ornate with twin towers and pinnacles. It too had a gallery. The two buildings remained (and competed) for another 100 years until their demolition in the 1970s and 1980s respectively. The present Baptist Church in George Street stands on the site of the demolished Tabernacle. A High Achieving Anglican Rector – But Rarely in Willing- ham Meanwhile the Anglicans at the Parish Church undoubtedly suffered during this period from absentee Rectors. They were generally eminent academics at Cambridge University and elsewhere, who spent little or no time in Willingham. The record of John Graham, the Rector who was appointed in 1843 is certainly impressive. When he arrived he was already Master of Christ’s College, having twice been Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University. He The Baptist Tabernacle

WILLINGHAM NEWS July 2021 9 Willingham Over Day Centre – Looking for Women’s Trustees and Volunteers Institute Over Day Centre is a friendly, community led charity that has been offering high quality care and social opportunities Our next meeting on Monday 12 July would have to older people living in South Cambridgeshire since 1989. been the Summer Party but, due to the extension of We are looking for four new Trustees to join our Board COVID-19 restrictions, this has now had to be cancelled. and help us to navigate future challenges. We are also We hope it can be held later in the summer. In May, 20 keen to increase the number of volunteers to both help members connected via Zoom for Face Yoga with Polina at the Centre, and/or join one of our four working groups Ryazantsteva, a qualified Pilates and Yoga teacher. Face (see below). Yoga incorporates exercises, massage, acupressure and We are keen to ensure that our Trustees reflect our relaxation aiding: diverse community with people from all backgrounds, as well as from all the villages for which we provide social • ageing well care. At the moment we have clients from six villages – • strengthening of muscles with a quarter of these being Willingham residents! • stimulation of blood and lymph circulation The Board of Trustees meets six times a year and has • release of tension. four working groups focused on business development, We practised breathing technique and then Polina led maintenance of the Centre, human resources and us through the exercises, focussing on muscles in each fundraising. All our meetings are currently virtual, and, in part of the face and neck. We then used our finger tips the future, we expect to have a blended mix of face to face to massage our faces, ending with some acupressure and virtual meetings. on important energy points. The session ended with We are keen to find new trustees who can provide questions and answers and members enjoyed it very strategic direction, appropriate oversight, scrutiny, much. challenge, leadership, and passion to support the Our next meeting after July will be in September and development of the Centre. Skills and expertise in we are hoping that by then, we will be able to return to business development, social care, human resources, and our usual style of meeting, on the second Monday of governance/policy would be welcome. the month at 7 30 pm in the Social Club. Our WI is large For further information about becoming a trustee and friendly and a great way for women in the village to or volunteer, please contact our Administrator, Halina socialise and get to know new people. Why not give it a Szulakowska by phone 01954 231807, or email admin@ try? If you would like to find out more, please contact us overdaycentre.co.uk. Arrangements can be made to at [email protected]. meet with the co-chairs David Barker or Cecilia Tredget. Applications to be made by letter of support and CV.

Willingham Wolves Ladies’ Football Club In October 2020 our lead Girls’ and Ladies’ Coach, Chloe Smith advertised that a new ladies football team would be formed. The response was amazing and what followed was months of training with the help of experienced coach Neil Scrivener. Some of the ladies had never played football before and have children in the club already so this was an opportunity for them to also get involved. Training during the winter months has now seen this group of ladies confident enough to enter the Cambridgeshire FA S-Tech Ladies league in September! Over the coming months friendlies have been arranged with other local ladies’ teams and the first test is on Sunday 4 July against Manea United Siren Ladies at the Recreation Ground, kick off is 3 pm. We would love to see as many spectators as possible for this fixture to give Ladies’ First. Willingham Ladies are also looking for any the ladies the support they deserve for all their hard work local business or businesses who would like to sponsor up to now. them with their training kit. If this is of interest then please Other friendly fixtures are Sunday 11 July, 2 pm kick contact Chloe Smith for further details at womensfootball@ off against Cambourne United Women at the Recreation willinghamwolvesfc.com. Ground and Sunday 25 July, 2 pm kick off, away to Cardea Jamie Smith

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NORMAL OPENING HOURS Monday 8 30 – 1 00 2 30 – 6 00 Proof of Vaccine – NHS App MondayAppointments 8 30 – 111 00 00 23 3000 – 6 00 Help Us to Help You – Busy Service Appointments 8 30 – 11 00 3 00 – 6 00 From 17 May, people in England who have been fully Tuesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 7 00 All NHS services are under severe pressure at the TuesdayAppointments 8 30 – 111 00 00 24 0030 – 7 00 All NHS services are under severe pressure at the Appointments 8 30 – 11 00 4 30 – 7 00 vaccinatedmoment, as againstwe look after COVID-19 increasing can numbers demonstrate of patients their Ante Natal/Baby Clinic 2 00 – 4 00 moment,vaccination as we status look for after international increasing numbers travel. of A patients full course Ante Natal/Baby Clinic 2 00 – 4 00 who are sick with COVID‐19 and other deteriorating Wednesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 whois currently are sick two with doses COVID of any‐19 approved and other vaccine. deteriorating Vaccine WednesdayAppointments 8 30 – 111 00 00 23 00 – 65 0030 conditions in the community. We are also delivering the Appointments 8 30 – 11 00 3 00 – 5 30 conditionsstatus will bein availablethe community. from: We are also delivering the Thursday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 huge and vitally important COVID‐19 vaccination ThursdayAppointments 8 30 – 111 00 00 23 00 – 65 00 huge• the NHSand Appvitally which important you can download COVID‐ 19from vaccination app stores. Appointments 8 30 – 11 00 3 00 – 5 00 programme. Please do not contact us regarding a vaccine, Friday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 programme. Please do not contact us regarding a vaccine, FridayAppointments 8 30 – 111 00 00 23 00 – 65 0030 weIt will may contact take more you. than a week for your identity to be AppointmentsEmergencies 8 30 – 11 00 34 00 – 56 3000 we will contact you. Emergencies 4 00 – 6 00 checkedSo that and we verifiedcan focus so onyou these can usereally this important service. issues, weIf youwill cannotunderstandably access this be online prioritising service, urgentand you care. have Thishad WILLINGHAM PHARMACY Tel: 01954 261787 we will understandably be prioritising urgent care. This WILLINGHAMNORMAL PHARMACY OPENING Tel: HOURS 01954 261787 twomeans vaccines, that when you canyou request contact a us, paper we lettermay have from an the initial NHS NORMAL OPENING HOURS means that when you contact us, we may have an initial Monday 8 30 – 1 00 2 30 – 6 00 Monday 8 30 – 1 00 2 30 – 6 00 byconversation calling 119. with Only youcall 119to understandif you are due how to travelurgent abroad your Tuesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 7 00 conversation with you to understand how urgent your Tuesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 7 00 inhealth the nearneeds future are. and have had your second dose more Wednesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 health needs are. Wednesday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 than five working days ago. It may take seven working days Thursday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 If you have an issue that is not urgent (for example Thursday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 If you have an issue that is not urgent (for example Friday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 forattending the letter for ato routine arrive. blood test), you may have to wait Friday 8 30 – 1 00 2 00 – 6 00 attendingThis practice for a isroutine not able blood to providetest), you you may with have a letter to wait that longer than usual until you can be dealt with. However, do Carers' Meeting showsplease yourmake COVID-19 sure that vaccinationyou continue status. to get in touch with us Carers' Meeting pleaseWhen make you're sure planning that you continueyour travel, to get check in touch the with latest us viaDue zoom/Microsoftto the pandemic, teams the tocarers’ re-engage meetings patients are still and if you need to. This is particularly important if: Due to the pandemic, the carers’ meetings are still ifinformation you need to. on This the isgov.uk particularly website. important Make sure if: there is time answercurrently any postponed concerns. until further notice. They will be • your problem is genuinely urgent currently postponed until further notice. They will be •to getyour proof problem of your is genuinely vaccination urgent status before you leave. reinstatedIf you are as interestedsoon as it is in safe joining to do our so. PPGIn the please meantime, email • you have a long term condition that is getting worse reinstated as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meantime, • you have a long term condition that is getting worse [email protected] would like to continue to support carers in our local Staffing• you are and worried GPs about symptoms that might indicate we would like to continue to support carers in our local • you are worried about symptoms that might indicate community in any way possible. If you are a carer for At thecancer end of May Dr Jankovic left the practice after a communityCarers’ Meetings in any way possible. If you are a carer for cancer someone and need advice and financial or emotional longPlease career also rememberin the village. – you Our can rapidly call NHS expanding 111 for urgent team someoneDue to theand pandemic, need advice the and carers’ financial meetings or emotional are still Pleaseare delighted also remember to welcome – you Dr canGreg call Trilling NHS 111and forDr Vidhyaurgent cancelledsupport, untilplease further contactnotice. TheySue will beLawson reinstated at as concerns and 999 for serious emergencies and that our support, please contact Sue Lawson at concernsViswam to and the practice999 for seriousas permanent emergencies GPs. They and are that already our [email protected] as it is safe to do so. or In 01954 the meantime, 260230. we would like local pharmacist can help with minor complaints. [email protected] or 01954 260230. localsettling pharmacist in well and can proving help with to beminor a big complaints. asset to the surgery. toLisa continue Smith – Assistantto support Practice carers Manager in our local community in ManyFor ofadults you willwith be mentalaware that health Dr Brown problems, is expecting including her Lisaany waySmith possible. – Assistant If you Practice are a carer Manager for someone and need depressionsecond child and in the anxiety, summer, you and can will refer be yourselfgoing on directly maternity to advice and financial or emotional support, please contact theleave local from wellbeing the beginning service, of via August. 0300 300 You 0055. will beIf you seeing are Sue Lawson at [email protected] or 01954 260230. experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the First experiencingsome familiar afaces mental in the health surgery, crisis, including contact Dr theSuter, First as Lisa Smith – Assistant Practice Manager Responseshe continues Service to locumby calling for 111the andpractice select to option keep us2 (infully staffed. Wisbech call 111, select option 1 and ask to be put throughCoils and to Implants the First Response Service). Poem for July WeThe are Cambridgeshire working hard County to reduce Council waiting has a range times of for I’d dance in the sky for July supportcontraceptive and information implants andto help coils in at times the surgery.of urgent Weneed. now and sing in the trees like a bird. haveTo access three these GPs whoplease are telephone trained in 0345 this procedure. 045 5202 – 8 am – What a really sunshine word To access these please telephone 0345 045 5202 – 8 am – is the magical month of July. 6 Unfortunately,pm weekdays anddue 9 amto –the 1 pmunprecedented on Saturdays. demandOutside officeon the hours surgery if duringsomeone the is pandemic, in danger we telephone do have a01733 long I’d fly like a bright butterfly and glide as a swan in a stream. 234724.waiting listIn for anthese emergency, procedures. callPatients 999. have Also the optionsee to self-refer into the iCaSH service by phoning 0300 300 What a lovely time to dream www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/adults. 3030 to be assessed. Clinics are available in Huntingdon in the beautiful month of July. Thank you very much for helping us all manage under andthese Cambridge. very difficult circumstances. Christine Lacey theseFor furthervery difficult information circumstances. please see www.icash.nhs.uk/ Magpaswhere-to-go/icash-cambridgeshire Donations . Crossword Answers InPatient the absence Participation of the Lucky Group Squares raffle last Christmas, the practice requested donations to Magpas Air Across: 1 Summit, 4 Cache, 7 Fabric, 8 Public, 9 Glen, 10 Suspense, The Patient Participation Group (PPG) plays a vital role 12 Permanently, 17 Unsettle, 19 Ajar, 20 Render, 21 Ardent, 22 Yield, Ambulance.in linking the We community are delighted to the to surgery,announce voicing we raised your £100.50 via our ‘Just Giving’ page. Thank you to all those 23 Beheld. £100.50concerns via and our asking ‘Just Giving’ questions page. Thankwhich you are to important all those to Down: 1 Scallop, 2 Mariner, 3 Incessant, 4 Clump, 5 Colonel, 6 Exceed, thatyou. Meetingsdonated. Let’shad tohope be cancelledLucky Squares during willthe returnpandemic, in 11 Stevenage, 13 Essence, 14 Twaddle, 15 Yearned, 16 Quarry, Christmashowever we 2021! are planning on having an online PPG meeting 18 Tweed.

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FloodingAnti-Social and Behaviour Drainage Issues in Willingham onwere making found tothe no Meadow longer be Roadfeasible village in the field planned a place format we as canthe proposed sand-dressed surface would have been badly damaged. OverThe Ploughman recent weeks Hall hasWillingham again been has the experiencedsubject of various issues reports with appreciate. Fly‐tipping and the heap of litter was cleared. However, that surface was a compromise to cater for three main floodingof anti-social and sewagebehaviour, in partsincluding of the trees village. whose The bark Parish was Councilstripped Importantly, the commemorative oak trees there have been away, which leaves them seriously vulnerable to disease. There has sports – football, tennis, and netball – but ideal for none. We now has been liaising with the District and County Councils with replanted, so we all hope this time they do well and provide a also been a recent incident of criminal damage to CCTV cameras have an improved and revised plan that splits the project into two, regards to gullies and ditch clearance and has been advised that fitting avenue of trees for future generations to enjoy. On the and intimidating behaviour towards parishioners. Following southernwith a hard side permeable of the village tarmac the type piece surface of landfor tennis donated and netballto the thosecorrespondence in need of with clearing the Parish will be Council, dealt with police as patrolssoon as in possible. the area at the location of the original MUGA which occasional flooding village will also be prepared to benefit us all; see more details Inhave addition, been increased there has and been they frequent remain vigilant interaction on this with issue Anglian while would not harm, and a 3G rubber crumb football pitch on the upper on page 5. Waterinvestigating who believe all reported they have crimes. resolved While thethe issueCouncil of theand sewageour police Recreation Ground that simply replaces one of the grass pitches. Closer to home, our boundary hedges and trees that provide leakliaison in continue Church toStreet work andalongside Green the Street,police asalthough much as furtherpossible, While this will be more costly it has many advantages, and it may be leakageswe urge youhave to come contact to light the policein other if village you witness locations. any anti-social wintereasier to berries attract and grant seeds funding. for birds will be needing attention and behaviour.The current sewage capacity, future maintenance and should be well trimmed. There are still a few that encroach on upgradeAs the byweather Anglian improves Water areand issues the hot that summer need to days be addressed.arrive once theCouncil footpaths; Meetings we would all be grateful if they could be chopped Ouragain, MP we Lucy will Frazer all be has out also and been about made more aware than of ever our asissues; families, the backThe Council so that is delightedwe can towalk welcome around two safely. newly Theco-opted Council Councillors, will be Districtchildren, Council and our olderEnvironmental residents, enjoyHealth the team easing at of South COVID flailingSimon Clark,the field and hedges Andrew – alsoCook, before following nesting our begins. most recent full restrictions. It is imperative that everyone feels safe at all times Cambridgeshire District Council have been contacted to liaise CouncilAs we meeting.move into spring Andrew it will has be hopedrejoined that weus canwhile begin our to newest in our wonderful local community and that anti-social behaviour enjoyCouncillor, better Simon, weather has beenand appointedtake advantage as the ofDeputy our outdoorLead for andis firmly resolve opposed, the problems no matter as quickly what as kind possible. it is. We We would do not wanta spaces.Leisure andThe Amenities. first week ofWe Marchwould isalso ‘Food like toWaste take thisAction opportunity Week’: encouragerepeat of the all summer residents of 2019,experiencing which was problems very distressing with their for many foul water to contact Anglian Water directly as well. The February choosingto welcome each our piece new ofCounty fresh Councillor,food as we Neil need Gough it would to the certainly parish parishioners. and we look forward to working closely alongside him and all our Council meeting was well attended by parishioners and the make a difference. Considering our drive to achieve a better COVID-19 and Outdoor Spaces other elected officials on the important issues that we, as a village, Council welcomed and appreciated their input. We are hopeful carbon footprint, not only would growing our own vegetables face. Additionally, our deepest gratitude and appreciation must also thatWith nownational we have restrictions requested easing, a multi the‐ agencyPloughman meeting Hall andbetween Pavilion be a good way forward but making use of our local suppliers be expressed to the departing County Councillor, Tim Wotherspoon theare startingParish Council,to open upCambridgeshire more and more Countyto regular Council, users althoughSouth could reduce that carbon footprint ‐ as well as supporting local sadly we are not yet in a position to be able to make these venues for all of his dedicated service, candid humour and particularly for Cambridgeshire District Council and Anglian Water, we can start businesses for our tasty, carefully selected food. available for party hire etc. However, we look forward to opening his efforts to address flooding and climate change during the past athe discussion doors for onthese how types we ofcan events resolve in the this future. in the With long usage term. of The the Parishfour years. Council We wishMeetings him all and the Electionsbest going forward. village will be updated via the website. neighbouring QE II Field increasing as we move into the summer MeetingsAfter 13 will months continue of online to be Zoomheld remotelymeetings, using the ZoomCouncil for has the now Communitymonths, please Plan make sure all current guidelines are being followed timereturned being. to physical Full Council meetings meetings which areare currentlyheld on thebeing first held in and that people are acting appropriately. Unfortunately, we have the larger venue of the Ploughman Hall for the full Council or the As described in the December edition of Willingham News, the Wednesday in the month starting at 7 30 pm, with agendas had some incidents of people leaving soiled nappies in the play Octagon for committees, this is due to social distancing guidelines. 2008 Community Parish Plan is due to be revised and updated posted on the website as well as at the Public Hall and Library. park, so we would like to remind everyone to take these items The date for the next meeting is Wednesday 7 July – at a venue to to show the needs arising from the changes within the parish. We usually begin meetings with members of the public being home with them as well as being responsible in respect to littering. be confirmed. SuchAs parta Community of the COVID-19 Plan has pandemic no set content recovery, since the it WEA:can reflect Adult able to speak briefly or asking questions, (agendas have the whateverLearning Withinthe community Reach is offeringidentifies asan important. excellent serviceFollowing to thevillage details).Contact Details: callresidents. for volunteers The WEA – provides ideally seeking support a and wide learning variety for of peopleindividuals who Councillors'Keep an eyedetails out canfor beany found lifting on of therestrictions website, onbut the below use areof whoface barrierscould work in returning together to and education, focus on thejob village search needs or work. ‐ we They indoordetails forfacilities the Chair/Vice and use Chairof the and carefully Lead Councillors. cleaned public halls in canhave now extensive move experienceforward and working more willwith be people published from on all this. walks It the village. We are still unclear as to how or even if the elections takesof life awho lot areof workfacing at multiple all levels barriers so an armyand helping of helpers those will people be willCouncil take meetings place as plannedare generally on Thursday held on the6 May. first However, Wednesday we ofare the calledrealise fortheir at personal different and times professional and I am goals. sure If Willingham you are not currentlywill step assumingmonth in thethey Octagon, will go starting ahead atand 7 30the pm. clerk Agendas is preparing are published the working or engaged in education/training and feel like you have lost up as they did in 2008. Ploughmanon the website, Hall the for notice ‘COVID board‐19 outsidefriendly’ the accessibility Public Hall in forthe thisHigh some of your confidence since the pandemic started, then they can event.Street, Itand is inan the ideal Library. venue Members to enable of thepeople public to aremove welcome through to Outsidesupport youSpaces to: Rebuild your confidence and help you to recognise attend and speak briefly or ask questions (see agendas for further your potential, Plan your next career move, Move into job searching safely, but have your own pencil sharpened ready! The arrival of our two sparkly new table tennis tables with their details). if you are thinking about returning to the workplace, Develop your Council Office Details surroundingCV and prepare matting for interviews,in the QE 11 Apply Field foris already further a education hit! Plans are and going ahead for some bike shelters nearer the Pavilion, which PloughmanCouncil Office Hall, Details:West Fen Road, Willingham training. This fantastic support service is open to anyone over the Ploughman Hall, West Fen Road, Willingham, CB24 5LP willage encourageof 15 and weoutdoor encourage enjoyment. anyone Please who could follow benefit any guidelines to get in Tel: 01954 261027 Tel: 01954 261027. thatcontact are with current WEA. as well as observing any requests that may be Email [email protected] Email: [email protected]. made.Contact Thinking details ahead, are as the follows; football Tanis fields Paulin, should 07385 not 463335 be used or Opening hours: Monday – Thursday 10am – 1pm (closed bank Opening hours: Monday – Thursday 10 am – 1 pm (closed Bank untilemail, the [email protected]. Council drain cleaning programme is completed and it holidays) Holidays). isAll-weather clear that Sportsthe fields Facilities can cope on withthe Recreationa resumption Ground of ball games. Last month more energy, time and parish money were spent Clerk: Mrs Mandy Powell Following the winter flooding, sadly our plans for an all-weather Mrs Mandy Powell multi-useD Law games Parish area Council (MUGA) Chairman on the lower Recreation [email protected] Ground Parish Clerk 01954 202188 ND HarrisLaw PlanningParish Council Committee Chairman Chairman [email protected]@willinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk 0779201954 611226 202188 PN King Harris ParishPlanning Council Committee Vice Chair Chairman [email protected]@willinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk 0195407792 260780 611226 LP King King LeisureParish &Council Amenities Vice Chair– Lead Cllr [email protected]@willinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk 0195401954 260780 260780 L King Leisure and Amenities – Lead Cllr [email protected] 01954 260780 R Manning Greens & Boundaries – Lead Cllr [email protected] 01954 261235 J Watson Green &Boundary – Lead Cllr [email protected] 01954 200245 BB Mansfield Mansfield CemeteryCemetery – – Lead Lead Cllr Cllr [email protected]@willinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk 0195401954 261540 261540 RJ TassellSmith HallsHalls – – Lead Lead Cllr Cllr [email protected]@willinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk 0797401954 673836 261141

1014 WILLINGHAMWILLINGHAM NEWS NEWS March July 20212021 Reader's Letter

Dear Willingham News, continue to take place in this area a number of current Like many others in the village I received a request to residents will be considering moving house to another complete a survey (supported by the Parish Council) on part of the country. housing needs in Willingham. I responded to the survey and The usage of main roads in and out of Willingham has attach my letter of response in the hope that Willingham increased significantly in recent years, in spite of the News might print the letter so that other village residents upgrading of the A14, and with further local housing will know that an opinion on housing has been expressed development will continue to do so. The state of these to Cambridge Acre (the author of the survey) and to the roads is appalling as a result of increased daily traffic Parish Council. and poor/non-existent maintenance. At least twice a day, the traffic density resembles that of Cambridge ‘Dear Cambridge Acre, city at its busy times – the current infrastructure of the I am responding to your request for information on the village barely copes on several levels. housing need in the Willingham parish. The best that could happen if this housing need First of all, I have to state that I am not in favour of continues to rise exponentially is to provide a by-pass further housing development in Willingham whether to Willingham (as has happened in Longstanton) so it is in the form of private or affordable homes. that the residents of Willingham feel that the ‘village In the time (15 years) I have lived in this village, environment’ has been retained. One would like to having previously lived in neighbouring Longstanton, think that the Parish Council, in their support for the there has been significant housing development of survey, has put forward this point of view.’ which, I assume, you and your organisation are aware. You will have access to the relevant statistics, I am Yours sincerely, sure, which will also show that the development in Michael Pomphrey Willingham is ongoing, continuous and current. I will not pass opinion on the development in Editorial Note. Neil Gough, our new County Councillor is Longstanton except to say that if similar developments planning to address this issue in next month’s magazine.

Update from South Cambridgeshire District (SCDC) Councillors COVID-19 Matters not-for-profit groups. tinyurl.com/yp9pxewm. At the time of writing this report, rates of COVID-19 ‘Wild Minds’ Outdoor Activities for Young People continue to decrease across the whole of Cambridgeshire and in every district they are now well below the national Fourteen to 17 year-olds can register free for eight outdoor and regional average. The most recent data shows that activity sessions at Milton Country Park, where they can Cambridgeshire had four COVID-19 cases per 100,000 try their hand at bush craft, yoga, survival skills, water population - well below the England average of 23.6 and sports on the lake and much more, for the benefit of their the regional average of 18.6. Hospital admissions remain wellbeing. The sessions are 90 minutes long and are run on low and there have been no COVID-19 deaths since the Sunday afternoons as part of an eight-week programme, in end of April. Although this is very encouraging, past which small groups of teenagers are supported by skilled experience has shown how quickly this can change and instructors as well as trained youth workers. The course is the public is encouraged to continue to follow the rules designed to help teens tackle things like mild anxiety or and to understand that getting back to a more normal way of life depends on all of us and the actions we take. People low mood, or to improve self-confidence and esteem. are still being called to have their second vaccine and it is The courses have been developed by South very important that people have both doses to give them Cambridgeshire District Council together with Cambridge the best possible protection. Thanks to Val Thomas, Acting Sport Lakes Trust (which runs Milton Country Park) and is Director of Public Health, for the above information. also supported by a Clinical Psychologist. Register free for Zero Carbon Communities Grant courses on our Wild Minds page at www.scambs.gov.uk/ wildminds. The courses are popular and some are already As the closing date is 30 July, we want to emphasise that fully booked, with further dates being released soon. Community groups can now bid for a share of £100,000 from the District Council’s Zero Carbon Communities Bill Handley and Dawn Percival Grant scheme, which has already funded more than [email protected] 01954 200287, cllr.percival@ 35 grassroots projects to tackle climate change. Grants scambs.gov.uk 07948 683599 between £1,000 and £15,000 are available. The money Facebook: www.facebook.com/bill.handley.54540 or comes from business rates from renewable energy sites, www.facebook.com/libdems3rdMay18/ like solar farms, in South Cambridgeshire that the Council retains and earmarks for use in green initiatives like this. Twitter: @bill_handley55 Non-profit groups or organisations that are based in the district and Parish Councils can apply. Other groups, such Note from Editor. The original article from the District as social enterprises and community interest companies Councillors was longer and can be seen in the ‘Extras’ can apply as part of a partnership led by a Parish Council or section of Willingham News on the village website.

WILLINGHAM NEWS July 2021 15 formed by some members of the 2008 plan group. They worked with the Parish Council to deliver the outcomes of the report. Part of WAG was assigned to address youth matters. formedformed byby somesome membersmembers ofof thethe 20082008 planplan group.group. TheyThey workedworked with the Parish Council to deliverThe WAG the Youth outcomes Group of becamethe report. Willingham Part of WAG Youth was Trust assignedssigned (WYT), toto registered addressaddress youthyouth as a notmatters.matters. for profit charity. Revd Trev, Hilary Wylie and the Baptist Church stepped up to set up a youth club at Thethe WAG Baptist Youth Church. Group As became the club Willingham developed, Youth they Trust added (WYT), equipment registered to offeras a not table for tennis, profit charity.snooker, Rev boardd Trev, games Hilary and Wylie several and computers.the Baptist ChurchWorking stepped in part upnership to set with up a the youth youth club bus at theanthed Baptist Baptist Parish Church.C Church.ouncil, the As As the the plan club club was developed, developed, to provide they they a longer added added-term equipment equipment home for to to theoffer offer youth table table club tennis, tennis, by snooker,convertingsnooker, boardboard part ofgamesgames the Ploughman andand severalseveral Hall computers.computers. into a youth WorkingWorking facility. inin That partpart needednership money!with the youth bus and Parish Council, the plan was to provide a longer--termterm home home for for the the youth youth club club by by convertingKnockout Fundraising part of the Ploughman Hall into a youth facility. That needed money! Grants from the Parish Council and the District Council and Section 106 grants provided the Knockoutmain funding, Fundraising but more was needed. A sub-group of WAG championed fundraising to Grantsimprove from the theprovision Parish ofCouncil play equipment and the District (more Council next issue) and Sectionand to renovate 106 grants an provided area of the mainPloughman funding, Hall but to more be dedicated was needed. to young A sub people.--group ofWho WAG could championed forget the fundraising ‘It’s a Knockout’ to ! Willingham CommunityimproveTheimprove fundraising thethePlan provisionprovision efforts Update ofof of playplay Caroline equipmentequipment Hyde, Caroline(more(more nextnext Stoneham, issue)issue) andand Catherine toto renovaterenovate Atkins anan and areaarea Karen of Ploughman Hall to be dedicated to young people. Who could forgett thethe ‘I‘It’st’s aa Knockout’Knockout’!! By the time you read Chamberlainof over £65,000 were was amazing. raised for In the the WYT end premises. a staggering total of over £65,000 was raised for the this, the Willingham TheWYT fundraising premises. efforts of Caroline Hyde, Caroline Stoneham, Catherine Atkins and Karen WYT – The Next Generation Community Plan Group Chamberlain were amazing. In the end a staggering total of over £65,000£65,000 waswas raisedraised forfor thethe Over the last ten years or so there have been many (WCPG) will have held WYT -premises. The Next Generation people involved. Bonnie Twiss and Emma Mason with two public meetings to consult on the content of the 2021 Over the last ten years or so there have been many people involved. Bonnie Twiss and their team kept the centre going with other fund-raising survey. It truly is a team effort and we have been delighted WYTEmma-- The Mason Next with Generation their team kept the centre going with other fund-raising events by the response. If you would like to be involved it’s not events (including more Knockouts) and opened the youth Over(including the last more ten Knockouts) yearsrs oror soso and therethere opened havehave been beenthe youth manymany centre peoplepeople as involved.involved. a cafe for BonnieBonnie users TwissofTwiss the and andQEII play too late. Contact the team by phone or email details at the centre as a cafe for users of the QEII play area during the Emmaarea during Mason the with summ theirer teamschool kept holidays the centre and at going weekends. with other The leadershipfund--raisingraising of eventsevents WYT has now end of the article. summer school holidays and at weekends. The leadership (includingbeen passed more to JackKnockouts) Stinton and(Chair), opened Vicky the Richards youth centre(Secretary) as a cafeand Francesfor users Watts of the QEII play So how does a survey of Willingham residents’ opinions (includingof WYT has more now beenKnockouts) passed and to Jack opened Stinton the (Chair), youth centreVicky as a cafe for users of the QEII play change anything? What does it take? Let’s see what area(Treasurer).Richards during (Secretary) the They summ have ander the Francesschool task holidays ofWatts reigniting (Treasurer). and atthe weekends. Youth They Club The post leadership-pandemic. of WeWYT are has now happened after the 2008 survey concentrating on young beendelightedhave thepassed task that to of they Jackreigniting suppStintonort the (Chair),the Youth WCPG VickyClub on Richardspost-pandemic.the 2021 (Secretary) Youth Survey. and Frances Watts people. (Treasurer).(Treasurer).We are delighted They that have they the support task of the reigniting WCPG on the the Youth 2021 Club post--pandemic. We are delightedScorecard!Youth Survey. that they support the WCPG on the 2021 Youth Survey. It Takes a Village to Raise a Child Scorecard! Although the Connections Bus visited the village asa Scorecard!Have we done everything listed in 2008? Absolutely not. mobile youth club, the 2008 survey identified that ‘The Have we done everything listed in 2008? Absolutely not. Willingham Youth Trust charity funded dedicated youth youth of Willingham are keen to have more facilities to HaveR Willingham we done everytYouth hingTrust listed charity in funded2008? Absolutely dedicated not.Youth club with own premises. express and enjoy themselves within the village’. Lack of R Skateclub with park, own football premises. wall, fitness equipment as part of the QEII field (more next month). public transport or safe cycle ways meant there were few RQ WillinghamTheSkate Multi park,-Use Youthfootball games Trust wall, area charity fitness (MUGA) funded equipment is being dedicated rethoughtas part Youth of after club site with flooding own premises. issues. activities that young people could access and few facilities R Skatethe QEII park, field football (more wall,next fitnessmonth). equipment as part of the QEII fieldfield (more(more nextnext month).month). to support them within the village. More worryingly 40% of QCould TheThe we MultiMulti-Use do-- Usemore? games games It’s area timearea (MUGA) (MUGA)to revisit isis what’sbeingbeing rethoughtrethought needed to after make site the flooding village issues.a great place for young respondents expressed worries about intimidation after site flooding issues. and the village was concerned about vandalism. The young people to live. The 2021 survey will include a special questionnaire for young people Could11-18 we to havedo more? their say.It’s time This to will revisit be completely what’s needed anonymous to make and the fully village compliant a great place with thefor recommendation was‘The provision of the following should Could we do more? It’s time to revisit what’s needed to young people to live. The 2021 survey will include a special questionnaire for young people be explored: a youth club/drop-in centre/café, dedicated youngprivacymake the people and village GDPR to a live. great rules. The place Look2021 for out youngsurvey for people thewill orangeinclude to live. logo a The special and don’tquestionnaire be surprised for youngif your people young building on the Ploughman Hall site, an all-weather sports 11people2021--18 survey to pester have will you their include to say. fill a in special This the willsurvey questionnaire be for completely adults for in anonymousSeptember!young and fully compliant with the pitch, tennis courts, a skate park, a swimming pool, an privacypeople and 11-18 GDPR to have rules. their Look say. out This for will the be orange completely logo and don’t be surprised if your young integrated indoor sports facility to cover multiple sports, a Therepeopleanonymous are pester many and you fullyheroes to compliant fill involved in the withsurvey in thethese for privacy adultsgroups and in to GDPRSeptember! whom Willingham owes thanks. They got shelter and seating on the Recreation Ground’. people pester you to fill in the survey for adults in September! involved,rules. Look got out stuck for the in, orange and committed logo and don’t many be hours surprised of voluntary time. If you can’t see your if your young people pester you to fill in the survey for From Bus to Baptist Church Therename, are please many tak heroese this involvedas full acknowledgement in these groups to and whom appreciation Willingham of owes your thanks.role. This They story got adults in September! Young people needed somewhere immediately. The involved,involved, gotgot stuckstuck in,in, andand committedcommitted manymany hourshours ofof voluntaryvoluntary time.time. IfIf youyou can’tcan’t seesee youryour Willingham Action Group (WAG) was formed by some There are many heroes involved in these groups to whom name,20 please take this as full acknowledgement and appreciation of your role. This story members of the 2008 plan group. They worked with the Willingham owes thanks. They got involved, got stuck in,

Parish Council to deliver the outcomes of the report. Part and committed many hours of voluntary time. If you can’t of WAG was assigned to address youth matters. 20see your name, please take this as full acknowledgement The WAG Youth Group became Willingham Youth Trust and appreciation of your role. This story shows that the (WYT), registered as a not-for-profit charity. Rev Trev, Hilary survey will be just the start. It needs money and dedicated Wylie and the Baptist Church stepped up to set up a youth people coming together to make things happen. Be part club at the Baptist Church. As the club developed, they of it. added equipment to offer table tennis, snooker, board games and several computers. Working in partnership with Get in Touch: Willingham Community Plan Group the youth bus and Parish Council, the plan was to provide Tel: 07529 222579 a longer-term home for the youth club by converting part Email: [email protected] of the Ploughman Hall into a youth facility. That needed willinghamlife.org/willingham-community-plan/. money! Knockout Fundraising Grants from the Parish Council and the District Council and Section 106 grants provided the main funding, but more was needed. A sub-group of WAG championed Willingham News Extras on the fundraising to improve the provision of play equipment Village Website (more next issue) and to renovate an area of Ploughman Hall to be dedicated to young people. Who could forget Don’t forget to check out the ‘Extras’ section of the ‘It’s a Knockout’! The fundraising efforts of Caroline Willingham News on the village website where Hyde, Caroline Stoneham, Catherine Atkins and Karen you can the see photos in this issue in colour. Chamberlain were amazing. In the end a staggering total

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It’s been a very busy month since my Since our reopening at the end first introductory article as your new county councillor. The new council May we have seen a huge influx of has been sworn in and a new joint members, new and old, wishing to administration has been formed enjoy the newly refurbished facilities and entertainment between the Liberal Democrats (20 programme we have in place. Bingo is more popular than seats), Labour (nine seats) and the ever and to be sure of a table, booking is essential. Independent group (four seats). Liberal Democrat Councillor Lucy Nethsingha has been appointed As the relaxation of COVID restrictions allows, we are as leader with Labour’s Elisa Meschini as deputy leader. adding more events all the time, so please check our We have an exciting, comprehensive and ambitious Facebook page www.facebook.com/willinghamsocialclub/ agenda for change with tackling the climate emergency at and website www.willinghamsocialclub.com/ for more up its heart across all policy areas. to date details. Twenty mph for Cambridgeshire Villages Councillors attended a webinar on 22 April hosted by the Thursday Night Poker League ‘20’s Plenty for Cambridgeshire’ Campaign. Along with Bill The Thursday Night Poker league returns Thursday 1 July. Handley and Dawn Percival, I have, for a long time, been New players are welcome. supportive of a 20 mph speed limit through our villages and the information provided at the webinar reinforced Beer Festival the need to slow down traffic on mainly residential, village We will be hosting our very roads. Up to now, it has been necessary to show that the own Beer Festival again this average speeds are 24 mph or less before we can change year on 23, 24 and 25 July. This the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph. However, the year’s main sponsor is Fen Edge way this condition was implemented by Cambridgeshire Community Association with County Council made it difficult to introduce the change. The new County Council administration agreement barrel sponsorship from local includes a pledge to make it easier for villages to introduce businesses. More details can be speed limits of 20 mph. found on the festival website. The ‘20’s Plenty for Cambridgeshire’ Campaign is www.willinghambeerfestival. campaigning for 20 mph to become the default speed with 30 mph or 40 mph speed limits being exemptions, where co.uk/home. appropriate. As in previous years it's more than just a Beer Festival. This is a key element in the new County Council joint We see the return of our Gin Bar, with over 30 gins to administration’s agenda. choose from. We have music from two bands who are well Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Cam- known on the Cambridge music scene, SJ and the Flying bridgeshire Pigs and The Phat Controllers. This Plan is an early stage policy document that is www.facebook.com/sjandtheflyingpigs www.facebook. potentially very important for prioritisation of local walking com/thephatcontrollers. and cycling routes. It may be several years before monies come forward for these projects and works can take place We will be doing our own food again this year and but identifying the best routes means that the County will would really appreciate volunteers to help serve food. We be in the best position to bid for future. are sourcing ales from further afield this year due to our Please take a look at the proposals. Are these the relationship with Marston’s Brewery, so look out for some right routes? Are there alternative routes which we should suggest? Please let the County Council exciting new beers to try. know your thoughts via the survey and I would like The main function room bar will also be open for the to hear them too. The consultation runs through to lager, Guinness, and the wine drinkers amongst us. 11 59 pm on Tuesday 13 July. Respondents are invited to complete the survey and/or mark cycle ways and footpaths Custard Comedy Nights they would like to see created or prioritised on our map. Friday 1 October sees the return of our Custard Comedy This information will then be analysed and presented to nights, so look out for more details in the coming months. the County Council’s Highways and Transport Committee for their review tinyurl.com/4xb3s9dv. The Club is now a great place to come and for a drink As ever, please feel free to contact me with your and to enjoy the entertainment in our fully refurbished air- thoughts, views and issues. My mobile is 07919 990299 conditioned bar and Function Room. and email is [email protected]. If you have not been to the Club in the last year, why not Neil Gough come along and see the changes we have made!

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WILLINGHAM NEWS JulyJanuary 2021 2021 19 ON THISON THIS DAY DAY IN JULY JULY

1 July In 1979, the first Sony Walkman went on sale in Japan for about £100; 30 thousand sold in two months.

2 July Amelia Earhart went missing over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 as she was attempting to fly round the world.

3 July Karl Benz drove the world’s first car in Germany in 1886. It reached a speed of 10 mph!

4 July In 1829, the first horse-drawn bus route opened between Paddington and Bank; a ticket cost 1s!

5 July Jeff Bezos founded Cadabra, an online bookstore, in 1994; it became Amazon in 1995.

6 July Sir Thomas More was executed in 1535 for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.

7 July In 2013 Andy Murray became the first British man to win a Wimbledon tennis singles title since 1936.

8 July North Korea’s president, Kim Il Sung, died in 1994; he’d ruled for 46 years.

9 July In 1901, Barbara Cartland was born. She wrote 723 books, mainly romantic fiction.

10 July The first test cricket match was played at Old Trafford in 1884. Rain stopped play on the first day!

11 July In 1962, the first transatlantic TV was transmitted via the satellite, Telstar, from USA to Britain.

12 July Malala Yousafzai addressed the UN on her 16th birthday in 2013. She called for worldwide access to education.

13 July In 1837, Buckingham Palace became the main royal London home. Victoria was its first resident.

14 July Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2019; he has won 98 F1 races.

15 July In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, key to the translation of hieroglyphs, was discovered in Egypt by a French soldier.

16 July USA’s top 40 had 20 British acts in 1983. The Police was No 1 and Eddy Grant was No 2.

17 July In 1841, the satirical magazine Punch was first published; it finally closed in 2002.

18 July Shakira became the first person to accumulate 100 million ‘likes’ on Facebook in 2014.

19 July In 1545, one of Henry VIII’s great ships, the Mary Rose sank in the Solent with the loss of about 500 men.

20 July In Sri Lanka, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first world’s elected woman Prime Minister in 1960.

21 July In 356 BC, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was set on fire, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

22 July More than a year after the end of the second World War in 1956, bread was rationed.

23 July In 2010, One Direction was formed during the X Factor Show with Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis.

24 July Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered the Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas in Peru, in 1911.

25 July In 2019, the highest ever UK temperature of 38.7 degrees was recorded in Cambridge’s Botanical Garden.

26 July George Bernard Shaw was born in 1856 in Ireland. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.

27 July In 2012, the Queen opened the 30th Olympic Games in London with a little help from James Bond!

28 July The six-digit postcode was trialled in Norwich in 1959. It wasn’t nationally rolled out until 1974.

29 July In 1974, Cass Elliot (Mamas & the Papas) died of a heart attack in London. She was only 32 years old.

30 July Penguin Paperbacks were launched in 1935 to make books affordable to all.

31 July Cliff Richard’s Living Doll was No 1 for six weeks in 1959. It was the top selling song of the year.

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