VILLAGE VOICE BRINKLEY..BURROUGH GREEN..CARLTON.. FEBRUARY 2010

BURROUGH GREEN AND DISTRICT ARCHIVE SCRABBLE & MAHJONG GROUP We meet this month on Wednesdays 3rd & 17th at Annual General Meeting 7.30pm in the Community Room at Sheriff’s Court TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23rd at 2.30 for a few games of Scrabble and Mahjong. Do Sheriff’s Court come along and have a game in this warm and Burrough Green comfortable venue. £2 including refreshments. Trish 01638 507495 All Welcome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will be giving an update on our work so far and RADFIELD HUNDRED GROUP th discuss the future of the group and work still to MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY be presented. We are still happy to receive photos 7.45pm and documents to include on the site Brinkley Memorial Hall Please contact Marilyn on 01638 508177. TITBITS, QUIZ, and GOSSIP! ~~~~~~~ If you would like to join this small friendly group then call Doris on 01638 507717 for more details. CAN YOU HELP?

I am a local historian working on the history of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, and some time ago I inherited the history files of a retired CARLTON QUIZ NIGHT clergyman. In these there is a letter dated 1984 on from a Rees K. M. Davies who I understand wrote SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th the history of Westley Waterless church which 7.30pm at ST PETER'S CHURCH. was published in 1970. Enquiries have revealed Come and test your quizzing skills! that he died in his 60's in 1987. His letter says Tickets (in advance) £7.50 to include soup and that he has in his possession an old family diary puddings. Bring your own drinks. which gives a lot of information about two families Contact Tracey 01223 290106 or Jackie 01223 290810 who lived in a Washburn Valley village in the 18th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and 19th centuries. There is no indication that OVER 60S the clergyman to whom the letter was sent We were unable to have our AGM in January as followed it up. In 1984 Mr. Davies lived at 'Norris the weather was so inclement. We are holding it in Bank' Westley Waterless. I would love to know February and will some have games or a quiz at the what happened to this diary. My e-mail address is same time, which was our planned event. [email protected] , or my postal address This will be in Sheriff's Court on Thursday 4th is 37 Rupert Road, Middleton, Ilkley, West February at 3.00pm, followed by afternoon tea. Yorkshire, LS29 0AT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks, Diana Parsons BURROUGH GREEN CHURCH FETE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday 13th June 2010 BURROUGH GREEN OIL SYNDICATE We are going to have our first planning meeting at Do you need to order more Heating Oil? We will The Hall, home of Lucy and Peter Talbot on shortly be putting in an order to the lowest bidder Thursday 11th February at 8pm to refill our tanks. Please contact either Pauline Everyone is welcome to come; we are always King on 507796 or Lucy Talbot on 507060 or by looking for new ideas for side shows, games, stalls email to [email protected] by and other attractions. Wednesday 10th February 2010 with details of PLEASE COME AND JOIN IN WITH US TO how much you will need. DISCUSS THIS OVER A GLASS OF WINE. Please be as accurate as possible, (N.B. Minimum WE NEED YOUR VIEWS AND YOUR SUPPORT. order is 500 litres) and make sure that orders are For more information please contact Lucy Talbot 01638 accompanied by house name/number, postcode and 507060 or Pauline King 507796 telephone number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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THE HISTORY OF 'APRONS' teachers recognised and encouraged his talent. He stumbled I don't think our children know what an apron is. The across a batik artist and taught himself the process of principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the painting with wax. Through sales of his art he has been able to pay his university fees and pay for his siblings to go to dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was school. easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used Doors opened at 3.30pm and within ten minutes Reach less material, but along with that; village Centre was full of people buzzing with excitement at It served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the vibrancy of the pictures. By the end of the day over the oven. £2,200 worth of paintings had been sold. Thank you to It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on everyone who came, who enjoyed the paintings, who bought occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. paintings, who wrote of their delight in the exhibition From the chicken coop, the apron was used for visitors’ book. The artists were thrilled at the response shown to their work. carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half- For the service we gathered by candlelight in St hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. Etheldreda’s church. The service began with pupils from When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding Soham Village College, just back from Capetown, South places for shy children. Africa, singing and drumming as they walked up the aisle. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it The beauty of their singing, the beat of their music and around her arms. their willingness to give up their time set the tone for the Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, service. Judith Goddard illustrated the impact of HIV/Aids bent over the hot wood stove. in Uganda: there are two articles about HIV/Aids in every daily newspaper, and before retrovirals were available about Chips and kindling wood were brought into the 10% of the staff of companies and organisations were dying kitchen in that apron. of HIV/Aids. Judith told stories of staff greeting the New From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. Year with, “thank God I am alive”. The availability of After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the retrovirals is giving people diagnosed as HIV positive a much hulls. better quality and length of life, but now there is a rise in In the autumn, the apron was used to bring in apples new infections, which may be due to complacency. Judith that had fallen from the trees. also told us of Lukandwa Dominic’s excitement when he When unexpected company arrived, it was surprising googled his name and found the exhibition featuring his work written about in the Lodestar. how much furniture that old apron could dust in a Since the event Lukandwa Dominic has sent us this message: matter of seconds. “I wish to extend my thanks to everyone who came to When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the Reach. This was a rare exposure of our work to the UK and porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time the world. To the organisers, Judith, Jo, Sue and others I to come in from the fields to dinner. thank you. To the people who came to the service to It will be a long time before someone invents remember and pray for the families of victims, thank you. something that will replace that 'old-time apron’ that To those who allowed us into their homes by buying our work served so many purposes. that will permanently be displayed there, thank you. I pray for the Lord's blessings to each one of you who in some way REMEMBER: contributed to the success of the exhibition, I'll always Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the remember you.” window sill to cool. Further examples of Lukandwa’s work can be viewed at Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to www.batikartist.blogspot.com. A few paintings remain thaw. available for purchase. If you are interested in viewing They would go crazy now trying to figure out how them please contact Jo Jones, 01638 743131. many germs were on that apron. In addition to supporting the work of the artists - with the I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron. money from the sale of his paintings, Lukandwa has been able to buy a plot of land to build a house - over £300 was ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ raised for charities working on HIV/Aids in Uganda and 450 STUNNING EXHIBITION OF AFRICAN ART AND beaded Aids badges from Capetown, South Africa were sold CANDLELIT SERVICE MARK WORLD AIDS DAY round the Deanery. Mothers with children who are HIV Fordham and Quy Deanery marked World Aids Day with a positive earn vital income by making these badges in debut art exhibition of work by three Ugandan artists. One, addition to regaining self-esteem and confidence. As we Lukandwa Dominic, wrote, ‘through the exhibition we want wear the badges they continue to be a visual reminder of all to show that despite the suffering inflicted upon our people those affected by HIV/Aids in the UK and around the by AIDS, we are able to create and show that God is still world. Our solidarity and prayers mean a great deal to the reigning in our lives through our talents and we are showing huge number of people and communities affected. this to the whole world to see.’

Our connection with the artists comes through Judith Jo Jones, Sue Evans, Jan Frost, Judith Goddard Goddard, who has worked for the blood transfusion service in Uganda. She lives some of the year in Burwell and has ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ brought paintings home with her for sale to friends and in RECYCLING Centrepeace. Judith knows Lukandwa Dominic particularly Brown sack dates for February are Thursdays 11th well. As a small boy he drew with sticks in the dust in his and 25th. rural village. When he went to secondary school his ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEWS FROM LINTON VILLAGE COLLEGE The waiting parents became anxious. Reception What is it that the poet Robert Burns said about the became crowded with students visiting stalls. And best laid plans of mice and men? Well I have no then, unseen by everyone, the snow stopped and comment to make about the strategies of the small looked a little unimpressive. rodent community, but I do know that some well- In the end a compromise was reached. We decided to made plans at the college have gone awry because of close half an hour early, hoping that this would keep snow in recent weeks and that we are doing our best the buses out of the rush hour and would appease the to remain in good humour. ever growing number of parents in reception. We had Firstly there was the last day of the autumn term. managed 50 minutes of the Fayre and that was Children had spent weeks devising stalls for the better than nothing. However, the news that we had annual Charities Fayre, families all over the Linton raised £1100 for our charities did much to restore area had gone into production making prizes and our humour. Plans?....we’ll just play the snow a day at baking buns to sell while the musicians had been a time for now. practising hard for the final assembly. We were Caroline Derbyshire Principal ready. Then at 7pm the night before it began to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ snow. By 5.30am the High Street in Linton was 10cm FLOWER CLUB deep in the stuff. I had no option, but to organise an Thursday 11th February 2010 emergency closure. No Fayre, no final assembly, no 8.00pm staff Christmas dinner, no secret Santa. Closure, but The Taylor Hall, Dullingham not ‘closure’ to the term. A demonstration entitled Traditionally, when a school closes as a result of ‘Love Is All Around Us’ snow, the news is greeted with general glee by the By children and possibly some of the staff too. On that Gill Tarry day, large numbers of children were disappointed. Members £3 Non-members £4 Still, there were some benefits: Mrs Hall and I got Refreshments - Raffle - Accessories up on to the school roof and took gorgeous photos, Note: March meeting is a workshop with Jo Bird. the site staff made the world’s biggest snowman Please call for details. (once they’d aborted attempts to clear the drive) and Contact Lesley Bird on 01638 507658 every family with secondary age children had a supply ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ of home-cooked buns for many days after. CATHOLIC SERVICES Over the holiday I resolved to put back the things we NEWMARKET & KIRTLING. had missed out on. I reorganised the staff dinner and Mass Times the secret Santa and rescheduled the Fayre. We Saturday 6.30pm Newmarket decided that Wednesday 6th January was as good a Sunday 9.00am Kirtling day as any. Camels, Kings, Bishops and small children 10.30am Newmarket were coming to see us in the morning for an outdoor Holy Days 9.00am Newmarket Epiphany assembly so tacking on a charities 12noon Kirtling afternoon to these events was not disruptive to a 7.30pm Newmarket normal school day. All seemed to be going well at the outset. The sky Our Lady with St. Etheldreda, Exeter Road, was clear and it looked as if Linton would escape the Newmarket snow drifts experienced everywhere else. However, Our Lady & St Philip Neri, Kirtling Louise Clarke, Head at Linton Infants, sent me a sad email to say that the camel owners had cancelled Main Address: 14 Exeter Road, Newmarket, CB8 8LT (more snowy in the East where the Kings were coming Telephone: 01638 662492 Email: [email protected] from?) and things went rapidly downhill from there onwards. By 12.30 pm, telephone calls were coming in Brinkley contact, John Conti 01638 508304 from parents living out in Suffolk to say that they ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ were concerned about the safety of the roads from RED LION – BRINKLEY Haverhill and that they wished to take their children Emma, Anthony and the family are settling in at The home. ”It’s not snowing here,” we replied cheerfully. Red Lion. They very kindly donated the proceeds By 1pm, that was no longer the case but the Fayre from the Christmas draw to Brinkley Church and are had begun. The buses wouldn’t arrive until after 2pm busy planning other village fund raising events. Look so we gritted our teeth and the paths and carried on. out for their great meal deals and live music events It was pretty grim – around 50 parents turned up to in the coming months. Details are on the blackboards take their children home concerned about the road by the road junction. Please support them. 01638 conditions. With the Fayre on, the children were all 507745. over the college and finding individuals was tricky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETER AND RUTH LLOYD TRUST DISTRICT COUNCIL NOTES BACKGROUND Environmental Enforcement Strategy Peter Lloyd, who was born in North Wales, served as a The District Council has published its draft strategy Wireless Operator with No.195 Squadron at RAF Wratting for taking enforcement action to deal with litter, Common during 1944 and 1945. He flew 25 missions over Germany and was with the first crew that dropped food to graffiti, dog fouling, fly-tipping, and other the starving Dutch who were still controlled by the German environmental problems. The Council is committed to military forces. maintaining the local environment to a high standard Ruth Lloyd, who was born in Broughty Ferry near Dundee, by keeping the streets and green spaces clean and joined the ATS and eventually ended up at RAF Wratting as free of environmental nuisances. a Radar Plotter for the anti aircraft guns as well as Bombing The Council's proposed approach to enforcing Trials at the end of World War 2. environmental issues is based on Government Peter and Ruth met at RAF Wratting Common and were guidance and examples of recognised best practice married in 1946. After being demobbed from the armed services, they lived in Hull and London until retirement, upon from other councils. This means the Council will aim which they moved to Peter’s home town of Ruabon, near to persuade people to change their behaviour through Wrexham. information, education and advice, but will not They both had fond memories of the Wratting area and hesitate to take enforcement action against those returned many times over the years. During these return who continue willfully to spoil our environment. visits, they made many friends among the locals and The draft strategy lays out how East Cambs proposes regarded the area as their second home. They were both to use the range of enforcement options available to involved with the reunions and twice yearly services which help achieve its aims. The full document is available are held at the airfield memorial. to view on the East Cambs website Unfortunately Ruth passed away in 2001 and Peter has also now passed away in July 2008. Due to their love of the (www.eastcambs.gov.uk – and follow the links). area, their surviving children have decided to set up an Bogus Business Rate calls Educational Trust in their name with the aim of helping Business people in East Cambs have been warned to deserving young people to start University life. be on their guard after several bogus calls were AWARD received about business rates. One award amounting to £800 approximately will be made East Cambs has been contacted by a number of each year to a deserving student from the nearby parishes people saying they received a call from someone of Carlton, Great Thurlow, Little Thurlow, West Wickham, claiming to be from the Council to arrange a rebate West Wratting, Weston Colville and Withersfield. The award is intended to be of assistance in the purchase on their business rates. The caller then went on to of books, materials, equipment etc. enquire about the company's normal payment Final decision and award will be made immediately after ‘A’ methods and to ask for bank account details. Level/Baccalaureate results and University offer are known. Sometimes the caller has said his name is Jeff or has DEGREE STIPULATION refused to give a name. The degree course must be from one of the following: It is not normal practice for Council officers to call Architecture, Engineering, Geography, History, Law, regarding this type of matter or if they do they will Mathematics, Medicine, Science and Veterinary Medicine. already have the customer's payment details to hand. If in any doubt about eligibility, the student is advised to make application and permit the Trustees to make the East Cambs is not making any calls about business pertinent decision. rate rebates. Be on your guard, and do not give your Application form can be obtained by email from: bank details over the phone to anyone whose identity [email protected] is not clear. If you do receive such a call, ring East Queries can be addressed to; - The Secretary at: District Council on 01353 665555 [email protected] and let the Council know. SELECTION Christine Bryant and Robert Stevens Selection of a short list will be made from the written 01223 811767 and 811643 applications and those Students on that short list will be invited to an interview. It is anticipated that those ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ interviews will be carried out during May of each year. BRINKLEY MEMORIAL HALL Would be applicants are reminded that further information DATE FOR THE DIARY and application form is available by contacting: QUIZ NIGHT [email protected] FRIDAY 5th MARCH Applicants are also reminded that the closing date for 7.30PM receipt of applications is the 31st March 2010. BRINKLEY MEMORIAL HALL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teams of 6 or fewer. If you haven’t got a team then FREEZER available to good home come along and join with others. Great fun. Working 3ft chest freezer free to a good home. £8…on the door. Includes Chilli & rice supper Call 01638 603116 after 6pm. Must be able to collect ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Brinkley. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEWS FROM THE ELLESMERE CENTRE There are still tickets available for this year’s annual Twilight Classes pantomime Red Riding Hood. Tickets are available We still have places available for the spring term for the following nights twilight classes - please contact the office to book a Wednesday 3rd February 6.30 pm, £6.50 pp place. These classes will resume from Saturday 9th Thursday 4th February 7.30 pm, £6.50 pp January starting with athletics. There will not be Tickets can be purchased at the Ellesmere Centre any classes running the week commencing 1st Office or by contacting February 2010 as the annual pantomime is on. Half [email protected] term is week commencing 15th February so again no Friday Last Minute Bookings twilight classes will run that week. These classes New in 2010, Friday last minute family bookings may be subject to change but this will depend on for that weekend. Sports bookings can be taken attendance numbers. for that weekend on a Friday at a reduced rate on Day Time Per Termly ‘late availability’ basis. Please note this offer is to class (half encourage children and teenagers to take part in termly) sporting activities and is not applicable for groups, Monday 5-6pm (Note £4.00 £40 clubs or associations. Football new time 15 (£20) • Astro tennis court £4.00 per hour mins longer) • Sports Hall £4.00 per hour activities to Tuesday 3.45-4.45pm £4.50 £45 include, badminton, indoor tennis, indoor Tennis 4.45-5.45pm (£22.50) football, rollerblading and much more • Small Hall £4.00 per hour activities include Wednesday 4-5pm £4.50 £45 table tennis Tennis (£22.50) • Squash Court £3.00 per 40 minutes Tuesday 1-3pm £5.25 £52.50 Adult Art (£26.25) The Ellesmere Centre, Ley Road, Stetchworth, CB8 9TS Friday 5-6pm £4.00 £40 Telephone/ Fax Number: - 01638 508212 Football 6-7pm (£20) Email: - [email protected] Web page: - www.ellesmerecentre.org.uk Saturday 9 – 10 am £4.00 £40 Registered Charity Number 801728 Athletics 10 – 11 am (£20) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adult Art Class ELLESMERE GARDEN CLUB We are looking to start an evening adult art class We were delighted by the turnout for our January from 6 to 8 pm during the week. Please inform the meeting, despite the inclement weather! Lovely to office if you would be interested in joining this class see new faces as well – do please join us again. as it will only run if we have enough people Perhaps the draw was the ever-popular Richard Todd interested. from Anglesey Abbey, or was it the post-Christmas We would like you to have your say on any activities chaser of wine? or events etc you would like the Ellesmere Centre to Well, we hope you will give us similar support on set up so please contact the office to let us know. Wednesday 17th February for our AGM, 8pm in the Trustee at the Ellesmere Centre Ellesmere Centre as usual. Unlike other AGMs you If you would like to become a Trustee at the may know, ours is not stuffy and boring, but we do Ellesmere Centre or would like more information need to elect a committee and hear the annual about what it involves then please contact the office. reports. After that, we will have a Demonstration of Curtains to be made French Serviette work, followed by hands-on John Lewis has very kindly donated some material to practice. If you don’t know what this means – come the Ellesmere Centre for new curtains in the Small and find out! Hall and Gredley Room. If there is anyone who would Membership subscriptions are due and you can at the be willing to make a set of curtains for us it would be same time collect your programme for the coming very much appreciated. Please inform the office if year, which includes some new and exciting speakers you are able to help in anyway. Many thanks. and events. We hope to see all our members, old and Pantomime Week new, and visitors are always very welcome. For Please note that all bookings in the sports hall will further Club information you can always call Sandie th not be held from Saturday 30 January to Sunday on 507542, or talk to one of the committee at a th 7 February, and bookings on the astro and meeting. st squash court will be cancelled on Monday 1 Feb P.S. Looking ahead: Wednesday 10th March we will rd th and Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 February due have a talk about and demonstration of Willow to the annual pantomime. Thank you. Weaving, with hands-on. Sounds fun, so keep the date free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CARLTON OIL SYNDICATE BURROUGH GREEN PRIMARY Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the SCHOOL NEWS. Carlton Oil Syndicate - I will shortly be putting a new The end of last term saw the children order programme together. If you no longer wish to finish a day early due to heavy snow be included in the syndicate , have changed your fall. This was seen as a bonus but also the children contact details or if you would like to join please let missed their end of term Christmas parties and the me know [email protected] or 01223290795 visit from Father Christmas! However, all was not lost as Santa left the presents and the children How it works: six scheduled orders are made during received them at a New Year party instead!! each year January, March, June, September The snow was a recurring theme for January and November and December. One person from the back to school. Class 1 and 2 took part in the Kings syndicate is designated to source the best price and Parade in Linton on 6th January and walked from the place an order on behalf of all those requiring oil at Infant school to church accompanied by other that time. All syndicate member details are on a schools within the cluster and a couple of camels. master sheet. Those who need oil inform the person (There were due to be real camels but they were ordering of their requirements and settle their own stuck in the snow!) It was noted that our school bill directly with the oil company. You only have to children were very well behaved on the walk and record the quantity required, haggle for the best inside the church, therefore a credit to us all. price and forward the sheet by email, fax or telephone to the oil company. All syndicate members There has been some progress made on the new are reminded of oil delivery dates by Village Voice school build. The drainage across the green is almost and email. complete and work has started within the builder’s With the number of people in the syndicate you will compound to link this up with the existing drains. only need to be the designated person to order once Hopefully this will be completed soon and work will in approx 4 years start on digging the trenches for the footings.

Carlton Oil Syndicate- advance notice– Next order Parents came into school for the termly consultations date Mon. March 8th 2010. regarding the curriculum. This is very useful to see Please inform Vicky Cavey (on behalf of Rita Smith) what the children will be studying and if any help or of your requirements before the 8th March. resources are required. We are still looking for Call 07818 231632 after 6pm. engineers for science week to come in and talk to the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ children. If you can help in any way please call the HOW TO CLEAN THE HOUSE! school office 01638 507236. 1. Open a new file in your PC. 2. Name it ‘Housework’. Music is impacting the school in a big way. Children 3. Send it to the Recycle Bin. can now sign up for piano lessons. This has proved 4. Empty the Recycle Bin. very popular and students can have a one to one 5. Your PC will ask you ‘Are you sure you want session or learn in pairs. Class 3 are also learning wind to delete Housework permanently?’ instruments such as the flute, recorder and clarinet. 6. Calmly answer ‘Yes’, and press mouse button firmly. Some analysis has been made about the new spelling Enjoy your day! programme we are using in school. On average over ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the last 12 months our pupils have made 14 months ELLESMERE ARTS - CANCELLATION worth of progress. This is a great achievement so Please note: we have decided not to show the Rocky well done! Horror Show on Friday, 12th February. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our next church assembly will be held on Wednesday th JUMBLE SALE - MEADOW SCHOOL BALSHAM 24 February at 9.15am. All the community is We are holding a Jumble Sale on Saturday 30th warmly welcomed to attend our church assemblies. January 2pm-4pm at the Meadow Primary School in Balsham. There will be plenty of good quality clothes Please keep collecting the tokens from Nestle cereals th and shoes for all the family, books, toys, bric-a-brac, and look out for Sainsbury’s Active Kids starting 17 games and a raffle. With delicious homemade cakes, February! All tokens are gratefully received and help coffee and teas available too. Come and find a toward much needed resources. bargain! This is a fund-raising event by the PTA. Admission is 50p or free to primary school-aged Alison Brewin children. [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEBRUARY SERVICES can be open to the sense of God's presence. We think about what's important in our lives and how we th nd Sunday 7 February 2 Before Lent are using the time we are given. Are we open to those 9.00am Holy Communion Burrough Green moments when the divine pierces through our 10.30am Morning Prayer Dullingham everyday life and shows us that this is a gift? Join us 4.00pm Evensong Carlton at Dullingham at 7pm on the 17th February to begin a Genesis 2:4b -9, 15 –end Revelation 4 very special journey through Lent.

th With love and prayers Sunday 14 February Sunday Before Lent Kathy Bishop 9.00am Holy Communion BCP Brinkley 01223 892288 11.00am Holy Communion BCP Dullingham Exodus 34: 29-end 2 Corinthians 3:12 – 4: 2 [email protected]

WEDNESDAY 17th February ASH WEDNESDAY Our Lent Course will start on Wednesday February 7pm Holy Communion with imposition of ashes 24th at 7pm at Clare Farm Dullingham, continuing for Dullingham the following four Wednesdays. We will be looking at Isaiah 58: 1-12 2 Corinthians 5: 20b – 6:10 what Christ's Cross means for us today. All welcome. Do come even if you can only make one or two st st Sunday 21 February 1 Sunday of Lent evenings. 9.00am Family Holy Communion Westley Waterless 10.30am Family Worship Burrough Green Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 Romans 10:8b -13 Ethel Bunting and Willie Bye whose funerals were

held at Dullingham on the 13th January. Sunday 28th February 2nd Sunday of Lent

9.00am Family Holy Communion Stetchworth We welcome Joseph Lambert, who was baptised on 10.15am Family Worship Dullingham January 10th, and Alexander Thiede-Coombe 11.15am Family Worship Brinkley th Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 baptised on January 24 , into our church family. Both babies were baptised at Stetchworth. ++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The last few weeks have certainly challenged us POLITE REQUEST weatherwise. Before Christmas we had snow and ice Please can the owners of the dogs exercised at the and some fog and after Christmas we had continuing top of Beechcroft kindly clear up after the dogs. It cold weather. I travelled with the children from is very unpleasant for the residents to find the mess Burrough Green School to Linton to join in with an on their paths. Also it would be much appreciated if Epiphany service. The word Epiphany means they could be kept under control as they are rather manifestation or revelation of God. intimidating to the elderly residents. It was bitterly cold, the children wrapped up well ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and we travelled on the coach expecting to see three DIARY NOTE th camels when we arrived at Linton. However, it was BRINKLEY FETE will be held on SUNDAY 4 JULY too cold for the camels so they stayed in the warm this year. and instead we had a pantomime camel. Bishop David Please put this date in your diary now. came from Ely to lead the procession round the A planning meeting will be held in early March, date school playing field. We saw many schools joining in to be announced. and eventually ended up at the church for a small ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ service to celebrate the coming of the wise men to A BELATED BUT BIG THANK YOU!...... visit Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and to all those who supported the Fair Trade Coffee myrrh. It was lovely to worship with the children Morning in November. As well as selling over £300 from other schools. On the return journey we could of fair trade goods, refreshments raised £100 and not have foreseen travelling through a snowstorm. for the third year running we have been able to However, we managed it and it all added to the sense support disabled children in a hospital in Bethlehem. of the journey in that we did not know what we would Toys, medicines and nappies will be taken direct to see, but we came away feeling that we too had them at Easter. received a gift. I am reminded of the phrase "give us Thanks again Rachel Lewis a sense of the divine and knowledge of yourself". I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ think this is what we received. ARTICLES FOR MARCH VILLAGE VOICE TO By the time you read this Epiphany will be over and [email protected] already we will be heading towards the season of 01638 507495 th Lent. For some, on Ash Wednesday, we receive a by 20 February please cross on our forehead to remind ourselves that we ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES • Management Accounts • Bookkeeping

• VAT/PAYE Installation standards that cannot be beaten, • End of Year Accounts Preparation Together with prices that are realistic, • Fast, friendly personal service Reflect our 15 years experience. Please note, we do not do windows etc. Contact: Janet Mardell-Hobbs We are SPECIALISTS. Tel: 01440 783325 For our free assessment and quotation for your property, email: [email protected] Please telephone: 01787 277189 or 01787 277593 BED AND BREAKFAST JAMES LAWRENCE

At Plumbing, Heating & Oil Boiler Servicing THE OLD BAKERY, WEST WRATTING Specialists in Condensing Boilers , CB21 5LU OFTEC Registered 101/105E Also cottage to rent for holidays, weekends and short breaks. Are your heating bills too high?

Situated at West Wratting. Sleeps six people. We may be able to help

Tel: David or Carol For Free Survey Ring 01223 290492 Tel: 07739 423426 or 01638 508976

TIM PHILLIPS & Co Ltd Accountants Independent, specialist service for: Small Businesses & Companies Self Assessment & Personal Taxation All Types of Electrical Work EASY, FREE PARKING Contact Anthony Mclean

Copley Hill Business Park, A1307 Babraham Office: 01638 640101 Mobile: 07912 854878 Tel: 01223 830044. www.TPaccounts.co.uk [email protected]

CARPENTER & JOINER

All aspects of woodwork and other home improvements undertaken to a high standard.

Telephone David Miller www.davechippiecarpentry.co.uk

01223 290433 or 07990 833566

R. BRISTLEY Est. 1974

BRUSH ELECTRIC SANICLEAN SWEEP DRAIN &PLUMBING ∗ All Chimneys Swept SERVICES ∗ Solid Fuel, Oil & Gas ∗ Drains Unblocked Fast ∗ Cowls, Nets & Pots Fitted ∗ Toilets, Baths & Sinks ∗ Drain Repairs & Reports ∗ Stoves Installed ∗ Carpets Cleaned ∗ High Pressure Water Jetting ∗ Very Clean ∗ All Work Guaranteed ∗ Family Business ∗ CCTV Surveys ∗ Public Liability Insurance

 Newmarket (01638) 662439

Aloe Vera – the natural choice Mobile: 07970 038404

SECRETARIAL SERVICES An extensive range of Health, Nutritional, Beauty & Veterinary products. Products that may help with:- Could you do with an extra pair of hands? Digestive challenges (eg. IBS, Crohn’s disease, Colitis);

Skin challenges (eg. eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, dry skin); Joint challenges (eg. arthritis, sporting injuries, back pain); Admin 4 All offers secretarial services, including: also sinusitis, bronchitis, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, PA, Admin and Sage accounts for small/medium high cholesterol ..… and many more companies and private homes. Aloe Vera has amazing healing properties for humans and animals To find out more contact Fiona on 01638 507215 or [email protected] ‘60 day satisfaction or your money back guarantee’ E > [email protected] T > 01638 507504 or 07795 007523 W > www.admin4all.co.uk

PAUL NICHOLSON H J PAINTIN LTD INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PAINTING FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND DECORATING Personal attention assured at all times 24 Hour Service CLEAN EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE 43 HIGH STREET, LINTON, CAMBRIDGE

Tel: 01223-891226 60 WITHERSFIELD ROAD, HAVERHILL CALL 01638 570355 MOBILE 07890 118021 Tel: 01440-703218 REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Private Chapels of Rest : Estimates given Golden Charter Pre-Payment Funeral Plans Memorials supplied and erected in any area DANIEL AGUILAR BA (hons) DipArch

Architectural Services

• 20 years experience in all types of building projects • Planning & Building Regulations applications • Creative design solutions to suit your budget • Concept designs presented as computer 3D models

Tel: 01223 290077 Mob: 07860 140954 Email: [email protected]

Acre Cottage, Acre Road, Carlton, Newmarket CB8 9LF

01638 507480 Traditional English Food Seven days a week Thursdays Fish ‘n’ Chips Sundays – Roast all day

Bar Open 5pm week nights

Bar Restaurant Mon – Fri 12pm – 2.30pm 12pm – 2pm 5pm – 11.30pm 6pm – 9pm Saturday 11am – 11.30pm 12pm – 2pm 6pm – 9pm Sunday 12pm – 11pm 12pm – 4pm

Specials Board Racing Buffets/ Children’s Menu Group Bookings Beer Garden All Welcome

Richard Fortey

All aerial + satellite work Experienced Local Engineer Tuning Tv DVDs etc.

01638 662119 No Call Out Charge

Need a weight disposal expert? Try

Call Lynda on 01223 290132

• Balanced nutrition to advertise here • One-to-one support • Flexible programmes • Wide range of flavours • Includes stabilisation and maintenance

Call Yvonne on 07766 425718

THE RED LION

Brinkley 01638 507745

Call Lynda on 01223 290132 Has Re-opened!

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NEED MORE SPACE?

HAVE SOME OF OURS!

• Are you moving house?

• Clearing out the garage?

• Building an extension?

Safebox can provide extra space, local to you. For all your fire safety needs at home or at work • Dry, secure storage space Fire extinguisher maintenance • Removals & van hire available Fire extinguisher supply • Great Rates • Too far from our local depot? We can drop a Fire safety training storage pod on your drive. You pack it up, we pick Fire risk assessment it up and we return it at your convenience! Tel: James 01223 811827 / 07920512930 Call 07894 427724 or email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.thesafebox.co.uk Web: www.jmfiresafety.co.uk

The Healing House

Choose from a range of gentle and relaxing treatments personally tailored to suit you.

Christine Charters-Young Reflexology, Reiki and Ayurveda Massage for Adults MFHT MICHT CIBT 2 St John’s Cottage Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology for Babies and Children Great Bradley CB8 9LG Yoga & Relaxation Classes for Children from 3 yrs 01223 654552 Yoga Therapy for Children with Learning Difficulties www.thehealing-house.com