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TheGazette newspaper of Gamlingay, East Hatley and Hatley St. George Father figure at Gamlingay fire station retires after 40 years

An on-call firefighter referred to affectionately by colleagues as ‘dad’ has retired after 40 years’ service at Gamlingay Fire Station.

Roy Nicholas, 65, joined Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) aged 25 and since then has provided a 100 per cent on-call cover, day and night.

Colleagues past and present gathered at Gamlingay Fire Station during drill night this week to give Roy a special send-off.

Area Commander Maurice Moore , presented Roy with a special flame award to mark his 40 years with the Service and Group Commander Gary Mitchley, head of on-call, presented Roy with a figurine to mark his retirement.

Roy, of Blythe Way in Gamlingay, said it had been a big thing for him to retire.

“I got a bit emotional on the evening because the boys and girls down there are brilliant. I am the oldest person there but also the youngest because I am always joking.

“It was a big decision for me to retire because I have a lot of friends at the station and I have seen a lot of people come and go and a lot of the youngsters call me dad!”

Roy left school aged 16 and worked on the land for seven years before becoming a guillotine operator at an engineering firm that made screw conveyers, finishing as a metal works manager before moving to a firm that manufactured water tanks and grain silos, which he retired from in October last year (2016).

He became an on-call firefighter early on in his career, aged 25.

“I am the sort of person who can’t sit about the whole time doing nothing and I just felt having the fire service has kept me going and on top of that I have really enjoyed helping people in distress.”

Roy said his memories will be about all the fun he has had with his colleagues and being part of a team. Over the years he has gone to a wide range of jobs – everything from road traffic collisions to house fires and a dog stuck up a tree.

The father of four and grandfather to seven, who is married to wife Marjory, plans to spend his retirement playing more golf and is marking his retirement with a trip to Thailand with two of his friends. Group Commander Gary Mitchley said: “It’s a fantastic commitment to give 40 years’ worth of service to the community of Cambridgeshire and the people of Gamlingay.

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TheGazette May 2017 3 Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Gamlingay with Hatley and Everton cum Tetworth

Churchwarden - Mrs Jan Cooper 69 Green Acres, Gamlingay - 650178 Reader and Churchwarden - Chris Miller 11 Bunyan Close, Gamlingay - 650779 Key E -Everton G -Gamlingay H-Hatley St George May 2017

07-May Easter 4 8.00am Holy Communion G 07-May Easter 4 10.00am First Sunday G 07-May Easter 4 4.00pm Evensong E 14-May Easter 5 9.30am Parish Eucharist G 14-May Easter 5 11.00am Holy Communion H 14-May Easter 5 11.00am Word and Worship E 21-May Easter 6 9.30am Parish Eucharist with prayers for healing G 21-May Easter 6 11.00am Parish Eucharist E 25-May Ascension Day 7.00pm Holy Communion G 28-May Easter 7 8.00am Holy Communion H 28-May Easter 7 9.30am Parish Eucharist G 28-May Easter 7 11.00am Parish Eucharist E 28-May Easter 7 6.00pm Evensong G Dear friends

There is no doubt that however you look at it, language is beautiful. Whether you are an advocate of Shakespeare, poetry or modern prose, the language in which something is written can convey so much. I was thinking at this time of year of the 18th century proverb:

‘Ne’er cast a clout till May be out’

What does that mean, both you and I may wonder? Well it seems as though a very basic interpretation might be “don’t hit anyone until the month of May is over”! But surely not?

Since at least the early 15th century, the archaic word ‘clout’ has been used variously to mean ‘a blow to the head’, ‘a clod of earth or (clotted) cream’ or ‘a fragment of cloth, or clothing’. So now we are getting somewhere. “Ne’er cast a clout” could mean “don’t discard your clothing”! But what about May? Does this refer to the month of May or something else?

May blossom, the flowering of the hawthorn bush has, for centuries, been a sign in England that the month of May has arrived (although with climate change and warmer spring weather, these creamy white flowers tend to be appearing several weeks earlier these days). So perhaps our proverb could be interpreted as:

“Don’t discard your winter clothing until the hawthorn bush is blossoming” which seems to bear little resemblance to the original wording. One of the criticisms we, as a church tend to get these days is that the language we use is out of date. And I suppose that we could hold our hands up and, to a certain extent, agree. However, we are doing what we can to rectify the situation. Our church services often use contemporary language and there are many versions of the bible including contemporary English versions as well as versions in Cockney rhyming slang and the language of the city street, especially appealing to the urban reader. So as we approach the summer, we can cast off our winter clothes, turn off the central heating and look forward to our holidays. But don’t forget where the church is – we will always give you a warm welcome. And one more thing – we might just be getting to the time when we are able to introduce a new parish priest to you (nothing decided at the time of writing). With best wishes to you all. Chris Miller Licensed Lay Minister and Churchwarden

4 TheGazette May 2017 Gamlingay Baptist Church Stocks Lane, Gamlingay Church Secretary: Mrs Linda Fraser 01767 677710 www.gbchurch.org.uk May 2017

‘Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.’ Mother Teresa

What a rich history that is present in Gamlingay. You can both hear about it and experience it throughout the village. Our church is not excluded from such richness. In 1670 GBC came into existence (with Diary John Bunyan, writer of Pilgrim’s Progress, as its first minister in 1671) and this month on May 7th, we will be celebrating our anniversary. There is Church Services something special and nostalgic about looking back through the years at Worship every Sunday Morning where one has come from and what one has achieved. However, looking 10.45am (with J.A.M for children) back becomes difficult, when the past isn’t so glorious or is simply just painful! Communion is always celebrated on the first Sunday of each month Real life often brings with it: real pain, strife, difficulties and brokenness. Often, when our past is full of those situations, we tend not to think about Family Service history and can sometimes let such situations shape our present and our Sunday 28th May 2017 10.45am future. In Jesus though, we find someone who is not too worried about people’s pasts. Repeatedly throughout scripture, we see Jesus reach out to Weekday Meetings those whose pasts are far from ‘good’: Wednesday 7.30pm - There’s the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, who is an outcast and as advertised in her society based on her past decisions. To her, Jesus appears and offers living water, salvation. For Children - What about the story of the woman caught in adultery? On the verge of J.A.M. Every Sunday 10.45am being stoned, Jesus says to those around her, that he who has not sinned (Apart from Family Service) can cast the first stone. The crowd clears and Jesus simply offers her forgiveness, and the opportunity to continue without judgement. “Messy Church” - One could also look at the story of Zacchaeus, a tax collector who’d made Saturday 27th May 2-4pm himself rich by cheating everyone around him. An encounter with Jesus leaves Zacchaeus transformed, where his past was not affecting his present Women’s Prayer Brunch or his future. Saturday 20th May 2017 at 10.00am - And many, many more! a time to share, pray and eat together. Regardless of our pasts, good, bad or ugly, Jesus is ready to meet with us; to offer us freedom from our brokenness; to give us salvation and eternal Craft & Hobbies Group-spend time life. I know these are some big concepts, which may not make any sense. together However, without knowing what’s coming tomorrow, are they not worth working at different crafts exploring today? Yesterday has happened, and we can’t do much to change Thursday th4 May 2017 10am it, but Jesus is ready for you today, no matter your past! As Mother Teresa said, ‘Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Coffee Morning Let us begin.’ In aid of Gamlingay BC and 2017 Charities Have some questions or thoughts? Get in touch with me, and let’s grab a Thursday 18th May 10.am-11.30am coffee, and have a chat. why not join us for tea/coffee and a cake? Let’s begin. Many blessings

Rev Adrian Semerene Lead Pastor Gamlingay Baptist Church [email protected]

TheGazette May 2017 5 Councillors’ column District and County Council Issues District Council issues by Sebastian Kindersley and Bridget Smith County Council issues by Sebastian Kindersley

and will include no local road links ie you can only join the road at Caxton or Black Cat. So local communities get all the damage for no benefits. Councillors Report – South Cambridgeshire District Council & . Cambridgeshire County Council – April 2017 Flies

Your Councillors are always ready to help. If you have any questions Since last year we have been working hard on the perennial issue of about these - or indeed any other - matters, please do not hesitate fly infestation in Gamlingay. It’s really unpleasant and many residents to contact County Councillor Sebastian Kindersley on 01767 651982 across the village have been in touch over the last 12 months with or [email protected] or write to the Manor Barn, East Hatley, their experiences. Residents of Merton Grange Barns have been SG19 3JA. District Councillor Bridget Smith is on 01767 650510 leading on this issue as the closest to the Chicken Farm on Station or [email protected] You can also follow your councillors on Road. The Environmental Health dept at South Cambs has also been Twitter: @Cllrbridget @Seb4SouthCambs very helpful with visits and advice.

West Road Appeal We now have a quarterly Liaison meeting with the agents for the Chicken Farm, Environmental Health, ourselves and Residents. This The appeal against the initial refusal for up to 29 houses on land is to swap information, raise any problems and so on. In the last year south of West Road was held at the Eco-Hub on March 28th. Your the agents for the Chicken Farm commissioned a very detailed report local Councillors spoke as did the Parish Council and concerned on the management of the site to try and get to the bottom of the fly residents; asking the Inspector to uphold the reasons for refusal and problems. to support local people. The team leading the appeal for the applicant also spoke (a lot) and – led by a QC – they had a lot to say. The team So here’s the issue. Environmental Health and the expert report both from South Cambs District Council by contrast said very little indeed. agree that the flies in Gamlingay last summer did not originate from The appeal, scheduled to last four days, was over by the end of play the Chicken Farm on Station Rd. The routine management of the farm on the first day – including the site visit. is being done by the book and there simply was no evidence that the Chicken Farm was at fault. While it is true that the Planning Committee at SCDC had stupidly agreed the second application we believe that the Council should So this raises the issue – where are the flies coming from? have made much more of an effort to support us. It was quite clear Environmental Health agreed to do a desktop survey to see if there that the applicants and the Council had struck a deal whereby were any other likely sources nearby. Every site was pretty much the Council said nothing but would not be pursued for costs by ruled out – there have been no issues with the chickens on Mill Hill or the applicant – or some such agreement. As we have said in our at Waresley, nor the Maggot Farm at Longstowe and so on. official complaint to the Council about this “The other Council representatives hardly spoke at all. [One] made a correction to an It seems that the most likely explanation is a combination of climate inaccurate statement from Endurance about the number of affordable change, wild populations and the colour/material/sun aspect of your homes on another approved site - but only after the audience had property (I’m not making this up). Because we seem no longer to interjected. The other two officers made no voluntary contribution have cold winters the life cycle of the fly in the wild goes in much more at all and were unable to answer a number of questions put by the pronounced peaks and throughs meaning there’s a lot more at any Inspector regarding conditions around water and pollution. Some of one time. They are attracted to pale and white walls that are often in these questions had to be answered by Endurance. These conditions the sun – and likely come into the house as temperatures drop in the were removed with approval from our officers despite them seeming evening to roost meaning they are very evident the next day. It might not to know what they were about. The performance from South well be the reduced level of insecticides or different ones used by Cambs was lamentable to the point of utter embarrassment.” agriculture play a part.

Our only hope now lies in the Inspector dismissing the appeal but it But the bottom line is that nobody really knows – but please keep would be frankly a triumph of hope over the experience of the Appeal reporting any infestations to Environmental Health. process. In any case the developers have an outline consent that they can proceed with in any case. So - a dark day for the village. Robinson Court Thank you to everyone who came along, and a really big thank you to all those residents who had campaigned so hard to defeat this greedy Things are moving frustratingly slowly regarding Robinson Court destructive speculative planning application by Trinity College. It even though planning permission is approved and a contractor has might be a charity but it has behaved really badly. Grrrr. been chosen. It seems to be the legalities that are holding things up - signing contracts, finalising parking spaces etc. We are assured that A428 Dualling Options as soon as this is done that there will be the first of a series of public, probably monthly, meetings for residents to air their concerns to the We wrote last month about the current consultation by Highways Council and the contractor. We have been reminded that there are England on three options for the dualling of the A428 between people affected who do not live in Gray’s Rd and Avenells Way and Caxton Gibbet and the Black Cat roundabout. There cannot be a we will ensure that they are included. Parking is going to be an issue single person in the entire area who thinks this is a bad idea – but especially with lorries moving up and down the road. The Council has conversely there cannot be a single person in the area who thinks to put a proper plan in place for this, which we shall share with you the two southern options put forward are anything but full-on bonkers. once we get it. Residents will have an emergency phone number in The obvious, sensible and most efficient route follows the basic line case of problems and of course you can always contact us. We have of the current A428, includes a link to St Neots (the largest town in dropped a letter round to all residents highlighting all of this. Cambridgeshire and scheduled to get much larger still) and is taken away from currently affected villages such as Eltisley and Croxton. The other proposals (one north of Abbotsley, one south) run through unspoilt productive farmland, will bring severe environmental damage to Abbotsley, Waresley, Tetworth, Gt & Lt Gransden and Gamlingay

6 TheGazette May 2017 Avenell’s Way Dropped Kerb

It is always a mistake to start a report with “By the time you read this Bin Collections XXX will be done”. You will realise that the proposed dropped kerb onto Avenells Way from the footpath to Church St is still not done. The On the whole the move to the new bin collection rounds has contractors repaired all the bits of footpath around the entrance but gone reasonably smoothly. However, one or two people have did not put in a drop kerb to allow motor buggies to exit without doing been missed out and a few people who should have had assisted a very sharp right or left turn. The worry has been that larger vehicles collection have not had. We have also had reports of less that will not have enough room to turn and so will tip over the kerb onto the courteous responses to calls to the call centre about bins. We road. Bridget met with Council officers again last week and we ‘think’ have passed on all complaints. Apparently these calls were being we have a plan about how to do this. Watch this space… managed by an outside firm.

Children’s Centres Potholes & Roads etc

Children’s Centres have undergone almost continuous redesign A reminder that if you drive past, over, through or into a pothole since their inception so it is hardly surprising that there is yet the most effective and quickest way of getting it dealt with is by another review of how they work and what they do. This, however, reporting it online. All you have to do is go to the County website, is far more dramatic than anything we have seen so far. To date, fill in some personal info (the first time you report something – it’ll Children’s Centres have been run as part of localities. Gamlingay remember you from there on) select the point on the map where is part of the CABMAG (Cambourne, Bassingbourn, Melbourn and the pothole is and you’re done! You can also see if someone has Gamlingay) Locality. This has meant that it is reasonably easy to beaten you to it. Highways then prioritise the works and let you refer people into the system because we know the people involved know by e-mail what the plan is. As an example – the PC reported and where to find them. There were originally 5 Children’s Centres a dangerous pothole in Stocks Lane and urgent works were in our Locality including outreach in Gamlingay. These have been ordered all in 12 hours. It does work!!! http://www.cambridgeshire. gradually amalgamated over the past years. The big change now is gov.uk/highwayfaults that ALL the Localities in the county are being disbanded and new District Localities formed. These will be huge. We will be part of South Cambs magazine the South Cambs Locality which will also include Burwell, Soham and Bluntisham - all very different sort of places to us. The plan is We have heard back from the distribution company, which has to have a ‘single point of referral’ for the whole district. This will be acknowledged that there has been some intermittent delivery serving children from the age of 0-19. It is very difficult at the moment issues in Gamlingay. As a result, the distributors now carry GPS to see how this will work. It is also very concerning that the very trackers to aid them on their routes. The company carries out expensive children’s centre buildings put up in Caldecote, Melbourn routine telephone checks too and has agreed to arrange for more and Bassingbourn are likely not to be used for their original purpose calls to be made. any more. Since the money has to be paid back to government if they cease to be used for under 5s it is likely that they will be taken over by Horses Ahead! schools. But what an absolute waste of money that was. With more and more horseriders coming through the villages and New CEO of South Cambs with lots of equestrian businesses in Gamlingay and neighbouring Parishes it might be that you think it worthwhile to ask the Parish I think we might have said last time ‘by the time you read this we shall Council about putting warning signs up in particularly busy horse- have a new Chief Executive at South Cambs’. Well we do and we ways (?). If you are a regular rider, or know of a spot that would don’t. We believe that an appointment has been made but there is no benefit from a sign please get in touch. Highways generally will formal announcement as yet. We will keep you posted. agree in principle, subject to siting of the sign/s, if funding can be provided by the PC or a third party, and the PC takes responsibility 10,000 approved planning applications for the sign/s under its own insurance.

In response to the letter from Sebastian & Bridget written to Heidi Proposed Multi-use Trail at Wimpole Allen MP last month a meeting has been held with her to discuss what government should be doing to force developers to build houses A number of residents have been in touch about proposals at rather than to land bank thousands of approvals for housing. The Wimpole Hall. Currently the National Trust is involved in a national picture is bleak with numerous local authorities in the same boat as programme, funded in partnership with Sport England, that will us of not having a 5 year housing land supply and so creating open create all-year-round, multi-use path at ten National Trust places season for developers exploiting the window of opportunity to build in around the country, including Wimpole Hall. the countryside. The project is planned to start in 2017 and comprises a multi-use As well as large developments we are also seeing a sharp increase trail around the estate on a circular route, about 9km long (or just in applications for single dwellings in the countryside which will under 6 miles). The NT advises that the trail will be designed for eventually erode away the character of the rural areas. The advice use all year round and will enable different user groups to enjoy from the council is to encourage people to build high quality housing the wider Estate, be it cyclists, runners, walkers, those in adapted which is sympathetic to the rural nature of its setting and which wheelchairs, as well as families with pushchairs and those needing compliment the local architecture. But this could all be easily sorted a little more reassurance underfoot and a safe place to enjoy the out by a quick piece of sensible legislation making the way the 5 year Estate. housing land supply calculation is done. If consents were counted – rather than starts-on-site – then we’d be laughing. If this was Concerns raised includes the constant issue of parking congestion combined with pressure on landbankers (eg via a tax that kicks in at Arrington Gates, the visual impact of the trail and the advisability 12 months after grant of full permission) then things would really be of mixing different groups of users on the same path. If you have looking up. views please can you respond to the consultation if and when it begins? Grants Got a problem? Issue? Something you’d like to discuss? South Cambs has started this year’s round of Community Chest fund grants. There is only £52,000 available so it will go quickly. The Your Councillors are here to help you. Please do feel free to money is for community groups so do get your applications in fast. It contact us with comments, questions, problems or complaints. We is easy to do on-line and if you need any help just give Bridget a ring. hope we can help but if we can’t we are likely to know someone If you are involved in a community project give it a go – you may be who can! ***************************** pleasantly surprised!

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“I have known Roy 15 years and he has always been a constant professional. He always gives 100 per cent and has put as much effort in from the day I have known him to the day he has retired and it has been a real honour and privilege to serve with him.”

On-call firefighters are not based at the fire station. They carry a pager and respond to emergency incidents as and when they happen. They receive an annual wage to reflect the time they commit to being available plus additional payments for attending incidents and drill nights (one evening a week for two hours). They are men and women who may have other jobs and are able to provide evening, daytime or weekend cover.

Taken in mid 1980’s with FF Roy Nicholas on the far right

Gamlingay Women’s Institute

We opened our March meeting with Jerusalem then proceeded with our A.G.M. with a report from our president, secretary and treasurer. Mrs E Brown was elected as our president for another year. Then we had our general meeting and ended with Pam Young who gave us talk on Egyptian Food and some of her adventures while living there.Then we tasted a beef tagine and um Alia type of bread pudding which was enjoyed be all our members.

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10 The Gazette May 2017 www.gamlinga yrainbow.co.uk * Tel: 07938 245494 * 01767 651996 Email: [email protected] OFSTED Registered * Pre-school Learning Alliance Member * Registered Charity No. 293562 Rainbow pre school DATES FOR THE DIARY 2017 We have lots of exciting events and days planned this term!

Open Day – Monday 15th May Thinking of a pre school for your little one? Come along and see for yourself what Rainbow has to offer. We’ll be holding a fun afternoon for you and your child to enjoy with face painting, inflatables and refreshments. A chance to meet the staff and get a real feel of our environment.

Pamper Evening – Friday 19th May Back by popular demand this evening promises a chance to indulge yourself away from the children! Open to all, offering 15minute taster beauty treatments, clothes and Jewellery stalls plus a licensed bar! So bring along friends and family.

Gullivers Land – Wednesday 14th June Day trip for your little ones plus parents, carers and siblings are welcome too. Heavily subsidised by our committee, a guaranteed fun filled day out!

Graduation Day – Saturday th8 July Every year we hold this event to say goodbye to our oldest children as they embark on their next journey to big school. A great day for all the family plus extended family, as we enjoy a graduation ceremony followed by running races, BBQ, cakes, bouncy castle, ice cream van, and usually a visit from our local Fire station!! Parents, carers, grandparents and siblings relax and enjoy the fun (and hopefully sunny) atmosphere whilst lounging on the picnic blankets in the school field.

And there’s more to come after the summer break!

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STRAWBERRY 50 CYCLE EVENT

If you are a keen cyclist don’t’ forget to register for this great 55 mile ride on Sunday 3rd September 2017.For the first time, Gamlingay Eco Hub will be a registration and start point for our local cyclists as well as being a refreshment point for those starting at Histon. For full We are really excited to announce information and to register go to that we are opening our first www.strawberry50.co.uk. Community Café here at the Hub, and by the time you read this we should be just starting our first session. WE SUPPORT THE ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY

It’s something we have long talked There are an estimated 850,000 people affected about doing, but it often takes a third with dementia in the UK alone. Many more may person – usually a volunteer – to be undiagnosed. The Hub is becoming a come along and set it alight by ‘dementia friendly’ centre and adopting the offering their time and energy. That Alzheimers Society as our ‘official’ charity in person is Emma Surrey who will be 2017. There is a collection box in reception and working with us to run the sessions further info at: www.alzheimers.org.uk on Friday mornings from 11.30 am – 1.30 pm. (she also designed this brilliant logo).

The point about the café is that you can just drop in for a cup of tea and a biscuit or slice of cake and have a chat, play some board games, listen to some music – or you can just sit quietly and have the company of others without any pressure to ‘join in’ or make polite conversation if you don’t want to.

All are welcome – young and old, mums or grandparents with children and if people want it, we can have monthly speakers on subjects ranging from bereavement to wildlife to staying safe on the internet. We hope it will be a fun and friendly place where everyone will feel included so please come along and give it a go.

12 The Gazette May 2017 1st Gamlingay Rainbows It has been a while since our last “news update”, but rest assured we are busy making things, working towards badges and learning new games and songs. We took part in the Village Show and we were very grateful to receive a donation towards our annual pantomime outing, which I understand was very funny (a migraine prevented me from going), but a great time was had by all.

The Christmas tree looked stunning with our homemade decorations covered in the different coloured glitters. We worked towards our Beatrix Potter badge to celebrate her 150 birthday, we read the books and based all our activities around a book each week. We made little Jeremy Fishers out of clay and many more activities based around the books. We have also looked at pantomimes, making little Red Riding hood out of wooden spoons. We are hoping now that the days are lighter and with the better weather we can get outside and play some games and activities. For Mother’s Day the girls planted primroses into cups and they look lovely, a real treat for all those Mums lucky enough to receive one.

There has been a Rainbow Unit in Gamlingay since 1997, although there was a gap between one closing and Helen and Helen taking over they have been running Rainbows ever since, the current Unit will be 13 years old in September, I joined shortly after my eldest Daughter became a Rainbow as Mum Helper. We have seen 128 girls through Rainbows since our Unit began and two of those girls have just been enrolled and qualified as Leaders in their own right – just before heading to University in the autumn. It is always a pleasure to see the girls go forward with their Girl Guiding adventure. Both Helens mums were involved with Girl Guiding too so they have been involved for a very long time. I did not imagine that I would take my Leadership qualification, having been a Brownie, Guide and Ranger and only had to give this up when I went to college and found it difficult to get home for the start of meetings, but like many Mums got involved when my eldest became a Rainbow and then continued after she left to become a Brownie, I then had my second daughter and with the help of my Mum, Dad and Husband, I was able to continue helping out at Rainbows, I was then coerced into taking my Leadership Qualification.

On that note both Helens are going to be shortly taking a step back from Rainbows and we need to recruit two new people to help with ideas, planning, taking part in meetings and there are some district events we take part in. Sadly if I do not get offers of help, the Rainbow Unit will have difficultly continuing, I have one offer of a Mum who was a Young Leader when I began in Rainbows to come and help as a Mum Helper, but if you are interested in volunteering please contact us and keep 1st Gamlingay Rainbows going for the future generations.

Sarah

Gransden Youth Football Club Spring Coffee Morning Learn the basics and have FUN Saturday May 20th 10-12noon Everton Village Hall. 5, 6, 7 year olds Stalls of bedding plants, homemade cakes and preserves, produce Every Saturday at 9-30am and raffle Gransden Sports Field All most welcome to come and enjoy a coffee and a chat while just turn up and have a go!! supporting the work and beautiful building of or for more information contact : St Mary’s 12th century church in Everton David on 07825205738 Many thanks or [email protected] Dorothy Oglesby or Foxy on 07774107321

TheGazette May 2017 13 Waresley Pet Services

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14 The Gazette May 2017 Gardening Tips for May by Karen Aitkins of All Green Landscapes Ltd

I think May is one of the prettiest months of the year, with the garden awash with colour. Spring is well and truly here and you can smell summer in the air. This is the best time to get into our neglected gardens and start making a difference. Everything is waking up, including the weeds and pests that also adorn our garden at this time of year.

In preparation hopefully, for an amazing summer filled with sunshine and barbeques we need to concentrate on cleaning and clearing. Give the patio a good jet wash, washing away all the moss and grime of winter. Treat with a sealant that helps prevent moss build up in the future. This will also bring out the natural colour of the slabs. Clean and treat patio furniture and drag out the barbeque for a good scrub. This way if summer comes early you’ll be well prepared for entertaining.

Hoe away the weeds and edge up the borders to give a fresh appearance. Replace old bark mulch, this will keep down weeds and retain moisture. Feed the lawn with a good nitrogen fertilizer, being careful around ponds or streams. Repair bald spots with seed, rake the area first and liberally sprinkle over with a little top soil and water in. Be careful when cutting the lawn to avoid these areas when the fresh shoots start coming up.

Prune overcrowded, dead or diseased clematis and any frost damaged evergreen shrubs. Care must be taken at this time of year due to nesting birds and we do not recommend any major hedge or tree lopping. Small amounts of pruning done sensitively with this in mind is okay.

There will be a large selection of summer bedding plants appearing in our garden centres now, but don’t be tempted to put them out too early. Wait until the end of May and the frosts are behind us. Any newly planted shrubs that may be vulnerable to the frost still need to be covered.

All potted plants will need to be watered regularly now, even if we are getting plenty of rain. Pots and baskets do not retain water like the borders, so any pots, tubs, baskets containing bedding plants will need to be watered at least once a day and twice in mid-summer.

The highlight of the gardening calendar in May is The Chelsea Flower Show in London, which is a great day out. It’s also a chance to get some great ideas for the garden. It falls from the 23rd – 27th May this year. We can definitely give you some advice on how to bring some of these ideas to life in your own garden at an affordable price.

Many of us don’t have time for pottering in the garden unfortunately as we have busy lives, so why not consider having artificial turf if it’s only a small area. It is durable and pet friendly requiring only hosing down and brushing with a stiff broom occasionally.

TheGazette May 2017 15 St Mary’s Church, Gamlingay are delighted to announce their Summer Fête and SCARECROW FESTIVAL Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July 2017 Saturday 2pm - 5pm and Sunday 12noon – 4pm Free Entry Saturday 1st July Summer Fête including Refreshments, stalls, sideshows, children’s games and activities, musical entertainment Scarecrow Festival on the theme of ‘TV and Films’ All in the grounds of your beautiful Parish Church (weather permitting!) Sunday 2nd July Church open for our Scarecrow Festival with light refreshments available Come along and join in this great community event by: Booking a stall for your village organisation to raise money for your group, Stalls cost only £10 per day And/Or: Entering a Scarecrow as an individual or as a group. Scarecrows may be brought to church on Saturday morning between 9am and 12noon and may be collected between 4pm and 4.30pm on Sunday. To book a stall and/or enter a scarecrow, please contact Andrew Smith on [email protected]

Further details will be available in the next Gazette, on our Facebook page and our church website at www.gamlingaychurch.com

16 The Gazette May 2017 Gamlingay Baptist Holiday Club

Last summer, our fully booked, holiday club was a great success! We entered into the Olympic spirit and held our very own Global Games. The large hall (‘school’ hall’) was transformed into a stadium with rows of supporters, a running track, a commentary booth, and even a large screen, while the church became the teams’ hotel. Through the large screen, the children had great fun watching Ian Quisitive, our trackside reporter, who despite getting very muddled, explained what it is to be on Jesus’ team. During the week the children sang some very energetic, action filled songs, honed their throwing, jumping and rowing skills and made laurel wreaths as well as other sport related craft. The week ended with the closing ceremony and a family BBQ, which over 60 people attended.

This summer we are off to Ancora, the City of Hope, where the children will become new recruit Guardians and embark upon quests to track down the missing treasure of Ancora, without which the stories of the Saga (bible) might be lost forever.

The club is for reception to year 6 and this year we will be having age related groups, so the content can be tailored to all. Hope to see you there!

2nd – 5th August

Wed, Thur, Fri 10am-12.30pm

£1 per child per day

Sun 10.45am

Holiday club service and BBQ for all the family

To book a place phone church office 651519 or email [email protected]

‘Gamlingay Has Talent’!

This was certainly proved to be correct on 11th March when St. Mary’s Church hosted another very popular Talent Show. The hall was packed, the acts were fantastic and the evening was great fun and all enjoyed the wonderful family atmosphere. Many thanks to all the brilliant performers who sang, danced, performed gymnastics and played a variety of instruments. The enthusiastic audience was certainly very appreciative of the wide range of talents. We are very grateful to everyone who helped in any way but especially to our MC for the night, Phil Loudon, Andy Peters for rigging and operating the stage lights, Dawn and Chris Martin for organising and running the bar and Acid Reflux for their wonderful performance and for providing and running the sound system. Thank you also to Gamlingay Community Choir who opened the evening, performed in the second half and then thoroughly enjoyed being the backing singers for Acid Reflux to round off a great evening. Finally, congratulations to our winner: Hermione Inskip All money raised will go to the upkeep of your beautiful village church so many, many thanks for all your support.

Watch out for details of our next event elsewhere in this issue: ‘St Mary’s Summer Fête and Scarecrow Festival’ to be held on 1st & 2nd July

St Mary’s Church Fundraising Committee

TheGazette May 2017 17 Pub Mysteries part 1 by Guest Writer Ian Keeves

Gamlingay, like many isolated villages years ago and with no radio, television, newspapers or books, has tales of unusual occurrences for which there appeared to be no logical explanation. There are stories of ghosts and secret tunnels but neither existed either then or now. Most villages, including Gamlingay and Potton, claimed to have tunnels linking important points and said to be either for contraband purposes or escaping from proponents of The English Civil War.

When we were children it was generally said that tunnels connected The Cock, Almshouses, Church and Merton Manor with other versions also available. Romantic as the idea is, secret tunnels can easily be discounted as they would have surely been discovered during the last hundred years when our modern utilities such as sewerage and electric cables were installed below ground or when buildings were renovated or destroyed. Had they have existed, they would not have been far below the surface or had solid supports and they would have been disturbed by such activity. Wooden supports would have rotted. Either way, holes would have appeared as the roofs collapsed.

Ghosts tend to be either tricks of the light, observed by persons the worse for drink (personal experience!) or simply the result of an over active imagination (Ditto!). Professor Brian Cox told us on Radio 4 at the end of December last year that ghosts do not exist so it must be true because he is such a clever chap.

However, despite that cynicism, the following two incidences are intriguing.

The Bull Ghost

The Bull in Dutter End existed as an inn from the middle of the 17th century and closed in 1958. My uncle Ron Wale was the last landlord and I went in when it was still open for business. The bar was dark and dingy but it was atmospheric and one got a sense of history from it, easily imagining the drovers and travellers huddled round the fireplace with their clay pipes, flagons of beer and bread and cheese whilst their sheep, geese or cattle were held overnight in one of the nearby fields. I visited again when the current owner moved in following renovation and was shown a massive oak beam in a bedroom. This floating beam was head height and it did not support the ceiling. It is said that a travelling guest would sling his saddle over it for the night. This seemed to be supported by the saddle-shaped wearing of the beam.

As can be seen from the photograph above, taken around 1930 and used courtesy of www.gamlingayphotos.co.uk, the signs show that The Bull was owned by Paine’s Brewery of St Neots at that time. James Paine had purchased a small brewery from William Foster in 1831 on the South side of St Neots Market Square. Mr Paine was a serial entrepreneur and created the first large-scale brewery in St Neots. Over the next few years he set up a Stone Flour Mill and an office. He purchased three more tied houses to sell his beer and established a maltings in St Mary’s Street, Eynesbury where he also owned five houses on South Street, corn shops in Bell yard, a house and shop in Eaton Ford plus 16 acres of farmland in Eynesbury, farmland in Great Paxton, brick kilns there, at Riseley and Gamlingay.

Interestingly, Mr Paine sold the building merchant part of his business to Charles Daintree and Fred Jewson in 1879. This was possibly the start of what is now the nationally known Jewson’s; “You’ll get the Jewson lot!” (Malting and Brewing in St Neots by Bernard O’Connor who acknowledges local historians, Charles Tebbutt and Rosa Young as his source: http://bernardoconnor.org.uk/Publications/Stneots.).

18 The Gazette May 2017 The current owner purchased the now named Old Bull in 1978 from a man called Mike Harris who had bought it as a semi- derelict property and set about renovation. Mr Harris recounts a strange experience.

He purchased the property in 1969 and had been working on it for three months when he noticed a shadow going past the open doorway. After a few of these occurrences, he asked if the apparition would come in and talk. The shadow identified itself as a ghost called Abigail.

Abigail told Mr Harris:

“I don’t know why you’re working, your wife will never come here.”

Mr Harris’s wife left him before he completed the work and he believed Abigail’s prophecy had come true.

Mr Harris says Abigail told him that she had come to the Bull in 1720 as an unmarried mother. The child’s father was a gentleman highwayman and he returned to the Bull when the boy was eleven years old and took him away.

After Mr Harris moved into the renovated Bull in 1973 Abigail made a second prophesy: She told him he would meet someone else who would be blind in one eye, have a son and her name would begin with G.

Believe it or not, when he advertised for a wife, one of the 54 replies was from a woman called Gillian who had a son called Marc. She was blind in one eye. The second prophecy was coming true and they married.

Marc told Mr Harris that he too had visitations from Abigail who promised to look after him.

Mr & Mrs Harris engaged a spiritualist and, having examined a thimble said to have belonged to Abigail, he confirmed Abigail’s story but he would not visit The Bull as he said the spirit presence was overwhelming.

In 1978 the Harris family moved out of Gamlingay to farm a smallholding in the Fen country, near Wisbech.

Mrs Harris made a statement in 1979 when she says that Abigail travelled with them in the van and still lived with them.

As ghosts do not exist there must be another explanation ......

Extracts from Paranormal Bedfordshire - The Gamlingay Prophesies.

The Cock Secret Room

There has been much speculation over the years about the small window above the lounge entrance door to The Cock. The intrigue is because there is no door to enter the small room behind it.

Although The Cock is not the oldest building in the village, it is known that there was an inn on the site in 1435 with our building erected in the late 16th century by a chap called John Russell who mentioned it in his will of 1583.

Most landlords over the last fifty years have utilised a ladder to peer in but all that has been seen is a small, empty room with no door. There have been many theories about the reason ranging from a priest hide hole, a Cavalier hiding place to the unlikely one that someone was sealed in it either already killed or a left to die.

About fifteen years ago I met Mr David Thirkell in The Wheatsheaf pub. We had a beer together and some very interesting conversation accrued. At the time, Mr Thirkell had the Greene King contract to maintain the fabric of their listed local pubs as he had qualifications to do so and we had a fascinating conversation about a number of the buildings on which he had worked.

Mr Thirkell told me that he had been working at The Cock in 1969 in Mr and Mrs Holden’s day (Landlords 1964-71). The sealed room had been discussed. The Holdens went on holiday whilst he worked there and he took the opportunity to knock some bricks out of the sealed room wall to gain entry and he retrieved several artefacts from the room including a clay pipe, some coins, a tankard and a Cavalier’s hat.

Mr Thirkell presented the artefacts to Mrs Holden on her return and she created a collage for display in a glass case. Most disappointingly, when the Holdens left the pub in 1971, the collage disappeared with them. This area was divided during the English Civil War with a mixture of Cavaliers and Roundheads. For example, The Earl of Manchester at Kimbolton was a Roundhead, and his uncle, the lord of the manor of St Neots, was a Royalist. It is very likely that the room was used to hide supporters of King Charles I whose armies were pitted against the Long Parliament 370 years ago

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TheGazette May 2017 19 although it may have originally been created to hide priests a hundred years earlier. Whilst this can only be speculation, I think Mr Thirkell’s evidence strongly points towards the room being a Civil War Royalist hiding place.

There is another interesting observation. The window above the door does not appear on photographs of the pub taken around 1930, below right. Undoubtedly, the window did not originally exist as it is not in keeping with the overall symmetry of the building but was probably inserted in the mid 20th century when the pub was re-rendered. It is logical that there would not be a window to a secret room in case the Roundheads, whose stronghold was also nearby, happened to be observant or, as we say in Gamlingay, half-a-light.

So we have ghosts, secret rooms and other unexplained events in Gamlingay. Perhaps there are tunnels after all; GAMARCH (Gamlingay Archaeologists) should start digging!

A BIG THANK YOU! I just wanted to say a big thank you to all those that supported our GP Referral scheme for the 2016 -2017 period, as you may recall this time last year the scheme was not being utilised and South Cambridgeshire District Council were looking to either improve or end the scheme in our area! I’m so glad and proud to report, not only has it been a success this year, but we succeeded over some of the other much larger fitness centres, gaining a huge 65% completion rate, the only centre to achieve this! So I would like to thank the Doctors at both Greensands and Brook End surgeries for their referrals and congratulate those that participated and completed the 12 week course, some of who have continued in the class or have become Gym members. As a gym our mission statement is ‘Health and fitness for the Community’ this course opens avenues for all to participate. Please continue to support the scheme by picking up a leaflet at your surgery and asking your GP for a referral! Jamiela Nazir Manager at Gamlingay Gym GP Referral Specialist

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20 The Gazette May 2017 Waresley Cricket Club

Huntingdonshire By the time you read this, Waresley CC’s 2017 season will be well under way (weather permitting!) with games every weekend and weekly practice sessions held up to the end of September. If you didn’t know, Waresley’ s st1 XI plays in the prestigious Whiting & Partners Cambs & Hunts League Division One (formerly known as the Tucker League) , while thend 2 XI compete in the Hunts County Bats Huntingdonshire League Division One – games in both competitions are played on Saturdays. On Sundays, we combine with Eltisley CC to play in the Beds League Division Three while we also put a side out in the Beds Development League. On top of this, we run a thriving Colts section with 6 teams (two under 9, two under 11 & under 13 & under 15 year old teams). Practice nights for the seniors are held every Thursday night at the ground while the youngsters have very lively and interactive practice sessions every Friday evening from 6pm to 8pm until the end of July. Add to this the new ECB Cricket All Stars sessions for 5 to 8 year old which start on Saturday mornings from 20 May to 8 July and you can see there is plenty going on!

For 2017, we welcome two young Australian Cricketers to our ranks, Michael Ninneman, an all -rounder from the Northern Territory and Jack Angelberger, a top-order batsman from South Australia. They will provide a boost for our teams and provide extra coaching for our youngsters.

If you would like to join us or find out more about Waresley Cricket Club, including our plans to expand our pavilion and celebrate our 150th anniversary in 2019, or just come and watch, please get in touch or come up to the ground and meet us in person – we are a friendly bunch and have a well-stocked bar!

Waresley CC is a fully accredited Clubmark club and affiliated to the ECB. Contact us at: 2nd X1 Fixtures

Website - www.waresleycricketclub.co.uk APRIL Play-Cricket - http://waresley.play-cricket.com Twitter - @WaresleyCC Hashtag: #Waresley 29 Hampton 1:00pm Home Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/Waresley Email - [email protected] MAY

Here are the adult team fixtures for the early part of the season: Sat 6 Newborough 1:00pm Away Sat 13 Eaton Socon II 1:00pm 1st XI Fixtures Home APRIL Sat 20 Hampton 1:00pm Home Sat 27 Ramsey II 1:00pm Home Sat 29 St Ives 12:30pm Away JUNE MAY Sat 3 Stamford Town 1:00pm Sat 6 Ketton 12:30pm Home Away Mon 8 Great Shelford National Village Cup 1:00pm Away Sat 13 March Town 12:30pm Away Sunday XI Fixtures Sat 20 Ramsey 12:30pm Home Sat 27 Foxton 12:30pm Away MAY

JUNE Sun 7 Queens Park Westfield 2:00pm Away Sat 3 Wisbech Town 12:30pm Home Sun 14 Sun 21 Luton Town & Indians BCLP 2:00pm Home Sun 28 Letchworth 2:00pm Away

TheGazette May 2017 21 SCHOOL’S OUT A disco through the decades celebrating over 50 years of Gamlingay Village College Saturday 1st July 2017 at Gamlingay Village College 8pm to midnight Tickets £5.00 available from Gamlingay Village College, Woodview Farm Shop or 07792 342050

Licensed Bar available. Strictly over 18s only

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 14th – 20th May 2017 If you read, and perhaps enjoyed, our ‘Ode’ in last month’s Gazette you will be aware that Christian Aid Week will be taking place this month. Please remember that all our collectors are friendly, caring people who simply want to try and make a difference to the lives of others around the world who are struggling to survive.

A red and white envelope will be delivered through every door in the village at the beginning of the week. Please don’t scoop it up with your junk mail as a few days later someone will call to collect it by which time there will, hopefully, be some money inside! We perfectly understand if you prefer not to do this but it would be helpful if you could let us have the envelope back.

We are always looking for new collectors – the more we have the less each one has to do. Please ring 650779 or 650489 if you would be willing to join this very special team.

THANK YOU!

22 The Gazette May 2017 Parish Council

Information about the parish council, including agendas for meetings, can be found on our website www.gamlingay-pc.gov.uk or on the village notice boards. To contact the Parish Council: email [email protected] or telephone 01767 650310 or by post to Gamlingay Parish Council, The Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, Beds, SG19 3JR.

Parish Council office public opening hours 9-12 Mon, Wed and Fri.

Daily updates from the Parish Council are posted to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Gamlingayparishcouncil/ and on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamlingayPC .

JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB Gamlingay History Society GAMLINGAY VILLAGE May 8th COLLEGE Mark Pardoe - The Inns and Outs of Pub Names Station Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, Beds, SG19 3HD Gamlingay Village College Telephone: 01767 650360 Youth Workers: 7-30 Room 2 Mrs Carol Wright/ Mrs Chris Robins Date for your diary – Playscheme will be Contact 01767-652899/651472 held the week beginning Monday 7th August e; [email protected] 2017

GILLIAN FLACK Local Artist

Showing her Latest Paintings At EAGLE GALLERY 101 Castle Road Bedford MK40 3QP Saturday May 6 – Saturday May 13 10:30 – 5:30 SUNDAY 11 – 4

Gillian is in the Gallery every morning www.gillianflack.co.uk

TheGazette May 2017 23 Historyman

The Images shown here were given to me in a lovely Album which is very ornate and from the early 1900’s. All the images are from Waresley and although there aren’t many the quality is very good and almost certainly taken on a medium format camera.

All of the pictures shown on this page are copy right of the owners Picture Puzzler

The Picture Puzzler on the right, for this Month, goes back in time. The usual format as before with Puzzlers as last year’s both old pictures and pictures taken from odd angles. To enter please send your answers by email to [email protected] or phone Nick on 01767-651025 or post or drop in at 82 Church Street, Gamlingay. Good luck.

24 The Gazette May 2017 Hello again from the Gamlingay Allotment Gardeners Association, affectionally known as GAGA!

All Things GAGA by Angie Leech

May 5th marked the fourth anniversary of the Long Lane site. After many years of negotiations and planning the Long Lane Allotment site was officially opened in the spring of 2013 to compliment the Green EndAllotments in response to an ever- increasing waiting list.

Gareth Leech, a trainee Architect from Gamlingay, with a genuine interest in the project volunteered to design the layout on behalf of the Parish Council and apart from the perimeter fencing, water tanks and basic plot markings the 3.9 acre of land was an open canvas. It was beautiful day, albeit slightly windy, but then again it’s almost always blowy up there and you soon learn to secure everything from the flimsiest plant support to the sturdiest shed.

A lot has changed since then. The number of plots have increased from 76 to 93, Hawthorn saplings planted around the parimeter are growing well, we have a well-stocked, communal fruit orchard, a large grassed area complete with picnic tables and WooWoo, an impressive environmentally friendly, Waterless Toilet purchased with funding from The National Lottery.

Each plot on Long Lane measures approximately 125 sq meters which is actually half a full-sized plot by traditional standards dating back to Anglo-Saxon times when land was measured in rods. It was agreed by the ‘Start-Up Committee’ that settling for half plots would allow as many people as possible the chance of having an allotment and four years on, many would agree this size is perfectly adequate for most requirements.

Watching the Long Lane Allotment site take shape has been wonderful and many friendships have blossomed along the way. We are all still learning and making mistakes part of the course. It’s a worthwhile pastime, lots of fresh air and exercise with the bonus of a healthy produce reward. Even if you get it epically wrong, despite your inexperience there is always something that grows well. Rhubarb, Strawberries, Raspberries, Courgettes, Runner and French Beans rarely disappoint.

If you’d like to try your hand at kitchen gardening and think taking on an allotment is for you, why not go GAGA along with the rest of us. We have a couple of plots available up at Long Lane. A lovely site with gorgeous views and stunning sun sets. Where Skylarks can be heard in the distance and we are often visited by many beautiful little song birds, a pair of Partridge, a family of Buzzards and a Kestrel. Interested? Or have any questions, feel free to contact: Membership Secretary : Bob Gordon on 01767 651913 Email [email protected]

Chairperson : Brian Giddings on 07746 074796 or Email [email protected]

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26 The Gazette May 2017 Roderick’s by Roderick Starksfield Vegetarian Recipes HONEY BUNS

There was a bakery in Dolgellau who made these delicious Honey Buns. The bakery has now closed. They used to make very large batches of these buns every day, and were sold out before 10am! I have tried to persuade our local baker to ‘take up the challenge’ but they don’t seem interested.

Makes 16

Ingredients 500gm/1lb 2oz Bread flour 2oz butter 1½ tsp salt 2 tsp honey ½ pint/275ml milk 1 egg 15gm dried yeast Honey Icing sugar to dust

Method Slightly warm the milk (30 seconds in a microwave), crack in the egg and whisk to break up the egg. Add the honey and yeast. Leave this to stands until the yeast has dissolved and the liquid is starting to froth up. Measure the flour and add the butter (chopped into small pieces) and the salt. Make a well in the flour and pour in the milk mixture. Using your hands, mix firmly to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, the dough should be smooth and elastic. If you have a bread machine you can use this, set to ‘Dough’. Place the dough in a slightly oiled bowl, cover, and leave in a warm place to rise and double in size, this may take up to 2 hours, probably due to the milk rather than water. When this is done, tip out and ‘knock back’ (re-knead). This big heap of dough now needs to be cut into smaller pieces, about the size of a small lemon. Roll each piece into a ball, then flatten out to about 12cm/6inches diameter. Place about 1tsp of honey in the center of the disk and fold over to make a half moon. Fold again to make a quarter circle . Pre heat the oven to 200°C, 180°C fan gas 4. Now comes a tricky bit, when these are cooked the honey will melt and escape. Leave these quarters to rise again. Arrange these quarter circles around the edge of a baking tray, so that the pointed end is lower than the edge (removing baked on honey from a baking tray is not easy!), though some honey is bound to leak out! Leave to rise again. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven, place on a cooling rack and dust lightly with icing sugar. Remember, when straight out of the oven, the honey will be very hot! Eat warm is best! FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S CHURCH, GAMLINGAY BARN DANCE AND HOG ROAST 1st JULY, 2017 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CEILIDH BAND, HOG ROAST by WOODVIEW FARMSHOP Venue – CASTLE FARM, GAMLINGAY MAKE IT A DATE – INVITE YOUR FRIEND SHAVE A GREAT TIME Further details next month. Enquiries please ring Sue 01767 651668

TheGazette May 2017 27

News from RSPB

The Lodge by Mark Brandon It’s coming up to many people’s favourite time of year again - spring is with us and very welcome!

With beautiful bluebells, colourful flowering gardens, trees in bloom, butterflies, dragonflies and nesting birds we can really experience the best the new season has to offer here atThe Lodge.

Looking back a few weeks, winter seemed to change to spring virtually overnight this year, with daffodils and bright yellow brimstone butterflies soon brightening up the lengthening days.Again we’ve had no snow to speak of, and generally it’s been a mild season, with just a few harsh frosts to remind us that we do still have a proper winter on occasions.

Now we can enjoy the longer days again and venture out of our evening hibernation. It always takes me a little while to get used to the change in season, and to make good use of the extra hours of daylight.

The first spring migrant to arrive at the Lodge this year was a chiffchaff on March 7, quite an early date. Last year they were much later arriving, with the first reported on 22 March. Winter bird numbers built up in March, with several bramblings, including some stunning males, appearing under the feeders, and a large flock of winter thrushes and starlings flocking on Sandy Ridge and feeding up before the long journey north and east to their breeding grounds.

Other migrant birds that were noted arriving in the UK in mid-March were ospreys, wheatears, garganey and little ringed plovers, so a diverse range of different species were seen.

By mid- April, willow warblers, blackcaps and the first swallow had been seen on the reserve and we are waiting to hear the sound of the first cuckoo any day now!

The Easter holidays have started with glorious weather and we’ve been exceptionally busy with large numbers of families getting out to enjoy nature and take part in our Easter trail.

After the holidays, we’ll be setting our alarm clocks for the Sounds of Spring (Dawn Chorus) walk on the first weekend of May and preparing for the forthcoming events over the summer holidays!

The RSPB Lodge reserve is open every day of the week, from dawn to dusk, for everyone to enjoy and there are plenty of organised events: just ring to book. Entry is included in the car-parking fee - £5 a car for non- members, free if you are members or just visiting the shop.The shop (01767 693333) is open every day (9 am-5 pm and 10 am-5 pm weekends and Bank Holidays) and has everything for people who love nature.

Our website, www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge, is the place to look for wildlife sightings and all the events you can enjoy here at RSPB The Lodge this year. Our Facebook page is; Facebook.com/RSPB/hertsandbeds for all of the latest news.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity. In England and Wales, no: 207076.In Scotland, no: SC037654.

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30 The Gazette May 2017 Music Section

Sponsored by The Village Show Committee Music Page by Gee Peers & Nick Bruce

I was able to get to a few places this last month! I was able to see Lipstick Torpedo which was a first and I was also able to see Stacey Lee again who you heard about in the last issue. However this time she sang with a big twist. I was lucky enough to get over to The Pig and Falcon which is situated in St Neots. The pub itself is worth going over to any time you can as they play all types of music most weekends! It’s also known for its great ales all year around. Now the band is made of three guys who are there to have a great time. Not only are they a brilliant rock and roll band but have a great following of people too. They cover all sorts of different tunes even taking on ‘Slade’s – Cuz I luv You’. But they love to dress up for the occasion too giving the crowd everything they have with every song played. I can’t wait to be able to see Lipstick Torpedo again and I’ll will be doing just that on May 20th back at the Pig and Falcon. Secondly I was able to see Stacey again which is never a disappointment. You would have read all about her in my last issue. However she also is a singing teacher, which is a great asset to the local area letting the younger generation learn from a great singer. This time we were able to hear one of her students Keira Hall. Keira has been learning for a few months now and you can really see how far she has come in such a short time taking the stage alone is no easy feat at her age but she none the less had us all in the palm of her hands. With each song she performed you could see her confidence growing which can only mean she will be taking the stage full time sooner than you’d think. I can’t wait to see how far this young lady will go. Summer’s coming! Georgina

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TheGazette May 2017 31 What’s on in May

Over 50’s walk. Wednesday 24th May Meet at Ecohub car park. New members welcome. Phone Miriam on 01767 654891 or email her at [email protected] for further information. Total wellness workout Bring some water to drink and an exercise mat or a towel for floor work. £5 per class. Fridays 9.30-10.30am at St Mary’s Church Hall. Soup lunches Every fourth Wednesday of the month 12:30pm start, Church Hall. Cock Inn, monthly quiz nights Second Monday of the month, 8pm at The Cock, but to secure a table please come a little earlier. £1 per head, raising money for Charity. New teams always welcome. Varied themes. Beginners Breeze at 10.15am from the Hub, every first Thursday of the month Contact [email protected], telephone 07842 135732 Gamlingay Social Club - Bingo every Friday Evening, Quiz Nights, Pool Nights and Live Bands 16 Waresley Road

Gamlingay Community Centre Hub Community events. See Village information for all Library details Monday Housing, Police & Councillor First Monday of the Month, the Eco Hub 9.30am - 10.00am Surgery Library open Toddlers’ story time and craft session 9.15am - 10.00am Library open 2.00pm - 8.00pm Tuesday Library open Board games 10.00am - 12.00 Indoor Carpet bowls Friendly group, just drop in and pay and play 1.30pm- 3.30pm Parish Council 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Public Meet- 7.00pm ings Gamlingay Players Hayley Parker 652 992 Small friendly society who 8.00pm - 10.00pm produce plays and pantomime Wednesday Toddler story time 11.30pm Library open Free, friendly computer training for beginners 12.30pm - 3.15pm Please contact the library to book Gamlingay Environmental Action (G E A G) - Monthly meetings on 3rd Wednesday 8:00pm Group of the month. Kier Suite, Eco Hub No Meeting in May Gamlingay Gardening Club May 3rd Zsuzsa Seres - Herbs in General The Kier Suite, The Eco Hub. Guests £3-00 7.30pm

Thursday Library open 4.00pm - 7.00pm Youth Cafe and Club Local children’s group - Cafe YR4+ Club YR8+ 5-15pm - 9-00pm Gamlingay Players Small Friendly society who produce plays and 8-00pm - 10-00pm pantomimes Friday Connect Cafe 11.30am - 1.30pm Saturday Library Open 9.30am - 12.30pm 1.15pm - 3.15pm

32 The Gazette May 2017 What’s on in May

Gamlingay Allotment Gardeners Members Secretary Bob Gordon 01767--651913 Association GAGA e [email protected]

Gamlingay Parish Council For information contact the Clerk on 650 310

2nd and 4th Tuesday each month 7.00pm Planning Committee meeting, Eco hub

2nd Tuesday each month 7.30pm Parish Council meeting, Eco hub Contact the Clerk Kim Wilde 650 596 or email Hatley Parish Council [email protected]. Details on the website www.hatley.info or noticeboards THE GAZETTE THE DEADLINE IS THE 1ST OF THE MONTH PREVIOUS Monday May 8th- Mark Pardoe - The Inns and Outs of Pub Signs Gamlingay History Society Room 2 GVC - 7.30pm - 01767-652899 / 651472 Tuesday Held on the 3rdTuesday of the Month in the W I Hall at 7.30 Gamlingay Womens Institute Transferring to the Eco Hub as from July. Contact Jean York 650367 Please contact Rhoda Ludford for full details Gamlingay Writers [email protected] 1st Tuesday of the Month Writers Club Subject for May - Money Meets on every alternate Thursday. For further information call Guitar Club Geoff Bruerton on 650748 6.45pm choir practice open to all interested singers-The Church Hall St Mary’s choir practice or St Mary’s Church

Guild of St Mary’s Church Hall 7:30pm, all ladies welcome 3rd Monday of the Month Gamlingay Archaeological Group Chris Tomsett - chaiman 01767 650009, (GAMARCH) Julia Manley [email protected] First Thursday of the month 7:30pm at the WI Hall

Bellringers 7.30 - 9.00pm with John Boocock at St.Mary’s, Gamlingay Thursdays

Gamlingay Photographic Society Fridays 8pm - 10-00pm Village College New Members welcome. Phone: 651025 Email: [email protected] website www.gamlingay-ps.org.uk 12th May A.G.M and Trophy Presentation Gamlingay Community Choir First Wednesday of the month 8 - 9.30pm Third Saturday of the month 10.15am - 12.15pm In the Kingspan Hall, Eco Hub Contact Jan Cooper 01767-650178

TheGazette May 2017 33 Pre school groups and education Youth groups Mucky Pups Janette Rafferty 652 047 2nd Gamlingay Benita Scott 650 547 Debbie Fowden 650 408 Guides Montessori Mrs Pat Jenkins 650 645 1st Gamlingay Jane Brown 652 997 0771 4821 Brownies 940 1st Gamlingay Helen Brown 449 043 Rainbow Preschool Julie Prior 652 157 Rainbows Tinuwen Rangers Irene Gray 651 212 Sunshine Preschool Ann Wiseman 07703 770 676 Gamlingay Cubs Steve Palmer 651 532 Gamlingay Gransden Barry Jefferd 261 000 Everton Preschool Julie 07814 Cubs 815 491 Gamlingay Scouts Will Colebrook 07527 Natalie 691 477 Thursday 717463 Pathfinder Scouts Chris Elwood 07879 Friday 698477 Explorers Phil Wood 01480 All meet at the Scout Hut 830 866 Carers Group Bridget Smith 650 510 Sports Mini Club Carol Wright or 651 120 Bowls Club Brian 651 020 Chris Robins 651 119 Football Club Chair: 651 020 Youth Club 07929 Lucy Rands 453235 Youth Team Brian Youth Cafe Culverhouse Gamlingay Young Kay Palmer 651 532 Junior Football Brian 651 020 Lacemakers School Culverhouse Tennis Club John Gray 654 165 Hobbies leisure and interests Fitness Workshop 651 785 Gamlingay Players Hayley Parker 652 992 Breeze Ladies’ Gill Kitchener 650 035 Bell Ringers John Boocock 650 736 Cycling Gardening Club Lindy Gorton 650 581 Girls Football -MUGA Nancy Kyle 651785 History Society Peter Wright 652899 email-nantmarg@hot mail.co/uk e gamlingayhistory@g mail.com Over 50’s walks Miriam and Phil 654 891 Halls for hire meet at Ecohub Titchner St Mary’s Church Hall Lindy Gorton 650 581 Booklinks Kate Laugharne WI Hall Parish Council 650 310 Friends of St Mary’s Philip Gorton 650 581 Social Club Martin Hull 650418 Ladybird Club Mrs C Watson 650 707 Methodist Chapel Parish Council 650 310 St. Neots Model John Kneeshaw Railway club [email protected] Hatley St George Weightmans 651322 Village Hall East Beds Model Sec: John Wakeman Shelley 651226 Railway Society [email protected] Ecohub Manager Aitchison Painting for Pleasure Roy Turner 650426 Photographic Society Jackie Bruce, 651 025 Secretary Churches Royal British Legion Sebastian 651 982 Baptist Church Linda Fraser 677 710 Kindersley St Mary The Virgin, Chris Miller 650779 Jackie Hough 651 070 Church Warden Jan Cooper 650178 Gamlingay Writers Rhoda Ludford [email protected] Schools First School 650 208 Village Show Amy Lovat 07843 527979 Village College 650 360 WI Anne Clarke 651 932 First School Via school 650 208 Jean York 650367 Association office Guild of St Mary’s Liz Huckle 650 988 Village College Friends Village College 650 360 Music Club Geoff Bruerton 650 748 Association Gamlingay Lacecaps Pat Brunsdon 01480 385 351

34 The Gazette May 2017 Medical Centre Appointments: 651 544 Sir John Jacob’s Almshouses Trustees: Jackie Hough 651 070 Emergencies: 651 546 Sebastian Kindersley 651 982 District nurses 0845 Lawrie Edwards Major 311 418 602 4064 John McCall 650 039 Sandy and District Lee Packham Round Table Brown Cambridge Hearing 01233 help 416141 Gamlingay Daniel Pullan Environmental Action [email protected] g.uk Age Concern 01354 Group (GEAG) www.geag.org. uk 696650 Car Scheme Alison Baker 07519 Gamlingay Bob Gordon 651913 493701 Allotment Gardeners Brian Giddings Association 07744074796 Police, ambulance, fire 999 Gamarch (Gamlingay Chris Tomsett 650 009 Non-emergency Fire 01223 Archaeological Julia Manley (secretary) 376 217 Group) Non-emergency 101 GamlingayCommunity Jan Cooper- 650178 Police Choir Community Police PC John Coppard 101 email john.coppard@ cambs.pnn.police. Cambridge county council uk Adult Health and Social Service Parish council Clerks, 650 310 General Enquiries 0345 045 5201 Kirstin Rayner Adult Social Care 0345 045 5202 Leanne Bacon Children’s Services 0345 045 5203 at ecohub [email protected] Blue Badges Disabled Parking 0345 045 5204 Web page www.gamlingay-pc.gov.uk Occupational Health 0345 045 5205 Chairman Jackie McGeady Learning Disability Partnership/ Vice Chairman Sarah Groom Sensory Services 0345 045 5221 Library Kate Laugharne 651 226 General Community Services General Enquiries 0345 045 5200 Forward Gamlingay Chair: Ian Wakeling Switchboard 0345 045 5222 Hatley Parish Council Clerk: Trading Standards 0845 4040506 Kim Wilde 650 596 Waste Management 0345 045 5207 [email protected] Education Transport 0345 045 5208 www.hatley.info Human Resources (recruitment line) 0345 045 5210 Chairman: Margot Eagle Online Payments Support 0345 045 5211 Streetscene Politics (highways, transport and streets) 0345 045 5212 MP Heidi Allen 01954 Library Services 211444 (includes automatic renewals) 0345 045 5225 County Councillor Sebastian 651 982 Citizenship 0345 045 5155 Kindersley Family Information Service 0345 045 1360 District Councillors Sebastian 651 982 Education Welfare Benefits Service 0345 045 1361 Kindersley Bridget Smith 650 510 Library Opening hours South 8am - 8pm 0345 Monday 9.15am-10.30am. Toddlers’ story time Cambridgeshire Mon - Sat 0450 500 2.00pm - 8.00pm and craft session District Council 9.15am - 10.00am Gamlingay Residents’ Julie Newman 650685 Tuesday 9.15am - 12.15pm Board games Association 10.00am - 12.00 Wednesday 12.30pm - 3.15pm Free computer training (please book) Faulty street lamps 0800 7838 247 Thursday 4.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm

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