Hardwick Happenings APRIL/MAY 2017 Issue Number 333

HARDWICK HAPPENINGS

APRIL/MAY 2017

Cambridgeshire County Council: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk 01223 717111

Community Association: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417

Community Car Scheme: Marian Gibbens 01954 211709 Hazel Swindells 01954 212998 Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gill Stott 01954 210952

Community Primary School: Headteacher: Ruth French [email protected] 01954 210070 Caretaker: Alison Berkeley [email protected] 01954 211591

County Councillor: Stephen Frost [email protected] 01954 211444

Cricket Club : Chris Fuller [email protected] 01954 211226

Doctors’ Surgeries: Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, Comberton 01223 262500/262399 Bourn Surgery 25 Alms Hill, Bourn 01954 719313 Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, 01223 262500/262399 Child & Family Nurses: 01954 282830

District Councillor: Grenville Chamberlain [email protected] 01954 210040

Dragon Fencing Club: Alan West [email protected] 01954 712764

Evangelical Church: [email protected] Co-Ministers: Steve & Kate Gaze 01954 211900/212556 Secretary: Enid Instone-Brewer 01954 210009

Football Club: Steve Chamberlain [email protected] 07834 525856

General: Community Education Office: 01223 264721 Ashcroft veterinary surgery: 169 St Neots Rd 01954 210250 Cambridge Water Co (supply): 01223 403000 Anglian water (sewerage): 08457 145145 Eastern electricity: 0800 7 838 838 Gas Emergency: 0800 111 999

Guides: Janet Hayman [email protected] Rainbows Jane Muncey 1hardwickrainbows.com 01954210570 Brownies Lucy Gardner [email protected] 01954211107 Guiding information www. Girlguiding.org.uk

Hardwick Happenings: Ed Peter Cornwell Howard Baker [email protected]

Hardwick Facebook admin Nicola Ellender [email protected] 01954 211 421

Member of Parliament: Heidi Allen [email protected] 01954 211044

Mother and Toddler: [email protected] [email protected]

Netball Club: Alison Beresford [email protected]

Parish Council: [email protected] Chair: Steve Rose [email protected] 01954 211257 Vice Chairman: Tony Gill [email protected] 01954 211108 Tejinder Bhachu [email protected] 01954 212313 Chris Cracknell [email protected] 01954 211055 Jane Humphries [email protected] 01954 211822 Pauline Joslin [email protected] 01954 212395 Barry Skingle [email protected] 01954 21235 Dean Wellbelove [email protected] Parish Clerk: Gail Stoehr [email protected] 01954 210241

Pre School: Sharon Griffiths [email protected] 01954 212823

PTA Nicola Ellender [email protected]

St. Mary’s Parish Church: Priest in charge: Revd Alison Myers [email protected] 01954 212815 Churchwardens : Thelma Westbury [email protected] 01954 210321 and Chris Ford [email protected] 01954 211841 Treasurer: Clare Bigg [email protected] 01954 211673 PCC Secretary: Michaela McNeill [email protected]

Scouts: Jane Humphries [email protected] 01954 211822

South Cambridgeshire District Council: wwwscambs.gov.uk Road repair: 03450 455212 Street light failure: 0 800 253529

Sports and Social Club: www.hardwicksportsandsocialclub.co.uk Secretary: Lisa Montique [email protected] [email protected] 01954 210110 Pavilion Bookings Contact Lisa or Jerry for hire forms and terms Club Manager Jerry Burford

Three fifteen club: Sharon Turner [email protected] 07787910490

Webmaster Robert Cassey [email protected]

WI: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417

Editorial After thirty odd years as the person who has distributed the magazine throughout the village, Barbara Spencer has finally asked to be relieved of her duties. THANK YOU Barbara for all those hours of service. We have a big gap to fill. This month‟s cover photo shows the forty bags of rubbish and other paraphernalia collected on the 4th March, Pat Portlock‟s letter on page seven explains it. Our coverage of the busway debate consumes a big chunk of the magazine this month. Much of it is taken up by the questions and answers which were not dealt with in the meeting at the school. (P 47). This is a heavily edited version. The full version is on the village Hardwick website Hardwick-Cambs.org.uk), Hard- wick Cambridge Facebook, and Hardwick Happenings Face- book. I commend to you the amusing and irreverent look at the Oscars by Howard. (Cutely entitled OSCARS FAIL BREWERY TEST) If you love the Oscars to bits and the whole LALA land circus, it is probably not for you, but this is an article which de- serves to be read and we are fortunate to have such brilliant offer- ings. Thank you Howard for all your excellent writing. Very skilled writing too comes from someone much younger; Tara Kaur Bhachu explains Sikhism very clearly and with great sensitivity. Our new photo page „Your scene....you‟re scene‟ features two lovely pictures from Nigel Palfrey. Do you have photos which you could send in? After all the recent break-ins in Hardwick perhaps we should all respond to the Neighbourhood Watch appeal from Ash- ley on P65?

Peter 4

Hardwick Happenings APRIL/MAY 2017 Issue number 333

Printed by Victoire Press for the people of Hardwick affiliated to the Community Association with financial support from the Parish Council

The Hardwick Happenings Team Editors: Peter Cornwell and Howard Baker Advertising: Roger Worland Treasurer: Jeff Jones About villagers: Lizzie Coe Social media manager: Daniel Baker Distribution: Marian Gibbens Village content: Yvonne Sawyer Village calendar: Anne Jones Technical adviser: Robert Cassey Proof reader: Sue Cornwell This month‟s cover photo : Anne Jones

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Contents

April in your garden 20 Busway Q and A 49 Community car scheme 18 Comberton sports and Arts 23 Competition 43 From Heidi Allen 27 From the School 44 Gardening help 61 Hardwick Village plan update 22 Letters 9 Neighbourhood watch 65 News from St Mary‟s 58 Oscars fail brewery test 68 Pancake party 21 Parish Council report 30 Sweet and sour chicken 25 Sikhism and what it means to me 63 Transport meeting 1980 35 Transport meeting 2017 47 Village diary 36 Village people 14 Who could this be? 21 WI 33 Your scene.....you‟re seen 40

6 Dear Editor’ We would like to congratulate the new Hardwick Happenings team. The booklet improves every month and the new colour format is certainly impressive. Also to Daniel Baker for launching the Hardwick Happenings Facebook page.

Dear Editor Bob and Pat Portlock. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, 2 - 4 pm, 25 adults and 2 children litter picked Hardwick village. Two other people had previously cleared St Neots Road from the Hardwick village sign to Cam- bridge Road junction and one other person had picked Millers way and Worcester Avenue. We all agreed that the village was a lot cleaner than it had been in October when we did the last litter pick. So we were surprised to find we had collected over 40 bags of rubbish, a suitcase, planks of wood, tiles, a car tyre, wheel trim, plastic crate for bottles, a road works sign, a lot of glass bottles and a damaged fencing foil. The worst areas, as previously found, were the through routes of St Neots Road, Cambridge Road and Main Street. The bus stops were a lot better as litter bins have been installed. A lot of bottles & dog poo were also collected in the wooded area between Ashmead & Sudeley. We then had refreshments at the school. We would like to thank the Hardwick Parish Council for subsi- dising the refreshments and the helpers from Pippins for serving them. They were very much appreciated. We would also like to thank South Cambs District Council for supplying the litter-picking equipment and collecting the rubbish. A REQUEST TO DOG WALKERS Even though you pick up your dog poo and tie it in a bag PLEASE deposit it in a dog poo bin and not throw it on the ground or into the bushes. THANK YOU. Kind regards Pat Portlock

Dear Editor, I very much agree with the sentiments of the Hardwick resident in Feb 2017 issue, discussing the challenges faced with using the public rights of way across local fields. We are fortunate to live in an area of such beautiful countryside; some days, the nature and views I observe are indeed breath taking. However, it is saddening to find that the fields accessed opposite the Blue Lion pub can become virtually unusable during any pro- longed wet weather to anyone but the hardiest of walkers. The repeated cultivation of the land, coupled with a lack of effort by the owners to make obvious, or compact, the routes across these fields can cause them to become unsuitable for use as public rights of way. If oil seed rape is the crop, then this falls over the paths, making them become impassable during those summer weeks too. Each of these fields has wide borders which are uncultivated and could be used as alternative walking tracks. At the far end of these fields is a wooden foot bridge; one rail of this has been hanging off its hinges for a while now and is an accident waiting to happen. This past year, considerable expense must have been incurred by the owners erecting fences, gates, padlocks and signs – presuma- bly to prevent walkers using any safer alternative ways around these fields. In addition, throughout this winter, the track which runs behind Portway Road has been subject to considerable and repeated use by heavy vehicles to implement some of the above work – and also considerable hedge-cutting and vegetation clear- ance - with the result that this track, which is normally reasonable through the winter, is now churned up into a quagmire and so parts of it have also become extremely difficult to use at times. Walkers like myself, are often extremely environmentally aware and supportive of farmers and the many challenges they face. 10

Of course, their land is their livelihood and we must respect that and work together to find solutions. However, it feels that we are slowly being pushed out of using these legal rights of way; absolutely no effort has been made to correct the basic issue wherein these public rights of way are not being suitably or safely maintained for regular and year round use. Information taken from : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ public-rights-of-way-landowner-responsibilities Field-edge and cross-field public rights of way You must not cultivate (eg plough) footpaths or bridleways that follow a field edge. The minimum width you need to keep un- disturbed is:  1.5 metres for a field edge footpath 3 metres for a field edge bridleway You should avoid cultivating a cross-field footpath or bridleway. If you have to cultivate make sure the footpath or bridleway:  remains apparent on the ground to at least the minimum width of 1 metre for a footpath or 2 metres for a bridleway, and is not obstructed by crops  is restored to at least the minimum width so that it‟s reasonably convenient to use within:  14 days of first being cultivated for that crop 24 hours of any subsequent cultivation, unless a longer period has been agreed in advance in writing by the highway authority

Regards, Siân Wells

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An open letter to Grenville Chamberlain Dear Grenville

Firstly I would like to thank you for chairing the meeting ar- ranged by the Hardwick villagers concerning the proposed busway along St Neots Road which enabled us residents to hear first hand of which route was proposed and the effect it would have on the whole village and also on the householders living on the proposed route. You also managed to control admirably what was very definitely a heated meeting. I would just like to add my and my husband's views on the present proposal. Despite the City Deal's reassurance that it would benefit the village it is obviously glaringly apparent that the only benefit would be to the residents of Cambourne and the new proposed Bourn Airfield development. As Iain Spence (a qualified surveyor) stated, there is just not enough room for a busway, cycle path and environmental planting. To obtain space for this busway all the trees would have to be removed, all the lay -bys removed and most of the pathways decreased in width leaving just an ugly sound proof fence between St Neots Road and the A428. Who could possibly want to live along such an eyesore of a corridor? There is also the fact that the four bus stops strategi- cally placed along St Neots Road would be reduced to just one. Leaving out the factor that a bus travelling through the village and estate would make a lot of sense enabling more residents to use public transport, as was shown at the meeting the Citi 4 Stage- coach bus service is greatly used and appreciated. But no doubt the future of this fantastic and popular bus service would be en- dangered. Finally I would like to thank you for your support in working to eliminate this proposal and to bring the proposal of a busway along the North of the A428 and a Park and Ride built at Scotland Farm back into contention. Did we ever hear the reason why this proposal was rejected?! With many thanks and kind regards,12 Anthea Webber

Letter to Residents of Hardwick Hardwick Football Club

This letter is similar to one I wrote about this time last year. I shall be standing down as Chairman and Treasurer of Hardwick Football Club at the end of this season, and this time I really will. Having given thirty years of service to the club – formerly as a player and latterly as Chairman – other commitments mean I can no longer give the club the time it needs. I think it is important that someone based in Hardwick takes on this role. The football club is a community asset and should be led by someone in the community. In my view, it is only possible to take the views of residents and support the club properly if you are based in the village. I have found that trying to do that remotely is very challenging. If no-one steps forward to take on these two important roles of Chairman and Treasurer the club will not be able to enter teams into competitions next year. This would be a real shame because with a first team pushing for their first ever Kershaw Premier League title – which would be an amazing achievement for a village of Hard- wick‟s size - and a Reserve team in Senior B the club is a well estab- lished member of the local league and is doing well. I truly hope that someone will step forward to ensure the community retains one of its key assets. Having already lost Saturday cricket for adults it would be another blow to lose the Saturday football as well. Please contact me directly if you are interested. The AGM will be held in June and if no one has come forward we will address the future of the club at that meeting. I cannot stress enough that if no one comes forward the village will lose its adult football club.

Steve Chamberlain [email protected]

VILLAGE PEOPLE 11

LUKE BACON

Interviewed by Howard Baker

In 1986 a Christian couple adopted a week-old mixed race baby boy and took him to their home in Wales. Six months later the family of three moved to Holland where the father had taken a job as a university lecturer. Three years later the family moved again, this time to Botswana. They had previously done Voluntary Service in Ghana and felt the call of Africa again. So their four-year-old adopted son moved to his third home in four years. That son was Luke Bacon who is now studying to become a priest in the Anglican Church at Ridley Hall College in Cambridge and lives in Hardwick with his wife Becci and their daughters Charis and Mary.

The town of Gabarone in Botswana where Luke and his family were living was short on modern appliances so that when his parents wanted to buy any electrical goods it was easier to cross the nearby border into South Africa. This was the era of apartheid and his parents were shocked to see signs reading WHITES ONLY. He remembers his mother encountering segregated public toilets and saying, „I‟m white, my son‟s mixed race, so which toi- let am I supposed to take him to?‟ When Luke was fourteen his family moved back to the U.K. and lived in Tunbridge Wells. Luke went to school there and during his pre-university gap year he took to some friends on a visit to Botswana. 14

He went on to take a degree in Youth and Community Stud- ies at the University of Greenwich and set up a Christian Youth Project in Tunbridge Wells and it was there that he met Becci and decided to enter the ministry. Ridley Hall was an outside choice of a place to study but when he saw the college and the city he was convinced that it was the right place for him. Then a house became available in Hardwick and he was impressed by the village and by St Mary‟s church so everything seemed to fall into place.

He is, he says, bowled over by the welcome he has received in Hardwick and he is delighted to see how much the church is part of the village community. He has experienced churches that seemed to exist in a vacuum, obsessed by their own activities and internal politics and ignoring the world outside. His own vision of the church is that it should be a beacon of hope in a troubled world.

We talk about the fact that he wears his hair in dreadlocks and he says there have been no adverse reactions to this. He men- tions when as part of his training he had to spend a week working with the Anglican padre in a prison. The Rastafarian prisoners thought that they had been given their own padre and were disappointed to discover that he was C. of E. He wonders whether he might decide to have his hair cut at some point in the future.

He is uncertain where his future might lie but feels drawn to areas where the church is struggling against racial and cultural problems to make its message heard. In such areas the church will need to become integrated into the community and it seems to me that Luke would be just the man for the job. 15

Caldecote, Dry Drayton and Hardwick Community Car Scheme "If you need a lift for medical, dental or essential social purposes such as shopping, hairdressing, visiting relatives etc do please ring one of the co-ordinators listed below. Please try to give 48 hours notice if possible and only leave an answerphone message on one phone line as otherwise it confuses co-ordinators and might mean two lifts or more get booked. The co-ordinators are: Marian Gibbens Tel: 01954 211709 Hazel Swindells Tel. 01954 212998 Lizzie Coe Tel. 01954 211838 Gillian Stott Tel. 01954 210942 For emerg ncies please try all numbers.( If no success with any of these -for emergencies ONLY - try Sheila Stephenson on 01954 210638. Please do not leave answerphone messages for emergencies except with Sheila.) The above co-ordinators will link you with a driver who will come and pick you up at an agreed time, take you to your destination and deliver you home. All the drivers are volunteers and are only reimbursed for their petrol. Thus for each run to Comberton or Bourn the passenger pays the driver £3.50. For all other runs the passenger pays the driver 30p per mile of the journey. The mileage is calculated from the driver's front door to the destination and back again. Cur- rently when the mileage is submitted to the County Council by our treasurer (roughly every six months) Cambridgeshire County Council reimburse the drivers an additional 15p per mile for the mileage they have driven. This is one of the reasons we need plenty of drivers so that the passenger can ideally be near to where the driver lives, thus cutting costs. All drivers are DBS (originally CRB) checked at no cost to themselves. 18

New drivers always needed. As the result of past publicity in the Hardwick Happenings several new drivers have come forward offering to help. This is a fantastic response and they have all now been DBS checked. We are very very grateful to them. What we need now is a similar response for drivers from Caldecote and Dry Drayton - as stated above - to keep driver's and passenger costs as low as possible. More drivers from Hardwick are always most welcome too. As said, we always need more drivers! As also said everyone helping with the scheme is a volunteer, usually with their own busy lives or work, and the more volunteers we have the easier it is to match up times of lifts and nearness of pick- up places. Thank you so much to all those who have volunteered in Hardwick, particularly in response to our recent plea. And to those still thinking about it in Hardwick, Dry Drayton or Caldecote do please come forward. Passengers are always so grateful and your help makes things so much better for everyone. If you can help in any way please contact Sheila Stephen- son on 01954 210638 or email to [email protected]. I look forwards very much to hearing. Sheila Stephenson

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April and May in your garden by Carole Oakes As this issue covers April and May you may well be both sowing seed and planting out your strong and vigorous seedlings before our next edition and with spring officially well on its‟ way now whether you have a greenhouse to sow and „grow on‟ or a sunny window sill to get them started, some vegetables you can sow this month are French beans (climbing and dwarf), runner beans, broccoli and brussels sprouts to name but a few. Peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and courgettes will need a higher constant temperature at this time of year (using a propagator) to get them germinating. If sowing on a window sill make sure you turn the pots regularly so that they have an equal amount of light to encourage straight growth. During the Easter holidays why not get the children sowing seeds too.

Having prepared and fed your outside soil earlier you can sow carrots and beetroot (why not try a rainbow pack to ring the changes), rocket, leeks and some herbs now. Always check the back of seed packets for sowing times and instructions for a maximum yield later on.

As the weather warms up keep an eye out for pests and diseases on your plants, shrubs and trees. Regularly hoe off any weeds from beds and borders. If you have tender plants outside be aware of any late frost and try to protect them.

For the first time this year Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is hosting the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show celebrating „design and innovation, community spirit and wildlife‟ with „inspirational show gardens‟. If you have not already been to the area the setting of Chatsworth is spectacular (one of my favourites) along with surrounding villages. Why not take someone special and make a weekend of it! Show dates are 7th to 11th June.

Pancake Party a success By Daniel Baker

People of all ages had a flipping good time at a Pancake Party at St Mary's Church on Tuesday, February 28. Those who attended enjoyed sweet and savoury pancakes which were cooked on stoves outside and inside the church. The party took place despite the cold weather and wintry winds and refreshments were also available to the guests. Youngsters took part in several pancake races where they had to reach the other end of the course, flip their pancakes over and then head back to the start and flip their pancake again. The races were hotly contested with several different children claiming a victory across the afternoon.

Who could this be? Answer on page 61

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Hardwick Village Plan Update March was another busy month - both for the village and for the Village Plan group. On the 1st March, the planning application for 98 new homes to be built behind Grace Crescent was approved by the South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Committee. Unfortunately, we weren‟t able to provide any Village Survey input before this application was considered. Less than a week later, on Tuesday 7th, there was a very well attended meeting held in the School Hall about the proposed Cambourne to Cambridge Busway. Our thanks go to the organisers for arranging this meeting and giving us the opportunity to speak. We were able to provide provisional results from the survey about some of the routes under consideration and possible locations for the new Park & Ride site. If anyone wants to see a summary of the provisional results, they are available on our website at http://www.hardwickplan.uk/busway/ The next milestone will be the Community Association AGM on the 16th March. At the time of writing, this meeting is still a few days away but we hope to be able to provide some more data from the survey, for this meeting. This time, we will be looking at answers to the questions about the proposed changes to the provision of Community facilities in the village. Another week later and the 21st March is the date for the next Village Plan Committee meeting. We hope that we will be able to step back from the short-term challenge of analysing and reporting on parts of the survey to inform immediate de- bates and instead look at the bigger picture. – What do we want for our village in 10 to 15 years time? Finally, we usually attend Parish Council meetings to provide an update to the Parish Council and members of the public attending the meetings on progress with the Plan.

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Sweet & Sour Chicken Recipe tried and tested by Carole Oakes

Some of the recipes I put forward to the Hardwick Happenings editorial team are old favourites cooked and enjoyed many times, a large number are new discoveries that have beckoned me and delighted in the making and eating. Sometimes I seek out a recipe to include a glut I may have of an ingredient or perhaps leftovers that I am not sure what to do with. That is the case with this recipe, an old title to the dish but a newly discovered recipe and boy does this one knock the socks off any predecessor. The flavours are punchy and fresh, I urge you to make it and see for yourself!

Ingredients – Serves 4 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts or equal weight of cooked chicken (from the Sunday roast carcass) 240g (approx) can chopped pineapple in fruit juice 2 tsp olive oil 1 onion, cut into wedges 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced 1 green pepper, deseeded and diced Sweet & Sour Sauce Juice from your can of pineapple, made up to 300ml with water 1 tbsp cornflour 2 garlic cloves, chopped 25g root ginger, finely grated 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar 3 tbsp tomato ketchup Pinch dried chilli flakes Freshly ground black pepper

Method To make the sauce – reserve 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice in a small bowl. Add the cornflour and stir until smooth, then set to one side.

Pour the rest of the juice into a separate bowl and add the garlic, ginger, soy, vinegar, sugar, ketchup and chilli flakes. Stir until combined and season with pepper, then set to one side.

If using uncooked chicken cut each chicken breast into approximately 8 pieces, heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan and stir-fry for a few minutes, set aside and keep warm (if using cooked chicken do not add until five minutes before the end of cooking time). Add the peppers and onion to the pan and stir fry for about 3 minutes, add the pineapple pieces and sweet and sour sauce to the pan, bring to a simmer over a medium heat. Con- tinue cooking for 4-5 minutes, regularly stirring, then return your chicken to the pan and when cooked through add the cornflour mix. Cook for 30 to 60 seconds until the sauce has thickened to your liking. Serve hot with rice noodles, egg noodles or a mixture of wholemeal and white rice. 25

From Heidi Allen MP In my last newsletter, education was the key theme – this month it‟s all things infrastructure! Where to start…!? I was pleased to meet the new chief executive of the City Deal, Ra- chel Stopard. You won‟t be surprised to hear I shared my concerns with her about the Cambourne to Cambridge busway proposal known as 3/3a, which would cut across green belt north of Coton. We must of course find an effective public transport link, but spending upwards of £140m on a guided busway that cuts through swathes of greenbelt and doesn‟t even connect with the city centre is sheer madness to me. Local groups are proposing alternative, cheaper options and I will fight hard to ensure they are considered fully before a final decision is made. Public money is tight.. I‟ve also coordinated a number of meetings with stakeholders including Highways England, Abellio Greater Anglia, Govia, Laing, Network Rail, District Council Leader Peter Topping and County Councillors to name but a few! I want us to bid for some of the Government‟s Autumn statement money for a number of local improvements. It may be that we can combine funds with those available in the existing City Deal and our devolution deal due to go live in May. I‟m interested principally in upgrading the A505 from the M11 to the A11 including the bridge at Whittlesford (I haven‟t forgotten about a cycle path linking Duxford and Whittlesford!) and the well overdue Foxton level crossing. I‟ve also held meetings to understand progress on plans for the A428 upgrade and Oxford- Cambridge rail link. Last but by no means least, I have pulled together a programme board to really move things forward with a new train station at Addenbrooke‟s hospital. These projects are at various stages of progression, but I will keep my website updated every step of the way. I‟d like now to blow the trumpets of our local constabulary! They have recently launched an initiative to tackle parking issues across South Cambridgeshire. They have developed an online form for you to complete to report any parking issues in your area 27

It‟s a tremendous community focused idea, so please do have a look here.http://tinyurl.com/SouthCambs-Parking It is almost a year since we tragically lost Jo Cox, my colleague at Westminster. On June 17th/18th this year, her legacy charity will be promoting “The Great Get Together” a weekend long event which aims to bring us together to celebrate friendship and community. Some of the UK‟s biggest organisations will be taking part . More details here https://greatgettogether.org/ or on her charity website. If you are interested in setting something up, please let me know so I can spread the word, join you, or help in any way. I‟d love it if we could have a number of events taking place all over the constituency. If there is anything I can help you with more generally, please find details of my no appointment needed surgeries on my websitewww.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/ residents-drop-surgeries. I‟ll next be in Swavesey on March 18th and Cambourne on April 22nd. I can also be contacted on 01954 212707 or email [email protected].

Consultations by Appointment Only 169 St Neots Road, Hardwick Cambridgeshire, CB23 7QJ Tel: 01954 210250 Monday - Friday - 8.30am to 7.00pm Saturday - 9.00am to 11.00am Sunday - 10.00am to 11.00am Pendrill Court, Ermine Street North Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3UY Tel: 01480 831615 Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 11.30am to 1.30pm Saturday - 12.00pm to 1.30pm Laura Wood MA VetMB, MRCVS Simon Shore MA VetMB, MRCVS Dragan Tomovic BVSc, MRCVS Nicola Jackson VetMB, MRCVS Barbara Sansom BVMS, MRCVS Paul Saunders MA, VetMB MRCVS

News from Hardwick Parish Council There was a Parish Council meeting on 28th February which was attended by seven parish Councillors, our District Councillor and a few other residents from the village. After nearly two years the planning application for 98 new homes off Grace Crescent was ready to be heard by the Planning Committee at South Cambs District Council. During that time the Parish Council had objected to the application but was aware nevertheless that there was a strong possibility that it would eventually be approved. The Parish Council was involved in many discussions over this period with the developers, SCDC and others to mitigate the effect of this new development in areas of traffic, health, transport, education, play facilities and community facilities as well as a construction management plan to protect the residents of Grace Crescent and The Pas- tures during construction. The Parish Council was not successful in getting everything it wanted. In particular it failed to get any additional health care or GP provisions in the village and attempts to get a new bus service through the village failed. In the first instance NHS England had no interest in sup- porting healthcare in the village and don‟t even turn up for meetings or respond to questions. In the second case this was not supported by Cambridge- shire County Council. It was not for want of trying by the Parish Council, SCDC or the developers. As the Planning Committee meeting drew near the Parish Council had sight of the Planning Officer‟s report for the application that provided no grounds by which the application could be refused. The Parish Council considered everything possible had been done to mitigate the effects of the proposed development and that there was nothing to be gained by continuing its objection. Accordingly the Parish Council resolved to support the application in light of the Planning Officers Report and in consideration of those benefits that would accrue to the village. For anyone interested I recommend that they read the Planning Officer‟s report which is on the SCDC website. Benefits to the village will include a new community centre for the village on the recreation ground, a community minibus, new play areas and footpath improvements between the Blue Lion and Cahill‟s corner. The Planning Committee of SCDC, as expected, approved the outline planning application at its meeting on 1st March. No building will start for at least a year while further details are agreed. We now need to start planning for the new community centre so that it can provide the indoor space and facilities wanted by the residents of Hardwick. CONT

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Another major issue for the village is the construction of a new segregated busway from Cambourne to Cambridge which will pass by Hardwick. At its December meeting the Parish Council stated a preference for a segregated busway alongside the St Neots Road with the important proviso that the concerns of the residents of St Neots Road be met as far as reasonably possible. The Parish Council had only considered segregated busways along which it is proposed there will be fast, clean, quiet and regular buses running between Cambridge and Cambourne similar to those running on the Cambridgeshire Busway . At the meeting I asked the Council whether they wished to consider an alternative being simply to run those buses along the existing St Neot‟s Road. This was a solution favoured by the Coalition of Parish Councils and the Local Liaison Forum both of which represent the wider public interest in these planning matters. The Council was also aware of the public meeting which was to be held on 7th March. The Council did not reconsider the alternative of an on road solution preferring instead to wait to hear the views of the public meeting and resolved to take note of those at its next meeting on 28th March. The meeting on the 7th March was well attended but will have disappointed many going to that meeting with an open mind wanting to find out more about the proposals. The City Deal team who came to explain the proposals were unable to get the projector to work to show their PowerPoint presentation of how this might impact Hard- wick and neither had they provided answers to the 36 questions posed to them before the evening. Both the PowerPoint presentation and the answers to those questions have since been provided. They are available on the village website. The meeting was well attended and up to half expressed a preference for diverting the busway to the north of the A428 with the other half expressing no preference. Concerns were expressed about the effect of the new services on the Citi 4 bus service. The new proposed busway, wherever it is located, could well result in a reduction of the frequency of the Citi4. Finally on a lighter note our Litter Picker found a banknote in the village towards the end of last year and this has now found its way on to the Parish Council agenda. If anyone has lost a banknote please let me know how much, approximately when and where and I‟ll reunite it with you. Oth- erwise it will go to a worthy cause.

Steve Rose Chairman Hardwick Parish Council

HARDWICK W.I. During our February meeting we cele- brated 3 birthdays, two of which were 80th birthdays, with flowers, a rendering of „Happy birthday‟ and iced birthday buns too. This was followed with our very own secretary, Rosemary, teaching us how to tackle cryptic crosswords which certainly kept our brains active! It was very informative. Thank you Rosemary! By the time you get this magazine we will have had our Annual Meeting in March. Our programme for the year ahead is as follows: Month Speaker Topic April The Sheep Shop Talk on knitting & Crochet May - Resolutions & social time June Ian Cooper Living in a motorhome July Nicky Newton From leeches to lasers : 100 years in Addenbrookes

August Outing TBC September Susan Krueger How to eat healthily October Janine Newbury A talk on mental health in the Robson community

November Catherine Armstrong An unexpected journey December - Bring & Share – pudding club!! January New Year Social TBC February KDG Protect your family wealth March - Annual Meeting We would love to see new members joining our W.I. If you would like to give it a try, contact Anne Jones on 01954 211417

or [email protected] or just turn up. Our meetings are held in the Community Room at 7.30pm on the third Wednes- day of the month. You will be very welcome. 33

Reproduced from Hardwick Happenings June 1980

Place names

As the History and therefore the name of „Hardwick‟ is closely related to the city of Cambridge, a brief outline of the History of Cambridge may be helpful. It began as a Roman camp „CESTER‟ from the Latin „castra‟ meaning camp. The river was originally the Granta and so the old name for Cambrid ge was Grantchester. Danish armies used Cambridge as a base during their conquest of Eastern England ( 9th century AD) and this too influenced place names in the area. This is important too for the village of Hardwick whose first written mention is in con- nection with a local man, the owner of land in fact, who was killed fighting the Danes.

Historians agree that there was a Roman settlement at Comberton too, probably a villa situated between the village itself and the church.. „Ton‟ or „TUN‟ as it was originally written, means a village or many dwellings. The name Comberton, therefore , seems to mean „the village of the Cumbrians‟ ( Romano- British people).

Early settlers in Hardwick came from Toft, which was a Danish settlement. The word „Toft‟ simply meant croft, a little homefield or homestead. This place name is of purely Scandana- vian origin.

The accepted view is that Hardwick was originally a shepherd‟s 34 settlement subordinate to Toft and evidence for this comes directly from place names. „WIC‟or „WYK‟ in old English means a dwelling, village or place. „HERD‟ or „HEORDE‟ means a herd.. The suggestion was that Hardwick was a sheep farm from the name meaning the place of the sheep. The pas- ture in the locality confirms this view , although the heavy soil in the area wasn‟t really suitable for sheep farming and there is no evidence in the Doomsday book that any sheep were kept at all.

The name and spelling of „HARDWIC‟ appear in 1050. The spelling underwent many changes throughout the centuries partly due to changes taking place in the language itself. For example, Hardwick Wood, written as one word- is written as „HARDWYKWOOD‟in 1496. The name of the village itself has been written as „HERDWICK‟,‟HERDWYK‟, „HERTHWYK‟, „HERWICH‟, and „HARWICKE‟ at various times in its history.

Finally the name „STOCKINGS‟ a place name from the origi- nal village centre. This comes from the old English „STOC‟ meaning stem or trunk. The name itself means a group of stumps and confirms what historians believe, that the heavily wooded parts in this area were being cut back all the time so that the land could be farmed. Mrs C Kuch Reproduced verbatim .Ed

Reproduced from the same edition LOCAL TRANSPORT MEETING MAY 21st 1980 The meeting was addressed by Keith Gallop of the Public Transport Sec- tion , Highways Dept, Shire Hall and attended by only TWO (sic) residents See report on page 47 in this edition Ed 35

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The Library bus in March remains the same 2nd & 4th Friday in the month. From May 2nd Friday 12 May 2017 9 June 2017 14 July 2017 10:40am - 11:50am. Hardwick school, The Limes. 12:20pm - 12:50pm. Dry Drayton, Pettit Lane 02:15pm - 02:30pm. Hardwick, St Neots Road (Tall Trees lay by) 02:40pm - 02:55pm. Hardwick, Blue Lion 03:05pm - 04:00pm. Hardwick, Nr school, The Limes

A SECOND SPONSORED 10k WALK RUN CYCLE FROM GREAT ST MARY'S IN CAMBRIDGE TO ST MARY'S HARDWICK TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH HALL EASTER SATURDAY 15th of APRIL

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Your scene/you‟re seen Both of these photos were taken by Nigel Palfrey. Nigel is a resident of Hardwick who regularly has photos printed in the Cam- bridge Evening News. The photos were taken in Hardwick Wood at slightly different times of year; bluebells in one and not the other. In the one opposite your eye is drawn to the path leading into the distance; the shadows on the path demand attention. Those in the fore- ground are less well defined whilst the shadows on the centre of the path are suggestive of fan vaulting. The trees leaning out- wards on the left are reflected by other branches on the right making you want to see more of this magical space. Ed Do you have a photo which you could submit to this new feature? 40

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This month we have a quiz for you. Twenty questions in four sections. You can submit your entry even if you don‟t know all the answers. £10 Amazon or M&S voucher for first correct answer received. SECTION ONE. Books In which novels do the following characters appear? Mr Rochester. Elizabeth Bennet Atticus Finch Bathsheba Everdene Piggy. SECTION TWO Popular Music Who was the first drummer in The Beatles? Which group recorded the song „Fix You‟? Whose album „25‟ features the songs „Hello,‟ and „When we were young? Who wrote and recorded the song „Hallelujah.‟ Which female artist famous for her song „Poker Face‟ performed at the 2017 Superbowl in the USA? SECTION THREE Sport Which former Chelsea player made his international debut at the age of seventeen when he came on as sub for his father? Which ex-test cricketer in now chairman of Durham CCC? What is the difference between the Calcutta Cup and the grand slam? Name the regular goalkeeper for England Women‟s football team. How many times has Serena Williams won Wimbledon?

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From the School.

World Book Day – Developing a Love of Books.

Claire Creamer Assistant Headteacher

Harry Potter, King Kong, an enormous crocodile, Alice in Won- derland, Sunny Baudelaire and Mr Willy Wonka himself! Just a few colourful characters from much-loved books who, with many friends in tow, arrived in school on World Book Day. The school was a sea of colourful costumes, painted faces and decorative hats. With a great deal of enthusiasm, adults and pupils threw themselves into their characters and their characters‟ worlds which led to some rather wonderful and sometimes hilarious mo- ments. An audible gasp was heard as Mr Willy Wonka (a member of staff) strutted down the corridor, resplendent in his purple tailcoat and top hat. „Do you think he will turn us into blueberries if we‟re naughty?‟ a pupil squealed in mischievous delight! In the playground at lunch time a child who was dressed as a superhero was heard to say, „I can‟t chase you today, I‟ve got to save the world!‟At one point I even had to hurdle a child in the corridor as he lunged across the floor, in true Spiderman style, on his way to World Book Day assembly! Ten out of ten for characterisation, young man!

The sheer excitement and buzz in school that day left me won- dering about the role of books. Do children still build relation- ships with characters in books? What will be the long-term impact of the books and their characters on the children? Will they treasure them and remember their adventures? A few years ago, I remember, I was introducing a much-loved book to my Year 5/6 class (10 and 11 year olds). I explained to them that I was going to read a chapter of the novel every day and that all I wanted them to do was listen and enjoy it. A child put up her hand and asked. „Why are you stroking it?‟ (I hadn‟t noticed that I was!) I explained to her that I love books. So much so that some of them, or the characters within them, are like old friends. Perhaps my stroking of the book reflected my affection for it and the memories it provoked. I have to say, the children looked rather puzzled. I shared with them how, as a child, I had been an avid Enid Blyton fan. Very un-PC now, I know, but I was spell-bound by Darrell Rivers and her beloved school, Malory Towers. She was confident, fun-loving and at times rebellious. Darrell studied hard and played hard. She was sporty, loved the performing arts and was a loyal friend. She was my heroine! At school, my other heroine, my teacher, Mrs Landon, introduced me to the world of Mary Lennox‟s Secret Garden, to Anne of Green Gables and to the mysteries of Sir Ar- thur Conan Doyle‟s Hound of the Baskervilles. I told the children that I still own multiple copies of these texts today and would never part with them and since that day, these treasures have become known as „stroke-able‟ books. We do so many things in school on a daily basis to encourage our pupils to love reading and writing. After World Book Day we enjoyed Book Week, making space in our timetables for extra reading and writing activities around the theme of crime and mysteries. CONT

45 We had a Book Fair with many children and their families coming into buy new books and donate older books to the school library. We regularly read quality texts to our classes. Children visit the school library to choose and share books. Older children not only listen to younger children read but they read to them, too. Almost every term a member of staff leads a Golden Morning focused in some way on books and writing. Recently I shared „The Book With No Pictures‟ by B. J. Novak in a whole school assembly. (I‟m sure some of the younger children laughed so much they were nearly crying!). We love books and we love to share our love of books! Whether it‟s „just another day‟ or a special event, books and all that they have to offer are such an important part of learning at our school. We hope we are inspiring the children to love books, to grow into adults who love books and who, one day, will tell others about their favourite books, favourite characters or maybe even their „stroke-able‟ books.

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TRANSPORT MEETING REPORT On Tuesday, 7 March 2017 a meeting regarding the Cambourne to Cambridge busway was held in Hardwick School hall. Approximately 130 people attended the meeting. The school hall was full. Chairman: Grenville Chamberlain, Hardwick District Councillor. In attendance: Adrian Shepherd, Cambridgeshire County Council (major transport infrastructure project manager). Ashley Heller, Cambridgeshire County Council (transport officer). Councillor Peter Topping (leader South Cambs District Council). Bridget Smith, Local Liaison Forum (vice chair). Martin Cassey, Hardwick village plan. Steve Rose, Hardwick Parish Council (chairman). Paula Wade, Senior Parliamentary Assistant to Heidi Allen MP.

36 questions from Hardwick residents were sent to Adrian Shepherd before the meeting. The answers to these questions are now on the Hardwick website (Hardwick-Cambs.org.uk), Hardwick Cambridge Facebook, Hardwick Happenings Facebook and in the April edition of the Hardwick Happenings. Also on the Hardwick website, Hardwick Cambridge Facebook and Hardwick Happenings facebook is the file of the PowerPoint presentation which Ashley Heller was due to present but unfortunately the projector wasn't working properly. Bridget Smith spoke to say that no decisions have been made re the busway. At present the broader concept is being looked at not the de- tail. The Local Liaison Forum represents 21 villages. It has been created by The City Deal to give feedback to the board and the city deal. It is not a protest group. Martin Cassey gave a resume of the results of Hardwick village survey with relevance to the busway. These will be available in print and on line in the near future. 47

Steve Rose spoke about the impact of the busway on Hardwick village. The Hardwick parish council have voted for an off-road busway. Steve Rose asked for a show of hands from people who did NOT live on St Neots Road. Approximately 2/3rd of the people present put their hands up. After discussions Grenville Chamberlain asked for a show of hands in favour of the busway on St Neots Road and then those in favour of the busway north of the A428 with a park and ride at Scotland Farm. The majority of people voted FOR a busway NORTH of the A428 with a park and ride at Scotland Farm. Grenville Chamberlain said he would put this proposal forward and put out a press release. Paula Wade has reported back to Heidi Allen with the results of the meeting.

The Group of Hardwick residents who organised the meeting would like to thank Grenville Chamberlain for chairing the meeting and keeping it under control as there were quite a few disgruntled residents.

The answers to the thirty six questions to Adrian Shepherd have had to be heavily edited because of space in this edition. Thanks to Sue Cornwell and Pat Portlock for the mammoth task of reducing the thirteen pages down to eight.

48 Hardwick PC Questions and Answers 1. What are the proposed routes for the busway? In October 2016 the Greater Cambridge City Deal Board decided, in principle, that a segregated route between Cambourne and Cambridge, with a Park & Ride near the Madingley Mulch roundabout, best met the strategic objectives of the scheme. No decision has been made on the recommended option or an exact route and we have been instructed to investigate some alternative routes and options for the scheme, such as a Park & Ride site at Scotland Farm and an on-road route along the A1303 and Madingley Road. The assessment includes workshops and meeting with The Local Liaison Forum, Parish Councils in addition to other consultees and stakeholder. We will be reporting all our findings back to the Executive Board by July, when a decision will be made on the next steps for the project 2. How will the routes affect Hardwick? All of the options are likely to affect Hardwick in different ways. The aim of our assessment is to ensure that the environmental implications of decisions of the scheme development process are fully understood and appropriately managed and mitigated. E.g. as Option 3 would include new, offline sections, there may be affects on households that were previously not exposed to the levels of noise, air quality and potential impacts associated with bus services running close-by. Design measures can be taken to reduce or avoid effects. In some instances, environmental enhancements may result e.g. the creation of new or better landscape and ecological habitats. The overall approach to the design measures will be defined by local and national policy and guidance. We will ensure that the new infrastructure integrates into the existing landscape and urban realm and protects the conti- nuity and character of open space and green belt. The Design Criteria will consider the following issues: I. Location of infrastructure – respecting the urban and rural context for example through assessing proximity to, and the relation- ship with, the existing built up areas. II. A specific route alignment assessment to test accessibility from the start to the end of journeys through the centres of employment (e.g. Cambridge West) and housing (e.g. Bourn) and the environmental affects with a view to integrating with existing infrastructure and minimising impacts III. Siting – positioning of infrastructure to minimise visual intru- sion on the existing landscape through considering issues such as ground levels, slopes and other natural features and also minimising impact on important features such as ecological and heritage assets IV. Design – the materials, features and introduced landscaping t will achieve high quality design, minimising environmental impacts and integrating with existing infrastructure both at the ends of the route and at all points along it. 3. Will there be a stop in Hardwick? There would be a high quality busway stop servicing Hardwick. 4.- 6. Will the Citi 4 schedule be affected? Will the Citi 4 be cancelled ? Could the Citi 4 be re routed to include Caldecote and Hardwick villages to enable villagers 49 more access to buses? Whilst bus services on the existing highway are a mat- ter for individual operators and are provided subject to commercial demand the City Deal partnership will seek through discussions with the bus operators to minimise any adverse impact on existing commercial bus services. The busway will provide a fast, frequent and reliable on dedicated infrastructure distinct from the existing highway. By way of agreement with the bus operators who wish to use the system the highest possible standards for the travelling public will be sought. 7. How many buses will there be an hour? The service on the busway would be identified by the service operators in conjunction with the scheme sponsors, the City Deal partnership. For the purposes of assessment, assumptions have been made with regard to the likely service frequencies and journey times based on the outputs from the early strategic modelling for the Strategic Out- line Business Case, which for Option 3 is currently assumed at 9 per hour. This figure will be tested and evaluated further. 8. If Cambourne builds another 2,300 houses how many more buses will there be an hour? The assumption of development is contained within the modelling undertaken and is consistent with the Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire (TSCSC), prepared in parallel with the Submitted Local Plans adopted by Cambridgeshire County Council in March 2014. The strategy provides a plan to manage the rising population and increase in demand on the travel network by shifting people from cars to other means of travel including cycling, walking and public transport. It envisages a range of infrastructure interventions on the St.Neots and Cambourne to Cambridge corridor, responding to the levels of planned growth. These requirements are reflected in the Long Term Transport Strategy, which forms part of the LTP. Policies in the Submit- ted South Cambridgeshire Local Plan reflect this, requiring high quality segregated public transport improvements between the A428 /A1303 junction and inner ring road. 9. What type of engines will the buses have? The buses introduced for use on the busway would be at least Euro 6 emission standards or higher. The scheme may provide an opportunity to introduce hybrid buses with electric running as part of the high quality public transport it seeks to promote. As a consequence the scheme could potentially provide an improvement in the air quality of the areas of highest sensitivity. 10. How noisy will the buses be? The latest standard Euro 6 bus engines offer increased efficiency of engines with reduced noise. The potential for electric motors would further reduce noise. 11.How much pollution will there be from the busway? The operational effects all buses using the bus way would be subject to minimum vehicle quality thresholds which they would need to meet or exceed. One of these thresholds would relate to the need for the buses to have at least the latest Euro 6 emission standard engines. 50

12. What type of pollution and sound barriers are proposed between the houses on St. Neots road and the A428 if the current trees and fencing are removed to make way for a bus way? The current noise fencing between St. Neots road and the A428 Truck Road would remain as part of the proposed busway scheme. The removal of vegetation which is not considered noise attenuation itself, would need to be considered as part of the overall noise assessment of the proposed scheme. With regard to concerns about air quality and noise as a result of the construction and operation of the bus way these are matters that would need to be taken into formal account as part of the application for planning consent for the proposed scheme, as part of an Environ- mental Impact Assessment. Where impacts are likely to occur as a result of the scheme these must be avoided, mitigated or compensated. 13. What safety barrier will there be between the bus way and the current road to stop vehicles using the busway? The means to segregate the busway from the existing highway would be similar to those used on the existing Cambridge- shire Guided Busway. These include concrete car traps at junctions and en- trances to the guideway 14. Would there be any speed restrictions/calming, if yes what? If using the existing corridor of the for Option 3A that is the old St Neots road it is assumed that the land used to provide the busway will where possible be taken from the within the existing highway. As a result this will introduce the need to carry out works within the exiting highway in order to give priority to public transport over through traffic while ensuring ongoing access to residents and business. These measures might include the following: Improved gateway features on the approach to Hardwick; highlighting speed limit and entry into a village environment to encourage reduced speed; landscaping to reduce the openness of the route and visually reduce the width of the corridor; provision of traffic islands in the centre of the carriageway to encourage reduced speed; speed limit re- peater markings and provision of central hatch and edge line road markings along the carriageway.The introduction of these types of measures as part of the delivery of the busway would reduce the attractiveness of a through route from the proposed Bourn development and encourage the use of the high- quality public transport busway as a better alternative to the car. 15. Would the busway be lit? The Park and Ride site and stops will be lit for safety and security reasons. All stops will be lit with modern energy efficient lighting to provide a safe environment for busway users. At traffic signal con- trolled junctions with the public highway, street lighting will be provided both along the highway and the busway in accordance with the requirements of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. This will provided the safest means of negotiating the junctions in the hours of darkness. In order to reduce light pollution in both rural and residential areas lighting will not be included along the busway between junctions. 51 16& 17 Why is a dedicated busway needed? The Greater Cambridge city region is one of the fastest growing parts of the UK and this high rate of growth is expected to continue. The Submitted Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Local Plans envisage growth between 2011 and 2031 of 33,500 new homes (equating to a 25% rise in population) and 44,000 new jobs. Nationally, the significance of the city region is recognised by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) which has been tasked with unlocking growth, housing and jobs in the Cam- bridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor. This included the high priority provision of the extension of the A428 dual carriageway from St Neots to Caxton Gib- bet. It is recognised that improvements to the infrastructure are an important means of promoting economic growth and prosperity. The Greater Cambridge City Deal is a unique opportunity to secure the future of Greater Cambridge as a leading UK and global hub for research and technology, support economic growth and improve the quality of life for residents of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.The City Deal aims to bring over £1 billion of investment in vital transport infrastructure improvements and thousands of new homes, jobs and employment training opportunities to the city region. 18. Will cyclists be able to use the busway?Cycle provision is integral part of the high quality transport provision. It is envisaged that as with the existing Cam- bridgeshire Guided Busway a bridleway /cycle track would run alongside of it. 19. Option 3 & developmentThis proposed scheme provides the econnectivity and reduced congestion that is the key to delivering growth in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire in line with the Greater Cambridge City Deal objectives. The western area of the city and existing and proposed new settlements to the west, contain both housing and employment development areas which will gen- erate increased demand on the transport network. There are also challenges to the local plan to seek development within the existing Green Belt. The high quality public transport service promoted by the City Deal partnership will provide a fast, frequent and reliable service on dedicated infrastructure, distinct from the existing highway. The proposed scheme therefore seeks to deliver a high quality public transport solution which:  Delivers the integrated planning and transport strategy as set out in the local planning and transport policies  Achieves modal shift from cars to public transport and active modes, such as walking and cycling  Provides segregated, congestion free capacity for buses as part of an integrated public transport network;  Connects current and potential major employment sites in and on the edge of the city including Cambridge Science Park, University West Cambridge site, North West Cambridge, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus / Addenbrooke’s Hospital), Bourn and Cam- bourne;  Removes or reduces the need for private transport for travelling in and out of the city centre;  Intercepts car traffic into Cambridge from the A428 and routes that feeds into it;  Provides high quality public transport, defined as frequent, fast and reliable journeys 52

21. If there is a negative effect on house prices will this be compensated for? It is currently envisaged that there will be no reduction of residential property values adjacent to the scheme. However in any event the Compensation Code will apply to the scheme. 22. Most of the village has had new tarmac apart from St Neots Road East of Cambridge Road. Why? This work has been undertaken by the Highways Au- thority , which is separate from the Greater Cambridge City Deal and the A428 Cambourne to Cambridge project team. We have passed you question to the Highways Authority for a reply. 23. Will the road be resurfaced irrespective of the guided bus way? The City Deal project team for the A428 Cambourne to Cambridge scheme are separate from the Highways Authority. Whether the proposed busway scheme progress or not the highway authority will remain responsible for the maintenance of the existing public highway 24.When I spoke to the Highways Engineer he said the surface was in such a poor state that it would cost a lot of money to resurface, but, there seems to be enough money for the guided bus way.The funding for the Cambourne to Cambridge scheme comes from the Greater Cambridge City Deal, which aims to bring over £1 billion of investment in vital transport infrastructure improvements and thousands of new homes, jobs and employment training opportunities to the city region. The highway authority is responsible for the maintenance of the existing public highway. The budget for which is separate from the City Deal investment. 25.The footpath is also poor, if this was on the estate in Hardwick it would have been replaced by now. The City Deal project team for the A428 Cam- bourne to Cambridge scheme are separate from the Highways Authority. The busway proposed would be under a separate authority from the adopted highway. We have passed your concerns onto the Highways Authority. 26. Will the busway affect the cycle lanes. Currently some cyclists still use the footpath - claiming the road is too dangerous at 40mph. Perhaps the speed limit should be reduced and traffic calming implemented again irrespective of the guided busway. Cycle provision is an integral part of the high quality transport provision. It is envisaged that as with the existing Cambridgeshire Guided Busway a bridleway /cycle track would run alongside of it. We have passed your comments regarding the current speed limit to the Highways Au- thority. 20. Will there be compensation for residents along St Neots Road for the increase in noise pollution and air quality? It is currently envisaged that there will be no increase in noise pollution and air quality. However in any event the Part 1 of the Land Compensation Code will apply.

27. If the main purpose of the busway is to help Cambourne Why come through Hardwick? Surely the North side of the A428 would be more appropriate. As a key part of the integrated land use and transport strategy, responding to the levels of planned growth: including Camborne West, Bourn airfield and Cambridge West (all to the south of the A428 Trunk Road) the Transport Strategy for Cam- bridge and South Cambridgeshire (TSCSC), prepared in parallel with the Sub- mitted Local Plans. The strategy provides a plan to manage the rising population and increase in demand on the travel network by shifting people from cars to other means of travel including cycling, walking and public transport. It envisages a range of infrastructure interventions on the St.Neots and Cambourne to Cambridge corridor. The existing and proposed communities between Cam- bourne and Cambridge along the A428 corridor are to the south side of the A428 Trunk Road. If provision were put in place as part of the scheme to cross over the A428 Trunk Road to the North there would need to be a demonstrable benefit e.g additional patronage to offset the additional cost and reduced journey times of moving away from the most direct route. 28. What additional soundproofing would take place and what would it look like? As part of an Environmental Statement submitted as part of the application for planning and consent for the proposed scheme, additional noise as a result of the operation of the scheme would need to be considered. It is currently envisaged that there will be no increase in noise as a result of the operation of Euro 6 buses along the busway. However if it were found that there was increased noise as a result of the scheme and that noise attenuation barriers were neces- sary, then the details of the exact specification would be agreed prior to the construction of the scheme. 29. Will the Busway be a single or dual track? The proposed busway would be similar to the exiting Cambridgeshire Guided busway and have a mostly double track 30.How will broken down vehicles be dealt with ?The proposed busway would be similar to the exiting Cambridgeshire Guided busway and have the same maintenance and emergency procedures for the removal of broken down vehicles which is by means of a stand by tow truck . 31. Will the lay-bys along St Neots Road cease to exist? If using the existing corridor of the old St Neots road (Option 3A) it is assumed that the land used to provide the busway wil,l where possible, be taken from the within the existing highway. As a result this will introduce the need to carry out works within the existing highway in order to give priority to public transport over through traffic while ensuring ongoing access to residents and businesses. The existing lay- bys within the public highway would therefore need to be assessed against the overall aims and requirements of the proposed scheme. highway. l

32. If the lay-bys do go what plans are there for the management of vehicles that currently park in these lay-bys, as residents of Hardwick already know congestion along Cambridge Road past the shop is already very serious.

33. At present traffic flows very well in both directions along St Neots Road will the Busway impact this? 34 .Will there be provision for a footpath/cycle path alongside the Busway? See reply to Q 16 35. Will the bus way include an integral cycle way along its full length (i.e from Camborne to Cambridge). If the final route does not run along the St Neots Road, what plans are there to upgrade the cycle way along St Neots Rd, between Cambourne and Cambridge? It is intended that the proposed busway include an integral bridleway/cycle way along its full length with an average width of 4 metre. There are outline proposals for a 2metre wide cycleway as consequence of the Bourn development along St Neots Road 36. Hardwick is currently served by four bus stops for the Citi 4 service – how many stops are proposed for Hardwick on the new bus way – if only one, will the bus stop be upgraded and what will its peak “people” capacity be, and where would it be best to locate the single stop? There would be a high quality busway stop servicing Hardwick. The stop would offer level boarding and alighting for all, weather- proof waiting facilities (for minimum of 10 people),secure cycle facilities, real- time information and off board ticketing and lighting. The stops will be integrated into the environment as part of the overall landscaping scheme. 37. What, if any, environmental mitigation will there be for the loss of habitat (trees and land) along St Neots Rd and the A428 (i.e tree replacement or habitat offset scheme)? A route wide series of landscape design and mitigation proposals will be drawn up as part of the scheme development. This will help to screen unwanted views , reinstate vegetation and integrate the scheme as far as possible into the landscape. Design measures or other relevant mitigation measures can be taken to reduce or avoid effects. In some instances environmental enhancements may result e.g. the creation of new or better landscape and ecological habitats. The overall approach to the design measures will be defined by local and national policy and guidance.

38. The majority of the focus of debate on the busway in the vicinity of Hard- wick has been focused on possible routes to the north of the Village. Can the City Deal team clarify the status of the proposed route to the south of Hardwick (option 3)? Is this route still being actively considered and if so, can the team

55 please provide a detailed update on the options being considered such as:a) Where would this route be expected to intersect with, or cross, the Portway? b) Where would this route be expected to cross the Hardwick to Toft road?c) Would there be a stop provisioned at the Southern end of Hardwick to enable local residents to use this service?d) If a stop is provisioned at the southern end of Hardwick would there also be parking facilities?e) If there are to be parking facilities, what would be the capacity and where would the car park be located?) Would this southern route also incorporate an adjacent cycle path? In October 2016 the Greater Cambridge City Deal Board decided, in principle, that a segregated route between Cambourne and Cambridge, with a Park & Ride near the Madingley Mulch roundabout, best met the strategic objectives of the scheme. They instructed officers to look for specific route alignments within Catchment Area 3a ,with Catchment Area 3 as an alternative if (but only if) Option 3a proves unviable (see catchment Area plan). The Working Plans (see link to webpage) illustrate some of the possible specific alignments for the routes. Car Parking facilities are only planned for the Park & Ride location. Cy- cle infrastructure is an integral part of the project. 39.There has been considerable campaigning by other villages such as Coton and Madingley opposing proposals to site a new Park & Ride at the Madingley Mulch area. They are instead proposing that the Park & Ride should be located at Scotland Farm. Can the City Deal team please provide an update on their consideration of a) The option of locating the Park & Ride at Scotland Farm? b) The anticipated implications of this location regarding public transport routes and the traffic flows at pinch points such as the A428 interchange at Dry Drayton? c) The anticipated traffic flows through Hardwick along Main Street and Cambridge Road resulting from drivers approaching the Park & Ride from the south. No decision has been made on the recommended option or an exact route and we have been instructed to investigate some alternative routes and options for the scheme, such as a Park & Ride site at Scotland Farm and an on -road route along the A1303 and Madingley Road. The assessment includes workshops and meetings with The Local Liaison Forum, Parish Councils and other consultees and stakeholders. We will be reporting all our findings back to the Executive Board by July, when a decision will be made on the next steps for the project. 40. Does the City Deal team consider there to be any prospect of the new Cambourne to Cambridge Public Transport corridor being extended towards either Papworth or to the Loves Farm/ Station area in St Neots? It is anticipated that bus services from these locations would interface with the scheme. The modelling assumes patronage from St Neots via the proposed new section of A428 dual carriage way from St Neots to Caxton Gibbet

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St Mary’s Church, Hardwick St Mary‟s, Hardwick, is part of the Lordsbridge Team of Churches, and the diocese of Ely www.stmaryshardwick.org.uk Lead Minister: Revd Alison Myers, Tel: 01954 212815; Email: [email protected] The Rectory, 50, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge CB23 7QS Assistant Ministers: Revd Beth Cope; Revd Howard Bigg Services in April (at St Mary’s Hardwick unless otherwise noted) 2 April 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club

9 April 9.30 am Palm Sunday All Age worship

13 April 7.30 pmMaundy Thursday Service

14 April 10 am – 1pm Good Friday Prayer Stations

16 April 9.30 am Easter Sunday Celebration of Communion for all ages

23 April 9.30 am Holy Communion and Sunday Club

30 April United Lordsbridge Team Services 10.30 am at St Mary‟s Comberton (Communion for All Ages) 11 am at St Michael‟s Caldecote (traditional Matins)

7 May 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club

14 May 9.30 am All Age Worship

21 May 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club

28 May 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club

Maundy Thursday All Age Worship 13 April 7.30 pm 9 April, Palm Sunday& 14 May’ 9.30 am to 10.20 am Simple Communion with (optional) Informal and interactive with Bible hand washing & stripping the church story, activity, songs, prayers and a reflective moment or two. All wel-

Sunday Club Easter Fun Morning@ St Reception to yr 6 and above, Mary’s, Hardwick nd rd 9.30 – 10.30am, 2 & 23 April, Weds 12 April th st th 7 ,21 & 28 May 10.30 am to 12 noon Start in Church at 9.30 am Easter activities for all the family with Bible story, song and refresh- Foundations for life – activities, ments. games, crafts and Bible stories in a small group. Linking up with other Easter activi- More from Peter at ties in the village. [email protected]

Good Friday14 April Easter Sunday 10 am -1 pm Good Friday Reflections- Celebration Service Hardwick church & churchyard open for 16 April- 9.30 am – 10.30am prayer and reflection.With material to read and Thanksgiving, activities, story, pray.Come and go as suits you. songs & hymns, prayers and shar- ing communion. 11 am – 12 noon, at St Andrews, Toft, All Age For families together. Good Friday Experience. Child friendly, interactive, all ages welcome.

2 – 3 pm, at Childerley Chapel, St Mary’s Church Féte Readings and reflections Saturday 13 May

Easter Saturday 15th of April A second sponsored 10k for 10k walk run cycle from Great St Mary's in Cambridge to St Mary's Hardwick to raise funds for the new St Mary's Community Hall walkers leave Cambridge at 10.30, runners leave at 11.00, cyclists leave at 11 .30, barbecue 1pm entry forms from: ali marcus: [email protected] peter cornwell: [email protected]

Hardwick‟s Find community café us on is open on 1 April& 6 May, 10am Face- to midday, book in the community room at the school. “St Mary’s Hardwick”

Do you like walking locally? Do you find churches spiritual places to reflect or pray? Then look out for The Lordsbridge Pilgrimage leaflets available from mid May which map out a walking route between all 11 churches in the Lordsbridge Team of Churches. And from 25 May to 3 June most of those churches will be open during the day inviting in you in to look around, or take a quiet moment or two. Visit them on foot, by car or by bike. This is one of the local activities that form part of „Thy King- dom Come‟, the multi-church national call to prayer between 25 May and 3 June.

Another glorious English Spring transforms hedgerows, allot- ments and gardens. Easter fast approaches. These themes of new life after barrenness, of restoration after sorrow, of light after darkness are part of all human life. For Christians, of course, at the centre of this movement is Jesus, who lived and died in Palestine, and then wonderfully, miraculously lived again, as the glorious power of the kingdom of God broke through into our world.

How do we mark this time? Here are some thoughts.

Polish someone‟s shoes for them. Reflect on the story of how Jesus washed his disciples‟ feet just before he died as a sign of how we are to look after one another.

Make an Easter garden in a place that will be seen. Use a few stones to recreate the tomb with one to „roll away‟ on Easter Sunday. Add flowers in tiny pots.

Build the anticipation in the week before Easter by taking part in the Easter Fun Morning or the Hardwick Easter jigsaw hunt, or both.

Watch a film about Jesus‟ life. The Miracle Maker is a good one.

On Good Friday: Make hot cross buns and share them. Or go to a church service of reflective readings or take a long walk: use this time to consider the Christian belief that Jesus showed God‟s love by dying on a cross at the hands of the powerful; or hold in your thoughts people you know who are going through a difficult time.

On Easter Sunday: Go outdoors and watch the sunrise. Have an Easter egg hunt. Give your neighbours a bunch of flowers in celebration. Share some simnel cake or chocolate crispie nests. Fly a kite as a symbol of life.

(Some ideas from Love Life, Live Lent: Church House Pub- lishing)

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Sikhism and what it means to me By Tara Kaur Bhachu I am a Sikh which means I follow Sikhism. It is one of the six major world religions and is the youngest of those six. The word Sikh itself means follower or learner and there are many traditions that are associated with Sikhism itself.For example, I do the morning prayer known as Mool Mantar which is something I do every day and sometimes I do it in the car on the way to school. In Sikhism, we have something called the five K's which were initiated by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru and last human guru. They are kara, which is the metal bracelet, kesh which is uncut hair, kachera which is a special undergarment, kirpan which is a small sword and kangha which is the small comb which is usually made of wood. Another k which isn't among those five is Kaur, which means princess or lioness and, as you can see, it's included in my own name. All Sikh girls have the name Kaur and it can be taken as either a middle or last name. The equivalent for boys is Singh, which means lion. Bhachu is our family name, but behind every name there is either a Singh or a Kaur. Both Singh and Kaur also mean brave. The gurdwara is our place of worship. It's open every day, but we tend to go on Sundays and you can go as many times as you like during the week. When I go there I tend to take part in kirtan which is when the congregation sings hymns and music accompanies it. The giani (priest) leads the service. I play the harmonium and my brother Taran plays the tabla which is a type of drum. I sing the hymns as well. In the gurdwara, you can't wear shoes inside the hall and you have to cover your head to show respect. The langar hall (Guru's kitchen) is where free food is given out after the service. Volunteers prepare all the food which is vegetarian and includes chipatis, rice, vegetables, cur- ries and lentils. 63

When you help out in the langar hall and help to wash up it is called seva. In terms of dress code, adult males have to wear a turban to keep kesh tidy and covered and younger boys will have their hair in a top knot and a cloth for the same reasons. Turbans are made of cotton. Girls and women have to cover their heads too and can wear a scarf as well. Weddings are a big part of Sikh culture and a ceremony is called anand karaj. We tend to pick our best outfits for weddings, with the men in suits and women in their best traditional dress. Some of our Sikh festivals are really fun. We have Vaisakhi in April which celebrates the birth of the Khalsa, Diwali in the autumn and we also celebrate the birthdays of our Gurus. The term Guru means teacher and there are 11 Gurus in the religion. Ten of them are human and all their knowledge is included in the holy book called Guru Granth Sahib which is the 11th Guru. I enjoy being a Sikh and although our religion is the youngest of the big six, it is still well-followed and has a lot to offer. As it is a new religion which started 500 years ago, it is based on scientifically -proven facts about the world. In our religion, equality is very important for both men and women and they have equal rights. I hope that this article has informed you about Sikhism and what it means to me.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 43 SECTION FOUR Films and TV 1. Who plays the part of the mother in „Friday Night Dinner‟? 2. Which crime drama has recently returned for its third series? 3. Who is the female presenter of Crimewatch? 4. Who played the lead role in the film „Mister Turner‟? 5. Who wrote the novel on which the drama Apple Tree Yard was based? How to enter: You can email your answers to [email protected] and please make sure that you have marked the email with HH Quiz in the subject line. You can also message us the answers through our Facebook page Hardwick Hap- penings. Please use the message function to do this. Alternatively, you can post your entries to Hardwick Happenings Quiz, 18 Grace Crescent, Hardwick, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7AH. A blank answer sheet can be downloaded from our Facebook page and you can print this off and fill in the answers. Please make sure that it‟s clear which answer corresponds to which question. The closing date for entries is Tuesday, April 18. A winner will be drawn from all the correct entries.

Neighbourhood Watch Hardwick Village Co-ordinator Ashley Shepherd 01954 211532 As village co-ordinator I am trying to contact existing NHW members, so as we can form a cohesive group. I am not automatically given access to present member‟s details for security reasons. I am therefore asking any present members to contact me. At the same time I am looking for new members. It doesn‟t entail a great deal of time. The idea of NHW is to make Hardwick a safe place, for neighbours to look out for each other, especially during holiday periods. To minimise the risk of burglary, theft, drug problems and anti-social behav- iour. I am sure the caring people of Hardwick are already doing this but it would be more effective if it were co-ordinated. Please do not hesitate to contact me.

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There‟s a village in the United States that has an an- about it. Journalists all over the world were groomed to say, „Everyone‟s talking about the Oscars‟, which was not strictly nual show. Nothing remarkable about that; plenty of villages have annual shows. We used to have one in true. I wasn‟t talking about the Oscars nor was anyone in my Hardwick, and they still have one in Comberton. But family nor my close friends. the village in the USA is not famous for its vegetables The awards ceremony itself was beamed out all over the or flowers. They make films and because of all their world and contained all the glitz and glamour of show business. Red carpets, exotic dresses. Minute by minute the tension media connections they can have their village show beamed out all over the world. mounted. Who was going to win the coveted Best in Show Village shows don‟t just happen; they require a lot Award. One of the favourites was a film on „everyone‟s‟ favour- of planning and hard work. But even the most me- ite subject, the village itself, or Lala Land as it is commonly ticulously planned event can go wrong. Mistakes hap- known. The excitement was mounting. With the eyes of the world watching nothing could possibly be allowed to go wrong. pen. Human beings are fallible. Imagine that when the winners are announced a man who was confi- The minor awards were made, the insincere acceptance dently expecting to win the Best in Show Award for speeches made. And now came the climax of a year‟s planning his vegetables, been told that he had won and was and preparation. The crowning moment, watched all over the stepping forward to make his humble acceptance world. And yea, the winner was………Yes, Lala Land. The cast speech only to learn that there had been a mix-up and and crew shook hands with each other, the audience went wild, he had only come second. Imagine the consternation. the producer stepped forward to make his acceptance speech. Angry words might be exchanged, the organisers But, wait, something‟s happened. Consternation. Hurried whis- might be accused of being unable to organise a booze pered conversations. A mistake has been made. No surely not, -up in a brewery. Eventually, calm would be restored, with the eyes of the world watching. The awards presenter steps the aggrieved loser might be reminded that it was a forward and announces that, yes, there has been a mistake, and, simple slip-up by a member of the committee who no, Lala Land is not the winner. The winner is….oh, I don‟t have been working behind the scenes for weeks to en- know some obscure film about ethnic minorities living some- where else. sure that the show was a success. Hands would be shaken, apologies offered, someone would say, „After How did it happen? How could it happen at the greatest all, it‟s not the end of the world. We‟ll get it right next show in the world? Someone will pay for this. Someone will be year.‟ And everyone would go home happy. banned from ever assisting at the awards ceremony again. CONT 68

But the village in the U.S.A wants all the world to know about their annual show. They set in motion a high powered publicity machine so that everyone on the planet, even un- known tribes hidden deep in the rain forest must be talking about it. Journalists all over the world were groomed to say, „Everyone‟s talking about the Oscars‟, which was not strictly true. I wasn‟t talking about the Oscars nor was anyone in my family nor my close friends. The awards ceremony itself was beamed out all over the world and contained all the glitz and glamour of show business. Red carpets, exotic dresses. Minute by minute the tension mounted. Who was going to win the coveted Best in Show Award. One of the favourites was a film on „everyone‟s‟ favourite subject, the village itself, or Lala Land as it is commonly known. The excitement was mounting. With the eyes of the world watching nothing could possibly be allowed to go wrong. The minor awards were made, the insincere acceptance speeches made. And now came the climax of a year‟s planning and preparation. The crowning moment, watched all over the world. And yea, the winner was………Yes, Lala Land. The cast and crew shook hands with each other, the audience went wild, the producer stepped forward to make his acceptance speech. But, wait, something‟s happened. Consternation. Hurried whis- pered conversations. A mistake has been made. No surely not, with the eyes of the world watching. The awards presenter steps forward and announces that, yes, there has been a mistake, and, no, Lala Land is not the winner. The winner is….oh, I don‟t know some obscure film about ethnic minorities living some- where else. How did it happen? How could it happen at the greatest show in the world? Someone will pay for this. Someone will be banned from ever assisting at the awards ceremony again. CONT 69

The truth is finally revealed. Two accounts are to blame. Why accountants? Isn‟t it their job to sit at desks checking column of figures? How did they get in to the greatest village show in the world? Each accountant had a briefcase with a card giving the name of the winner and runner-up. While they are waiting for the great moment who should appear backstage close to them? One of the stars of LaLa Land. She‟s famous. She‟s glamorous. She‟s beautiful. Her face has appeared on TV screens and in magazines and newspapers all over the world. What does one accountant do? What would any normal, right- thinking person do? He takes out his camera phone and captures her forever. A picture to show to his grandchildren in years to come. Then the big moment comes and the accountant picks up the wrong briefcase. Amethyst Legal Services We will never know what went on backstage afterwards, *Lasting Powers of Attorney what volume of shouting and (prepared and registered) swearing, what threats were made, * Wills what fights broke out. But I can * Probate assistance reliably report what didn‟t happen. No one stood up and said, „Come Tel. 07341 958604 on, guys. It was a mistake. Hands email. amethystlegalser up anyone here who‟s never made [email protected] one. Right, in that case, let‟s all FREE HOME VISITS shake hands and have a drink. Af- ter all it was only the village (Operated by a Fellow of the Char- show.‟ tered Institute of Legal Executives, whose members are individually Howard Baker regulated by CILEx Regulation.)

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