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ISSUE THREE SEPTEMBER 2010 The Community Newsletter for Wisbech
STAINED GHOULISH GOINGS ON… GLASS Young Witches & Wizards, Ghosts & WORKSHOP
Ghouls are invited free on
Saturday 30th October! We have had an enquiry from Jill Fordham who holds The Horsefair will be hosting their 3rd Halloween Trick or stained glass workshops currently in Cambridge & Treat Event. Part of this award-winning event will be to Bottisham. She's interested in running a one day find the best dressed boy and girl in Halloween fancy dress. course in Wisbech and was wondering if anyone Judging will take place within the Bus Station area of the would be interested in attending? The course fee Horsefair at 4pm. would be around £80 and you'd learn from scratch With Spider Mountain, Fair Ground Rides, Balloon the art of stained glass and have a piece to take home Modeller & Kodak Wall of Blood there’s lots to do! This that you've created! If you'd like further details and event provides a safe environment for children to go be put on the enquiry list please email your contact around the shops trick or treating, and has the full support details to Annie Appleby at [email protected] of the Police. WAPDoG (Wisbech Adventure Playground Documentary Group)
Young people from Wisbech are producing artwork relating to the new Wisbech Adventure Playground at the Spinney Park, Waterlees, with drawings, poems, photography, paintings, stories and sculpture. To get involved - ring Karen Harvey on 01945 773915 Brandon Mattless, Lead Young Artist on the project says, “There are many rumours about the new Adventure Playground and people In this photo: Kirsty, Rebecca, Beth, Zach, have been saying that it is only open to clubs or groups, and that it Bethanie, Brandon, Jade, Bryonie, and Ben. costs to get in. This is not true, the Playground will be open to everyone with sessions for different age groups and its absolutely free!”
Clairvoyance EVENING - Join Interfaith - Entitled All Together Now - The Wisbech Inter- Shirley Wilcox at her Clairvoyant Evening at the faith Forum is hosting a major conference at the Wisbech Boat- Oasis Day Centre organised by AGE UK on the house, Business Centre on Thursday 25 November from 10 am. 22nd of October. Doors open at 7.15pm for a - Rev. Peter Dewdney, Chairperson of Wisbech Churches To- 7.30pm start. Tickets are just £3.50p and gether states ‘Faith groups can work with the civic authorities available from the Oasis Reception Desk. to improve the life of all people. This workshop day will be Contact Lynne Hayden on 01945 428 662 opened by Cllr Alan Melton, leader of Fenland District Council.
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Rose Fair What a truly wonderful day made possible by partnership and co-operation between the people of Wisbech: St Peter and St Paul’s Church; Rose Fair Committee; Rose Fair Forum; Round Table; Town Council; District Council; Police; St John Ambulance (and all the churches and organisations in Wisbech who add to the event that is Rose Fair, the list is endless). Comprehensive thanks to all.
Wisbech Youth Council contributed to this spirit of co-operation, and in partnership with NACRO, Centre 4, Wisbech Town Council and Connexions took part in the ’Young People Wisbech’ float depicting Las Vegas . Pictured here are just a few of those youngsters on the Young People Wisbech Float including the Chairman of Wisbech Youth Council, Stuart Murat getting (mock) married in the Little Chapel to Alex Rose-Good; with gamblers; Elvis and Show- girls.
Auction Hall
Why not come and experience the buzz and excitement of one of the region’s busiest sale rooms. Weekly sales include nursery stock, plants, trees, flowers, fruit, vegetables together with general household items and antiques.
House clearances carried out for private individuals and solicitors. Where appropriate we can also arrange on-site sales of plant and machinery.
Sale Times
Nursery Stock Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 9.30am Household & General Wednesday & Saturday 9.30am Fruit & Vegetable Monday & Wednesday – Friday 4.00pm
Cattle Market Chase, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1RD t: 01945 584609 e: [email protected] www.maxeyandson.co.uk It’s YOUR council ... Come along!
At the beginning of Wisbech Town Council meetings members of the public have up to 15 minutes to put comments and/or questions. In the event of several issues being raised the 15 minutes will be equally divided amongst attendees wishing to speak. All public & press are invited to attend. At Town Council meetings the Mayor chairs the meeting and his/her decision on the conduct of the meeting is final. At other meetings of the Council there may be others who have been elected to chair and they are in control. WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON AN OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING PROJECT Would you like to deliver information and advice to disabled people in Fenland? Would you like to gain a nationally recognised qualification? If so our opportunities for volunteering project could be for you!
Disability Cambridgeshire and Disability Huntingdonshire are working together on an Opportunity for Volunteering Project in the Fenland area. The project aims to deliver a training programme to volunteers and equipment them with the skills required to deliver advice, support and guidance on a myriad of disability information to disabled people, their families and carers. The volunteers will also be offered the opportunity to undertake an NVQ level 2 in advice and guidance. Placements will be found within the local community in Wisbech, Chatteris and March. If you would like to represent Disability Cambridgeshire in the Wisbech area and would like more information, please contact: Fenland Volunteer Centre on 01945 582192 or email [email protected] REMEMBRANCE SERVICES IN WISBECH
A two minute silence is observed at 11am on 11th day of the 11th month to com- memorate the cessation of hostilities in 1918. As well as those who fell in World War I, we now use this anniversary to remember all those who have died in the service of their country. The list of conflicts during which members of the British armed forces and those serving their country and made the ultimate sacrifice are extensive.
Armistice Day Service Thursday 11 November 11am at the War Memorial & Remem- brance Sunday Service Sunday 14 November 11am at the War Memorial followed by a service at St Peter & St Paul Church. Everyone is welcome to attend
Shape your place
Wisbech Town Council is pleased to support www.shapeyourplace.org an innovative website giving communities power to improve their neighbourhood. At the moment the website is being piloted in Wisbech and the surrounding villages. The website is being run by the Rosmini Centre in Wisbech and is supported by Cambridgeshire County Council.
The Bring & Share Multi-cultural Festival in Wisbech Park in August What a fantastic event - Pictured here are the Bollywood Dancers; Fairground rides; and audience participation;
The Rosmini Centre volunteers really cooked up storm : for 4 hours the food hall was chock-a-block full of people having free tasters from 10 diverse cultures
A young film-maker turns his camera on local Wisbech band ‘The Brink’ as part of the Fenland Arts/Young Lives film work- shop. International Taekwon-do Proving very popular at the Bring & Share in August was the Taekwon-do exhibition and tasters offered by the Carter School of Taekwon-do. They may be found ordinarily at the Hudson sports Centre in Wisbech on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week from 6pm to 7pm.
The first lesson is always free, and subsequent lessons are just £3.50. Just turn up in comfortable clothes and join in
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fenland Arts Association World Muzic Makers The African Heritage Centre at Thorney brought African were pleased to work with Wisbech Youth and Town percussion on stage at the Bring & Share — they too Councils to bring on the D.U.D.I Crew, who are a bunch provided a taster workshop in the grassed arena of very talented young people from March. afterwards, which the Mayor , Cllr Nick Meekins joined
in and enjoyed enormously. They also organised an exceptional opportunity for young people to record the Bring & Share Multi-cultural festival for posterity and will have a DVD of the whole event produced by the Young People of Wisbech, including members of the Wisbech Youth Council.. The Mayor’s Charities Fund
During their civic year the Mayor of Wisbech attends many functions to support organisations within Wisbech and also promotes Wisbech further afield by attending many civic events. If you wish the Mayor to attend something you are organising, please contact the Town Clerk’s office in writing by post or email.
The Mayor and Mayoress support the ICAN ‘Make Chatter Matter’ session in Wisbech Market place
The Mayor is selected from the 18 elected Town Councillors each May, and fully supported by paid staff: the Town Clerk as Head of paid service; the Deputy Clerk; and the Beadle.
As well as being the Chairman of the Council for the year the Mayor uses his/her time in office to raise money to give assistance to local organisations and groups within Wisbech.
As part of this year’s fundraising, the Mayor and Mayoress of Wisbech, Cllr Nick and Mrs Sara Meekins will be holding a Mayor's Charity Ceilidh and Supper on Saturday 16th October 2010 in St Peter's Church Hall, Church Terrace, Wisbech to celebrate Apple Day. Tickets are £15 per person which includes supper! If you wish to join them, please contact the Town Council offices to see if tickets are still available. The Mayor Supports WISBECH APPLE DAY 15 and 16 October (organised by WisARD)
The Mayor of Wisbech Town Councillor Nick Cllr Nick Meekins is also raising funds by taking part in the GREAT Meekins meets Mrs Christine Bonner and the EASTERN RUN in Peterborough on 10th October. If you would ‘Allthe4s’ team as they reach Wisbech on consider sponsoring him please call 01945 461 333 and ask for their epic fundraising walk for The Royal more information. Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!! on Friday 3 December the Mayor will be at the Christmas Lights Switch-On in Wisbech Market Place organised by Wisbech Town & Youth Councils, and supported by Vivien the fire engine, the Wisbech Lions Club & Father Christmas bearing gifts for children.
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