Hardwick Happenings April/May 2019
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HARDWICK HAPPENINGS April/May 2019 1 VILLAGE DATABASE Cambridgeshire County Council: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk 01223 717111 Community Association: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417 Community Car Scheme: Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gill Stott 01954 210942 Nicky Kerr 075 39 429394 Community Primary School: Headteacher: Andy Matthews [email protected] 01954 210070 Caretaker: Alison Berkeley [email protected] 01954 211591 Community Speed Watch Alan Everitt [email protected] 07739322905 County Councillor: Lina Nieto [email protected] 0740 2351821 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 Evangelical Church: [email protected] Co-Ministers: Steve & Kate Gaze 01954 211900/212556 Secretary: Liz Pamplin [email protected] 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 [email protected] 01954 210570 Guiding information www. Girlguiding.org.uk Hardwick Happenings: Eds Peter Cornwell Howard Baker [email protected] Hardwick pre school [email protected] 01954 212823 Member of Parliament Heidi Allen [email protected] 01223 830037 2 Netball Club: Alison Beresford Meeting rooms for hire Daniel@bourngolf and leisure.co.uk Neighbourhood watch Ashley Shepherd [email protected] Parish Council: [email protected] Parish Clerk: Gail Stoehr [email protected] 01954 210241 Chairman Tony Gill [email protected], 01954 211108 Vice chairman Pauline Joslin [email protected] 01954 212395 St. Mary‟s Parish Church: Priest in charge: Revd Alison Myers [email protected] 01954 212815 Clare Bigg Treasurer [email protected] 01954 211673 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 [email protected] 01954 210110 Lindsey Haynes [email protected] 07925208108 Three fifteen club: Sharon Turner [email protected] 07787910490 BIN COLLECTIONS Date Colour April 3rd Black April 10th Green & Blue April 17th Black April 26th NB Friday Green & Blue May 2nd NB Thursday Black May 9th NB Thursday Green & Blue May 15th Black May 22nd Green & Blue May 30th Black 3 Hardwick Happenings April/May 2019 Issue number 349 Printed by Victoire Press and delivered free to every Hardwick household, independent, but affiliated to the Community Association with financial support from the Parish Council. Facebook: Hardwick Happenings Twitter: @hardwickhap The Hardwick Happenings Team Editors: Peter Cornwell and Howard Baker Home and garden : Carole Oakes Advertising: Roger Worland Treasurer: Jeff Jones Social media manager: Alex Babouris Distribution: Marian Gibbens, Yvonne Sawyer Village calendar: Anne Jones Proof reader: Sue Cornwell Cover : Steve Gaze CAR SCHEME NUMBERS Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gillian Stott 01954 210942 Nicky Kerr 07539 429394 Or [email protected] [email protected] 4 CONTENTS Are you a grump? 40 Comberton library 19 Community car scheme 14 Congrats to Alison 23 Evangelical church 68 From Heidi Allen MP 8 From the school 16 Groups in Hardwick 71 Guides report 13 Hardwick Speedwatch 34 Litter picking 32 My arctic adventure 52 Neighbourhood watch 12 News from St Mary‟s 56 Notice board 27 Past, present and future 30 Recipe 25 Road safety initiative 42 Snippets 26 Sports and social 62 Village diary 36 Village people 30 What‟s hot in Hardwick 20 WI 48 5 EDITORIAL Many congratulations and thanks to the Hardwick Sports and Social club for providing a defibrillator outside the club and to the four members who ran the Cambridge half marathon this year raising over four thousand pounds for charity. Read more on page 62. There‟s a great follow up to Roger Worland‟s article last month; his wife Barbara explains how she became his assistant on a trip to the Arctic page 52. Howard‟s village people this month, page 30, focuses on Shiraz and Bhaskar Vira who say among other things that they have never been subject to any racial prejudice in the village. Good news indeed when so many right wing groups and individuals get quite the oppo- site sort of coverage in the national press. Those of us who love Hardwick will be really proud to read this. Long may it continue. The winner of last month‟s competition to count the sheep on the village sign will be published in the next issue, together with the winner of this month‟s competition. Another great prize is up for grabs. See page 20. Thanks to Pauline Joslin for her work in getting a post mounted speed flasher for the village. Details on page 42 Congratulations to Alison Myers on becoming an Honorary Canon of Ely Cathedral. Page 23. On Page 58 Alison writes about how Lent and Easter can become a meaningful examination of our lives whether we have a belief or not. It is very well worth reading. 6 GRUMPY OLD MEN FROM hEIDI h Wool, wanted My pick of hot April dates ahead mentioned in this edition: Family lego session Tuesday 9th April P.19 Pop up music cafe 6th April Cover Wild bedtime stories 12th April P.39 Mexican food night 12th April P.64 Easter jig saw hunt P.67 We feature many of the activities from Cambridge Past, Present and Future this month. They have a huge range of interesting things on offer, including healthy walking and Morris dancing on May day, as well as lots of activities for families and children . Page 38 The W. I ..knitting group need wool to continue to make hats and blankets for the Rosie prem baby unit. Fifty hats and thirty nine blankets so far! The WI report is on page 48. Heidi Allen explains her exit from the Conservatives on page 8. What matters is not which party she is in but her well docu- mented fight for social justice and fairness. Something which seems to have by-passed many of her colleagues on both sides the House of Commons. Page 8. And finally, especially for all grumpy old men, a test on page 40. Peter 7 FROM HEIDI ALLEN MP As you probably now know, on the 20th February I announced my resignation from the Conservative Party and joined The Independ-ent Group of MPs. This was an incredibly difficult decision but I believe our country deserves better. More competence, more col-laboration, more expert analysis, more transparency, more care, more fairness and less entrenched political ideology. So I have joined, alongside 10 other MPs of both Conservative and Labour backgrounds, The Independent Group. In time, our intention is to form a new political party, positioned in the centre ground of Brit-ish politics. More information, including my resignation letter and statement can be found on my website - https:// www.heidiallen.co.uk/ I know that not everyone will be happy, but I can honestly say I have been bowled over by the overwhelming support that literally thousands of my con- stituents have shown for my decision. It means so much to me to know that my decision, hard though it was, has been re- ceived so well locally. I became an MP in 2015 as I wanted to serve my country and give a voice to those who did not have one - that has not changed. It remains a great honour to be your Member of Parliament and although I may have lost my party label, I have not lost my determination to serve you with every- thing that I have. I‟ll continue to fight for the very best for South Cam- bridgeshire: providing excellent local services, ensuring fairer funding for those services, delivering on the vital infrastructure projects we need and continuing to be a voice for the vulnerable in our community. I‟m still “Heidi” and whenever you need my help or are concerned about a local or national issue, to coin a phrase, “nothing has changed!”You can still contact me as you always have. I‟ll be organising some public meet- ings and get togethers in the coming weeks and months so you can talk to me about my decision and learn more about my ambitions for this new political party. However, for now - back to the day job! There have been some important developments on transport infrastructure in recent weeks. These vital announcements will shape our local infra- structure and transport for many years to come so please do have your say! 8 We not only print and supply corporate or personal stationery and business forms, we also provide branded items to promote your business or event. Take a peek at our website www.victoirepress.com for more information or call us 01954 781919 [email protected] • www.victoirepress.com 9-10 Viking Way, Bar Hill, Cambridge CB23 8EL Follow us on Twitter @victoirepress - like us on facebook 9 Grab a cup of tea and a few minutes to look at the following plans and make your voice heard! East West Rail - For the last year, East West Rail (EWR) has been develop- ing route options for the Bedford to Cambridge section of the new railway and they now want to hear your views on the five options available. Between now and the 11th March, you can contribute to the consultation in a variety of ways. Full details are available here – https://eastwestrail.co.uk/haveyoursay? gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8eeB8ovZ4AIVTbHtCh3nBwhXEAAYASAAEgJN HfD_BwE From my point of view, I am pleased to see that Cambourne features as a location for a possible new station.