Issue 12 Autumn 2012 Contains details about local events, news about Wisbech Market Place and the annual free Multi-Cultural Festival in Wisbech Park All Ablaze in Wisbech Market Place for the Jubilee An extremely good time was had by thousands of people to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee COME ALONG TO WISBECH PARK ON SUNDAY 5 AUGUST 2012 FOR MULTI-CULTURAL MUSIC DANCE - FUNFAIR - AND FUN WISBECH’S 4TH ANNUAL BRING & SHARE ON STAGE IN THE GRASSED ARENA 12 noon - 13.00 Chatteris Town Band 13.00 – 13.30 Taekwon-do martial 13.15 - 14.00 Pants Folk Music arts Exhibition 14.10 – 14.30 Alison’s Street Dancers 13.30 – 14.00 Taekwon-do martial 14.40 – 15.00 Philippine Dancers arts Workshops 15.10 – 16.10 Isilo – Zulu Dancers 14.30 – 14.00 Alison’s Street Dance 16.30 – 17.30 The Brink Rock Band Workshops 17.45 – 18.15 The Deuce Coupe 14.00 – 14.30 Philippine Dance Rock Band Workshops 18.30 – 19.30 Dave Rock Band 16.00 – 16.30 Zulu Dance Workshops ORGANISED BY WISBECH TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF WISBECH AND DISTRICT Free Entry and Free Parking For more information - www.wisbechtowncouncil.org.uk or telephone us on 01945 461333 or write to The Town Clerk, Wisbech Town Council 1 North Brink, Wisbech. PE13 1JR 2 Wisbech Bring & Share Multi-Cultural Festival Sunday 5th August LEFT: Fantastic free food festival at the Wisbech Bring & Share Multi- cultural Festival in Wisbech Park – funded by Wisbech Town Council and beautifully cooked and presented by the volunteers at the Rosmini Centre in Queens Road. This is an experience not to miss - the Rosmini food is free and delicious RIGHT: The duelling guitars of Gaz and Alex as part of the fantastic line up for local Rock Band ‘The Brink’ at the Bring & Share in Wisbech Park on Sunday 5 August BELOW: Taekwon-do exhibitions and workshops always prove very popular at the Bring & Share in Wisbech Park. Come along and have a go on Sunday 5 August 3 Wisbech Bring & Share Multi-Cultural Festival Sunday 5th August BELOW: A real favourite at the Wisbech Bring & Share are the exceptional players in the Chatteris Town Band, who will again be filling the 40 foot by 10 foot stage (trailer) being supplied free of charge by John Thomas on Sunday 5 August in Wisbech Park ABOVE: All the fun of the Fairground at the Bring & Share Multi-cultural Festival in Wisbech park on Sunday 5 August Mayor Making Mayor Making happens but once a year – and Wisbech do their utmost to ensure that the traditions around Mayor Making are not lost. Mayor Making took place in Wisbech Council Chamber at 1 North Brink on Friday 18 May 2012, when Cllr Mrs Vivien MacRae was elected Chairman of Wisbech Town Council, to be known as the Mayor of Wisbech. In the Traditional style – Town Clerk, Erbie Murat, as the Proper Officer of the Council, administering the Oath of Allegiance to the new Mayor Cllr Vivien MacRae at Mayor Making in Wisbech Council Chamber on Friday 18 May 2012 4 WISBECH ROOTS This is a new project for North Wisbech starting in the week commencing 17 September 2012, organised by the Fire Service in partnership with Wisbech Town Council. Roots gives young people 12 to 18 year olds to learn Karate, Dance and Scouting. If you are interested just contact the instructor for the activity of your choice. Street Dance Scouts Alison 07887925949 For information on becoming a Scout Email: [email protected] or Scouting Official contact: Jono Harwood 07706201322 Email: [email protected] Karate Contact Sensei, Darren Dennis 07881 777694 or (01945) 580265 5 Get Cambridgeshire connected - join the broadband campaign You can help to bring fast, reliable broadband access to Fenland which is vital for our businesses and communities to thrive. Better access to broadband will bring opportunities to provide health, education and public services in new ways, such as supporting older people to live independently and helping learners to develop new skills. Fenland District Council is working with other councils and partners across the county to bring better broadband coverage to our area through the Connecting Cambridgeshire project. The plan is to provide access to superfast broadband to at least 90% of homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and better broadband connections for all other premises by 2015. A countywide broadband campaign to Get Cambridgeshire Connected has been launched through the Connecting Cambridgeshire website at www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk Learning Disability Parliament Becomes The Speak Out Council! The VoiceAbility mission is to strengthen voice, champion rights and change lives. Together we can make this happen! Look out for updates on our website www.voiceability.org and follow us on Twitter. 6 Presentation of the Re-accreditation Certificate for Quality Status The Mayor, Jonathan Farmer TD, was formally presented with the Town Council’s Quality Status Re-accreditation certificate. Young People’s Art Project at the Rosmini From 12 June 2012 there will be an Artist-in-Residence at the Rosmini Centre, Dan Donovan, who will deliver a media and photography based youth project which may be of interest to the young people of Wisbech aged 11+. Daina Zagurskiene is the Youth Development Worker based at the Rosmini Centre who is leading on partnership, youth recruitment and assisting the project. Momentum Arts is a delivery partner of the Wisbech IYSS Transformation Project, funded by Cambridgeshire County Council, which aims to enhance young people’s access to support and positive activities through capacity building and the fostering of new partnerships. The project will build on the existing partnership with Thomas Clarkson Community College and Wisbech Rosmini Centre and help to provide sustainable arts provision as part of the longer term vision to revitalise Wisbech. http://momentumarts.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=311577 7 Master Class Pictured here are nine extremely fortunate students from the Carter School of Taekwon-do. They had the opportunity of a lifetime to train with Pioneer First Grand master Rhee Ki Ha, at the Leisure Centre in Newmarket on Sunday 27 May 2012. The photo below shows Stuart Murat, from the Wisbech School, receiving his certificate from Grand Master Rhee. Above: Students from the Carter School of Taekwon-do who trained with Grand Master Rhee (sitting front and centre). From left to right the students were: Michael Rolfe; Stuart Murat; Elizabeth Davies; Lou Buckhurst; Michaela Dartford; Kerry Sandall; Richard Wood; Anthony Carter; and Ian Travis Amongst the lucky students was fifth Dan International Instructor and examiner Anthony Carter, who has been teaching Taekwon-do in Wisbech, for the last 18 years. ‘With all my years of experience,’ he said, ’this was up there with the Join Anthony Carter best of them. I felt incredibly honoured that for a free Taekwon-do Grand master Rhee could spare us the time, and give us an opportunity to hone our skills even lesson at the Hudson further.’ Self-esteem Stuart Murat, former Chairman of Wisbech Youth Self-discipline Council, was flushed with pride at this Self-control opportunity. ‘I am very grateful,’ he said, ‘that Mr Self- defence Carter gave me this opportunity. It is a rare Self-confidence. experience for even the most seasoned Taekwon- Make the most of your SELF do martial artists to & learn a healthy, enjoyable new skills have a chance like at the Hudson Leisure Centre, Wisbech this, and I wouldn’t on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays have missed it for between 6pm and 7pm the world. I will be doing my third Dan pre-grading soon, The first lesson is always free and I picked up Just turn up in comfy clothes many hints and tips on how to improve Everyone is welcome to join in my technique which the youngest student is five will stand me in and the oldest is well over 50. good stead.’ 8 Did you know that over 3000 people visit Wisbech Library every week? Can this be because we have so many things for them to do? Wisbech Library is open to everyone, 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) and it’s FREE to join. You can relax with a coffee, a newspaper or magazine in the refreshment area; surf the internet for FREE – we have Wi-Fi; join in our many activities for children and adults; access Learning Centre courses, National Careers service and Fenland Family History Society drop-in sessions; hire our Community Rooms for meetings (toilets and baby changing available); browse the Fenland Collection.…and, of course, borrow books, CDs or DVDs. So why not come and join the 3000 people already visiting us! Or are you worried about fines? If we have your email address we can remind you when your books need to be returned or you can renew your items online or by telephone. You can also use the Library from home via our Library website - join the library, renew the items, order books in from other Cambridgeshire Libraries, access our online resources and much more. Check our website for more details: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library 9 Wisbech Town Council Street Scene Update April 2012 Performance Total time out and about on patrol in the local 68 hours community: Number of cleansing inspections carried out: 20 Percentage cleansing inspections found to be 100% of a suitable standard: Total number of Wisbech enquiries received: 60 Area Project/Work Undertaken Tidy Fenland The campaign is moving into its next phase and will focus on local businesses and the ways that we can work more closely together to improve our local environment.