Picnic on The Green Primary School trip to Shugborough ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ AUGUST 2016 2 THE Brampton MAGAZINE In This Issue Editorial Rambling Picnic on The Green 4 Here we go again. What have we Our trip to Shugborough 5 got in store this month? Teenage Years in Brampton 7 In Memory Of Those Who Fell In We start with a report on the recent The Battle Of The Somme 9 Picnic on the Green arranged by the We Will Remember Them 9 Events Action Group. We’ve impressions of An Evening with Gervase Phinn 10 two young reporters about a trip the All’s Well That Ends Well 11 Primary School made, and the concluding Reflections on my first month 13 part of Mick Frost’s reminiscences of being a teenager in Brampton. Huntingdon Talking Newspaper 15 Your Local Councillors 16 Talking of reminiscences the new Parish Council Meeting 17 Police and Crime Commissioner Jason Pidley International Teddy Bear Ablewhite tells us about his first month’s Freefall Competition 18 experiences. On the 400th Anniversary of Croft Close 19 William Shakespeare’s death the Brampton Biodiversity Project 20 Historical Society made a trip in the rain to Mothers’ Union 24 Stratford-upon Avon to learn about the bard and his times from the place he is CFRS Bulletin 24 most associated with. The Long View 25 Messy Church Planner 25 On the Somme anniversary there is an Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene 26 item about the First World War memorial Parish Churches in August 27 in the parish church. Brampton Methodist Church 27 There is another instalment on St Hugh Catholic Church 27 Brampton’s biodiversity, this time near the Brampton Befrienders 28 river Ouse. Among the sporting items Brampton Institute 28 there are match reports from the Cricket The Bramblers 29 Club and news from the Walking Club. Brampton Cricket Club 30 So, having repeated half the list of Ladies Golf at Brampton Park 31 contents alongside, I’ll let you get on and Brampton Cycling Club 31 read the magazine — I hope you enjoy it. What’s On Weekly 32 What’s On Monthly 34 Daily in Brampton 34 What’s Coming Up 34 Your Input Harrods on the Doorstep! 35 The editors look forward to your continued support in providing articles and photos for publication. Please send reports of the groups, clubs, and Brampton Village Show societies that you belong to, anything Don’t forget this is on 3rd September in that you think will be of interest to the the Community Centre. If you want to village or whatever you have an opinion recheck the details they were on page 12 on that you feel needs airing. Details of of last month’s magazine. where to send are on page 35. AUGUST 2016 3 Picnic on the Green HE BRAMPTON PICNIC on the Green Heroes and games like target football and was held on Saturday 2nd July. It was giant Jenga. The running races were Tthe first event organised by the new extremely popular with the youngsters. The Brampton Events Action Group. The group highlight of the afternoon was the Tug of was set up in response to the Community War — with the children beating the adults! Survey that was circulated to all households The weather was kind and the rain held off. I earlier this year. think everyone will agree that the event was Everyone attending the Picnic brought a success and thank-you to all who came their own food and drink so the event was and made it so. completely free. About 25 families came If you would like to be part of the and joined in the fun. To keep everyone Events Group and would like to help occupied there was a fancy dress organise events like this in the future competition with the theme of Super please email me, [email protected] 4 THE Brampton MAGAZINE Brampton Village Primary School T’S BEEN A busy few months at the Kirby. As the day progressed, school. We’ve had visits to Wicken Fen, we did two amazing Ithe Tower of London and a residential activities: crystal maze and to Shugborough — some of the children orienteering. My favourite have shared their experiences with you one was the crystal maze-because we below. We’ve also had a fantastic music had to work as a team to complete the concert which included the choir singing challenging tasks. That day I felt a medley from Mama Mia with a live band! exhilarated to start our activities. That We held a red, white and blue day which night, we went on a night walk. As we coincided with the Queen’s Official walked passed landmarks; we were told Birthday celebrations and many families interesting facts about them. I personally joined us for our annual picnic. Our sports didn’t believe that drop-bears took teams have continued to have great peoples’ hair away! success and (as I write this) we shall soon Day two was amazing, we did many be having our Sports Days as well and look activities to boost our energy, however my forward to seeing you at our Summer Fair favourite activity was either the mud-trail on Saturday 9th July – let’s hope the sun is or the BMXing. The BMXing was really fun shining! because of all the steep hills and curves. Our trip to Shugborough Then, on the other hand, the mud-trail was incredible because we had no idea th N WEDNESDAY THE 15 of June where we were. At the end, someone to the 17th of June 2016, Year 6 tipped a bucket of muddy water over my Ofrom Brampton Village Primary head. That night, we had a bonfire which School travelled to Shugborough for a fun- was really fun; we sang songs and had a packed residential. We had many teachers laugh. On day 2 I felt inspired! and helpers with us and we went to Day three was the last day ☹, however Shugborough to learn and develop new skills we did do a fun orienteering competition! like: independence and to put our team skills After lunch, we had to pack our bags, get to the test. There are many more, however it on the coach, and go home. I felt sad to would be hard to list them all. leave, however I felt happy that we had a Upon arrival (after being sat in a great time! …Don’t you think?! By the time cacophony of noise on the … coach), we we got home, I was exhausted and ready set off to the dorms to drop off our heavy to go into a deep sleep! bags, then we hiked to the dining room. I personally believe that we had a great When we got to the dining room, we met trip we learnt a lot of new skills, however if Mr Kirby, our main instructor for the whole I went again, I would love to go longer…if trip, alongside Miss Kelly, another leader we could. From this trip, I have learnt to (for the day). They told us all that we work better as a team. I think it’s safe to needed to know about our trip, followed say that we had a great trip, and I would by the rules. We all had duties to love to go again! complete each day, my group (R) had to do litter-picking! After that, we plodded along the path to our awesome-dorms to get our beds made and to un-pack. We were with Miss Kelly and boys with Mr ► AUGUST 2016 5 ► Brampton Village Primary School (continued) N WEDNESDAY 15TH June 2016, learnt a bit about the history of 58 year 6 children from Brampton Shugborough. Did you know that one of OVillage Primary School travelled Shugborough’s previous owners actually to Shugborough in Staffordshire (for 2 ½ sailed the entire planet’s diameter?(?) hours) on a noisy coach for a 3-day Following this, we had a quick hot residential trip to celebrate a successful chocolate and went to bed (well, I did. I year and to commemorate 7 years of don’t know about anyone else…). Primary school. I was so enthusiastic for In the morning, after breakfast, we the trip I literally leapt a foot in the air and began the next day’s activities. First, we paid almost no attention to what I was did climbing in the pouring rain, which packing (my mum forced me to repack somehow made it more enjoyable. my bag three times before she was Second was archery. I got 36 out of 50 for satisfied). When we finally got on the my score, which surprised me. Then we coach, Sam-my travelling buddy-and I had lunch (more ‘sandwiches’) and found a seat near the front and five of us proceeded on with the outdoor fun. On played Top Trumps and, ‘Surprise Surprise’ the Blindfold challenge, where we had to - I lost by a landslide. I couldn’t wait to get navigate an obstacle course whilst blind- off the coach. So I was ecstatic when we folded, we unfortunately had much less drove past a sign bearing the name water dumped on our heads than anyone ‘Shugborough Activity Centre’. else, which was the opposite of our Upon arrival, we were greeted by Mr. expectations. But BMXing was the real Kirby and Miss Kelly. After leading us icing on the cake. It reminded me so towards the dormitories, they gave us a much of how I used to watch BMXers briefing on how to make our beds back in the USA! This was my overall properly and, after several failed attempts, favourite activity! At night we had a we managed to succeed.