Milton Village View www.mvv.org.uk Issue No. 137 – Mar 2019 In This Issue... Easter Events Where should Lost Property go? Beer & Cider Festivals And much more! Photo: Ingrid Zoat Contact Us EACH Gala Day: 22nd June Send us your news and photos: On the 22nd June, East Anglia’s Children’s [email protected] Hospices will once again be holding our annual Mary-Ann Johnson, Gala Day in the grounds of 1 Knights Way, Milton, CB24 6DE Milton Hall. Deadlines for articles are: The day will run from 11:30am – 4pm with a 12th January wonderful range of entertainment, food, 12th March drinks and stalls. This is a great chance for the whole family to 12th May enjoy a (hopefully sunny!) day out, raising money 1st September and celebrating the work of EACH. We will also need volunteers to help at this 1st November event, with a range of different things such as running games, stalls selling raffle tickets, Issues will be published approx. helping on the entrance and much more! 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Diary Dates 3 April Sat 6th Cygnets Easter Fayre, Community Centre, 2-4pm (p.7) 10,11,17,18 Family Craft Activities, Denny Abbey, 1-4pm (p.5) Sun 14th Palm Sunday Service, All Saints’, 10.30am Sun 14th Family Fun Day, Community Centre, 12-6pm (p.8) 15th, 17th Holy Week Reflections, All Saints’, 8pm Thurs 18th Maundy Thursday Holy Communion, All Saints’, 8pm Fri 19th Messy Easter, explore the Easter story: crafty, creative, messy church for all ages, All Saints’, 10-11:45am Fri 19th Hour at the Cross, All Saints’, 2pm Sun 21st Easter Sunday Holy Communion, All Saints’, 8am & 10.30am Mon 22nd Easter Monday Family Fun, Denny Abbey, 11am-5pm (p.5) Sat 27th Women’s Day, All Saints’ (booking: [email protected]) (p.4) May Mon 6th May Day & 50th Birthday Celebrations, Denny Abbey, 11am-5pm (p.5) 15th-18th ‘Hi-de-Hi’, Waterbeach Theatre Company, Waterbeach School, 7:30pm (p.6) Fri 17th Milton Bounce, Milton Primary School, 3.30-7pm (p.4) Sun 19th Parklife, free family sports activities, Country Park, 10am-5pm (p.9) 26th-27th 1940s Living History Weekend, Denny Abbey, 11am-5pm (p.5) June Sat 8th Summer Garden Party in aid of local charities, White Horse (p.19) Sat 22nd EACH Gala Day, Milton Hall, 11:30am-4pm (p.2) Sat 22nd Pictures in the park: Bohemian Rhapsody, Country Park, 6:30-10pm More pub events: see pp.18-19. Regular events: www.milton.org.uk/clubs-societies World Book Day at Cygnets The Cygnets pre-school celebrated World Book Day in March, with many excited children dressing up as a character from their favourite book. Photos, left-right: Eve Farrell as ‘Stick Lady Love’ from Stickman Joshua North as Zog the dragon Aarav Patel as the driver of Roary the Racing Car 4 Events Milton Bounce Friday 17th May, 3.30–7pm Milton Primary School field £5 allows each child to bounce for as long as they like on several inflatables. Refreshments will be on sale. Everyone welcome! Open for all children up to about 14 years of age. Some inflatables will be restricted to just little ones. Anyone being too boisterous will be asked to leave. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. This is a fundraising event for Milton School Association. Events 5 You are invited to ‘Refill’ Café Church Sunday 7th April & Sunday 2nd June, 10.30am All Saints’ Church A service with a difference! Relaxed café style venue with yummy refreshments! Everyone welcome Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey opens its doors for the 2019 season on Tuesday 2nd April and we look forward to welcoming Milton residents. A programme of special events runs throughout the year, including Easter Monday Family Fun on 22nd April; May Day 50th Birthday Celebrations on 6th May; and 1940s Living History Weekend on 26th and 27th May. We also run Family Craft Activities every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon in the school holidays from 1-4pm. For more information, find us on Facebook and Twitter, call 01223 860 988 or visit www.farmlandmuseum.org.uk. J.P.Morley Roofing Est. 1985 All types of roofing Flat roof specialist 34 Fen Road, Milton Home: 01223 863259 Mobile: 07941 198771 [email protected] 6 Events Waterbeach Theatre Company: Hi-de-Hi! WTC’s next production is Hi-de-Hi, based on the classic TV series by Jimmy Perry & David Croft, adapted for the stage by Paul Carpenter & Ian Gower, and will be directed by Julie Petrucci. We look forward to welcoming you to Maplin’s Hawaiian Ballroom. It’s the start of a new season, and founder Joe Maplin announces that he is setting up a camp in the Bahamas and needs female Yellowcoats to go and work there. The annual “Miss Yellowcoat” competition will decide who. Imagine the rivalry! Camp cleaner Peggy, meanwhile, is thrilled at the prospect of a vacancy for a new Yellowcoat and convinces Entertainment Manager Jeffrey that she is the ideal candidate for the job. Ted is forced to employ numerous money-making schemes when his ex-wife turns up at the camp with a bailiff in tow and Yvonne and Barry Stuart-Hargreaves send the rumour mill into its usual overdrive when Gladys is overheard escorting Jeffrey into his chalet late one evening. Hi-de-Hi is at Waterbeach School 15 to 18 May. Tickets are available in advance from 01223 880023, or choose your own seats by booking online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/wcp. Online bookings carry a small per-transaction charge. After Hi-de-Hi, auditions will be held for our November production which is The Diary of Anne Frank. AUDITIONS: Monday 3 June Performances: 6 - 9 November. ADVANCE NOTICE: our pantomime in January 2020 will be SNOW WHITE. You can find out all about WTC by visiting our website www.wtconline.org.uk Correction: The cover photograph on the last issue of Village View (no.136) was by Heather Coleman, not David May as the caption suggested. Events 7 Tesco Petrol Not 24 Hours! After a review of Tesco’s overnight risk assessment, Trading Standards deemed they were unable to comply with all the legal requirements for the sale of fuel on an unattended site. As a result, they legally have to close now for any hours the kiosk is unmanned. The current opening hours are: Monday-Saturday 0600-2200 and Sunday 0700-2100. Expert hair stylists for Men, Women and Children. Beauty therapists offering a wide range of treatments. www.harmonysalon.co.uk Chiropody (HCPC Registered). Sports therapy and massage Call 01223 863636 to book an appointment (See website for more details) Open 9 - Late Mon – Fri Gift vouchers available 9 - 2pm Sat 6 High Street, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AJ 8 Events Family Fun Day with Iggle Piggle and Paw Patrol There will be a family fun day on the 14th Bouncy Castle (free of charge for children) April in support of Cardiomyopathy UK Face Painting* (www.cardiomyopathy.org) ahead of Ricky's Glitter Tattoos* first marathon attempt - London 28th April Beat the Goalie* 2019! Inflatable Game* Entrance fee for children (£2 per child), Cakes and Refreshments* adults are free! Raffle* - top prizes; Nintendo Wii complete It will take place at The Annexe, Milton with four games, restaurant vouchers for The Community Centre from 12-6pm (indoor and Arundel House Hotel, The Royal Standard outdoor so weather "won't stop play"!) (Ely), Prezzo, The Robin Hood (Cherry Hinton), champagne and much more! Guest appearances from Iggle Piggle (In the Night Garden) and Marshall (Paw Patrol). *additional charges apply Victoria Argent Valentine’s Day Snowy Day at Toddler Skywriting Group Miltonians had a Valentine’s Day treat At the start above their heads this year, as an aircraft of February, painted hearts and a smiling face in the the “Little skies, to many people’s delight. These R a i n b o w s ” photos were captured by Elizabeth Cook. toddler group e n j o y e d playing with fake snow in the church Photo: Linda Henderson hall. Of course, that turned out to be the day that real snow fell outside! Matthew Harney Ltd Painting and See my Facebook page for photos of recent work Decorating @matthewharneyltd Tel: 07962 398114 Carpentry www.matthewharney.co.uk Events 9 Cambridge Gliding Centre Open Day Come and visit Gransden Lodge Airfield on Sunday 5th May from 10am-4pm to find out about the sport of gliding. All welcome. Discounted trial gliding lessons with our qualified instructors will be available using a choice of winch launch, aerotow or motor glider. Call the office on 01767 677077 to book your flight in advance or just turn up on the day. Refreshments. Free admission. Free talks about gliding and static displays.