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Longstanton Life - LongstantonVillage.org
/RQJVWDQWRQ/LIH Volume 14, Issue No. 5 October-November 2014 /LIHLQ<RXU/RFDOLW\ A taste of Autumn. Photo taken in Fen Drayton Lakes by Anna Rudd Also in this issue: Wild Life, Hatton Park Primary, Co-Op Nearly There, Playground Opening Date. Plus our other regular features including … Wild Life, Sports News, Community Concerns, LDHS Update, Surgery News, etc... The information in The Longstanton Life is provided in good faith and we have tried to ensure that it is accurate and correct. However, neither the editorial team nor the contributors can be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissions or any consequential losses of any form whatsoever arising there from. Editorial team for this edition: Anna Rudd, Tony Cowley, Natasha Chambers and John Pratt. The Longstanton Life newsletter is Copyright © 2000 -2014 The Editorial Team. All Rights Reserved. Editorial graphics © LLife VILLAGE DIARY 0930-1030 Sunday School The Rectory, High St. Susan Meah 1100 Tennis Club The Pavilion Sarah Ballard 1600-1800 Messy Church Village Institute* Susan Meah 781258 1800-2000 Bowls Club The Pavilion Marion Edwards 780118 1930-2030 Jazzercise Hatton Park School Tina Chasse 2nd of month 1930 Parish Council Village Institute* (Open meeting) 3rd of month 1945 W.I. Village Institute* Patriza Peters 01954 751283 07779 244250 781258 201169 07985 938959 ....................... 07523 854251 07535 646234 Sunday 3rd of month Monday Term time Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 781258 07985 938959 01487 841811 1400-1500 Zumba Gold Village Institute* Davina Mee 1030-1115 Mini JAFFAs (pre-schoolers) All Saints’ Church Susan Meah 1800-2100 1800 Judo for all ages (call for details) Tennis Club night Adult Cricket training Hatton Park School The Pavilion Recreation Ground Ian Slack Sarah Ballard Please just turn up ..... 1900-2100 Cambridge Freestyle Martial Arts Village Institute* Rory / Martin 1900-2130 ATC (Air Training Corps) Cadet Centre 10.15-11.15 Music Madness (0-3yrs) Village Institute* Kari Law 1910-2130 1900-2100 Army Cadet Force (12-18yrs) Bell ringers practice Cadet Centre All Saints’ Church Lt . Bill Badcock Mike Cartwright 01223 503950 781275 1930-2030 Jazzercise Hatton Park School Tina Chasse 01487 841811 1000-1100 1900 1900-2000 2000-Onward Rainbow Club (bump-1yr) Football training Ballroom Dancers, beginners Ballroom Dancer, advance Village Institute* Recreation Ground Hatton Park School Hatton Park School Susan Meah Luke McAvoy Mike Cartwright Mike Cartwright 781258 07795 321494 781275 781275 1900-2130 ATC (Air Training Corps) Cadet Centre TBA Longstanton Art Group TBA Christine Shephard 0930-1130 Little Leprechauns playgroup (0-4) Junior Cricket training Village Institute* Call for details Alice Burrell Janet Hill 07779 363990 261009 1800 Tennis Club Night The Pavilion Sarah Ballard 07985 938959 1000-1100 Longstanton Colts Football Club (6 - 12yrs) Tennis Club Recreation Ground Louise Gamon 7895 938959 The Pavilion Sarah Ballard 07985 938959 1400 781180 789008 781180 781625 * It should be noted that the Village Institute is available for hiring for a variety of functions; the manager is Dr William Sellwood who should be contacted for all bookings on 07552 688243 or by email: villageinstitute@gmail.com The Pavilion also offers private party function facilities, discuss your requirements for any family & friends gatherings - e.g. weddings, birthdays, funerals. Michael Binks should be contacted on 01954 782233 or email longstantonpav@btinternet.com Memory Lane, Where, When and Why? Longstanton’s ‘Homemade Wine Society’ after a field trip? When: June 2002. Why: To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne in 1952 after her father, George VI, died in February. 2 Photo LDHS via Tom Eaton Photo LDHS via John & Sandy Hobson Answers to Aug/ Sept W, W&W? LLife: Very poor response from those of you who should have known better - considering a great number of you were probably involved! Where??? However, we do know that Mike Cartwright & Arthur Savage were responsible for the much of the organization. Mike who was printing the LLife for free at the time slipped a folded double-sided colour A3 sheet into each copy as a souvenir. It contained a write-up & 30 or so colour photos of the many activities. Have you retained your copy? Contents LONGSTANTON LIFE EDITORIAL Dear Readers, With this edition we must start off by saying that one of the things that would help us compile the LLife would be if contributors delivered their copy on or about the deadlines stated below. We all live busy lives but we are continuing having to chase for copy after these deadlines are passed. It not only subsequently wastes our time but makes it almost impossible to apportion effort when we have our editorial meetings. Many of our regular contributors deliver on time, to these we say thank you, but others don’t! It is perhaps worth reminding our new readers that your editorial team, who put the LLife together and the band of distributors, who deliver the final newsletter to each of your 1500 doors, are all volunteers and don’t get a penny for this work they do. So please help us to help you. Turning to happier news, with this issue we welcome Anna Rudd to our editorial team. We must thank Anna for bringing to the LLife her considerable skills not only in compiling this edition but for supplying and taking several very striking photographs. Anna’s picture on the front cover, summing up the feeling of the natural world’s autumnal harvest, complements another of Jeff Harrison’s splendid ‘Wild Life’ reports on page 4. For those of you who were asking for more information ref’ the new Co Op development on the High Street, Anna’s report is to found on the back page along with news about the delayed opening of the new playground. We hope you enjoy this issue, Your LLife Editorial Team Please note that the copy deadline for the October/ November 2014 edition of LLife is Sports News Bowls/Tennis 5 Community Concerns Alex Riley, District Councillor Gill Ashby, Parish Council Hatton Primary School Electrical Waste Collection - results Changes to Bin Collection Times Children’s Rec’ Playground - opening 7 8 9 14 16 24 Features Wild Life Just to Say Hello Co-Op Development 4 12 24 Regular Items Village Diary Memory Lane Letter Pavilion News Church Times Longstanton/ Over Surgery LDHS Update Bell Ringing Ballroom Dancing 2 2 4 6 6 11 13 16 16 Advertising Spot Ads Line & Standard Rate Ads 8, 14 17-23 For all your printing needs....think xlpress. 5.00pm on Wed 29th October, 2014 Contributions for next issue: by email to longstantonlife@hotmail.com or drop off at the Post Office Tel: 01480 219356 Email: sales@xlpress.co.uk Web: www.xlpress.co.uk 3 Longstanton Wild life by Jeff Harrison www.jeffharrisonphotography.co.uk Well it certainly seems to have been a successful breeding season for Longstanton’s garden birds, judging by the visitors to our own garden feeding stations. In recent weeks we’ve had daily visits from a good-sized mixed flock of finches – comprising Goldfinches, Greenfinches and Chaffinches and sometimes numbering up to 30 birds. In the wider area, our local Buzzards seem to have done well and I’m sure many of you will have seen these magnificent birds of prey soaring high above the village or perhaps flying low over/beside the bypass and/or Hattons Road. When we first moved to Longstanton some 37 years ago Buzzards were a rare sight in this area but they are now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. Similarly, our local Kestrels had another good season with one pair raising 5 young. And judging by the amount of night time calling it would seem that our local Tawny Owls have increased their numbers. But sadly I have seen no evidence of our local Kingfishers or Barn Owls breeding this year, though there have certainly been single birds about. Let’s hope that both species do better in the future. Finally and as ever, as ever, if you have any stories or reports of unusual wildlife activity in the area please do get in touch with me by e-mail at harrisons@hotmail.co.uk or via my website – www.jeffharrisonphotography.co.uk Similarly, in early August we had 3 families of Great Tits and two families of Blue Tits visiting our feeders on a regular basis – some of these having been raised in our own garden nestboxes. Other birds visiting with their fledglings have included Robins, Dunnocks, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Starlings, Long-tailed Tits, Wood Pigeons, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Wrens, Jackdaws and in late summer the local House Martins were filling the sky above our garden in their search for insects. Your Letter A local farmer informed that the sluice gates in Over were closed, this could well be right as the water went down very quickly indicating that these gates were opened after the water had backed up. These concerns should be addressed by the County Cllr, District Cllr and the Parish Council, the Trustee`s of the village. This event happened in Longstanton; perhaps more focus should be on the issues of All Saints and St Michaels. I keep hearing about section 106 money cannot be spent on protecting Longstanton. With the thousands of house earmarked for the locality flooding cannot be ruled in the future. Many local people asked me who the man was who had taken charge of arranging the brook clearance and ensuring families were safe. I told them it was Brian Robins. Thanks Brian, credit where credit is due. I now see that the we are getting loose straw in the village, that should block the drains! Mick Yarrow, 11 Hattons Road. Dear Longstanton Life, On Friday the 8th August with several other home owners my house was internally flooded. It is not my intention to get involved in the blame game, although that seems to be the flavour of the time. Apart from the heavy rainfall on Friday the 8th the straw and debris from the fields played a major part in stemming the flow of water in this watercourse. After the flooding of 2001 an additional watercourse was created running into a new balancing pond near the gravel bridge, this was funded by Mr Peter Stroude, the idea was to stop flooding in the future. Below the gravel bridge there is a floating platform for workers to use while they are repairing the bridge. That could have caused a blockage. The ditches alongside the fields in, Over Road, Hattons Road, School Lane and Mills lane are never maintained, I understand that some Councillors were aware of the ditches condition. 4 VILLAGE SPORTIN G ACTIVITIES LONGSTANTON TENNIS CLUB The junior coaching school run by David Nation on Sunday mornings in July and August was as successful as ever. It was great to see so many youngsters using the courts and learning new skills. Thank you to all those who participated, and I hope you’ll be able to keep up the practice in the coming months. The long Summer nights might have rapidly drawn to a close, but not before we were able to round off our season with a lovely warm sunny day for our ‘Picnic in the Park’ at the tennis courts. There was time to enjoy a few sets of doubles tennis before tucking into the picnic and a tipple or two. Several people also tried their hand at boules, with varying degrees of success! It was great to welcome back our previous chairman David Clode and his wife Joyce, who were visiting Longstanton for the weekend. Our men’s and mixed teams have both been busy playing against other local clubs in the Business Houses leagues over the Summer months. Thank you to the captains of both teams for arranging all of the fixtures and getting teams out. The mixed team is currently second in the league; the current leaders have the same number of points but a game in hand, so it all depends on the outcome of the final match. The men’s team has had two convincing wins out of the three matches they have played. Cancellations have unfortunately hampered their efforts though, as they still have another five matches to complete. Our next social event is a cheese and wine evening in October. Don't forget we are also still on the courts throughout the Autumn and Winter months, with some hardy souls playing in almost any weather, so it’s not too late to join us this year if you’re tempted. If you’d like to find out more, please contact Sarah Ballard on 07985 938959, or pop down to one of the Club sessions and meet some of the other members. Congratulations to two of our members, Jeff Hunt and Lesley Birch, who reached the semi finals in the mixed senior veterans category of this year’s Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament. This weeklong tournament has been running since 1920 and attracts over 1500 entrants (twice as many as at Wimbledon) in a range of categories. Club nights are Tuesdays and Fridays from 6pm, Saturday afternoons from 2pm and Sunday mornings from 11am. Alternatively, the tennis courts are available to all on a ‘pay and play’ basis (£4 per hour). Just phone Jim (780114) or Rachel (780704) and borrow a key. Sarah Ballard LONGSTANTON BOWLS CLUB On a positive note, we can be really proud of our green this season. A number of visiting clubs have commented on its good condition and how well it is bowling. Perhaps that was our downfall – the green was less “challenging” to visiting teams than in previous years! Thanks for doing such a splendid job go to our hardworking greenkeeping team of Les Cooke, John Fletcher, Paul Harrowing, Rick Higgins, Maurice Hill, John Hodson, Pete Jarvis and Paul Walsham. Alas, I have to report that the Longstanton team was unsuccessful in its bid to remain in Division 3 of the Cambridge and District league after our promotion at the end of last season. It is back to Division 4 for next year. We had a decent run of wins in the middle of the season, but started and finished poorly. We won 7 out of our 20 matches and finished in second to last place with 48.5 points. Our Division 5 team also finished in second to last slot with a total of 33 points from 4 wins out of 16 matches. We will soon be winding down for end of season and preparing the green for wintering over. The season starts again in April 2015 and joining information packs are sent out in March. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to be sent information on how you can join Longstanton Bowls Club, contact Marion Edwards on 01954 780118 or email to: marionedwards1@btinternet.com We fared somewhat better in the Business Houses pairs league. We had two teams in the Mixed Division 2 league, and finished 3 rd and 7th out of 10 teams. The Men’s team finished 14 th out of 17 teams. There have also been a number of club competitions, but finals day is after copy deadline so I will have to report on the results in the next newsletter. Corinne Walsham Visit our web site www.longstanton-bowls-club.co.uk 5 OPENING HOURS The Pavilion Tel: 01954 782233 Over Road, Longstanton longstantonpav@btinternet.com Find us on Facebook Mon - Fri 5pm to 11pm Saturday 10am - 11.30pm (unless there is a function) Sunday 12pm - 9pm Food served Fri 5pm - 8pm. Sat 12pm - 8pm. Sun 12pm - 6pm. Food is locally sourced ranging from Willingham burgers, chicken, mixed platters, Pizzas, Scampi and fish and chips & Stone-based pizzas What a brilliant day we had on 31st August for the Charity Fun Day. A big thanks to all the members of staff and volunteers who helped to make this such a success. We are coming into a very busy time with the Colts football season starting, we would like to wish all the teams good luck for the new season. mas Party on 21st December with Santa in attendance. We also have a medium visiting (but you knew that) tickets sold out faster than Glastonbury! We will also have tickets for the Comedy Night on 22nd November (for adults only) on sale shortly. We would like to thank the cricket teams and the bowls teams for all their support through the summer, it is a pleasure to work with them. We have two pool teams again this season and wish them the best of luck. We have been seeing new faces in the bar, we are pleased to welcome them and hope they enjoy the Pavilion ‘experience’. Michael, Suzanne and team Pavilion Photos: Anna Rudd Coming up we have the Halloween Party on 31st October, looking forward to seeing all the spooky costumes, children’s Christ- Church Times Catholic Sunday Mass All Saints’ Church Longstanton Cambridge: (OLEM) Our Lady and English Martyrs, Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1JR Tel: 01223 350787/ web: www.olem.org.uk For exact dates and details of activities being held please refer to the church notice board or go to the website: Bar Hill: (serviced from OLEM) St Ives: The Sacred Heart, http://friends-of-all-saints-church-longstanton.org.uk/foascl/ Needingworth Rd, St. Ives. Tel: 01480 462192/ web: www.sacredheart-stives.org Welcome to Willingham Tabernacle Baptist Church Need home communion for the sick or house bound? Contact: Fr Edward Tredota 01480 462192 George Street Willingham The Salvation Army Service times 10:30am and 6:00pm every Sunday. We welcome visitors at all meetings so please feel free to come along. Silver Street, Willingham Everyone is welcome to join all our meetings. If you have any initial enquiries please contact Trevor Rowe (Pastor) 01954 261193 or Alan Wright (Church Secretary) 01954 261770 or look at our web site: Please ring Daphne Watts on 07919024857 or Sergeant Major Gordon Spackman 01954 260066 for more information. www.willinghambaptist.org 6 COMMUNITY CONCERNS Brief County Report District Councillor Notes from County Councillor for Willingham & Longstanton’s County Councillor gives his second report on County Council business during August. (A short extract of which is printed here. For the full report visit Cambridge County Council website ww.cambridgeshire.gov.uk On Wednesday 27 August I attended an informal briefing meeting of the Northstowe committee. Chief item of interest was an update on Phase 2. Greatly to my surprise, no-one from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) had turned up. Absolutely no information on Phase 2 was forthcoming, apart from the news that letters were to be sent out to all local residents (which you should by now have received), informing them that there will be a consultation period on Phase 2 which will continue until 31 October. The plan is to submit an Outline application for Phase 2 to the Northstowe committee in midsummer 2015, together with a separate application to build the Southern Access Road from Hattons Road near the A14 across the Airfield Road and up to the top of the Northstowe site. The low-key announcement about Phase 2 was rather dominated by the flooding risk, as exemplified by the serious flooding caused in both Longstanton and Oakington after the downpour of the 8th of August. I was kindly sent a sequence of photographs by local resident John Frost who went up to the Phase 1 Northstowe site (i.e. our former golf course) and took pictures on the next morning which showed virtually the whole site still under water. I am very disappointed that there should still be absolutely nothing to report on the Phase 2 proposal and it is not possible for residents to make any useful comments on the proposals at this stage. The next meeting of the Northstowe committee is not due until 24 September, by which time half the consultation period will have passed. The earliest opportunity for local residents to find out about Phase 2 will be to attend an exhibition at our Village Institute on Saturday 27 September, between 10.30 and 12.30. The committee then managed to spend over an hour discussing, but making no decision on, current proposals for the Phase 1 Primary School. I think the key topic was the colours that should be adopted for the brickwork. Incidentally, the current plan is to start building work on the school early 2015 with a view to it being completed early 2016, opening at Easter. The other item on the agenda, though, was of real importance. It was described as “Phase 1 earthworks”. To recap, Phase 1 will have three different sets of balancing ponds. One of these will be at the A14 end of Hattons Road. This is not required by the Phase 1 development, but will provide very considerable protection to any storm surge coming from Bar Hill. Gallagher’s maintain (and I believe them) that if these balancing ponds had been in place then Longstanton Brook would not have caused the flooding that we received on 8th/9th August. At present it is reckoned that Longstanton Brook can only just deal with a “1 in 25 year” storm (and it flooded both in 2001 and earlier this month). The second set of balancing ponds will be up near the Park and Ride site. These, Gallagher reckons, will be able to deal with a “1 in 100 year” storm. Additionally, there will be a water park just south of the guided busway which will have the capacity to handle “1 in 200 year” events. Council says report proves Cambridge is open for business A report that puts Cambridge at the top of the league for small businesses has been welcomed by Cambridgeshire County Council. The Centre for Cities’ annual Small Business Outlook ranks Cambridge number one when it comes to competing on quality rather than price, being innovative, investing in training and generally doing a good job. Local County Councillor Peter Hudson, said: “We welcome the report which confirms what we have been saying about how successful an area this is and how vital our local economy is to the national one. It also confirms that the business friendly approach we and our partners have been taking is benefiting business and so helping to create jobs and economic prosperity. We, along with partners, have now signed the Greater Cambridge City Deal which will further help business and the communities we serve as well as promote growth in the local and national interest.” “Cities with the largest share of SMEs using high-growth strategies have wages that are, on average, 18 per cent higher than the bottom five cities. Firms that adopted higher growth strategies are less likely to have taken cost-cutting approaches – such as implementing redundancies – during the recession, and are now more likely to be actively recruiting and expanding their businesses in the recovery. “It is only through ensuring cities are attractive and effective places to live, work and do business that we will encourage more small firms across the country to pursue the high-growth strategies that have delivered such positive results.” Primary Prevention of Ill Health in Older People Cambridgeshire has an ageing population, and there are opportunities to maximise the potential for residents to enjoy good health and well-being throughout their lives, and ensure that local communities benefit from the vast assets of the older population. This JSNA focuses on modifiable lifestyle behaviours, for which there are clear associations with poor health outcomes and opportunities to take a preventative approach: active ageing and physical activity, maintaining a healthy diet (including preventing malnutrition), and stopping smoking. Nomination for a Young Carers award Jamie Webb, a Consultant Social Workers in Children’s Social Care has been nominated for Young Carers Award by a young person who stated: ‘She helped me understand things and she took the time to get to know me and what I am about. She also listened to me when no-one else would. To give your points of view on any of these issues, contact me by email at: p-hudson@hotmail.co.uk As Your County Councillor I welcome hearing from you on these and/or any other issues that affect our community.” County Councillor Peter Hudson Continued next page ... 7 COMMUNITY CONCERNS If there are any parishioners who wish to assist with this project, any help would be greatly received. In particular we are looking for anyone who may have expertise in grant applications. Recreation Ground Playground Refurbishment Work at the beginning of August with the refurbishment of the playground. By time of publication we hope that it will be up and running and a huge asset to the village. Councillor Vacancy We are, once again, at a point where we are looking for a new Councillor following the resignation of Mrs Granger. I would like to express the Council’s thanks for all Mrs Granger’s help and assistance during her time with us. Though this vacancy may be filled by the time of publication, we are always looking for people who are interested in becoming a Councillor and can keep your details on file until a space comes up. Should you be interested, please apply by using the application form available on the website: http://parishcouncil.longstantonvillage.org/wp-content/ uploads/documents/application_for_cooption.pdf Northstowe The Council has received the plans for Phase 2 of Northstowe. If you are unable to view them over the Internet, please do not hesitate to arrange to come in and view them at the Parish Office. Just contact the Parish Clerk to arrange a mutually convenient time. However, there are some Drop-In sessions arranged for residents to view the plans which have been arranged as follows: Saturday 27th September (10am ‘til 2pm); and Tuesday 21st October (3pm to 4.30pm) Both Drop-in sessions are to be held at the Village Institute. Any comments are to be with South Cambridgeshire District Council by 31st October 2014. The Council will be having a meeting on the plans and making their comments prior to this time. Council News Finally, the Council is looking at ways that we can keep you informed about news and events that concern your village. If you would like to be included on an email list, please email Libby White on parish.clerk@longstantonvillage.org. Please contact me with questions or ideas on: gillashby21@gmail.com or ring me on 01954 260595 and I will do my best to help. Gill Ashby Chairman – Longstanton Parish Council These three sets of “ponds” will generate about 450,000 cubic metres of spoil (the mind boggles). This will be distributed over the Phase 1 site. Alongside the B1050 the site is about 8m AOD (i.e. above sea level) and at the Eastern end it is about 5.5m AOD – extraordinarily low-lying. They will concentrate on building up the Eastern side of the site. I asked how all this will fit in with Phase 2 which will adjoin the Phase 1 site. The answer is that Phase 2 will also have significant balancing ponds, the spoil from which will be used to raise the level of parts of the Phase 2 site. Gallagher’s are completely convinced that all Phase 1 surface water will be taken away to the North and East by a system of swales they will be constructing. So even Longstanton residents living immediately to the south of the site will be at lower risk of flooding than at present. A resident walking his dog on the golf course a couple of weeks ago asked someone working on the archaeological dig if they had made any finds. The answer he got was that they had found a Roman street with homes on either side! There is to be an open say on Saturday 20 September when we can go and see what has been found. They also said that they will be investigating “higher risk” sites next year. When I asked what this meant they explained that they meant there was a higher risk of major finds (which might impact development of the phase 1 site). Please contact me on cllr.riley@scambs.gov.uk or ring me on 01954 208000 and I will do my best to help. Alex Riley, District Councillor Longstanton Parish Council Notes September 2014 Though it has been a quiet time with summer holidays, etc. there has been a lot happening in the village with flooding, work commencing on the Recreation Ground playground, WEEE recycling, building work continuing on the Coop, a Roman find on Northstowe, etc. Flooding As this article is being written prior to our Council meeting on 8th September 2014, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those people who helped during the flooding of 8th/9th August. In particular, Daniel Wright (Brookfield Groundcare), Mr Brian Robins and all those parishioners who helped their neighbours where they were able. It has been an awful experience and the Parish Council is looking at taking parishioners’ comments and suggestions on board by way of an Open Meeting. Car Boot Fundraiser I would like to express the Council’s thanks to Katie Stewardson and her team for the excellent Car Boot fundraiser held on the Recreation Ground on Sunday 31st August. Future Development Committee Our Future Development Committee is now up and running. This Committee is tasked with looking into the feasibility of a new community building at the Recreation Ground. As ever, we ask for your input. Without this we do not know what your requirements would be. Please contact Libby White by email parish.clerk@longstantonvillage.org with your ideas, suggestions and wishes. Advertisement 8 H AT T O N P A R K P R I M A R Y S C H O O L N E W S Another Year and More Exciting Developments at Hatton Park Staff Another year is upon us before we know it, yet this year feels different for a variety of reasons. Firstly, we return to school so soon after such a positive Ofsted experience which confirmed the thoughts of many involved with the school over recent times, that we are a ‘Good’ school. Secondly, we have a new facility of which we should be proud with a double-mobile classroom installed over the Summer that really does dispel many of the myths around mobile buildings and adds something special to the school grounds. Thirdly, we have two new classes of 4 and 5 year old Reception pupils joining us for the first time this year who have settled in beautifully. Finally, a growing school needs a growing pool of staff and we are pleased to have six new members of staff joining us this year; 3 teachers and 3 teaching assistants. We are pleased to introduce 6 new members of staff to the Hatton Park family this year. There are 3 new teachers; Miss Grange in Year 2, Miss Shields in Year 4 and Miss Tait in Year 6. Joining them are three new teaching assistants; Mrs Cundy in Reception, Mrs Shefford in Year 1 and Ms Stewart in Year 2. We wish them all well for their time at Hatton Park. Long Service As well as wishing several new faces to Hatton Park, we marked a special anniversary in September with Mrs Morley, Midday Supervisor, reaching her 35th year working at the school. Having been a pupil at both the old building that stood on the current site and the school that had previously stood near the Church, Mrs Morley has been involved with Hatton Park for around threequarters of her life. Everyone at Hatton Park would like to thank Mrs Morley for her continued commitment to the school and look forward to having her experience on hand for many more years to come. New Build Over the space of 6 weeks, the Hatton Park grounds were transformed by the appearance of a new double-mobile classroom. Despite the fact that the mobile classroom had to open a day later than originally planned, we are still amazed at the speed with which the contractors put the mobile build together. I have included several photos which show the mobile build at various stages of development. One of these photos in particular highlights the enormity of the task at hand with a crane so large that it couldn’t even fit in the frame of the photo used to position the mobiles into place. We would like to thank the residents of Hatton’s Park who for enduring the many vans, lorries and cranes that would have been used over the holiday period to transport the materials to the school. We hope it didn’t cause too much of a nuisance! Now in place, the mobile classrooms are being enjoyed by our newest and youngest pupils in the two Reception classes; Butterflies and Caterpillars. We have received many positive comments from the parents of those children regarding the quality of the facility that has been put in place. The mobile classrooms weren’t the only new addition to the site over the holidays. In order to make the start of each day far smoother for those Key Stage 2 pupils who cycle to school, we added a new bicycle shed to the KS2 side of the building which has been well used to date. Red Tennis Towards the end of the last school year, Year 3 and 4 pupils at Hatton Park were involved in a R e d T e n n i s Co mp etitio n. T he event, which took place at Comberton Village College, involved the children taking part in this more user-friendly version of one of the nation’s favourite sports. Red Tennis involved the children in time-limited games where the score after 5 minutes was recorded and matches didn’t continue as they do in real tennis for a specified number of games or sets. Hatton Park entered two teams and whilst neither won the event, they did have some individual successes in some matches and, most importantly, all of the children returned to school the next day with grins on their faces and full of positive stories to tell their classmates about their experience. It is unusual for me to write an Autumn Term piece without mentioning the ‘C’ word at a very early stage, but there has been so much going on over the Summer that has been worthy of mentioning. However, although ‘Christmas’ seems a fair distance away at the time of writing this article, I am aware that by the time the next edition of the Longstanton Life is printed and you are reading this, that it will be just around the corner with the school gearing up for all sorts of enjoyable activities. I look forward to reporting on some of those next time. Best wishes, 9 Matthew Try, Head of School S WAV E S E Y V I L L A G E C O L L E G E N E W B U I L D U P D A T E Following the appointment of contractors the new build programme at Swavesey Village College, which will include the redevelopment of Drama, Design and Enterprise, Dining and a new Sports Hall is due to start with demolition of the existing Gym and drama studio in August. Clearly this will have an impact on community groups that use the facilities at the College during 2014-2015 but in the long term we should be able to offer far better facilities for all school and community users as a result. This development represents a significant investment in the infrastructure of the college. As well as providing the capacity to accommodate the growth in the number of children living in the college catchment area, this development will also enable us to better accommodate the existing student population at the college. Whilst this is a fantastic opportunity in the long term it does present some interesting short term challenges. We appreciate your support in managing this period of development and change as effectively as possible in the following ways: 1. 2. Ensuring that the Fen Drayton road entrance is used to pick up and drop off students at 8:30 and 3:10. This will now be lit and have a footpath installed as part of the works. Parking considerately and using the Fen Drayton Road Car Park and Bus Park after 4:30 if visiting for parents’ evenings or using the sports centre. 3. Using the front car park for access only to the Scout Hut and Squash club. 4. We still strongly urge drivers not to park on Gibraltar Lane or drive into the crowded front car park at end of school. This presents a real danger to children on foot and bicycles, as well as disturbing local residents. Please support the college and local police by helping to keep our children safe. The plans for the development are below. This is currently the first phase, with a second phase involving the rehousing of the English department planned for later in the year. This is an exciting time for all members of the college community and for students especially as they begin to shape the social and dining spaces for coming years which will predominantly form part of the new build. Unfortunately, the Government and County Council Grants do not include any funding for fixtures and fittings in the new build so the focus of the sponsored walk in September, other fund raising and money raised from the 5 years’ time concert will go towards the equipping of social and dining provision for students, that they will lead on the development of. We have spoken to Mr Bacon’s Family and they are very happy for this new build to be developed in his memory and we will be working with all members of the college community to look at the most fitting way to do this. Andy Daly, Principal WHAT’S ON AT THE BLACK BULL Entertainment from now until the New Year, join us, have some fun! 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY Saturday 8th Nov @ 8.00pm To celebrate 10 years at the Black Bull, Chou and Andy would like to invite you to a FREE BAND NIGHT. Thank you for your continued support, Chou, Andy and all the staff. Band ‘INDIETONES’ – FREE ENTRY NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Wednesday 31st Dec 2014 @ 8.30pm Band ‘OR WOT’ - £6.00 a ticket Please join us on facebook or subscribe to our mailing list for up to date information on events. We are a community pub and would like to hear your ideas and suggestions. Congratulations to Black Bull A team winning division 7 pool league, rolling to division 6, now we have 2 teams, come to Black Bull every Thursday to watch the games. 10 WILLINGHAM & LONGSTANTON SURGERIES Reception Tel: Willingham 01954 260230 Longstanton 207600 Dispensary 260073 District Nurse Team: 01223 726469 Option 2 Health Visitors: 01954 207612 Out of hours cover: Ring 111 Website: www.willinghammedicalpractice.nhs.uk Flu vaccination is recommended and is free under the NHS to all people of 65 years and over, pregnant women, and to those of any age with a long term medical condition, for example diabetes, heart disease, kidney or liver disease, asthma or any breathing disorder. Please enquire if you are unsure whether you qualify. Carers (in receipt of Carers Allowance) are also eligible. Flu clinics Please ring to make an appointment in one of our special flu clinics on Thursday 2nd October and Thursday 9th October from 1.30-3.00p at Willingham surgery and Tuesday 7 th October 1.30-3.00pm at Longstanton surgery. Going to University this September? Remember to check that you are up-to-date with all your immunisations. Why not ring and book a telephone consultation with one of our practice nurses who will be able to advise you by checking your records. Private flu vaccinations are available at a cost of £10 for those who are not eligible for free NHS flu vaccination. Please ask in pharmacy. Patient Surveys Both the practice and the pharmacy are required to conduct a patient survey on an annual basis. You may be asked to complete a questionnaire when you attend the surgery and we would like to thank you in advance for your co-operation. We are always happy to receive your feedback either on the website, or in our patient comments boxes, or by email to willinghammedicalpractice@nhs.net This helps us to review and improve our service. CARERS Our practice is dedicated to helping those who help and provide care for others. Over the last few months we have held three Carers Support Meetings where we have had informal chats with refreshments. Tracey from the Village Benefits Advice Service has attended to help with financial problems, and Leslie from the Carers Trust Cambridgeshire has been very helpful advising carers on the help and support available to them. Our next meetings at Willingham Surgery are on Wednesday 8th October, Wednesday 5th November and Wednesday 10th December. All meetings are from 2.00-4.30pm at Willingham surgery. If you are a Carer do come along and join us. For more information phone Karen at the surgery. Carer’s Surgery of the Month July 2014 We were very pleased to receive this award from the Carers Trust for Cambridgeshire and the local CCG. Counselling For many years our practice has funded a free counselling service to supplement the NHS service which has a long wait for appointments. Sadly we are no longer able to fund this from the practice income due to recent and further impending budgets cuts. Julia Hall will continue to provide counselling services from a room at the surgery but these will now be on a private basis. The fees will be negotiated directly between Julia and her clients. Former receptionist Marjorie Burdett Many of you who have been long term patients of this practice will remember Marjorie who worked on our reception desk for many years at our previous surgery in Schole Road and helped us with filing duties when we moved to our current address. Sadly Marjorie passed away on 31 st July having reached the grand age of 91. Our thanks to her friends and family for donations made to our Surgery Equipment Fund. Missed appointments in August = 101 Please remember to let us know if you no longer need an appointment so that others may benefit. Don’t forget that you can book and cancel appointments on line so just ask reception how you can register for this service. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the family and friends of Peter Donnelly for their kind donations to the Willingham Surgery Equipment Fund in his memory. Cynthia Bidwell – Practice Manager –October 2014 Postage Stamps & Mobile Top-Up service We now have 1st and 2nd class postage stamps for sale in the Pharmacy, and we can also charge mobile phone top-ups to your credit or debit card. Call in and see our friendly Pharmacy team and remember if you can’t see something you need – ask and we will order it for you. Flu Campaign Do you have one of these chronic conditions? Over Surgery Website www.oversurgery.nhs.uk respiratory disease (including Asthma that requires continu- …please use our website to order repeat medication ous or repeated use of inhaler) book & cancel your appointments heart disease register as a new patient renal disease Give us feedback about the surgery/pharmacy liver disease neurological disease Please note that some of the GP appointments that we offer online diabetes are for telephone consultations (this is where the doctor rings you at immunosuppression If you fall into one of these groups and caught flu, the consequences a time of your choosing). These are called “Doctor Call Back” on would be much more severe for you, so please call the surgery for an the website. Please make sure that you are booking the correct apappointment for your jab. We have early morning appointments so pointment type, as we do occasionally get people turning up at the surgery when they have booked a telephone consultation who then you can do this on the way to work… have to rebook. Repeat Prescriptions Please give us at least 2 working days notice between ordering your Donations to the Surgery Equipment Fund repeat medication and coming into the Pharmacy to collect it. After Once again we are very grateful for the generosity of our patients; a you have requested the medicine a GP has to approve the prescrip- recent generous donation has been received in memory of a relative tion, we then may need to order the drugs from our suppliers, and who was cared for here at the Surgery. Andrew Kennedy—Practice Manager then your prescription needs to be dispensed and checked by the pharmacist. If you don’t give us this much notice then your mediSurgery & Manager - 01954 231550 Dispensary - 01954 231586 cine may not be ready when you need it. Over Surgery News 11 Just to Say Hello As the new vicar in Longstanton and Over I thought it would be nice if I just said hello! My name is Julie Anderson and I have moved to Cambridgeshire from Liverpool where I spent 3 years as curate in Norris Green. Prior to that I lived in Huntingdon for 10 years and worked at Addenbrookes hospital and so know the area a little bit. I am looking forward to serving the people in Longstanton and Over and finding out about the villages and those who live here. I have 2 children and 4 grandchildren and as they live in Norwich they too are excited by my move. I am sure I will get to know some of you over the next few months and I am very happy to come along to any events so please feel free to invite me and if I have space in my diary I will do my best to be there. I can be contacted on 01954 231496 or at the vicarage in Over. Julie Anderson Hello, Please find attached a letter from our sergeant: “Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Police Sergeant Mark Rabel based at Histon Station and have responsibility for the Histon Panel area – which embraces your village. I’ve been in post now for about 3 months. For your information I live in this area and have three kids – the two youngest attend local schools. What happens in this area – also affects me – I have a vested interest in your village! South Cambridgeshire continues to enjoy a status of being a safe place to live and work. Our biggest crime problem continues to be burglaries with an average of one a day being committed throughout the area. Sounds a lot? Our geographic patch is approximately 350 square miles – it’s a massive area to patrol. A typical MO is that a window is smashed with an untidy search of the house before people make off with small valuables. Its an awful experience for the victim of such a crime with a feeling of violation and the cost of replacing stolen items, repairing windows and changing locks. Awful. In the last several weeks we have apprehended and charged 8 individuals with burglary – interestingly all bar one of these thieves lived outside South Cambridgeshire – suggesting that our area is targeted by criminals. Preventing burglary and catching offenders remains our top local priority. You can help by keeping vigilant for suspicious activity in your area and calling 999 if you feel something is amiss. Statistically there are very few successful burglaries where there is a working alarm system fitted. If you want advice in relation to the security of your property call your local Officer who will be only too happy to help and provide a free security survey. The summers months are almost gone and we have had relatively little disorder in comparison to the same time last year. We were actively engaged in conducting summertime patrols in the green spaces in your area. Pretty well all events / carnivals have been without major incident. Our next Panel meeting (where your local priorities are set) takes place on the 15th October at the Orchard Park Primary School and starts at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. The meeting usually finishes by 9.00pm and is your chance to meet your local Officers, get a more specific update in relation to Police activities in your area and ask questions or just observe. You are invited and very welcome to attend. For those that already know me I am also happy to talk about cricket!” Kindest regards, PCSO 7376 Kerrie Harding Histon Safer Neighbourhood Team Histon Police StationTel: 101 ext: 3732 / 7111276 Email: kerrie.macinnes@cambs.pnn.police.uk 12 LDHS UPDATE OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 2014 Changes at the AGM At this year’s 7th AGM on 4th September it was announced that the Chairman, Tony Cowley who was heavily involved in founding the LDHS, regrettably has been forced to resign for health reasons. Tony was not present at the meeting. It was proposed his place as chairman has been taken by Roy Stoner, formerly treasurer. As an interim arrangement, it was also proposed that Tony should act as treasurer Chairman’s address and annual report were read out by Hilary Stroude who also proceeded to present her last year’s AGM minutes for approval by members present; these were approved unanimously. Trustees Roy & Jane Stoner together with William Sellwood were put up for members election and duly returned. Subsequently the following officer’s were proposed and duly returned by trustee vote: Chairman, Roy Stoner. Secretary, Hilary Stroude. Treasurer, Tony Cowley. Finally, Hilary gave a short but detailed presentation, ‘LDHS Progress Report, 2005-2014’. Following the AGM, Tony Gibsons’s presentation, entitled “A 700th Century Box” centred on the rather intriguing find of a small metal box, thought to be Anglo Saxon in burial site close to Burwell. This particular one had been that of a highly regarded woman; it had been fitted with hinged lid, was delicately engraved but was empty. Some forty other such burial boxes had been located nationally, all within Anglo Saxon burial sites. Tony’s talk was well received by the well attended meeting. LDHS has been asked to meet with SCDC officers and planners as part of the Northstowe Phase 2 Consultation. This meeting, scheduled for October 2014, may be the last chance the society has to ensure a museum is provided in the foreseeable future. Our priority now must be to make a museum a reality. Rampton Drift Officers’ Mess Plans include the town centre, secondary school, two primary schools and approximately 3,500 new homes as well as new roads, employment and recreational areas. Archaeological Open Day We are pleased to report that there was an Archaeological Open Day on Saturday 20th September. The site was open between 11am and 3pm, access via the old Golf Club entrance on Station Road, Longstanton. Many LDHS members took the opportunity to view the exposed remains of a Anglo Saxon settlement see photo. The Anglo-Saxon site was the focus this time but, more open days are being planned and we do hope that you can attend and help show the developers and archaeologists that local residents care Several members of LDHS about what is after all OUR gathered round three exposed history. Northstowe Phase 2 Planning Application Plans for the 2nd Phase of Northstowe were announced by Paul Kitson of HCA on 21 March. These clearly show a high density of buildings putting Northstowe’s main town centre very close to the Heritage site. It is also proposed that for the use of cars, Rampton Drift will only be accessed via Northstowe, thus severing its link with Rampton Road. However, the avenue of trees, Officers’ Mess (a school or other use will be found behind its facade), Guard House and Water Tower are planned to be preserved (all dating from the start of WWII in 1939). Future of the Admin Building is less certain. The need to make our case for the Guard House museum in which to house the LDHS archive couldn’t be more pressing. We will do our very best to achieve this on behalf of all our members. suspected Anglo Saxon post holes LDHS’s FUTURE TALKS for 2014/ 2015 Friday 3rd October - 'Women's Roles and Achievements in Aviation' to be given by David Taylor Friday 2nd November - ‘The Great Escape’, the film to be presented by Ellen Nowak Spring 2015: Friday 6th March- ‘The History of Addenbrookes’, to be presented by Hilary Richie AGM & all talks to be held at 7.30pm in the Village Institute, High Street, Longstanton.Everyone welcome - members are free - non-members £2.00. Tea and biscuits served after. Everyone welcome. Roy Stoner, Chairman, Longstanton & District Heritage Society, The Manor, Woodside, Longstanton, Cambridge. CB24 3BU For more information on any of the above, please contact us on: Tel: 01954 250819 or e-mail ldhssec@hotmail.co.uk 13 ADULT SUPPORT DROP-IN EVENTS AUTUMN/WINTER 2014 A series of popular drop-in events for anyone who is living with a long-term illness or disability, providing unpaid support to adult family members or friends who could not manage without this help, or struggling with an age-related condition, are continuing this Autumn/Winter. They include drop-ins being held at: 1. Sawston Free Church on 18th November and 16th December (10.30am to 1pm) 2. Tesco Bar Hill Community Room on 17th November and 15th December (10.30am to 1.30pm) Drop-in to any of the events for a cup of tea and a chat about the information, advice and support that may be available, to share your stories and experiences, talk in confidence to a member of the Carers Support Team or Physical Disability Services Team, or to book a carers assessment. For more information: Tel: Gemma Whitehouse on 01480 377616 / Leigh Hornsby on 01480 373220 Email: CarersSupportTeam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or Visit: www.cambridgeshire.net and search “Adult Support Drop-in”. Advertisement WEEE RECYCLING RESULTS Having held our first WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Recycling event on 3rd September 2014, we can confirm that with the support of Longstanton residents we managed to collect 8,401 kg of waste. Many other villages use this scheme and Longstanton had the second largest amount collected on their first collection. To illustrate what this means, 3,222 kg of equipment collected was ‘Small Domestic Appliances’ (SDA). Cambridgeshire County Council have advised that only 40% (of SDA) is recovered from the Household Waste Recycling Centres, meaning 60% still go to landfill. With your support we have raised £283.72 towards community projects (so far unknown). Thank you, Longstanton Parish Council STOP PRESS Many we wish Pete & Sam Nightingale all the very best for the trip to Uganda and thank them for being such loyal supporters of the LLife for the past 10 years. 14 CAMBRIDGE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE – EVENTS DIARY accompanied by an adult throughout the event. Bring a drink and a snack. Dress for being outside! Booking is essential. Children £6.50 (members £5), no charge for accompanying adults. Halloween Fun at Wandlebury - Wednesday October 31: 5pm to 7pm Arrive at CambridgePPF’s Wandlebury Country Park in Halloween fancy dress to join in the spooky fun and carve scary pumpkin sculptures. Then follow CambridgePPF Rangers on a candlelit twilight walk around the park before returning to the Education Centre for bloodwarming hot soup. Bring a torch, if you wish. This a very popular event so please book early to avoid disappointment. There is a charge of £8 per pumpkin. October’s free healthy walking opportunity at Coton Countryside Reserve - Saturday 25 October, 10.00am Late Autumn walk and views Join CambridgePPF for a long walk (2 to 2.5 hours) that takes you through the Cambridgeshire countryside at the Reserve. Meet at Martin Car Park, off Grantchester Road, Coton. This is a free event but booking is required so the charity can gauge attendee numbers and donations towards the upkeep of the reserve are always welcome. Healthy Walking at Wandlebury Country Park Every Thursday, join the weekly walk at Wandlebury – an ideal way to get fit as Autumn and Winter approach. Meet at the Stable Rooms at 10.00am for long walk or 10.30am for a shorter stroll. Information is available on the charity’s website or by emailing bookings@cambridgeppf.org. Please note there is no need to pre-book this event. Just arrive ten minutes early to register for the first time. This is a free of charge event but donations towards the upkeep of the park are always very welcome. Hinxton Watermill - Sunday 5 October: 2.30pm to 5.30pm Discover CambridgePPF’s working watermill, which dates back to the Doomsday Book. Set in the picturesque village of Hinxton, the mill is owned and managed by the charity. CambridgePPF members can visit for free. For nonmembers entry costs £3 for adults; £1 for children. For more information and directions: email bookings@cambridgeppf.org or call 01223 243830 ext. 201 or visit www.cambridgeppf.org/events Orienteering Taster at Coton Countryside Reserve - Saturday 11 October, 11am Learn basic orienteering skills courtesy of the CambridgePPF team and explore Coton Countryside Reserve’s permanent orienteering course. This taster activity is suitable for families, groups or the individual. The recommended age for children is 8+ years and all children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event. Adults £6.50 adults, children £3.00 (members £5 or £2). Donations towards the upkeep of the reserve are greatly appreciated. Conservation Volunteer Day at Coton Country Reserve Saturday October 18: 11am to 3pm Get stuck in and help CambridgePPF Rangers carry out practical work in the Reserve. Coffee and tea will be provided but please bring a packed lunch. Meet at Martin Car Park, off Grantchester Road, Coton – where parking is free. This is a free event but booking is essential so the charity can gauge numbers and donations towards the upkeep of the reserve are always appreciated. Discover Autumn at Wandlebury - Tuesday October 28: 10am to 12.30pm Join CambridgePPF to find out about how wildlife prepares for winter. After exploring Wandlebury Country Park, be artistic with rich autumn colours in a special art session! This activity is recommended for children aged 5+ years and all children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event. Bring a drink and a snack. Dress for being outside! Booking is essential so please book early to avoid disappointment. Children £6.50 (members £5), no charge for accompanying adults. Spiders! - Wednesday October 29: 10am to 12.30pm Use your lightning skills to hunt out spiders, ably assisted by the CambridgePPF team. Then its back to the Stable Rooms Education Centre to get creative and be inspired by all things eight-legged in a special arts and crafts session. Children must be aged 5+ years and all children need to be Residents are reminded to check ID We’d like to remind our residents to be vigilant and always check the identification of anyone who calls at their door including those who say they are from Cambridgeshire County Council or Trading Standards. Council officers will usually ring and make an appointment first if they intend to call on someone. Council Officers always carry identification and will not be offended if you close the door on them whilst you verify who they are. You can call the County Council on 0345 045 5200 to check that they are a County Council Offi- cer. Always leave the chain on the door when you are answering to someone you do not know, take any identification card and examine it thoroughly. Never employ tradesmen who call at your house uninvited. If you need a tradesman for any jobs big or small check out the 'Buy with Confidence' a Trading Standards sponsored group of traders. All of whom have been thoroughly checked before being allowed into the scheme. 'Buy with Confidence' can be found on the internet http://www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk, your local library or by calling Citizens Advice. 15 Bell Ringing VOLUNTEER DRIVERS URGENTLY NEEDED The ringing is going very well at the moment, we all seem to have slightly less commitments which helps to swell our numbers both on Wednesday evenings and at Sunday morning worship. OWLS Community Car Scheme provides a valuable service to those people who need to attend medical appointments or make some social journeys, but are unable to access other means of transport. We are also fortunate to have the services of Roderick Johnston the president of our local association. If you would like to have a trial ring come along on Wednesdays at 7.30. you will made most welcome. Practice night is Wednesday 7:30pm to 9pm at the church. You can always contact me via email mikec321@btinternet.com or on mob’ 07768 735910. Our clients live in the villages served by the scheme (Over, Willingham, Longstanton and Swavesey). However, although we have volunteer drivers from the other three villages we currently have no drivers living in Longstanton. With a steady demand for journeys we really need to recruit some. Could you help? Mike Cartwright Drivers use their own cars and receive 45p a mile (30p from client +15p from C.C.C). Additional insurance cover is provided by Cambridgeshire County Council. Volunteers also have to undergo a DBS (formerly CRB) check. Drivers offer particular times/days when they are available – in practice about 4 journeys a month is very helpful. So can you help maintain this very important Community service? PLEASE ring the scheme’s mobile number: 07505 254363 for an informal chat, without commitment Ball Room Dancing I am pleased to say we have got off to a flying / or should I say a stumbling start to the Autumn term. We are delighted to welcome some new faces to our happy band of pilgrims. We will be concentrating on the main stream ball room dancers such as the Waltz, Quick Step, Fox Trot and Latin, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, And Ball Room Tango. Please come along and join us if you would like to dance. You can always contact me via email mikec321@btinternet.com or on mob’ 07768 735910. Mike Cartwright 16 Advertisements Staying Peaceful in a Busy World Serenity isn’t freedom from the storm, it is peace within the storm. Are you spinning around an ocean of busyness? Is it time to reset your compass? A few years ago I dropped anchor with Padma for a few hours at a yoga class in Portugal. Through understanding that yoga is not only about the physical side (the ‘asanas’) and continuing to practice a bit of yoga now and again, both here in my garden in Longstanton, and in local classes, yoga helped me recover from a serious illness and get back on track. Padma is leading a yoga day at Madingley Village Hall on Saturday 18 October. Through gentle hatha yoga, breathing, and meditation, she will help you open to the possibility of being peaceful and functioning well in the world. Rev. Padma Priya is an Integral Yoga Minister, Integral Yoga Teacher Trainer and International Yoga Teacher and has combined careers both in the business and spiritual worlds. She shares the joy of yoga by bringing people together on retreats, workshops, and yoga teacher training courses all over the world, helping them to experience the joy of living in spiritual harmony and bringing peace into everyone's daily life. Integral Yoga was founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda and brought to the west in the 1960's. It combines the 4 traditional schools of yoga - Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga - which gives a complete and holistic yoga experience which transforms lives. 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Close to 100,000 bricks were used to complete the whole building works! Anna Rudd RECREATIONAL GROUND PLAYGROUND OPENING Due to delays incurred by the contractors installing the play- Therefore, for health & safety reasons and in order that the ground, the proposed opening of the playground has been de- ground is as settled as possible, the opening of the playground layed. has been moved to Saturday 25th October 2014 at 12 noon. Longstanton Parish Council Photos: Anna Rudd The final work to the playground should be completed by the end of September but the ground will need time for the new turf to knit and settle before the site can be used for play. If we do not allow the time for the grass to bed in, it will mean that the ground is uneven and can cause trip hazards for the children who will be using the equipment in the future. LONGSTANTON LIFE NEEDS YOUR HELP! Unfortunately, over the last few months the number of people on the editorial team has become depleted and now the remaining members cannot cope on their own. Tony also suffers with MS and is finding it very difficult to continue with the large work load. We would like to encourage people to come forward to help with the right skills, otherwise this edition of Longstanton Life might be one of the last! Meetings would be about 6 times a year so if you could help or you know of anyone that might then please contact Tony at tonycowley@btinternet.com 24
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