Manea Matters Issue 28 Jan 2011

We Need You!
Manea
Matters
And You!
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is a free publication which is put
together quarterly by volunteers as an information
source for residents and friends of our village.
volunteers organise and
run fundraising events to help finance
and to provide entertainment for the village.
If you can spare a little time to help deliver
area of the village, please contact:Dave Gash on 01354 688332.
in your
Do you have a flair for organising? Want to contribute to village
life? We would be happy to welcome enthusiastic new members on
to Manea Connect Committee. Please call Dianne Rowe on
01354 688368, or visit our website: www.maneaconnect.co.uk.
Do you run a club or group locally? Why not let us have details?
is delivered to nearly 1000
Running a business?
households, so get noticed! Advertise with us at competitive rates.
Contact Tanya Wanstall on 01354 680038.
January 2011
Produced by Manea residents
for Manea residents
Inside this issue:Social Events, Local Goods and Services
New Skate Park and Picnic Area ~ p.10
Love Food Hate Waste ~ p.17
Village Diary ~ p.25 & 26
Free Water-Saving Kit ~ p.44
And more........
Delivered free to almost 1000 households
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Regular Morning Worship every Sunday at 11.00am
2nd January NO SERVICE AT MANEA
(United Service at Welney 10.00am)
A. FIELDING LTD
SALES and SERVICE
Lawnmowers & Strimmers - Chainsaws - Rotavators
Accessories - Power Washers & Steam Cleaners
Compressors & Generators - Grass Cutting Service
Driveway Power Washing
23 High Street, Manea, March, Cambs., PE15 0JA
Call 01353 649163 (Work) or 07778 739241(Mobile)
Messy Church 4.00pm in the Church Rooms
Bible Craft & Fun for children and parents
followed by short service and tea
9th January
13th February
13th March
All ages welcome ~ Children to be accompanied by an adult
Friday 28th January 7.15pm
Tombola in the Village Hall
Wednesday 16th February 7.00pm
Sausage Supper in the Church Rooms
Saturday 5th March 10.00am
Coffee Morning in the Church Rooms
Plastering
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UNIBOND & RESKIM
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MARK 01354 680367 or 07747 846241
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Saturday 26th March 7.00pm
Music Concert with James Trundle in Church
Bible Study/Fellowship Group meets on Monday Evenings
8.00pm at 1 Westfield Road
Contact Us
Manea Rectory Tel: 01354 680969
Priest in Charge – The Rev. Kevin Fitzgibbon
Lay Minister David Fletcher 01354 692708
Church Wardens Mrs Rosemary Hankins 01354 680585 &
Mr William Evans 01354 688305
We would love to see you at our services and activities
you would be most welcome
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Life Changers in Fenland
(Age UK, Cambridgeshire)
A reminder........... Age Concern Cambridgeshire is
now called Age UK Cambridgeshire. This follows the
amalgamation of Age Concern and Help the Aged nationally.
Age UK Cambridgeshire still incorporates the Life Changers
Service, which offers an advocacy and support service to people
in later life. Many older people find they become overwhelmed
when going through life-changing situations, such as retirement,
bereavement, moving home, ill health, disability or debt.
Sometimes, as we get older, things can just creep up on us and
we don’t manage our affairs as well as we did or, in this
technological age, we feel left out and find it harder to access the
help and information we need and suddenly it seems that we just
cannot cope.
If you are concerned about any financial or housing issues,
please remember you are not alone. We are able to offer you
support to get things back in order, visiting you in your own home
if necessary. See below for our contact details.
Age UK Cambridgeshire is still based in the County Offices in
Chatteris and the Life Changers Service is still run from this
office, as is the information line and the insurance service for
your home, holiday or car insurance needs.
The Life Changers Service is financed and supported by Fenland
District Council and Roddons Housing Association.
To contact Age UK Cambridgeshire write to:
2 Victoria Street, Chatteris PE16 6AP. Tel: 01354 696650.
Email the Life Changers Service: lifechangers@accambs.org
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HELLO
AGAIN
This is a chilly time of year, but they say that activity is the way to keep
warm, and a glance through
shows that Manea is a busy place,
despite its small size, so join in some of those events and keep warm!
A word of thanks to Lynda Bubb who has stood down from the Manea Connect
Committee chair after two years of dedicated service, and also to Carol
Eshelby. Thank you both for your valued contribution.
Thanks also to all who supported our two fundraising events, Tombola on 22nd
October and Mervyn Stutter’s performance on 30th October. Both events
raised valuable funds to help finance
.
Undoubtedly our best recent news is the establishment of our new website,
www.maneaconnect.co.uk, which went live in October. In addition to giving
our valued advertisers greater coverage, we are now able to provide links to
advertisers’ own websites, and stay more closely in touch with our village.
Items for inclusion in the next edition of
(covering April to
June 2011 inclusive) must be submitted via our new website to
submissions@maneamatters.co.uk by Friday 18th February.
Call 01354 688344 for further information re submissions.
Manea Connect Committee
Mick Martin (Acting Chair), Bethy Booth (Vice Chair),
Dianne Rowe (Secretary), Alex Robinson (Treasurer), Dave Gash, Tanya Wanstall.
Friends
Margaret Beeken, Pearl Beeken, Sara Beeston, Leila Brookes, Belinda Carson,
Penny Goude, Jane Handley, Lesley Kennedy, Tere Mingo, Jon Reeves, Janet Tweed,
Mona Waters , Fay Wicker.
Design & Editorial
Website
Les Herridge
James Rice and Bethy Booth
Disclaimer:
Readers are reminded that Manea Connect Committee does not endorse any of the services or activities
offered within this magazine. The editor reserves the right to amend submitted items at his discretion.
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Tel: 01354 680732
Your new hosts, Andrew and Christina,
invite you to visit us and enjoy the warmth of
our blazing award-winning open fire and
great family atmosphere.
Real ales always on tap.
Welding
Vehicle & Boat Deliveries
Trailer Manufacturer
Metal Gate Fabrications
Fast Reliable Friendly Service
Telephone Les or Sharon
on: 01354 688006
Members of the
Good Garage Guide
10-12 Charlemont Drive,
Manea, Cambs. PE15 0GA.
Mob: 07514 203193
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Our famous Sunday Carvery,
served in our spacious restaurant,
commences at
12.00pm and ends at 2.00pm
Meals are served (Bar Snacks or Main Menu)
Pizza made to order (eat in or takeaway)
Monday - Saturday 5.00pm - 8.30pm
Scores on the doors “Five Star” rated
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SJC SERVICES (STEPHEN CABLE)
GARDEN AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE
DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL
M. P. KEMP
PLASTERBOARD TACKER
Is your garden in need of a tidy up?
Windows or conservatory need cleaning? Does your fence need a facelift?
Are the walls of your house in need of a coat of paint; interior or exterior?
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For a friendly and reliable service give me a call, any jobs considered no matter how small.
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FREE QUOTATIONS
The Mobile Gym
Was launched last Summer and
Visits:-
CALL MICK ON 01354 680568
16 WESTFIELD ROAD, MANEA
N.H.B.C. AWARD WINNER
On
Make keeping fit your New Year’s resolution with
Fenland District Council’s Mobile Gym.
Burn off those party calories and get healthy.
Session fee £3.75
Please note that times and fees may change
Contact 01354 654321 or text ‘purple’
For further information
Or visit www.fenland.gov.uk/mobilegym
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Manea Youth
Club
LINE DANCE CLASS
(For beginners)
Monday nights
7.00pm until 8.00pm
at
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
Details:- 01354 740826 or 07747 308745
Activities during
the week
(starting at 7.00pm
unless stated):
Meets at the Village Hall,
School Lane on Tuesdays at
6.30pm.
The Club, which was recently
granted free use of the
playing field facilities in Park
Road, welcomes young people
between the ages of
11 and 19.
FRIENDS OF DODDINGTON HOSPITAL
MANEA GROUP
For the second year running, we held a ‘welcome to everyone’ Cheese and Wine
in the Church Rooms in October. It was a very convivial evening and almost
£130 was raised towards the purchase of equipment for the hospital. Carla
Stevens and Maxine Chapman attended from the hospital and brought
everyone up to date with the building project and the improvements to the
Minor Injuries Unit ~ the latter having been funded by the Friends. There
was also the opportunity for ‘any questions’ from the guests.
If you would like to join the FODH Manea Group Committee, please come along
to our next meeting (which is also the AGM) on Monday 17th January 2011
at 7.30pm in the back room of the Village Hall.
Dianne Rowe ~ Chairman
Contact 01354 688368 (Dianne) or 01354 688179 (Mary)
for further information.
Monday
Line Dancing Classes
Thursday
Bingo (over 18s only)
Tuesday
Karate
Saturday - Live music starting at 8.30 p.m.
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Manea Flower Club
We are a friendly group who meet on the first Wednesday of
each month at 7.00pm at the Church Rooms.
Our AGM will be on 5th January
Please feel free to come & join us. Tea/coffee served at the end of
the evening. Further info:- Carol on 01354 688044 or
Bea on 01354 688388
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Local History ~ A Call for Help.....
Mike Harrison is researching the crash of an RAF Halifax bomber, which came down
opposite Colony Farm, near Manea on 25th April 1944. Six of the seven-man crew, including Mike’s
uncle, Sgt N M Harrison, died in the crash, and Mike is hoping that someone local to the area may
remember the event and provide any information at all which may help his research.
The aircraft, piloted by members of the RAF Volunteer Reserve, was returning to RAF Holme in
Yorkshire following a mission to Karlsruhe when it was attacked by a German ME410 at 3,400 feet.
The rear gunner, F/Sgt John Anderson, was the sole survivor of the crash, and was treated at RAF
Hospital, Ely, after being rescued by Welney Fire Brigade.
A Halifax Bomber
The event is outlined on the following website:-
http://welney.org.uk/ww2/aircrashes/halifax/halifax-may-1944.htm.
Contact Mike on mharrison4@ntlworld.com
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MANEA METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday Service 9.30am
All ages are welcome
Minister: Rev. David S Ely
Tel: 01945 772456
BRIDAL PACKAGES
Caretaker/Steward:
Mrs Elsie Lawrence
Tel: 01354 680591
Manea
Village Hall
Mon:- Art Class 10.00am,
Club Room
Walk & Talk 2.00pm
Badminton 7.45pm
Afternoon Club 1.30pm, Club
Room on 3rd Mon in month
Tues - Youth Club 6.30pm
Wed - Manea Dinners 12.00pm,
Club Room
Brownies 6.00pm
Thurs - Toddler Group
9.30am in term time.
Yoga 7.30pm,
Club Room
Fri - Bingo 7.15pm
Manea Afternoon Club
Why not come in for a
taster session? We meet
at the back room in the
village hall at 1.30pm
(Please see
Village Diary for dates).
(Info:- Val 680600)
Have you visited our
website yet?
in colour!
Read
Go to:www.maneaconnect.co.uk
ART CLASS UPDATE
Manea Art Group started on 19th October 2009 and is now a well-attended
fun session every Monday morning.
In our progressive and enthusiastic group we have covered watercolour work,
acrylics, drawing, perspective, impressionistic painting, portraits and the use of
the palette knife. Working alongside fellow artists has allowed individuals to
improve their own techniques.
Thanks to all our artists for making the
group such a success. Watch out for us in
the spring, as we wander the village with
our easels and paint brushes!
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The Manea Royal British Legion Club
in East Street, Manea, consists of:
A Fully Licensed Bar with a full size Snooker Table
Pool Table - Dart Boards - Slot Machines
Function room suitable for small parties or meetings for your club's
committees of up to 40 guests
Large Dance Hall suitable for parties of up to 150 guests.
Short Mat Bowling in Main Hall - 4-Lane Outdoor Bowls Rink
Large Car Park
All these facilities are available to
ANYONE, and EVERYONE is welcome
Contact for hall hire: Debbie 01354 680694
We live in the driest
Manea is designated a
This means that
eligible to claim free
from Anglia Water ~
installation and a leak check.
Visit http://anglianwater.co.uk/ and view the ‘Bits & Pieces’ page for more
details. If you are on a water meter you could save yourself money, as well
as helping the environment by conserving a precious resource.
Manea Rose & Crown
Situated in the centre of the village, the pub has a
atmosphere
friendly, traditional,
Real Ales
Pool Table
Two Dart Boards
Digital Jukebox
Wide Range of Drinks
Live Music Twice a Month
Free Pool Every Tuesday
Fun Quiz Every Sunday
New drinks every month, and always several drinks on offer
Please see Village Diary for forthcoming events
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part of Britain, and
‘Water-Stressed’ area.
Manea residents are
water-saving kits
With free
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Wildlife in Manea
Friends who live in hillier parts tell me how depressing it must be for a nature-lover like me
to reside in a flat, featureless wilderness like the Fens, devoid of wildlife and trees. I
smile and tell them that the Fens are a real haven for wildlife; it’s just a case of looking in
the right places.
Anglers at Manea Pit will tell you, for example, that apart from the coots, moorhens,
grebes and other waterfowl, sleepy grass snakes can be spotted swimming lazily around the
lake margins in spring and early summer, no doubt hunting small frogs, following a long
enforced fast throughout the preceding winter.
Barn owls are often spotted, usually at dawn or dusk, as they quarter the field margins
hunting voles or field mice. Kestrels are probably the most frequently spotted raptors,
hanging motionless in the air alongside our Fen roads. The very presence of these hunters
in quite large numbers suggests that there is no shortage of the small mammals on which
they feed. Two-legged hunters, illegal hare coursers, often travel many miles to visit the
Fens, proving that we also have no shortage of hares in the area.
My favourite creatures are those which are seldom seen. A couple of years ago we
watched a family of stoats playing in the road near Purls Bridge. Not far from the
same spot, I later watched a tiny weasel
carry a small rabbit, much larger
than itself, along the bank of a drain.
Stoats are a fair bit larger than
weasels and can be identified by their
black- tipped tails. Both move
rapidly, so you’ll need to be quick to spot
one. A fast-moving
weasel seen out of the corner of an eye
looks rather like a
vole which has been stretched!
Our Manea gardens are great places to view nature in comfort. Garden visitors, not always
welcome, include foxes,
badgers, hedgehogs, rabbits
and numerous bird species, of
which perhaps the least
popular must be the Grey
Heron - if you have a fish pond!
The heron (pictured) visited
our garden for many weeks
until he realised that we had
sealed every gap around our
ponds from which he might
steal our fish! No doubt he’ll
be back to try again as soon
as the weather warms up.
Les
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N
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EWMA
GROUNDWORKS
(Mini Digger & Driver Hire)
Water Pipes Laid / Moled, Altered or
Repaired
Land Drainage Laid
Excavations – Ground Levelling
Pathways – Patios – Driveways
C.S.C.S. & N.R.S.W.A.
Registered
Manea Pit will need a new name before long if Manea Parish Council’s impressive
progress at improving the former clay pit and its environment continues. ‘Pit’
seems such a derogatory term for our beautiful woodland-fringed lake, which was
acquired for the village in 2008.
To date, a surfaced access way has been
created at the southern end of the pit,
the small car park has been surfaced, and
numerous
improvements
made
to
footpaths, bank-side and underwater
vegetation, and angling stations. Fish
restocking has been carried out, and
more is planned. The small holding ponds
have been improved and linked, deep water warning signs have been put in place,
and a picnic area has been created among the trees which fringe the playing field.
An amenity area has been provisionally planned, subject to further discussion.
The Parish Council is working with the Wildlife Trust as part of a long-term
strategy to conserve and protect this important site.
The Playing Field is to have a new pavilion, but priority work was carried out last
year to improve the CCTV provision and electrical installations currently on site.
The existing toilets were repaired following vandal damage. The car park has been
surfaced, and the new Skate Park was completed last autumn at a cost of £59,500
plus VAT. Consideration is being given to the possible future provision of an
outdoor table tennis facility.
Picnic
The new
picnic area
BMX biking at the
new skate park
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Austrians, Cushions, Alterations,
All made to measure.
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Tel: 01354 680626
Mobile: 07802 901407
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advertising calendars, personalised diaries and business gifts.
Open Tuesday to Saturday
Gents: Thursday 6.00pm to 7.15pm
Senior Citizens: Tuesday / Wednesday
Please contact Tanya Wanstall
Manea’s very own local representative
Tel: 01354 688479
Fax: 01354 680938
Mobile: 07974 136642
e-mail: twanstall@brunel-promotions.co.uk
Why not visit our website www.brunel-promotions.co.uk
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Mobile: 07836 526161
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Full & part loads undertaken
We
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Sunday
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THE
GAP
With several inches of snow or a heavy frost covering everything, the last thing
on most of our minds in January is the garden. With a few exceptions, flowers
will be notable by their absence or by their wilted, dejected appearance. Most of
the vegetables will have gone by now, unless you had the foresight to plant
brassicas such as savoy, kale, or broccoli for example. This lack of edible
produce in the early part of the year inspired the term ‘Hungry Gap.’
Keen gardeners will already be sowing seeds of suitable varieties of onion or
tomato, to be started off in greenhouse, conservatory or on a window sill. For
many of us though, this is a time for planning, for browsing seed catalogues or
wandering pensively through chilly garden centres seeking inspiration.
Our planning can be helped by observation. Snowdrops and crocuses brighten late
winter and early spring, and the cheerful yellow flowers of winter jasmine
) and mahonia are a welcome sight on a gloomy winter’s
(
day. So if you have room, why not make a note to put in some of these later
when conditions improve? This time next year you’ll appreciate your foresight.
Canny gardeners take the long view, and try to have something in flower at all
times of the year.
Mahonia - A cheerful
sight on a cold winter’s day
RSPCA Re-Homing Centre, Block Fen,
Wimblington
Block Fen Halloween Weekend - A big thank you to all of you
who came along and joined in the Halloween Fun. Thanks to you
we were able to raise over £1,000 to help improve the facilities
for the animals housed at the Centre. As I write we are
preparing for the Christmas Fair and I feel sure that this will also
be well supported; will report in the next issue.
Block Fen is licensed to hold 57 dogs and 72 cats - consequently we use vast quantities
of dog and cat food. Recently the shelves have begun to look very sparse. so we are
desperate for donations of dry complete food and tinned complete food. All donations can
be left at Tesco in March and Wisbech, or Sainsbury's in March. Alternatively, why not
come along to the centre to drop food off and have a look around at the same time. As the
centre costs £1,400 per day to run we are extremely grateful for all the food that is donated.
Block Fen relies greatly on volunteers - You can spend as much time as you wish
volunteering: from as little as an hour a week to a full day and we are very grateful for all
the time that our volunteers give. We would ask you to come along and join in our
volunteer induction to begin with and discuss what areas you would like to volunteer for.
We have dog walking, cat socialisers, kennel and cattery cleaners, caring for the small
animals and reception assistance. In addition, we are looking for volunteers to help with
Vegetable gardeners know that carrots love our Fenland soil, and main-crop
varieties such as New Red Intermediate can be sown as late as July and will
produce roots right through the winter. Mark your calendar now to sow some
carrots in July, and reap the rewards next winter. Beware slugs though; they
too love carrots!
Crocuses and snowdrops look best when planted in drifts ~ groups of plants,
often all of the same colour to add impact. Make a calendar note to yourself for
autumn as a reminder to plant bulbs. Dwarf daffodils, such as the pretty
Rip Van Winkle, with it’s fluffy double flowers, are a great follow-on from the
crocuses, then come the tulips, and then...........
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our existing supporters fundraising group. Do you have a fundraising background? Are
you able to spare a few hours a month to help in our coffee shop? If you have answered
yes to either of the above or you just enjoy fundraising and would like to be involved in
fundraising for our needy animals then we would love to hear from you.
If you would like any further information on any of these topics
please call in and see us or call on 0300 123 0726
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Manea Silver Band
Manea Silver Band is pleased to announce that we are once again able to offer
for players of all levels!
Fresh Bread
Daily- Groceries Tobacco Newspapers Magazines
Mon. To Fri.
6.30am- 7.00pm
Sat. & Sun.
6.30am - 5.00pm
(Winter)
During our hugely successful Summer School programme, players aged 8 to 73
learned to play a range of brass instruments with us.
PLUS...........
MOLLY’S TEA ROOM
Make it a New Year’s Resolution to learn something new!
‘Class of 2011’ will start in January. Instruments are available to borrow.
For more information and to book your place, contact Clare Hall, 01354 680733
or Niki Williamson, 07912 667743, nicwilli68@hotmail.com. The band rehearses at
Manea Methodist Chapel, Station Road, every Monday.
Learners 6.00pm – 7.00pm, full band 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
Monday - Saturday
7.00am to 4.00pm
Fresh Cream Cakes - Hot Pastries
Filled Rolls - Milkshakes - Coffees - Teas
Eat in or Take-Away - Forecourt Seating
New (and familiar!) faces are always welcome!
www.maneaband.co.uk
Love Food Hate Waste
Manea Connect Committee would like to invite all other groups and organisations within
Manea to take part in an event to be held in the Spring ~ a Love Food Hate Waste Fair ~
date to be confirmed. The idea behind the event is to encourage everyone to think of ways
in which food, which would normally be thrown away, can be transformed into something
both edible and nutritious!
Over £12billion of HOUSEHOLD food is wasted in the UK each year, which includes a
staggering 700,000 packets of unopened sweets and chocolates each day! The wasted
food is enough to fill 760 olympic-sized swimming pools, and doesn’t include supermarket
or hotel/restaurant waste. This represents £50 per month for the average household ~
what a waste of money!
We will be contacting representatives of all Manea groups over the coming weeks to provide
them with more details. Meanwhile, please visit the LFHW website, which is quite
inspirational ~ www.lovefoodhatewaste.com. Any individuals who would like to be involved
with the event are equally welcome.
Contact Dianne Rowe on 01354 688368 if you would like to take part
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Call:
01354 588462
PAYNES of CHATTERIS
(D.A.W. Payne, B.Tech, Elec. Eng)
59 CHARLEMONT DRIVE, MANEA,
CAMBS. PE15 OGA
Tel: 08450 695285 Fax: 08450 694704 Mobile: 07836 280063
Your local qualified NIC EIC electrical contractors
serving the local community for the last 34 years
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Within a few years, Manea was to become a comparative metropolis with the arrival
of the railway. Manea station opened on 14th January 1847, and the railway needed
Stationmasters, Porters and Signalmen, not to mention a Station Road. Manea was
growing! Records show that workers in Manea in 1851 included Tailors, Cobblers,
Shoe Makers, Schoolteacher, Bakers, Butchers, Carpenters, Inn Keepers and,
perhaps not surprisingly, a number of Beer Sellers. There would certainly have
been a Blacksmith or two as well. Nevertheless, at least 50% of Manea’s population,
including women and children, still worked on the land at that time.
It is easy nowadays to underestimate the
importance of the railway to a small rural community
like Manea. There was no electricity in 1847, no
running water or indoor plumbing, and no motorised
transport until the railway arrived. Unless you
owned a horse, a trip to Chatteris would have meant
a two hour walk, not a 15 minute car drive.
The railway opened up our village to the many incomers who were seeking work, or
simply a new place to settle. However, it also opened up previously unheard-of
travel possibilities for those Manea residents who could afford the 1d per mile
third-class fare to travel by train. 1851 was the year that Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert opened the Great Exhibition in London, and with the coming of the
railway, adventurous Manea residents could go and visit this wonder of the age.
In today’s money, the whole return trip would have cost around 50p.
Sounds like a bargain!
Janet
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MONTHLY COMPETITIONS
In 1841, Manea was a very much smaller place than it would later become, and only
the name Fox jumped out at me from the census. Further investigation revealed
a Hankins family living in Chatteris at the time, and Masons in Doddington.
Please come and join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Our meetings are held at 7.30pm
at the Church Rooms, Park Road ~ next to Londis.
In January we celebrate our 4th birthday as a WI in Manea
so we will be having a bit of a do. Come and join in the fun.
We have lots of interesting evenings planned for 2011: check
out the posters around the village for each month’s details.
During 2010 our activities ranged from dog agility to spooky
Fenland stories for Halloween, crafting evenings to cream tea
quiz evenings, fish and chip suppers to talks on recycling!
There was something to appeal to everyone, plus a great
opportunity to socialise and enjoy a good chat.
In 2010 we had 30 members, whose ages range from mid
twenties to sixty-five plus, all of whom are encouraged to voice
their ideas regarding activities.
Why don’t you join us all too? It’s a great chance to make new
friends and catch up with old ones! Your first meeting is
FREE, so come and check us out! We look forward to welcoming
you for what I am sure will be the first of many meetings. The
annual membership fee offers very good value for money.
For information, lift to meetings or a buddy to go with,
please call me, Tanya, on 01354 680038
INTERESTING SPEAKERS
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REFRESHMENTS AND CAKES
After looking at the 1881 census for the last issue of
, I
wondered whether any of the families that I had found to have been living in
Manea in 1881 had also been here in 1841. I had found the Masons, Hankins and
Fox families, but had they been here forty years earlier?
Your Village Shop
Londis - Manea Store
1 Park Road, Manea
PE15 0LL
Tel: 01354 680315
Post Office: 01354 680412
Warm and friendly service, everything you need for daily shopping:
Post Office
Newspapers
Newspaper Delivery
Lottery
Cash Machine
Pay Point Machine
Daily Baked Rolls
Off Licence
DVD Hire
Frozen Food
Dairy Products
Greeting Cards
Household Coal
Free Home Delivery
Fresh meat to order from Betts.
And a lot more
Pop in and see Bharat, Manju, and Kim or Debbie and Mary in the Post Office.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Sunday 6:30am to 7:30pm
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL
Manea United FC
come and support your local football team.
DID YOU KNOW THE VILLAGE
HAS A FIRST AND RESERVE TEAM?
THERE IS A GAME MOST
SATURDAYS DOWN THE PARK.
3.00PM KICK OFF
DURING SUMMERTIME
2.00PM KICK OFF
DURING WINTERTIME
SABRINA WOODARD
34b WESTFIELD ROAD, MANEA
01354 680068
07733 995170
sabsphotography@btconnect.com
TEA SERVED AT HALF TIME
Wedding Dresses, Bridesmaid Dresses, Bridal Shoes, Veils &Tiaras,
available to Buy or to Hire
Official Stockists for Romantica of Devon & Elizabeth Dickens Veils
As heard on BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show
v
Sa
vy
Cinderella
www.savvycinderella.co.uk
Tel: 01354 688138
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PLEASE
Savvy Cinderella, Unit 20, Charlemont Drive, Manea, March, Cambs, PE15 0GA
sales@savvycinderella.co.uk
Tel: 01354 688138
www.savvycinderella.co.uk
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Welcome to made from marble…
33 Westfield Road
Manea, Nr March
Looking for an unusual birthday, wedding, anniversary present? Look no further!
At made from marble we design fabulous products that are then hand crafted
Tel - 01354 688457
Mobile - 07595 177447
elaine.wayman@virgin.net
from beautiful quality marble. As marble is a product of nature, every piece
Now Open
8.00am
To
1.00pm
Charlemont Drive, Manea, PE15 0GD
Call Tanya on 01354 680038.
See photos and my blog on:www.tkatzragdollcatsandkittens.blogspot.com
has its own unique markings and no two pieces are ever the same.
Check out our web-site for our full range www.madefrommarble.com.
Discounts apply to local deliveries please contact
Mark Robinson 07766761084/01354 688278 or email mark@madefrommarble.com for a quote.
MANEA ALLOTMENTS UPDATE
For all your vehicle repairs and reliable servicing
contact your local garage
Full-size
plot is about 220
square metres in
area
C J MASON
Station Road, Manea, Cambs.
All major payment cards now accepted
Tel: Chris 01354 680217
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Half-size
plot is about 110
square metres in
area
Manea’s allotments are now becoming well established, and
take-up of the plots has been very good. The construction of
a new car park has been a useful recent improvement.
At time of reporting (early December) there are four plots and
one half-plot still available. Annual rents are £35.00 and
£17.50 for full and half plots respectively.
Contact: Janet Newman: 01354 680572,
or Mark Archer: 01354 680597
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BLOCK AND STOP
Anglia Energy Assessment
Domestic and Commercial Energy Assessors
01354 680005
SELLING OR LETTING PROPERTY LOCALLY?
www.blockandstop.com
24 HOUR MOBILE
SITE SECURITY BARRIERS
HOME-START FENLAND NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Kids going back to school? Time on your hands?
Want to do something worthwhile?
Home-Start Fenland Needs Your Help Home-Start Fenland is a voluntary
organisation offering support, friendship and practical help to young families in their own
homes.
We cover March, Whittlesey and Chatteris and the villages in between, and the service is
free and confidential. Being a parent, wherever you live or whatever your situation, is not
easy. Many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life. Some
parents lose confidence in their ability to cope, and most can remember a time when they
would have liked someone to turn to.
How Can Home-Start Help? Home-Start volunteers visit regularly, offering friendly support,
understanding (Home-Start volunteers are parents too!), reassurance, a listening ear and
confidentiality. Volunteers are of all ages and backgrounds. They need no specific
qualifications, but they do need the ability to listen with understanding, to maintain
confidentiality and a commitment to the Scheme and to the families they visit. Full training
and support are provided.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE
CERTIFICATES (EPC’s)
From £45.00 Vat free *
Why pay more to an Estate Agency (Typically £70.00 - £100.00 +VAT*)
or be ‘tied’ into a long contract or ‘other services’ from them?
Commission your EPC from us and you are free to use any Estate Agent
or multiple agents with no financial penalty.
We offer a truly ‘Local’ service at Internet prices. No need to spend hours
searching on-line for a provider. Do as many have done and support a
local business that is committed to Quality and Service.
Call me on 01354 688225 for your quotation or
E-mail: angliaenergy@tiscali.co.uk
Mike Crompton Dip.DEA MInstHI. MInstDEA.
37, High Street, Manea, March. PE15 0JD
* VAT increases from January 2011 to 20%
For further details contact Alison Fisher on 01354 655900 or e-mail at
home-start-fenland@care4free.net or write to
Home-Start Fenland, Community Education Centre, 34 Station Road, March,
Cambs PE15 8LE.
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Ponds & Patio
Guttering
Driveways
Fireplaces
STEVE EMERY
Your Local Handyman
Unisex Hairdresser
Men’s Night Thursday 5.00pm-7.00pm
.........................................................................
20a Station Road, Manea
Tel: 01354 680367
Concreting
Gardens
(01354) 680408
Mobile - 07816 240 836
Painting
Decorating
K & R TIMBER
Daytime number: 07919 102091
Evening number: 01354 688316
Vicarage Farm, Byall Fen Drove, Manea, Cambs.
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Fencing
Tiling
MANEA COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME
Your local timber and fencing supplies
We supply T&G cladding & floorboard, prices from 36p metre
Fencing posts and rails
Fence panels in varying types and sizes
Picket fence in 2ft, 3ft and 4ft high, from £5
Garden trellis made to order, from £6
6ft feather edge gate, £25
Round machined posts
Half round machined posts
We build sheds, kennels & other timber buildings
....plus lots of timber at unbeatable prices
UPVC Windows
This scheme provides transport for
medical & social trips for people who don’t
have the use of a car and are unable to use
public transport. Passengers contribute
25p per mile towards cost, with a minimum
charge of £2.50.
HOLISTIC THERAPIST IN MANEA
AROMATHERAPY - FULL SWEDISH BODY
MASSAGE - BACK EXFOLIATION
BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK MASSAGE
LASTONE THERAPY (HOT STONE)
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
HOT STONE BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK
The scheme is now operational, but we need
one or two more volunteer drivers. Can
YOU help, please? No need to be available
24/7, just one morning or afternoon a
fortnight, or maybe one particular day each
week would be a real help.
• Member of The Federation of
Holistic Therapists
• Gift vouchers are available
for that special occasion
If YOU can help, or would like to book
a car, please ring Delia Wakeling on
07913 417358 between 9.00am & 5.00pm
Monday to Friday. Can’t always answer first
time so please try again.
For more information
please contact
Dianne Parsonage on:
01354 680427 or e- mail:
dianneshands@btinternet.com
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MANEA INFORMATION SHEET
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2010
Police
Local police (Chatteris) Neighbourhood Policing Team
0345 456 456 4 / 07921 095012 (Duty hours)
Transport
Trains - British Rail stations 08457 484950
Animals and Wildlife
Places of Worship
RSPB Ouse Washes 01354 680212
Welches Dam, Manea
Wetland Reserve and visitor centre
St Nicolas C of E,
High Street, Manea.
Wardens:
Mrs R Hankins
01354 680585
Mr W Evans 01354 688305
WWT Welney 01353 860711
Hundred Foot Bank, Welney
Wetland Reserve, visitor centre and tea room
Manea Methodist Chapel,
Station Road, Manea
E Lawrence 01354 680591
RSPCA Wimblington 08709 061426
Block Fen Drove, Wimblington
Animal re-homing centre
Manea (Station Road) - Trains to Ely and Peterborough
March (Station Road) - Onward connections
Local Towns
Education
Buses - Norfolk Green, service 56. - Tel 01553 776980
(www.norfolkgreen.co.uk)
Library Library information line 08450 455225
Mobile library every other Tuesday, 2.35pm - 3.40pm in Station Road
outside school. 3.45pm - 4.20pm in High Street, opp. Old Post Office.
Provides a doorstep service with books, tapes, CDs, DVDs, Videos etc.
Chatteris (approx 7 miles)
Market Day – Friday
Half day closing –Wednesday
Manea Community Primary School,
Station Road, Manea. 01354 680293
Meeting Places
Village Hall 01354 688418
(Ann Pickering)
Church Rooms 01354 680585 (Rosemary Hankins)
March (approx 9 miles)
Market Day – Wednesday
and Saturday
Half day closing – Tuesday
Can deliver to members’ homes if unable to attend the library.
(Libraries also located in nearby Chatteris, March & Wisbech).
Councils, Refuse Collection
& Recycling
Hospitals & Medical Services
NHS Direct - 0845 4647
Manea Surgery 01354 680774 (4 Cathedral View, Manea)
Peterborough City Hospital 01733 678000 (Switchboard)
(Edith Cavell Campus, Bretton Gate,Peterborough, PE3 9GZ)
Hinchingbrooke Hospital 01480 416416 (Hinchingbrooke Park,
Huntingdon, PE29 6NT)
Addenbrookes Hospital 01223 245151 (Hills Road, Cambridge)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 01553 613613 (Gayton Road, Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET)
Minor Injuries Unit:- Doddington 01354 644241 (Monday-Friday),
Wisbech
01945 585781, Ely 01353 656675 (Monday - Sunday)
Wisbech Dental Access Centre 01945 465919
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Fenland District General Enquiries
01354 654321
District Councillor Mark Archer 01354 680590
markarcher61@btinternet.com
Manea Parish Council: Terry Jordan 01354 656677
Meets 4th Monday of the month at 7.00pm - Village Hall
Holds a public open forum at the start of each meeting.
Refuse collections 7.00am onwards
Alternate Wednesdays for recycling
Household Waste Site: Hundred Road, March
Bottle banks are located in Manea:
Royal British Legion and corner of Wisbech Road
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Jan - Mar 2011
8th - RBL - Live Music, Denny Gray, 8.30pm
9th - Messy Church - St Nicolas Church, 4.00pm
15th - RBL - Live Music, Green Velvet, 8.30pm
17th - Manea Afternoon Club AGM- Village Hall, 1.30pm
22nd - Rose & Crown - Live music, Steve Jones, 9.00pm
22nd - RBL - Live Music, Steve Keys, 8.30pm
28th - Tombola - Village Hall, 7.15pm
29th - Rose & Crown - 5 & 3s Domino Competition, 7.30pm draw
29th - RBL - Live Music, Mark Derek, 8.30pm
5th - Coffee Morning - Church Rooms, 10.00am
5th - Rose & Crown - Live music - Becca Rayner, 9.00pm
5th - RBL - Live Music, P.P. Country, 8.30pm
12th - RBL - Live Music, Hayden Country, 8.30pm
13th - Messy Church - St Nicolas Church, 4.00pm
17th - Rose & Crown - St Patrick’s Day Celebration
19th - RBL - Live Music, T.J. Country, 8.30pm
21st - Manea Afternoon Club - ‘Easter Arrangement’ - Village Hall, 1.30pm
26th - Music Concert, with James Trundle - St Nicolas Church, 7.00pm
26th - Rose & Crown - Live music, Vicki Mason, 9.00pm
26th - RBL - Live Music, Athenry, 8.30pm
Don’t forget to
let us know what your
group is planning! April
issue deadline:
18 Feb.
Regular Events
5th - Rose & Crown - Live music, Billy Shears, 9.00pm
5th - RBL - Live Music, Apple Jack, 8.30pm
12th - RBL - Live Music, South of the Border, 8.30pm
13th - Messy Church - St Nicolas Church, 4.00pm
16th - Sausage Supper - Church Rooms, 7.00pm
18th - Deadline for submissions for April edition of
19th - Rose & Crown - Live music, Out of Order, 9.00pm
19th - RBL - Live Music, Billy Jay, 8.30pm
21st- Manea Afternoon Club - Village Hall, 1.30pm
(‘Flowers of Indonesia’ - A slide show by Dr Richard Hirson)
26th - Rose & Crown - Live music, Vicki Mason, 9.00pm
26th - RBL - Live Music, Bryan of Note, 8.30pm
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Monday
Art Classes - Village Hall, 10.00am
Walk & Talk - Village Hall, 2.00pm
Line Dancing Classes - RBL, 7.00pm
Line Dance Classes - Christchurch School, 7.00pm
Manea Silver Band - Methodist Chapel, 7.00pm
Adult Badminton - Village Hall, 7.45pm
Bible Study/Fellowship - 1 Westfield Road, 8.00pm
Tuesday
Youth Club - Village Hall, 6.30pm
Karate - RBL, 7.00pm
Rose & Crown - Free Pool Night
Wednesday
Manea Dinners - Village Hall, 12.00
Mobile Gym - RBL Car Park, 2.00pm to 8.00pm
Brownies - Village Hall, 6.00pm
Thursday
Mother & Toddler Group - Villlage Hall
Term time, 9.30am
Bingo - RBL, 7.00pm
Yoga - Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday
Over 60s Club - Church Rooms, 2.00pm
Bingo - Village Hall, 7.15pm
Saturday
Live Music - RBL, 8.30pm
Live Music - Rose & Crown, 9.00pm
Sunday
Church services ~ St Nicolas, see p. 50
Methodist ~ see p.19
Rose & Crown ~ Informal Quiz, 9.00pm
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