MARCH 2017

The Avenue, now closed for a year IN THIS ISSUE 2. From the Editors Parish Council Notes 3. Madingley Village Hall Poppy Appeal 4. Dates for your diary Village Contacts 5. Church News 6. Madingley History Group 7. Remembering Robert Hinde

8. Madingley Village Quiz Night 9. Traffic News Community Speedwatch 10. News from Madingley Hall 11. News from the American Cemetery 12. Stephen Perse Pre-Prep School 13. Bus Times 14. Royal Mail and Bin Collections

FROM THE EDITORS Welcome to this Spring issue of Madingley News – and thank you again to everyone who has contributed material for inclusion. This issue carries details of the many activities taking place in the Village over the next few months, as well as other local developments including the temporary closure of The Avenue and new Bin Collection Days (see page 14). For the last three years, we have been indebted to Lizi Ingham for delivering Madingley News to homes throughout the Village. Sadly for us she is moving into Cambridge and after this issue, will no longer be able to help. We send our thanks and very best wishes to her family. We are therefore asking for volunteers to take on the task – please contact Stuart Hawkins, Madingley Parish Council Chairman if you can assist. The next issue will be published on 10th June and the copy deadline for receipt of articles, photographs (jpeg attachments 1MB or more in size please) and advertisements is 10th May. We look forward to receiving your news and illustrations. Roger and Lesley Buckley Email: madingley.newsletter@gmail.com Telephone: 01954 211276

Lizi Ingham and her daughters, outward-bound

PARISH COUNCIL NOTES Traffic and transport matters continue to dominate Madingley Parish Council’s agenda. As I’m sure you are aware, work has now begun on the A14 upgrade between Cambridge and Huntingdon. As part of this, the top section of

The Avenue (closest to the A14) has been temporarily closed from Monday 20th February until Thursday 1st March 2018. This is to allow construction of the local access road that will run parallel to the A14 from the top of Huntingdon Road, past Madingley, Dry Drayton, Bar Hill, etc. and on towards St. Ives. As its name implies, this road is intended to allow ‘local’ traffic to travel between the villages and in and out of Cambridge without having to mix with the ‘through’ traffic using the A14. Closure Whilst the closure of The Avenue may be an inconvenience to some of us in Madingley, it will hopefully be equally inconvenient to many of those who rat-run through the Village on a regular basis. It will be fascinating to see what happens. If there’s a net benefit to the Village generated by the closure it will help inform our traffic strategy going forwards. We are anticipating some initial ‘teething problems’, particularly the potential for HGVs to get stuck at the Dry Drayton Road junction – despite signs warning drivers of this. However, we’ve had assurances from Highways England’s agents that they will be responsive to any such issues and look to solve them, so please let us know of any problems you do spot. There’s also a ‘hotline’ to report issues directly to the Stakeholder Team: 0800 270 0114. Busway We are also continuing to keep a close watch on the City Deal activities, particularly those relating to the Cambourne to Cambridge busway proposals. One positive recent development is that many of the villages most directly affected by these proposals, together with other interested parties, are now beginning to work together in a far more coordinated way. The intention is that any opposition to the proposed schemes will be much more effective if it is presented with a united voice. As an example of this, I attended the most recent Local Liaison Forum (LLF) meeting at the beginning of February. The LLF was set up by the City Deal to give an ‘official’ voice to local residents and others most directly affected by their proposals. At the meeting the LLF presented its own detailed proposals for the Cambourne to Cambridge busway – a so-called ‘Option 6’ – that could potentially realise most of the benefits of the City Deal’s currently favoured ‘Option 3/3a’ for a fraction of the cost. This proposal was well received by both the LLF and the members of the public who attended. The question is whether the City Deal will give serious consideration to it.

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Park & Ride At this meeting I gave a presentation expressing Madingley’s (and Coton’s) continued opposition to any Park & Ride site near Madingley Mulch roundabout. This is on the basis of both environmental and strategic grounds – the latter reflecting a genuine belief that locating the site further west would far better meet the City Deal’s own stated objectives for reducing congestion and would be more ‘future proof’. I’m conscious that some may feel that having a convenient P&R site for the Village could be appealing. I’d suggest that what we actually need is an efficient and effective bus service. The Parish Council has been opposing the P&R site on the basis that the negatives vastly outnumber the positives. We believe it would blight the Village. Not only the sheer scale of it (potentially up to 250,000 square metres (62 acres) of concrete with the currently favoured ‘Site 4’), right on the edge of the Village and adjacent to Madingley Wood, but also the knock-on effects – noise and light pollution, increased traffic, the Village potentially turning into a car park itself if P&R parking charges persist, and so on. Parish Clerk To end on a sad note, Sally Harris has decided to stand down as our Parish Clerk. On behalf of the Parish Council and the Village I’d like to thank her for the huge amount of hard work she put into the role, much of it behind the scenes. We will greatly miss her contribution and support. If you have any thoughts or concerns, please get in touch, via the Village Contacts section in Madingley News or by coming along to a Parish Council meeting. We’d love to hear from you. Stuart Hawkins, Parish Council Chairman

Parish Clerk Vacancy We are currently seeking a new Parish Clerk for Madingley. The Clerk is essentially responsible for the smooth running of the Council, and duties include: preparing for, attending and recording Council meetings (every six weeks); executing the decisions of the Council; implementing its policies; dealing with the day to day correspondence; and managing the Council’s finances. We are a small Parish and so the role is relatively straightforward. The work is home-based, four hours a week (with additional hours as required) at a salary of £10 per hour. For more information please contact the Parish Council Chairman on 07711 701530 or via: madingleyparishclerk@btinternet.com

MADINGLEY VILLAGE HALL If you are planning a family celebration or need a venue for a meeting please contact me so that I can show you the facilities that the Hall can provide. As part of the rolling programme of repairs and improvements that the Committee is organising, the Hall floor was refurbished before Christmas and there are plans for the building to be redecorated externally during the course of the coming year. Please contact me if you would like more information or make a booking (Tel: 01954 210766, Email: chrisbaldwin1000@gmail.com). Chris Baldwin

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL 2016 Last year, The Royal British Legion asked the nation to ‘Rethink Remembrance’ by recognising the sacrifices made not just by the Armed Forces of the past, but by today’s generation too. For many people, Remembrance is associated with the fallen of the First and Second World Wars and whilst we will always remember them, the Legion wants to raise awareness of a new generation of veterans and Service personnel that need our support. Madingley continued the tradition of very generous giving and £566.91 was collected in the fortnight leading to Remembrance Day. Grateful thanks to everyone who made donations and to Chris Cound, Madingley Hall, the Stephen Perse Pre-Prep School, Madingley Mulch, the congregation of Madingley Parish Church and ‘The Three Horseshoes’ for making collections. Without your help the Legion would be unable to continue its vital welfare and benevolent work. Anna Baldwin

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Thursday 16th March, 7.30pm Madingley Village Hall Madingley History Group Capability Brown: Managing His Legacy at Madingley Hall: Richard Gant Sunday 19th March Madingley Hall Cambridge Science Festival 2.30pm: My Germs: Friend or Foe?: Dr Tom Monie 4.00pm: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Political Preferences: Dr Lee de-Wit Saturday 1st April, 9.30am-5.00pm Madingley Hall Open Day Sunday 2nd April, 2.30pm Madingley Hall Concert: programme to be announced Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th April, 2.30pm onwards Madingley Hall Cambridge Literary Festival @ Madingley Hall Sunday 9th April, 11.00am Madingley Parish Church Palm Sunday Eucharist Friday 14th April, 11.00am Madingley Parish Church Good Friday Service Sunday 16th April, 11.00am Madingley Parish Church Easter Day Service Thursday 20th April, 7.30pm Madingley Village Hall Parish Council Meeting Sunday 23rd April, 9.30-11.30am Madingley Village Hall Big Breakfast Sunday 7th May, 2.30pm Madingley Hall Concert: programme to be announced Thursday 11th May, 7.30pm Madingley Village Hall Madingley History Group Madingley and the 1939 Register Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th May American Cemetery Memorial Day Weekend Thursday 24th August, 7.30pm Madingley Village Hall Madingley History Group Politics, Conspiracy and the Career of Sir John Hynde Cotton (1686-1752): Dr Gabriel Glickman

Thursday 26th October, 7.30pm Madingley Village Hall Madingley History Group Subject to be announced VILLAGE CONTACTS Coton School 01954 210339 County Councillor Stephen Frost 01954 211444 stephen.frost @cambridgeshire.gov.uk Cricket Club Ian Morgan 01223 861841 District Councillor Francis Burkitt 01223 840128 cllr.burkitt@scambs.gov.uk Local History Group Sue Baldwin 01954 210766 Perse Pre-prep School 01954 210309 Neighbourhood Watch Chris Baldwin 01954 210766 Rev’d Christine Barrow 01223 277674 Parish Churchwardens Stuart Fox 01480 469431 Elizabeth Seale 01223 352240 Church Secretary Sue Baldwin 01954 210766 Parish Council Clerk madingleyparishclerk@btinternet.com Parish Councillors Stuart Hawkins/Chair 07711 701530 Joan Stevenson-Hinde/Vice-Chair, Mark Robinson, John Freegard, David Ousby Police Emergency 999 Non-Emergency 101 Crime Stoppers 0800 555111 Community Officer 101 (PCSO 7156 Samuel Kennedy) Sports & Social Club Mark Carter 07718 762230 Madingley Toad Rescue William Seale 01223 316561 Village Hall Committee Chris Baldwin 01954 210766 Village Newsletter Roger & Lesley Buckley 01954 211276 madingley.newsletter@gmail.com Madingley Parish website https://sites.google.com/site/madingleyparish/ home

CHURCH NEWS Under normal circumstances, a month after Christmas, I should be able to report that we are now in a mercifully quieter period, when we can all draw breath and recover from the frenetic busyness of the Advent and Christmas season. However, life at Madingley church continues to be busy, but in the main it is with activities which are worthwhile and exciting. Since the last issue of Madingley News was circulated, we have held all of the Christmas services which were well attended. The first to occur was the Christingle service for our younger members, which went off happily and safely without anyone being singed by candle flames, and everyone tucked into the homemade cookies and drinks afterwards with good appetites. The Perse Pre-Prep School came and shared the singing of carols with their guests, revealing a remarkable ability at such a young age to remember the words of several songs and carols.

Chris and Lily Baldwin at the Christingle service

Celebrations We welcomed the Madingley Hall staff to their annual service of lessons and carols after they had seen the culmination of the celebrations marking Capability Brown’s tercentenary, and the restoration of the Madingley Hall entrance gates. Our services of Lessons and Carols, Midnight Mass and the Christmas Day family Eucharist brought everything to a triumphant conclusion. As in previous years, our thanks go to Roger Buckley for being willing to play the organ on Christmas Day.

Sad and happy news However, the time around Christmas and in the days afterwards were saddened by the news of Professor Robert Hinde’s death. It was good that his funeral service was held in the centre of the community where he and Joan have lived for so many years, and to which he had given so much of his time and skills in many different ways. The service was taken by the Revd Duncan Dormer, Dean of St John’s College and a close friend of the family. On a happier note, we welcomed into the family of the church through baptism on 22nd January, Abigail Eliza Sabberton Court – a hope-filled occasion for everyone there, and we wish this new family well for the future. West End Development At the beginning of a new year, I was able to report to everyone in church that our fundraising efforts for the West End Development have achieved a remarkable total at the end of the first quarter. So it is that we already have enough money in hand or pledged, to cover the cost of the first, essential but least inspiring part of the project, which is to lay the pipes for the water supply and foul drainage. This is unavoidably a highly expensive part of the project – there was no way that it could be done more cheaply – so raising this amount in only three months from a small community is truly remarkable. But the truth of the matter is that we still have a considerable way to go, and some distance to travel before we can approach the grant giving bodies who we hope will look kindly on our vision and our efforts to make it a reality. We will have to be able to prove to these external bodies that the whole Village community is supportive of this scheme, and so I would ask you to ensure that you both know in detail what is planned, and that you make your own agreement to the plans plain in word and giving. This is a project that will ensure that the church remains viable into the future. There is a display containing the details of the whole scheme just inside the church door; please do examine it closely, and take one of the leaflets which explains both the need for it, and the whole process. We have so much to look forward to in the future, and the church remaining at the heart of Village life is one of the major things which we hope to underline and maintain. Do please join us in that vision. Rev’d Christine Barrow

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MADINGLEY HISTORY GROUP You are welcome to join us at any of our meetings held on Thursday evenings at Madingley Village Hall starting at 7.30pm. Thursday 16th March Illustrated Lecture by Richard Gant, Head Gardener at Madingley Hall: Capability Brown: Managing his Legacy at Madingley Hall A précis of Capability Brown’s life and early career will lead us to explore one of his earliest commissions at Madingley in 1756. Using Brown’s contract, correspondence and the Hynde Cotton family ledgers, we will identify the design and its implementation and compare it with the landscape today. This will include subsequent changes to the landscape and their impact on Brown’s design. The evening will conclude with the management of his legacy in the 21st century, the dilemmas and challenges it presents and the implementation of the Parkland Management Plan.

Madingley Hall, 1824: John Preston Neale lithograph

Thursday 11th May Madingley and the 1939 Register The 1939 Register, taken on 29th September 1939, provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. The information was used to produce Identity Cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to facilitate the issuing of ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and division of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation. The 1939 Register is a very useful resource for family, social and local historians. The History Group has transcribed the entries for this Village and will be combining this with photographs and other information about the people who were living here in 1939.

Come and find out who was living in your house and who your neighbours might have been 80 years ago! Thursday 24th August Lecture by Dr Gabriel Glickman, Fellow of Fitzwilliam College and University Lecturer in Early Modern British History: Politics, conspiracy and the career of Sir John Hynde Cotton (1686-1752) In the middle of the eighteenth century, Madingley Hall was at the centre of national political life, as its owner, Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet, used his Cambridgeshire networks to mobilise Tory opposition to the ruling Whig government. But Madingley was also a place of secrets. Sir John Hynde Cotton was a Jacobite: part of a network of conspirators who aimed to restore the exiled house of Stuart to the throne of Britain. In 1745, when the Jacobite Pretender Charles Edward Stuart landed unexpectedly in Northern Scotland, Sir John's career was brought to a point of crisis, which risked his own arrest and the destruction of the Tory party. This lecture looks at how Hynde Cotton was able to navigate his double life as parliamentarian and conspirator. It examines the cultural, intellectual and religious influences that shaped his worldview, and considers why he was prepared to take the official opposition on the path towards treason. Thursday 26th October Autumn meeting – subject to be announced

If you have photographs or other archive material about your family, home or events in Madingley and are able to share them with the Group please contact us. Meetings are publicised on the notice board by the church gate and via email. Annual membership costs £8. Visitors are welcome to attend individual meetings but are asked to contribute £3 to History Group funds. Further information is available from Sue Baldwin (01954 210766; suebaldwin1000@gmail.com).

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REMEMBERING PROFESSOR ROBERT AUBREY HINDE 26th October 1923 – 23rd December 2016 Villagers were saddened to hear about the death of Robert Hinde just before Christmas. Here we look back at his very full life and outstanding achievements.

Robert was born in Norwich, the youngest of four children: John and Isobel were born before WWI, and Wendy and Robert afterwards. His father, Ernest, was a GP who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI while his mother, Isabella, who was a trained nurse, looked after the practice. From primary schools in Norwich, Robert went to Oundle School in 1935. As soon as he became 17, Robert volunteered for the RAF. After a frustratingly long period of training, he was assigned to Coastal Command, where he became a pilot flying Catalina and then Sunderland flying boats.

Following his demobilisation in January 1946, Robert attended St. John’s College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences (Zoology). He then moved to Oxford (Balliol College and the Zoology Department), where he did field work towards a D.Phil. under the guidance of David Lack and Niko Tinbergen. In 1950 he returned to St. John’s College and the Zoology Department in Cambridge, effectively for the rest of his academic life. He helped William Thorpe establish an Ornithological Field Station (later named the Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour) in Madingley. Robert was awarded a Royal Society Research Professorship in 1963, and he set up the MRC Unit on the Development and Integration of Behaviour in 1971. From 1989 to1994 he was Master of St. John’s College, Cambridge.

In addition to many distinctions, including a CBE and Fellowships of the Royal Society, the British Academy and other prestigious bodies, he received Honorary Doctorates and awards for research in Anthropology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Ethology, Primatology, and Zoology.

Robert’s influence on others, particularly his students, was enormous. His output included over 300 scientific papers and books ranging from Ethology and Animal Behaviour to Human Development – interactions, relationships, and culture – with an emphasis on the dialectics between them. In ‘retirement’ he continued to write books, focussing on the origins of morality as well as religious behaviour and beliefs.

A recent book (2015) is particularly relevant just now: Our Culture of Greed: When is enough enough?

Robert Hinde: the portrait by David Poole (1990), which hangs in St. John’s College

Along with such a productive academic career, Robert found time to be involved in peace movements, including ex-Services CND, the Movement for the Abolition of War and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. Robert’s wartime experience in the RAF, the tragic loss in 1941 of his brother (who like his father served in the RAMC), the loss in 1944 of his childhood friend (who like Robert was in the RAF), and the lasting effects on their families, made world peace and the elimination of war his abiding interest. His last publication was a rather personal memoir called My ‘War’ (2016).

Robert will be especially missed by his wife Joan and his six children – Francis, Kate, Jonathan, Miranda, Lara, and Camilla – and by 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

In keeping with the inscription on the north side of the chancel in the Church, 'This has been the Burying-place of the Hindes for many Ages', Robert was buried in Madingley Churchyard.

The Editors, with thanks to Joan Stevenson-Hinde

MADINGLEY VILLAGE QUIZ NIGHT

The popular and enjoyable annual Madingley Village Quiz took place on Saturday 4th March when 56 villagers, in teams of four to six, answered questions on a range of topics. Over £444 was raised for the Village Hall, including £116 on the raffle for which a number of people generously donated prizes. Our thanks go to Gilly and Bill for compiling the questions, Gilly who prepared the buffet supper and Bill, our good-humoured Quizmaster; also to members of the Village Hall Committee who set up the Hall, greeted people on arrival, sold raffle tickets and ran the ‘bar’, and to Chairman Chris Baldwin who masterminded the evening.

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TRAFFIC NEWS Installation of 40mph buffer zone First is the Local Highway Improvement (LHI) application for the 40mph buffer zone between the Madingley Mulch roundabout and the start of the 30mph zone at the top of Church Lane. For many years Madingley residents and other road users have experienced difficulties exiting the Village through the traffic-calming chicane on Church Lane, especially during the morning rush hour, as a result of cars approaching at speed from the A428/A1303 roundabout at Madingley Mulch and failing to give way. Cambridgeshire County Highways Officers have agreed that the addition of a 40mph buffer zone would help to slow the approach speed and increase the likelihood that drivers will comply and give way to traffic coming up the hill. It is proposed that the 40mph limit should start at the roundabout with the A1303. The Parish Council was encouraged to make an application through the Local Highways Initiative (LHI) panel to fund these improvements. An application was presented to the LHI panel on 31st January, where it was well received. It helped that we had focused on one specific issue and that there was recent evidence of a serious accident on Church Lane – a head-on collision between two cars resulting in serious injuries in April 2016 at the point where Church Lane crosses over the A428. The letter of support that we gratefully received from our MP Heidi Allen also made an impression. The fact that we have an active Speedwatch group, and that the 40mph buffer zone would allow Speedwatch surveys to be undertaken in this area, was also noted as a positive. LHI funding is limited and there is competition from other parishes seeking highways improvements. We have applied for LHI funding in both 2015 and 2016 and have been unsuccessful on each occasion. We shall find out whether or not we have been successful this time around on 14th March. Speedwatch kit The second issue is the application to the A14 Community Fund towards the purchase of a Speedwatch kit for the Village, for which Madingey Parish Council has agreed to fund half of the cost. Having our own kit would allow for a wider level of participation by our community Speedwatch volunteers and enable us to do more surveys, as at present we need to share a kit between two other villages, which limits our opportunities for surveys.

It is worth noting that the new Local Access Road will – according to Highways England – significantly increase the volume of traffic through the Village as it will create a new rat-run for commuters travelling to and from the North West Cambridge site entrance on Huntingdon Road via the A428, an option that does not exist at present. Having an active Speedwatch group and conducting regular surveys will help the Village to strengthen its arguments for highways mitigation measures, which may include restrictions on the junction between a new Local Access Road and The Avenue, or the permanent closure of The Avenue. Whilst The Avenue is closed for approximately 18 months, residents and businesses in the Village will experience what this might mean as a permanent measure. The Parish Council would like to hear from all those affected by the temporary closure, both on the effect it is currently having and the impact of permanent closure of The Avenue on them. David Ousby, Madingley Parish Councillor COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH The Community Speedwatch scheme allows the public to be actively involved in monitoring the speed of vehicles travelling through their neighbourhood. It is run by the Police alongside the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership and delivered through local coordinators with the support of volunteers. Speedwatch is a simple, effective way of reminding drivers passing through our Village to drive within the speed limit. Most drivers proceed more slowly and considerately during speed surveys, helping to make the location safer for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as for other drivers. The support of current volunteers is always appreciated. Additional volunteers to participate in surveys would also help, if at least 18 years of age, reliable and responsible. If you are interested, please email: csw.madingley@gmail.com Stop Press: Our County Police Speedwatch is requesting expressions of interest for the voluntary role of Coordinator of Speedwatch teams in South Cambridgeshire. As there are a lot of Village teams, there could be several opportunities available. If anyone is interested to apply please email the address above and details will be passed on. Community Speedwatch Secretariat

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NEWS FROM MADINGLEY HALL EVENTS Cambridge Science Festival Sunday 19th March 2017 At 2.30pm My Germs: Friend or Foe? Explore the hidden world of germs with Dr Tom Monie. Marvel at the magnificent range of germs that live upon us and discover how some keep us well and some make us ill. At 4.00pm The Psychology and Neuroscience of Political Preferences Dr Lee de-Wit explains how research has revealed a surprising range of individual differences between people who identify as left or right wing – from the size or activity of particular areas of the brain, to moral values and biases in categorising. Perhaps these findings can help us to understand the perspective of those who identify as being on the left or the right. Admission is free but places must be reserved in advance. To reserve your place, visit www.ice.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

Sunday 26th March 2017 at 12 noon Mother's Day Lunch Join us from 12 noon for a special lunch to celebrate Mother's Day. Starting with a glass of sparkling wine, there is then an optional tour of the gardens with a member of the Garden team, followed by a three course meal. Tickets are £36 per person and can be purchased from www.madingleyhall.co.uk or by phoning 01223 746286.

Madingley Hall Concerts Sunday afternoon concerts will take place in the Madingley Hall Saloon on 2nd April and 7th May. Performers, programmes and booking details will be available on the ICE website, at www.ice.cam.ac.uk/madingleyconcerts

Saturday 1st April 2017, 9.30am – 5.00pm Madingley Hall Open Day Join the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education for its annual Open Day at Madingley Hall. Hear University experts speaking on their specialist subjects, and get a flavour of what it’s like to study at Madingley Hall. This year, for the first time, the day will be divided into two halves. The morning will focus on personal enrichment courses, whereas the afternoon is all about professional development, with free career management advice available to those who attend. Food and refreshments will be available throughout the day.

Visit www.ice.cam.ac.uk/openday to view the programme and book your place.

Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April 2017, 2.30pm onwards Cambridge Literary Festival @ Madingley Hall For the first time ever, the Institute of Continuing Education will be teaming up with the Cambridge Literary Festival to hold an author event and many other attractions for readers and writers at Madingley Hall. This event will include an author talking about his or her new book, a literary dinner and a selection of writing seminars by our creative writing tutors. Visit www.ice.cam.ac.uk/litfest to view the programme and book your place.

Coming soon Madingley Hall Summer Festival Madingley Hall will be hosting a Summer Festival from June to September featuring a wide range of events in the Hall and Gardens. These will include open-air theatre and cinema shows, themed evenings, dinners, talks, courses, and open garden events. The full programme will be announced in Spring on the Institute’s website: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/events/social-events

MADINGLEY HALL CB300 WALK From Peter Wilderspin, Rural Surveyor (Estate Management): To celebrate the Capability Brown tercentenary during 2016, the University and Institute of Continuing Education allowed permissive access to a walk through the grounds of Madingley Hall, known as the CB300 walk. The University now plans to keep this walk open to the public following the end of the celebratory year, for the foreseeable future, subject to temporary closures during inclement weather, or when the University has work being undertaken or events taking place that might conflict with that walk. Leaflets detailing the route are still available from the reception at Madingley Hall, or through the following link: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/madingley-hall/capability-brown-tercentenary Continued use of the CB300 walk does however depend on it being used responsibly by everybody. Dog fouling has become an issue of concern, and dog owners are reminded that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times, and owners are expected to clean up after their dogs. There is a dog waste bin on the High Street next to the CB300 path near the mini roundabout and post box. Thank you for your co-operation.

NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN CEMETERY The Winter months are generally quieter here at the Cemetery, but we put that time to good use as we research the histories of those commemorated at Cambridge. Knowing the history behind an event and that of the people who took part in it, enables us to tell their stories, so that, as General Jack Pershing said: ‘Time will not dim the glory of their deeds’. Stories There are so many stories here of the men and women who gave their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic, the strategic bombing campaign over Europe, those who died in the invasion of Europe and who were killed in training exercises on British soil. So many headstones – so many names. It is difficult to comprehend who they were from a sea of crosses. However, if you know the story of the one, the man to his right, and the woman on his left, then the enormity assumes more human proportions. Having an image, a picture of the person, enables us to begin to comprehend their story – and that’s the reason Faces of Cambridge was born. Pictures I am sure that you are aware that on Memorial Day at the Cemetery, each headstone is decorated with two flags (host country and the US flag). This year, for the weekend immediately prior to Memorial Day, we will also include as many individual pictures of the servicemen and women, civilians and infants as we can, which will be displayed at the headstone or on the Wall of the Missing – currently 2,700! Stations There were a number of US Army Air Force (USAAF) stations within just a few miles of our villages – Nuthampstead; Duxford and its sister airfield, Fowlmere; Bottisham; Bassingbourn; Alconbury; Steeple Morden; Kimbolton and Little Staughton. RAF Duxford's No. 19 Squadron was the first squadron to be equipped with what would become the strikingly successful Supermarine Spitfire. However, in October 1942, Duxford was allocated to the USAAF. The 78th Fighter Group took up permanent residence later in the year, flying P-47 Thunderbolts and it was not until December 1944 that the 78th FG converted to the iconic P-51 Mustangs. The role of these fighter aircraft – the ‘little friends’ – was to escort the bombers ever deeper into mainland Europe. This was achieved by adding extra fuel tanks to increase their range, enabling them to protect the B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators all the way to Berlin.

Capt James W. Wilkinson One of those ‘Faces’ is that of James Willard Wilkinson from Ohio, who, without a college degree, was not acceptable to the US Air Corps. Instead, he travelled to Canada to enlist and was assigned to the artillery. This means he would have the distinction of serving for three nations during the war! After arriving in England, Wilkinson was transferred to the famous RAF Eagle Squadron, quickly becoming an officer. When American servicemen based in England were re-assigned to the Army Air Corps, Wilkinson became a lieutenant, advanced to the rank of captain and finally commander of the 78th Fighter Group. While at Duxford he met and married an English girl called Frieda Sutton (nurse and ARP).

Capt James W. Wilkinson Though he was a most accomplished pilot, Wilkinson was killed in a flying accident on 4th June 1944. His P-47 crashed into a mountain in Wales on a practice strafing flight. He was 31 years old. Frieda received his DSC and Silver Star posthumously. Tragically, she committed suicide at the age of 34 on 12th January 1945 and died clutching a photograph of her husband.

Why not visit us on 27th-28th May, for Memorial Day Weekend – ‘Faces of Cambridge’? Come along and meet the brave young Americans of World War II who never made it home.

Suzi Harrison, Interpretative Guide – American Cemetery, Cambridge

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NEWS FROM THE STEPHEN PERSE PRE-PREP SCHOOL

Our new topic, ‘Up in the Air’ is fully underway with children developing their skills across the curriculum all linked to the topic. Year Two Madingley has been developing forest skills by creating objects that you find up in the air. On viewing what they had made, the children explained that they had created new species of birds, rockets, insects and kites. Superheroes The Early Years have also been exploring other characters who go up in the air for their Superheroes Day. All the Kindergarten and Reception children came to Madingley to explore life as a superhero. With a mixture of exploration, investigation and creation the children became their own superhero with jet packs, masks and capes.

Clouds Year One has been looking to the sky to investigate and be inspired by clouds in order to write poems. I have been impressed by the way in which the children have learned about different types of cloud and then used all of their senses to describe them. The children have also been practising reading poems about clouds and weather to develop speaking and listening skills.

Parent workshop Recently we held our latest parent workshop for our Early Years parents at Madingley where Mrs Lee talked about how children learn through play and how parents can support this at home. Gymnastic skills The children have returned to Spring term full of bounce and travel in their gymnastics sessions. Mrs Lee is now running an Early Years club at Madingley to enable children to develop gymnastic skills and use of apparatus. Our Year One and Twos are busy preparing for their gym displays later in the term where parents will be treated to a gymnastic phrase in unison and then individual or paired routines. Progress Each week I hold a certificate and celebration assembly to share learning and progress at each site. We encourage the children to share who they would give a certificate to and also to thank those people, parents and peers who have helped them that week. When handing out these certificates we always reflect on the ways in which we learn and what helps us. We also recently celebrated the school’s 136th birthday and every pupil in the Foundation was treated to a cake which everyone enjoyed.

For more news, please have a look at our new website: www.stephenperse.com Mrs Alice Heywood Head of Stephen Perse Foundation Pre-prep, Madingley

BUSES BETWEEN MADINGLEY AND CAMBRIDGE Outbound services pick up in Cambridge Road adjacent to the Madingley Hall gates roundabout and arrive at Drummer Street Bus Station (Bay 3). Inbound services begin at Drummer Street Bus Station (Bay 3) and stop in the High Street near the Village Hall. Whippet Coaches Bus No. 2 (Monday to Friday only) Outbound: Madingley Drummer Street 07.37 08.00

Inbound: Drummer Street Madingley 17.45 18.06

Whippet Coaches Bus No. 8 (Monday to Saturday only) Outbound: Madingley Drummer Street 09.55 10.15 11.05 11.25 14.05 14.25

Inbound: Drummer Street Madingley 10.20 10.39 12.30 12.49 16.30 16.49

Madingley Road Park & Ride All Cambridge Park & Ride services were revised on 20th November 2016. Buses no longer cross the city; instead they go into and out of the centre. The Madingley service goes to Stop S3, on St. Andrew’s Street outside Grand Arcade, and leaves from there also. Times are as follows: Monday to Saturday: 07.00 (08.00 on Saturdays only) until 20.24 (at 10 minute intervals until 17.50) Sunday and Public Holidays: 09.00 to 18.15 (at 15 minute intervals) A daily Park & Ride ticket costs £3. Each paying adult can also take up to three under-16s free. In addition, charges are made for parking at Cambridge Park & Ride sites, though the first hour is free: • 1 to 18 hours: £1 • up to 24 hours: £10

• up to 48 hours: £20 • up to 72 hours: £30

(Advance purchase and season tickets are available at: https://cambridgeshireparkandride.keyivr.com) Concessionary fare pass holders can travel free on Park & Ride services after 9.30am, Monday to Friday, and all day during weekends and Bank Holidays. However, they are still liable to pay the parking charge.

Whippet Coaches Bus route U (Universal) runs between Madingley Park & Ride, Cambridge Railway Station (Monday to Saturday) and Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Monday to Friday).

Details from: http://www.go-whippet.co.uk/new-route-u/

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‘WEDNESDAY B’ BIN COLLECTIONS March 15th: BLUE and GREEN 22nd: BLACK 29th: BLUE and GREEN April 5th: BLACK 12th: BLUE and GREEN 21st: (Fri) BLACK 27th: (Thurs) BLUE and GREEN May 4th: (Thurs) BLACK 10th: BLUE and GREEN 17th BLACK 24th: BLUE and GREEN June 1st: (Thurs) BLACK

MADINGLEY ROYAL MAIL COLLECTION TIMES (AS THEY ARE ADVERTISED) From the small box near No. 31, High Street Monday to Friday: 4.15pm Saturday: 11.45am From the pillar box near Madingley Hall gates Monday to Friday: 9.00am Saturday: 7.00am From Monday to Friday, a later collection (7.00pm) is made from Cambridge Mail Centre, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7AJ

NEXT ISSUE The Summer issue of Madingley News will be published on 10th June 2017. Please send your contributions – stories and photographs – to the Editors by 10th May.

The Editors have tried in good faith to establish the accuracy of the material used, including images, in this Newsletter. Any breaches of copyright are unintentional and are regretted.

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