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Established 1987
December2006
Over 2,350 copiesdistributed free
in Linton,Hildersham,Hadstock &
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Vol. 20 No 9
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WEEKLYJunior badminton, 10am-12noon Sundays Sports CentreSlimming World, 7.30pm Mondays Cathodeon CentreWhist drive, 7.30pm Mondays Village HallMen’s keep fit club, 8pm Mondays and Wednesdays SCLadies’ netball, 7-9pm Mondays SCWEA, 10am Tuesdays VHSouth Cambs housing surgery, 10-11.30am Tuesdays VH (FF)Linton chess club, 7.30pm Tuesdays Cathodeon CentreTae Kwon Do, 6-8pm Tuesdays and Thursdays SCLadies’ badminton, 8-10pm Tuesdays SCIT club, 7pm Tuesdays Cathodeon CentreLinton Granta bowls roll-ups, 2pm Wednesdays Rear of pavilionLinton Radio race car club, 6-10pm Wednesdays VHTots-in-Tow, 10-11.30am Wednesdays in term time V HLVC badminton club, 8-10pm Thursdays SCLittle Acorns, 10-11.30am Thursdays VHCarpet bowls, 7.30pm Thursdays VHChildren’s trampolining, 3.30-4.30pm and 4.30-5.30pm Thursdays SCJunior basketball, 6-7pm Fridays SCBridge club, 7pm Fridays Cathodeon CentreTap dancing, 7.15-8pm Fridays VHGranta badminton club, 8-10pm Fridays SCAdult social tennis, 2-3pm Saturdays SCAdult tennis coaching, Sundays (call 07791 150141) SCBoxercise/dance aerobics/TTB/spinning, 7-8pm various days,
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DECEMBER 2 Farmers’ market, 9.30am LVC 2 Linton Granta playgroup Christmas fair, 2-4pm VH 2 Infant school Christmas bazaar, 2pm Infant school 3 Christingle service, 3pm St Mary’s 5 WI, 7.30pm VH 6 Complementary health talk, 7.30pm VH 6 Reading group, 8pm Dog & Duck 7 Parish council meeting, 8pm Cathodeon Centre 8 Rhyme ’n Rhythm, 10.30-11.30am & 1.30-2.30pm URC Hall 8 Storytime, 2.15pm Library 9 Linton music society concert, 7.30pm St Mary’s10 Linton camera club, 10am VH11 ACE outing to Scotsdales, 10am Dog & Duck11 Rhyme ’n Rhythm, 10.30-11.30am & 1.30-2.30pm URC Hall12 VIP group, 1pm Chalklands12 Gardening club,7.30pm VH13 Police surgery, 6pm Library14 Luncheon club, 12.15pm The Crown16 Maggie’s head shave, 3.45pm Boyz2Men16 Symonds House Christmas bazaar, 2-4.30pm Symonds House16 Balsham Singers concert, 7.30pm Balsham church17 St Mary’s Christmas lunch Infant school17 Chalklands & Paynes Meadow children’s party, 1.30pm VH18 Hildersham WI, 7.30pm Hildersham VH19 Historical society, 7.30pm VH20 CAMTAD, hearing help, 9am-12noon Health Centre20-23 Christmas party nights Chilford Hall31 New Year ball Chilford Hall
JANUARY 2 WI, 7.30pm VH 4 Parish council meeting, 8pm Cathodeon Centre 5 Blood donor session, 1-3.30pm & 4.30-7pm VH 6 NO Farmers’ market 6 Friends of St Mary’s coffee morning, 11am VH
Refuse collection: 11th December.Recycling collection: 4th and 18th December.For waste and recycling dates over the Christmas period,please see the article on page 2.
Library times: Monday Closed; Tuesday 10.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm; Wednesday 2pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm; Thursday Closed; Fri-day 10.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm; Saturday 10am-12noon.
LINTON DIARY
Publication DateMonday 4th December
THIS year’s winner of the best guy competition at theLinton fireworks’ event was eight-year-old Poppie
Chamberlain with a Guy Fawkes bigger than herself.Her guy, resplendent in a black outfit and her father’s socks
– he still has not missed them – earned her £15 in booktokens, which were quickly exchanged for Christmas and fairybooks.
It was a second celebration for Poppie; she won the compe-tition last year with Ole King Cole. Family backing thenincluded granddad Frank Bunn giving up his gardeningtrousers.
“My guy took two weeks to make,” said Poppie. “I madehis head with a balloon, paper and wallpaper paste – then Ipopped the balloon and painted his face.”
Her grandmother, June Bunn teaches her craft and cookingat the Bunns’ Linton home in Crossways. “We start thinkingabout the competition in July, decide what to make and thenwe have great fun collecting what we need and making theguy,” said June.
Poppie’s other interests include being a Linton brownie –though her family live in Balsham – with a badge for garden-ing, thanks to granddad Frank’s tuition on growing a range ofvegetables, being a junior member of the National Trust andacting in a Christmas panto. “She’s interested in everything,”said June.
Now, her guy which took two weeks to make, is just alovely memory for Poppie and her family ... all her creativityand work went up in flames, true to tradition, on the fireworkdisplay’s bonfire. So now it is on to next year’s effort ...
John Keeble for LNT
You’ve all seenthe book ...now here’s
the calendar
Poppie is twice a winner
Lucky guy: Poppie with this year’s winnerPicture by June Bunn
MY name is Maggie Orriss, Iam 14 years old, a Linton resi-dent and have been given thechance of a lifetime; to go onan expedition to South Africa.
The expedition is a threeweek trip for a team of 30students from Linton VillageCollege.
We will travel into themountains, make camp andhike, plus other activities.Our itinerary is agreed andplanned prior to travel. Oncein Africa we will have theassistance of a local resident,but we will make our owndecisions and take full re-sponsibility for the outcome.However, we will have aleader with us to ensure that
Maggie will shave her head to helpfund the trip of a lifetime
Maggie with a beautiful head of hair ... until 16th December
THE oil painting kit has been snapped up for Christmas andraised £15 for the friends of St Mary’s. Another possible gift forChristmas is a set of five cassettes of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.The bike for a 9-12 year old (needing small adjustment), the twosilver engraved heart shaped lockets and silver padlock and theEpson printer with external CD rewriter are still available.
Also on offer are the waffle iron, a Canon Starwriter electronicportable typewriter/printer (uses 3in floppy disks), a 16in PhilipsTV, a BT Converse 300 telephone, a BT Converse 325 telephonewith amplifier and the portable netball post. Offers in the regionof £10 may secure any of these items. All profits go to a villageor national charity chosen by the donor of the item.
All inquiries please to:Kate France 891602, or email
Picture by Tony Carlyon
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CHRISTMAS is coming and the Friends of St Mary’s,Linton have thought of two ingenious ways of raising
£10,000 for urgent church repairs. With the help of Lintoncamera club, a 2007 village calendar is being produced with adifferent village scene for each month. They are going “likehot cakes” and already 80 have been sold at £5 a time, £2 ofwhich goes to the repair fund. Many of the people who buythem are villagers who want to send them to friends abroad.
As this is a first-time experiment, the calendars will bemade to order and a sample will be displayed at the back ofthe church. Orders please to Alan Clarkson on 892988 or onthe order form in St Mary’s. Also in aid of St Mary’s, a
Christmas quiz is on sale at the church for £2 each and atHale and Jacobs newsagent. There are no overheads so allthe money raised goes to the fund.
Don’t be put off as no general knowledge is needed –there are 160 questions covering proverbs, book titles,names, sayings and much more. Each answer has a numbercontained within it. The first letter of each word is provided,together with spaces for the remaining letters – all you do isfill in the blanks. The prize is a £10 book token and entriesmust be in by Monday 1st January 2007. For furtherinformation, please contact:
Monica Clarkson 892988
we are at no time in danger. To be part of this expedi-
tion I must raise £2,650.I have agreed to have my
head shaved to raise moneytowards my trip and I amhoping that people will comealong and sponsor me atBoyz2Men barbers in LintonHigh Street at 3.45pm on16th December.
Money pledged to date is£256. I hope this event willraise the amount to £500. Ifyou want to know moreabout the trip or would liketo sponsor me or give a dona-tion towards the trip, pleasecontact me on 891021oremail [email protected].
Maggie Orriss
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ONCE again South Cambs is being targeted by unlicensedcharity collections/leaflet drops. I have been told that thefollowing company is circulating leaflets in ourvillages: Helpmates Ltd - Company no. 05780892.
This company has been investigated by Trading Standardsand the Advertising Standards Agency who are currently tryingto take legal action against them. They have recently collected inHaslingfield, but please be advised that the likelihood is that theyhave also dropped leaflets in several South Cambs villages overthe past couple of weeks.
They are not licensed, so please do not part with items thatcould be given to genuine charities.
If you know of any vulnerable groups, or neighbourhoodwatch co-ordinators who may benefit from this information,please pass it on to them.
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THE Far East came to East Anglia on 6th November at theACEs’ lunch. To link with Remembrance Sunday, John and
June Keeble spoke to us about ‘Life and death on the river Kwai’;the story of the Burma railway, its connections to the Cambridge-shire Regiment and life in the region today. The talk wasillustrated with brilliant photographs, featuring the infamousbridge, the war graves and cemeteries. What I had not realisedwas that the huge loss of life to our prisoners of war was sharedwith Commonwealth and other soldiers, and the civilian popula-tion of Burma and surrounding countries. The cemeteries arenow part of the tourist route, but so beautifully kept that therespect for the sacrifice is palpable; never to be forgotten.
As a bonus, John and June gave a second illustrated talk on theTiger Temple of Kanchanaburi, a unique sanctuary for orphanedand rescued tigers. The sight of the abbot, monks and volunteerswalking and relaxing with the tigers was astonishing, especiallyas the tigers are not domesticated and had been abused in earlylife. John and June were pictured showing no fear as they sat withthe tigers, the calming influence of the abbot probably helping –so brave!
In January we will be having the fundraising event for theWarden on 13th, then a Fair Trade tea, organised by the Co-op,with a talk on the history of the Co-operative Society and the FairTrade movement. We are hoping for samples and goody bags, asthe chocolate is especially good ...
Our next event on Monday 11th December will be the annualtrip to Scotsdales leaving Linton at 10am, in time for free mincepies with each coffee bought. As usual we will pick up at the Dogand Duck, then along Back Road. Please let Sue or Tina know ifyou are coming – telephone 891001 to book.
We look forward to seeing you – remember, everyone over 60is welcome.
Enid Bald
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THE next Police Surgery at the Linton library will be held at 6pmon Wednesday 13th December.Supporting the elderly to beat the burglar:
Being the victim of a distraction burglary can be a frighteningexperience. Offenders tend to prey on the elderly and vulnerable,tricking their way into their homes and stealing from them.
This is a problem across the county and one that police arefocused on reducing, so please look out for suspicious activity inyour neighbourhood. Tell us about suspicious vehicles and people,and jot down the registration number and colour of vehicles and agood description of the people and what they are wearing.What to do before winter driving:
It is always better and cheaper to prevent problems before theyhappen. Things you can do now to get ready for bad weather are:
** Add anti-freeze to your car radiator and a winter additive toyour windscreen wash** Keep your battery fully charged** Make sure your car has had a service and is well maintained** Make sure that all lights are working** Your tyres should have the correct amount of air in them,and should have plenty of tread depth** Change the windscreen wiper blades if they are worn** Clean your windows and mirrors. The glare of the lowwinter sun can make it difficult to see through the windscreen** Keep an emergency pack in the back of your car with icescraper and de-icer, torch, warm clothes and blanket, food anddrink, boots, first aid kit, battery jump leads and spade.
Don’t be distracted:A couple of worrying thefts have occurred in the High Street
area. The most recent was when a woman in her car noticed a whitevan parked behind her. A man approached and opened the passen-ger door and said there was something hanging from her car. Ashe did this, the van behind was turning around. The man thenclosed the car door and jumped into the van which drove off. It wasthen that the woman noticed that while she had been distracted,her handbag had been stolen from the front seat.
Please be aware of suspicious persons and vehicles and remem-ber to get a registration number. If you are worried about someoneapproaching your car, lock the doors and don’t leave valuables onthe front passenger seat.
Women who carry an attack alarm should keep it handy toensure they can use it if they need to. If you don’t have an attackalarm, contact us and we can supply one free. These can be keptin your car or your handbag. Please contact us with any informa-tion. Call us on 0845 456 4564 to report an incident or crime.
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Join our theatre trips ...WHY not take the hassle outof a trip to London to see ashow and join JennySargeant’s theatre trips?
On 18th November, 53 peo-ple from Balsham and thesurrounding area went bycoach to see The Lion King.
The intrepid theatregoersamongst us ate a sandwichon the coach, which gavethem time to brave thecrowds and make a start onthe Christmas shopping,while the less energetic took
the opportunity to have aleisurely meal before theshow.
This was the latest ofseveral trips that I havearranged from Balsham tovisit a show in London, and ifyou would like to know ofany future ones, call me on290709.
The Sound Of Music andBilly Elliot are planned fornext year along with otherold favourites.
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Help us stay on top ofwaste and recycling overChristmas and New Year
SOUTH Cambridgeshire District Council has made the follow-ing waste and recycling arrangements for Christmas and NewYear. We are also repeating recycling details to help us keepSouth Cambs as one of the leading recyclers in the country:
All bin collections will operateas normal up to 22nd Decem-ber. There will be no collec-tions between 25th-29th Decem-ber. All collections from 2nd-6th
January 2007 will be for blackbins only. Green bin collec-tions will resume as normalfrom 8th January.
Green box collections will op-erate as normal apart fromChristmas Day and BoxingDay; these will be on 2nd and 3rd
January respectively.
Householders can check thewaste collection calendar inSouth Cambs magazine, bycalling 08450 450 063 or bydownloading the calendar fromwww.scambs.gov.uk
Milton (860674): open 9am-4pm, Monday to Sunday;Thriplow (839001): open8am-4pm, Monday to Sunday;Both: Christmas eve 9am-1pm; Christmas day – closed;Boxing day – closed; then openas normal until 29th
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Cardboard: Flatten all card-board boxes and put them inthe green bin. Put Christmascards in the green bin forcomposting or look out forcharities which recycle them.Christmas trees: chop upyour tree and put it in thegreen bin, providing thebranches/trunk are not morethan three inches thick. Al-ternatively, take it to a house-hold waste recycling centrefor composting.Glass bottles and jars: rinse
and put them in the green box.Kitchen waste: If you can’thome compost, wrap foodwaste in newspaper and putin the green bin.Newspapers and magazines:Separate into carrier bags andput in the green box.Paper: Shred confidentialhousehold information, if pos-sible, and put all paper, in-cluding junk mail, in the greenbin.Plastic: There are 20 plasticsbanks throughout the districtfor plastic with the 1, 2 or 3logos. Rinse and flattenbottles first. Put lids in blackbin.Textiles: Take to textile recy-cling banks or donate to char-ity shops.Tins, cans and foil: Rinse andcrush these and put them inthe green box, separate fromnewspapers/magazines andbottles. Don’t forget to recy-cle aerosol cans in the greenbox.Wrapping paper: Try to buywrapping paper that can berecycled. The inks and the me-tallic content of some wrap-ping papers make it unsuit-able for recycling orcomposting. If in doubt don’trecycle or compost Christmaswrapping paper - please put itin the black bin.
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Post and email addresses and deadline for letters are on Page 8. Please note: all letters for publication must be suppliedwith a full name and address to enable us to check authenticity. Letters may be edited.
Early start spoiled our evening News fromold friends
Can anyone help me totrace my family?
Dear EditorHaving three children, we bought a family ticket for thefireworks, starting at 7.15pm.We decided to get there just before 7.15 so that the kidsdidn’t get too cold. As we were walking past the Co-op, wethought ‘Blimey, someone has some good fireworks goingoff’.Little did we realise that someone had lit the fuse too earlyat the firework display we were meant to attend. We sawapproximately three minutes of fireworks. Our childrenwere very disappointed but, believe me, there were peoplewho arrived just to see the words GOOD NIGHT spelledout in fireworks at the end of the evening. Unbelievable: it
Dear EditorIt has been brought to myattention that some questionshave been raised by some ofthose who attended thisyear’s fireworks display on4th November.Specifically, questions havebeen asked concerning thetiming and length of thedisplay.By way of explanation, may Isay that hand-fired fireworkdisplays are not an exactscience – it is possible to be
Dear EditorI visited Linton recently with myelderly mother who alwaysbelieved that her family wereLondoners.It turns out however that hergreat-grandmother was born inLinton and I am hopingsomeone can help with furtherinformation.I have looked at the censusesfor 1851 and 1861 and havefound Emma Peters living withher parents and lots of brothersand sisters, although I cannotfind any of the Peters’ family by1871. The name of the streetappears to be High StreetNo 42, but I cannot read therest of the name which lookssomething like White Yard.Does this mean anything toanyone?Emma Peters had an illegiti-mate son named Newell
Dear EditorBy the time our good friendsand all the residents of Lintonread this, Christmas will notbe far away. So this seemed agood time to send our verybest wishes to everyone –may you all have a happy andpeaceful Christmas and NewYear.It will be almost a year sincewe moved from Linton, butthe time seems to have flownby. We are very grateful toreceive the Linton Newsevery month. It is such anexcellent paper and a won-derful way to keep in touchwith Linton.Living in north-east Suffolkis very different from Cam-bridgeshire – so rural and it’svery good to be only 20minutes from the sea!Halesworth is only one mileaway; with a population ofapproximately 5-6,000, it hasdozens of shops, an artscentre and a weekly market.We do miss Linton at timesbut we have had lots ofvisitors over the summer andare beginning to make newfriends.Take care and keep smiling ateach other. We will alwaysremember Linton as a veryfriendly village.Clare and John Neville,Holton, Suffolk
was one of the best displays so far!So what happened, then? Did the fuse lighter want to getback to see the result of X Factor on TV?Perhaps in all the organising of the event, which I am surethey all worked hard at, the organisers forgot to put theirclocks back and they actually thought that they wererunning late.PS Why state on the tickets ‘Display 7.15pm’? I wouldsuggest that for next year’s event, the tickets read ‘Getthere soon after the gates open at 5.45ish. We might startat 7.15pm, all depending how the mood grabs us.John & Michelle Supcik, by e-mail 893903
more precise using electron-ics, but only at much greaterexpense.We are also only volunteersand despite regular annualtraining for safety reasons,we can only do our best.Wehave after all put on 16 yearsof excellent shows and haveraised in excess of £80,000for our local schools.This year we can onlyapologise if any of thoseattending felt we had not mettheir expectations and ask
them to accept that we had to:1) Commence our display afew minutes earlier thanplanned and2) Make the display a fewminutes shorter than inprevious years.
Perhaps we can admit to be-ing a little over-enthusiastic onboth counts – the adrenalin fac-tor on these occasions may havegot to us. We were also lulledinto a false sense of securityowing to perfect weather all day,only to realise that a heavy dew
Why the show had to begin before time
Dear EditorPerhaps you could remindcar drivers that Linton nowhas a one-way system.Like it or not, certaindrivers seem to assume thatwhen travelling west alongthe High Street, they haveright of way at the ColesLane junction.If they look as they ap-proach the junction, theyshould see to their left a ‘giveway’ sign. One should stopat this junction and lettraffic travelling east alongthe High Street have right ofway and not just bargethrough, assuming every-body else will give way.At some stage this will notbe the case, resulting in ahead-on accident or some-thing very close.Anybody not sure of thetraffic laws are quitewelcome to borrow myHighway Code book at avery reduced rate.Glenn Betchley,Chalklands
Stop and waitat Coles Lane
whose father was her employ-er’s son; a family called Coleliving in Cambridge.So when we came to Linton,we were fascinated to see awhole street named after theCole family and thoughtthere might be a connection.We loved Linton and werethrilled to find the stream.My mother, who is in her 80swas able to imagine hergreat-grandmother playingthere.We had lunch at the Dog andDuck where everyone was sohelpful so it was a reallylovely day, but we couldn’tfind the house in the HighStreet. If anyone can help, Iwould be very grateful.My email address is:maudsattic@ hotmail.com.Wendy (full name andaddress supplied)
Dear EditorWhilst researching myfamily tree on theinternet, I came acrossyour newspaper forLinton and wondered ifyou are able to mentionin it my request forinformation relating toBarham Hall, Linton.At one time, it was inthe occupation of theClayden (or Clayton)family.My great-grandmother,Eleanor Rosina Pollard,was a 17-year-old serv-ant girl there in about1867 before she marriedJoshua Woollard, ofWest Wickham.Joshua’s mother’s
maiden name was SarahClayden. Perhaps thereare some historian orgenealogist readers whomay be able to throwsome light on this, andwhether there is anyconnection betweenSarah Clayden and theClaydens of BarhamHall?If you are able to help,my email address [email protected] you cannot, thenthank you for taking thetime to read this any-way.Sue Woollard,33 Dolphins,Westcliff-on-SeaEssex, SS0 0LD
was forming once the fireworkswere removed from their rain-proof dustbin bags – hence anenforced early start.
We would however like tothank all of you who supportedus and all our sponsors andhelpers over the weekend. Wehope the funds raised will beworth it. Don’t forget, this isall done by volunteers and wealways welcome more ofthose.Alan King, fireworks’committee
Dear EditorI wish to thank Jacqueline, Ian, Charlotte, Alice and allmy friends at Chalklands for my wonderful birthdaycelebrations.Bette Chapman, Chalklands
Is there a link between mygreat-grandmother and theClaydens of Barham Hall?
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Dear EditorWhat a relief it was that no one was injured and nothing wastaken when thieves raided the post office last month.How lucky we are still to have this amenity, and even luckierthat there are people brave enough to run it. It must have beena traumatic experience and I’m sure many have wished themwell since the incident.A huge thank you to Anne Willers, her husband Chris andassistants Sue Curtis, Dee Lyons and Hilary Angetter, whocheerfully provide such a wonderful service for Linton and thesurrounding villages.They deserve our continued support.Name and address supplied.
Our thanks ...
Dear EditorAt this time of year Colin,the village custodian, has tobag up more fallen leavesthan he can dispose of.If anyone would like to takesome for composting, pleasering Colin on 892798 toarrange a point of collection.Name and address supplied
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WINNERS of a newlyinstigated contest in the
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The idea of a spooky-themed painting competitionwas thought up by managerKevin Nichols and his staff,and was encouraged by leadersof the out-of-school club. Morethan 50 entries were submittedin age groups three to eight,and nine to 11.
The area manager wascalled upon to make the diffi-cult choice between some ex-cellent combinations ofwitches, pumpkins, bats,moons and stars, with a certainamount of blood in evidence!
As well as other connec-tions, Hallowe’en was onceassociated with the celebrationof the Celtic new year, and thegiving of thanks for a goodharvest. Food was prepared forthe winter and the people
invoked their gods for prosper-ity in the coming year. It wasthe Scots and Irish who tookthe tradition to America fromwhere the idea of ‘trick or treat’has been imported. The con-nection can be seen, although ithas taken on a different, andsometimes unwelcome, guise.
Back in Linton, LucasJeffcoate, nine, won a paint andpottery wheel for his depictionof pumpkins and a bat under atitle dripping blood, and therunner up was Laura-JayneFree, nine, who won a case ofdrawing equipment for herghostly pumpkin face.
In the younger group, OliverKellar, seven, received a giantart trunk for his scary witch
and her broom, closely fol-lowed by Jack Steward, seven,who was given a pencil caseand stationery set for his pump-kin overlooked by a bat amongthe stars.
The children got a round ofapplause as they were photo-graphed receiving their prizes.All who entered should be con-gratulated for their inspireddrawings, as well as the clubleaders and parents who sup-ported them.
Co-op staff are planning an-other competition, probably atEaster, which they hope willattract many more local chil-dren to put their imaginationsto work and showcase their tal-ents. LNT
Spooky winners onHallowe’en night
Prize painters: the winners of the competition and below,the manager of the Co-op with one of the lucky boys
Pictures by Roger Lapwood
SUNDAY 12th November sawthe Camera club taking advan-tage of yet another glorious dayto visit Grantchester meadows.We enjoyed blue sky and sun-shine, lush meadows surroundedby mellowing colours on thetrees and visibility so clear thatKing’s College Chapel was inview in the distance (togetherwith the great cranes toweringover the new Grand Arcade inCambridge).
We wandered throughmeandering paths in a smallwood down to the river whichwas gleaming enough in the sunto try a few reflective shots. Judg-ing by the number of peoplearound, the charm of theGrantchester depicted in RupertBrooke’s poem has not dimin-ished, and is still undoubtedly apicturesque and tranquil placefor strolling, relaxing and enjoy-ing on any day of the year. Be-tween us all, we did seem to findplenty of subjects to photograph.
Everyone found their wayto the church and no, the clockdoes not still stand at ten tothree but most people wouldlike it to. And, there may notbe honey still for tea but cer-
tainly at The Orchard we foundan excellent cup of coffee, andwith magnificent restraintavoided the huge slices of whatappeared to be home-madecakes and sponges, apple piesand other delights.
Judging from the old photosdotted around the walls, it doesnot seem to have changed itswonderful genteel old-fash-ioned look since the day itopened, and this is undoubt-edly what attracts so many visi-tors. I had missed a few daysout with the camera club butmanaged this one, and how gladI am that I did – a good morningout, good company and, hope-
Stands the Churchclock at ten to three?Unfortunately not ...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
POT POURRI (24)Gardening club hits thejackpot with its speaker
The Buying of ItemsIF I should buy some wine at £15 per bottle, some springwater at £1 per bottle and several packets of peanuts at 25peach, with the total number of items bought coming to 100 andthe total cost being £100, how many bottles of wine, springwater and packets of peanuts would I be buying?Solution to No 23 - The Perfect and Amicable?The perfect number is 284 and the amicable number is 496,hence the sum is 780.
A MAN who isobviously one of
Scotsdales’ greatesttreasures kept the Gardeningclub audience in thrall until 10o’clock at its meeting lastmonth.
Peter Jackson spoke on thepropagation of perennials andshrubs, and was pronouncedby one of the members “abso-lutely brilliant” – and I missedit! Many thanks toPeter Thomas who took notes
to enable this report.Although commercial
growers specialise in only afew species to ensure a profit,Peter encouraged members totry out anything they fancy. Hefirst covered growing fromseed, then the taking of cuttingsillustrated by an excellent dem-onstration.
Next came grafting, with thesound advice to keep some plas-ters handy, and the excitingnews that promising new root
LINTON Cricket Club hasnominated John Richardson forthe BBC Sports Personality ofthe Year’s ‘Unsung Hero’award.
John, known to all his manyfriends as JR, has been an in-valuable driving force behindcricket in Linton since the 1970s.
He served as club secretaryfrom 1978 to 1985, when theclub temporarily folded. Hewas then instrumental in re-
forming the club in 1990, serv-ing once again as secretaryfrom 1990 to 2005.
He has also served as cap-tain of a number of the club’ssides and led Linton’s singleSaturday side from 1978-81and from 1991-92. Overall, hehas led his teams to numerouschampionships and other tri-umphs.
But it is fair to say that JR’scontributions off the field have
been at least as significant.During his 25 seasons of secre-tarial dedication, he has raisedmore than £13,000 from thevillage community in order tokeep the club going.
In addition, he has served asthe club’s groundsman since1994, a position he still fillsdespite having passed on thesecretarial baton. He also car-ries out groundsman’s dutiesfor the village football club,
Linton Granta, and they wishto add their support to ournomination of a genuineunsung hero.
However, it is in thecricketing arena where thereare no means great enough tothank John for his contribu-tion. It is no exaggeration tosay that there would be noLinton cricket club were itnot for John Richardson.
Hans Pinkard
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Evening of carols old and new
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Lighting up Lonsdale ...
THE Balsham singers’ Christmas concert will take place at7.30pm on Saturday 16th December at Balsham church andwill feature Bach’s Wachet Auf and snippets from Berlioz’Childhood of Christ, accompanied by orchestra. Unaccompa-nied, we will also be singing Poulenc’s Four motets forChristmas. As usual, we will have the traditional carols whichwe hope the audience will all sing heartily too.
It should be a fun evening for families and friends – docome along and support this local event. Tickets are availablein advance from Balsham Post Office or on the door. For moreinformation, please contact: Eleanor Whitfield, 07952 686520or e-mail [email protected]
ONCE again Terry and Wendy Bishop and their neighbourswill be switching on their Christmas lights in Lonsdale fromearly December. The lights have been creating a granddisplay for the past 15 years and are well worth a visit. Thisyear donations will go to the Arthur Rank hospice. Please notethat the box collection will be emptied every day. LNT
THE New Cambridge Singers under conductor ChrisBrown will be presenting their Christmas recital at 7.30pmon Saturday 9th December in St Mary’s church in Linton.As well as traditional Christmas carols and music from the16th to the 20th centuries, including Gabrielli and Howells,the Singers will be performing newly commissioned set-tings of the mediaeval text Adam lay ybounden along withthe well-known setting by Boris Ord. The composers willinclude the choir’s president Tim Brown and others whohave links with the choir. For a brochure or concerttickets, please contact 894460 or 897983.
Bruce Conochie 894460
stock will facilitate the growingof acid-loving plants in ourlimey soil – the first availablebeing a rhododendron.
After refreshments came thetour de force, a slide show ofthe most popular plants forpropagation during which Pe-ter advised on the avoidance ofcommon pitfalls, and passedon many tricks of the trade.
The consensus was that wehad hit the jackpot with ourchoice of speaker and subject,
and as a high proportion ofmembers had turned up, I thinkPeter’s reputation must havegone before him.
The meeting this month is asocial evening enhanced byCynthia’s mulled wine. Pleasebring a glass if you can, andany donation of mince pies orjam tarts will be most welcome.We hope to see as many peopleas last month, all getting intothe Christmas spirit.
Gloria Fidler 891800
WHAT is Christmas allabout? Everyone’s got a dif-ferent answer.
One of the things whichmost of us appreciate aboutChristmas is the wonderfulstory of the manger, theangels, the kings, the shep-herds and, best of all, thebaby.
Many of us have sat, lis-tened to and sung carols inthe candlelight, watchedthe children in the Christ-mas pageants and been re-freshed again at the won-der of it all.
Every year, ourChurches Together groupdelivers Christmas cards toevery household in the vil-lage giving details of all thespecial Christmas celebra-tions in each of the
churches. Choose whichservices are tailor-made foryou; there is a blessing wait-ing.
If it’s a while since youcame to church, why notcome along alone or withyour family? You can besure of a warm welcome.
The “carols by candle-light” is always a favouriteas are the late-night serv-ices on Christmas Eve. Itmight not be a great induce-ment to say that we will bewaiting for you, but it mightbe if we say that Jesus iswaiting for you.
This village is a very spe-cial place and really cel-ebrating Christmas canonly make it better.
Sarah Devereux 894267Linton Churches Together
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Music SocietyLINTON
A COLD dismalNovember eveningoutside, but we were
all cheered up and enchanted bythe beautiful floral arrangementscreated by Margaret Holmes.
The three arrangements wereall very different and were cre-ated while Margaret told us howthe WI was responsible for hercareer in floral art. A friend hadsuggested she join a course runby the WI. She enjoyed it verymuch and found she had a flairfor it, and hasn’t looked backsince, even being asked on twooccasions to do arrangements atWestminster Abbey.
The flowers were raffled atthe end of the evening and werewon by Brenda Clark, BrendaSmith and Lottie Cooke.
Our quiz team of Barbara,Anne, Cynthia and Jean tookequal first place with the teamfrom Over WI at the recentCottenham quiz night. They willshare the cup.
Flowers brighten aNovember evening
Wendy Foster reported on abeading day she and Jean hadattended and showed us thelovely pendant she had made.
Val Spencer has been on ahygiene course and is hoping toreceive her certificate soon.
The catering committee willmeet on 24th November at AnnSimpkin’s house to finalise theChristmas menu. Members werereminded to bring cutlery and awine glass to the party on5th December. A knit-in has beenarranged at Val Spencer’s hometo make baby wraps for the spe-cial care baby unit at the Rosie.
Outings for 2007 are beingarranged by Bel on 21st March,2nd May and 2nd June.
Joan Pearman is moving toSheringham in Norfolk; she wasthanked for all she has done andpresented with a gift token andcard. Our next meeting will be atthe Christmas Party at 7.30pmon 5th December.
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OCTOBER saw the start of the ninth year of the K-Club, Linton’sown lottery, with 231 members signing up. Prize money ofalmost £1,500 is to be distributed over the coming 12 months,with Linton Action for Youth benefiting by the same amount.Numbers are just a little down on last year, but it is gratifying tosee so many loyal members supporting such a worthy cause.
Winners of the November monthly prizes were:-1st prize (£50) B. Chapman (No.111)2nd prize (£25) D.W. George (No.356)3rd prize (£10) Edwin Green (No.048)
Many thanks to all contributors to the K-Club, and good luckin the many prize draws to come.
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OUR usual meeting day for WI in October was post-poned for two weeks and rescheduled for Monday 30th
October. Our apologies to anyone who turned up on the16th expecting to see antiques and finding the lights off and no oneat home. Hildersham’s guest speaker for the revised date was MrBarrie Stevenson who was asked to return to oversee anotherAntiques Road Show.
Mr Stevenson arrived superbly dressed in an immaculate suitand, warming to his subject, began by saying as he looked at thetable covered with a wide variety of antiques: “This is going tobe an interesting talk.” All the objects, many of which had beenhanded down through the generations, were brought by mem-bers and guests. Each object was given a detailed appraisalcomprising their age, origin and how they were made.
There was a special emphasis on the Victorian and Edwardianeras. It was certainly fun finding out where in the world eachpiece had started out from, as our collection included items fromEngland, Scotland, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Russia andJapan. Articles brought to the meeting included various beautifulpottery pieces, hand-decorated plates, figurines, a jug, a case, aselection of different sized rare prints, cigarette cards, a yearclock and a group of sparkling silverware.
Thanks were given to Mr Stevenson for a superbly informa-tive evening.
Our next meeting will be at 7.30pm on 18th December atHildersham village hall, with guest Mr John Whitmore speakingon ‘Magic, mulled wine and mince pies’ – mmm. Visitors will bevery welcome to join us for the evening.
Nicola Christodoulides
IMAGINE being chosen andinvited to attend the prestig-
ious Women of the Year lunchat a posh London hotel. Thenwhen the great day dawns in-stead of keeping an appoint-ment with the hair stylist, care-fully dressing for the occasionand tripping off to the capital,you are laid up with the flu.
As the former first femalechairman of the Wine and Spir-its Trade Association, JoannaDelaforce was invited to thelunch at the Millennium Hotelon 16th October but was too illto attend. In fact she has beenselected for the Women of theYear lunch four times previ-ously, but this year she wasonly able to look back and re-member meeting a wide rangeof women with variety of ex-pertise, from a farmer’s wifewho set up a successful busi-ness making outsize bras toMary Archer, chairman of theboard of Addenbrooke’s Hos-pital .
Joanna, who lives in TheGrip, speaks fluent Portugueseand Spanish, has a ‘good pal-ate’ and what many would con-sider a really jammy job. She
AS the year draws to an end wereflect over the year’s activi-ties. We have had some verypleasing births and hatchingsincluding several lemurs, tigerand lion cubs, many species ofowls, parrots, macaws andbaby parma wallabies.
The tortoises have done par-ticularly well with Indianstarred and Aldabran giant tor-toise eggs still in the incuba-tors. We now look forward tothe new season ahead and hopeto report even better success in2007.
During 2006 we have con-tinued with our popularOutreach programme, visitingschools and birthday partieswith our little zoo animals, andwe have also introduced ourmini “keeper experience” ses-sions for those who want a littlebit more than just a zoo visit.
We have continued with ourconservation fund raising ac-tivities and have been able tocontribute to field projects forboth tapir and tigers. The saleof tapir and zebra poo for gar-den compost and the donationsof used stamps have helpedtowards the money raised.
If you have visited the zoothis year, or if you have con-tributed in some other way tothe zoo, we would like to takethis opportunity to thank youvery much for your support.
We wish everyone a merryChristmas and our very bestwishes for the New Year. Weleave you with some of ourfavourite baby pictures from2006 including the most recentarrivals, newly hatched Sulcatagiant tortoises.
Kim Simmons 891308www.lintonzoo.com
is a wine consultant selling,marketing and tasting port andmadeira wines. She is brandambassador for Delaforce’s‘His Eminence’s Choice’, a10-year-old tawny port and‘Curious & Ancient’, a 20-year-old tawny port, two of theoldest brands in the trade, aswell as UK brand manager forHenriques & Henriquesmadeira. Additionally she isan international judge of winesand spirits.
Joanna was brought up inPortugal where the Delaforcefamily produced port fromgrapes grown in the Douro re-gion, but she is now the onlymember of the family directlyinvolved in the Delaforce trade.
Although the English wereonce the biggest consumers ofport, which gentlemen tradi-tionally drank after dinnerpassing the decanter with theright hand to circulate to theleft, Joanna says Portugal nowexports larger volumes toFrance, the US and Canada,and in particular, Delaforceports to Germany, Holland andBelgium.
Kate France 891602
Flu sidelines ourWoman of the Year
Laid up: JoannaDelaforce,Linton Womanof the Year, hadto miss theannual lunch
Picture by Wine andSpirits TradeAssociation
Seasonal greetings fromall at Linton zoo
Clockwise from top left, babymongoose lemur, hatching
sulcatas, baby spectacled owland tiger cubs
Hildersham WI welcomes localAntiques Roadshow expert
THE trustees of the Charlesand Mary Anderson Benefac-tion would be pleased to re-ceive applications for grantsfrom the benefaction for distri-bution in 2007.
The aims of the charity areas follows:
** To support the work of StMary’s Church
** To promote educationand any other charitable pur-pose “for the benefit of thoseliving in or resorting to Lin-ton”.
Please contact David Parry-Smith, chairman of the trus-
tees, on 894715 for further in-formation. If you represent agroup, you will need to includethe latest financial statementwhen you apply.
The deadline for applica-tions at 4 Fairfield Way, Lin-ton CB21 4YP is Thursday25th January 2007.
Email applications [email protected] trustees will be meetingin February 2007 and will letall applicants know the out-come shortly after the meet-ing.
Anne Parry-Smith
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THE AGM of Linton and dis-trict Helping Hands was heldon 17th November. The trans-port co-ordinators reported asignificant increase indemand for the services ofthe voluntary drivers com-pared to last year.
During the summermonths it proved difficult tocope in Linton, as the poolof drivers has reduced from23 to 15. Abington currentlyhas seven drivers. CastleCamps, Shudy Camps,Horseheath and WestonColville have one driver foreach village.
The team of volunteer driv-ers and co-ordinators give theirtime free and are given either afixed pre-set fee or a set fee permile. The service covers tripsto the hospital, health centre,dentist, opticians and a varietyof other calls for those whohave difficulty getting trans-port.
More volunteer drivers arerequired as this would meanthat no one is called upon toooften. If you feel you couldhelp this very valuable serviceas a volunteer/driver, pleasecontact:
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Helping Hands’ pleafor more drivers
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member the 5th of Novemberbeing such a magnificentevening. It was as if all thegods had conspired against allthe odds to create weather soperfect for bonfire night. As Idrove along the deadly mainroad into Linton the sunsetblazed in a fiery brilliance,burning a holographic-like im-age across the windscreen.Superimposed wasthe wild glare froma full moon alreadyhanging laugh-ingly large overour village.
And whilst allthat was going onup there in theheavens, I and mil-lions like me were whiz-zing about in our oily littlemachines, homeward bound todeal with this particular eveningin our own particular way. Theword ‘bonfire’ probably comesfrom ‘bone-fire’, an old Celticfestival when animal boneswere burned to ward off evilspirits. Our night however, isalready crafted out of history,moulded in ever more mystery,and every year I ask myself thesame question.
What exactly are we cel-ebrating? This year I made apoint of asking around, and tomy great surprise only a fewpeople had any inkling otherthan that a certain gunpowderplot back in the ‘olden days’had been foiled. When I askedwhat was the intention by burn-ing an effigy of a devout Catho-lic, oppressed and persecutedunder the reign of queen Eliza-beth 1, their eyes simply glazed
over. By the time I’d mentionedthe plot being an attempt to ridthe nation of its Protestant lead-ers and restore the Catholicfaith, well, you get the picture,their eyes had shut tight. So itseems that the most publicisedact of treason against our mon-archy has been overtaken by afervent interest in pyro-technics. I suspect most
of yous h a r ewith me akind ofmorbid in-terest in fireworks; their beautyand shocking magnificencedecorating our winter skies, theuntold excitement of the crackleand bang, and sparks and col-oured flames and flares.
Sadly I didn’t hear any callsfor a penny for the guy, whatwith inflation and interest raterises children today may feelmore comfortable with a creditcard payment into their Paypalaccounts. Nevertheless, I’m stillconcerned we are doing some-thing without really thinkingthrough the consequences, per-haps like the Chinese chef whoback in the 6th century acciden-
tally stuffed a bamboo shootfull of charcoal, sulphur, potas-sium nitrate and saltpetre, laterknown as gunpowder, andchanged the balance of powerovernight in his kitchen. Then,a lot of things died!
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mals. Mainly chick-ens, goats and rabbits thoughdestined for slaughter, theirlives until that final restingplace upon a dinner plate wereto be the best that we couldmake. Guy Fawkes night wasabout lifting the piles of rub-bish in order to free the hedge-hogs, shuttering the hens andmore about bangers and mashand toffee apples than, well,‘bangers’.
The small dog trembled, noowl nor pussy cat to be seen.The almighty blast rattled mycrystals and would have blownme out of bed had I not been oneof those people who, in the face
of man-made or natural disas-ters, remain perfectly calm. Itwas 2am and I lay there won-dering if one of North Korea’snuclear fireworks had malfunc-tioned. When I heard anotherfizz I got up and went outside.In the distance I could hearlaughter. The next firework
exploded above the trees inthe cemetery behind my
house and I couldn’thelp but marvel at itsgeometrical sparkle.
With my lamp Ispotted two pigeonsand a dove on theground by the fence.They huddled stunned,confused, disorientatedand obviously scared out
of their wits. Is this the tip ofuntold misery caused by theplot? Some campaigners of the‘ban the bang’ attribute thedecline of the house sparrow tothe misuse of fireworks. Ex-cessively loud explosions canand do kill many small crea-tures, simply from shock. Ani-mals often drown attemptingto cross rivers as they flee inpanic and fear of the noise.
Unfortunately, the openspaces chosen to have these dis-plays are often the very placeswhere our wildlife thrives. Per-haps next year we could takeout the ‘bang’ and put in morecolour, but for now, this season,a few extra nuts for the birdsand a little food (not milk) forthe hedgehogs might go a longway towards repairing the dam-age done by our fun.
And on that philanthropicnote, I bid you all a very happyand peaceful Christmas.
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For example, on 10th November at the Cambridge Corn Ex-change, an event was held to raise money. This took the form ofa catwalk show where up-and-coming fashion designers in theCambridgeshire area showed off their new outfits, whilst thedancing was choreographed by Bodywork.
However, more locally something else has been done. InHildersham on 7th October Jenny and Mark Logan were the hostsof an evening of wining and dining in aid of a close friend, AngelaFinlayson who has recently begun treatment for breast cancer.The evening started with guests being greeted with a glass ofchampagne (pink to suit the theme) given to them by three first-time waitresses – one of whom was myself. Three rooms weredecorated to accommodate all the specially invited guests, and aprofessional chef (also a close friend of the Logans) was hired toprovide the food.
As the night began, guests were taken to the separate rooms tostart on the first of three expertly cooked meals. Red and whitewine flowed throughout the courses, and once everyone hadcompleted their meals, a raffle was held in the main room.Unfortunately the most important guest, Angela couldn’t bethere, but a grand total of £1,677.82 was raised and a great nightwas had by all.
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LIESL Alexander is now thewife of the vicar at Oakingtonbut at one time her life wasvery different. She was a drugaddict, certified mentally in-sane and was kept for manyyears in a secure mental insti-tution.
On Friday 27th October shecame to the village hall in Lin-ton to tell of how, as a teenager,she had a morbid fascinationwith death, which led to sui-cide attempts and eventually toa complete mental breakdown.However, as people told her ofGod’s love and power she wascompletely healed and set freeto live a normal life.
Journey to hell and backLiesl Alexander tells her story
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If you would like to hearmore of Liesl’s story she willbe speaking at the United Re-formed church in Horn Laneon 26th January and 23rd Febru-ary at 8pm.
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IN the last few years there hasbeen an attempt to revive inter-est in patriotism, especiallyamong the younger generation.Politicians have sought to “cashin” on potential votes by espous-ing the idea of citizenship. Thisis nothing new and reminds meof an earlier group of politicianswho, soon after Queen Victo-ria’s death in 1901 sought tocommemorate her reign, glorifythe British Empire and engendera sense of pride in the youngergeneration.
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When Empire Day was celebrated locally
THE new inspection framework for schoolstruly reflects the way in which the manage-
ment of schools should have changed over theyears. When I was first teaching, inspectorsswarmed in and took up residence for a week.They looked at lessons and policies and inter-viewed everyone. It was like being under siegeand knocked most schools for six. When aninspection was over, you were told how goodyour school was and then a very dull report waswritten which was hard for everyone to inter-pret.
Nowadays the process is quite different.Schools need to have powerful self-evaluationprocedures in place which are kept on-line andregularly updated. We have to describe all areasof school life and then grade ourselves accord-ingly. This document, called the Self evaluationform (SEF), can be viewed by the Ofsted inspec-tors at any time. Therefore inspections become avery different experience. What is inspected islargely this: “Does the school know itself anddoes it have the capacity to improve?” An inspec-tion can last as little as a day, with one inspectorvisiting only a dozen lessons. They come to testout what the SEF shows them and go awaysatisfied if things seem right.
The reason I say that this shows how leader-ship in schools has changed is that at the heart ofthe SEF process is the community itself; a majorsection refers to the views of ‘stakeholders’. The‘stakeholders’ in question are the staff, the stu-dents, the parents, community users and the widercommunity (those of you reading this article). Itis no longer possible, or indeed desirable, to runa school without regularly consulting people asyou go. The old style of headteacher from mychildhood, who ran their own school according topersonal philosophy is well and truly defunct.
Consultation is now part of daily life at LintonVillage College. If I reflect on the last week Inote:
1. I’ve received and replied to more thantwo dozen letters from parents in response to ourconsultation over tutor group arrangements
2. We have organised student consultationover the same issue next week and citizenship”. When the
idea was first put to the countyeducation committee in 1905 itwas rejected as being tooAmerican, too showy and to-tally unnecessary.
Nevertheless, pressure fromthe Royal Colonial Institute inassociation with the EmpireDay Movement (non racial,non party, non aggressive andnon sectarian – or so it said).won the day, and schools weregiven suggestions about whatto do. The union flag was to behoisted in school yards and thenational anthem sung,
Teachers pose beneath the union flag on Empire Day 1909Picture courtesy of Gwen Samuels
preferably on 24th May, QueenVictoria’s birthday. A visitoror the local vicar should ad-dress the children about theduties and responsibilities at-taching to British citizenship.
Celebrations were noted inour local school log books.Empire Day was a feature ofthe school year in Cambridge-shire from 1906 and was intro-duced at Linton school in May,1908. The photograph showsthe staff assembled around theflagpole in the school play-ground in1909. The Lintonchildren sang a special chorusto the national anthem, “Wesalute thee and we pray, God tobless our land today” and theysaluted the flag each time.Empire day also featured inother local schools.
At Horseheath in 1907 flagsand greenery decorated theschool, and a new flag was ac-quired the following year; in theAbingtons from 1908 a flag wasflown from Great Abingtonchurch tower, and in Hildershamin the same year, 43 pupils eachwore a daisy buttonhole, sangsongs and watched the unfurlingof a 9ft-long union flag. Thevicar gave each child a coin anda bag of sweets.
On Empire Day in June,1927 Miss Gladys Fordham led210 Linton pupils in patrioticsongs before an assembledgroup of parents. Miss GwenSamuels told me that lessonsended at morning play and thechildren were able to displaytheir flags and sing patrioticsongs. George V’s speech washeard on the radio and thenthere was the half day holiday.The head teacher had to ensurethat the vicar had given hisofficial permission.
The whole idea wasabandoned after India becameindependent in 1947, and thenext year Empire Day wasabolished and redesignatedCommonwealth Day.
3. We’ve had a parents’ forum on thesubject of homework which was buzzy andwell attended
4. We’ve consulted staff over sanctions5. We’ve consulted governors over
premises priorities.The benefits of consultation are many. The
biggest is that you draw on the ideas of a largegroup of people and can take the best forward.Secondly, you involve people and build strongrelationships. Thirdly, the views of othersforce you to reflect on your practice and changeit if necessary.
There are problems with it however; somepeople confuse consultation with democracy.If you put out a questionnaire people wronglythink it is an election, with winners or losersrather than a genuine attempt to see what thevariety of views are before you make a deci-sion based on professional judgement. Schoolsare not democracies, and sometimes aheadteacher will still make a decision evenwhen they know it isn’t universally popularbecause they believe, on the balance of evi-dence, that it is the right way forward.
Consultation is also unsettling; some peo-ple worry that they are being presented with afait accompli so get very cross about an issueeven before a decision has been made. Con-versely, it can also raise expectations about achange which, following consultation, maynot happen.
However, in my professional judgement,the benefits outweigh the difficulties and Ihave found an open approach to decision mak-ing to be successful, and I’m glad that Ofstedthink so too.
On a final note … I gather many of you didnot receive the Broadening Education Part-nership programme last July. It was sent outwith the free papers. A spring term programmepacked full of exciting courses will be pub-lished shortly – it isn’t a booklet, but an A4fold, so look out for it with your papers and inyour letter boxes. If you do not receive one,phone the college. Don’t miss out.
Caroline Derbyshire, Principal
S/1979/06/LB Mrs S Bennett., The Shrubbery, 8 Mill Lane,Linton. Alterations, replacement of cellar steps,remove walls to kitchen and store to create enlargedkitchen and formal dining room and install new doorto hallway. Create new lead roofed bay window indining area. Block opening to drawing room andformer larder. Convert part of garden store to WCand extend to create covered way (verandah) to backhall and new study/garden room, with rooflights inlead flat roof.Install new windows in lean-to shed toform workshop. Provide window at first floor inbedroom 4. Install new roof structure to barn.
S/1980/06/F Mrs S Bennett, The Shrubbery, 8 Mill Lane,Linton. Extension.
S/1983/06/PNA SCS Taylor, Little Linton Farm, Linton.Extension to agricultural building.
S/1998/06/F Mr & Mrs C Hewett, Railway End, 44 TheGrip, Linton. Extension.
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As I drive around the country, I see many acknowledgementsfrom other drivers – friendly ones, I
hasten to add… On motorways, it tends to be a flashedlight, in towns a raised hand or smile, but in the morerural areas or less demonstrative counties, this can bea raised forefinger or barely perceptible nod. It isamazing how a little consideration – to let someoneout of a junction, or into a space, or allow a pedestrianto cross – can help someone else and ease their day.Sometimes someone will even do it for me!
Linton still has its traffic problems, but couldconsiderate driving solve any of these? Allowing carsto join the traffic flow from side roads helps othersand does not cost you much time. The junction of theHigh Street and A1307 may have improved with thenew traffic lights, but is still prone to congestion.Access is limited by the parked cars, so some thoughtis needed to avoid blocking the progress of othertraffic.
When travelling from Cambridge, why not pauseto allow cars waiting to enter the High Street to crossthe junction, or let cars exit onto the A1307 in front ofyou. A build up of stationary traffic, fumes andtemper could be prevented for the cost of a moment ofyour time. Giving way to buses – they do not have youracceleration – speeds the journey for passengers, sogive them a chance. Why do some drivers insist onovertaking the queue at the new lights? The driver ofa red hatchback pulled out for no apparent reason,without looking, nearly hitting a motorbike – thatcould have been a death caused by selfishness, and forwhat gain?
Parking with a little thought can save many prob-lems, too. Parking restrictions and double yellowlines are there for a purpose. How often have you seen
gridlock becausesome selfish personthinks their conven-ience is more im-portant than thelaw? Or parking onthe road when thereis a drive or parkingbay provided?Please keep theroads clear and freeup space for thosewith nowhere elseto park.
So often cars and vans are parked with two wheelson the pavement, blocking the path for pedestrians,especially those with buggies, walking aids and wheel-chairs. Where is the sense in this? It doesn’t helptraffic flow and makes life really dangerous for thosewho have to walk in the road to get past them,especially those less able villagers. There is also theproblem of cyclists on paths.
Traffic on the path, pedestrians forced into the road– not a good idea. As one local builder says to me:“what goes around, comes around”. Perhaps a little
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CouncilminutescouncilminutescouncilminutescoMinutes of the meeting of LINTON PARISH COUNCIL held on
Thursday 19th October 2006 at the Cathodeon CentrePresent: G Potter – Chair, M Clay, Ms E Cornell, M Gee, A Gore,
Mrs P Kenyon, T Krarup, J Linsdell, Dr J Rossiter, Dr V Urwin, Dr DWhite, D Willingham, Mrs K France – Press, Mrs S Parry – Clerk
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Bald, Cox,Hammett and DC /CC J Batchelor
Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting held on 5th October 2006.The minutes were approved and signed.
Report from the Police. PCSO D Brock and a colleague were inattendance.
The crime figures for the month are:2 thefts from vehicles,1 theft of a 4x4 vehicle later used in a ram raid in Suffolk,2 burglaries from garages,criminal damage to 1 house and 1 green house,1 shoplifting from the Co-op,2 cycle thefts,3 criminal damage to vehicles and1 possession of cannabis.
PCSO Brock was asked to clarify ‘Immobilise’. If you are unfor-tunate enough to lose or have property stolen, want to increase thechances of getting it back and if stolen help the police to catch thethieves responsible then you should visit www.Immobilise.com.
Immobilise is a national register and is part of a linked series ofsecure databases. It is the result of a continuing close workingrelationship between the Home Office, the Department of Trade andIndustry, the Mobile Phone Industry and the Police. Designedoriginally to tackle the rising problem of mobile phone theft, theImmobilise Register is now capable of recording details of all identi-fiable property including car music systems, cycles, computers andmobile phones. The register currently has over 20 million itemsregistered including over 750,000 cycles. So far nearly 15,000 peoplehave registered in the CB postcode areas.
PCSO Brock confirmed that PCSOs were allowed to direct traffic.However when an incident occurs on the A1307 their main priority isto clear the traffic from the area as soon as possible. It is not in theirremit and they certainly do not have the time or resources to explainto every driver the best route to use. Traffic officers will attend anincident if there are no PCSOs on duty. There are no plans for any extraofficers for this area.
Report from the County Councillor. Cllr Batchelor was not inattendance but had confirmed thatTower View and Rhugarve Gardenswere due to be resurfaced. No decisionhas been made regarding Emsons Close.
Reports from District Councillors.Neither was in attendance.
Written reports from Council repre-sentatives. Written reports had been re-ceived from Cllr Cox regarding theChurchyard work and the Clerk regard-ing the CALC QPS workshop. CllrRossiter had reported on the CALCAGM and warned that many changesare likely. Many of the proposedchanges are aimed at larger towns andcities by the creation of new smallercouncils and the procedures by whichthese will be funded. However the ex-isting Parish Council structure is also
under review even to the pointof a name change to ‘Commu-nity Councils’ in order to dis-tinguish them from their ec-clesiastical roots, and also be-cause they may be expanded toinclude several parishes! Themeeting also emphasised theneed for ongoing training forcouncillors. It was thereforeproposed and agreed that thisCouncil invites Ian Dewar,Parish and Town Council Sup-port Officer to address a meet-ing of Linton Parish Council.The Clerk will contact him tosee if he is free on Thursday30th November.
Consideration of Minutes ofPlanning Committee meetingheld on 21st September 2006.
There were considered no points raised.Consideration of Minutes of Finance Committee meeting held on
7th September 2006. These were considered no points were raised.Correspondence for discussionJohn Cobb and Sons re quotation for remedial work to path to
clapper stile. We are awaiting clarification that a site visit has beenmade before any decision is taken. It was agreed to obtain quotationsto tarmac the path.
Royal Mail post code changes – It is unlikely that Royal Mail willconcede on this issue. However Cllr Willingham will pursue this onbehalf on the Parish Council.
S Hurcum email re various issues. The Clerk will inform SH thatitem 1 is not the responsibility of the Parish Council and any problemsshould be directed to Environmental Health. Item 2 regarding the car– as it is not on the Highway, is on private land it does not need todisplay road tax.
Mr Jeffries re bridge and dogs not on leads. The work on the bridgeat the ford was undertaken by CCC and the Parish Council were notforewarned. Apparently the bridge needed to be replaced as a matterof urgency. The fibreglass decking was chosen for safety reasons; itis non slip, will not be damaged if submersed in water and will not rot
when covered by fallenleaves. However it is stillin a temporary state andwill have wooden planksfitted along the sides tomake it more aestheticallypleasing.
Owners of dogs areasked to keep them onleads on the recreationground but this is not alegal requirement. It is un-enforceable as we haveneither dog warden nor byelaws. The Clerk will con-tact CALC regarding thecurrent model bye lawsand contact other Parishes
Repairs to Church wall
Churh fencing on Camping Close
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to see how they address the prob-lem.
Herald Contract Services quo-tation for various works in PocketPark. Cllr Gore proposed, it wasseconded by Cllr Clay to acceptthis quotation subject to funds be-ing available. This will be passedto finance for their consideration.
Mr Orton re 38 High Street. Itwas agreed that Cllrs Cox and Gorewill check the Market Square fileand respond.
Set date and venue for Preceptmeeting. The meeting was ar-ranged for Thursday 11th Januaryat 8pm upstairs in the Village Hall.
Review of Wish List prior toPrecept meeting. The Wish Listwas reviewed, changes were madeand an updated copy will be circu-lated.
Matters arising from the Min-utes of meeting of 5th October notalready listed
It was reported that the beeperunit on the pedestrian crossing onthe A1307 was faulty but the tac-tile cone system was working. Areport on the A1307 will be avail-able shortly. Cllr Willingham re-ported that he had spent an eveningon patrol with PC AA a report willfollow. Cllr Gore and Urwin hadmet with two representatives fromSCDC regarding Coles Lane carpark. Several issues were raisedand a report will be available bythe end of the year. The Clerkconfirmed that references had beenreceived for the tree work on theRecreation Ground. It was agreedto formally offer the work to Cam-bridge Tree Surgery.
Reports from Councillors (forinformation only)
It was suggested that the noticeboard at Swan Bridge was in needof repair. The Clerk will obtainquotes for a new one.
It was agreed in principle, toreplace the light on the skateboardramp subject to costs.
Parish Matters – decision re-garding possible extra hours foradmin assistant
That the Clerk and the assistantclerk will be invited to undertakethe compilation of Parish Matters.Full training will be given. Thiswill equate to an extra 5 hrs permonth. This is on the understand-ing that all copy is received priorto the monthly deadline.
This was agreed unani-mously.
The meeting closed at 10.20pm
Minutes of the meeting of the Linton ParishCouncil held at the CATHODEON Centre onThursday 2nd November 2006 commencing at 8pm
Present: G Potter – Chair, Dr B Cox – ViceChair, Mrs E Bald, M Clay, Ms E Cornell, MGee, A Gore, B Hammett, Mrs P Kenyon, TKrarup, Dr J Rossiter, Dr V Urwin, DWillingham, Mrs K France – Press and Mrs SParry – Clerk
Apologies for absence were received fromCllrs Linsdell and White.
Approval of the Minutes of the meeting heldon 19th October 2006. The minutes were ap-proved and signed
Consideration of the minutes of the Plan-ning meeting of 19th October 2006. These wereconsidered no points were raised.Reports from Co-ordinators:i) Open Spaces - M Clay reported that the grass
verges had been cut on Horseheath Road upto the A1307 junction.
ii) Recreation Ground - Mrs P Kenyon reportedthat a litter bin had been upended and re-quired reinstalling with a larger concretebase.
iii) Cemetery - M Gee. Cllr Cornell respondedfor the cemetery committee and reported thatit was in need of a good tidy up. A smallsapling has been removed from alongside agravestone following a complaint. CllrCornell had spoken with some regular visi-tors to the cemetery and they had reportedthat the grass cutting had not been up to theusual standard. Small rubbish heaps are ap-pearing. Work had begun to tidy up, deadwood is being piled up close to the railingsfor collection to be burned on Guy Fawkesevening. Cllr Cornell had also spoken to aChalklands resident who did not wish any ofthe trees to be lopped or removed. It wasagreed to write to all residents whose homesborder the cemetery to ascertain their views.A tree plan would also be provided so thatthey could identify any tree they consideredrequired attention.
It was agreed to remind Herald to do a tidy upin preparation for Remembrance Sunday.
iv) Rights of Way -Dr JRossiter – nothing to re-port
v) Venture Playground - BHammett reported thatfollowing reports ofvandalism to the skateramp he had made a sitevisit but it appears tohave been repaired. GPwill contact Mr MCoxall, LA4Y to ascer-tain whether he has donethis work.
vi) Leadwell Meadows -Dr J Rossiter – nothingto report
vii) Glebe Land - Dr JRossiter – nothing to re-port
viii) Churchyard - Dr BCox had issued notes on
Frost will be asked to chase up items 1,2 and 3. A meeting willbe arranged to assess the situation and respond to CCC.
G Dye and Sons quotation re installation of litter and dogbin. This was agreed and passed to Finance Committee
CCC re congestion meeting on 14th November. Cllr Gorehopes to attend.
CCC re questionnaire on Highway services – noted and CllrBald will respond .
J Cobb and Sons quotation re tarmacing path to ClapperStile £1780 + VAT. The clerk reported that she had contactedEnglish Heritage to ascertain whether the path specificationhad originated from them. They replied that they did notusually give advice other than on buildings. However if wewrite to them outlining the situation and attaching photo-graphs they may be able to help. After much discussion it wasagreed to await their reply before any further action was taken.
CCC re footway repairs - notedSCDC re Code of Conduct training. Much discussion took
place regarding this training. It was agreed to contact theStandards Committee to invite them to a meeting howeverCouncillors were reluctant to travel to Cambourne for train-ing.
Taylor Vinters re open space at Chalklands – Cllr Gorereported that Taylor Vinters had suggested that we have beendelaying a response however we have, for several weeks, beenawaiting a response from them.
Matters arising from the Minutes of 19th October notalready listed. Cllr Willingham reported that he was trying tocontact Royal Mail but their email system had not beenoperational. Apparently the change of post code had meantArgos customers are experiencing delays with deliveries.
The clerk reported that Mr Orton had again been into theoffice regarding parking on the Market Square. Cllr Gorereported that he would call into the office to collect the MarketSquare file.
Reports from Councillors (for information only). Cllr Gorereported that the S106 at Granta Vale relates to Mr Impey foras long as he owns the land.
The meeting closed at 21.40
Cont from Page 9 the meeting with the Archdeacon, representa-tives from Diocesan Advisory Committee,Parish Council, Parochial Church Council,SCDC Conservation and Planning Depart-ments, Church Architect and various others.The visiting group were satisfied with thework that had been done on the railings byCroftons. In relation to the Kissing Gate, itwas suggested that rather than modifying theold frame a gate should be installed, in the lineof the railings directly to the south of thekissing gate. A suitable gate of the samedesign as the reclaimed railings was beingheld by Croftons until a decision was made asto the ultimate form of the kissing gate area.The original kissing gate would be restored toits former position and the entrance path wid-ened. Council was pleased to note this. Partfunding for lighting in the churchyard may beforthcoming from Safer Routes to School(SRS) initiative.ix) Communications - M Gee reported that
work on the web site is ongoing. At the momentthere are 20+ pages completed. It is hoped thatit can be launched in January along with a namechange to .gov.uk. Cllr Gee will prepare anarticle for the January edition of Parish Matters.
x) A1307 - E Cornell had issued a report. Theroad is currently being assessed for speed.
Proposal : That we write to both Cambridge-shire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire CountyCouncil requesting they deliver as high prioritya recommended diversion route with clearsignage and a police or PCSO presence withinthe village when this takes place. Proposal car-ried
Consideration of Payments The cheques weresigned by Cllrs Cox and Gore. It was agreed towithhold payment to Croftons until the workhad been completed.
Correspondence list – of particular interestP Griffin/S Hughes email re Dalehead Foods
– this had already been raised and dealt with ata previous meeting
CCC A Frost re one way system – It wasagreed that the Traffic Working Party (TWP)meet on Saturday 4th November at 2pm at theFire Station to note any missing signs etc. Mr
Repairs being carried out to Church boundary