1. education
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We remember
those men
born in Linton
who died in WW1
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October
2014
Over 2,350 copies
distributed
free in Linton,
Hildersham,
Hadstock &
Bartlow
Vol. 28 No 7
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Classic Buskers to Success in navigating
come with magician the Mythical Maze
T
HE Classic Buskers have not appeared in
Linton since their concert for the Linton
Music Society in December 2009. We are very
pleased to welcome them back to Linton Village
College this time with their fellow artist Neil,
a magician who can truly be said to rival, nay,
equal them in sheer expertise and wackiness.
Famed for their virtuosic musicality in many
genres and on numerous instruments, the Classic Buskers are now extending the scope of
their act to embrace prestidigitation by their
collaboration with Neil.
This promises to be a truly magical evening
at 7.30pm on Friday 24th October at LVC. Tickets cost ￡12 for adults, ￡10 for concessions,
￡2 for students and ￡24 for a family of two
adults and two children.
Tickets will be available on the door or in
advance, in person or by telephone from Sweet
Talk News in the High Street 893480. Can
also be bought from Saffron Walden Tourist
Information office on 01799 524002 or online
at www.saffrontickets.com
For further information please contact
[email protected]
Linda Bird
Children receiving certificates
The Classic Buskers in concert
Linton fireworks to
dazzle again
THE 25th Linton fireworks display will take place on Saturday 8th
November on Camping Close behind the Linton Infant School.
We are hoping for another large crowd to enjoy our spectacular
display set to music. All profits are divided equally between the
Infant School, the Heights Junior School and Linton Village College. Last year we were able to donate ￡3,200 to each school.
We are particularly grateful to our main sponsor Camgrain for
their continued financial and logistical support.
Doors open at 6pm. Come early to enjoy food and drink stalls,
and keep warm by the large bonfire which is lit at 6.30pm. The
main display will start shortly after 7pm. As always, prizes will
be on offer for the best guys, so bring them onto the field during
the day. We don’t have a theme this year so let your imagination
run riot. However, please don’t bring any sparklers along in the
evening as they are dangerous in a large crowd.
Tickets will be on sale at the schools, Sweet Talk News and the
Post Office from three weeks before the display. You will also be
able to buy tickets online at www.lintonfireworks.co.uk
The display is run entirely by volunteers and we are always
on the lookout for additional help on the day. Please call me on
07713 160306 if you would like to get involved.
Andrew Clark
Sparkles from
the 2011
firework
display in
Linton
Picture by John
Buckingham
Picture by Thure Etzold
MEDALS and certificates were
presented to children aged between four and eleven years,
who completed the summer
reading challenge. The challenge is a national initiative run
by the Reading Agency.
Sixty-nine children completed the challenge to read six
books of their choice throughout the summer holidays and
received their medals and certificates from Enid Bald, chair
of Linton Parish Council, and
Marjorie Smith, district library
manager.
Linton Parish Council donated £200 to support the scheme
as well as making a substantial
grant to this year’s Linton book
festival, which produced the
colourful frieze in the library
depicting imaginary animals
and characters for the mythical
maze challenge theme. Librarian, Liz Cox, enhanced the
Picture by Roger Lapwood
decoration by suspending two
life-like dragons across the
ceiling of the children’s section
and a craft session was held in
August for children to make a
pop-up dragon of their own to
take home.
Mrs Bald said the Parish
Council is delighted to support
the library scheme each year as
it opens up a whole new world
for so many children.
Kate France, 891602
Annual Camera Club exhibition
LINTON Camera Club continues to flourish and is delighted
to present its Annual Exhibition which will be held between
10am and 4pm on Saturday 18th October at the village hall.
Entry is free.
There will be over 200 photographs on display as well as
handmade cards for sale, teas with scones and home-made
cakes and a raffle with some great prizes.
Our MP, Sir James Paice, will also be popping in during
the day. This is your opportunity to come and see what the
club has achieved over the past year.
It has always been a popular event so if you have not been
before, come along and see what we do.
New members to the club are always welcome so if you
think you would like to join come along and meet us. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Sarah Hurcum
Could you be Linton’s
Community Navigator?
CARE Network is a countywide charity aiming to help older
people by recruiting local volunteers as Community Navigators.
Community Navigators point older people towards services which
may help improve their quality of life and help keep them happier, healthier and independent for longer. Mostly this will entail
phone calls and home visits, though it could be extended to host
drop-in guidance sessions or set up a local scheme.
All our volunteers are offered training, support and have a
criminal records check (DBS) by the small but dedicated Community Navigator project staff team.
If Community Navigators feel there is a need not being met
by local services, we try to raise awareness of this and support
the development of new groups. Examples would include car
schemes for people who find it hard to get about; coffee mornings
for people who don’t get the opportunity to socialize; or home help
for people who find it tough to manage on a day-to-day basis.
Mostly, however, the project is about directing people to services, which are available to help people who need it – they just
might not know about it yet.
If you’re interested in hearing more about becoming a volunteer, please call on 01954 212100, or email us on southcambs.
[email protected]
Wesley Freeman-Smith
Changes to the bin collections
PLEASE note green bin collections are being reduced to one
a month in December, January and February. There is not
bin collection for one week over Christmas.
Quiet reflections
Picture by Sarah Hurcum
Too good for jumble...
AN old solid shed, floorless, 6ft wide x 8ft long x 7ft 6in high,
is available for collection in Linton
Also available are the over-bed table with wooden style
melamine top, 2ft long x 1ft 4in wide, adjustable to 2ft 7in
high (metal frame with castors), a round barbecue on a green
steel trolley, 99 almost new Dunlop ping pong balls, two
green plastic fold-up garden chairs, the child’s snooker table
on a frame, 12 stacking metal chairs with black padded back
and seats and the Hewlett Packard Deskjet 930C printer with
set-up disk.
The TV/DVD mobile table raised £15 for WaterAid.
To buy any of the above or to offer an item to profit a charity, please contact Kate France on 891602 or email kfrance@
profsoundconsult.com
NB: The donor chooses the charity to receive the money.
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Open mornings at
Linton Infant School
WELL, here we are at the
beginning of October and the
summer holidays seem a distant memory now. At the time
of writing the sun is shining
and coats haven’t been needed
yet.
Everybody returned to
school rested and refreshed,
with lots of shiny shoes and
smart uniforms, ready for the
challenges of the new school
year.
We were delighted to welcome 57 new children to our
foundation stage at the start of
September, who all appear to
have settled into school life.
We also welcome Miss
Claire Hawkins, Mrs Becky
Childs and Mr Matt MitchelKing to our team. Claire is
teaching a foundation stage
class, Becky a Year Two class
and Mat is a sports coach and
will be teaching all of the pupils
two hours of PE a week.
Our themes this term are
history and local geography
and the corridors are a lesson
in themselves with lots of interactive sections to engage the
children and to reinforce learning of literacy and maths.
Although we have only just
got into this academic year, the
admissions window will soon
open for children due to start
school in September 2015.
If you are thinking Linton
Infants is the school for your
child we are holding open
mornings for you to come and
see for yourself. The sessions
will run from 9.30-10.30am on
Tuesday 4th November, Monday 17th November, Thursday
4thDecember and Monday 8th
December. The places on each
session are limited so please
phone the school office to book
a place on 891421. We look
forward to seeing you.
Louise Clark, Headteacher
Twenty-fifth craft fair at the
Meadow school in Balsham
COME, join us in celebrating 25 years of the Meadow Primary
school’s Craft & Gift fair from 10.30am-4pm on 11th-12th October:
adults £1, children 50p.
We have a greater variety of stall holders this year with over
50 stalls of locally handmade crafts and gifts from infused glass,
ceramics, greeting cards, knitted and fabric crafts, wooden toys,
games and puzzles, jewellery, to novelty soaps and bath bombs,
scented candles and art. This year a nail bar (£10-£15) and hand
massages (£5) will be on offer. Meadow School stalls include
face painting, sweet stall, tombola, lucky dip, children’s crafts
and a café selling lovely home made cakes and biscuits, filled
rolls, bacon butties, hot dogs and soup.
For the first time this year, we are running a food hall with
stall holders selling delicious home made foods, cheese, pies,
bespoke cakes, cupcakes, preserves, Greek spinach pies, cheeses
and olives, handmade chocolates, Christmas cakes and lots more
delicious goodies.
Come along, have a browse, stay for lunch or just indulge in
something delicious from the café. A great opportunity to buy
unique items for the home and garden or that perfect gift for a
loved one. For more information about our exhibitors please visit
www.facebook.com/balshamcraftfair.
Debbie Paton
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PLODDING ALONG
An update on police matters
BETWEEN 10.30pm on 27th August and 7am on 28th August the
side door of a property in Symonds Lane, Linton was damaged.
Fortunately, the offenders were not able to gain access to the
property. Damage to the door frame was made in an attempt to
jemmy the door.
At around 1.20am on 31st August a business premises in
Balsham Road, Linton was broken into. A UPVC door was damaged and entry was gained to the cellar area where two bottles
of beer and a bottle of wine were stolen. CCTV has been seized
and enquiries are ongoing.
At around 3.05 pm on 4th September a parent was walking with
her child in Barley Way, Linton. The child was bitten by a dog,
causing grazing and bruising to the leg. The owners of the dog
did not stop. The dog was being walked by a male approximately
6 foot, late teens, early 20s and white. The female was about
5ft 8in, white, with long hair, also late teens-early 20s. The dog
was a small black terrier-type dog and was on a lead when the
incident occurred. Do you know who the owners of this dog may
be? Crime Reference:- CF0346390914.
If anybody has any information about these crimes, please let
us know quoting the crime reference number beginning with a CF.
Please call 101 for non-emergencies and 999 for emergencies.
Meet the police
THE next police surgeries at Linton Police Office are on Friday 3rd
October from 1-2.30 pm; Friday 7th November from 10am-12 pm
and Sunday 23rd November from 1-3pm.
The next Panel Meeting is being held from 7pm on 16th October at the Fulbourn Institute, off Home End, Fulbourn. At this
meeting you can discuss the priorities which will be set for the
local policing team.
Leanne Fisher, PCSO South Cambridgeshire
Dads charity bike ride
The
Dad’s
about to
set off
Picture
supplied
by
Ian Webb
ON Saturday 10th May, a peloton of 13 Dangerous Dads set
pedal for our 6th Annual Cross
Country sponsored bike ride to
raise funds for local charities.
Over the years our gathering
of Middle Aged Men in Lycra
has raised over £9,500 for the
likes of Linton Granta Playgroup and Toddlers, Chestnuts
Playgroup, the refurbished
under-eights’ playground on
the recreation ground and Linton Heights Junior School. With
last year’s funds contributing
towards the building the new
library at the school, this year
we wanted to help stock the
library with new books.
Our 2014 route took us out
towards Newmarket, following a route down through the
Stour Valley before coming
back along the Roman Road in
to Linton. We suffered perhaps
the worst weather yet in our
six years of Dangerous Dads
rides, only managing to fit in
one pub stop.
The collection of sponsorship is complete and I am
pleased to confirm that we
raised a total of ￡1937.50. All
funds received will go directly
towards purchasing new books,
which will hopefully inspire
another generation of enthusiastic readers.
Ian Webb 07891129899
[email protected]
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New faces at Conkers
Children’s Centre
CONKERS Children’s Centre has re-opened its doors this month
with a new timetable, new office hours and some new faces.
I’m Tara Hebditch and I’ve just been appointed as the new
Children’s Centre Manager for Sawston and Linton leading a team
of dedicated and skilled staff and I am very much looking forward
to getting to know our local under-fives and their families.
It is an exciting time for our centres, as we launch our new
programme and implement some of the changes put in place due to
the recent reconfiguration of Cambridgeshire’s Children’s Centres.
The programme includes Play & Stay and Seedlings groups.
The new programme is now being circulated and group sessions
have begun. The new opening hours at our Children’s Centres will
be 9am-5pm on Tuesday for Conkers and 9am-1pm on Monday,
Thursday and Friday for Seedlings. Outside these times, please
do phone and leave a message – we will return your call when
next in the office.
Lastly, please do not hesitate to contact me should you require
any further information about Seedlings or Conkers, or if we
can help in any way – and remember, we are still appealing for
people to volunteer their time to come and help us run some of
our groups.
Tara Hebditch, 706373
[email protected]
Linton Heights
returns to school values
THE pupils and staff at Linton Heights have been returning to
school values at the start of the new academic year. By teaching
values at primary school we hope that the children will adopt
behaviour that will not only make them life-long learners, but
also good, upstanding members of the community.
The Linton Heights junior school values are kindness, ambition, honesty, respect, resilience and responsibility.
Isobel Watson, a year 6 pupil comments: “The whole school
has been trying to weave these values into everyday activities
such as assemblies, lessons and even break times. To embed the
values, one value is focused on each week. The value is referred
to in Mr Puxley’s Monday morning assembly and the children
have the opportunity to comment how they have followed that
value in the Ceilidh celebration assembly on Friday. We have
all enjoyed looking at values and understand their importance
in everyday living.”
James Puxley, Head
Raise money for Breast Cancer
Can you throw an afternoon tea party on Friday 24th October,
or a date that is more convenient to you, to raise funds for Addenbrooke’s Breast Cancer Appeal ? Your support will help fund
treatment, care and research to make a difference for local patients
with breast cancer. To find out more please call Emily on 349297
or e-mail [email protected]
Jo Elliott, Media & Communications Manager
Open evenings at LVC
THE annual Open Evening
at Linton Village College
for prospective students and
parents will take place from
5.30-8.30pm on Thursday 9th
October. Although this event is
aimed mainly at year 6 pupils
and their parents, all current
parents are welcome to attend.
The Principal will give presentations in the West Common
Room at 5.45pm, 6.30pm and
8pm and there will be tours
of the college with student
prefects. Lessons will finish at
lunchtime that day to allow time
for preparation and school buses
will leave shortly after 1pm.
Tony Kelly,
[email protected]
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Missing cat
Dear Editor
A black male cat with medium long hair and with a small white
marking on his left hind leg has gone missing. He was last seen
on 9th September in Granta Vale. He was microchipped at the
Linton veterinary surgery but has no collar.
If you have any information, please call 07763 174469.
Mick Linsdell, by email
History on our doorstep
Dear Editor
I was very interested to read in the September issue of the Linton
News about the arrowhead found by Keith Nightingale.
I find lots of interesting coins around the village. The oldest being a Henry VIII hammered groat from about 1500, worth several
hundreds of pounds. In those days coins were hand stamped, not
made by machines. I also have a George II gaming token from
1790, worth about £50. Because it is a gaming token it has a hole
stamped in it. Other coins I have are a George II farthing dated
1744, a George III penny dated 1806, a George V coin, an 1861
farthing, an1887 halfpenny and an 1885 threepenny bit. I also
have a selection of other coins all over 100 years old.
In addition I’ve found four mobile phones and a passport in
the last few years.
Joan Swann
Winter is coming....
WINTER is coming and, after seeing a rise in chimney fires last
year, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue service is encouraging all
residents to get their chimney professionally swept before the
cold sets in.
To enjoy an open fire safely, sweep your chimney at least once
a year and get brickwork inspected, especially the chimney breast
and roof space. Do not bank fires too high or overload the grate and
remember to let them burn down well and check the hearth before
going to bed. Use a fire or spark guard to prevent accidental fires.
Do not place objects on or over the mantlepiece which may cause
you to stand too close to the fire to reach or use them. Burn only
suitable fuels and avoid burning resinous woods as soot builds
up quickly. Above all, ensure you have a working smoke alarm
fitted to each floor of your home. To find out if you are eligible
for a free home fire safety check call 0800 917 99 94.
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Twitter @cambsfrs and Instagram.
Leanne Ehren 01480 444558
Media & Communication officer
The history of
Punch & Judy
JOHN Savill, our speaker for
September, spoke of the history
of Punch and Judy, it’s origins
going back to Roman folk plays
which always featured an old
man, an old woman, a doctor
and a country bumpkin.
Unscripted and improvised
plays with a character called
Pulcinella originated in Italy
and travelled through Europe,
firstly performed by actors in
masks, then using marionettes
and finally glove puppets which
were less labour intensive,
more portable and funnier.
In olden times the puppeteer
was called a professor who
travelled with a cart to fairs and
was assisted by the bottler who
drummed up trade by banging a
drum and collected the money
in a bottle to prevent theft, the
bottle being smashed at the end
of the show.
Punch and Judy moved to
the seaside when train travel
arrived and got more child
oriented.
Samuel Pepys writes in his
diary on 9th May 1662 about
seeing a Punch & Judy show.
Various characters have
come and gone such as Scaramouche and Pretty Polly.
Victorian parents disapproved
of the devil and ghost, so these
disappeared and to frighten
the children, a crocodile was
introduced. Jack Ketch, the
incompetent hangman had
his gallows replaced by village stocks as the punishment.
Joey the clown was based on
a famous clown called Joey
Grimaldi who introduced the
pantomime dame. Jim Crow,
the negro servant, was a forerunner of the minstrel shows.
John showed members a
swazzle, a mouthpiece for
talking and a slapstick, which
makes a slapping sound and
from which the term slapstick
comedy comes.
After the talk, John demonstrated his art with a show, and
members entered into the spirit
with much laughter.
The October meeting is
our harvest supper and is for
members only.
On 4th November our speaker will be Henry Brown from
Jimmy’s Night Shelter.
Sally Probets
The lovely thing about
cuttings
PERENNIAL favourite, Peter Jackson from Scotsdales,
seemed to enjoy making us all jump when he opened his
talk by swiftly shredding a geranium to make several
cuttings in seconds. Having caught our attention he
defined the different ways of taking cuttings depending on the
type of stem, time of year and position of the cut.
The lovely thing about cuttings is that if you have a favourite
plant, taking cuttings produces copies of it, where seed collection
introduces variation. It also produces larger plants quickly, as the
cuttings will grow faster than seeds and even flower sooner in
some cases. Seeds however should not be overlooked, as they
are the only way to grow annuals and also give an abundance of
plants in very little time. Peter encouraged us all to enjoy the vast
range offered in seed catalogues and to grow a broader selection
of plants than that available as plug plants.
Peter’s main tip for success with cuttings and seeds was to
ensure that fine compost with low levels of nutrients was used
to start them off. When new growth is seen on cuttings or when
seeds are ready to be potted on, compost with more nutrients
should be used.
After the AGM business on 14th October Wendy Foster and
Ron Pitkin will present a slide show of Hyde Hall. The meeting
starts at 7.30pm in the village hall. We look forward to welcoming
you to join us for another lively season of talks. Kirsten Newble 892425, [email protected]
Storytime for the under fives
STORYTIME is from 2-2.30pm every Tuesday during term
time at Linton Library. Bring your children for half an hour
of stories and fun. It’s free, no need to book. Parents/carers
stay with children.
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Chartered Accountants, Linton
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For FREE initial consultation phone
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Email: [email protected]
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Details of items in bold type may be found in this edition.
WEEKLY
Seedlings Alternate Mondays 1.15-2.45pm
CC
Whist drive, 7.30pm Mondays.
VH
Chestnut baby/toddler group, 9.30-11.30am Mondays term time CC
Linton Granta football bingo, 7pm Mondays
Pavilion
Linton theatre workshop, Mondays (call Joe 01440 703701)
Play & Stay, Alternate Tuesdays, 9.30-11am
CC
WEA, Tuesdays, 10am term-time
VH
Scrabble club, 10am-12noon alternate Tuesdays
CP
Linton Granta playgrp, 9am-12noon Monday-Friday
LVC
Linton Granta Toddler grp, 9.30-11.30 Tuesdays term timeLVC
Linton Granta playgrp, 12.30-2.30pm Mon-Fri, NOT TuesLVC
Storytime, 2-2.30pm Tuesdays, term-time
Library
Granta bridge club, 2pm Tuesdays
VH
Table tennis club, 8pm Thursdays term time only
URC
Linton chess club, 7.30pm Tuesdays (893509)
CC
Granta duplicate bridge club, 2-4pm Tuesdays
VH
IT club, 7pm Tuesdays
CC
Tots in tow, 10-11.30am Wednesdays term time only
VH
Bowls roll-ups, 2-4pm Wednesdays Pavilion
Linton radio race car club, 6-10pm Wednesdays
VH
Jelly Beans playgroup,9-11.30am Thursdays
URC
Computer buddies, 2-4pm, Thursdays
Library
Cricket club, 6-8pmThursdays
RG, LVC
Carpet bowls, 7.30pm Thursdays
VH
Bumps to babies, 1.15-2.45pm Thursdays
CC
Table tennis club, 8-10pm Thursdays term time only URC hall
Parents, carers and tots Mocha house, 9.15-10am Fridays CP
St Mary’s church choir, 7-8.30pm Fridays
St Mary’s
Bridge club, 7pm Fridays CC
For sports centre courses please call LVC sports centre on 890248
OCTOBER 2014
1 Reading group, 8pm
VH upstairs
2 Linton lunch club, 12noon
Red Lion, Horseheath
2 Hildersham village teatime, 3pm
Hildersham VH
3-5 Flower Festival
St Mary’s church
4 Farmers’ Market, 9am
LVC
6 Camera club, 7.15pm
CC
7 WEA History of London Course, 10am
VH
8 Community Navigator, 10-12noon
HC
9 Open Evening, 5.30-8.30pm
LVC
11-12 Craft & Gift Fair,10.30-4pmPrimary School,Balsham
12 Lighthouse, 10.15-12noon
URC
14 VIP group, 2pm
Chalklands
14 Gardening Club, 7.30pm
VH
14 Bartlow Church wall paintings, 7.30pm Bartlow Church
15 Cambridge Hearing Help, 9.30-12noon
HC
16 Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm
CC
17 Friends of St Mary’s Quiz night
URC hall
18 Camera Club, Annual Exhibition, 10am-4pm
VH
19 Walking Group, 11am
Church Lane
19 Messy Church, 2.30pm
St Mary’s church
21 History Society AGM, 7.30pm
VH
23 Granta Grapevine AGM, 7.30pm
Chalklands
24 Linton Music Society, Classic Buskers 7.30pm
LVC
31 Light Bright Party, 6.30pm
URC
NOVEMBER 2014
1 Farmers” Market, 9am
LVC
2 All Soul’s Service, 6.30pm
St Mary’s Church
3 Camera Club, 7.15pm
CC
KEY: CC Cathodeon centre, CP church pavilion, D&D Dog
and Duck, HC health centre, LH Linton Heights school, LI
Linton Infant school, LVC Linton village college, RG recreation ground, URC United Reform church, VH village hall.
Library times: Mon closed; Tue 10am-5pm; Wed 4pm-7pm;
Thurs 2pm-5pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-1pm.
Linton refuse collection: 6th and 20th October.
Linton recycling collection: 13th and 27th October.
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Join forces and save on
your heating oil costs
NOW is the time to consider
your heating oil requirements
for the winter months. Traditionally heating oil prices in
the summer and early autumn
months tend to be cheaper and
deliveries faster than in the
colder weather.
Cambridgeshire ACRE’s
community oil buying scheme
is designed to help purchasers
of central heating oil to make
savings by buying in bulk. The
scheme is open to anyone in
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Community buildings
such as churches and village
halls as well as businesses
which are reliant upon heating
oil can join too. The annual
membership fee for domestic
users is £20 and covers as many
oil orders as you need during
the course of the year.
Through our partnership
with AF Affinity Limited, a
subsidiary of Anglia Farmers
Limited, the scheme makes the
most of collective purchasing
power. The average saving
is usually two pence per litre
against online prices. The
environment benefits too as
every time a tanker comes out
to make a delivery, it is using a
lot of diesel – a full tanker can
get as little as a horrifying eight
miles per gallon. If deliveries
are organised so that one tanker
delivers to several customers in
a village, instead of making lots
of individual deliveries, the fuel
consumption is reduced and so
is traffic in the village.
To find out more about the
Cambridgeshire ACRE community oil buying scheme
contact Julie Weekes on 01353
860850. Or go to the website
www.cambsacre.org.uk or send
an email to: oil@cambsacre.
org.uk
AGM and tribute to Dr Palmer
THE Linton and District Historical Society meeting on the
21st October will begin with our
AGM. It will be followed by a
tribute to Dr William Mortlock
Palmer (known to his friends as
simply WMP), as on the 19th
October it will be the 75th anniversary of his death in 1939.
Dr Palmer was a Linton doctor for nearly 40 years and was
also one of Cambridgeshire’s
most important historians and
antiquarians. We have looked
at the first part of WMP’s life
earlier in the year, so on this
occasion we will look at some
of his more local work.
In the 1920s WMP wrote a
series of books looking at the
local neighbourhoods through
a series of history walks around
the local villages. These books
were serialised weekly in the
Cambridge Chronicle (the forerunner of the Cambridge News)
and were also given in lantern
slide lectures at Women’s Institute (WI) meetings in all the
surrounding villages. These
stories give a lighter look at
local history. The talk and slide
Dr Palmer
Picture Supplied by Andrew
show after the AGM will look
at a compilation of these stories
and will feature a range of old
photographs from the original
ones used and a series of additional images.
If you would like to hear
more, do come and listen to this
fascinating talk with Andrew
Westwood-Bate at 7.30pm on
Tuesday 21st October in Linton village hall. All are very
welcome.
Andrew Westwood-Bate
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Linton men’s keep fit club
THE club meets at the LVC sports centre every Wednesday for
an evening of mixed physical activities designed to maintain a
good fitness level, in a very friendly and relaxed but motivational
atmosphere. Ages range from 30s right up to 70s with everyone
participating at their own pace and level.
The evening starts with an optional short run at 7.30pm followed
by a return to the sports centre. We then do a mixture of circuit
training and cardiovascular exercises for the next hour or so, with
a different routine each week, finishing with a friendly game of
basketball. Occasionally the sessions are led by PE instructors
from local schools, which adds variety to the activities. For those
who wish, the warm down activity takes place afterwards in the
Dog & Duck over a couple of pints.
We normally contribute £5 per session to cover the cost of
the hall and the occasional professional instructor. If you are
interested in joining please come along for a free taster session
any Wednesday evening – at 7.30pm if you want to join the run
or at 8pm just for the circuit training.
For further information, call Nigel Whittle on 07931 520480
or me on 07713 160306. We look forward to seeing you.
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The Crown Inn, Linton
presents
Monday fresh Fish, Chips, Peas for £5.95
Tuesday 8oz prime Steak & Chips for £7.95
Wednesday FREE dessert with any main course
Thursday Home-made Tapas
Friday Gourmet Burger Bar
Sunday Lunch traditional roast for £9.95
www.crownatlinton.co.uk
11, High Street, Linton, Cambs Tel 01223 891759
October 2014
Granta Grapevine talking
newspaper AGM
GRANTA Grapevine, Linton’s talking newspaper, will hold its
23rd AGM on Thursday 23rd October at Chalklands Community
Centre. Doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will start at
7.30pm. Everyone is very welcome and refreshments will be
provided.
Granta Grapevine provides a spoken version of the Linton News
and an audio magazine every month for those who are visually
impaired or have difficulty reading the text for any reason. If
you know anyone who might like a copy of the tape, please call
Roger Lapwood on 971797.
If any of our listeners require assistance with transport to
the meeting or you would like to help us and require further
information, please call me on 893619 or see our website www.
grantagrapevine.org.uk
Mike Crofts
LVCC seniors bowled over by
presentation night honours
LINTON Village Cricket Club’s
annual presentation night at the
pavilion was packed with more
than 70 people.
Awards were presented by
the current chairman Steve
Foulds. A pair of whisky
glasses, engraved with the club
emblem, was given to Dave
Gleeson in recognition of his 20
years as chairman. John Richardson (JR), another stalwart of
the club, was the inaugural winner of the Clubman of the Year
shield. Retiring welfare officer
Judith Rouse was thanked for
her years of support to the
club, as was Mandy Clark for
the excellent teas she provided
all season.
Perpetual shields were
awarded to the top players from
the four senior sides, many of
which were kindly sponsored
by our vice presidents. One of
these, David Rouse, presented
the 1st XI bowler shield to
Ajay Joseph. Jonah Monday
and Chris Matthews won the
other bowling awards. The
winning batsmen were Sam
Hawley, Gavin Bowie and Ian
Martin. Andy Polley and Luke
Gouldstone were the Players’
Player for the Midweek team
and Third XI. Connor Campbell
won the Young Player of the
Year award.
The evening concluded with
an entertaining quiz devised
by Alan Jones and Tony Cox.
Home made curries prepared by
Ajay and our treasurer Sumith
ensured the whole evening was
a triumph. The club would like
to thank everyone who has
helped in any way this year to
make it such an enjoyable and
successful one.
Esther Cox
History of London WEA course
THE Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) has been providing Adult Education in the Linton area for almost 60 years and we
believe learning is for everyone and learning is for life.
For our autumn 2014 course we welcome back an old friend
of Linton WEA, Honor Ridout who is going to tell us all about
The History of London.
Honor is not only one of the WEA’s top history tutors; she is
also the chairman of the Cambridgeshire Association for Local
History and a Cambridge Blue Badge Guide.
This is a wide-ranging new course surveying the history of
London over two millennia and to do this we will use a wide variety
of historical sources. We will cover the Romans onwards, we will
explore just how and why London grew from its original square
mile to one of the world’s great capitals. To read more visit:
www.lintonwea.org.uk/courses1.htm
You are more than welcome to join us; we are an extremely
friendly group coming from all the local surrounding villages and
some from further afield. You can come along and see if the course
is right for you, with the first two sessions free as a taster.
The 10-week course starts at 10am on Tuesday 7th October and
will cost £50. As ever we will have a course visit and we look
forward to you joining us in this exciting new course. To find out
more contact me 892430 or [email protected]
Andrew Westwood-Bate
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October 2014
POT POURRI 115
LINTON COUNTRY MATTERS
Text by Jo Sinclair and illustrated by Maureen Williams
Crop circle area
An Autumnal Abundance
THERE are translucent red yew berries in St Mary’s churchyard,
orange and pink rowan in the cemetery, ruby hawthorn, scarlet
rosehips and the last of the jammy blackberries all along the
Icknield Way and Roman Road. Apples are fermenting in our
gardens. This is the feast birds such as redwings, fieldfares
and waxwings are after when they fly in from Russia and
Scandinavia each winter.
Flocks of migratory thrushes start to pour out of the sky
in October. Once you’ve tuned into the redwings’ thin,
high-pitched call you’ll notice them coming every year.
Lying in bed at night you hear their arrival seep into
your conscience… a soft seep is the birds’ subtle giveaway.
Some of the redwing flocks mix with the bigger, chunkier
and noisier fieldfare whose clamorous chak-chak-chak calls lead
the way from one glut of fruit to another.
The redwings have creamy spotted breasts flushed with russet
red under the wing. Their striking cream eye-stripe highlighted
by dark brown plumage seems even more stylish in Latin being
supercilium. The fieldfares have handsome slate grey heads and
buff yellow breasts speckled with black. Both species usually
inhabit local open countryside rather than the village but will
visit gardens in harsh winters. Consider planting your garden
with berry-laden species such as holly, cotoneasters and native hedgerow plants.
New housing developments, supermarket car parks and
park-and-ride centres get the wow factor when large
flocks of birds swoop in on trees and shrubs among the
tarmac and concrete. But try to tempt a real wish-list
bird, the waxwing, from Tesco into your garden. This
very striking crested bird is only an occasional visitor.
There was an irruption or large influx of them in the winter of
2012/13, with the birds spotted in Linton and surrounding villages
for many weeks. Look out for them again this winter if you feel
that Siberian chill…
In memory of Alan Judge
Join Linton Ladies Netball club
ALAN JUDGE died peacefully
in his sleep on 4th September.
Alan moved to Linton in
2004, when he retired, to be
near Anne Bradley who was a
close friend. He retired early at
60 after already suffering MS
for 10 years. Fortunately it was
slow to progress.
MS is a debilitating disease
which caused him much pain
and restricted many of the
Alan
things he enjoyed; notably having to give up playing the piano Picture supplied by Anne Bradley
at which he was extremely him in 2011 and that opened up
competent. He said it was like a social life for him with Mike’s
playing wearing gloves.
support. They got on really well
Alan left school and began together.
working in the Foreign Office
Comments from various of
but discovered that it was not his friends: “His pithy headfor him. In the late 1960s he lines always got to the nub
became a reporter on the Kent of the story. He deplored the
Messenger where he had a decline in English grammar
friend and from there went to and we laughed and cried over
the Western Mail in Cardiff the creeping changes to words
for a few years and finished and phrases which have been
his working career, firstly as a superseded by media speak.”
reporter and then a sub-editor Gloria Fidler.
for the London Evening Stan“In the last years since his
dard.
brother Mike came to live with
He joined the Linton News him, he has been able to visit
soon after moving here and and we have had wonderful
made a huge contribution both shared hilarious afternoons
as a sub-editor and occasional thanks to Alan’s sharp wit and
reporter. With his experience dry take on the world. He beon the Standard he helped me came a dear friend and we will
to change the face of the LN miss him very much.”
and bring it up to date.
Hilary and Edwin Green.
He adored classical music
Alan stepped down from the
and opera and was an avid fan LN at the same time that I did
of cricket, football and rugby and I think that last sentence
although was always very po- sums up my feelings too. I
lite and turned off the television will definitely miss him very
whenever I called.
much.
His brother came to live with
Wendy Foster
Editor’s note: We do not usually print obituaries but we made an
exception in this case as Alan contributed so much to the paper.
He instigated the news in brief and usually edited this page.
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LINTON Ladies Netball club is a group of ladies and girls of all
ages and abilities who meet on a Monday (term time only) from
7.15-8.30pm on the outside netball courts at Linton Village College. We enter both a winter and a summer league but there is no
obligation for anyone to play. We have a coach who comes along
fortnightly to improve our techniques and game play.
We always welcome new players regardless of age, ability or
fitness level. This season we are extending our club to include
girls from the age of 14.
If you and/or your daughter are interested in playing matches
or just want to get fit and have some fun doing so then either
contact Bridget on 07972 598668 or Angela on 07729 879300
or just turn up on a Monday night.
Angela Bridgeman
Independent Living Fund
set to close in 2015
THE Independent Living Fund (ILF) aims to support long term,
independent living for severely disabled people by helping them
to live at home instead of in residential care.
In March 2014, the Government announced that it will be
closing on 30th June 2015 when the County Council will take
over responsibility for meeting the eligible care and support
needs of ILF users.
The County Council and ILF are working closely together to
make sure the transfer of responsibility for funding arrangements
takes place as smoothly as possible.
The ILF website www.dwp.gov.uk/ilf includes more information about the programme’s closure, or you can phone the County
Council’s Customer Services on 0345 045 5202 with any questions. The ILF is no longer accepting any new applications.
The ILF has produced a booklet about the closure of
the programme and this is available from their website at:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_
data/file/306278/closure-programme.pdf
Amanda Davies, 699650 Communications Officer,
Adult Social Care, Cambridgeshire County Council
OUR THANKS
Dear Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my brother’s
friends for the love and support shown to me since his sad
death in September. Their kind words and expressions of
sympathy have made a difficult time a little easier and are very
much appreciated.
Thank you all so very much.
Mike Judge
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Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
AT the moment we have only a small team of collectors
and cannot cover all the area. If you can give up a couple of
hours supporting this year’s Poppy appeal I would love to
hear from you.
If you are a shop or business in either village and did not
have a collection box last year please let me know and I will
try to remedy this.
If you would like to help, please contact me on 891097 or
e-mail [email protected]
Dave Brooker, honorary organiser
Hildersham news
THE Kings Taverners present Truth, Beauty & Pleasure, or The
Full Monte-verdi, a concert of music and readings at 7.30pm on
Saturday 18th October in the Holy Trinity Church, Hildersham.
Admission by programme on the door £8 including wine and
light refreshments. Proceeds in aid of the church.
For any queries contact Cathy Myer on 892848 or at [email protected]
Wonderful Wandlebury in October
FROM 11.30am to 4.30pm Saturday 4th October. Fun filled
family history day; it’s free and no need to book
From 9-10pm on Wednesday 8th October, Moonlit Walk at
Wandlebury. Entrance free but booking recommended.
From 10am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 28th October, How
wildlife prepares for winter.
From 10am to 12.30pm on Wednesday 29th October Spiders. From 5-7pm on Wednesday 31st October, Halloween fun at
Wandlebury, followed by a candlelit twilight walk.
Please book early to avoid disappointment. For more information on all above bookings and for prices please call 243830
extension 201 or visit www.cambridgeppf.org/events
Festival of ideas
THIS autumn the University of Cambridge Museums, with the
Festival of Ideas, cultural partners and community organisations, presents Curating Cambridge a celebration with a mix
of exhibitions, workshops, music, talks and performances.
Members of the public can take part in an original programme of events. More information available at www.
curatingcambridge.org.uk
Drop-in disability open day
THE open day on Friday 31st October is from 10am-4pm in
the Council Chamber at South Cambridgeshire District Council
Offices, Cambourne Business Park and is open to all residents
who live and work in South Cambridgeshire.
The open day will be extremely wide in its compass and will
include people and children of all ages, cultures and beliefs.
There will be information from organisations such as, Age
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The Derbyshire
Post
THE new college year started on a glorious sunny September
morning. There was a special buzz around the place. The mood,
enhanced by the good weather, was generated by the combination
delight with the school’s results and excitement by the prospect
of working with a group of talented new staff.
Results at LVC have been great, in one way or another, for
many years but there is often one result you feel a little more
disappointed by. This year, however, that simply was not the
case. 93% of the students achieved 5A* - C results, 75% achieved
this including C or above in English and Maths and 38% of all
results were at A or A* grade. Overall, these were the best set of
results we’ve achieved at GCSE in the College. You won’t find
results to match these in any of our neighbouring non-selective
secondary schools in Cambridgeshire, Essex or Suffolk. The even
more reassuring thing is that we can’t see that the class of 2015
will do any less well.
There are some new faces at the College this September and I
will take the opportunity to introduce you to two new members
of our team, in particular: Helena Marsh and Shahla Matarazzo.
They join Tim Darby, Doug Brechin, Stuart Tinsley, Angela
Cassidy and me on the Senior Leadership Team which manages
the school. It is the first time, since I joined LVC, that I’ve been
the oldest team member and I’m not sure that I entirely like being reminded of that fact. Helena joins us from Sawston Village
College, where she was Assistant Head and Shahla from Saffron
Walden County High where she was a Senior Teacher. The slightly
larger team will give us the capacity to do the outreach work we
do in supporting other schools and in developing CASSA, our
Teaching Schools Alliance.
Long may the good weather and the happy mood last....
Caroline Derbyshire, Principal
We will remember them
DURING the hundreth anniversary year of World War One
(WW1) we will be publishing
obituaries of village men who
lost their lives in the war, one
hundred years after they died.
This will include soldiers
whose names do not appear on
the war memorial but were born
in the village.
This month we remember
Private Bertram Alexander
Edlin who died on 13th October 1914. Bertram was born in
Linton in 1884, son of Henry
and Louisa.
At the outbreak of war he
joined the 1st Bedfordshire
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1914. On 12th and 13th October,
the battalion took part in the
Battle of La Bassee and were
occupying Givenchy. During
this battle Bertram sadly lost
his life. He is commemorated
on the Le Touret memorial.
We also remember Stoker
Petty Officer James Lofts who
died on 15th October 1914.
James was born in Green Lane,
Linton in 1881 to George and
Maria Lofts. On 8th April 1914,
James joined HMS Hawke.
On 15th October the ship was
on patrol off Aberdeen when a
single torpedo from a German
submarine struck HMS Hawke,
which quickly capsized. 524
officers and men died, including Stoker Petty Officer James
Lofts who drowned. His body
was never recovered but he is
commemorated on the Chatham
Naval memorial.
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The Beeches in Green Lane
ON the left hand side at the
bottom of Green Lane there is
a long drive leading to a beautiful house called The Beeches.
It was built in an area called
Cloptons Meadow named after
Walter de Clopton who was a
relative of the wealthy Allington family of Horseheath Hall.
The driveway connected up
with a footpath which crossed
the river near the bridge over
the river leading all the way to
Barham Hall. In the middle ages
the Allington family acquired
the Barham estate and used
the walkway to get to Linton
church. This led to the walkway being named Allington’s
churchway in the late middle
ages.
On the river in Cloptons
Meadow there was a ducking
stool used to punish criminals
and wives who were too vocal.
The old stool site was marked on
the 1785 wedge map of Linton.
From Tudor times Cloptons
Meadow was part of the Linton
mill estate.
In 1884 Joseph Nichols
purchased the mill and sold the
meadow front to his brother-in-
Picture from Garth’s collection
law Johann Gottliev Brinkman.
Johann was born in Denmark
and came to England in 1872
and was a partner in a Copenhagen printers called Brinkman
and Richter. He bought Cloptons Meadow for £1,000 and
then built The Beeches which
was modelled on a Sumatra
villa where the couple had lived
as part of his employment as a
merchant.
In the Cambridge Records
Office there is a six page
THEATRE Matters presents a heritage project and new theatre
production, which will remember the centenary of the start of the
Great War. It will showcase local history and stories as a series
of displays and activities at six venues in and around Cambridge,
followed by a newly devised theatre production based around the
songs and poetry of the era.
Locally this will take
place during Remembrance week from
th
6.30pm on Tuesday 4 November at Linton Village College and
is open to all.
The audience will be taken on a journey with They’ll never
believe me which will feature poetry and songs from the period
which are interwoven to tell the story from call up and thoughts
on leaving home, through life in the trenches to the aftermath
of the war and peacetime at home, creating a powerful act of
remembrance.
Linton and District Historical Society will provide a photographic display of how the Great War affected the local villages.
We have also authored a free leaflet giving an overview of life
locally in the Linton area during WW1. Tickets are available at
www.theatrematters.uk. All tickets are the same price (no concessions) at £8.50. Please book early as high demand is expected
and few tickets will be available on the door. Profits from this
event will be donated to the British Legion who will also have a
presence. For more information visit the above website or contact
me on [email protected] or 892430
We are very grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund and the
Shakespeare at the George Trust for their support.
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architect’s brief for building
The Beeches. No expense
was spared in the purchase of
materials.
Brinkman’s wife died in
1903 and he died in 1916. In
his will he left over £12,000 and
gave the parish council £500
to invest for supplying poor
families with coal, especially
the families of ex-soldiers.
The house was then the largest residence in the village and
the Brinkmans were noted for
their generosity and support of
local causes. They gave money
to repair the old school buildings and in 1916 presented the
Infant School with a series of
beautiful botanical and zoological coloured prints for the
brick, painted white, classroom
walls.
When the Great War broke
out Mr Brinkman was one of
the major speakers at recruitment meetings.
Mr Brinkman would ride
about the village in an open
carriage and locals told me that
if they raised their cap to him
he gave them a half-penny. He
left the church £200 to help
maintain the family grave.
Sadly this was vandalised in the
1980s and the metal surrounds
smashed. The grave was never
repaired.
The house was sold to Mr and
Mrs Ellis Long in 1918. Most
villagers I have interviewed recalled that the Ellis Longs “were
snobbish, difficult to deal with
and very miserly,” completely
different from the generous
Brinkmans. The house was sold
to the Edgar family in 1961.
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Parish Council Matters is
Parish Council Matters
Graham’s
End of an era
glorious autumn
written, edited and
published by the Parish
Council with the support
of the Linton News Team.
ONCE again glorious autumn
is upon us and the hedges are
giving us a last spurt of growth.
One of the places that attracts
this last ditch spurt of growth is
pavements and road sides.
Being a dog walker and
novice grandfather with a
pushchair it suddenly becomes
apparent just how much growth
takes place in the wrong direction.
By this I mean hedges and
the undergrowth that are over
the pavement, some even have
thorns growing at eye level more than once my glasses have
saved me from being stabbed in
the face - so this is a reminder
to cut your overhanging hedges
back off of the pavements or
footpaths.
The parish council has
again received complaints so
I thought it would be a good
idea to remind everyone of
how the law stands on this
seasonal problem that nature
forces on us.
Hedges encroaching into
public space are the responsibility of the land owner to clear
and stop obstructing pedestrians legal paths. Although the
parish council has no power to
do anything the body that does
is the county council, it has
powers to get such obstacles
or potential attacking plants
removed by the owner. Below I
have copied the section that the
powers are taken from.
Cambridgeshire County
Council
Generally the county council
is responsible for any aspect of
highways, be it maintenance
or safety.
Hedges
Section 154 of the Highways
Act 1980 gives competent
authorities the power to serve
notice on the owners of overhanging trees, hedges or shrubs
or the occupier of the land.
Where an overhanging tree,
hedge or shrub is identified to
obstruct the passage of vehicles
or pedestrians or obstructs or
interferes with the view of
drivers of vehicles, the county
council will carry out the following procedure:
1)In the first instant write to the
owner or occupier of the land
drawing their attention to the
problem of the tree, hedge
or shrub and requesting it
to be cut back. If a tree has
a Preservation Order then
the local planning authority (South Cambridgeshire
District Council) must be
advised at this stage.
2)If the letter fails to bring
the desired response, make
contact with the owner or
occupier and arrange a site
meeting to explain the problem and required outcome.
3) If, after a month, no work
is evident write a recorded
delivery letter notifying
the owner or occupier that
if they fail to trim back the
offending vegetation within
one month (Highways Act
requires 14 days) of the date
of the letter, the work will
be undertaken by the county
council and the costs will be
recovered from the owner or
occupier.
4) Where pruning action affects the nesting habit of
wildlife, a comparison must
be made of the likely safety
risks against the environmental damage that would
ensue. Trimming in these
circumstances can only take
place following approval by
the network manager.
5) Trees with Preservation
Orders may require the permission of the arboricultural
officer of the district or city
council to trim the tree. Any
such permission must be
gained before work commences
It’s now up to you
Although this is a bit wordy
for a hedge on a public footpath or pavement it is the full
wording from the Act, giving
the parish council the correct
procedure to have the offending
branches removed
Cllr Graham Potter
The Hundred
Parishes Society
WE recently launched the Hundred Parishes Society, an initiative
to raise awareness of a large area of northwest Essex, northeast
Hertfordshire and southern Cambridgeshire that is particularly
notable for its exceptional depth of heritage. Those who live here
may take our ancient countryside and wealth of listed buildings
somewhat for granted, but visitors are usually surprised when
they discover the charm of our villages and small market towns
and the attractive countryside in which they sit.
Until now, the area’s anonymity has probably been due largely
to the lack of a name, so we have created one that we hope will
eventually become as well-known as the Chilterns or Constable
Country. We have called the area the Hundred Parishes to recognise
that it contains just over 100 administrative parishes, including
Linton. Whilst the whole area enjoys a recurring set of special
characteristics, each parish has its own identity. We hope that our
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We have launched a new website www.hundredparishes.org.
uk to explain the idea more fully. It includes an introduction to
each parish, a series of walks from railway stations and a short
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and to get to places that you may not know.
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TWO long standing servants to the community of Linton and the
parish have handed their work on to new helpers.
The first is the end of a two generation tradition. Colin, our
street cleaner in the village, has retired this summer. Colin began
three days after his father finished in the same job; Jack Tofts
finished working for the parish on the last day of January in 1997
and Colin took over on the next Monday. Every person who has
lived in Linton in the past 17 years will have memories of Colin
at his work and conversations about life. Even if you have never
spoken to him, no one can have missed the fact that village paths
are sometimes filthy, blocked by leaves or duck mess, but will be
cleared when you pass again, or appreciated that the waste bins
are regularly emptied and fresh. It hasn’t all been safe, easy-going
work - there have been dangers as well as pleasures in the work.
Colin found a live smoke-grenade in Camping Close a few years
ago and carried it all the way to the parish council office (Sue
and Anne really appreciated that!) where it was defused by the
bomb disposal experts. Colin’s effect on our open spaces, cheerful
manner, and with warm and gentle words for everyone passing,
have been an important part of village life, the glue that holds a
community like ours together. We wish him well and good health
for the future.
The second parish public figure is Susan Anderson who, as
our tree warden, has planted, protected and weeded around trees
and hedges all over the village. It amazes me that she did the
voluntary job of tree warden, with her huge depth of knowledge
and experience for 34 years, and she had still kept the enthusiasm
to care. I can’t imagine a village like ours without well-managed
trees; and it is important to remember that, like children, trees get
sick, need grooming and protection to thrive. Susan has nursed,
cared for and given advice for all the trees of the parish.
Susan is also involved with Brownies (their displays at the
Flower Festival are innovative and always a delight), the Book
Festival (the exciting stories and fiercest wolves are in her garden!) the Gardening Club (she holds the annual plant sale at her
home), Riding for the Disabled, and is the best shepherd in any
nativity play with the prettiest sheep. We did manage to get her
input acknowledged as a ‘Village Hero’, but she deserves so
much more – not just the great regard and affection in which
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Councilminutescouncilminutescouncilminutescouncilminutes
ABBREVIATED minutes of the Linton Parish Council (LPC/
PC) meeting held at the Cathodeon Centre on Thursday 21st
August 2014.
Present: Enid Bald (EB) (chairman); Paul Poulter (PP) (vicechair); David Champion (DC); Simon Hill (SH); Brian Manley
(BM); Alison Walker (AW); Brian Cox (Dr) (BC); Merrie Mannassi (MM); David Lissemore (DL) Beatrice Ward (Dr) (BW);
Graham Potter (GP); clerk: Marilyn Strand. District Cllr Henry
Batchelor and Kate France (press) were also present.
Apologies for absence: Cllrs Jan Bumstead, Nicola Miller and
Jacque Wilson. County and district Cllr Roger Hickford. Apologies had not been received from Cllr Keiran Wakley.
Declarations of interest: SH declared a personal interest in
the Allotments item. GP declared a personal interest in the Parish
Council Matters Pages – Linton News item. DC declared a nonpecuniary interest in the Village Hall item. BM declared a personal
interest in the Correspondence - Football Association and British
Heart Foundation scheme to provide defibrillators item.
Chairman’s comment: A-level and GCSE results have been
released and it is hoped that students had received the grades
needed for their future education or employment.
Congratulations are in order for Chilford Hall who have won
seven prizes for their wines, despite the adversity of losing two
buildings to fire two years ago.
South Cambridgeshire has seven newly trained police community support officers.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Association of Local Councils (CAPALC) are holding a Funding Fair which is to be held
on 13th September in Cambourne. Councillors had all received
the invitation by email from the clerk and may respond directly
to CAPALC should they wish to attend. The event is free of
charge.
There has been a series of accidents on the A1307 recently and
this is a reminder of how dangerous the road is. Various groups
are working towards making this road safer and this is also a
priority for LPC.
Matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 17th
July: Agenda correspondence item from Marfleet Construction.
It was agreed that the original plan for a brick-built bus shelter
should go ahead with the comment that an opening be installed
at the end facing the direction of the traffic so that passengers
can see buses approaching. Marfleet Construction will recycle
the old shelter.
Agenda correspondence item from McNicholas re: closure of
High Street. No revised plan for the diversion had been received.
Action: clerk to contact McNicholas urgently to request an update
on the works and planned diversion.
The clerk confirmed that all action points from the 17th July
meeting had been completed or are in progress.
Written reports from district councillors: District Cllr
Henry Batchelor had sent a report which had been circulated to
councillors before the meeting.
Cllr Batchelor added that an independent examination is being held to consider the soundness of the South Cambridgeshire
Submission Local Plan 2014. A pre-hearing meeting is to be
held on 11th September which will focus on the procedures for
this examination.
EB stated that LPC may soon be applying for a Community
Chest grant and Cllr Batchelor expressed his support for this.
EB also stated that the Lifeline Plus service highlighted in the
report had not yet been actioned in Linton. She expressed concern
that this service is unnecessary in Linton, as it duplicates the work
of the AgeUK community warden and may put the current excellent service in jeopardy. Cllr Batchelor will pass these concerns
on to South Cambridgeshire district council (SCDC).
Written report from county councillor: County Cllr Roger
Hickford had sent a report which had been circulated to councillors before the meeting.
The PC agreed with Cllr Hickford’s comments regarding the
necessity to make the A1307 safer, although others are addressing this in other ways.
Update on Allotments: The Allotments Working Group had
met today and updated the PC on the steps currently being taken
to obtain the land. Action: clerk to write to the Diocese before
their meeting on 12th September with information regarding the
compulsory purchase order; to arrange a meeting of the Traffic
Working Group and David Lines from Cambridgeshire county
council (CCC) Highways; to submit a Transport Statement to
Highways.
Update on the Neighbourhood Plan: There is currently no
update on the NP. PP has an example of a completed NP which
will be circulated to all councillors. Action: clerk to copy and
circulate example NP to all councillors.
Village Hall: MM had circulated a report before the meeting
and added that the requested cash-flow report had not yet been received from the Trustees who are meeting again on 1st October.
Swan bridge and substation: Following the public consultation on the colour of the substation and Swan bridge, votes had
reached 23 in favour of black to 22 in favour of green.
It was proposed by DL and seconded by SH that the PC agree
to black. Councillors voted nine to one in favour of black, with
one abstention. Resolved.
A local company has very kindly offered to donate the paint
needed for these works.
Action: clerk to obtain three quotes for labour for painting the
Swan bridge and railings; to write to the company thanking them
for the paint; to follow up with UK Power Networks regarding
the replacement substation housing.
A draft plan has been produced by Judy Rossiter for the landscaping of the village sign/Swan bridge area and this will be
discussed at the next meeting.
EB asked the PC if she could begin drafting an application
to Community Chest for funding using this draft plan and all
agreed.
Parish Council Matters pages – Linton News: The councillors’ rota for writing articles was brought to the attention of all and
the chair asked that articles be submitted to the clerk’s assistant
in a timely manner.
It was explained that the Linton News and Parish Council
Matters are separate entities and that the PC is responsible for
producing the Parish Council Matters pages only.
Communications: The chair stated that discussion of PC
business should take place at meetings and not via email between
meetings. If councillors are due to be on holiday they may forward
their comments or questions regarding an agenda item to the clerk
for inclusion at the meeting.
Correspondence received for consideration: A resident re:
overhanging hedges in Symonds Lane. The PC have also noted
other areas around the village where shrubs and trees are overgrowing onto footpaths. District Cllr Batchelor will take this issue
up with SCDC and feedback to LPC at the next meeting. Action:
clerk to forward the resident’s email to Cllr Batchelor.
Wicksteed Leisure inspection report. The PC considered the
quote from Wicksteed Leisure regarding work to be carried out
on the Wildcat Cableway and agreed that two other quotes should
be obtained. Up to £1000 can be spent on completing this work
which should be carried out as soon as possible. Proposed by PP
and seconded by DL. All agreed. Action: clerk to obtain other
quotes and get the work underway as soon as possible.
Football Association and British Heart Foundation scheme
to provide defibrillators. The PC agreed to fund a defibrillator
in the Pavilion if other sources of funding currently awaiting
confirmation fell through. Proposed by BC and seconded by
AW. All agreed.
Granta Football Club (GFC) re Charity Cricket Match event,
to be held on the Recreation Ground. Permission granted subject
to GFC confirming they hold public liability insurance for the
event. All agreed.
A resident re: complaint on Cemetery grass maintenance. The
PC agreed that no compensation was payable as the flowers which
had been damaged by grass contractors were, in fact, planted outside the allotted area of the grave. However, the PC has contacted
its grass contractors to ask them to ensure that more care is taken
when working in the Cemetery. All agreed.
Matters for future consideration: World War I commemorations will focus on the anniversary of the end of the war in
2018.
(Cllr Manley left the room).
A Cemetery Working Group meeting will be arranged in the
near future.
The village sign is currently being renovated by Darryl Nantais
and plans for this area will be considered at a future meeting.
(Cllr Manley re-joined the meeting).
Licences for the Football & Cricket Clubs to use the Recreation
Ground are to be renewed.
Barry Easton and eight members of the Youth Group will be
attending the PC meeting on 18th September.
Risk Assessments on all PC assets are due for review.
The clerk asked councillors to email her with other possible
future agenda items they wish to raise.
Note: Copies of the full minutes, reports and documents referred to above can be inspected at the parish council office.
PLEASE note the following changes:
The parish council office is now open to the public on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 12noon,
closed on a Thursday. Or by appointment.
The start time for full council meetings is now 7.30pm.
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purely for pleasure
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* Based in Linton
For more information contact:
Sarah on 01223 894861
Email:
[email protected]
Watch batteries and straps fitted while you wait.
Jewellery repairs including sizing and polishing.
All repair work carried out on the premises by a
professional with 40 years experience.
We stock a selection of:
We stock
a selection
of: Frames •
Silver
Jewellery
• Photo
Silver Jewellery
• Photo•Frames •
Collectables
• Toiletries
Collectables • Toiletries •
Greeting Cards • Gift Wrap
Greeting Cards • Gift Wrap
61 HIGH STREET, LINTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB21 4HS
TEL: 01223 894225
• sports injury and tension
• back, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow pain, rheumatism
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fertility optimisation, IVF, pregnancy and menstrual
headache and migraine, stress
high blood pressure and circulation conditions
anxiety and addictions
Peter White MBAcC, MSc, MBAcC.
Call: 01223 891145 for an appointment or free assessment
Email: [email protected]