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HARDWICK HAPPENINGS
NOVEMBER 2016
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Brownies: Lucy Gardner [email protected] 01954 211107
Cambridgeshire County Council: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk 01223 717111
Community Association: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417
Community Car Scheme: Marian Gibbens 01954 211709 Hazel Swindells 01954 212998 Lizzie Coe 01954 211838 Gill Stott 01954 210952
Community Primary School: Headteacher: Ruth French [email protected] 01954 210070 Caretaker: Alison Berkeley [email protected] 01954 211591 County Councillor: Stephen Frost [email protected] 01954 211444
Cricket Club : Chris Fuller [email protected] 01954 211226
Doctors’ Surgeries: Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, Comberton 01223 262500/262399 Bourn Surgery 25 Alms Hill, Bourn 01954 719313 Surgery/Dispensary 58 Green End, 01223 262500/262399 Child & Family Nurses: 01954 282830 District Councillor: Grenville Chamberlain [email protected] 01954 210040
Dragon Fencing Club: Alan West [email protected] 01954 712764 Evangelical Church: [email protected]
Co-Ministers: Steve & Kate Gaze 01954 211900/212556 Secretary: Enid Instone-Brewer 01954 210009
Football Club: Steve Chamberlain [email protected] 07834 525856
General: Community Education Office: 01223 264721 Ashcroft veterinary surgery: 169 St Neots Rd 01954 210250 Cambridge Water Co (supply): 01223 403000 Anglian water (sewerage): 08457 145145 Eastern electricity: 0800 7 838 838 Gas Emergency: 0800 111 999
Guides: Janet Hayman [email protected] Hardwick Happenings: Ed Peter Cornwell Howard Baker [email protected]
Hardwick Facebook admin Nicola Ellender [email protected] 01954 211 421
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Member of Parliament: Heidi Allen [email protected] 01954 211044
Mother and Toddler: [email protected] [email protected]
Netball Club: Alison Beresford [email protected] Parish Council: [email protected]
Chair: Steve Rose [email protected] 01954 211257 Vice Chairman: Tony Gill [email protected] 01954 211108 Tejinder Bhachu [email protected] 01954 212313 Chris Cracknell [email protected] 01954 211055 Jane Humphries [email protected] 01954 211822
Pauline Joslin [email protected] 01954 212395 Barry Skingle [email protected] 01954 212355 Jim Stewart [email protected] 01954 212410 Roger Worland [email protected] 01954 211218 Parish Clerk: Gail Stoehr [email protected] 01954 210241 Pre School: Sharon Griffiths [email protected] 01954 212823
PTA Nicola Ellender [email protected]
Rainbows: Alice Tinkler hardwick.rainbows@hotmail. com 01954 488624
St. Mary’s Parish Church: Priest in charge: Revd Alison Myers [email protected] 01954 212815 Churchwardens : Thelma Westbury [email protected] 01954 210321 and Chris Ford [email protected] 01954 211841
Treasurer: Clare Bigg [email protected] 01954 211673 PCC Secretary: Michaela McNeill [email protected] Scouts: Jane Humphries [email protected] 01954 211822
South Cambridgeshire District Council: wwwscambs.gov.uk
Road repair: 03450 455212 Street light failure: 0 800 253529
Sports and Social Club: www.hardwicksportsandsocialclub.co.uk Secretary: Jane Ward [email protected] 01954 210110 Pavilion Bookings Contact Jane for hire forms and terms Club Manager Jerry Burford
Three fifteen club: Sharon Turner [email protected] 07787910490
Webmaster Robert Cassey [email protected] WI: Anne Jones [email protected] 01954 211417
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Hardwick Happenings
NOVEMBER 2016 Issue number 329
Printed by Victoire Press
for the Parish Council and the people of Hardwick affiliated to
The Community Association
The Hardwick Happenings Team
Editors: Peter Cornwell and Howard Baker
Cover photo: Guy Fawkes by George Cruickshank 1840
Distribution: Marian Gibbens
Village content: Yvonne Sawyer
Village calendar: Anne Jones
Treasurer: Jeff Jones
Technical adviser: Robert Cassey
Proof reader: Sue Cornwell
CAR SCHEME EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Marian Gibbens 01954 211709
Hazel Swindells 01954 212998
Lizzie Coe 01954 211838
Gill Stott 01954 210952
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CONTENTS
An evening with David Palmer 9
Article from the Junior Editors 48
Circle housing 12
CVC charity walk 21
Cambs Alliance for Independent Living 21
Comberton library 47
Evangelical chuch 7
From Pcso John Coppard 36
Gunpowder, treason and plot 26
Hardwick village plan 37
Litter picking vacancy 10
Local walks NO 5 58
My music 48
News from Heidi Allen 16
November in your garden 38
Police contact point 36
Parish Council report for September 50
Rainbows 34
Restaurant review 40
St Mary‟s 30
Thank you from two Clares 20
Three fruit marmalade 28
TV review 63
Village calendar 32
Voluntary litter picking 42
WI 23
What does hospitality look like? 29
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EDITORIAL
„Being concerned about others and major issues in our world is something that we want for all young people we educate.‟ Stephen Munday
The picture on the front cover is, of course, of Guy
Fawkes and with his usual skill, Howard Baker not only
weaves the story beautifully (P26), but also manages to include
in his article, Margaret Thatcher, George Bush, Tony Blair and
Southampton Football Club.
It was quite a shock when the Circle Housing press
release landed in the in-tray. All the recent talk has been of
Grace Crescent and the site opposite the shop. The so –called
„Hall Drive development‟ seemed to have faded away. The
press release and map are on pages twelve and thirteen. The
Village plan committee (P 37) give us fair warning of a survey
which we must all try to fill in about the future of the village.
Hats off to Heidi, whether you voted for her or not,
the article on page sixteen is a superb answer to the question
asking what MPs do all through the long recess. Great, too, to
read of her support for our „wonderful NHS‟. Who can fail to
be impressed by her Summer workload in seeking out first
hand experience: shadowing GPs, following Junior doctors,
visiting „the Sanctuary‟ and the Women‟s refuge etc
Page 48 sees the emergence of our two new
Junior Editors and what a start they have made! What a bril-
liant article about harvest festival at school! I could imagine
every bit of it and was delighted that it fits so well with
Stephen Munday‟s quote at the top of the page. The quote actu-
ally relates to the charity walk held at CVC (P21) Both give
positive messages about good things which are going on in our
schools.
Peter
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An Evening with... David Palmer
(Antiques Expert/Auctioneer/TV personality from ‘Flog It’, ‘Cash in the Attic’&
‘Bargain Hunt’)
At Hardwick Community Primary School Friday November 4
th at 7.30pm
£10 per ticket to include cheese & wine Tickets available from Anne Jones
Tel: 01954 211417 Email:[email protected]
Bring an item of interest or an antique along with you
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HARDWICK PARISH
COUNCIL HAS A VACANCY FOR A
LITTER PICKER
For 4 hours per week
To keep tidy the Parish Council‟s play areas and open spaces in the village of Hardwick
Hourly rate between £7.00 and £7.20.
Applications are invited in writing to the Clerk.
Clerk contact details:
Mrs Gail Stoehr,
Clerk to Hardwick Parish Council, 30 West Drive,
Highfields Caldecote,
CB23 7NY
01954 210241
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Around 160 new homes are proposed on the outskirts of
Cambridge, a leading housing provider confirmed .
Circle Housing – which owns and manages around 1,000
homes in South Cambridgeshire – has secured the 18-acre site
next to the village of Hardwick.
The development will have 94 homes available for private sale
and 62 homes for shared ownership and social rent.
Located just off St Neots Road, the site has good transport
links thanks to its close proximity to the A428 and Citi4 bus
stop which is 25 minutes from Cambridge city centre. The area
is popular with commuters as both St Neots and Cambridge
stations provide fast links into London King‟s Cross.
Circle Housing has over the last four years worked with Cam-
bridgeshire ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural Eng-
land), the local authority and Hardwick parish council to iden-
tify a suitable site to meet the area‟s housing need. The housing
association will submit a planning application later this month.
Circle Housing secures 18-acre
Cambridgeshire site
Please note that this is an advertising feature taken direct from Circle Housing web page. Ed
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We are a friendly group of parents who meet on a drop-in basis:
Fridays in school term time1.45pm–3.00pm
in the school community room
Chat and meet local people in a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere, including:
Your first visit is free, then the session
cost is £2 to cover costs.
Tea, coffee, water, squash and biscuits included!
If you have any questions please email hardwick024Baby area •
Craft table • Building blocks
• Bouncy Castle • Train set, cars, action playsets
• Larger ‘Little Tikes’ toys: vehicles, slide, [email protected]
Hardwick Pre-School Committee invites you to our
OPEN CAFÉ
Saturday 10th December 2-4pm at Hardwick Pre-School (enter through park gate)
Teas, Coffees and Cakes Childrens Toys and games
Christmas crafts
Prospective parents and children, come for an informal look around and chat to current parents and committee members.
Current and past pupils and families, come and join us for a play and some
refreshments. ***Save the date, we look forward to seeing you there!***
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FROM HEIDI ALLEN MP As I write this, I find myself wondering where the Summer went. The six
weeks while Parliament is closed, otherwise known as recess, has flown
by. Being away from Westminster gives me significantly more time to
talk to people in South Cambridgeshire and this Summer, I took the op-
portunity to spend time with some of our healthcare providers. Conscious
of the pressures on our NHS, I wanted to understand first hand how we
are coping with workload locally.
The day I spent shadowing GPs at Comberton surgery highlighted to me
the challenges facing the profession. The working day for a GP is very
long, with limited time available for each patient, but the work they do in
keeping patients away from hospitals is absolutely critical. One of the
key issues facing junior doctors thinking of a career as a GP is the high
cost of indemnity insur-
ance, something which
is covered for them if
they work instead in a
hospital. As such, I have
written to the Minister
to see what we can do to
change this situation.
We are in dire need of
more GPs, so this addi-
tional burden is unhelp-
ful. I also wanted to see
how morale was
amongst the wider junior doctor community, so I joined all the trainees at
Addenbrooke‟s at one of their team meetings. Our health service in South
Cambridgeshire has been lucky to attract such a diverse and thoughtful
group of individuals who care passionately about safeguarding our won-
derful NHS. Although my powers as a backbencher are limited and I have
no influence over decisions made about their new contract, the least I can
do is listen. Locally, our County Council and Mental Health Trust is
working together to provide innovative solutions to support people in cri-
sis. My visit to the newly opened „Sanctuary‟ in Cambridge highlighted
the importance of providing mental health patients with a „third space‟,
accessible during times of crisis.
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The centre was welcoming, calm and staffed by an exceptionally dedi-
cated team who are determined to improve our local mental health provi-
sion. I saw a similar ethos at the Women‟s Refuge Centre in Cambridge
and was impressed by the absolutely vital work they are doing for women
and children in distress. These two centres provide support for the most
vulnerable in our society and deserve our unwavering support.
Disability rights also featured highly on my to do list as I made a visit to
the new PIP centre in Cambourne to undertake a „mock‟ PIP assessment.
This local branch makes a stressful process much easier by saving over an
hour‟s journey time for those requiring assessment. Until recently, dis-
abled claimants of this benefit (Personal Independence Payment) had to
travel to Thetford so I am pleased the provider listened to the needs of my
constituents and agreed to open a local centre.
I have also worked with colleagues from the Papworth Trust, Anglia
Ruskin University, the DWP and Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge City MP)
to run a Reverse Jobs Fair in September. We invited local employers to a
free networking event to showcase the value of employing disabled peo-
ple. Dozens of businesses came along and saw how employing disabled
staff could bring real value to their organisations whilst also delivering
the jobs and independence that disabled workers deserve. Next challenge
is to get some concrete job offers – watch this space!
Our Job Fair coincided with the end of the 2016 Paralympics, with South
Cambs resident Clare Cunningham competing in the Paratriathlon. Al-
ready a gold medal Paralympian swimmer, I‟m sure you‟ll join me in
cheering her on, admiring her determination and dedication to this second
sport.
Determination and the belief that two heads are better than one was very
much in evidence as local resident Alison Kitchingand I negotiated with
Stagecoach for reduced rates for sixth formers. I‟m delighted we man-
aged to secure a better deal in time for September and hope other opera-
tors will consider following suit.
As always, please do get in touch with any issues and you‟re welcome
come to my “no appointment needed” drop –in surgeries. The next dates
are Saturday 8th October and 19 November.
You can find full details on my website www.heidisouthcambs.co.uk/
residents-drop-surgeries or drop me an email at
[email protected] or call my office at 01954 212707.
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FROM CLARE McGOWAN and CLARE LYON
On 11 September, Hardwick Play Parks Group held a
Family 5k Fun Run to raise funds for new play park equip-
ment.
The weather was kind, as were the people of Hardwick
and nearby. We raised £620 on the day with sponsorship money
still coming in. We are estimating a total of a staggering £750! We would really like to thank St Mary's Church,
John Wilderspin and Natural Landscapes for volunteering their
time; The Blue Lion, Leaders Estate Agents, Gourmet Vegan
and Tesco Bar Hill for their sponsorship. Others thank yous
must go to: Jen from Jazzercise for a fantastic warm up, all the
cake makers and tombola prize donators, and Ellie Gardner for
her wonderful face painting skills. Finally, a big thank you to
those who ran, jogged and walked the course. It wouldn't have
been the success it was without all of you!
We would not have been able to host this event without the
support of the Hardwick Play Park Committee and volunteer
helpers. It was huge team effort to be proud of.
We hope you agree that it was a great village event which we
hope to repeat.
WANTED
ORIGINAL POETRY
LETTERS
ARTICLES
JOKES
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CHARITY WALK AT CVC
Reported by Sara Rowland
On 23 September Comberton Village College students clocked up more
than 5000 miles between them in their annual four-mile walk to raise
funds for projects undertaken in conjunction with partner schools across
the globe.
Previously known as The Walk for Africa, 2016 saw the launch of
“Walk for the World” as the Peruvian Lord Byron School in Arequipa
will be receiving some of almost £3,500 donated so far. Comberton cur-
rently helps to fund specific projects in three orphanages in Peru and in
the summer students helped decorate new accommodation for termi-
nally-ill orphans there.
Support will continue be given to long-standing partner schools Eden-
dale in Pretoria and to Escola Secundaria Noroeste do 1 in Mozam-
bique, schools which strive to offer educational opportunities to their
young people in challenging circumstances.
This is the 20th anniversary year of Comberton‟s partnership with Eden-
dale and funds from the walk this year will pay for specific work in the
orphanage there.
Escola Secundaria Noreste do 1, in Mozambique is a mixed gender gov-
ernment school with over 6000 students but has very limited resources.
It is very rare that students from the school travel within their own
country let alone have the opportunity to visit another. Monies from the
walk enable us to pay for Escola students to visit us every two years.
This experience has been life-changing for the students and teachers
involved and that influence is being more widely felt now within the
school itself.
Trust chief executive Stephen Munday said: “We are really delighted
that our schools take seriously the task of fund-raining for excellent
causes. This is a proper and important part of education for young peo-
ple in our schools. Being concerned about others and major issues in our
world is something that we want for all young people we educate. Being
prepared to do something positive about it, to make a difference, is to be
highly commended.”
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COPY for the next edition of
HH is due on the
12th of November [email protected]
HARDWICK W.I. – SEPTEMBER 2016
We welcomed Bob Jones back to Hardwick, this time
talking to us about ‘Village Life’. He had some inter-
esting tales to share with us.
In the last few months we have set up some extra
groups: The ‘Crafty Natters’ meet each month for
cuppa, a chat and some craft work. The ‘Dining Out
Club’ continues to enjoy sampling menus in different
restaurants around the area, our next venue being
The White Swan in Connington. Our Theatre
Group have booked to see The Full Monty at the
Arts Theatre in January – a good take up for that!!
There is a keen interest in darts this year with two
teams coming forward from Hardwick so let’s wish
them luck.
We also contributed to the Church harvest festival
by decorating a window with harvest produce. Dare I
say it, but we are also organising ourselves for the
Christmas Bazaar. Anne Jones
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Established in Hardwick 1960
CHIMNEY SWEEPING
STOVE INSTALLATION
FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
HETAS REGISTERED
FAULT FINDING
BIRD GUARD FITTING
FREE QUOTES
M.RAWLINSON
CHIMNEY SWEEP & STOVE FITTING
Peter Wakeling & Sons
Tel. 01954 211049
3 Lark Rise, Hardwick, Cambridge CB23 7XZ
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GUN POWDER, TREASON AND PLOT
[And the Festival of Lights]
Howard Baker.
In the early seventeenth century, though England was a predominantly
Protestant country there were some powerful Catholics whose aim was to
see the country ruled by a Catholic king. This would strengthen the influ-
ence of the Pope and weaken the power of the Church of England. On the
other hand, there were some who accepted the Protestant hierarchy and
rose to high office in the House of Parliament and the House of Lords. A
third, and very small group of Catholics plotted the violent overthrow of
the king and both houses of parliament.
In 1601one of this minority group, Robert Catesby, began to plot in ear-
nest to blow up the Houses of Parliament on the day of the state opening
when the king and the majority of members of both Houses would be pre-
sent.
Catesby recruited three close friends, John Wright, Thomas Percy
and Thomas Winter to the plot. They also needed an explosives expert
and knew of a man called Guy Fawkes. Born in York, Fawkes had learnt
his explosive skills while fighting in Spain under the name of Guido
Fawkes. Catesby wanted to keep the plotters to a small, tight group. His
belief was that the more people who knew about the plot the greater
chance they had of being betrayed. But he needed people with money and
expertise and inevitably one of them betrayed the plotters. As Guy
Fawkes was moving barrels of gun powder into a cellar under parliament
building he was arrested, as were the other four original plotters, and they
suffered the gruesome death of being hung, drawn and quartered.
The king (James l) ordered that November 5th should become a
day of national celebration when bonfires would be lit and effigies of the
plotters burnt. Though Catesby was the leader of the plot, it was Guy
Fawkes whose effigy burnt.
I was once explaining the origins of Guy Fawkes Night, the annual No-
vember 5th celebration to some Italian students and one of them asked
„Are you celebrating the fact that he tried to blow up parliament, or the
fact that he failed?‟
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This struck me as being a very perceptive question. There is no
doubt that the king wanted his loyal subjects to celebrate the failure of the
plot, but over the years Guy Fawkes seems to have become a national
hero or at times largely forgotten. The effigy on the bonfire has just be-
come „the guy‟ and in recent times has become symbolic of a current hate
figure. I have seen Margaret Thatcher, Saddam Hussein, George Bush and
Tony Blair all consigned to the flames.
The strangest variation on the theme was told to me by a friend
who is a supporter of Portsmouth football club. Portsmouth fans have a
strong hatred of their nearest rivals Southampton F.C. whom they dispar-
agingly name „the scummers‟ and my friend on his way to a Portsmouth
game saw two lads with a guy dressed in Southampton colours and a mes-
sage saying „£1 to burn the scummer.‟ Years ago we used to ask for a
penny for the guy and use the money to buy fireworks or sweets, but the
two Portsmouth lads and their „scummer‟ probably opened a high interest
bank account with all the £1 coins they received.
Whatever you are celebrating on November 5th, just enjoy the bon-
fire, fireworks and food and drink. We certainly need something to cheer
us up in the dark days of November.
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights falls this year on October 30th. It is
one of the most popular Hindu festivals and is also celebrated by Sikhs
and Jains. The festival lasts for five days and celebrates the victory of
good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. It is a
time for thoroughly spring cleaning the house, wearing new clothes, deco-
rating houses and public building with lights. It is also a time for fire-
works and sweets and exchanging gifts.
Last year I became involved in Diwali celebrations on a bus travel-
ling between Cambourne and Cambridge when a beautifully dressed girl
came round offering sweets to her fellow passengers.
Copy for the next edition is due
on the 12th of November
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Three Fruit Marmalade
Tried and tested by Carole Oakes Makes approximately 2.25kg (5lb)
Ingredients
1½lb mixed citrus fruit (approx. 2 oranges, 1 grapefruit, 2 lem-
ons)
3 pints (1.7 litres) water
3lb (1.35kg) preserving sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Method
Wash the fruit thoroughly, carefully cut some of the peel off the
oranges and lemons and slice thinly into „shreds‟ and set these
aside. Cut fruits in half and squeeze out the juice. Put skins,
flesh, pips etc., into a piece of cloth (muslin if you have to hand
or an unused j-cloth would suffice).
Into your pan put the juices, water and bag of skins. Bring to
the boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook for approximately 1½
hours on a steady simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid
has reduced by about half.
Remove the bag of fruit skins, squeeze between two plates to
extract as much juice as possible pouring back into your pan.
Add all the sugar to the pan, stirring frequently to prevent
sticking and cook over a low heat until all sugar has dissolved.
Bring to the boil and continue boiling steadily until setting
point is reached (221˚f). Put a tea plate into the fridge and test
for the setting point on this. Leave to cool for about 15 minutes
then pour into sterilized, warmed jars, cover with a waxed disc
and lid.
I would recommend resting your cooking thermometer on your
wooden spoon in the pan, so it does not sit on the base of the
pan.
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What does hospitality look like?
I have been thinking quite a bit about hospitality re-
cently, asking questions such as: If you could invite anyone for a meal who would it be? How do you know that a party is going well? Who talks most when you get together around the table? What would your
answer be to these?
Or ponder these more reflective questions: Is it easier to give hospital-ity or to receive it? What makes a place feel welcoming? How can we help people feel at home where they live?
Hospitality on a larger scale is why we need places in our community
where paths can cross and all kinds of people can feel at home. Hospitality is, I think, a spiritual value. It is both an attitude and a
practice, as this quote describes:
“Hospitality does not begin with the home, but with the heart. It is not merely a calculation of available space, food or resources, but the gen-eration of generous love, interest and acceptance. Hospitality is an atti-tude to life. Hospitality is not simply something we do, but something formed within us.” I wonder what you think.
This is an ancient story about hospitality… or is it? You decide.
When Jesus was eating supper at Matthew‟s house with his close fol-
lowers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When
the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and
accused Jesus‟ followers. “What kind of example is this from your
Teacher, acting cosy with crooks and riffraff?”
Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the
sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: „I‟m after mercy, not
religion.‟ I‟m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” (Luke
9:9-13, The Message)
I wonder, what does (or should) hospitality look like here in Hard-
wick? Alison
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St Mary’s Church, Hardwick
St Mary‟s, Hardwick, is part of the Lordsbridge Team of
Churches, and the diocese of Ely
www.stmaryshardwick.org.uk
Revd Alison Myers is a Team Vicar in the Lordsbridge Team,
and is
Lead Minister for Hardwick and Dry Drayton and Lead Minis-
ter for pioneer projects
Tel: 01954 212815; Email: [email protected]
The Rectory, 50, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge CB23
7QS
Services in November (at St Mary’s Hardwick unless otherwise
noted)
6 November 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club
13 November 9.30 am A Service of Remembrance with Sunday Club
20 November 10.30 am The Annual Area Wide Celebration Service
at Comberton Leisure ‘Just living’
27 November 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club
7.30 pm Sacred Space based at Dry Drayton,
‘A season of invitation’ 4 December 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club
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Being a Rainbow is all about having the space to try new
things and have fun. Rainbows learn by doing – they get
their hands dirty, do sports, arts and crafts and play
games. Through taking part in a range of different ac-
tivities with girls of their own age Rainbows develop self
-confidence and make new friends.
The Hardwick Rainbows meet during term time and have spaces for more girls aged 5 – 7. You can find out more about the Rainbow programme at www.girlguiding.org where you can also register your daughter as a Rainbow, or put her on the Rainbow wait-ing list. If you would like to speak to one of the Hardwick Rain-bow leaders you can [email protected], phone 01654 210570 or text 07768 438210.
Hardwick Rainbows is a charity exempt from registra-
tion.
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Police Contact Point
The Police Contact point will be operatingin the foyer of Morrisons supermarket between 2pm and 4pmon the fol-lowing dates: - Saturday 12th November(1pm to 3pm) Thursday 24th November Monday 5th December Monday 19th December
If you wish an officer to contact you, please call 101 and
leave a message on extension 3920.
FROM Pcso John Coppard
Please see the document regarding the Police Contact point dates and times .. Also ‘Hello’. I have taken over from David as the vil-lages new point of contact for the police. I will be out and about at some point ,meeting and greeting over the next couple of weeks. Although I have worked alongside David for the last two years nearly, I know some of the issues and our roles now mean that we will be targeting crime hotspots and assisting in reducing crime with the help of the Sgt’s and local policing command based in South Cambs. I look forward to meeting you all at some point in the future. Kind Regards John Pcso John Coppard 7269 T: 101 ext 7113441 e-mail [email protected] Cambourne Police Station| Sackville Way | Great Cambourne | Cambridgeshire | CB23 6EG
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Hardwick Village Plan Coming soon….
The Hardwick Village Plan survey aims to gather your views on the future of the village. We want as many residents as
possible to give their opinions to help influence not only fu-
ture housing development and transport links but also how the community develops in the coming years. Have your say
and help shape the future of our village.
The survey results will be used to produce a report and plan that fully considers all ideas for the village’s future and
which can be put into action by appropriate bodies (South
Cambridgeshire County Council, the Parish Council, a local
group or business and so on). This will be published and shared with the village and those with the capacity to action
the plan in the coming years.
The survey will be launched on Saturday 19th November 2016 and close at midnight on Sunday 4th January 2017.
You can complete the survey online at:
www.hardwickplan.co.uk/survey A paper version will be available too. Contact Betty Grimes
on 07955 045 742(email: [email protected]) for a
copy. If you would like help filling in the survey, please con-tact Betty.
The Hardwick Plan Committee is made up of a group of
committed Hardwick residents acting independently of the
Parish and South Cambridgeshire District Councils, with no links to the proposed new housing developments. The com-
mittee are grateful to Hardwick Parish Council for providing
funding for the Village Plan. The aim is to create an action plan for Hardwick to im-
prove and develop it into something shaped by everyone
rather than the few. See the Hardwick Village Plan website for more information: http://www.hardwickplan.uk/ Or contact the committee on: 0773 292 3839 [email protected] [email protected] Hardwick Village Plan Committee Oct 2016
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November in your
garden
by Carole Oakes Before most things die back
completely in your garden this is a good time to assess the
changes you would like to make, whether regaining the shape
and structure of your plot or thinking about the use of your gar-
den and if this has changed.
Do you want to extend your vegetable growing area?
Have the children grown older and no longer need the „safe
play‟ areas they once did? Perhaps your new family has just be-
gun and you are wanting to introduce new areas. Like us, our
gardens are ever changing and maybe now is the time to create
your dream of a quiet corner, just for you, where you can sit
anytime surrounded by beautiful trees, shrubs and plants you
have chosen and planted, complimented by cherished items
newly purchased or those you have gathered over the years.
Maybe it‟s time to open up an area and let the light in.
Our local libraries have an extensive array of books on all
subjects you may encounter in the garden, designing, planting,
the different parts water can play in your garden, hard land-
scaping, containers, growing fruit and vegetables, to name a
few, so why not pop down and borrow some to help you.
I can see it now in my mind, so I will light the fire, make
some tea and jot down some exciting ideas, no matter how big
or small!
To join the library just go to www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk and follow the link. Once you are a member this allows you to bor-row from and return to any library in the county.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW La Pergola. Near
Harlston CB23 1HA
Having recently returned from a holiday in Italy we were
looking for some authentic Italian food in Cambridgeshire.
That isn‟t hard to find for us residents of Hardwick. La Per-gola, about six miles from the village claims to have the only
authentic wood-burning pizza oven in the region.
Based at The Wheatsheaf pub on the A603 out of Bar-
ton, the restaurant was founded by Giulio De Simone and is
now run by various members of his family, it sources much
of its produce locally and grows vegetable and produces free
range eggs on the allotment which adjoins the premises. It
opened in 2007 and has had highly favourable reviews in na-
tional newspapers and magazine and was awarded four stars
on Trip Advisor. La Pergola welcomes children and large
groups and also has a takeaway pizza service.
My wife and I visited the restaurant recently on a Satur-
day lunchtime. We are non-meat-eaters and were well catered
for on both the starter and pizza menus. Helen chose sca-morza as a starter. This consisted of smoked mozzarella
cheese, salad and a balsamic drizzle. I chose insalata caprese-consisting of mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and rocket. Mozzarella can sometimes be tough and tasteless, while
tomatoes, especially at this time of year, are often long past
their best, but this dish was perfect – flavoursome cheese and
crisp tomatoes, an ideal starter. In the interests of research I
also sampled Helen‟s starter and this again was packed with
flavour, crisp vegetable and lightly fried mozzarella – a new
taste experience for me. As an accompaniment we had home-
baked bread, made to a traditional recipe.
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There was a choice of eighteen tomato-based pizzas and four
examples of pizza bianca, white pizza, (i.e. without tomato
base.) This was a type of pizza that I „discovered‟ in Italy re-
cently, but I am assured that it has been around for a long time.
Helen chose a chargrilled vegetable topping, the vegetables in-
cluding aubergines, mushrooms, artichokes, spinach, courgettes
and olives. My „white pizza‟ consisted of gorgonzola, mozza-
rella and parmesan cheese with walnuts. During our holiday we
had a discussion with some Italian friends about things that can
and cannot be put on pizzas. They were shocked when some
English people they met in the USA cooked them a pizza
which included pineapple and garlic among the toppings. Per-
sonally, I have never before encountered walnuts as a pizza
topping but they do receive the Italian seal of approval, so who
am I to quibble? I am not convinced that the flavours of cheese
and walnuts blend successfully but I am open to correction on
this.
My only criticism of the whole experience was that there
was only one hard-pressed waiter serving ten tables so we had
to wait a while for our food. Having said that. I must add that
the waiter was pleasant and helpful and we enjoyed practising
our Italian with him.
Apart from this quibble we both thoroughly enjoyed our
visit to La Pergola There was a pleasant friendly atmosphere
and first rate food. The cost, including bread, mineral water, a
glass of wine and coffee was just over £50.
Give it a try. It‟s just down the road.
Would you like to review a local restaurant for us? Contact the editors who will welcome your interest.
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From [email protected]
HARDWICK voluntary litter picking - 36 bags
of rubbish and 1 child's car seat.
Thank you to all of the seventeen people, including
Pauline Joslin (a Hardwick Parish Councillor), who turned up to litter pick on Saturday 8 October 2016. Also thanks to two people who litter picked the Cambridge end of St Neots Road before the 8th October.
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We managed to cover a good area of the village: St. Neots Road, Cambridge Road, Main Street, the playing field and the skate park and collected 36 bags of rubbish,(picture opposite), a child's car seat and also found a road sign, in the bushes behind the skate park, which
had been removed from Ellison Lane.
The litter pickers would appreciate people taking their lit-ter home or placing it in the litter bins. It is also not pleas-ant to have to deal with disposable nappies which have been thrown behind bus stops. Regarding the skate park area we have once again had to clear up a lot of broken glass. Please think about what you are doing! Glass is dangerous, especially for children and animals. Hopefully, villagers will appreciate a cleaner village and in future think about where they put their rubbish.
Muttleys Dog Walking & Care Service Local business offering dog walking,
pet visits, home boarding and pet taxi service.
Call Liz to discuss your individual requirements
07932 049506 or take a look at my website
www.muttleys.org
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Friday 11 November 2016
Friday 2 December 2016
Friday 13 January 2017
Friday 24 February 2017
Friday 10 March 2017
6.45 – 8.30pm at Hardwick School Tickets £3.00 Pay on the door
For school years 3 – 6 Any queries contact tel 07971 517539
e-mail - hardwickguides @gmail.com
HARDWICK FRIENDSHIP CLUB
EVERY WEDNESDAY
2pm - 5pm
ENTRY £1.00 INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS
A RAFFLE HELD ONCE A MONTH
WE HAVE OUTINGS AND GUEST SPEAKERS
NEW MEMBERS MADE WELCOME
MEETINGS HELD AT
THE SOCIAL CLUB PAVILION
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MY MUSIC
“I’ve always wanted to play the saxophone.”By Jo Instone Brewer
I‟m a musician. I play saxophone in a ska band. I jump around a lot when
I play. I have red hair. I‟m female. This makes me noticeable, and causes
people to come and talk to me after a gig. Often we have pleasant conver-
sations about the night, music in general, or people drunkenly telling me
how well I play the trombone (it happens more often than you‟d think!).
But one phrase that often comes up is “I‟ve always wanted to play the
saxophone.”, to which I answer “Well it‟s never too late to learn”. And
the most common response I get? “I‟m too old to start now.”
I give saxophone lessons. My youngest student is eight. My oldest
student is fifty. She had always wanted to play the saxophone and loves
the sound of it, but she has no previous musical experience. She didn‟t
read, she‟s never touched a piano, she didn‟t know the names of notes,
nothing. Her husband bought her a saxophone from a junk shop for
Christmas, and offered to pay for sax lessons. It turns out she loves ska
music. Her aim is to be able to play „One Step Beyond‟ by Madness. I‟ve
been teaching her since Christmas, and she knows the names of all the
notes, can play simple tunes by sight, and is learning lots of new technical
terms and understanding them.
She doesn‟t think she‟s too old to learn her dream instrument.
She‟s set herself a goal, she practices, she asks questions, she gets things
wrong and corrects them. These are skills that we should never stop using
and developing, and thought processes that should be continually used,
and not abandoned once you finish school. I‟m planning to take a maths
AS exam next year, because I want to continue learning. I‟m also learning
to play the guitar so I can aid another teacher with beginner guitar stu-
dents. Never think that your skills are limited to what you can do now.
Think big. Revisit old joys. Dig out that violin from the attic and take it to
a repair shop to get it sounding like it used to. Find a tune you want to
play and learn it. How? Find a teacher, or an online video, or a finger
chart, or a recording, or some sheet music. Want to read sheet music but
can‟t? Learn! The only thing standing in the way of living and breathing
music is the worry of not being able to learn new things, and that should-
n‟t even be a concern. Think of all the things we learn on a regular basis;
people‟s names, phone numbers, addresses, timetables, the best place to
buy the shampoo you like, people‟s tea preference, football scores…
“I‟ve always wanted to play the saxophone.”Then go out and do it!
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Comberton Library
Opening Hours:
Monday: 10am – 1pm
Wednesday: 10am – 1pm, 2pm -5pm Friday: 2pm – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 1pm
More details can be found on the Library Service website at:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library We have a replacement self-service photocopier at the library
and are now able to offer both black and white and colour pho-
tocopying. Black and white copies cost 10p per page for A4
and 20p for A3, whilst colour copies are 50p and £1.00 per
page respectively.If you are in need of copying please do come
and take advantage of this enhanced facility.
Cambridgeshire Libraries has recently launched Shelf Help,
part of the Reading Well Initiative. The books have been cho-
sen by young people and health experts to provide teenagers,
especially, with tips and ideas to help them understand and
manage their emotions, as well as deal with difficult situa-
tions. As well as books on self-help techniques, the reading list
includes personal stories, graphic novels and fiction. The near-
est Shelf Help display is at Cambourne Library, but all the
books can be reserved and borrowed in the normal way. The
initiative is already proving very popular, so do ask for more
information if you, or a young person you know, is interested
in finding out more. Further information is also available
online at www.reading-well.org.uk/shelfhelp.
Upcoming Rhymetime sessions: 14thand 28th November and
12th December (10.30 -11.00 am). Please note that although
these sessions are aimed at very young children we welcome
older siblings and pre-schoolers who enjoy singing too!
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From the school.
A Hardwick Harvest
By our Junior Editors,
Aidan Lee and Adam Fogerty A brand new year means a brand new school harvest. Here on
the Hardwick campus of Hardwick and Cambourne Commu-
nity Primary School every child is invited to bring in a gift of
food to contribute to our harvest celebrations. This year, we
had so many wonderful donations that we are convinced it
should last someone almost an entire lifetime. There was
tinned food like tomatoes, chickpeas and tuna. There was fresh
food like oranges, marrows, pumpkins, broccoli and a wealth
of apples. We had home-made produce such as jam, cakes and
locally harvested honey. The school stage was brimming over
with food, glorious food. Maybe it was the most that we had
ever donated.
When we celebrate harvest at Hardwick we do it to show how
grateful we are for all that we have. We know that we are very
lucky to have everything we need and we cannot imagine what
it would feel like to be hungry and without food.
Mrs. French, one of our co-headteachers, led our harvest as-
sembly where she showed us pictures of what an „average‟
family, in various countries around the world, usually eat in a
week. There were lots of different types of food, depending
on where the family lived. Some families lived almost entirely
on fresh, unprocessed foods, others on a mix of processed and
fresh food and others on almost all processed food. I wonder if
you can guess which countries these were? Many families had
more than enough but some had very little.
Mrs French told us about a woman living in Chad called Adda.
Her family has only one sack of grain to last them a whole
year. There is nothing else. Looking at photos of Adda and
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her family we could all see how little food they have – they were
all very thin and looked weak. It was very sad. It reminded us to
be grateful for everything we have. Thankfully, Adda and her
family are now being supported by a charity called Tearfund.
During the assembly we sang some harvest songs. They are
songs we all love to sing and we think we nearly lifted the roof
off the school hall. Do you know the song that begins,
„Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green‟?
At the end of assembly all the food gifts were boxed up ready for
a sale at the end of the day. Then, parents, families and friends
came in to school to buy the delicious cakes and boxes of food.
The money will be donated to a charity which is chosen by the
pupils.
We want to say thank you to our friends and families for helping
us donate so much for this year‟s school harvest celebration and
for coming to buy all the lovely food.
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Parish Council Report - September meeting.
The meeting was attended by 7 councillors and 8 members of
the public.
During the open part of the meeting the issue of litter was
raised by a concerned villager who said that the problem had
been especially noticed by the dog walkers of Hardwick. Later
in the meeting it was an agenda item and the PC discussed how
it too is concerned and would continue to be pro active in
keeping the village clear of rubbish but that signage is not the
way to tackle the problem. The PC is very grateful to the vol-
unteering group which had its first 'pick' on 7th October .
The position of a paid litter picker is still open and
interested applicants should contact the clerk.
A large part of the evening was spent discussing the possibility
of Section 106 money resulting from any housing develop-
ment that may arise in the village over the next few years. In-
creased numbers of children in the village would mean the
school would need the room; but section 106 money could be
spent on a new Community building if it is decided upon be-
fore the planning permission is ever granted. Given that the
school will need to expand if the development goes ahead there
has been a suggestion that the community rooms in the school
be surrendered in exchange for a new community centre else-
where in the village.
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This option is being considered by the Trustees of the commu-
nity facilities at the school. It is a complicated set of events that
need to be thought through but a decision to relinquish the
Community Room to the school seemed to be the popular one,
in the interest of the whole village. This is a hypothetical situa-
tion at the moment as planning permission has not yet gone to
the County Council.
The Village Plan group met on the 1st Sept and at present are
not keen to merge into a Neighbourhood Plan group yet. More
support from the village is needed in terms of volunteers offer-
ing to be a part of the scheme.
A hard cut back of vegetation on the recreation ground will go
ahead with work on the surrounding trees too. The bench out-
side the church is to be cleaned and treated as soon as possible.
The meeting closed just before 11pm.
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Hardwick Pre-School are holding a Body Shop party to
raise funds and to give you discounts on your Christ-
mas presents!
When: Monday 21st November 2016
Where: Hardwick Pre-School building; accessed via
Egremont Road playpark gate into school playground
Time: 7.00pm
Cost: £2 to include a glass of wine or soft drink and
nibbles
To reserve your ticket(s) please email:
All monies raised will benefit the children at your vil-
lage pre-school.
Hardwick
Pre-School
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Hardwick Local Walks: No 5. Man and Archie
St Mary’s Church to Caldecote, Toft and Comberton.
This is a circular walk about 12 km long so rather longer than
previous walks in this series. However, there are several
points along the way where you could take a shortcut home,
or stop for a pub lunch. From the church, walk past the Blue
Lion pub to the southern end of the village. Take the footpath
on the right just after the last bungalow signed: Wimpole
Way, 1⅓ miles to Caldecote. Follow the path all the way to
the horse paddock at the end. Turn left and continue past the
wood all the way along the path until you reach the road
which goes towards Toft. Turn left here and walk along the
road until you come to Caldecote church
Turn left into the churchyard, following the sign to “Toft ¾
mile”. Follow this path through several gates, over a wooden
bridge and across several fields until you emerge in Toft near
the shop.
Turn left following the main road along the footpath to
Comberton, passing the Meridian sign and oak tree along the
way. At the cross roads in Comberton you can either turn
right and make a short diversion to the Three Horse Shoes for
a pub lunch, or turn left into Green End towards home.
Continue along Green End, past the doctor‟s surgery, until the
road bends to the right. At this point there is a footpath to
Hardwick on your left. (There is a post but the sign was miss-
ing when we did the walk).
Follow the footpath until you come to a wooden rail halfway
across the path. At this point you turn left, rejoining the Wim-
pole Way and back to Main Street Hardwick.
If you have a favorite local walk, please submit it to Hard-
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TV Review: The Apprentice. Howard Baker.
„We‟re not going go watch it again, are we?‟ we said. But of
course we did. We can resist the charms of Strictly Come Dancing, The Great British Bake-off, The X-Factor and Brit-ain‟s Got Talent but when it comes to The Apprentice, which
returned recently for its twelfth series, we are, I‟m afraid,
hooked. Why, I ask myself. Not because of the charm of Lord
Sugar (or Alan, as Karren Brady proudly calls him). „I‟m not
here to make friends,‟ he declares, „I‟m here to find a business
partner.‟ Exactly. No one‟s there to make friends. Cut-throat
competition is the name of the game. Friends? Who needs
friends when there‟s a chance to make money?
Perhaps the addictive aspect of the programme is that it
makes you wonder whether this year‟s crop of apprentices can
be worse than previous ones. Sadly, they were. Who could pos-
sibly sit down and write on a CV, „The sheer energy that I am
going to bring is going to mimic that of a nuclear explosion‟?
Aleksandra could. I shall watch her progress carefully, as I
shall watch that of Jessica, whom I would have fired in the first
round. Beware of people who use fake American accents, is
one of my guiding principles in life. You could, of course,
praise the women for trying to say something original. The men
stuck to the usual male formulae of emphasising the words
„conflict‟ and „fight‟.
The candidates were divided into two teams based on gen-
der and the task was (have we seen this one before?) to assess
some items, value them and try to sell them. Michelle was
very keen to volunteer as project manager. „I don‟t know the
first thing about antiques,‟ she said, „but I‟m good at working
with teams and motivating them.‟
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The first part of that sentence was undoubtedly true but the fact
that she was the first person to be fired would suggest that the
same did not apply to the second part. Her team spent a long
time listening to the views of an expert then ignoring his advice
and resorting to panic buying and the fact that a member of the
team managed to sell a vase worth £300 for £15 was just their
most glaring mistake.
After the inevitable board room verbal punch-up, Lord
Sugar fired the hapless Michelle and perhaps as she made her
way to the waiting taxi she may have thought it not to have
been a good idea. Or perhaps it was: to get it over quickly
might be a good idea on this programme, especially as the suc-
cessful men‟s team were „rewarded‟ by being sent off to learn
how to do the Lindy Hop.
As for us helplessly addicted viewers, there are only
eleven more episodes to go.
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