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SEPTEMBER 2016
THE SIX VILLAGES NEWSLETTER
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FROM REV STEVE DAY Our holiday this year was in the foothills of the Italian Alps: its keynotes were lakes, mountains … and ice-cream!
Mountains have always intrigued me, especially as l iving in this part of the country they are a rare experience. They stand immovable, unavoidable, huge beyond my ability to comprehend. They don’t suffer from the weather – they make the weather. They can seem at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others, heart-quenchingly threatening. A snowy peak, seen on a hot
summers day, reminds me that creation is wonderful and finely balanced. Sometimes a mountain is hidden by cloud, but it’s sti l l there, just as mass ive and awe-inspiring as ever, and the fault is in my inability to perceive.
It struck me that how I feel about mountains reflects how I feel about God: as far beyond my moving or controlling as any mountain; beautiful but also terrifying as I become awar e of my insignificance and sinfulness in comparison; and always present, even when I, in my humanity,
can’t see past my present reality. Mountains feature a lot in the Biblical narrative, often as places of encounter with God, but the
writers were in no doubt that however impressive the mountains might be, God is more so. In the Psalms we read: Glorious are you, more majestic than the everlasting mountains In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.
The mountains melt l ike wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
I don’t know whether your holiday this year will feature mountains.
If it does, I hope you will spend some time allowing the mountains to speak to your soul about the nature of God. If it doesn’t, remember that just because you can’t see the mountains, it doesn’t mean they aren’t there.
God is there in terrifying holiness, and incomprehensible love, waiting, as patiently as the mountains, for you to come.
The ice-creams? That’s for another letter!
VACANCY: TEAM ADMINISTRATOR - Papworth
To run the Office for the Papworth Team Ministry, providing administrative support serving 14 churches.
Part-time based for 16 hours per week for 44 weeks a year. Remuneration £9 per hour. Interviews in mid to late September For more information contact the Team Rector, Nigel di Castiglione, tel: 07770697240 or email: [email protected].
MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT
In the garden of John and Anne Pettifor, ‘Treetops’,
47 Caxton End, Eltisley
On Saturday 10th September, 7.30pm
Set in a Comedy Club the acts are competing for a chance to perform in front of
Her Majesty the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. Unfortunately one of the contestants will not survive the evening – who can possibly have dunnit??
A FEW TICKETS REMAINING! – Ring Anne: Tel 01480 880672 asap
SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016
Once again Jane Kennedy will be hosting:
'THE WORLD'S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING' In aid of MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
at THE CADE PAVILION, ELTISLEY 10am til l Midday
*PLEASE NOTE: ANY DONATIONS OF CAKES/RAFFLE PRIZES *
greatly appreciated
Last year's total was over £600.00 – it would be great if we could do it again !!
Please contact Jane on: 01480 385420 or [email protected]
Thanking you. Please Support - every l ittle helps.
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THE YELLING 2016 PRODUCE SHOW – BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, 29th AUGUST: This event is set to be bigger and better than ever, delicious hot bacon baps and drinks await you whilst you are dropping off your entries between 9-11am. From 2pm the Church Fayre and Church Tours begin. The church tour - a unique insight into its history and an experience not
to be missed. Produce Show results at 2.30 pm coinciding with the ever-popular BBQ and Bar.
Enjoy! Ring Jemma 880016 for further details.
YELLING Visit: www.yellingvillage.co.uk for news & info Correspondent: Elly Peal
YELLING VILLAGE HALL: Facilities include: a refurbished kitchen with dishwasher, oven, hob, fridge and freezer, enclosed patio and garden with barbeque as well as a large flexible hall space. Perfect for parties,
meetings, dance and fitness classes – any type of get together. Available for hire - £8 per hour. See website www.yellingvil lage.co.uk
YELLING ART GROUP: Yelling art group is looking for new members. We meet every Thursday morning in term time 10am-1pm in Yelling Village Hall. We are a friendly group - painting and drawing in a variety of
medias and subjects, sometimes with the help of a visiting professional artist. Interested? For more information ring Joyce 01480 477045 or Prema 01480 474157
YELLING Visit: www.yellingvillage.co.uk for news & info Correspondent: Elly Peal
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS YELLING
“ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN”
Come and celebrate Harvest Festival
HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE
Sunday 25th September at 10.30am
Donations of groceries will go to the St Neots Food Bank, dry goods only please
HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday 1st October at 7.30pm
3 course Supper/Music/Table Quiz/‘Heads or Tails’
Tickets £8.50 before Harvest Festival Service, £9 afterwards
Ring Jean 880777 or Susan 880014
REGULAR MEETINGS in the 6 Villages: WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets during term time fortnightly on Fridays, 10.30am, at Oaktree House, Potton End, Eltisley - Contact Sarah on 880214. HOPE BIBLE STUDY: Every Wednesday during term time at 8pm - call 880409 for details. LADIES CIRCLE For women up to the age of 45. We meet 2 Tuesday evenings a month with a varied programme. For info contact Nicky on 880114. YELLING ART GROUP meets In Yelling Village Hall on Thursday mornings. We are a small, friendly group. Interested? Please
ring Joyce on 477045 or Prema on 474157.
YELLING Visit: www.yellingvillage.co.uk for news & info Correspondent: Elly Peal
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS, YELLING
‘UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL’
The church will be open on
Monday 29th August from 1.30 pm Free entrance
Come and find out about its history, its features and the stories of the people
commemorated there
Who is buried in the Crusader’s Tomb?
What is an aumbry? Where were the church bells made?
Why is the font octagonal? When was the spire removed?
Cream teas; stalls; facsimile brass rubbing;
Treasure Trail
Yelling Village Hall – Ladies Cocktail Evening: Friday 23rd September 2016 from 7 pm onwards! (Please note change of date) An opportunity for a ladies get-together in Yelling to sample an array of exciting, colourful cocktails.
TOSELAND Correspondent: Wendy O’Brien
TOSELAND’S COMPOSTING TOILET WINS AWARD!
The composting toilet in the churchyard at St Michael’s is now finished!
Many thanks to all who have contributed to this innovative project.
The project, funded by the Cotton Farm Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, has been awarded a Historic Churches Trust Engage Award. This is for
“re-imagining our church buildings to engage fully and courageously with the needs of our communities” This award will be presented to Toseland PCC, at St Michael’s, on Saturday, September 10th 2016 on “Ride and Stride Day” between 12 and 12.30pm by the Bishop of Huntingdon, The Right Reverend Dr David Thompson FSA. Please do come along if you can, between 12pm and 12.30pm
TOSELAND COFFEE MORNING: Toseland PCC are holding a Coffee Morning at St Michael’s Church Toseland on Saturday October 1st, 10am– 12.30pm Fresh coffee, teas, soft drinks home-made cakes and biscuits/Produce stall/Raffle *All proceeds to St Michael’s Church*
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ELTISLEY FRIENDSHIP GROUP’S ‘AUTUMN FAYRE’
At The Cade Pavilion
On Saturday 3rd September, 2pm
Produce/Cakes/Cream Teas/Raffle/Tombola/Bric a Brac….and more…….
On Wednesday 14th September, 2pm at The Cade Pavilion, Barbara Ward will be speaking about her childhood in Wartime London. Refreshments and Raffle. ***********************************************************************
News from District Councillor Barbara Boddington for residents of YELLING and TOSELAND
A428 - Caxton Gibbet to Black Cat: Along with Cllr West other Councillors and Highways England Officials we attended a meeting in St Neots to get opinions and local views. Richard and myself spoke re Visual Intrusion, Air
Quality, Noise and Access locally. We also hoped there wi ll be a new road rather than dualling leaving a local road, bearing in mind the proposed growth in housing and retail, also making provision for farmers where their land is divided.
Citizens Advice Rural – Cambs: The office has now moved from the Town Hall to Huntingdonshire District Council, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon -open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Drop in hours
9.30am to 12.30 pm. St Neots - open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - Drop in hours 9.30am to 12.30pm -
(Portacabin provided by Huntingdonshire District Council situated in the Tan Yard car park next to Waitrose) As always the service is impartial, confidential, independent and no appointment necessary
but most importantly FREE. I am here to serve All the Electorate Cllr Barbara Boddington
Email: [email protected]. Tel: 01480 880929 ALSO working with District Cllr. Richard West. [email protected] Tel 01480 811467 County Cllr.Julie Wisson. [email protected]: 01767 677837
Eltisley Feast Week Quiz: A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who came along to the Feast Week Quiz, which raised a wonderful £196 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The excitement in the marquee, which was undoubtedly full of the finest brains in the country, was intense, with only 3 points between the top five teams at the end of the evening. Congratulations and special thanks to the top two teams, JBFC and Old Spice, (with only half a point between them!), who both donated their winnings to the charity. Well done everyone.
ELTISLEY WI NEWS: What artistic talent has been hidden among our members! Anne Datson’s excellent tutorage produced such a varied and attractive selection of painted glass objects last month, more is sure to come. New members and lady visitors are always welcome to regular meetings which are usually held at The Cade Pavilion. To find out more contact Inez - 880358, or Carol - 880328, or just come along. Wednesday 14th September. We will be ringing the changes with Buckden Handbell Ringers this month. Looking ahead: Wednesday 12th October. This is the meeting to which everyone is invited. Make a note of the date when you can be entertained by ventriloquist Chris Bylett – The Man Who’s Paid to Talk to Himself.
ST ST
ST PANDIONIA’S PARISH – SEPTEMBER
This month, we look forward to returning to our normal pattern of weekly church services after the summer break. Kids Rock and St Pandionia’s Cafe also start again - more details elsewhere in the newsletter. Our first get together of the new season is on Saturday 3rd September as John and Anne Pettifor kindly host the annual Papworth Team BBQ, a great chance to meet and catch up with each other and those in surrounding villages. All are very welcome but do contact Anne for a ticket. For those who like to be active, Bruce Hill and others will be taking part in CHCT’s annual “Ride and Stride” on the Saturday 10th September. Cycle or walk around as many of our local churches as you can and help raise funds for this local charity which does so much to support churches like ours around the county. Do get in touch with Bruce (01480 880020) for more details. Our own ongoing fundraising for the urgent repairs needed to the church tower continue - do let Nichola Donald (880285) have any of your unwanted textiles or buy a 100 club ticket. Last month’s lucky winners were: 1st - Molly McSweeney, 2nd - Darius Lambert, 3rd - The Freeman Family. Later in the month, we look forward to celebrating God’s generosity to us at our Harvest Festival service on Sunday 18th September at 10.30am. Do bring your harvest gifts to the church beforehand or on the day. Lastly, our thoughts and prayers are with the Lines family as they mourn Jean’s recent death. Her funeral was held at the church on Tuesday 23rd August. We will all miss her very much.
Kids Rock Sunday 18 September
10.15-11.30am
at the Cade Pavil ion,
Elt isley
Act ivit ies, games, bible stories and fun for
KS1 and KS2 children. For more informat ion talk
to Bruce (880020) or Sarah (880691)
CADE PAVILION NEWS
Bar Opening Times: Fri: 8pm-11pm and Sun: 12pm-2pm
(For bookings/hire contact Colin & Val: email: [email protected] or Tel 880665) It’s that time of year again for renewing your membership. Income from the membership fees is important to help finance the running of The Cade Pavilion. If you are not a member and would like to become a member than please pick up a form in The Cade or contact Angela Weldon (880303). Without the support of our members we would struggle to keep The Cade up and running. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you all about the Murder Mystery Night being held at Treetops on Saturday 10th September from 7.30pm. Get yourself a team together and try and solve the murder over a two course dinner. Tickets are £10 and are available from any of the Committee members or in the Cade. I look forward to seeing you all soon. Julie Herring, Chair of The Cade Committee
Quiz at The Cade 4th Thursday of the month: 7.30pm for 8.00pm - To raise funds for The Cade
Thursday 22nd September, Thursday 27th October, Thursday 24th November
Come as a team, or just turn up and join a team on the night.
Kaleidoscope
Discussion group for women
Dates for get-togethers in 2016/17:
27th September, 29th November 2016
24th January, 28th March, 25th April and 13th June 2017
GRAVELEY & PAPWORTH ST AGNES Correspondents: Ken & Dee Munday Tel: 830612, Email: [email protected] Please see the vil lage website: graveleyvillage.co.uk/for Neighbourhood Watch news
Harvest at Graveley: The Harvest Festival at Graveley will be celebrated on Sunday 25th September. We shall be decorating the church on the Saturday from about 10am to noon and any help or contributions you may wish to make will be warmly welcomed. It doesn’t matter if you are not a practiced arranger – just have a go at home or at the Church and if you have any queries, please contact Jo Wheeler (Home: 830511).
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THE SIX VILLAGES NEWSLETTER Editor: Anne Pettifor, Tel 07974 082604, email:
[email protected] Treasurer: Angela Weldon, Tel 01480 880303
Deadline for OCTOBER issue: 15th September.
Many thanks to all who help with the production and distribution of this Newsletter – everyone a volunteer. Community/charitable advertising is free. Opinions expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor
or correspondents. All advertisements are accepted in good faith. The quality and reliability of the goods and services advertised cannot be guaranteed by
the editor or staff.
Eltisley History Society meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Cade Pavilion, 7.45 for 8pm. Visitors (over 11 years old) always welcome, £2 per meeting, or enrol as a member. Interesting speakers.
28th Sept: English Market Towns since 1750 (mainly East Anglia) by Tony Kirby
In September we remember the sacrifice made by Charles ‘John’ Hall, who was killed on 20th September
1943, during the Second World War and also Frank Riseley, who was killed on 26th September 1917, during
the Fi rst World War.
Charles Hall was in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. After duty on the home front his Batta lion was sent to Malaya in early 1942. It surrendered to Japanese forces after the fall of Singapore. Charles was one of the thousands forced to work on the Burma – Siam ra ilway. He died in captivity and his buried in Thanbyuzayat Cemetery. He i s also remembered on a plaque in El tisley church. Frank Riseley was in the 1st Cambridgeshires. He was killed on 26th September 1917 when he was 22 years
old. Frank has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, which commemorates a lmost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known .
“NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ALERT”
LOCK IT OR LOSE IT!
Crimes committed by opportunists entering via gardens or open
windows increase at this time of year. Be on your guard!
A view of
Mill House,
Eltisley from
the
Church tower
After some very mixed early summer weather, August at last provided us with some warm sunshine that helped our farmers gather the harvest and made for some enjoyable summer
holidays. Let’s hope September follows on in the same vein, an Indian Summer always helps to shorten the winter. As the fields are cleared there is an increase in opportunist crime to the rear of properties that
can be accessed more easily, do keep all doors, windows gates and sheds locked. We have also seen a number of thefts from parked vehicles, particularly vans and it is wise to remove all valuables overnight. Most disturbing are reports of Internet fraud and grooming of young
people. The best advice is to treat everything with suspicion and be quite sure that you know exactly what your children have access to. Talking of children, I know how much fun the Newton School pupils had in the Pocket Park
during the Forest Schools Programme, and I notice some are returning to practice what they learned! I really would appreciate it if you could persuade your budding structural engineers not to dam up the brook running through the Park, it is an important watercourse and as it fi l ls with winter rains it could become dangerous for the young adventurers.
We had a select but will ing and energetic working party to dress the Woodland Walk Paths with fresh woodchip and they now look pristine again thanks to our volunteers and you may be
interested to know that our new Defibril lator has been used for the first time. Fortunately there were no serious consequences, but it has already proved it’s worth. I attended a meeting recently to discuss the route of the new dual A42 8 which is sti l l in the
consultation stage, but as the start date is 5 years away we continue to campaign for improvements to the Cambridge Road Junction. I routinely wait in excess of 10 minutes to turn right, and as the volume of traffic increases almos t daily this can only get worse.
Finally, I have been asked once again to ask horse riders in the vil lage to clear up after their mounts. I know some are responsible but sadly not all, and the offending mess on roads, and even a footpath!, is unpleasant for walkers, cyclists and particularly pushchairs and wheelchairs.
The next PC meeting will be at The Cade on Tuesday, 13th September commencing at 7.30pm hope to see you there.
As always, praise or problems to me at 45 Caxton End or on 01480 880122 or [email protected] or our Clerk Jane Bowd on 01480 468451 or [email protected]
Roger Pinner Chairman Eltisley PC
ELTISLEY ROGER’S RAMBLINGS
Anglican: Contact: Rev’d Stephen Day, The Rectory, 1, Barons Way, Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 2QJ 01480 831915 [email protected]
Church Services
Team Administrator: Ruth Gildersleve Tel 01954 719718
Team Rector: Nigel di Castiglione Tel 01954 267241
CHURCH ROTAS
Ss John & Pandionia, Eltisley: Church Flowers/Cleaning: 4th & 11th September: Nichola Donald & Anne Pettifor, 18 th & 25th September: Marion Garrad.
Yelling: 11th September: Mrs D Sheppard, 25th September (Harvest): Mrs P Smith and all helpers please.
Graveley, with Papworth St Agnes: Altar Flowers: 4th September, Mrs Susan Moore, and 18th September, Mrs Jo Wheeler. Church Cleaning: for September, Mrs Sharon McConnell and Mrs Judy Picking, and for October, Mrs Jo George and Mrs Dee Munday.
