We remember those men born in Linton who died in WW1 See page 6 October 2014 Over 2,350 copies distributed free in Linton, Hildersham, Hadstock & Bartlow Vol. 28 No 7 www.linton.info e-mail lneditor@linton.info Established 1987 Publication date Monday 6th October E & E PLUMRIDGE Design & Print 41 High Street Linton 01223 891407 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 juliet@abrahamson.enterprise-plc.com 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. navigators@care-network.org.uk 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. Page 2 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 MOBILE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICE GCC-Registered Chiropractor ALEXANDER M SMITH 01223 967565 SOUTH CAMBS AREA (Based in Linton) Effective care in the comfort of your home - Low back pain & sciatica - Neck pain & headaches - Muscle spasm/tension - Shoulder & Knee pain - Postural problems www.alexandersmithchiropractor.co.uk Neil Claxton Painting & Decorating Interior/Exterior Rooms Emulsioned from £120 FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01223 893487 Mobile: 07724073045 e-mail: n.claxton925@btinternet.com 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 ian.webb72@gmail.com KJL Roofing MALLYON & DONALDSON Interior/Exterior Decorating Fencing, Guttering Turfing, Garden Clearance Lawn & Hedge Cutting Decking & Patio Cleaning Patios & Driveways Call on (01223) 892889 or 07973294946 No job too small... Specialising in both Modern and Traditional building methods. Tel: 01223 892542 Mob: 07958 618440 All contracts finished to a high standard. Reliable service. Local references available. Tel: 01223 891267 Mob: 07941 220868 TIM PHILLIPS & Co. MOT by appointment while you wait Servicing, Collection & Delivery Service Unit 3 & 4, Lintech Court The Grip Industrial Estate Linton, Cambs CB21 4XN Tel : 01223 894140 Fax : 01223 890035 mhgarage@btconnect.com 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 Tara.hebditch@cambridgeshire.gov.uk 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 communityfundraising@addenbrookes.nhs.uk 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. 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Special rates for senior citizens Tuesday - Friday only October 2014 Readers write... Post and email addresses and deadline for articles are on this page. All letters for publication must have a full name, address or phone number to enable us to check authenticity. Letters may be edited. Opinions are not necessarily those of the Linton News. Anonymous letters will NOT be published but names and addresses may be withheld if requested. 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. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/cambsfrs or on 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, lgcsecretary@yahoo.co.uk 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. Anne Worthington A.J. COPELAND & CO. Chartered Accountants, Linton Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Consultancy Services for Business and Individuals Computerised Self Assessment Tax Return Service For FREE initial consultation phone 01799 506602 Email: ajcopeland@compuserve.com website: www.ajcopelandca.co.uk Page 3 The Linton News Next Publication 3rd November 2014 DEADLINES for ADVERTS Monday 13thOctober NEWS ITEMS Wednesday 15thOctober ITEMS FOR ADVERTISING MANAGER Limited space on waiting list for Linton businesses Changes to ads can be sent to: Judith Rouse email: adds@linton.info ITEMS FOR THE EDITOR Can be put in the Linton News Box in the Post Office Editor: Fran Armes email: lneditor@linton.info Phone 891517 For distribution queries contact: Kate France 891602 LINTON DIARY For entry in this list, ensure that your event is written into the diary in the Post Office, failure to do so could mean non-entry to the diary here. You may also send an email with your event details to diary@linton.info, or use the form on www.linton. info. Call 971797 for an audio version of the Linton News 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. Page 4 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 For All Alterations to LADIES’ or GENTLEMEN’S CLOTHING Ring HEMLINE ✁ Tel: 01223 891034 Electric Company’s priority service register for vulnerable customers UK Power Networks owns and maintains electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England. Power cuts are often caused by such things as bad weather. We work hard to prevent power cuts for example by having an extensive tree-trimming programme to prevent trees from damaging cables but they still happen. 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What we can do for vulnerable customers We can’t get your power back on more quickly but we can: • Call you pro-actively if we expect bad weather in your area that could result in a power cut and offer useful advice on how to prepare • Offer you a special priority phone number that you can call if you have a power cut • Provide a generator if necessary or book you a hotel • Keep you updated during a power cut, either by sending you text messages or calling you • With your agreement, we can ask the British Red Cross to visit your home for extra help and support How to apply to get on the Priority Services Register Please help us spread the word about the Priority Service Register so we can reach more people who need us in power cuts. If you or someone you know, meets our criteria and lives in London, the South East of England or the East of England then please apply by either: • Emailing psr@ukpowernetworks.co.uk • Writing to Customer Relations team, UK Power Networks, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, IP3 8AA • Applying online: www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority UK Power Networks 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. Andrew Clark Discreet Pest Prevention & Control A J PEST CONTROL FAST AND EFFECTIVE National Pest Technicians Association PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMMERCIAL - DOMESTIC - AGRICULTURAL Wasps, Hornets &Flies Mice and Rats Fleas, Bed Bugs and Ants Bird Control Squirrels and Rabbits Cockroaches Based in Linton Contact: 01223 530988 or 07855478824 www.ajpestcontrol.co.uk 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 info@lintonwea.org.uk Andrew Westwood-Bate Page 5 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. Students 20% off THE Special Kids Prices ROOM 37 Bartlow Road, Linton Tel: Pippa (01223) 890890 OPENING TIMES Mon Closed Senior Citizens Tues 9-5 pm Tuesday & Wednesday Wed 9-7 pm Late opening until 7 pm on Thurs 9-7 pm Wednesday & Thursday Fri Sat 9-5 pm 9-3 pm Benten & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants We are a friendly, well established firm, large enough to deal with most accountancy and taxation matters. 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. 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If you would like to help, please contact me on 891097 or e-mail dbrooker7951@gmail.com 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 catherinemyer43@btinternet.com 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. 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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 Regiment and travelled to GLENWOOD BOLTS & SCREWS LTD www.glenwoodbolts.co.uk SUPPLIERS OF QUALITY FASTENERS, FIXINGS & SILVERLINE TOOLS Unit 2 Lintech Court The Grip Industrial Estate, Linton Cambridge, CB21 4XN Tel: 01223 892095 / 893931 Fax: 01223 894122 France on the 16th August 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. Esther Cornell Springfield House B&B 14/16 Horn Lane, Linton River views from bedrooms & guest lounge Tel: 01223 891383 www.springfieldhouselinton.com The Way We Were by Garth Collard 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 cambshistory@gmail.com or 892430 We are very grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Shakespeare at the George Trust for their support. Andrew Westwood-Bate Painting & decorating exterior and interior Les Westlake Mobile: 07929 501101 Tel: 01223 892866 Clive Westlake Mobile: 07900492127 J. L. WIGHT Enjoying the gardens Remember 1914 It was their time, it gave us ours Westlakes CHIMNEY SWEEP 01954 253315 26, Cow Lane, Rampton Quiz night FRIENDS of Linton Village College are holding a quiz night at 7.30pm on Friday 14th November in the college to raise money towards new outdoor seating and equipment. Tickets cost £8 per person including a fish and chip supper with bar available. Tickets available from school reception or Charlotte Foster, 890270. WATERCOLOUR PAINTING of Explore the magical world watercolour painting with an experienced artist, in the comfort of your own home. For details, please contact: Susan Mackenzie (01223) 891521 or: sjhmac2@yahoo.co.uk BED & BREAKFAST Mrs Monica Clarkson 4 Harefield Rise, Linton Tel: 01223 892988 Quiet modern bungalow Families welcome No Smoking PLANNING APPLICATIONS S/1803/14/FL Mr John & Mr Alan Norton, (Estate of Frank Norton & Ben Tubby) 12 & 14 Joiners Road. Erection of two semi detached dwellings including parking. S/1845/14/FL Mr & Mrs Richard Wadrup, 15 Joiners Road. Erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension. S/1913/14/FL Mr Steven Impey, 142 High Street. Demolition of existing house and construction of two houses and detached garages. S/1955/14/FL Mr & Mrs Ken & Kate Clarke, Middleditch, Hadstock Road. Proposed dormer and pitched roof to existing dormer. & A C C O U N T I N G LT D Quality, friendly accounting services and taxation advice. Sole trader and small company specialist. Free initial consultation The Granary, Yews Farm Yard, Hadstock t: 01223 894036 e: janine@cleartax.co.uk www.cleartax.co.uk Linton Complementary Health Centre Tel: 01223 890349 Qualified advice / Problems solved. www.camsweep.co.uk 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. ClearTax Guild of Master Sweeps. Certificates issued. October 2014 Free pudding with meal on Tuesday, Fish and Chips Special on Wednesday Roast all day Sunday Check us out at www.facebook.com/thedogandducklinton 2b Bartlow Road, Linton • • • • • Acupuncture, Peter White; MSc, MBAcC Massage, Peter White; MSc, Dip. Massage Shiatsu, Cindy Faulkner; BA, MRSS Chiropody, Sharon Bennett; M.Inst.Ch.P Counselling, Debbie Soar; NNEB,Dip.Couns Telephone: 01223 891145 Web Site: www.lintonhealth.co.uk October 2014 Page 7 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 initiative will encourage both residents and visitors to learn more LONG & SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION COTTAGE & CONVERTED BARN HOLIDAYS, WEEKENDS BED & BREAKFAST LINTON PARISH COUNCIL Linton Village Hall, Coles Lane, Linton, Cambridge CB21 4JS Tel: 891001 Clerk to the council – Mrs Sue Parry Interim Clerk to the council – Mrs Marilyn Strand Email: lintonpc@btconnect.com Website: www.lintoncambridgeshire-pc.gov.uk Office open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am – 12noon, closed on a Thursday. Or by appointment Dates for full council meetings: 16th October and 20th November 2014 All meetings held at the Cathodeon Centre commencing at 7.30pm Made to Measure CAPRI BLINDS * Verticals * Roman *Roller *Pleated * Venetian *Wooden CALL NOW FOR free quotation - free measuring - free fitting WEST WRATTING CAMBRIDGE, CB21 5LU Blackout blinds in a range of colours always available T: 01223 290492 www.capriblinds.co.uk www.bakerycottage.co.uk about the area and will inspire them to explore and cherish it. 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 introduction to a number of notable people associated with the area. The website shows regular events and local attractions and there is a ‘What’s On’ page that lists opportunities to learn more and to get to places that you may not know. The Society is a registered charity and the website includes details of how to become a member for a nominal subscription of £10 a year per family or organisation. Whether or not you become a member, we hope you will make regular use of our website and that it will inspire you to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of the Hundred Parishes. Ken McDonald Secretary of the Hundred Parishes Society 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 she is held. Both will be difficult to replace. I wanted to write this to offer my personal thanks, and a very warm and grateful thank you to you both on behalf of the parish council. Cllr Beatrice Ward Tel: 01223 894020 ProClean ‘Your Complete Cleaning Solution’ *Carpet Cleaning *Rugs *Stain Removal *Car Valeting *Caravans *Motor Homes *Upholstery Cleaning *Stain Protection *Floor Cleaning / Scrubbing / Sealing / Polishing *Pressure Washing of Patios Paths & Driveways *Domestic Cleaning * Top Ups & One Off Cleaning *Gutter / Fascia Cleaning *Contract Office Cleaning (Flexible Options) TEL: 890433 Mob: 0777 375 8355 74 Bartlow Rd, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4LY PJB Maintenance No job too small Ground work, Patios, Floor & Wall Tiling, Fencing, Roof repairs, Demolition CPSC Licence Free Estimates Call Peter Belsom on Mob: 07799 183308 Tel: 01223 891273 A&R PLASTERING All aspects of plastering undertaken: Plasterboarding Rendering No job too small 19 years experience Free estimates Mobile: 0774 8627920 Page 8 October 2014 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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