CLUNCH April May 2020 issue

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BURWELL COMMUNITY MAGAZINE

APRIL ~ MAY 2020

TINA’S

An “Aladdin’s Cave” of

craft and gift ideas.

Tel: 01638 742785

1 North Street, Burwell, Cambridge CB25 0BA

Knitting Yarns, Haberdashery,

Helium Balloon Arrangements

Children’s Craft Kits

Clothing Alterations and Repairs

Wedding Dress,

Ballgown Fitting and Alteration

Dry Cleaning and Curtain Making

Fax Sending and Document Laminating

Free local knowledge!

We look forward to your visit

Mon-Wed 08:30-17:00

Thur-Fri 08:30-19:00 Sat 09:00-16:00

Email:tinasburwell@hotmail.co.uk

Meadow Business Park

Reach Road, Burwell

DALE PARKER

General Gardening

Landscaping

Seeding, Turfing

Fencing

Patios, Paths, Drives

Topping, Shaping,

Lopping

Felling & Clearance

Stump Grinding

Free Estimates

Telephone

01284 728497

Mobile 07799 671010

BED AND BREAKFAST

THE MEADOW HOUSE

2A High Street, Burwell,

Cambridge CB25 0HB

En-suite rooms available with

colour TV and tea making

Facilities

Large car park.

Family rooms, children welcome

Open all year

No smoking

Visit England 4 Diamonds

Brian and Hilary Marsh

01638 741926

www.themeadowhouse.co.uk

Self catering cottage available

www.hilaryscottage.co.uk

clunch APRIL

ISSUE NO. 264

- MARCH 2020

Editors

Vaughan Allanson

Karen Taylor

Libby Lomas

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Contents

Editors’ letter 2

Letters 5

Fordy Runners 6

Museum 7

Letter from the Vicarage 8

Parish Council 11

Clean Up/District Council 12

Photograohic Club 17/18

BAFY 21

Flower Club/Tigers 22

Carnival 27

Songs of the Sea 28

Churches Together at Easter 29

Burwell Belles 30

Badminton Club 31

Reach Fair 32

Burwell Help Group (Coronavirus) 33

BAGS 34

Goodbye Norma Jean 39/40

Day Centre 40

Your blue bin 43

Cambs Fire and Rescue 44

Wicken Fen Update 49

Bottisham Adult Learning 50

Puzzle Page 53

Prize Crossword 54/55

Bank Development News/ Personals 56

Dates for Diary 59/60

Cover Photo: Dwarf Lilac by Jean Reeves

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CLUNCH MAGAZINE 1

Editors’ letter

Dear Readers,

As Clunch is about to go to print we have

just had the news of the social distancing

measures that the government has

advised all to follow and this will probably

mean many of the local events and groups

in this issue of Clunch will be cancelled.

Please check nearer the time of the event

to make sure.

We have been able to get some

information in about the Burwell Help

Group. If you are self-isolating and need

any help please see page 33 where you

will find the contact numbers.

Please stay safe everyone and I hope we

can still keep producing and distributing

Clunch for you for the rest of this year.

Vaughan Allanson

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Cinema at Newmarket

The Cinema at Newmarket shows a film on

two evenings every month at The Stable in

the High Street.

The doors open at 6.45pm with the film

starting at 7.30pm

The next two films are

April 19th and 20th

The Lion King (PG)

A remake of the animated classic with a

photo-realistic makeover

May 17th and 18th

Rocketman (15)

The story of Reginald Dwight who became

famous as Elton John

For further information and to reserve

seats please call either 01638 666810 or

07756 853714

Pauline Rogers

It is with much sadness that we heard

that Pauline had passed away on 18th

February aged 83 years. Many of you

will have known her from her time as

District Nurse and Practice Nurse at

Burwell Surgery and also from The

Gardening Society, Bridge Club and

as a volunteer at Centrepeace in the

Causeway.

If you have any fond memories of

Pauline that you would like to share

then please send them to editor@

burwellclunch.co.uk and we will try

to include them in our next issue.

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Burwell History Society

Our 2019/20 season of talks is coming

towards it’s end with 2 more meetings at

Burwell Village College.

The meeting on Wednesday 22nd April will

start with our (very brief) AGM followed by

what promises to be an entertaining gallop

round East Anglia when Sarah Doig comes to

talk about Daniel Defoe’s Tour of the Eastern

Counties.

Then on 20th May Mike Westbook will talk

on “23 Squadron Makes the Best of a Bad

Deal”

All meetings are At Burwell Village College

starting at 7.30pm. Visitors are always

welcome. In June and July we usually

arrange trips locally to places of interests.

Watch out for our posters around the village

or contact Judy Paxton for more information.

01638 741713 judy@iceni.idps.co.uk

Wicken Brass Band

We are currently recruiting for new

players! If you play a brass instrument,

or used to, we are currently looking

for front row cornet players. We are

a friendly non-competing band and

rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings

from 7.30-9.30pm in the Village Hall

Wicken. We have instruments available

if you don’t have one.

Please get in touch if you’d like to

know more. You can visit our website

at: wickenbrassband.webs.com or ring

Robert, our Chairman on: 01353 968170

or 07792 826250

Many thanks

Pat Finlayson

Coordinator, Wicken Brass Band

BURWELL COMMUNITY

CHOIR’S

10th Birthday Concert

Is on

Saturday 16th May

at 7.30pm

in Mandeville Hall, Burwell

Tickets costing £6 and

including a buffet are

available from The Post

Office, Tina’s and choir

members.

All proceeds from the

concert will go to

CAM SIGHT

a local charity supporting

people with low vision and

blindness.

We do hope you will come

and support us.

Dear Editor

The hedge in front of the cemetery in Ness

Road although containing a large amount of

ivy is perfect for nesting birds, ideal cover

from predators and provides berries for the

birds in a hard winter. Now the Parish Council

plan to spend hundreds of pounds grubbing

it out and replacing it with a fence or a row

of twigs that will take years to mature.

Burwell is being flooded with new houses,

and hedges, trees and green spaces are

vanishing at an alarming rate. Is it really too

much to simply leave the cemetery hedge

alone?

M Michalak

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Fordy Runs Running Club Burwell is regularly

meeting on Friday mornings at 9am outside

the Print Centre. Over the last three months,

we have been joined by a mixture of absolute

beginners, members who want to get back

into running and runners who train regularly.

Some run continuously and some run:walk in

specific intervals. Our beginners are running

for intervals of 20 seconds and walking for

30 seconds, others run for 30 seconds and

walk for 30 seconds. It’s up to the individual

to find a ratio that is comfortable for them,

but I will help you to find that.

Gayle is one of our group and below she

shares her experience of how Jeffing has

helped her find a love of running:-

As a busy working parent, it’s always difficult

to find time to exercise regularly. Running

seemed like the quickest way to raise my

heart rate three times a week as a half hour

run really does mean half an hour….. no

getting to the gym, no changing for a swim

or having to be at a class at a certain time.

It also allowed me to multi-task, taking the

dog out whilst getting in my cardio (not so

easy at the swimming pool!). The problem

was that running hurt, I just didn’t like it!

My knees weren’t good, my back ached and

I’d tried (and failed) a few times in the past

when couch to 5k and other approaches

were started and abandoned, I just didn’t

enjoy continuous running so couldn’t stick

with it. The ‘walk-run technique’ designed

by Olympic marathon runner Jeff Galloway

completely changed how I felt. The sustained

interval approach kept me running longer

with a consistent pace. I started to really

look forward to my runs and get fidgety if

I couldn’t get out. Getting out for my “Jeff’

has gone from being something I have

to do to something I cannot do without!

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Unexpectedly, over longer distances, my

times are faster than when I was running

without intervals as I can maintain my pace,

I’ve also been injury free so far. In the last

year I’ve run over 500 miles, completed four

10km races, two half marathons (in Niagara

Falls and in Barcelona) and have made some

new fabulous friends in a local running

community that I didn’t know existed. I can

chat to them whilst running as I never get

so out of breath. Now my dog even knows

what the interval beeps on my watch mean

and moves from walking to trotting without

my prompting! I’ll never be fast but I’m fit,

healthy and happy to be outside in the fresh

air regularly.

As the nights get lighter (and warmer), we

will be adding in a group run one evening

a week.

If you would like to have a chat about joining

us, then please email me at FRRCBurwell@

gmail.com

For information about our group please visit:

www.fordyruns.com/frrc-burwell

I hope to see you at one of our sessions

soon. Stephanie

unsplash.com kristian-egelund

Burwell Museum

Opening Weekend and Easter Egg Hunt

The museum re-opens at Easter weekend,

Sunday 12th April and Bank Holiday Monday

13th April 2020 for our annual Easter Egg

Hunt. Loads of family fun including chocolate

prizes for all egg hunters! Standard museum

admission applies (please note that we have

had to increase the price for adults, but

everything else is the same as last year),

season ticket holders and under 3s are free.

Egg hunt entry is £1 extra. The museum will

then be open every Thursday, Sunday and

Bank Holiday Monday from Easter-October,

11.00-5.00. Last entry at 4.00. Prices are £5

for adults, £2 for children, £10 for a family

(up to 2 adults and 4 children).

Season tickets and event plans

2020 is a very exciting year for us because

we’re celebrating the 200th anniversary of

Stevens’ Mill; watch out for more information

around the village and on our website.

If you’re planning on coming to lots of

events, why not buy a season ticket for £15

individual, £20 joint or £25 family? Season

tickets give free entry to all of our Tea and

Talks, charged events and children’s holiday

activities as well as entry to the museum

on Thursdays and Sundays throughout the

season.

Your Museum needs you!

We’re always looking for friendly,

community-minded people of all ages to

join our volunteers – we’re particularly

keen to meet people who are happy to join

our Sunday front of house team and/or to

show visitors around the windmill. If you’re

interested and free on Tuesdays, Thursdays

or Sundays, contact us on 01638 605544 or

email volunteers@burwellmuseum.org.uk

Coach trips

This year’s coach trips in aid of the museum

will be:

Lowestoft Thurs 21st May £23

Rochester Dickens Day Sun 14th June £23

Wroxham Boat Trip on Broads Tues 14th July

£30 or £20 without boat (pay by 15 June)

Hunstanton Fri 7th August £18

Sheringham 40s day Sun 20th Sept £21

Norwich Thurs 15th Oct £18

Brick Lane show / Dinner 27th Nov £74.50

pay by 1st Sept

The coach trips are a great day out and

they raise a lot of money for the museum -

we’re very grateful to Barbara and everyone

else involved in organising them each year!

Tickets for the trips are available from Tina’s

or from Barbara on 01638 741581.

www.burwellmuseum.org.uk

Tel: 01638 605544

Email: museum@burwellmuseum.org.uk

BURWELL VE DAY

CELEBRATIONS

VILLAGE PICNIC

BURWELL RECREATION

GROUND

12 NOON ONWARDS

FRIDAY 8TH MAY 2020

BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, DRINK

AND A BLANKET TO SIT ON

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Letter from the Vicarage

I had a conversation once about which

was the more important Christian festival –

Christmas or Easter, and we concluded that

it was a difficult question! Easter is probably

associated in most people’s minds with eggs,

chicks, bunnies and lots of chocolate, and it’s

wonderful to be able to celebrate together.

For Christians, that joy comes because of

what happened on the dark and terrible

Friday when Jesus died. The good news of

Easter is that out of death comes new life;

when everything seems hopeless, and all

is lost, new hope can come. That is what

we remember, year by year in the Church’s

calendar: the terrible events of Good Friday

and Jesus’ death, the desolation of Easter

Saturday, and the glorious, wonderful joy

of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning. If

you’d like to find out more about what Easter

could mean for you, do get in touch. More

details of our services for Holy Week and

Easter services are on the Churches Together

Easter page, along with those of the other

village churches.

Refresh Café continues to meet in St Mary’s

each Friday morning, including during

the school holidays, for babies, toddlers

and their grown-ups. Messy Church will

be meeting on Good Friday morning at St

Mary’s, and our weekly Messy Gatherings on

Sunday afternoons.

Other events coming up: we’re looking

forward to a concert on 25th April with

Sheringham Shantymen, and then 8th May

brings the 75th anniversary of VE day. The

bells of St Mary’s will be ringing out for

peace at 7pm, in celebration of the peace

and friendships we share today. On Sunday

10th May at 10am the morning service at St

Mary’s will commemorate VE day. We will

also be marking the start of Christian Aid

Week, with a call this year to work together

to help stop the climate crisis.

For updates about what’s going on at St

Mary’s or St Etheldreda’s in Reach, please

see our Facebook pages. Please get in

touch if you would like more information

about these or any of our events or services,

including weddings, christenings and baby

thanksgivings, or if you would like would

value an opportunity to chat. Finally, both

St Mary’s Church and CentrePeace act

as collection points during the day for

donations for the Foodbank, if you would

like to contribute. If you find yourself in need

of the support of the Foodbank, I do have

emergency vouchers, or you can contact Ely

Foodbank on 01353 468626.

Revd Dr Eleanor Williams, Vicar of

Burwell with Reach, 01638 741262 vicar@

stmarysburwell.org.uk

Burwell Twinning Association

As many Burwell residents know, Burwell is

twinned with Lizy sur Ourcq. We are now in

our 24th year and are looking forward to

the next visit to France, which is planned for

the August Bank Holiday weekend, 28-31

August.

This is always an enjoyable visit and we have

a few spaces available this year. It is suitable

for all ages, and is a particularly good

opportunity for anyone who would like to

practise their French!

We stay with local residents in Lizy or

surrounding villages, some time is spent

with our hosts and some with the whole

party. It’s a great opportunity to see life in

a small French town and experience French

hospitality.

The cost for the weekend is £150 for adults

and £75 for children, this covers the cost

of the coach travel and entertainment is

covered by our French hosts. We would love

to take some new twinners!

If you would like any further information,

please contact Diane Harris, 01638 610143

or Marion Aust 01638 742478

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Burwell Car Scheme

If you are unable to use conventional

transport the scheme can help you arrange a

journey from Burwell.

The type of journeys you can make:

Doctors, Dentist, Chiropodist, Opticians,

village shopping or visits to relatives/friends

at home or in hospital.

Transport cannot be provided for hospital

Out Patient appointments.

Supported by

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contact Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday

- Friday. Please give at least 48 hours

notice for transport request.

01638 742543 answer phone

You will be contacted after you

have left your request for a

journey.

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Parish Council Report

THINK SAFE BE SAFE

20th June 2020 to June 2021

We invite you to join us in this

Road Safety Campaign for Burwell

YOUR JOURNEY

THEIR SAFETY

MY FAMILY

OUR VILLAGE

We need your help and commitment for this

village wide Road Safety Campaign, launching

on 20th June 2020 at Burwell Carnival and

continuing through to June 2021 and beyond.

We hope that as many people as possible

will support the campaign which will address

issues such as speeding and parking in the

village. Come along to the Annual Parish

Meeting at Mandeville Hall on Tuesday 5th

May 2020 to see preliminary publicity and the

Parish Council Stand at Burwell Carnival on

Saturday 20th June at the Recreation Ground

for the full launch.

We have been fortunate to have been able

to provide some further equipment at the

Recreation Ground. Hopefully by the time

that you read this article we will have in use

an Aerial Runway (zip wire) and some picnic

tables and benches. Further seats are also

being provided and we would like to thank

Burwell Carnival Committee for the donation

to purchase an additional seat.

Our Tennis Courts at the Recreation Ground

are available for hire. They cost £5.00 per

hour per court or £6.00 per hour if you wish

to use the lights. You can book the courts

by following the link on our website www.

burwellparishcouncil.gov.uk or contacting

the Jubilee Reading Room (01638 743142)

Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am

and 12 noon.

We are close to signing over the transfer of

the freehold for the public toilet block to the

rear of the Jubilee Reading Room. The Parish

Council intends to use part of the building as a

public accessible toilet and hope to start work

on the project as soon as all legal work has

been finalised.

We would like to welcome Geraldine Tate

to the Parish Council. Geraldine is replacing

Michael Smith who left the Council early in

December. Details for Geraldine can be found

on the Parish Council website.

The Council is concerned about climate

change and has started to look at a possible

climate change policy. More details will be

available on this over the next few months.

This year the Annual Parish Meeting will be held

on Tuesday 5th May 2020 at the Mandeville

Hall and will start at 7 pm. Please make a note

in your diary to come along. At this meeting

you will be able to meet Councillors, find out

what the Parish Council has been doing in the

past year and have an opportunity to raise

concerns about the village.

With Spring around the corner please check to

make sure that any of your boundary hedges,

shrubs or trees do not cover and block public

footpaths making it difficult for pedestrians

and those in motor scooters to get past.

Yvonne Rix – Parish Clerk

The Jubilee Reading Room

99 The Causeway

Burwell

01638 743142 or email burwellpc@

burwellparishcouncil.gov.uk

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BCCC article for Clunch

In the previous edition of Clunch (Feb – Mar) the Burwell Community Clean-Up Campaign

(BCCC) group published the monthly litter picking dates for 2020. The group was started

about two years ago and has made a huge difference to the level of litter strewn around the

village. Over the last year the BCCC group have started to look at activities other than litter

picking that would improve our environment and the appearance of the village. Specific

projects such as the leaf clearance on the Causeway, helping with cutbacks and clearance at

The Spring and the planting of bulbs throughout the village. After Christmas we cleared the

Reach Road of all its litter and have recently started work on the Fordham/Soham bypass. A

huge challenge!

We have decided that in 2020 the group will take on a specific project every three months.

These projects will include the planting of trees, shrubs, bulbs and floral displays around the

village as well as re-grassing the bare areas in the Causeway.

The above are our thoughts but we would love to hear about any ideas you have.

We have now set the dates for these projects:

28th March / 27th June / 26th Sept.

District Council Report

January – 7th February 2020

I chaired a meeting of the Resources and Finance Committee. The Committee agreed to

recommend to Full Council the 2020/21 Treasury Management Strategy and also the

Revenue Budget, Capital Strategy and Council Tax for 2020/21. The recommendation to

Council for Council Tax for 2019/20 is that the District Council should freeze the DC’s portion

of Council Tax. I understand that the other authorities are all seeking an increase in Council

Tax. Committee also received the long-awaited report from the External Auditors, enabling

us to approve the financial statement for 2019/20.

Committee also approved 3 documents for public consultation, which I hope the Parish

Council will have input into. The first 2 were Supplementary Planning Documents about the

Natural Environment and Custom/Self-Build Housing. The third is a district-wide consultation

regarding buses, cycling and walking.

I attended Planning Committee which approved details for up to 100 houses in Fordham

off Mildenhall Road, up to 10 houses in Chippenham, and approved 3 rooflights in a house

in Isleham. Committee also received the results of a customer satisfaction survey. I took this

opportunity to highlight the need for greater care to be taken to ensure the correct people

(including neighbours) are notified and consulted about planning applications.

I also attended a number of briefings/meetings with officers and a seminar regarding the

budget. I also had a catch-up meeting with Lucy Frazer MP to brief her on a number of issues.

David Brown

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Photographic Club

Well as the globe has kept turning and

another year gets into its stride, and amongst

my already broken and forgotten new year

resolutions, yearly predictions and wishes for

2020 I still wonder what the “trendsetters” in

photography will be showing us this year…..

Knowing what the “top trends” are in

photography can be incredibly useful.

Whether for competition, for your home

images, knowing what is hot can help make

your images stand out from the rest. And

mine.

So, without further ado, and because it will

be fun to look back at the end of the year

and see how many I got right, here are my

top trends for photography in 2020. Look

out world you have been warned!!

Vibrant Colours

The stronger the colours the louder you

image will shout. I’m not talking about using

HDR (Hyper Dynamic Range) to take your

image to 11, I’m talking about keeping it

vibrant and natural. As a photographer you

need to aim for natural scenes. As luck would

have it, graffiti, wall paintings, and other

outdoor designs are trendy at the moment

and allows them to stand out. Try and be as

natural as possible with bright colours such

as flowers to keep your viewers’ attention.

Vertical is the way up

I know, it’s hard to call an images orientation

a trend, but I expect to see more vertical

images over the next year. Those “in the

know” say this is “the best way to capture

the flow of a scene”. Waffle I call it.

This trend is definitely as a result of the

growing use of smart phones. Each image

captured on a phone is vertical unless you

turn it sideways. Please try it, taking your

phone photos sideways….

This is a massive jump from DSLRs, SLRs and

new mirrorless cameras that are designed

to mainly take images in the horizontal

position.

If you want to try a vertical photo, find a

scene that fits the vertical frame, not viceversa.

Cloud Storage

As oats is oats, technology moves forward

and cameras gain better and better

resolutions, which is great, however, a bigger

resolution means bigger files are needed

to hold more information taken from the

scenes you have captured.

Hello Cloud Storage.

The cloud is a way to store and move your

images from device to device wirelessly.

There are lots of companies out there, such

as Google and Apple which offer cloud

storage which are open to everyone. They

all offer a small amount of space for free,

expandable for a fee.

The great thing about this type of storage is

you can have access to your images anywhere

– although you will need a connection to the

internet to do so.

If you take photos with your phone, you can

set up your phone to store you images to

a cloud service straight away allowing you

to edit your images on the go….. I’ve got an

Amazon Prime account and that comes with

free cloud storage up to a 1TB.

Film

Well I’ve been saying this for a while now, not

that anyone listens, but film photography is

growing once again.

You might not believe me, but not every

photographer wants a digital experience.

Me, well I spent my teenage years smelling of

developer and fixer, so I’m more than happy

with my digital camera and laptop. Working

with photographic film offers photographers

a way to discover the base of this visual

world and on top of that, you have a physical

tangible object you’ve created yourself after

capturing your image.

A link with the environment

A natural setting for you photographs will fit

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right into the current trend of environmental

issues. And rightly so. Whatever type

of photography you are into, take your

photography outside, show that connection

with the greater outdoors.

But be mindful for the impact you create

when out looking for that perfect sunset.

Goodbye DSLR

We have entered a new era of photography.

Like it or not, camera manufactures are now

looking into new types of devices, such

as mirrorless camera. These cameras are

smaller, quieter, weigh less and still retain

great resolution.

So why carry a large camera with extra

weight? As more of us photographers travel

from place to place, (I know what I said

above about the environment, but those

mountains won’t come to me living on the

edge of the fens) a lightweight camera will

be very handy.

The future is not Cannon or Nikon shaped,

many other camera manufacturers offer

great and cheaper versions. Although I

would never give up my big old Canon.

Minimalism

Each and every year I look at my images

and evaluate them through a very critical

magnifying glass. Complexity has always

been a key in my photography, and I’m not

the only photographer to use techniques

on top of composition and extra colour

management.

If you want your images to stand out in 2020,

my top tip is to take a step back. Look for

something that makes your image different,

take a more minimalist approach. It’s hard. I

know, I’m still trying.

Less noise in your composition will mean

more focus on the images subject. This

goes for portrait photography, fashion,

street, landscape photography etc. The more

minimal you can make your image the better.

So, when approaching a scene, look at

what can be removed, not added. Aim for a

simpler scene or background.

So, these are my photographic trends for

2020. I’d take them with a very large bucket

of salt, or not, we will have to see what this

year brings us. I for one will be out and about

trying dome of these trends to see what will

be. Hope to see you out and about as well.

Whatever the trend is, find out more about

it by coming along to the Bottisham and

Burwell Photographic Club. We meet every

Tuesday at the chapel in Lode at 7:30pm.

Come along, meet the members and have a

cup of tea and a natter about photography.

Or visit our web site at www.bottburpc.org

to find out more about the club and what we

get up to. As well as all this, the club has a

Facebook page too. Look for Bottisham and

Burwell Photographic Club next time you

have a spare moment or too.

Happy Snapping

Elliot Needham Bottisham and Burwell

Photographic Club.

Bottisham Adult Learning

Association (BALA)

A course of lectures on Famous Russian

Women in World History and Culture is

proving very popular.

Topics ranging from Women in Power and

Politics, Art and Literature, the Womanly

Face of War and Women in Modern Russia.

We have learned about some exceptional

women from terrorists to heroines.

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After the last session of this term, Thursday

19th March, there will be a short AGM.

Please stay and share your views of the first

two terms of BALA.

Plans are in place for Autumn term 2020 and

Spring term 2021. There will be more details

nearer the time.

Please contact Ann at meadeann7@gmail

com for further information.

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BAFY newsletter. Spring 2020

So far….

We have been open for over a

year and it’s been a really

amazing year. We have

provided more than 70 youth

club sessions in this time.

Currently we have 70-80

members on our books and

these numbers are increasing

every week. We look forward

to meeting more young people

of Burwell. Our website is still

being updated regularly. We’re

still working on improving it.

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Fundraising….

We are going to apply for

funding locally and

government funding so we are

able to buy equipment for our

members. Please feel free to

share our Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/c

rowdfunding/burwellbafy

We have received a kind

donation from Burwell

Knitters. Thank you so much.

We have also got some

fundraising events in the

pipeline…………

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Change in location….

BAFY HAVE MOVED

- Elk

- The Clunch

- Burwell Knitters and

- Burwell Day Centre

With special thanks to:

- Ellie (Burwell Day

Centre)

- Mrs Taylor and Mr Bish

at BVCPS

- Steve Smith and his

staff at the Co-op

- Burwell Parish Council

Thank you all for your

continued support, to the

Burwell community.

Carnival….

Our Carnival preparation has

begun. We’re really excited

and looking forward to taking

part in our 2 nd Carnival

appearance. Watch this space!

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The BAFY Burwell House was

amazing, 34 of our youth club

members were extremely

excited and enjoyed the

activities planned and well as

the party. Photos to follow!

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BAFY have moved to the

Burwell Day Centre. A huge

thank you to the Day Centre for

allowing us to use their space

and support us. We’re hoping

to collaborate on some

projects! Watch this space!

Our times have changed to:

Juniors (year 6): 5pm-6:30pm

Seniors (year 7+): 7pm-8:30pm

Every Wednesday (term time).

We’re hoping introduce the

Year 5s after the February half

term.

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Thank you’s….

BAFY would like to say thank

you to:

- Burwell Village College

Primary School

- Tina’s

- The Co-op

- The Fox

- Burwell Print

- Burwell Post Office

- Charly’s Chips

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Burwell and District Flower Club

A lovely display of spring arrangements was produced at our February

workshop and all without oasis! Almost thirty members, including

a few visitors, first made grids from apple tree twigs to support the

flowers they had chosen e.g. daffoldils, tulips, helebores etc. Although

the grids took time to make, the only cost was the paper-covered wire

used to bind the sticks together with the added bonus that they are

re-usable. The best thing was that everyone went home pleased with

what they had made.

At our meeting on Thursday 12 March several of our own members demonstrated “The

Garden Stirs.” One of the things flower arranging teaches us is to look at things a bit more

imagatively or from a different perspective – “the seeing eye” as it is sometimes called. This

title conjures up new shoots appearing through the winter debris and reminds us Spring is

just around the corner.

Members will be thinking along these lines when preparing for our Club Competition on 9

April. Altlhough a friendly, low-key affair, we follow NAFAS rules which cover the Schedule

and judging requirements and we are delighted that once again Caroline Barnes, a NAFAS

Area Judge, has agreed to do the judging. Caroline judged for us a couple of years ago and

is a keen competitor herself having been awarded prizes at National and Area Shows. We

gained a lot from her helpful comments and look forward to welcoming her back to Burwell.

Finally, a reminder that our special Open Meeting will be held on Thursday, 14 May when

Area Demonstrator Lee Berrill will be presenting “Remember When”. Lee has a floristry

business in Northampton and has recently returned from a very successful tour of America.

He too is a keen competitor with many awards to his name. The venue is The Beeches

Community Centre at Isleham which has on-site parking. Tickets, which include refreshments,

are £11 available from our Treasurer on 01638 741059. If you have never been to a floral

demonstration before, why not come along on the 14 May and see what flower arranging is

all about. An enjoyable evening is guaranteed.

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Burwell Carnival - Spring Update!

Plans are certainly hotting up for Carnival 2020 on Saturday 20th June , as hopefully the weather

is! We’ve booked a great headline band, Big10, who are one of the most popular Ska / 2 tone

acts in the South East! THIS IS A BIG BAND. Our parade theme ‘The World on a tight-rope’ ,

aims to get groups highlighting what we should all be doing to help our planet and work in

harmony with nature/the environment and one another. So it’s great to have some early group

parade choices reflecting this: Burwell Judo Club - “Plastic Waste”.

To reflect our theme we’ve also booked the Juggle Brothers & EddieK, who will perform on

stage, be part of the parade (on stilts) and run two Circus Skills workshops in the afternoon in

our arena. Within the arena, building from last year, we should be having more races in keeping

with our Carnival theme.

So, a great line-up of attractions and events have already booked, with more being added all

the time, which should hopefully make Burwell Carnival 2020 on Saturday 20th June, a real

treat for all involved. If it’s not in your diary already, get it in there NOW!

If you haven’t got a Co-op members card do get one and then use it when you shop locally!

Please don’t forget if you self-scan as well, as it’s just a quick swipe/scan of your card. This will

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‘Songs of the Sea’ comes to Burwell

International singers, and TV celebrities, the ‘Sheringham Shantymen’, will be putting on a

charity concert of rousing ‘Songs of the Sea’ when they visit Burwell in April.

The group of sea shanty singers and musicians, will be performing at St Mary’s Church on

Saturday evening at 7.30pm on 25th April, when it is anticipated up to 300 people will enjoy

an evening of hearty songs, whilst raising funds for good causes.

Based in the North Norfolk coastal town of Sheringham, the Shantymen have appeared on

TV over the years in programmes such as The Big Breakfast; Highway (with the late Sir Harry

Secombe); Children in Need; Blue Peter and more recently The One Show. And with over

1,000 public appearances under their belt, the group have not only travelled and performed

across the UK, but have also worked in the USA, France, Germany, Holland and Ireland. (Not

to mention producing three videos and recorded seven CDs too.)

But as well as entertaining their audiences wherever they go, fundraising is a big part of what

they do.

With close ties to the RNLI, they help the charity in a number of different ways and locations,

supporting and performing at lifeboats stations around the UK and Ireland. And they are

immensely proud to wear the RNLI badge on their uniform – unique in being the only

organisation outside the RNLI allowed to do so.

On one occasion, The Sheringham Shantymen spent three years raising almost £20k to

purchase a new ‘D’ Class Lifeboat for the RNLI stationed in Wicklow, Ireland. The group

attended the official naming ceremony, where the lifeboat was formally named: ‘The

Sheringham Shantymen’.

‘2020 is a very special milestone year for us, as we celebrate 30 years since the group was

formed’, said Dickie Grieve, Booking Secretary for Sheringham Shantymen. ‘During the three

decades we have been performing, we have developed an entertaining variety of maritime

songs which we feel sure the Burwell audience will appreciate and enjoy. We look forward

to revisiting St Mary’s Church in April and think our two 45-minute sessions will delight all

those who come along.

The event on 25th is expected to be very popular and tickets are strictly limited and will

sell out quickly after going on sale on 1st April. Tickets can be purchased in the village at

Tina’s; CentrePeace or the Post Office. Or you can arrange to reserve and have your ticket(s)

delivered if you live in Burwell – cash on delivery by emailing administrator@stmarysburwell.

org.uk . Tickets cost £10 for adults – £5 for accompanied children U16. The profits from the

evening will be shared between the Sheringham Lifeboat and St Mary’s Church.

Mary Hammond MCIPR NUJ

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EASTER SERVICES

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BURWELL

CHURCHES TOGETHER JOINT EVENTS

Good Friday 10th April Walk of Witness beginning at 11.00am at North Street Co-op

Palm Sunday 5th April 4.00pm Easter Songs of Praise at Ness Court

Easter Sunday 12th April 6.00am Sunrise Service at Castle Mound followed by

breakfast in Guildhall

TRINITY CHURCH BURWELL

Tuesday 7th April 2.30pm Reflections Group Communion service

Maundy Thursday 9th April 2.30pm Tenebrae and Communion

Easter Sunday 12th April 10.00am Communion Service

ST MARY’S BURWELL & ST ETHELDREDA’S REACH

Monday 6th April - Wednesday 8th April 6.00pm – 6.30pm Night Prayer at St Mary’s

Maundy Thursday 9th April 7.30pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s

Good Friday 10th April 10.30 am – 12.30 pm Messy Easter at St Mary’s led by Messy

Church team

Good Friday 10th April 2.00 – 3.00 pm Hour at the Cross - quiet reflective service at

Reach

Easter Sunday 12th April 8.00 am Holy Communion at Reach

Easter Sunday 12th April 10.00 am Holy Communion service at St Mary’s followed by

Easter Egg Hunt

BURWELL BAPTIST CHURCH

Tuesday 7th April 2.30pm Reflections Group Communion service (at Trinity Church)

Maundy Thursday 9th April 8.00pm Communion

Good Friday 10th April 7.30pm Good Friday Film (12)

Easter Sunday 12th April 10.30am Easter Celebration

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH NEWMARKET

Easter Triduum services

Maundy Thursday 9th April 7.30pm Mass of the Last Supper

Good Friday 10th April 3.00pm Liturgy for Good Friday

Saturday 11th March 9.00pm Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday 12th April 10.30am Mass for Easter Day (also at 9.00am at Kirtling)

Any queries to the parish office (01638 663492).

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Burwell Belles - Our New Year’s Resolution

While many of us, by the end of January, were struggling to keep our New Year’s

resolutions, Burwell Belles WI was deciding on our WI 2020/21 national resolution. The

WI’s democratic model means that every member has a say over our national campaigns,

and every resolution stems directly from members’ concerns. This resolution, from a

choice of five, is the one which each branch meeting thinks should go forward for voting

at the National Conference at Royal Albert Hall in June and finally to Parliament.

The way we presented the five resolutions was that a BBWI member gave the facts

about the resolutions which were as disparate as ‘End Modern Slavery’ and ‘Protect

Our Precious Helium’. This was followed by lively debate then each member decided on

one resolution to go forward. The winning resolution was a topic which our committee

member Gwen Spike had taken on and thoroughly researched ‘A Call to Increase

Potential Stem Cell Donor Registration’.

On a lighter note we enjoyed our usual social time over tea, cakes and fresh fruit (for

those of us watching our waistlines!). A Bring and Buy Table bulging at the seams

attracted a steady stream of members together with a raffle and information on

forthcoming outings and events. Burwell Belles WI is certainly the place to make friends

and to brighten your spirits if you are feeling at all lonely or down.

‘The Study of Antarctic Wildlife using Satellite Imagery’ our talk by Dr Fretwell, at

the following meeting in February, proved to be fascinating and thought-provoking.

Dr Fretwell, from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge, studies Emperor

Penguins using the latest satellite imagery. Emperor Penguins are the largest of the

penguin species at 4ft. tall and weighing around 40kg. They have a unique life-history

and cycle, breeding on sea-ice in the Antarctic winter. The female Emperor Penguin lays

a single egg which is incubated by the male between June and July. The eggs hatch in

August then the chicks are fed from September to October and are ready to fledge in

December.

There are currently 53 known locations of Emperor Penguin colonies, about half of which

have been found by satellite. It is estimated that the population of Emperor Penguins

will halve in the next 60 years and many colonies will be lost due to the loss of the seaice.

This, sadly, is yet another result of the Climate Crisis which must be tackled before

it is too late.

The Burwell Belles’ Defibrillators Celebration

On Saturday 28th March at 2pm the ribbon will be cut around the defibrillator kiosk

in North Street by Neil Spike. Neil, who lives in Burwell, was the first paramedic

in Cambridgeshire and, prior to his retirement, was Senior Paramedic Trainer at

Addenbrookes Hospital.

Refreshments will be provided by Burwell Belles and we thank Sally and Jeremy Lander

who will be welcoming us to their garden at Silver Birches, 77 North Street. Our special

guests will be the Marsh family who gave a generous donation towards the defibrillators

following the death of their son Steven.

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Season Update

The season continues to go well for all our

teams. The mixed team won their first fixture

of 2020 in the Rushworth Cup and are looking

ahead to the final. They’ve had a good run in

their league narrowly losing to Brandon 5-4 after

beating Soham the previous week. The Men’s A

team, under the management of Hannah Robertshaw, continue to play well in a much

more challenging league after winning promotion last year. The Men’s B team, led

by Adam “Scott” Moulding, are ticking along nicely with some closely fought matches

and 100% effort from all – 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw. Our newly formed Men’s C team,

directed by Lincoln Swann, are also doing well in their league. It’s great to see players

gain confidence and experience through playing league matches. Congratulations to

all team players, especially those new to league games, and good luck for the rest of

the season.

Positive Praise!

Firstly, a big “shout out” to some of our junior players. Cassidy and Lewis who have

played Men’s league fixtures this season and done a great job fitting in and playing

some super badders. Well done lads, keep up the good work. To Max and James who

are looking to make their league debuts later in this season – enjoy!

Secondly, thanks to Sarah Whiteside for “stepping up” and joining the mixed team squad.

She’s played some great badminton (believe it or not) and looks like she will become a

permanent team member unless we get an influx of some more ladies – here’s hoping!

And finally, to all our Cambridge Half Marathon runners – Mark Langley, Russell Barton,

Fleece Lomas and Chris Jennings – a brilliant thing to do and huge congratulations on

completing the course with some decent times. We hope your recovery is swift and

you’re back at badders on Tuesday.

New Members Always Welcome - Try Before You Buy!

Have a session on us! Come and try a session at Burwell Badminton Club one Tuesday

for free! We’re always keen to see new faces at Burwell Community Sports Centre at our

club night sessions which start at 7pm. We’re still keen to encourage female players to

the club - young or old - our membership ranges from 15 to 60 something - so do come

down to Buntings Path one Tuesday between 7pm - 10pm to see us. Novice/immediate

players from 7pm, advanced players from 8pm. We are a friendly bunch and there is no

pressure to play in league fixtures. We have a “pay as you go” fee of £4 per hour if you

don’t want to become a full member..

For more details about BBC please contact: burwell.badders.club@gmail.com

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Sunday 10 May 2020

12 noon to 5pm

Opened by the Mayor of Cambridge in a ceremony with

ancient declarations and the throwing of pennies to the crowd

Traditional fun for all with:

75 th Anniversary of VE Day

Commemoration & Celebration, 1940s dress

Arts and Crafts Bars BBQ Tea & Cakes

Children’s Activities Dancing

Food and Drink Live Music Maypole Dancing

Morris Men Traditional Fairground

Entrance free - parking £6 per vehicle

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Burwell Allotment & Garden Society

Weeds. The very word has a heart-sink ring

to it. Why is it that the weeds seem to get

going faster than anything carefully sown

and tended? The answer of course is that

the very reason a plant is a weed is because

it gets everywhere very efficiently and grows

vigorously. Why should we worry about that?

Because the weeds will be in competition

with the plants you want to grow, for

water, nutrients and light. However, as Vita

Sackville-West (the famous garden designer

who created the Sissinghurst garden) said “A

weed is only a plant in the wrong place”. I

think of weeds as “The Good, the Bad, and

the Ugly”.

In the Ugly category I would class the

perennial (enduring season to season) weeds

which spread by even the tiniest fragment of

root. Couch grass, Ground elder, Mare’s tail,

and Field bindweed all fall into this category.

They are very invasive and quite literally

choke the plants you want to grow; it takes

many seasons of careful hand-weeding and

digging-out to get rid of them. Hoeing,

see below, won’t work for these weeds and

rotavating your new allotment plot can make

your weed problem much worse if the result

is a soil soup of chopped up weed roots that

will all, each and every one of them, sprout

into a new plant.

In the Bad category are the weeds that are

either perennials or which set seed so readily

such that it feels a Sisyphean task (in Greek

legend Sisyphus was punished in Hades for

his misdeeds in life by being condemned

eternally to roll a heavy stone up a hill. As

he neared the top, the stone rolled down

again, so that his labour was everlasting

and futile). Bittercress, Fat Hen, Cleavers

(also known as Sticky Willie or Goosegrass),

Chickweed and Rape (spread from the fields

around here) all fall into this category. While

time-consuming hand-weeding is needed

if you let the plants mature, a vigorous ten

minute burst of hoeing will clean up the

plot or flower-bed quickly. It is perhaps

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worth a recap on hoeing technique: your

hoe should be sharp and the aim is to slice

the seedling or small plant at the root-stem

junction while simultaneously lifting out the

root by disturbing the soil. On a warm day,

both roots and leaves will rapidly shrivel and

die. Even when the soil is wetter, stopping

the roots becoming established weakens

the weed. For hand-weeding, for example

to tackle dandelions and other deep taprooted

plants, take a fork and lift the whole

plant out, shaking off the soil and removing.

Can there be a good weed? The answer is

in what attracts bees and other pollinators,

insect life in general – or which are simply

decorative in their own right. I have a

weakness for the fragile beauty of the

field poppy and there are other traditional

wildflowers such as the corncockle, creeping

buttercup or willowherb that are technically

weeds but which it seems a shame to expel.

Then there are nettles – home to many

butterflies and many wild herbs. In French

vineyards you will often find a rose planted

at the end of each row of vines. This is not

because grape vines need bees to pollinate

– but because a monoculture of vines is not

good for the ecosystem and soil quality in

the vineyard. Elsewhere in the vineyard you

may find leguminous plants (pea family) that

help fix nitrogen from the air into the soil,

making the soil more fertile. Those plants

need pollinators to reproduce and the roses,

which are highly attractive to bees through

their scent, help ensure that bees find their

way to the field.

Thus, whether at the allotment or in your

garden, a degree of tolerance for “good”

weeds will improve biodiversity and look

attractive. The French “potager” style of

vegetable gardening is a prime example of

this. Even in the most formally arranged

flower garden try to find a small patch – by

the dustbins if nowhere else – for a few of our

traditional wildflowers to support wildlife.

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Goodbye Norma Jeane by Kelvin Reynolds

Marilyn Monroe. A 20th century icon. When

she came to London to film with Sir Laurence

Olivier, she stopped the traffic in the Strand as

thousands blocked the road to get a glimpse

of her. Apart from Olivier, Marilyn worked

with all the Hollywood greats including Clark

Gable, Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers. But

what is amazing is how someone from such

a dysfunctional and abusive background

became a Hollywood legend.

Marilyn was born Norma Jeane Mortensen

in 1926. She never knew who her father

was. She was given away to a foster family

when she was only two weeks old. ‘My

mother didn’t want me, I got in the way,’

she told a friend. Her mother later suffered

a mental breakdown and spent many years

in an institution. Marilyn was placed in an

orphanage for a time before her mother’s

friend Grace agreed to look after. As a

child she loved the cinema, watching the

Hollywood stars on the silver screen. Marilyn

knew then that’s what she wanted to be. At

high school, she was known as ‘The M..mm

girl’ because of her stammer which in times

of stress would plague her all her life.

When Grace found a new man with a family,

there wasn’t room for Marilyn and rather

return her to the orphanage at the age of

16, Grace pushed her into a marriage with

a neighbour called James Dougherty, who

was 21. Soon afterwards Marilyn did a photo

shoot in a factory where she worked packing

parachutes. This led to Fox Film studios

signing her for a short contract. And her

name was changed to Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn was only offered a few walk on

parts, nearly always playing the ‘dumb sexy

blonde’ which the studio saw as her main

attraction. Marilyn accepted this role but

began to attend drama groups and learn the

techniques of acting. She loved the camera

and the camera loved her, but she also

wanted to be taken seriously as an actress.

When she landed a parts in films like Some

Like it Hot she demonstrated her real talent

for acting and singing and her fan base

continued to grow. In 1954 she married Joe

DiMaggio, the American football legend. It

was a glamorous, dazzling time for Marilyn.

She visited American troops in Korea,

becoming the forces pin up. The marriage

made in heaven, though didn’t last. She

hoped to become a mother but she didn’t

want to give up her film career, something

which Joe became increasingly unhappy

about. They drifted apart and divorced in

1956.

The film roles continued but Marilyn was

developing a reputation for always turning

up late on set which infuriated directors.

Often she would be physically sick with

nerves before filming or she would stand

in front of a mirror for hours if she thought

a hair was out of place. She would demand

retakes until she felt the scene was perfect,

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Goodbye Norma Jeane (cont’d)

always blaming herself. Yet those who knew

her describe Marilyn as a wonderful, kind girl

who never had a bad word for anyone. She

loved animals and always supported those

less fortunate than herself. She was also

incredibly generous.

Her desire to become a serious actress

continued after she married the playwright

Arthur Miller, who accompanied her to

London to film the Prince and the Showgirl

with Olivier, where she also met the Queen.

She is probably most famous for the iconic

subway shot for the The Misfits, her skirt

billowing over a grating, a scene that was

filmed on Broadway a 3.00 am in the morning,

watched by a crowd of four thousand fans!

After two miscarriages and an ectopic

pregnancy Marilyn knew that she would

never be able to have children of her

own. And away from the camera she was

becoming very depressed, relying heavily

on pills to send her to sleep and pills to keep

awake. Her doctors continued to supply her

with even stronger doses.

Pictures show her looking really happy on

her 36th birthday on June 1st. It was to be

her last. At this point Joe DiMaggio came

back into her life. He had always loved her

and they decided to remarry. Marilyn was

excited and the date was fixed for August

8th. Sadly on the night of August 4th, 1962

Marilyn was found dead in her bedroom

from a drugs overdose. We may never know

what really happened on that tragic night.

The world will never forget Marilyn Monroe.

Lee Strasberg, director and founder of the

method school of acting said, ‘I have worked

with hundreds of actors all over the world.

Only two were outstanding. Marlon Brando

and Marilyn Monroe. No one else came

close.’ I think she would have loved that.

When Marilyn left Korea after visiting the

troops she said, ‘For the first time in my life

I felt I belonged. Goodbye Everyone. Thank

you for being so nice. Hold a good thought

for me.’ Always Marilyn.

Vacancy for a volunteer Trustee/

Treasurer – Burwell Day Centre

Burwell and District Day Centre based in

Parsonage Close is a registered charity and

was set up in 1991. The Centre’s objective is

to provide day care including a midday meal,

recreation and companionship to members

who are over 55 years of age or have a

disability .We have 7 part time staff and 60

volunteers who undertake a variety of tasks

on either a regular or occasional basis.

We are looking to recruit a new trustee to

replace our current treasurer who will be

stepping down at our AGM in May. The

new trustee will join the Management

Committee comprising nine unpaid trustees,

the Centre manager and several member

representatives. Much administration of

the Centre is carried out by staff, but the

treasurer’s duties will include reconciliation of

cash book records, quarterly reporting, and

preparation of annual accounts. The treasurer

is also responsible for administration of staff

salaries and workplace pensions using a

bureau, and Charity Commission reporting

The detailed handover of duties could be

spread over a number of months following

the AGM as required to achieve a smooth

transition.

If you have the necessary accounting

background and a real concern for the

welfare of the elderly and vulnerable in our

community we should very much like to hear

from you. In the first instance please contact

the Centre Manager, Elly Catling, on 01638

743363 or email

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If you like what we offer then we do a full financial review with

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Changing how we think about waste....

Your blue bin

By Amanda Cox, outwithclutter.com

What we all see as waste is actually a potential resource. In small quantities it is not worth

anything but once recyclable materials are sorted and baled they are potentially valuable,

ready to be made into something else. For example aluminium cans are made into new

aluminium cans which can be back in the shops in 8 weeks (https://www.recyclenow.

com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/cans). And plastic bottles collected from

Cambridgeshire households are turned back into new plastic packaging – in Cambridgeshire!

(https://www.waterbeachwastemanagementpark.co.uk/news/2019/june/amey-welcomesbbcs-war-on-plastics/)

Resources in the world are limited and expensive to mine or manufacture. It is important we

look after those resources and use and reuse them as wisely as possible.

Recycling is straightforward. Just remember to ‘wash and squash’ things before you put

them in your blue bin. But be careful not to spoil your efforts by putting things in the blue

bin which should not be there.

If you are not sure what can be recycled in your area, check the East Cambridgeshire District

Council website (www.eastcambs.gov.uk) or the Recycle Now website (www.recyclenow.com/

local-recycling). If you are away from home it is important to check what can be recycled

locally or take your rubbish home with you.

There are some common errors to watch out for though.

• Old clothing, other fabrics and shoes do not belong in the blue bin. Take them to a

charity shop or to your local recycling centre instead. If old clothing ends up in the sorting

equipment it can block and damage it, which will cause delays.

• Keep any electrical equipment and all batteries out of the blue bin. Batteries

contain flammable materials, which can cause fires either on collection lorries or in sorting

equipment.

• Avoid putting bulky items in the blue bins. No bicycles. No car parts. These too

block the machinery.

• Nappies and sanitary wear are ending up in blue bin and causing contamination.

This is classified as offensive waste and belongs in the black bag or bin. It is not a pleasant

job to remove them from the recycling equipment.

• If you are recycling paper remember to shred all personal information and financial

documents and put small amounts of shredded paper in your green bin.

By making sure you know what goes into each bin you can ensure material that can be

recycled is not contaminated and so avoid resources turning back into waste and ending up

in landfill.

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Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service wants

everyone to be safe from fire at home and to

know how to escape safely if a fire starts. It

takes only one accident to start a fire. Fire

kills. Let’s prevent it. That’s why we offer

and can arrange FREE Safe and Well visits to

people in their own homes to make sure that

they have working smoke alarms and a good

level of fire safety awareness to help prevent

fires and save lives. A Safe and Well visit is a

home visit that lasts no longer than an hour,

at a convenient time for you, carried out by

trained staff. During the visit we will:

• Talk to you about fire safety in the

home

• Check your property to identify any

fire hazards

• Check that you have at least one

working smoke alarm on each level

of your home

• Fit FREE ten-year smoke alarms as

appropriate

• Provide you with fire safety advice

and show you how to test your smoke

alarms

• Talk about escape plans, so that you

can escape safely if a fire starts

• Provide advice, or link you

into organisations that can help

you, if you need support with other

issues such as health, wellbeing or

crime prevention.

To find out if you are eligible for a visit, please

call us on 01480 444500 or email us at

firefire@cambsfire.gov.uk.

Smoke Alarms - Did you know that you should

test your smoke alarms at least once a month,

but fortnightly would be preferable, or that

you should have smoke alarms on every

floor of your home? These are your ‘first

line of defence. We all have waste collection

calendars – on the side of the fridge or in a

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cupboard – “which bin is it this week?” Why

not choose re blue or green and mark it RED

to remind you to test your smoke alarms? If

you need a testing stick to reach please ask,

we will do our best to provide as soon as

supplies permit. Or use a broom handle – an

old one cut off would suffice.

Another thought, which may enable you to

help save a life – download onto your ‘phone,

or other device, the app “what3words”. Many

people have already done this, putting them

in a position to direct CFRS or any other

emergency service, including EAAA, right to

the spot. Amazing ! Think of the perhaps

critical time saving – no more “ it’s near soand-so”

or I’m new to the area so I don’t know

…” etc. Please do it now.

Visit this website for more helpful tips and

advice: https://firekills.campaign.gov.uk/

Like us on Facebook for regular updates

www.facebook.com/cambsfrs or follow us

on Twitter @cambsfrs. For more information

or to get in touch contact us at firefire@

cambsfire.gov.uk or on 0800 9179994.

Michael White.

Connecting Communities is a service

operated by The Voluntary Network, a charity

based in Newmarket. It is a door to door

service that will pick you up at your home and

deliver you to your chosen location. You can

do a single or return journey. It is particularly

valuable for those who find difficulty in

accessing public transport, location, disability

etc. We can safely carry Wheelchair users

and our drivers are fully trained and insured to

ensure a safe and comfortable journey. There

is a £15 yearly membership fee and the fares

compare favourably to the bus companies. If

you are interested in learning more about our

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one our team on 01638-664304 who will be

only too pleased to give you more information.

hould you have any questions then please

don’t hesitate to either email me or phone me

and I will be only too happy to help.

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Wicken Fen

The National Trust has recently published its Noticing Nature report in partnership with the

University of Derby, which shows that there is a powerful link between how people relate to

nature and their happiness. Spring is a great time to get outside and connect with nature,

whether it’s listening to birdsong, watching clouds or seeing wildflowers. Here at Wicken Fen

we’ll be seeing returning migrants such as warblers and cuckoos over the next few weeks,

the first konik foals will soon be born, and shoots of emerald green foliage will be emerging

across the reserve.

After your walk on the reserve, do pop into the new café building if you haven’t seen the

recent improvements. The Docky Hut Café is a great space to relax and enjoy a tasty treat,

with a larger seating area and counter; lighter, brighter environment; and a fully equipped

kitchen now offering a wider range of refreshments.

It doesn’t seem long since we were talking about half term, but the Easter break is already

on the horizon. We’ll have our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt over the Easter weekend (10-13

April), which will be available from 10:15am to 4:30pm – no need to book, just drop in with

your family to try the new trail and win a chocolate prize! We also have nature themed

bookable activities throughout the rest of the holidays: Springtime Crafts (Monday 6 April),

Pond Dipping (Wednesday 8 April), and Minibeast Hunt (Wednesday 15 April) as well as

other informal drop-in family activities. Don’t forget that we also have boat trips and cycle

hire every day too.

Adults can enjoy a new Willow Swallow Workshop with local basket maker Nadine Anderson

on Saturday 18 April. There are also two of our popular Dawn Chorus Walks arranged for

Saturday 2 May. We recommend booking in advance for all our events as they are often fully

booked well in advance - see our website for more information about Wicken Fen and what’s

on: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wicken-fen-nature-reserve

Great Crested Grebes

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Bottisham Village College

Adult Learning

New Courses for the Spring include:

Tango Salon Dancing – Beginners (starts 5 February)

Vegetarian Indian Cookery (starts 27 February)

Creating Glass Jewellery (starts 5 March)

Quick and Easy Italian Cookery (starts 30 April)

Saturday Workshops on 29 th February include:

Cook with Your Kids

Digital Desktop Photography (Still Life)

Glass Bracelets, Rings and Brooches

Stained Glass Colourful Suncatchers

Vegetarian Indian Delights (Cookery)

Saturday Workshops on 28 th March include:

Dressmaking Workshop

Quick and Easy Indian Cookery

Reactive Glass Jewellery

Spring Flowers in Acrylics

Springtime Flower Arranging

Yoga Workshop

Would you like to suggest a course?

We are always looking for new ideas, so if you would like us

to provide a course which is not offered, or you have skills you

would like to teach to adults, please let us know.

www.bottishamvc.org/adultlearning

Tel: 01223 811372 email: adultlearning@bottishamvc.org

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Exciting new development

for the old Barclays Bank

building in Burwell

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Barclays Bank closed its Branch in Burwell

way back in November 2017 and it has

remained empty since. We have recently

found out that an exciting planning proposal

is being put forward by two entrepreneurs to

turn the building into a climbing centre.

Climbing walls have become big business

as it’s become a popular way to keep fit and

has been given a boost by being included

as a sport in this years Tokyo Olympics.

However there has been a major setback to

the proposal as the building isn’t quite tall

enough to accommodate the regulation 50ft

height required by the climbing governing

body.

After consultation with structural engineers

the entrepreneurs have decided to excavate

the existing floor to allow for extra headroom.

Although it seemed a practical solution after

carrying out test bores of the site they found

that the water table will be too high. This has

not put them off as they have seen this as

challenge and not a problem.

They have now put in a second proposal

to extend the climbing wall down into the

water table and combine the facility with

a scuba diving school. This will now be the

first of its kind in the UK and should attract

the growing number of diver climbers in the

country. Plans are scheduled to go on public

display on the 1st April 2020 in the Gardiner

Memorial Hall.

3’ 5” male seeking female of similar size to

share miniature life with miniature dog in a

miniature house. Must have GSOH.

Are you fed up of single person supplements.

Wanted a fellow traveller for sharing and

enjoying holidays and expenses. Any age or

sex but must be happy to share a room with

someone who snores loudly.

50 something cannabis smoking male with

GSOH looking for like minded female for

trips together. Must supply own pot.

Small Adverts

WANTED:

Someone to go back in time with me.

This is no joke. Apply at PO box 122.

You’ll get paid after we get back. Must

supply your own weapons as safety is not

guaranteed. I have only done this once

before.

Wheelbarrow

Well used but in good condition. As seen,

buyer to collect. Will need replacement

wheel as this is missing.

Commode for sale.

Solid Oak light brown stain.

Only £5

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P. Palmer

Painter & Decorator

City & Guilds Qualified

Tel/Fax: 01638 604877

Mobile: 07715 969001

Email: p.palmer27@btinternet.com

www.palmerdecorating.co.uk

38 Burghley Rise, Burwell, Cambs CB25 0RS

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Dates for your Diary

Dates for your Diary

April Starts Ends

Wed 1 Burwell Scrabble Club – Ness Court 10.00 12.00

Thu 2

Recycling – green bin

Fri 3 Refresh Café at St Mary’s 09.30 11.00

St Mary’s Youth Café in Guildhall 19.45 21.15

Wed 8

Recycling – blue bin

Thu 9 Burwell & District Flower Club – Club Competition MH 19.15

Fri 10 Messy Easter at St Mary’s 09.30 11.00

Sat 11 Burwell Farmers Market – Mandeville Hall 09.00 12.00

Sun 12 Easter Egg Hunt at Burwell Museum 11.00 17.00

Messy Gathering at St Mary’s 16.30 17.30

Mon 13 Easter Egg Hunt at Burwell Museum 11.00 17.00


Thu 16

Burwell Allotment & Garden Society - AGM and

talk by David White, Burwell Ex-Services and Social Club 19.30



Fri 19 Messy Gathering at St Mary’s 16.30 17.30

Mon 22 Lunchbreak Café at St Mary’s 12.00 14.00

Thu 23



Sat 25 Sheringham Shantymen Concert at St Mary’s 19.30 21.30

Sun 26 Messy Gathering at St Mary’s 16.30 17.30


Thu 30

Burwell Belles WI – Gardiner Memorial Hall

A Day at Burwell Print Centre by Jo Graham 19.30


GMH - Gardiner Mermorial Hall, High Street

BVCP - Burwell Village College Primary, The Causeway

JRR - Jubilee Reading Room, The Causeway

If you have any events that you would like to include in Dates for your Diary please email these to editor@burwellclunch.

co.uk - check submissions deadlines at the front of the magazine.

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May Starts Ends


St Mary’s Youth Café in Guildhall 19.45 21.15


Wed 6

Thu 7


Eel Festival – Ely runs through til Sun 10 May


VE Day commemoration – St Mary’s bells ring out for peace 19.00 19.30

Sat 9 Burwell Farmers Market – Mandeville Hall 09.00 12.00

Sun 10 VE Day service at St Mary’s and start of Christian Aid Week 10.00 11.00

Messy Gathering at St Mary’s 16.30 17.30


Thu 14

Burwell & District Flower Club Open Meeting

The Beeches, Isleham 19.30




Thu 21





Lunchbreak Café at St Mary’s 12.00 14.00

Thu 28

Fri 29

Burwell Belles WI – Gardiner Memorial Hall

‘Yoga Your Way’ by Sally Lander 19.30



Although every care is taken to ensure the above details are correct, we would encourage you to check the

details with the event organiser in case of any changes.

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