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1 s at SMTennis PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER September 2016 Editors: Desma Goddard: 38 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Telephone 01763 852287 Email: [email protected] Village Diary for September If you want your event published here please contact the Editors. Thurs 1 st Sept Over 60’s Talk (p10) Sun 4 th Sept Cream Teas (p6) Mon 5 th Sept Women’s BL – Important Meeting (p8) Fri 9 th Sept Café Church (p2) Sat 10 th Sept A Sportsman’s Evening (p7) Thurs 15 th Sept WI Speaker (p7) Sat 17 th Sept Harvest Fair (p4) Tues 20 th Sept GM WEA Course (p6) Fri 23 rd Sept A Viennese Evening (p9) Sun 25 th Sept Norfolk River Cruise (p7) Sun 25 th Sept Steeple Chase (p9) Forthcoming Events: Sat 1 st Oct Food Fayre, Guilden Morden (p8) Sun 2 nd Oct Harvest Festival Steeple Morden (p6) Fri 7 th Oct Ely Boys Choir Guilden Morden (p3) Sat 8 th Oct SM Tennis Club Quiz Night Sat 22 nd Oct Poppy Appeal – Songs from the Shows (p9) Fri 28 th Oct Where there’s a Will (p6) Sun 30 th Oct Service of Four Candles GM CC (p2) Sun 4 th Dec Trip to Waddesdon Manor Teas, and interesting talks. The ’Sportsman’s Evening’ looks to be a fun event, as well as the Norfolk River Cruise (still seats available). The Viennese Evening (is totally booked) will no doubt be a great success, as were all the other ‘Evenings’. An event to look out for is the ‘Poppy Appeal – Songs from the Shows’. Several famous West End Singers will be taking part; this event is instead of the usual Poppy door- to- door collection. So Enjoy. Desma From the Editor Welcome to the September Newsletter. First of all I would like to thank, on behalf of the village, Karen Brown for her 10 years’ of editorship of this Newsletter; various editors have come and gone but Karen has been the mainstay. Thank you Karen. Secondly, I am happy to say that we will have two new editors joining the newsletter team, Richard Williams and Gina Ferrari. The Summer months seem to be slipping away all too quickly, at least this Summer has seen the BBQ exit the shed but as yet still unused! Not so my neighbours who have made full use of their BBQs in the sunny weather. Looking at the Diary the next two months seem to be filled with a variety of events from Harvest Fairs, Food Fayres, Choirs, Cream

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SMTennis

PARISH

COUNCIL

NEWSLETTER

September 2016

Editors:

Desma Goddard: 38 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Telephone

01763 852287

Email: [email protected]

Village Diary for September If you want your event published here please contact the Editors.

Thurs 1st Sept Over 60’s Talk (p10)

Sun 4th Sept Cream Teas (p6)

Mon 5th Sept Women’s BL – Important Meeting (p8)

Fri 9th Sept Café Church (p2)

Sat 10th Sept A Sportsman’s Evening (p7) Thurs 15th Sept WI Speaker (p7)

Sat 17th Sept Harvest Fair (p4)

Tues 20th Sept GM WEA Course (p6)

Fri 23rd Sept A Viennese Evening (p9)

Sun 25th Sept Norfolk River Cruise (p7)

Sun 25th Sept Steeple Chase (p9)

Forthcoming Events:

Sat 1st Oct Food Fayre, Guilden Morden (p8)

Sun 2nd Oct Harvest Festival Steeple Morden (p6)

Fri 7th Oct Ely Boys Choir Guilden Morden (p3)

Sat 8th Oct SM Tennis Club Quiz Night

Sat 22nd Oct Poppy Appeal – Songs from the Shows (p9)

Fri 28th Oct Where there’s a Will (p6)

Sun 30th Oct Service of Four Candles GM CC (p2)

Sun 4th Dec Trip to Waddesdon Manor

Teas, and interesting talks.

The ’Sportsman’s Evening’ looks to be a fun event, as well

as the Norfolk River Cruise (still seats available). The

Viennese Evening (is totally booked) will no doubt be a

great success, as were all the other ‘Evenings’. An event

to look out for is the ‘Poppy Appeal – Songs from the

Shows’. Several famous West End Singers will be taking

part; this event is instead of the usual Poppy door- to-

door collection. So Enjoy.

Desma

From the Editor

Welcome to the September

Newsletter. First of all I would like

to thank, on behalf of the village,

Karen Brown for her 10 years’ of

editorship of this Newsletter;

various editors have come and gone

but Karen has been the mainstay.

Thank you Karen.

Secondly, I am happy to say that we

will have two new editors joining the

newsletter team, Richard Williams

and Gina Ferrari.

The Summer months seem to be

slipping away all too quickly, at least

this Summer has seen the BBQ exit

the shed but as yet still unused!

Not so my neighbours who have made

full use of their BBQs in the sunny

weather.

Looking at the Diary the next two

months seem to be filled with a

variety of events from Harvest

Fairs, Food Fayres, Choirs, Cream

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Guilden Morden Congregational Church

Diary for September Check out our website:

www.guildenmordencongregationalchurch.com Friday 2

nd Sept No soup lunch this month

Saturday 3

rd Sept 7.30pm for 8.00pm Folk Night

Sunday 4

th Sept 10.30am Café style service.

Come and join us for croissants and coffee in our relaxed style form of worship. All welcome

Monday 5

th Sept 10.30-12.00am Men’s Guild in

the school room Wed 7

th Sept 9.00-11.30am Mix and Match

Coffee Morning Sunday 11

th Sept No service

Wed 14

th Sept 9.00-11.30am Mix and Match

Coffee Morning Sunday 18

th Sept No service

Wed 21

st Sept 9.00-11.30am Mix and Match

Coffee Morning Sunday 25

th Sept 10.30am Communion Service in

the Chapel led by Adrian Burr. All welcome

Wed 28

th Sept 9.00-11.30am Mix and Match

Coffee Morning

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Church, Steeple Morden

Diary for September

The Church is one of six in the

Shingay Group and details of all

services are published monthly in

Prospect. Our website is

www.shingaychurches.co.uk

Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday 4444thththth 2.302.302.302.30----5pm Cream Teas, 5pm Cream Teas, 5pm Cream Teas, 5pm Cream Teas,

Hill House, Steeple MordenHill House, Steeple MordenHill House, Steeple MordenHill House, Steeple Morden

Friday 9Friday 9Friday 9Friday 9thththth 9999----12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church

Saturday 10Saturday 10Saturday 10Saturday 10thththth 10.3010.3010.3010.30----12 noon Coffee morning12 noon Coffee morning12 noon Coffee morning12 noon Coffee morning

with Traidcraft Stallwith Traidcraft Stallwith Traidcraft Stallwith Traidcraft Stall

Sunday 11Sunday 11Sunday 11Sunday 11thththth 10.45 Mattins (Prayer Book)10.45 Mattins (Prayer Book)10.45 Mattins (Prayer Book)10.45 Mattins (Prayer Book)

Friday 16Friday 16Friday 16Friday 16thththth 9999----12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church

Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday 18181818thththth 9.45 Family Service9.45 Family Service9.45 Family Service9.45 Family Service

Friday 23Friday 23Friday 23Friday 23rdrdrdrd 9999----12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church12 noon Café Church

7pm Viennese Evening 7pm Viennese Evening 7pm Viennese Evening 7pm Viennese Evening

Sunday 25Sunday 25Sunday 25Sunday 25thththth 10am Group Communion at10am Group Communion at10am Group Communion at10am Group Communion at

Guilden Morden Guilden Morden Guilden Morden Guilden Morden

Café ChurchCafé ChurchCafé ChurchCafé Church

RecommencesRecommencesRecommencesRecommences on September 9on September 9on September 9on September 9thththth

9.00 to 12.009.00 to 12.009.00 to 12.009.00 to 12.00

Serving coffee, tea, hot Serving coffee, tea, hot Serving coffee, tea, hot Serving coffee, tea, hot chocolate, bacon bapschocolate, bacon bapschocolate, bacon bapschocolate, bacon baps

cakes, fruit & biscuits.cakes, fruit & biscuits.cakes, fruit & biscuits.cakes, fruit & biscuits.

The Four CandlesThe Four CandlesThe Four CandlesThe Four Candles Present their

Gospel and Spiritual Music Service

Sunday October 30th at 10.30

at the

Guilden Morden Congregational

Church

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NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH COUNCIL The Full PC meets on the second Monday in the in the Cricket Pavilion (the

Village Hall in Winter) at 7.30pm.

The meeting is listed every month in the Village Post Office window, on the Notice Board at the

Recreation Ground, and in Odsey near the station.

A copy of the full minutes from the Council Meetings may be obtained by contacting the Parish

Clerk, Sally Walmesley, Redwood Lodge, South Street, Litlington, Royston SG8 0QR. Telephone

01763 852137 or e-mail [email protected]. Minutes can also be viewed on the

Steeple Morden Village Website www.steeplemoden.org and the Village Post Office. Discussion

on agenda items at the July meeting included the following:

• A 505 – no update. The CCC has replaced signage, and overhanging branches have been

cut back.

• Community Speedwatch – There has been a delay in purchasing the equipment. It is

hoped that an issue will be resolved soon.

• Finances – Financial statement was passed. Internet Banking has now been finalised and

will be up and running in two months.

• Car Park Resurfacing – this is to take place August 10-12th

• Review of Freedom of Information Schedule was agreed and passed.

• Review and Update of Risk Assessment Schedule was agreed and passed.

• Defibrillator Training – it was agreed to contact Mike Crankshaw.

• CCTV on Recreation Ground – agreement that all information stored to remain secret.

• Village Website – to be upgraded.

• Recreation Ground/Conservation Area -

= it was agreed that the grass alongside the Play Area should be cut

= the gate of the Play Area needs hinge guards fitting

= the lime trees need the suckers to be cut off as they are a hazard

= a new Recreation Ground sign has been ordered

= a request for permission to plant Bluebells in Millenium Wood has been passed to the

Woodlands Trust

• Any Other Business – Cllr Brocklehurst was concerned about the car/spares/scrap

metal business on the Odsey Station Site which seems to be expanding beyond its

boundaries, causing an environmental hazard.

• Planning Application

Planning Ref S/1445/16FL

5 Cheyney Bury, Brook Lane – single story rear extension, conversion of garages and

internal alternations. ( Mr & Mrs Clayton)

The celebrated Ely Cathedral Choir Boys are coming to

St Mary’s Church Guilden Morden for one very special evening on

Friday 7th

October

Door open 6.30 Performance starts 7.30pm

Tickets £15.00

www.stmaryscrc.co.uk or email [email protected]

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Steeple Morden Parish

Council

List of Councillors as at

9th May 2016

CLLR J BROCKLEHURST

(Chairman)

Pennard House, Station Road, Odsey

01462 742856

CLLR S WHEATLEY

(Vice Chairman)

95 Hay Street, Steeple Morden

01763 853826

CLLR J HOBBS (co-opted)

51 Hay Street, Steeple Morden

01763 852902

CLLR J CLAYTON

Cheyney Bury, Steeple Morden

01763 852203

CLLR S MARTIN (co-opted)

49 Hay Street, Steeple Morden

01763 852971

CLLR A DREW

76 Station Road, Steeple Morden

01763 853390

CLLR C WHITTINGTON

79 Hay Street, Steeple Morden

01763 852540

Cllr G BELSON

Ringdale, 2 North Brook Road, Steeple

Morden

01763 852475

DISTRICT CLLR MRS MURFITT

01763 852526

COUNTY CLLR MR DENT

01763 245669

2016

Welcome to Steeple Morden Harvest Fair

Saturday 17th September

12pm – 4.30pm

There is something for everyone including arena

events, live music, many stalls, carboot sale,

fairground rides, classic cars and tractors,

donkey rides, Scruff’s Dog show, games, tea ,

cake and beer tents, BBQ, the horticultural show, lots of childrens’ activities and much more!

This year, we plan to commemorate Her Majesty

the Queen’s significant Birthday with a Special

award category at the Horticultural Show, a

regally themed Fancy dress competition for old

and young alike, a Right Royal Tea Tent, and a Special Edition Pimms stall!

We are once again seeking support from local

businesses to help us raise money for the village in the form of gifts for the Grand Prize Draw. If

you are able to donate a prize, we will be delighted to offer you an acknowledgment in our

programme, several hundred of which will be

distributed to a wide audience throughout the local area and this year, will be available on line

through our website, www.steeplemordenharvestfair.com

If you would like to have a stall for yourself or your charity please contact Emily Holt –

[email protected] for more details.

 To donate a prize, or, if you wish to help in any other way, please do get in touch at

[email protected]. In anticipation of your support, thank you very

much indeed. We look forward to seeing you on the day!

Jonathan Boutcher Chair

Steeple Morden Harvest Fair Committee

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Organisation Contact Name Phone

Number

E-mail

SM Newsletter Editor Desma Goddard 01763 852287 [email protected]

Primary School Richard Lloyd 01763 852474 [email protected]

Village College The Principal 01763 242344

SS Peter & Paul Church Canon Shamus

Williams (day off

normally Monday)

Rose Dickinson

01763 853067

01763 852138

[email protected]

[email protected]

GM Cong. Church Arthur Chappell 01763 852309 [email protected]

SM Village Hall Bookings Diane Knight 01763 853073 [email protected]

Scouts, Cubs & Beavers Keith Austin 01763 852023 [email protected]

Brownies Debbie Fisher 01763 852811 [email protected]

Guides Ann Clarke 07756 291899 [email protected]

Allotment Society Dave Blanchard 01763 853266 [email protected]

Smarties Pre-School and

Out of School Club

Kate Reynolds 07952 100208

or 01763

852888

Pre-School:

[email protected]

Out of School Club:

[email protected]

Cricket Club Fraser Daws 01763 853008 [email protected]

Football Club Mark Thorp 07738 304329

Morden Magpies Youth

FC

Laurence Harrison 07799 625529

Bowls Club Alison Murray

(Secretary)

01462 742293

[email protected]

Tennis Club Fiona Coverdale 01763 853325 [email protected]

Waggon & Horses Michael & Tina 01763 853311

Morden Players Jenny Elder 01763 852557 [email protected]

Over 60s Club Ann Thorp 01763 852848 [email protected]

Luncheon Club Debbie Fisher 01763 852811 [email protected]

Royal British Legion Ray Leach 01763 852734 [email protected]

RBL (Women’s Section) Tricia Covington 01763 852982

Mobile Wardens Scheme Angela Drew 01763 852635

WI Di Coleman 01763 852124 dicole.8pott@btinternet

Neighbourhood Watch Roy Newbury 01763 852241 Cambs Police: www.cambs.police.uk

Social Car Scheme Hazel Smith 01763 852602 [email protected]

If the contact details need to be amended please let the Editor know, so that the list can be as accurate

as possible at all times. A list of local useful numbers can be found on the village website

(www.steeplemorden.org) and more general useful numbers can be found on the inside back page of The

Listing.

Contact Names, Numbers and E-Mail Addresses for

Organisations and Groups in the Village

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CREAM TEAS in aid of Church Funds

Sunday 4 September

2.30 – 5pm

At

Hill House, 24 Cheyney

Street, Steeple Morden

(home of David & Gilly

McKee)

Tickets Adults £5 Children under 12 £2

from Gilly McKee 852380 Rose Dickinson 852138

or The Post Office

GUILDEN MORDEN WEA

We are pleased to welcome a new tutor and a

new 9 week course which starts on

Tue 20th September 2016 at 7.45pm in Guilden Morden School, SG8 OJZ.

Course Title: ‘The British Raj - Early Period’ Gregor Davey will explain to us how the British Raj started and over the course of 9 weeks will examine the development of the ‘Company Raj’ in India from the acquisition of Bombay (Mumbai) in 1661 to the Mutiny/First War of Independence. Our January 2017 course will be another new

course which will be delivered by Liz Carter and is called ‘Remarkable Women’. Each week our focus will be drawn

towards a particular woman of interest.

A very warm welcome awaits all new and

existing members.

For more information contact:

Elaine Whittington

Tel: 01763 852540

Email: [email protected]

St Peter & St Paul, Steeple Morden Harvest Festival

Sunday, 2nd October at 11.00 am.

Gifts of non-perishable goods will be taken to the Royston Food Bank. In particular they need:

tinned food (potatoes, meat, meat pies), pasta

sauce, sugar, ready made sponge puddings, angel

delight. Other non-perishables also welcomed. If

you are unable to come on that day, you may leave

any donations in the church in a labelled box, or

bring them on a Friday morning to café church..

Thank you. The service will be followed by a hot

Harvest Lunch in the Church at 12.30. All welcome

Tickets: 12 years and older £5.00, 4-11 years £2.50

from Anne 853490, Annie 853829 Steeple Morden Post Office

‘WHERE THERE’S A WILL’

The Morden Players

invite you to a sociable celebration

of all things Shakespeare

Friday October 28th, 7.30 for 8pm Guilden Morden Village Hall

Readings, poems, songs and

sketches anything

Bardrelated.

If you have something you’d like to

perform (no learning required), or

which you’d like to hear, let us

know. Or just come along we’d

love to see you.

Nonmembers

£2 on the door

Soft drinks/nibbles provided, b.y.o.

booze

Contact: [email protected]

or any member of the Players

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W.I.

PROGRAMME

FOR

2016/2017

SEPTEMBER 15th Speaker: Dr Jenner a retired

Rheumatologist will talk about his work as a

consultant at local hospitals

Bring and buy stall

OCTOBER 20TH Speaker: Linda Scoles.

“Around the world in 23years with the US air

force and Reg”

NOVEMBER …Monday 7th An evening with

the ladies of Steeple Morden R.B.L at Steeple

village hall

DECEMBER 8TH Christmas meal …..T.B.A

2017

JANUARY 19th Speaker: “A beauty evening”,

local hairdresser to talk about hair and nails,

and other beauty subjects

FEBRUARY 18TH ANNUAL MEETING

Member to talk about her visit to Japan

Bring and buy stall

S.M.R.B.L.Women’s

Section

Broads River Cruise

Sunday 25th

September 2016

Cost £45 p.p.

Payment by 14th

August please

Coach will leave S.M. Hay Street 9.30 a.m.

We will board the Queen of the Broads at

Wroxham at 12.15 p.m. for 4 hour cruise.

A Buffet lunch will be served by Smart Tarts

Catering Company while cruising

Return from Wroxham 5.00 p.m. arrive back in

S.M. at approx. 7.45 p.m.

Bookings to Thora Dix 01763 853348 or E mail

[email protected]

St Peter and St Paul Church

Steeple Morden

If you love music, either singing or playing or even just listening

then please join us in November for our

12 HOUR HYMNATHON We are inviting everyone to come and sing or play, individuals,

groups or choirs…..all are welcome.

Alternatively you can also request a hymn/song, if listening is

your thing.

For more information come and see us at the church stall at the

Harvest Fete or alternatively contact either:

Rose (852138), Annie (853829) or Rosemary (852521)

Proceeds going towards church improvements of internal

facilities, incl. toilet.

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Steeple Morden Royal British

Legion Women’s Section

Important Meeting Monday 5th September 2016 - 7.30 p.m.

The future of our group will be discussed at this meeting PLEASE would all members try to attend.

Meet in SM Village Hall

Please contact Chairman T Covington (01763 852

982) or Secretary Pat Smith (01763 852511) for

further Info.

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire is your local health and care champion. There are lots of important conversations happening at the moment about the future of our local health and care services. It is our job to make sure you are listened to when decisions are made. We are there to ask questions on your behalf. Some of the conversations we’ve been involved in recently include:

• Hinchingbrooke Hospital merger

• Care at Addenbrookes and the Rosie

• The future of older people’s health care and adult community services

• Children and Young people’s mental health

• Crisis mental health care

• NHS 111 and out of hours GP care

We have also published Thriving, our report into children and young people's mental health. We wrote Thriving to help make sure children and young people are listened to by local commissioners and providers. They are using it to help redesign children and adolescents’ mental health services. Talk to us. We need know how health and care is working in Cambridgeshire for you and the people who are important to you. We will listen to your experiences and share them with the people who make decisions about local services, without identifying you. We also provide an Information Service and can help you find out about:

• health and social care services near to you

• what to do if you have a concern or complaint

• organisations that can give you help or advice

We are always happy to talk to local groups and attend events, so please do invite us. Contact us www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk or call 01480 420628.

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire follow us @HW_Cambs

Do you have a chainsaw and license and can

spare a little bit of time to help?

The Parish Council need some help to remove

some Lime Tree suckers on the Recreation

Ground.

If you are able to help, please contact Angela

Drew on 01763 853390

GUILDEN MORDEN

FOOD FAYRE ST MARY’S CHURCH

SATURDAY 1ST

OCTOBER

10am to 2pm

15 FABULOUS STALLS ‘Home made in Guilden’ Produce

& Local Artisan suppliers

THE BELFRY CAFÉ Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch

*NEW FOR 2016*

*PINKSTER GIN & BOOZY BERRIES* *WHAT A PICKLE!*

*JUNIOR BAKE-OFF COMPETITION*

Judging at 1.30pm

(forms available in church)

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A focus on local businesses

In support of promoting local businesses, the Newsletter is

inviting local businesses to submit a short advertorial about

the products and services they offer to be included in a future

Newsletter.

The advertorial is to be written by you and can include a

couple of photos. The articles need to be no more than half

an A4 page including photos. Send it to

[email protected]

– first come, first served basis.

This is YOUR opportunity to tell local

people about your local business!

1

0K (& A BIT)

Forthcoming event for the Poppy

Appeal

SONGS from the SHOWSSONGS from the SHOWSSONGS from the SHOWSSONGS from the SHOWS

with thewith thewith thewith the

WEST END WENDY’SWEST END WENDY’SWEST END WENDY’SWEST END WENDY’S

Sat.22nd

October

Steeple Morden Village Hall

7.30pm Tickets £10 Available from: Steeple

Morden Post Office

Tricia Covington 01763 852982

Bring your own drink,

Snacks will be provided

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The “Mordens Community First Response Group”; hopefully NOT coming

to you soon! What is a “community first response (CFR) group” and who runs it? I hear yourself saying. A CFR group is run by local volunteers who are trained by the ambulance service (East of England Ambulance Service in our case) to attend emergency calls in the area where they live or work. Their aim is to reach a potential life threatening emergency in the first vital minutes before the ambulance crew arrives on scene. The volunteer’s role is to help stabilise the patient and, in doing so, keep the patient alive until the

arrival of the more highly skilled ambulance crew, who are trained to undertake further life saving

techniques. When a 999 call is made to the Ambulance service, the call is prioritised to establish if it

is suitable to send a Community First Responder to the call. Once this has been established, the

nearest available responder group is notified by the provided telephone to alert them to a call within

their area. An ambulance will always be mobilised to every call that the responder group attends. A

responder will attend Category A 'immediately life – threatening' calls. These calls can include:

• cardiac arrest • diabetic emergency • unconscious patient

• beathing difficulties • seizures

Being in the local community, the average time to reach the patient should not normally exceed 3-4

minutes, depending on location.

The volunteer will stay on the scene until a full hand-over has been given to the ambulance crew. The Mordens group, of which I am one, have had thorough training by the East of England

Ambulance Service, which will continue on a regular basis. Although we are now trained and ready to

go, we are currently raising the funding to purchase the full medical kit, as well as the ongoing

running costs once we go live. The initial setup per kit is circa £2000. As I write in the middle of June,

in the last 3 weeks, we have received very generous donations from local businesses and individuals

to take us over the £1000 mark. The Ambulance Service has kindly loaned us part of the kit until we

have raised the full amount, so in effect, allowing us to become operational at the end of June. Our

12 month ambition is to raise sufficient funds for 2 full kits, thus providing a more efficient and timely

service.

The group is being run by Wayne Cox and currently has the following volunteers:

• Nick Badger & Sean Comerford from Steeple Morden

• Wayne Cox, Kate Cox and Lynn Pestall from Guilden Morden If you would like to find out more about the group, or indeed be interested in making a donation or sponsorship, we would love to hear from you. Please contact either myself, Nick Badger on (01763) 852191, 07860 537114 or mail [email protected] or indeed Wayne on (01763) 853206, 07795 823376 or mail [email protected] Many thanks for taking the time to read this article, I hope you found it of interest. We look forward to seeing you at the Harvest Fair in September. Nick Badger

Meetings & Venue for Over ‘60’s 2016 1st Sept Jacqueline Tevlin 1

st Thursday of every month 2.30pm

Re: Joyce Grenfell Steeple Morden Village Hall 6th Oct Ivor Sanderson

MAGPAS the medical charity Visitors Welcome

3rd Nov Annette Hector £2 includes tea and cakes

Ashwell Handbell Ringers

1st Dec Christmas Lunch Venue TBA.

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MORDEN MAGPIES JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB - www.mordenmagpies.co.uk

A family-friendly club seeking players for U6, U7, U8 U9 & U10 age groups. Boys and girls of any ability welcome.

Morden Magpies football club has a long history in local junior football. The club restarted in September 2012 and gain Charter status in 2014. This is a family club that enjoys the support of the senior Steeple Morden Football Club. Above all we want young players to have fun, enjoy and learn about the game and be part of a team. If you would like your son or daughter to join the club or would like to find out more please contact any of the following FA-qualified coaches: Under 6 - Kevin Donnelley - 07860 607416. [email protected]

Under 7 - Martin Holt – 07740215874. [email protected]

Under 8 - Laurence Harrison – 07799625529. [email protected]

Under 9 - Andrew Holt – 07850801899. [email protected]

Under 10 - Pete Summers – 07709258359. [email protected]

Upcoming Fixtures

All matches start at 1.30pm Sat 3rd Sept SM 1st XI v Elsworth CC - 1st XI Home

Steeple Morden Cricket Club Fixtures & Results

June 11th 1st Xl against Sawston & Babraham 3rd Xl SM won by 4 wickets

June 18th 1st Xl against Sawston & Babraham 3rd Xl SM won by 10 runs

June 25th 1st Xl against Rebels 1st Xl Game abandoned

July 2nd 1st Xl against Wilbraham 2nd Xl SM won by 67 runs

July 9th 1st Xl against Cambourne 2nd Xl SM won by 7 wickets

July 23rd 1st Xl against Abington 3rd Xl SM won by 4 runs

July 30th 1st Xl against Elsworth 1st Xl SM won by 5 wickets

Aug 13th 1st Xl against Wilbraham 2nd Xl conceded

Aug 20th 1st Xl against Linton 1st Xl Sm won by 8 wickets

Steeple Morden Football Club – Fixtures

Steeple Morden Reserves MP & G 4A

Home Team Away Team

3/09 Suffolk Punch Haverhill v SM Reserves

17/09 Haverhill Rovers A v SM Reserves

24/09 SM Reserves v Guilden Morden

01/10 Sawston United A v SM Reserves

All games start at 15.00hrs

Steeple Morden 1st MP & G 1A

Home Team Away Team

03/09 Cherry Hinton Reserves v SM

24/09 Over Sports Reserves v SM

01/10 SM v Linton Granta Reserves

All games start at 15.00hrs

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The Village Wheelchair

There is a manual wheelchair available for short term use by anyone in the village. For more information and availability please contact Trish at the Post Office.

CUTLERY AND CROCKERY HIRE

We have upwards of 80 sets of dinner plates, dessert

bowls, cups and saucers with accompanying knife, fork

spoon and teaspoons. We charge 5p per item for hire.

Details and more information can be obtained from

Diane on 01763 852580. All charges go to our fund

raising for Save The Children.

STEEPLE MORDEN VILLAGE HALL

The Steeple Morden Village Hall is available for hiring for parties, wedding receptions,

club and social activities.

It comprises: Tables, Seating for 120, Bar, Kitchen, Cooker, Fridge, Crockery, Stage, Parking.

Projector and screen available for hire – ask our booking clerk for more details.

For bookings and prices please contact: Diane Knight

33 Cheyney Street, Steeple Morden, SG8 0LR Tel 01763 853073 (please don't phone between the hours of

6 - 7 p.m.) email: [email protected]

MOBILE LIBRARY

The Mobile Library

stops in the village

on the first Wednesday

of every month.

It stops at Russell Close between 10.10am and

10.55am.

The calling date for September is

Wednesday 7th September

The Newsletter is printed by: Hales Printers,

23 Jarman Way, Royston, Hertfordshire. SG8

5HW. 01763 243195. www.halesprinters.com

Contributions sent to the editors

prior to the newsletter deadline will

normally be printed in the next

available edition.

The deadline for the October edition

is 12 noon on Saturday 17th

September 2016

Contact details for the editors are at

the top of the first page of the

Newsletter

Don’t forget you can view this issue and back issues of the Newsletter online at

www.steeplemorden.org and also subscribe to the monthly e-mail copy of the Newsletter.

Lets save money and trees!

Have you checked when your concessionary BUS PASS runs out? It’s up to you to check when it does

and get it renewed.

If you don’t and your pass has expired you will be refused free travel.

Passes can be renewed up to 6 weeks before their expiry date.

Just go to www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/concessionary

If you can’t get your renewal done online then call the number printed

on the back of your pass.