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Panser News

July / August 2017 no. 349 Number 349

Pampisford’s Community Newsletter

Twitter: @pampisford_uk / Parish Council Bumper Edition

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Our Village Diary July 2nd 4pm Community Sunday followed by tea

Parish Church 1pm Sawston Open Garden (Nursing Charities) 6th 2:30pm Independent Living. Voices4Choices advice Owl Cafe 9th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Parish Church 15th 12-2:30 Hidden Lives Exhibition Public Opening Wellcome Trust 16th 10.30am Morning Prayer Parish Church 17th WI Outing – Royston Museum. 19th 10:30am Mobile Library Brewery Road Rec 22nd Panser News Fund raising morning Village Hall 23rd 10.30am Parish Eucharist Parish Church 30th 10am Joint 5 Churches Service at Duxford

August 5th 10am WI Coffee Morning with Street Pastors Chapelfield Way, Sawston 13th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Parish Church 16th 10:30am Mobile Library Brewery Road Rec 20th 10.30am Morning Prayer Parish Church 25th 2pm RAF Aviation Photography IWM 27th 10.30am Parish Eucharist Parish Church

Bins: July 3rd Green/Blue, 10th Black, 17 Green/Blue, 24th Black & 31st Green/Blue August 7th Black, 14th Green/Blue, 21st Black & Tuesday 29th Green/Blue.

See www.Pampisford.org.uk for more details

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Welcome to the combined bumper July and August issue.

Welcome to the 349th edition of the Panser News. Firstly a big thankyou to Cliff Thrower and Helena Marsh, who are stepping down from the Panser News team. Cliff has been doing his early morning deliveries in Brewery Road for many years – especially brilliant as Cliff moved to Sawston a long time ago. Helena has been November’s editor and produced many colourful editions. David Hunt will now take on Cliff’s deliveries.

We have space for two editors – If you fancy trying a monthly edition. It is a simple task with lots of support from the rest of the Panser News team. Please drop me a line if you are interested.

The Panser News is also having a fundraising morning on the morning of 22nd July at the Village Hall. Please come along for a slice of cake, cup of tea and enjoy the Tombola.

Regards - Chas Hunt 0777 3213814 / dchunt@btinternet.com

A charitable village Many thanks to Mary Hunt, Iain Robinson, Michelle Upton and family, Michael Underwood, Colin Richardson the deliverers and collectors and Angus Campbell the Independent Verifier for all their help with the Christian Aid collection. I would also like to thank all those in the village who gave willingly. You raised £290.60.

With gratitude - Maggie Richardson.

Village Hall Matters: Everyone who came appeared to have an enjoyable time at the Summer Bazaar, and £504.00 was raised towards the day to day running of the village hall. A big thank you to all who worked so hard to make it a success and also to the following businesses who donated some of the raffle prizes. Sue and Phil Hurst from the Chequers, Nightingales Garage, Rectory Farm, the Tuesday and Wednesday Art Classes, the Carpet Bowls, and the Dressmaking class.

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Village Hall Matters: Another piece of good news. At the end of May the Village Hall Man-agement Committee was awarded £330.00 from the South Cambs Dis-trict Council Community Chest Grant this will go towards repairing the rot in the front and back fences at the Village Hall.

FROM THE VICARAGE

‘Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.’ Colossians 3

Over the last few weeks I have been reflecting on love and hatred. We have needed the reassurance of the love of God in the aftermath of some terrible acts of violence committed by young men who misguidedly believed that they were following God’s will in killing innocent people. We know in our hearts that acts of violence and destruction cannot be done in the name of the God of love and peace. Those who claim that they do such things in the name of God are not worshipping the God who creates and is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. They are worshipping a distorted image of a vengeful and unloving God. However, somewhere in the midst of horror and grief, a spirit of love, generosity and peace has been found in the loving responses to these events. We believe that God, the mighty creator, came among us in the form of a tiny, weak and vulnerable child. The presence of the adult Jesus led to those around him responding either in faith and love or in hatred and fear. As we contemplate the cross we see the hatred and uncaring brutality that humans can inflict on each other but with the resurrection event came joy. Not a joy which wiped out the pain and grief of the crucifixion but a joy that sprang from a deeper place than human emotion. A joy which was given by God, together with the knowledge that death was not the end of the story. The love of God had not been destroyed by brutality, hatred and destruction. We continue to feel the presence of that love and joy through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. That is the spirit of love, generosity and peace which emerged in the aftermath of the atrocities. But it can also be replaced, after the initial outpouring of love and care, by other spirits. The spirits of blame, of recrimination, of revenge or of fear. As we continue to face the challenge of distorted religious ideologies, let us hold onto the love which never ends. With love and prayers Revd Caroline

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Pampisford W .I June Garden meeting report

We met at the Challis gardens, Sawston on Monday 19th June, the evening being warm and sunny, members sat in groups on the lawn, We were joined by Tim from the Blue Smile charity, who attended for a presentation of a cheque of £500 raised by the W.I at the Jazz evening.

Tim explained the money would go towards funding councillors for the primary school children at schools in the Cambridge area, where a pupil is identified as having difficulties coping with the school environment.

After the presentation a buffet followed by a selection of sweets was enjoyed by members, plants sold to raise funds for the W.I.

Next meeting will be the visit to Royston Museum on Monday 17th July, followed by a meal at the Green Man at Shepreth. For details please contact Jean Osborne.

A photo taken on Monday at the WI Garden party in the Challis Garden. It it the presentation to Tim Bryson of Blue Smile of a cheque for £500 which we raised at our Jazz Evening in April. Blue Smile have trained volunteers who go into primary schools to help children with their emotional and mental health.

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Hidden Lives

The Wellcome Trust are the latest advertiser in The Panser News and are running a new exhibition exploring the lives of skeletal remains found in archaeological digs across the campus in Hinxton. A fascinating exhibition awaits you, located in the wonderful campus ground . It is open to visitors on the 15th July – see adverts elsewhere in the Panser News. Find out detailed facts about earlier settlers who lived a few miles down the road, many hundreds of years go.

Old Rons Rural Ramblings The sheeps wool based organic slug treatment I described last month worked a treat . My bean plants were saved and the slugs moved on to pro-vide a feast for birds and Hedgehogs. Weeds growing in rows of veg plants can be controlled organically very effectively too . All that is needed is a good hoe and good timing. The hoe needs be flat and sharp but the timing when its used is very important. Choose a fine dry sunny day as early in the morning as practicable, this ensures that the plants uprooted by the hoe are shrivelled up by the sun and wont grow again . Hoeing before rainfall means that many of the uprooted weed plants will grow again and have to be hoed again. The Ermine moth provides a great example of how to organically protect its caterpillars and their food plant, usually Hawthorne. The eggs are laid in huge numbers on Hawthorne bushes . When the eggs hatch the caterpillars spin a huge web which not only protects the caterpillars from predators but also the Hawthorne leaves which are totally devoured.The caterpillars then pupate into Ermine Moths. A walk or drive on the road out of Sawston towards Stapleford will reveal a large stretch of Hawthorne Hedge covered in caterpillar web and totally stripped of leaves. The hedge will recover next year but looks devastated now.

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Exhibition - Hidden Lives: A Story of Discovery

Discover stories of ancient people, and how through DNA research we can reveal their hidden lives but also more about our shared story at the new exhibition at the Wellcome Genome Campus Cultural Zone.

There have been several archaeological excavations at the Wellcome Genome Campus, with many interesting finds. By combining archaeology with cutting-edge genomics research we are discovering who lived on this site thousands of years ago. Using archaeological finds, including human skeletal remains, along with film and hand-on activities, this exhibition will explore the hidden lives of our ancestors, and what analysing a genome can reveal about us all - past and present. A programme of talks and tours will be running on visit days to enhance your visit.

Arranging your visit:

Time and date: drop in on Saturday 15 July, 12-2.30pm

Price: Free entry but booking required: ticket online at bit.ly/hidden-lives

Age: 8+ Where: Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre

Wellcome Genome Campus at the Fun Lab at Cambridge Big Weekend

Find us in the Fun Lab at the Cambridge Big Weekend, 8th July on Parker’s Piece!

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PAMPISFORD PARISH COUNCIL Date of last Parish Council Meeting: 8th June 2017

Date of next Parish Council Meeting: 13th July 2017

Full minutes and reports are available on the village

website: http://www.pampisford.org.uk or paper

copies are available from the clerk by request.

clerk@pampisford.org.uk or

chairman@pampisford.org.uk, 01223 830 811

There have been a few changes at the Parish

Council in the last month. Martina Anderson from Brewery Road, has agreed to

become a Parish Councillor, replacing Gina, who moved away earlier in the

year. Welcome Martina!

Justin Marsh who did such a wonderful job in organising the upgrade of

the Brewery road playground has decided to step down. Thank you for all you

have done for the village over the last few years.

So we still have a vacancy for a councillor.

The village needs a Neighbourhood Plan along with Sawston and Babraham in

order to give us all, as residents more control over the future of our

communities. Thank you to all of you who completed Anne Judd’s

questionnaire. She has not yet had a chance to analyse all the answers but

first impressions are that many of you would like to keep the village and its

environment exactly as they are. This in the long term may not be possible,

growth is important for all communities. However with a Neighbourhood Plan

which once approved would join the district’s Local Plan as a legal document,

we can have a much greater say on what is or is not built in the village. Please

contact the village clerk if you would like to be involved with this process.

Thanks go to Michelle Facer as she steps down as clerk on 30th June for the

work she has done for us over the past year. We are very pleased that Robin

Weyell who moved last year from one of the Causeway cottages to 11 Church

Lane has agreed to be our new Parish Clerk. As Robin works mainly from home

he hopes to fit parish council work in as well. AW

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PAMPISFORD RESIDENTS’ SURVEY PREVIEW

Initiated at the May 2017 Annual Parish meeting, this survey drew a wide response - thank you to all those taking the time to answer the questions and for the ad hoc comments.

There is a clear consensus on several issues and a wealth of useful information. The Parish Council will use the collated material as a reference document. The September Panser News edition will publish extracts and how to view the complete report.

For now, here is a sampler of what you were saying.

Traffic Management

Slow traffic down but not by using speed bumps and cameras

Series of chicanes needed down Brewery Road

Address the rat-run issue now

Dangerous to cross the road near the dentist

Improve McDonald’s roundabout

Village Issues

Decent footpath and bus service to the railway station

Important to retain rural views along Brewery Road

Fight hard to retain the village identity

More footpaths

Consider opening up the old “Village Pond & Drainage Ditch” for

dog walking

Partition dog exercise area from children’s play equipment

Growth?

A small amount of new housing is acceptable

Infill building of some new houses but not destroy rural views

The village needs a shop, a post office and a primary school

Every resident’s opinion is valued - if you still need a form to participate just download it from the village website, www.pampisford.org.uk or call Anne Judd (834841). Please post completed forms through Aureole Wragg’s door at No. 1, High Street by Sunday 16th July.

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PAMPISFORD’S ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2017 Village Hall at 7:00pm on Thursday 25th May 2017

Full minutes and reports are available on the village website:

http://www.pampisford.org.uk

or paper copies are available from the clerk by request.

clerk@pampisford.org.uk or chairman@pampisford.org.uk, 01223 830 811

1. Minutes David Hunt asked about Sealmaster. Aureole will forward a response on the issue and is looking for ideas on how to spend the £500 which Sealmaster provided in part as compensation/a good-will gesture. 2. County Council report (Peter Topping). Peter covers an increasing number of villages in Council including Shepreth and left the meeting early due to other commitments. He is particularly concerned about the road network around the villages specifically the A505. He advised that he was near to having sufficient finance to improve the flow on the A505. However, he had less concrete ideas for how to take congestion off the roads.

The County Council had decided to reduce the gritting routes but gritting has now been restored to Pampisford. Peter expressed continued concern about making the London Road pedestrian junction safer for pedestrians as cars still swing dangerously into Brewery Road from Sawston village.

Parish Councils are working together to keep a handle on the developments in the local area. The County Council highways always need a proper survey on the impact of local roads before development is considered. One parishioner advised that infrastructure especially the road network should be considered and put in place before new development projects begin. There was then discussion about infra-structure around the village with another villager signalled that there needs to be a considered holistic, sustainable transport policy in place for the whole area rather than agreeing to one off proposals such as a driverless bus route across green field sites from Whittlesford Station to the Hinxton Genome campus. 3. Parish Council report (Aureole Wragg) Speed and volume of traffic through the village have been the main focus for villagers and the PC has been making sure that the best solution for the

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village is followed. The village playgrounds are both in good shape. Litter bins are in place. Signs to indicate the village hall and pump are ready to be put in place. There have not been many recent planning applications although the development behind 2-8 High Street has been granted with a number of conditions on how the property should be built including that it should be thatched. Aureole called for more volunteers to come forward to be part of the community activities as many hands make light work. Aureole also asked for suggestions to spend the £500 donated by Sealmaster and proposed ideas such as a projector for talks in the Village Hall or a defibrillator to be placed somewhere outside the Village Hall. One parishioner suggested using the BT phone box for the defibrillator (this has been done in other villages). 4. Financial Summary (Graham Berridge) Graham explained that it was hard to compare the finances of this year with last year because of the grant money used to help build the Brewery Road recreation equipment. Bank charges are higher than previously because of change of bank from Barclays. However, there is improved efficiency of using the new banking service which should offset these additional fees. There have been some teething problems in setting up people electronically but these are being overcome. The rental payments look high but this was due to a banking error as one payment was debited monthly rather than quarterly. There will be a repayment. The external auditor fees have increased by 100% which is captured under professional fees. There are receipts under Section 106 money from the White Horse to pay for the recreation ground gateways. There was also a significant VAT repayment this year. 5. Speed Watch (Justin Marsh) Justin thanked the volunteers who attended the Cambourne training to operate the speed cameras and asked for more volunteers. The equipment, which will belong exclusively to Pampisford, will be collected shortly and a rota will be set up with speed checks starting in the next couple of weeks. The aim is to have three volunteers working as a team at any one time and they will move around the village rotating the number of locations and times. One parishioner asked that volunteers meet initially for a face to face meeting before starting the rota. The aim of Speed Watch is to be a deterrent so warning signs are displayed and the proposal is to use the kit regularly. There will be more training on the 2nd July at Cambourne police station – please contact Justin if interested.

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6. Dog Exercising (Graeme Udall) The recreation ground is being used for dog exercising mainly by village people and is popular. Dogs have to be under control when using the recreation ground. It was generally thought that the agreement had worked well but that it needs to be continually monitored. One parishioner commented that some owners do not always have control of their dogs and that an elderly visitor was unbalanced when a larger dog bounded across. At the moment dogs are able to urinate and defecate adjacent to the play equipment without any controls in place as they are not required to be on a lead. [though all droppings must be picked up] 7. Village web site (Graham Berridge) Graham has continued to develop the website and placed a list of all the active societies in Pampisford. The site will become a repository for the annual reports. He asked that any news items to be shared with him and encouraged parishioners to follow him on Twitter (there are currently 33 followers). This is a useful facility as it provides advance notice of diary event and meetings and links to the village hall booking system will soon be in place. 8. Pampisford Archive (Joanna Hudson) Olive Mayo’s historical compilation of the village will be continued by Joanna who is planning to digitise the collection. Jeff Mayo has already transcribed a lot of the slides. The guardian of the collection is Cambridgeshire Council. A big thank you was issued to Olive for all her invaluable work. 9. Neighbourhood plan and Local planning (Aureole Wragg and Tony Orgee) Aureole and Tony outlined the many threats and opportunities to the village posed by the increase in development in the immediate area. With more people working away from where they live will mean that pressures are likely to get worse. Aureole suggested that developing a Neighbourhood Plan might protect Pampisford’s interests.

The Wellcome Trust would like to expand their site and build houses (900-1200) for their own workers as well as put some on the open market. None of this would be on green belt land. Some consideration of re-routing the A1301 is being made so that a major road doesn’t run through the site.

North Uttlesford Garden Village. Uttlesford is considering a number of sites for housing and looking to build up to 5,000 by 2032 to provide housing for people working in South Cambridgeshire. Potential sites have been identified at Elsenham and Great Chesterford. Uttlesford is making a

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decision as to what sites to put into draft local plan. There are implications for Ickleton and Hinxton as there will be more traffic on the A1301.

The SmithsonHill development at Hinxton has approached South Cambridgeshire with details of its proposals but none of this is in the Local Plan. The plan is for 4000 jobs and the development could be as large as Granta Park. Whilst it is primarily Agritech research there is also talk of having café facilities and outlets to buy organics produce etc. Planning application outline is due by end of the year.

The Howard Group in London Road is looking to re-develop the site to move away from retail to office based R&D. They wish to call the development the Sawston Campus although they are aware that it is in Pampisford. They are considering building offices for around 1000 people (although this could be more or less). They would like the entrance to the campus to be off the Sawston bypass and not London Road. There will be a filter lane. They are planning on building offices but not higher than 3 stories and expand the development as the leases expire for the businesses operating out of the area. They are also considering parking for 500 cars. This is at an early stage before they put forward a planning application. We need to be ready to respond for when they do apply formally as there will be a short window to comment. Traffic is already is bad in the area and yet they appear not to have any proposals to deal with additional traffic or ow their employees will travel to work.

Affordable housing is difficult to find in the area and the housing survey (results not yet published) indicated that need for small houses. There is an opportunity to influence development proposals in the area by developing a Neighbourhood Plan either by ourselves in Pampisford or with Sawston. This is a national Government initiative that allows communities to influence the infrastructure and types of buildings in the local area and will be attached to the Local Plan. It is developed by a separate group in the village and usually led by the Parish Council. The Community has to pay for the plan which can take up to 1-2 years to develop. The plan cannot prevent development which has already been identified in other Cambridgeshire plans but can influence location, design, layout and materials used. It has legal status. 10. District Council report (Tony Orgee) City Council and District waste council services have merged. The Shared services approach has been able to rationalise routes and saves in fuel cost and service costs. The Council is therefore now working more efficiently.

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The District council also helps communities through a Community Chest fund whereby local organisations can bid for a grant of up to £1000 to improve local facilities such as the railing, a projector, or even a defibrillator.

Both S. Cambs and Cambridge City submitted plans by 2014 as part of the Local Plan. In it they asked who had land which might be suitable for housing as there was a need for 19,000 houses. However, if a site is put into planning it increases the value of the land significantly. There are “omission” sites that the district council has not included and people want to challenge why their land is not in Plan. Omission sites will be considered on the 15 June. Air Museum: The PC keeps in touch with the War Museum through its representative on the “Neighbours Forum” a group which meets twice a year under the Chairmanship of the Museums Director. The group comprises members from all the local villages and its main aim is to keep villages informed of developments that might affect them and provide the opportunity for members to raise matters of concern with the Museum. The Museum is required by central government to become largely self sufficient and it is constantly looking at ways and means of increasing its revenue. The air shows are a major source of its income and the recent suggestion that a motorway service area should be built on the opposite side of the motorway to the Museum is of great concern. Access to the service area would be off junction 10 and traffic at the junction on air show days could be so great that flying could be deferred. Safety has always been a major priority but since the accident at Shoreham the rules have been made more restrictive. The recognition of the IWM at Duxford as a cultural asset would be at risk if flying was to be limited by the CAA. It is after all the only ex RFC/RAF airfield with many of the original features still in place and many WW11 aircraft still flying there. The Museum is preparing a development plan for the future and much work is in hand to consolidate their unique collection of photographs and other material in a form which will allow easier access. The improved American Hangar is now open and is proving to be a great success. Finally the proposal to erect a hotel on site are well advanced. It will have approximately 30-40 bedrooms and will be of 3 star standard”.

Village groups and societies

Village Hall Management Committee: Beryl Penny. We have had an interesting year with many groups and societies meeting at the Hall. To

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boost our income we have held a Spring Bazaar and a Silent Auction, which have helped tremendously. We are responsible for the day to day running of the Village Hall and its upkeep. We work closely with the Parish Council. We have applied for a grant from the District Council’s Community Chest in order to repair the back and front fences. We are a small but active committee and are blessed to have our Friends of the Village Hall who help with our fund raising. If you would like to join us, please let me know, the more the merrier! I would like to thank all the committee for their hard work and support over the year. Jackie, our new treasure is well versed in book keeping. Thank you to my husband Terry who help before. June 10th is our Summer Village Bazaar here from 1.00am to 4.00pm. There will be many stalls plus refreshments, including strawberries and cream on the back lawn. All donations will be gratefully received. Come and have fun and meet lots of lovely folk. 1st Sawston Rainbows: Sue Lockwood would like to say that the village hall is exactly what we need for the Rainbows, secure, clean, garden and kitchen facilities. The girls love our meetings here so thank you for having us. Sawston U3A Hand Bell Ringers: Mike Rowland / Jill Hobbs. Sawston U3A Handbell Ringers have again enjoyed ringing on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons for the two-and-a-half terms (25 sessions) paid for by our U3A branch. Out of term time we continue to ring at our own expense, in all for between 45 and 50 weeks in the year. From our perspective the village hall continues to be an excellent facility, all the more attractive because of the friendly and considerate way in which it is managed by Beryl & Terry Penny, and their colleagues. Thanks to all concerned. Dr MGM Rowland, The Conifers, 16 Hayter Close, West Wratting, Cambridge CB21 5LY - 00 44 (0)1223 290788 Panser News: Chas Hunt. Over the last year the Panser News has continued to deliver colourful monthly editions throughout the village and would like to thank all our contributors for their regular or one off articles. The Panser News also thanks the Parish Council, Pampisford Relief in Need Charity and local residents who help to financially support the community newsletter. We would welcome any new contributions or stories from other local groups or individuals here tonight.

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Pampisford Dressmaking and Tailoring: Beryl Penny. Our sewing class meets every Monday in term time from 7.30 until 9.30pm. The ages run from the 30’s to the 70’s. Some have sewn for years and others start with us. We have a very skilled tutor, Jane and we all have different projects. Some of the items made last year were a silk kimono, skirts, trousers, a wedding dress, a fleece coat and one covered foot stool. We often learn from each other and have a great sharing time over refreshments! If your are interested, why not get in touch and join us in September. You can test us out with a free class. Pampisford Women’s Institute: Jean Osborne. We had 9 meetings in the Village Hall and with 6 speakers covering topics from charities to prison work to music. Our annual outing was to Richard Ayre’s garden at Lode followed by a meal in Quy. We had our usual June garden party in the challis garden, enjoying a relaxing evening chatting over good food and pimms. For our Christmas party members provided food and we entertained ourselves with a very hilarious pass-the-parcel. Our AGM in February was a craft evening. Members attended 2 group meetings. The one in Pampisford was on the History of Papworth Hospital and the Sawston one was on the History of Addenbrookes Hospital. Richard Coles, broadcaster, CofE priest and previously one of the Communards Band, was the speaker at the Federation AGM. Pampisford Relief in Need Charity: Dennis Beaumont, Clerk to the Trustees May 2017 Pampisford Relief in Need Charity (Registered Charity No: 275661) Benefits Provided For those without transport and who are unable to use public transport the Charity will pay for a taxi to Addenbrookes or Sawston Health Centre. Except in an emergency approval must be obtained in advance. Mrs M. Molton, 31 Common Lane Sawston Tel No: (01223) 832557, is responsible for running the service on behalf of the Charity. Cash grants can be made to help residents in many different circumstances. Each application is considered carefully on the particular circumstances and the resources available at the time. If you or someone you know might be helped please let us know. If you don't tell us it is unlikely we will know and will not be able to help

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On the death of a resident a cash grant is made to the spouse or family with a close connection to the village. A cash distribution to the elderly or disabled is normally made each Christmas. “Elderly” is defined as anyone regardless of means entitled to a state retirement pension. Disabled applicants need not be of retirement age but eligibility is dependent on the degree of disability. This is considered individually for each applicant.

Cash grants are made towards transport costs incurred by 16-18 year old students attending Further Education Courses. Other grants are also made on application. e.g. small grant was made recently to the Village Hall Management Committee. All benefits to individuals are restricted to residents of Pampisford at the time the grant is made. Applications for assistance can be made to any Trustee or the Clerk.

Pampisford Society: Aureole Wragg. The Society has had some interesting talks this year, including the current state of rhino populations in Africa, refugee children in 1938, exploring the streets around Piccadilly, garden pests and diseases with the May talk on research at the Babraham Institute linked to the June visit there. There was a Christmas meal at the Chequers, carol singing round the village and a very successful quiz in February in aid of Multiple Sclerosis research. Membership is open to all. Allotments: Graeme Udall. Currently all of the plots are taken but if anyone is interested in going on a waiting list then please contact me. We recently held our annual Allotmenteers Dinner and Quiz at the Chequers. Seventeen members and their partners attended and a good time was had by all.

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FURTHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR 16-18 YEAR OLDS

The Trustees of the Pampisford Relief In Need Charity are again awarding grants towards transport costs to young Pampisford residents attending sixth form or further education establishments (not Universities).

Grants up to £200 will be made to students not qualifying for free transport during the academic year commencing September 2017. It is anticipated that normally buses will be used but it is possible that assistance may be available for other means of transport. Grants will be made for a maximum of two years.

Application should be made to the Clerk to the Trustees (see below) and include the following information:-

Name. Address & Date of Birth of student

Last Secondary School/College attended

College to be attended September 2017

Course to be studied and duration.

A photocopy of the bus pass issued by the County Council.

Alternatively if it is intended to travel by other means please provide details and reasons.

Dennis Beaumont, Clerk to the Trustees, Pampisford Relief in Need Charity 4 Hammond Close, Pampisford, CB22 3EP dennbeau@googlemail.com

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