Yaxley Gazette May 2022

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welcomemay contents forward yaxley hub money matters Welcome to the May issue, The Long-awaited return of the Yaxley Festival is just around the corner, here is hoping the weather will be 5 Girl Guide Celebrations 26 Childcare Costs good, more details on page 10. 5 Yaxley Library 27 Richard Goodrick 7 Lakeside Healthcare Is everyone ready for the Platinum Jubilee, I am looking forward 7 Yaxley WI time out to it, I have my posh afternoon tea planned, bunting at the ready 9 Church News and enjoying it with my neighbours and family, we have a Platinum 10 Yaxley Festival 26 Puzzles Jubilee feature on page 13. 11 Dental House Feature 13 The Queen's Jubilee stay safe This month our main feature is about a local Lady“Maggie’s Story”- 14 Parish News As one of Yaxley’s oldest residents celebrates her Centenary, we look 28 Spring SOS back upon her early life. young gazette handy numbers Whatever awaits you in May – and the rest of the year – be kind to 22 Local School News yourself, do the things that make you happy. 29-31 Handy Numbers gazette people Look forward to seeing you at the Yaxley Festival, take care, 16-17 Yaxley Resident Celebrates her 100th Birthday! “When April steps aside for May, like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten; gazette home & garden fresh violets open every day; to some new bird each hour we listen.” 19 Garden Eyesores Lucy Larcom PUBLIC DEFIBRILLATORS gazette wildlife Claypole Funeral Directors, Main Street PE7 3LZ 15 The Optimistic Farmer Co-op, Bentley Avenue PE7 3ZT Duck & Drake Main Street Yaxley PE7 3LY gazette health & beauty 23 Hapi Hemp Feature 25 TSI-AN Birthday Celebrations Farcet Club, 1 Cross St, Farcet PE7 3DE Farcet Post Office, Main Street PE7 3DB Farcet Primary School, St Mary’s Street PE7 3AR Fen View Museum, Peterborough Rd, Farcet PE7 3AZ 18 Ferndale Yaxley PE7 3ZW Holme Village Hall, Short Drove Holme PE7 3PA Contact us ADVERTISE Lakeside Healthcare, Landsdowne Road PE7 3JL YOUR BUSINESS Locks and Shades, 39 Mere View T: 01733 757342 IN YAXLEY GAZETTE Industrial Estate , Yaxley PE7 3HS Le Fleur E: [email protected] Printers, 90A Peterborough Road, Facebook www.yaxleygazette.co.uk FROM JUST Farcet PE7 3BN Boutique Queens Park Pavillion (not 24hr £20PM Distribution: Adrian Kisby. T: 07592 833464 defibrillator), Daimler Ave, Yaxley PE7 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: 10 MAY design 3AU workflow Rec Pavilion, Middleton's Road, Yaxley PE7 3LR The Farmers, Broadway, Yaxley, PE7 Yaxley based orist Useful Contacts [email protected] 3NT The Old Cemetery, Farcet PE7 3AY Weddings Occasions Churches The Royal British Legion, 210 Funerals Seasonal Corporate St Peter’s Church Broadway, Peterborough PE7 3NR Rev Sarah Hare - [email protected] 01733 248690 / 07498230858 Yaxley Fire Station, Main Street, Yaxley Deliveries Available Laura Ashley [email protected] 07939 449 255 PE7 3LB Yaxley Methodist Chapel - Main Street Rev Vivienne Smith 07821 558346 [email protected] / 01733 259 631 www.le eurboutique.co.uk FACEBOOK le eurboutiqueonline Defibs 07534 195 326 COVID-19 compliant [email protected] District Council - Huntingdon DC 01480 388 388 Doctors (Yaxley) 01733 240 478 Foodbank [email protected] 07579 825 798 Library (Yaxley) 0345 0455 225 Parish Council (Yaxley) 01733 241 958 DO ANY OF THESE SCENARIOS RESONATE WITH YOU? Pet Nutrition Adviser 01733 753 055  I have a large garden, that I cannot manage or no longer need. David Sanders LCGI MinstLM  I own a parcel of land, that I do not use and not sure what to do with it.  Planning permission refused or told you cannot have it. Police (non emergency no.) 101 e Little Land Company can help. We work with homeowners and Yaxley & Farcet Covid Support Network 01733 794 513 landowners, to achieve planning upli on land that is surplus to the owner’s needs. Our free no obligation consultation could be just what you need. Peterborough City Hospital 01733 678 000 Email: [email protected] NHS Direct call (or visit www.111.nhs.uk) 111 Phone: 01832 279089 www.thelittlelandcompany.co.uk Anglian Water 0345 791 9155 Station Bridge Vets 01733 615 447 North Hunts Community Car Scheme 07795 542 084 The Yaxley Gazette is sourced and published independently by local people and is not on the back of any large organisation or society. Views and opinions written in this magazine may not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. The Yaxley Gazette cannot be held responsible for unsolicited material. All artwork and design is the copyright of its respective owner. Reproduction of any part of this publication is strictly prohibited unless prior permission is given by the publishers. Yaxley Gazette | May 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 3

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yaxleyhub YAXLEY LIBRARY SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY Events in Yaxley Library Adult Events - These are free We are pleased to announce events, donations welcome. that we can now welcome back Scrabble – Every Monday from our regular groups! Please be 3pm aware that we are still limiting the Mahjong & Rummikub – numbers of attendees, to ensure Tuesday’s 2 – 3pm we keep all our customers and staff EngAge in the Afternoon Adults safe. Unless ticketed, spaces for Only events will be on a first come first Wednesday 13th May 2 – 3pm served basis. A History of St Peter’s Church Children’s Events Yaxley. Want to know more about Regular Events - Storytimes & the history of this village church? Rhymetime are Term time only. Then come along and to find out Storytime – Friday’s 10.30 – some interesting facts from our 11.00am - May 6th, 13th, 20th, local speaker Barry Edwards. 27th, June 10th, 17th Wednesday 8th June 2 – 3pm: Rhymetime – Tuesday’s 10.30 – Beekeeping A thought provoking 11.00am – May 3rd, 10th, 17th, talk with a real Buzz from a local 24th, June 7th, 14th, beekeeper. Lego Club – Every Saturday 10 – Advance booking is required as 11am – 50p per child spaces are limited, please collect your ticket from Yaxley Library. Free event, donations are welcome to help provide for refreshments. Val Smith from Yaxley with her 50-year service award. DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS? Did you know you can borrow Bag Books from your library? Bag 660 YEARS’ SERVICE Books are multi-sensory storytelling kits for children with severe COMPLETED learning disabilities. Stories are told through different senses without the need for words. They can be borrowed for free and by Girlguiding requested either at your local library or online. Cambs West volunteers This years Summer Reading On Saturday the 19th of March, members from across Girlguiding Challenge is called Gadgeteers, Cambs West held our annual awards ceremony. We were glad to be please keep a look out for how back in person celebrating all together with a lovely afternoon of to take part and events that are happening in the Summer Holidays celebrating and afternoon tea. Volunteers wanted! Are you aged between 12 – 18 and would like to A total of 660 years' service was celebrated on Saturday, with one take part in our Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering Programme volunteer Val Smith from Yaxley, Peterborough was awarded her this summer? Please ask at Yaxley library for further details. CLOSING 50-year service award! Val opened 2nd Yaxley Guides in 1978, DATE for applications: 4th June 2022 after helping with units in the centre of Peterborough, and is still involved with the unit now and she has always been a strong part of Dementia Group Girlguiding Cambs West. We are running a small group for those living with Dementia and their carer’s We also handed out some prestigious awards. Helen Trotman from in Yaxley Library. The session is for 1.5 hrs, very informal and refreshments Hampton District and Jen Holliday from Dogsthorpe district were are available. Interested in attending this group or would like more awarded our county Golden Sheaf award. This is awarded to someone information please contact: [email protected] who has shown commitment to the county over and above the ‘call of duty.’ Both volunteers have shown exceptional service to Girlguiding The Library Presents over the last year and showed real commitment to supporting their Arts activities are now running in towns and villages across fellow leaders and volunteers. Cambridgeshire. The programme of events is run by Cambridgeshire County Council, working in partnership with Babylon ARTS and is A considerable number of girls across Cambs funded by Arts Council England. If you would like to attend an event or West are missing out because we do not would like more information, please visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ have enough volunteers to run and support arts or pick up a brochure from the library. Girlguiding groups. For more information about how you could join Girlguiding please visit New Bus Passes & Renewals www.GirlguidingCambsWest.co.uk Is your Bus Pass due to expire soon? It can be renewed online up to six weeks before it expires. If you or you know someone who needs help doing this, we can assist them at the library – they may need to book an appointment. For more information please contact us on Tel: 0345 045 5225, E-mail [email protected] or pop into Yaxley Library. Library Information We always welcome new library members and it’s free to join – just bring ID with your name and address. It only takes a few minutes to get your new library card. Monday 3pm – 7pm Tuesday 9.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am – 5.00pm Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm Saturday 9.30am – 1.30pm Renew/request books: 0345 045 5225 As always Items can be returned to any open library in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough. 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yaxleyhub YAXLEY WI Lakeside Yaxley named GP Practice of the Year in university awards Pauline Brown On 5th March several members + 1 Congratulations to the team tutors for teaching excellence husband enjoyed a walk in Huntingdon, at Lakeside Yaxley which prizes. The awards are given the weather wasn't too good but we has been named GP Practice annually to nominated GPs and enjoyed learning about the many historic of the Year and Dr Mitesh practices with Yaxley being buildings within the town & some of us Thanki who was named as awarded the top spot from 12 visited the Cromwell Museum which an Outstanding GP Tutor in practices in the region. although small contains many interesting the Cambridge University GP items. Society Awards. Cambridge University GP Visit our website to find out more On 10th March we were entertained by Students were asked to Society said: ‘Congratulations to www.yaxleygp.nhs.uk. Alicia Sherring who demonstrated the nominate GP practices at which the winners and nominees, and marvellous Thermomix machine which they had a particularly good a huge thank you to all GP tutors performs many functions thereby saving experience on placement, and and GP practices partnered with having a kitchen full of gadgets. to put forward individual GP Cambridge University for all your We sampled a delicious salad followed by hard work.’ parsnip soup. At our next meeting on 12th May we will Free Art To be eligible you need to be will be provided and your discuss resolutions followed by an auction Therapy for a patient registered at Yaxley, artwork will belong to you. (no bric a brac please) and then some Adults Wansford, King’s Cliffe, Oundle, Participants are asked to attend social time. Old Fletton, Stanground or all 12 sessions and provide We will also have a competition for the Fully funded art therapy New Queen Street Surgeries. anonymous feedback before, Miss Ireson Cup (presented in memory of a sessions are being run for adults The sessions are ideal for midway and after the course. late member) and this will be for a piece of experiencing difficulties with those finding it difficult to talk To find out more please visit: Royal Memorabilia. emotional health and wellbeing. about how they feel, and for http:/www.katehilliard.co.uk/ Visitors are very welcome at our venue of The 12 sessions, which will be those not already attending Please send all enquiries, Queens Park Pavilion in Daimler Avenue facilitated by art therapist Kate counselling. No artistic skills including your name and GP and the meeting takes place from 2 - 4 with Hilliard, run on Thursdays from are necessary, the group is for surgery to the following email: the doors opening at 1.30. 4.30 to 6pm from 5 May to 21 July. anyone looking for a way to Referrals-to-south. Visitors are very welcome express their thoughts and [email protected] feelings using art materials. All HOLME WI art equipment and refreshments Alison McGuinness, President Folksworth Art Club Chris Dodson, Master Thatcher was our guest speaker for our April meeting. Beautiful View by Cherry Hadley (oils) As artists, we are always looking Thatching really is a beautiful craft, after to find inspiration for ways of Chris showed us some of the work his For more information contact Cherry Hadley (01733 244258) portraying our subjects. For some a family has done in the local area. Chris or Andy Goodfellow (07507 304 326). local sunset is all the inspiration we is the fourth generation of the Dodson need to try and capture the fleeting family to become a thatcher and he still moment or the way the light falls recognises roofs thatched by his family in on a subject. Others paint flowers, the area many years ago. Thatching is an trying to capture their beauty, old craft dating back centuries, although and still life of ordinary everyday in a slightly different form from today, and objects also makes us focus sharply water reed is used as well as long and short on what we are painting. Some find straw. The difference in the texture of the a subject then create a piece of art straw and reed was very noticeable. There by abstracting the forms. Several of are some scary looking tools used as well. us paint animals in different ways, As Chris explained, it is a skilled craft but and between ourselves we cover is also very hard work, with up to several most painting media. tonnes of old material to be removed from a roof before the new thatch can be laid. Whichever method we choose, it It is all done using traditional methods gives us immense pleasure to paint although the trimming is now done by a in company, where we learn from strimmer rather than by hand. The straw each other. figures on top of roofs were originally thought to ward off witches and spirits, today they are just for added decoration. Chris is a highly recommended guest speaker and is obviously very passionate about his work and the family tradition of thatching. Anyone wishing to come along and see what we get up to we meet on the first Thursday of each month. 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inspire ST PETER'S CHURCH Dear Friends Dementia Friends Training. We want to offer last Saturday of the month but please do contact I hope that you are keeping well? I am writing a place and a group where people living with me if you would like to join us. We welcome this as I look out on the Cornish Coast as I am dementia and their carers can come and be. people from any area, if you want to know more here for a few days caring for my Mum after There will be different activities to take part in again my contact details are yaxleyvicar@gmail. surgery. Today the sun is out over the sea but and we welcome any suggestions from you. Our com or 01733 248690/07498 230858. we have had wind (that woke me up one night!) first Dementia Café on the 11th May, and will be There is something really special about being rain, sleet, sunshine and anything else that a Jubilee themed morning with of course cake! able to meet up again now and be in the same makes up our spectrum of weather! Sadly, we do not have infinite capacity so if you spaces as others. Please do join us for these It is lovely to see people out and about and would like to know more or register to come, groups or many other things we have going groups up and running and people getting please contact me at [email protected] on at St Peter’s, Yaxley. Please don’t forget that involved in different things around the village. or 01733 248690/07498 230858. Please note our Foodbank continues to run from church on We have a new group starting in May for people we expect that those living with dementia, will a Monday and Thursday from 3pm to 5pm and living with dementia and their carers. We are attend with their carer. we are so grateful to all those who continue to calling this a Dementia Café, but the name may Our Foster and Adoption Group also continues donate food and money to support those in our change in time. We will be meeting on the 2nd to run. We have partnered with Young People’s area to support those who are finding it difficult Wednesday of each month between 10am and Counselling Service and Home for Good to run to afford the necessities of life. 12pm at St Peter’s Church, Yaxley. this group monthly supporting those who are With every blessing in this month We are being supported by Alzheimer’s Society fostering or adopting or looking to do this. We Rev Sarah (01733 248690/07498 230858) and our volunteers have all undertaken meet monthly, usually in the afternoon of the christian aid week JessicaMwedzi Our attention has so rightly been focussed these started its work helping refugees in mainland the Christian Aid website:www.christianaid. past months on the tragic war in Ukraine. Our Europe at the end of WW2. Now it is supporting org.uk emotions have been stretched this way and that victims of another war on European soil via Your support will be very much appreciated. as we’ve followed the news of the devastation the Disasters Emergency Committee. It is also Thank you, and the suffering that the conflict has caused. aiming to alleviate the victims of hunger in Rev John Harper, on behalf of St Peter’s People’s generosity towards the victims has Zimbabwe by helping families grow sufficient Church. been admirable. Sadly it goes without saying food. This is starting to be achieved by the that human suffering also goes on in other provision of drought resistant seeds that flourish I’m raising money for Christian Aid Week parts of the world, where media coverage is in the changing climate, and by giving training because it’s unjust that drought is driving less prominent. In Zimbabwe, many families in farming techniques that help to resist the people into hunger. are having to survive on a bowl of porridge a impact of drought. Jessica fears her children won’t eat day because their crops are failing – the result of Will you help me raise funds on behalf of our tonight. Drought robs her of the power to extensive drought and occasional unpredictable parish church for this life saving programme provide for her family. But with your help rainfall that destroys crops. The cause of all as Christian Aid Week is marked this month? we could make sure families like hers can this is now beyond reasonable doubt - the (May 15-21) This year you can donate via an grow drought-tolerant crops that flourish overheating climate. ‘e-envelope’ instead of a paper one. Simply in the changing climate. One effect of the war is that global food prices search : https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/ Scan the QR Code below and please join are increasing, disproportionately effecting envelope/john-harper-st-peters--yaxley or use me this Christian Aid Week by donating countries like Zimbabwe where hunger is the QR code. If you encounter any problems to my e-envelope. already at crisis point. The charity Christian Aid with this e-envelope you can also donate via YAXLEY METHODIST CHAPEL Yaxley Festival is back at last from Friday 13th hum and blossom and flowers bring colour and May with a full weekend of music and fun perfume into our lives. Or you prefer looking activities for us to look forward to. forward to Autumn with the crisp morning Actively looking forward to things is good for sunshine and the beautiful colour of the leaves. our mental health. Many benefits are associated Our Busy Bees are looking forward to with planning ahead including an increased celebrating its 1st Birthday in May. It has been feeling of optimism. A healthy sense of such a success on Fridays with the babies anticipation can also keep us motivated and get bringing their parents, grandparents etc. along us through tough, frustrating, and challenging for a morning of fun. times. Our Chapel has been here in the Village for over We all need something to look forward to in life. 160 years, and we look forward to welcoming As Christians we look forward to Christmas, you into our cosy little place of worship on Jesus’s Birthday, and Easter Sunday, His Sunday mornings at 10.30. resurrection with the promise of new life. We wish you peace, love, and something to look We look forward to Spring as the birds sing, Bees forward to during the Year. Peace be with you all in these turbulent times. 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Huntingdonshire District CouncHiulnEtinlgedcontsihoirenDsist5rictthCoMuncail Eylec2ti0on2s 2 5th May 2022 VOTE FOR Sally Howell A proven community champion standing up for Yaxley and Farcet Your independent candidate putting Yaxley & Farcet first YAXLEY FESTIVAL 13-15 MAY 2022 12:00-23:00 Jack-in-the-Green and company depart from the old Lancaster Club at 11:00 travelling to the rec via Main Street and Middletons Road. Sunday 12-00-20:00 LIVE MUSIC FUNFAIR LIVE ART WELLNESS ZONE TRADERS & CRAFTS SPORTS PONY RIDES CAR SHOW (SUNDAY) ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS 10 Yaxley Gazette | May 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk



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platinumjubilee THE PLATINUM JUBILEE from upstairs windows five years’ imprisonment. position is more important than on either side of the the person who occupies that streets. Makeshift tables Most notable however, was position. With typical clarity he sagged under the weight Elizabeth II’s majestic reaction to had put the concept in a nutshell: of sandwiches, jelly and the incident. As her horse panicked if a nation chooses to have a custard and bottles of Tizer. and reared she calmly brought him figurehead then there must be BBC coverage of the under control and continued with a human to give that position coronation was a the scheduled ride to Horseguards substance, but the human is breakthrough for the Parade, comforting him with a few secondary to the position, not vice history of broadcasting. pats on the neck while turning to versa. For the past 70 years we It was the first service to smile at the cheering crowd. have been fortunate in having a be televised and for most person worthy of that position. people, it was the first It was HRH Prince Philip who time they had watched an pointed out that sometimes a event on television. It is In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen estimated that 27 million will become the first British people in the UK (out of monarch to celebrate a platinum the 36 million population) jubilee, marking 70 years of watched the ceremony on service. As much as anything, an television and 11 million listened event celebrating good news is on the radio. very much welcome right now Times changed. Britain changed – and even non-royalists will be in some cases beyond recognition. caught up in the pageantry of the But there has been one constant: a celebrations this year. tower of strength whose influence Although 2022 is the 70th will not be fully appreciated until anniversary of the Queen’s she is no longer with us. ascension to the throne, the first In a speech made in Cape Town street party was held in 1953. King on her 21st birthday on 21 April George VI had died on 6 February 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth 1952, but it was considered declared “… my whole life, respectful to allow a longer period whether it be long or short, shall of mourning before forging ahead be devoted to your service…” Well, with a formal coronation which we all know now that it was to be was held on the 2 June 1953. long. The coronation spawned the first How differently history would of the street parties held during have read had her would-be Her Majesty’s reign. Residential assassin, Marcus Sarjeant, streets were closed to traffic – not succeeded in acquiring a real that there was much in those days gun and live ammunition. The – so that local communities could mentally disturbed teenager fired hold street parties. Bunting and six blank shots at the Queen as Union flags hung from lines strung she rode in the Trooping of the Colour ceremony on 13 June 1981. Fortunate not to have been shot on the spot, Sarjeant escaped with 13 YYaaxxleleyyGGaazzeetttee||MMaarcyh2200222| |T:T0: 01177333775577334422| |E:Ei:ninfofo@@yayxalxelyegygazaeztettet.ec.oco.u.ukk| |wwwwww.y.ayxalxelyegygazaeztettet.ec.oco.u.ukk 13

yaxleyhub YAXLEY PARISH COUNCIL Parish News HelenTaylor, Parish Clerk, Yaxley Festival Yaxley Parish Council The Parish Council is delighted Uncontested Election Committee and volunteers at the Community to be supporting the Yaxley Fridge project. Councillor Hitchcock served Festival. Middletons Road May is a very busy month for the Parish Council, on the Personnel Committee, at the last Parish Recreation Ground will be the venue once again it is the start of our Municipal year when new Council meeting tributes were paid to their for this community event and will be occupied budgets start, Committee memberships are hardwork and endeavours for the community. from Sunday 8th May until Tuesday 16th May. reviewed and this year will see changes in the During this time the funfair, staging, marquees Council’s membership as some Councillors have Annual Parish Meeting will be set up and those accessing the recreation decided to step down from the role. The Parish ground should take extra care. The Community Council has fewer candidates to the 17 seats The Annual Parish Meeting will be held 17th Fridge will still operate from the Pavilion on the available which means that those Candidates May 2022 at 7.00pm in the Council Chamber, Wednesday and Friday. During the weekend of who have submitted their forms will be elected all Councils must hold an annual meeting the Festival, we ask that those attending to be unopposed. 13 existing Parish Councillors will to carry out things they only do once a mindful of others, where ever possible please make up the new council after 5th May. The year. This includes electing a Chairman and walk and if you do need to drive please do not remaining vacancies can be filled via co-option Vice-Chairman, appointing Committees and block driveways or cause an obstruction to the and anyone interested in becoming a Parish reviewing policies. The meeting is open to emergency services. Queens Park car park will Councillor should contact the Clerk for more everyone and more details can be found on our be open during the festival weekend. The Parish details. notice boards and the Parish Council’s website Councils wishes the organisers a very successful There will still be an election for the role of and Facebook. weekend, may the sun shine and everyone enjoy District Councillor with three seats being themselves. contested in Yaxley. Polling day is 5th May No Mow May 2022 and those over 18 who are registered on Public Participation the Electoral Role can vote at either the Austin Cambridgeshire County Council are supporting Hall on Main Street or Queens Park Hall on Plantlife’s No Mow May campaign and will not be The Council encourages interaction with local Daimler Avenue. Polling stations are decided by cutting any highway verges during the month of residents on an ongoing basis. A period of address so please check your pollcards for your May. County have confirmed that they will cut 15 minutes is allocated at the beginning of designated polling station. junctions should there be a safety requirement all meetings for public participation, where to do so. Within the village, the areas most residents are encouraged to express any opinion Parish Councillors standing down affected will be London Road and the cycle relating to the village directly to the Members. route along the A15 to Norman Cross. The Parish All meetings are publicised on our website, Councillors Denise Hitchcock and Gavin Council introduced a number of designated and Facebook, together with the many YPC Needham have decided not to stand for re- wildflower areas last year, creating vital habitats noticeboards around the village, which are election as Parish Councillor, their term will for insects and other wildlife. These areas will be updated on a weekly basis. end on 7th May 2022. Councillor Needham left uncut until the autumn to allow the native Where residents have specific requests or was Vice-Chairman of the Community Facilities fauna and wildflowers to thrive. concerns, they can be raised in this way at our meetings or direct contact can be made with Councillors or the staff at our Council office. Our office is open 9.30am – 2.30pm, Mon – Fri. 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younggazette Year 4’s Residential Trip to Burwell World Book Day & Comic WILLIAM DE YAXLEY Relief For the first time in two years, we compass challenge and create FOURFIELDS one. had a two night residential stay natural sculptures inspired by Andy Comic Relief is always a fun day for at Burwell House, Cambridge! The Goldsworthy, meet a tree and the We have had a busy Spring Term us. This year, the children decided to purpose of the trip was to give the Burwell Challenge. The Burwell here at Fourfields! Two of our take control of the school! Each class children first-hand experiences Challenge is a blindfolded challenge favourite events we celebrated were decided what they would wear and of learning outside in a new and around a course in which you World Book Day and Comic Relief! what they should do during the day. exciting way, whilst increasing self- have to trust your partner to guide World Book Day saw our children There was baking, comic making, esteem, confidence and building you around different obstacles. dressing up as the characters from maths lessons using food and lots relationships. We arrived after a We finished the day, around the their favourite books. We had of crazy outfits. The children had so 45-minute coach drive, first we campfire roasting marshmallows. some wonderful costumes and the much fun and we raised a whopping were introduced to the Burwell For our third and final day, we children really embraced the day £865 for the charity. House staff and shown inside the completed a village walk around sharing their books from home with The children also created the house. Then we played the snail Burwell looking for historical their friends and teachers. lunch menu for the day, Pizzas and game, Smugglers’ mystery and we features to label on our maps. The day didn’t end there, we invited Chocolate Cake! Our kitchen team were introduced to orienteering. Before departing back to school, the children to come back to school pulled out all the stops and made However, this was cut short due we took part in the Burwell Fox in the evening for our Bedtime four different types of pizzas for 360 to heavy rain! The most exciting game. In this game, the children are Stories event! The children and the children. The children on the school part of the day was finding out foxes and the teachers are farmers. teachers wore their pyjamas and council were so grateful they made which bedrooms we were in and The children have to complete a settled down for a bedtime story, a huge thank you card to show their who we were sharing with! After map activity whilst trying not to be complete with hot chocolate and appreciation. an early start, on the second day, caught by the teachers who give biscuits! It was a great success and we continued our outdoor learning them a stamp and points taken off the children can’t wait for the next experience in the sunshine! We took them. It was a great trip away with part in many different activities many memories made! such as: shelter building, 8-point Messy Play & Baking Fun Fun In The Spring Sun LITTLE ACORNS DAY NURSERY AND MONTESSORI SCHOOL STRETTON PRE SCHOOL The Baby unit have enjoyed being Now that Spring is here, we out in the garden now the weather have been enjoying the sunnier is finally warming up. They have weather that has started to been exploring different sensory appear. The children have play experiences and getting messy enjoyed lots of play outside in the water tray. which includes some planting so Our preschool children have been that we can begin to grow some busy making cakes; they carefully flowers, fruit, or vegetables over measured out the ingredients and the coming months. The children enjoyed mixing them all together. have also been learning about The children also have lots of baking the seasons, along with drawing activities planned over Easter as pictures or using arts and crafts well as Easter crafts and Easter egg to create artwork of the spring flowers that are starting to appear in our hunts. gardens. We are now taking bookings for September 2022; Please email or call the We are holding a Summer Fayre on Sunday 26th June 2022 for all our local nursery for any enquiries using [email protected] families – we will update you with more information soon! or 01733 244000. 15 YYaaxxleleyyGGaazzeettete| |MMaarcyh2200222| |TT: 0: 01177333775577334422| |EE: i:ninfofo@@yyaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk| |wwwwww.y.yaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk 15

gazettepeople Maggie’s Story As one of Yaxley’s oldest residents celebrates her Centenary, we look back upon her early life In 1922 the United Kingdom was sleeping overnight under a bush Soon afterwards rumblings of a on the road to recovery after the during the journey. new war were on the horizon and horrors of the Great War. George V Harriet was a homely lady in a long Maggie received her papers to join was on the throne and David Lloyd black skirt. She smoked a clay pipe the WAAFs. George was incumbent in No. 10 and Maggie recalls her sitting by She travelled to Inverness Scotland Downing Street. The British Empire the re and tapping her-pipe bowl for training in May 1941. Her was at its apex, covering out on the hearth and listening to boyfriend Gordon had already left one-quarter of the world and the sizzle. in March 1941 to join his unit in the ruling over one in four people on The following years were fairly Royal Marines. the planet. uneventful and young Maggie Training completed, Maggie Little Maggie often helped her Granny with the moved down South to Bawdsey Norman came chores in between her schooling. Radar Station as a trained into this world One such chore was collecting the telephonist responsible with other on the 5th April milk in a pail from the toll house WAAF’s for getting messages to all of that year, near the school. other bases along the coast. daughter to Maggie’s life was once again Violet and Billy turned upside-down when at 14 Leading Aircraft Woman of Rabbit Row her Grandmother Harriet passed Maggie Leaford Cottages, o away. So o she went to live in Ely School Lane, with her mum’s sister Auntie Phylis, Mepal, near Ely. husband Jim and their children Life was very hard for many living June and Peter. Auntie Phylis in small rural villages 100 years looked after Maggie until she ago. Families were impacted by completed her schooling and was able to start work in service as nancial and personal losses third housemaid at the Palace in icted by the war and to School Children’s Home near Ely compound this, Maggie’s mother cathedral. Violet sadly passed away when she During her time in Ely Maggie met was only 3 years-old. Subsequently her future husband Gordon and Maggie moved from the that was the beginning of a true ramshackle home at Rabbit Row to love match, which was to last over live with her grandparents Harriet half a century. and Tapsy Norman. Maggie has a vivid memory of moving possessions with a handcart and 16 Yaxley Gazette | May 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk

gazettepeople Bawdsey su ered raids but luckily, Between the summer of 1940 and compassionate grounds as she was she was safe, and her September of 1944, Germany expecting. Her rst child was born accommodation was on the upper bombarded the Dover Strait and the following Spring. Corporal Kentish countryside with artillery. Gordon Leaford was to serve oors at the manor. She often says In all, at least 1,000 attacks were another 18 months nishing his how she used to use the Baron’s recorded in just over four years service, on 11th April 1946. bath for her ablutions. and Dover, which can easily be Their love match would last until Maggie and her daughter Josie seen from the French shoreline, Gordon’s passing in 1996 and to went back to Bawdsey about ten bore the brunt of the onslaught. this day Maggie remains utterly years ago for a reunion and against Nearly ten thousand buildings devoted to the memory of ‘her strict orders slipped away from were hit by artillery re and more Royal Marine’. their party, determined to nd than 200 civilians were killed with Maggie now lives in Yaxley Maggie’s old o ce. They found it hundreds more injured. surrounded by four generations of through an archway, pushing open During her earlier service at her family and is proudly now in a jammed door to nd a dusty Bawdsey, Maggie had received a possession of a signed birthday room, empty apart from a few old telegram, which read simply card from Her Majesty the Queen. pieces of furniture. Mission “COME HOME TO BE MARRIED - accomplished! STOP. GORDON”. Her husband to Celebrations at the Three Horseshoes Maggie’s time at Bawdsey was a be was serving in North Africa at mixture of happy and sad but she that time and was due home on has nice memories of riding on the leave. They both arrived home to crossbar of the airmen’s cycles up be married on 12th November to the next village pub, plus lovely 1942 in Ely Parish Church. times sunbathing in the grounds A short honeymoon in London of the manor. followed before saying their Towards the latter half of her goodbyes and re-joining their service she was transferred to units. Dover to replace a WAAF who They had secured a tenancy on a tragically had taken a direct hit little cottage in Ely which was while in a bunker. This area was available to them on their next trip named Hell re Corner because it home. was subjected to heavy bombing Leading Aircraft Woman Maggie and extremely extensive shelling Leaford was discharged from the from the occupied French coast. WAAF on 17th Oct 1944 on 17 YYaaxxleleyyGGaazzeetttete| |MMaarcyh22002222| |TT: 0: 011773333775577334422| |EE: i:ninfofo@@yyaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk| |wwwwww.y.yaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk 17

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gazettehealth&beauty Mums celebrate three years in business selling CBD products and a national creditation! Two mums whose passion for improving their a lump after waking in the middle of the night Sam Day set up hapihemp with her friend Lorraine health led to them starting their own business in late June 2017 with a pain in her right breast Clark three years ago. selling CBD products have celebrated three years – which a biopsy at Peterborough City Hospital in business. many people in America, yet at this time CBD Friends Samantha Day and Lorraine Clark had confirmed was stage wasn’t as readily available as it is now. I had tried both experienced struggles with their health, three cancer. a small bottle I had found in a shop but the taste both physical and mental, and found that CBD made me gag so it was put to the back of the products helped them and now their business, Sam at the end of her After eight rounds cupboard!\" hapihemp, is going from strength to strength chemotherapy treatment. of aggressive Sam amd Lorraine didn’t want to create just CBD nationally & can now be found in various small chemotherapy, the 5cm oil – they wanted to create something with a retailers. tumour shrank and, in more holistic approach. The determined duo have put their hearts and early 2018, Samantha Lorraine added: \"At this time there were not many souls into growing their business - which now had a lumpectomy topical CBD products available either, we had sells CBD capsules, CBD drinks, CBD topicals, and four weeks of experienced first-hand how effective they were CBD oils and CBD patches - and have shared their radiotherapy. and we are both passionate about the power of stories in the hopes of helping others. essential oils. So for us CBD and essential oils was And they have recently been included in the Her determination to try anything to help her get a no brainer!\" CBD: Recommendations for Good Practice guide well saw her start to take CBD oil drops every day. hapihemp is now thriving and was even chosen published by the Medical Cannabis Clinicians as one of the top 30 leading female-led CBD Society, a guide to what the society considers \"Very quickly, I felt companies in the UK in 2020 by news site, to be a good CBD product, one of only 20 UK the benefits. It was Cannabishealthnews.co.uk. companies to have made the list. incredible. I was Lorraine said: \"We are extremely proud of all Former PA Sam had battled breast cancer in like a new person. our products, everything we sell goes through 2017, which left her with low moods and extreme The dark cloud had vigorous testing and we believe in everything we tiredness, to the point where she could barely finally been lifted,\" do. We sell all sorts of CBD oils and teas, which are bring herself to get off the sofa. “Within days of she said. blended with rosemary, chamomile and lemon taking CBD, my energy levels were boosted, and balm, making them even more calming.\" my low moods disappeared – it felt like I had a Meanwhile, And Sam claims that the oil has helped her to rebirth. Lorraine had been move on from her health ordeal and focus on Sam had spent a decade dogged by debilitating battling her own the future. She said: “Since I started taking CBD health problems, from endometriosis, a hormonal issues. oil, people have stopped seeing me as a poorly hysterectomy, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and By 2017, Lorraine person and started seeing me as a working mum.\" sleep apnoea. \"None of the medication seemed to decided to have a Sam with hapihemp CBD Oil work,\" she recalled. \"My laptop was my lifesaver, hysterectomy, but www.hapihemp.co.uk as I started researching ways to help myself and while recovering, she contracted a viral infection E @hapihemp Q hapihempuk came across CBD oil. But, much as the reviews which left her bedbound in hospital for seven were good, I was just a bit too scared to actually weeks and the sense of panic returned. It was try it.” then that Sam suggested she try CBD oil, and Then, in another devastating blow, Sam found despite early scepticism, Lorraine agreed. \"Sam was just so passionate about it – it completely won me over,\" she said. \"It didn’t hit me straight away, but after a few months, I felt a lot calmer and was sleeping much better. I had read a lot about how CBD was helping so 23 YYaaxxleleyyGGaazzeettete| |MMaarcyh2200222| |TT: 0: 01177333775577334422| |EE: i:ninfofo@@yyaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk| |wwwwww.y.yaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk 23

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May-Thanksgiving gazettehealth&beauty In the blink of an eye, transparent and clear, your life has \"Hey. Just wanted to text and tell infinite possibilities. you how well I am doing. I went my acupuncture and You are powerful and can change back to work last week after a physiotherapy studio has your life, bit by bit, if you believe long Easter break and although reached its first anniversary. in yourself. There is nothing in the I got some tension in my neck, I would like to say thank you world that makes people feel more I treated it with heat, and I to all my friends who have excited and secure than believing have not had any problems. supported me. I am taking that they have the power to change. I started Pilates tonight and a moment to say thank you the stretching felt good. I am to the people in my life who hoping to get stronger soon! make me smile, support me, Of course, in the process of life, there Even went for a short run-on and bring me joy. Thank you! will inevitably be some people who Monday. Thank you for all Thank you! Thank you! fail your kindness. All you have to your wonderful treatments. I do is remove them from your life will let you know if I need any more, and don't let them change you. If but fingers crossed, I am taking back \"Hi Lulu, just wanted today to thank At the same time, I am also sorry you are a kind person, no matter health of my neck!\" D you for the treatment last week. I can that I cannot share the joy of this what pain you are going through, no say that I feel good.\" Peter S achievement with my mother in matter what fork in the road or curve \"Thanks. Doctor said shoulder is all heaven. If she knew it, she would you are moving on, kindness will healed, the way the ligaments grew \"Hi Lulu, I never felt better! 90% be so proud of me. About 10 years always be a guiding light, warming back is putting pressure, making it of my lower back pain gone! ago, when my mother was still you, giving you strength, and swollen, certain exercises will help moving around with ease, looking alive, I accompanied her to do her bringing you to others of the same to push that ligament in correct forward to my next session, thank first lung radiotherapy at Beijing kind so that you will eventually be place with time, thank you.\" you!\" Clive S Cancer Hospital. While there in surrounded by warm people. It may Alex L the Oncology Department, I was heartbroken to meet several children not give you the kind of benefits you who had lung cancer. I remember want in a short period of time, but it that there was also a teacher who can always prevent you from getting My consultation service is free of charge. If you have came for radiotherapy in the worse and falling into a deeper pit. any questions, please feel free to contact me. It does not morning and rushed back to teach If you hope that life can bear good matter if you decide to go ahead with a treatment or at school in the afternoon. Meeting fruits, then kindness is the most not. If you are on a low income and are struggling with these people and others at the fertile soil. a serious illness, please let me know in advance and we can discuss payment options. oncology department, profoundly affected me and my outlook on life. No matter what you are facing in your life, you must believe in one thing: you have the power to change, When my mother's radiotherapy ended, I sat on a bench in Panjiayuan you have choices, no matter how Park in Beijing for a while and stayed small and life is not as bad as it may for a while. For the first time, the feel. trees were really green, and the sky is so purely blue. Then I tried to inhale Thank you for reading so far, I the fresh air in the park deeply, I hope that my words have helped, felt that I could breathe freely and even in a small way. I also hope live healthily. I felt pure happiness! that you might feel like you know This feeling of happiness continues me a little better too. to this day. Even if I encountered difficult moments in my later life, I am still extremely grateful. To this Please read on for a selection of day, I still feel terrified from time comments that my recent clients to time, thinking that I can have so have left for me... much without virtue. I have a not-so- perfect but very warm family. I have \"After struggling with a few things a car and a house. I have hands and for a while, I had reached a point feet. I can see I can hear. I am healthy. where I’d never get on top of some I have a job that I love. I can have those things. By chance, a few a life like today, I already have the weeks ago I found a leaflet at coop luxury of many people. for acupuncture. I contacted lulu for a chat & decided to book in. In this life you must hold a grateful Believe me when I say that lady and self-sufficient heart, cherish changes your life! The shift in me is real – I sleep better than I have for what you have, understand what is most important to you and what years, am less fatigued, my aches is not important at all, and then are easing & energy levels are up. My thinking is clearer, I am focus on discovering personal values, pursuing your own dreams attracting positivity & I feel like and being a helpful person to I’ve been re-set. Lulu’s knowledge, others. Measure success with inner warmth & passion for what she happiness rather than struggling does shines through -anyone and worrying about things outside. struggling have a chat with her, you Then you will find that your life is won’t regret it.\" - Donna M 25 YYaaxxleleyyGGaazzeettete| |MMaarcyh2200222| |TT: 0: 01177333775577334422| |EE: i:ninfofo@@yyaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk| |wwwwww.y.yaaxxleleyyggaazezetttete.c.oco.u.ukk 25

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