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Eastrea
No 41: August 2013
EASTREA RESIDENT Pete
Sennett of Thornham Way
(above) was overall winner
at last month’s Coates
Village Show.
Pete is an enthusiastic
gardener with extensive
allotments in Whittlesey.
He often produces record-
breaking crops and this
year — as well as a hand-
ful of certificates — Pete
returned with a handsome
silver cup.
A Lancaster Salutes our Heritage Weekend The car-park was deserted as spectators crowded across the lawns to see this RAF WWII Lancaster on its flight to salute the new Eastrea Centre on Saturday 20 July. The plane swooped low across the hall in a clover-leaf course, roaring back across the vil-lage and dipping its wings in salute. We are very grateful to Wing Commander Martin Thorner and Mr Richard Kearns of RAF Molesworth for helping us to arrange this memorable moment of Eastrea history. Crowds (below) took photos and video as the aircraft roared back across the farmland towards Peterborough in the west.
HUNDREDS OF visitors joined in
the celebration of our first-ever
Heritage Weekend at the new
Eastrea Centre. With traditional
folk music, exhibits of old maps of
Eastrea and press cuttings, face
painting, a portrait artist, singers
and musicians plus the village
hall’s first-ever disco, with stalls
showing huge live reptiles and
memorabilia for people to buy as
souvenirs, plus our first dog show
… this truly was a weekend to
remember. The next is planned for
Saturday 7 September 2013.
Village Hall gains a new path
for those using wheelchairs
After being seriously affected
by a stroke, Mayfield Road
resident Mrs Susan Roach
found how hard it can often be
to make others understand
what you want to express.
None the less, her message
to the Village Hall Trust was
clear enough — gravel in front
of the entrance was a problem
for people who rely on a
wheelchair.
Our photograph (right)
shows work on the new paved
pathway that now links the
asphalt pavement direct to the
area of the main entrance.
As well as helping users of
wheelchairs, the path is crucial
for parents with buggies.
PETE WINS
AGAIN
FIRST WEEKEND No 41: August 2013
VISIT THE NEW
EASTREA CENTRE BEFORE THE CLASS
AND MEET THESE
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WED 04 SEPTEMBER 6.45 pm: Flower arranging
Ms Nicola Brook of Daisy Chain florists
THUR 05 SEPTEMBER 7.15 pm: Tai Chi class
Mr Jeff Moody
WED 11 SEPTEMBER 5.45 pm: Fenland Jujitsu Academy
Mr Martin Hunnable
THUR 12 SEPTEMBER 10.00 am: Quilting Group
Mrs Sylvia Malins
THUR 12 SEPTEMBER 6.00 pm: 1st Coates Brownies Brown Owl Mrs Mags Brown
MON 16 SEPTEMBER 7.15 pm: Exercise class
Ms Karen Mucklin
TUE 17 SEPTEMBER 8.15 pm: Danzfusion Zumba class
Ms Jenna Tudor
A ZUMBA DANCE session (right) was
so popular that we will now have weekly classes
given by the tutor, Jenna Tudor of
Danzfusion. Come to meet her—and
our other class leaders — to find out more. Times
are listed (left).
HIVE OF ACTIVITY during the Heritage Weekend (below). The event, widely reported in the press, attracted hundreds of local residents and visitors from further afield. The weekend took over £2,000.
DANGEROUS
DOG CASE
IN COURT MR HERBERT HATTON of Wype Road was in the dock of the magistrate’s court in Peterborough on Thursday 8 August. He faces charges of being a ‘person in charge of a dog allowing it to be dangerously out of control in a public place and cause injury on 28 June 2013’. Eastrea Village News has been told by court officials that the case has now been adjourned to 10.00 am on Thursday 22 August.
ANCIENT MAPS of Eastrea (above) provided this fascinating exhibit that helped to launch last month’s Heritage Weekend. This project was funded in part by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
SUMMER FUN DAY Sat 7 SEPT Eastrea Centre from 12-5pm : Bouncy Castles Music : Exhibits : BBQ : Obstacle Course
Stalls : G y r o s c o p e R i d e : ALL DAY BAR 7-11 pm DISCO AND LIVE MUSIC
HISTORY WAS MADE on Thurs 1 August when Mr Jeff Moody (with some of his students above) started the very first class at the new Eastrea Centre, Tai Chi. Mr Moody hoped for 6 students and had 13; in the second week the number grew to 23. There are different classes now planned for every weekday from ‘quilting’ to ‘keep fit’ and already they ensure that the Eastrea Centre is running on a secure financial basis.
CLASSES BEGIN AT NEW HALL
Want to Join In? Why not become a member of the Eastrea
0796 174 3366
DISCO TICKETS £2.00 or FAMILY TICKET £5.00 from 5A Mayfield Rd or 1 Kelful Close — call any evening!