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Cople News May 2013
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WILLINGTON POST OFFICE & STORES
Telephone: 01234 838240
Newspaper & magazine delivery to Cardington, Cople, Willington and Moggerhanger
Fresh bread and cakes from local bakery and decorated cakes for special occasions.
Fruit & vegetable baskets made up for special occasions.
Home delivery on purchases over
£10.00
Gas and Electric key charging
Post Office counter for: Banking & Foreign currency
Car tax phone & broadband services Savings, Insurance, Mail
Shop Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 6.30am to 6.00pm Saturday 7.00am to 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am to 12 noon
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In September 1988, at a parade held at RAF Brize Norton, Mrs Thatcher presented Number 10 Squadron with a new standard. Standards are replaced every 30 years and, although not without precedent, it is very unusual to have a serving Prime Minister as the reviewing officer. Throughout her time in office she used the Squadron’s VC10s for her official visits. She accumulated many more hours than I did on this aircraft. I thought that this picture of me escorting her as she inspected the parade would make a change from my usual ramblings.
Ged Peeke
Editor in Step with Lady Thatcher
Cover picture. Judy Prior at the end of the 2013 London Marathon. Her time was 5 hours 48 minutes. Picture by Anthony Prior.
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Letter from the Vicarage
Despite the doom and the gloom of the economic recession we remain a generous nation. Even though I know this is true I was still amazed by the huge amount of money, a staggering £75 million ,that was donated through BBCs Comic relief “Red nose day” for Children in need.
This month marks “Red envelope day” when we organise the annual house to house collection for Christian Aid. This year the challenge is to “Bite back at hunger”. Although there is more than enough food in the world for everyone, one in eight people go to bed hungry. This is a scandal. I can attest to this as I have seen hunger and poverty first hand in Sudan and in Kenya. Indeed in the village of Utange in Kenya which I visited last November a large proportion of children only have a proper meal every three days. That is why the church organises a “feed five hundred campaign” to do something in their small way to” Bite back at hunger”
Although Christian Aid does give emergency relief it prefers to work with partners in the developing world to give them the tools to help themselves. This Christian Aid week we’re focusing on projects around the world that are supporting communities to find ways not only to survive but to thrive with enough food to eat not just today but tomorrow as well.
This year the money we raise will be used to support partners working with projects in Bolivia, Kenya and Zimbabwe. In Bolivia Christian Aid is working to help families to secure rights to their land to keep farm animals and diversify their crops. In Kenya to provide specific weather forecasts for remote areas and in Zimbabwe to assist with the building of dams in order to provide much needed water.
On Sunday 12th May at 11am at Moggerhanger there will be a Benefice Christian Aid service. I am really pleased that our guest speaker from Christian Aid, Jess Hall will tell us about some of these projects from her own experience. As with “Red nose Day” it is stories of people’s lives being changed that encourages us to give generously.
Many of us will be among thousands of committed volunteers who will go out into our village during the annual “Christian Aid week” house to house collection 12th-18th May This is an opportunity to put our faith into action raising funds to help some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. This extraordinary act of witness demonstrates to our community that we care about poverty and justice.
Poor people in the developing world do not want our charity. They
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want the tools to help themselves and any amount we can give can help them achieve this.
We are a generous nation. Thank you for your generosity for Red envelope week better known as Christian Aid week.
With all good wishes
Lynda Klimas
From the registers Marriage 27th April Mark Klimas and Hannah Walker
Easter Monday Pilgrimage
A cold but enjoyable day was had walking from Harpenden to St Alban’s Cathedral on Easter Monday. Cople and Moggerhanger joined forces to form a group of 4 adults and 6 children. After a picnic lunch the service started with a procession around the cathedral during which 4 hymns were sung. Hundreds of ‘pilgrims’ made the journey from far and wide, which created a wonderful atmosphere. Lots of colourful banners were on display showing where different groups had come from.
Next year St Albans will be celebrating 70 years of the Easter Monday Pilgrimage, so it would be great if we could get a bigger group together to attend. It would also be great to have our own banner, so hopefully we can persuade all those clever needle workers out there to help us make one. Please get in touch if you would like to be involved.
Julie Scherrer
Lent Giving
As some of you know the 3 churches in the Benefice (Cople, Willington and Moggerhanger) have chosen ‘Tools for Self Reliance’ in Africa as our overseas charity this year. We are supporting the sewing machines and bicycle repair projects.
If you picked up a little coloured bag to collect the money you saved during Lent, now is the time to hand it in. This can be done at any of the forthcoming church services or you can post it through the Vicarage door. This money will be put towards the ‘Tools for Self Reliance’ charity. Further fund raising events will take place during the year. Many thanks to those who have already donated.
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BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
COLLECTION OF BULKY WASTE
COPLE
Sunday 26th May 2013
Please take your domestic waste to the following locations: Jct. Rye Crescent & Willington Rd 08.30am until 10.00am Jct. Water End & Northill Road 10.00am until 11.00am Village Hall, Grange Lane, 11.00am until 12.30pm Times are approximate to allow for travel between sites
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE RUBBISH AT THE SITE IF THE COLLECTION VEHICLES ARE NOT THERE
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Mothers Union
Our next meeting will be held on 13th May at 2.30pm at a venue to be decided nearer the date.
In April, members took part in the Lady Day service held in St Johns Church, Moggerhanger. During the service the new Deanery Chaplain, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary were commissioned by the Rural Dean. A presentation was also made to Diane Branch the outgoing Deanery Chairman. The Diocesan President Susan Roberts thanked Diane for all her work during her time as Chairman and her continuing work as the leader of the Great Barford branch.
Diane was presented with flowers and a vase from MU members in the Biggleswade Deanery.
After the service the bring and buy stall did a brisk trade and MU merchandise was also on sale.
0ver refreshments, members were able to chat with friends from the other branches in the Deanery.
Liz Buck
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, risen and ascended,
the Word made flesh, before all, in all, beyond all,
for the life you have given us, and the gift of life eternal,
the fellowship of the Church and the inner presence of your Holy Spirit,
we praise you.
(The Prayers We Breathe)
Quiz Night
We held a very enjoyable quiz night at the church in March. Thanks must go to Rob who devised the quiz ,to the volunteers who made and served the food and to everyone who came along on the evening.
We raised a splendid £362 which will go towards the upkeep of the church. We do hope you had a good time and thank you for your support.
Our next fund raising event will be the fete on 15th June.
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Anyone for tennis?
This spring & summer children from Cople Lower School are taking part in a programme of tennis lessons. Our LTA liaison coach - Dave Revell inspired children at the taster session at Cople Village Hall on Thursday last. For further information please contact your teacher at Cople Lower School.
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All Saints Annual Fete
Saturday 15th
June 12.30pm
Cople Village Hall
Novelty Dog Show Grand Draw
Refreshments Attractions
If you would like to help or donate
items to the Bric-a-Brac, Book Stall or
the Accessories Stall please contact
Mike Vacher on 831207 or June
Shanahan on 831705
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Eamonn , Julie and Katie would like to welcome you to the Five Bells in Cople , a traditional country village pub .
It is our intention to provide a warm welcome in comfortable surroundings for visitors and locals alike to enjoy
a drink or a hearty meal .
Wherever possible , we have sourced our ingredients from local suppliers and our menu is designed to be as homemade as
possible .
We also provide a wide selection of fine ales , wines and spirits and great care is taken to ensure they are kept to the
highest standard
Themed Menu every Wednesday Live Music most Saturday nights (see website for details)
Sunday Roasts £8:50 (Very popular, booking recommended) Party bookings available
Tel : 01234 831330 www.fivebellscople.com
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Cople Over 60’s Club
Saturday 25th May 2013
To be held in Cople Village Hall
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Admission Adults £1
Children Free
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Police Update
There has been no crime during March in Cople. However please do not become complacent, continue to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity on 101.
Bedfordshire Police have arrested more than 80 burglars in the last six weeks as part of Operation Sabre, the force wide initiative to fight crime and protect the public. The enforcement activity has resulted in 84 arrests for homes broken into across the county and is part of a wider campaign to openly disrupt and deter burglars and handlers to suppress their offending.
Codenamed Operation Sabre it is designed to target offenders and compliment other activity in force under Operation Peak which looks at hotspots areas of crime and Operation Vision, the crime reduction initiative that regularly tours the county encouraging residents to ‘Stay Safe’.
Sixty of the 84 arrests occurred in March, led by Chief Inspector Jeff Carter who is leading the dedicated squad of detectives, officers and PCSOs under Operation Sabre. He said: “While we are pleased with the number of people arrested in the past six weeks we are not complacent and we know the people of Bedfordshire continue to be victims of this awful crime on a daily basis. I hope that while we do our bit the public continue to do theirs and take notice of the bus adverts currently on display which actively encourage everyone to lock up and look after what you care about.”
The Operation Sabre team is just one aspect of the force’s fight against burglary. In addition local policing, CID, intelligence gatherers, ANPR and the Roads Policing Unit are all united in the fight against burglary with regular and on-going enforcement activity targeted at this problem.
Bedfordshire Police are asking residents to: • Fit outside security lights and put gates across side passages. • Leave lights and a radio on when you go out. • Double check fences and boundaries for weak spots. • Fit security features such as window locks, patio door locks and a burglar alarm. • Never leave keys under mats and flower pots, it’s the first place burglars look. • Keep an eye out for strangers in your street, especially if they are selling property door to door. If you are suspicious, call the police. • Help protect your neighbourhood by joining the local Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.
Paul Jones PCSO 4760
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MOGGERHANGER PLANT SALE
Fri 17th May
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. COFFEE MORNING
Sat 18th May
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCHES
CREAM TEAS
Sunday 19th May 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Cricket Corner
Cople Cricket Club Est.1933
We are pleased to officially announce our new Logo which follows the change of name back to Cople Cricket Club In addition, we are also thrilled to announce our new President, Mrs. Judith Howard. Judith will be well known to many in the village, is a long term resident of Cople and is actively involved in the community. Judith has been a keen follower and supporter of the cricket club for many years. Other News Unbeaten Div 4 Indoor Champions Cople CC has been crowned Bedford Indoor Division 4 Champions with a 9 match unbeaten run in the league held in Bedford College sports hall. Promotion was already guaranteed after 7 matches played, but we have now secured top spot. The last two games saw Cople up against Brickhill Tigers B Team and on winning the toss we decided to bat first. After a solid start it allowed the rest of the team to push on and a target of 179-4 was set. We then needed to bowl well and not give too many extras away. A good start was made by young Jenaid Matloob & Mustafa. Ali, bowling tight and taking a wicket each. They were followed by Stuart Harding & Daniel Moss, who also bowled well and took the game out of the reach of Brickhill, who were finally finished off by Jenaid in his final over. 115-6. That made it 8 wins out of 8. The Final match saw us play Ickwell B Team with a strengthened side with the return of Danny Szwajbak. Cople lost the toss this time and were put into bat. Ickwell didn’t make it easy for the Cople batsmen for the first few overs but a loose over eased the pressure. Stuart Harding fell early to a really good catch and Matt
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Abbot & Daniel Moss built a solid 1st half. Moss then fell for 38 and duly replaced by Oli Daniels who played a fine innings alongside Matt Abbott who retired on 40. A below average total of 143-2 was reached. Once again Jenaid & Mustafa started well with the ball and Ickwell’s shots would have been good outdoors smashing the ball but this meant they were missing the running as the ball was bouncing off the wall too quickly. After Moss & Harding had bowled their overs the game was well out of reach so keeper Oli Daniels had a go. 22 off the over; say no more. Ickwell mustered up a poor 103-3 which saw Cople crowned Champions; Played 9 won 9. Excellent effort by all players involved; well done. The Cricket season will soon be with us as hopefully will be some better weather. We have a couple of friendlies arranged, we host Blunham on the 21st April and an Interclub match on the 28th. The League action starts the first weekend in May, and will include the following fixtures Sat, 4 May – home to Hampton 1st XI Sun, 5 May – 1st XI away to Lutonian 2nd XI Sun, 5 May – 2nd XI home to Luton Town & Indians 4th XI Sat, 11 May – home to Eaton Socon 2nd XI Sun, 12 May – 1st XI away to Flitwick 2nd XI Sun, 12 May – 2nd XI home to Flitwick 3rd XI Sat, 18 May – home to Old Eastonians 1st XL Sun, 19 May – 1st XI home to Southall Park 2nd XI Sun, 19 May – 2nd XI away to Ampthill 3rd XI Sat, 25 May – away to Alconbury 1st XI Sun, 26 May – away to Ickwell 2nd XI You can keep up to date with Fixtures & Results, as well as News & Events by checking out our websites below & join us on Facebook by adding Cople Cricket Club as your Friend. If anyone is interested in joining us then don’t hesitate to call. Visitors will find a warm welcome at the club so why not visit us and enjoy the cricket on our patio with a drink from the Bar. Daniel Moss (Saturday Captain) 07905 22341 [email protected] or Kevin Draper (Chairman) 07730 [email protected] www.copleargus.play-cricket.com / www.cople.org/cacc
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Sunday Church Services in May
5th 11:15am Family Service
12th 09:45am 6:00pm
Sunday School Songs of Praise.
19th 09:45am 11:15am
Sunday School All age Communion. Sue Lamprell
26th 09:45am 11:15am
Sunday School Sung Communion. Preacher The Bishop of Bedford
Cople All Saints
Willington Saint Lawrence
5th 10:00am Holy Communion BCP
12th See Moggerhanger
19th 10:00am 12:30pm
Sung Communion. Sue Lamprell Baptism Joshua Dell
26th 10:00am All Age Communion and Children’s Church Preacher The Bishop of Bedford
Moggerhanger St John the Evangelist
5th 09:00am Sung Communion
12th 11:00am Benefice Christian Aid Service Guest speaker Jess Hall from Christian Aid
19th 6:00pm Village Songs of Praise.
26th No Service
Mobile Library for May
Wednesday 8th and 22nd
10.05 am All Saints 10.25am Water End 10.40am Outside Five Bells
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7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall
7:30pm PCC Meeting The Vicarage
Thursday 2nd (Green Bin)
10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall
6:00pm Young People’s Confirmation Group
Willington
Friday 3rd
10:00am Yoga Class Village Hall
Saturday 4th
10:30am to 12:00 Traidcraft Coffee Morning Willington
Monday 6th Bank Holiday
Tuesday 7th
10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall
1:45pm Clergy Chapter Meeting Cople
Wednesday 8th
7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall
Thursday 9th (Orange Bin)
09:00am Sung Communion Ascension Day
Willington
10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall
6:00pm Young People’s Confirmation Group
Willington
Friday 10th
10:00am Yoga Class Village Hall
Saturday 11th
Evening Motown Night Sports & Social
Evening Live Music. Hair of the Dog Five Bells
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Monday 13th
09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church
11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church
2:30pm Mothers Union Meeting TBN
Tuesday 14th
10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall
2:30pm Over 60s Club Sports Club
7:30pm Tuesday Club A Reel Sew and Sew From Brenda Harley
Village Hall.
Wednesday 15th
7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall
Evening Pottery Night plus Dinner Five Bells
Thursday 16th (Green Bin)
10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall
6:00pm Young People’s Confirmation Group
Willington
Friday 17th
10:00am Yoga Class Village Hall
10:00am to 1:00pm Moggerhanger Plant Sale See Page 19
Saturday 18th
10:00am to 4:00pm Moggerhanger Plant Sale See Page 19
1:00pm Wedding Rachel Coppin and Robin Cundell
Cople Church
Evening Live music with Craig Five Bells
Sunday 19th
1:00pm to 4:00pm Moggerhanger Plant Sale See Page 19
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Monday 27th Bank Holiday
All Day County Cricket Match Cornwall v Bedford
Cople Sports Field
Tuesday 28th
10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall
2:30pm Over 60s Club Sports Club
Wednesday 29th
7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall
Thursday 30th (Green Bin)
10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall
Friday 31st
10:00am Yoga Class Village Hall
Monday 20th
09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church
11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church
12:30pm Luncheon Club Cople Church
7:30pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall
Tuesday 21st
10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall
Wednesday 22nd
7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall
Thursday 23rd (Orange Bin)
10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall
6:00pm Young People’s Confirmation Group
Willington
Friday 24th
10:00am Yoga Class Village Hall
Saturday 25th
10:00am to 12:30 Church Heritage Day Cople Church
2:00 to 4:00 pm Overs 60s Craft Fair See page 19
Village Hall
Evening Live music with Delta Ladies Five Bells
Sunday 26th
08:30am to 1230 Bulk Waste Collection See page 8
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My Impression of Cople Now
This the third and final extract from Ernest Storton’s memories of Cople in his childhood after the First World War. He wrote this in 1989 when he was 80 years old. His booklet runs to nearly 10,000 words and I have copied it into a digital format which Ian Whiting has added to the Village Web Site. It is in my view a priceless social document and worth a read even if you just want to know who lived in your house before you. This is his final reflection on the village at the end of his booklet.
There are three ways you can enter Cople and you cannot be mistaken where you are, as each end of the village has not changed, the same farms and houses are there. But as you come into the village there are so many new houses and it has grown a great deal in the last few years.
What I liked about it most is that most of the houses are of several different types and are mostly on the opposite side of the road to the older ones.
It used to be just an ordinary village with many of the families with long tenancies of estate owned houses, but now most of the houses are self-owned. Now all the older children have to go further afield to school, so that now you only would see them at weekends, evening or when on holiday.
The pleasures of life seem to have improved since I was a boy, as then most of the entertainment such as dances, whist drives and concerts were held in the school, also the parish council meetings and Elections Polling in it.
But today the village has a very nice playing field, a community hall, a pavilion and a corner of the field set aside for the entertainment of the children, they even use it in school time. It is the same field that Mr Saunders kept his horses in when I was a lad and watched the Cople football and cricket teams play in. Then the teams used the Five Bells Pub to change their clothes in and after the matches have their teas there. But now everything is laid on in the sports field, a great improvement for all concerned.
What I missed most of all, were the horses and cattle in the fields, the only things you see are farm implements and cars, progress has its advantages, but also its drawbacks.
You can walk through the village today without even speaking to a soul, whereas years ago you would see someone you knew or a pal to pass the time of day with.
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Additional Insights about Cople School
I always read Cople News with much interest and with fond memories of my time spent at the School.
There is, however, a correction I should like to make to April's article 'Childhood Memories of Cople' by John Storton. The present School's foundation date is 1869, and the date of 1879 on the front of the building refers to the year when the School cottage was demolished and the small classroom and cloakroom were added.
The first entry in the School Log Book for Foundation Day, Ist February 1869 reads 'I entered upon my duties as mistress of the School this day. Alice Pleasance'.
There were 84 children on roll, and she was the only teacher! In 1994 the School held a week of celebrations to commemorate its 125th Anniversary, and an extensive history was published to mark the event. Maybe the School still has some copies available if anyone is interested?
Gwynneth Akins Head Teacher 1972 - 1997
Cople Sports and Social Club
Finally a bit of sunshine and we have been able to sit out on the patio on a Sunday afternoon. Football season is coming to an end and cricket season is just beginning.
There is a county cricket match being held on 27th of May the bar will be open from mid day, if the weathers warm who knows there may be ice creams too.
We are holding a Motown evening on Saturday 11th May so if you fancy a trip back from 1959 through the 60’s enjoying artists like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Three Degrees to name a few please come along and join us. We will provide party nibbles for the evening. Please feel free to dress up in sixties attire to add to the Motown experience. If you wish to come along please let us know
I would like to thank all members that have supported the club throughout the long cold winter. If you wish to become a member please contact one of the committee members or come and visit us any weekend.
Jeanette Skipsey Mob: 0774 927 2249 Email: [email protected]
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Tuesday Club
Magistrates come from all walks of life they are as representative of the community as possible. Women and men of different ethnicities are unpaid but receive expenses. Magistrates are not legally qualified but receive training. Helpful qualities for a magistrate include common sense, personal integrity, knowledge of local community, ability to listen to all sides of an argument. Be reliable and committed and able to contribute to a fair and reasonable decision.
Jenny was certainly all of the above, extremely informative and interesting. The three main elements to magistrates work are to listen to evidence, to help decide if a offender is guilty or innocent. Also to sentence those who plead guilty or found guilty.
Magistrates also have the ability to grant "Bail" There are different ways of dealing with an offence ranging from the lowest a conditional discharge, a fine, community punishment, probation. Consequences of a conviction are public shame, a criminal record, visa and travel restrictions and higher travel premiums. Most offences are committed by men and drug and alcohol offences predominate court business.
Other duties of Magistrates include issuing search warrants, witnessing of documents and the hearing of statutory declarations. Anti Social Behaviour Orders are also issued by Magistrates. It was good to hear that Bedford is a low crime area!
Eithne Dandy
Please come and listen to Brenda Harley in May who I am assured is very entertaining. 'A Reel Old Sew and Sew' Tuesday May 14th Cople Village Hall 7 30pm
200 Club Tickets Available
We have a few 200 Club numbers available at the moment ? People can contact me if they would like to join. £12 for one year.
Marie Grohmann 01234 838248
Cople Village Trust 200 Club
Prize winners for April 2013
1st Prize of £60 126 J Hook 2nd Prize of £30 139 J Howard 3rd Prize of £10 116 J Findlay
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Music Festival
The proms will take place on Saturday August 3rd from 4pm to 10pm. There will be the usual mix of music , food and drink and hopefully good weather. There will be a music quiz in the Five Bells and maybe other events in the preceeding week. However there will be no classical concert in the church this year due to the organizer jetting off to oz but this event will continue in the future. The committee would like to hear from anyone who would like to help in any way as work commitments and ill health have depleted the workforce. Many thanks to those who have already offered their services and the volunteers who did a grand job in 2012. There will be more details next month and a free programme available in due course. Jill Ebbs
Nearly New Centre
Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm & Saturday 10am to 1pm
At Sue Ryder Palliative Care Home St. John’s Moggerhanger
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This Month’s Gardening Tasks
‘Don’t cast a clout ‘til May is out’ meaning variously, not to turn the soil until the end of May or keep your coat on for that period but given the lack of sun and warmth this year, we might just have to extend that until June or July! For most of us gardeners, this year is proving to be a tricky one. If one compares the floral show from this time last year, the current results are unambiguous. If prone to bursting into song, you might just find yourself lamenting ‘where have all the flowers gone’ but rather than being downbeat, sing at the tops of your voices ‘bring me sunshine’ and you will brighten your mood. Recreate the dance Morecambe and Wise did whilst singing this and you will also brighten the mood of everyone who sees you! You might also get thrown in the back of a van!
Soil temperature is the problem. Very few plants grown in this country will thrive in cold, wet soil and so a helping hand is required. If you can, grow your seeds in a glass house but if you don’t have one, a few old window frames or pieces of glass laid flat on to a simple structure made from old bricks or pieces of timber forming sides will intensify the temperature underneath. Similarly, plastic sheeting can be pegged directly onto soil where planting is to take place for a few days prior to sowing and then replacing it until germination has well and truly begun. Keep an eye on fledgling plants mind so you can respond quickly to any problems but doing this can often be the difference between germination and not.
Don’t forget, frosts this month can still be severe. A neighbour of mine, a farmer, was recalling how one year in the 1960’s, he managed to get his tractor stuck in snow! So beware. If in any doubt about the prospect of a frost, wrap plants up. Similarly, as I travel round tending people’s gardens, I have lost count of the amount of recently bought plants that have been killed by the frosts and although nurseries have faced a tough couple of year’s, do you really want to give them a helping hand by paying them twice?!
Other jobs this month: deadhead spent daffodils. Leave foliage and water and even give a little feed. Why? At its simplest, a bulb is a store and doing this will help ensure a good show next year. Lawns should be cut once or twice a week this month. Better two cuts taking a small amount of off than one close cut. Many people still cut lawns far too short. For better colour, texture and coverage, lift your cut. If you have a mower with a roller, the stripes always look better if there is more grass folded over. This is why Twickenham looks better than Wembley! Weeding should also continue and using a hoe skimming weeds between plants can speed the job up.
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Wild About Cople
Well, what an incredibly late spring we are experiencing! The endless weeks of bitingly cold north and easterly winds are having a huge delaying influence on the wildlife and plants around the village. I would estimate spring is a good month or even 6 weeks behind schedule and many trees have not even started to bud as I write this in early April.
Many birds which overwinter in the area can still be seen and bramblings, redwings and fieldfares are present around the hedgerows and fields. Conversely, many spring and summer migrants have not even reached UK shores yet and this spring is the first time ever that I have not heard a chiff-chaff singing during March. But, nature is ever flexible, and once we get into warmer weather, spring will burst upon us very quickly and catch up with the lost weeks.
The great spotted woodpecker has been heard rolling out its spring territorial call in the churchyard trees in the last few days. The male woodpecker has a series of ‘sounding boards’, usually dead, decaying or hollow branches which produce a particularly loud drum, often with a good echo to enable the bird to advertise its presence to other males (and females). These branches become favourite drumming locations and the males produce a very rapid (just a second or so) but loud drum. then listens to hear if there is an answering drum from a rival male then drums again. The bird’s head undergoes immense forces during the drumming and the sound itself is so loud that it can be heard up to half a mile away on a still day. The skull and brain of a woodpecker uses a system of shock absorbers and the brain is effectively floating thereby the shock of the bill striking the wood is minimised.
Although there is currently little growth or bursting leaves to be seen many birds are carrying on with nesting and raising young. Species such as tawny owl, collared dove, blackbird, robin and song thrush all now have eggs and possibly even young.
Buzzards are also early nesters and, on a fine day, can be seen displaying and soaring over the village with their large ‘fingered’ wings held in a shallow upward ‘V’ and uttering their delightful and evocative mewing cry – ‘peea-ay, peea-ay’ which has a cat-like ‘meow’ to it. Close your eyes and you could be in Wales or the Lake District! Buzzards have increased in numbers tremendously across the UK over the last few years and are probably now the commonest raptor in the country.
Another large bird which is now commoner locally than it used to be is the raven. This, our biggest crow, is a real character with its glossy purple-black plumage, a bill like a pick-axe, large wing span
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and a wedge or diamond-shaped tail. Ravens are now back breeding in Bedfordshire and the one which flew over me in the village the other day, like a black cross nailed to a grey sky, was calling its slightly menacing but very atmospheric deep ‘kronk-knonk’ call – it made me feel as if I was in a Scottish mountain landscape – and very good to hear that call it was too.
From the large to the small; during early/mid spring keep an eye out for little, furry, hovering bee-flies over your flower borders. These delightful small flies (not bees) are in the family Bombyllidae and have a long, permanently extended tongue or proboscis sticking out of their head (rather like a fencer’s foil). This looks like a weapon but they are actually completely harmless and fascinating to watch as they hover in front of flowers to sip the nectar. There are 9 species in Britain and the commonest is the large bee-fly; they lay their eggs in the nests of solitary bees, wasps and beetles. The larvae which hatch then parasitise the bee, wasp or beetle larvae.
Finally, keep an eye out for that darting and swooping blue-black arrow with long tail streamers and a throat dipped in glossy red sealing-wax – this year even one swallow really will make a summer!
This year’s Cople Bird Walk will take place on Saturday 8th June (slightly later due to the late spring). Meet me by the church gates, opposite the Five Bells at 7am. The walk will take approximately 1.5 hours and there will be an (optional) breakfast by Julie and Eamonn at The Five Bells at 8.30am. Breakfast will cost £6. Please let me know either via my email (below) or personally: a) if you would like to come on the walk and b) if you would like breakfast so I can let the pub know how many breakfasts to prepare. Many thanks.
Steve Halton [email protected]
Thanks from Mike Vacher
My grateful thanks to all who sent me get well cards and or their best wishes during my recent spell in Hospital and to those of you who gave Pat your support in many different ways.
Mike Vacher
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There is a vacancy for a boy or girl to deliver newspapers in Cople. If you are interested please see Mr or Mrs Sharma in the Willington Post Office.
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Friends of Cople Church
Reg. No. 1096386 Our Annual Barn Dance is to be held in the traditional barns at Oak Farm, Northill Road, thanks to the generosity of Paul and Heather Walsh, on Saturday July 20th. As has become the custom, Kelly’s Eye will be providing the music, and there will be a Hog Roast accompanied by delicious salads, followed by mouth-watering desserts. A licensed bar will provide Potton ale, wine and soft drinks. Tickets are now available at £13.50 a head from any member of the committee or by contacting the following numbers: 838714, 838467, 838683, 831466 . After much soul-searching, a decision has been made to cancel the Summer Party on May 6th because insufficient tickets were sold to recoup considerable overheads and to render the evening viable. This is the first event that has been cancelled since the Charity was formed 10 years ago. It seems as though there were numerous reasons for this: absence from home owing to a bank holiday, the cost of the tickets, and not least the fact that the party was to be held on an evening prior to a working day. Thanks go to all those who offered auction promises and of course to those who purchased tickets and were looking forward to a jolly party. We are always sorry to thwart expectations of a good night out - and it certainly would have been that - and hope that the Barn Dance will, in some way, help to compensate for that disappointment. Vaughan Southgate www.cople.org.uk/friends
Cople Carpet Bowls Club
Have you ever thought of playing bowls. If so why not come along and join in a game of carpet bowls which is played indoors on a 30 ft carpet in Cople Village Hall on Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 10:00 pm Any enquiries contact Pauline on 01234 838102.
Pauline Baynes.
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Willingtots Pre-school Peace Memorial Hall
Church Road Willington
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09.15-12.15 Monday to Friday (£9.00) 12.15-15.15 Tuesday & Wednesday (£9.00)
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Cople Lower School Before & After School Club
Regular and one off bookings, including Casual bookings.
Registration forms and information packs
available from:
Naomi Whittingham – Play Leader
07592 012 249
Hours Fees Monday to Friday Regular bookings Breakfast 8.00am – 8.45am £3.00 Session 1 3.30pm – 5.00pm £7.00 Session 2 3.30pm – 6.00pm £8.50
Casual bookings: an additional £1.00 on
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Village Hall Bookings: Marie Grohmann Email: [email protected] Tel : 838248
Over 60's Club Secretary : Hazel Shreeves Tel : 838817
Mothers Union Contact: Jill Ebbs Tel : 838659
Cople Lower School Headteacher : Helen Johnson Tel : 838827
Cople Village Trust Chair : Sandra Thacker Tel : 831344
Royal British Legion Chair: Max McMurdo Tel: 01767 680624 Welfare: David Hansen Tel : 01767 226020
Police PC Paul Jones Riseley Police Station Tel : 01234 - 842864
Carpet Bowls Secretary : Pauline Baynes Tel : 838102
Willingtots Pre-School Group Tel: 07972– 148085
Before & After School Club At Cople Lower School Tel: 07592 - 012249
Brownies (Willington) Amanda Briscoe, Tel: 07504 299994
Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Contact Emma Whiterod Tel: 07908 167356
Friends of Cople Church Chair: Vaughan Southgate Tel: 838714
Cople Sports & Social Club Chair: David Hughes Tel : 838669
Tuesday Club Joy Duthie Tel : 838407
Cricket Cople Argus Cricket Club Chris Gregory 01234 838396
Biggleswade Chronicle Village Correspondent: Jill Ebbs Tel: 838659
Cople Web Site Ian Whiting Tel : 838347 Email: [email protected] Web Site :www.cople.org.uk
Cople Baby and Toddler Contact Kylie Dougall Tel: 01234 740745 07999 257165
Just Ask Wendy Worgan 0800 039 1234
Cople Parish Council Clerk to the Council: Jeanne Pope 42 Wingfield Road, Bromham, Beds. MK43 8JY Tel: 01234 823 297 [email protected]
Village Contacts
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All Saints Church
Vicar: Rev Lynda Klimas
The Vicarage Grange Lane, Cople
Tel: 01234 838 431 [email protected]
Churchwardens
June Shanahan Mike Vacher 34 Grange Lane 91 Willington Road Cople Cople Tel: 01234 831705 Tel: 01234 831207 [email protected]
Cople News
Editor : Ged Peeke 39 Willington Road, Cople, Beds, MK44 3TH
Tel 01234 838379 Email: [email protected]
Deadline for copy and advertising 15th of every month
Advertising Rates Annual Charges
Full Page £95 Half Page £47:50
One Third Page £31:50
Delivered free to every home in Cople every month Circulation 360 copies
Cople Village Hall and Playing Field
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Hire Charge from £ 9 per hour
Please Contact
Bookings Officer: Marie Grohmann
Telephone : 838248
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