nccp Bringing Communities Together ISSUE 2 Community The North Cambridge Community Newsletter SPRING 2018 Registered Charity Number 1171138 Sign up to our eNewsletter at www.nccp.org.uk Organised by the NCCP , the 17th Community Pantomime took place on the 6th January 2018. This yearly activity, performed by a professional theatre group, provided the community with quality entertainment for a fraction of the price that a theatre would have to charge. This year’s panto was a big success with over 80 people from Arbury and King’s Hedges turning up to watch. As in previous years, food and drinks were supplied for the children, who - equipped with their snack bags - entered the hall to be wowed by the colourful and brightly lit set prepared by the Chaplin’s Panto team. For the next 90 minutes both adults and children were entertained by a professional show from a cast that really connected with the children.The Pantomime is always very well attended and welcomed by the community and the feedback received has been extremely positive. Feedback from parents and children after the show was very good, saying it was “really professional” and “great fun for the whole family”.The children clearly enjoyed the experience this year and promised to be back next year for another incredible performance. One member of the community said this year: “I have seen 17 pantos during my life in the community and this one has been the best”. The North Cambridge Community Partnership sees this event and others like it as great opportunities to bring our community together, and give families the chance to get out and have fun. We look forward to seeing you at future events. Aladdin Pantomime delights families IN THIS ISSUE Makeweaves Community Tapestry Arts Project eL Seed mural at Arbury Court New From Cambridge Hard of Hearing Club What’s on in Arbury and King’s Hedges Streets & Open Spaces PECT Enery Advice Playlanders Cambridgshire Children’s Centres Arbury Carnival Arts Alive at Arbury Court Library Wildlife Watchers
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nccpBringing Communities Together ISSUE 2
Community The North Cambridge
Community Newsletter
SPRING 2018Registered Charity Number 1171138
Sign up to our eNewsletter at www.nccp.org.uk
Organised by the NCCP, the 17th Community Pantomime took place on the 6th January 2018. This yearly activity, performed by a professional theatre group, provided the community with quality
entertainment for a fraction of the price that a theatre would have to charge.
This year’s panto was a big success with over 80 people from Arbury and King’s Hedges turning up to watch. As in previous years, food and drinks were supplied for the children, who - equipped with their snack bags - entered the hall to be wowed by the colourful and brightly lit set prepared by the Chaplin’s Panto team.For the next 90 minutes both adults and children were entertained by a professional show from a cast that really connected with the children. The Pantomime is always very well attended and welcomed by the community and the feedback received has been extremely positive. Feedback from parents and children after the show was very good, saying it was “really professional” and “great fun for the whole family”. The children clearly enjoyed the experience this year and promised to be back next year for another incredible performance. One member of the community said this year: “I have seen 17 pantos during my life in the community and this one has been the best”.The North Cambridge Community Partnership sees this event and others like it as great opportunities to bring our community together, and give families the chance to get out and have fun.We look forward to seeing you at future events.
Aladdin Pantomime delights families
IN THIS ISSUE
Makeweaves Community Tapestry Arts Project
eL Seed mural at Arbury Court
New From Cambridge Hard of Hearing Club
What’s on in Arbury and King’s Hedges
Streets & Open Spaces
PECT Enery Advice
Playlanders
Cambridgshire Children’s Centres
Arbury Carnival
Arts Alive at Arbury Court Library
Wildlife Watchers
It has been a good year for the NCCP and this is largely due to you, the community for attending the activities we organised and for taking part and contributing ideas and suggestions on how to improve the activities the NCCP delivers. It is also good to know that,
after the merger of the KHNP and the Arbury NCP into one organisation, we now have a highly skilled and qualified management committee team, with the capability to deliver projects the community needs. As a result of this, we are very happy with the success of some of the activities and initiatives we ran this year. One good example of these is the 17th Pantomime, Aladdin (see the separate article). The Christmas tree event on the 12th of December 2017, was also a very rewarding and interesting experience. The Christmas lights were turned on by Cllr George Pippas, Mayor of Cambridge and these are his comments about the event: “Thank you for inviting us to your Christmas light switching ceremony. It was a very moving service, we were delighted by the children’s songs and I was very impressed by the high level of community spirit and huge numbers participating at that service. The event was very successful and that was confirmed to me not only by the local people I chatted to but also by people from the villages North of Cambridge which I met there, who came specifically for this event. Well done to the organizers and thank you once again for inviting me and my Sergeant at Mace.”Another project worth mention is the ‘Gardening Club’, which welcomes families in our local community to come along on the second Saturday of each month to plant fruit and vegetables in our community garden. This family gardening project seeks to provide participants with useful skills and at the same time to learn about the names and characteristics of fruit and plants grown. So there was plenty to celebrate in 2017 but there is still a journey ahead of us as we aim to incorporate all your feedback and try to improve what we seek to deliver in 2018. We would like to thank you for your commitment and support and for making us feel proud of our community. Please visit our website, at: http://www.nccp.org.uk to find out more about local events, facilities, amenities, opportunities, support networks and more. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to volunteer. If you would like to you can take a more active role by helping us to run some of our projects. As a non-profit organisation we rely entirely on the goodwill and support of the people and businesses in our community, so if you would like to be more involved, please visit: http://www.nccp.org.uk/get-involved/Alternatively if you have any questions or wishes to find out more about the NCCP mission and vision, please email us at: talk@nccp/.org.uk Find us on face book www.facebook.com/northcambridgecommuitypartnershipBest wishes for 2018,Ricardo Arbelaez Chair, NCCP
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Artisan CoffeeTracing the origins of the world’s best coffee
by Ricardo Arbelaez
Dates for Columbian coffee making workshop announced
• From picking beans to toasting the coffee and grinding, I will show you how to prepare delicious coffee the same way my granddad used to.
• I’ll trace the origins of the coffee, from the small coffee farmer to the consumer, as well as talk about the various ways it is produced.
• This way of making ‘Artisanal Coffee’ is what makes Colombian coffee one of the most aromatic and tasty coffees in the world.
North Cambridge Community PartnershipCIO - Registered charity: 1171138
Scheduled for Sunday 4th March at the Nun’s Pavilion between 11.30am 1.30pm. Please email [email protected] to book your place – limited spaces available!
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Cooking FreshCookery workshops for families
by Andrej Dethlefsen
Dates and venue details announced for free family cookery workshops!
Join us to:
• Learn to cook delicious pizza from scratch. All ingredients will be supplied and you can eat your masterpiece!
• Inspire the kids to get creative in the kitchen and learn an essential life skill and passion for cooking
• Make fresh lemonade with a third of the sugar of shop bought and without all the additives!
North Cambridge Community PartnershipCIO - Registered charity: 1171138
Scheduled for Sunday 4th March at the Nun’s Pavilion between 11.30am 1.30pm. Please email [email protected] to book your place – limited spaces available! Lunch provided J
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A CB4 Community Tapestry Arts Project Leader Julie Taylor
The aim of this year long project was to create a large scale tapestry artwork designed and woven by the local community and groups through classes, open days and primary school visits to go on public display in Arbury when completed.With the support of a Cambridge County Council grant and voluntary supporters this project was open to all and free for participants as were materials and equipment (donated by weaversbazaar.com, loom by Ricardo Arbelaez). The North Cambridge Community Partnership provided further help with a venue to hold our workshops. In total 165 hours of free tuition were delivered weekly for 55 weeks and a term of school art and craft were given at The Grove Primary School CB4. It has taken 8 months and more than 500 working hours to complete the piece. Over 200 People attended or visited the project at public events such as the Arbury Carnival at the Community Centre and the Easter Activities at Nun’s Way Pavilion and the summer activity open days at the Church of the Good Shepherd CB4. Classes were given at 37 Lawrence Way from Oct 2016 to March 2017. From April 2017 the large scale work was started and was completed in Dec 2017.There has been a lot of local interest and BBC Cambridgeshire radio and the Cambridge News have given us interviews and coverage. We were also invited to contribute to the Kettle’s Yard ‘Open House’ event with artist in residence Harold Offeh. We have a large national (and international!) following on facebook and twitter. We also had a 3rd year textile student from Bath University visit us to research textile community arts in action.A public unveiling of the finished piece took place just before Christmas at the Church of The Good Shepherd with the help of the Deputy Mayor and local MP Daniel Ziechner and the children from the Grove Primary School. Lots of people were there to help us celebrate this fantastic achievement and to see this wonderful artwork in it’s entirety for the first time.The legacy of the project has been friendships made, the coming together of all ages and abilities and the sense of creative purpose within our locality. The finished tapestry will be going ‘on tour’ in public buildings in the Arbury area so look out for it in local libraries, schools and community centres. Due to lots of enthusiasm and popular demand the project is going to continue into it’s second year. We have some great ideas for a future design and can’t wait to get started!If you would like to find out more about our next weaving adventures then email: [email protected] or like our @makeweaves fb page.
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eL Seed mural at Arbury Court eL Seed is an internationally renowned artist who has been invited by Kettle’s Yard to create a new artwork at Arbury Court as part of the gallery’s reopening exhibition, Actions. The image of the world can be different. eL Seed uses street art to promote peace and unity and to celebrate diverse culture in ambitious projects all over the world. eL Seed makes dramatic and colourful murals in a style he calls “calligraffiti”, which is a blend of the ancient art form of calligraphy with elements of classic ‘Wildstyle’ and contemporary graffiti. His beautiful murals often feature sections of inspirational texts in Arabic script, as one of his goals is to challenge preconceptions of Arabic culture.
The artist says: ‘Bringing people, future generations, together through Arabic calligraphy is what I do. Writing messages is the essence of my artwork. What is funny, actually, is that even Arabic-speaking people really need to focus a lot to decipher what I’m writing. You don’t need to know the meaning to feel the piece. I think that Arabic script touches your soul before it reaches your eyes. There is a beauty in it that you don’t need to translate.’ Kettle’s Yard has been working in creative collaboration with our local community in North Cambridge on our Open House programme during the gallery’s period of redevelopment. We are delighted that the Open House programme will continue into the future.
Kettle’s Yard will be hosting a series of events and art workshops inspired by eL Seed’s work locally. Further information is available on our Open House social media sites.
Additional information about eL Seed, his new work and Kettle’s Yard can be found both at Kettle’s Yard and a temporary display at Arbury Court Library during Action. The image of the world can be different from 10th February – 6th May 2018. Actions includes 38 artists and explores what art can do as a force in the world. The exhibition will take place at Kettle’s Yard, online and around Cambridge. There will be live events, talks, discussions and activities. The exhibition is free to visit and many of the activities are also free.
To keep up to date with Open House events and activities join us on social media or get in touch to be added to our mailing list: [email protected] or call 01223 748100 facebook.com/openhousecambridge Twitter: @OpenHouseCam Instagram: @OpenHouseCambridge
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NEWS FROM CAMBRIDGE HARD OF HEARING CLUBThe Club is a monthly social gathering for people with hearing loss, sharing their common impairment experiences at the Meadows Community Centre in Arbury Ward. If you are experiencing problems with hearing, needing help or feeling isolated due to related hearing issues, do please get in touch by emailing to [email protected] or by writing to 29 Stretten Avenue Cambridge CB4 3ES, or come to our meetings between 2 pm and 4 pm on last Thursday of each month. The Club is generously supported by a grant from Cambridge City Council and by students’ contributions from the Rag Ballot. It opens on Thursday 25 January for the winter season. Do join us or drop by to find out more by visiting the Meadows Community Centre (Room 2). The Club has organised a winter season of speakers:
25 January 2018 History of Chivers Jam at Histon22 February 2018 The Cambridge Celebrations
for the Coronation of Queen Victoria
29 March 2018 The Restoration of Impington Mill
Talks are supported by our speech to text facility and by an induction loop system in the meeting room.
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What’s on in Arbury and King’s HedgesWeekly Groups smART smART is a free group that meets every Monday 4.00pm – 5.30pm at 82 Akeman Street. The group do a range of art and craft activities. Children, young people and adults are welcome to join in. The group is staffed by Cambridge City Council Workers.
Kings Hedges Family support project run weekly sessions at the Meadows Community centre. Family support drop in for local families with preschool aged children: Tuesday 9.30 - 12.30 Friday 9.30 - 12.00
Kings Hedges Family support project run weekly sessions for older children from 5 to 11 years at the Meadows Community centre on: Monday Club for 5 to 8 yrs olds Tuesday Club for 8 to 11 yrs old 11.00am -1.30pm The clubs are non-childcare provision. For more info please call 01223 508144 or email [email protected] Find us on our Facebook page The Meadows Children and Family Wing.
Child Health Clinic at North Cambridge Children’s Centre Every Monday 1.30 - 3pm at Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road CB4 2LD Meet your local Health Visitor to get your child weighed and get advice on health related issues for children under 5 years.
Advice drop in at North Cambridge Children’s Centre Every Wednesday 10.00 - 11.130 at Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road CB4 2LD Meet a Family worker to discuss any of your concerns relating to your family’s well-being (open to families with children under 19). For more information please call us on 01223 728118
Cambridge and District Citizen Advice Every Wednesday 11.00am - 3.00pm Free confidential independent advice at the Meadows Community Centre. Telephone 03448487979 advice line
Crochet Group Every Thursday 10.00am - 12.00pm at 37 Lawrence Way, (next to Tesco express Campkin Road). Come along and join a lovely local group, Crochet knit and natter. All Welcome, 50p per session.
Story Time at Arbury Court Library Every Thursday 10.30 - 11.15 at 46-47 Arbury Road CB4 2JQ Enjoy an interactive story and singing session with library and children’s centre staff. Free to attend and open to families with children aged 18 months – 5 years. For more information please call us on 01223 728118
Early Explorers Look at Nature Every Friday,10.00 - 11.00am leaving from North Cambridge Children’s Centre Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road CB4 2LD Enjoy our outdoor discovery session in the local area with hands on, wild play activities. Suitable for children under 5. £2 charge (some families are entitled to attend our activities for free, please give us a ring on 01223 728118 for more information).
Cambridge Community Arts - improving mental health with creativity. Priority is given to Cambridge City Residents (18+) on
low incomes with health challenges. Cam Arts run regular courses weekly in the area that have spaces available. For more information or to book a place contact: 01223 631820 / 07763 280029 (Booking required).
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Check out the NCCP Website for more information about up and coming events. www.nccp.org.uk
Good Sounds Every Friday 10.30am – 12.30pm at 82 Akeman Street Do you like to sing? can you play an instrument? Do you just love music. Come along and join us £2.00 per week all welcome, just turn up or for more information contact [email protected]
Soft Play Every Friday at Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre Session times, fantastic friendly project, concessions available for those in receipt of benefits within a 15 minute walk distance of the centre. 9.15am - 10.15am 10.30am - 11.30am 11.30am - 12.30pm It is advisable to book in advance. Contact 01223 508149 for information or email: [email protected]
ChYpPS Sessions in Arbury & Kings HedgesFree activities for children and young people aged 7-13. Including arts & crafts, games and cooking.
Kings Hedges Nuns Way Pavilion, CB4 2PF Every Thursday 3.30 - 5pm
82 Akeman Street Community Room, CB4 3HG Every Friday 3.30 - 5pm
Monthly GroupsGardening project 2nd Saturday of every month 11.00am - 2.30pm at Lawrence Way Community House. Join us to plant fruit and vegetables in our wonderful community garden. This family friendly Gardening club will give you the opportunity to meet new people, learn and share skills FREE - ALL ARE WELCOME Email [email protected] for more information.
50+ Friends Social Group
This group is open to both men and women and welcomes everybody over the age of 50. This friendly group meets every third Thursday of the month 2.00pm - 4.00pm at 82 Akeman Street Community Centre. There is a fee of £1.00 per session which goes towards the group funds: the group decide what activity to spend the money on. You can come to chat and have some tea and cake, and if you would like to, join in the activities, which have so far included singing, BBQ, quiz, art and craft, speakers, a boat trip along the River Cam.
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STREETS & OPEN SPACES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!Our Streets and Open Spaces teams are keen to work alongside local residents, businesses, community groups and schools who want to help improve the quality of their local area and to share our message that a cleaner, greener city starts with you!
There are no minimum or maximum hours required – whatever time you have to spare will be greatly appreciated and you can earn Time Credits to spend locally or throughout the UK. Every hour you volunteer you will earn 1 Time Credit. Visit: www.justaddspice.org/our-work/where-we-work for more details.
So, whether you’re already part of an existing local group and want some additional support, or you’re an individual or business who would like to get involved, please get in touch by contacting Rina Dunning on 01223 458084 or email: [email protected] or visit: www.cambridge.gov.uk/streets-and-open-spaces-volunteers
Community Reach Fund The local Youth & Community Coordinator, Paul Connelly, has a Community Reach Fund to support projects with children, young people, their families and communities living in Cambridge.
What should projects achieve? Projects must aim to achieve the following: help build community resilience, be beneficial to health and well-being and motivate people to get involved
How much can you apply for? You can apply for up to £700. You must be able to evidence how you would match fund a grant by a minimum of 10%. This could be volunteering hours, donations or entry fees of 50p over the course of the project or the donation and loan of resources from other community assets such as your children’s centre, school, nursery, library, church etc.
If you are interested in applying or would just like to find out more, please contact Paul at: [email protected] or phone: 07966 042609
A NEW energy advice service has been launched to help Cambridge residents cut household bills and keep their homes warm this winter.
‘Winter Warmth’ has seen Cambridge City Council team up with environmental charity PECT, to provide residents with access to free household energy advice.
How can we help? Cambridge residents can book to receive a free home energy advice visit from an impartial and friendly advisor – including a free goodie bag! Winter Warmth provides households with the information and resources needed to stay warm and healthy, whilst cutting costs and carbon.
The service aims to offer help and advice on behavioural changes, choosing the best energy tariff and supplier, managing your water bills, and where eligible can assist you to access the national £140 Warm Home Discount, Cambridgeshire Home Improvements Agency and other funding opportunities.
Why get involved? There is substantial evidence that shows the detrimental impact cold homes can have on the physical and mental wellbeing of UK residents. NHS advice* suggests that when the weather drops below 8°C, some people are at increased risk of certain health conditions such as heart attack, stroke, pneumonia and depression. *www.nhs.uk/Livewell/winterhealth/Pages/KeepWarmKeepWell.aspx
Get in touch To book your FREE energy advice home visit, call: 01733 568408 or email: [email protected] For more information, visit: www.pect.org.uk/winterwarmth
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Would you like to cut household bills and keep
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Did you know that there are two Children’s Centres in North Cambridge (North Cambridge Children’s Centre and Chesterton Children’s
Centre) you and family can access, often for free?
Our activities include:
• Free Swimming for under 1’s and under 3’s at Kings Hedges Learner Pool
• Free Storytime at Arbury Court Library• Stay and Play at St Luke’s Church with different themes• Short courses such as Sibling Rivalry, Effective Discipline and Understanding Challenging
Behaviour• Bumps to Babies and Mini Movers• Offering advice on issues such as potty training, picky eating, budgeting and finances• Free weekly breakfast club
Please feel free to drop-in and find out more or call us on 01223 728118. You can also join us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/northcambridgecluster/
We hope to welcome you and your family soon to your local Children’s Centre.
PlaylandersA playgroup based in Cambridge
Playlanders Playgroup and Preschool is celebrating it’s 40th birthday!The group started in April 1978, so is having a party to celebrate. The party will be on April 29th from 2 to 4 p.m. in St George’s Church Hall, where the group runs.
The event will include craft activities, a photo gallery, a Grand Raffle and, of course, birthday cake. Anyone who has been associated with the group in the past 40 years is welcome to attend.
For information about the Playgroup look at our website http://playlanders.org.uk or contact Susan Lister at [email protected]
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Arbury Carnival Saturday 9 June 2018The 2017 (40th anniversary) carnival saw the community celebrate in great style with a glorious summer day, record stall bookings and attendance, a fantastic carnival procession, non- stop arena events and, for the first time an evening concert. A big thank you to all those that took part and a BIG thank you to the organising committee who worked so hard to put the event together.
In November we held an open meeting to encourage local people to come forward to help form the organising committee for the 2018 carnival. I am pleased to tell you that we now have a great mix of new and old committee members who have already started planning this year’s carnival. We are looking at including another evening concert as it proved so popular.
If you had a stall last year you will automatically be sent one for this year at the end of January. New stall holders will be able to download a form from our website at the end of January.
To find out more about the carnival please visit our website www.arburycarnival.org Find us on Facebook and/or twitter or contact us on 07596111494
Please Note on the day of the carnival if you have any concerns contact Alan on 07596111494
North Cambridge Community Partnership North Cambridge Community Partnership is run by volunteers with the aim to improve community facilities, encourage involvement and strengthen community spirit.
If you are interested in volunteering to help at any events or activities please contact us on [email protected] or telephone the office 01223 508197
Community Space in Kings HedgesThe NCCP manage both the Community House at 37 Lawrence Way and Nun’s Way Pavilion for the use of the local community.
Whether you want to run a group, hold a meeting or host a party, there is space to suit your needs at very competitive prices.
If you are interested in hiring a room at either Lawrence Way or Nun’s Way Pavilion contact the office on: 01223 508197 or email: [email protected]
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SAT 17 FEB, 10AM – 4.30PM THE ARBURY SWAP,
COLLECT AND FIX-FEST Arbury! Bring us your faulty, torn, wobbly and unwanted items and let’s have a huge swap, collect and fix-fest. Everyone is welcome and it’s a FREE event!
+ To book an item in to have it fixed at the Repair Café email [email protected] telling us what the item is and its fault. You can turn up on the day but may wait.
+ To arrange a bulky waste collection call 01223 301842. Max 2 items, priority for older and other residents unable to move large items. Skips available on the day for all other residents.
+ For the women’s swap drop clothes at 11am for an 11:30am swap. For children’s swap drop in any time 11am-12:30pm.
Full details and Repair Cafe booking available online.
Clothes Swap Party (Women’s & 0-5yrs)
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Repair Café 1:30pm – 4:30pm
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Bulky waste collection + drop off point for disposal, recycling and ‘Give
and Take Shelf’ 10am – 2pm
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‘Story of Stuff’ films 1:30pm & 3pm
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Café with homemade cakes all day
ABURY COMMUNITY CENTRE
Campkin Road, CB4 2LD
www.circularcambridge.org/fix-fest
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Arbury Court Library presents two fantastic events chosen by the Library Friends as part of ‘The Library Presents…Arts Alive’, a programme that brings arts events
to libraries across Cambridgeshire.
“Brilliant to have creative events on our doorstep”“It was amazingly presented and great experience.”
Said audiences who attended events in the Autumn Season.
On Thursday 15 February, the library will be transformed into a performance space for ‘Scoop Magic’, who has performed for The Magic Circle, combining conjuring with comedy, juggling and a dash of danger. The stage will be set for an unforgettable experience for young and old alike. “I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much, your show was amazing” – Rachel Jones, Ocean Edge Holiday Park
For Children aged 5-8yrs ‘Library Bugs Adventure Drama Class’ is the perfect taster where children can grow in confidence. Beginning on Saturday 17 February, this series of six sessions (1 hour each) is packed full of songs, dance, drama and games and based on the magical stories by author David Walliams. They will become Gangsta Grannies, Demon Dentists, Slightly Annoying Elephants and more.
The programme is funded by Arts Council England, run by Cambridgeshire County Council in partnership with Babylon ARTS, and supported by volunteers from the local area. Book tickets now and find the full programme at Arbury Court Library and in the nine other participating libraries at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/arts
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Winter can give the impression that everything is sleeping or just plain inactive but, in truth there is lots of activity in nature throughout the year.
In gardens there are plants flowering in January – snowdrops are well known for this and we have nationally acclaimed gardens, famous for their winter gardens not far away at Anglesey Abbey. The pretty pink flowers of Cyclamen coum, the pale blue flowers of Iris stylosa and pink winter-flowering cherry along with bright yellow winter jasmine brighten gardens around us in Kings Hedges and Arbury.
In the hedgerows and along our roads, trees are coming into flower.
The most obvious are the Hazels with their long, yellow catkins. However, Alder trees and Silver birches are also beginning to show their catkins too.
Swallows and swifts and other summer visitors may not be here but winter thrushes and other winter migrants are evident near us and nearby in Milton Park there are wintering ducks and larger numbers of coots. Many Starlings seen now are visitors from Europe and their spectacular murmurations may be seen in the Cambridge area. In recent times I have seen them at Fen Drayton Lakes but they do move around to different locations. Locally, our most colourful thrush, the Fieldfare can sometimes be seen feeding on berries in the hedgerows along with Redwings, they can also sometimes be seen feeding on open green spaces such as the green alongside the Arbury Community Centre.
Gull roosts are also at their peak during the winter. Amongst the gulls resting in the fields near the recycling centre on Butt Lane there are occasional rarities such as Iceland gulls and Caspian gulls along with the five common species. Slightly further afield, there has been an irruption of Hawfinches this year and a handful of these large finches has been present around the car park at Wimpole Hall.
Insects are less evident but you can be sure that ants are hibernating under the grass and some butterflies will have found shelter in cool, frost free spots, perhaps in sheds and may venture out on warm days. Unseasonal appearances can surprise us. We had a bumble bee in our garden in the second week of January with its baskets full of pollen. Most surprising for me was seeing a bat flying in the middle of the day on Jesus Common in the third week of January and earlier this winter a male Blackcap (normally a summer visiting bird) made a brief appearance in our garden.
So, although it may be that the most severe bit of winter has yet to come, nature continues to prepare for spring and there is a lot to see and enjoy. Already by the middle of January Song Thrushes are joining the Robins in early morning song. So, get your walking shoes or boots on and get whatever light you can. Spring will soon be here!
If you would like to join in recording what can be seen in the area or to learn more, contact [email protected]
The North Cambridge Community Partnershipis supported by Cambridge City Council
Community Services Department.CIO registered charity: 1171138
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Deadline for next issue: Friday 6th April 2018
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OUR MISSION• To act as an umbrella organisation, bringing
together all community groups and agencies in King’s Hedges & Arbury.
• To improve facilities, encourage self-help and involvement.
• Increase community spirit and act as a campaigning voice for the whole area.
• To improve opportunities for all.
OUR OBJECTIVES• Addressing community needs effectively.• Establishing a strong management team.• Delivering value for money representing
our local community.• Organising and facilitating events & activities.
Editor : North Cambridge Community PartnershipPrinters: XLpress, Alington Road, Little Barford, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 6WE
