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Monthly new magazine for Cople, Bedfordshire, UKTRANSCRIPT
Cople News
July 2012
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Cover: Barry Wells leading his men against the Vikings. Photograph by Vaughan Southgate.
Editorial
The weather in June has been diabolical but the village soldiered on regardless. In this country if we waited for a nice day we wouldn’t get much done. Congratulations to the Parish Council and the Fete committee for making the most of the conditions presented to them. Surely the Music Festival will have better fortune. I would like to welcome Paul Saunders to our list of advertisers. He is a window cleaner and his advert is on page 15. If you
employ anyone after seeing their advert in Cople News please let them know as it encourages them to stay with us. The Parish Council is very concerned about a planning application to establish a six pitch traveller site to house travelling show people over winter. A special meeting of the Council will be held on 9 July, 2012 at 8.30pm in the Village Hall to discuss a new planning application for Land North of Bedford Road, Cople - Use of land for showmans family quarters (6 x pitches) and associated hardstanding, gates and fences, this meeting has been arranged in order for Parish Council to meet the response date issued by Bedford Borough Council for this application. The agenda is on page 21. The public may attend and speak during the first 30 minutes. Residents wishing to
object to any Planning Applications, could they please forward a copy of their objection letter to the Clerk as well as Bedford Borough Council
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Letter from the Vicarage I wonder which part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in London you enjoyed most. There was certainly plenty to see from the river pageant, to the concert outside Buckingham Palace and finally the service in St Paul’s Cathedral.
As you may well have guessed, for me it was the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s. I found the music and readings spiritually uplifting and I thought the Archbishop’s address was well crafted and right for the occasion. He used as his text, a verse from Paul’s letter to the Romans chapter 12 “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God”. During the past sixty years that is exactly what Her Majesty the Queen has done; given herself to a life of service for her country and the commonwealth.
This servant role model is at the heart of the Gospel. Jesus washed his disciples feet at the last supper and said “For I have given you an example that you should also do as I have done to you”. Later in the letter to the Philippians Paul writes “Although Jesus was in the form of God he did not count equality as something to be grasped but emptied himself taking the form of a servant being born in the likeness of men.”
Such dedication to service which we have seen in the life of the Queen is also seen throughout our country, often by those who go unrecognised.
However the word “dedication” has come to mean rather less than it used to. As we prepare for the Olympics we admire all those athletes who train hard in order to reach their full potential and hopefully achieve their lifetime’s best result. They are dedicated to their sport as loyal football fans are dedicated to their team but not in the same way as the word is used in classical and biblical language. For in biblical terms “To be dedicated” is to be absolutely removed from other uses and being completely available to God. Few of us will achieve that, although we get close to it when we give of ourselves for the good of others.
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This month and later in October, we have two special services of Dedication at Willington. The first is on Sunday 8th July for the pew cushions and the new area at the back of the church and the second is for the organ on Wednesday 24th October. At the service on 8th July we are delighted that our new Bishop of
Bedford, The Right Revd Richard Atkinson will lead the service. As with the beautiful service in St Paul’s Cathedral for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the visit of a Bishop to the Benefice is always a very special occasion.
Indeed for us this is proving to be the year of Bishop’s visits. Bishop Paul Bayes the Bishop of Hertford came here in May for the Confirmation service. The Bishop of Bedford is coming to Willington on Sunday 8th July at 3.30pm and then at the end of the month on Sunday 29th July, Bishop Alan Smith the Bishop of St Albans is coming to Moggerhanger.
So we are having a Bishops “Hat trick” and like buses if “you miss one there will be another one coming along shortly”. But joking apart the services led by the Bishops afford the
opportunity to rededicate our lives in Christian service to the glory of God. Sometimes we need these special services to encourage us and to help us to renew our commitment as “we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice Holy and acceptable to God.” I do hope that you will be able to join us when we welcome two of our Bishops to our Benefice
With all good wishes
Lynda Klimas
From the Registers Baptism 10th June Isobelle Bacchus- Wood Burial 19th June Kenneth Brown Marriage 30th June Ceri Llewellyn and Quentin Dawson
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Mother’s Union
Our meeting in July will take place at Glebe House on 2nd July at 2:30pm when our speaker will be the Rev Jackie Buck.
Last month we were pleased to welcome back Alaine, our former
Branch Leader. After prayers, Alaine spoke about her many years experience as a carer, having worked in nursing homes and in the local community. She recalled many happy instances and also some sad ones, but felt privileged to have been
involved with the people she met and served throughout her career in caring.
The Wave of Prayer will take place in July on a date to be notified.
Liz Buck
Prayer
The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith,
the fruit of faith is love, The fuit of love is service,
The fruit of service is peace.
(The prayers We Breathe)
All creatures great and small pet blessing
service Sunday 8th July at 11.15am at St
Lawrence Willington
If you pet has not been to church for a while we have organised their own “Back to church Sunday event” .Mr Brian Marshall,
who spoke at Cople last year is coming to Willington on 8th July. So please encourage any animals who live with you to attend preferably on a lead or in a cage. It was great fun last year so it promises to be good. What is more you could always walk your dog across the field as a short cut to the church exactly as I do
on a Thursday morning. After the service as you would expect, water and dog biscuits will be served.
Lynda Klimas
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Curate’s Corner Walking is good for us, in fact it is so beneficial, physically and mentally, that doctors often prescribe gentle walking as part of a recovery programme for patients, after operations and illness.
Praying is also good for us, and for others, so put the two together and we must be onto a winner.
And that’s exactly what we are going to do at 7.30pm on Monday 9th July.
The Benefice Exploring Prayer Group are joining up with the Methodists at Willington to do a prayer walk around part of Willington, starting at the Methodist Chapel and finishing at the Anglican Church, with a few detours along the way.
Beginning at the Chapel we will make our way steadily to the Church, stopping at strategic points long the way to pray for specific needs. There will be some cold drinks waiting for us when we arrive at the Church and we will end with a short act of worship. We should finish by 9.15pm. Everyone is welcome to
join us and you don’t need to live in Willington to come, as the prayers will not only focus on the needs of Willington but other aspects of life as well.
We look forward to seeing you and we just hope for fine weather!
Jackie Buck
Christian Aid 2012
I am writing to thank all to all those who collected and those who gave during the recent “House to House collection”. It is really encouraging to report that despite the recession we raised £135 more than last year. This year’s total was a marvellous
£620.25. Thank you for your support.
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Guess the Object—Answers
1. 35mm Film Canister. 2 Brazil Nuts. 3. Shaving Adaptor Plug. 4. 2 Hole Pencil Sharpener. 5. Sea Shell. 6. Conker. 7. Make-up Remover Pads. 8. Collar Stiffeners. 9. Hair Clip. 10. 2 Cotton Buds. 11. Runner Bean Slicer. 12. Padlock and 2 Keys. 13. Roll of Sellotape. 14. 2 Fuses. 15. Hair Brush. 16. Chain. 17. Wine Bottle Stopper 18. Bottle of Nail Vanish. 19. Rubber Bands. 20. Radiator Bleed Key
Thank you to all who took part. The winner was the Jenkins family who scored 19.
"Keep Calm and Carry On"
This was the motto we adopted for the Church Fete in the face of meteorological doom and gloom and the customary media negativity when it comes to the weather. Our grateful thanks to those who prayed for the rain to stop and who forgot to mention the wind! and to that superb band of willing and enthusiastic
volunteers who gave their time and energy to make it happen. The decision to hold the bulk of the event in the Hall turned out to be very successful and created a great atmosphere. A special thanks to the Children from the Village School who painted and danced for us and to the Dogs who entertained us and to the people on the other end of the leads who behaved beautifully. This annual event is not only a traditional one but also avery important part of the Church's fund raising efforts which becomes more demanding year by year. We hope that those of
you who supported us enjoyed it and those of you who couldn't make it this year will be there in 2013. The provisional figure for funds raised is £2,000. Mike Vacher and June Shanahan
Church Wardens
The Lucky programme winner was No 25. The prize has not yet been claimed If you have this programme please contact June Shanahan
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Grand Draw Results
Our thanks go to all who donated prizes for the annual grand draw which we hold in conjunction with the fete. It has been through this generosity that we are able to hold the draw. We sell tickets prior to the fete in case of inclement weather on the day of the fete. A big thank you to everyone who sold tickets
and to all who were generous in buying the tickets.
June Shanahan
Prize Winners £100 Cash David Prior 0360 Pedicure or manicure donated by Kerry Pay. Min Stephens 0161 Sunday Lunch for two at the 5 Bells donated By Julie and Eamonn Sue Plant 1070 £25 Green Thumb voucher donated by Green Thumb.
Dr David 0834 Liqueur Chocs and bottle of wine donated by Cople Cars Carolyn Porter 0938 £20 Frosts voucher donated by Frosts Philla Ebbs 0547 Hanging Basket donated by Cottage Farm Nursery
Debbie Rogers 0513 Tea for two donated by Barn Hotel Jan Corbett 0115 Window clean from ‘Keep em Beaming’ Linda Bishop 0748 Handcrafted bag from Pamela Marco Simon Stranks 0265 Bottle of wine donated by Willington P.O. Pam Moulton 0602 Brace of Pheasants from Mike Vacher Nick Cross 0573 Haircut at Leonards from Dino V.Southgate 0048 Two supple strength lessons donated by Amanda
Stephan Heap 0817 Box of chocolates Hulane Taylor 0968 Bottle of wine Ruth Cargill 0554
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MOGGERHANGER PARK
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2012
8th July: East Beds Concert Band Tickets available through www.eastbedsconcertband.org.uk
Gates open 1.30pm, performance 3-6pm. Refreshments available. It is an open air event, so bring your own picnic,
chairs and rugs. Tickets also available on the gate.
20th July: Opera Bravo Presents La Bohème on the lawns of Moggerhanger Park
21st July: La Bohème Candle lit Gala Obtain your tickets from www.operabrava.co.uk
(10% discount for Friends of Moggerhanger Park)
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Cople celebrates the Diamond Jubilee
In spite of the weather’s best attempts to stifle our enthusiasm and enjoyment, many villagers attended the Diamond Jubilee Picnic in the Park on Tuesday June 5th. The event commenced
with a brief but rousing opening ceremony led by Mr. Reg Minney, who at the age of 94 and having only ever lived in the village, has to be Cople’s oldest resident. During Reg’s lifetime Britain has had four monarchs: George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
As attendees wined and dined (or picnicked) the afternoon away, they were treated to a variety of events and activities, including a number of impressive displays from the Viking and Saxon re-enactment group, Wryngwyrm. These covered all aspects of combat and warfare from sword and shield to longbow. In addition, Wryngwyrm demonstrated a variety of crafts (woodworking, bone and antler
work, needlecraft, forging, cooking and coin striking) in the Viking Village as well as enthralling us all with their story telling.
There was also a Treasure Trail (organised by Cople Lower School) and a Colouring Station for children. Congratulations to the Marco Family who won the Treasure Trail.
Arguably, one of the highlights of the afternoon was the tug of war match between Cople’s Finest and The Vikings. A hastily assembled (sorry, handpicked) Cople team coached by a large
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man in a skirt (sorry, Barry Wells in his St George’s kilt) narrowly lost in a best of three encounter against a rather
fearsome (and fairly sizeable) group of Vikings. [A big thank you here to Wayne Stroud who managed to obtain a rope at the eleventh hour after the organisers had been let down!] The headline bout was then followed by a catchweight contest between Cople Ladies and Cople Kids (the weights were probably
skewed somewhat in favour of the kids as they outnumbered the ladies by about three to one but that didn’t stop one or two of our most competitive ladies giving it everything!)
No sooner had everyone got their breath back than Wryngwyrm
were back in the arena seeking justice after one of their number had been caught stealing a sheep! General mayhem followed culminating in pitched battle involving all the Viking warriors and
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the Cople kids. The look of terror on the Vikings’ faces as they were mercilessly slain by the children was a sight to behold!
Once order had been restored the children had the opportunity to collect their commemorative bone china mugs.
As the storm clouds gathered and the rain became ever more persistent the decision was taken to close the event 30 minutes
early, signing off with the singing of Land of Hope and Glory followed by the National Anthem.
Background music was provided throughout the afternoon by Cople’s resident MC and DJ,
Jim Moore whose carefully chosen playlist (many with some sort of regal connection, albeit sometimes rather tenuous) included hits from the time of Her Majesty’s Coronation right through to the current day.
The event was funded by the Parish Council with donations from The Tuesday Club, Friends of Cople Church, The Parochial Church Council and Cople Sports & Social
Club. Whilst it was always intended that the event should be a fun day rather than any sort of fundraising event, Keech Cottage did raise in excess of £60 by way of a ‘Guess the name of the Royal Teddy’ for a rather splendid, suitably attired teddy bear (kindly donated by
Dawn Mabbutt and Hyspec Ltd.). [Congratulations to Ian Franklin – I’m sure that ‘Teddy’ was just what he had always wanted!]
Clearly events of this type don’t happen without plenty of forethought and planning, and huge thanks should go to Jane Barnard, June Thomas, Heather Legg, Steven Smith, Hazel Shreeves, Lynda Klimas and Marilyn & Vaughan Southgate for their efforts. An extra special thank you should also be extended to Cople Over Sixties Club who knitted (yes knitted!)
the wonderful bunting which adorned the arena.
David Hughes Cople Parish Council
Photographs by Vaughan Southgate and Julie Scherer
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Peal of Bells in Cople
First for 23 years
On Wednesday June 6th to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee a full peal was rung on the bells of All Saints Church. A peal comprises over 5000 changes and takes nearly three hours of
continuous ringing to complete. On the six bells at All Saints it is possible to get 720 different changes and so for a peal we have to repeat the sequence seven times giving a total of 5040. For each block of 720 we rang a different “method” – to a bellringer this is our music and there are many hundreds of
different ones to choose from. The ringers that took part are all fairly local coming from Biggleswade, Clifton, Flitton and Hitchin. We thoroughly enjoyed the challenge as well as the hospitality afterwards. It was 23 years since the last peal was rung at
Cople – let’s hope it isn’t as long to the next one.
The details of the peal are below:
Wednesday 6 June 2012 in 2hrs 53mins (8cwt)
A Peal of Minor in 7 methods
720 changes each of Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob, Single Oxford Bob, St Clements College Bob and Cambridge Surprise.
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Treble Charlotte M Smith 2 Christine A Williams
3 Anthony H Smith 4 Russell A Brown 5 Nicholas D Brown Tenor David Kemp
Conducted by David Kemp Rung to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
I hereby give notice that
A Meeting of
Cople Parish Council
Will be held Monday 9 July 2012 in the Village Hall at
8.30pm
Agenda
Floor Open to the Public 8.30pm – 9pm
1. Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of the Meeting held 21 May 2012
3. Declaration of Interests: As declared
4. To Consider Planning Application: Land North of Bedford Road Cople
5. Correspondence
6. Date of Next Meeting
Jeanne Pope – Clerk 19 June 2012
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DANCING TO KELLY’S EYE
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Sunday Church Services in June
1st 11:15 am Family Service
8th 09:00am 09:45am 1:00pm
Holy Communion BCP Sunday School Baptism Service
15th 09:45am 11:15am
Sunday School All Age Communion
22nd 09:45am 11:15am
Sunday School Sung Communion
Cople All Saints
Willington Saint Lawrence
1st 10:00am Holy Communion BCP
8th 11:15am 3:30pm
Pet Blessing Service. Mr Brian Marshall Service to dedicate pew cushions and new area of the church. The Bishop of Bed-
ford
15th 10:00am Sung Communion
22nd 10:00am All Age Communion and Children’s Church
Moggerhanger St John the Evangelist
1st 09:00am Sung Communion
8th 10:00am Family Service
15th 09:00am 6:00pm
Holy Communion (said) Songs of Praise
22nd 09:00am All age Communion
Sunday 29th July 11:00am Benefice Service at
Moggerhanger with the Bishop of St Albans
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Cople Calendar July 2012 Monday 2nd 09:00am Morning Prayer 11:00am Tiny Tots Sing Along Cople Church 2:30pm Mothers Union Meeting at Glebe House 6:00pm Junior Choir practice
Wednesday 4th 7:30 to 10:00pm Carpet Bowls in Village Hall
Thursday 5th 10:00am to 11:30am Baby and Toddler Group in Cople Village Hall Friday 6th 12:30pm NSPCC Picnic 12 Woodlands Close
Saturday 7th 10:00am to 5:00pm NSPCC Garage Sale at 12 Woodlands Close 10:00am Social Committee at the Vicarage 10:39am Traidcraft coffee morning Willington
Sunday 8th 10:00am to 5:00pm NSPCC Garage Sale at 12 Woodlands Close
Monday 9th
09:00am Morning Prayer 11:00am Tiny Tots Sing Along Cople Church 6:00pm Junior Choir practice 7:30pm Prayer Walk Willington 8:30pm Parish Council Meeting. See page 21
Tuesday 10th 2:30pm Over 60s Club in the Sports Club 7:30pm Tuesday Club at 18 Woodlands Close.
Wednesday 11th
7:30 to 10:00pm Carpet Bowls in Village Hall
Thursday 12th 10:00am to 11:30am Baby and Toddler Group in
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Cople Village Hall
Monday 16th 09:00am Morning Prayer 11:00am Tiny Tots Sing Along Cople Church 6:00pm Junior Choir practice 7:30pm Cople Parish Council Meeting in Village Hall
Wednesday 18th 7:30 to 10:00pm Carpet Bowls in Village Hall
Thursday 19th 10:00am to 11:30am Baby and Toddler Group in
Cople Village Hall
Saturday 21st 7:00PM Caribbean Night Sports and Social Club 7:30 pm Barn Dance at Oak Farm
Monday 23rd 09:00am Morning Prayer 11:00am Tiny Tots Sing Along Cople Church 12:30pm Luncheon Club Cople Church 6:00pm Junior Choir practice
Tuesday 24th 2:30pm Over 60s Club in the Sports Club 7:30pm PCC at the Vicarage
Wednesday 25th 7:30 to 10:00pm Carpet Bowls in Village Hall
Thursday 26th 10:00am to 11:30am Baby and Toddler Group in Cople Village Hall
Saturday 28th 10:00am to 1:00pm Cople Church Heritage Day
Sunday 29th
2:00pm Music Festival Concert in Cople Church
Monday 30th 09:00am Morning Prayer 11:00am Tiny Tots Sing Along Cople Church 6:00pm Junior Choir practice
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Event Planner 2012
29th July and 4th August Music Festival Classical Concert in the Church Sunday July 29th 2pm followed by cream tea and cakes. Proms in the playing field Saturday August 4th from 4pm. Musical quiz in the pub on 1st August. Contact Graham or Jill Ebbs
7th October Harvest Sunday
3rd November Shipwrecked The Friends of Cople Church next event in the Village Hall (more details to follow soon).
24th November Race Night
NSPCC
GARAGE SALE
AT 12 WOODLANDS CLOSE, COPLE on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th
July 2012 from 10am to 5pm Pine Furniture, Shower Cubicle, Patio Doors,
Designer Clothes & Bric a BraC
Mobile Library Dates for July
Wednesday 4th and 18th
All Saints Road 10:00 –10:20 Water End 10:25—10:40 The Five Bells 10:45—11:05
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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. Carpet bowls is played in
Cople Village Hall on Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 10:00 pm and the subscription is only £2 each per session.
There is no need to buy any equipment as everything you
require is supplied. If you are 18+ come and give it a try.
New members are very welcome and will help keep this
socialable village activity running. Any enquiries contact Pauline on 01234 838102.
Regards
Pauline Baynes.
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Music Festival
Final plans are well advanced for this years music festival beginning on July 29th. All details are on the following pages.
This year there will be a small charge for the Saturday Proms
which will help to cover costs of fees and travel of the performers and also go towards general maintenance of equipment etc. This is necessary to enable the Music Festival to continue and provide a great event for all the village to look forward to for many years to come.
There are programmes on sale for £1.00 that give all details of the week and these are available from the Five Bells and committee members.
Parking restrictions will be in place on the roads but there are a
car parks off Grange Lane.
Details are also on the website www.cople.org.uk
Jill Ebbs
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Cople Sports and Social Club
We had an enjoyable and successful day at the Jubilee event, this included serving morning tea to the Vikings who looked very menacing but were all very courteous and polite. The bar was open all day and proved very popular alongside the BBQ which was provided by Cople Argus Cricket Club. The TV proved essential for those wishing to watch the royal proceedings. Thank you to all involved, volunteering your time and energy in what resulted in a victorious day.
On 28th May 2012 we held our AGM and I am pleased to
announce that the committee has been elected and will continue to offer their commitment, time and support to the Sports and Social Club which enables members and others to use the facilities.
The European Football Championships 2012 are well underway we will be open for many of them with TV coverage, for more information posters are displayed in the club alternatively call number below.
As cricket season is in full flow the Sports and Social Club is open for service on some mid week games and those at weekends.
We are holding a Caribbean night on Saturday July 21st so if you
fancy coming along and sampling some
Caribbean delights or having a go at dancing then
please join us from 7pm till late. Unfortunately
there will be no sea and sand but we will have
palm trees and hopefully some sunshine.
Jeanette Skipsey
Mob: 07749272249
Email: [email protected]
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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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The Beekeeper's Diary
The weather has certainly been predictably unpredictable and British and, as well as curtailing our outdoor activities, has made it very difficult for the bees to follow their natural patterns for this time of year. Swarming has been delayed and although I managed to create a few artificial swarms in the one sunny weekend, we generally now have hives very full of pretty grumpy bees, just waiting for a break in the wind and rain to swarm. It's a time to be vigilant and watch for the signs, otherwise you could find half your bees have flown off !
I get a lot of council referral calls from the public about alleged bee swarms, in most cases these turn out to be solitary bees or bumbles, both of which we are unable to do anything about, 'leave them alone and they'll leave you alone' is the best advice. I have collected a few honey bee swarms however and we would rather take the calls than have people put themselves and the bees at risk by taking steps themselves.
The bad weather has also meant that the bees have not been able to get out and forage as much as they normally would on the oilseed rape. In fact this is probably the worst start to a season we have seen for a very long time, and with the rape now largely gone to seed, it's time to move them onto some other crops. Luckily a few local farms have some spring bean on the go (supposed to make a nice honey), and following that we will move onto sunflowers and borage.
On a separate note one of the daily papers recently contained findings from a study at Reading University. It reported that the loss of honey bees in Britain would cost us in the region of £1.8 billion a year just to replace honey bee pollination with manual processes – hence the phrase ‘busy as a bee’.
As I write this we are hoping for good weather for the village fete where I will have a stand with local honey tasting. I look forward to seeing you there.
Chris Jenkins [email protected] 01234 831335
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Wild About Cople
Rain, rain and even more rain (and very little sun and warmth). The changeable weather this spring is certainly having an impact on our wildlife in a variety of ways. In our gardens the birds are now well into their second, or even third brood – this morning I
found a lovely duck egg coloured freshly hatched blackbird’s eggshell dropped on our lawn. Why do we find these empty eggshells scattered about? It’s believed to be a distraction tactic used by the parent birds as a way of keeping the attentions of potential predators away from the newly hatched nestlings –
remove all obvious signs which may show the nest up, so the empty eggshells are taken and discarded at some distance from the nest. Sometimes the adults will also eat the shells as a way of increasing their calcium intake.
But, as mentioned earlier, the weather is having an effect and during periods of continuous rain and cooler temperatures many birds will be struggling to find enough food to keep their young fed and the chilling and wet will not be helping either as the parents will need to keep their young warm and sheltered by brooding them. Let’s hope that things start improving soon. . .
And the spring butterflies have struggled too and have had to dodge the showers and do their best in the current conditions. The Orange-tip, that lovely butterfly of the spring lanes and hedges, the male with his beautiful tangerine-orange tips to the forewings, put in a brief appearance during the few sunny warm spells we have had and the females (without the orange wingtips) will have laid their bright orange eggs singly on the undersides of the flower heads of Hedge Garlic, Cuckooflower (or
Lady’s Smock) and garden plants such as Honesty. The caterpillars are cannibals (the reason for laying the eggs singly!) and are superbly camouflaged amongst the leaves and seed pods. As they feed they absorb some of the strong chemicals
from the plant and thus have some small degree of protection from predators such as birds as they have a disagreeable taste. Plea – to help these lovely butterflies please plant or keep plenty of the above plants in your gardens and hedges.
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While we are discussing harbingers of spring – how about that all-time favourite, the cuckoo? Well, sadly they are in steep
decline (down by 65% since the 1980s) and there appears to be several possible reasons – the influence of poor weather during their migration and overwintering periods, lack of their favoured foods; particularly their liking for large, hairy caterpillars and a change in the nesting patterns of some of their host bird species.
No-one knows for sure but let’s hope their fortunes change for the better soon. The British Trust for Ornithology have radio-tagged several cuckoos from Norfolk, Suffolk and more recently in Scotland. You can follow their movements and travels here:
www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking I have only heard a cuckoo on two occasions around Cople this year – once very early on a Sunday morning when one ‘cuckooed’ for several minutes directly opposite my bedroom window in Willington Road – what a lovely way to be woken up!
One good thing about all the rain is that our ponds and water butts are full and if, like me, you have a pond in your garden then this will be good for all the aquatic creatures which live in and around a pond. Water skaters, water boatmen, tadpoles and
damselfly and dragonfly larvae will all be thriving under the water’s surface.
Thank you to all of you who came on the morning birdsong walk around Cople – I hope you all enjoyed it and I think we ought to
do it again next spring?! Some people suggested a bat walk with bat detectors and maybe followed by a barbecue at the pub, later in the summer; let me know if you would be interested? I would also like to thank Julie and Eamonn who did such a smashing breakfast at The Five Bells – I know it was enjoyed by everyone.
Also, maybe we should have a walk around the village on a more regular basis; say once per season so we can look at the changing wildlife and countryside around Cople? Again, please let me know your thoughts. Steve Halton [email protected]
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Cople Baby & Toddler Group
Has opened its doors again
Every Thursday (Inclusive of school holidays)
10.00am-11.30am At the Cople Village Hall (off Grange Lane)
First session free, £2 per family thereafter Adults with one child under 7 months £1
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)
Lunch Club daily 12.15-13.15 (£3.00)
Registered Charity No. 1035672
Member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance and registered with OFSTED
“We are totally committed to safeguarding children”
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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 [email protected]
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:
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Police Update
CURRENT ISSUES
There has been one crime in Cople since the beginning of June, this was a case of criminal damage to some plant pots and the offender was arrested by police. Please continue to be vigilant
and report any suspicious activity to Bedfordshire Police on 101.
BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE ON FACEBOOK
It is just over a year since Bedfordshire Police set up its
Facebook page. Now, with 5,500 fans, it is the most popular Police Facebook site in the country. Using Facebook enables the Police to get their message across in an informal and simple way to people who aren't normally in contact with them. It also helps them in preventing crime and identifying criminals. It is so
useful as a source of intelligence that guidelines have been put onto it asking people not to post information directly on the site but to send it in confidentially so not to compromise investigations.
Web Manager Andrea Briggs explained: "I think our success is down to the two-way communication people enjoy from our Facebook page. It's opened up a way of communicating with people who'd rather message us via Facebook rather than contact us another way. We get intelligence about offenders and
can promote events such as the Luton SOS Bus, to people who do use other media. "People ask us all sorts of questions - from the progress of an investigation to what is the Police helicopter doing flying over my house. We reply as quickly as possible so they keep up to date with what's happening in and around their
area and can help us with incidents. We also tell people about other useful sites if they ask a question about something we don't deal with. "An organisation can't be an occasional user of Facebook, you have to provide people with up to date information to keep it fresh and interesting. People use our website if they are looking for something specific but through Facebook we get lots of people visiting from different communities and of all ages, which makes it easier to get advice to people and information from us. "We give regular updates and
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Tuesday Club
The Story Behind The Painting given by Sue Edwards
Susan took us on a factual and enjoyable journey through centuries of art. We were told about the artist and the story behind the picture. The details that may be missed and all the clues that bring the picture to life. A painting of the Jarrow marches(1936) feathered a glamorous couple dressed to go out. Smoking, drinking looking relaxed the lady was dreaming into the distance, looking out the window at the march. The protesters were just "blobs" in the distance. Although this was a significant event it appears on the painting as al most
insignificant! Apparently George Stubbs who painted the famous horse "Whistejacket" around 1762 was able to do so with such sensitivity and accuracy because he studied a horse carcass which he had in his room for many months!! Certainly we will look at paintings in a very different way- how the light
falls, the subjects’ expressions, the colours and the gestures may not be portraying the obvious-look again
The next meeting will be a Cheese and Wine evening in the lovely garden of Joy and Andrew Duthie. Please wear a hat!! 18
Woodlands Close, Cople Tuesday 10th July 7 30 pm. All Welcome. Please note if the weather is inclement the event will take place indoors.
The Tuesday Club does not meet in August but will resume again on 11th September. Cople Village hall 7 30pm.
Eithne Dandy
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Paul Jones PCSO 476
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This months Gardening Tasks
According to my old friend Stan Brown, 86 years young
and one of Cople’s finest: ‘A dry May and a dripping June
puts everything in good tune’. And after one of the wettest Junes since records began much of the garden is
not so much as in ‘good tune’, as positively symphonic.
But with all the rain, lush, green leaf growth has, in many instances, replaced the more usual sight at this time of
year of brightly coloured blooms gently swaying in the
breeze.
Along with the almost ubiquitous rain, the temperature is
still decidedly chilly and who can blame the flowers for
staying snug in their buds rather that bursting forth only to get clattered by the inclement elements?!
As gardeners, we might not be able to create more heat but for most floriferous, non ericaceous plants, a feed of
tomato fertilizer will help ‘pep’ things up. With so much
rain, it is possible that many nutrients in your garden’s soil
will have washed through the soil or ‘leached’ out. The easiest way to remedy this is to use the liquid form;
readily available, one simply dilutes a capful or so into a
watering can, gives it a stir and then douses the plant concentrating on the base where thirsty roots eagerly lap
it up.
Once plants have flowered, the job then is to keep them in
bloom so don’t forget to ‘dead head’, that is, the removal
of all faded flowers with secateurs so as to trick the plant
into creating new ones. And also, don’t forget to keep tying in new growth of all tall plants.
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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) Karen Murray, Tel: 01767 683719
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
Village Contacts
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All Saints Church
Vicar: Assistant Curate: Rev Lynda Klimas Rev Jackie Buck The Vicarage 54 Henderson Way Grange Lane, Cople Kempston, Bedford. Tel: 01234 838 431 Tel: 01234 407020
[email protected] jackiebuck@hotmail,co.uk
Churchwardens
June Shanahan Mike Vacher 34 Grange Lane 91 Willington Road
Cople Cople Tel: 01234 831705 Tel: 01234 831207 [email protected]
Cople Parish Council
Clerk to the Council: Jeanne Pope 42 Wingfield Road, Bromham, Beds. MK43 8JY
Tel: 01234 823 297 [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
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