The Printers voted to do something

different for our summer trip, to try

out the bicycles at “You can bike

too” in Milton Country Park. On

arrival we played a game of

rounders which was great fun. We

didn’t realise we had such sporty

types, Tracy and Rod hit the ball

almost out of the park!

After our picnic lunch we gathered

together for the cycling. The staff

and volunteers of the bike project

were really friendly and helpful.

There was a good assortment of

cycles to choose from. Everyone

was eager to get started. We tried

out bikes that took two or three

people and some Printers went solo

on tricycles. We followed a marked

circuit which took us through the

trees. We didn’t really know what to

expect from the day but we all had

tremendous fun. The sun came out

and it was so lovely cycling through

the park and seeing everyone with

smiling faces. James said “I loved it, I

liked the different bikes.”

Burwell Community Print Centre Newsletter Autumn 2015

A grand day out

Free inside. The first

instalment of an

original story

by Roderick Ibbs

More fruitful learning Social Training Enterprise Group

(STEnG) members are always keen

to work together. In June, Sue and

Gill wrote an application to the

Cambridgeshire Adult Learning Fund

describing another innovative

project that we wanted to set up,

named Fruitful Learning. We were

delighted when we heard that we

had been successful. This means

that four people from each of the

four organisations involved –

Burwell Print, Camtrust, Darwin

Nursery and Red2green will be

working together on Tuesday

mornings until May of next year.

It has been a very busy and exciting

start to the Fruitful Learning

project. A group of learners have

already visited Darwin Nursery’s

orchard and taken part in an apple

juice tasting session.

We had a great response from the

villagers of Burwell and were invited

to pick eating apples from three

orchards. It has been a bumper crop

this year and we managed to pick

1047 apples ready for juicing!

We are all looking forward to

visiting an apple juicing factory in

Wisbech, before pressing our own

apples at the end of October at the

Darwin Nursery’s Apple Event.

Watch this space for more news

from the Fruitful Learning crew.

What’s new We are making it easier for

customers to pay for their print

work as we now accept debit and

credit cards. Payments can be made

via chip and pin or contactless

payments including Apple Pay.

We are very excited to have 2 new

apple mac computers in the design

room. This up-to-date technology

and use of Adobe Creative Cloud on

these computers will enable us to

produce work of a higher standard

and assist in our web design work.

Customers often ask if we sell

picture frames. With the help of

Helen, one of our volunteers we

have sourced some good quality

frames which are now on sale.

Displayed in our “new look” foyer

we have a range of sizes in three.

colours with more options available

to order.

We are also selling prints by the well

known artist Alex Clarke at a very

competitive price, which make

excellent gifts. We have examples of

our canvas printing and you can see

how amazing an ordinary holiday

snap can look mounted in a nice

frame. So please pay us a visit and

take a look at our framing display.

Picture this

Community by name and by nature Sue was really pleased to see an

advert promoting the launch of a

community café in Fordham and

immediately thought of Dan!

She went to check it out, delicious

cake by the way, and spoke to Cilla

about the possibility of the café

offering Dan, one of our Printers,

some work experience. Cilla was

delighted with the idea, as was Dan.

Dan’s Report The Chicken Shed is

every Friday from 10:00 until 12:30.

We sell drinks, lots of different cakes

as well as cards and different items.

My job includes washing up dishes

and serving customers. I help with

setting up in the morning, cleaning

tables and putting cutlery away. It is

called the Chicken Shed because

Cilla keeps chickens and you can see

the chicks.

Each week we support a different

charity, people give a donation for

their drinks and cake. We have raised

money for Macmillan Cancer

Support, Fordham Tots as well as the

Stroke Association. Last week we

had the Guide Dog charity and a

lady who trains guide dogs brought

one in with her. We even tried

pouring drinks blind-folded to

understand how difficult it is when

you can’t see. The morning raised

more than £200! It’s a delight to be

part of a project supporting local

charities. I really enjoy meeting new

people and helping a worthwhile

cause. I would like to thank Cilla and

all the supporters. By Dan Jaggard

When promoting Burwell Print at

the Burwell At Large event Sue met

Caroline and Andrea of the Wrap

Around Club and asked if they’d be

interested doing something together.

A few meetings were held and we

came up with the idea of a jewellery

and mug printing session during the

summer holidays. Along with Andrea

and Caroline 22 children arrived on a

Wednesday afternoon. Beads

everywhere and the printer decided

to play up but Sue and Sarah kept

smiling and fun was had by all!

Hello and goodbye

Nicholas joined us in August. He had

visited Burwell Print earlier this year

with another social enterprise,

Copy Cats. Nicholas moved to

Janet moved on from Burwell Print

at the end of August. Janet had been

a Printer here for more than 20

years. During that time Janet had

been part of the Print Centres’

development and seen numerous

changes. An accomplished Printer

Janet learnt many skills with us and

was particularly good at operating

several of the machines. Janet has

lots of friends at Burwell Print who

were sad to see her leave but wish

her well in the future.

Burwell in the summer and decided

to try us out.

Nicholas is a rugby fan and also

likes being outdoors in the garden in

his spare time. Nicholas and his

brother recently built a hedgehog

hotel in their garden!

Nicholas said “ I am finding the

work here interesting. So far my

favourite machine is the big

guillotine. I think all the people here

are very friendly.”

Goodbye Janet and thank you for all

your hard work over the years.

Please remember us and pop in

anytime for a cuppa and a chat!

Unbelievably another year has

rolled around and it was once again

time for our Open Day. The weather

was just the sort of day for a

barbeque and a natter with friends

so that is exactly what we did with

a certificate presentation thrown in

for good measure!

We welcome a new and regular

feature to Printer’s Progress, a

column reporting on the fortunes of

Cambridge United F.C, written by

our resident fans Edward and Elliott

(one of our volunteers). Edward is a

season ticket holder and has

followed the club since the mid 80’s.

So over to you chaps….

The 2015/16 season started with

the fans expecting a higher league

position and maybe win

promotion. Cambridge are currently

15th in League Two.

Richard Money signed several new

players and a return for midfielder

Luke Berry. So far the results have

been inconsistent after a promising

start but there are signs that the U’s

are heading in the right direction

and showing character like coming

back from 2-0 down away at York

City to draw 2-2 recently. Some of

the best signings have been Barry

Corr, Daniel Carr, Ryan Donaldson

and James Akintunde who have

impressed with their skills on and

off the ball. The fans are also

increasing with new supporters.

Up the U’s!

By Edward Scullion and Elliott Steele

Open day

News on the U’s

Proud Printers Several of our Printers efforts have

been rewarded with some

marvellous achievements recently.

Lucy took part in the drama group,

Bedazzled weekend residential. All

the participants learnt new songs

and dances for a performance at the

end of the two days. Lucy was

presented with this fabulous trophy!

Mark took part in a sports event

organised by and held at USAF Base

Mildenhall. Mark said “I enjoyed the

day. I played darts and a Frisbee

game. I really liked the food too!”

If you live in Burwell and your copy

of Printer’s Progress arrives through

your door without a stamp– don’t

panic! It has been hand delivered

by volunteers Elliott or Julie. We

have worked out that our pedalling

power could save Burwell Print up

to £100 per year in postage costs!

By Julie Sangster

Cat lover Steven has found a perfect

way to spend some time, by

volunteering for the Cats Protection

League. Alternate Mondays Steven

travels to their rehoming centre in

Downham Market to help care for

his favourite animals. Steven said “I

love going there. I stroke and brush

the cats, it’s lovely.”

On your bike!

Just purrfect

Don’t forget!

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