The green route from Queen Edith’s into Cambridge city centreHobson’s Conduit was built over 400 years ago to take fresh water from Nine Wells, in Queen Edith’s,
to the city centre. The brook provides a much-loved ‘green corridor’ to this day. Every June, the
Hobson’s Conduit Trust organises a ‘Bioblitz’ where local people join experts to study and record the
ecology of the brook to help maintain it for future generations. This year’s study, of the Hobson’s Park
section between Queen Edith’s and Trumpington, identified 203 different taxa (mostly identified to
species level). More information can be found at hobsonsbioblitz.org.uk
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FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the second of our three issues of
Queen Edith’s Community News this year. The heatwave made it quite the summer to remember, and I hope that some of the many events happening locally will make the autumn special too. You’ll find out more on the next few pages, but I must draw attention to the Queen Edith’s Community Forum’s own Share Fair and Skip Day (see page 4), and Homerton College’s amazing celebration of its 250th Anniversary (see page 8). Both are open to everyone living locally, so do come along and see what a great community we live in.
One of the first things I did when moving to this area was to sign up for evening
classes at Hills Road Sixth Form College. Over the years I’ve done courses on films, art history, drawing, photography, wine and even cheese appreciation! More importantly, I’ve met loads of interesting people, some who’ve become long-term friends. The college has a whole new set of courses for this autumn, with details available at its website (see page 7) or at its information evening. Give it a go.
This magazine is put together by local volunteers, but it couldn’t happen without
the support of our advertisers, especially Hill, the building company behind the Ninewells and Magna developments locally. Thank you! We can keep the magazine going if you keep supporting the businesses you see here. And if you run a local service or shop and want to let 10,000 local residents in the south of Cambridge know what you do, starting at just £80 for a quarter-page advert, send us an email. Our next issue is at the start of December, in time for the Christmas season and new year.
Chris [email protected]
Earlier this summer the press flagged up
the County Council’s plans to turn the
roundabout at the junction of Fendon
Road, Mowbray Road and Queen Edith’s Way
into the UK’s first ‘Dutch style’ roundabout. By
‘Dutch style’, they mean a continuous outer cycle
lane, with traffic required to give way at both the
entry to and the exit from the roundabout.
The County cycling team believe that this will
be safer for cyclists, though there has also been
some comment about the wisdom of piloting
such a novel layout at such a critical location,
and also concern that it will increase traffic
congestion on the feeder roads. Keep your eyes
open for further publicity about this through the
autumn, in anticipation of a proposed start date
for construction of early 2019.
In the wider area, while various authorities try
to agree a way forward for transport in and around
the city, all planning was recently suspended
for three months to ensure that schemes were
aligned, particularly to confirm that proposals
took account of the ‘Cambridge Metro’ idea. The
A1307 scheme is now going forward again.
There’s also slow progress towards a Cambridge
South railway station at Addenbrooke’s, with
Network Rail suggesting completion no sooner
than the mid-2020s to safeguard the possibility of
the East-West rail route serving it. The Combined
Authority Mayor believes a quick and cheap
station can be built sooner.
We hope that representatives of the Greater
Cambridge Partnership or the Mayor will attend
South Area Committee on 10th September (see
page 7) to explain how they propose to manage
traffic generated by the growth of the Biomedical
Campus in the interim until the metro/rail station
can be delivered.
Sam Davies
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We’re looking forward to meeting you at
our Share Fair on Saturday 8 September
– any time from 9.30 to 2pm. This is a
‘moneyless market’ idea from the Eden Project – so
there’s no need to pay for anything – apart from at
the local shops, pub, takeaway and café of course!
We will have general waste, wood, electrical, metal
and white goods skips (for domestic users only) and
a metal collection for charity. Bring and take
stalls will be available for anything too good for the
skip, including books, clothes, toys, bikes, furniture
and much more. We can’t, however, swap anything
electrical or that might be unsafe (or illegal!).
Local allotmenters will be there for the
abundance stall – so bring along any spare tree
fruit, veg, flowers, plants etc – and have a chat
about ‘grow your own’. We have lots of activities for
people of all ages including an Eden Project-style
teddy bear’s picnic, with outdoor games and some
creative activities. There’ll also be cooking demos
and various group stalls.
Bring along a drink and snack – or buy one from
the café and shops – and spend some time getting to
know people from your community. It will be very
informal. See the queen-ediths.info website for
a rough schedule – or just drop by and see what’s
occurring. We will be using the round benches as
mini performance spaces – so bring your talent along
too! Some activities will be weather permitting but
we can also retreat under cover and move people
into the Chapel and/or Church.
It has been a real pleasure working with City
Council officers, local groups and organisations (too
many to list) and, especially, individual volunteers
to bring this together. If you’d like to get involved in
any way this year (or next), contact Rebecca Jones,
Sam Davies or Claire Adler, or just come along on
the day and join in. It’s your community event! n
Queen Edith’s Share Fair and Skip Day – join us at Wulfstan Way Shops
The Queen Edith’s
Community Forum team
would like to hear your
views on how we can continue
to build community strength and action across
the neighbourhood. With this in mind, we are
holding an open community meeting at 7pm on
the evening of Thursday 20th September at St
John the Evangelist on Hills Road and would like
as many of you as possible to come along and help
us understand your priorities and interests.
For example, the community garden at
Nightingale Park is a great example of what can
be achieved over the course of a few years by a
group of motivated volunteers – what other
opportunities can you see for bringing people
together and making Queen Edith’s a better and
brighter place to be?
If you aren’t able to join us on 20th September,
talk to us at our regular ‘First Friday’ meetup at
the Queen Edith pub on Friday 7th September or
at the Share Fair on 8th September; or email us at
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Techniques are tailored to the individual and include soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation (“unlocking” of joints), Cranial osteopathy and dry needling may also be used where appropriate.
Advice may also be given about what you can do to help reduce your pain including an exercise programme, nutritional and lifestyle advice.
What to Expect?On your first visit a medical history will be taken followed by an examination including some simple movements (wearing loose clothing will be helpful).
The osteopath will then assess areas of weakness tenderness restriction or strain within your body and with all of the information obtained will discuss the diagnosis.
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Conditions we treat include:
• Back and neck pain • Sports injuries
• “Trapped nerves” • Work induced strains
• Headaches • Pregnancy related back pain
• Conditions affecting children • Knee ankle and foot pain
• Stiffness to arthritis • Degenerative conditions
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8September
Saturday The Queen Edith’s Share Fair and Skip Day• Wulfstan Way Shops area• 9.30am to 2pm• Free skips for local
residents’ use• Free bring and take stalls
• Free local produce• Free creative activities• Free demonstrations• All residents, families and
friends welcome
Skips for domestic waste will be available from 9.30am. Do NOT arrive before this time. Commercial waste will be turned away.
20September
Thursday
Credit Union in Queen Edith’sCredit unions offer an alternative to traditional banks and building societies for saving and lending, even to those who may have been refused credit by banks. Products and services on offer include flexible, starter and child benefit loans, junior savings accounts, budgeting or ‘jam jar’ accounts and a prepaid visa debit card to avoid unnecessary overdraft charges. The City Council is increasing its support and now has a drop-in point at City Homes South, 89, Cherry Hinton Road, every Friday from 9am-11am. Call in to find out more, or see the queen-ediths.info website.
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Many people work
tirelessly to make
Queen Edith’s the
best part of Cambridge to live,
work and play. Queen Edith’s
Community News has been out to meet three of
them, and first on our list is the new part-time City
Council Community Development Officer
(‘CDO’) for Queen Edith’s, Patrick
Brown. CDOs work with
tenants, residents, groups and
organisations to help make
the community healthier,
happier, more-inclusive
and friendly. Patrick
has been in community
development for over
20 years, including in
Cambridge. He also lives in
the area.
Since late Winter, Patrick has
been getting to know local groups,
including the Queen Edith’s Community
Forum and the residents’ group at Ninewells. He
has got involved in the park pavilion project (see
page 11) and is setting up holiday lunch clubs and
free cooking classes. Patrick is always keen to find
out what residents need and can be a useful link
to the City Council officers. He loves music and he
plays in two bands – one mainly performing covers,
and the other original music.
Patrick is based at Ross Street Community Centre
– his contact details are on page 11. Or look out for
him at the Share Fair.
Re-vamped City Ranger service
The Streets and Open Spaces (SOS) City
Ranger service has changed this Summer.
There are fewer of them but they are now
focussed on community projects rather than cutting
bikes free and dealing with fly-tipping.
We were delighted to hear
that Ed Nugent stays in post
for Queen Edith’s and the rest
of the South Area. He is a real
asset for us – and has been really
helpful to the garden volunteers, at Wulfstan Way
shops, and especially at our community events.
Our new councillor – meet Colin
Queen Edith’s elected Colin McGerty as
its latest city councillor in May, which he
describes as a ‘huge honour’, thanking
“everyone who has made me so welcome in the
role.” Since the election Colin has
had the opportunity to help lots
of people in the ward, getting
involved in projects such
as the much-anticipated
new Nightingale Park
Pavilion. He recently had
a chance to see the first
scale plans of this at a
local networking lunch,
and subsequently met with
council officers to ensure
that residents’ feedback will be
incorporated into the next iteration.
Colin tells us: “In my role as opposition
spokesperson for Streets and Open Spaces I’ve been
highlighting some of the grottier parts of the city
centre. I also expressed my disappointment at there
being no outdoor screen where people could enjoy
the England men’s football team’s run in the recent
World Cup and suggested we try to arrange this
ahead of next year’s women’s World Cup finals.
“Finally, I recently brought my first motion
to council, that we explore the potential of the
GoodGym movement in Cambridge. GoodGym
is an organisation that combines community
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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN QUEEN EDITH’S
There are dozens of performances, lectures, meetings and other events every week in the area that you won’t want to miss. To stay informed, sign up for our weekly ‘What’s On’ email. To be added to the circulation visit the queen-ediths.info website or send an email to [email protected] – it’s free! Here are some of the big events coming up.
5September
Wednesday Hills Road Adult Education Courses Information and Enrolment Evening
5pm to 8pm at Hills Road Sixth Form College. Co-ordinators will be on hand to advise you about any course.
PEOPLE
8September
Saturday Queen Edith’s Community Forum Share Fair and Skip Day
9.30am to 2pm at Wulfstan Way shops. See page 4 for details.
10September
Monday Cambridge City Council South Area Committee Meeting
7pm at the Wilkinson Room, St John The Evangelist Church, Hills Rd. See page 3 for why you may want to be there.
20September
Thursday Queen Edith’s Community Forum Open Community Meeting
7pm at the Wilkinson Room, St John The Evangelist Church, Hills Road. See page 5 for details.
6October
Saturday Friends of Rock Road Library ‘Apple Day’
10am to 12.30pm at the library. See page 10 for details.
27October
Saturday Homerton College 250 Free Public Event
10.30am to 5.30pm at Homerton College. See pages 8/9 for details.
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We were successful in a recent bid to
Cambridge Rag Ballot for (modest)
funding for some solar lights to
hang in the trees by the Wulfstan Way shops.
We thought they might cheer people up, as they
travel home from school or work. Are you good
with outdoor lights? Can you help us plan the
display and buy the best ones? We thought we
might hang the lights on the weekend of 1–2
December (to be confirmed), which includes
national Tree Dressing Day. We can arrange
some other fun activities too. Do get in contact,
if you’d like to join in.
More at the queen-ediths.info website. n
Lights at Wulfstan Way Shops: can you help?
It may only be September, but this
will be the last Queen Edith’s
Community News before we plan
for Christmas. The Queen Edith’s
Community Forum doesn’t have funding
or plans for a Winter event (or tree) this
year, apart from Tree Dressing Day in
early December (see above). The local
churches and the chapel have their own
Christmas festivities, including on the
weekend when we held our Christmas
Festival last year.
If you would like the Forum to
organise its own Christmas or Winter
event, do get in touch with your ideas,
especially if you could take a lead.
This could be something to discuss at
our meeting on 20 September (see p.5).
Contact details can be found at the
queen-ediths.info website. n
What’s happening this Christmas?
For more information and to book free places:
www.homerton250.org
10.30AM - 5.30PMSaturday, 27 October 2018
A free, public, ‘May Ball’ style event
for all ages
Get inspired, immerse yourself and have
fun! Homerton College is opening its
doors for a free, public, “May Ball” style
event with activities for all ages. Homerton is often
described as Cambridge’s friendliest college. Come
and experience that for yourself!
For more information and to book your free places
at the headline events and activities, please visit
www.homerton250.org or contact the 250 Festival
Team by email at [email protected] or on
01223 747069.
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A day to remember for all next month at Homerton College
27October
Saturday
Cambridge Re-Use, based at The Paddocks on
Cherry Hinton Road, is a volunteer-based service
helping people on low income to furnish their
homes. It is currently recruiting for Van Crew
(delivering furniture to customers’ homes and
collecting furniture from donors); Sales Assistants
(recording sales, scheduling deliveries, managing
money); Telephone Assistants, (recording and
booking donations, updating computer diary, stock
taking); and Receptionists (welcoming customers,
and conducting registrations). In return they
offer travel and lunch expenses, 25% discount on
furniture and a warm friendly atmosphere with
tea, coffee and biscuits. Interested? Contact Cara
(Manager) on 01223 414554 or read more at the
queen-ediths.info website.
V O L U N T E E R I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Homerton 250: A Free Public Event
l Dame Evelyn Glennie – A Percussion Masterclassl Monsters And Me
l What Did For The Dinosaurs
l Circle Of The Sphinx
l Cambridge Contemporary Dance: Skin
l Action Stations
l Absolute Pandemonium
l Quiet Room
l Elena Cologni
l Nudge Panel
l Clementine Beauvais
l Storytelling
l Sculpture Trails
l Access The Archives
l Children’s Literature Collection
l Interactive Theatre
l Hands-On Art
l Messy Chemistry
l Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
l Champagne Afternoon Tea
l Free coffee, food stalls, jazz, steel band, face
painting, rodeo bull, zorbing, gin tasting, cocktail
workshop, puppet theatre, Halloween activities,
Barista workshop
...and lots, lots more!
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Friends of Rock Road Library is a charity
whose mission is to share its enthusiasm
for nurturing Rock Road Library as a
vibrant resource at the heart of our community.
Since 2008, we have been instrumental in
securing the library’s future when cost-saving
closures were threatened. We also raise funds to
enhance library facilities and organise a variety
of events for the community to enjoy.
There’s plenty on at the library this autumn.
On Apple Day, bring apples to be juiced, or just
watch and enjoy refreshment and cakes. There will
be plenty for kids to do: Rhyme and Story Time;
pebble-painting; Lego; a simple garden quiz; guess
the weight of the marrow; apple crumble-making
and a ‘surprise activity’.
On the the last Friday of each month, meet
Writer-in-Residence, Glenn Dakin from 3.30 to
4.30pm for advice on writing books, TV animation
and comics. And on Wednesday 17 October there’s a
talk by local historian, Tamsin Wimhurst on ‘The
David Parr House’. Decorated in the late Victorian
era, this ordinary-looking terraced house in the
Mill Road area lay undiscovered until just a few
years ago, when its extraordinary story began to be
uncovered. Come and learn about its history and
interiors, created by ‘artistic decorator’ David Parr,
who worked for some of our best known Victorian
designers of the day such as William Morris and
George Bodley. The talk is from 7.30 to 8.30pm,
with refreshments from 7pm. All welcome.
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Rock Road Library – for fun, advice and fascinating history
Rock Road Library: lots on for all the family
Apple Dayand Kids’ ExtraSaturday 6 October,
10am to 12.30pm
Rhyme and Story TimePebble-painting • Lego • Garden quiz
Guess the weight of the marrowApple crumble-making
Join the Friends of Rock Road Library for the year
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NOTEBOOK
Anything going on in the garden? This is what people
often say to the volunteers in Nightingale Community Garden, part of Nightingale Park. They might be visiting the park playground or just restless after lunch on a Sunday. In May 2018, we formed a new constituted group Nightingale Gardeners, focussed on enabling community gardening – and tea drinking. Anyone is very welcome to join.The garden remains property of the City Council ‘for everyone to enjoy’. Volunteers open and lock the garden gates each day.
Garden volunteers meet twice a week on Sunday
and Monday afternoons, from 2 to 4pm, throughout the year, weather allowing. We have a very informal ‘bring and share’ gardeners tea around 3pm. All welcome to drop by and join in.
Thanks to ‘S106’ funding from property developers, we’re
building a green-roofed veranda at the front of the club hut. This will give much needed shade from rain and sun for people dropping by the garden or for organised events. It will be a pleasant place to stop to sit and chat. Guy Belcher, Biodiversity Officer at the City Council is taking a lead in this project and we aim to have it built around Spring 2019. It will have a deep roof to encourage native plants and wildlife including insects.
In September 2018, we will
receive and fit out a new storage shed for garden tools. This means
we can make the existing club hut (shed) a ‘bit more cosy’, as one of our volunteers said recently. The shed has been funded by a very generous donation from Hill builders via the Community Forum.
Taken together, we hope next year the garden will be easier
for incoming groups to use, including when volunteers aren’t available. Recently, we have had two evening visits from local cubs and the RHS outreach officer for our region and welcome enquiries from other groups who might like to use the garden. The only restrictions are availability of garden volunteers to be there to open up and also access to toilets across the park.
This summer, the volunteers restored and painted a
wooden horse, rescued from the Council, in a Polish folk style – just for fun. Everyone likes sitting on her. Thanks to Izabela and Becky for the professional artistry!
It has been a tough year for gardeners with a very cold
winter, wet and cold early spring,
then a cold and dry spring, and then the endless hot drought. At Nightingale, we have attempted to keep as many plants alive as possible by heroic watering every day – thanks to our amazing volunteers! For the first time, we hope to have a modest pumpkin crop in the Autumn. Maybe we can have a soup making session in the garden at half term?
You might know that the old pavilion at the park (above)
will soon be demolished and a new, multi-purpose sports and community facility built in its place. It will have all the right changing rooms and toilets, but also a multi-purpose community room with a small kitchen and doors onto the park. We hope that we can start to use it as soon as next summer (2019) and that the new building will inspire people to start some new groups, clubs, and offer new activities open to lots of people. For example, there might be repair cafés, heathy eating and holiday lunch clubs, parent-toddler groups, coffee mornings, games clubs, yoga and tai chi, youth groups, or quiz nights. Some people will want to use it for their birthday parties; really, anything within reason. To find out what people want from the building, Patrick Brown, our Community Development Officer, has set up an online survey – there’s a link at the queen-ediths.info website, and paper copies in local places such as schools, St James Church, Queen Edith’s Chapel, Nightingale Community Garden, the Queen Edith Pub and local cafés. Alternatively, you can telephone Patrick on 07920 210 959 or email [email protected]
NIGHTINGALE GARDENERS • www.nightingalegarden.org.uk
The existing Nightingale Park pavilion
Emergency CallsIn any emergency, call 999. For serious and life-threatening injuries and conditions, the nearest medical Emergency Department for Queen Edith’s is at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Alternatives to A&EFor non-emergency problems, seek advice from your GP or pharmacy, or call the NHS 111 phone service, where a nurse will give confidential advice 24 hours a day. The closest pharmacies are Numark on Adkins Corner, Kay’s on Wulfstan Way and Boots on Cherry Hinton Road. Further afield, the pharmacies at Sainsbury’s (Coldham’s Lane), Tesco (‘Fulbourn’ store) and Asda (Beehive Centre) are usually open until late evening.
Non-Urgent CrimeTo report less urgent crime or disorder, or to contact the police with a general enquiry, dial 101 at any time. The system will connect you with the police for this area.
Problem Parking To report possible illegal parking, contact the county council’s parking services team on 01223 727 900. Serious offences should be referred to the police.
Smell gas? No electricity?To report a gas emergency, call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. To report a power cut, the number to call is simply 105.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR QUEEN EDITH’S RESIDENTS
What’s On in Queen Edith’s The free, Friday night What’s On In Queen Edith’s email is a must for every resident. To add your email address to our list, just head over to the queen-ediths.info website now.
About Us Queen Edith’s Community News is published by the Queen Edith’s Community Forum, the neighbourhood association for the area. Chair: Sam Davies. More at queen-ediths.info.
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Queen Edith’s Councillors The City Council deals with planning, housing, leisure and rubbish collection. Our city councillors are Colin McGerty on 07785 577 370, Jennifer Page-Croft on 01223 729 492 and George Pippas on 01223 473 223. The County Council deals with schools, libraries, social services, roads, streetlighting and trading standards. Our county councillor is Amanda Taylor on 01223 249 787. Councillors hold drop-in ‘surgeries’ at St James’s Church or The Coffee House nearby at 10.30am on the second Saturday of each month, and at Rock Road Library at 5.15pm on the fourth Friday.
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