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April 2019 Number 368

Insidethisissue:OurVillageDiary,ChurchNews,WIReport,ParishCouncil,BinneyEstatenote,CambridgeScienceFestivalReview,Ol’Ron’sRamblings,GrantaMedicalPractice,VillageHallMatters,ChristianAidWeek.

Our Village Diary April2019

ThemobilelibrarycallsoneverythirdWedseachmonthoutsideoftheBreweryRoadrecreaPongroundfrom10.30amunPl11am.Theyalsoprovidefreebat-teriesforNHShearingaids.Checkoutthevillagewebsiteformoredates.vil-lagewebsite:www.pampisford.org.uktwi6er@pampisford_uk

Mon 1 Black bin collection

Sun 7 Community Service Said evensong Judith Sutcliffe

Village Church 4 pm

Mon 8 Green/Blue bin collectionThu 11 Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 7.15pm

Sun 14 Palm Sunday morning Prayer Judith Sutcliffe Village Church 10:30am

Mon 15 WI Meeting Village Hall 7.30pmMon 15 Black bin collectionWed 17 Mobile Library Brewery Rd Rec 10:30am

Sun 21 Easter Sunday Holy Communion Rev Canon John Pinder Village Church 10.30am

Mon 22 Green/Blue bin collectionTue 23 Pampisford Society Meeting Village Hall 8.00pm

Thu 25 The Annual Parochial Parish Council Meeting Village Church 7:00pm

Sun 28 Holy Communion Rev Dr Alex Hughes Archdeacon Village Church 10:30am

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Sun 5 Community Sunday Tea Cake and plants Judith Sutcliffe

Thu 9 Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 7.15pm

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Church News ThehistoryofthewordEasterisdisputed,butmighthavederivedfromaspringPmeAnglo-SaxonferPlitygoddesscalledEastre,whosesymbolismin-cludedthehare,themoonandeggs1.Otherssayitderivesfromtheword'east','dawn'2orfromtheNorsewordforthespringseason3.Inthenorthernhemisphere,thespringequinoxoccursonthe21stofMarchwhenthelengthofthedayincreasesunPlitisequalwiththelengthofthenight4.Thesun,growinginpower,finallyovertakesdarkness,andthissolarrebirthiscelebratedinmostancientpaganreligions,whereagriculturallifedependedonthegrowthofspring.TheothersymbolofancientsolarsupersPPonwasthemoon;

The early ChrisPans were concerned by the Pagan solar fesPval beingEasterthoughthedatessPllrelatedtotheequinox,butJewishcustomswereadaptedandthedatethatEasterwastobecelebratedwascalcu-latedbythePmingsofthemoon.IniPalsoluPonsinthefirstfewcentur-iesoforganizedChrisPancelebraPonwerechaoPcandunpredictablesPllincluding CelPc Roman catholic Pagan and Jewish customs. They werealsocalculatedona13monthlunarcalendarTheCouncilofNiceainthefourthcenturytriedtoresolvethisbyse]ngauniformdate forEaster,but, this caused tremendous arguments. Local customswere defendedangrilyagainstanya_empttoharmonizethemwithothercommuniPes.TheWesternandEasternChrisPanchurchesconPnuetocelebrateEasterondifferentdates,oaen,ondifferentmonths.

ThesynodofWhitbyin664witnessedoneofthemostfamousreligiousandculturalclashesoftheearlyMiddleAges.TherewasconflictgrowingbetweenNorthandsouth,Canterbury,RomeorthodoxCeltsandregionalKings and Bishops around the celebraPon of Easter. The Main playerswere Bede and King Oswui and the Roman tradiPonwon the day andweresetinplaceforcentury’stocome.

IgotoWhitbyeveryyear;infactIhaveadreamofrePringthere.Thereisjustsomethingspirituallyupliaingabouttheplacethatgoesbeyondthefishandchipshops(andyestheMagpiehasthebestfishandchipsever!)andhordesoftourists.TheAbbeydominatesthetown,theChurchofStMaryswatchesovertheharbour,almostasifChristiswatchingoverthetown.

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As the history of Easter is bound up in somany factors, tradiPons andcustoms,soisourownmeePngwiththerisenChrist.ThesymbolismandsignificanceoftheRisonLord,isthatofanewcovenantforall.Acoven-antof loveboundbyhisdeathandresurrecPon.ACovenantofforgive-nessofnewlifeandnewhopeoflighttodarkness.OnEasterEvevigils,alit PaschalCandle isbrought intoadark church illuminaPng the churchwithitslight.Averypowerfulsymbolindeed

WhateverEastersymbolisesandmeanstoyou.IhopethatyouwillfindtheRisenChrist

Judith

The Annual Parochial Parish Council MeePng will be on Thursday 25thAprilat7pminchurch.ThisisanopenmeePngandeverybodyisinvitedespeciallythoseontheElectoralrole

Pampisford Parish Council Date of last Parish Council Meeting: 14th March Date of next Parish Council Meeting: 11th April 7.15pm in the Village Hall Clerk, Belinda Westwood: clerk@pampisford.org.uk 07941 088 544. Full minutes and reports are avail-able on the village website: http://www.pampis-

ford.org.uk

Adultgymequipment:AsitemeePnghasbeenheldandthe3piecesofequipmentshouldbeinplacebyJune.

Speedwatchsign:Thishasarrivedandshouldbeinstalledononeofthelamppostschosen,shortly.TheplanistouseitinLondonRoadandBreweryRoad,sospeedersinseveraldifferentlocaPonsshouldbeshowntheerroroftheirways.ManythankstoBillandAlex.

LocalHighwaysIniHaHve,[LHI]:TheParishCouncilhaveatlastbeensuccessfulititsbidforfundingfromthisscheme.ItmeanstheinstallaPonofthetrafficislandasacrossingpointinBreweryRoadoppositetheplaygroundshouldbegoingahead.Thiswehopewillalsohavetheeffectofmakingthis,thewidestpartoftheroad,appearnarrowertopassingtraffic.Theschemewillbemainly

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fundedbytheCountyandDistrictCouncilsbuttheParishCouncilwillcontribute£3,000.

NeighbourhoodPlan:ManyapologiestothosewhohavebeenwillingtohelpwiththisthattheMarchmeePngwascancelled.Belinda,ourclerk,hasob-tainedfundingforusandhasproducedadocumenttotaketheprocesson.YouwillbecontactedinduecoursewithadatefortherearrangedmeePng.

On-lineBanking:TheCouncilhavingbeenusingtheUnityTrustBanksincetheclosureoflocalBarclaysbranchesbutarebecomingincreasinglyfrustratedbytheirincompetence,whichmeansthatchequesaresPllbeingused,ratherthantheon-linefacility.Adifferentproviderisbeingconsidered.

FirstAidTraining:Pleaselettheclerkknowifyouwouldbeinterestedhavingsomefirstaidtraining.

AnnualParishMeeHng:ThiswillbeheldintheVillageHallat7.00pmonThursday23rdMay.

DistrictCouncilitems:TheDistrictCouncilnowreceivesnoincomefromCentralGovernmentandhopestosupplementbusinessratesandcounciltaxincomebygeneraPng25%ofthefundsitneedswithinthenext5yearsfrominvestments,theseincludeprovidingspacesforsmallandgrowingcompanies.Emptyhouses:Thereare100properPesacrossSouthCambridgeshirewhichhavebeenemptyforatleast2years.TheCouncilplantochargeaslidingscaleofextracharges[premiums]aswellasthefullcounciltaxontheseproperPes.MobileWardenScheme:14SouthCambscommunitygroupshavebeenawar-ded£23,410fromtheDistrictCouncil’sMobileWardengrantscheme.ThisfundingwillhelpthegroupstackleisolaPonbysupporPngelderlyresidenttostayintheirownhomesandcommuniPes.Throughcommunitycareschemes,MobileWardensregularlyvisitelderlyresidentshelpingwithlightpracPcaltasksandestablishingsupporPvenetworks.ShouldtherebesuchaschemeinPamp-isford?

PeterMcDonald,cllr.mcdonald@scambs.gov.uk

NotefromtheBinneyEstate,PampisfordHall:ThediseasedashandchestnuttreesintheSpinney,BreweryRoadwillbefelledshortly.Youareremindedthatthereisnopermi_edaccesstothiswoodland.Moregenerallypleaseonlyusepublicfootpathsorpermissivepathswhenwalkinginthecountrysideandkeepyourdogsundercontrol.Thankyou

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Pampisford W. I Report for March 2019 ‘AnUnexpectedJourney’KateArmstrongourspeakeronMonday18thMarchgaveaninteresPngaccountofhermothersbook,whichhadbeenformedfromthediarieshermotherkeptwhilelivingindifferentcountrieswhenherhusbandworkedfortheColonialService,remoteareasofAfricawithfewmodconsandinsomeposPngs,wildanimalsandnotsofriendlylocals!Thefamilywrotethebooktogether,grandmother,motheranddaughterwithmanyphotostoaidthegrandmothertoregalethestories.

Aaerteacoffeeandcakes,thepostcardfromabroad,theMillenniumForrestercupcompePPonwaswonbyAudreySinclair,alinerfrom1930’swhichhadbeensentfromAustraliabyrelaPveswhoemigrated.

NextmonthsmeePngwillbeatalkbyBernade_eMerryonMondayApril15th,wewillbeholdingabooksale,pleasebringabook.SarahDenham

Cambridge Science Festival: A Review WearesofortunatetolivereasonablyclosetoCambridge,acenterforworldclasslearning.CambridgeUniversityhasofferedallofusTheSci-enceFesPvalfrom11thto24thMarch2019.TheyopenuptheirlecturetheatresandcreateexhibiPonsforthepublicandinviteustobookfreelecturesonahugerangeofsubjects.PatrickandIbooked19talks,beingcarefultomakesurewecouldwalkfromonetoanotherinPme!Togiveyouaflavour,thetalkswewenttowereAstronomy-UniverseofBlackHolesbyProfessorChristopherReynolds,TheLivesofStars:AdventuresoutofthisworldbyDr.GhinaHalabi.Physics-Pu]ngradioacPvityinperspecPve,twotalksonQuantumComputers(AlongwaygotomakeitpracPcalforthepublictouseandrathermindbending!Forexample:oneQuantumCubitisequivalenttooneBitinclassicalcompuPng.ThebiggestQuantumComputerbuiltso

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farisonly100Cubits.TheycancalculateequaPonsthathavemanyan-swerssimultaneously,suchafactoringlargenumbers.Theproblemisre-cordingalltheresultsaccurately.)ProfessorJohnEllistalkedabouttheuniverseandknownsub-parPclesastheywerediscoveredattheAndrewChambolinMemorialTalk.HewaspresentattheLargeHadronCollideratthePmeofthediscoveryoftheHiggs-Boson.Engineering-AnEngineerplayswithtoysbyDr.HughHunt.(Veryenter-tainingandinstrucPve.HethrewhisboomerangovertheheadsoftheaudienceseveralPmes,anditreliablyreturnedtohishands!)WeheardaboutAppliedSciencewithJaguarLandroverintheirDiscoverySportRangeRover.Foster,ourspeaker’shandmaderocketwithanegginsidedidnotsavetheegg,ashisrocketdidnotlaunchasexpected!Biology-The100,000GenomeProjectisbeingexpandedtodetectrarediseasesandcustomisecancercures.GeneEaPng:TheTruthaboutDietsbyDrGilesYeo(SaysthatweareessenPallyalldifferent).ResearchbeingdoneonthegutbiomeisaffecPngtheneurodevelopmentofmice,ac-cordingtoresearchinCork,Ireland.Itisatit’searlystagesbuttheyhavediscoveredthereisaneffectandarelookingforthemechanism.ClimateChange-AneveningwithJamesLovelockinvolvedafascinaPngreviewofhiswork.ThereisNoPlanetBbyProfessorMikeBerners-Lee.MikewasveryopPmisPcthattherearesoluPonsbutseemedali_lepessimisPcaboutthembeingappliedconsistently.Hisbookisveryde-tailedandfullofpracPcalthingsthatcanbedone.PastClimateVariabil-ityandHumanHistory,showedthelongtermpastvariabilityandshowsthecurrentwarmingisoutsidepreviousknownvariability.PlasPcPlanet-providedmanyinsightsontheproblemsofrecyclingplasPc.TheFutureProspectsforHumanitybyProfessorLordMarPnRees.HistalkwasbroadandinclusivealthoughhefeltPmewasrunningoutforanadequatere-sponse.Healsohasjustwri_enabookonthetopic.TreeRingsattheinterfaceofarchaeology,climatologyandecologybyProfessorUlfBuntgen.Surprisinghowextensivelytreeringsareused.MathemaHcs-MakingAlgorithmsTrustworthybyProfessorDavidSpei-gelhalter.Well,bewarnedthatAlgorithmsmakingmedicaldiagnosPcsarenotalwaysright!Theyarebeingembeddedintoourcomputers,carsandourlivesinsomanyways.Althoughhelpfultheyarenotalwaysac-curatepartlybecausetheyarebasedonprobabilityandaccurateinputs.Algorithmsalsodonotalwaysmodeltherealworldfully.

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Literary-HerebeDragons:theworldsandinspiraPonofUrsulaKLeGuin.WriPngtheanthropocene:MeganHunterinconversaPononherbook“Theendwestartfrom”.Looksintowhatourfuturemightbelike.

IwasdeeplyimpressedbythequalityofthepresentaPons,theinsightspresentedintowhatisemerginginourhumanunderstandingandwhatisproblemaPctoo.Wealsohadalotofexercisewalkingbackandforthbetweenlectures!Wehighlyrecommendtheexperience.Nina

Ol’ Ron’s Rural Rambling Ifyouarearegularreaderofthistomeyouwillbeveryawareofmyin-terestwildlifeespeciallybirds.ItssomewhatironicthenthatmygripeofthemomentisthenoisemadebyGaspoweredBIRDSCARERSshortlyaaer6.amEVERYmorning.Notjustoneresoundingbangbut2fairlyclosetogetherfollowedbyarandom3rdjustincasethebirdieshadn'tscarperedoffalready.IknowfarmersmustprotecttheircropsofOilseedrapewhichcanbedevastatedbywoodpigeonsandIknowthattheearlybirdgetstheworm,orinthiscasealeafybrassicabutsurely7.0amwouldbeearlyenough.TheNaPonalFarmersUnionguidelinefortheuseofGaspoweredscarersisnottousethembefore7.0am...Justsaying!!Luckilymygardenbirdsaren'tphasedbydistantbangsandthefeedersconPnuetobeinconstantusebyawidevarietyofbirdswithoneunusu-alnewcomeraReedBunPng.Itsana_racPvelightbrownbirdslightlylargerandslimmerthanaSparrowbutwithastrikingblackhead.AstheCockbirdsgetintotheirbreedingplumagetheirblackheadseemstoreallyglow.AstheirnamesuggestsReedBunPngsusualbreedinghabitatisareedbedwheretheycanbespo_edswingingandsingingontheverytopofafeatheryreedhead.ThebirdonmyfeedersisprobablyonitswaytothereedbedsintheFowlmereNatureReservehavingspentthewinterforagingoutinthecountryside.OLD RON

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InJanuaryGrantaMedicalPracPce’sclinicianssaw/spoketo20,256paPents.Thisnumberincludesurgentappointments,rouPneappointmentsandtele-phoneappointments.Unfortunately,therewereanextra1,026appointmentsthatpaPentsdidnota_end(DNA).

Village Hall Matters IwouldliketosaycongratulaPonstoamemberoftheW.Iwhoreportedawaterleakintheirtoilets.Itdoeshelpifproblemsarereportedassoonaspossiblesothattheycanbedealtswialy.Telephone833635.

ThevillagefetewillbeonJuly20thandwewouldloveyoutoputbyitemsforthebric-a-brac,nearlynewclothing,cd's,books,etc.WecanletyouknowlateraboutcollecPonPmesforthese.

Christian Aid Week 2019 OnceagainwehopethatthepeopleofPampisfordwillhelpustoraisemoneyforChrisPanAidwhoprovidesforthosesomuchworseoffthananyofusare.Pleasehelppeopleinrealneedindirecircumstances.Dohelpustogetbeyondthe£300thatseemstobeourlimitsofar.ThemoneywillbuysomanyusefulthingsforwholecommuniPes.ChrisPanAidhasdecadesofexperienceinknow-inghowbesttoprovidethoseinneedforthelongterm.

Forexample£18couldprovidetrainingtoprotectmarinelifeandthereforefoodinthemangroveswamps.£39couldbuyasolarpanelprovidingessenPallighPngforhospitalsandhomes.ThisyeartheemphasisisonsavingthelivesofwomenandbabiesinSierraLeone.

YouwillreceivemoreinformaPonandcollecPonenvelopesinMay.DohelpPampisfordgobeyondthe£300linethisyear.YoucancheckthewebsiteformoregeneralinformaPon:www.chrisPanaid.org.uk.

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