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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Fendon Road Roundabout

Share Fair and Skip Day

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Queen Edith’s Community News

New Nightingale Pavilion

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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 Randhello@queen-ediths.info

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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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.

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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

hello@queen-ediths.info. n

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How does Osteopathy work?Osteopaths are unique in their ability to feel inflamed tissues and mechanical restrictions. Through a variety of specialised techniques Osteopathy can help improve function and thereby reduce pain and inflammation.

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.

A course of treatment will then aim to restore normal joint function and stability.Your Osteopath can refer you to your GP if necessary.

A safe, reliable and experienced team to address your pain needs.

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

www.stockleyosteopaths.co.uk

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

volunteering with group exercise. It’s enormously

popular in other towns and cities.” n

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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 hello@queen-ediths.info – 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 250@homerton.cam.ac.uk or on

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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!

10 • Queen Edith’s Community News • Autumn 2018 Queen Edith’s Community News • Autumn 2018 • Page 11

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.

l www.friendsofrockroadlibrary.wordpress.com

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

Name .............................................................................................

Address ..........................................................................................

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Email .............................................................................................

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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 patrick.brown@cambridge.gov.uk

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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