Chesterton News Dec 2012 - Feb 2013

Milton Road Library’s Future is Secured

Some local parents have met

to talk about the kind of

school and pre-

school provision that

they want. They

have set up a

Facebook page at

h t t p : / / w w w . f a c e

b o o k . c o m / C h e s

tertonnewschool .

Info. is also available

at http://newschool

che ste rton . co .uk

After 13 December

this site will include

information about

sponsors who have

come forward and offer the

chance for interested parents

to ask questions.

Nick Moir

In view of the rising

population of children in

North Cambridge,

the county council

has decided to open

a new school on the

site of the old Shirley

Infants on Green End

Road. It will be a

one-form intake and

also include a pre-

school provision.

G o v e r n m e n t

legislation means that

the Local Education

Authority (LEA)

must look for a

sponsor for an academy or

consider a free school (both

f u n d e d b y c e n t r a l

government).

There is a tight timetable as

the school is due to be open

in September next year. The

new preferred sponsor should

be known by mid-January and

East Chesterton parents will

be given a special extension to

allow them to make decisions

about their child’s schooling

after that date.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Chesterton

Festival 2013

2

Chesterton

Choral Society

2

Kendal Way

Allotments

3

Ideas for Local

Projects

3

What’s On? 4

News from the

Churches

6

Lil Speed Award 8

Bell-ringing in

Chesterton

8

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T H E F I F T H

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C H E S T E R T O N

N E W S

After being under threat two

years ago, Milton Road Library

now has a much brighter

future as the County Council

and Cambridge City Council

have joined forces to work

with the Friends of Milton

Road Library on ideas for a

complete redevelopment of

the site based on the model at

Great Shelford. The project

could provide a

l ib ra ry and

community hub

at ground level

and a residential

d e v e l o p m e n t

above which

c o u l d a l s o

help fund the

p r o j e c t

completely or in

p a r t .

Management of

the hub and community space

cou ld b e th rough a

community based model.

The project is great news for

West Chesterton which has

very little in the way of

community facilities and a

resounding success for the

Friends who have worked

hard to secure the library’s

A New School for Chesterton

future. They have welcomed

the proposal and asked that the

local library service be

continued on the nearby Roger

Ascham site in Ascham Road

during any construction period.

Michael Bond

Chesterton Community Association

Would you like to advertise in

the next edition of Chesterton

News? Contact

Sue Richards on 353296

Could you join our team of volunteer

distributors? Contact Eleanor on 306150 for

more info.

Chesterton: A Year in

Photographs Can you help us take them? Go

to www.mycca.org.uk for more info.

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News from Chesterton Choral Society

Chesterton Festival 2013

Promotional Evening Would you like to be

involved in the Chesterton

Festival 2013? There are

plenty of opportunities!

Would you or your

organisation like to run a

Stall on Pye’s Rec, or

perform in the Church or

Festival Arena on Saturday

29 June; or are you a

group that could rock

Brown’s Field YCC in the

evening of Friday 28 June?

Could you put on an event

that could be incorporated

in the Festival? Come along

and talk to the Steering

Committee and other past

and potential participants at

our Promotional Evening on

Wednesday 6 February 2013

in St George’s Church Hall,

7.30 for 7.45pm. All

welcome! Find out more and

g e t i n v o l v e d . M o r e

i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m

www.standrews-hall.co.uk,

or call 306150.

Jan Mentha

society is to give its

a n n u a l C h r i s t m a s

Concert in her memory

o n S a t u r d a y , 8

December at 7.30pm.

The concert is entitled

‘ A C y c l e o f

Seasons’ (Tickets £7/4

(<16s) on the door or

f r o m 2 1 3 5 6 7 ) .

Dorothy spent her early

days in Manchester and

began her musical career

at the age of six, later

studying at London’s

Royal School of Music. She

entered many musical

festivals during her younger

days, but one memory she

always treasured was

playing on the radio on the

BBC’s Children’s Hour in

the days of the Home

Service. She was 14 at the

time and was delighted to

meet Violet Carson, who

w a s o n e o f t h e

programme’s ‘aunties’ and

later became the ‘dragoness’

figure on Coronation Street.

Do ro th y mo v e d to

Cambridge in the early ‘60s

when her husband, Tom,

became Cambridge Park’s

Superintendent. She joined

the Chesterton Choral

Society as accompanist in

November 1966 and retired

41 years later in 2007.

The society has appointed me

as its new President and

Christine Sansom as Vice-

President.

Donald Flory

Earlier this year members of

Chesterton Choral Society

were very saddened to hear

of the death of their

President and long serving

accompanist, Dorothy

Garwood, who died in a

Suffolk care home on 16 July

at the age of 98.

Dorothy, who lived for

many years in Campkin

Road, regularly attended the

Church of the Good

Shepherd, Mansel Way, and

it is at this church that the

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P A G E 3 E A S T A N D W E S T T O G E T H E R

Cambridge City Council is

looking at ways to increase the

amount of formal growing

spaces across the city, and

Chesterton gardeners have been

enjoying 22 new allotment plots

on Kendal Way, built on land

that housed allotments in the

1960s but had since become

overgrown and used as a

dumping ground. Now the soil

has been sieved and rotovated

to produce fertile growing

ground. Electronic access using a

key fob system, secure fencing

and a community plot facilitating

access for wheel chair users are

The City Council recently

invited a range of community

groups to a meeting to gather

ideas to spend funding from

new developments in the

North Area of the City.

Potential projects suggested

for Chesterton were

improved faci l it ies on

Chesterton Rec. as well as at

St Andrew’s Hall and the

Methodist Church, and new

some of the allotments’ new

features.

If you are interested in the

facilities the community plot has

to offer and are a representative

of a group for people with

disabilities, please contact the

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on [email protected]

k. The allotments will be

officially opened on Saturday 8

December at 10am by the

Deputy Mayor. Everyone is

welcome to attend.

Declan O’Halloran

Ideas for Local Projects & Community Facilities allotments. The City Council’s

North Area Committee is

pursuing these suggestions

with the aim of ensuring that

residents have a much bigger

say in what is done with

developer contributions in

future.

Another recent meeting

brought together Council staff

and a range of partners in

existing community centres

and halls from across the city

t o d i s c u s s p o s s i b l e

management options for the

future, new community

centres in growth areas and

opportunities for sharing good

practice. Watch this space for

future developments in this

area.

Michael Bond

Chesterton Community

Association

Jane Seymour

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P A G E 4

Monday Pilates 9.10-10.10am; 6-7pm & 7-8pm. Contact Katrina: 07976 677540 (SAH) Drop-in Coffee Morning 10.15-11.30am (SAH) Chair-based Exercise Drop-in 10.15-11.30am. Contact Katrina: 07976 677540 (SAH) Little Learners Playgroup 9.15-12.15, Mon, Wed & Fri (BF) Playlanders Playgroup & Pre-school 9.15-12.15/2.45, Mon, Wed, Fri. Contact Sue: 420954 (SGH) Shirley Childminders’ Group 9.30-11.30am (BF) The Sunshine Club (55+) 1.30-3pm, fortnightly (BF) Junior Club (7-11s) 3.30-5pm (BF) Young Carers 5.15-7.45pm, fortnightly (BF) Renaissance Fitness 7.30-8.30pm, Mon & Wed (BF) Chesterton Choral Society 7.30pm. Contact Rosemary: 420117 (CMC)

Tuesday Music & Movement for under 4s 9.30-10.30/11-11.45am (BF) Childminders’ Playtime 9.30-11.30am (BF) Alpha Tots 9.30am-12noon. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Zumba 1-2pm (BF) Over 50s Folk Dance 2-4pm (BF) Over 60s Club, 1.45pm, fortnightly. Contact Ann: 423367 (SGH) Yoga for Everyone 6-7pm. Contact Cynthia: 07954388505 (SAH) Yogabirth 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Sharon: 07791002064 (SAH) Youth Club (for ages 11+) 7.30pm (BF)

Wednesday Over 60s 9.30-11.30am (BF) Good Morning Yoga 9.30-10.45 (SAH) Coffee Morning 9.30-12noon (CMC) Art Group for Parents & Children 1-2.30pm. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Family Fun 4 Everyone 3.30-5pm (BF) Karate 6.15-7.15pm (BF) Girls Brigade 6.30pm. Contact Rosemary: 420117 (CMC) Childminders’ Drop-in 9.30-11.30 (BF) Learn to Act with in situ 7.30-10pm. Contact:

Richard 211451 (SAH)

Thursday Church Mice Baby & Toddler Group 9.15-11.30am. Contact Victoria: 704791 (SAH) Pram-Pushers 10-11.30am (term-time). Contact Elizabeth: 424993 (SGH) Thursday Together-Family Support 10am-2pm (BF) Keep Fit Walk from the Nuffield Road Medical Centre at 11am. Contact Reception: 423424. Over 50s Pilates 2.15-3.15pm (BF) Yoga for Everyone 6-7pm. Contact Cynthia: 07954388505 (SAH) Zumba Fitness 6-7pm. Contact Rachel: 07985200911 (SAH) Boys Brigade 6-8pm. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Community Choir 7.15-8.45pm (BF) KFA Moves 7.30-8.30pm (BF) The Orlando Singers 8-9.45pm. Contact Peter: 504661 (SAH)

Friday Adult Art Group 9.30-11am (BF) Eat and Meet (over 50s and friends) 10.30-12noon (BF) Drop-in Table Tennis 3-5pm (Adults only). Contact Ruth: 464336 (SAH) Evenings of Social Card Games 7.30-9pm. Contact Carlos: 424040 (SAH)

Saturday Pilates 9-10am Contact Holly: 07939603882 (SAH) Suzuki Method ‘Cello Lessons Contact Sarah: 07511940312 (SAH) Car Boot Sale & Indoor Market 12noon-3pm. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Beginners’ Foreign Language Class 10am-12noon. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Film Club + Brunch (7+s) 11am-1pm (BF)

Flippin’ Marvellous Pancake Party Shrove Tuesday 12 February 4-5.30pm (SAH)

All welcome to drop-in, with or without children, for any or all of the time (Children must be accompanied by a responsible

adult). Info. from Eleanor on 306150

Weekly/Fortnightly

Events

Family Christmas Party with Jezo including magic, a disco and a buffet

Monday 17 Dec. 4.30-6.30pm (BF) Tickets £1.50/person (free for under 2s) must be bought

in advance. All children must be accompanied by an adult. More info. from 420309 /

[email protected]

Shirley School Christmas Fair including a cake stall, Santa's Grotto, face-painting,

tombolas & Pin the nose on Rudolph…

Thursday 13 December 3:30-5pm at Shirley School, Nuffield Road

Turning-on the Christmas Lights with carols, refreshments and a visit from Santa

Thursday 6 Dec. 6pm. (outside CMC) with Cllr Sheila Stuart, Mayor of Cambridge

Contact Andrea on 420309 / [email protected] for details.

Amazing auction of goods and promises!

Saturday 23 February 7.30-10.30pm (SAH) Lots of exciting prizes, big and small....

Info. from www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org / 301842

Chesterton Community Association invites you to come and learn about/have a go at

Martial Arts on 25 January (SAH) Relaxation & Yoga on 15 March (SAH)

We are looking for teachers, clubs or groups who would like to demonstrate and talk about how

their discipline can benefit those who participate. For more info. contact Valerie on 07795 815 525.

Chesterton Choral Society Xmas Concert in memory of Dorothy Garwood

Saturday 8 December 7.30pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd

visit www.chestertonchoralsociety.org.uk for more info.

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Tuesday Music & Movement for under 4s 9.30-10.30/11-11.45am (BF) Childminders’ Playtime 9.30-11.30am (BF) Alpha Tots 9.30am-12noon. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Zumba 1-2pm (BF) Over 50s Folk Dance 2-4pm (BF) Over 60s Club, 1.45pm, fortnightly. Contact Ann: 423367 (SGH) Yoga for Everyone 6-7pm. Contact Cynthia: 07954388505 (SAH) Yogabirth 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Sharon: 07791002064 (SAH) Youth Club (for ages 11+) 7.30pm (BF)

Wednesday Over 60s 9.30-11.30am (BF) Good Morning Yoga 9.30-10.45 (SAH) Coffee Morning 9.30-12noon (CMC) Art Group for Parents & Children 1-2.30pm. Contact Jason: 07505777407 (CMC) Family Fun 4 Everyone 3.30-5pm (BF) Karate 6.15-7.15pm (BF) Girls Brigade 6.30pm. Contact Rosemary: 420117 (CMC) Childminders’ Drop-in 9.30-11.30 (BF) Learn to Act with in situ 7.30-10pm. Contact:

Richard 211451 (SAH)

Monday

St Andrew’s Church Healing Group 1st Mondays, 7-8pm. Contact Rosemary: 525009 (SAH) Cambridge Branch of the Macular Disease Association 3rd Mondays, 12noon-2pm. Contact Rosemary: 420117 (CMC) Cam Sight Monday Club 1st Mondays, 2-4pm. Contact Rosemary: 420117 (CMC)

Tuesday Kettle Club 1st Tuesdays, 10.30-12noon for tea, coffee, a free raffle and lots of chat, all for £1.50. Contact Gill: 314018 (SGH) Chesterton Local History Group 3rd Tuesdays, 2.30pm (not Dec.) Jan.: Chesterton Hall; Feb.: Rowing on the Cam. Contact David: 368270 (SAH) St George’s Lunch Club 3rd Tuesdays, 12.30pm. Contact Tish: 425074 (SGH) East Chesterton Women’s Institute 4th Tuesdays, 7.30pm. 18th Dec. (NB): Christmas Party; Jan.: Stourbridge Fair; Feb.: Spinning demonstration. Contact Ann: 07971361836 (SAH) Cruse Bereavement Care Drop-in 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Margaret: 778667 (SAH)

Monthly

Events Friday St Andrew’s Church Healing Group 3rd Fridays, 12noon-12.45pm. Contact Rosemary: 525009 (SAH) Coffee, Cake & Christmas Cards @ food4food Café 10.30-12noon in December (SAH) St Andrew’s Church Craft Group 3rd Fridays, 7-9.30pm. Contact Victoria: 704791 (SAH)

Sunday St Andrew’s Junior Church, every 2nd&4th Sunday at 9.50am. Contact Victoria Goodman on 704791 (SAH) St Andrew’s Sunday Lunch Club , 1st Sunday of the month. Contact Sheila Merrick on 510456 (SAH) Turkish Kurdish Speakers in Cam-bridge (BF) St Andrew’s Church Youth Group (9-13s) at 3-5pm every 3rd Sunday. Con-tact Mary Allwood on 355367 (SAH) St Andrew’s Sports Club (9-13s) 3.30-5.30pm, first Sunday of the month. Contact Andrew Lea on 234267 (SAH)

Key

SAH: St Andrew’s Hall

www.standrews-hall.co.uk

306150

BF : Brown’s Field Youth &

Community Centre. For details

of all BF events, and contacts,

contact BF on 420309

CMC : Chesterton Methodist

Church.

For all CMC-Events contact

Rosemary Tice on 420117

SGH: St George’s Church Hall

Family Christmas Party with Jezo including magic, a disco and a buffet

Monday 17 Dec. 4.30-6.30pm (BF) Tickets £1.50/person (free for under 2s) must be bought

in advance. All children must be accompanied by an adult. More info. from 420309 /

[email protected]

Shirley School Christmas Fair including a cake stall, Santa's Grotto, face-painting,

tombolas & Pin the nose on Rudolph…

Thursday 13 December 3:30-5pm at Shirley School, Nuffield Road

Turning-on the Christmas Lights with carols, refreshments and a visit from Santa

Thursday 6 Dec. 6pm. (outside CMC) with Cllr Sheila Stuart, Mayor of Cambridge

Contact Andrea on 420309 / [email protected] for details.

Chesterton Festival 2013 Promotional Evening

Join members of the Festival Steering Group & others to see how you can get involved in the

next Chesterton Festival (28-30 June 2013) Wednesday 6 February

7.30 for 7.45pm - 9pm (SGH) The evening will include the presentation of

The Lil Speed Award for Voluntary Service to the Chesterton Community

(deadline for nominations 7 January)

Chesterton Community Carols Come and sing your favourite carols with

members of CSD Brass, followed by Xmas food and drink

Thursday 20 December 6.30pm in St Andrew’s Churchyard (/ in Church if wet)

Organised by St Andrew’s Hall on behalf of all in Chesterton

Chesterton Choral Society Xmas Concert in memory of Dorothy Garwood

Saturday 8 December 7.30pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd

visit www.chestertonchoralsociety.org.uk for more info.

Food4Food Community Café Tues-Fri, 12noon-2pm (SAH)

Info. from Rachel on 07824 634 514 & www.food4foodcafe.org.uk

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C H E S T E R T O N N E W S

News from the Churches

St Andrew’s Church, Church Street St Andrew’s will be running a

full programme of services and

events for the Christmas and

Epiphany seasons. This begins

with a concert by the Senior

Youth Choir on Tuesday 18

December and ends with our

traditional Epiphany Procession

(6 January) including the arrival

of the very resplendent magi

during the service. This year we

are combining the Christingle

with our Crib Service on Sunday

23 December. This is designed

particularly with children and

families in mind. (Our very pop-

ular Nine Lessons and Carols on

Christmas Eve is not suitable for

younger children).

We are looking forward to

the Christmas Season with all

that it brings, including the

Shirley School Carol service

on Thursday 20 December

and our Christingle Service

on Christmas Eve, where we

get to make Christingles

together and maybe eat a few

sweets! We wish everyone in

Chesterton a peaceful and joyful

Christmas Season.

Baptisms

5.08.12 Peregrine Robert Brice (StA)

5.08.12 Shelby Ord (StA)

5.08.12 Victoria Ord (StA)

12.08.12 Miles Edward Holgate (StA)

26.08.12 Kiera Grace Fisher (StA)

Funerals

9.08.12 Maurice George Barr (StA)

13.08.12 Lily Campbell (StA)

3.09.12 Patricia Anne Smith (StA at the

The sea of faith—has the

tide gone out?

The question of suffering—

can we believe in a loving

God?

In what sense may Jesus be

the way to God?

What should we believe and

how?

By popular demand Nick will be

running the course again on

Monday evenings, 7.45pm, in

January (14th, 21st, 28th) and

February (4th), at St Andrew’s

Hall. All are welcome but

please let Nick know (303469;

v i c a r@ s tan d rew s - che s te r

ton.org) if you intend to come.

Crematorium)

10.09.12 Muriel Mansfield (StA at the

Crematorium)

18.09.12 Margaret Ashley Moffett (StA at the

Crematorium)

1.10.12 Daisy May King (StG at the

Crematorium)

23.10.12 Henriette Josephine Adrienne

Avery (StG then at Arbory Trust,

Barton)

Baptisms and Funerals

St George’s Church, Chesterfield Road

During the autumn, Nick Moir

ran a series of four evenings

entitled ‘Questioning Faith’,

described as ‘a course for those

interested in exploring faith

without expecting easy answers’.

Some of the questions examined

were:

Pianist required by Cambridge Nursing Centre to play for residents’

enjoyment.

Please ring Catherine Hothersall on

C. 323774 if you are interested.

Classes in Chesterton and King's Hedges

Tue 10-11am Meadows Centre Tue 5:15-6pm CRC Sports Centre Wed 6-7pm The Shirley Centre Thu 6-7pm St Andrew's Hall

Contact Rachel George: 07985 200911

Are you ready

to Kick Ash?

Camquit, your free local stop smoking service can help.

Clinic available at: Chesterton Medical Centre Tuesday 6.00 –

8.00pm

We will arrange your Nicotine Replacement Therapy at

prescription only cost!

Phone 0800 018 4304 www.camquit.nhs.uk

Messy Christmas

Of all the presents I might

en joy rece iv ing th is

Christmas, a scratch and

sniff Christmas card of the

Nativity would not be on

the list! When I think about

the Christmas story, I find it

hard not to wonder at the

messiness and smelliness of

it all. I don’t imagine that

any new mother would wish

for their first born to come

into the world in the way

that Jesus did. In our

culture, at least, quite a lot

of planning goes into that

special and anxious time,

with a bag ready packed and

waiting to take to the

hospital, or the home

env ironment spec ia l ly

prepared for the birth.

Mary had to face an

uncertain time, in a strange

place with no rooms

available for her to give

birth in.

It was far from a picture

postcard event for anyone

involved, but it is thrilling to

think that God chose to

intervene in the world in

such a messy way. I find it

thrilling because it must

mean that God is not afraid

of people and their

messiness. In fact, rather

than being afraid of it, God

enters into the middle of it.

This is not a God who

wants us airbrushed or

modified, but who accepts

us and loves us for exactly

who we are in all our

messiness.

It is a continuing challenge

to love other people the

way that God loves us.

Their messiness can

sometimes make life difficult

and hurt us in extreme

ways. But we know that the

call to love other people

isn’t just to love them when

they are perfect, but to love

them always.

So maybe, on second

thoughts, that scratch and

sniff Christmas card of the

nativity might not be such a

bad idea! At least it would

remind me the God loves

me in my messiness and

challenge me to love in the

same way.

With best wishes for a good

Christmas for you and

yours,

Ruth Adams

Vicar, St George’s Chesterton

P A G E 7 E A S T A N D W E S T T O G E T H E R

CHRISTMAS EVENTS & SERVICES C H E S T E R T O N M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H , G R E E N E N D R O A D

Saturday 15 December 6.30 pm Carol service

Sunday 16 December 11.00 am Christingle Service

S T G E O R G E ’ S ( C H U R C H O F E N G L A N D ) , C H E S T E R F I E L D R O A D Christmas Eve, 24 December

4.00 pm Christingle Service (especially appropriate for families)

11.30 pm Midnight Communion Service

Christmas Day, 25 December

10.00 am All Age Worship with Holy Communion

S T A N D R E W ’ S ( C H U R C H O F E N G L A N D ) ,

C H U R C H S T R E E T Tuesday 18 December

7.00 pm ‘A Garland of Carols’ Senior Youth Choir Christmas

Concert

Sunday 23 December

4.00 pm Christingle & Crib Service, followed by Christmas crafts

in the Hall.

Christmas Eve, 24 December

7.30 pm Nine Lessons & Carols

11.30 pm Midnight Eucharist

Christmas Day, 25 December 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)

10.00 am All Age Communion

Epiphany, 6 January 10.00 am All Age Communion

6.30 pm Epiphany Procession S T L A U R E N C E ’ S ( R O M A N C A T H O L I C C H U R C H ) , M I L T O N R O A D Sunday 23 December

4.00 pm Carols by Candlelight

Christmas Eve, 24 December

5.00 pm Vigil Mass (especially for children)

11.15 pm Carols and Readings

12.00 pm Midnight Mass

Christmas Day, 25 December

9.00 am Mass of the Dawn

Letter from a Minister

Other local churches include: St Laurence’s (Roman Catholic), Milton

Road; Arbury Road Baptist Church; and the Church of the Good Shepherd (Church

of England), Mansel Way. (These are members of the North Cambridge Council of Churches and details can be found at www.northcambschurches.org.uk). In addition, Resurrection Church meets at Brown’s Field YCC at 11am on Sundays;

City Life Church meets in St Andrew’s Hall most Sundays 3-4.30pm (see

citylifechurch.net); and St Luke’s Church (United Reformed/Church of England), Victoria Road is part of the Church at

Castle group of churches (www.churchatcastle.org).

YogaBirth

Yoga for Pregnancy & Birth St Andrew's Hall

Tues 7.30- 9.30pm [email protected]

Or call Sharon: 07791002064

A local painting and decorat-ing service, with an excellent

reputation. Interior and exteri-or work undertaken, all to a

very high standard. For advice or free estimate please visit

www.cambridgedecorating.com or ring 0777 9732331

Bell-ringing in

Chesterton Bell-ringing has been part of religious

and social occasions in Britain for over

a thousand years. Bells first came to

Chesterton (to St Andrew’s Church) in

the 14th Century and, unlike the bells

of Barnwell Priory (near the junction of

Newmarket Road and Coldhams Lane

t o d a y ) , t h e y s u r v i v e d t h e

Reformation. St Andrew’s current set

of bells have sounded out since

1612. Samuel Pepys noted ‘walking

with great pleasure’ as the bells rung

during his visit to the parish in

1668. The Westminster Chimes were

composed in 1793 for the nearby

church of St Mary the Great in

Cambridge. Who at the time could

have predicted how ubiquitous those

notes would become? These same

chimes were finally brought to St

Andrew’s Church clock in 1921.

St Andrew’s tower has six bells, the

heaviest of which weighs over three-

quarters of a tonne. With a degree of

practice, despite the enormous weight

of the whirling metal above, bell-ringers

can control the striking of the bells

surprisingly precisely, leading to the

descending scale of notes called

‘rounds’ often heard at weddings and

other times of celebration. Bell-ringing

is a great activity for people of any age,

and in a lot of ways the social aspect is

just as important as the technical!

St Andrew’s bell-ringers plan to

continue the fine tradition by marking

the start of Chesterton Community

Carols on

Thursday 20 December in addition to

the normal calendar of service and

practice ringing.

There is a bell-ringing practice on

Thursdays every week at St Andrew’s

from 7.30pm until 9pm. Members of

the public are always welcome to come

to see what is involved. If you arrive

early, there can even be an opportunity

to climb the 20 metres into the belfry to

see the bells! Everyone is invited to get

involved, regardless of age (although

children under 10 will need to start with

considerably lighter bells than those

found in St Andrew’s tower!). For further

information contact Dave Richards via

[email protected]

Dave Richards

Chesterton News is published by Chesterton Community Association. www.mycca.org.uk 0300 365 1061 and is printed by Iliffe Press, Milton.

Chesterton News is unable to check or verify either the warranties or representation made by their advertisers and must therefore exclude

any liability whatsoever arising from any advertisement in the magazine, nor do any statements made in any article necessarily accord with

the views of the editors or publishers.

We acknowledge the funding we have received from the Cambridge City Council Area

Committee Grants, Chesterton Community Association, St Andrew’s, St George’s &

Chesterton Methodist Churches & Hundred Houses Society, and the help of our

volunteer distributors. Thanks to them all.

The copy deadline for the March – May issue is 1 Feb. 2013, and contributions

should be emailed to Eleanor at [email protected] for

consideration by the editorial team.

Thursday 20 December, 6.30pm

St Andrew’s Churchyard (indoors if too cold/wet/windy)

The Chesterton band of ringers

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If you know a Chesterton resident

who, as a volunteer, makes a real

d if ference to our Chesterton

community, it's still not too late to

nominate them for the Lil Speed

Award for Voluntary Community

Service. Application forms are available

from Sally Roden on 420309 or

[email protected], and the

deadline for completed forms is 7

January. This year's award will be

presented during the Chesterton

Festival Promotional Evening on 6

February.

Eleanor Whalley

Lil Speed Award 2013