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July 2015 1 Issue 127

Grafham Gossip Issue 128 Deadline: Midnight Thursday 16th July

Editors’ note… As ever, there’s lots for you to do this month!

We’re looking forward to watching the cricket on Saturday 4th July drinking a pint of beer.

With the holiday season approaching, there may be delays in delivering the paper copies around the village. Remem-ber you can keep up to date by joining the Grafham Gossip subscription list on the village web site to receive a link to read it online or you could find it on the web site yourself.

The next deadline is midnight on Thursday 16th July. Keep gossiping!

Editors, [email protected]

MG Club

"Curry & Concourse" Evening

at the Cinnamon, Grafham

on Monday 3rd August

from 7pm onwards

Find more details on page 2

Grafham Beer Festival 2015

Free Entry Live Music

Friday 3rd July 8pm - Iroko

Saturday 4th July

Throughout the afternoon - Cricket

Match

8pm Music – Vintage Stuff

Food Fresh BBQ cooked to order

Soft Drinks and Ice Cream available

throughout the Event

Free - Giant Inflatable assault course

for the kids

Contents Church Services...…..... Parish News……………. Councillors Details….…. Oil Syndicate....………… Curry & Concourse..…... Parish News……….…….. Neighbourhood Watch.… Village Activities...………… Babysitters………..…….. Cricket Club…............... Notices……………….….

Letter to the Editors……. What is the Church for?... First Steps to Health……. Local Library info……...... Where in the World?......... Foster Carers…………..... Cartoon………………….. Adverts, Notices...……... What Bin When?............ Sue Ryder, St John’s….. Julius Caesar & July…... Adverts…………………..

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Grafham Cricket Club - Home Games in July

Saturday 4th July

Grafham vs Hexton: Start time 1.30pm

Saturday 25th July

Grafham vs Pilgrim’s Oakley: Start 1.30pm

More Cricket Club news and photos - page 5

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Grafham All Saints - Services for July 28th June (4th Sunday) No service at Grafham ___________

5th July (1st Sunday) 11.00 Family Service Lay Led

12th July (2nd Sunday) No service at Grafham

19th July (3rd Sunday) 11.00 Eucharist

26th July (4th Sunday) No service at Grafham ___________

2nd August (1st Sunday) 11.00 Family Service Lay Led

Contacting the Clergy

The Revd Jason Taylor (Rector)

The Rectory,

15 Church Road,

Brampton PE28 4PF

[email protected]

01480 453341

07807 118070

Grafham Oil Syndicate The syndicate continues to grow, keeping more money in the village. Remember, it's FREE to join and we must keep a bulk order attractive

enough to attract a discount, so simply email Simon at

[email protected]

or call 819663

Councillors Peter Downes and Patricia Jordan and/or John Morris are available at the village hall from

11.15 to 11.45 on the first Saturday of the month.

At other times contact:

[email protected] 07765 833486

[email protected] tel. 457802

[email protected] tel. 458818

Twitter: @johnmbrampton

Please come along to our club

"Curry & Concourse" Evening

at the Cinnamon, Grafham

on Monday 3rd August

from 7pm onwards

to view some of the cleanest, and shiniest MGs in the county.

You may even remember some of the cars from our previous displays at the Village Fête, and Old Rectory Open Day. Hopefully, we will have a good range of MG models on display on the night, both old and new.

If you would like more information on our club you can contact me via the Grafham Gossip, [email protected]

Chris Shurlock Club Secretary, Cambridge & District MG Owners Club

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Send your news, views, photos and gossip to [email protected]

PARISH NEWS June 2015

Following the damage to roadside verges on Church Road and the subsequent re-pairs which have taken place, the Parish Council are informed that Cambridge-shire Highways consider the repairs to be sufficient and therefore, no further work will be done.

News from the District Council concerns the pro-posed development of housing at RAF Brampton. Following changes to planning laws, the first tranche of housing will consist of 402 homes, none of which are to be affordable homes. Later development will consist of 130 homes, again, none of which will be affordable housing.

Since affordable housing is mostly required by young families with small children, the policy appears to be at odds with the enlargement of the primary school facilities to accommodate the numbers of children which would have been expected from families in af-fordable homes.

The Local Government Boundary Commission has drafted its recommendations for new electoral ar-rangements for Cambridgeshire County Council. Un-der the proposals, Grafham will be grouped with Brampton, Buckden, Southoe, Midloe, Diddington and the Offords. What this means for Grafham is hardly noticeable, but for our County and District councillors it will mean a heavier workload, with the potential for not being able to attend Parish Council meetings so frequently. Some new divisions will have as many as 23 parishes. Implementation of the new arrangements will come in 2017. Further information can be found at www.lgbce.org.uk

The ultimate effect is likely to be less support for many parishes at a time when the County and District Councils are recommending the devolvement of pow-ers to the Parish Councils.

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on 14th

July 2015, 7.30pm at the village hall.

Margaret Life, Parish Clerk 07780 119311

[email protected]

Full minutes can be read on the village web site www.grafham.org.uk You may contact your parish councillors through the clerk or directly by using the details below.

Philip Allingham Chairman 01480 811516 [email protected] Ian Gardener Vice Chair 01480 812821 [email protected] Andrew Duckworth [email protected] Alastair Watson [email protected] Kevin Sharp [email protected] Jenny Barnes 07788 545197 [email protected]

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH May/June 2015

There have been no reported incidents in Grafham – however, the adjacent villages report as follows:

14th May: Keys were taken from inside a van whilst

parked in Miller Way, Brampton and these were used to steal a black Kia Sportage – index C13YNA

14th May: A quantity of tools were stolen from a

van parked in Evans Close, Brampton.

19th May: In Hinchingbrooke Country Park, a male

was found trying to collect a substantial amount of fishing line which the Police believe had been placed deliberately as a prank to trip people or animals.

26th May: Vineyard Close, Buckden; a Silver Fox

cycle was stolen by intruders from a property on Thrapston Road

23rd

May: Criminal damage was caused in the grounds of Brampton School – intruders smashed the window of a JCB belonging to builders and

also a large perspex sheet covering the school cycle racks.

The Police also report an increase of online fraud ac-tivity with Paypal when selling goods – their advice is not release anything you sell until the funds are cleared in your Paypal account.

James Snell 07951 069 565 email: [email protected]

All emergencies 999

Non-emergencies 101

Cambridge Constabulary HQ 01480 456111

Minicom for hard of hearing 01480 422493

Action Fraud 0300 123 2040

Crimestoppers 0800 555111 (anonymous)

Anti-social behaviour 01480 388379

To stop unwanted mail 0845 703 459 9

To stop unwanted phone calls 0845 070 0707

To report anti-social behaviour in Grafham

01480 388379 / 387097 or e-mail:

[email protected] or

[email protected]

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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GRAFHAM VILLAGE HALL has a Public Entertainments Licence for music, dancing, performing arts and can accommodate 92 guests seated in rows or 150 at a dance/disco - an ideal venue for children's and family parties. There is a playing field for sports activities and the hall has small changing rooms with shower facilities.

Contacts: Pat or Alan Watson 01480 811166

Grafham and Ellington Art GroupGrafham and Ellington Art GroupGrafham and Ellington Art Group http://grafhamandellingtonart.weebly.com/ Grafham Village Hall, Every Tuesday 1.30-4pm

Calling all who want to meet and paint with like minded people on a regular basis.

Beginners and those with more skills are all very welcome.

Cost: About £2 to cover hall hire/refreshments. Come along with your paints and equipment!

Please ring me for more details.

Jackie Woods 01480 890279

Across the Churches Bible Study We are a small group meeting twice a month (Tuesdays 7.30pm) for Bible study, prayer and fellowship. We come from different churches and are always happy to welcome new members.

For more information, please contact Rob or Jean Clark 01480 890033.

Ellington and Grafham WI

Join the growing team! We meet on the first Tuesday in the month

Contact Sue 896139 or Ann 891372 for details

Like a lift from Grafham? Call Heather 819589

Grafham Social Committee invites you to Coffee Mornings at 10.30am

on the 3rd Wednesday of the month:

15th July - Karen Stewart 2 Home Close

This is an informal social occasion for

residents of the village. Please come along

for a cup of coffee and a chat.

Grafham Sewing Bee Wednesdays 2 - 4pm For those who enjoy needlework of any sort, quilting, tapestry, knitting or anything else requiring the use of needles!

Complete beginners also welcome.

Our purpose is threefold, to provide a focus for your needlework, to allow the exchange of ideas and

expertise, and last, but not least, it is an opportunity to get to know like-minded people.

For further details contact Barbara Williams

01480 812905 or [email protected] http://grafhamsewing.weebly.com/

Do you enjoy reading?

We would like to welcome more residents to join us for informal social evenings.

We usually meet on the last Tuesday of the month. For further information on dates, venues and the current read, please contact

Tina 07711 012957 or Val 07761 137012

The Mobile Library Route H24 visits Breach Road, Grafham

on the 4th Wednesday of every month

from 10.40 to 11.00. The next visit is 22nd July.

For renewals/ enquiries call 0845 045 5225 or click here

Grafham Church Flower Club We are available to decorate the church for weddings and other church occasions.

Floral arrangements for: pedestal,

altar, font, windowsills, pew ends, pillars.

Please contact Hazel Powell on

01480 810326 for details and quotes.

If anyone in the village has foliage in their garden that they would be willing to donate for church decoration for festivals, please let us know, we would be very grateful.

Please check that your details are up to date in the Babysitting notice

at the bottom of the page!

Babysitters Bryony 17yrs 812354 experienced - newborn/14yrs

Lotty 18yrs 810842 nursery experience/first aid trained

Olivia 23yrs 811831 BA Early Childhood Studies

Livvy 14yrs 819708 babysitting course

Georgie 14yrs 432688 babysitting course

Emma 17yrs 860632 Meri - 15 yrs 811192

Nicci 14yrs 811279 Harriet 16yrs 810043

YOUR COUNTRYSIDE NEEDS YOU

www.gwcg.btck.co.uk/

Regional winners of the British Trust for Conservation

Volunteers Green Award 2006 & 2007

Join Grafham Wildlife and

Conservation Group Call Sam Malt on

01480 810844 daytime 01480 811654 evenings

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Grafham Cricket Club After the first two games of the season being home and away, the next three games of the season were all away.

The first away game of the three was against Hexton CC; a village off the A6, and approximately 7 miles north of Luton. The Hexton cricket ground is pictur-esque, surrounded on one side by a wood and the rest by country hedgerows. The ground had long bounda-ries, and a batting pitch that had less life than the Dead Sea. Grafham were put into bat, and found runs hard to come by, with only Rob Forsdick truly putting bat to ball; scoring 35 including a 6 into the trees by the Pavilion. Matt Fryer hit a 6 over the long boundary, while next ball he stoically watched: as it hit his stumps. These two were the only players to make double figures. Grafham finished their in-nings on a 100 all out.

The pick of the Grafham bowlers in Hexton’s reply was Captain Tom Chester (3wkts off 9 overs for 14 runs) and Jonathan Leder-man (15 runs for 3 wkts off 6.4 overs), with Hexton fin-ishing 71 all out, Grafham winning by 29 runs.

The next away game was against Road Runners, whose ground is in Houghton Regis near Dunstable. The game was played on a warm summer’s day, with Grafham being put into bat first. Grafham started at 20:20 pace with Imran Ansari, scoring an attractive 50, supported by Will Lancaster 46, a quick-fire cameo from Rob Forsdick of 30 runs from 6 balls, followed by a re-strained but rapid 41 from Tom Chester and a 17 not out from our youngest player James Gould, left

Grafham 239 for 9 at the close of the 45 overs.

Road Runners were never in the chase for the Grafham’s total, as tight bowling from Grafham’s two opening bowlers restricted Road Runners’ total to less than 25 in the first 12 overs. James Gould in his first overs for the club took (2 wkts for 26 runs off 7 overs), with Road Runners all out for 100 runs.

The third away game was against Bedford 2nd XI at their Church Lane ground. The batting track had County Standard all over its shaved surface. Much to

Grafham’s surprise Bedford put Grafham in first, on this paradisiacal batting surface. Grafham put this oppor-tunity to good use, by scoring steadily, with Will Lancas-ter top scoring on 92 not out, ably supported by Ben McCutcheon 32, and other members of the team con-tributing double digit scores with Grafham scoring 247 all out.

Bedford in reply made a steady and stubborn start with their openers putting on 82 runs for the first wicket, but after that there was a steady fall of wickets until the

completion of their 45 overs left them on 161 for 9.

Grafham have now won all of their first five games, leaving us leading Division 3 of the Bed-ford Saturday Invitation League by 7 points.

Chris Dighton, Treasurer

Home Games in July 2015

Saturday 4th July Grafham vs Hexton Start time 1.30pm Saturday 25th July Grafham vs Pilgrim’s Oakley: Start 1.30pm

Bedford CC Ground

Gareth Batting

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Yes

Good quality paperback books

in clean condition We love to receive your paperback books to stock our church bookstall.

Please leave in the church porch.

Paperback books in good condition

Hardbacks x

Manuals x

Magazines x

Encyclopaedias x

Other items x

The book stall is a fantastic fund-raiser for our village church but we‘ve found

that we can sell only good quality, clean paperbacks and find it increasingly

difficult to lift, carry and dispose of other items.

Thank you

for your continued support!

x No

Spaldwick’s Youth Group

is on Friday evenings in Spaldwick

visit

www.grafham.org.uk/Escape Youth Group

for more details

The Parish Council Agenda

is available to view in advance of the Parish Council meetings. Visit www.grafham.org.uk

Click on Parish Council Agenda, in the main menu, then Latest Agenda. To advertise in the

Grafham Gossip, email: [email protected]

Community notices are free.

Business adverts are priced according to size,

payable in advance.

They start at £3.50 for a small box. This money pays for

the printing of the newsletter and any profit is donated to

All Saints, Grafham and its Restoration Fund.

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] Opinions expressed in the Grafham Gossip, including past issues, are those of the writer and not the editors.

July 2015 7 Issue 127

We have three beautiful church buildings in the villages of Brampton, Ellington and Grafham, and each has a loyal congregation but I wonder have you ever stopped and wondered why the church exists? What is it for?

Most people living in Brampton, Ellington and Grafham are deeply attached to their village church, even if they never (or only occasionally) attend.

In his Presidential Address to General Synod recently the Archbishop of Canterbury said this about the Church:

“I want to start by saying just two simple sentences about the church,” Welby began. “First, the church ex-ists to worship God in Jesus Christ. Second, the Church exists to make new disciples of Jesus Christ. Everything else is decoration. Some of it may be very necessary, useful, or wonderful decoration – but it’s decoration.”

Having just celebrated Pentecost and Trinity Sunday the Church of England is now entering Ordinary Time, which lasts until November. As the name suggests dur-ing Ordinary Time there are no major feasts or liturgical celebrations, so we must learn to live in the ordinary and hum-drum times when nothing particularly amazing will happen. There are no big parties, very little liturgi-cal variation and the altar frontals, clergy vestments and other adornments remain green.

We live in a world that encourages us to seek, or at least leads us to expect, one mountain top experience after another. This begins in schools where all lessons

must, it seems, be fun and carries on into adult life with advertising and marketing telling us to splash out and indulge ourselves because we’re worth it! But the reality of life is that much of it is pretty routine and going to work full-time and/or raising a family isn’t always terribly exciting. Bins have to be emptied, cleaning undertaken, and washing, ironing and shop-ping must all be done.

Some people become disillusioned with the lack of ex-citement; they leave their spouses for someone or something more exciting. They self-medicate with sex, shopping, alcohol, food or drugs. Living with the ordi-nary is not always as easy as you might think. Unless, that is, you have a clear sense of purpose. If you know who you are and why you are on this planet you are more likely to be living a happy and fulfilled life say doctors and psychologists. Knowing what is really im-portant and what is “decoration” is, it turns out, the key to thriving both in “ordinary” life and any other endeav-our.

My prayer for the churches in Brampton, Ellington and Grafham over the next few months is that we will learn even more about what it means to worship God and make new disciples. That we will be able to discern more clearly than ever what is core to our identity as Christians and what isn’t and that we will make the main thing the main thing!

(Contact details for Jason can be found on page 2. Ed)

What is the Church for?

Jason

First Steps to Health 1180 local people told us what their First Steps to Health would be, in an innovative survey to find out about people's attitudes to using primary care ser-vices.

We wanted to know what you would do about different health problems that you or someone you knew was experi-encing. Would you treat it yourself, search for information, see a pharmacist, call NHS 111 or visit your GP?

We found most people could manage without medical ad-vice on some health issues but not others; there were al-ways some people whose first step would be to ask for a GP appointment. Our evidence suggests that people are

not always aware of, or using the al-ternatives available.

Most people were positive about expe-riences of using local GP surgeries, although some people told us about negative experiences with front line staff and problems with systems for

getting emergency appointments.

In our First Steps to Health report we have made recom-mendations to the local health commissioners and GP Practices, to help people get the care they need from the best people to provide it.

Read the full Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Report on our website or call 01480 420628.

Letter to the Editors Dear Editor,

Community Shop By way of the GG, I would like to say an extremely big thank you and how grateful I am to ALL those involved on the committee, the sponsors and the suppliers for enabling the opening of the Grafham Community Shop last November.

I am delighted with the shop, the variety of products it stocks, the social activity it provides to the community but, more importantly, I just love working there and

being part of a wonderful development in our beautiful village here in Grafham.

Thanks once again to you all for your hard work, dedi-cation, commitment, your time and endeavours for making it happen!!

Tina Theodorou, Shop Volunteer

What are your views, news and comments? E-mail: [email protected] if you’d like your letter published in ‘Letters to the Editors.’ Please supply your name and address/email ad-dress but tell us if you’d prefer us not to print it in the Grafham Gossip. Thanks , Ed

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Activities at Local Libraries Contact your local library to find out forth-coming events and activities. Email: [email protected] or tel: 0345 045 5225

If you’re reading this online (www.grafham.org.uk) click on your local library to discover what events and activities are coming up soon. Buckden Library , Huntingdon Library and Archives, St Neots Library

Our eAudio book collection has grown with two brand new services available from BorrowBox and Ulverscroft. That means that, along with our OneClick Digital catalogue, there are over 2500 free eAudio books to download and enjoy! You can read thousands of free eNewspapers without leaving your home! Our eNewspapers are now available to stream using any device. All you need is your library card number. The service brings copies of many international, local and national daily newspapers, along with some eMagazines right to your doorstep.

Brave New Reads is a guided reading programme taking place across libraries in Cambridgeshire, Nor-folk and Suffolk from 1 May-5 August. Our pas-sionate Readers Circle have spent six months choosing six books from a long list of over 150 titles, selected as the most enjoyable, stimulat-ing and thought-provoking. A programme of events and activities will take place including Brave New Reads launch events.

Our social group for young adults aged 11 - 16 Making Space 4 Teens is focused on video gaming sessions. Become a member of the group for a chance to challenge your friends on our PlayStation 4s or Wii and have fun at your local library.

Interested in genealogy? You can access the fantastic Find My Past genealogy and history resources at your local library. The site contains the entire index to births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales from 1837-2001, and offers more than 1.7 billion international family history records from the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and beyond with records going back to 1200.

As part of Connecting Cambridgeshire's work to improve and extend public WiFi in Cambridge and surrounding areas, the free CambWifi network is now available at most of our libraries. The new network brings im-proved WiFi access to all libraries and better down-load limits at many larger libraries. The programme to switch-over all remaining libraries is due to be completed by the end of March.

Looking for inspiration when choosing your next book? Our Top 100 Books 2014 and Books of the Year 2014 provide a great place to find your next book in 2015. Why not visit our Reading page to find out how you can join a local reading group?

Where in the world is this?

London, taken from the London Eye

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July 2015 9 Issue 127

An event to welcome the newest foster carers to Cam-bridgeshire County Council’s fostering service was held last week. The last 12 months have seen a record breaking 32 new families from across Cambridgeshire become foster carers with the local authority and many of these new carers attended to join the celebrations.

David and Jennifer from Huntingdonshire (pictured third and fourth from right) said “We have been foster-ing since January and have had 2 placements. We have three children of our own and they have all found the experience very positive. It can be difficult to hear some of the backgrounds children in care come from but it is rewarding to see the change you can make. We have seen the children in our care quickly grow in confidence and hopefully face a more positive future.”

Jill Blose, Service Manager for Foster-ing said “We extend a huge thank you to all of our new foster carers, many of whom are already providing safe and loving homes to local children and young people unable to live with their own fami-lies. However, we urgently need even more people in Cam-bridgeshire to follow in their footsteps and consider fostering. We are particularly keen to hear from people who feel they are able to foster old-

er children and young people.”

To be a foster carer you need to be over 21. You don’t need to own your home, but you do need to have a spare room. Foster carers can be single, married, in a civil partnership or living with a partner. We welcome applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and from people who have their own children, as well as those who haven’t raised children of their own.

Cambridgeshire County Council offers foster carers comprehensive training, 24 hour support and generous allowances. Carers can also earn additional payments as they develop their skills and experience.

For more information on fostering please get in touch today on 0800 052 0078 or visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/fostering

Event to celebrate Cambridgeshire’s newest foster carers

Little Fishes Stay + Play

Tots Session

This group started in the first week of June and has been

very successful so far.

At the moment there is still plenty of room in the village hall

so if you’d like to give it a go, just turn up on the day!

If you are able to help serve tea/coffee/ juice on an occa-sional basis, please email

[email protected]

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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Cinnamon Bar and Indian Restaurant

Thursday Night is 'Banquet Night' and remember to just drop in to the Bar for a drink and a poppadum anytime.

Call 01480 812211

For Sale Folding Wheelchair:

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Folding Walker: in good condition £45

Commode £20

All three items for £150

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July 2015 11 Issue 127

Sue Ryder – St John’s Hospice celebrated Volun-teers’ Week (1st-7th June) with a long service awards ceremony on 3rd June, to help recognise volunteers who have supported the hospice for a number of years, including one volunteer who has contributed more than 25 years’ service.

Volunteers support the Hospice in a range of roles such as gardening, fundraising, ambassa-dors, retail, bereavement and our befriending ser-vice. We also offer bespoke roles for people with specific interests or specialist skills.

Our volunteers are priceless as they help Sue Ryder raise vital funds to continue to provide incred-ible hospice and neurological care for people living with end of life and long-term conditions including; cancer, stroke, brain injury, multi-ple sclerosis, dementia, Hunting-ton’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and motor neurone disease.

Individuals volunteering with Sue Ryder – St John’s will know that their efforts really do make a differ-ence, but it’s not just one way; Vol-

unteers can also gain invaluable work experience and develop skills needed to thrive in a work en-vironment. We try to match a volunteer’s inter-ests, skills and aspirations to the roles needed by the charity, to ensure a positive and rewarding experience.

Visit the Sue Ryder – St John’s Hospice website for information on volunteering opportunities on www.sueryder.org/stjohns

Sue Ryder St.Johns in Bedford celebrates it’s priceless volunteers and appeals for more people to support the hospice

Text and picture are from Wikipedia

Bust of Gaius Julius Caesar in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Photo taken by Andreas Wahra in March 1997

Julius Caesar and July Gaius Julius Caesar July 100 BC – 15th March 44 BC was a Roman statesman, a general and a notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire .

July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. Itwas named by the Roman Senate in honour of Julius Caesar, as it was the month of his birth.

July's birthstone is the ruby, which symbolizes content-ment. Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily. The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until 22nd July) and Leo (23rd July onwards).

Text and picture are from Wikipedia

Website: www.grafham.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] Opinions expressed in the Grafham Gossip, including past issues, are those of the writer and not the editors.

July 2015 12 Issue 127

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Thinking of home improvements?

GAP Home Improvements are a local family-run business, priding ourselves on offering a premium quality of both product

and service…without the high price tag

We guarantee a pressure-free environment and transparent pricing from the outset

For a free, no obligation quotation please contact your local representative Jon Goodchild on 07825 238240 or email

[email protected]

WINDOWS DOORS ROOFLINE

CONSERVATORIES

GARDEN ROOMS FLAT ROOFS

www.gaphomeimprovements.co.uk

GRAFHAM WATER (NEXT TO THE VISITOR CENTRE)

WIDE RANGE AT LOW PRICES

OPEN WEDNESDAY- SUNDAY 09.00-17.30 TEL:01480 819730

FREE PARKING & FREE DELIVERY

PET & WILD BIRD FOOD

www.petfoodsdirect2u.co.uk

BSM Driving Instructor DSA Approved, Pass Plus Registered Living locally in Grafham

Call John Sisseman for details

Tel. 07806 941675

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