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Feb 2013
Publication dateMonday 4th February
Vol. 26 No 11
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Too good for jumble ...
Quiz and chipsLinton Infants
school7.30pm
22nd February
AFTER a prolonged period of temporary tenants the well-loved Dog & Duck is back to top form with the ar-
rival of Sam Ghaith and his business partner Ian Heard.These two likeable lads met several years ago whilst
working in the hotel industry in Italy and bring a wealth of experience of customer service.
Sam lives locally in Balsham with his girlfriend and previously worked at the Red Lion, Granchester, before venturing out on his own with his first pub.
Ian lives on the premises and is able to recommend four real ales on tap including a guest beer. They provide tradi-tional home cooked pub food throughout the day and eve-ning with reasonably priced favourites such as sausage and mash and fish and chips as well as daily specials including steak cooked to your preference.
The Sunday roast is proving very popular and to avoid disappointment booking is advisable.
They have rooms available for meetings or private book-ings and during March are offering to cater for birthday parties with the lucky birthday person receiving a free gift.
Sam and Ian have lots of ideas on future promotions such as happy hour and would welcome suggestions, particularly to include the river frontage, which makes a stunning place for alfresco eating in the summer.
For more information phone them on 890349 to check what is on offer for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Live jazz continues with singer/pianist, Robin Phillips, at 2pm on the first Sunday every month.
LNT
The Dog & Duck is back in business
The Dog & Duck
in a truly topical setting.
Picture taken by Sam Ghaith
NEW items on offer this month include a fax machine (Pa-nasonic KX-FC245E); a Sangenic nappy bin with refill cartridges plus a herb garden lollipop bumper for cot**; a bookcase (wood veneer) 1.2m long and 1.8m high; a four-drawer metal filing cabinet and 14 wooden chairs with fabric seats and backs. Still available are the Homebase shower enclosure corner fitting panels 710cm x 1900cm and 750cm x 1900 cm; 24 bottle wooden wine-rack 18in x 26in and Graco baby buggy in excellent condition.
The ski practice machine raised £70 for Cancer Research; the strip lights were sold for £5 for Age UK and Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust received £50 from the sale of a double bed.
To buy any of the above or to offer an item to profit a charity, please phone Kate France 891602 or email [email protected].
NB: The donor chooses the charity to receive the money. ** Please can the donor urgently call me as I can’t find
your name and phone number.
What is the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan?THE South Cambridgeshire local plan will set out the planning policies and proposals to guide the development and use of the land in the district for the period up to 2031. Once adopted, all planning applications will be assessed against the policies in the Local Plan.
The Local Development Scheme sets out the timetable for the preparation of the new Local Plan. The Local Plan Issues & Options Report is supported by a number of evidence based and supporting studies, including the Strategic Housing Land Avail-ability Assessment.
Latest news: Public Consultation on Issues & Options 2The council consulted last summer on a wide range of issues
and options to help create a new Local Plan for how the district should be developed over the next 20 years. We received nearly 21,000 comments. Further information is available on the Local Plan 2011-2031: Historic Consultations webpage.
The council is seeking your views on further options for how the district should develop over the years to 2031 through a six-week period of public consultation ending at 5pm 18th February.
The Issues & Options 2 consultation is split into two parts:Part 1 - Joint consultation with Cambridge City Council.This considers options for the most appropriate development
strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire, site options for housing and employment on land on the edge of Cambridge currently in the Green Belt, and options for sub-regional sport-ing, cultural and community facilities including site options for a community stadium.
Part 2 – South Cambridgeshire Further Site Options.This considers additional new site options for development
and possible changes to village frameworks and designations to protect village character. It also includes proposals put forward by parish councils that we are testing for them.
Each part of the Issues & Options 2 Report has been subject to Sustainability Appraisal and both Sustainability Appraisal reports are also subject to public consultation.
How can I have my say?The consultation provides an opportunity to comment on the issues raised and options outlined. Comments can be made in a number of ways:
Have your say on the local plan
2011-2031
THE talents of students and staff were on display at the Christmas Variety Show on the last evening of term. Acts included singing, drama, circus skills, magic, music, poetry, stand-up comedy and a staff pantomime starring Miss Alexander as Linton Red Riding Hoodie and Mr Jackson as the Big Bad Wolf!
The audience voted Anna Sambrook the winner for her incredible circus display, with Chris Clay as runner-up for his Christmas rap.
Tony Kelly 891233 Ext 344, [email protected]
Linton’s got talent, lots of itat the village college
Top left and above Anna Sambrook shows why she stole the show, left is runner-up, Chris Clay
Pictures taken by Tony Kelly
• Using the online consultation system (the council’s preferred method);• Completing the consultation response form (this is available to download as a pdf to print and complete or to download as a word document to complete and email to us);• Completing the questionnaire leaflet;• Emailing your comments to [email protected]; or• Writing to: Planning Policy, South Cambridgeshire district council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6EAFor more information and the forms go to www.scambs.gov.
uk/content/south-cambridgeshire-local-plan
OUR thanks go to the West family who sent in this picture of them standing be-side Harold, the nine feet tall snowman, that they made on Grandma Penny’s birthday.Is he the largest snowman in the vil-lage? Let me know.
Editor
A very large snowmancalled Harold
Picture supplied by Jess West
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TODAY we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable les-sons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fair and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rap-idly when well-intentioned, but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six year old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teenagers suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch and a teacher fired for reprimand-ing an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they had themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer paracetamol, sun lotion or a plaster to a pupil, but could not inform the parents when a pupil became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home, but the burglar could sue you for assault because you protected yourself and your own.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame and I’m a Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realised that he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the major-ity and do nothing.
Author Unknown
NOT the GRanta ranta
PLODDING ALONGAn update on police matters
AT this time of year we see an increase in heating oil and diesel thefts. The heating oil security advice below, could reduce the chances of you being a victim.
Heating and diesel oil theft
AS predicted, the Christmas performances of Baa, Baa Bethlehem were fantastic. All of the children worked hard and I am sure we will see some of them on the X Factor in years to come. We were lucky enough to have a special visit from Father Christmas who delivered special presents to each class and the children were delighted with the gifts.
Our new learning theme of Have you seen Elvis? started leav-ing the staff All Shook Up with the costumes. The school has been transformed yet again with a 1950s Soda Bar, a juke box and time tunnel corridors displaying music, film, toys and inven-tions through the decades. The children (and staff) have enjoyed making Mr Potato Head and playing with the Star Wars and Thunderbirds toys to name but a few. So many of the resources came from the staff who had spent many hours in their lofts; who says we live in a throw-away culture? The main focus of the theme is Life Through the Decades from 1950 until present day. If we have any resident experts or indeed people who came to school here please get in touch, we would love to find out how the school has changed.
If any of you like a quiz, make a date in your diary for the annual Quiz and Chips evening planned for Friday 22nd February here at the school. Tickets will be on sale shortly.
Louise Clark, Head of Linton CE Infants school
MY name is Jamie Wilson. I moved to Linton from Nottingham at the beginning of October after finding
out that my fiancée, Hayley, had been successful in applying for her dream job for the University of Cambridge in the research department at Addenbrooke’s.
After graduating as a newly qualified teacher in July, I registered for supply teaching as soon as I moved down. Being a six foot Scotsman with a fairly stocky frame and long ginger hair, it is unsurprising that the children took an interest in me immediately. In my first few weeks I was mistaken for an Irishman, a Viking, Mr Tumnus and (my personal favourite from an infant school pupil visiting the Heights) an Elf from Lord of the Rings!
I hit the ground running by starting work as a supply teacher. Every day presented a new set of challenges, a fresh set of plans to acquaint myself with by 9am, as well as a new set of children whose names I endeavoured to learn.
That said, my time at Linton Heights has been a fantastic experience for me. I was immediately made to feel like I was a part of the team and was supported in any way that I needed. The whole atmosphere of the school and the mindset of the staff, create a fantastic learning environment for the pupils, as well as a wonderful place for the staff to work. I look forward to continuing to work at Linton Heights as much as I can and playing a larger role in the community.
Jamie Wilson, teacherFurther to our article in December about WaterAid (Linton Heights pupils working with WaterAid on page three) the children decided to raise money for WaterAid and on 20th December they held an African craft day. Unfortunately the let-ter was not given to us until after the deadline so we could not advertise it for them. However they managed to raise a superb £210. Many congratulations to them all.
Editor
We don’t have a rant this month but I thought you might enjoy the following. I would be very surprised if many of you don’t agree with the sentiments.
Editor
Obituary: The sad passing of Common Sense
A new teacher at Linton Heights
If you would like to write a rant, positive or negative, please let us know. Provided it is not against a person or people in particular we will consider it.
Editor
AT this time of year we see an increase in heating oil and diesel thefts. Acting on the security advice below could reduce the chances of you being a victim.
A rise in the costs of heating oil makes it an attractive proposi-tion for thieves. Tanks can contain thousands of pounds worth of oil and it makes sense to take precautions to protect them. OFTEC or the Oil Firing Technical Association for the petroleum industry offers advice and guidance for those who use and store oil. Reach them at www.oftec.org or call 0845 6585 080. They also produce an easy guide to domestic oil storage.
If your tank is close to and visible from the house, the chances of a thief being seen may be too high. If it is close to a road, path, drive or alleyway it will be a far easier target.
Hiding the tank behind an outbuilding is common but gives the thief the advantage.
While it may not be desirable, or legal, to have the tank close to the house some compromise location would be sensible. This is a major consideration when installing a new tank, or if the tank has been targeted before. It should be within reasonable distance of the road for the oil supply company to access.
Control switches should be turned off and the electricity sup-ply isolated when the tank is not in use and use good quality padlocks.
Remote electronic oil level gauges are available which will set off an audible alarm if the oil level in the tank suddenly drops or falls below a quarter full. Check oil levels regularly.
Security lights can make any property a harder target. Prickly shrubs can provide an effective and decorative thief
proof barrier as the smallest trace of blood or shred of clothing could help identify the offender.
A wood or metal fence, trellis or wall as close to the tank and as high as possible can also give significant protection but remember that the oil tanker driver will need access. A product called Tank Guard has lockable access doors and internal anchorage points to fix it to the concrete base, it costs less than one tank full of oil and will last many years.
Closed circuit television (CCTV) could help to protect oil tanks but assess your needs before spending lots of money on equipment. This information has illustrated ways of making it more difficult for a thief. Nothing mentioned will make it impossible for them, but if some of the suggestions are followed it just may make a difference.
Changes to No13 bus timesTHE County council has received registrations to alter a number of Stagecoach services. Full details and copies of the timetable can be obtained by contacting Stagecoach on 433250, visiting www.stagecoach.com or emailing [email protected]. Details of the changes to the No 13 are as follows:
From Sunday 13th February the 7.45am No 13 bus journey between Haverhill and Linton village college now operates 10 minutes earlier and continues to Cambridge. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us: Pas-senger Transport Team, phone 0345 045 0675. Email: [email protected].
Post: Passenger Transport Team, Box CC1301, Castle Court, Shire Hall, Cambridge CB3 0AP.
For entry in this list, ensure that your event is written into the diary in the Post Office, failure to do so could
mean non-entry to the diary here.Please refrain from putting commercial/business dates into the Linton diary, these will not appear in the Linton News.
Only dates for clubs and groups will go in.You may also send an email with your event details to diary@
linton.info, or use the form on www.linton.info.Call 971797 for an audio version of the Linton News
Details of items in bold type may be found elsewhere in this edition.
LINTON DIARY
February 2013
Readers write...
WEEKLYConkers childrens centre, 9am-12noon, Mon-Thurs call 07768 008919 CCWhist drive, 7.30pm Mondays VHChestnut baby/toddler group, 9.30-11.30am Mondays term time CCLinton Granta football bingo, 7pm Mondays PavilionLinton theatre workshop, Mondays (call Joe 01440 703701)WEA, Tuesdays, 10am, term-time VHScrabble club, 10am-12noon alternate Tuesdays CPLinton Granta toddlers, 9.30-11.30am Tuesdays LVCGranta bridge club, 2pm Tuesdays VHLinton chess club, 7.30pm Tuesdays (893509) CCGranta duplicate bridge club, 2-4pm Tuesdays VHIT club, 7pm Tuesdays CCTots in tow, 10-11.30am Wednesdays, term time only VHLinton radio race car club, 6-10pm Wednesdays VHCarpet bowls, 7.30pm Thursdays VHTable tennis club, 7.30pm CPParents, carers and tots Mocha house, 9.15-10am Fridays CPSt Mary’s church choir, 7-8.30pm Fridays St Mary’sBridge club, 7pm Fridays CCFor sports centre courses please call LVC sports centre on 890248
FEBRUARY 2 Farmers’ market, 9am LVC 2 Arts & craft market, 9.30am LVC 4 Camera Club, 7.15pm CC 5 Storytime, 2pm Library 5 WI, 7.30pm VH 6 Reading Group, 8pm D&D 7 Luncheon club, 12noon Old Red Lion, Horseheath 7 Parish council meeting, 8pm CC12 VIP group, 2pm Chalklands12 Gardening club, 7.30pm VH13 Lent lunch, 12noon 1 Rhugarve Gardens14 ACE meeting with speaker, 12.30pm URC16 Music Society concert, 7.30pm LVC19 History society, 7.30pm VH20 CAMTAD hearing help, 9.30am-12noon HC20 Lent lunch, 12noon 11 Mill Lane21 Parish council meeting, 8pm CC22 Quiz and chips, 7.30pm Infants’ school27 Lent lunch, 12noon 7 Harefield Rise
MARCH 2 Farmers’ market, 9am LVC 2 Linton Guides Jumble Sale 2pm Linton Infant school 5 WI, 7.30pm VH 6 Lent lunch, 12noon 4 Harefield Rise 6 Reading Group, 8pm D&D 7 Luncheon club, 12noon Old Red Lion, Horseheath 7 Parish council meeting, 8pm CC
For Cathodeon Centre bookings contact Sue Mudge, 07765 369266
KEY: CC Cathodeon centre, CP church pavilion, D&D Dog and Duck, HC health centre, LH Linton Heights school, LVC Linton village college, RG recreation ground, URC United Reform church, VH village hallLibrary times: Mon closed; Tues 10am-5pm; Wed 4pm-7pm; Thurs 2pm-5pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-1pm. Linton refuse collection: 11th, 25th FebruaryLinton recycling collection: 4th & 18th February, 4th March
Post and email addresses and deadline for letters on this page. All letters for publication must have a full name, address or
phone number to enable us to check authenticity. Letters may be edited. Opinions are not necessarily those of the Linton News.
Anonymous letters will NOT be published but names and addresses may be withheld if requested.
ITEMS FOR ADVERTISING MANAGERLimited space on waiting list for Linton businesses
Changes to ads can be sent to: Judith Rouse email: [email protected]
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THE LINTON NEWS Next Publication 4th March 2013 DEADLINES for ADVERTS Monday 11th February
NEWS ITEMS Wednesday 13th February
For distribution queries contact: Kate France 891602
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Dear EditorHannah (aged nine) and Tom (aged seven) Mason want to say a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored them in December, as they walked a Marathon during Advent to raise money for WaterAid. Walking and jogging a total of 26.3 miles over 24 days raised more than £360, and they are so grateful to all their friends, family and teachers for the support they received.Emma and Simon Mason by email
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ALL Cambridgeshire practices are encouraged to close their doors on just four afternoons each year for clinical governance training. Emergency medical cover is organised for all the practices via Urgent Care Cambridgeshire (UCC), the out-of-hours service. Our phone lines are auto-matically diverted to UCC from 1pm.
Our last closure afternoon was on Wednesday 12th De-cember. We had 35 staff attend for training and we split in to two groups, 18 doctors/nurses/health care assistants and 17 dispensers/receptionists/admin staff. Each group had an hour and a quarter of resuscitation training led by the Clinical Skills Unit Manager from Addenbrooke’s hospital. We then had SOVA training (Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults) led by the Adult Safeguarding Training and Devel-opment Manager from Cambridgeshire County Council. After this there was an opportunity for team meetings and catch-up in preparation for Christmas.
I know it must be frustrating to phone or call at the Health Centre and find us closed for an afternoon. How-ever, it is so important to keep up to date with training in General Practice and we certainly aim to make good use of the dedicated time provided by these afternoon closures.
The afternoon closure dates for 2013 are as follows: 21st
March, 20th June, 19th September and 11th December.(Flu vaccination: at the time of writing, we still have flu
vaccine available. All over 65s and those in at risk groups are recommended to have a flu jab.)
Sheila Griffiths, Practice Manager
Notice of Health Centre practice training
afternoons
THE lent lunches this year will take place on the seven Wednesdays of Lent starting on Ash Wednesday, 13th February and finishing on the Wednesday before Easter Sunday which is on 31st March.
They take place between 12noon and 2pm and consist of bread, soup and cheese and friendly conversation. People of all denominations (or none) are very welcome.
It is an opportunity to meet some new faces in the village. There will be a collection at each lunch to raise funds for charity.
This year the charity is Children in Distress, which looks after dying or severely disabled and abandoned children in Romania.
The dates and venues are as follows:Wednesday 13th February, Colleen and Derek Lockstone, 1 Rhugarve GardensWednesday 20th February, Judy and Keith Nightingale, 11 Mill Lane.Wednesday 27th February, Gill and Lawrence Powell, 7 Harefield Rise.Wednesday 6th March, Leslie and Andrew Gore 38 Symonds Lane.Wednesday 13th March, Monica and Alan Clarkson, 4 Harefield Rise.Wednesday 20th March, Lorna and Don Mulholland, 1a Hillway.Wednesday 27th March, Cynthia Norris and friends, the church pavilion. For further information phone:
Derek and Colleen Lockstone, 891931
Linton Lent lunches
LOCAL charity Care Network Cambridgeshire is looking for local people to help older people access activities and services which they would enjoy or find useful. There are lots of good groups, services, and support available but not everyone knows what is out there.
We want all older people in Cambridgeshire to have some-one in their community who they can turn to for information, such as pointing them in the direction of a club or activity group, helping them access lo-cal transport or information on benefits, getting modifications to their home or help at home with the things they find dif-ficult. Whatever the query we would like a local Community Navigator to help them find
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We will provide free training and on-going support to help you build up the skills, knowl-edge, and confidence to carry out the role. Plus your local co-ordinator will always be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
Being a Community Navi-gator only takes a few hours a month, it’s an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, and should be in-teresting and fun too. We want to hear from you. Contact your local co-ordinator Rob Wallace on 01954 211919 for more in-formation, or Email: [email protected]
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THE Gardening club soared into the new year with Hilary Thomas returning to turn our eyes upwards and make us consider the vertical elements of our gardening.
Many a fence, wall or even tree in Linton may now be headed for a facelift as Hilary presented us with
such beautiful options for adding a bit more interest to areas that may sometimes be forgotten. There was something for everyone with roses scrambling through apple trees, clematis and vines weaving through fences and trellis to partition space and tightly clipped shrubs against house walls for those who prefer a more formal approach.
The structural elements were also included, for example, the light and shadows created by the beams in a pergola, the style created by different types of supports, the durability of structures given the different methods plants have of attaching themselves to them. Overall another thought provoking evening with Hilary to get us ready for the seasons to come.
Given all the rain lately, next month Peter Jackson should be a good reminder in case the weather flips on us again as he joins us to talk about drought resistant plants. The meeting is at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th February in the village hall. All are warmly invited to join us.
Kirsten Newble, 892425, [email protected]
Blooms on highNot exactly what the speaker intended but a great way of gardening at Keukenhof last year.
Picture taken by LNT
THE Bartlow Walk has raised £80,000 to date for local causes and we plan a blockbuster event in 2013 to take us to the big goal of £100,000. This year it will take place on Sunday 5th May.
This year our Addenbrooke’s cause is the Prostate Cancer Robot appeal, which will share the net funds raised equally with Linton Health Centre and Bart-low church restoration.
We have tweaked the route to freshen it, added more en-route hospitality and back in Bartlow we will seriously enhance the après-walk with food, drinks, great music, family entertain-ment and other attractions de-signed to appeal to all. As far as possible we will weather-proof it.
To bring back those who have walked with us before we are introducing a Frequent Walkers programme which will give recognition and on the day
benefits, and we welcome first-timers to a top family day out in a good cause.
In 2013 we will offer four walks through beautiful local countryside by special agree-ment with the landowners.
The classic 13½-mile Three Counties Walk, to the point where Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex meet and back.
The nine-and-a-half mile family route for those who see 13½ miles as too challenging. Choose the five mile option and get a lift back from Castle Camps.
The popular one and a half mile Junior Nature trail for un-der 10s, incorporating a Nature Quiz and many other games and adventures.
For details visit: www.bart-low.org.uk – ask at Linton Health Centre – or call me on 891732.
Graham Howat Walk Organiser
Bartlow three-counties charity walk 10th anniversary
More prickles than a Christmas tree
JUST when we thought we’d got all the zoo babies we were going to have for the year you can imagine our delight to discover this prickly little bundle on the 10th December. The competition to name the baby has been won and he/she will be called Hasa which means special in Swahili.
We really must congratulate first time mum Halla and dad Henry, who are proving to be the perfect parents, regularly feeding and grooming the little porcupette and keeping it nice and warm under the heat lamp.
Linton Zoo
ACEs held a Festive Buffet, just before Christmas, with splendid food from Elite Catering. The pavilion was full and the atmo-sphere seasonably cheery. However, we had a few more serious interludes to share information, but not too much.We were there for the fun.
Rachel of Age UK spoke about the Community Warden scheme.Call me if anyone you know needs support to remain living independently in their own home (this now includes the SCDC sheltered housing at Chalklands, etc). Rachel introduced the Energy Efficiency and Safer Homes projects, with informa-tion on how to insulate your home and save heat. However, don’t forget ventilation and airing your house, too. Contact Age UK for details on 01354 696 650.
Kate France, gave a jolly and informative talk on fire preven-tion and home safety. Who knew the need for that second smoke detector? Thank you Kate: her advice could save your life. John Bald told us of A Book of Their Own, a charity he runs with Garth Collard to provide books to local children in care, in need, or to encourage literacy (thank you for the generous donations).
The next event will be at a new venue – the URC Hall – at 12.30pm on 14th February. Dr Lynne Broughton will tell us more fascinating stories about Cambridgeshire churches, and we will feast on fish and chips – a grand start to another ACES year.
As ever, events are for all older people: lifts available.Enid Bald 891069
ACEs keeping us well informed
Little Hasa the porcupette, a delight who arrived in time for Christmas
PLODDING ALONGAn update on police matters
The police have given us a lot of important information this month so we have put it onto two pages.
Vehicle security, remove the temptationNEVER leave anything on display in your car, even an old coat on the back seat is an invitation to a potential thief.
Take all your belongings with you when you leave your car. If you are unable to, lock them in your boot at the start of your journey.
The following items are of particular interest to the thief so should never be left in your car: - Mobile Phones, laptops, purses/wallets, credit and debit cards, receipts with card numbers on, cheque books, cash, vehicle registration documents, private mail showing your address.
Locks or other security devices will deter potential thieves; they will go for an easy target: -
Electronic and mechanical immobilisers are a way to put thieves off. Locking wheel nuts as wheels can be a target for thieves.
An alarm can help to keep your car secure but it must be installed properly.
Keep your car keys safe. When you leave the car always remove the ignition key and lock all doors – it only takes a few seconds for a thief to jump into your car and drive away.
Register and protect your property free on www.immobilise.com.
If you see anybody hanging round a vehicle or acting suspi-cious please report it.
Crime reportsTHE following crimes took place in our area recently. If you see anybody or any vehicles acting suspiciously please continue to report these.
A set of four wheel trims were stolen from a vehicle parked in the Linton Health Centre car park. A diesel bowser and its contents were stolen from a building site in Back Road. A topiary tree in a heavy concrete pot was stolen from the front of a property in Fairfeld Way. A large quantity of diesel was stolen from a closed fuel station on the A1307. A sat nav, iPod and wallet were stolen from an insecure vehicle parked in Clover Court.
Linton police surgeries will be held at the Police Office at the Fire Station. All dates will follow shortly.
Neighbourhood WatchWe are appealing for residents to join their local Neighbourhood
Watch, or start a scheme up in your area if there is no scheme running at present. If you would like to know more please visit this web site: www.cambsnhw.org.uk.
Neighbourhood Watch has proved very valuable in many vil-lages. Several arrests have been made from information gained from them, so your input (no matter how small you might think it is), could lead to something bigger. Have a think and consider Neighbourhood Watch in your area.
In an emergency call 999, for all non-emergencies, general enquiries and to report crime please call 101.
PCSOs Leanne Fisher and Chris Pulley.
RECENT freezing weather conditions have led to an increase in potholes across the county and teams of mainte-nance staff have been sent out to deal with them.
Many potholes have now been fixed, or we are already aware of them and they are on our schedule to be repaired. However, the County Council needs your help to find the location of potholes in your area that we may not know about.
Please report Highways defects and we will do our best to resolve them.
You can report online by using the following website www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/CCCForms.nsf/high-way_defect or telephone the County Council contact centre on 0345 045 5212.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
February 2013
How many books?A BOOKSHOP decided to give away its unsold books to 857 customers one day. It was found that half the women each took six books and three-quarters of the men took four books. How many books were given away?
Solution to 94 - Parcel contents and weight?The probable weight of the parcels = 0.88Kgms
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I’M wrapped in a cosy blanket, feeling like a dormouse. No! Not the crispy dormouse salad the Romans enjoyed.
You see, it’s just a funny time of year when one asks the near-est person things like – Why does it get so cold after we have passed the winter solstice? – because you know the answer will have a twist!
Well, there is snow on the ground but my thoughts of snowdrops pushing their way through and the promise of spring are laying rather dor-mant at minus four, and I’m rather envious of those mice. Julia nursed the pretty little quail day-in day-out for almost
The love song of the sickly quail ...and Darryl wraps up like a dormouse
fearing the worst. I awoke early to the exceptionally loud and shrill call of a male cock quail from the garden aviary.
With continuity from down the hallway came the most beautiful sound of a bird whistling. What joy! And again! It appeared the poorly quail
had made a miracu-lous recovery and was
responding with all her heart. But sadly, soon after this, I
found she had passed away at a grand old age for a quail, her short life giving so much joy. It was Christmas morning. I could
only believe the little bird sang her last sweet ‘I love you’ in reply to her dear mate Quaver, and so it was. Yet a week later, early one evening, I heard that same amazingly beautiful song coming from down the hallway. Momentarily stunned and mys-tified, if not hugely perturbed by what I had just heard, I crept slowly to the source.
Peering around I discovered not the haunting spirit of a quail or a robin loose in the house, but an all-singing, whistling guinea pig with a chorus to rival any song thrush I ever heard, signifying his joie de vivre. You see, there is a twist to every tale!
Anyone for tennis? Adult lessons available at LVC
Farmers’ market is backTHE Farmers’ market kicks off at 9am on 2nd February as usual. We were not around in January but everyone is now over their seasonal excesses and we have some fantastic local lamb on sale.
John, our fishmonger, returns after his operation so will be working twice as fast as usual. Sally and Carol will be on hand with their popular fresh-made bacon rolls and refreshments. Do be early though as there is another event taking place at the school a little later in the day.
Jan Lupton
CAMBRIDGE Arts & Crafts is starting a new regular monthly market on Saturday 2nd February at the village college. It will run from 9.30am-3.30pm and admission will be free. For more information, see www.cambarts.com
Glynis Hanlon
New arts and crafts outlet
OVER the next few weeks, many areas around Wandlebury country park will be carpeted with beautiful displays of winter aconites and snowdrops.
Aconites are already in flower in areas within the ring ditch and in the woodlands nearby.
Snowdrops are emerging and will come into flower soon, the timing depending on the weather.
If you do decide to spend some time there, either by your-self or on a family day-out, please be careful when you are walking in grassy areas to make sure you don’t trample on plants and in the woodland areas, try to stay on the paths. Both flowers are an important early source of food for insects such as honeybees.
On a sunny day, large patches of aconites give off a beautiful perfume. If it is warm enough, generally above 8C, bees will leave the hive to collect nectar and pollen, sometimes even with snow on the ground.
Cambridge Past, Present & FutureAs we actually have some space this month, I thought LN
readers might like to learn what can be enjoyed during a simple little walk in Wandlebury at the moment. I know I shall.
Editor
Winter wonderland: This picture was taken on 4th January in Linton churchyard
The pleasure of wandering in Wandlebury
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Librar-ies local studies team will be running a Steps in fam-ily history day school from 10am-3.30pm on Saturday 2nd February at Cambridge central library (conference room, third floor).
It will cover finding and using parish registers, occu-pational records, trade direc-tories and military records.
This fun day is for you if you have already done some basic research and now want to progress further.The cost is £25 including light refresh-ments but not lunch.
Contact information: Cambridgeshire Collection, Cambridge central library (third floor) tel 728519 or [email protected]
Who do you think you are?Find out about your familyLINTON Music Society
welcomes the return of Trio Obbligato – mezzo Susan Legg, viola player Christo-pher Wellington and pianist Alan Brown.
These three musicians have delighted our audience in the past. This time they will per-form a programme of French sonatas and songs, including Ravel’s Sonatine for piano, songs by Delius, Duparc and Fauré and Murill’s Four
French Nursery Songs.The concert will take place
at 7.30pm on Saturday, 16th February at the village col-lege.
Tickets are available at the door or in advance, by telephone or in person, from Sweet Talk News, 77 High Street, Linton. Telephone 893480.
For further information, please contact the secretary at [email protected]
French music to enjoy with LMS
a month and eventually brought her inside in a cage resting on top of the guinea pigs’ (Dylan and Sweetcorn) winter home in the hallway.
She sat almost motionless, partly hidden for much of the time in fresh hay, only occasionally eat-ing and drinking from bowls pushed ever closer. Her little eyes were gradually closing and she would stand, rock-ing gently from side to side. One evening, it was clear any medication was having little or no effect and I retired to bed,
Picture taken by Penny Lawley
The three members of the Trio ObbligatoPicture supplied by Trio Obbligato
THE jumble sale will start at 2pm on 2nd March in the Infants School hall. All contributions welcome at the school hall between 10am and noon or phone 891602 to arrange col-lection.
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Linton Guides jumble sale
ADULT tennis lessons for beginners and improvers have sstarted this term at the villlage college courts. If you wish to join the sessions (Thursday evenings, 7-8pm) please contact Paul Harms, head coach of the Tennis Academy on 07970 701068 or email [email protected]
Lessons for children and young people (from as young as three up to 16) continue this term after school between 4 and 6pm and Saturday mornings. /for times and full details gto to the website lintontennisacademy.co.uk
Suzanne Pattinson, 07729 300974
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THE lovely new buildings at LVC, funded by the Local Authority, are great to work in and have transformed the life of the school but they do have one distinct disadvantage: they make us look rather posh and well-off and sometimes the community assumes that because the school is now shiny and new it isn’t as strapped for cash as it used to be. I can assure you that it is but that we are coping.
We manage the finances at the college very carefully indeed and the funding that we receive barely covers the costs of staff and resources (Cambridgeshire is allocated the lowest funding per pupil of any of the 151 local authorities in the country).
When we converted to Academy Status, two years ago, the small amount of additional funding that we gained enabled us to employ an extra maths teacher so that we could reduce the large GCSE maths class sizes but that was pretty much all. At the same time we were trying to manage a £70K hidden cut to the funding which all Cambridgeshire schools received for building maintenance and ICT facilities. We had a brand new building and no money to equip it with.
Fortunately the kindness and generosity of our local community of businesses and parents meant that we managed. Second-hand furniture and computers were donated, companies gave money for books and the LVC Friends raised funding to equip the student common rooms with new furniture by organising a sponsored walk, quiz and Burns night. The work of the Friends has been brilliant in the past couple of years. We couldn’t have managed without them!
However, the hidden cuts continue in education: the new fund-ing formula for Special Educational Needs will leave us short of what we had in 2012 and South Cambridgeshire District Council is proposing to withdraw funding for its Arts Development Man-agers so the village colleges will be expected to pick up the full salary costs. We will be as resourceful as ever and work hard to manage these cuts …. but next time you drive past what looks like a very glossy exterior, remember that, in the words of the Bard “All that glisters is not gold”.
Caroline Derbyshire
HOUSES in Linton were not numbered before 1929 which led to some confusion between families of the same name. Some houses were later de-molished and replaced by other buildings. South Cambs Rural District Council sequentially re-numbered all houses in the village.
Houses113 and 115 High Street were one residence until 1662 when they were owned and let separately by the Webb family who were boot mak-ers. The two properties were rejoined in 1814 when Wil-liam Biggs, a carpenter and builder bought the whole site together with six cottages in the surrounding yard including the present day premises of the Chinese takeaway. There was a large garden at the rear with a substantial orchard. Ac-cording to newspaper records of September 7th 1850, Biggs discovered a fine swarm of bees in one of his hives - unusual for that time of year.
In the 1790s they were two
Boyz2Men – 113-115 High Street
properties/cottages and 113 was a barbers rented by William Granger. Number 115 was a large bakery rented by Samuel Talbot - the opposite occupa-tion to the present day. The neighbours did not always see eye to eye and in October 1857 Samuel Talbot was fined 22s 6d for assaulting and beating his neighbour Robert Biggs.
In 1915 the two cottages
were purchased by Edgar Mor-ley who sold stationery, news-papers/fancy goods/postcards and photographs. Most of the early postcards of Linton were sold by Mr Morley and he is reputed to have photographed every social event in Linton between 1900-1939. He was also the Linton Postmaster from 1920–1970 and operated the local telephone exchange.
His number was Linton 1. At automation in 1935 a number 2 or 20 was added in front of the old number – e.g. Linton 1 became Linton 201 and Linton 10 became 210. Many of Edgar Morley’s pictures have been lost and I would be grateful for sight of any still in existence.
In more recent years the businesses on the two sites have frequently changed. Number 113 was a betting shop in the 1970s and number 115 was a florist and green grocer called Lucy’s Pantry. Number 113 was once a Chinese gift shop which closed after a month – maybe opening it was a bad business decision. It was replaced by a beauty salon named Posh & Pampered. The owner kindly gave me a conducted tour of the premises and offered me a free trial on the sunbed in the basement, which I foolishly declined. A few months later the owner was prosecuted for running a house of ill-repute in another part of East Anglia. She was a very sociable lady.
A view of 113-115 High Street taken in 1920sPicture kindly supplied by the Cambridge Collection
CHRISTMAS was a very special time at LVC. The Carol Concert at Balsham was a huge success, and the choir also performed a beautiful concert in Queen’s College Chapel, Cambridge.
On the final day of term, our annual Christmas Charities Fayre raised over £2,500, to be divided between our partner school in South Africa and causes chosen by the house councils. Santa’s Grotto, with its cast of year 11 elves, was a popular attraction.
Tony Kelly 891233 Ext 344, [email protected]
and news of Christmas at Linton village college
The full cast of elves in Santa’s GrottoPicture taken by Tony Kelly
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Murphy won the under-13 girls event, and there were good performances in the under-13 boys from Niall Ackroyd (second), Thomas Keen (third) and Peter Cooke (sixth). Well done to all of them.Tony Kelly 891233 (ext 344)
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Parish Council Matters
LINTON Granta football club is one of the oldest clubs in the Cambridgeshire league, founded in 1878 and reformed in 1901. Over the last five years, the club has had great success winning four league titles, one promotion and two cup com-petitions across its three teams. This season the club has around 80 players registered between the three teams. The 1st team are currently playing in the Kershaw Premier, the Reserves are in NMC (Newmarket Motor Company) 2A and the ‘A’ team are in NMC 5A.
The 1st team are managed by Adam Norton and his assistant, Guy Ennew. Under their guid-ance the team has seen a lot of success in both the league and cup competitions. Their first success came in the 2009-2010 season where the team won their league Kershaw Senior B by winning 24, drawing 2 and losing only 4 times. Not only did they win the league they also did the double that year by winning the Percy Oldam Memorial Cup with a 3-1 win over Soham Town Rangers in the final.
After the amazing success of the 2009-2010 season, they completed the double once again in the 2010-2011 season. This time winning Kershaw Se-nior A by winning 21, drawing 1 and losing only 4 times. Along with the league title came the William Cockell Memorial Cup with a win on penalties against Milton football club.
The 2011-2012 season saw the 1st team return to the Ker-shaw Premier for the first time since their relegation in 2006-2007. In their first season back they took the league in style by winning the title by 10 points. This included 25 wins, 4 draws and only 3 losses. This was a great achievement for the club. Unfortunately as there is no promotion from this league they will have to continue in it. This season (2012-2013) the team as of January 15th are currently 6th having played 17,
The recent success ofLinton Granta football club
winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 4. They are in the Cliff Bullen Saturday Challenge Cup - the semi final is on 9th February.
The Reserve team are man-aged by Marcus Segust and like the 1st team they have had their fair share of success as well. In the 2010-2011 season, the team followed the success of the 1st and also won promotion from their league BIS Division 4A by winning 19, drawing 7 and losing 7. In 2011-2012
they continued their success by winning their league BIS Division 3A with an amazing 20 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. This season (2012-2013) the Reserves are playing in NMC Division 2A and as of 15th January they are 4th having played 13, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 3.
The ‘A’ team are currently managed by Nick Garner and his assistant, Tom Faulkner. This is a newly reformed team
as of the 2011-2012 season. Their first season was a struggle but this season (2012-2013) they are performing well. With an average age of 21, this is a young team with high ambi-tions. They currently play in NMC Division 5A and as of 15th January they are 3rd having played 14, winning 9, drawing 0 and losing 5.
All of the success from the teams would be nothing if it wasn’t for the volunteers who
run the club and the sponsors of the teams. The sponsors of the teams are The Crown Inn (1st team), Rouse Joinery (Reserves) and Steve Jackson Ltd (A team). The pitch at the recreation ground is kept in perfect condition by grounds-man John Richardson, who has also won awards for this from the Cambridgeshire Football Association.
With the club looking to extend the pavilion to improve
facilities, it is going forward both on and off the field. The teams already get great atten-dances for their matches but I’m sure the players would love to see some new faces on the side-lines. So if you fancy watching one of the teams in action check the board outside the Dog and Duck pub for information on the fixtures of all three teams or alternatively you can check on www.cambridgeshirefa.com
Cllr Dan Penfold
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CouncilminutescouncilminutescouncilminutescouncilminutesABBREVIATED minutes of the meeting of the parish council held at the Cathodeon Centre on Thursday 6th December 2012.
Present: R Hickford (chairman and district councillor), Mrs E Bald (vice chairman), D Champion, Ms E Cornell, Dr B Cox, Mrs S Dew, Ms T Hunt, B Manley, Ms M Mannassi, P Poulter, K Wakley, Mrs A Walker and Mrs S Parry (clerk). Mrs K France (press) was also in attendance with one member of the public.
Apologies for absence: Councillors Potter and Wilson. Cllr Penfold was also absent. Cllr Mannassi arrived at 8.10pm.
Chairman’s comments: The chairman reported that the A1307 meeting was well attended by many parish councils. He would be meeting with Wendy Hauge of the county council to discuss growth and the steering group was due to meet again on 24th January.
He had recently met with Rev’d Dr Steve Griffiths regarding youth services provision and a presentation would be given at the next meeting.
Planting had taken place at Paynes Meadow for which he thanked the volunteers and pupils of the Granta school who had also helped.
The meeting scheduled for 18th December to discuss bus ser-vices had been deferred until January.
Matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 22nd November: Under the matters arising item, Cllr Poulter reported that the Football Association had confirmed that a 10 year lease was required. Confirmation of legal and land registry fees were also required before the next meeting. Cllr Manley thanked Cllr Poulter for his help on this matter.
Under the chairman’s comments item, Cllr Hunt reported that the new tenants of the Dog and Duck public house were very welcoming and the food was good.
Allotments: Consideration of Hildersham parish council’s offer of land for allotments: The allotments association had considered this offer but had concluded that the land was too far away from the village to be suitable for allotments. It was resolved that the council rejects the offer of land for allotments however Hildersham parish council would be asked to consider its use for other purposes such as youth football pitches.
The landowner of the site preferred by the allotment association would be contacted and a meeting would be requested.
Consideration of the adoption of the policy on financial delegation limits and active purchasing policies: Cllr Cornell proposed that the policy on financial delegation limits and active purchasing policies be adopted. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Poulter and agreed by the meeting.
Consideration of the transport and access statement re-lating to the proposed re-development of the former police station site by Iceni Homes: Members of the council had met with Iceni Homes in the early stages of planning and it was hoped that suggestions made had been taken on board. Initial comments were:- The access road would require a grit bin.- As this site was adjacent to a SHLAA site with potential for development, future changes to the access road should be con-sidered.- Concerns were raised that the traffic data used was based on figures up to 2010. Since then the council was aware of at least three collisions in close proximity to the site. Traffic from Hav-erhill had increased considerably with further large development planned. School bus transport had declined which had meant an increase in journeys in smaller vehicles.- Cllr Cornell reported that in the last review, traffic flow figures showed that that section of road could be reduced to 30mph. However there had been no funding available to achieve this. The county council could now request that the developer funds this speed reduction possibly with some soft calming measures and a filter lane when turning right into the site.
Further comments might be added when the formal planning application was received from South Cambridgeshire district council (SCDC).
Written reports: Cllr Bald had issued an update on planting in Paynes Meadow. Cllr Bald proposed that: Any dead or damaged trees be replaced; trees to be planted in the corner by the new fence; planting to be completed in Chalklands as per the residents plan and any surplus trees to be planted on the boundaries of Parsonage Way and the western side of the recreation ground. A grant had been applied for but if this was unsuccessful then section106 money would be used. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Mannassi and resolved by the meeting.
Correspondence received for consideration: Mr Taylor had raised concerns regarding various issues and had offered his help. Cllr Bald offered to walk around the village with him to point out what had already been achieved regarding disability access and to determine what else was required. Cllr Poulter offered to meet with him to explain current ideas and to discuss possible website improvements.
The Fields-In-Trust dedication deed document for Linton recreation ground was signed by Cllr Hickford.
SCDC had advised that the second round of consultation on issues and options 2 would run for six weeks from 7th January to 18th February. This would include the SHLAA site adjacent to the police houses site.
ABBREVIATED minutes of the meeting of the parish council held at the Cathodeon Centre on Thursday 3rd January 2013.
Present: R Hickford (chairman and district councillor), Mrs E Bald (vice chairman), Ms E Cornell, Mrs S Dew, Ms M Mannassi, D Penfold, G Potter, P Poulter, K Wakley, Mrs A Walker and Mrs S Parry (clerk). Mrs K France (press) and Rev’d Dr S Griffiths were also in attendance with three members of the public.
Apologies for absence: Councillors Champion, Cox, Hunt, Manley and Wilson.
Chairman’s comments: The chairman wished everyone a Happy New Year and sent condolences to the family of Carol Hill, who had been a great supporter of the parish council, who had died recently.
Matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 6th December 2012: Under the chairman’s comments item, the chair reported that there would be a meeting with Stagecoach on 8th January. He and Cllr Wakley would attend.
Under the written reports item, Cllr Bald reported that she had been successful in her bid for grant funding for trees and hedging. A further planting scheme for Paynes Meadow had been finalised and an order would be placed soon.
Youth provision services and funding budget for 2013-2014: A very comprehensive presentation on youth provision services was given by the Rev’d Dr Steve Griffiths. A request for grant funding for non-faith based youth and outreach work to be delivered by the Beacon Trust was considered. Cllr Potter proposed that a budget of £10,450 be recommended to the finance committee for consideration in the precept, an increase of £4,143 on the current year. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Poulter
and resolved by the meeting.Consideration of planning application S/2420/12/FL by the
Hundred Houses Society for 9-15 Cambridge Road: Erection of 18 affordable dwellings following demolition of four existing dwellings, former police station and outbuildings; formation of replacement vehicular access. Although the council supported the application in principle and were very aware of the need for more affordable housing in the village many concerns were raised. Cllr Bald proposed that, in order for council’s concerns and comments to be addressed, the council had no alternative but to object to the application. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Mannassi. A vote took place with eight votes in favour and one abstention. Proposal carried.
It was agreed that the following points should be addressed in depth:- Policy CH/10 Linton special policy area – Cllr Hickford. The district council needed to decide whether this policy which states that, ‘South of the A1307 bypass at Linton, in the area defined on the proposals map, further residential development will not be permitted other than improvements to existing properties’ should be over-ridden and if so they should consult with the parish council.- A1307 and safety, to include a request to the county council for the implementation of a 30mph speed limit on that stretch of road – Cllr Cornell. - The site, to include the need for a lighting scheme – Cllrs Bald, Dew and Poulter.- Inadequate parking provision – Cllr Mannassi.
These reports would be required by 14th January at the latest.Allotments update: An acknowledgement had been received
from the Diocesan office in response to council’s letter. A meeting would be arranged before the Diocesan investments committee met in February.
Pavilion update: A written report from Cllr Poulter had been circulated. It was still unclear whether a 10 year lease was required and if so the parish council needed to know why it was required. It was agreed to defer this item to the next meeting but in the meantime urgent clarification was required from council’s solicitor.
Written reports: Notes on the A1307 meeting. Noted.Supported bus services in the Balsham, Camps and Linton
area – Cathodeon Centre trustees. Noted.Correspondence received for consideration: Mr M Linney
had offered to give a presentation on the Help for Heroes project. Mr Linney would be advised he was very welcome to speak in the public participation part of any meeting. Although the parish council could not help to finance this venture it might be able to assist financially with any locally held fundraising events.
The notice of the disbanding of county council area joint com-mittees resulting in the cessation of the decision making process on highway and traffic issues by parish councils was noted.
Mr V Harris had sent in his request for permission to use the recreation ground for his fun fair from 16th to 19th May 2013 in-clusive. Cllr Bald proposed that permission be given. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Cornell and resolved by the meeting.
The county council notice of exposure assessment within its Heavy Commercial Vehicle strategy, with parish councils invited to submit results, was noted.
Matters for future consideration: Cllr Potter confirmed that the draft precept would be considered at the next finance com-mittee meeting on 17th January. All were welcome to attend. This precept would need to be agreed at the parish council meeting on 7th February.
The chair reported that there were changes to the way the government would reimburse district councils with regards to council tax benefit. Government support would reduce in future years and this would have an effect on the parish council with respect to the calculation formula for precept.
Note: Copies of the full minutes, reports and documents re-ferred to above can be inspected at the parish council office.
LINTON PARISH COUNCIL Linton Village Hall, Coles Lane, Linton,
Cambridge CB21 4JS Tel: 891001
Clerk to the council – Mrs Sue Parry Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lintoncambridgeshire-pc.gov.ukOffice hours: Monday 9am–12noon and 4–5.30pm, Tuesday–Friday 9am–12noon
Or by appointment Dates for full council meetings:
7th and 21st February, 7th and 21st March 2013All meetings held at the Cathodeon Centre
commencing at 8pm
