St. John’s Church Little Gidding will be closed for visitors and services from January 8th 2024 with the hope of completing before March 28th for building work and access improvements.
Regarding the proposed Anaerobic Digestion Plant, attached is a PDF update of what is now in process as far as Cambridgeshire is concerned.
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I am extremely proud of my husband Paul Crank who has just completed his target of cycling 1000 miles in August and raising £1000 for the Brain Tumour Research charity, as our lovely brother-in-law Aubrey Lee died in June following a very short but aggressive illness due to this horrible disease.
During the month of August Paul cycled 1028 miles and raised £1219 for the charity which is an amazing achievement and a fantastic amount to raise from his kind and generous supporters.
Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. Paul was fundraising for Brain Tumour Research as they are the only national charity dedicated to funding long-term, sustainable research in the UK.
To view Paul’s journeys view his JustGiving page at:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/paul1690204957104
Thank you very much to all who have supported Paul and this very worthy charity.
Many of you will be saddened to hear of the death of Patrick earlier in the year.
His wife, Anne, reminded us how Patrick started his close involvement with the village:
When Patrick retired he did a 3 year course on local history at Nottingham University. He was required to choose a village on which to base his course work & when he found his Mother was descended from the village of Great Gidding he choose us! He completed the dissertation in 2000 & in 2001 was asked by the Parish Council to help write a Millennium history of Great Gidding with David Shepherd. He took the village to his heart, made numerous regular trips to the village, had many happy memories & made some wonderful friends. He wrote two further books on the history of Great Gidding in 2015. He stressed to me it was important it was known he was a descendent of the Brawn family!
Mike Keck has an abiding memory of Patrick visiting the village which would be of him sitting at the dining table with a glass of Rioja, regaling on either the Brawn family or the symphonies of Sibelius.
Julie Trolove would like to add – Great Gidding owes a great deal to Patrick, he generously gave his time, knowledge and skill to produce the history books, entertained us at many meetings and events, made us think about what was around us and under our feet, and where our small village fitted into history.
Our condolences to Anne, his family and friends.
Children and Young People Committee Decision Statement
Meeting: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Agenda item No 6. Future of Great Gidding Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School [KD2023/054]
It was resolved to:
a) approve the closure of Great Gidding CE (VC) Primary School on 31 August 2023.
b) approve, for children displaced by the closure:
– the provision of financial assistance in the form of home to school transport or a mileage allowance.
– the provision of a single per child payment to assist with the purchase of uniform for their new school.
After multiple discussions the Neighbourhood Plan team of the Giddings, Winwick and Hamerton have created 4 surveys covering each parish plus the businesses.
Online and printed forms
There will be an online version and also a printed version of the surveys available. If you can, online would be our preferred way of completing the form as it reduces transcription errors.
NB. You will be asked to enter your unique 6 digit reference number found on the first page of paper version of your Residential Survey.
These surveys are currently being printed and will be delivered over the weekend of 29th/30th April.
Online form access
Once you have received your paper version of the form with your unique reference number your will be able to access the 4 survey forms via these unique web links:
Business: bit.ly/3FUgpAZ
Great and Little Gidding: bit.ly/40z9Yer
Winwick: bit.ly/3LRVTVa
Hamerton and Steeple Gidding: bit.ly/42K2V4o
Please complete by 15th May
We would like all of the surveys completed by Monday 15th May. The results are a vital input into our Neighbourhood Plan. A proposed plan should be handed over to Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) for comments by the end of the year. Once agreed by HDC it will then be reviewed by an independent examiner before finally being adopted by HDC as part of their planning process.
Thank you
Your help and support is greatly appreciated by the team. If you would like someone to visit and help fill out the survey, please ring Paul Hargrave on 07775 711514. If you have any questions, please contact the team on hamwicking@gmail.com
Talented Gt Gidding artist Geoff Goddard has been creating a wonderful series of paintings of Ashlea and Autumn Lights 6 is recently completed. The paintings are based on a series of photos taken near the bridle path by Alconbury Brook and here’s the finished painting along with a close up.
A Great Gidding resident had a lovely surprise when two visitors from the USA called to convey their thanks in person to Bruce Jordan this afternoon.
Heather Goldman is the granddaughter of Wayne Humphries, one of the survivors of the Bam Bam air crash, and had looked forward to visiting the site and seeing the memorial that Bruce and his wife Lois had diligently researched and compiled for preservation in St Michael’s Church.
Heather and her husband Federico are over for just one week and this stop was the most important on their trip as preserving the memory of her grandfather and his friends means so much to their families.
Well done Bruce (and Lois) for your dedication in ensuring that the air crew of Bam Bam will not be forgotten.
Read the original post about the crash and the memorial here
Heather’s comment before her trip to Great Gidding
… I also plan to visit the church to see the memorial Bruce made for those men who died in the crash-my grandfathers friends. I would also like to thank Bruce for all of his work and dedication to preserving the history of this event. It means so much to our families!
Neighbourhood Plan covering the Giddings, Hamerton and Winwick
The Neighbourhood Plan Group have joined forces with 4 people in Hamerton / Steeple Gidding and Winwick to create a joint Neighbourhood Plan in 2023 covering the Giddings, Hamerton and Winwick. This is an opportunity for all of us to set out a positive vision of how we would like our community to evolve over the next 15 years to meet the needs and aspirations of both the residents and businesses.
Surveys to be sent out in Spring
The first stage of this will be the surveys, that will be sent out in the Spring 2023. The results of these surveys will form the basis of the Neighbourhood Plan covering such things as what we have now and what we want in terms of amenities, facilities, green spacing, housing and services.
Your chance to influence Council decisions
The Plan will be submitted to Huntingdon District Council after formal approval by you. It is a statutory document and as such strongly influences their decision making about the Giddings, Hamerton and Winwick. Throughout this process we will provide you with regular updates and look forward to your feedback.
You can either leave a comment below or email: hamwicking@gmail.com
WELLSIDE SURGERY NEWS
Covid Booster Vaccinations
Thank you to all those pts who chose to attend one of our practice based Covid/Flu clinics. If you are eligible and still need to have your covid booster, please contact 119 or go online at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/ to book an appointment.
Annual Flu Vaccinations
If you are eligible for flu vaccination but have not yet had yours, please contact us on 01487 830340 to book an appointment with one of our practice nursing team.
Additional Appointments Available for Our Patients
At the time of writing this, the first weekend of out of hours appointments being provided at the Alconbury hub has just taken place. The clinic was fully booked and we were pleased that many of these appointments were used by our patients. Appointments at the hub can be booked via our reception team. You can request an out of hours appointment if this is more convenient, alternatively you might find that we offer you an out of hours appointment if we are unable to offer you an appointment at the practice due to the pressures of demand.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough General Practice Response to the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Thérèse Coffey’s Statement around GP Access – September 2022
General Practice nationally is facing unprecedented pressures, these are not always being well reported to patients via the media. Unfortunately we are no exception to this current situation. Our Local Medical Committee has put together a helpful document to help patients understand what is happening in the local area. You can access a copy of this here – GP-Access-September-2022-Poster.pdf (cambslmc.org) I would like to assure you that we are working extremely hard to ensure that patients are provided with the services they need.
Hospital Appointments
We are aware that our colleagues in secondary care are also working under exceptional pressures. As a result, there can be considerable delay between being referred and getting an appointment. If you need to get in touch to chase up an appointment please use the numbers below:
Hinchingbooke Hospital – 01480 847444
Peterborough City Hospital – 01733 673555
Seasonal Opening Hours
Friday 23rd December – open as usual
Saturday 24th December – Christmas Eve – Closed
Sunday 25th December – Christmas Day – Closed
Monday 26th December – Boxing Day – Closed
Tuesday 27th December – Bank Holiday – Closed
Wednesday 28th December – open as usual
Thursday 29th December – open as usual
Friday 30th December – open as usual
Saturday 31st December – New Year’s Eve – Closed
Sunday 1st January – New Year’s Day – Closed
Monday 2nd January – Bank Holiday – Closed
Tuesday 3rd January – open as usual
During this period, please submit your repeat prescription requests in plenty of time and remember to allow at least two working days for your request to be processed.
On behalf of us all here at Wellside Surgery, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our patients, and their friends and families, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Best Regards,
Mrs Claire Wright
Practice Manager
Wellside Surgery, Sawtry
Tel: 01487 830340
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