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It was one of those moments when I heard the voice that belongs to my body say completely the opposite to what my brain was thinking. “No problem!” I heard it blurt, as I clapped my hand over my mouth in horror at the utterance I had issued. The mild hysteria began to set in as the head registered what my mouth had not: Twelve weeks to plan and stage something that would usually take twelve months.
Jill Foxley describes the creation of her Silver Gilt garden at Hampton Court
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Road Works!
 Work has started on the Flint Cross junction. Traffic lights have been installed and there are long delays. It is advisable to find alternative routes - Fowlmere Road, Heydon for Eastbound and access to Fowlmere, and Barley and on to Royston for Westbound.
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Unusual Sighting in Great Chishill
 Our local butterfly expert, Jack Harrison has spotted a Silver Washed Fritillary, not rare, but never before reported in this area. Read more about the butterflies of Great Chishill here
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Mobile Library Service to be reduced
 Cambridgeshire County Council, like all local authorities, is facing a very difficult future economically due to the national recession, and as a result all services are required to make significant budget savings over the next 3 financial years. In Libraries this means saving more than £2 million, more than a quarter of the total budget.
Mobile Library staff have looked very carefully at the use made of the service and the needs within communities, and have designed a completely new set routes for a reduced number of vehicles and staff.
In the case of Great Chishill this means that the service will operate at one location, the Church, on a monthly basis, 2nd Friday of the month, 1.25 to 2.05
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Village Email Directory
We have set up a village email and telephone directory which now has a few entries on it.
Access to this directory is limited to those people who supply their own details. Access is via a username and password, issued after you have supplied your details. |
Cambridgeshire Police double their detection rate!
Read the latest 'e-Cops' report from our local police here
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History
Read an extract from 'A tale of two villages' by the late Lorna Prior together with the Doomsday Book entry
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Bin Collections - Fridays unless noted below
Saturday 04/09/2010 : Black Bin
10/09/2010 : Green Bin and Box
17/09/2010 : Black Bin
24/09/2010 : Green Bin and Box
01/10/2010 : Black Bin
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Thriplow Dump
Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire SG8 7HZ
Tel: (01223) 839001
Opening hours:
8am to 5pm Every day including Bank Holidays, 1 April to 30 September
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Fancy a Walk?
Circular Walks from Great Chishill
13.3Km
7.4Km or
4.5Km
or, if you want to go further afield, Walking in Essex More than 50 FREE walks to download, details of all the books, maps and walking groups in the county.
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September 2010 Chishills Newsletter now available to view or download If you have trouble downloading or viewing the newsletter it may be because you do not have the latest version of Adobe Reader. 
Please note that the date of the sponsored horse ride has been changed to 19th since the newsletter went to press
Back numbers of Newsletters here
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Footpath and Byways Hedging
 Our Footpath Officer would like to remind or inform everyone who has property which borders a footpath/bridleway/byway that it is their responsibilty to keep their hedges cut so that they do not restrict the passage of walkers, horse riders or, in the case of the byway, vehicles.
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Parish Church Services
Other Parish activities, news etc.available here
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St Swithun's Church, Great Chishill
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St Nicholas, Little Chishill
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United Reformed Church
Services at 9.30 on 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month
next service 12th September
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Mobile Library Dates
10th September
24th September
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Barley Shop Opening Times
Normal opening hours
Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm
Sat and Sun 7am to 2pm
Tel 848288
More about Barley Shop here
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Forthcoming events
Family WalkSaturday 18th September Starting at Strethall Church, 8.30am
Sponsored Horse RideSunday 19th September Contact Chris Noyes 838335 for more information Note the date of this event has been changed (originally 12th)
An Evening with Gordon GiltrapSunday 3rd October Chrishall ChurchTickets £9.50 (inc glass of wine during interval) available from Neil Marshall on 838122 or Erica Debnam on 837212. Tickets going fast!
Victorian Magic Lantern EveningFriday 15th October Great Chishill Village Hall, 7.30pmTickets £12.50 to include Pie and Pudding Supper and Claret cup welcome drink. Bar and Raffle - tickets Liz on 838172 or Lucie on 01223 870251 in aid of 'Save the Children'.
Get your event listed here by emailing webmaster@greatchishill.org.uk or phone 838311
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