Great Chishill


Winter Warnings Gritting A national shortage of salt and a new countrywide rationing system means that Cambridgeshire has had to review its gritting operation. For us in the Chishills this means that apart from the Barley Road there will be no gritting in the area! Not only will New Road and Heydon Road not be gritted, but Fowlmere Road Heydon will not be done either. Map showing new gritting plan. It may be a mistake, but it appears from the map that a section of the A505 around Royston will not be gritted! South Cambs Info Page Oil Deliveries Due to the cold weather most of us are using more oil for our central heating. On 4th of January Jim Brearley ordered oil from 'BOILER JUICE' who claim to give a 1 to 7 day delivery. However, the 1 to 7 day delivery excludes weekends and the order commences only when they have placed your order with their supplier! Jim phoned the supplier to ask for help as he was out of oil and had no heating. By the 15th of January he still had no oil and was told it will not be delivered that day. This raises a concern especially for the elderly in our community who probably will not complain and just accept this poor service. So if you are in need of oil please allow for longer lead-times.
Church Vandalism There have been three separate incidents of church vandalism recently. These were at Ickleton Church in Mid November and then again on 4th January. The second incident was at Strethall Church and the third was on Tuesday 12th January some time between 9am and 4pm at St. Mary’s Church in Newport. Please keep a close eye on your local church and if you see anything suspicious going on, please dial 999 immediately.
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'Red Sky in the Morning....' With snow forecast for later, this sunrise photo was taken on Tuesday 5th January 2010. More local photos
Our Postman has Retired Our postman, Graham Parrish retired on 8th January. He has been looking after the people of Great Chishill for 19 years! I'm sure that everyone in the village would like to thank him for all his hard work over the years, but especially for his amazing service over the last few days, battling with the elements to get our Christmas mail to us. If you would like to express your thanks, please see Angela Coxall in Barley Post Office. Graham lives in Litlington and is a keen bowls player, and at the moment has no specific plans for his retirement.
Feature "If there's ice in November to bear a duck, there'll be nothing after but sludge and muck" Country Notes from Wurzel	History Read an extract from 'A tale of two villages' by the late Lorna Prior together with the Doomsday Book entry
The Pheasant Notes from one of the focal points of the village	Where is Great Chishill? Follow this Link for location details Road Conditions If you have news of road conditions in the area, why not email it so others can know about it? Fancy a Walk? 13.3Km circular walk starting in Great Chishill


Village Email Directory It has been suggested that we could have a village email and telephone directory and this has now been set up, but it is in its early stages. 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. Click here to register your details. If you have registered you can go to the directory here
Melbourn Library: Under Fives Story Time If you are the parent or carer of children under the age of five, you might like to go along to the newly established Story Time at Melbourn Library, located in The Moor, adjacent to the front entrance of Melbourn Village College (follow signs from the High Street). This takes places on Thursdays, 10-10:45, during term time and is free! More Details
Benefice Church Services Sunday 24th January 9am Strethall 10.40am Elmdon Other Benefice activities, news etc.available here
United Reformed Church Services at 9.30 on 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month next service 24th January
From The Rectory Christmas message from The Rector	Diary Dates Parish Council Wednesday 27 January Mobile LibraryFriday 29th January January 2010 Chishills Newsletter now available to view or download
Barley Shop Opening Times Normal opening hours Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm Sat and Sun 7am to 2pm Tel 848288	Forthcoming events Peter Wiseman's Photos of the village. 13th March, 7pm, Village Hall Tickets Ł7.50 including supper. Sloe Gin Competition Friday 12th March Get your event listed here by emailing webmaster@greatchishill.org.ukor phone 838311
Bin Collections - Fridays unless noted below 22/01/2010 : Black Bin 29/01/2010 : Green Bin and Box 05/02/2010 : Black Bin 12/02/2010 : Green Bin and Box 19/02/2010 : Black Bin	Thriplow Dump Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire SG8 7HZ Tel: (01223) 839001 Opening hours: 8am - 4pm Monday to Sunday (Winter) (1 October - 31 March)

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