WELCOME TO CHIPPENHAM

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1 WELCOME TO CHIPPENHAM

2 CONTENTS Welcome from the Chairman of the Parish Council 3 Pub Information 4 Local Business 5 Church 6 Council Information 7 Village Hall 8 Clubs and Information 9 & 10 Every effort has been made to ensure that this information is correct at the time of publication. We apologise for any errors or omissions. Please send any corrections, changes or suggestions to the Parish Clerk at chippenhamparishcouncil@hotmail.com or

3 WELCOME TO OUR VILLAGE On behalf of the Parish Council, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Chippenham and introduce this Welcome Pack. If you are new to the village, we hope that it will assist you in the setting up of your new home, and in your participation in the life of the village. Most of all, we hope that you will feel very welcome in our village. Nick Parsons Chairman Chippenham Parish Council 3

4 THE THARP ARMS 46 High Street, Chippenham Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

5 Local Businesses Bed and Breakfast The Maltings, Mr & Mrs Blazey Shops La Hogue Farm Shop and Cafe The Wine Store at La Hogue Leisure Wildtracks Offroad Activity Park Milk Deliveries Dairy Crest Ltd Plumbers Andy Noakes Tony Jullion Electrician Andy Pollard Handyman/Gardener Jon Van de peer Firewood Ian Garget JV Waugh Pest Control Andy Tiley Boarding Kennels & Cattery Lincoly Cattery & Kennels, Freckenham Computers Kevin Law Ironing Becky Private Car Hire David Neal

6 St Margaret s Church, Chippenham Services: First Sunday in the month: 11am All Age Service Second Sunday in the month: 11am Sung Eucharist Third Sunday in the month: 11am Sung Eucharist Fourth Sunday in the month: 6.30pm Evensong Clergy Rector: Rev d Mike Banyard Associate Priest Rev'd Sue Potts Choir Choir Practice Wednesdays 8pm The choir always welcome new singers. Please contact the Choir Master, Terry Cross, on Flowers Church Flower rotas are organised by Wendy Parsons. If you would like to help with the flowers, please contact Wendy on

7 Local, Regional and National Government Representatives Chippenham Parish Council Clerk: Mrs Sally Hughes Chair: Mr Nicholas Parsons Vice Chair: Mrs Fiona Maxwell Councillors: Mr Nick Wright Mr Nick Bennett Mrs Wendy Parsons Mr Paul Fishpool Mr Len Byatt Council meeting dates (open to all) are held on the second Monday of the month at 7pm in the village hall. East Cambridgeshire District Council The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4PL Tel: Councillors: Cllr Joshua Schumann Cllr Julia Huffer Cambridgeshire County Council Shire Hall, Cambridge, CB3 0AP Tel: www. cambridgeshire.gov.uk Councillors: Mr James Palmer Mr Joshua Schumann MP for SE Cambridgeshire Lucy Frazer House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Constituency Office Alexander House, 38 Forehill, Ely, CB7 4AF CHIPPENHAM VILLAGE HALL 7

8 Available for hire from as little as 6 an hour Private Meeting Room Large Hall Fully Functional kitchen Integrated Sound System For costs and availability please contact Pat Shipp on Wednesday - (3rd Wed of the month) 7.00pm Women's Institute Contact Ginette Hawes Thursday- Chipmunks Mother and Toddler group 10-11am 0-4 years Contact Ruth Thursday - Carpet Bowls pm Contact Hazel Drake

9 VILLAGE CLUBS BOWLS For more information contact Joy Bavey on CRICKET The club run both adult and junior teams. For more information contact Alan Wright (adults) or Darren Hughes (juniors). Details also available on their website TENNIS Chippenham Tennis Club is a small, friendly club made up of people from the local villages. Club members are: 1) Free to use the courts set inside the beautiful Chippenham Park Estate All members have key access Play anytime no booking required 2) Free to join Thursday Club Nights All abilities welcome for a weekly, social tennis evening during the summer Turn up from 6:15pm onwards Parking available at the court AND CHILDREN PLAY FOR FREE Children join for free with any adult membership fee To join, simply request a membership form from Anna or Jon or come along to any Thursday Club Night for a taster session. Anna Gallop ( ) or Jon Van de peer ( ) The club also organizes two relaxed, all abilities tournaments each year and coaching for both juniors and adults. Keep an eye out for more information about these in the bi-monthly village newsletter. 9

10 USEFUL INFORMATION BUS SERVICE The bus shelter is next to the pub. There is one bus per day from Chippenham to Newmarket. Depart arrive Newmarket Depart Newmarket arrive Chippenham There is a limited bus service to and from Newmarket. It runs on Tuesday and Saturday. Depart arrive Newmarket Depart Newmarket arrive Chippenham Some neighbouring villages have more frequent bus services. For more details please check the Cambridgeshire website at: CHIPPENHAM PARK Chippenham Park is a private Estate at the south-east end of the village. Besides private wedding events held here in the spring and summer, the extensive gardens, lakes and wooded walks are open to visitors at certain times of the year along with the Potting Shed Cafe. Villagers on foot are not charged entry at the gate (normally 5 children free). See the website for further details and opening dates and times MOBILE LIBRARY Calls on the first Thursday of the month and is parked outside the village hall from It is free to join. Books collected from other Cambridgeshire libraries can be returned here and vice versa. OIL BUYING CO-OPERATIVE James Hurst very kindly organises the village oil buying co-operative which allows buyers to group together to get the best price on heating oil. If you would like to join the cooperative contact James on james.hurst@winkhaus.co.uk Alternatively if you do not have access to you can drop a note through his door at 47 High Street (the white house next to the pub). He will confirm receipt of your order. There is a small charge to be a member of this co-operative. PLAY AREAS There are two play areas within the village; both are located off New Street. There is an Under 12 s area with traditional play equipment. Access is via Tharp Way or pedestrian access via the footpath off New Street. There is also an Over 12 s area which consists of a basketball hoop, 5-a-side football goals, fitness equipment and an off-road bike track. Access is pedestrian only and via the footpath which runs alongside the allotments. REFUSE AND RECYCLING 10

11 Each house has two recycling wheelie bins; one for compostable waste (green lid) and one for recycling (blue lid). Other general waste is collected in black sacks which are issued by East Cambs District Council ( ). Collections are on Wednesday morning and the wheelie bins are collected alternate weeks. The black bags are collected weekly. Collections are subject to change on bank holidays. For more details see SCHOOLS The catchment schools for Chippenham are: Isleham Primary School, Soham Village College, SURGERY The local surgery is Staploe Medical Centre in Soham THREE RIVERS CAR SCHEME A social car scheme is run by volunteers within the village. Rates are 25p per mile. For more information call VILLAGE WEBSITE The village website which includes a link to the newsletter is available at VILLAGE NEWSLETTER The village newsletter is published bi-monthly. To submit an article please contact the editor, Lauren Hohorst, at newsletter@chippenhamcambs.info To advertise in the newsletter please contact Fiona Maxwell for rates on