Newmarket Weekly News - January 31, 2008

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Lottery fund blow to
Memorial Hall plan
COUNCILLORS have BYJJoohhnnGGooooddee fortheworkontopof theLottery theLottery’sreasoningwasjustan
been forced to rethink money. excuse.
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plans for a £1.3 million
mayor, who also chairs the nextmeetingof theregeneration
responsibility in 1999 and
revamp of an historic Memorial Hall regeneration committeewithvariousoptions.
proposalsforitsfuturehavebeen
hallafterabidfornearly underdiscussionforthepastseven committee, said: “We were “This is my fifth year on the
disappointedbecausealotof hard council and I’ve been involved
half the cash was years. workhadgoneintopreparingthe with the hall project from the Are you looking
turned down by the There were hopes that the bid. beginning.Iwouldcertainlylike to marry in 2008?
application for £500,000 from the “But the Lottery was over- somethingtohappennextyear.”
NationalLottery. Big Lottery Fund would succeed subscribed by 10 times. Their One idea is to move the Town
Now Newmarket Town whenthecouncilwastoldlastyear budget was £50 million, but they Council’sofficetothegroundfloor SAVE up to £1920 with
thatitsbidwasoneof around540 receivedbidsfor£500million.” fromtheupstairsroomsthatare our special offer
Council is having to look at selected to proceed to the next
One of the reasons given by currentlyused.
alternative ways of up- stage. Lotteryofficialsforrejectingthe Councillorsalsowanttoseethe £4850.00 for 60 guests
datingtheMemorialHallin But now the application has council’s bid was that they were hall used more often. The main
the High Street, where it been turned down leaving the unsureaboutthecouncil’sability hall is used for a weekly indoor Availableduringselected
hasitsoffices. projectinlimbo. to evaluate progress on such a market as well as badminton offpeakperiods
Thecouncilhadhopedtoapply majorproject. sessions,trainingforamajorette
The hall, nearly 100 years old for a £500,000 public works loan “We dispute that,” said Coun groupandtheannualBattleof the Includes:
and built in memory of King andseekadditionalfundingfrom Turner. “One of the comments Bandsaswellasone-daysalesand
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INSIDE YOUR 64 PAGES
runitsmonthlyshows.
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continuesits2008
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centreintheHigh
4 STABLE TALK Streetnextmonthwith
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5 GOOD CAUSE March.
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7.30pm.Annual
fundsforhospice membershipcosts£5
7 ON THE ROAD withmemberspaying£4
perattendance
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(concessions£3). Non-
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viewingataglance theannualmeetingon
19 CINEMA Sunday,February17,at
6pm.
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SHOPPERSandgolfers
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helpedmembersof a
carclubraise£2,800for
charity.
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Meet our team maths. school’s deputy head, carclubmembers
said: “The children get throughvarious
Youngsters from Stret-
so much from attending fundraisingevents,
ham Primary School
thiscourse.Itisthethird collectionsoutsidethe
made a special visit to
consecutive year in town’sWaitrosestore,
the jockeys’ weighing
which we have been theChristmaslate-
room at Newmarket
lucky enough to take shoppingstreetfair,and
Racecourse last week for
part in the Playing For adonationfrom
a day of racing-inspired
Success scheme and the NewmarketGolf Club
learning.
results speak for duringtheirCaptains
Dressedinjockeysilks, themselves. Daymeeting.
theYear6pupilshadthe “The school scored a Carnival cash
NigelBrookes JohnGoode JoCloughly chance to step on to the maximum100percentin
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used by racing legends English and 93 per cent fundraisingfortheir
such as Frankie Dettori inmaths. annualsummer
and Lester Piggott, as “The improved confid- carnival.
well as riding on the ence this course gives Aquiznightisbeing
yard’s mechanical hor- our pupils is evident in heldonSaturdayat
ses. everythingtheydo.” Burwell’sGardiner
But it wasn’t all ParentgovernorJenny MemorialHalltohelp
BevJordan RussellBeaumont AlisonFitt horsing about as the Howard, who helped to financethecarnival,
SalesManager TeleSalesAdvisor TeleSalesAdvisor youngsters also learned organise the visit, said: whichisduetotake
aboutracingweightsand “The children were placeonSaturday,June
handicap system and having so much fun, I 28,andwillhavethe
were asked to calculate don’t think they actually theme“Countriesof the
some racing weights realisedtheywerelearn- World”.
usedinthemulti-million ingsomuch.” Thequiznightstartsat
poundindustry. 7.30pm.Tickets,price
The visit was part of £3,canbeobtainedby
the Playing for Success callingJohnRollin
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MotorSales FieldSales Cooper scheme, which will see [phone].
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James Morrison on song for Newmarket nights
AWARD-WINNING chart-topper concertinnearbyThetfordForest. In2007,Jameswasnominatedfor Lastyear’s“nights”werethefirst
James Morrison will be one of the Now it has been announced that three Brit Awards, receiving the after a £10 million revamp of the
stars at this summer’s concerts hewillbejoiningCanadianrocker awardforBestBritishMale. racecourse which increase the
afterracingatNewmarket. Bryan Adams and reggae band He performed at the V festival crowdcapacitytomorethan20,000.
The young singer, who found UB40 as the first acts to be and at the Memorial Concert for Theonlysell-outnightlastyearwas
famein2006withhisdebuthitYou announced for the series of seven PrincessDiana. populareightiesbandMadness.
GiveMeSomething, is the latest shows sponsored by radio station Stephen Wallis, managing
James Morrison will be
act to join the line-up for the Q103. director of Newmarket Race-
appearing at the July Racecourse
Newmarket Nights which attract JamesMorrison,whowasjust21 courses said: “We are very pleased
afterracingonFriday,July25.
thousandsof musicfansaswellas when he had his first hit, had one tobewelcomingJamesMorrisonto
racegoers to the town’s July of the top selling albums of 2006. the July Course and I am sure he For ticket details visit www.
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Tiredness contributed to
Hoodie youth
attacks teen
crash which killed Olivia
A TEENAGE boy suffered grazes and
bruising after he was attacked by
anotheryouth.
The victim was tripped up and
assaultedbyoneof agroupof youths
in Parkers Walk, on Newmarket’s
StudlandsParkestate.
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16or17.Hewasdescribedasbeingof
Email:[email protected] slim or medium build with short
brown hair. He was wearing a grey
FATIGUE and drink were hooded top, black tracksuit bottoms
contributory factors in a crash andwhitetrainers.
which led to the death of a Anyone with information about the
incident which happened at around
youngpromotionsassistant.
4.35pm last Friday should call Pc
Olivia Mills, 18, died when her car
Nicholas Chapman at Newmarket
smashed into trees less than a mile
Police on [phone] or Crime-
fromherhomeinKennett.
stopperson0800555111.
The inquest into her death heard
Raiders target
thecrashhappenedjustthreeandhalf
hours after she arrived home from a
nightout.
building site
Although the level of alcohol found
inherbloodwasbelowthelegallimit
for driving, a police accident investi-
gatorsaiditmusthavecontributedto VANDALS and thieves have struck
thecrash. again at a building site where
Olivia was on her way to work at hundreds of new homes are under
Rushden, Northants, from her home construction.
in Forest End, Kennett, when the Last week two lamp posts were
crash happened just before 7.30am on stolen from the site off George
September28. LambtonAvenue,Newmarket.
Noothervehicleswereinvolvedand Now houses under construction
she was found sitting in her wrecked have been damaged and fascia boards
FordFiestabyapassingmotorist.She andsoffitshavebeenrippedoff.
was certified dead at the scene of the Theincidenthappenedbetween2pm
crash beside the B1085 Dane Hill on Saturday afternoon and 7am on
Road. Monday.
Accident expert Pc David Paul told Anyone with information should
the inquest that it had not been callPcLeeSampherattheNewmarket
possible to calculate the speed of ■ TTRRIIBBUUTTEESS . . . left, Olivia Mills, and, above, North Safer Neighbourhood Team on
Olivia’scarbeforethecrash. flowers left at the scene of the crash near [phone] or Crimestoppers on
But he told the hearing at Ely that Kennett. 0800555111.
Olivia’s mother, Sue Wells, had said
“majorfrontoffsideimpact”withone nightclub De Niro’s and had done
shehadnotcomehomeuntil4amthat WildTracks
tree before “barrel-rolling” into modelling assignments – including
morningandwasduetostartworkat
another tree where it came to rest on one with the Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Rushdenat9am.
itswheels. speedwayteam.
A toxicology test showed that she
had 50 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of Olivia was wearing a seat belt and After the crash friends and family
blood – the legal limit for driving is theairbagsinthecarhadworked. membersplacedflowersandpersonal
80mg. William Morris, coroner for North tributesonthetree. ADVENTURE
Pc Paul said: “The combination of and East Cambridgeshire, recorded a
fatigueandalcoholconsumptionmust verdict of accidental death. He said ApackedfuneralheldinOctoberat
be considered contributory factors in Oliviahaddiedfrommultipleinjuries Soham,whereshewasaformerpupil DAYS
thiscollision.” –particularlyheadinjuries. at the village college, featured a TURN
He said her car had sustained a Olivia also worked at Newmarket themeinherfavouritecolour–pink. UPAND
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workvan.
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He said: “Leighton was a
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NAME .................................................................................................... “He had a lovely girlfriend
ADDRESS ............................................................................................. funeral. and great family – he had
.................................................. POSTCODE........................................ LeightonKing,26,diedwhen everythinggoingforhim.”
his van was involved in a
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lived in Blackthorn Court, United Football Club, which
Securitydigits Soham, was held at St cancelled a game as a tribute
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VALIDFROM......../.........../........... EXPIRYDATE......./.........../...........AMOUNT£.......... He leaves parents Tony and ■ MMOOUURRNNEEDD...LeightonKing. ■ The driver of the lorry
Elizabeth, of Waterside, involved in the collision, a 37-
Orsendacheque/postalorderpayableto:CambridgeNewspapersLtd Isleham, brother Justin and Shaun Emson, 34, who lived year-old man from Granada in
CambridgeEveningNews,WinshipRoad,MiltonCB246PP girlfriendRachelTaylor. nextdoortoMrKing,spokeof Spain, was arrested on susp-
Tributes have poured in for his friend and work colleague icion of causing death by
SSppoonnssoorreedd bbyy PPeetteerr GGrraavveess MrKing,whowaskilledonhis followingthetragicaccident. dangerous driving. He has
FFoorr aallll yyoouurr VVaalleennttiinnee’’ss fflloowweerrss way to work as a plant Mr Emson had been driving been bailed to return to
operator at Waterbeach-based to work along the A142 when Parkside police station on
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sons. immediatelythatMrKingwas ioning.
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Seized hotel food
Furniture shop set to help terminally ill
to be destroyed
AANNEEWWcchhaarriittyyffuurrnniittuurree
sshhooppwwiillllppaayyffoorrtthheerruunnnniinngg
ccoossttssooffaahhoossppiicceeffoorr
ppeeoopplleewwiitthhtteerrmmiinnaalliillllnneessss.. UNFIT food seized from a mouldy strawberry and
TThheesshhooppiinnMMiillddeennhhaalllliisstthhee hotel by health inspectors is uncoveredmeat.
ffiirrssttssppeecciiaalliissiinnggiinnffuurrnniittuurree to be destroyed on the order No one was available for
ttoobbeerruunniinnaaiiddoofftthheeSStt of magistrates. comment at the hotel after
NNiicchhoollaassHHoossppiiccee,,bbaasseeddiinn The food was taken away thecourthearing.
BBuurryySSttEEddmmuunnddss.. from the Riverside Hotel in The hotel did not oppose
TThheehhoossppiicceeaallrreeaaddyyhhaass Mildenhall after an theorderincourt.
cchhaarriittyysshhooppssiinnMMiillddeennhhaallll,, inspection by environmental The food is likely to be
NNeewwmmaarrkkeettaannddootthheerrppaarrttss healthofficialsonThursday. dumpedthisweek.
ooffWWeessttSSuuffffoollkkwwhhiicchhbbrriinngg Paul Weller, solicitor for Thethree-starhotel,inMill
iinntthhoouussaannddssooffppoouunnddss.. Forest Heath District Street,Mildenhall,datesfrom
TThheenneewwsshhoopp,,iinntthhee Council,successfullyapplied 1720 and room prices start
MMiillddeennhhaallllsshhooppppiinngg to magistrates at Bury St from£69.50anight.
pprreecciinncctt,,wwaassooffffiicciiaallllyy Edmunds on Friday for an It is popular with local
ooppeenneeddbbyyllooccaallMMPPRRiicchhaarrdd order to destroy the food, organisations which stage
SSpprriinngg,,ppaattrroonnooffSStt whichwassaidtohavebeen dinners and other functions
NNiicchhoollaassHHoossppiiccee.. unfitforconsumption. there.
MMrrSSpprriinnggssaaiidd::““IIttiissaann The council has yet to Thecourtactionisbelieved
eexxcceelllleennttiiddeeaattoohhaavveeaa decide whether to prosecute to have been the first of its
sshhooppddeeddiiccaatteeddttooffuurrnniittuurree thehotel. kindtakenbythecouncil.
aannddIIffeeeellssuurreeiittwwiillllbbeeaa The food seized from the Last year environmental
ggrreeaattssuucccceessss.. hotel’s kitchens included: health officers seized stereo
““TThheesshhooppwwiillllaattttrraacctt mouldypate;freshcreamand equipment from noisy
ppeeoopplleellooookkiinnggffoorriitteemmssffoorr dressed crab which was out neighbours who were later
tthheeiirrhhoommeesswwhhoowwiillllhhaavvee of date; decomposed melon; prosecuted.
tthheeeexxttrraabbeenneeffiittooffkknnoowwiinngg
Nurse turns loss into gain
tthheepprroocceeeeddssoofftthheeiirr
ppuurrcchhaasseeaarreeggooiinnggttoowwaarrddss
ssuucchhaawwoorrtthhwwhhiilleeccaauussee..
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NNiicchhoollaass’’HHoossppiicceeaannddtthhee nurseaimstohave has seen her lose Nicholas Hospice
ccaarriinnggssttaaffffaannddvvoolluunntteeeerrss lost eight and-a- 7st3lbtobringher in Bury St
wwhhoowwoorrkkwwiitthhiinntthhee half stoneintime weight down to Edmunds.
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Shesaid:“Ihave
nnoonnee..”” marathon. But she is
been running
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nneewwsseerrvviicceewwhhiicchhiissbbeeiinngg Exning, near her target weight I’d been dieting
llaauunncchheeddbbyytthheehhoossppiicceettoo Newmarket, has of 11stonebythe and going to the
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ppaattiieennttssiinntthheeiirroowwnnhhoommeess twoyearsandhas marathon on feel I was achiev-
aasswweellllaasstthheewwoorrkkddoonneebbyy tackled several Sunday,April13. ingmuch.”
tthheehhoossppiicceettoohheellppcchhiillddrreenn half-marathons Miss Cox, 41,
ccoommeettootteerrmmsswwiitthhtthheelloossss ■ OOPPEENNFFOORRBBUUSSIINNEESSSS...lefttorightPaulAbbottfundraisingandmarketingdirectorattheopeningofthe and10kmrunsas who works with To sponsor Gill
ooffaappaarreennttoorrrreellaattiivvee.. newfurniturefundraisingshopwiththeshopmanagerGillIngham. Picture:KeithHeppell457143. wellasthePrague adultswithlearn- Cox call (01440)
Marathon. ing disability in 715960 or go
Burger bar’s battle to
She took up the Forest Heath online at www.
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her weight-loss areas, hopes to gilliancox
Woman escapes injury in collison
AWOMANescapedserious Thewomanmanagedtoget
stay open hour longer
injurywhenhercarended outof herredVauxhall
uponitssideaftera Corsaafterthecollision
collisionwithalorryon whichhappenedjustbefore
Fridaymorning. 7.45am.
Thecrashhappenedjustoff Policesaidsheonlysuffered
theA11atBartonMillsin minorinjuries.Thelorry
theTuddenhamroad. driverwasunhurt.
Council opposes
BYJJoohhnnGGooooddee
Email:editorial@
newmarketweeklynews.co.uk
1am closing time
A FAST food shop GGrreeaatt ddeeaallss ffoorr aallll yyoouurr wwiinnddoowwss,, ddoooorrss aanndd
faces a fight to stay ccoonnsseerrvvaattoorriieess aanndd GGaarraaddoorr GGaarraaggee ddoooorrss
openlonger.
result in drunken yobs But Huseyim Hamit,
Members of New- causing a disturbance in whorunstheWimpy,told FFuullllrraannggeeooff •10YEARINSURANCE AABBeetttteerrCChhooiiccee
marketTownCouncilare the early hours of the the WeeklyNewshe did GGaarraaddoorrhhiigghh BACKEDGUARANTEE
objecting to an appli- morning after pubs and not intend to open every ssppeeccsseeccttiioonnaall,,
cationbytheWimpyfood nightclubsclose. nightuntil1am. ccaannooppyy,, •DESIGNTO
shop in the High Street The Total application rreettrraaccttaabblleeaanndd COMPLETION
for a licence to sell fast will be decided by Forest Hesaidheonlywanted aauuttoommaatteeddggaarraaggeeddoooorrss
fooduntil1am. Heath District Council’s to stay open later “10 or •FREESURVEYAND
The council’s finance licensing act sub-comm- p15arttiicmuelasrlya wyheeanr”the– •PVC-U,Hardwoodand QUOTATION
and policy committee is itteenextmonth. Aluminium
recommending that the The district council town is busy after the •AllStyles&Designs •FINANCEAVAILABLE
restaurantshouldonlybe will also decide whether Newmarket Nights race •ReplacementSlidingBox
meetings and pop SashWindows
allowedtostayopenuntil to grant the Wimpy concerts. •Fascia,SoffitsandGuttering ““WWee ccaann nnoott PPVVCC--UUSSEERRVVIICCEESSLLttdd..
midnight – an hour later application. But it will •AllColours bbee bbeeaatteenn iinn
thanitscurrentlicence. take the town council’s He said other High •GarageDoors qquuaalliittyy aanndd
Theburgerbar’sappli- viewsintoaccount. Street food outlets, •FriendlyHelpfulService
cation is the second Councillor Bill Burch, including the KFC, were •ExcellentWorkmanship vvaalluuee””
licensing issue which is the mayor, said: “We felt already allowed to stay •TradeEnquiriesWelcome
being opposed by the midnight was quite late openuntil1am.
•SpecialistsinPVC-U,Hardwood&
towncouncil. enough for the Wimpy.
Cllr Burch said the aluminium.
Councillors have The High Street is bad
town council’s views •10yearinsurancebackedguarantee PlasticsWindowFederation
already voted against an enough now and if the
were being passed to the
application by the Total licenceisgranteditcould •Freesurveyandquotation
districtcouncil. FFEENNSSAA
fillingstationintheHigh beopeneverynight.” Tel [phone]
Streetforalicencetosell The police have prev- Arepresentativeof the RReeggiisstteerreeddCCoommppaannyy
alcohol and fast food iously said that fast food town council may also
aroundtheclock. outlets often become attend the meeting on
Thecouncilhasagreed “flash points” for February 13 when the
with people living near violence when drunken Total filling station H/O:Unit14A,MeadowViewInd.Est.ReachRoad,Burwell,Cambs
the filling station who revellers clash after a application is due to be
havesaidthemovecould nightout. considered.
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Legal threat
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£500k of
by travellers help for
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to press ahead with Email:editorial@ cil’s planning comm- aarroouunndd££550000,,000000
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move travellers on
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site – despite the three months to move. the county traveller ccaarrrryyiinnggttaacckkaanndd
threat of a restrain- But the deadline passed liaisonofficerhasfound ootthheerriitteemmssffoorr
in November and five two other sites in cchhaarriittiieesswwhhiicchhaarree
ing order by soli-
families are continuing Suffolk where the fam- llooookkiinnggaafftteerrssoommee
citors acting for the to live in caravans on iliescouldmove. oofftthhee8800hhoorrsseess
families. thesite. Council housing rreessccuueeddffrroommaa
Forest Heath District Theyhavearguedthat officials have also BBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirree
Council is intending to they bought the land offered the families ffaarrmmeeaarrlliieerrtthhiiss
move travellers from a and just want to be left temporary accomm- mmoonntthh..
site at Beck Row, near toliveinpeace. odation on the grounds TThheeccoonnvvooyyooff3300
Mildenhall, which was Now solicitors acting of homelessness. lloorrrriieessggaatthheerreeddaatt
set up without permiss- for Thomas McDonald, The council has TTaatttteerrssaallllss,,tthhee
ion nearly two years and the other travellers already contracted a rraacceehhoorrssee
ago. living on the site, have national firm of bailiffs aauuccttiioonneeeerrssiinn
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theHighCourtandgota they may ask for a clearing unauthorised sseettttiinnggooffffffoorrttwwoo
legal order to stop work judicial review to pre- traveller sites and up cchhaarriittiieessbbaasseeddiinn
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breakingtheorder. hhoommeessttoossoommeeooff
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The travellers later shire-based solicitors, No date has so far tthheehhoorrsseess..
applied for planning Bramwell Browne been set for the bailiffs HHaallfftthheelloorrrriieesswweenntt
permission. But their Odedra, has argued that tomoveinandclearthe ttootthheeIInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall
application was turned there are no pitches site. LLeeaagguueeffoorrtthhee
downandtheylaterlost available on the “off- But if councillors PPrrootteeccttiioonnooffHHoorrsseess
an appeal against the icial” gypsy site at accept the report from aattSSnneetttteerrttoonnaanndd
council’sdecision. SandyParkinBeckRow, their officials and agree tthheeootthheerrhhaallffwweenntt
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cycleandamopedhavebeenstolenin car port in Clare Close between 6pm oonnlliinneeffoorruummiinnaaiidd
aspateof theftsonthesamehousing onSunday,January20,and8.15amthe ooffcchhaarriittiieessiinnvvoollvveedd
estate. nextday. ■ GENEROSITY...JulieMagnusandMichelleMortimerwithsomeofthedonations. iinnrreehhoouussiinnggtthhee
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Mildenhall’sCollegeHeathestate. lockandachain.
A red Honda moped, registration A red and black Colt Aon 50 quad
D858BPV,wasstolenfromagardenin bike was stolen from a garden at
Newnham Close between 10.30pm on Gonville Close, Mildenhall, between
Friday, January 18, and 11am the 3pmand11pmonMonday,January21.
followingday.Damagedpartsfromthe Anyone with information about the
moped were later found in nearby thefts should contact the Mildenhall
woods. Safer Neighbourhood Team (01284)
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assaultinga10-year-
oldgirlisfacinga
courtmartial.
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MajorBrandon
invited to design a postcard which
Smith,amedicatthe
capturestheiridealparkoropenspace
Lakenheathbase,is
aspartof acouncilcompetition.
alsoaccusedof
Forest Heath District Council has
conductunbecoming
launcheditsParkonaPostcardcontest
anofficerbymaking
to invite artistic school children and
unwantedadvances
young people to create a postcard
towomenservice
showingthefeaturetheywouldliketo
personnel.
seeinapark.
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allegedtohave design,drawingorpaintingtomakethe
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for young people, said: “This is a
atapreliminary
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thedistricttocapturethebestof Forest
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TheredMazda Three additional Asian water visitors as long as they follow the personality,althoughtheyallenjoythe around our open spaces to local
Xedos,registration buffalohavejoinedanexistingherdof signedpaths. peaceandquietof thereserve.” residents.”
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Anyonewith downscrubandundergrowth. buffaloandtheeffecttheyarehaving breed in the reserve, including nine applicable), address and telephone
informationshould Natural England, which manages onthevarioushabitatsinthereserve. speciesof warbler. numberandsenttoParkonaPostcard
callPcGavinBrown the 250-acre reserve, originally “They are managing an area of Thereservehasnocarparkingand Competition, Forest Heath District
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Bid to protect roof
from lead raiders
BYJJoohhnnGGooooddee
Email:editorial@
newmarketweeklynews.co.uk
CHURCH leaders are
taking action to deter
thieves who have strip-
pedleadworthmorethan
£1 million from roofs in
thepastyear.
Specialforensicliquid,which
leaves a trace on hands and
clothes,hasbeenappliedtolead
on the roof of St Mary’s
Church,Burwell.
Telescopic bollards are also
beinginstalledtostopvehicles
getting close to the church
building.
ChurchwardenPatChalmers
■■ FFIIGGHHTTIINNGGBBAACCKK...PatChalmersshowsoffthenew,lockablebollards.
said:“It’ssadthatwehavetodo
these things, but it’s worth Picture:KeithHeppell458707.
spending the money to avoid the lead and other valuables taken.Thechurchhasa£1,000
losing even more. It’s not just havebeentreatedwithforensic excessonitsinsurancewhichit
the cost of the lead, it’s the fluid. wouldhavetopayitself.
damagethatiscausedaswell.” The fluid has also been used Last year the Bishop of Ely,
The centuries-old church is attheassociatedchurchof the theRtRevDrAnthonyRussell,
one of the few in the area to HolyTrinityinReach. wrote to Cambridgeshire’s
have avoided the attention of Workisinprogresstoinstall Chief ConstableJulieSpenceto
theleadthieves.Itisthoughtits thelockablebollardswhichcan express concern about the
situation in the middle of the beloweredforweddings,funer- theftswhichhavehitmorethan
village, and its regular use, alsandwhenevervehiclesneed 30churches.
OOffffeerrmmaayynnoottbbeeaavvaaiillaabblleeiinnaallllaarreeaass havehelpedtodeterthieves. to get to the church or the Affected were churches at
ButMrsChalmerssaiditwas Guildhall,initsgrounds. Wicken, Fen Ditton, and Quy,
worth taking precautions as Mrs Chalmers said the work where £20,000 of damage was
suggested by Ecclesiastical was costing “several hundred” causedtotheorganwhenwater
Insurance. Notices have been pounds – much less than the leaked into it after lead was
putonthechurchwarningthat cost of repairs if the lead was stolenfromtheroof.