Melbourn Magazine

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Autumn 2018 Issue 95

As I write this it is a beautiful sunny day near the end of October, and the leaves have turned shades of orange, red, and yellow.
There is always a lot going on in the village and It has been a good year in Melbourn, whatever your age or interests.
Many thanks to all those people who willingly give their time to run the various clubs and societies.
We are fortunate in the village in having many wonderful places to meet, from The Hub, with its cafe and library, which is flourishing, to the Halls attached to our three churches, and also the Primary School and Village College, both very successful institutions.
Events in the village leading up to Christmas include ‘Turn on to Christmas’ see page 9 and ‘Visit Santa at his Grotto’ see page 13.
We have two additional profiles in this issue, reflecting on the life’s of Pam Saunders (page 17) who we featured in the last issue and Maurice McComb (page 15), an unassuming gentleman who brought live rock music to the village.

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About the magazine The award winning Melbourn Magazine was first issued in January 1995 and produced quarterly thereafter. It began as four sheets of A4 paper, stapled and was available on a ‘pick-up’ basis as distribution was, at the time, difficult, So local residents could collect a copy from the local Post Office. Today, it has developed into a glossy looking 72 page, 4-colour, award-winning publication and is still produced entirely by volunteers … continue reading ❱

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About Melbourn

Situated in south Cambridgeshire, Melbourn is just 2 miles north of Royston, 10 miles south of Cambridge and by-passed by the A10. It has maintained it’s popularity as a lively, thriving village and home to over 5000 inhabitants.

Whilst supporting a wide range of modern housing, the old charm of the village remains and many thatched cottages have survived. It was said that in 1947 ‘there were more thatched cottages in Melbourn than in any village’, although sadly, many have disappeared since then. However, the remaining ones do provide an insight into how the village appeared at the turn of the century before a great fire swept through the centre of the village, razing many residences to the ground
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Information and local organisations

There are a considerable number of clubs and services available in and around Melbourn, from the Brownies to local history and the various sporting and health clubs for young and old alike. This area of the site offers details of local services from the doctors, dentist through to local meeting and eating establishments. Here you will find contact details including web links and email where available.

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Village Information

Community Services

Churches Together

Orchard Surgery
01763 260220
Website

Melbourn Village College
01763 223400
Website

Melbourn Primary School
01763 223457
Website

Melbourn Parish Council
01763 263303 ext. 3
Website

Melbourn picture gallery

A collection of photographs including winter scenes – a rare occasion! The gallery includes street photos taken along the High Street from Royston Road to Cambridge Road and aerial photos of the village from the year 2000 commissioned for the Melbourn Millennium book. Also included are photos of the 2009 Village fete, Riverside Park and views along the River Mel.

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Melbourn history

Melbourn has had its fair share of troubles through the ages. The unrest during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, the Ship Money riots which took place at the Cross in 1640, the Civil War in the 17th century, to the tragedies emerging from the Boer War and the First and Second World Wars, where many Melbourn men were injured or killed. There were a number of recorded fires in the village which destroyed many thatched cottages. The first was on St. Bartholomew’s Day, 24th August 1724, when in the space of an hour ...25 dwelling houses together with all the out houses, barns and stables and Recks of Corn were burnt down. The devastation caused by a fire in 1915 is well documented and describes the loss of housing and the anguish it caused. … continue reading ❱

from A Glimpse into Melbourn’s past.

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A Glimpse into
Melbourn’s past

Produced in 2004 this fully illustrated two colour A4 book, uses old photographs, maps, reports and documents from the Archives, Cambridge Collection and museums together with newspaper articles dating back to the early 17th Century, to give an insight into village life from the early ages up until the 1950s.

Accompanying the book is a DVD of voices of local residents chatting over tea and cakes, about life in the village they grew up in and together with a ‘slideshow’, gives an interesting visual and vocal experience.

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