BRILLIANT SUNNY WEATHER ALL DAY HELPED COMMUNITY GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDS DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH TRADITIONAL SPORTS AND GAMES INCLUDING SACK RACES, 3 LEGGED AND SPACE HOPPERS, A FAMILY FAIRGROUND DID BRISK BUSINESS.

THE FIRST FARMERS MARKET STALL ALONG WITH STALLS FROM THE CHURCHES TOGETHER, BOYS BRIGADE, SCOUTS, WI, TODDLERS GROUP, CIRCLE 33, MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE, THE NURSERY, CAMBOURNE CRAFT GROUP AND A STALL PROMOTING COMPOSTING.

A DEMONSTRATION OF STONE CARVING WAS GIVEN BY ARTIST ANTONIA HOCKTON WHO HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN THE SCULPTURE ON CAMBOURNE'S MARKET SQUARE.

(IT IS HOPED TO ORGANISE A MONTHLY FARMERS MARKET IN THE NEW MARKET SQUARE IN CAMBOURNE, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE SUPERMARKET OPENS).

IN THE EVENING ALL WERE ENTERTAINED BY TWO BANDS AND A DISCO, LOCAL GROUP "FRESH" AND THE "BLUE GRASS BAND" PLUS DJ DAVID RICHES HAD EVERYONE UP ON THE DANCE FLOOR IN A LARGE MARQUEE.

SOME RESIDENTS HAD ONLY MOVED TO CAMBOURNE THAT DAY AND THERE WERE OTHERS WHO ARE PLANNING TO MOVE THERE SOON.

A HOG ROAST WAS AVAILABLE, AND SOME PARENTS ORGANISED A SPECIAL TRIP TO A BURGER BAR FOR TAKE AWAY FOOD, OF THE KIDS FAVOURITE KIND.

NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND WHY CAMBOURNE DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN PUB AS THE VILLAGERS WAITED PATIENTLY IN THREE NEAT TEN DEEP QUEUES TO BUY DRINKS AT THE BAR. YES THEY ARE A WELL BEHAVED LOT, EVEN WHEN RELEASED FROM DRINKING EXILE !

FRIENDSHIPS WERE STARTED AND REINFORCED, AND A QUIZ DURING THE EVENING WAS VERY SUCCESFUL WITH AROUND 45 TEAMS, COMPETING FOR BOTTLES OF WINE DONATED BY MORRISON'S SUPERMARKET (WHO OPEN A LARGE SUPERMARKET IN CAMBOURNE IN OCTOBER), THEY ALSO DONATED SWEETS FOR PRIZES IN THE AFTERNOON.

OUR THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS

CAMBOURNE BUSINESS PARK
BOVIS HOMES
McCLEAN HOMES
BRYANT HOMES
MORRISONS SUPERMARKET
CONVERGYS

SOUTH CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SOUTH CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL ARTS DEVELOPMENT

THANKS TO MAURICE GORDON IN THE DEVELOPERS PROJECT OFFICE FOR ALL HIS HELP.
ALSO TO DAVID CHARE CAMBOURNE PROJECT DIRECTOR

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN CAMBOURNE ALSO HELD AN EVENT OF THEIR OWN ON SUNDAY MORNING, ENTITLED "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MONK" WHERE PARTICIPANTS WERE INVITED TO DRESS AS BENEDICTINE MONKS AND GO THROUGH 24 HOURS AS A MONK, ALL IN ONE HOUR !.