Notices

The Reach Fun Tug of War will take place on the village green starting at 18.30 hrs. All teams wishing to participate must have registered with the organiser and paid their entry fee by 24 April 2001.

This is a fun event and all teams will pull against each other twice, from opposite ends. It is open to teams of eight either male or female. Professional or semi-professional teams are not permitted.

Teams to be on village green at 18.00 hrs May Day to draw position.

Please note the organiser and Reach village fair committee will not be held responsible for any loss or injury sustained by any person taking part in the Reach Fun Tug of War. We do how ever suggest that participants wear suitable footwear such as heavy boots.

Please send you entry fee and signed form indicating you will accept the conditions of entry and judges decisions as final to; Grahame Miller 24. Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge. CB5OJF. Telephone 01638 741428.

Email grahame@millersclassicplant.co.uk

If you garden in the Village or surrounding area and are not a member of our excellent Village Garden Club, how about joining us?

Share your knowledge with others at our monthly meetings (3rd Tuesday at 8.00 pm) or pick up the latest ideas and hints from the expert speakers we have to enlighten us.

The Village Gardeners began over 6 years ago and members and visitors enjoy talks, slide shows, plant sales and garden visits.

This year we have had a fascinating talk on garden conservation by John Drake - Chairman of the Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust and a colourful slide show on New Zealand Plants from Beryl Sealy interesting to see where some of our more familiar plants like Hebes come from.

The April meeting hosts Trevor Wilson talking about "Wisley - a garden for all seasons" - no doubt illustrated with slides.

The summer garden visits start in May and a special outing to Barnsdale, the garden of the late Geoff Hamilton on May 20th for which we are hoping to fill a coach and planning a pleasant coffee stop at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel. Seats are filling up rapidly, all enquiries to Mike Philips, Tel 741495.

New members are assured of a warm welcome.

Barbara Jones (741197

Anne Frank Exhibition at Ely Cathedral 3rd - 31st May 2001

During 1999 a community group started making plans to bring the Anne Frank exhibition to Ely in 2001. The exhibition will be staged in the Lady Chapel and contains material provided by the Anne Frank Educational Trust. This trust is devoted to keeping the memories of the holocaust alive, to remind future generations of the terrible consequences of hatred, racism and intolerance. Anne was only a small girl at the outbreak of the Second World War and the family lived in an attic in Amsterdam until they were betrayed. Anne's diary, discovered after her death, has been read by millions and the exhibition is expected to attract much interest especially from schools, young people and visitors to the city.

The Cathedral needs your help as we are looking for volunteers willing to give up a few hours to sit on the admissions desk or to man the bookshop. The exhibition is non-profit making and any profit raised through the modest entrance fee will be returned to the Anne Frank Trust to further their good work. Helpers will be told all about the exhibition at a special morning organised for them on Wednesday 2nd May in Ely Cathedral, so if you, or your friends or family are in a position to give up a few hours for such a good cause, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please contact: Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambs. CB7 4DL or phone 01353 667735.