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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
FROM OUR CHAIR

Dear Readers Contents

It has certainly been a very wet winter, with Useful Contact Details .............................................2
many repeated road closures in the area and Message from Chair & Contents .........................3
devastating damage to farmland, property
and wildlife. Officially, one of the wettest Manea Community Groups ............................4 – 7
winters on record, we can but hope there
won’t be a repeat next winter. Please refer Wild Waters of Wicken Fen ............................8 – 9
back to Issue 79 (P16) for Anglian Water’s
guidance and support if you have been af- Manea Mobile Community Fridge ....................10
fected. Manea Matters – 20 years .................................11
In this issue you can read about the water
management in Wicken Fen, as it celebrates Manea Allotments .......................................12 – 13
its 125th anniversary (P8 and 9) and the 20th eCops – Domestic Abuse ....................................14
anniversary of Manea Matters itself on P11.
As things continue to get more difficult for Volunteer Cambs ....................................................15
people to manage in the current economic Time Capsule Burial ..............................................16
climate, there is help and support out there,
for example the Community Fridge (which Time Capsule – List of Contents ...................... 17
visits Manea every Wednesday) and, if you
are experiencing any form of domestic Frankie the Guide Dog Puppy – Part 2 ...........18
abuse, don’t suffer in silence – the National
Centre for Domestic Violence (see P14) is Fenland Writers ......................................................19
there to offer help and advice. Can Recycling Project / History Group ............20
On a much lighter note, if you are still living Manea Social Group ...............................................21
in Manea fifty years from now, you will be
able to witness the digging up of a very ‘local’ Church Services .......................................................22
time capsule, which you can read all about on
P16 and 17. Getting About and DEADLINES .........................23
Volunteers are always needed in a caring Parish Council Update ................................24 – 25
community, so please check out the article
on P15 to see how you can help, if you have Noticeboard ....................................................26 – 27
any time to spare. Many organisations sim-
ply wouldn’t be able to exist if it wasn’t for
their volunteer workforce. DEADLINE FOR THE SUMMER ISSUE IS
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Finally, if you run a community group in the FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024
area and would like to increase your mem-
bership, or simply promote what you do,
please don’t hesitate to contact me (see my The views and beliefs expressed by contributors are not necessarily
email on the Noticeboard P26-27) to submit those of Manea Matters Committee and the Committee reserves
an article. More detail about what actually the right to amend submitted items at its discretion. The Committee
does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
takes place is often very useful in encourag- advertisements published within Manea Matters.
ing people to try a session and maybe join This magazine is published by the Manea Matters Committee and is
the group as a result. delivered free to the vast majority of households within the Parish of
Manea. An online version is also available at:
Dianne www.maneamatters.com
Manea Matters Committee is a group of Manea residents who work
Dianne Rowe, Manea Matters Chair with the community to produce this quarterly magazine because
Manea really does Matter.
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