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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
FROM OUR CHAIR

Dear Readers Contents

I must begin with an apology to Mr Peter
Short, whose long service recognition article, Useful Contact Details ............................................ 2
for acting as a Trustee to the Village Hall, is
on P8. I acknowledged receipt of the article, Message from Chair & Contents ........................ 3
whilst on holiday, and then omitted to include
it on my return. Please accept my apologies, Manea Community Groups ............................ 4 - 7
Peter, and many belated congratulations! Thank you to Peter Short & Village Hall
We are promoting some different clubs – Anniversary .......................................................... 8 - 9
Crafting and Manea Sirens - in this issue, in
response to my offer for club organisers to Manea School - Update .............................10 - 11
do just that. Please don’t hesitate to sub-
mit an article for MM82 if you would like to Manea Sirens ............................................................12
let readers know what takes place at your Hazel the Guide Dog Puppy ................................13
meetings, especially if you would also like to
encourage new members. Crafting .............................................................14 - 15
Safety warning - Please consider your own Stop Suicide.....................................................16 - 17
emotional wellbeing before reading pages
16 and 17. If you have been bereaved by Fens Reservoir Update ...............................18 - 19
suicide, or affected by attempted suicide or
suicidal thoughts, you may find the content Manea Educational Foundation &
difficult and upsetting to read. The article Aluminium Can Recycling Project .................... 20
is aimed at helping people to recognise the
warning signs of suicidal behaviour, which Manea Gala 2024 .................................................. 21
CPSL Mind is keen for people in our commu-
nity to be aware of. Church Services ...................................................... 22
You can read about the building progress Getting About and DEADLINES ........................ 23
at Manea School (pages 10 & 11). This will
continue during the summer holidays. The Parish Council Update .................................24 - 25
school has recently received the Rainbow Noticeboard .....................................................26 - 27
Flag Award, which is awarded for the school’s
high level of inclusivity – more details in the
article.
Finally, we regularly include an update on the DEADLINE FOR THE AUTUMN ISSUE IS
Guide Dog Puppies, who are trained by Myr- TH
iam Steadman in Manea – Hazel being her FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2024
current trainee. In this issue, take a look at
lovely Luna and Walton on the Noticeboard, The views and beliefs expressed by contributors are not necessarily
who also do amazing work and help to make those of Manea Matters Committee and the Committee reserves
our community a safer one in which to live. the right to amend submitted items at its discretion. The Committee
does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
As the last eighteen months have been the advertisements published within Manea Matters.
wettest in the UK on record since 1836. This magazine is published by the Manea Matters Committee and is
Here’s to a happy and healthy summer delivered free to the vast majority of households within the Parish of
ahead - whatever the weather! Manea. An online version is also available at:
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Dianne 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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