St Ives-a new millennium4/10/023:55 pmPage 86Above: Peter Milbank, microlight flierPhoto: Stuart Littlewood/Ricoh XR7Peter, who lives at Over, can often be seen (andheard) buzzing about the skies near St Ives in hismicrolight. He has been flying for 5 years, an interestsparked by the ATC and his father, who served in theRoyal Flying Corps in the first World War. He belongsto the Cambridgeshire Microlight Club, based atSutton Meadow Airfield, and was taught by DavidGarrison and Martin Aris at Pegasus Flight Training.The club has nearly 50 members from all over thecounty.The microlight, dubbed ‘the motor bike of the skies’,is inexpensive to run - costing about the same askeeping a Mini on the road, says Peter. In working lifehe is a chiropractor with a practice in Cambridge. Hispartner Renata is also an enthusiastic flier.Peter kindly collaborated in the preparation of thisbook by flying a photo mission enabling the author totake aerial pictures of St Ives.Page 86Right: Godfrey Horsford, golf captainPhoto: Stuart Littlewood/Pentax MXGodfrey was born into a farming family at Stow Longa andstarted his working life at the old St Ives cattle auctions.Subsequently he owned and ran Sports & Fashions inHuntingdon High Street and the Alconbury Hill Hotel. Nowretired, he captained St Ives Golf Club for the 2000-2001season, having played the course for 40 years. His wifeDiana is also a playing member.The club originally played on a short course in St AudreyLane. Its present 9-hole course was laid out in 1923-4 onthe site of an old brickworks, making good use of thedifferent levels. The transformation has created 52 acresof attractive parkland with a superb, modern clubhouseand pro-shop. At the start of the Millennium the club hadhigh hopes of acquiring neighbouring land and expandingthe course to 18 holes, and was anxiously awaiting theoutcome of a public inquiry.
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