Reports on recent events related to the village, e.g. school closed, icy roads, etc
The Haslingfield Primary School Christmas Fayre is on Friday 5th DecemberThere’s a lot going on: Stalls, games,crafts, live music from the school brass band, a cafe serving hot drinks and delicious cakes and of course a visit from Santa himself!
Free entry.
There has been an opportunistic break in at 66 Barton Road earlier this afternoon (25 November) whilst the occupants were out for a short while so there are people about looking around and knocking on doors waiting for just such an opportunity. So please keep an eye out for any unusual activity.
The police are interested if anyone has seen anything suspicious or has information.
This Friday 28th November is Race Night at the Little Rose Pub. All money raised is in aid of Little Owls playgroup. Come and try you luck and try to win some money on the horses by placing bets of 50p or £1, no experience necessary!! The first race starts at 8pm.
At the moment the Real Ales that are on sale at the pub are: Bedford based Well’s Eagle IPA bitter which is 3.6; World’s Biggest Liar which is 4.3% from Jennings Brewery in Cumbria, which dates back to 1828; and Doom Bar, now the No.1 selling cask beer in the UK, which is 4% from Sharps Brewery in Cornwall. The pub also sells teas, coffees, soft drinks, lagers, spirits and good honest food.
The Little Rose now has a support group to help protect it and safeguard the pub’s future. For more information email:keith@murraysouthwell.plus.com
CCC Highways and Communities Infrastructure Committee approved the Haslingfield Phase 1 at their meeting on Tuesday 18th November 2014 and CCC Highways now are going to place an order with Skanska for the work to be done. News on the work programme will follow soon.
The Village Post Office is now designated as a “Community Office” after a long and hard fight. This means that it remains worthwhile to run. It is therefore hard for the shop to now appeal to the village to use it. Please come in and have a look round. The shop is not expensive and it carries lots of bargain lines. In a price comparison against Tesco’s website of 15 items last year, the shop was a little bit cheaper overall. It is a continual struggle to make ends meet. If the shop doesn’t have what you’re looking for, then ask and they’ll try to order it for you. The future of the post office and shop are intertwined, one can’t exist without the other. Click Read More for more information
September’s cream tea afternoon at the Dovecote in Haslingfield raised £720 for Parkinson’s UK. Many thanks to all who came.
South Cambridgeshire District Council have announced changes to our Green Bin Collection during the months of December, January and February. Starting this Friday 21 November, our green bins will be emptied monthly, instead of fortnightly.
To find out more, please click on this link: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/bin-changes To see the collection dates for all bins during this period, please click on the link here: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/friday-0. The dates can also be found on the calendar and what’s on section of the website.
Felling AxeFrom Glebe Wood
Thursday 13 November.
Return would be much appreciated
Glebe Maintenance Gang
01223 871002
Haslingfield’s own, Ruth Hatfield, has just had her first novel published by Hot Key Books in the UK. It will also be published in the USA in January 2015. Ruth was born and brought up in Haslingfield and went to the village school and Comberton Village College before starting her career as an archaeologist. She now lives in Cambridge but comes back to the relative peace of Haslingfield several times a week to write. Click Read More below for more details. Continue reading Local Author gets First Book Published
For £10-95 you can have a two course special Christmas Meal at the Little Rose Pub every Sunday lunchtime from now until the end of December. This is a saving of nearly £4-00 on the pub’s usual Sunday Lunches including pudding. You can choose from Turkey, Beef, Chicken and a Vegetarian option, and the price includes desert. There is a discount for children’s Christmas Meals. The Rose serves Sunday Lunches from noon until 3pm every Sunday. The pub is open 7 days a week from noon until late, and it serves food from 4pm until 9pm from Mondays to Fridays and from noon until 9pm on Saturdays.