Pub Garden Plans Published

The new owners of the Little Rose pub, Wrenbridge, have published their plans to build two houses on the newly fenced off part of the pub garden. They’ll both be detached, one will have 3 bedrooms and the other will have 5 bedrooms. Access will be via Badcock Road. Wrenbridge will be holding an exhibition of their plans in the Lounge Bar of the pub on Wednesday 8th October from 4pm until 8pm and then again on Saturday 11th October from noon until 4pm. Representatives of Wrenbridge will also be there to answer any questions you may have about their plans. Click “Read More” for more information and to see the plans

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Next Village Society Talk

chapel hillThe History and Traditions of Chapel Hill, Haslingfield: The Pilgrimage to Our Lady of White Hill   Speaker: Jonathan Spain   His talk will look both at the historical evidence for the existence of the chapel or shrine and the role which local historians played in preserving that tradition over 350 years down to the present day, looking at the historical and religious motivations. It is a study in the way in which ‘local’ history and tradition is created and maintained.  Haslingfield Village Hall, Tuesday 16th September 2014, 8.00pm.  All are welcome.

Film Club

movie-cameraThe next Film Club will be at 7.30pm on Friday 26th September 2014 in the Haslingfield Methodist Church Rooms.  Admission is free.  Running time 120 min., Certificate 12 and subtitles for the ‘Hard of Hearing’.  We shall break for tea/coffee and biscuits half way through and there will be a collection to cover refreshments and use of the rooms.
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Safari Supper Details

Haslingfield “Safari Supper” takes place on 11th October 2014. It’s a 5 course dinner party, with each course in a different house in the village. You pay for the course you host, plus £10/head (£5/head for main course hosts). All profits will go towards the Tennis Club Floodlights Fund but anyone in the village can join in. Simply get together a group of 8 friends who would like to have the main course together, and send all names and addresses to the e-mail address below or send your name and address if you would like to join in but don’t have a group of eight. Please e-mail Lawrence.Hopkins@talk21.com to book a place. More details below

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Pub Now Selling Harston Brewed Beer

The Little Rose Pub is now selling Draft Real Ale that’s brewed in Harston, and it was delivered by bike! The ale is Black Light and is brewed by BlackBar at its microbrewery. Black Light is on sale this week, alongside Lacons Encore, 3.8 % from Great Yarmouth, and Wells Eagle IPA, 3.6% from Bedford. Now the Little Rose is a true Freehouse, it can sell whatever beer, or lager, it wants to, with Neil and Sue keen to support local brewers. More details are below.

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Pub Grand Opening

The Little Rose’s official Grand Opening Night takes place at 8pm this Saturday 30th August. Come and meet the new managers, Neil and Sue. People from the current owners, Wrenbridge, will also be at the pub to meet everybody. You’ll also be able to see the brand new food menu and new real ale & beer, now that the pub is a proper Freehouse and no longer anything to do with Greene King. You can also see what you think about the pub’s new decoration. Continue reading Pub Grand Opening

Pub Now Selling Food

The Little Rose Pub is now selling food. The Restaurant is now open from 6pm to 9pm Mondays to Fridays, noon until 9pm on Saturdays, with Sunday Lunches served from noon until 3pm. Sunday Lunches are cooked by a local, professional chef and cost Adults £8-95 and Children £5-95. The menu also has a wide range of Children’s meals, all costing £3-00.

Pub Menu

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Preserving the Industrial Heritage of Cambridge

pumping engineVisit to the Cambridge Museum of Technology

Organised by the Haslingfield Village Society
Wednesday 10th September 2014 at 10.00 am.

We will be taken on a guided tour around the museum, based in Cambridge’s old sewage pumping station on Cheddars Lane.  This site was one of the earliest examples of recycling – the city’s rubbish being burned here to produce steam to power the steam engines to pump the sewage.  The Museum exists to preserve industrial exhibit material relevant to the Cambridge area, and on the tour we will learn about the development of power from steam, through internal combustion, to electricity.      GO TO ‘READ MORE’ Continue reading Preserving the Industrial Heritage of Cambridge