People who have a ‘local’ pub, like the Little Rose in Haslingfield, are not only significantly happier than those who do not, but also have higher life satisfaction and have more close friends, according to new research from Oxford University.
The report[1], written by Professor Robin Dunbar for CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) outlines that having a strong social network significantly improves both your happiness and your overall health. The more people you know, and the more often you see them, the better you feel and the healthier you are.
Village shop update news: They now stock fresh flowers and they can order for special occasions as well.
Opening Hours – Shop
Mondays to Fridays: 7.00 am – 7.00 pm
Saturdays: 8.00 am – 6.00 pm
Sundays: 8.00 am – 4.00 pm
Opening Hours – Post Office
Mondays to Fridays: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
Saturdays: 9.00 am – 12.30 pm
Post Office Collection Times are Monday to Friday 12pm and 4pm. Saturday 10:30am.
Richard Cooper posted on the Haslingfield Facebook Page this photo of the Barrington Cement works when both chimneys were active. He thinks it was taken in the 1990s and no later than 1992. Anymore information would be greatly appreciated.
On the Haslingfield Village Facebook Page, Tom Clarke posted information about Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership (SPEP). It’s a group, supported by the district council, of volunteers across the villages of South Cambs running Sustainability/ Green/ Environmental projects and events. In Haslingfield there has been a village Energy day a couple of years ago and a Thermal Imaging camera project.
If you’re interested in sustainability/ Green/ Environmental projects or events across the region or want to be part of the discussion in organising them or generating ideas you may want to head across to the new Facebook group. Maybe you have a great project idea or are just willing to join a group of like minded people!
The next Little Rose Pub Quiz will take place this Friday 8th January. Teams of any number up to a maximum of six can take part, entry is £10 per team with all the entry fees given out as cash prizes. First Question asked at 8pm. Just turn up on the night or book in advance. The quiz takes place on the first Friday of every month.
The Little Rose Pub is extending it’s opening hours just for the festive season, as follows:-
Tuesday 22nd to Christmas Eve inclusive: Noon until Late
Christmas Day: 11.30am until 3pm
Boxing Day to New Years Eve inclusive: Noon until Late
New Years Day: 1pm until Late
Click Read More to find out about the special events being held at the pub over the Christmas break…
Feel free to join the village’s Carol Singers tonight for “Beer and Carols” at the Little Rose Pub (Friday 18th December) at 8pm when the carol singers will finish singing after walking around some of the village streets. There will be a collection in aid of “Action for Children” and Robin will be there with his keyboard to lead some carol singing and other Christmas songs. If anyone wants to join them carolling around the streets, please meet them in the Wisbey’s Yard community room at 6:30pm, and then they will go carolling for about 45 minutes.
There’s a free Karaoke night this Saturday 12th December at the Little Rose Pub. The singing gets underway from 8pm and everybody is welcome. This is one of a number of special events at the village’s last pub over the festive season. The pub is also offering a three course Christmas Meal for £18-95 for adults or £10-50 for Children. Includes full vegetarian and gluten free options plus the traditional Turkey Breast and Christmas Pudding.
There’s a planned power cut that will affect 29 properties in the village this Tuesday 1st December. The power will go off at 9am and should be back on by noon. The village shop and post office is one of the affected properties and this will affect what the post office can do, but the shop will remain open. UK Power Networks have told this website that if you haven’t received a letter about the planned power cut, then you electricity will stay on. In an update they said that the notified time of 1pm to 4pm has changed to 9am until noon. It’s needed to upgrade some equipment. For more information check out www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk or tweet @ukpowernetworks It’s incident ref: 60953487/INCD-4000325-B. Call 01462-832557/0800-7838838/0333-2022021 for more info Alternatively their emergency faults number is 0800 316 3105, this free for landlines and mobiles.
The new owners of the Village Shop take charge from this Monday 16th November. Conrad Golding and Carol have run the Village Shop for the last 9 years and this Sunday will be their last day. The shop will be closed on Monday morning and should open sometime Monday afternoon after the Post Office has carried out an audit. For more details on the new owners and their plans, click Read More:-
Enjoy a three course Christmas Meal at the Little Rose Pub for £18-95 for adults or £10-50 for Children. Includes full vegetarian and gluten free options plus the traditional Turkey Breast and Christmas Pudding. Available from 1st December until 22nd December inclusive. Don’t hesitate to contact the pub if you’d prefer something different, either email: littlerosepub@yahoo.co.uk or call: 01223-870618. For the full menu and booking form click the link below:-
The Little Rose pub recently played host to Siv Sears. He’s set himself a target of playing cribbage in every county in the UK and then perhaps setting up a national Cribbage competition. He’s a 38 year old Englishman with a passion for Cribbage. Having just returned to his native UK from China, where he’s have lived for most of the last 15 years, he’s been interested to find that Crib in the UK is very much locally organised, rather than both nationally and locally organised as he’s seen before in the States. As such, he’s set himself 4 goals. To see them, click Read More:-
