We are holding a Coffee Morning and Sale at our house, 101 New Road, 10.00am-12.30pm on Saturday 29th March. There will be a Raffle and a Bring and Buy stall (goods welcome).
The proceeds will go to Tommy’s Stillbirth Research Fund and the Arthur Rank Hospice. Read more
This circuit based fitness class takes place every Wednesday at Haslingfield Village Hall at 6 – 7pm. Participants are encouraged to progress at their own level throughout the hour with Exercises and areas of development such as: Strength, Flexibility, Speed and Agility, Endurance, Core strength. Read more
This Friday 14th March at 3pm in the Methodist Church. The theme is Brilliant Black. Creative crafts – Refreshments – Conversation – Fun – All age – Informal Worship – All welcome – Relax – and of course be MESSY. No commitment, no cost. Come and try it.
For £25 you will get two steaks (8oz rump or sirloin), chips, onion rings, mushrooms and tomato plus a bottle of wine on Steak Night. It takes place this Saturday evening 8th March at the Little Rose Pub. Booking is essential so call the Little Rose on 01223-870618. All meat is supplied by Barker Brothers Butchers in Shelford.
There will be an ecumenical service to mark the Women’s World Day of Prayer in the Methodist Church on Friday 7th March at 6.30pm. The service was prepared by the women of Egypt. All are welcome
Haslingfield Christians are offering a Week of Prayer to our village from 5th-11th March 2014.
Haslingfield Christians includes All Saints’ Parish Church, the Methodist Church, Roman Catholic House Group and Christians who worship at other churches in the city and in other villages.
There will be 9 places in the village for you to ‘Pause and Ponder’. If you are unable to join the Guided Walk on the 8th March, just walk around the village and pause at each one a moment to read and reflect.
In less than 8 weeks’ time, 26 year old, James van der Hoorn from Moss Drive, Haslingfield will be running 156 miles across one of the most desolate landscapes on Earth. Described by National Geographic as the toughest footrace on the planet, The Marathon des Sables is run across the Sahara Desert. James’ chosen charity for this footrace is Mencap.
Here he explains why he’s attempting it and why the sacrifices will all be worth it… Read more
The Cambridge City Foodbank is at the centre of a local community project. Food is donated through the generosity of the public, and 90+ professional agencies in the Cambridge area assess and refer people in crisis to the foodbank’s distribution centres using a voucher system. Read more
Terry Baker, who lives in Haslingfield, has been asked to help create part of a garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the charity ‘Squeaky Gate’, which provides support to young people with mental health difficulties. The garden will include a paving made out of 2p coins – the aim being to raise £4,500 worth of 2ps to make a pathway. Read more
On Sunday, 9 February 2014, these photos were taken along Haslingfield’s flooded riverbank: Read more
Many thanks to Brian Sewell, of River Farm, for information relating to his father. Arthur Sewell took an active part in the Great War, fighting at the Somme and at Ypres. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. He also took part in the famous Christmas Day football match between the Germans and British. He was later captured, but managed to escape. When he arrived home late at night he called out “Have you got a bed for a weary soldier?” It was the first his parents had heard of him since he had been posted missing years before.
If you have any stories about your family in the Great War, I would be delighted to hear from you, and with your permission will use extracts in our planned presentation on November 11th.
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