Cream Teas for Parkinson’s UK

Cream Tea Thank you to everyone who came along to Cream Tea at the Dovecote in Haslingfield earlier this month. A wonderful £810 was raised for Parkinson’s UK. We hope you all had a lovely afternoon!

FILM CLUB

movie cameraThe next  Film Club season will begin on Friday 6th September 2013 at 7.30pm in Haslingfield Methodist Church. Admission is free.
For copyright reasons we cannot advertise the name of the film but we can tell friends. If you or friends have would like to be included in the circulation emails, please let me know.
Phildale48@aol.com 

Haslingfield Primary School – Costume and Prop Box

Haslingfield Primary School are trying to get a costume &  prop box together for our many school productions that we put on over the years and are looking for donations.

If you think you have anything suitable that we could use then please do not hesitate to drop it off in the school office, or call Andrea on 01223 870243.

World War I

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, it is worth reflecting on the devastating effect it had on the home front, on families like the Goodes and villages like Haslingfield. Read more

Under 8’s First Football Matches of the Season Announced

Haslingfield Colts FC Under 8’s team has just announced its first football matches of the season. They will play two home friendlies on the village rec of the 14th September.  The first will be against Coton Cosmos with an 10am kick-off and the second will be against Cambridge Celts with an 11am kick-off. The club is entering two teams in the Under 8’s league this season which starts on Saturday 21st September. Full details are on the club’s website: www.haslingfieldcolts.co.uk

Next Sunday – Cream Tea time again!

Cream TeaEnjoy a traditional cream tea with freshly-baked scones, jam and cream, in the informal woodland garden of The Dovecote, 29 High Street, Haslingfield.  Time & Date: 3-5.30 p.m. on Sunday 1 Sept. All proceeds to Parkinsons UK.

Football Fixtures Announced

Haslingfield Colts FC Under 14’s football fixtures for the coming season have just been announced. They start with a friendly against Milton on 25th August with the league commencing on Saturday 8th September at home against Cherry Hinton Lions, with kick-off at 10.30am. All home matches are played on Haslingfield Village Rec. Supporters are always welcome and refreshments will be on sale. All the fixture details are in the diary and for more information on the club, check out their website: www.haslingfieldcolts.co.uk

 

New Minister at Methodist Church

Revd Alison WalkerOn the 1st September 2013 we shall welcome Revd Alison Walker as our new Minister at Haslingfield Methodist Church.  Our Student Minister, Revd Catherine Dixon is moving to be responsible for three churches in and around Kings Lynn.
Alison and her husband, Robin, will be living in Haslingfield.  Alison has been a Mission Partner in a Methodist Church in Florence, Italy, for the past 4 years;  a letter of introduction from her can be found on www.haslingfieldmethodistchurch.org.uk . Read more

Eliza finds romance

We left Eliza Goode working in service at the household of a wealthy London family in the 1880s. There she met Charles Robertson, a joiner, and they decided to get married back in Haslingfield, in 1886.

They would probably have travelled third class from Clapham Junction via Liverpool Street to Harston, where they would have walked the remaining two miles to the village. Living in the village were her parents, in a house in Rotten Row with sister Elizabeth, brother Frederick and uncle Deves. Uncle Thomas worked land off Cantelupe Road.

The marriage took place on 6th September, 1886. Elizabeth and brother William acted as witnesses at a ceremony conducted by the Reverend Clements.