Half Term Holiday Play Scheme at Orwell

Petersfield schools holiday club (Puffins) is running a holiday scheme on Tuesday 31st May to Thursday 2nd June of half term for children over the age of 3. Puffins is run by highly qualified and experienced staff. Facilities are based within Petersfield school (Orwell) and include access to school playing field, fully equipped kitchen, numerous toys and equipment. Read more

Haslingfield Little Theatre wins Award

In March, the annual South Cambridgeshire Arts Awards took place.  Haslingfield Little Theatre won the award for Contribution to Village Life for our plays, social events, Young Little Theatre, Youth Fund and Arts on Tour in Cambs, as well as our fund-raising several years ago for the Village Hall extension, which continues to be an extremely useful village facility. Read more

Neighbourhood Profile Update Gamlingay Panel

Haslingfield and Eversdens (Gt Eversden, Lt Eversden, Harlton and Haslingfield).

Crime

  • Total crime in Haslingfield has decreased from 15 offences in the previous period to 9 offences in this period. Offence levels have remained stable compared to the same period last year (8 offences).
  • Two of the offences in this period have been detected.
  • Due to low numbers no patterns or trends were noted. Read more

Safe as Houses

Cambridgeshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service and Cambridgeshire Police have been receiving reports from concerned residents who have been called out of the blue by a security companies offering them an alarm system for their home. In some cases the sales person has refused to give company details, or have given a telephone number which is just an answerphone. Claims made by the salesmen suggest they are connected to the Police Service which is untrue. Read more

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

History of Haslingfield Weekend Exhibition

Presented by the Haslingfield Village Society
Sat., 12 March & Sun. 13 March 2 pm – 5 pm
Haslingfield Village Centre     FREE ENTRY

Complete village archive collection: maps, photos, documents, etc.
Millennium Project: ten years on.
Family History Project: Harold Hopkins
Haslingfield Little Theatre Archives
Archeology Exhibit with M. Coles
County and Cambridge Archive Displays

Drink and biscuits available

Please bring any photos or documents that relate to village history to share with others.  If agreeable, the society can make copies and return the originals.

Contact John Beresford 01223 514849

 

Tea at the Ritz

Big “Thank You” to Marjorie, Janet and Liz for organising another successful, and enjoyable “Tea at the Ritz”. With their team of efficient and polite waitresses and those working hard behind the scenes, they managed to pull off another memorable afternoon while raising money for village organisations.
Anon

Adding Your Own Events to the Website Calendar

If you are aware of an event going on in Village and the surrounding area or which may be of interest to some villagers but can’t see it in the calendar, then you can now add it yourself.  Maybe you are involved in the event, or you’ve seen it on a poster or in Church and Village and would like people to know about it. Here’s what you do. Read more

Eclipse


Doug Thompson took some pictures of the eclipse today taken from the clunch pit. Two were taken with astrosolar film which protects your eyes from uv/ray’s and allows you to see sunspots . One taken with no filter and fixed to a tripod and greatly underexposed.

THE LIBERTY TREE

Village Society Presents:

The Liberty Tree, in which Hugh Lupton and Nick Hennessey sing and tell their way deep into the secret, dappled, winding ways of Sherwood…. and at the same time tell true stories of the ancient tradition of English Dissent.

Haslingfield Village Hall
Saturday 29 January 2011 at 7.30 pm
Tickets include a drink and nibbles
£8.00 adults/£4 age 12 to 16 years

Tickets now on sale at Village Shop
or 0n 871002 and 871518