Tuesday 15th September 2015 at 8.00pm in the Village Hall
Dr Nicholas Branson will talk on Shorebird Migration, describing some of his studies on The Wash in England, at a number of sites in Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef, and in the USA, revealing much about the life histories of migratory birds and the areas of the world on which they depend. All are welcome, entrance fee for non members over 16 is £2.50.
Saturday 8th August
2015, Well House Meadow, 10.00am ’til noon.
See inside the historic bake house, browse the Village Archive of old photographs and documents, and get a feel for how Haslingfolk used to live.
Saturday 13th June 2015, Well House Meadow, 10.00am ’til noon.
See inside the historic bake house, get a feel for how Haslingfolk used to live and browse the Village Archive of old photographs and documents.
The bake-up folks got it just right,
there was almost too much to eat!
Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 8.00pm in the Village Hall
After a short Annual General Meeting, Mike Petty will talk about the life of James Reynolds Withers, the Cambridgeshire Hedge-side Poet (1812 – 1892). Mike Petty has been helping people research Cambridgeshire for 50 years. He has a daily “Looking Back” column in the Cambridge News, and a weekly “Memories” page. Read more
Docwra’s Manor Garden, Shepreth, on Thursday 23rd July 2015
Faith Raven has kindly made arrangements for us to visit out of normal opening hours. It is well worth taking the opportunity to see this delightful garden, in its historic setting.
Gardens of Great Beauty: Kyoto, Japan is the subjects of the talk by George Thorpe, a retired Head Gardener of Trinity College. Tuesday 21st April 2015 at 8.00pm in the Village Hall. Read more
Discovering Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs
Another guided walk in London with historian Andrew Davies
on Saturday 3rd October 2015 Read more
Excavating Haslingfield: Bronze Age to the Iron Age, Romans to late Medieval, the 18th c. Where did all the people live? Michael Coles, our local archaeologist, will talk about the results of much field walking and the 24 digs of 2013. The resultant archaeology will help explain where the people of ‘Haslingfield’ lived and what they did for the last 3500 years.
17th March 2015, 8 PM, The Village Hall. Everyone welcome: members and children free, small charge for non-members.
Hum! Appearances can be deceptive! And Wimpole Hall is no exception. We think we know it all as the beautiful house and grounds on our doorstep. However, all is not what it seems. Some of the more surprising aspects are revealed in the Haslingfield Village society talk on Tuesday, 17 February. Haslingfield Village Hall, 8:00PM. Veronica Bennett is a volunteer speaker for the National Trust East of England Regional Talks Service. Our talks are open to everyone; a small charge is made to non-members. See you there.
Where does news come from? How is it decided what is broadcast? How is it prepared? How is technology changing the future? Fae Southwell, reporter with the BBC who is a resident of Haslingfield, talks about her 26-year career in news, working across several media, including newspapers, local radio and TV.
Tuesday, 20th January. 8:00 pm. Haslingfield Village Hall.
Everyone is very welcome
A group of 69 resolute people of all ages (not to forget the three dogs) began the year by joining the Annual New Year’s Day Walk. Read more below. Read more
The Haslingfield Village Society presents: An Evening of Mystery, Magic, and Music with a Two-course Meal – The Secret World of Charles Dickens. Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. During a hot meal with dessert, Tom Hatfield will entertain with music from the Victorian Music Hall. Saturday, 7 February 2015 at 7.00 pm. Haslingfield Village Hall. Tickets at £12.50 are available from January from: the village shops, M. Hendy (870270), M. Stringer (871256). Put the date in your diary, this is not to be missed.
Commemoration of WWI in Cambridgeshire
An evening of songs, readings, and stories from the time. This event is being presented jointly by the Haslingfield Little Theatre and The Village Society in Haslingfield Village Hall on Tuesday, 11 November at 7:30pm. A collection will be held for The British Legion.
Everyone, as always, is very welcome.