School Christmas Fayre – Saturday 12th December

Christmas-Fayre-2015-posterOn Saturday 12th December from 11.30 am – 1.30 pm, Haslingfield Primary School will be holding its Christmas Fayre. There will be Santa’s Grotto, Stalls, a Raffle, Carol Singing, Teas, Hot Dogs, Pulled Park, Sing-along Frozen and Mulled Wine.

Everyone Welcome – free entry.

Last Chance to buy your Tickets for MOTHER GOOSE!

mother goose poster 2 mbIf you haven’t yet bought your tickets for the Haslingfield Little Theatre panto, Mother Goose, which is on at the Village Hall next week, 26, 27 and 28 November – online tickets are available for the Thursday night performance only. To buy your tickets online, please click here.

If you’d like tickets for the Friday or Saturday night performances, there are still a few tickets available for these dates in Haslingfield Village Shop and Country Kitchen. However, the Saturday matinee is completely sold out.

Xmas Meals at the Pub

Pub Xmas

Pub Xmas

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:-

Pub Xmas Menu 2015

Crib Odyssey

Little Rose Pub

Little Rose Pub

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:-

Next Village Society Talk

Kings CrossKing’s Cross – An insight into an extraordinary piece of London

Tuesday, 17th November 2015, 8.00pm, Haslingfield Village Hall

David Tod, Events Manager for the estate, is at the heart of the strategy for this vibrant area and is part of the team working to transform it as a place to live, work, study, eat and drink.  His talk will look at the rich history of the site dating back to Roman times, right up to the present day. He will share the master plans and vision for the 67 acre development and how it is going about attracting the likes of Google and Louis Vuitton to relocate their UK headquarters there. Read more

Village Bonfire Night

The annual village Bonfire Night & Fireworks Display takes place on Saturday 7th November from 6pm with the fireworks starting at 6.30pm. It all takes place on Well House Meadow, Haslingfield. Tickets cost £4, (under 5s free) and are available now from the Village Shop, Country Kitchen and Norman Bradshaw on 840501. They can also be bought on the gate. In the interests of safety, please do not bring sparklers or extra fireworks. Many of you will remember how much fun Bonfire Night is inside the tent, the camaraderie, the peaceful soup ladling, the delighted cake slicing etc. If you’d like to help out again this year, by serving on the night, setting up, taking down, baking cakes or potatoes, preparing soup or in any other way, then please let Jo know at joclover@outlook.com or 07572 590119

Film Club Meeting

movie cameraThe next Film Club will be at 7.30pm on Friday 13th November 2015 and will show two films in the Haslingfield Methodist Church Rooms.  We will break for refreshments after the first film. Read more

The FB Pocket Orchestra Is Coming to Haslingfield

image0016 February 2016, take a trip back in time and immerse yourself in the funky sounds of blues, ragtime, hot jazz, songs, and dances from long ago. Working backwards from the 1930’s, the FB Pocket Orchestra explores repertoire that marked the beginning of what we now regard as popular music.  Haslingfield Village Society has engaged this wonderful group for the Annual Social.  The event will include a two course hot meal in the interval; seating is at tables. Guests are invited to bring their own drinks and glasses (water will be on the tables).  Doors open at 6:00 for 7:00 start in Haslingfield Village Hall.  Our social events always sell out.  Tickets (£15) on sale from November: contacts, Maria Stringer 01223 871256 or stringerhasfield@aol.com or Michael Hendy 01223 870270 or m.hendy189@btinternet.com

Mother Goose – Tickets on sale here!

mother goose poster 2 mbCome and see Haslingfield Little Theatre’s traditional panto, Mother Goose, set in the land of the snow geese  – a frozen wonderland of trolls, snowmen, woolly jumpers and even the occasional moose!

Performances are on 26, 27 and 28 November at Haslingfield Village Hall. You can buy your tickets online here.  There are also some tickets on sale in the Village Shop and Country Kitchen. Tickets cost £9 per person (£6 concessions for under 16s and 65+, no concessions Saturday evening).

FREE Motown & Soul Night

Little Rose Pub

Little Rose Pub

Celebrate Halloween with a FREE Motown and Soul Night at the Little Rose Pub. Fun starts at 8pm on Saturday 31st October and goes on until late. Why not come and support the village’s last pub, which is for the first time ever, now owned by a village couple. For more details on the pub, click Read More…

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Pub Pentanque Team League Champions

Little Rose Pub

Little Rose Pub

Haslingfield’s very own Petanque team, have just been crowned Champions of Division 1 of the Central Cambs League. It’s the 6th time in 7 years that the team have won the league. The team, made up of players Jim, Handbag, Steely, Alex, Nick, Neil and Kayleigh, won the league with one match left to play. The Foxton White Horse B team came second. This comes shortly after the Little Rose Team won the East Anglian Air Ambulance Petanque competition. Full details of the league are here:-  http://www.almostolympians.org/

FILM CLUB

movie-cameraThe next Film Club screening will be on Friday 9th October 2015 at 7.30pm at the Haslingfield Methodist Church Rooms.  Admission is free.  Running time 118 min. Certificate: PG.  We will break for refreshments half way through. Read more

Pub Quiz this Friday 2nd October

Little Rose Opening Hours

Little Rose Opening Hours

The next Little Rose Pub Quiz will take place this Friday 2nd October. 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 date of the quiz has been switched to the first Friday of every month due to popular demand!

For more details on the pub, click Read More…

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Next Village Society Talk

image001Mr Michael Snelling, a great supporter of Haslingfield life for many years, will talk at The Haslingfield Village Society about the techniques used in the repair & restoration of various types of chairs & seats. He will bring along a display of specialised tools & equipment.  Tuesday, 20th October, 8.00PM, Haslingfield Village Hall