Haslingfield Village Society’s next talk will be Tips for Healthy Living by Robert Taylor. The talk will take place on 17 September 2024, 8.00 pm at Haslingfield Village Hall. Robert Taylor is Exercise Referral Co-ordinator for Cambridge City Council, and is a feast of knowledge on ways to keep fit. You don’t need to join a gym! Robert will explain ways you can improve your health without leaving your home. Just the thing for offsetting the excesses of summer!
Members and 18yrs. and under are free. £4.00 visitors. Inclusive of refreshments. More information about us and how to become a member at: www.haslingfieldvillagesociety.org.uk.
The HVS 26th August opening of the Bakehouse on the Wellhouse Meadow turned out to be a glorious day; this was in sharp contrast the early August opening when we expected Noah to come by in his Ark. About 40 visitors, including families, were welcomed. Talks on the history of the meadow and of the bakehouse were given. Read more
Under Threat but Being Saved: The work of the Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital
The ‘common’ hedgehog is under threat from human caused changes to their natural habitat. The Hedgehog Hospital at Shepreth treats and rehabilitates hedgehogs before release back into the wild. Their second aim is to educate people about hedgehog conservation and show how easy it is to help hedgehogs in the local environment. Read more
On Saturday April 22nd fifteen local groups and organisations will be contributing to a Fair in Haslingfield Village Hall. Doors will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This will be your chance to see the variety of activities going on in Haslingfield, and perhaps to sign up and join in. Sport, entertainment, music-making, gardening and a host of other pastimes will be represented.
So if you are interested, or just curious, do pop in and see us on April 22nd. Tea and coffee will be available.
The January talk will take place on Tuesday 17th January 2023 at 8.00pm in Haslingfield Village Hall. The speaker will be Edmund Brookes who will be talking on the subject: So you think you know Switzerland?Read more
From Duroliponte to Cambridge (via Grantchester): A summary of the archaeology of Cambridge Speaker: Quinton Carroll Tuesday 18th October 2022 at 8.00pm in Haslingfield Village HallRead more
In view of the current Corona virus outbreak, Your Village Society committee have reluctantly decided to cancel our meetings next Tuesday 17th March and Tuesday 21st April as a safety precaution. If you know of any non members who were planning to attend please give them this information.
Please note that due to ongoing building work in the Village Hall, this meeting will again be held in All Saints’ Church, Haslingfield at 8.00pm. Note also that the subject has changed from previously published.
The speaker will be Professor Andrew Klein, Macintosh Professor of Anaesthesia, Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, who will speak on What do you know about iron? – (a talk about iron deficiency.)
Everyone is very welcome, Members free, visitors a small charge for coffee (or tea) and biscuits.
The historic bake house on Well House Meadow will be open on Saturday morning, 14 September, between 10am and 12 noon. A selection of old photographs and documents will also be on display, giving a fascinating view of Haslingfield over the years. Bring a thermos and stay for a chat!
The Village Society AGM will be held in Haslingfield Village Hall on Tuesday 21st May at 8.00 pm, followed by a talk “Trumpington through the Looking Glass”, given by Charles van Heyningen.
The Bake House on Well House Meadow will be open for viewing on Saturday May 11 from 10.00 to 12.00, including a selection of photographs and historic documents from the Village Archive. Everyone welcome, no charge!
If you miss this opportunity the bake house will be open again on July 13 and September 14.
The old bake house on Well House Meadow will be open on Saturday, 16 June , between 10.00 and 12.00 am. Selections of photographs and documents from the village archive will be on display, and members of the Village Society will be on hand to explain the history of the bake house and the various old artifacts that are stored there.
