The Connections Bus Project is a mobile youth facility on a converted double decker bus that visits Haslingfield on a weekly basis. The bus is open and free to anyone in School Year 7 and above. Facilities include games consoles, internet access, music, crafts, sports equipment, tuck shop and much more. The bus parks at Haslingfield recreation Ground car park from 16:00 to 18:00 every term-time Wednesday. More details are here: Connections Bus 2017
What to do about securing your home: Burglaries are happening regularly across villages in South Cambridgeshire, usually in the day when properties appear to be empty, with cash and jewellery being the common things stolen. Have you considered how secure your property is? If not, you may be interested to know that there is an online quiz designed to confirm how safe your property is. The “bad-wolf test” takes just two minutes to complete and tells you how safe your home is from burglars. You get a score of bricks, twigs or straw. Try the quiz yourself to see how safe your home is: tinyurl.com/bad-wolf-test
The Bobby Scheme: The Cambridgeshire Bobby Scheme is a local charity which provides a service to older or vulnerable people by improving home security to reduce crime and the fear of crime. The Bobby Scheme works with a number of partner agencies, including the Police, Fire Service, Local Authorities, Age UK and other charities. Press Read More below for more information.
Don’t miss our Jumble Sale on Saturday 28th January at 2pm in Haslingfield Village Hall! Please drop any items of jumble and unwanted Christmas presents to the Hall on the day between 10.30am and 12.30pm. No electrical items please. Little Owls Cafe will be serving tea and cakes during the jumble sale. Join us for a fabulous evening of delicious hearty food and live music. Inder’s Kitchen will provide a sumptuous Indian buffet of curry dishes and dips and our very own Tiffany Britton & John Lovegrove will be performing an eclectic set of favourite tunes. An evening of entertainment not to be missed! Tickets £18 each or £30 for 2 available from Haslingfield Village Shop or from Hayley Bentley, in support of Little Owls Preschool. 
The next environmental working party is on Sunday January 8th at 2 pm and any volunteers are very welcome to lend a hand. We will meet on the Wellhouse meadow, on the North side near the trees.
Please contact me if you wish to get further details. All are welcome, including children.
Jay Cole (jaythevamper@gmail.com or 870688)
Please find agenda for the Parish Council meeting on 9th January in the Village Hall.
Agenda HPC Meeting 9th January 2017
Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Little Rose Pub
The monthly Little Rose Pub Quiz will take place this Friday 6th January from 8pm. 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 quiz takes place on the first Friday of every month. It’s great fun with a good number of all local teams taking part each month. There’s 6 rounds covering many topics including a picture round. The quiz finishes around 10pm with a break halfway through.
SERVICES FOR JANUARY 2017
to all those who contributed to the Carol Singing collection. We have never collected over £200 before! Action for Children will be well pleased.
Christine
When the floodlighting of All Saints’ Church was installed in 2003 a sponsorship scheme was set up to ensure that funds would always be available for maintenance and the cost of electricity. The scheme offers a rather nice way of marking special occasions and remembering loved ones, with a ‘certificate’ carrying appropriate wording posted on a notice board in the church porch. By the end of 2016 the scheme will have raised more than £4600 from over 300 donations, but the number of sponsors has reduced over the years and we now need to introduce the idea to more people.
For further information, or to ask for a form on which to record your message, please contact:
Brian Gott
01223 871002
brian@bgott.orangehome.co.uk
For an account of the floodlighting story Read more
Pub Xmas Programme
The Little Rose Pub, the last remaining pub in the village, is open at these times throughout the festive period:-
Christmas Eve: Noon – late. Free Juke box all night.
Christmas Day: Noon – 3pm.
Boxing Day: Noon – late.
Bank Holiday Tuesday: 2pm – late.
Wednesday 28th December: 2pm – late.
Thursday 29th December: 2pm – late.
Friday 30th December: 2pm – late.
New Year’s Eve: 2pm until early hours. Free Disco from 8pm to welcome in the New Year.
New Year’s Day: Noon – late
There is no food being served from 24th December until 2nd January inclusive. For more info on the pub, click Read More… Read more
As 2016 draws to a close and we approach our 4th Xmas of trading in Haslingfield, everyone is frantically busy, but we would love to take a moment to thank all you wonderful customers for your support over this past year. The shop continues to go from strength to strength, with new customers still discovering us. It’s been an excellent year for Country Kitchen, and Haslingfield feels like quite a bustling little shopping village with its three pretty and well-stocked shops. We’re happy and proud to be part of ‘the scene’. For Christmas opening hours Read more
A free event guided by the Haslingfield Village Society. This event is always popular; join friends and neighbours of all ages for a great start to 2017. Dogs on leads are welcome. Sunday, 1st January. 11:30 start. Meets and ends at Haslingfield Village Hall. Walk time: approximately 1½ hour. Stay on at the end for homemade soup and sandwiches, and chat with new and old friends. A further walk for the more energetic will continue after refreshments.