On Friday 3rd July from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm the Annual Strawberry Fayre will take place at Haslingfield Methodist Church. The proceeds will go to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Little Owls Preschool and the Methodist Church. Hope you can make it!
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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.
Cemex’s application for 220 houses on the cement factory was passed by South Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee yesterday morning, by 6 votes to 5.
There was a very good turnout from local residents. The committee took the arguments about the impact and sustainability of the development seriously, but in the end they gave more weight to the current shortfall in housing in the district, which is putting a lot of pressure on the council.
There is no room for appeal against the decision (except by judicial review, which is unlikely).
There is to be a meeting of Haslingfield Parish Council at the Village Hall on Monday 8th June 2015 at 7.30pm. Members of the Public and Press are invited to address the Council at the Open Forum.
When conscription was introduced during the First World War, in 1916, those seeking exemption from military service were required to appear before local Tribunals, consisting of civilian as well as military personnel. For the inhabitants of Haslingfield, ‘local’ meant a trek to Chesterton.
The first of these cases was being heard in the summer of 1916. On June 9th Philip Watson, a local farmer of 430 acres as well as a meal dealer, was granted a conditional exemption, a Mr. Flack deeming it “a worthy case”. Read more
During June, someone will call at your home and ask for your financial support for this important local charity. CamSight works with people of all ages who have visual impairment and offers them much-needed support. A rural support group meets at Haslingfield Methodist Church on the first Tuesday of each month and is attended by over 20 people.
(Please note, if you are a tax payer, your donation can be increased by 25p in each pound if you Gift Aid it. CamSight will NOT contact you and ask for future help as a result of doing this). Read more
Oasis Holiday at Home for Seniors is to be held again this year at the Methodist Church, Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th July. As before there will be a full range of activities and interests, so please spread the word and make a note in your diaries. Watch this space for further information.
Contacts Rev Becca 817805 & Rev Judy 262072
Click ‘Read More’ to see the poster for our next concert on 18 July. Proceeds after
expenses will be given to MACS (Malawi Association for Christian
Support) to help towards building a new teacher’s house at Magomero in Malawi, a village with which All Saints’ Church Church has a link. Read more
For those who were not at our recent Film Club meeting, we shall now have a summer break and meet again in September.The police have reported the following break-ins. If you live in Haslingfield, I recommend that you check your shed to see if it is OK. (I did this tonight and mine in Knapp Rise had been broken into). If you were responsible for this let’s say you are not welcome here to say the least. Read more
Services for June 2015
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These are the minutes of the April meeting which were not posted on the website in April