The good news is that the dark green cabinets in Lilac Close and School Lane providing superfast broadband have now been connected to the exchange in Harston by OpenReach. This means that most people in Haslingfield can now enjoy a much higher speed when connecting to the internet using Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) technology which is known as fibre optic. The actual speed you can get will depend on where you live in the village and how far you are away from the green cabinets, with a claimed maximum speed of almost 38Mbps if you are very close. You may also need a new type of router called a VDSL router in your premises as the technology is different from the existing technology called ADSL broadband, which is used by most people.
You will need to contact an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to see if they offer the fibre broadband service in Haslingfield. There are already quite a few companies offering it. A good starting point will be here: http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/buy-it-now/ (note: Some may not offer the service until the end of September)
Ron van der Hoorn
Broadband Champion for Haslingfield
All Weekend look out for scarecrows around the village and even a few in Harlton. Please remember to put your scarecrow up before the 12th September. (There are some bales of straw behind the Glebe wall in the churchyard and near the churchyard shed. Please take it away in blocks so as to minimise mess).
See below for the great programme of events .Read more
The City of Cambridge Brass Band returns to All Saints Church, Haslingfield on Wednesday 17 September at 8 pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
Tickets £10 from Haslingfield Village Shop.
Enquiries 01223 872190
As Zeppelin raids continued, including on the Cambridge area, German bombers continued raiding London, and Germany was making strides on the Western Front, a fear seems to have gripped the British mainland. Extreme circumstances produced extreme suggestions, like this letter in the ‘Cambridge Chronicle’ from F.L. Nicholls, Of Fulbourn:
“Sir – What is to prevent a flight of enemy aeroplanes landing in our villages, leaving one or two of their number with machine guns to protect the planes while the remainder carry death and destruction to everyone and everything they come across? ….
In every village we now have volunteers; some of these should always be ready with machine guns and grenades at home, and … a small supply of machine guns should be provided for use in case of emergency. Will this be done or shall we have to wait till some massacre of innocent civilian women and children and old people has taken place?”
Thankfully for the streets of Haslingfield and Fulbourn the German threat was thwarted in early 1918.
The Little Rose’s official Grand Opening Night takes place at 8pm this Saturday 30th August. Come and meet the new managers, Neil and Sue. People from the current owners, Wrenbridge, will also be at the pub to meet everybody. You’ll also be able to see the brand new food menu and new real ale & beer, now that the pub is a proper Freehouse and no longer anything to do with Greene King. You can also see what you think about the pub’s new decoration. Read more
The Little Rose Pub is now selling food. The Restaurant is now open from 6pm to 9pm Mondays to Fridays, noon until 9pm on Saturdays, with Sunday Lunches served from noon until 3pm. Sunday Lunches are cooked by a local, professional chef and cost Adults £8-95 and Children £5-95. The menu also has a wide range of Children’s meals, all costing £3-00.
The pub sells teas, coffees and a special selection of children’s drinks alongside the usual real ales, lagers, wines and spirits. As the pub Read more
Organised by the Haslingfield Village Society Wednesday 10th September 2014 at 10.00 am.
We will be taken on a guided tour around the museum, based in Cambridge’s old sewage pumping station on Cheddars Lane. This site was one of the earliest examples of recycling – the city’s rubbish being burned here to produce steam to power the steam engines to pump the sewage. The Museum exists to preserve industrial exhibit material relevant to the Cambridge area, and on the tour we will learn about the development of power from steam, through internal combustion, to electricity. GO TO ‘READ MORE’Read more
This Sunday, 24th August, from 1pm until 7pm, there’s a free Bar-B-Q at the Little Rose Pub in the village. The new managers, Neil and Sue, are inviting everyone along to celebrate taking over the pub. They’ll also be a full vegetarian options cooked on a separate grill. You’ll also be able to see the brand new food menu and new real ale & beer, now that the pub is a proper Freehouse and no longer anything to do with Greene King. You can also see what you think about the pub’s new decoration. This is the first in a series of special events to mark Neil and Sue now being in charge.
Superfast broadband
