From September 8th onwards, you will be able to practice yoga on Monday mornings in Haslingfield Village Hall. Run by Shelagh and Chris, the class will be open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Classes run term time only: Mondays: 9:30am-11:00am in Haslingfield Village Hall
Please click “Read More” below for Term Dates and Payment Options: Read more
On Sunday 24th August (Bank Holiday Weekend) 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. You’ll also be able to see the brand new food menu and new 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.
For the sixth year running, the sponsored walk ‘In the Steps of the Bishop’ will be taking place on Saturday 20 September. We start off from the Chapel of Gonville & Caius College in Cambridge at 10.30 am and finish in Haslingfield Church at around 1 pm where refreshments will be available for tired and thirsty walkers. The walk is undertaken to commemorate the regular walk along the same route taken by Bishop Charles Mackenzie to help with services in Haslingfield. He later went to Africa in the steps of David Livingstone and founded the Christian church in what is now Malawi. All Saints Church and Haslingfield School continue to raise much needed funds for the school and church in the village of Magomero. Go to ‘READ MORE’
McKenzie Window
12th – 14th September
Please start planning your scarecrow for the festival – it needs to go up before the 12th September. If you need a theme we suggest Sport – think World Cup, Wimbledon, Tour de France or the Commonwealth Games ….
Events already confirmed for the weekend include a dog show, BBQ, an open church afternoon with brass band, pre dinner drinks, rock on the rec, sports on the rec, an open farm, open gardens and various garage sales, afternoon teas and stalls. For some current details go to ‘READ MORE’ below. We’ll be delivering a more complete “What’s On” sheet around beginning of September.
If you’d like to get involved and raise some money for your club or charity please get in touch with Alix Robinson (info@haslingfieldscarecrowfestival.org, 870167)
Services for August 2014
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On this day, the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, it seems appropriate to remember those in our village who died in service. I’m grateful to John Beynon’s exhaustive account in ‘That Their Names Shall Live’ for the following details.
The loss of 17 men in a village the size of Haslingfield would impact upon most households, but it is a story repeated across the United Kingdom. I’ve just stayed at Edgefield, in North Norfolk, which was no more than a handful of cottages in 1914, and even there five men were lost in the war. In Haslingfield two Barnards (Elias and Josiah), Jennings (Alick and Harry) and Newlings (Ted and William) were all killed in action. Two others were lost at sea – George Coveney in an accidental explosion in Sheerness and Albert Flack at the battle of Jutland. A number died in major battles – Frederick Goode, Harry Jennings and Arthur Pagram at the Somme, Frederick Charles and Alick Jennings at Arras, and Ernest Mills at Passchendaele.
Only William Daintry is buried in Haslingfield. William Douglas was buried in Belgium, and William Hoy in northern France. Tragically, the remaining fourteen have no known graves.
Thank you to everyone who made a donation to the Foodbank when they came to the Strawberry Fayre. 4 boxes of food were taken to the Foodbank and they were very grateful for your support. At the moment they DON’T NEED soup, pasta or baked beans, but they would still like to receive Tea bags (40’s and 80’s), Tinned vegetables, meat and puddings, jam, granulated sugar and milk powder. They also said that toothbrushes and toothpaste were much appreciated. The need is still there, so please continue to help. Your donations can be left at the Village Shop, Methodist Church or Parish Church.
Writing Circles, led by Melissa Fu, will meet at Harlton Village Hall on Thursday mornings from 9.30-11.30 for six weeks, from 11 Sept to 23 Oct (no meeting 25 Sept). Curious? Try a free writing workshop on 23 Aug to get a taste of what a Writing Circle would be like. Harlton Village Hall, 13.30 – 15.00 and 16.00-17.30. Booking and more information at melissafu.com.
The Parish Council meets on the second Monday of each month in the Village Hall. It is responsible for advising SCDC on planning issues, the parish budget, management of the VillageHall, Skatepark, Play Area and Recreation ground, footpaths etc. If you are interested in becoming involved with running the parish and contributing to decision making which affects your village please contact the Parish Clerk, Frances Laville on 01223 874585
The Little Rose Petanque team is currently top of its petanque league. They play in the Central Cams Petanque league and have won all their matches so far this season.
Get a feel for how Haslingfolk used to live, and browse the Village Archive of old photographs and documents. Saturday 2nd August, Well House Meadow, 10.00 am until noon.
As all the toddler groups and preschools have closed down for the summer, we have decided to start a Stay and Play group. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers are welcome, as are their older siblings, although the toys will not necessarily be appropriate for older children.
Summer Owls will run on the following dates from 10am to 12pm at the Methodist Church. Please bring your own snacks and drinks, we are only asking for a contribution of £1 per family to cover the cost of renting the space – we are not expecting to make a profit from this, we just want to offer something for the local children to do. Please see the dates by clicking on Read More, below. Read more