Choir & Orchestra Concert is Bach!
HASLINGFIELD CHOIR & ORCHESTRA
All Saints Church, Haslingfield,
Saturday March 29th 2014 7.30pm Read more
Charity Coffee Morning and Sale
We are holding a Coffee Morning and Sale at our house, 101 New Road, 10.00am-12.30pm on Saturday 29th March. There will be a Raffle and a Bring and Buy stall (goods welcome).
The proceeds will go to Tommy’s Stillbirth Research Fund and the Arthur Rank Hospice. Read more
Circuit-Based Fitness Class in the Village Hall
This circuit based fitness class takes place every Wednesday at Haslingfield Village Hall at 6 – 7pm. Participants are encouraged to progress at their own level throughout the hour with Exercises and areas of development such as: Strength, Flexibility, Speed and Agility, Endurance, Core strength. Read more
Little Owls Preschool Bedding Plant Sale 2014
We invite you to place an order for high quality bedding plants that we will deliver free, to your doorstep. The plants are locally grown in a nursery in Harston – a great way to support a local grower and raise money for Little Owls Preschool. Read more
Next Village Society Talk: Stripping Down Science – The Naked Scientist
The Naked Scientist is a broadcasting phenomenon, dreamed up in a Cambridge curry house, that now reaches millions of people around the globe with news and breakthroughs from the world of science, medicine and technology.
On Tuesday, 18 March at 8.00 p.m. in Haslingfield Village Hall, Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist, will be taking us on a whistle-stop tour of what they do, how they do it and why. Everybody welcome. Read more
Messy Church
This Friday 14th March at 3pm in the Methodist Church. The theme is Brilliant Black. Creative crafts – Refreshments – Conversation – Fun – All age – Informal Worship – All welcome – Relax – and of course be MESSY. No commitment, no cost. Come and try it.
The Hradec Quartet play Haslingfield
On Thursday, 10 April at 7.30 pm, The Hradec Quartet will be performing in All Saints Church, Haslingfield. They will be playing Josef Suk’s Meditation, Beethoven’s Quartet in F minor Op. 95 (Serioso), and Ravel’s Quartet in F major.
Tickets are available at Haslingfield Village Shop or on the door. They cost £10 (£7 concessions) and include wine or juice.
Steak Night at the Pub
For £25 you will get two steaks (8oz rump or sirloin), chips, onion rings, mushrooms and tomato plus a bottle of wine on Steak Night. It takes place this Saturday evening 8th March at the Little Rose Pub. Booking is essential so call the Little Rose on 01223-870618. All meat is supplied by Barker Brothers Butchers in Shelford.
Agenda for Parish Council meeting 10th March 2014
Women’s World Day of Prayer
There will be an ecumenical service to mark the Women’s World Day of Prayer in the Methodist Church on Friday 7th March at 6.30pm. The service was prepared by the women of Egypt. All are welcome
Cambridge and World War I
Scouring the pages of the ‘Cambridge Chronicle’ for material for the Village Society’s November 11 presentation, I came across a letter written in September 1914, just after the outbreak of war, extolling the virtues of flannelette as opposed to flannel underwear for the troops. Read more
Haslingfield – Week of Prayer
Haslingfield Christians are offering a Week of Prayer to our village from 5th-11th March 2014.
Haslingfield Christians includes All Saints’ Parish Church, the Methodist Church, Roman Catholic House Group and Christians who worship at other churches in the city and in other villages.
There will be 9 places in the village for you to ‘Pause and Ponder’. If you are unable to join the Guided Walk on the 8th March, just walk around the village and pause at each one a moment to read and reflect.
Haslingfield Man to run ‘The Toughest Footrace on the Planet’
In less than 8 weeks’ time, 26 year old, James van der Hoorn from Moss Drive, Haslingfield will be running 156 miles across one of the most desolate landscapes on Earth. Described by National Geographic as the toughest footrace on the planet, The Marathon des Sables is run across the Sahara Desert. James’ chosen charity for this footrace is Mencap.
Here he explains why he’s attempting it and why the sacrifices will all be worth it… Read more
