Skate Park meeting on Thursday 27 February 2020 at the Village Hall at 7.30 pm

The Skate Park is now showing a lot of wear and tear and one of the pieces of equipment was removed over the Christmas period. We should now decide what is the future of this very important facility for the village. Anyone is welcome to come along to this first meeting, please do bring any ideas or comments you may have and we look forward to seeing you.

Next Village Society Talk

Tuesday 18th February 2020

Please note that due to ongoing building work in the Village Hall, this meeting will again be held in All Saints’ Church, Haslingfield at 8.00pm.  Note also that the subject has changed from previously published.

The speaker will be Professor Andrew Klein, Macintosh Professor of Anaesthesia, Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, who will speak on What do you know about iron? – (a talk about iron deficiency.)

 Everyone is very welcome, Members free, visitors a small charge for coffee (or tea) and biscuits.

Haslingfield Friends of Cam Sight Lecture (4 March – 7:30pm)

Continuing the programme of fundraising lectures, the Friends of Cam Sight are delighted to present an evening with Professor Sir David John Spiegelhalter OBE FRS. His talk on ‘communicating health risks and scientific uncertainty’, is sure to be entertaining, informative and fun! The suggested £15 donation also includes wine, soft drinks and canapes, and bookings can be made via their website https://www.camsight.org.uk/Event/an-evening-with-professor-sir-david-spiegelhalter

Rehearsed Play Reading: Travels with my Aunt – 6 March

Haslingfield Little Theatre would like to invite you to a Rehearsed Play Reading of Travels with my Aunt by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal. It will take place from 7.30 pm on Friday 6 March at Haslingfield Village Hall.

The play concerns Henry Pulling who meets his long-lost aunt at his mother’s funeral, but has no idea of the whirlwind of exotic adventures that lie ahead of him. Read more

Film Club

The Film Club tomorrow evening (Friday 14th February) will be at 7.30pm and will show a picture suitable for St. Valentine’s day! (Certificate PG) We shall meet in Haslingfield Methodist Church Rooms.  Admission is free.  Running time of the film is 92min and we break for tea, coffee and biscuits half way through.   ‘Hard of hearing’ subtitles will be used.

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Notice of Street Works

The  Broad Lane pathway ( alongside Wellhouse Meadow )  from High Street to  Butler Way  will be  closed  to  pedestrians and  equestrians  from 02/03/20 until 04/05/20 for  Gas Works.

Advance Notice of Road Resurfacing works

Please be aware that from 2 – 6 March 2020 the Barton Road, Haslingfield will be closed for resurfacing work.

Diversion Route:
Haslingfield Road, Barton – A603 – Eversden Road, Harlton – High Street – Haslingfield Road – Harlton Road, Haslingfield – Church Street and vice versa

CHANGE OF SPEAKER & VENUE: This Tuesday’s Village Society Event

Due to building work at the village hall the Village Society meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 21st January will be held in All Saints’ Church, Haslingfield at 8.00pm.   

There is also a change to the advertised speaker and topic, which will now be: Genomic Revolution  ….   and you! A talk by Jason Skelton, an Advanced Research Assistant at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Hinxton just south of Cambridge.  Home to the Sanger Institute, the campus has leading scientists in the fields of genomics and biodata. Read more