NEW DATE for Pub Quiz

March’s Pub Quiz at the Little Rose will take place on Saturday 7th and not Friday 13th March. The Little Rose Pub Quiz usually takes place on the second Friday of every month. Teams of any number, up to a maximum of six, can take part. Cost of entry is only £10 per team with all the entry fees given out as cash prizes. First Question asked at 8pm. Just turn up on the night or book in advance. We can also make up teams from whoever turns up on the night. It’s great fun with a good number of all local teams taking part. There’s 6 rounds covering many topics including a topical quiz round as well as a picture round. The quiz finishes around 10pm with a break halfway through.

Notice of Road Resurfacing works

Note that the roadworks have not started today as advised but the notice now states:  The Barton Road, Haslingfield will be closed for resurfacing work for up to 10 days from 9 – 13 & 16 – 20 March (Mon-Fri) between 07:30-18:30. This is from the southern edge of the bridge to the first speed-bump in Haslingfield.

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

6/17th Cambridge Scout Group Jumble Sale

Saturday 7th March 2020 – 2.00pm,  Haslingfield Village Hall. Please support us with any CAKES, JUMBLE, TOYS or GAMES. Please drop off items on the day at the Village Hall (10am – 12pm),  or Phone Nick on 871465 to arrange collection – Please note we cannot accept any electrical items.

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.