Living safely with Covid

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With restrictions coming to an end in England, residents in Cambridgeshire are being encouraged to make the most of the spring and summer while continuing good hygiene practices which will help protect themselves and others from serious illness.  After a tremendously difficult two years there will be relief for many that life can return to normal, but local health chiefs are reminding residents that there are people with underlying conditions who are at risk of severe illness from COVID.

There are also still concerns that the protection offered by the vaccine could wane and dangerous new variants could appear, while the chair of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Adults and Health Committee has also expressed concern about the reduction in testing and is calling for continued vigilance by local people.

For these reasons, local health chiefs have outlined a list of simple and easy to follow measures to help keep everyone as safe as possible from catching the virus and potentially becomingly seriously ill. Read more

M11 junction 9 to 10: bridge repairs

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National Highways are continuing their work to replace the expansion joints, re-waterproof and resurface the M11 junction 9 overbridge. This work will ensure the bridge continues to remain in a safe and serviceable condition.  They plan to complete this work over 4 weekends from Friday 11 March, weather conditions permitting.

To carry out the work safely, there will be a 50mph speed restriction on the junction 9 overbridge. They will also need to close the M11 between junctions 9 (junction with A11) and 10 (junction with A505) in both directions and divert traffic as detailed below: Read more

Little Theatre Update

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We are about to start rehearsals for our May Production, Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious comedy, Bedroom Farce, which we are performing on 19, 20 & 21 May at Haslingfield Village Hall.

Meanwhile, you can now see some photos of our November 2021 panto, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves on our website here. We hope you enjoy looking at them!

Food vans in the village this week

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At the Haslingfield Village Hall this week Thurs-Sat 5-8pm:  Thursday (24/2): Apple & Jalapeno and their tasty options including a crispy buttermilk burger special.  Walk ups or pre-order.  Friday (25/2): labiga_mobile are back with their sourdough pizza options.  Walkups or pre-order.  Saturday (26/2): Rotisseroll and their delicious rotisserie chicken or porchetta!  Pre-orders highly recommended.

Food vans in the village this week

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Happy Valentine’s day!  It is also half term.  Some would be already in a sunny location somewhere.  Some are wishing they could be but alas covid restrictions are preventing that.  Fear not, the Haslingfield Village hall this week will be bringing you some sunshine….  Thursday (17/2): Sam’s Thai Food with their selection of sunny Thai dishes made to order.  Pre-order highly recommended. (Remember the delicious Massaman curry contains peanuts).  Friday (18/2): labiga_mobile with their full array of hand stretched pizza.  Saturday (19/2): The Cook’s Nest and their delightful Greek Gyros made to order.

Prospective Councillors

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Are you considering becoming a Parish Councillor?  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Association of Local Councils (CAPALC) are running 2 free Zoom sessions for any person living in the County.  The sessions explain what local councillors and councils do, how you can become a councillor, details of the role and what to expect.

The sessions are on Saturday, 5th March 9:30-12:00 and Wednesday, 16th March 18:30-21:00.

To book, go to www.bookwhen.com/capalc

The information poster is available here.

Food vans in the village this week

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Super sunny skies greet us this week. Along with that comes some of your favourite food vans!  At the Haslingfield Village Hall this week (5-8pm):  Thursday (10/2): Steak & Honour. Have you tried their plant based burger yet?  Friday (11/2): labiga_mobile. Which is your favourite pizza topping?  Saturday(12/2): Pull Me Cheri returns for the first time in 2022.  In addition to their popular regular menu, there is a super plant based loaded fries special: falafel, red pepper humous on chips and coleslaw. Can you make this a popular regular menu item?

Food vans in the village this week

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February is with us this week, along with the gradual return of more day light.  At the Haslingfield Village Hall this week to bring you more sunshine…Thursday (3/2): Kerief Catering and their super pumped Caribbean flavour fusions.  Friday (4/2): labiga_mobile array of pizzas.  Saturday (5/2): PIG-CASSO’S and their range of tasty burger innovations.  All three vans have flavour packed meat free options.