New Play Equipment Youngsters will be delighted to try out the new play pieces on Great Gidding Recreation Field. Some of the elements of the older play equipment are showing their age so the Parish Council and the Recreation Field committee sought out some funding and quotes
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What a lovely autumn we’ve had and a gentle ease into winter What better time than now to get out into the countryside & explore.We are so lucky here in the Giddings to have access to so many paths & bridleways. What better way to unwind, take
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The countdown to Christmas has started, and Huntingdonshire District Council would like to encourage you all to keep the party going by remembering to recycle over the festive period. We are recycling more at home than ever before, which is great, and we don’t want it to
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In Britain we have a rich heritage of traditional celebrations outside of mainstream culture. Games and events that have evolved over the centuries through annual gatherings or get together’s of like minded people. Some of these have pagan origins, some have evolved just through the need to
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You may have seen the signs but did you know that the National Byway is a 3,300 mile rural cycle network and is a completely entity from the National Cycle Network. Luckily we have both networks passing through our Parish and even sharing the same road for
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Landscape changes 7 miles to the East of Great Gidding If you head towards Holme village on the B660 and cross the East Coast mainline railway to your left is the Holme National Nature Reserve , a large area of Silver Birch woodland. Travel a little
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The Annual Produce Show will be on Saturday 7th September. Latest posts first, scroll down for show schedule. June 2013 Only 3 months to go and the pressure is on. The weather is at last trying to help and plants are in catch up mode. April
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Long Distance Walkers Association If you like walking you may be interested to know about a national organisation that exists to promote walking longer distance as a recreational or challenge activity. The Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) promotes distance walking through its regional groups. For example the
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Picnic time on the Recreation Field Sunday, June 2nd on Great Gidding Recreation Field and if even just the weather repeats itself as last year then it will be a grand day out. The Big Lunch is all about community coming together to share a meal which in
Read more →The big clean out Townsend Pond or the Horse Pond as it is known in the village had reached crisis point. Almost completely silted up and giving off a foul smell when the water was low, it was becoming a bit of an environmental hazard. Long gone
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