Archaelogical test pits being dug in Great Gidding this week

Archaelogical test pits being dug in Great Gidding this week

The University of Cambridge’s Higher Education Field Academy  (HEFA) is supervising  the excavation of a number of archaelogical test pits around the village this week. With the goodwill of  local householders supported by Access Cambridge Archaelogy a number of young people will be finding out how to

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GIDDING HISTORY GROUP – Archaeological Dig – 22nd and 23rd May 2017

GIDDING HISTORY GROUP - Archaeological Dig - 22nd and 23rd May 2017

Gidding History Group have been chosen by the University of Cambridge to host this year’s Higher Education Field Academy.  This annual event enables young people from local Academies to have a try at digging a test pit.  Details are on the attached poster.  We are seeking 12

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Great Gidding History night – report and photos

Great Gidding History night - report and photos

On 30th September 2015 two talks were given to an audience of more than 60 people in Great Gidding Village Hall. History and extent of the Fitzwilliam Estate Mr Robert Dalgliesh – Chief Agent to the Fitzwilliam Estate – began by describing the history and extent of

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New book – More Great Gidding History – will shortly be on sale

New book – More Great Gidding History – will shortly be on sale

Local historian Patrick Ellis has just published another book on the history of Great Gidding. The A4  book – ‘More Great Gidding History’ – is printed in two parts and is completely new information that has been discovered since the publication of the first Great Gidding History

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70th VE Night Celebration

War is over… Let’s Celebrate. Enjoy VE Day’s 70th Anniversary… Gidding style. A celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2, 40’s themed, with hog roast, music and dancing, singalong, competitions, etc… something for all the family. ‘Glen Miller’ style band Yes, 7pm on 4th

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UPDATED – WWII Air crash – B17 ‘Bam Bam’ Crew Memory Honoured

Bruce Jordan has kindly given to us a collection of cuttings and letters that he has gathered together whilst researching and collecting information in relation to the US bomber ‘Bam Bam’ that crashed just outside of Great Gidding in 1944. UPDATE These details have just been released

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Great War exhibition

Great War exhibition

An exhibition of ongoing research into those from the Giddings who served in the Great War has been mounted in St Michael’s Church. The exhibition will run from Friday 7th November until Thursday 13th November, and will be open from 8.30am – 4.00pm each day.

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