On Maundy Thursday 29th March, there will be a service of Compline in St Michael’s Church at 8pm.
The following day (Good Friday) the now traditional walk takes place, and details can be found here
On Easter Day (April 1st) there will be a service of Holy Communion in church at 11am, plus some surprises – do I hear the word “eggs” ?!!
Applications are invited for the
This is a grass field of approximately 4.03 acres. This land is solely grazing land for the use of horses and ponies, and is not to be used in connection with any trade or business.
There is a supply of water to the field, usage will be invoiced direct to the user from the water company. The area is fully fenced. This licence is for a period of 1 year, commencing 1st April.
Sealed bids are invited, to be submitted by Monday 19th March 2018, delivered to the Parish Council Office, please the mark the envelope ‘Parish Field’.
The successful applicant will be notified within 7 days of the closure.
If you require further information please contact the Parish Council office.
E-mail: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com. TEL: 01832 293068
Great & Little Gidding Parish Council are conducting a survey to seek residents’ views about living and working in the Parish and to gather suggestions or comments on how we can improve aspects of life for all residents in our Community.
We would really like to get your inputs but mindful of Data Protection regulations, any responses to the 2018 survey will only be processed in hard copy. The survey will be distributed as part of the latest edition of the ‘Clarion’ or it can be accessed online on this website and printed. It is requested that all completed surveys are returned to the Post box at the Village Hall by 31 March 2018.
Please note all information derived from this survey will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used by the Parish Council. All the survey data will be retained until analysis of the results is complete. Results will be published in the Clarion and on the Giddings website and all original survey hardcopy submissions will be destroyed by 30 June 2018.
Click the link below to open the PDF
Great Gidding Parish Council Survey 1 Mar 18
We thank you for your time and look forward to your feedback.
Along the eastern boundary hedgerow of the Jubilee Wood is a large gap in the hedge deliberately maintained so as to provide a “window” for the view beyond the hedge.
Here’s the gap, all you have to do is take your digital photograph(s) standing closer to the hedge (examples below) and then send it to the website editor and if suitable it will be uploaded into the gallery that accompanies this page
We are looking for changing season’s, weather, field activity, the moon, the sun rising anything you see through this gap. Zoom, standard or wide angle lens, it doesn’t matter.
A short description would help.
Submit your picture here
Its been an interesting week of weather around the country with lots of scientific, non scientific and metrological terms bandied about as if we should all be experts. I thought it would be a good thing to sort a few truths and non truths from some of the gibberish.
If you recall in early February some of the more learned newspapers and media were talking about a Sudden Stratospheric Warming(SSW) event, nothing unusual with that happens most years but this one over the North Pole was very sudden and the temperature rise was off the scale (the scale was extended to cope) This in turn was and always does have an effect on Northern hemisphere weather. It might mean cold, very cold, bitter cold or it could be warmish. Being a winter event the effect this year meant Northern and Central Europe went cold to bitter cold, whilst North America went from bitter cold to spring conditions particularly on the eastern seaboard.
So the next thing we hear is that the all powerful jet stream is taking a break from driving Atlantic Low pressure systems towards the UK and holidaying over Spain and North Africa giving them plenty of rain. The UK is in flabby land where the weather systems are meandering about bringing dull uneventful weather until the meteorological chat starts on about the Siberian Shuffle, the Beast from the East and Scandi Highs and we haven’t mentioned the Polar Vortex yet. As we all know the flow of northern hemisphere weather is generally from west to east but during an SSW as mentioned previously the low level winds over the north pole reverse and travel east to west which in turn sets the potential of easterly winds towards the UK. Its not a given but this year all the weather and atmospheric doings allowed a very High (1050millibars) pressure system to sit over Scandinavia and open the door for cold wind all the way from central Siberia to play a part in our weather for the past week from Sunday 25/2/2018 to today 3/3/2018.
The effects nationwide, well the Met Office flung out yellow, amber and even red weather warnings on most days. The newspapers ran out of adjectives to describe the weather, the stupid TV media sent out reporters to stand out in dire weather. Why do they do this? People moaned a lot as usual and there was tragedy which is always unfortunate.
As for Great Gidding
The immediate impact was what all the fuss about. Viewing the snow charts suggested that a big rump of East Anglia was missing out on the “fun” The alternative title of Least from the East was more apt. A few miles to the north at Wittering 36cm of snow recorded . The effect of a Wash streamer ( a technical term which a metrologist may correct but I think I’m right) As usual with the weather a levelling out occurred with Friday afternoon/ evening snow topping up the white stuff level.
In the grand scheme of things wintery weather in March is not unusual and its probably more likely that a snow event will happen all the way through to mid April.
Please see this as my interpretation of the past weeks weather, feel free to comment. Its a simplified overview and the science interpretation should be read as “non expert”
Weather data from a Davis Vantage Vue and outdoor sensor at 8m high
This is a part-time lone working job based in the Council Office within the Village Hall.
To include dealing with enquiries from the public, general office duties and helping and advising the Parish Council, as well as producing agendas and minutes for the monthly meeting.
The successful applicant would also take on the role of Responsible Financial Officer for the Council.
Hours of work are 10.30am to 1pm Tuesday & Friday plus one evening meeting per month totalling approx 24 hrs. per month.
(Days could be altered to suit right applicant)
LGS Scale Points 23 (£21268 Pro-rata)
Experience would be an advantage but enthusiasm is more important as training is available.
For more information, an informal chat or an application form please contact;
Lydia James
Chairman
07962 099922
lydiajames2010@hotmail.co.uk
Applications close 20/02/18
Exciting news from the Jubilee Wood maintenance “team” – a new path has been cut adjacent to the first seat at the entrance to the wood. This has been done to add a bit of variety to the visitor experience. Hidden along the path are a couple of seating areas . We hope you enjoy your walk around and through the wood.
The following photographs were taken on the 28/12/17 after the second snowfall in December. Not that unusual as a meteorological event but quite unusual given the mild winters of the past few years.
This year our Service of Remembrance at St Michael’s Church on Sunday 12th November takes place in the late afternoon at 5pm. The Sawtry Branch of the British Legion will be in attendance, and the service will be taken by Revd Mandy Flaherty. Before the service, the restored Roles of Honour will be re-dedicated. These were subject to water damage as a result of the lead theft from the roof.
There will be no morning service.