Wednesday 6th September
In the Village Hall
10.30 onwards
All ages welcome
Do come and join us
… after a short break for the summer, coffee mornings will restart on Wednesday 6th September.
They will now take place on the first Wednesday of each month (6th September, 4th October, 1st November and so on).
Venue – Great Gidding Village Hall
Time – from 10.30AM to 12 NOON
All ages are very welcome.
Coffee mornings will take place in the Village Hall on the following dates:
Tuesday 13th June and Tuesday 27th June
Tuesday 11th July and Tuesday 25th July
from 10.30AM to 12 noon – donations towards the costs are welcomed.
The session on 25th July will be the last, unless YOU would like to take on the role of organiser. It does not have to be held on a Tuesday, or the times can be changed – afternoon tea maybe. Please make contact with Julie Trolove on ggparishcouncil@outlook.com or leave a message on 293068
Several people in the last week or so have asked me if we could start having Coffee Mornings again. I am very happy to
do so, with some revision to take into account changed circumstances.
I would suggest that we revert to holding them in the Village Hall, as we did originally. Several reasons; Covid is still with
us and may increase after the summer and there is more space in the Village Hall and people, myself included, may be
reluctant to host gatherings in their homes. Also, the Village Hall is a ‘neutral venue’ to which everybody can go.
What I propose is –
Meet at the Village Hall on alternate Tuesdays at 10.30 to about noon, initially on 28th June and 12 th and 26th
July, with no meeting in August as before.
Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided without charge but a voluntary contribution of £1 per person to go to
Village Hall funds to cover electricity and so on.
A couple of volunteers will be needed to assist if I am unable to attend.
Keeping it simple and easily managed is important. Please pass information to others.
Thank you.
Paul Burgess
Over the Jubilee Bank Holiday we would like to display any photographs/newspaper cuttings/certificates, in fact anything that reminds us of events that have happened in the Giddings, over the last 70 years……it may be pantos, various clubs, sporting activities, groups, societies, fetes, community picnics and dances to name just a few.
Have you anything that we could use and put on display? Please help us if you can by making sure any personal memorabilia you have is clearly identifiable with the date and event name and also clearly marked with your name and contact no. The cut off date for getting those memories out of the attic and over to us is the end of April so there’s not much time.
All will be brought together for the Jubilee Bank Holiday and displayed at the Village Hall for everyone to come along and share the memories….
Sue on Tel 293271 email: jartrap@aol.com
Julie on TEL: 293591 Email: julie.trolove@gmail.com
for more details about collection/delivery of memorabilia.
Thank you.
Details of the event will follow soon.
Many of you will know that historically the Great Gidding Village Hall has been managed by a separate committee of volunteers who get involved in the day-to-day running of the Hall.
The Village Hall has been very well supported by the volunteers in the past, but we have been without a Village Hall committee since last August. The Parish Council has been able to manage the Hall in the meantime, and one or two Councillors have been instrumental in helping address the list of maintenance issues and making improvements such as getting the Hall redecorated.
We are looking for volunteers from within the Community
However, we are a small Parish Council with limited resources and we are looking for volunteers from within the Community who would be willing to help form a new Village Hall Management Committee. If you would like to get involved, and wish to find out more, please contact Julie Trolove our Parish Clerk on 01832 293068 or email: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com
We believe the Village Hall is an asset for everyone to use, but we would really appreciate your help to ensure that the it remains a central part of our Community in future!!
At 5.30p.m. on Friday May 10th we’ll be flinging open the doors of the Village Hall to welcome gardeners and plant hunters from near and far..
- You can put your horticultural questions to Radio Cambridgeshire’s Tony Arnold in a Gardeners’ Question Time session.
- Browse stalls including interesting garden bric a brac and beautiful and unusual garden ornaments and custom-designed barbecue covers made by local craftsman, Ped Baker.
- There’s a special bird quiz for children, with prizes to be won.
- And a children’s craft table with lots of interesting things to do.
- Enjoy demonstrations and learn the secrets of successful pot and basket-planting.
- Enter the raffle with lovely garden-themed prizes.
- AND, of course……PLANTS GALORE! Whether you’re after annuals, perennials, small shrubs, herbs or vegetables, there will be lots of choice and something here for everyone.
- PLUS PLUS PLUS……Barbecue and Bar.
What a great way to spend a Friday evening!
We hope to see you there.
Gidding Gobblers Café is opening for the season on Sunday 7th April from 10am until 2pm in Great Gidding Village Hall.
It’s a great opportunity for villagers to meet up with friends, neighbours and visitors and have a chat over coffee, cake and Sunday papers.
We hope you can join us this week or for our next opening on Sunday 5th May.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Eccles cakes 
Rich chocolate cake 
Almond and honey tart
Don’t forget it’s show time this coming Saturday 1st September.
Exhibits in by 12.00 please. The show is open to the public at 3.00p.m.
Great food and activities for all the family including face painting, bouncy castle, BBQ, teas and cakes and bar.
Come along and join in the fun at Gidding Village Hall, Main St.
All welcome and don’t forget your village quiz!
Gidding Gobblers Café is open this coming Sunday 5th August from 10am until 2pm.
We look forward to welcoming you for coffee, cakes and a relaxing break.