The January meeting of the History Group will be held on Tuesday 24th. Change of venue to Manor Site Farm. We will be looking at old (mainly black and white) photographs of Peterborough and surrounding village. 7.30PM start time
Its been a while
Given the miserable yield of apples this year and now we are a community of apple juice and cider “producers” we really ought to Wassail again.
February is usually a good time for this activity as we are all beginning to tire of winter and look forward to spring.
Proposed date 9/2/17 to coincide with a near full moon and pub food night. Full details tbc
A Wassail is a nod to our pagan past where we actively get out amongst the apple trees in the community and shout at them, read bountiful verses, feed the tree roots, leave toast hanging from the branches for the birds to feast on and you can dress up or down depending on the state of your wardrobe.
To refresh your memories or see how we go about wassailing go to the link.
This year’s Remembrance Service at St Michael’s Church will take place on Sunday 13th November, starting at 10.50am. All welcome.
This year’s harvest festival will be held on Sunday 2nd October at 11am, at St Michael’s Church, followed by buffet lunch at Footpath House, 23 Gains Lane. Everyone is welcome to either or both.
Please bring food to share; hot and cold beverages, crockery and cutlery will be provided.
Lunch will be al fresco (there will be gazebo cover for wet weather).
Any queries please contact Mrs Purllant, tel: 01832 293943 or email: clarabeth@hotmail.com
The amazing Ian Keable as seen on the Alan Titchmarsh show, will be at the Village Hall for your entertainment
Saturday 1st October 2016 starting at 7.30pm.
Ian’s latest show is The Secret World of Charles Dickens and reveals that Dickens was an amateur conjurer and had a sceptical interest in Spiritualism. It has also been described as a Victorian magic show. More details about the show itself can be seen at www.iankeable.co.uk.
Bar and light snacks available.
Tickets only £10.00 each (suitable for 12yrs old and over).
Tickets available from Great Gidding Shop.
Watch Ian’s video:
Comedy Magician and Mindreader Ian Keable performs extracts from his show The Secret World of Charles Dickens, about Charles Dickens as a magician
Sunday 18th September 2016 at 6pm
The second of our Choral Evensongs at St Michael’s Church takes place on Sunday 18th September, when the music will be led by the Octagon Singers from Ely Cathedral. Ely Cathedral Octagon Singers (ECOS) was founded in September 2006. Open to all singers aged 16 and over, it is a voluntary choir which complements the work of the Cathedral’s full-time choirs, singing on an occasional basis at Evensong, Sunday Eucharist, and many other special services in the Cathedral’s calendar. They will be conducted by Edmund Aldhouse (Assistant Organist of Ely Cathedral) who has been Director of ECOS since February 2015.
The canticles will be sung to the setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and anthem is a setting of words from St John’s Gospel, “I give you a new commandment”, music by Peter Nardone.
We welcome as our preacher, Reverend Canon Tim Alban Jones, Chaplain to the Bishop of Peterborough.
We invite you to join us for refreshments after the service, which starts at 6pm.
‘RIDING AND ROADCRAFT’ AWARENESS RAISING AND SAFER RIDING FOR TODAY’S ROADS
Great & Little Gidding Parish Council & The British Horse Society invites all riders to attend a talk by Liz Wright, BHS Riding & Road Safety Officer for Cambridgeshire.
- Refreshments
- Free Entry
- BHS Publications Available
- Cyclists, motorists & walkers welcome.
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 3PM AT GREAT GIDDING VILLAGE HALL
Just come along or for more details please contact:
ewright757@btinternet.com or phone 07770 683766
or contact Rachel Giddens rachelgiddens55@gmail.com
Great Gidding Equestrian Table-Top Sale
Location: Gt. Gidding Village Hall
Main Street
Gt. Gidding
Huntingdon
PE28 5NU
Date: Monday 15th August 2016
7pm – 9pm (Sellers set up from 6pm)
£5 per table if booked in advance (traders £10 per table)
£1 Entrance for buyers (children under 16 Free)
Contact: Lydia on 07962 099922 / lydiajames2010@hotmail.co.uk
Come & grab a bargain or why not book a table and clear out that tack room?
Coffee & home made cakes on sale
Fresh players still needed
Gidding Badminton Club has for a number of years played social badminton at the Sawtry Leisure Centre. Over recent weeks active players have been a bit thin on the ground so this is really a call for new members and old members to come back to the fold .
It is social badminton played with every intention of winning but recognising the skill level is sometimes found wanting. If this sounds like your sort of game then come and join in on Tuesday evening’s from 6 pm until 7 pm. There is no club membership fee, just the court hire which floats around £1.50 to £2.50 depending on numbers.
We aim to play mixed doubles which rotate after each game and we play with the modern scoring system whereby you win a point at each serve. This makes for a faster, livelier and usually error strewn game. All good fun!
Contact Michael Trolove for more details
Summer is on its way and we invite you to join us for an evening of dinner and dancing!
Summer Dance, Dinner and Swing Band
Saturday 9 July from 7.30pm
Great Gidding Village Hall
Dress : formal evening wear (black tie)
Tickets £15.00
Reserve your tickets from Sue Shepherd 01832 293479 or shepnsue@btinternet.com
You can also book a table for 8 people.