A short photo essay on the creation of the latest tranche of allotments. With householders facing increased bills for fresh food, pressure was put on the Parish Council to facilitate some extra allotments near the Jubilee Wood. The land had always been allocated as allotment ground but
Read more →This is copied from the Simon Lewis Books website: Great Gidding in Cambridgeshire where Northampton’s John Clark promoted GP Midgets. Now an industrial estate off Hemmington Lodge Lane. Steven Parker, who works at the site today says “there’s very little evidence …the tarmac or concrete surface was
Read more →The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Laura Watson, Community Conservation Officer produced the survey of the ponds in Great Gidding their website, is packed with information and ideas to help us all enjoy our environment. Look out for the Species A -Z Everything you need to
Read more →Creating a new pond After mulling over the idea of how to bring another environmental benefit to the Jubilee Wood it was fairly obvious that a new pond was called for. The site was quickly identified within the wood, the wettest part ! So on a hot
Read more →The theme for the final beer and skittles, local ales, did not disappoint. “Duck!” The Cambridge Brewery, Oakham Ales, Bateman’s, Elgoods and the Pot Belly brewery all featured along with Thwaites outpost brewery in the Sawtry hinterland. Citra and JHB from Oakham ales was well received along
Read more →Great Gidding Baptist Church Our Purpose – Love God Love People Serve the World The Baptist Church is in fellowship with Grace Fellowship Little Stukeley; Grace Fellowship is part of the International Baptist Convention (I B C) and affiliated to Baptist Union of Great Britain My Wife
Read more →Polio is a terrible crippling disease. It was once the major cause of disability. Before 1988 there were over 350,000 cases reported per year worldwide. Now it is down to about a 1,000 cases per year. India use to have more cases than anywhere else. Now it
Read more →Welcome to Pete and Penny Bourne “If you see us working at the Manse please stop and introduce yourself to us. We are hoping to hold our first service Easter Sunday 3pm please come and join with us” Pete Bourne For the time being the contact details are
Read more →It’s the bleak mid winter, snow lying deep and crisp and even. Well you get the picture, so thank you to those who braved the cold for the February B & S night. As usual it was with great interest to see what the various offering would
Read more →Drawn to the Jubilee woods by the light of bonfire and waning gibbous moonlight, the villagers once again gathered to join in with the ages old tradition of Wassailing. This year, to aid the abundant harvest of fruit on the trees, the Wassailing performed around the circle
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