Midsummer Picnic 2013

By on May 23, 2013   /   Forthcoming events, Great Gidding, Home page upcoming events, Uncategorized   /   1 Comment
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Midsummer Picnic 2013

Its getting closer

May I draw your attention to the fact that the annual Midsummer Picnic held to celebrate the planting of the Jubilee Wood will reach its 10th gathering in June 2013.

Usual format, bring your own picnic and chat. There will be an unveiling or cutting of ribbon ceremony to celebrate 10 years of tree growth and picnicking in the coldest, wettest field in the parish.

From 4pm until the goose bumps appear (4:10pm)

The date of the picnic is Sunday June 23rd

 

 

A random selection of Mid Summer Picnic photographs from previous years.

 

 

 

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The Big Lunch & Have A Field day

By on May 22, 2013   /   Community, Forthcoming events, Great Gidding, Home page upcoming events, The Environment   /   2 Comments
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The Big Lunch & Have A Field day

Picnic time on the Recreation Field

Sunday, June 2nd  on Great Gidding Recreation Field and if even just the weather repeats itself as last year then it will be a grand day out.

The Big Lunch is all about community coming together to share a meal which in our case is more of a picnic but the aims are still the same. Meeting neighbour’s and villagers who you don’t often see, catching up with all the latest news or just taking up the challenge of the mass rounders game.

Have a Field Day is the formal recognition that our Recreation Field is now in trust and will never be built on

Details of the Big Lunch nationally can be found with this link

Date – Sunday 2nd June

Time –  12:00 until 4:00pm

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An Evening in the Garden

By on May 21, 2013   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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An Evening in the Garden

Title: An Evening in the Garden
Location: Crown Cottage, Main Street, Great Gidding
Description: Come along to a Garden Party at Crown Cottage, Great Gidding on Saturday 22nd June 7.30pm featuring the Peter Shepherd Jazz Trio and King’s School Swing Band. (In support of Emily Read’s expedition to the Arctic).

Tickets £10.00 per person. Catered bar and buffet.
Dress code ~ smart as you please.

Call 01832 293 479 or email shepnsue@btinternet.com
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2013-06-22

An Evening in the Garden, Great Gidding

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Rogationtide walk and picnic, Sunday 5th May

By on April 29, 2013   /   Great Gidding, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Rogationtide walk and picnic, Sunday 5th May

Rogation Sunday is traditionally the Sunday when the rural community walk around their village to places where crops grow and animals are kept, to seek God’s blessing on their work, and especially to pray for a good harvest.

Rogation Sunday falls on 5th May this year, and we are marking  it with a Rogationtide Walk, followed by a picnic.

We meet in St Michael’s Church at 11am, and then walk around the village stopping at a number of points for readings and prayers. Please come dressed for all weathers! Some rain won’t put us off.

Afterwards, we go to Churchside House (John De Val’s home next to the church) where we will enjoy our picnic – outdoors if fine, indoors if wet!

Please come and join us and bring your own picnic – drinks (of all sorts) will be provided.

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Painting exhibition by Krystyna Wojcik and Paul Joseph-Crank

By on March 30, 2013   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   1 Comment
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Painting exhibition by Krystyna Wojcik and Paul Joseph-Crank

An exhibition of landscape and cityscape paintings by Great Gidding residents Krystyna Wojcik and Paul Joseph-Crank will be on display at The Dolby Gallery, Oundle from the 13th to 27th April 2013.

Paul and Krystyna both work in acrylics and watercolours and as husband and wife they occasionally find themselves sketching and painting from the same subject. Some of the results of their land and city interpretations will be displayed alongside each other at their joint exhibition ‘LandscapeCityscape’.

Paul studied fine art at Manchester Polytechnic before taking up a career in graphic design and illustration, and Krystyna trained as an art teacher before joining forces with Paul to set up their own design business.

Travel is a strong influence for both but whilst Paul is drawn to light and dark and patterning elements within a city environment, Krystyna’s paintings are darkly atmospheric across land and skyline.

Paul Josph-Crank and Krystyna Wojcik: LandscapeCityscape exhibition catalogueDownload the catalogue for the exhibition (PDF 2.2MB)

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Living History event – Ancient Britons and Romans at the Flag Fen

By on March 14, 2013   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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There is to be a Living History event involving Ancient Britons and Romans at the Flag Fen archaeological site over the May Bank Holiday weekend 4th – 6th May. You can find out about the site by looking on this website: www.visitpeterborough.com

There is an amazing reconstruction of a Bronze Age Round House, and the Invading Romans will also be there collecting taxes and intimidating the locals! It is great for kids – they get the chance to chat to the soldiers, handle the equipment etc and the adults get the chance to learn a bit more about local history. For example, did you know that Queen Boudicca (sometimes known as Boudicea) was a local lass who rebelled against the Romans and very nearly won!

Veteran Legionary Martinus (See attached photo) will be there to tell you about it. You can take the mickey, by all means, but remember that the weapons are the real thing!

You don’t have to book, just turn up, and we hope lots of people will come along.

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Chilli night and auction of promises

By on January 17, 2013   /   Community, Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church, Village Hall   /   Leave a comment
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Chilli night and auction of promises

Blast away the winter blues with a night of chilli and tequila, and auction of promises, at the village hall on Saturday 26th January.

The bar opens at 7pm, followed by a chilli meal (mince or veggie option if you prefer), and then the bidding begins!

Tickets cost £7.50, price includes entrance and evening meal; contact Sue Shepherd, tel: (01832) 293479; email: shepnsue@btinternet.com

In aid of St Michael’s Church.

Look out for the posters!

Chill Night and Auction of Promises at Great Gidding Village Hall

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‘Last Night of the Proms’ comes to Sawtry

By on January 14, 2013   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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'Last Night of the Proms' comes to Sawtry

A flag-waving “Last Night of the Proms” comes to Sawtry on Saturday 23 February, with a music packed performance by the popular RAF Wyton Voluntary Band to raise funds for Sawtry charity CARESCO.

The Proms concert takes place at Sawtry Community College at 19.30 and features a programme of popular and light music from broadway and film, as well as military favourites such as The Great Escape and The Dambusters. It will finish with the enthusiastic rendition by the Band, supported by the traditional singing and flag waving of the audience, of Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory, and Jerusalem.

Party poppers, flags and cake

Flags and party poppers are provided for concert goers, as well as cake to celebrate CARESCO’s 30th birthday. All proceeds from the concert go to CARESCO to help it continue its work of supporting the elderly, housebound and socially isolated in Sawtry and the surrounding area.

Tickets for the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ cost £10, and are are available from CARESCO, Green End Road, Sawtry, telephone 01487 832105 or email office@caresco.org.uk or from concert organiser Maggi Stewart at Winwick (tel 01832 293759).

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Sawtry Carnival

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Sawtry Carnival

Title: Sawtry Carnival
Location: Sawtry
Website: www.sawtry.net
Description: Keep 22nd June 2013 free as Sawtry Carnival will take place – bigger and better than ever! Don’t forget to ‘like us’ on our facebook page Sawtry Carnival – also coming soon to sawtry.net
If you would like a stall contact Bev on 07925707821 or sawtrycarnival@hotmail.co.uk
Date: 2013-06-22

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