A few aerial views of St Michael’s Church and Main Street in Great Gidding taken on one of the few still days in October 2017.
What a great summer it’s been!
It only seems like yesterday that Krystyna and Julie had the idea of opening a summer ‘pop-up’ café for cyclists and the local community in the village hall. And what a success Gidding Gobblers Café has been – a great opportunity for villagers to meet up with friends and neighbours and have a chat over coffee, cake and Sunday papers. Our visiting cyclists have given glowing reports on the Gidding Gobblers Facebook page and not only cyclists…walkers, visitors in vintage cars and even vintage tractor drivers have dropped in!
Last Sunday of the season
Four months on and only one weekend left before Gidding Gobblers Café closes up for the season so we thought we’d post some photos of the café and our visitors and say a big ‘thank you’ to those who supported the café.
Well, not quite the last of this year…
Watch out for our special Winter openings though – first one will be Sunday, December 3rd 2017. More details to follow nearer the time.
Don’t forget to like us on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/giddinggobblers/ to keep updated on our Winter opening times.
Krystyna and Julie
THANK YOU!
And here’s a few more photos taken between July and October…
Well done everyone – our defibrillator is installed and ready to be used
Official opening tonight!!!!
Just waiting to confirm the date for the emergency first aid training.
Read more on the Great Gidding Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gtgiddinghuntingdon/
As suggested in the previous post a second autumn visit might be on the cards and this duly happened. The moth team set up at a couple of locations in the Jubilee Wood on a calm moist September evening. Once again the bright lights shone and the moth visitors couldn’t resist. Not so many species this time which reflects the season and also evening conditions can be so fickle to be the difference between good and poor moth activity.
Listed below are the moth species seen and recorded and a separate list of Caddis flies identified.
Particular thanks to Andrew Frost, Kevin Royles and Barry Dickerson for taking the time to lift the lid on the moth world in the Jubilee Wood.
Caddis flies
| 28/08/2017 | 26/09/2017 | |
| Limnephilus auricula | 1 | |
| Mystacides longicornis | 1 | |
| Limnephilus lunatus | 1 | |
| Agraylea sexmaculata | 3 | |
| Hydropsyche contubernalis | 1 | |
| Oecetis ochracea | 2 | 1 |
| Holocentropus picicornis | 1 | |
| Ceraclea albimacula | 1 | |
| Agraylea multipunctata | 1 | |
| Limnephilus sparsa | 1 | |
| Limnephilus affinis | 1 | |
| Limnephilus flavicornis | 1 |
Moth
|
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
|
1764 |
Chloroclysta truncata |
Common Marbled Carpet |
|
1961 |
Campaea margaritata |
Light Emerald |
|
2107 |
Noctua pronuba |
Large Yellow Underwing |
|
2109 |
Noctua comes |
Lesser Yellow Underwing |
|
2126 |
Xestia c-nigrum |
Setaceous Hebrew Character |
|
2134 |
Xestia xanthographa |
Square-spot Rustic |
|
2198 |
Mythimna impura |
Smoky Wainscot |
|
2231 |
Aporophyla lutulenta |
Deep-brown Dart |
|
2232 |
Aporophyla nigra |
Black Rustic |
|
2245 |
Allophyes oxyacanthae |
Green-brindled Crescent |
|
2267 |
Agrochola lychnidis |
Beaded Chestnut |
|
2270 |
Omphaloscelis lunosa |
Lunar Underwing |
|
2273 |
Xanthia togata |
Pink-barred Sallow |
|
2306 |
Phlogophora meticulosa |
Angle Shades |
|
2474 |
Rivula sericealis |
Straw Do
|
A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who came along and helped to make this year’s produce show such a lovely day.
The weather was wonderful, which was a relief after last year, and we were really amazed at the increase in entries, with nearly 300 exhibits from just under 40 exhibitors. What made it even better was the praise from the judges for the high standard of the entries right across the board.
Fabulous barbecue
The barbecue of smoked beef baps was highly praised too, and I think Gidding must be one of the few, if not the only village show where the process of home smoking the beef required constant checking throughout the night and meant that the chef ended up sleeping downstairs with his dogs! Thank you to both Andrew and Dick for providing something special… as always.
Children’s entertainment
The children’s entertainment also went down very well and it was great to see so many families enjoying the event. If anyone has any new ideas regarding entertainment for the children then please let one of the committee members know as we’re always keen to improve on things, especially when the next show seems to be such a long way off and we’re lulled into a false sense of security.
Thanks again to everyone, we have a great team of people who put the show together and work hard on the day but it’s all worth it when we see everyone having such a good time.
Winners
Children’s Cup: Alex Warren. Best First prize: Charlie Warren
Baking: Mich Woodley. Best First prize: Tilly Warren
Flowers: Julie Trolove
Craft: Mich Woodley
Jams: Claire Purllant
Vegetables: Neville Cook. Best First prize: Michael McCarthur
Fox and Hounds Challenge: Brenda Williams
Overall Winner: Neville Cook
PS. Look out for a report on the Show in the Hunts Post this week! See you next year?
Photos
Our local moth experts carried out a moth watch on a calm summers evening on the 28th August. Two locations were chosen within the Jubilee Wood and once the equipment was set up and dusk rolled in all the creatures of the night put in an appearance, mostly moths and the occasional Grasshopper. Its good to report that the wood is healthy in terms of the expected and noted finds in all things moth.
I’m grateful to Andrew Frost and his two colleagues for taking the time to come and survey the Jubilee Wood. They may revisit in the autumn to find species that are more likely to be found in that time of the year.
| Species List for Great Gidding, Jubilee Wood 28-08-2017 | |||
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Number of lights where recorded |
| 15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 |
| 125 | Emmetia marginea | 1 | |
| 229 | Monopis obviella | 1 | |
| 455 | Ypsolopha scabrella | 1 | |
| 647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
| 648 | Endrosis sarcitrella | White-shouldered House Moth | 1 |
| 937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | |
| 965 | Cochylis hybridella | 2 | |
| 1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 |
| 1076 | Celypha lacunana | 2 | |
| 1304 | Agriphila straminella | 1 | |
| 1305 | Agriphila tristella | 2 | |
| 1331 | Acentria ephemerella | Water Veneer | 2 |
| 1336 | Eudonia pallida | 2 | |
| 1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | |
| 1413 | Hypsopygia costalis | Gold Triangle | 2 |
| 1439 | Trachycera advenella | 1 | |
| 1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 2 |
| 1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 2 |
| 1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 2 |
| 1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 2 |
| 1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
| 1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 |
| 1894 | Chiasmia clathrata | Latticed Heath | 1 |
| 1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 |
| 1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 |
| 1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 |
| 2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 |
| 2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 |
| 2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
| 2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
| 2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 |
| 2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 |
| 2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 |
| 2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 2 |
| 2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 2 |
| 2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 |
| 2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 1 |
| 2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 2 |
| 2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 |
| 2298 | Amphipyra berbera svenssoni | Svensson’s Copper Underwing | 1 |
| 2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 |
| 2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine’s Rustic | 1 |
| 2439 | Plusia festucae | Gold Spot | 1 |
| 2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
| 2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 |
| 2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
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- Moth identification underway
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- Moth watch
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- Gold Spot
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- White Point
GREAT & LITTLE GIDDING COMMUNITY PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATOR (CPAD) APPEAL
A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED AND HELPED TO FUND RAISE.
OUR GRAND TOTAL IS AN AMAZING…
£2183.60
The equipment is now on order and should be fitted and available for use very soon. Watch this space for news of our official Defib ‘Opening’.
We are also arranging some Emergency First Aid Training – if you are interested please contact;
Lydia James
07962 099922
lydiajames2010@hotmail.co.uk
Recent aerial photographic images of farming in Great Gidding.
The photographs were taken above the fields of Michael Trolove’s farmland around Great Gidding. All photos were taken on a DJI Phantom 3 drone.
Download the Schedule for the 2017 Village Show in Great Gidding.
Click to download the PDF file Schedule_2017v2.
Just a reminder that the Gidding Gobblers Café is open every Sunday in the Village Hall from 10.00 am to 2.00pm.
Come along for delicious homemade cakes, rolls and coffee.
Read the Sunday papers and catch up with Gidding gossip!!
