A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

Saturday’s Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raised the wonderful amount of one thousand, one hundred and eleven pounds and eleven pence (OK – it was £1111.12 but why spoil a good headline for the sake of two half pennies!).

Behind the scenes

Congratulations and huge thanks to everyone involved in working hard behind the scenes to ensure a successful afternoon. From the initial ideas and design, the generous printing of the flyer, the dedicated deliverers of flyers to all the surrounding villages, the decoration of the hall and setting up of stalls, right through to the stallholders themselves for partaking in the event.

Dick Downer and Bruce Jordan very kindly donated their beautifully made items to the Village Hall to sell and the extremely busy Gidding Gobblers Café donated all of the days takings.

Love our Village Hall  

Our Village Hall is most valuable to the community and is in need of some TLC. The funds raised will help to repair, decorate and replace some items that are just plain worn out.

Look forward to seeing a refreshed, bright and welcoming Village Hall soon!

A packed Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raises money for the Village Hall

A packed Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raises money for the Village Hall

Great Gidding Village Hall came well and truly alive on Saturday as Giddings Christmas Cornucopia buzzed with visitors all afternoon, who came to enjoy browsing and buying some really beautiful gifts. The hall looked warm and inviting and so colourful – what an array on offer! Gidding Gobblers Café did a roaring trade too as it provided visitors with a much needed sit down and pause for coffee and home-made cakes before taking a second look around – and there was a lot to see.

Raising funds for refurbishment

Huge thanks to everyone who helped – individuals know who they are! The funds raised from the sale of the stalls, tombola and raffle tickets, along with generous donations from Gidding Gobblers Café and hand-crafted items from Dick Downer and Bruce Jordan, will all go towards updating the Village Hall and the final tally of the total amount raised will be announced very shortly.

A few of the stalls

Let’s look forward to more functions in the Village Hall future.

The GCC Team

It’s tomorrow! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia

It’s tomorrow! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia, 2.00pm – 5.00pm this Saturday November 23rd at Great Gidding Village Hall (PE28 5NU).

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia

The roads are open and there’s plenty of parking so come and enjoy an afternoon of browsing for presents, buying lots of them, and then relaxing with coffee and a delicious cake in the adjoining Gidding Gobblers Café.

There are fabulous and unique Christmas gifts, a laden tombola table, and our friendly jester Dick will be wandering amongst you to entice you with raffle tickets to win a sumptuous Christmas hamper. The winner will be announced at 4.45pm at the event.

We hope you can come.

Just two weeks to go to Christmas Cornucopia!

Just two weeks to go to Christmas Cornucopia!

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia, 2.00pm – 5.00pm November 23rd, Great Gidding Village Hall.

Mark your diaries – it’s time to start your Christmas shopping (some of you have probably already started!!).

Entry is FREE and there’s going to be over 20 crafts and gifts stall holders and all are busy lovingly creating their products and preparing their wares ready for the 23rd November. Here are just some of the beautiful items that will be on sale…

…and don’t forget that the Gidding Gobblers Café will be open for delicious cakes and coffees too!

Funds raised from booking of the stalls and profits from the Gidding Gobblers Café will be used to help with refurbishment of the Village Hall.

Your Christmas shopping starts here!!! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 23rd November

Your Christmas shopping starts here!!! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 23rd November

Be sure to visit Great Gidding’s delightful Christmas Cornucopia

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia

Entry is free and stalls will be selling wonderful gifts from a cornucopia of craftspeople.

Everyone welcome – hope you can make it.

Great Gidding Village Hall, Saturday November 23rd 2019 from 2.00pm until 5.00pm

Stalls include: metalworks, willow weaving, jewellery, greetings cards, Christmas decorations, health & beauty gifts, crochet hats, embroidery, angels, and more!!

Gidding Gobblers cafe

Gidding Gobblers cafe will be open for delicious cakes and coffee too!

Funds raised from booking of the stalls and profits from the Gidding Gobblers Café will be used to help with refurbishment of the Village Hall.

We’re looking for crafty people!

We’re looking for crafty people!

Great Gidding is holding a Christmas Cornucopia in the village hall on Saturday November 23rd from 2.00pm to 5.00pm and we’re looking for stallholders. 

Crafts are great but you don’t actually have to make things yourself – it’s a cornucopia so if you sell books, lotions, interesting gifts etc. we’d love to hear from you too. 

We only have a finite number of stalls available at £25 each (6’ table!) so hurry if you want one! 

Please call Krystyna or Paul on 01832 293 175 or email: krystynawojcik@thegiddings.org.uk for more details.

UPDATED video – Great Gidding gets Christmas off to a roaring start !

UPDATED video - Great Gidding gets Christmas off to a roaring start !

A short video of the children playing Jingle Bells on the handbells.


Sleigh bells ringing, hot dogs roasting, mulled wine simmering – what a magical Christmas wonderland was seen in Great Gidding Village Hall on Saturday 15 November. Many thanks to all who worked so hard to put this all together – the decorations, food and drinks providers, stall holders, poster and ticket designers, sleigh manufacturers, team of young hand bell ringers and Santa and his trusty Elf.

We raised a superb total for the St Michael’s Church Restoration Fund – still being counted at the time of writing.

Thank you again to everyone who supported this Christmas event.

Report by Mary Read, Fundraising Committee.