Six local artists open their studios this weekend 24th & 25th June

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Six local artists open their studios this weekend 24th & 25th June

Six local artists are opening their studios this weekend (Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June) as part of Peterborough Open Studios.

Local Peterborough Open Studios posters

Locations

The Open Studios events are held in private homes, studios and public spaces. Each venue displays a red Open Studios banner, and the Peterborough Open Studios brochure map shows all the venues so that you can plan your visits.

It’s worth checking the individual artists’ pages on this Peterborough Open Studios website. Here you will also find information on whether for example the garden will be open, refreshments offered or if there are demonstrations to enjoy.

Visitors are welcome simply to have a look round, to talk to the artists, and to learn about the techniques and materials involved in their work.

Free entry

Entry to each venue is FREE  All the artists will have original work for sale and many will have cards and prints available. Many will also take commissions. There is, of course, absolutely no obligation to buy anything. 

Please note that the exhibitors do not generally accept card payments so come prepared with cash or a cheque book.

Links to the POS artists pages and their individual websites

Great Gidding

Sue Jarvis

Sue Jarvis

Krystyna Wojcik

Krystyna Wojcik

See more of Krystyna’s work on her website: www.krystynawojcik.co.uk

Paul Joseph-Crank

Paul Joseph-Crank

See more of Paul’s work on his website: www.paulcrank.co.uk

Luddington

Carry Akroyd

Carry Akroyd

See more of Carry’s work on her website: carryakroyd.co.uk

Gordon Monk

Gordon Monk

Thurning

Justin Capp

Justin Capp
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Festive Wine Tasting

By on November 3, 2022   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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Festive Wine Tasting

Enjoy a glass of sparkling wine on arrival and taste an additional 5 wines from India, Portugal and Austria. There will also be a wine quiz plus some delicious sweet and savoury nibbles.

Wine Tasting in Great Gidding November 2022


Sample some amazing wines with Andrea Hargrave – Great Gidding’s very own Master of Wine! Andrea has over 25 years of experience and is one of only 419 Masters of Wine scattered over 30 countries and 6 continents.


If you like a particular wine you will be able to purchase a bottle to take home.

Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2022, 7:30pm start

Venue: Great Gidding Village Hall

Tickets: £15 per person

Book via:

Phone: 01832 293752
Email: andrea@characterwines.co.uk
Online: www.characterwines.co.uk

Limited tickets available so book early to avoid disappointment

*Over 18’s only

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Harvest Festival

By on September 1, 2022   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Harvest Festival

Our Harvest Festival celebration takes place this Sunday 4th September.

The Harvest Thanksgiving Service takes place in St Michael’s Church, starting at 11.30am.

Harvest festival header

After the service, there will be a light buffet lunch at Churchside House (by kind invitation of John De Val).

There will be no charge for the lunch, and all are very welcome, whether attending the service or not. However, if you wish to come to the lunch, it would help with the catering arrangements if you could please let John De Val know. Likewise, if you have any  questions, then please speak to John

Telephone: 293417 

Email: johnedeval@hotmail.com

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Summer Wine Tasting

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Summer Wine Tasting

Enjoy a glass of sparkling wine on arrival and taste an additional 5 wines from India, Austria and Portugal. There will also be a wine quiz with prizes plus some delicious Indian street food to nibble on.


Sample some amazing wines with Andrea Hargrave – Great Gidding’s very own Master of Wine! Andrea has over 25 years of experience and is one of only 419 Masters of Wine scattered over 30 countries and 6 continents.


If you like a particular wine you will be able to purchase a bottle to take home.

Date: Thursday 7th July 7:30pm start

Venue: Great Gidding Village Hall

Book via:

www.characterwines.co.uk

01832 293752

andrea@characterwines.co.uk

Limited tickets available so book early to avoid disappointment

*Over 18’s only

Summer Wine Tasting event

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Coffee mornings at Great Gidding

By on June 20, 2022   /   Forthcoming events, Village Hall   /   1 Comment
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Coffee mornings at Great Gidding


Several people in the last week or so have asked me if we could start having Coffee Mornings again. I am very happy to
do so, with some revision to take into account changed circumstances.
I would suggest that we revert to holding them in the Village Hall, as we did originally. Several reasons; Covid is still with
us and may increase after the summer and there is more space in the Village Hall and people, myself included, may be
reluctant to host gatherings in their homes. Also, the Village Hall is a ‘neutral venue’ to which everybody can go.


What I propose is –
Meet at the Village Hall on alternate Tuesdays at 10.30 to about noon, initially on 28th June and 12 th and 26th
July, with no meeting in August as before.
Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided without charge but a voluntary contribution of £1 per person to go to
Village Hall funds to cover electricity and so on.
A couple of volunteers will be needed to assist if I am unable to attend.
Keeping it simple and easily managed is important. Please pass information to others.

Thank you.
Paul Burgess

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‘Summer Music’ at St Michael’s Church

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'Summer Music' at St Michael's Church

The weekend of 11th & 12th June sees two musical events in St Michael’s Church.

‘Summer Music’
Firstly, on Saturday 11th June, there is a concert called ‘Summer Music’. We welcome back the St Peter’s Singers from Peterborough, who will be singing beautiful choral music from Handel, via folk songs, to Cole Porter. Their musical director, Jeremy Jepson, will also play a couple of organ pieces,
The concert starts at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £10 (purchased in advance) and £12 (available at the church door on the night). To purchase your tickets in advance, contact Sue Shepherd (tel: 293479) or email her (shepnsue@btinternet.com). Your ticket price includes a glass of wine and nibbles in the interval.

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Please make sure you tell your friends!

‘Songs of Praise’
Then the next day (Sunday 12th), there is a ‘Songs of Praise’, starting at 4pm. This is the opportunity to sing your favourite hymns. and to learn something about the people who wrote these hymns.

If you have a favourite hymn you would like sung, then please contact Michael Keck (tel: 293357) or email (mpk357@hotmail.co.uk).

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PICNIC AND PETANQUE RETURNS!

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PICNIC AND PETANQUE RETURNS!

Come along for a fun afternoon on Sunday 5th June as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Great Gidding.

The play is open to Giddings teams of two, aged 12 or over. Alternative games for the under 12s.

Bring a picnic, play pétanque, or just relax and spectate. A tasty barbecue and local beer will be available for a non-profit contribution and there’ll be prizes and a coveted trophy for the winning team!

Great Gidding Boules trophy

Where: Petanque Court, next to the allotments in the Jubilee Wood, Great Gidding

When: Sunday 5th June 2022

What time: You are welcome to set up your chair/gazebo/picnic spot from 1pm. Play will start at 2pm (weather permitting).

So bring your family and friends, a picnic, and your boules sets if you have them and are happy to share with others (wipes will be available).

Everybody is very welcome as either player or spectator. If you’d like to play please let Paul or Krystyna know by 15th May.

(paulcrank@thegiddings.org.uk)

Hope to see you there! 🤗🤓

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Jubilee Wood and Orchard

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Jubilee Wood and Orchard

This coming Saturday, 5th February, there will be a working party in the Jubilee Wood, to tidy up the recently trimmed shrubs and trees. Michael will be there from 9.30AM, come along with heavy duty gloves as the main activity will be to add to the “dead hedge” (a structure made of the trimmings/prunings, to create a habitat for wildlife – come and see or take a look at the video below).

In addition, thanks to donations to the Great Gidding Charity, fruit trees have been purchased to be planted in the remaining spaces in the Orchard. These fruit trees have Royal associated names and will be planted to mark the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne, and the start of her Platinum Jubilee Year. At 11.00AM, there will be a rest from the activity, bring along a flask (you choose the contents), there will be cake, and we will drink a toast to Her Majesty.

Please spread the word to your neighbours, and join us at 9.30 AM or 11.00 AM.

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“A great Great Gidding event”

By on December 10, 2021   /   News stories and reports   /   1 Comment
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"A great Great Gidding event"

Great Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021

How lovely to be able to meet up with people again’

The village hall looks spectacular’

A great Great Gidding event’

So good to do something normal and Christmassy again’

Those are just a few of the comments made by visitors to our second Christmas Cornucopia in the Village Hall on 27 November.

Despite the weather doing its best to discourage anyone from leaving the warmth of their home, you came in your droves to support the first ‘proper’ event in the village hall since the pandemic put paid to so many plans.

With a wide-ranging array of quality goods and crafts, there was plenty to attract those in search of Christmas gifts for youngster and oldster alike.  All the stallholders reported a busy afternoon while the tombola was as popular as ever. 

The main hall was, indeed, beautifully arrayed in a festival of lights and greenery, all adding to the festive atmosphere.  In the small hall, tea, coffee and cakes were popular and gave people who hadn’t seen each other for some time the chance to sit and chat for a while.

  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
  • Stalls and visitors at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021

A huge thank you

Such a successful event doesn’t happen by accident and our thanks go to everyone who played a part in making this such an enjoyable afternoon, with lots of smiles and happy faces.  So, to the organising and hall decorating teams, the printing and publicity gurus, our brilliant stallholders, the people who so generously donated to the tombola and the raffle hamper and, of course, to everyone who visited and contributed so much to the atmosphere, a huge THANK YOU!

Raffle winner

Many congratulations to Sue Beck. You are the lucky winner of the Christmas Cornucopia Raffle Hamper, with the ticket number 358.

PS:  Although everyone complied with Covid recommendations and the hall was kept well-ventilated throughout, we were sorry to hear that some people (both visitors and stallholders) were ‘pinged’ after the event, to advise they had been close to someone who had tested positive.  Happily, as far as we know, all those contacted subsequently tested negative for Covid.

Deni Underwood

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Only 6 days to go!!!

By on November 22, 2021   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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Only 6 days to go!!!

Yes… only six days to go to the Gidding Christmas Cornucopia held at the Village Hall in Great Gidding this coming Saturday from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

A wide variety of crafts and gifts – a great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping!

Why not have a peep at some of the magnificent ‘makers’ who will be exhibiting.

Cakes and coffee

And when you’re tired of shopping, take the weight off and treat yourself to a cuppa and a slice of cake in the Cornucopia Cafe.

Chance to win a Christmassy hamper

You can enter the raffle, too, with the chance to win a fantastic Christmassy hamper or try your luck on the tombola.It promises to be a really fun afternoon, with all Covid restrictions observed of course and the chance to catch up with friends and neighbours in a convivial atmosphere.

Cash only please!

And don’t forget, please bring cash or cheque to make your purchases.

See you there!

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 2021
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