Gala week visit to Peterborough Hindu Temple

Morning tour of Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple A good number of Gidding residents spent a delightful morning attending the joyous ceremony of Aarti at the Bharat Hindu Samaj in Peterborough. Following the ceremony – in which we were all invited to take part – our very knowledgeable

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Photos: Great Gidding School Summer Fete 2013

Photos: Great Gidding School Summer Fete 2013

What a cracking day for the school fete! Scorching sun brought lots of parents, children and village residents along to Great Gidding School on Saturday 6th July for the annual school fete. This year a very special guest, Warwick Davis, kindly opened the fete and made us

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Photos: Great Gidding Gala July 2013 – History Walk

The first Giddings event of Gala Week kicked off with a wonderful tour yesterday evening of Anglo Saxon Great Gidding, led by archaeology historian Josie Barnacle and ably aided by Patrick Ellis. Instead of peering over the gates, it was a delight to be able to walk

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Photos: An Evening in the Garden June 22nd

Photos: An Evening in the Garden June 22nd

‘An Evening in the Garden’ (in support of Emily Read’s expedition to the Arctic) took place at Crown Cottage, Great Gidding on Saturday 22nd June and featured the Peter Shepherd Jazz Trio and King’s School Swing Band. A note from Emily: Thank you hugely to everybody who

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‘Find José’ competition winner announced at Beer and Skittles evening.

The winner of the Giddings website competition ‘Find José’ was announced at last nights Beer and Skittles event held in The Village Hall. The winning entry was drawn from José’s sombrero by Andrew Alexander. The lucky recipient of the bottle of ‘bubbly’ was Michael Trolove who had

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Rounders and The Diamond Jubilee Big Lunch – photos

Rounders and The Diamond Jubilee Big Lunch - photos

After a very wet Sunday (see Michael’s Jubilee Wood report) we were all glad to see a glimmer of blue sky for the Diamond Jubilee Big Lunch and village rounders match on the Recreation Field. With a marquee to shelter from the predicted showers the villagers tucked

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