Why not send a Christmas card of the Giddings this year?
Giddings Christmas cards are now on sale in the Village Shop and include three beautiful aerial views of the Giddings in winter, four of St Michael’s Church beautiful stained glass windows, five magical scenes of Great Gidding in the snow and three warm and glowing Giddings church interiors.
There are 4 different sets of cards:
Aerial views of the Giddings (3 different cards)
Great Gidding in the snow (5 different cards)
St Michael’s stained glass windows (4 different cards)
Giddings church interiors (3 different cards)
Local Christmas cards – views of our beautiful villages 🙂
Sold as packs or as individual cards. Beautifully printed and gloss laminated, quality cards with envelopes. Blank inside.
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.
We’re getting very excited as 27 November and Gidding’s Christmas Cornucopia approach. Here’s a peep behind the scenes profiling some of the magnificent ‘makers’ who will be exhibiting.
Gidding Crafts
Sue and Patrick’s creativity knows no bounds and once again you can choose from their beautiful handmade wooden ornaments and greetings cards, all unique.
New for 2021: Sally Day
More usually to be found running the mobile Post Office, Sally will feature a wide range of rural gifts, homeware and cards, along with ace Christmas crackers, all recycled and recyclable, with one tree planed for every box purchased.
Mich and Sue
In 2019, Mich and Sue’s range of beautifully-made fabric bags and brooches were a big hit with Cornucopia visitors. They promise more of the same this year.
New for 2021: Ferndale Crafts
Glatton-based Cheryl specialises in fantastic delicate flower fairies – a must for the tree! Cheryl will also be displaying and selling her woven willow animals, from a tiny hedgehog, suitable for a Christmas stocking, right up to the big stuff! As you arrive at the Village Hall, you’ll see Cheryl’s own ‘Rudolph’ on display outside. She also works to commission.
New for 2021: Maggie Eaton
A newcomer to Great Gidding and to Cornucopia, Maggie is a botanical artist, producing lovely, detailed paintings and greetings cards.
Gidding Den
Many visitors will know Gidding Den, Katie’s shop at the top of Main Street. This year, Katie will be again be bringing a wide range of goods, most of them with an equine flavour, to the Cornucopia
Krystyna & Paul and Sue Jansons
Krystyna and Paul will again be surprising us with a range of cards and handicrafts. The illuminated metal reindeer head was a hit at the 2019 show……wonder what this year’s will be?
Sue’s from dark and dull ‘up North’, but her felt brooches feature colourful woodland characters and playful teddy bears who are completely at home in the Giddings countryside.
New for 2021: Joonis Designs
Lyn brings her own special brand of creativity to the show with lovely wall art, prints and gorgeous doggie beds.
New for 2021: InkyHous
InkyHouse have a lovely range of personalised prints for children’s bedroom, nursery & playroom. Personalised birch bunting, birch flags, birch Christmas decorations, birch key rings/bag tags. Children’s stationery – writing sets & stickers, Christmas & Educational colouring in posters, Christmas postcards and Christmas cards, etc.
New for 2021: Andrew Underwood
Since retiring a year ago, Andrew has been busy in his workshop, producing a selection of upcycled furniture and gifts, such as candle holders, trendy foodboards, chairs and tables, all made from recycled oak, pallets or offcuts. Commissions welcome.
New for 2021: Andrea, Monty and Christina
Providing their own mini Cornucopia, Andrea, Monty and Christina will be selling items as varied as handmade pens, woven ornaments and woollen goods made from llama wool.
Chris Gilbody and Declan Gilbody
On this stall you’ll find some fascinating key rings and decorations, all made by hand. Some great stocking fillers here!
Dick and Chris
Some splendid rural crafts to be seen here, with a range of bird boxes alongside planting sets for the garden-minded. Bird tables and hedgehog houses will also be on show, all made using recycled, eco friendly materials – and all proceeds will go to charity.
New for 2021: Tydd Pottery
This little pottery, tucked away on the Fens, produces beautiful, rustic blue and white ceramics. You’ll find items both large and small, from dinky milk jugs to enormous vases and bowls, in their range. Unusual and unique Christmas presents for all.
Margi
In 2019, Margi’s cosy crocheted neck warmers were a big hit with shoppers. This year, she has added gorgeous crocheted cushions to the range.
Coffee and cake
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. You can enter the raffle, too, with the chance to win a fantastic Christmassy hamper or try your luck on the tombola.
Covid restrictions observed
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 is best
PS As we have such a poor signal in the Village Hall which makes online transactions hard to do, best bring cash or cheque to make your purchases.
So round up the family and get ready to tick all those presents off your Christmas list on Saturday 27 November from 2.00 to 5.00pm.
There will be an Act of Remembrance in St Michael’s Church this coming Sunday 14th November. The service will start at 10.45 am.
Everyone is very welcome, but we would seek your assistance in maintaining COVID 19 safety guidedance. We would request you to, please, wear your face covering whilst in church, and especially when singing. We would also seek your help in respecting social distancing. There is hand sanitizer in the church porch. Thank you.
An adventuresome group of four (that’s us three ‘girls’ and Stanley the dog) had a delightful return trip to Grafham Water yesterday courtesy of the new ‘bus-on-demand’ service named Ting.
Once you’ve booked your journey by app or by phone the bus can be tracked in real time so you know exactly when it’s going to arrive, and ours was on time and hosted by two very friendly Ting staff, driver Lisa accompanied by very helpful Dave.
Excellent service
We were picked up at 10am and dropped at Grafham Visitor Centre, had a lovely walk to Perry for lunch at the pub, then returned to Grafham village to be picked up at 3pm.
Read all about Ting and how to make use of this great new service in the article on this website:
Things are hotting up as we get ready for the second Gidding Christmas Cornucopia which promises to live up to its name with a wide and varied range of craftspeople, offering different and unique goods.
There will be gorgeous woven willow animals, cards, ornaments, handmade pens, art, children’s craft, crochet, recycled furniture, hand painted silk scarves, felt brooches, storage bags, equestrian items, socks – everyone loves new socks at Christmas! – bird boxes (to ensure the Christmas robin has somewhere to stay,) and ceramics, almost all made locally.
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. You can enter the raffle, too, with the chance to win a fantastic Christmassy hamper or try your luck on the tombola.
Covid restrictions observed
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.
So round up the family and get ready to tick all those presents off your Christmas list on Saturday 27 November from 2.00 to 5.00pm.
Cash is best
PS As we have such a poor signal in the Village Hall which makes online transactions hard to do, best bring cash or cheque to make your purchases.
As we prepare for next month’s extravaganza, we need help with one of the Gidding Cornucopia’s most popular attractions……the tombola.
If you have a stash of ‘stuff’ that you just don’t know what to do with……unused presents, gadgets, toys, ornaments, etc. etc………why not donate them as tombola prizes?
All you need do is call or email Deni (01832 293240 denidarke27@gmail.com) to arrange drop-off or collection of anything you can spare to swell the number of tombola prizes.
We hope you can help us raise funds in support of village and community causes.
And we hope to see you at the Gidding Christmas Cornucopia on Saturday, 27 November for what promises to be a fun get-together with plenty of Christmas retail opportunities!
WHEN: Friday 22nd October, between 13.20 and 14.20 hours
The ting bus is visiting Great Gidding so we all have chance to see what this new on demand transport service is all about before it launches on Monday.
Come along, there will be handouts and a chance to chat to one of the drivers too.
Background – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is trialling a new demand responsive transport system called ting. Instead of running to a fixed timetable, you can now book trips across West Hunts using the ting trips app, or the booking line, when you need them. Once you have booked your journey, it will tell you how long until your bus arrives and where it will meet you so you can hop on board. You can track it live too. You can head over to www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/east/Tingfor all the information.
Gidding Christmas Cornucopia, 2.00pm – 5.00pm Saturday November 27th 2021, Great Gidding Village Hall.
Mark your diaries – it’s time to start your Christmas shopping.
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 27th November. Here are just some of the beautiful items that will be on sale…
Enjoy cakes and coffee too!!
Christmas Cornucopia Café will be open all afternoon for delicious homemade cakes, coffee and tea.
Sue Shepherd and Mary Read are delighted to announce that last Sunday’s Gidding Garden Party raised the marvellous amount of £400 to give directly to The Green Backyard allotment project in Peterborough.
Sue Shepherd adds “As members of the PCC we were very aware of the Church’s ongoing need to raise money. Despite this we all felt that perhaps this time the Church could reach out and give rather than take and that just maybe we the PCC as representatives of the Church could do something that would be of benefit to our community and at the same time help those much less fortunate that us i.e. the Green backyard.
We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our Great Gidding friends and neighbours. It would be good if future events could continue in this vein of giving and sharing.
Many thanks to everyone who helped by coming along to the event and by contributing cakes, plants, donations, time and effort”.
