Welcome! Our 3rd ‘Speedwatch’ Coffee & Cake Get Together.
Mon 13th June @ Rachel’s, ‘Corral Cottage’ between 10am-11am.
Come along if you are a ‘Speedwatch’ Volunteer or you are interested in becoming one.
A new yoga class is starting in June in the Village Hall, Great Gidding. Details follow or call Janice for more information.
Wednesdays in the Village Hall, Great Gidding, starting on 8th June.
6.30pm until 7.45pm
Suitable for beginners.
Yoga mats are provided.
£7 drop-in, or £24 for four sessions if paid in advance.
Your first class is FREE.
Booking is essential.
Please contact Janice on 01832 293 483, mobile 07845 201179 or by email to jani108p@aol.com
“Yoga is not about touching your toes, it is what you learn on the way down.”
Short aerial video of the newly refurbished Mill in Great Gidding. Thanks to Steve and Mary.
Aerial video of The Mill Great Gidding.
Video: Paul Crank
Come along and join in at St Michael’s Church in Great Gidding for our ‘Songs of Praise’ service on Sunday afternoon at 4.00pm.
After the service there will be refreshments.
If you have a favourite hymn please let Michael Keck know (tel: 01832 293357) and we’ll do our best to include it.
Title: Songs of Praise
Location: St Michael’s Church
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2016-04-17
Short video of the C.E. Primary School in Great Gidding shot by Catalyst Video Services. The video footage was shot on Friday 25th March at the request of the school governors. Catalyst also produced a video survey of the school bell tower to check it’s structure.
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Aerial video of Great Gidding School
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An excellent turnout for the annual trim and tidy of the pathways and hedges around the Jubilee Wood. Another is planned for next week, 30th January from 9.30 am.
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- We will look into the possibility of getting this hedge laid next winter.
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- Trimming out around the Hazel.
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- No community activity would be the same without a coffee or tea break and this one was no different.
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- Hedge trimming
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- The ladies wielding the loppers
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- Team work
The first cycling Tour Of Cambridgeshire took place in June 2015 The route on public roads that were closed specifically for the race to happen. Around 5000 cyclists were reported to have signed up to take part. So on a stunningly glorious day we watched and waited to see what 5000 cyclists looked like speeding through the village. What a spectacle apart from the heads down first few hundred who were on a mission to win the great mass of riders responded in kind to the roadside cheering and reserved clapping that Brits do so well. It was a grand spectacle and is to be repeated in 2016 on the same route. A Gran Fondo is a cycling event on closed roads for mass participation.
It should be noted that there were a few grumbles and the notification process before hand could have been more robust. The idea of the roads closed for 12 hours was a nonsense and should never have been allowed to be displayed, despite rectification the die had been cast. Hopefully the organisers will take this on board and make bigger efforts to contact affected buisnesses on route and make it clear that nobody is trapped in their homes.
The plus side of all this is Gidding is on the map and not some backwater beyond Sawtry and Stilton. It provided grand entertaiment on the roadside at no cost and no doubt charities were the biggest winners.
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- Waiting for the spectacle
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- The viewing platform at Manor Site Farm (milk churn stand)
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- Outriders approaching before the main peleto
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- The peleton as they say in cycling circles
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- Your looking the wrong way squire!
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- Applauding the cyclists took nearly 2 hours for them to pass
On 30th September 2015 two talks were given to an audience of more than 60 people in Great Gidding Village Hall.
History and extent of the Fitzwilliam Estate
Mr Robert Dalgliesh – Chief Agent to the Fitzwilliam Estate – began by describing the history and extent of the Fitzwilliam Estate and later concentrated on that part based upon Milton Hall and the Milton Estates near Peterborough.
He finally zoomed in upon the Fitzwilliam history and interests in Great Gidding, and some of the slides that he used to illustrate the latter part of his talk are shown below.
Mr Dalgliesh also brought some very interesting historical documents, maps and charts from the Milton Hall archive, including the Deed dated 1827 whereby Great Gidding was part of a sale of property by the Watsons of Rockingham Castle to the Fitzwilliam Estate. Also included were maps and associated lists from 1869 and 1889 showing the occupiers and owners of the village property which warrant further study.
More Great Gidding History
During the second part of the evening Patrick Ellis, who has been researching the history of Great Gidding for more than 15 years, described two results of this research :
Firstly the history of how the village was laid out and organised and the duties of the village officials was included in a book jointly compiled with David Shepherd entitled A Millennium History of Great Gidding. This was first published in 2001 and reprinted last year.
A Millennium History of Great Gidding (left) and More Great Gidding History (right)
Secondly a new book, concentrating on the people who lived in the village and answering the question “Who lived Where ?”. This new book is called More Great Gidding History and also includes a number of photos, and especially some aerial photos and maps which have come to light since the first book was compiled.
Both the reprint of the 2001 book and the New Book may be obtained from the Village Stores.
Patrick Ellis. October 2015
Come along to the Great Gidding Car Boot Sale on the Recreation Field in Great Gidding on Saturday 12th September from 8.30am to 12-00 noon
Title: Car Boot Sale
Location: Recreation Field Great Gidding
Description: Free Admission
Sellers £5 Per Car – Book In Advance
Contact Shirley On 07913 826583
Email: shirleybranson60@yahoo.co.uk
Refreshments/Raffle
Helping To Raise Funds For Great Gidding Village Hall
Start Time: 08:30
Date: 2015-09-12
End Time: 12:00 noon