NEW LOCATION!!
NEW Coffee Ark Tuesday
The Coffee Ark will be coming to Great Gidding Village Hall (the Small Village Hall – enter via the south fire door) every Tuesday morning serving sweet treats and excellent drinks.
(NB not 17th February 2026)
A fun afternoon for all ages! Roll a dice, draw a complete beetle.
To book: ggvillagehall@gmail.com or call Andrea: 07985 889780
Date: Sunday 22nd February
Time: 2.00 – 4.30pm
Entry: £5 per person. Under ll’s – FREE
Venue: Great Gidding Village Hall
If you missed it, or couldn’t get tickets for the sold-out event earlier this year, Anne will once again be sharing her knowledge about the shoe industry in Northamptonshire.
How WW1 transformed Northamptonshire’s shoe industry, the lives of women working in the factories and her family’s business at this tumultuous time.
Date: Monday 26th January at 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Great Gidding Village Hall, PE28 5NU
Tickets: £10 includes tea and cake.
To book: suehebb14@hotmail.com or call Sue on 07966 424327
DON’T MISS THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS FAIR – GREAT GIDDING VILLAGE HALL!
Sunday 7th December 11.00am – 4.00pm
Tea, Coffee, Mince Pies and Mulled Wine!
Crafts • tombola • gifts • handmade cards • skincare • fragrances • toys • games • leather goods • candles • knitted items …and much more!
Date: Saturday 15th November 6.30pm
Tickets: £15 per person to include a Rumbles supper (drinks not included)
Teams: between 2–6 per team
- Licensed bar
- Food
Food Menu:
Pre-order your food by 8th November
- Cod and chips
- Southern fried chicken wrap, salad and chips
- Falafel wrap, salad and chips
- Halloumi wrap, salad and chips
To book/order:
Please book by 8th November
Email: ggvillagehall@gmail.com or phone Andrea 07985 889780
All proceeds to the Village Hall improvements
Come along to Great Gidding Village Hall on Thursday 9th October and join our group drawing session. Beginners welcome.
Our friendly, informal group meet once a month in Great Gidding Village Hall for two hours to sketch or paint a still life or figure. All welcome (not just Gidding-ites)!
The sessions are untutored but we do a couple of short drawing exercises followed by a longer drawing session and help and advice will be freely available. All you will need to bring is a sketchbook and pencil or your chosen materials.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
Time: 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Date: Thursday 9th October 2025
Location: Great Gidding Village Hall
Cost: £6.00 per session (cash only please)
If you’re not able to join us on this occasion, the next session is scheduled for Thursday 6th November 2025.
If you are interested in attending contact Krystyna on 01832 293175 or email kw@krystynawojcik.co.uk
Come and join us on the 19th of July!
Games include: Scrabble, giant kerplunk and snakes and ladders. Supper includes jacket potato with fillings and salad. Strawberries and cream for pudding!
To book: ggvillagehall@gmail.com
or call Andrea: 07985 889780
Come along to Great Gidding Village Hall
11.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2025
ART
Sue Jarvis, Paul Joseph-Crank and Krystyna Wojcik, are exhibiting their original work as members of
Peterborough Artists Open Studios (PAOS). https://paos.org.uk
Work will be for sale as well as cards and prints although there is no obligation to buy.
For more information visit:
PLUS…
+ Display of Great Gidding Drawing Group artwork
A small display of work by the Great Gidding Drawing Group will also be on show.
The drawing group meets once a month in the Village Hall typically on the second Thursday of every month to draw still life or figure subjects. Everyone is welcome (not just Giddingites!!) from beginners to experts. Each session includes a few shorter drawing exercises followed by a longer final drawing and of course a chance to natter and compare notes during our coffee and biscuit break half way through! Contact Krystyna for more information.
BOOKS
+ Launch of Book and Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange
The Village Hall Committee is launching a book and jigsaw puzzle exchange. Information on the exchange will be available during the Art in the Village Hall event The book exchange plans to include adult and children’s books, fiction & biographical works only, no nonfiction.
COFFEE and CAKES
+ Coffee, tea and cakes will be on sale for the whole weekend (in aid of Village Hall funds)
Come along to Great Gidding Village Hall on Thursday 12th June and join our group drawing session. Beginners welcome.
Our friendly, informal group meet once a month in Great Gidding Village Hall for two hours to sketch or paint a still life or figure. All welcome (not just Gidding-ites)!
The sessions are untutored but we do a couple of short drawing exercises followed by a longer drawing session and help and advice will be freely available. All you will need to bring is a sketchbook and pencil or your chosen materials.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
Time: 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Date: Thursday 12h June 2025
Location: Great Gidding Village Hall
Cost: £6.00 per session (cash only please)
If you’re not able to join us on this occasion, the next session is scheduled for Thursday 10th July 2025.
If you are interested in attending contact Krystyna on 01832 293175 or email kw@krystynawojcik.co.uk