Meet up with old and new friends whilst enjoying a chat and monthly activity.
When: STARTING 10TH NOVEMBER
Time: 10.00am – 11.30am
Where: Great Gidding Village Hall
No need to book, just turn up. See you there.
Please contact Susan Bate or Kathy Bowles on 01480 423085 or email kathy.b@care-network.org.uk
The A4 book – ‘More Great Gidding History’ – is printed in two parts and is completely new information that has been discovered since the publication of the first Great Gidding History book in 2001 (recently re-printed). Whereas the original book was mostly about the village and how it operated this new book is mostly about the people and where they lived.
Part 1 contains 100 pages discussing new discoveries from research during the past 15 years and histories of some of the principal properties and families in the village.
Part 2 with 110 pages is more of a reference book and contains maps, aerial photos and detailed descriptions of some 60 properties and their occupiers from 1640 onwards plus indexes totalling some 400 different family names.
The book is supported by The Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust and its formal launch will be at an evening event at 7.15 pm on Wednesday September 30th in Great Gidding Village Hall.
The main speaker will be Mr Robert Dalgliesh – Chief Agent to the Fitzwilliam Estate. The title of his talk will be “Milton Estate – past and present”.
The new book will then be introduced by its author Patrick Ellis and wine, cordials and light refreshment will be provided for purchase in the Village Hall.
‘More Great Gidding History’ – printed in two parts
For those who were unable to visit the History Day last October, there will be a small display of some of the historical photos he has gathered over the years.
Date: WEDNESDAY 5TH AUGUST 2015
Time: 7pm – 9pm (Sellers from 6pm)
Refreshments available
Gt. Gidding Village Hall
Main Street
Gt. Gidding
Huntingdon
PE28 5NU
£5 per Table if Booked in Advance
£8 per Table on Night (if available)
£1 Entrance for buyers (children under 16 – Free)
Contact: Lydia on 07962 099922 or email lydiajames2010@hotmail.co.uk
Enjoy VE Day’s 70th Anniversary… Gidding style. A celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2, 40’s themed, with hog roast, music and dancing, singalong, competitions, etc… something for all the family.
Yes, 7pm on 4th July at the Village Hall for a Gidding Forties Evening, when it will all be kicking off. The event will be featuring a live ‘Glen Miller’ style band, dancing, a hog roast, competitions, prizes and a sing-along and maybe some good old fashioned party games… a fun village night out for all the family. It promises to be a great evening and we’d love to see some of the younger families in the village there, so there’s a half price offer for children under 12.
The theme is the 70th anniversary of VE Day and the end of the Second World War in Europe (Gidding time). So get your 1940’s gladrags on and prepare to celebrate in civilian dress, service uniform, spiv’s trilby and co-respondent shoes, land girl dungarees, factory worker’s overalls? Or even for those of you stuck in the past the clothes you usually wear. There’ll be prizes for the best dressed. Of course you can just come as you are – the more the merrier.
The live music and dancing will start not long after you arrive at 7.00pm, with the Hog being carved from 8.00 onwards, until it has all gone! It promises to be a great evening and open to all. Bring the whole family, those who may remember the day as well as those just learning about the War at school.
The food, while perhaps not rationed as it was all those years ago, will include those things everyone at the time must have dreamt about and will feature a hog roast, with lots of accompaniments and, of course, trifle, jelly and blancmange for ‘afters’ – real 40’s grub!
There is also a possibility (if we can attract some Americans GIs) of Nylon Stockings and Hershey Bars.
Hog roast and jelly • Swing band • Bar
Dress code: 1945 demob, uniforms or land girls (prize for most authentic/best costume).
Tickets: £15 per adult, (£7.50 children under 12) from the Village Shop.
Location: Great Gidding Village Hall
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2015-07-04
Now, what would be much more fun than betting on your regular old four-legged nags? Why, betting on Jedi Warriors of course! You won’t want to miss out on this Race Night so watch the trailer then BUY your tickets!
Watch the GG Race Night trailer
Unlike a traditional race night this one concentrates on 6 well known characters each taking on 6 different challenges to see who can become the ultimate Jedi warrior.
Catalyst Video Services have pre-recorded 6 ultimate Jedi challenges and only we know the results! Come along and watch the fun, place your bets, maybe take part in some challenges yourself(!) and help support Great Gidding Village Hall funds.
Bar and nibbles.
Location: Village Hall, Great Gidding
Price: £5.00 entry. (Proceeds from the evening to the Village Hall)
Start Time: 19:30
Date: Saturday 30th May 2015
Tickets You can buy tickets from the shop or by contacting Sue Jarvis Tel: 01832 293271 or email: jartrap@aol.com
The Feastie Boys play ‘Rock and Roll’ at Great Gidding.
Come along for an evening of ‘Rock and Roll’ – dinner, bar and dancing.
We have an amazing band all the way from Winwick to help you ‘Rock and Roll’ the evening away in true sixties style. To further assist in passing the time there will be a bar with beer, wine and soft drinks as well as a delicious buffet.
Catering is to be provided by our trusty team of helpers from around the village and there will be a vegetarian option so please give your preference when booking your tickets.
Book a table now. This is a fund raising event for our Church so please support us – bring family, and friends and enjoy a really good night.
Date: January 24th 2015. Starts 7.30pm
Tickets: £15.00 (Proceeds to St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding).
Contact: Sue Shepherd 01832 293479
Email: shepnsue@btinternet.com
Sleigh bells ringing, hot dogs roasting, mulled wine simmering – what a magical Christmas wonderland was seen in Great Gidding Village Hall on Saturday 15 November. Many thanks to all who worked so hard to put this all together – the decorations, food and drinks providers, stall holders, poster and ticket designers, sleigh manufacturers, team of young hand bell ringers and Santa and his trusty Elf.
We raised a superb total for the St Michael’s Church Restoration Fund – still being counted at the time of writing.
Thank you again to everyone who supported this Christmas event.
Report by Mary Read, Fundraising Committee.
Lots of visitors attended, some bringing information and others seeking it. The History team had prepared displays and information boards showing properties around the village both past and present.
Questions were posed about who lived where and when, dating of photographs and maps was another challenge.
A separate display highlighted those Great Gidding residents who served in the First World War, who survived and more poignantly who perished.
A new feature this time round was an archeological dig to find out what lay beneath the top soil of Great Gidding. See photos.
To help fortify visitors a “Tea Room” was set up in the Small Hall.
Lots of thank you’s to all the visitors on the day, the History Group team, Mr & Mrs Alexander for hosting the dig, Phil Hill for his archeological expertise and for running the “dig” Joan Chiswell and team for running the “Tea Room” Sawtry History Society for the loan of photographs and material and all the folks who provided pin boards for the displays.
However think the biggest thank you should go to Patrick Ellis who has lifted the lid on village life both in recent and distant past. His book and continuing studies have enthralled many in the village and beyond.
A time-lapse film recording all the activity surrounding the very successful History Day. I hope you will see this as a record of the day and as a historic document in its self. It will be interesting to see how a You tube video and other digital media helps historians of the future.
For the technical aspect the camera used was a Brinno TLC 200 mounted on a tripod and set to record a picture every second (NB. The video has been speeded up by 200%). The lighting was just daylight and the normal hall light. The camera aperture is F1.2 with a fixed field of view of 140°.
With a lyrical Greek dancing display by Deni, Mary & choreographer Jan, and music throughout the evening played by the jolly Palmerston Ukelele Band, the taverna, beautifully decorated by Margi, jumped and zorbassed late into the night.
Great Gidding Village Hall decorated for Greek Night by Margi Comeau and helpers
Enjoyed Andrew’s Greek Night Moussaka? Learn his secrets…
Come and browse beautiful handmade Christmas gifts.
See Santa in his Grotto!
Mulled wine and hot dogs at the bar
All proceeds to St Michael’s Church Restoration Fund
Location: Village Hall, Great Gidding
Start Time: 16:00
End Time: 19:00
Date: November 15th 2014