Date Tuesday, 6th May – and the first Tuesday of every month Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Event The Hatley Coffee Morning Venue Hatley village hall...
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Date Tuesday, 20th May. Time 7.00 pm – the now regular start time for all parish council meetings. Venue Hatley village hall. Subject Hatley...
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By Becca Neal, Communities and Education Officer The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire LATEST NEWS! Here are the Wildlife Trust’s newsletters for May...
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Church newsletters
The weekly newsletter of St Mary’s church, Gamlingay
In the latest (25th April) issue, the Revd Hilary Young, priest in charge for our diocese, reflects on Easter.’ Sadly, no services are scheduled...
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Current application(s) A planning application relating to St Denis’ church has been submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council. The proposed development is for masonry...
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The Gamlingay Food Project is a food bank partnership between the two Gamlingay churches – St Mary’s and Gamlingay Baptist Church. It is based...
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what3words
A tool for finding and guiding people to a precise location... as is its rival, Plus Code
By Margot Eagle what3words is the perfect tool for finding and guiding people to a precise location, which street addresses and post codes don’t...
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Banking hub in Royston
But if all you want is cash, go to Hatley post office
In August, Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways department published its proposal to reduce the speed limit through Hatley St George from 40 mph to 30...
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Hatley’s defibrillator (above) is located outside the Village Hall in Hatley St George in a locked and temperature-controlled cabinet. It has full public access...
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The Gamlingay and Hatleys Car Scheme
For when you don’t have the means of getting there
Do you need help getting to your doctor or vaccination appointment? The Gamlingay and Hatleys Car Scheme provides transport for medical appointments – including...
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Sylvia Marshall talking to Peter Mann I became postmaster (I prefer it to ‘postmistress’) of Hatley St George post office on 1st May 1994....
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Buses
Some notes on local services plus Park & Ride in Cambridge
By Peter Mann According to the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants, the West Cambridgeshire Hundreds is ‘a collection of wildlife rich ancient...
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By Peter Mann Cambridgeshire County Council is in the process of setting up a new department for parking enforcement, a job currently done by...
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St Denis’ is an award winning church
First prize in a major competition for ʻBest conservation’
By Peter Mann St Denis’ church in East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, has won a major ‘Best conservation’ award. The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service and...
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Rescuing our churches
Articles highlighting the plight of rural churches
By Peter Mann An unexpected grant late 2021 from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund enabled the Friends of Friendless Churches, which owns St Denis’...
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William Butterfield in action
A visit to All Saints, Margaret Street, London – and an important paper on this star architect who restored St Denis' in 1874
There can be no question William Butterfield (1814-1900) was, along with Augustus Pugin (1812-1852), Sir George Gilbert Scott RA (1811-1878) and Sir Charles Barry...
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Saint Denis was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint – martyred for his faith by decapitation, thus now portrayed carrying his head in his...
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South Cambs District Council is erecting these eye-catching signs which question why people are fly-tipping – including whether their mum still cleans up after them....
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