Diary

DECEMBER

Saturday 1

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf MADS Panto Cinderella 2pm & 7.30pm (see page 67) Christmas Tree Festival Holy Trinity Meldreth

Sunday 2

All Saints Sung Eucharist 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am Holy Communion URC 11.00am Baptist Communion 6pm MADS Panto Cinderella 2pm (see page 67) Christmas Tree Festival Holy Trinity Meldreth

Monday 3

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at the Hub 3–4pm Melbourn Bridge Club URC Hall 7pm contact Howard Waller 261693

Tuesday 4

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am (TT) Melbourn Bridge Club URC Hall 2pm Howard Waller 261693 Christingle with the Brownies URC 7pm

Wednesday 5

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30–11.3-am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 6

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm weekly Royston & District Local History Soc. Royston Town Hall 8pm see article

Friday 7

Coffee URC 10.30am Cinema Night ASCH 7.30 for 8pm showing Book Club For tickets telephone 261154 / 260686 / 264189

Saturday 8

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Cambridgeshire Family History Society Central Library Cambridge 10.30-3.30pm Writers Workshop Turn on to Christmas The Hub 4-6pm see page 9

Sunday 9

Sung Eucharist All Saints 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am URC Service 11am Christingle All Saints 3pm

Tuesday 11

Toddler Plus Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am (TT) Melbourn Short Story Reading Group at the Hub Mothers’ Union contact Diane Blundell 221415 Literary Lunch for Home Start The Old Bull Inn, Royston see page 65

Wednesday 12

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club Lunch 12.30pm Churches Together Carols at the Black Horse 8pm

Thursday 13

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm

Friday 14

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 15

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 16

Said Eucharist All Saints 8am Family Festival Service URC 11.00am Christmas Nativity Service Baptist 10.30am Carol Service All Saints 6.30pm

Tuesday 18

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am (TT) Baptist Church Churches Together Carols at the British Queen Meldreth 8pm

Wednesday 19

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 20

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am

Friday 21

Coffee URC 10.30am Christmas Holiday Club Baptist Church see page 45

Saturday 22

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Churches Together Carols at The Cross 10.30am

Sunday 23

Sung Eucharist All Saints 9.45am URC Harvest Festival 11.00am Family Communion Service Baptist Church 10.30am Carols by Candlelight Baptist Church 6pm

Monday 24

Crib Service All Saints 3pm Midnight Eucharist All Saints 11.15pm Watchnight Service URC 11.30pm

Tuesday 25

Said Eucharist All Saints 8am Christmas Morning Service URC 8.30am Christmas Morning Family Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Wednesday 26

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Friday 28

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 29

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 30

Said Eucharist All Saints 8am URC Service 11.00am Family Service Baptist Church 10.30am

JANUARY 2019

Tuesday 1

Happy New Year

Wednesday 2

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 3

Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm weekly Royston & District Local History Soc. Royston Town Hall 8pm see page 55

Friday 4

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 5

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf

Sunday 6

Said Eucharist All Saints 8am URC Service 11.00am Baptist Morning Service 10.30am Baptist Communion 6pm

Monday 7

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at the Hub 3–4pm Melbourn Bridge Club URC Hall 7pm contact Howard Waller 261693

Tuesday 8

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am Baptist Church (TT) Mothers’ Union contact Pat Smith 262575 Melbourn Short Story Reading Group The Hub 10–11am weekly Melbourn Bridge Club 2pm URC Hall contact Howard Waller 261693

Wednesday 9

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club Lunch 12.30pm

Thursday 10

Said Eucharist 8.00am All Saints Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm weekly Royston & District Local History Society Royston Town Hall 8pm

Friday 11

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 12

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am Cambridgeshire Family History Society Central Library Cambridge 12.30pm Caroline Norton 2pm The Lopsided Barge Rob Parker

Sunday 13

Sung Eucharist All Saints 9.45am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am Holy Communion URC 11am

Tuesday 15

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am Baptist Church (TT)

Wednesday 16

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 17

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm weekly

Friday 18

Coffee URC 10.30am Cinema Night ASCH 7.30 for 8pm showing Mamma Mia Here We Go Again Licensed bar For tickets telephone 261154 / 260686 / 264189

Saturday 19

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 20

Holy Communion All Saints 8am URC Service 11am Communion Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Tuesday 22

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am Baptist Church (TT) Women’s Group 7.45pm contact Pat Smith 262575

Wednesday 23

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30-11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Royal British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 2pm After Eights WI Melbourn ASCH 8pm

Thursday 24

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm week

Friday 25

URC Coffee 10.30am

Saturday 26

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 27

Sung Eucharist All Saints 9.45am URC Service 11am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Tuesday 29

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am Baptist Church (TT)

Wednesday 30

Craft Club Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 31

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm

Friday 1

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 2

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Bookshelf Winter Flower Festival All Saints Melbourn 10.30pm–5pm

Sunday 3

Said Eucharist 8am All Saints URC Communion Service 11am Baptist Service 10.30am Communion Service Baptist Church 6pm Winter Flower Festival All Saints Melbourn 10.30am–5pm followed by Candlemass 5.30pm

Monday 4

Drop-in Surgery with Councillors at The Hub 3-4pm Melbourn Bridge Club URC Hall 7pm contact Howard Waller 261693

Tuesday 5

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am (TT) Melbourn Bridge Club URC Hall 2pm contact Howard Waller 261693 Melbourn Short Story Reading Group weekly The Hub 10–11am

Wednesday 6

Baptist Church Craft Club 9.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 7

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm Royston & District Local History Soc. Royston Town Hall 8pm see page 55

Friday 8

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 9

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am The Guides stall Cambridgeshire Family History Society Central Library Cambridge 12.30pm Caroline Norton 2pm Family History Scrapbooking Audrie Reed

Sunday 10

Sung Eucharist All Saints 9.45am Baptist Service 10.30am URC Communion Service 11am

Tuesday 12

Toddlers Plus Baptist Church 9.30–11.30am (TT) Mothers’ Union contact Diane Blundell 221415

Wednesday 13

Craft Club 9.30–11.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am Hub Club Lunch 12.30pm

Thursday 14

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm

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Friday 15

Coffee URC 10.30am Cinema Night ASCH 7.30pm for 8pm showing King of Thieves For tickets telephone 261154/260686/264189

Saturday 16

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 17

Said Eucharist 8am Sundays @11 All Saints URC Service 11am Communion Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Monday 18 Half term Wednesday 20

Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am

Thursday 21

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm

Friday 22

Coffee URC 10.30am

Saturday 23

Coffee Stop ASCH 10.30am

Sunday 24

Sung Eucharist 9.45am All Saints URC Service 11am Morning Service Baptist Church 10.30am

Tuesday 26

Toddlers Plus 9.30–11.30am (TT) Women’s Group Melbourn Dogs For Good 7.45pm

Wednesday 27

Craft Club 9.30am Coffee Break Baptist Church 10.30am British Legion Women’s Section Vicarage Close 2pm After Eights Melbourn WI ASCH 8pm

Thursday 28

Said Eucharist All Saints 10am Craft & Chat URC 2–4pm weekly The closing date for the next issue is Friday 11th January which will be published in March, listing events in March, April and May.