What's On in August

1 AUGUST

St Neots Astronomical Association 7.30-9.30pm Paxton Pits Visitor Centre Meets first Monday of the month (second if bank holiday). No astronomical knowledge needed to appreciate the talks. Non-members welcome - first visit free. Web: snaa.co.uk

1-31 AUGUST

Holiday Bushcraft 8.30am-4pm Wandlebury Country Park £38 per child/day Experienced qualified teachers will inspire children aged 5-12 and share their knowledge and skills of surviving in the wild. Dates throughout the summer holidays. Book online. Web: wildthymeandembers.co.uk

2 AUGUST

Hail Weston Wildlife and Gardening Group Visit to c Bakers Lane, Tempsford. An enchanting, wildlife friendly garden with lots of interesting and unusual plants with different areas to explore. Lifts will be available from the Village Hall for anyone wishing to car share meet 7pm. Cost £6 (for NGS charities). Email: hwwgg@yahoo.com for more info/to book

3 AUGUST

Aircraft Enthusiasts' Group 1pm Shuttleworth Guests £5. ‘Keys Don’t Float’ by Bryan Pill of the Mission Aviation Fellowship. Meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Entry to Shuttleworth £19.50/£17.50 online in advance (valid for 30 days). Email: 99aegr@gmail.com Web: www.a-e-g.org.uk

3 AUGUST

Brampton Flower Club 7.30pm Community Centre, Brampton High Street Meets the first Wednesday of the month. Visitors welcome.

3, 5, 8 & 10 AUGUST

Mini-Wild Wardens Paxton Pits Education Centre Fun activities for children to help them discover a little more about being a warden managing a nature reserve! Tel: 07734 478475 or 01480 473161 Web: wildlifebcn.org

3-9 AUGUST

Wonderful Woodland Animals Activity Trail 11am12pm Forest Centre, Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine £3 per child (age 1+) Can you find the woodland friends hidden in the sensory garden? Book online. Tel: 01234 767037 for more details Web: www.marstonvale.org

3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 AUGUST

Kimbolton Bridge Club 10am-12pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Meets every Wednesday for friendly, social bridge. Players of all standards are welcome with or without a partner. Just turn up!

3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 AUGUST

The Connection Bus Project 7-9pm Little Paxton Village Hall car park Free entry. Youth club is aimed at school year 7 and above. Games consoles, music, karaoke, sport activities, internet access, crafts and tuck shop and the usual friendly youth workers. Providing facilities for young people is important and the Connections Youth Bus is brought to the village with the financial support of Little Paxton Parish Council.

4, 11, 18 & 25 AUGUST

Riverport Singers 10.15-11.15am The Corn Exchange, St Ives Community choir for people living with dementia, their carers, family and friends. Tel: Agi 07757 811802 Email: agipeach@icloud.com Web: facebook.com/ riverportsingers

4, 11, 18 & 25 AUGUST

Bingo 7.30pm Alconbury Sports & Social Club Eyes down for the weekly Bingo session! Web: www.assc.org.uk

5, 12, 19 & 26 AUGUST

Cambourne Little Bugs 9.30am-11am Cambourne Nature Reserve Join Wildlife Adventurer Becca Badger for a stroll around Cambourne Nature Reserve, and some simple outdoor activities for children aged 18 months-4 years. Booking essential. Web: wildlifebcn.org

6 AUGUST-8 OCTOBER

Crazy Lego! St Neots Museum Free entry A fun and family friendly temporary exhibition featuring mountains of Lego and Duplo that visitors can use to create buildings, animals, vehicles – anything that can be made from the standard bricks. A Lego model of a Roman Villa discovered in Eynesbury in the 1960s will be on display. Book online. Web: stneotsmuseum.org.uk

7 AUGUST

Hinxton Watermill Open Day 2.30-5pm CambridgePPF members free, nonmembers - adult £3, child £1 This stunning working watermill dates to the seventeenth century. See the mill working and hear the history of this incredible building. No need to book. Web: www.cambridgeppf.org

10, 17 & 24 AUGUST

Summer Organ Recitals 12.15pm St Neots Parish Church Free entry – donations welcome 10 August – David Smith, Christ Church, St Leonard’s on Sea. 17 August – Harvey Stansfield, St Augustine, Edgbaston. 24 August Lloyd Barnett, St Neots Parish Church. Refreshments.

WHAT'S ON IN AUGUST

13 AUGUST

St Neots & District Gardening Club Annual Summer Show 2pm Jubilee Hall, School Lane, Eaton Socon Open show anyone can enter. Classes restricted to horticulture and floral art. Subject to no restrictions. Email: peter.walker@ stneotsgardenclub.org.uk

13 AUGUST

Bands in the Park 2.30-4.30pm QEII Playing Field, Little Paxton Little Paxton Parish Council event with City of Cambridge Brass Band. Free outdoor summer concerts. Bring along deckchairs, picnic rugs and enjoy a musical afternoon. Refreshments available.

13 AUGUST

in situ presents Ghost Stories II 8pm Leper Chapel, Cambridge Tickets £15 Ghost Stories II: told by Richard Spaul. Song and story combine in a spinetingling performance of spooky classics. Tel: 01223 211451 Web: www.insitutheatre.co.uk

13, 14, 7 & 28 AUGUST

Jail Break 3 St Neots Museum It’s Spring 1996 and St Neots Museum has just opened. You have booked a private tour but the assistant curator has forgotten and gone home. Faced with spending the night in the museum you desperately search for an exit but you soon realise that the only way to break out ……is to break in! Web: stneotsmuseum.org.uk

13 & 27 AUGUST

St Neots Farmers & Craft Market 8am-1.30pm Products from local food producers and craft makers.

16 AUGUST

Dementia Café 10am-12pm St Ives Free Church, St Ives £2.50 per person For people with dementia and their carers. Tel: George 07725 588145 Web: facebook.com/ stivesdementiafriendlycommunity

17 AUGUST

Godmanchester WI 7.30pm Church Hall, Chadley Lane, Godmanchester Meets the third Wednesday of the month. Regular speakers and activities. New members welcome.

17-23 AUGUST

Dinosaur Activity Trail 11am12pm Forest Centre, Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine £3 per child (age 1+) Can you find the dinosaurs hidden around the sensory garden? Book online. Tel: 01234 767037 Web: www.marstonvale.org

19 AUGUST

Kimbolton Community Cinema Doors open 7, film 7.30pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Tickets £5, concessions £4, children £2.50 (subject to classification) Death on the Nile. Tickets from Bytes Café Monday and Friday mornings, online or on the door if available. Small booking fee applies online. Email: kimbolton.cinema@ gmail.com Web: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ mandeville-hall-kimbolton

20 AUGUST

Live Music 3-11pm Buckden Village Club Tickets £7, children free Starring Blacktop Sunrise, Lucy Lock, Layla Jane and Upon this Rock. Food and drink stalls. Advance tickets only available from Buckden Village Club. In aid of Parkinson’s UK.

24 AUGUST

Children’s Multi Sports Activities 2-4pm QEII Playing Field, Little Paxton Free multi-sport activities for children aged 5-11. Bring a water bottle. Booking essential as limited numbers. Contact the Clerk to book - include full name of child, parent/ carer’s name and contact telephone number on emails. Tel 01480 470193 Email: clerk@ littlepaxtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

27 AUGUST

Castle Comedy Doors open 7.30pm, show 8pm The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Rd, Biggleswade A great night out in a friendly environment with some of the UK's finest comedians on the bill. Web: www.castlecomedy.co.uk

1 SEPTEMBER

Sandy Astronomical Society 7pm Zoom general meeting followed by ‘Listening to Einstein's Universe: the Exciting Dawn of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy’ by Prof Martin Hendry. Email: info@sandyastro.co.uk Web: sandyastro.co.uk

3 SEPTEMBER

The Village Show at Keysoe Keysoe Village Hall Free entry. Please contact Penny for a schedule. Tel: 01234 378878 Email: penny.heming@btinternet. com

4 SEPTEMBER

Claude Bourbon Guitar Concert 7.30 pm St Peter’s Church, High Street, Offord Darcy Tickets £10 inc. complimentary drink Claude is known for his amazing guitar performances that have Blues, Spanish, Gypsy, Jazz, and Russian influences. All seats unreserved. Parking available. Tel: 07776 426103 Email: /ticketoffice.stpeters@gmail. com