What's On
WHAT'S ON IN FEBRUARY 1 FEBRUARY
Hail Weston Wildlife and Gardening Group 7.15pm for 7.30pm Hail Weston Village Hall Members £1, non-members £3, under 18s free. Animal Experience with Mitch Price. An hour-long talk and hands-on experience with a variety of animals including owls, meerkat, pygmy hedgehog, sugar glider and chinchilla. Children over 8 welcome. Email: hwwgg@yahoo.com
1, 8, 15 & 22 FEBRUARY
St Neots & District Camera Club Via Zoom. Talks and competitions. www.stneots-camera-club.org.uk
2 FEBRUARY
History and Archaeology Walk 8.30am-4pm Wandlebury Country Park, Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge Cambridge Past, Present & Future event. Gentle guided walk with a warden. Web: www.cambridgeppf.org
2, 9, 16 & 23 FEBRUARY
St Neots Choral Society 7.30-9.30pm Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu Street, Eynesbury New members. Rehearsals are every Wednesday in term time. Tel: 01480 212298 for enquiries Web: www.stneotschoral.org.uk
3, 10, 17 & 24 FEBRUARY
Riverport Singers 10.15-11.15am The Corn Exchange, St Ives Community choir for people living with dementia, their carers, family and friends. Come along and sing a range of songs in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Tel: Agi 07757 811802 Email: agipeach@icloud.com Web: Facebook.com/riverportsingers
4 FEBRUARY
St Neots Local History Society 7.30pm Eynesbury Primary School SNLHS members free, visitors £4 ‘Estate Villages – Old Warden and Southill’ by Paul Langston. Paul will look at the development of these neighbouring villages within the estates of Shuttleworth and Southill Park, the latter owned by the Whitbread family. Includes AGM. Web: http://stneotslhs.org.uk
5 FEBRUARY
Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire Hardy Plant Society 2pm. Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade ‘A history of Daffodils in art, history, culture and gardens’ by Twigs Way, designer and garden historian. Twigs joins the group again to talk on Daffodils. Visitors welcome – small charge. www.hpscambsandbeds.co.uk
5 FEBRUARY
Huntingdon Comedy Club 7pm Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon Tickets £15 + booking fee With Robert White (BGT Finalist), Alasdair Becket-King (Mock the Week), Ola Labib (Funny Festival Live), Aaron Simmomds (Broadway World). Web: www.chuckl.co.uk/huntingdonfebruary
9 FEBRUARY
Lunchtime Talk 10.30am-12.30pm Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade Adults £21.50, Members £8 Don Albone meets Colonel and Mrs Shuttleworth. Hot drinks and cake on arrival. Admission also includes 30-day access to the visitor attraction from the date of the talk. See website for other weekly talks. Web: www.shuttleworth.org/talksprogramme to book
9 FEBRUARY
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust Talk 7.30pm on Zoom. Free event Talk by Dr Pat Doody, Co-chairman, considering the way we have changed our landscape and, specifically, the wildlife of Brampton Parish. Everyone most welcome to attend. Pat will send the zoom link out nearer the time. Email: jp.doody@ntlworld.com to attend
14-18 FEBRUARY
Children's Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury Country Park 8.30am-4pm. Wandlebury Country Park, Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge £38 per day Cambridge Past, Present & Future event. Fun and enriching outdoor activities during half-term. Web: www.cambridgeppf.org
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15 FEBRUARY
10am-12 noon Dementia Café St Ives Free Church, St Ives £2.50 per person. For people with dementia and their carers. Tel: George 07725 588145. Web: facebook/ stivesdementiafriendlycommunity
17 FEBRUARY
Children’s Poetry Workshop. 10-11am Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon I am Me age 7-12. Join poet Jumping Jules (Julie Stevens) for a fun and exciting poetry workshop, where you will create ideas to write poems that explore who you are! Who will you find? Web: www.commhall.org
18 FEBRUARY
Kimbolton Community Cinema 7pm for 7.30pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Tickets £5, concessions £4, Children £2.50. Military Wives (12A). Bar, ice cream and free popcorn. Tickets from The Flower Shop , The Old Swan Pharmacy, Bytes Café or on the door.
24 FEBRUARY
St Neots & District Gardening Club Meetings 7.30pm St Mary's Church Hall, Brook Street, St Neots Members £2, Non-members £2.50 A talk on Bees and Beeswax demonstration by Francisca Shaw. Visitors welcome. Web: www.stneotsgardenclub.org.uk
25 FEBRUARY
Tina Live. 7.30-9.45pm Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon Starring Julie Nevada as Tina. Powerful vocals, live band, backing singers and fabulous professional dancers with electrifying dance routines makes TINA LIVE Simply The Best night out of the year! Web: www.chuckl.co.uk/huntingdontina-live
28 FEBRUARY
Wild Babies at Paxton Pits 9.45-11.30am. Paxton Pits Education Centre, Little Paxton Bring your pre-walking aged baby along in a buggy, pram or sling for a gentle relaxing stroll with plenty of chance to chat to other 'wild baby' parents. Web: www.wildlifebcn.org
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