n O s ’ t Wha In March
Deadline for What’s On entries is the 12th of the previous month. What’s on entries to whatson@villagermag.com
2 March NIA (Non-Impact Aerobic) Dance 7-9pm Tesco Community Room £5. Come and try this mindful, dance, fitness practice. For anybody seeking a gentler movement class to complement and facilitate healing of mind, body, emotions and spirit. No floor work involved. Tel: 07590 909057 www.stneotstimebank.org.uk
4 March Brampton Flower Club 7.15pm Community Centre, High Street, Brampton Visitors £6 on the door. ‘A Life of Flowers’ with Emma Remington. ‘Working with Nature’ with Tim Meakin. Tel: Jan Dobie 01480 531822 Web: www.bramptonflowerclub.com
2, 9 & 16 March Singing Shed 1.30-2.30pm Arthur’s Shed, Arthur Rank Hospice, Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom Free - £5 suggested donation. An informal drop in choir, no experience required. Tel: 01223 675777 www.arhc.org.uk/arthurs-shed.asp
4 March Little Paxton Gardening Club 8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Members £1, Non-members £2. ‘A History of Gardening in 100 Objects’ by Michael Brown, garden historian, researcher, horticulturist and lecturer, who is well-known to our club. Tel: Jane 01480 218805 Email: lpgardeningclub@hotmail.com
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 March Osprey Judo Club Juniors 6.30-7.30pm, Seniors 7.30-9.30pm Ellington Village Hall, The Green, Ellington Sessions every Monday night. Tel: Sensei Paul Aston on 07747630361. Web: ospreyjudo.com
4, 11, 18 & 25 March Kimbolton Bridge Club 9.30am-12 noon Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Meets every Wednesday morning to play friendly, social bridge. No partner needed. Tel: Vanessa 01480 453929
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 March Scottish Country Dancing 8-10pm Queen Elizabeth School, Godmanchester Tel: Mrs Pat Crowe 01480 453774 Email: pat@patcrowe.plus.com
5, 12, 19 & 26 March Yelling Art Group 10am-12.30pm Yelling Village Hall Meets on Thursdays during term-time. We are a friendly group seeking new members of any art ability. Tel: 07580 470166
3 March Hail Weston Wildlife and Gardening Group 7.30pm Hail Weston Village Hall Members £1, Non-members £2. ‘Chelsea exhibits and the gardens of Grenada’. An informative talk by Suzanne Gaywood MBE, RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal Winner. New members/visitors welcome. Email: Liz Bacon lizbacon187@gmail.com 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 March Men’s Shed 1.30-2.30pm Arthur’s Shed, Arthur Rank Hospice, Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom Free - £5 suggested donation. An informal drop in choir, no experience required. Open to all. Tel: 01223 675777 Web: www.arhc.org.uk/arthurs-shed.asp 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 March St Ives Photographic Club 8-10pm Winter programme - see website for full details. Email: events@stives-photoclub.org.uk Web: www.stives-photoclub.org.uk 4 March Friends of Paxton Pits Talk 2.30pm Visitor Centre, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve £2.50 on the day. The Insects of Paxton Pits’, an illustrated talk by Keith Porter. Keith is an entomologist who has recently retired from Natural England. He will talk about the last 25 years of recording insects on the Reserve, and explore which habitats are most important. Tel: 01480 406795
6 March St Neots Local History Society 7.30pm Eynesbury Junior School Members free, non-members £3 ‘Love and Toil’, a talk by Grace Richards. Web: http://stneotslhs.org.uk 7 March Saturday Workshops Adult Learning & Skills, St Ives Beekeeping, Breadmaking, Dowsing, First Aid, Indian Head Massage, Indian Street Food, Art: Watercolour Pen and Wash, Wedding Flowers and Windows 10. Web: www.aclearning.org.uk 7 March Art & Craft Fair 9.30am-4pm Free Church Hall, St Ives Free entry. Quality handmade art and craft stalls. 7 March Quiz Night 7.30pm Offord Village Hall Tickets £5 each. Teams of up to 6 can be made on the night. Bring your own food and drink. Tel: John 01480 810049 for info/tickets 8 March Farrington Scents - Beginners Soap Making Workshop 10am-12.30pm & 1.30-4pm Ferry Meadows, Peterborough £25. Each person will make at least three soaps, using all natural ingredients and make unique packaging for the bar. Age 18+. Tel: 01733 234193 Email: visitor.services@neneparktrust.org.uk
9 March Wild Home Educator Session 1.15-3.15pm Ferry Meadows, Peterborough £5.50. 2 hour sessions on the second Monday of every month for home schooled children. Each session will have curriculum and nature focused activities, with a different theme each month. Theme for March is pirates. Aimed at KS1. Tel: 01733 234193 Email: visitor.services@neneparktrust.org.uk 9 & 23 March Cambridge Backgammon Club 7.30pm The River Mill, Eaton Socon Join us to play the world’s oldest game! We meet to play casual games and informal tournaments depending on numbers, and for more serious players we have a league that runs throughout the year. Players of all standards welcomed. 10 March St Ives Sugarcraft Guild 7.30pm Reading Room, Hemingford Grey Monthly meetings where you can learn, hands on, various cake decorating techniques and/or sugar modelling. Tel: Shirley 01480 454616 for more info 12 March Local Police Surgery 6-8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Meeting Room St. Neots Community Policing Team’s Police Surgery. A great opportunity for residents to meet the local Police team and to raise any concerns. 13 March Prize Bingo 7.30pm Offord Village Hall Raffle. Refreshments are provided. 14 March Hemingford Village Market 9am-1pm Parish Centre, Hemingford Grey Second Saturday of the month. Food, crafts, plants and flowers from small local businesses. Hemingford Grey Parish Council surgery should you wish to meet councillors to discuss local issues. Refreshments. 14 March St. Mary’s Church Charity Auction Viewing 10-11am, auction begins 11am prompt Buckden Village Hall. All proceeds to St. Mary’s Church Repair Fund. Tel: Patsy Gray 01480 810041 for further details 15 March Spring Clean Litter Pick 10am or 10.30am-11am CambridgePPF event. Do your bit to keep the stunning Coton countryside reserve looking beautiful by lending a hand to help pick litter from footpaths and hedgerows in the reserve and surrounding village. Part of the Great British Spring Clean – with the aim of inspiring half a million people nationwide to join forces and collect, dispose of and recycle single-use plastic litter. Meet outside The Plough pub in Coton village. Tel: 01223 243830 extension 207 Email: bookings@cambridgeppf.org Web: www.cambridgeppf.org/whats-on
