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‘Stands the church clock at ten-to- three And is there honey still for tea?’ These famous lines from the poem ‘The Old Vicarage, Granchester’ were penned by the homesick poet Rupert Brooke who died from blood poisoning on a troop ship bound for Gallipoli in 1915. While everything has changed in the world since those heady times when Brooke and his coterie including Virginia Woolf enjoyed taking afternoon tea at The Orchard, very little has changed here. It is possible to walk or cycle to The Orchard across the meadows from Cambridge or brace yourself and head down the A14 and you will be transported back in time taking tea on dark green deckchairs under the boughs of ancient apple trees or treat yourself to lunch at the Pavilion. Take a short walk through the pretty village and you can see whether the hands of the clock of SS Andrew & Mary Church have moved on. Visit www.orchard-granchester.com
St Guthlac’s Church Fete A high point in the summer calendar is St Guthlac’s Church Fete, this year to be held in the Rectory Garden on Saturday 11th July at 2.00 pm. A gentle way to spend a summer afternoon, grab a bargain, a plant or a book, have afternoon tea and catch up with friends while raising money for the Church. Events calendar at www.deepings.co.uk 34
