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VILLAGER The
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Beware of Buying Online........................................20 Swimming with the Manta Rays............................23 Puzzle Page............................................................24 What’s On...............................................................26 Prize Crossword......................................................28 Last Month’s Puzzle Solutions................................30
The History of Bonfire Night.....................................4 Firework Displays.....................................................9 Dealing with Parking Tickets..................................10 How to Organise your Christmas Spending............12 Pension Rules Have Changed.................................15 The Iguazu Falls......................................................18
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Bonfire Night The 5th November is Bonfire Night: the annual celebration where we let off fireworks and light big fires. It perhaps seems strange when you consider that this day marks an occasion which happened over four hundred years ago - the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his cohorts planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament (then known as the Palace of Westminster) in order to assassinate King James I. In fact, Guy Fawkes wasn’t the ringleader of the plot but he remains the individual who is most famous for his part in it and his effigy, traditionally trundled around by children since the 19th century with the archetypal request for a penny, is still burned on Bonfire Night although this tradition has waned in recent times. Guy Fawkes was born at York in April 1570 to Protestant parents. His maternal grandparents were Catholic however and after his father died when Guy was just eight, his mother re-married a Catholic named Dionis Baynbrigge. The young Fawkes subsequently became a staunch Catholic supporter at a time when there was conflict between Protestant and Catholicisim. When he was 21, Fawkes went to Europe to fight for Spain against the Protestant Dutch during the Eighty Years War. By 1603, he had risen
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through the ranks to become an army captain and changed his name to the more Spanishsounding Guido. By this time, Fawkes was already an enemy of King James I, who had strengthened anti-Roman Catholic laws in the wake of his predecessor Queen Elizabeth I. Fawkes openly declared the King a “heretic” and tried to persuade the Spanish monarch Philip III to help lead a rebellion to overthrow him. But although Britain and Spain were at war, King Philip refused. Then another opportunity presented itself. He was approached by Thomas Wintour who invited him to join a plot to murder King James by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. Masterminded by Robert Catesby, the other members of the team were Robert Wintour, Christopher Wright, John Wright, John Grant, Robert Percy, Thomas Percy, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates and Francis Tresham. The plot took 18 months to plan and involved renting the house next to the Parliament buildings that had a communal cellar which ran underneath. Due to his expertise, Fawkes was tasked with placing and lighting a huge quantity of gunpowder in the cellar directly beneath the House of Lords in order to blow up Parliament including the King, on 5th November 1605 when the State Opening was due to take place. But
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Fawkes was apprehended next to the 36 barrels of gunpowder with a trail set in the cellar at midnight on 4th November 1605. Francis Tresham has been identified as the ‘Judas’ of the group by revealing the existence of the plot through a warning letter to his cousin Lord Monteagle who had been due to sit in Parliament that day, following which the news reached King James’ spy Robert Cecil. However, there is also a theory that the group was somehow ‘framed’ by the government, who, discovering the plot early on, then secretly aided it so that the men could be caught and made an example of as the ‘evil Catholic traitors who were a threat to England’. After his arrest, Guy Fawkes was tortured for two days before he broke down and confessed the identities of his compatriots. Famously, Fawkes’ signature on the confession is hardly legible, showing that by then he was so physically broken, he was barely able to hold the quill. Along with the eight of his co-conspirators who were caught, Fawkes was condemned to be ‘hanged, drawn and quartered’ – the traditional death of a traitor. However, Fawkes managed an instant death by jumping from the gallow platform and breaking his own neck so that he did not have to endure the full agony of his grisly punishment. English Protestants held Guy Fawkes up as an example of Catholic extremism while the real ring leader, Robert Catesby, was shot along with another conspirator while evading capture. Consequently, Catesby was never actually tried and is not the one remembered as the main man behind this failed act of early terrorism. Even today, the cellars are still traditionally searched by the Yeoman of the Guard using lamps the night before the
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State of Opening of Parliament. King James made a declaration that on 5th November every year, a bonfire should be lit in honour of his survival. Because the capture of Guy Fawkes and his men was seen as the overthrow of the Catholic threat to Protestantism, initially an effigy of the Pope was burnt. This later came to be replaced with one of Guy Fawkes himself. Fireworks were already in use at this time but were not incorporated into Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night until later. Believed to have originated in China around 2,000 years ago, fireworks came to England as early as 1486 when they were used to mark the wedding of King Henry VII. Queen Elizabeth I even created the post of ‘Fire Master’ in her court to oversee displays. Today’s firework is basically gunpowder and fuse, usually housed in a paper or cardboard shell. Gunpowder is made of charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre. By combining the powders together and setting them alight in a confined area such as a tube, a resulting explosion with fire and showers of sparks occur. By mixing powdered iron with the gunpowder, it creates the bursting ‘fire flower’ effect we all love and around a century ago, the introduction of metallic salts (strontium, copper, barium and sodium) turned fireworks into the red, green, blue and yellow spectrum of the different colours we see today. For more details of Bonfire Night celebrations in your area, please visit the What’s On pages.
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FIREWORKS DISPLAYS Cambridge Wednesday 5th November Display starts at 19:30 Midsummer Common. Entry donation of £1 Kimbolton Friday 7th November Starting 19:30. Kimbolton Castle grounds. Ampthill Friday 7th November Gates open 18:00. Pre-show 19:00. Ampthill beacon lit 19:30 Main fireworks 20:00 Ampthill Park, Woburn Road. Entry: Adult £6 advance £7 on gate. Child £3 advance £4 on gate. Family £15 advance £16 on gate Potton Saturday 8th November Mary’s Playing Fields Dunstable Wednesday 5th November Creasey Park Community Centre Entry Moggerhanger Saturday 1st November Gates open 17:30–20:00 Moggerhanger Park. Shefford Saturday 8th November White Hart Hotel Gamlingay Sunday 2nd November Gates open 16:30. Fireworks at 17:50. Eco Hub, Stocks Lane. Entry £4 beforehand; £5 on gate. Blunham Saturday 1st November Gates open 18:00. Bonfire lit 18:30. Fireworks start 19:00 Blunham Playing Fields. Entry: £5 adults Godmanchester Wednesday 5 November Gates open 18:15. Fire lit 19:00 Fireworks 19:30 Judith’s field. Entry: advance Adults £4, children £1.50. On day Adults £5 Children £2.50
Yaxley Saturday 1st November Gates open 18:00. Bonfire lit 18:30. Fireworks start 19:00 Three Horseshoes Pub field. Family ticket £10. Single (adult/child) £3 Hitchin Wednesday 5th November BlueHearts Hockey Club Meppershall Saturday 1st November Winter Fair and firework display Meppershall Village Hall and Forster’s Field Milton Keynes Sunday 2nd November Starts approx 19:00. Campbell Park Baldock Saturday 25th October Halloween Party and Firework display Starts 14:00. Finishes around 22:00 Hartsfield School. Tickets: £5 per adult; £3.50 per child; Family £15 Alconbury Friday 31st October Starts approx. 19:00 Alconbury Sports and Social Club Steeple Morden Saturday 8th November Steeple Morden Primary School Leighton Buzzard Saturday 8th November Gates open 17:30. Bonfire lit 18:30 Fireworks 19:00ish Brooklands School. Entry on gate£4-5. Toddington Saturday 1st November Toddington Scouts
Olney Sunday 2nd November Gates open 17:00. Display starts 18:30 Recreation ground behind Olney Football club off East Street. Advance tickets: Family £9 Single £4. On gate Family £11 single £5
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Buntingford Sunday 2nd November Gates open 17:00. Display starts 19:00 The Bury, Buntingford. Advance Tickets: Child £3; Adult £4; Family £12. On Gate child £4 Adult £5 Family £15 Harpenden Sunday 9th November Gates open 18:00 Harpenden Rugby Club Harpenden Saturday 8th November Gates open 17:30. Display18:30 Crabtree Schools, Crabtree Lane, Harpenden Wheathampsted Saturday 1st November Gates open 18:00. Display 6:45 Beech Hyde Primary school, Wheathampsted. Advance Tickets £4 Adult; £3 child. Grafham Saturday 8th November Gate open 17:30 fireworks 18:30 Grafham Village hall. Tickets: Adults £4; Children £2. Bedford Friday 7th November Bedford Blues Rugby Club. Sandy Saturday 1st November Gates open 18:30. Display19:30 Sandpit, Cambridge Road, Sandy. Advance tickets £5. On day £8. Welwyn Garden City Friday 7th November Gates open 19:00 with fireworks starting approx. 19:45 Welwyn Garden City football ground. Ely Saturday 8th November Gates open 17:30. Bonfire lit 18:15. Firework start 18:45 Ely Park. Advance prices: Adult £3; Child £1.50; Family £8. On Gate: Adult £5; Child £2
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Dealing with Parking Tickets By Jonathan Vernon-Smith
We’ve all been there - you return to your car to find a dreadful luminous yellow packet stuck to your windscreen. The dreaded parking ticket! When should you pay up though and when should you fight it all the way? If you have been silly and parked somewhere you shouldn’t, and as long as the company/council has made you aware of their rules on parking with clear signage, you should pay up as quickly as possible. Delaying will only mean that the bill goes up. Pay it, learn from it and move on. In many cases though, things are not so clear cut. Very often motorists are left confused as to what parking restrictions are. In these cases it is always worth appealing. If you want to appeal, then follow these simple instructions: 1. DO NOT PAY if you intend to appeal the fine. Generally paying a parking fine is an admission of liability and you will not be successful with an appeal after this. 2. If you’re going to appeal, then do so as soon as possible. Don’t leave it to the last minute. Write to the company and ask them to put the penalty on hold until they have investigated your appeal. They don’t HAVE to do this, but reputable companies and councils will do. 3. When you appeal, make sure you gather as much evidence as possible to support your claim. 4. Take photographs of your car in position, the signs or lack of them nearby. Anything to demonstrate that it was not made clear enough that you could not park your car in that place. 5. If you’re claiming exceptional circumstances (i.e. you were suddenly taken very ill and had to abandon your car in a place you shouldn’t have), then obtain supporting letters etc. 6. See if you can get any witnesses to back up your claims and provide you with a witness statement. 7. Stick to the timeline dictated by the company or council. If you are late submitting information etc, then you will lose by default. When you receive a parking penalty from a council, you need to have your wits about you. These are fully enforceable and need to be taken very seriously. Private parking company ‘fines’ are a slightly different matter and should be approached as such. Firstly, they are NOT ‘fines’. They are merely invoices and unless the company is prepared to take you to the small claims court for payment of the invoice, are non-enforceable. That is not so say you shouldn’t consider carefully how to deal with them. If you have parked on private land and broken the rules of the owner of that land, then pay the fee requested as long as you consider it reasonable. If you don’t then pay a reasonable amount based on an equivalent charge for a penalty on a public road. The company would have to sue you for the difference and explain to a judge why the extra money is necessary. If you want to appeal, then use the company’s own appeals process first. If you are unsuccessful then most private companies will be members of either the British Parking Association or the Independent Parking committee. They have their own separate appeals processes that you can use to escalate your complaint. Finally, the best way to deal with parking tickets is to avoid getting one in the first place. Always look for signs and road markings when you leave your car to see if it’s allowed there or not.
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As someone who has been regarded as a pension specialist for over ten years, I cannot remember ever experiencing the significant changes we have seen this year in favour of the investor. Until March of this year most people who reached retirement bought an annuity that included a spouse’s pension of 50%. It was only those individuals that had a financial adviser and a larger fund that considered the option of drawdown. In this year’s budget the Chancellor said “no-one need ever buy an annuity again”. The Chancellor has now gone a huge step further, by saying that spouses and dependents can draw an income or take lump sums tax-free, if taken before the members 75th birthday. Previously, there could have been a tax charge of 55%. If the member is over 75 at the time of death, tax will be charged at the marginal rate, meaning for most 20% instead of 55%. The Chancellor has also stated that funds may be passed to anyone free of inheritance tax. This change will effect the way financial planning is undertaken in the future. Other changes effecting trust funds mean the “Rysaffe” protection will not work from 1st June
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2014, and thus bypass trusts and pension trusts are now even more important. Pension changes are also effecting final salary schemes. This will mean far more consideration should be given before automatically taking benefits from what were previously regarded as the best type of pension. Please be aware, however, that any advice on final salary schemes can only be given by an adviser holding the G60 or AF3 pension specialist exams. A further change from April 2015 is that the first £5000 of personal savings will now be at 0% tax rather than 20%. This means using form R85 to receive interest paid gross. The new rules could mean a saving of between £1000 and £2000 each year. That said the Government know most people will not bother to do anything about it. If you want to give away money, consider a charity rather than the taxman. You should always seek qualified advice from an IFA, preferably a Certified (CFP) or Chartered Financial PlannerCM (APFS). If you have a financial question, e-mail: tlarkins@beaconwealth.co.uk
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The Iguazu Falls - South America by Solange Hando
The natives called them ‘big water’ and with an average flow of 10 million litres per second, Iguazu takes your breath away, thundering water, gusty winds, relentless spray and great clouds of mist rising above sub-tropical forest. Visitors are likely to get wet but no one seems to mind for in this wild awesome place, Iguazu is no ordinary cataract. Just imagine a dark basalt cliff face, 2.7 km long, shaped like an inverted letter J, streaked by up to 300 glistening waterfalls, each one with its own name, plunging 60 to 90 metres, from the upper to the lower Iguazu river. ‘Santa Maria’, exclaimed Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in 1541 when he discovered one of the most powerful cataracts. Santa Maria, as it is still called, is on the Brazil side but Argentina claims 80% of the falls, including the highest, the Devil’s Throat, reached by an eco-train and a kilometre long walkway across the upper river. ‘Argentina has the falls, Brazil has the views’, they say, and this is certainly true. In Argentina, visitors arrive at the top of the Devil’s Throat, with just a partial view of the other falls, while on the Brazilian side, they take in the whole panorama, first from above and then, even more impressive, from below. You cannot beat the excitement as you make your way down the steps to the central point of the falls and along the amazing ‘cat walk’ which takes you to the heart of it all, soaked to the skin but exhilarated. Dwarfed by the mighty curtains of water roaring all around, you stand and stare as rainbows come and go like magic.
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No one wants to leave but there are other treats in store. Those who are brave enough can shoot the rapids on inflatable speed boats, right up to the base of the Devil’s Throat, while others might prefer a helicopter ride for a brief but unforgettable bird’s eye view of the falls in their pristine emerald setting. Surrounded by rainforest, with visitors’ facilities well out of sight, Iguazu is protected by UNESCO with national parks on both sides of the border. On quiet days, you may well spot some of the wild life close to the water, from racoons and monkeys to parrots, macaws and toucans splashing myriad colours in the trees. Caimans bask in the lower reaches and there are jaguars and coral snakes deep in the forest. The nearby bird park offers a great alternative for wild life enthusiasts, dedicated to conservation in its own patch of rainforest. As one would expect, the Iguazu falls vary according to season, often at their best around April-May when there is still plenty of water and skies tend to be clear. Today, however, climate change offers no guarantee. In 2006, a six-month drought left scores of visitors gazing in disbelief at barren cliffs and rocks. Yet, for those who have seen all the greatest falls in the world, Iguazu is top of the list for its panoramic views and unspoilt natural setting. Even Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States, was said to agree when she set eyes on this gigantic canyon, born from tectonic movements which began some 150 million years ago.
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Online Shopping
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Beware of Buying Online If going to a shopping mall fills you with dread at any time of year, November and December probably used to be a waking nightmare for you. But then came the internet and buying online saved your sanity. Suddenly you were able buy everything you need, at bargain prices, and it was delivered to your door. What was not to like? Except, it doesn’t always go to plan, and not all online retailers are equal. When you buy something from a real shop you can simply take it back and get a refund. Yes, it means travelling out in your car again, but at least within a day or two the money is back in your account. Hundreds – or even thousands – of miles away from your seller though, who has terms and conditions you didn’t read, and you could find online shopping is as stressful as battling the crowds in the High Street. So do your homework before you part with your money. 1. If you are buying a gift which the recipient may want to return weeks later, check the return deadlines. 2. Just because it’s on a website, doesn’t mean it’s in stock. Check whether the product is available immediately or not, and also what the usual delivery times are, especially if you are buying fairly close to a special occasion or Christmas. 3. Always check how you will send back your purchase if you need to. If you are buying a piece of furniture, and you have to pay for and arrange your own return, look elsewhere. 4. Find out where the product is being shipped from. Goods coming from outside the EU are likely to be liable for import duty and that can make your bargain cost considerably more.
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And even if the overseas supplier accepts returns, if you have to pay the postage, it could be more than the original purchase price. 5. If your purchase isn’t faulty, but just not what you wanted, you are covered by distance selling regulations so you will be entitled to a full refund. However this only applies to UK suppliers - an overseas seller doesn’t have to adhere to these rules and may only offer you a credit note. 6. Even UK suppliers can be evasive in responding to your return request. If your emails and phone calls get ignored, it’s going to take some persistence to rescue your hard earned cash. So make sure you know who you are buying from. If you are any doubt, but you really want what they are selling, check their address, do an internet search on their company name and even use Google maps to view the outside of the premises they claim to operate from. 7. Anyone can set up an online shop – just because a website looks professional, it doesn’t mean that the outfit behind it is. Fraudsters may be just trying to steal money by selling you something that’s never going to turn up or worse, trying to steal your identity. If there’s no phone number or address on the site, and you’ve never heard of the company before, be very wary of handing over your card details. 8. When buying electrical items, particularly personal computing devices, do make sure you are buying from an authorised source. The manufacturer can refuse to honour the warranty if you’ve purchased from an unauthorised dealer.
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n O s ’ t Wha 1 November Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire Hardy Plant Society 2pm Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade Speaker will be Don Witton ‘‘AGM – A Glorious Medley of plants’. Don is the former chairman of the South Pennine HPS Group and holder of national collection of Euphorbias. May be plants for sale. Visitors welcome - small charge which includes refreshments. 1 November LAD Charity Event 2pm-12.30am The Priory Centre, St Neots Tickets £8 + admin fee Soul, Ska and RNB all dayer. In aid of Life Amid Debt. Tel: Tickets 01480 437048 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 November Kingfisher Church 10.30am Little Paxton Primary School Every Sunday - all welcome. Services include children’s groups and a crèche. Come and meet Richard Fairbairn the new Pastor. Refreshments served. Tel: 01480 214894 Web: www.kingfisherchurch.co.uk 3, 10, 17 & 24 November Comrades Chess Club 7.30pm Comrades Club, Godmanchester Keep your mind active and play chess. Over 18s only as it’s a licensed premises. Every Monday except Bank Holidays. 5 November Sir Cuthbert Headlam and the First World War 7pm for 7.30pm The Comrades Club, Godmanchester The Cambridgeshire branch of the Western Front Association is pleased to present a talk by Dr Jim Beach examining Lt Col Headlam who served in intelligence posts before becoming a successful politician. His letters and diary entries provide an informative, acidic, and entertaining insight into the Great War. Successful politician, his letters and diary entries provide an informative, acidic, and entertaining insight into the Great War. Non-members most welcome. Web: www.westernfrontassociation.com
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5 November Little Paxton Gardening Club 8pm Little Paxton Village Hall Members £1, Guests £2 Guest speaker will be Lamorna Thomas who will be showing us how to fill our Winter Hanging Baskets. Plants will be on sale. All welcome, refreshments will be offered. 6, 13, 20 & 27 November St Neots Country 8-11.30am Church Rooms, Church Walk, Set Neots St Neots Country meets every Thursday. We sell homemade preserves, home cooking, home grown fruit, vegetables and plants plus knitwear and crafts. We also serve refreshments - tea, coffee, soft drinks, homemade cakes and scones. 6, 13, 20 & 27 November Great Staughton Youth Club 7-8.30pm Great Staughton Village Hall Newly formed Youth Club running every Thursday for 11-16 year olds from Great Staughton and Perry. Email: gsyc2014@gmail.com 8 November Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Concert ‘The Spirit of England’ 7.30pm Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon Tickets: £14 / £12 (student concession £7 / £6) Opening concert of the season is a moving tribute to those who suffered and died during the First World War. The programme includes Vaughan Williams’ hauntingly beautiful romance, The Lark Ascending, and Elgar’s powerful setting of Laurence Binyon’s war poems, The Spirit of England. Hunts Phil choir and orchestra, conductor Adrian Brown, are joined by two internationally known soloists. Violinist Laura Samuel is leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Soprano Janice Watson has performed in opera houses all over the world and has also sung many times at The Proms. Tickets available on the door, telephone or email. Tel: 01832 274834 Email: tickets@huntsphil.org.uk Web: www.huntsphil.org.uk
8 November Craft and Gift Fair 9am-2pm United Reformed Church, St. Neots Free admission Held in aid of The Coffee Pot Memory Café; a local charity in St. Neots for those with memory loss and their carers, run by volunteers and support from local Rotarians. Tel: Mary 07717 158549 for details and stall hire Email: maryjdcruz@gmail.com 8 November Grafham Fireworks Gates open at 5.30pm, fireworks at 6.30pm Adults £4, Children 5-16 £2, Under 5s free Refreshments available - Hotdogs at £1, Jacket Potato and Cheese £1, Jacket Potato and Chilli £2, Soup 50p, Mulled Wine £2, Coke 50p.
12 November Wildlife Trust Huntingdonshire Local Group 7.30pm Brampton Memorial Hall, Thrapston Road, Brampton An illustrated talk by Sarah Lambert about “Wildlife in Peterborough”. Sarah Lambert, is a freelance botanist who has lived in Peterborough for thirty years and has an intimate knowledge of its wildlife resource. Through her work with the Wildlife Trust, Froglife, Peterborough Environment Conservation Trust and Natural England, Sarah has first-hand experience of many of the local wildlife initiatives, including the establishment of local nature reserves. Tel: Tim 01480 457795 for further information 15 November Hardwick Village Bazaar 11am-3pm Free admission Hardwick Community Primary School, Limes Road, Hardwick Traditional village bazaar in aid of Hardwick Scout, Guide and Community building. All the usual stalls, including Santa’s grotto and many more. Grand Opening by a very special visitor at 11am! Hot and cold food and drinks available throughout the day. Stalls still available contact Clare Tel: 01954 210072 or email: c.diston@diston.me.uk to book. 15 & 16 November Art Exhibition 10.30am-4pm Hemingford Abbots Village Hall Free admission Hemingford Art Club Art exhibition. Exciting, new and original works of art for sale. Also on sale will be cards featuring original and hand painted work. Refreshments will be on sale.
15 & 16 November St. Ives Antiques and Art Deco Fair 10am-4pm Burgess Hall (One Leisure Centre), Westwood Road St Ives Adults £2, Concessions £1.50 New, special and dedicated ’Art Deco’ section for enthusiasts of that era. As usual, there will be a host of expert antique dealers ready to give advice and offer genuine antiques at affordable prices to suit every age and pocket. Ceramics, china and porcelain, paintings and books, costume and precious jewellery, glassware, art deco and art nouveau pieces, silver, militaria and quality small furniture. Ample free car parking, wheelchair access by lift, hot and cold snacks and refreshments available. Tel: 01480 896866 18 November Kimbolton Flower Club 7.30pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Visitors £8 including refreshments Christmas demonstration with Linda Stamp giving us “Christmas Inspiration”. Mince pies and wine will be served. Sales table and a raffle of the arrangements. Visitors most welcome. Come along and be inspired! 19 November Huntingdonshire Family History Society 7.20-9.30pm WI Headquarters, 6a Walden Rd, Huntingdon, PE29 3AZ Non-members £1 donation Talk on “The Stirling Bomber That Crashed at Godmanchester” by Roger Leivers. Bookstall or help desk. 20 November Christmas Fair 9.30am-1.30pm United Reformed Church, Moores Walk, St. Neots. Free admission Inner Wheel Club of St. Neots. Donations welcome. An ideal opportunity to buy those unique Christmas presents and gifts. Handmade crafts of many kinds. Proceeds to East Anglian Air Ambulance and Child Funeral Charity.
21 November Boyhood (15) 7.30pm Mandeville Hall, Kimbolton Adults £4, Over 60 £3 Kimbolton Community Cinema presents Boyhood (15) “A boy’s life shot over 12 years. Tender and funny.” (The Times) Tickets from Watson’s, Dixie’s Deli and Bytes Café or on the door. Tel: 01480 860297 Web: e-voice.org.uk/ themandevillehallkimbolton/
28 November Hinchingbrooke Bösendorfer Piano Concert 7.30pm Tickets £12, Groups of 10 or more £9, Students £5 Mary Stuart Hall, Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon Internationally acclaimed artists Miranda Dale, violin and Paul Turner, piano offer a programme to include music by Kreisler, Massenet (Meditation from Thais), Faure (Sonata in A major ), Franck ( Sonata for violin and piano). Tel: Tickets 01480 375678
22 November Christmas Fayre 10am-2pm St Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon Lots of activities and fun for the children and stalls for adults; pick up your Christmas gifts, home-made crafts, cakes and produce. Make a booking for the popular photographic sessions and enjoy tasty hot and cold food while the children are entertained. Tel: Church Office 01480 352154 for more information
29 November Christmas Fayre 10am-2pm Wyboston, Chawston & Colesden Village Hall Adults 50p, Children under 14 free Father Christmas will arrive at 11am.
22 November Little Paxton Village Fayre 11am-2pm Little Paxton Village Hall Admission 30p, Children free Stalls including Crafts, Games, Christmas goodies; Lots of family fun. Santa’s Grotto. Refreshments. Stalls still available contact Jenny Gellatly 01480 219022. 22 November Christmas Craft Fair The Hub, High Street, Cambourne Money raised will go towards the Christmas lights show in Cambourne. Come and browse a range of arts and crafts for sale. Refreshments available. For details and stall hire contact lightupcambourne@hotmail.com. 27 November St Neots & District Gardening Club 8pm St Mary’s Church Hall, Brook Street, St Neots Members £2, Non-members £2.50 Social evening. Competition is ‘A Christmas Decoration’. Admission includes refreshments and a raffle ticket.
21 November Gamlingay Photographic Society 8-10pm Gamlingay Village College, Station Road, Gamlingay Lecture Evening on ‘The Falkland Islands - a Nature Photographer’s paradise’ with Liz Cutting ARPS DPAGB. Non-members welcome free of charge. Refreshments and optional raffle. Tel: Nick or Jackie 01767 651025 for more info about the evening/the Society Email: Jackie on nickbruce7@btinternet.com
28 November Latin Dance Taster Night 7-10pm Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge Tickets £20, Concessions £15 Featuring performances by Harriet Bridges, 10 year old dance champion. Workshop by The Studio. Raising funds for the NSPCC and Relate charities. Web: www.relatecambridge.org.uk
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28 November Christmas Shopping and Pamper Evening 7.30-10pm Riseley Lower School Tickets £3 on the door to include a drink and nibbles. Browse the stalls and treat yourself!
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29 November Advent Workshop 10.30am-12 noon St James’ Church, Little Paxton Stories and craft activities. Preschool and school children under 7 must be accompanied by parent/carer. Book early as places are limited. Tel: Rev Annette Reed 01480 211048 29 November Cambourne lights Switch On Market Square, Cambourne The trees along Broad Street and the High Street will be lit up with fairy lights for Christmas. Come and enjoy a free mince pie while Eversden Brass Band play Christmas carols. 29 & 30 November Christmas Tree Festival Sunday: Morning service 9.30am, Advent Carol service 6pm Free entry Alconbury Parish. Refreshments, Chocolate Tombola and activities for children. 6 December Christmas ‘Narnia’ Fair 12-3pm Riseley Lower School Themed stalls, games, hot food, refreshments 6 & 7 December Christmas Tree Festival Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 2-4pm St James Church, Little Paxton Stunning Christmas trees decorated by village groups and organisations. Refreshments. 13 December Huntingdonshire Philharmonic: A Christmas Feast 7.30pm Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon Tickets: £14 / £12 (Student Concession £7 / £6) A mix of old and new carols, excerpts from Haydn’s Creation and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet, and much, more… Tickets available via telephone, email or on the door. Tel: 01832 274834 Email: tickets@huntsphil.org.uk Web: www.huntsphil.org.uk
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