Elyi Magazine June16

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WELCOME ...from the Editor How can it be June? Half way through the year already. Where does the time go? Oh dear, Bridget has a bad case of the clichés…hehe. It must be the heat, ha!....chance would be a fine thing!

I think actually that it is excitement at the fast approaching summer season in Ely. There is just so much going on, a good deal of which is beautifully brought together in the Isle of Ely Music Festival Programme. I hope you have your copy? They are widely available throughout the city. If you would like some edited highlights have a look at page 24.

EDITORIAL & DESIGN Editor Bridget Hickish 01353 662684 editor@elyimagazine.com

On page 26 we feature the ERRC poster competition to raise and maintain awareness of the continuing crisis, tying in with National Refugee Week 20th – 26th June.

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Due to popular demand we are featuring more events at the major venues in Ely. Thank you to Ely Museum, The Cathedral and Babylon Arts for sending details in. We hope to extend this to other groups in the July issue. Initially this is for the summer months but if people find it useful we will continue. We aim to please!

CONTRIBUTORS Arts Theatre Matt Harvey

Of course, the fun doesn’t stop in June and as we go into July we have the Ely Folk Festival and Ousefest taking over the momentum. There will be only one issue of this magazine for July and August so that team Elyi can have a well earned rest. Do keep on sending in your info, suggestions and comments. You can engage with us on social media or drop us an email.

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Ian Lindsay, Mayor Elect of Ely We had our 42nd Annual Meeting and Mayor Making ceremony on 16th May, so I am now officially the Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Ely, and my wife, Suzanne is the Mayoress.

city status by the Monarch, and is one of 8 in the country.

Despite the title, as a parish council it is the lowest of the three tiers of local government and has limited powers.

Its 15 members are elected every 4 years, and the Mayor acts as the Chairman of the Council. The Mayor has no special powers over their fellow councilors, but he or she does receive a modest annual allowance. They act as a visible representative for their community at civil and ceremonial events and are advocates for the communities that they serve.

Parish councils throughout the United Kingdom help on a number of local issues, like providing: allotments, public clocks, bus shelters, community centres, play areas and play equipment, cemeteries, grants to help local organisations, consultation on neighbourhood planning, and environmental issues such as litter, graffiti, fly posting and dog offences.

They have powers to provide some facilities themselves, or they can contribute towards their provision by others.

The City Council held this event at the Maltings in the presence of around 100 guests, and after holding a formal vote in accordance with the Local Government Act of 1972 I was elected as Chairman of the City Council and Mayor.

The advent of localism is adding to the responsibilities and powers of this level of local government. Though our powers are modest, and our responsibilities are mundane, my aim will be simply to use our powers and influence to best advantage. I want to realise The City of Ely Council’s vision for Ely, which is for it to be a successful, vibrant, attractive place, where people want to live, work and visit.

Cllr Lis Every, as the retiring Mayor, handed on the gown and chain of office to me. I read and signed the Declaration of Office and swore the Oath of Allegiance. We then repeated the process to confirm Cllr Richard Hobbs as the Deputy Mayor.

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The business continued successfully from there for 25 years, after which Robert & Lisa decided to re-locate to Ely. They firmly believed that good quality products and excellent customer service were the key to their success and their business ethos “Large enough to cope, small enough to care “ has remained the cornerstone and characteristic trademark of Soham Carpets & Soft Furnishings.

Robert continues to run the business from his home in Ely, aided by his associate Sue Cornwell who brings her exceptional flare for interior design to the business.

The team have a real heart for their community too and, you can tell, they enjoy meeting new customers and helping them find just what they are looking for at affordable prices.

As well as traditional carpeting, Robert can supply you with Karndean, laminates and vinyl.

You can research and plan your flooring from the comfort of your own home When you ask Robert’s customers why they keep coming back, it’s the personalised service that stands out. He is happy to give you the benefit of his long time in the business and advise on choices and cost effective solutions. The measuring and quotations service is given free of charge and you know that everything through from ordering to delivery, to the final fitting will have his personal attention - added to which your consultation enables you to view product samples in the comfort of your own home.

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Lisa’s Fund Sat 11th June The Maltings Ship Lane Lisa’s fund in association with the Maltings Ely are pleased to announce a fundraising event for The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. The AC Motown show consists of seven of the countries most talented Motown performers who will be live on stage at the Maltings on Saturday 11th June.

‘I am looking forward to this very much’ said Robert Barnes who launched Lisa’s fund shortly after his wife, Lisa passed away in September 2010.

‘My original aim of raising £100,000 for The Hospice seems a distant memory. The target was reached in the summer of 2014, it was then I decided to continue Lisa’s fund’ said Robert.

All the profit from this event will be targeted specifically towards the New Hospice being built in the edge of Cambridge at Shelford Bottom, next to the park and ride.

If you enjoy Motown, come along!

The New Hospice will open this November and will be able to take double the inpatients with twenty four beds, outpatients attending much needed clinics will also benefit having less waiting time and brand new state of the art facilities. The Hospice at Home team will also be taking extra patients, leading eventually to 1200 each year’ said Robert.

All this comes at a eye watering price and they are, at present, £2.5 million short but it is very much hoped that the hospice will open on time.

If you enjoy Motown, come along bring your friends and family and join in the fun. Tickets are £20 and are available now from The Maltings ticket line, Burrows books in High Street Passage 01353 669759, and from Robert on 07885 087 458.

Could you host a French Student in July?

French students due to visit Ely later this year are looking for homes during their stay in the city.

If anyone can help out with accommodation, they should contact Sarah Pettit: sarahpettit@hotmail.co.uk / 07736 308047

The visits are being organised through the educational agency LEC and will take place from 6th to 19th July.

During the stay, the students will be having supervised lessons at the Lighthouse Centre, Ely, in the mornings and outings and organised activities are arranged in the afternoons.

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Isle of Ely Festival - June Highlights The 2016 festival brochure has now been launched and is available across the region. You can pick up a free copy in many local shops and attractions or view online from the festival website www.isleofelyfestival.org.uk Festival organisers have announced tickets are now on sale for ‘An Evening With’ award winning journalist Jon Snow on Friday 1 July. He’ll be joined on the night by popular BBC Radio presenter Jeremy Sallis who will be interviewing him in this entertaining evening at the Bishop’s Palace in Ely. The ticket price includes a glass of sparkling wine and canapes.

June arts highlights include the Witcham Music Festival, Swaffham Bulbeck, the intriguing Hum, Whistle, Crackle Bang! in Haddenham, Ely Cinema on tour with Globe screenings of the Merchant of Venice at Haddenham and Wicken, Aled Jones at Ely Cathedral, Free family art workshops with Cambridge Open Studios, and rounding off the month a Festival band Night with the Arts Crew.

Inspiring, powerful 70 voice choir Sing! Choirs are ‘doing the shows’ in the Bishop’s Garden on Saturday 2nd July.

Rehearsals are well underway for two other festival highlight events. The Isle of Ely Festival Players who are performing Shakespeare Shorts: A celebration of the Bard. With a cast of talented local actors drawn together from across the region you can expect a romp through some of the Bard’s ‘best bits’ with a collection of comedy, tragedy, songs and dance. The Festival Players will be performing in Isleham, Kirtling, Little Downham and Haddenham between the 17-25 June. Tickets are just £6/£5.

Featuring a host of favourites from stage shows and films including songs such as Mr Mistoffelees from CATS, RENT and The Rhythm of Life. It’s a chance for families to enjoy a picnic and fantastic music in this beautiful private garden in the shadow of Ely Cathedral.

Kicking off the festival is the launch event on Saturday 11 June featuring world renowned cellist Guy Johnston & pianist Melvyn Tann in Ely Cathedral. Earlier in the day he’ll be conducting a masterclass at the Gibson Recital Hall.

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Children’s Poster Competition : Home/Refuge Ely Refugee Resettlement Campaign (ERRC) is pleased to announce that it is holding a poster competition, open to children in East Cambridgeshire. The theme of the competition is ‘Home/Refuge’, and it is hoped that children will reflect on what these words mean to them, and how it would feel to be without a place of safety, and then express their ideas and thoughts in the form of posters.

ceremony will take place in mid-June, and the posters will be displayed in Ely Library, and at other venues around Ely, during Refugee Week (20th – 26th June) and the Isle of Ely Arts Festival.

Poppy Pearce, who founded the ERRC, commented: “The competition is very timely, as the second ‘Dubs amendment’, calling for unaccompanied children to be brought to safety in the UK, was passed in Parliament in early May 2016. ‘Save the Children’ estimates that there are currently 26,000 lone child refugees in Europe. They are in great danger, and deserve our help and compassion – this is certainly something to reflect on as our own children draw their pictures in the safety of their homes.”

There will be a winner and a runner up for each of the four Key Stage age groups (5-7, 7-11, 11-14 and 14-16), and great prizes have been supplied by businesses in Ely. ERRC extends sincere thanks to Burrows Bookshop, City Cycle Centre, Ely Fudge Company, Razamatazz Magic Emporium, Tindalls, Toppings, WH Smith and Wilko for their generosity and support of the competition.

The competition closing date is 7th June, and entries can be dropped off at St Mary’s Surgery in Ely. In addition, some schools will be taking part in the competition, so do check with your local school to see if they are involved. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/posterERRC or email elyrefugeescampaign@gmail.com.

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Ely Museum 2nd June 11am – 12.30pm Ely Museum Corgis, Castles & Crowns Children’s fun craft activities with a royal theme to celebratethe Queens 90th Birthday, suitable for 5-11 years. Tickets £3, booking in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment.

01353 666655 www.elymuseum.org.uk 2nd July 11am – 4pm WW1 Family History Day Come along and ask the team of WW1 experts about your relative’s service.

Learn more about the wartime experiences of local men with a display of biographies, photos and their medals. Specialists will also be on hand to tell you more about any old wartime photos, medals, and items you bring along.

16th July – 10th October Response and rescue: The Making of the emergency services.

From Victorian volunteer to today’s dedicated coastguard crews, this exhibition tells the story of the creation and development of the emergency services- lots of fun and games for all the family.

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Summer HolidaysEvery Thursday in Aug 11am – 12.30pm Children’s craft activities for ages 5-11 yearsTopics to include : Dynamic Dinosaurs, Under the Sea and Brilliant Birds. www. elymuseum.org.uk for more information.

Ely Cinema June at Ely Cinema housed in the Maltings on Ely‘s Riverside sees some great films on the big screen this summer.

Full line up trailers: www.babylonarts.org.uk

Sunday 5th June: 7.30pm The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics.

In 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius, travelled to Trinity College, Cambridge to study.

Celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday we’re screening National Theatre Live : The Audience on Thursday 9th June : 7pm Featuring Helen Mirren’s multi-award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II during her weekly audiences with prime ministers you have a glimpse of the woman behind the crown.

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Sunday 12th & Wednesday 15th June : 7.30pm. Florence Foster Jenkins Starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant and directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen), the hilarious and moving comedy drama is the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer – despite her inability to sing in tune.

The fabulous 2016 remake of family favourite The Jungle Book on Sunday 19th June : 3pm & 7.30pm is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessor, setting a new standard for CGI.

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Haydn’s Mass in Time of War & Summer from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi Saturday 2nd July, 7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Sutton-in-the-Isle, CB6 2RQ The local chamber choir Ely Consort will be performing Haydn’s Mass in Time of War. The choir will be joined in the mass by a quartet of fine local soloists - Sarah Rosewell (soprano), Ashley Harries (alto), Mark Hounsell (tenor) and Simon Adams (bass) - and the Con Brio Chamber Orchestra, led by the brilliant violinist Steve Bingham, will accompany. In the first half of the concert, Steve will be the soloist in Summerfrom The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, and the choir, conducted

by Matthew Rudd and accompanied by Charlie Penn, will sing a number of contrasting choral works.

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Wednesday 22nd June : 7.30pm, Our Kind of Traitor based on John le Carré’s 22nd novel is set in a dangerous world of international espionage and dirty politic. Starring Ewan McGregor, Damian Lewis, Stellan Skarsgård, Naomie Harris.

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The Hanging Baskets of Ely So, who does do the plants and floral decorations around the town? Well, some of the tubs and plants in Jubilee Gardens are looked after by voluntary groups, but the hanging baskets, town planting and welcome troughs are planted up and tended by Ken and Linda Ellis.

Majesty’s 90th. birthday. Talking in numbers, this means 130 baskets, each with 9 plants, and the town planting. Or to put it another way, around 2000 plants! This meant reorganisation, and the erection of two larger poly tunnels in a sympathetic farmer’s yard out on Grunty Fen.

Retiring from teaching and nursing respectively, both with a love of plants whose interest in gardening going back more than forty years.

Beginning Simply Gardening do Ely around twelve years ago, they initially provided gardening maintenance services and later propagating and selling plants.

Four years ago, they were invited by The Ely In Bloom committee to tender for providing 120 hanging baskets, and plants for 8 tiered planters and 12 troughs in and around the town. Having been successful, four years on they are getting ready for this year’s display; red,purple and gold, the Queen’s racing colours in honour of her

As well as the planting, the couple are responsible for feeding and watering the plants from June to September. This requires touring the town in the early hours at 4.30 a.m. to avoid traffic, 3 times a week. So, if you see a white van parked in unusual places attached to a water bowser, please be patient!

When asked why they do it, they will tell you that they regard the town as a bit of an extension of their garden, and enjoy making the environment look colourful and enjoyable for the people of Ely, as part of their contribution to the community.

They are also part of the National Garden Scheme, and will be open to the public on June the 12th, along with other gardens in Ely. For more information about them, and the plants that they have for sale in Chapel Street, go to their website at www.simplygardeningofely.co.uk

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Ely Cathedral CONCERTS (EVENING & LUNCHTIME) LECTURES - ORGAN RECITALS SUMMER LECTURE SERIES - CANON CHRISTOPHER CHIVERS 01 June 2016 7:30pm ‘Visions of a Future Church’ What will the church of the future look like? Do changing times call for a new vision of what the church might be and do? Ely Cathedral provides a space to explore the kind of church God might be calling us to become in a context of rapid cultural and ecclesial change. We are delighted to welcome leading thinkers and practitioners from around the country who will offer us their visions of a future church.

The third in our Summer Lecture Series LUNCHTIME CONCERT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SINGERS 02 June 2016 2pm The University Singers is the premier touring choir of the University of Maine whose members come from all disciplines across campus.

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ETHELDREDA CRAFT AND FOOD FAIR 04 June 2016 10am - 5pm Supporting traditional English music with a traditional English fair .The annual Etheldreda Craft and Food Fair takes place on Palace Green, surrounded by the splendour of Ely Cathedral and The Old Palace two of Ely’s magnificent historic buildings.

An entertaining day for the whole family, the fair includes a selection of over 40 tempting stalls featuring crafts, local foods, jewellery, plants, gifts and summer produce SUMMER LECTURE SERIES CANON MARK RUSSELL 06 June 2016 7:30pm ‘Visions of a Future Church’ What will the church of the future look like? Do changing times call for a new vision of what the church might be and do? Ely Cathedral provides a space to explore the kind of church God might be calling us to become in a context of rapid cultural and ecclesial change.

ISLE OF ELY ARTS FESTIVAL CONCERT - GUY JOHNSTON AND MELVYN TAN 11 June 2016 7:30pm Cellist Guy Johnston and pianist Melvyn Tan will perform a diverse programme of cello and piano works including Schubert’s famous Arpeggione Sonata, along with works by Mendelssohn, Chopin and Turnage.

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ORGAN RECITAL - PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 14 June 2016 7:30pm In Arthur Wills’ 90th birthday year, a celebration of his life and work. Ely organists past and present perform a programme of his own music, concluding with his transcription of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Tickets £5 available ONLINE at tickets.elycathedral.org or from THE CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE LUNCHTIME CONCERT - STANFORD CHAMBER CHORALE 16 June 2016 1:10pm Admission by Cathedral ticket or pass. Retiring collection For details about this or any other event please contact: THE CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE ELY CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE 01353 660349 (Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm) box.office@elycathedral.org

ALED JONES CATHEDRAL TOUR 16 June 2016 7:30pm Aled Jones, singer, broadcaster and musician will be returning to his ‘favourite Cathedral’ in June as part of his long awaited Tour.

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SUMMER LECTURE SERIES - CANON DR JESSICA MARTIN 20 June 2016 7:30pm ‘Visions of a Future Church’ What will the church of the future look like? Do changing times call for a new vision of what the church might be and do?

10TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMER CELEBRATION CONCERT 25 June 2016 7:30pm This celebratory concert marks the 10th anniversary of Ely Cathedral’s three newest choirs: Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir, Ely Cathedral Octagon Singers and The Ely Imps.

The Cathedral Choirs will present a memorable evening of music at Ely at its very best.

They will be joined on stage by the composer and conductor John Rutter and British soprano Lesley Garrett.

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CANTATA ELIENSIS – THE BUILDING OF ELY CATHEDRAL 26 June 2016 6:30pm Part of our celebratory weekend in honour of St Etheldreda, Queen, Foundress and First Abbess of Ely. Anna Krause | Toby Young | Louis Mander Composers Nick Pitts-Tucker Librettist Kate Billimore Conductor Cantata Dramatica Soloists and Chorus The Building of Ely: Cantata Eliensis tells the story of the founding and building of the great cathedral at Ely over a period of four centuries or more.

LADY CHAPEL LUNCHTIME CONCERT - KOWLOON TRUE LIGHT SCHOOL OF HONG KONG 29 June 2016 1:10pm Admission by Cathedral ticket or pass Retiring collection For details about this or any other event please contact: THE CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE

LADY CHAPEL LUNCHTIME CONCERT - WESTMINSTER KANTOREI 28 June 2016 1:10pm Admission by Cathedral ticket or pass. Retiring collection. For details about this or any other event please contact: THE CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.........

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The Lord Chamberlain’s Men present ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare

Wednesday 8th June, 7.30pm Old Palace Garden, King’s Ely, Palace Green, Ely, CB7 4EW Adults £12.50, Children £10.

Tickets available from boxoffice@kingsely.org or 01353 653931 In the year that marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them this summer for Shakespeare’s sparkling, battle-ofthe-sexes comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

Triumphant in battle, Don Pedro and his men return to Messina. The Governor, Leonato, toasts their success by throwing a masquerade ball where well-intentioned plots and evil schemes abound as enemies deceive lovers and friends trick friends in this lively summer comedy.

Locked together in a ‘merry war’ Benedick, a confirmed bachelor and Beatrice, an avowed maid are resolutely set against marriage. However their friends have a plan. Their ‘will-they-won’t-they’ relationship is one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most famous love stories.

This is an open air production - please bring your own low-backed seating or rugs. Picnics are welcome, however naked flames are not permitted. Sun hats, sun cream, sunglasses, raincoats and rain hats should all be considered!

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Lane Academy Princess Parties Let us entertain your little one at their next Birthday Party!

Bronze Package - £120 1 hour of themed dances, games and activities. Plus prizes and a present for the Birthday Girl/Boy Silver Package - £175 A 2 hour party including everything in the bronze package plus a showcase to wow Mums and Dads at the end of the party.

Gold Package - £245 Everything included in the Silver package plus party bags for your guests.

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Pointing Closes on a high!

The 2015 – 2016 Point-toPoint season in the East Anglian Region drew to a close at the Cambridgeshire and Enfield Chace meeting at Northaw on Bank Holiday Monday. It has been a successful season with no meetings lost due to bad weather, a goodly number of runners at each meeting and crowds well above average.

The star of the area has been Gina Andrews, who is not only the East Anglian Ladies Area Champion but is also likely to capture the National Championship for the second year running. Although born in the area, Andrews, who now lives in Warwickshire with her husband Tom Ellis, runs a livery yard training pointers many of whom she has ridden to victory during the season.

She is the eldest of three siblings with younger sister Bridget now riding professionally and young brother Jack currently vying to win the National Novice Rider’s Championship. This, however, is hardly surprising as father Simon, who farms near Hitchin, was a leading jockey in the eighties and mother Joanna also rode a number of winners between the flags.

Amongst the men, Sutton’s Dickie Collinson won the East Anglian Men’s Championship with 13 winners so far this season. Currently sidelined due to a recent bad fall at Whitfield, he will probably be back later this month to ride further afield as the national season draws to a close.

Leading trainer for the season is yet again Bury St Edmunds Andrew Pennock, who also provided Collinson with all his winning rides. Pennock has been a revelation over the last three seasons and clearly knows what it takes to get a horse ready to race.

His stable star has been Galros Lady, the leading horse in East Anglia and currently sitting top of the National Mares Championship.

Overall it’s been a great season which will burst into life again toward the end of November – watch out for news in Elyi.

Tony Winchester

Gina Andrews winning on Samarnni at Garthorpe this February Photo: Graham Bishop

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Edward II ~ The Young’uns

Martin Simpson ~ Steamchicken Chris & Kellie While ~ RURA ELY OUTDOOR CENTRE Monster Ceilidh Band ELY·CAMBS·CB6 2SH Mawkin ~ and many more…

MORRIS DISPLAYS, REAL ALE BAR, TRADE STALLS, WORKSHOPS, DANCES, CHILDRENS’ ENTERTAINMENT * All Artists booked subject to contract Season tickets: £69 (£79 after 31 May) ~ Concessions available ~ Day Tickets available ~ 10-17yrs reduced price

Box Office: www.elyfolkfestival.co.uk Telephone: 01284 758000 Bread or Blood to be performed at Ely Folk Festival.

2016 being the bicentenary of the Ely and Littleport riots, the Ely Folk Festival organisers decided to commission a narrative commemorating the events to be written and performed at the festival.

The result is a superb show, “Bread or Blood” - a demobbed Littleport soldier’s view in May 1816 of the Ely and Littleport riots as imagined and narrated

by Gareth Calway with 3 new ballads, music written and performed by Andy Wall.

Following performances in Littleport and King’s Lynn in May there will be two very relevant shows in Ely prior to its final performance at the Ely Folk Festival. These are in the Sessions House, better known as the old Court House, on 17th June (the date of the special assizes where the rioters were tried and sentenced) and at the Babylon Gallery on 28th June (the date five of the rioters were hanged).

Both Ely shows start at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £5, are available in advance from WeGotTickets. com and, if seats are still available, on the door.

more details of the show can be found on his website: www.garethcalway.co.uk.

Andy Wall is a popular local folk singer and musician who also chairs the Ely Folk Festival committee and helps run the Ely Folk Club: www.walltowallfolk.com

Gareth Calway is a writer of lyrics, poems, plays, novels, press features and children’s books and educational resources based in East Anglia and www.elyimagazine.com

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The Evolution of Sutton Masque Sutton Masque was formed as a new side two years ago. Bob had seen Morris dancing as a child and had promised himself that one day he would take it up. With several complete beginners and a couple of experienced dancers, the side began to practice in the winter of 2014.That summer, with a few simple dances under their belts, the new side did a few dance outs with friendly local sides but mainly they practised.

By the next Summer there were more dances, an established group of dancers and a musician and several paying gigs. They danced for church fêtes, Sutton school fête and then on a hot August Saturday they danced around Sutton, first by the shop, then by the Deli where the first coin went in the hat, and then down at the Anchor. There people came out to watch, clap and top up the hat. The ‘bag’ for that day was over £20. Sitting on the terrace there they felt that they were eventually

a real side, small but fully launched. The photo says it all. They practised again through the winter.

Adding a new dance to the repertoire was no longer the struggle it had been in the early days, but numbers were stable and they desperately needed new members. A second musician had been recruited to stand in when necessary and then there was a transforming piece of luck. Two morris dancers returned from 10 years in New Zealand and were looking for a side to dance with. They joined the side and gave it a real boost in numbers, enthusiasm and ideas.

The kit was revolutionised, new dances added and more dancers joined.

In three months the side went from seven dancers and a musician to photo: Chris Partington twelve dancers and two musicians.

See them dancing out around Ely this Summer.

Shelagh Partington

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Coming up…

Two local shows not to miss this June!

Matt Harvey Ely Arts Theatre www.facebook.com/elyartstheatre This month, always look on the bright side of life with a Monty Python musical and always look on the bright side of death with the darkly murderous demon barber, Sweeney Todd!

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a kind-of new musical with a book by Eric Idle and an entirely new score, (well, almost) created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.

Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python’s Spamalot won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The show tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (cancelled due to health and safety) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. The show features fantastic tunes more magical than a Camelot convention, including He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights of the Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2010) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

Spamalot is directed by Emily Starr and features the voice of Eric Idle himself as God, the production crew wittingly confirming they couldn’t afford to cart the actual comedian round the country!

Performances are at the ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AS from Wednesday 29 June– Saturday 9 July 2016. Tickets prices range from £9-£15 with matinees available on the Saturday and Sunday. For tickets and more information, call 01223 300085 or visit adctheatre.com.

Fancy something a little darker? Viva Group are bringing the hit musical Sweeney Todd to The Brook, Soham from Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th June 2016.

Go to their website to get tickets www.viva-group.org.uk/book-tickets.

Matt

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GROUPS AND MEETS To update or add your group events please email: editor@elyimagazine.com Green means NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION or EVENTS in this entry. The list is vaguely alphabetical!

Ely Amateur Dramatic Society

City of Ely Bowls Club

The city’s oldest dramatic society first started in 1888. We produce three productions a year, from a range of genres. Visit our website or Facebook page to find out about tickets for shows and how to join. elyamateurdramatics.org www.facebook.com/elyamateurdramatics @DramaEly

Your local Bowls Club located in Nutholt Lane, in the heart of the City, has for many years been one of the most successful sports clubs in the region.

Founded in 1925 and extended in 1970 it has an Outdoor Green and an Indoor Green.

The Club is open the whole of the year with the indoor season from September to April and the outdoor season from May to September. Outdoor Bowlers are required now for the new season starting in May. We play in the Ely & District Outdoor League in the evenings and afternoons against all the other outdoor clubs in the area. In addition there are Friendly matches at weekends against Visiting Teams to the region. Casual bowling is also available. New members are very welcome whether experiences bowlers or complete beginners. We are open to all ages and you need no equipment or special clothing as we will provide bowls and coaching. Bowls is a game that is easily learnt and understood. Contact us now and we will arrange for somebody to meet you at the club, at your convenience, to talk to you about the Outdoor Club and the game of bowls.

Website: www.cityofelybowlsclub.org.uk Email: cityofelybowlsclub@btconnect.com Tel: 01353 665272

Ely City Amnesty Int’ Group We hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.00pm at St Peter’s House, Broad Street, Ely, and would welcome new members to campaign and plan activities.

We also hold a drop-in session between 6pm and 7pm at the coffee bar of the High Flyer, 69 Newnham Street, Ely CB7 4PG on the first Wednesday of the month, when we write letters or take on-line action for prisoners of conscience. www.amnestyelycity.org.uk email:info@elyamnesty.org.uk

Ely & District Archaeological Society Talks are at 8.00 pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Ely. Entry is via the gate at the rear of St Mary’s Street Car Park, Ely ADMISSION: Visitors £2.50 – Members free.

Want to know more? phone 01353 669326 www.elyarchaeology.org.uk

Ely Bridge Club Ely Bridge Club welcomes new members, regardless of experience. We play Monday afternoons and Tuesday evenings.

Contact George Jupp at 01354 657981 e-mail elybridgeclub@gmail.com

Ely Arts Theatre Want to find out about everything that is going on in the theatre and performance arts in and around Ely? Then join the Ely Arts Theatre network. Ely Arts Theatre is a community all about promoting all things theatre and performance or visual arts in Ely and the surrounding East Cambridgeshire area. We want to get more bums on seats for Ely & East Cambridgeshire theatre and performance arts events! So join the community at: www.elyartstheatre.org www.facebook.com/elyartstheatre Twitter - @elyartstheatre

Cambs Community Archive This is a web site for old and new photographs of Ely and the immediate area surrounding it.

Contribute photos etc by filling in the on line form on the website. www.ccan.co.uk email:ely@ccan.co.uk

Ely Astronomy Club

C.A.T. Theatre Company

The aim of the club is to be informal, friendly and exciting. Beginners and families are welcome. Join us and journey to the stars! Meetings are the 2nd friday of the month from Sept - June (July & Aug no meetings) No admission fee, retiring collection.

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We perform mostly musicals and a Christmas panto, we audition, but we also have show nights without auditions, where members perform their own choice of music. Our minimum age is 14yrs. apart from the Panto, where children may be younger. email: aafdawes@gmail.com Tel: 01353 664564

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Ely & Dist’ Caravan & Camping Club

Churches Together in Ely

Your local caravan Club will be at the following locations; 10th to 12th of June Yarwell Mill near Peterborough.

24th to 26th of June Lakeside, Denver.

8th to 10th of July Burleigh Hill, St. Ives.

You are invited to join us for your weekend break and get to use you caravan, tent or motor home.

Contact: davidmalkin2010@hotmail.co.uk

Details of services throughout the year can be viewed on each church website.

New Connexions @ High Barns The Theatre, St Mary’s School, High Barns, Ely. www.newconnexionschurch.org.uk The Countess Free Church Chapel Street, Ely. Tel: 01353 662396 www.countessely.co.uk Ely Methodist Church Chapel Street, Ely. Tel: 01353 662426 www.elyandnewmarket.com St Mary’s Church of England St Mary’s Street, Ely. Tel: 01353 659550 www.stmarysely.org St Peter’s Church of England Broad Street, Ely. www.elystpeterschurch.co.uk St Etheldreda’s Catholic Church Egremont Street, Ely. Tel: 01353 662759 The Lighthouse Fellowship Lynn Road, Ely. Tel: 01353 662228 www.lighthouse-ely.org Ely City Church (Formerly The Olive Tree) Tel: 01353 662172 www.elycitychurch.co.uk Ely Cathedral The College, Ely. Tel: 01353 667735 www.elycathedral.org

Ely Cathedral Mothers’ Union We meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Cathedral Centre at 7.30pm. As part of a national organisation we actively seek to support and care for families, both in our local community and through our links around the world. At our monthly meeting we have a speaker and refreshments. All are welcome. Visitors £2 and Members £1.

Eunice Reddish 01353 661502 www.elycathedral.org worship/mothersunion

Edward Bear Club (Cathedral) Our club meets every Friday morning from 10.00 to 11.00 at the Cathedral Centre during term time.

Parents, carers and pre-school children worship together with story, song and prayer. We finish with coffee and chat. This group seeks to welcome all those who wish to nurture the faith in their children in a relaxed atmosphere.

Contact:Angela Jones 01353 665810 for more information

Ely Choral Society

Ely & District Cats Protection

Ely Choral Society is a mixed voice community choir holding concerts in Ely Cathedral and other venues locally with professional soloists and orchestras, together with musicians from the Ely and Cambridge area. No auditions. There is something for everyone whatever your experience or skill level. We rehearse on Monday evenings at Ely St John’s School in St John’s Road, CB6 3BW – do come and try us out.

Tel: 01638 731300 Email: chairman@elychoralsociety.org Website: www.elychoralsociety.org

Your local registered charity that rescues and rehomes unwanted and stray cats. The charity also helps with the cost of neutering cats for people on low incomes and gives talks on cats and cat care to schools and community groups.

Tel:01353 699430 email: elycats@waitrose.com website ely.cats.org.uk

Care Network Cambs Supporting Volunteers, Encouraging Independence, Developing Good neighbour projects.

Tel: 01954 211919 email: volunteering@care-network.org.uk Website: www.care-network.org.uk twitter @CareNetworkCamb Facebook: Care Network Cambridgeshire

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Ely College Community Education We provide a wide range of evening classes for adults, from arts and crafts, languages, to cookery, exercise and more. For full details of what’s on offer please visit our website or contact us for more information.

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Ely Consort

We meet Wednesday & Thursday evenings for indoor spinning & summer training rides, and Saturday and Sunday mornings for long rides (30 to 80 miles) at varying speeds between 15 & 24+ mph depending on terrain. We aim to stay together & no rider is left behind.

New members are ALWAYS welcome...there is no joining fee or subscription, no commitment just the pleasure of riding a road bike on quiet Fenland roads with friends.....plus quite a bit of banter! www.octagoncycling.com octagoncyclingclub@gmail.com Contacts Robin Jones 07824 486 105

Ely Consort is a Chamber choir of about 40 voices.

We perform music in a wide variety of styles; our performance venues include Ely Cathedral as well as other local churches. Ely Consort has built up a performing reputation over the last 25 years, to be known as one of the premier Chamber Choirs in East Anglia. A reputation we are very proud of maintaining! Membership by audition.

Email: info@elyconsort.org.uk

Countess Free Church TODDLERS Two by Two Baby and Toddler Group meets Thursday’s during term time at the Countess Free Church in Chapel St. 9.30am to 11.30am. Entry £1.50 which includes craft, coffee and snacks.

Tel: 01353 662396 /www.countessely.co.uk

Ely Drop in 6-8pm Thursdays (term time only) The Cathedral Centre, Palace Green, Ely CB7 4EW for ages 13-18. Run by Youth support Services.

Contact Jo Hoblyn 07585 985533

City of Ely Cricket Club City of Ely Cricket Club have been playing at the Paradise ground since 1856. We are Clubmark accredited and run a range of teams for adults and youths (from Year 4). We also run regular training sessions through the winter. www.cityofely.play-cricket.com e-mail: cityofely_cc@hotmail.com tel: 01353 662886

Ely Decorative & Fine Arts Society Thursday June 16th 7pm for 7.30pm `Architecture, Music and the invention of Linear Perspective`How are these linked? an illustrated lecture by COLIN DAVIES an architect who was until recently Professor of Architectural Theory at London Metropolitan University. He is a former editor of The Architects` Journal and a regular contributor to architectural magazines worldwide.

Meetings are held at The Old Palace , Kings School.

Visitors welcome £7 includes coffee and biscuits. for info call: 01353664752 wendyp.powell@ntlworld.com www.elydfas.org.uk

Ely & Distrct Cycling Club A grant from The Big Lottery Fund has enabled Ely Cycling Club to set-up a Junior section. The club has 3 members completing the British Cycling coaching course which will enable the club to run weekly coaching sessions for children aged from 8 to 16 years, in a safe non-traffic environment.

Coaching started on 14th April. It’s not to late to join in. Sessions are held at the iForce Distribution Centre at Unit 5/6 Stirling Place, Elean Business Park, Sutton, CB6 2QE, starting at 18:30 for under 13’s and at 19:30 for over 13’s. The first 3 sessions are free of charge with subsequent sessions at £4 For more information, to book a place or to reserve a bicycle please contact Cliff Loveday on 07823 338615

Ely English Language Cafe Mondays 7pm, Tues & Fri at 10.30am. Just drop in all welcome. The Kings Arms, St Mary’s Street for info contact Bob Handley: e: handleybob46@gmail.com Tel: 01353 666367

The Order of St Etheldreda The Order of St. Etheldreda is the fund-raising arm of Ely Cathedral Trust.

If you would like further details on how to join The Order please contact: oofSE@elycathedral.org or telephone 01353 660363

Octagon Cycling Club Octagon Cycling Club are a friendly local cycling club based in Ely. Formed in 2009, we are a mixed ability social group of riders......our group boasts a couple of ex-pro racers, ladies, complete novices, newbies, charity cyclists, mechanics, pub riders, triathletes, mountain bikers, and just about anybody who enjoys getting on a road bike.

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Fen Speak

Ely Foodbank

Fen Speak is a regular poetry and spoken-word open-mic night alternating between venues in Wisbech and Ely. Meetings are alternately at The Babylon Gallery, Ely and The Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Wisbech. Every third Wednesday of the month, 7pm for a 7.30 start. Just turn up. Entry is free, with a collection to support running costs.

If you would like to book an open-mic slot, please contact: jonathan.totman@gmail.com for Ely and poppykleiser@outlook.com for Wisbech www.jonathantotman.co.uk/events/4589860186

The food bank is run in partnership with Churches together in Ely. Donations can be left at collection points at Sainsbury, Tesco & Waitrose in Ely or brought to the food bank store on Barton Road.

See website for times.Emergency food needs and general enquiries: Tel: 01353 468626 email: info@elyfoodbank.org.uk www.ely.foodbank.org.uk

Friends of Jubilee Gardens We are a friendly group of volunteers. Some of us enjoy fund raising, some prefer to take part in our monthly working parties but there are many other friends who like to support the gardens less actively by paying an annual subscription of £5.

Contact the current Chairman of the Friends, Pauline Sherwood on:01353 663716 www.jubileegardens-ely.org.uk

Ely Film Society Ely Film Society meets on the third Monday of every month to screen the best of world cinema.

We meet in The Old Palace, King’s School, Palace Green, Ely at 7.30 pm.

For membership and guest ticket details, please contact us on: 01353 668639 or 01353 656959. full programme:www.elyfilmsociety.com

Ely Vikings Korfball Meetings each Monday evening at the gym at Ely College - 6pm (juniors aged 7-13, for one hour) and 7pm (seniors, for two hours.) No previous experience is required - just turn up and enjoy your first free session.

Find out more at: http://www.elyvikings.com/

Ely First Responders Become a trained first aid volunteer. If you would like to make a difference in your community and are interested to find out more please contact us for an introductory pack.

08456 013 733

Ely Flower Club

Ely Heartbeat Health Walk

9th June 2016 - Open Evening with Buffet Area Demonstrator, Lee Berrill whose title is “Along the Garden Path”. Starts with Buffet, followed

by Demonstration. Our Charity for 2016/17 is Parkinson’s (Ely Support Group) and a Special Raffle will be held during the evening.

Venue: Needhams Hall, Ely College. Start Time: 6.45pm; Entrance £12.00 (incl. Tea/Coffee & Buffet). Regular meetings at Needhams Hall, Ely College. Annual Subscription Fees £17.50, per meeting, members £2.00, visitors £5.00 (incl. tea/ coffee & biscuits).

Contact: Grace Bent 01353 661457 elyflowerclub@hotmail.co.uk

Every Tuesday 2 pm, meets at entrance to Ely Cathedral, Minster Place, CB7 4DL. Grade 2, 60 minutes. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk

Ely High Badminton Club Every Wednesday (term time) 7.30-9.30pm Ely College, Downham Road.

Contact John Clarke on:01353 699484 john.clarke@tesco.net

Ely & District Horticultural Society Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Gardening or Horticulture. The Society runs the STORES at the Beet Club Car Park in Lynn Road, where bird netting, canes, composts, grow-bags, fertilizers, fleece, flower pots, lawn food, weed and bug killers, wild bird food and many other garden essentials can be purchased.

The STORES is open on: Monday evenings from 6.30pm till 8.00pm. Saturday mornings from 10am till midday. Membership is £8.00 per year and gives a 10% discount on all STORES prices.

Ely Folk Club We meet monthly on the “teenth” Wednesday of the month with a concert of folk music and song featuring local and national folk artists. This is in the Old Dispensary, St. Mary’s Street, Ely, doors open at 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start.

Contact 01353 740999 or 01353 664706 or via website www.elyfolkclub.co.uk

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THE GREAT AUTUMN SHOW is a Society Event, held at Paradise Sports Centre over Summer Bank Holiday, which this year is the 27th and 28th of August. Prizes are awarded for over 100 classes of Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Handicrafts, Photographs, Homemade Produce, Homemade Beers and Wines. There are also classes for children, young people and Allotment Holders only. The SHOW is an open event, so members and non-members may enter.

After judging on Saturday morning, the SHOW is open to the public on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Refreshments and raffle prizes are also available. The society is run by volunteers.

New Members, Committee Members or Exhibitors are always welcome.

For more information, contact General Secretary Teresa Bye on 01353 610370 or teresabye@ ntlworld.com

part of something bigger, a worldwide network of dedicated volunteers across the globe.

For more details of your local club contact: David & Jenny Ellis 01353 664318 / 07817 592438 Email; Littleportlions@yahoo.co.uk www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/littleport Facebook; Littleport Lions Club Twitter; @LittleportLions

Friends of Ely Library Coffee mornings and Jigsaw exchange held by Friends of Ely Library every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Come and help us support Ely Library.

10.00am-12.00. ALL Welcome.

For events please go to: www.cambridgeshire.net

Littleport Lions Korfball Every Tuesday evening, Littleport Leisure Centre, Camel Rd. All year round, new players can get two free trial sessions at any time of year.

For more information, contact Andy on: andrewdunlop@hotmail.com, website: www.littleport-lions.co.uk Facebook or watch our introductory video on YouTube by searching for “This is Korfball”.

Ely Humanists Meets at Ely Library Meeting Room. First Saturday of each month, 10 -11.30am.

For more info go to:www.ely.humanist.org.uk

The K9 Community Cafe We are a weekly drop in cafe for people who like dogs !! Well behaved humans can accompany their own dogs for coffee, biscuits and chat.

Regular activities, friendly warm atmosphere, run by volunteers. Every Thursday 10 -12 at the Cathedral Centre Palace Green Ely for info www.facebook.com/thek9cafe/ Tel:07552462040

Littleport Rotary Club We are a thriving branch of the Rotary family with a current membership of 24 and ages ranging from late thirties to early seventies! 75% of our membership is in full or part time employment.

We meet on a weekly basis at The Anchor in Little Downham. As with other clubs our aims revolve around service to the community.

Website: www.littleportrotary.org.uk Contact: David Ambrose Smith 01353 861010

Ktog (Knit Together) We Meet every Thursday evening at the Kings Arms Pub on St Mary’s Street. 7-9pm. It is free to join us and everyone is welcome to knit, crochet, crossstitch etc.

Tel: 01353 664472

The Lighthouse Fellowship Activities Encounter/Sunbeams An optional opportunity for mothers and carers to have fellowship together, whilst children aged 3months to 3 yrs are supervised in play/craft. Kings School terms 9.15am - 11.00am.

Garage Youth Bike Tuesdays 7.00pm - 9.00pm. Project work on motorbikes,restoration, maintenance. Learn to ride offroad. Pass CBT. Lighthouse Seniors Social Club 2nd & 4th Mondays each Month (not School Holidays). Transport from Soham area through ESACT may be available. Refreshment, friendship, hot lunch along with prize bingo/scrabble. 11.00am - 2.00pm. £5.00. Booking preferred.

The Lions Club of Littleport When people think of Lions what do they conjure up? A Great beast with a fearsome roar and a mane? Well us Lions are Great with over 1.4 million members and when we roar we do so together and make a difference to the communities we serve.

The mane covers all of the continents with over 46,430 clubs spread across 210 countries of the world. Make a difference to your community and join a club. Ask a Lion and he/she will try and make it happen. As a Lion you will join a club with likeminded men and women who are working together to strengthen your communities. You’ll also be a Elyi Magazine | June 2016

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Neighbourhood Watch

MAD Garage Youth Theatre Wednesdays 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Lighthouse Centre, Lynn Road. Acting ,dancing, singing,sound desk etc for ages 10-19yrs.

Parents and Toddlers Tuesdays term time, accompanied children under 4yrs. 9.15am - 11.30am. Play activities in three rooms at the Lighthouse Centre including sensory and craft. Children £1 Adults 50p includes unlimited refreshments/biscuits and prize draw.

Rock Solid/ Rock On/ 501 Fridays, Lighthouse Centre, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Three groups of fun youth activities for School Years 6 - 13, time to play high energy games or just chill out with new friends. 50p per session, tuck shop available.

Contacts for most groups : 01353 662228 info@lighthouse-ely.org www.lighthouse-ely.org/whatson

Neighbourhood Watch exists to work with the local police force to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and also to encourage neighbourliness.

This provides an increased feeling of security for the local residents. If you can’t make the open day you can still obtain information from Kevin Evans at 01353 614892 or kevin.g.evans@ntlworld.com

Parisian Swing www.parisianswing.com Gypsy Jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. 1st Sunday of every month at The Cutter Inn, Annesdale, Ely, 8.00-10.00. Free admission. For more information:01353 656959

City of Ely Netball Club City of Ely Netball Club offers netball training and competition for women and girls (from School Year 7) The Club has 2 adult squads and 2 junior teams and offers umpiring/coaching opportunities. It has England Netball CAPS accreditation. For more information: web: www.cityofelynetball.co.uk email: elycity@hotmail.co.uk tel: 01353 662886

Lighthouse Knitters The Lighthouse Church, off Chapel Street, Ely, telephone: 01353 662179. Starting their 8th year knitting just for fun in a social environment.

Projects include various charitable knits and self improvement. We meet between 9.30 - 11.30am on a Tuesday morning, all year round. Beginners and all age groups welcome, materials are provided and tea and coffee available for a small donation.

Please contact: Delia Wakeling on 01353 861126 or Maria Martin 01353 772 812 for more information.

Ely Netball Club The club is a thriving club with currently 30 members of all ages and abilities and we encourage women to return to sport to get fit and healthy but also as a great social activity.

The course will run for 6 weeks at Witchford Village College on a Wednesday night starting on Wednesday 8th June at a cost of £10 per person. At the end of the course all participants will have the opportunity to then join the club.

Please contact Victoria Cutforth Treasurer Ely Netball Club elynetball@hotmail.co.uk 07518 080362

Mindfulness Meditation Group meets every Monday 10-11am at Ely Dispensary rooms. This is a self guided group. All are welcome to share the space to help you keep in practice.

Please contact Carolyne on 07780292894 for more details before attending.

Ely City Church

Ely Milks

Olive Cafe:Fridays 10am -12pm (Free) Ely City Church, 15a Silver Street. Open Door Cafe offers a friendly setting in which to meet others over freshly brewed tea or coffee and homemade cake. (donations for refreshments) UNDER ONES: Parents & Babies Group. A group for babies under a year old, providing a relaxed atmosphere for babies and for parents and carers to socialise. No need to book, just turn up and there is a fee of just £1 per baby. Hot and cold refreshment provided.

UNDER TWOS: Parent and carers toddler Group. This also another group aimed at parents and carers with children under two years of age. Again this is a less boisterous group for children just starting to walk

1.30-2.30 on Thursday afternoons at the Olive Tree on Silver Street. Breastfeeding support. Ely Milks is a charitable organisation providing information and support for mums who are breastfeeding.

For more info go to: www.elymilks.co.uk

The Friends of Ely Museum.

Further info: www.elymuseum.org.uk/about Contact Pam Blakeman on 01353 663135.

Cost of meetings £2.50

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Presentation about “RADAR.” July 5th Jonathan Rogers - on his book about “The Cathedral Lady Chapel.”

For further details please contact the Honorary Secretary, David Farrow on 01353 699681

and not yet in pre-school. No booking required, just turn up and there is a fee of £1.50 per child. Hot and cold refreshments provided. These are a highly recommended group by the community mid-wives, Ely Children center and by the mums.

Ely City ChurchTel: 01353 662172 www.elycitychurch.co.uk

Ely & District Model Railway Club

9th June: AGM, letters ‘Y’ and ‘Z’.

Meetings held at Ely College, Downham Road, 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Check notice board at Community Desk for designated room.

Subscription £7.00 per year.

For info. please contact our Hon. Sec. on: 01354 659358

We are a friendly inclusive club meeting on Tuesday evenings and additionally at other times. You can learn new skills/share common interests. We also organise a well respected exhibition in Ely each May. Anyone over 18 interested in joining can visit us a couple of times to see if they like it. Then membership is £10/month.

Tel: 01480 454857 / email:crofters@ntlworld.com www.elymrc.org.uk

Ely Photographic Club

Ely Refugee Resettlement Campaign

Isle of Ely Philatelic Society

The club meets at the City of Ely Community College, Downham Road, Ely Wednesdays 7.30pm (annual subscription). We extend a warm welcome to all enthusiasts – novices, amateurs and professionals. We have a varied programme throughout the year encompassing all aspects of photography.

Nick Bowman Tel: 01353 664085

ERRC works to raise awareness, and aims to help with the resettlement of some refugee families in East Cambridgeshire (as part of the Government’s scheme to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK in the next five years). The group meets regularly and always seeks volunteers to help and to pledge support.

For more information, please visit http:// elyrefugeeresettlement.co.uk or email elyrefugeescampaign@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook (facebook.com/groups/ ElyRefugeeResettlementCampaign/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/ElyRefugees).

POS+ABILITY CHAIR-BASED EXERCISES WITH 1-1 SUPPORT Are you living with the effects of a Stroke?

Parkinson’s?

Multiple Sclerosis? Muscular Dystrophy? or other long-term Neurological conditions? Come and join us at our established weekly classes in Ely, Littleport, Histon , and Exning If you have an interest in our area of work, our team would like to hear from you. Potential Staff and Volunteers Please get in touch.

For a Free Taster Session Contact 07565 598193 Email: posability3@gmail.com www.posability.org

Ely and Littleport Riot We are a Ladies Morris side based in Ely. We practice on Friday evenings in Centre E in Barton Road and perform at various events around the area, including Apple Day, the Folk festival and greeting the dawn on May Day. In particular, we are performing at both events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ely and Littleport Riots.

Email: contact@elriot.co.uk Website: http://www.elriot.co.uk

Ely & District Probus Club The Probus Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Cathedral Centre, Palace Green, Ely at 10am. Membership is open to all professional and business people resident in Ely and District who are fully, or semi-retired. If You think you would like to join us or would like more information, please contact our Secretary, David Farrow, on 01353 699681. New Members are always welcome.

Upcoming Programme June 7th Summer Lunch at the Five Miles from Anywhere Inn. (no morning meeting) June 21st George Evans (Probus Member) - A Elyi Magazine | June 2016

Rocking Ukuleles of Ely Can you play a ukulele or sing?

The club meets every Monday evening at The Ely Bowls Club. (bar available) £5 subs paid on each evening of attendance Great club members, fun night and a good social event.

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Ely Hereward Rotary Club

Ely Runners

Wednesday evening meetings at the Lamb Hotel.

The meetings are a mixture of fellowship, guest speakers, events and fundraising planning and outside visits. For more information about our club, please contact Frank Connolly on: 01366 386973 or email: fac@lineone.net website: www.rotaryclubely-hereward.org

Tues & Thurs 7pm Paradise Centre. Membership Secretary Richard Hill : secretary@elyrunners.co.uk

St Mary’s Church Monday Club We meet in St Marys Church Hall on the 1st and 3rd Monday at 2pm for a 2:30pm start to the afternoon.

We have speakers on the 3rd Monday and a social afternoon on the 1st Monday. All meetings include afternoon Tea, Cakes and a raffle.

For more info phone Anne Marie on:01353662016 Email p.burfield50@btinternet.com

Ely Branch Royal British Legion The Ely Branch meets quarterly at The Town House Pub, Market Street Ely at 7.30 pm. Our meeting dates for the year are: Monday 23rd May, Monday 22nd August, AGM Monday 24th October, Monday 5th December. All new members welcome. For further details please phone Branch Secretary on: 01353 610446 website: www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/ely

Ely Scrabble Club Alternate Thursdays 1-3pm, Ely Library. £1.50 members, £2 non members For more info call: 07939 104 173

Little Thet’ Scottish Country Dancing

Royal Navy Association Ely Branch

Dancing in the Paradise Sports Centre on the First and Third Fridays of the month - not July or August.

No experience or a partner necessary. Just come along and have some fun and exercise - wear soft, flat shoes. Weekly fee is £4 with under 16s ( accompanied by an adult) free.

Contact Penny Tipler 01353 658275 or sheenah. adkins@btinternet.com

The local branch of ex-service men and women with many thousands of members nationally and world-wide. The RNA is open to all former and current members of the Naval Service including the Fleet Air Arm, the surface fleets, the Submarine Service,the WRENS,the Royal Marines, and the Royal Fleet Auxililary. Members are also welcome from the general public who have friends or relatives in the Navy or who have an interest in maritime matters and support this countries great Naval tradition.

We meet the last Thursday of the month at 1930 for a chat and a tot on occasion we arrange days out, games nights and BBQ’s. Meetings are the last Thursday of the month at 7.30pm at the Lamb Hotel.

For info please call or email: LIAM BROWNE tel:-07730379032 browneliam@aol.com

Ely Sinfonia Ely’s community orchestra plays regular concerts and services in Ely Cathedral and other local venues.

New players always welcome in most sections, or join the Friends for discounts and free concerts.

To find out more call 01353 721007 or see www.elysinfonia.co.uk

Sing! Choirs – Ely Tuesday or Thursday evening (you choose one of the evenings). No auditions, no need to be able to read music, just enjoy singing!

Contact Kathryn Rowland on: kathryn@singchoirs.com /01353 662022

Ely Sailing Club Ely Sailing Club is based at Roswell Pits in Ely, over 40 acres of attractive fresh water with islands, trees and banks. The sailing is always interesting, challenging and fun. There is dry launching directly from jetties, and crews are able to sail without getting their feet wet. We are a recognised Royal Yachting Association (RYA) training centre and have also been awarded RYA Champion Club status for our race coaching. Sailing takes place between Easter and the end of October on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Full details can be found on our website www.elysailingclub.org www.elyimagazine.com

Sit & Sew at Sew Much to Do Every Wednesday 9.30am-2.00pm and/or 6-9.30pm £3/session - we share ideas, help and support each other, and have a lot of fun along the way! Sew Much To Do, 7 High Street Passage, Ely

Tel: 01353 664000

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Sketchy Ely Drink & Draw Group

Ely Table Tennis Club

We meet on the First Monday of the month, 6pm to 8pm at Starbucks in Ely (opposite the Library), first floor. A group for anyone interested in drawing, all ages, male/female, expert/amateur. Meetings are free, buy a drink. Bring your own materials. Come along to draw, chat, drink and enjoy!

Find us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/sketchyelydrinkanddraw/

Located in the Village Hall at Prickwillow, just outside of Ely. We welcome new members of all ages and abilities but especially anyone wanting to get back into the sport. Practice night is every Monday from 7:00pm throughout the year. Match nights are Wednesdays and Fridays during the season for both the Ely District and Cambridge Leagues. Informal coaching offered to help improve your skills along with two annual club tournaments and other social events. First session FREE and subsequent sessions just £4.00.

For further info contact the Secretary, Karen Byford at: elytabletennis@gmail.com Tel: 01353 664271 www.tabletennis365.com/Ely

The Stained Glass Museum The Stained Glass Museum holds workshops, family drop-ins and lectures throughout the year. www.stainedglassmuseum.com curator@stainedglassmuseum.com or 01353 660355

Ely Tennis Club

Sugar in the Isle

We are a community-based not-for-profit club committed to making tennis available to everybody in and around Ely. We offer junior and adults coaching courses, enabling players to develop their game as well as having fun. We also have a number of teams representing the Club, playing teams around the County both home and away. Last, but not least, we organise social events throughout the year. PLEASE DO COME AND JOIN US! See our advert this month on pg24 More info from www.elytennisclub.co.uk.

If you want to play just now and then you can book courts via our website cost to non-members is £8 p.h

Meets monthly (except Aug & Dec) 7.30pm The Hub Tea Room, Lynn Rd. Demonstrations by local experts. Membership fee £20 / Meeting fee £1.50 & £5 visitors

Sutton Masque We are a relatively new, (two years) Border Morris side based in Sutton-in-the-Isle. We practice on Monday evenings and perform at various events and locations around the local area. Come and join us or book us for your event.

Email : squire@suttonmasque.org.uk Website : http://suttonmasque.org.uk www.facebook.com/suttonmasque

Ely Watercolour Workshop The Ely Watercolour Workshop is an informal group of aspiring, (or sometimes, perspiring), artists, of varying levels, who get together, weekly, on a Tuesday evening, at Ely Community College.

The evenings run, officially, from 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm but members may come and go as time or commitments allow. There is no formal tuition, but the members do try to help each other and will, occasionally, do demonstrations of various aspects of watercolour painting.

A programme of ‘topics’, for each week, is produced, for each term, although the subjects are not mandatory. Members are free to ‘do their own thing’, if they so wish, but are invited to participate in the programme, as much as possible. In the summer term and holiday period, the EWW tries to encourage ‘outdoor’ painting with a selection of suggested venues, in and around Ely. We do, occasionally, arrange an all day workshop with an outside ‘professional’ artist, for extra tuition and experience. Each year, the EWW arranges TWO exhibitions of paintings, together with the ever popular hand painted greetings cards. One at Easter

Ely Theatregoers Club Eileen Pick founded the Ely Theatregoers Club in 1981 when she placed an advert in the local paper to see if anyone would like to join her on theatre trips. The Club now boasts some 300+ members whose continuing support to the Club’s activities (both in the theatre and social) see it continue and grow. The Ely Theatregoers Club hold Quarterly Coffee Mornings on the first Monday of the months of March, June, September and December at The Ely Cathedral Centre (the old Ely Library) at 10am 11.30am.

For further information on future events see our website at:www.elytheatregoers.co.uk stb.butler@ntlworld.com 07887 240483

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Ely W.E.A.

and one in October school half-term holidays. The usual venue is the Almonry restaurant, off the Market Square, in central Ely. The fees are £20, per halfyear, payable at the first meeting in January, and first meeting in September.

Contact: 01353 666954

At WEA we believe learning is for everyone and learning is for life. It can be life-enhancing and life-changing – improving health, self-confidence and creating positive changes that ripple out from individuals to communities. Founded in 1903, the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity and the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education. In 2013/14 we delivered 9,700 parttime courses for over 70,000 students in England and Scotland with classes in almost every local authority area.

More information can be found at: www.wea.org.uk

Ely Wildlife Watch Wildlife watch is a junior branch of the Wildlife Trust.

Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent or carer. For further information contact Clive on: Tel: 01353 610224

Ely Local Group of the Wildlife Trust 7.45 pm Vernon Cross Room, Ely Museum For info contact: Will on:01353 661339 email: willburdett@btinternet.com

Willderland Farm

NEW GROUP STARTING UP Ely Fibromyalgia Support Group

Willderland Farm is a 4.5 acre community farm, based near Haddenham. We established ourselves as a membership organisation in 2015, with the aim of growing food sustainably, supporting wildlife; benefitting members and the wider community.

If you would be interested in becoming a member, please email: info@willderland.com or visit www.willderland.com

We have a meet up

at the Copper Cup, Littleport 27th June 1pm Our support group offers meet ups, awareness, fundraising, advice, signposting and professional support.

The group’s founder, Hayley Mason, is an Occupational Therapist by profession who has been diagnosed with the condition and is offering both professional and personal support. The vision is to obtain charitable status for the group which will be offering local people grants for items which would help them if they cannot afford them and 1:1 advice regarding benefits, work etc. We are supported

by Fibromyalgia Action UK.

Ely Guild of Woodturners The Ely Guild of Woodturners exists to enable amateurs and professionals to further the cause of woodturning and to preserve this ancient craft.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the Social Club in Little thetford, starting at 7pm. (beginners instruction from 6pm) meetings usually consist of a demonstration by a visiting expert.

Anyone is welcome to attend two or three meetings as a guest before committing themselves to membership (currently £30 per annum) Contact person: Stephen Franklin (Chairman) Tel: 01353 663949

To help with fund raising we are asking for donations of clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, DVDs, CDs, Brick-a-Brac, Towels, Bedding, Toys etc. Most things accepted. Collection can be arranged so please consider donating your unwanted items to this local venture.

If you would like to volunteer to be on the committee as a Trustee it will just be 4 meetings a year and you can help support and shape this very worthwhile charity.

Ely City Women’s Institute Forthcoming events: 11th June, Jonathan Totman, Fenland Poet Laureate, workshop, Competition: bring in your favourite poem 11 July, Mel of Melly made designs, Competition: family heirloom Where/when:7.30 pm (feel free to turn up 7.15 onwards), The Old Dispensary, 13 St Mary’s Street, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4ER Contact Tel: 01353 663787, Web: wielycity.wix.com/home, Twitter: @ElyCityWI, Email: ruth.g.sindall@btconnect.com www.elyimagazine.com

Hayley Mason Email elyfibromyaligia@gmail.com Phone 07793671728

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Ely Choral Society & Ely Youth Choir

Carl Orff

CARMINA MacMillan Coffee morning on Saturday June 18th at 10.30am Ely Bowls Club, Nutholt Lane Ely

BURANA

Entrance including a cup of coffee, tea and biscuit £2 ALL WELCOME!

&

Arion and the Dolphin Jonathan Dove (a Making Music commission)

Stalls and raffle

Tara Bungard - soprano Ashley Harries - counter-tenor Mark Gotham - baritone Maurice and Thanea Hodges - pianists Percussion section led by Will Sivier

MacMillan is the chosen charity of the Bowls Club for 2016

Conductor Andrew Parnell

7:30 pm Saturday 9th July 2016 Hayward Theatre The Gallery, Ely CB7 4EW

Tickets £16, u18s £5 from: Burrows Bookshop, 7 High Street Passage, Ely Tel 01353 669759 or tickets@elychoralsociety.org and at the door

Registered Charity No: 802308

The Ely and District NSPCC We invite you to join us on SUNDAY JUNE 19th from 2-4pm in the marquee in the Bishop`s Garden, the Gallery, (courtesy of The Bishop)

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Your invitation to attend the

BURWELL

CARNIVAL

Tuesday 7 June 2016 from 2pm – 6pm

The Burgess Hall, Westwood Road, St Ives, PE27 6WU Are you involved in community projects in your town or village? Or do you have a project in mind, but don’t know where to start?

the Recreation Ground

This event will help you fund, build and do more in your community, by putting you in touch with those who can help.

Saturday June 18th 2016

craft stalls

GAMES

funfair

Browse a marketplace of stalls from voluntary and community sector organisations, funders, local authorities and local programmes.

displays

Learn from our ‘Community Stars’, local community projects and groups who have successfully taken on challenges like those you are facing.

LICENsED bar LIVE MUSIC

STORY TELLERS

AND MORE

Book to attend one or more workshops on topics that interest you most.

Carnival Theme:

Children’s TV Through The Ages

Find out more and book for workshops at: www.cambscommunityfair.wordpress.com

Further DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT:

www.burwell-carnival.info www.facebook.com/burwellcarnival @burwellcarnival

Search for us on Twitter #CommFair16

ELY AND DISTRICT CYCLING CLUB

Learn cycling skills Professional coaching First 3 sessions are FREE Bikes available if required

£4

Junior

BIKE CLUB

SS ION PE R SE

Wednesday’s from April 13th Under 13s (18.30- 19.30) Under 16s (19.30 - 20.30)

Venue: Unit 5-6, Stirling Place, Elean Business Park, Sutton CB6 2QE

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Next Copy Date is 10th

June for the July / August edition

Is there still a place for print advertising in this technological age?

Too right there is!

An online presence is essential as technology advances, but equally the value of community orientated print advertising has been proven. According to a Pitney Bowes survey, 76% of small businesses say their ideal marketing strategy combines both print and digital communication.

We often hear people say, “What a great little resource the Elyi magazine is”. We are very proud of that.

and engaged audience and we will provide the ‘complete advertising package’.

Readers spend more time per sitting with a community magazine than with the shorter shelf life of news media, so there’s more chance they will come across your advert, giving your advertising a ‘longer life’ and ensuring that your advertising campaign can still be generating exposure for months into the future.

The Elyi magazine is read and re-read as it will be left in waiting rooms, on trains, taken into offices and left on the coffee table. We estimate that the average magazine is being picked up three or four times, this huge market is one which you really can’t afford to miss out on. We have our own team of dedicated distributors, with 10,500 copies currently being printed.

month - with the handsome block booking discount - and we even let you spread the cost!

That’s over 115,000 impressions of your advert floating around Ely throughout the year.

We have also noticed that it’s not uncommon for seasonal services to ask to pause their advert because they are inundated with calls. Our growing online readership and our web edition gives your customers the opportunity to engage with you online through direct links.

The relationship between our supporting advertisers and the community groups of Ely is a real strength. They make sure they are aware that it’s the advertising that sponsors their free space.

So, we really value our advertisers. Without them we couldn’t promote and support the good causes, charities, and non-profit groups that we do.

Print marketing is used less so now stands out more.

Our distributors tell us how well it is received and feedback from businesses is consistently positive. Readers appreciate how community-centered it is but, equally, love reading the adverts and finding out what Ely and the villages have to offer. Advertising with The Elyi Magazine presents your business with the opportunity to generate highimpact visual coverage of your branding in front of a relevant

Distribution of The Elyi covers 8,500 homes and business in Ely, Queen Adelaide and Prickwillow and a further 2,000 copies are placed in the villages. Value for money and customer service are at the top of our priority list. We design, print, deliver door to door, upload to social media, tweet and place you on our website, all for the advert cost! A customer buying our popular quarter page advert for 11 issues gets a full year’s advertising for only £53.25 a

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Home Services & Supplies

Criteria Cars

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Ely Tax & Accountancy

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Ashco Building Servicesls

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Clanpress Ltd Printing

26

BM Aerials

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Paula Ingram Tax Technician

19

Cade Wood Burning Stoves

21

Local Shopping / Retail

Simon Airey Mortgage Broker

20

Cloudy 2 Clear

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Cutlacks

5

Complete Kitchens

9

My Shop is Local

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Dream Doors Cambridge

13

It’s Wonderful

4

Ely Cleaning Services

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The Eel Catcher’s Daughter

6

Reeds Furniture

2

Eating & Drinking Out The Town House

40

Ely Electrical Services

21

The Almonry

10

Ely Skip Hire

21

The Kings Arms

14

Ely Tile Centre

20

Ely Golf Club

16

Fenland Spirit Services

20

Mind, Body & Wellness

J T Cycles

18

All Eyes Spectacles

6

Tig-a-Tack Welding

18

Bartrams Mobility

15

Events, Clubs, Classes, Lessons

Johnson Construction

19

Beverley Day

6

Haddenham Galleries

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John Ollive Property Maintenance

23

Dan Regan Hypnotherapy

6

Ousefest

16

Langtry Furniture

12

Energie Fitness for Women

25

Toni’s Class Language

7

MAM Tiling

27

Foothealthy

25

The Kings School

35

Paul Barrow Builders

21

Footprints Surgery

11

The Maltings

37

Port Plumbing

27

Westminster Homecare

11

YPL Auctions, Littleport

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Silcock Construction

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Security Services

Ely Folk Festival

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Simon Bridges Piano Tuner

11

Bargate Locksmiths

19

Soham Carpets

12

RGP Security Services

23

TW Electrical Ely

21

Pets

Food & Drink

Camelot Creature Comforts

41

Ely Aquatic

41

Anglia wines

40

I.T. and Web Services

Equicentric

34

Sunflower Catering

27

Ely Computers

6

Little Critters

41

Infiniti Graphics

10

Northfen Grooming

41

For Children

Photography Ian Stacey Photography

Garden Services & Supplies

BeebopaBirthday Parties

36

Taxi / Professional Car Service Noble Cars

Cambridge Pond Cleaning

12

Kids Club Ely

37

Evans landscapes

18

Lane Academy Princess Parties

36

Fenland Spirit Services

20

Mary Smyth (tutor)

11

Wedding Attire

Littleport Timber Buildings

18

Monkey Music

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Peter’s Bridal Warehouse

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