Local Events

Things to do in September

Here is a selection of events and activities happening in September. NB Things are changing week by week, so please check details by phone or online. To have your event listed, please email: meldrethmatters@hotmail.com.

Saturdays 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th at 7.00pm Live Music at the Plough, Shepreth SG8 6PP

A new stage on the terrace with some shelter for the audience. Food and drinks available. Suggested contribution of £5 to support the musicians. Booking advised. (01763) 290348.

Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th; Tuesday 15th to Sunday 20th; Tuesday 22nd to Sunday 27th September, 12.00noon - 4.00pm Anglia Textile Works Exhibition Babylon Gallery, Waterside, Ely CB7 4AU

See quilt art created by a contemporary textile group. Free. www.angliatextileworks.weebly.com. Telephone to check details (01353) 616991.

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, 10.00am - 3.00pm Playing with the Light exhibition The Stables, Wandlebury Ring, Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge CB22 3AE

Artist Debbie Baxter explores sunlight and woodlands. She will be painting in the Stables on both days. Free. For more information contact debbiebaxterart@yahoo.co.uk.

Saturday 26th September, 10.00am - 1.00pm September Art in the garden Beth Chatto Gardens, Elmstead Market, Colchester CO7 7DB

Artist and gardener Jevan Watkins Jones guides you as you draw and paint different garden spaces. Materials provided. Beginner level to advanced. £45. See: www.bethchatto.co.uk.

Cinemas in Cambridge, throughout the month Vue (CB1 1PS), Light (CB1 7DY), Arts Picturehouse (CB2 3AR)

Cinemas in Cambridge are now open with distanced seating, face coverings, sanitisers, enhanced cleaning, staggered film times and contactless payments. The Light cinema says fresh air will be circulated through the air conditioning.

Outdoor cinemas Enchanted Cinema, Gonville Hotel, Cambridge CB1 1LY

Films shown in the gardens of the hotel whatever the weather - go prepared! Popcorn, bar. Examples of films - Rocketman, Titanic, Romeo and Juliet. See www.cambridgelive.org.uk for details.

The Star and Mouse Picture Show, at varying times Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QP

A pop-up, drive-in movie theatre with different classes of tickets, starting with Standard tickets at £25 for one car with 2 people. (£4 each extra person.) Bronze, Silver and Gold tickets available, some with front row placings, popcorn drinks, deck chairs. Examples of films are 1917, The English Patient, Memphis Belle. www.starandmouse.com.

Home Cinema

Join Carol Morley’s Friday Film Club on Twitter. Lesser-known films for free. Watch with others then discuss online. #FridayFilmClub.

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge CB2 1RB Cuttings: Manuscript fragments on the loose!

Just 5 cuttings from manuscripts (and some fragments of Medieval manuscripts) but other material on display such as poems by William Morris and drawings by Edward Burne-Jones. Free. Timed tickets. Face coverings required. Café and shop open (card only).

Wicken Fen, Lode Lane, Ely CB7 5XP

Sedge Fen is now open - a rare fragment of ancient undrained fen, home to an abundance of wildlife. Pre-book (free to members, £3 to non members). Tickets are released on Fridays. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. NB They are likely to book up quickly as with other National Trust places.

Kettle’s Yard Museum, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ Friday to Sunday, 11.00am to 5.00pm (this may change)

Book a free, timed ticket. Shop and cafe open (take-away only). If you can’t get there, try their digital programme ‘Kettle’s Yard at Home.’

Kingsway Golf Centre, Cambridge Road, Melbourn SG8 6EY

Try foot golf, the new sport combining football and golf. Kick the ball into the hole (9 holes) in as few kicks as possible. Adults £8, juniors £6. Second round, adults £4, juniors £3.