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In future, digital copies of our newspaper will appear here on the day of publication.

General Election Question Time 27 April IVC 7:30PM

HICCA at the Wave, 5 December

HICCA members were in force at the WAVE climate change demonstration. Sarah, Elaine and Marine had created a fantastic banner for the march which will, no doubt, get many outings at future events. A lot of us travelled down together on the Coaches laid on by the Co-op.

There were blue hands, faces and bodies as far as the eye could see in either direction, which was some feat for a chilly dayin early December.  We felt that we needed to be at The Wave because the Copenhagen talks could prove to be such a defining moment in history. There were people from all ages  enjoying the carnival atmosphere.

There were people from all ages  enjoying the great atmosphere.

It is by no means inevitable that Copenhagen will see the fair deal that everyone at The Wave was calling for, but there was an undeniable sense of momentum as we rode the crest of our Wave past Downing St. and eventually engulfed the Houses of Parliament.

It was a great feeling to be marching alongside 50,000 others from all walks of life on the largest climate change demonstration ever seen in this country.

But the work doesn’t stop here. There’s plenty more campaigning to do during and after Copenhagen if we  are to sustain the pressure on our politicians to make them take the radical steps that are needed to avert climate chaos.

The Wave, Saturday, 5th December

The Wave, on Saturday 5 December, will be a carnival style procession through the streets of London to call for international action on climate change. It is being organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, which has been organising peaceful climate change marches since 2006 to keep the pressure on government for definite action on climate change.

details of the day

• Meeting from 12pm, Grovesner Square, central London
• Starts at approximately 1pm
• The route will flow from Grosvenor Square, via Piccadilly and Whitehall, to finally encircle the Houses of Parliament on both sides of the Thames.
• A stunning finale will take place at 3pm as The Wave encircles the Houses of Parliament

Members of  TheCo-operative and Oxfam supporters can book up to 6 tickets with their membership number/Oxfam code. Travel to The Wave costs from as little as £5 per person for coaches, £15 per person for trains and free for under-16s. For further details of the day and to book subsidised transport visit Co-operative site

Quite a number from HICCA are already booked on the coach leaving at 8:30 from Queens Rd, Cambridge.  So book a ride for just £5 and join us on the march. Look out for the brand new HICCA banner!

Village Energy Show Sat Oct 24th, 2-6 pm

• Get advice and a chance to chat about cutting your household energy bills and carbon footprint
• See technologies that can help and talk to installers
• Meet local people with local experience
• Find out about energy-saving support for your local community
• Bring the family and friends – it’s about all of us

Venue:  Impington Village College, New Road, Impington

Free entry

Organised by South Cambs Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership in collaboration with HICCA.

Greening Campaign Phase Two coming up

Residents of Histon and Impington are invited to join HICCA at Impington Village College on Wednesday 23rd September to discuss how to build on the carbon cutting success of the Greening Campaign earlier in the year. 

The meeting, which will include a brief AGM, will be conducted on the lines of the initial Greening Campaign meeting, with plenty of opportunity for interaction and discussion. 

Doors will open at 7.15 and the meeting will begin at 7.30 pm.

The Rec Sports and Fun Day - June 7th

 

The Rec Sports and Fun day
Sunday 7th June 2.00pm to 5.30pm

Fun for all the Family on Histon and Impington Rec this summer

Sports activities include :
Fencing - Basketball - Bowls - Tri-golf - Cycling (special sessions for riding bikes for 4-8s ) - Croquet - Archery - Tennis - Cricket - Fun Races - Football tournaments - Sports coaching (multi sport 5-7s & football U5s)

Refreshments available including tuck shop, BBQ, ice cream, teas

Attractions include :
Climbing wall Sumo suits Assault course Dancing display Giant games

Sponsored by Tucker Gardner

For info www.friendsoftherec.co.uk or Tel Neil 01223 232514

The Friends of Histon and Impington Recreation Ground are a registered charity 1100193

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