Wine Tasting Evening at St Andrew’s Histon

St Andrew’s Stepping Stones Playgroup welcomes you to a Wine Tasting Evening on Friday 19th March, 8pm Start at St Andrew’s Church Halls, Histon

Come and join us for a light hearted evening of fun & learning.  Enjoy fine wines as our expert guides us through their qualities and food matches.

Nibbles provided.  Win a mystery bottle of wine.

£60 per table of 6

Booking through Angie Wocha

01223 237655

Spring bulbs on sale

Village gardens will soon be blooming with spring flowers. Histon & Impington Open Gardens plant group have potted up crocus, daffodil, tulip and hyacinth bulbs for residents to enjoy too. This is a reminder that pots of spring bulbs will soon be on sale, from mid March - weather permitting! - till late May.
Look out for them on sale outside 59 Cottenham Road, Histon - the thatched cottage - and at Hollyoak Veterinary Surgery, St. Georges Way, Impington. Ideal presents or to place in a border to fill an empty space.

- Judy Wilson

SON ET LUMIERE

HISTON AND IMPINGTON VILLAGE SOCIETY SON ET LUMIERE
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Society, a Son et Lumiere (sound and light show) is to be held on 18th, 19th and 20th March at Histon Parish Church. The performance, starting at 7.30pm, will depict the history of the two villages from earliest times to the present.

Tickets (to include refreshments) will be priced at £6, with concessions £5 and children ( under 16) £3, and will be on sale from Histon Church office, Jane’s Frames, and Lighthouse Toys.

For further information please contact Jill on 232049

Footpaths: Please Consider Others

Can You Walk Past Your House Unimpeded?

People often forget that in the eyes of the law footpaths (as well as bridleways and byways) are minor highways. So it’s worth remembering that any unruly growth from the trees and hedges in your front garden need to be managed on the highway side too. Most people have had the experience of being pushed off the pavement by a pretty fuchsia or a thorny rose that the proud owner hasn’t trimmed back. This is all very jolly if you like to enjoy the flowers and their fragrance, but not so much fun for a pedestrian with a brolly.  Also vulnerable to these types of hazards are people with poor eyesight, wheel chair/mobility scooter users or a youngster in a buggy. Don’t forget too that tall branches or fast growing creepers, which can shoot up lamp posts at an alarming rate, can also cause problems.

The birds will soon be starting to build their nests, so now is the time to get out those secateurs, pruning saws or loppers and get that offending overhanging vegetation trimmed back.

Owners are liable for any accidents caused by or involving overgrown vegetation and Cambridgeshire County Council Highways has the power to ensure that any obstruction or hazard is cleared.

If you have any concerns please contact_them on 08450 455212 or for obscured street lights in the village email street.lighting@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Holiday at Home

The Holiday at Home group have enjoyed a busy 2009 with home-based gatherings at the Baptist church halls and outings.

We are a group designed for Pensioners who live alone in Histon and Impington and the group has been growing in numbers since 2002.

We stated the year 2009 with a New Year lunch at the Baptist church serving 78 friends with a full Roast Beef meal.  In March Reg Wenn came to entertain us with his poetry and humour.  April found us together for two days at the Baptist church with talks; an opportunity to purchase clothing from the Pauline May Collection;  laughter and fun with “The Entertainers”; coffee, lunch and tea.

During the summer we enjoyed coach outings to the Bufferfly and Wildlife Park at Long Sutton, two visits to our friends at the Newmarket Day Centre for lunch, a trip to Cromer for the Pier Show, and a tour on the Cambridgeshire Sightseeing Bus with strawberry tea.  October brought another two-day gathering with some chair-based exercises; an opportunity to create our own floral table decoration; speakers; more entertainment; coffee, lunch and tea with plenty of time to enjoy the company of friends.

 

We are grateful to the Leadership Team at Histon Baptist Church who make their halls available to us and to the volunteer drivers who kindly bring some of our members in and take them home, but as you can imagine there is a lot of work involved with this venture and I would be very grateful to anyone who could offer some support and help in any area of your interest and gifts.

- Joyce Hallett
Tel: 232694

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

 

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

 

Please take a look around your garden, garage or out buildings for any old

“Cambridge White”, “Burwell Stock” or similar bricks.

Along with old roof slates these are urgently required

to help rebuild the Crossing Keeper’s Hut.

No quantity too small.

 

Please email enviro@hisimp.net or call Pene Nudds on 237155

to arrange for collection.

Interested in Playing Cricket?

Histon Cricket Club will be running teams this season in the under 11, under 12 and under 13 age groups.

The outdoor net sessions take place at Histon Recreation Ground and begin in w/c 19th April on the following evenings.

U11s Tuesday 6.15 - 7.30 (first session Tues 20th April)
U12s Wednesday 6.15 - 7.30 (first session Wed 21st April)
U13s Monday 6.30 - 7.45 (first session Mon 19th April)

The subscription fee is £35 per member and covers all matches and practice nights for the season.  Subscriptions will be collected when the outdoor sessions begin in April.

For more details on each team please contact the team managers:

Under 11 David Green - (M) 07774 017649 (H) 01954 252954

Under 12 - Joe Uttridge - (M) 07771787695

Under 13 - Martin Wilde - (M) 07952 635518  (H) 01223 233484

For general enquires please contact Joe Uttridge
(M) 07771787695 (Email) - ju4@hotmail.co.uk

The ‘HI Squad’ from IVC

HI Squad: Introduction

Hello readers, we are a small group of year ten girls attending IVC. We are working towards an Arts Bronze Award. The arts award is divided into 4 parts. Part A is called ‘Taking Part’. You need to decide what you are going to do, then you have to give evidence of you doing your chosen art, and you have to review the activity and decide what you might consider doing next. The second part involves being a member of the audience. This involves expressing your opinion on the performance you choose, as evidence of your attendance. This third section is about who you consider to be your arts hero or heroine. For this section you simply need to record your research on this person and the main things that you found out. The final section, Part D, is the arts apprenticeship. In this part you are required to assist an arts leader at a workshop or a session, or you need to share your own arts skill.

As our current group have been to see a street dance performance in London, named ‘Into the Hoods’, we have completed section B of the bronze award. We have also attended an arts workshop at the Junction in Cambridge. Therefore, we have also accomplished Part A. We are currently working towards Part C individually and are planning Part D in smaller groups.

We encourage others to get involved with this award as it is a productive way of spending your spare time and there is an art to suit absolutely everyone.

We are also looking for more members to join us in our work on this newspaper as we are a small group and would like others to contribute to our page.

STARS IN THEIR EYES

They certainly have stars in their eyes!

Many students attending IVC shone in this year’s Stars in their Eyes! Three amazing shows were hosted by students and staff. The show was extremely successful and popular. Tickets for the final, judging, performance were sold out by lunchtime on the first day. Students committed to the show by using weekends and after school to return to college and rehearse. This shows a great amount of dedication from both the teachers and the students. Members of staff also contributed on stage and they too sparkled in their performance, along with the other contenders.

The overall winner was ‘A Pencil Full Of Lead.’ HI Squad would like to congratulate Elliott Boulding, Rhoni Cash, Joss Fieldhouse, David October and Oliver Stoneman on their winning performance. All performances showed a huge amount of talent, passion and community spirit. A very well done to all performers!

Remembering the Holocaust

To remember the devastating genocide of the Second World War, Impington Village College had assemblies to commemorate the Holocaust.  
GCSE students taking History were extremely privileged to hear about real experiences from some survivors of the Holocaust. They came into school to share their stories and opinions on the event. Students were taken off usual timetable lessons to listen to the visitors. The experience was extremely moving and hearing about the suffering of these people was upsetting, but made the situation become much more realistic. All students listened intently and many questions were asked. One of the visitors who came into school was John Dobai. His story was fascinating and interesting. One part of his story that has remained with us was when he informed us that he was extremely lucky at one point of his life. When he was in a children’s home, he unfortunately became ill and was sent home. A few days later, he was told that the children’s home had been intruded by the opposition and the children had been found dead.    Another survivor was actually born in a concentration camp. Mr Arkinstall, head of History, was extremely pleased with the students’ behaviour and reaction to the moving stories.
This was an experience never to be forgotten and Impington Village College is unbelievably grateful to Harry Bibring, Eva Clarke, Harry Fox and John Dobai for giving up their own time to share their experiences. 

HELP US!

What would you like to see on our page? Sport, Upcoming events, Music information, Local achievements, Fashion tips, Recipes, Reviews, Competitions, Money saving tips? Other suggestions?
Please let us know by email to  mail@hicourier.co.uk  Please put ‘HI SQUAD’ in the Subject line and text. Thank you for your time.

Nearly New Sale on Saturday 13th March

Ladybirds Play and Toddler Group are holding a Nearly New Sale on Saturday 13th March from 12.00 till 2.00pm at Impington Village College, Sports Hall.  Admission is 50p per adult. If you have items to sell or would like to help out please call Kate on 07850 702165

Graham Beaton - Lollipop Man Interview

Histon Lollipop Man on Cambridge Voices

Well known lollipop man, Graham Beaton, features in the very first of Cambridge Voices a brand new radio style interview programme created by the Cambridge Time Traveller Group.  You can hear hte interview on your computer at the website given at the end of this article.  Graham relates how he was forced to find part time work after a mini-stroke in 2001, and how watching over the safety and well being of the village children has become his mission in life. He says he doesn’t like the cold, wet winter months but as the son of a farmer he is quite used to it.

CAMBRIDGE VOICES is an audio production for anyone in the community of Cambridgeshire to share their memories of living, working or growing up in the city or the surrounding villages. ‘Helping the Community share their memories’

The members of the CTTG group, all volunteers, can meet with anyone interested in recording their memories, wherever they like.  All recordings are conducted in a friendly, comfortable environment where the interviewee can feel relaxed.

Hear the podcast interview on your computer at: www.bit.ly/gbeaton

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