Thanks to all those villagers who supported the Etton Church clean up and BBQ. Once again we managed to tidy up the churchyard and ensure the gravestones are stable, clean the brass and silver and Smartwater our valuables, apply woodworm treatment to the tower floor, paint the gates and generally clean up the church. However, [...]
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Enjoy an entertaining evening with one of the best know storytelling performers, Hugh Lupton. He will be appearing, with supporting guests, at Helpston Village Hall on Saturday 2nd October from 6pm-8pm. Tickets are £7 and include wine and canapés. Please contact: Clare Cottage, Woodgate, Helpston, Peterborough PE6 7ED Tel: 01733 253330 www.clarecottage.org
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AT CLARE COTTAGE Clare Cottage hosted a fascinating cookery demonstration on Saturday, 11 September, to celebrate cultural diversity. Millicent Banhire and her sister Retina Mudzi, used an amazing array of ingredients to introduce guests and staff to a typical Zimbabwean menu. Pumpkin leaves, fresh from Millicent’s garden, were chopped and served in cream, while dried [...]
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Five experts, four distinguished gardeners and one of Peterborough’s leading beekeepers, gathered to make up the panel for this exciting event held at Clare Cottage on Sunday, 18 July. The relaxed atmosphere and amazing range of gardening knowledge, displayed by both panel and audience, contributed to the success of the morning. Questions ranged from the [...]
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Clare Cottage opened its doors to the public a year ago, and to mark the occasion we held an all day Garden Party. The entertainment – music, poetry and drama – created a lively atmosphere throughout the day. Cakes of all shapes and sizes were available on the cake stall, bargains galore on the white [...]
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If you go down in the woods today – or rather any time around now – then be sure of a surprise of sorts. Autumn is always the best time of year to find mushrooms, but this year has been exceptional in the sheer quantity that have sprouted up in local woods and fields – [...]
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A honeymoon in Aruba, an island off the North coast of S America, followed the wedding at Holy Trinity Church, Orton Longueville, of Rachel Allison and Tony Grant. The couple, who are both from Helpston, met four years ago on an evening out in York. The bride, daughter of Christine and the late David Allison [...]
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Come and join in the fun on the field opposite the old Wildfowl Centre – access via The Chestnuts Burgers, Sausages & Refreshments will be available to purchase on the night. The fun starts at 6pm with the lighting of the Bonfire. 6.30pm – Fireworks Tickets are £ 5.00 Adult £ 3.00 Child Children under [...]
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