Get ready for an action packed day of fun for all on the Village Green with line dancing, music and traditional village favourites with an American twist!
15:00 Kick off on the Village Green
Live Country music during the afternoon from Tom Donaldson and also the ‘Sure-can Playboys’ band and if you still have the energy after the line dancing has finished they’ll be a disco.
Whether you’re trying your hand at line dancing, tackling the assault course, admiring the vintage cars, enjoying gluten free doughnuts or relaxing with tea and homemade cake there’s something for everyone!
Vee’s tea and cake served from 15:00
Delicious gluten free doughnuts from Fen Family Kitchen
American style hot dogs
Live music throughout the afternoon
Vintage American Hot Rod car show
Bouncy castle for the little ones
Inflatable assault course for the bigger ones
Vintage fire truck with hose spraying and water fun
Tug of War and other village games
Hudson’s Timber stall
Coconut shy
Art stall
Tombola
Ice creams
Water stocks – come soak yer dad
Beer courtesy of our wonderful village pubs
the Plough and Fleece
the Crown and Punchbowl
The BBQ will be lit for you to cook your own food or bring a picnic.
Replacement of Victorian floorboards and new safety features will improve service to the community, including local events and worship
St Peter’s Church, Horningsea, which is one of Cambridgeshire’s oldest places of worship, is pleased to announce over £104,000 in recent grant funding for major restoration work. The project, to be completed over the next three months, will see rotten Victorian floorboards replaced and making the historic church tower safe for future generations. This includes critical funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Golden Bottle Trust, and the Ely Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund.
North aisle floor before removal
St Peter’s — From Vikings and Saxons, To Today
St Peter’s Church, Horningsea, is of uncertain origin. Documentary evidence points to the existence of a Saxon Minster on the site prior to 870 AD. The church’s current fabric includes pillars, a porch, doorways, a font, and a tower, all dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. The oldest surviving artefacts are tomb lids from the 10th century. Victorian-era works included the reconstruction of the north wall and aisle, and the laying of floorboards. Those floorboards, now approximately 140 years old, have substantially deteriorated and require replacement.
Ongoing restoration work to the floor
“St Peter’s Church Council is so grateful to everyone who has contributed to providing these funds: National Lottery players, and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for awarding the grant; the Diocesan Bell Ringers; the Golden Bottle Trust; the Friends of Horningsea Church, those who worked so hard and organised fundraising concerts and exhibitions. We will no longer have to worry about someone tumbling down from the tower or their foot falling through the floor.” — Reverend Canon Nick Moir, Vicar of St Peter’s Church, Horningsea
Pre-restoration Celebrations and Community Events
Before work began, the Friends of Horningsea Church hosted a singing, dancing, and picnic event for younger members of the local community — the future custodians of the church. The Cambridge City Young Bellringers arrived by boat the same day in order to ring the bells before they fell silent during construction. The group will be invited back for a special bell-ringing celebration and open event once the project is complete.
Ringing the bells for the last time before the work
Throughout the period of the upcoming works, celebrations of Horningsea’s heritage will continue. An exhibition — 1766 and All That — is planned for the end of June, showcasing an altar cloth embroidered in 1766.
Bellringers arriving by narrowboat
In September, following completion of the project, there will be a re-enactment of the Viking raid of 870 AD, with longboats arriving by river. Further details will be announced closer to the events — stay tuned!
It’s the Annual Parish Meeting on Tuesday the 19th May at 19:00 in the village hall. All residents and warmly encouraged to come see what our parish council have done for us in the past year and what they plan for this year. The Parish Council is low on members and urgently need more councillors to avoid the Parish Council being closed and being managed by South Cambs District Council instead. Attend the meeting and see what you can do!
Work is still ongoing in the church. Services have now been suspended as it’s a building site! Check inside the Herald or here for updates.
It’s now a month since Adam and Lucy took over and The Plough and Fleece is going strong. Our village is lucky to have two wonderful pubs. We need to support them or we will lose them! It’s easy to support them. Just go have a pint and watch the sun go down!
The Plough and Fleece is reopening on Good Friday with the new tenants Adam and Lucy. Do give them a great welcome to the village. Horningsea is lucky to have two great pubs and we need to use them or we will lose them! Flyers and menu are below, along with the latest newsletter from Horningsea CIC, the community owned company that owns the Plough and Fleece.
The Parish Council are looking for new councillors. If they do not recruit additional councillors, there is a real risk that the Parish Council could be dissolved, with control passing to South Cambridgeshire District Council rather than remaining with local residents. This would significantly reduce the village’s ability to represent its own interests.
There’s a litter pick on Saturday the 25th. Meet at the bus stop! Do come along and help keep our village tidy. Equipment is provided.
Easter events at St Peter’s are listed with the rest of April’s events.
You are invited to meet at Horningsea church wearing your walking boots. There will be a short church service outside the church and then everyone will walk to Fen Ditton to arrive in time for the Good Friday Service in FD church.
Easter Sunday 5 April at 10.30 there will be a special family friendly Easter Day service of celebration ( and there may be an Easter egg or two!) so come along as a family.
Easter Day Sunday 5 April at 10.30
A special family service followed by a short communion service for those who would like to stay on.
Other services will be taking place in our sister parishes every day in Holy Week and over the Easter weekend. Details will be on the noticeboard
Come and Celebrate the Spring
Saturday 18th April at 10:00 for 10.30, St Peter’s Church
Sing and dance to your favourite Disney songs with a big screen as the background. The Friends of Horningsea Church hope that children will come dressed as their favourite Disney characters. Bring a picnic to enjoy after the singing and dancing. Families will be invited to make a donation to the Friends of Horningsea Church. Please let Suzanna Watson know if you plan to come along … details on the poster.
Bell ringing by boat
Saturday 18 April at about 15:00
St Peter’s Church will be welcoming young bell ringers who are travelling to Horningsea by boat. The ringers are in school years 7 – 10 so if you hear the bells ringing on Saturday afternoon, be impressed by their skills!
The events on 18 April will be the last special events for a couple of months as it is hoped that work can start on the church floor and tower in mid April. Keep your eyes open for information about the application that has been made for a grant towards this work.
The current tenants of the Plough and Fleece, Chris, Luke and the team, are sadly leaving at the end of this month. Their last evening will be on the 28th March. Let’s give them a great send off. They’ve run the pub wonderfully and it’s always been a pleasure to go eat or for a pint. It will be sad to see them go. They will be missed.
Adam and Lucy, the new tenants are ready to step in and will be starting in April.
The Horningsea CIC newsletter is below with more details.
The HRA decided to have a change this year and instead of our senior’s lunch, we have decided to offer Afternoon Tea instead.
The Horningsea Residents Association would like to invite all over 65’s in Horningsea to join them for sandwiches, homemade cakes, scones, a cup of tea and a glass of Prosecco on Wednesday 8th April at 14.30 in the village hall.
This will be an invitation only event to all over 65’s in the village, invites will be sent nearer the time.
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Sunday 15 March at 10.30 There will be A Very Short Mothering Sunday service at St Peter’s Church which will be suitable for children of all ages, families, parents, carers, grandparents, godparents …. During the service the posies of flowers will be given out to everyone who is there and others can be taken to give to your neighbours, family and friends who have not been able to come.
