Heritage Open Day Sat 9 Sept 2017 – Free event

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Andy

At St Peter’s church, Horningsea
Victorian Horningsea

This ancient church was heavily made over by “trendy” Victorian architect Thomas Jekyll, a friend of Whistler and Pugin. He lifted the roof, designed the gates and made the choir pews with individual carvings of wild flowers. Come and see his work and an exhibition of his drawings. See “before” and “after” photographs of the Church in the 1880’s.

From 10am until midday: Have a go at  bellringing.
This is your chance if you always wondered what it feels like to ring a bell!

Between 2 and 4pm there will be short talks on:
Farming in Victorian Horningsea,
A Good Victorian read,
Jekyll’s Flower carvings in Horningsea Church and
The Coprolite industry in Fen Ditton and Horningsea

Bring along your own Victoriana and please feel free to dress up!

Refreshments served all day

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/victorian-horningsea

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HRA Apple Press Day

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Chris Lindley

Saturday, 30th September, 13:00-17:00, village green

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It’s the eighth annual Horningsea Apple Press on Saturday the 30th of September at 13:00.
Bring your own apples from the garden, some empty bottles (and just a bit of elbow grease!) and take your self-pressed apple juice home with you. As with previous years all apples will be placed in a communal pile for pressing.

On the morning of the Village Apple Pressing day we’ll trawl public apple trees in the village to start the “communal apple bucket”. If you fancy doing some scrumping, whether for the community pile or for yourself, then meet on the village green at 10:00. We’ll finish at 12:00 with the main event starting at 13:00.
Email hra.events@gmail.com or ring Chris on 07739 578 612 for details.

As last year The Crown and Punchbowl will be supplying BBQ’ed yummy sausage sandwiches for all apple pressers!

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HORNINGSEA HERALD Sept 2017

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Chris Lindley

Here’s the Horningsea Herald for September 2017.

As our summer draws to a close there’s still a hectic calendar of events to fit in.

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HPC Minutes 30 Aug 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Robert Balm

30th August 17 draft minutes

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Quy Fen plant walk Tues 29 August at 6.30pm

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Andy

Join Fenland botanist Jonathan Graham and Pete Case from Freshwater Habitats Trust to learn more about why Quy Fen is such a special site for wetland plants.

Meet at Horningsea-Clayhithe road layby (just north of the village of Horningsea) postcode CB25 9JD at 6:30pm for a guided walk around the site lasting approx. 2 hrs.

All welcome

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Madrigals on the river – Sunday 20 August at 6.15pm

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Andy

“Madrigals on the River with Fen Edge Voices”

In the garden by the river of Church End House, Horningsea.

Bring your picnics and chairs!

All welcome.

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Horningsea Herald August 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Chris Lindley

Here’s August’s Horningsea Herald.

A late edition, that was not in the emailed newsletter, are “Madrigals on the River with Fen Edge Voices”, on Sunday, 20th August, at 18:15 in the garden by the river of Church End House, Horningsea. Bring your picnics and chairs!

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HPC Minutes 26 Jul 2017

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Robert Balm

26th July 2017 minutes

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St Peter’s Church Horningsea Arts & Culture Weekend II – Painting, drawing, prints, ….

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Chris Lindley

29th & 30th July – 11 – 16.30

Exhibitions on Saturday & Sunday 11 – 4.30 will include works by :-
Janet Hathiramani; Frank Hopkirk; Ann Mitchell; Bill Parker; Tessa Pleasants; Jim Smith; Carol Yarrow

Saturday 29th:
7:30pm Concert ‘Musical landscapes’
given by Quintus (recorder, flutes, cello, keyboard)
with readings by members of the Horningsea Mechanicals
Pre-concert refreshments will be available from 6:30pm Retiring collection in aid of church funds

Sunday 30th:
In the afternoon there will be some background recorder duet music.

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St Peter’s Church Horningsea Arts & Culture Weekend I – Textiles, pottery, sculptures, leatherwork, poetry …

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Chris Lindley

22nd and 23rd July.

Exhibitions on Saturday & Sunday 11 – 4.30 will include:-
Brenda Phillips – textiles; Deb Wade – quilting; Cath Martin – pottery; Sue Roberts – pottery; Kate – sculptures/images of installations; Richard Tannenbaum – Sculptures; John Garland – sculptures; Carolyn –– leather work; Natalie – jewellery; Work by Bill Parker’s Art group

Saturday 22nd: 12 – 2.30pm: Literary Lunch
Ploughman’s Lunch – Talks and readings by Trevor Thorne “The Cross & The Cosmos”; Fran Smith “The Power of Cake: Further letters from Sister B”; Colin Shaw “Cloudburst III”

Come and have a ploughman’s lunch and hear local Poets and Novelists talk about their work. Colin Shaw from Fen Ditton, poet and editor of Cloudburst III, Trevor Thorne from Waterbeach, poet who publishes under the title The Cosmos and the Cross and Fran Smith (Fran Johnson) of Clayhithe whose second novel about the comings and goings of Sister B is published this month. You will be able to purchase signed copies of the various publications. There are no tickets for this event but donations please to pay for the lunch!

Sunday 23rd: 10am: Art & Christianity Service
led by Canon Ben Quash, Professor of Art & Christianity at Kings College London.

Ben is Professor of Art & Christianity at Kings College London. You may have heard him on Radio 4 talking about the theatre in the days of David Garrick and read his articles about the theatre and the church over the centuries.

Refreshments available all weekend. There is no charge but donations are requested for the Ploughman’s lunch

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