The Village Boat trip was extra special this year. Normally we have a single boatful, but this year we had not two but three boatloads of people.
Here’s a few photos from the trip which was from Church End down to Bottisham Lock, a pint at The Bridge in Clayhithe and then back to Horningsea.
Getting ready to embark
(Thanks to Patrick for the photos)
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Contents:
Plough & Fleece Community Pub update
HRA Annual Horningsea Boat Trip
HRA Apple Pressing Day
Superfast broadband
South Cambs Local Plan Consultation
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Dog Show and Decathlon
The Olympic warmup event went really well.
First a torch relay around the village in true Horningsea style.
“You’re supposed to be running..”
“two torches..”
Lighting the beacon. Let the games begin…!
The lawnmower race was fiercely competitive with a slight amount of cheating going on.
Lot’s of races
The adults run..!
The tug of war:
versus
The village.
Horningsea Community Interest Company reports that it has so far received over £25,000 towards the medium-term goal of acquiring the freehold of the Plough & Fleece. What happens next?
3rd September: the CIC takes over the keys from Ro Asplin, and the entire following week sees a range of volunteer activities aimed at giving the pub a facelift and putting it in shape for the re-opening party on Saturday 8th September from 7.30pm.
A list of jobs that need doing will be posted on the main notice board of the pub and we are arranging get togethers for all those people who have already told us how they would like to help. The detailed programme is:
Tuesday 4th September
Spit and Polish: for anyone interested in joining the clean up and decorating team, meet at the pub at 11.00am and/or 7pm
Pub Quiz: anyone interested in helping to make the most of the P and F quiz night, meet at the pub at 7.30pm
Wednesday 5th September
Gardeners world: for anyone interested in gardening and outside work, meet at the pub at 11am and/or 7pm
A Question of Sport: anyone interested in the pentanque team (finalists this year!), darts, tiddleywinks, dominoes, football, cricket or simply wathcing special sports events at the pub meet at 7pm
Thursday 6th September
Arthouse: anyone interested in music, crafts, arts, theatre, poetry, film nights, festivals and anything else arty meet at the pub for 11am and/or 2pm and/or 7pm
Business Club: anyone interested in helping with marketing and business development meet at the pub at 8pm
Friday 7th September
Grub Club: anyone interested in helping in the kitchen or with waiting tables or special food events meet at 11am and/or 7pm
The IT Crowd: anyone interested in IT, the internet, websites and social media meet at 8pm
Saturday 8th September:
First Annual Pub Workday and Party: join us for a whole range of practical workgroups from 11am and or just pop in and see an exhibition of the plans that each group has made to help us through our first year as a community pub. The party proper starts at 7.30! Everyone welcome and bring your family and friends.
Please contact Tony on 07764 922385 or Mary on 07718 771944 or the P and F on 01223 860795 to volunteer for any of these activity groups.
Between now and 3 December, Horningsea CIC really needs your money! If you’re planning to invest, please don’t delay. You can make a cheque payable to Horningsea CIC and leave it at the bar of the pub, or deposit funds in the HSBC account number 40029815, sort code 40-16-59 (Cowley Road branch).
Over that same period, grant applications will be made and processed with the Big Lottery, Village SOS, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation and Cambridgeshire ACRE. We are hoping to raise through these avenues nearly half the money needed to secure the freehold.
by Peter Davison and Tony Phillips
for further information contact:
Tony Phillips 07764 922385 tony@realife.org.uk
Stuart Gibbs 07850 211138 stuarttg@yahoo.co.uk
Rob Balm 07913 741241 robert.balm@gmail.com
Mary Kent 07718 771944 mary.kent128@btinternet.com
or call the P and F on 01223 860795
It seems like a long time ago now but the Jubilee day back in June was a great success. With a large village “street” dinner and a barbecue for the evening.
Here’s a few photographs of the day:
Lots of food and drink.
Some people really went to a lot of effort!
We even had a special guest…
..and the evening’s beacon was fiery….!
The third Apple Pressing day will take place on the 29th of September 2012 outside the village hall. From 1:00 onwards.
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 last year’s event villagers apples will be placed in a communal pile for pressing. You can press just your own fruit but the previous two events have been very popular and you might have to wait.
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 picking, whether for the community 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.
Also we will be having an Apple Pie Contest again which is open to everyone. There is a prize for the best one and you may win the coveted Wooden Spoon!!
Email hra.events@gmail.com or ring Chris on 07739 578 612 for details.
To submit information about village events, or to receive a copy of the newsletter monthly by email please email horningseanews @ googlemail.com
Tony Phillips will be leading a song workshop for anyone who wants to do a bit of community singing from 11am on the 11th August at the Plough and Fleece as part of the greenstage festival. Let’s hope we can get the ‘St.Peter’s Belles’ back in action…
Peter ‘Captain’ Edwards will be leading a shanty and chorus songs session at 12.30 on Sunday 12th August.
Two reason to get along to the Plough and Fleece and join the fun – talent not required, just enthusiam!
more details about the festival on www.cluzionmusic.org.uk/festival.htm
Liz and Jim from Cambridge Folk Club are doing a special 30 minute set ‘Songs for kids – and the young at heart’ at 12.00 on Sunday 12th August as part of the weekend music festival at the Plough and Fleece – bring the family and join in the fun!
More details about the weekend on www.cluzionmusic.org.uk/festival.htm
The final line up for the Greenstage Festival is now available on the cluzionmusic website – a great range of local and regional musicians to choose from and its all for free! Click here to go to the Festival page
