| Dates for Your Diary
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full range of events takes place on the Wimpole Estate throughout the year. For
further details please telephone 01223 206000 or go to the Wimpole Hall "What's
On" page. |
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Every Wednesday: 'Steak Night' @ the Hardwicke.
Choose
from pan-fried rump, sirloin or gammon, all served with chips, mushroom, tomato
and our special home-made onion rings. £15.00 for two. [website] |
Every Thursday: 'Fish & Chips Night'
@ the Hardwicke.
Try the Hardwicke's special Beer
battered Fish-and-Chips available to eat in or take-away, only £6.75. [website] |
Every Other Sunday and Last Monday: 'The Sunday Sessions'
@ the Hardwicke.
Every other Sunday lunchtime from 12.30
until 3.00 pm and on the last Monday evening of the month from around 8 o'clock,
George, Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music and poetry; all
are invited for "round the room", mixed song and music. Come along with
your musical instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always welcome!
[website] |
Every Second Saturday: Farmers Market at Wimpole Hall, 11.00am
onwards on
13 February, 13 March, 10 April, 8 May, 12 June, 10 July, 14
August, 11 September, 9 October, 13 November and 11 December. See the Wimpole
Hall "What's
On" page for the latest event information. |
Every Third Sunday Evening: 'Quiz Night' @ the Hardwicke.
Teams of 4 or less battle it out for the title of cleverest people in the
village (until next month at least!). £1.00 per person entry, winning team
takes all! The fun starts from 7.30pm. [website] |
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Monday 15 February 2010
Parish
Council Meeting
7.30pm at Arrington Village Hall.
 The
press and members of the public are welcome at our meetings.All
communications for the Parish Council should
be addressed to the Parish
Clerk. |
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Sunday 21 February 2010
The Sunday Sessions @
the Hardwicke.
Every other Sunday lunchtime from 12.30 until 3.00pm, George,
Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music and poetry; all are invited
for "round the room", mixed song and music. Go along with your musical
instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always welcome! [website] |
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Sunday 21 February
2010
Quiz Night @ the Hardwicke.
Teams of 4 or less battle it
out for the title of cleverest people in the village (until next month at least!).
£1.00 per person entry, winning team takes all! The fun starts around 7.30pm.
Enquiries and bookings to 01223 208802. [website] |
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Monday 22 February 2010
Monday Session Folk Night
@ the Hardwicke.
Every last Monday evening of the month
from around 8.00pm, George, Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music
and poetry; all are invited for "round the room", mixed song and music.
Go along with your musical instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always
welcome! [website] |
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Wednesday 24 February 2010
Community
Supported Agriculture Scheme
6.30
to 8.00pm in the Old Rectory Restaurant at Wimpole Hall.
 The
National Trust have allocated three acres of land to create growing spaces which
you can buy into, come along to the second meeting to find out further information.
In addition for recruiting members for the CSA, we are looking for a grower who
will be employed to look after the land and raise crops of fruit and vegetables.
There is also a role for somebody to recruit and look after the members, and a
treasurer. Perfect for people who would love to have an allotment, but just don't
have the time. [website]
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Thursday 25 February 2010
Acoustic Cafe featuring
Strangeworld @ the Hardwicke.
8:00 to 11:00pm (Performers
7.45pm)
An informal and relaxed café atmosphere where talented singers
and musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds provide first class entertainment
on an acoustic stage. Each fortnightly session will feature an invited guest to
headline the evening which will be preceded by "open stage" acts. Go
along to be entertained or to play, or both! All Musicians, singers and jobbing
troubadours welcome. Entrance £2.00. [More information about the Acoustic
Cafe can be found on its own website: www.acoustic-cafe.org.uk] |
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 1st to 7th March 2010
British Pie Week @ The Queen Adelaide.
It's British Pie Week from the 1st to the 7th March.
The Queen Adelaide will be offering a choice of up to 10 different homemade pies for £9.95. Included will be either a pint of Real Ale or a glass of wine. Choose from Steak and Ale, Steak and Mushroom,
Steak and Kidney,
Game,
Mince and Onion,
Lamb and Mint, Lamb and Rosemary,
Cumberland,
Chicken and Leek,
Chicken and Bacon, Spring Vegetable and Fish. Subject to availability. [website] |
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Saturday 6 March 2010
Hedge Laying Course SOLD OUT!
10.00am to 4.00pm
Learn the rural craft of hedge laying under the expert eye of the Forester, who will pass on his skills so you can learn how to regenerate overgrown hedges making them a wildlife haven as well as a effective barrier.
£75.00 per person including lunch. Booking essential
on 01223 206000 [website] |
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Sunday 7 March 2010
The Sunday Sessions @
the Hardwicke.
Every other Sunday lunchtime from 12.30 until 3.00pm, George,
Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music and poetry; all are invited
for "round the room", mixed song and music. Go along with your musical
instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always welcome! [website] |
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Thursday 11 March 2010
Acoustic Cafe featuring The Haydays
@ the Hardwicke.
8:00 to 11:00pm (Performers
at 7.45pm)
An informal and relaxed café atmosphere where talented singers
and musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds provide first class entertainment
on an acoustic stage. Each fortnightly session will feature an invited guest to
headline the evening which will be preceded by "open stage" acts. Go
along to be entertained or to play, or both! All Musicians, singers and jobbing
troubadours welcome. Entrance £2.00. [More information about the Acoustic
Cafe can be found on its own website: www.acoustic-cafe.org.uk] |
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Monday 15 March 2010
Parish
Council Meeting
7.30pm at Arrington Village Hall.
The
press and members of the public are welcome at our meetings.All
communications for the Parish Council should
be addressed to the Parish
Clerk. |
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Sunday 21 March 2010
The Sunday Sessions @
the Hardwicke.
Every other Sunday lunchtime from 12.30 until 3.00pm, George,
Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music and poetry; all are invited
for "round the room", mixed song and music. Go along with your musical
instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always welcome! [website] |
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Sunday 21 March
2010
Quiz Night @ the Hardwicke.
Teams of 4 or less battle it
out for the title of cleverest people in the village (until next month at least!).
£1.00 per person entry, winning team takes all! The fun starts around 7.30pm.
Enquiries and bookings to 01223 208802. [website] |
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Thursday 25 March 2010
Acoustic Cafe @ the Hardwicke.
8:00 to 11:00pm (Performers
at 7.45pm)
Tonight featuring Howard Roscoe and Laura Cherry with Mark Gamon. An informal and relaxed café atmosphere where talented singers
and musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds provide first class entertainment
on an acoustic stage. Each fortnightly session will feature an invited guest to
headline the evening which will be preceded by "open stage" acts. Go
along to be entertained or to play, or both! All Musicians, singers and jobbing
troubadours welcome. Entrance £2.00. [More information about the Acoustic
Cafe can be found on its own website: www.acoustic-cafe.org.uk] |
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Monday 29 March 2010
Monday Session Folk Night
@ the Hardwicke.
Every last Monday evening of the month
from around 8.00pm, George, Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music
and poetry; all are invited for "round the room", mixed song and music.
Go along with your musical instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always
welcome! [website] |
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Sunday 4 April 2010
The Sunday Sessions @
the Hardwicke.
Every other Sunday lunchtime from 12.30 until 3.00pm, George,
Jennie and the Gang meet for a mix of folk music and poetry; all are invited
for "round the room", mixed song and music. Go along with your musical
instrument or be prepared to sing! New faces are always welcome! [website] |
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Tuesday 13 April 2010
Dog House Dixieland Jazz
Band @ the Hardwicke.
8:00 to 11:00pm (Performers 7.45pm)
A traditional Jazz night with resident band "The Dog House".
Entry is free. Geoff, Anne and the gang will entertain you with good music and
dubious jokes, and entry is free! Guest musicians are welcome. It's a hugely popular
evening, and bookings are advisable. Food from the main menu is always available.
[website] |
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Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April 2010
Historical Bazaar
10.30am to 5.00pm daily.
 Browse
through stalls selling all things historical!
"The Wimpole Hall Grand
Historical Bazaar is a fantastic chance for re-enactors and living history enthusiasts
of all eras to empty out those cupboards full of spare no longer needed uniforms,
weaponry, equipment, antiques, model soldiers and figures, militaria, pictures
and prints, postcards, books, DVDs, videos, games and the like - indeed, anything
historical or historically themed and sell or swap them with fellow re-enactors
(and over 4,000 other visitors) at this picturesque venue with excellent facilities.
Most stall holders come in period kit, set up their stall (mostly with period
tent, no car boots allowed). Professional historical traders are also welcome
and a pleasing number will be participating."
For further details
and stall bookings go to www.eventplan.co.uk. |
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Saturday morning 24 April 2010
Volunteer Recruitment
Morning
9.30 to 11.30am
Drop
in for a coffee and see how you can get involved as a volunteer at Wimpole Hall.
[website] |
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Friday 28 and Saturday 29 May 2010
Wild about Bats
9.00pm daily.
Discover
some of the many species found at Wimpole.
Adult £5.00,
child £2.50 - only 25 places available each evening.
Booking essential
on 01223 206000 [website]
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Saturday 10 July 2010
Open Air Theatre - "Robin Hood"
6.00pm
Cambridge Touring Theatre performs a wonderfully adapted and funny version of "Robin Hood", a play for the whole family from aged two to ninety two - and above! Staged in the atmospheric setting of the Old Rectory Garden with a barbecue and refreshments from 5.00pm.
Adult £13.00, child £9.00 family £43.00. Booking essential 01223 206000. [website] |
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Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August 2010
Archaeology in Action!
10.30am to 5.00pm
Discover the hidden past at our weekend devoted to archaeology, with children's test pit, experimental archaeology including Tudor cooking over an open fire, exhibits and much more! Archaeological Excavation by the Cambridge Archaeology Field Group to discover history under your feet in the gardens at Wimpole. [website] |
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Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 2010
Tomato Festival
10.30am to 5.00pm
A chance to taste many of our fifty varieties of tomato growing in the Walled Kitchen Garden, along with many food stalls. Find out about how compost is made and how we grow our tomatoes, with lots of information and recipes on how best to use this underrated fruit. [website] |
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Friday 27 August 2010
Open Air Theatre - "An Ideal Husband"
7.30pm
Heartbreak Theatre Company perform this Oscar Wilde favourite, full of intrigue, romance and razor sharp wit. Ideal entertainment for a Summer's evening. Bring a chair or rug to sit on. Barbecue and refreshments from 6.30pm.
Adult £13.00, child £9.00, family £43.00.
Booking essential 01223 206000. [website] |
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Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and Monday 30 August 2010
Harvest Festival at Wimpole
10.30am to 5.00pm
The 'Plot to Plate' weekend with livestock talks and demonstrations; vintage tractors and modern equipment. Food competitions including harvest loaf, jam, chutney and victoria sponge cake and monster vegetables*. Rare breed meat tasting from 12 noon to 2.00pm each day at the farm. (*bring your own entries) [website] |
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10 September 2010
Arrington Open Golf Championship
in
aid of the Village Hall and St Nicholas Church
 This
major fundraising day is being organised by the Trustees of the Village Hall and
members of the Parish Council.
Could you donate a raffle prize or a prize for
the auction?
Would you like to enter a team?
Do you work for a company
that would sponsor a hole on the tee, green or fairway at the Golf Club?
We
do hope you are able to support this event and look forward to hearing from you
in the very near future for what we are sure will be a most enjoyable day.
For
further information and details on how to enter, please see our Golf
Championship Flyer and the Official Entry
Form. |
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Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September 2010
Wimpole at War - 1940s Weekend
10.30am to 5.00pm
Wimpole travels back in time to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Join the Home Guard at their drill, see the Land girls at work on the Farm Meet the civil defence wardens and civilians that kept the home fires burning, but watch out for the Spiv! Displays and demonstrations throughout the day and keep an eye out overhead for our brave boys in the sky. Hear the music and taste the food of the period or browse the trade stalls with 40s 'stuff' to buy Children's trail and craft activities in the Hall. [website]
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