Arrington Community Links

Wimpole and Arrington War Memorial photographed around 1921.

Arrington Places

Arrington Community Directory

Arrington Almshouses
(or more correctly)
The Susan Countess of Hardwicke Charity

A row of six alms-houses was built in 1846 by Susan, Countess of Hardwicke.

The almshouses were for "poor people of good charactor who have resided in Wimpole or Arrington or the surrounding areas. Preference shall be given to widows"

The original six Almshouses have been converted to four units to meet modern standards of accommodation.

The almshouses are a registered Charity (registration 20287).

For further information please contact the Clerk to the Trustees: 01223 208172

Arrington Village Hall
(or more correctly)
Assembly Rooms and Institute

The Village Hall has recently undergone extensive refurbishment of its principal hall, kitchen and toilets. The Hall also houses the Arrington Snooker Club in its own rooms at the end of the Hall.

The premises provides accommodation for various clubs, keep fit classes and indoor sports and is available for hire at very competitive rates. The Village Hall is also the principal venue for Parish Council meetings.

Please contact (01223 207313) for booking information.

The Village Hall is a registered Charity (registration 300359).

Arrington Village Garden

Arrington Village Garden was opened in the Spring of 1993 to provide an area of quiet recreation.

Arrington Village Sign

The village sign, which is situated in the Village Garden, shows St Nicholas Church, part of the Arrington Gates to Wimpole Park and a Roman (Arrington straddles Ermine Street - a major Roman road).

The Hardwicke Arms Hotel

The Hardwicke Arms Hotel is the 'village pub' with real ale, a restaurant and hotel accommodation. It is central to many aspects of Arrington life.

The Hardwicke Arms was an important coaching inn on the stagecoach route from London to York.

Website: Hardwicke Arms Hotel
Tel: 01223 208802

St Nicholas Parish Church

St Nicholas Parish Church is a church within the Orwell Group of Parishes which covers Arrington, Orwell, Barrington, Croydon and Wimpole. Each parish church in the group has their own churchwardens and parochial council.

St Nicholas is a living church and holds services on the 2nd 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month.

The Rector is the Rev Neil Brice.
Tel: 01223 208653
Email: .

Please contact the Rector to arrange baptisms, weddings and funerals.

Benefice website: www.beneficeorwell.co.uk

Arrington Community Directory.
This is a reference page of community links for residents of Arrington. Please let us know if other links would be of use to you. Please e-mail steve@armingford.com with updates and additions. See also our Arrington Business Directory.
Aerobic Classes Animal Heath and Vets Arrington Almshouses Assembly Rooms and Institute Business Directory Cambridgeshire County Council Carpet Bowls Club Cash Machines Charities Churches and Religion Councillor County Councillors Parish Councillors District Doctors and Heath Education and Schools Health and Doctors Surgeries Keep Fit Classes Law Enforcement and Police Leisure and Recreation Mobile Library	Neighbourhood Watch Nurseries and Pre-School Parish Council Police and Law Enforcement Public Houses and Restaurants Pre-School and Nurseries Recycling Refuse and Recycling Restaurants and Public Houses St Nicholas Parish Church Schools and Education Shopping Sports South Cambridgeshire District Council Susan Countess of Hardwicke Charity Veterinary Practices Village Hall Village Societies and Organisations Youth Organisations
Please note that this page will be expanded and completely rebuilt as part of the new website. The starting point is a previous list dated Spring 2008. Although all the entries will be checked during reformating, please advise any obvious errors (or any urgent or recent updates) to . (31-Jul-09)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Cambridgeshire County Council Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge CB3 0AP.
0345 045 5200 (General Enquiries) 0345 045 5222 (Main Switchboard) 01223 717201 (Fax)
Website: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk (Home Page) - Online Services - County News - County Councillor for Arrington

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
South Cambridgeshire District Council South Cambridgeshire Hall Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridge CB23 6EA
03450 450 500 (General Enquiries) Fax: 01954 713149 E-mail: scdc@scambs.gov.uk
Website: www.scambs.gov.uk (Home Page) - Online Services - District News - District Councillors for Arrington

ARRINGTON VILLAGE HALL (Assembly Rooms and Institute)
A popular venue for events and functions.
Arrington Village Hall has recently undergone extensive refurbishment of its principal hall, kitchen and toilets.
The premises provides accommodation for various clubs, keep fit classes and indoor sports and is available for hire at very competitive rates. The Village Hall is also the principal venue for Parish Council meetings.
The Hall also houses the Arrington Snooker Club in its own rooms at the end of the Hall.
The Village Hall is a registered Charity (registration 300359).
Please contact (01223 207313) for booking information.
- Carpet Bowls Club - Aerobic and Body Tone Classes

ARRINGTON CARPET BOWLS CLUB
The Carpet Bowls Club meets most Friday evenings in Arrington Village Hall from 7.30 to 9.30pm. This friendly club has a thriving membership and from September to March plays matches in the South Cambridgeshire Carpet Bowls league. It also enters teams in several tournaments and plays occasional friendly matches throughout the year.
If you are interested in giving carpet bowls a try call Liz Crow 01223 207576 or email for more details.

AEROBIC AND BODY TONE CLASS
Hayley Smith (YMCA Qualified) takes Aerobic and Body Tone classes in Arrington Village Hall on most Wednesdays from 7.00 to 8.00pm
Please call Hayley if you are interested in booking a place (or for details of other classes in the area) on 01954 211464/07748 784246.

POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
In an emergency, when a life is in danger or there is a risk of violence or serious injury or when a serious crime is being committed please ring the Police using 999.
For all non-emergencies, general enquiries and to report crime please call new number 0345 4564564. This number is staffed by specially trained operators, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including bank holidays (make sure to update your address book with the new number athough the old 0848 number will continue to run until April 2011).
Neighbourhood Policing Team (Gamlingay Beat operating out of Melbourn Police Station): PC Lee Scott, PCSO Carly Freed and PCSO Paul Lancaster.
Your local Community Policing Team would like to keep you informed of what is happening in Arrington. You can subscribe to e-cops (use the link below) to receive regular e-mails about crime in the local community.
To give information anonymously about crime, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
- Cambridgeshire Police - Melbourn Neighbourhood Policing Team - Crime Statistics - Subscribe to e-cops
For the attention of Horse Owners. Cambridgeshire Police are seeing an increase in the number of Tack and Horsebox thefts within Cambridgeshire. Please can all horse owners review their security in and around yards and remember to report any suspicious activity on 0345 4564564. Cambridgeshire Police are also supporting Horsewatch - an information sharing body aimed specifically at horse owners and riders. They are in the process of forming a group within Cambridgeshire - for more information please email your details to Lydia Crabtree (PCSO 7214) at (Rural Community Action Team).