Category: Featured

  • Histon and Impington Annual Parish Meetings

    Monday 9th May, 7pm, Community Room, Histon & Impington Recreation Ground. The Annual Parish Meeting is an opportunity for you to ask questions that concern you about life in our villages.

    The Annual Parish Meetings for both Histon Parish and Impington Parish will be held concurrently and convened by Denis Payne, Chairman of Histon & Impington Parish Council. Guest Speakers at this meeting include: Histon & Impington Green Spaces, Histon & Impington Skatepark Project and Community Land Trust (CLT)

  • HI Friends Family Hub

    The Histon and Impington Wellbeing Team are holding a Family Hub session on Saturday 30th April between 11am-12pm at the Saint Andrew’s Centre with the aim of bringing families together to improve wellbeing through creativity. With an hour of wellbeing craft activities for school-aged children, and time to chat and relax for parents.

    For more information contact Sophie Howell sophie@hifriends.org.uk

  • WI Talk – Murder, Sex and Mayhem in Old Churches

    Histon and Impington Women’s Institute are holding a talk on Thursday 21st April from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church hall.

    Members and visitors welcome. Please email hisimpwi@gmail.com

  • Easter Treasure Hunt

    Histon and Impington Green Spaces Charity have organised an Easter Treasure Hunt on Saturday 16th April at Long Meadow, Park Lane.

    Pop along any time between 10am and 12.30 pm to explore Long Meadow and solve fun clues to win a chocolate treat. Entry to the Treasure Hunt will be £3 per child. Children can also help to build a model flower meadow.

    There will also be a stall with homemade cakes and volunteers on hand to tell you more about what is happening at both Long Meadow and Croft Close Set Aside. See www.abbeyfields.online for more information.

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  • Spring Plant Sale

    HI Friends are organising a plant sale on Saturday 7th May from 10am to 12pm on the Village Green.

    They will be selling locally propagated plants and gardening experts will be on hand to offer information & advice. There will be a chance to win a prize in a gardening raffle.

    If you have plants you can propagate and donate they would love to hear from you.

    Proceeds to go to Friends of Histon and Impington charity, supporting wellbeing and recreation for all.

  • Easter Beer Festival – Red Lion

    The Red Lion are hosting a number of events over the Easter Weekend

    Thursday 14th April: EASTER PUB QUIZ! Get your brainiac hat on for a bumper quiz with a top prize of £100 for the winner! Max 6 to a team, £2 per person!

    GOOD FRIDAY: The Beer Fest kicks off with a choice of THIRTY different cask ales for you to try! And why not pair it with a Beer Battered Fish and Chips, which we’ll be serving all day long!

    EASTER SATURDAY: Get your dancing shoes on with live music in the bar from 7pm onwards! Boogie Time!

    EASTER SUNDAY: Bring the family for a roast, and enjoy the extras! Kids (or adult) face painting, Easter Egg hunts in the garden, pizza shed will be going strong and even an animal farm in the garden!

    EASTER MONDAY: Beat the hangover with hair of the dog. Beers, Bloody Mary’s and BBQ!

  • Impington May Day Running Festival 2022

    Runs “off road” for all the family at the Recreation Ground from 9.30am on Sunday 2nd May, registration on the day from 8.45am and medals for under 14s.

    Impington 5k – 10.35am start

    • For all ages
    • £6 entry fee
    • Under 18s £4
    • Under 10s must have an accompanying adult

    All Ages 3k – 10.05am start

    • For all ages
    • £4 entry fee

    Under 9s 1k – 9.45am start

    • £2 entry fee

    Under 4s 200m – 9.30am start

    • £1.50 entry fee

    Super Sensory 1k at 11am

    For more information call Neil on 01223 232514 or email info@hifriends.org.uk

  • Histon and Impington Village Society Talk

    Histon and Impington Village Society is holding a talk on Monday 25th April from 7.30pm at Histon Baptist Church.

    The talk “A potted history of two historic houses in Histon and their recent renovations  – The Gables and Histon Manor” will be made by Jo Roach and Katherine Mann.

    Email: handivsoc@gmail.com for more information.

  • Impington Music Society Concert

    Impington Music Society is holding a concert at 7.30pm on 22nd April at Impington Village College.

    James Eisner (voice) and Ian De Massini (piano) will perform a wonderful collection of English songs ranging from Elizabethan Love Songs to the humour of Noel Coward and Flanders and Swann.

    Concerts take place in the Brackenbury Room. The normal entrance to a concert is £10 (£5 for under-18s) for visitors, who are very welcome.

    For more details email: impingtonmusicsoc@gmail.com

  • Easter Family Event

    HI Churches Together are hosting an Easter family event on Good Friday from 10am to 2pm at Histon Baptist Church.

    The activities will gently relate to and explore the story of Easter in a way that is friendly to children and those who are not so familiar with the events of the first Easter. There will be a variety of activities that suit different ages and interests including games, crafts, baking, prayer/reflection space and film to watch.

    Everyone is welcome, whatever your beliefs or faith. Come along anytime between 10am and 2pm.  In the run-up to Easter you will likely spot some Giant Easter eggs outside the Baptist church too.  To find out more get in touch with either Tim Blake (tim@standrewshiston.org), Kate Farmer, Georgina Symons or Rachel Carr.