Category: One Off

  • WI: Crafts, Card Making and Relaxation

    Histon and Impington Women’s Institute have a meeting on Thursday 20th October from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church.

    Helen Pinhey will be leading a session on crafts, card making and relaxation techniques.

  • HI Village Society Talk

    Histon and Impington Village Society have a talk on Tuesday 25th October from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church and on Zoom.

    The talk is entitled “How an 11 year old Cambridgeshire chimney sweep’s death led to a dramatic change in UK child labour law” and is by local historian Joanna Hudson.

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  • Knight’s Quest

    This October half term the Histon and Impington Park Primary School PTA are organising a knights’ quest for the school children and their families (and anyone else in the village that would like to take part). Request your quest by 20th October and complete it by 7th November.

    The children will have to answer questions about things they can see on a described route and all information will be emailed to families to participate in the hunt in their own time over the half term break.

    To get a copy of the quest, donate what you can to https://tinyurl.com/HIP-hunt22

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  • HBC Sparkler Party

    Histon Baptist Church is holding a Sparkler Party on Saturday 5th November from 4.30 – 6.30pm.

    This event is for families with young child and will include crafts, face painting, refreshments and sparklers.

    See website for more details: https://histonbaptist.org.uk/

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  • Virtual Quiz Night

    Histon Salvation Army is holding a virtual quiz on Thursday 27th October from 8pm.

    Join us for an evening of fun and fundraising. Team up as a household or take part individually to show off your trivia skills. All you need is a pen and paper, and your general knowledge.

    There will be an opportunity during the event to make a donation to support the work of The Salvation Army International Development UK.

    For more information about us visit: www.salvationarmy.org.uk/id

    “Doors” will open at 7.45pm and the quiz will begin at 8pm.

  • October Working Parties – Croft Close Set-Aside

    Regular working parties will get together at Croft Close Set-Aside in October.

    All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most, but not, on this occasion, young families.

    For more information and to register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online .

  • Light Treasure Hunt

    Churches Together Histon and Impington are holding a Light Treasure Hunt and Pumpkin Parade on Monday 31st October. You can start the event between 5-6.30pm and finish by 8pm.

    We have an exciting new trail this year with sweets to collect along the way, some new venues and riddles to solve. Collect your Special Light Revealing Pen and Map from the Salvation Army on Impington Lane. At the final venue we will warm up with Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate and there will be something special to make and take home. Also returning this year is the Pumpkin Parade at the Saint Andrew’s Centre.

    Please bring a bag to collect sweets in and mugs with lidded cups for your hot chocolate.

  • HICLT MakerSpace Creative Afternoon

    Histon and Impington Community Land Trust has been exploring the idea of a Makerspace for the community and is holding a creative afternoon at Histon and Impington Park Primary School on Saturday 22nd October between 3pm and 5pm.  

    A Makerspace would be a place with shared resources that you can use to do creative work, share your skills and meet other creative people. There will be some demonstrations, talks and fun activities as well as a Q&A session. We’ll talk about opportunities to get involved and how to volunteer to help make this project a reality. 

    This is a family friendly event and there will be refreshments available. Parents will be responsible for their children while on school premises.

    For more information email social@hiclt.org 

  • Engage HIAG Talk

    Histon and Impington Archaeology Group is holding a talk at Histon Library on Wednesday 19th October from 2 – 3.30pm.

    The talk is entitled “Archaeological Excavations in the grounds of Impington Village College 2019-21”.

    Suggested donation £2 towards refreshments and future speakers.

  • “Room” at Histon Library

    The Library Presents is putting on a performance at Histon Library on Friday 18th November from 7 – 8.45pm.

    A witty, relevant and provocative dramatisation of Virginia Woolf’s A Room Of Ones Own by Emul8 Theatre, suitable for adults and children of 12 and over.

    Tickets: Pay what you think £2 – £10.