Category: One Off

  • Half Moon Pop Up Gallery

    There will be a Pop up Art Gallery on 27th November from 1-6pm at the Saint Andrew’s Centre showing the work of 12 local artists. The following artists will be bringing their works:

    Abi Cochran, Becky Convey, Helena Perry, Rachel Dormor, Daniela Stief, Kerstin Richter-Catling, Dario Fisher, Mark Evans, Sue Smith, Angie Wocha, Roxana de Rond, Carmen Renwick,

    There is a mix of jewellers, ceramicists, painters, printmakers and illustrators, glass and sculpture.  It promises to be a lovely show, a great opportunity to buy unique, beautifully made gifts, from a sustainably local economy.

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    The gallery is brought to Histon by local arts organisation Half Moon Creative Arts CIC. The event is designed with social distancing in mind, so plenty of space and ventilation. Masks to be worn if possible.

  • Custard Comedy – CANCELLED!

    The organisers have told us

    “Apologies, but for reasons beyond our control this event has been cancelled. Custard Comedy will return to IVC on Friday 25th March 2022.

    All ticket holders will be contacted by the ticket agent to arrange a refund or, even better, defer your tickets until March.“

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  • All Glammed Up at the Royal British Legion

    The glam rock tribute band All Glammed Up will be playing at the Royal British Legion on Saturday 30th October at the Royal British Legion. Doors open at 7.30pm

    Tickets are £10 (£7 for members) and you can pop in to the Royal British Legion any evening to reserve your seats.

  • Tours of Brook and Park Primary Schools for Reception Parents

    Tours of Brook and Park Primary Schools for Reception Parents

    Both Histon and Impington Park and Histon and Impington Brook School are holding tours for prospective Reception parents for September 2022.

    These are strictly available through booking directly with the schools themselves.

    The Park School can be contacted via the school office on 01223 568826 or office@parkprimary.co.uk

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    The Brook School can be contacted via the school office on 01223 712192 or office@brookprimary.co.uk

    The Park Primary are holding tours from 4pm to 5:15pm on Tuesday 2nd November, 4pm to 5:15pm on Friday 5th November and from 9am to 10:45am on Saturday 13th November.

    The Brook School are holding tours from 4pm to 5:15 on Tuesday 9th November, 4pm to 5:15pm on Thursday 11th November and 9:30 to 11:30 on Saturday 6th November.

    Given our continued vigilance around COVID 19 they would recommend that you wear a mask whilst on site and they would appreciate it if you did not bring your children on this occasion. The number of visitors on site will be strictly limited and you will be given a specific time slot for your tour which will last approximately 25 minutes.

  • The Lost Roman Town of Great Chesterford – HIAG talk

    The next HIAG talk, to be held by Zoom on Monday 8th November at 7.30 p.m. is  ‘The Lost Roman Town of Great Chesterford’ given  by Maria Medlycott, Senior Historic Consultant, Essex County Council.  Once the second largest Roman town in Essex, Great Chesterford is now largely invisible, but this overview of the results of archaeological fieldwork will allow you to picture it in your mind’s eye as you drive by the fields where it once stood. 

    Use www.hiarchaeology.wordpress.com/contact to register for this free talk: a Zoom link will be sent in advance.  HIAG members receive the Zoom link automatically.

    The left-hand image at the top of the page show an aerial photo of cropmarks revealing the buried remains of the scheduled Roman town of Great Chesterford. The roads within the town are visible as lighter lines within the crop and the pits, property boundaries and possible temple are visible as darker lines. Credit: Helen Saunders ©Essex county Council. The right-hand image shows an artist’s impression of an aerial view of the Roman Town of Great Chesterford in its heyday. Credit: ©Peter Froste, Essex County Council

  • Remembrance Sunday

    On 14 November at 9.30am and the War Memorial. Once again the Royal British Legion is pleased to be able to hold the annual Remembrance Day Service at the villages’ War Memorial to which all are invited.

    The service begins at 9.30am on Sunday 14 November and lasts about 30-40 minutes. There will be the traditional laying of wreaths in memory of the fallen on behalf of our various churches and community organisations as well as a hymn, the national anthem and the playing of the Last Post and Reveille.

    Do join us; it will be good to come together in remembrance after the challenging months of the pandemic.

    28-10-2021 Correction to date in the event listing to “On 14 November at 9.30am …” instead of the incorrect initial version of “On 4 November at 9.30am …”

  • Dementia Friends Information Session

    An information session to find out more about dementia and what you can do to help people in Histon and Impington who are affected. There are three identical sessions

    • Monday 1st November 2021 at 7.00-7.45pm
    • Monday 8th November 2021 at 2.00-2.45pm
    • Friday 12th November 2021 at 11.00-11.45am

    The sessions are Free and open to anyone over 18 years of age.

    For more information contact jan@hifriends.org.uk

  • Spy Mission Trail

    The Histon and Impington Park Primary School PTA are running a half-term Spy Trail. This is a scavenger hunt/treasure hunt through the village looking for clues. It’s open to the Village and friends of the Village.

    Details are in the poster and all donations supporting the school go towards the extras they provide to enhance and enrich school and life within for its children.

    To receive a copy of the Spy Trail mission, donations should be made via Paypal here tinyurl.com/park-treasure-hunt

    Deadline to purchase tickets is Friday 22nd October and you have until Wed 3 November to complete you mission.

    More information can be found once you follow the link and purchase your map!

    Thanks to The Little Gym Cambridge as 3 winners will win a full day holiday camp.

  • Halloween Funday Fundraiser

    On Sunday October 31st, 9.30am-3:30pm kids are taking over the stalls at Histon Smokehouse for a charity fundraiser!

    Brilliant stalls including jewellery, tote bags, terrariums & much more – made by kids & run by kids.

    • Spooky games & a raffle
    • Crafting fun with mucky pups Cambridge
    • Prestige doughnut stand
    • All-day brunch served
    • 2-for-1 cocktails (adults only!)

    20% of sales from stalls and all the proceeds of the games and raffle will go to East Anglian Children’s Hospice

    FREE entry

  • Birds of Histon & Impington Talk

    On Tuesday 19th October 2021 – 2pm the mid-week Connect Fellowship that normally meets on a Tuesday afternoon at The Salvation Army is welcoming a very special guest. Nigel Butcher works for the RSPB and is a local resident too is coming to speak on Birds of Histon & Impington.

    For this special occasion, as well as their normal members, they would like to extend the invitation to anyone else that might like to attend. Come and enjoy some fellowship, tea or coffee and biscuits, hear more about the work of RSPB and of course all about the amazing array of birds that reside here in Histon & Impington with us.

    To reserve your place, call 01223 233 492.