Tag: Feast Week 2025

  • Apply for your piece of the Feast funding pie!

    Each year, the Feast donates to a variety of clubs, charities and groups across our community. All made possible by the generosity of villagers and a bunch of fun-filled events. Dan Mace tells how to get a piece of the pie!

    As well as bringing the community together for a great week of activities, Histon & Impington Feast also raises money for good causes within our village.

    Over the years, the Feast Committee has been delighted to support a wide range of organisations including support groups, sports clubs, local charities, environmental initiatives and organisations for both the young and the not so young. In 2024, (thanks in part to a generous donation from the Open Gardens committee), the Feast made donations totalling an incredible £5,000.

    There is less than two weeks until the deadline for applications closes and the Feast Committee is keen to hear from Histon & Impington based clubs and groups who could use a little extra financial help with their activities. Do read our application form carefully for the funding criteria and please note that applicants will need to send a representative to a meeting on Tuesday 25 March, at 7pm, so put that date in your diaries.

    Making a difference

    14 local clubs and groups benefitted from 2024’s Feast Week and here’s what that money enabled them to do:

    Co-op Member Pioneer Sadaf, far left, and Camtrust team with their 2022 Histon Feast strawberries and mallows. Photo Camtrust.
    • Camtrust – running a supported work experience programme and improvements of bike refurbishment workshops
    • Hope Again Bereavement Support – a contribution to running meetings
    • Histon Cricket Club – electronic scoreboards and maintenance to score hut
    • Histon & Impington Brook Primary School – a permanent outdoor play area for early years
    • Histon & Impington Hedgehog Champions – equipment for making gardens hedgehog friendly
    • 1st Histon Scout Group – canoes and trailer
    • Histon Bowls Club – equipment and promotional material
    • Cambridge Acorn Project – panoramic support for child victims of abuse and trauma
    • Blue Smile – mental health support at Brook Primary School
    • Histon Methodist Church – refurbishment of toilets
    • Histon Howlers Junior Netball Club – establishment of a new Year 6 team
    • Histon & Impington Bicycle Club – gazebo for club and community events
    • Firs House Patient Participation Group – community health events
    • Histon Scouts – establishment of Squirrels section for 4-6 year olds

    The deadline approaches!

    There is now less than two weeks to go until applications close and so, if you know of a group who might benefit from some extra funding, please share this article and let them know.

    We look forward to hearing from you!

    Applications close at midday on Sunday 16 March. Applications can made online here. Alternatively, visit the Feast website, download and complete the form and email to Dan Mace at danrmace@gmail.com. 

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  • Feast Week 2025 gets ‘Back in the Community’!

    Feast Week 2025 gets ‘Back in the Community’!

    Feast Week 2025 is scheduled to run from 28 June to 6 July.

    The week has been branded as ‘Back in the Community’ and the Feast Committee is looking to gather more community involvement than ever with community groups, businesses and organisations being called on to think about how they can play a part. Money raised during Feast Week supports local good causes across our community with 2024’s beneficiaries including Histon & Impington Hedgehog Champions, Hope Again Bereavement Support and 1st Histon Scouts to name just a few.

    Community at its heart

    Chair Steve Cox told HI HUB: “You might not be in a summer frame of mind just yet, but we are! The wet weather of 2024 washed out a lot of the fun of last year’s Feast Week and for 2025 we are keen to see even more events and greater involvement across the community”.

    The community turns out to support Feast Festival 2023. Photo Brian Whitehead

    He continued: “Events don’t have to be big, or even fundraising. But if your group is thinking of hosting a summer event, please consider whether it could be part of Feast Week. In return, we can offer extra publicity by including your event in the Feast programme”.

    This year’s Feast Week will see a return of the Village Festival, similar to that in 2023, on Sunday 29 June when the High Street will be closed to traffic and filled with stalls and attractions. The committee is keen to see local businesses, clubs and organisations involved; with dedicated space available for those who wish to host a stall.

    For inclusion in the Feast programme, details of any planned events to be publicised must be submitted by this Easter and the committee is keen to hear from anyone who might be keen to get involved. The team will also be contacting local businesses regarding advertising in the booklet as well as making a call-out for applications from potential 2025 Feast funding beneficiaries.

    Get involved

    The Feast Committee AGM will take place on Thursday 30 January where plans for 2025 will be outlined and the community is invited to join the meeting. “To sum it up, we are asking the community to get involved”, Steve implored. “Feast Week can be bigger than ever before but only with help from the village and its groups, clubs and organisations. Suggestions, ideas and thoughts are welcome – please get in touch or come along to our AGM. We would love to meet you”.

    Feast Week 2025 will take place 28 June – 6 July. The Feast Committee AGM will take place at 8pm on Thursday 30 January at the Recreation Ground pavilion. Email Feast Chair Steve Cox on stevecox.histon@gmail.com to find out more.