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Summer issue of guide to activities and events in the fens
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WHAT’S ON IN AND AROUND THE FENS
SUMMER 2010
YOUR COMMUNITY
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Welcome to the Summer issue of Your Community Magazine. This issue has plenty of events and attractions in and around the fens, details of local services and much more. We’d love to hear your comments or ideas for improving the magazine so please feel free to contact us at any time. Have a fantastic summer!
Becky
Tel: 01354 669 958
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in this issue...Events For Summer 2010
Places To Go This Summer
Super Savers
Puzzles
Local Services
Special Offers
JOAN STEVEN’S BOOKS
Events for Summer 2010JUNE:
1 Jun, 3 Jun:Pond Dipping for All
Sign up for a 30 minute session of pure underwater discovery. Booking Advisable 01353 720274. 12am - 3pm National Trust . Events booking, 01353 720274. Timed half hour sessions with limited spaces on each, check for start times. Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Lode Lane Wicken Ely Cam-bridgeshire CB7 5XP.
5 Jun:Fen Craft Fair
Arts & crafts fair with stalls, demon-strations by fenland artist John Abbott and much more! 9 a.m until 3.30 p.m. Free Admission. The Scout Hall (next to Sainsbury’s) in March town centre.
5 Jun, 26 Jun:Gorefield Car Boot Sale
Booters - £4 per pitch - Toilets and refreshments available - Contact num-bers 01945 870387 or 09718122217. Gorefield Playing Field, Wolf Lane, Gorefield, PE13 4NE
6 Jun:Ely Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Herbaceous borders, old roses, small pond and kitchen garden. Meadow be-ing developed to attract wildlife. Area of cornfield planting. Combined adm £4, Children free. Times:2-6. Open for charity.
12 - 13 Jun:Twin Tarns - Open Garden for NGS
One-acre wildlife garden. Admission £2.50, Children free Open for char-ity. Twin Tarns, Somersham Cam-bridgeshire PE28 3EQ.
19 Jun:The Saints Crafters Fair
Free admission. Church Hall, St.Ives.
25 - 27 Jun:Chatteris Medieval Festival
Medieval music, dance, displays, battles and stalls at Furrowfields, Chatteris. A small charge is proposed for this years event.
26 Jun - 4 Jul:Clearview - Open Garden for NGS
Approx 1-acre with lake incorporat-ing large wildlife area - incl bee-hives. Admission £3, Children free. Times:10-5. Open for charity.Clearview, Wisbech St Mary.
JULY:
1 Jul:Peckover House - Open Garden for NGS
Admission £6, Children £3, Fam-ily £15; Garden only Admission £3.90, Children £1.95, Family £9.75. Times:11-5. Open for charity. Peckover House, Wisbech Cam-bridgeshire PE13 1JR.
3 Jul:Fen Craft Fair
Arts & crafts fair with stalls and demonstra-tions. 9 a.m until 3.30 p.m. Free Admis-sion. The Scout Hall (next to Sainsbury’s) in March town centre.
3 - 25 Jul:Sculpture Exhibition
Every weekend in July Paul Rowley - Art-ist no. 79 in the Cambridge Open Studios scheme, will be exhibiting his sculptures in Upwood village. 56 High Street, Upwood, near Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE26 2QE. Tel: 01487 814092
10 - 11 Jul:Twin Tarns - Open Garden for NGS
Admission £2.50, Children free Open for charity. Twin Tarns, Somersham Cam-bridgeshire PE28 3EQ.
11 Jul:Ramsey Forty Foot - Open Garden for NGS
Combined adm £3, Children free. Times:2-6. Open for charity. Ramsey Forty Foot, nr Ramsey Cambridgeshire PE26 2YA.
24 Jul:Gorefield Car Boot Sale
Tel: 01945 870387. Gorefield Playing Field, Wolf Lane, Gorefield, PE13 4NE
27 Jul - 24 Aug:Oliver Cromwell’s House Ely Family Ac-tivity: Beauty and the Beast
Discover the origin of medieval medicine and trace the ‘metal ore’ routes in 17th century
England. Listen to the tales of our apothecary and soldier and have a go at making secret potions. On every Tuesday.
24 Jul:March Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Two gardens in March. Appledene is a relaxing and secluded garden. 1 acre garden with island beds of shrubs and perennials. Combined adm £2.50, Children free Open for charity. March Gardens, Cam-bridgeshire PE15 9QB.
AUGUST:
7 Aug:Fen Craft Fair
Arts & crafts fair with stalls, demon-strations by fenland artist John Ab-bott and much more! 9 a.m until 3.30 p.m. Free Admission. The Scout Hall (next to Sainsbury’s) in March town centre.
7 - 8 Aug:88 Nene Parade - Open Garden for NGS
Admission £3, Children free Open for charity. 88 Nene Parade, March Cambridgeshire PE15 8TA.
7 Aug:Bikers,Exmilitary veichles,anything on wheels all in surport of Help For Heroes
Free at Skylarks Showground,Manea Road,Wimblington,March. Cam-bridgeshire PE15 OPE
Animals And Wildlife
New Ark City Farm And PlaygroundReeves Way, Peterborough. 01733 340605
Sacrewell Farm & Country CentreThornhaugh, Peterborough Cam-bridgeshire PE8 6HJ
Welney Wetland CentreHundred Foot Bank, Welney. 01353 860711
Woodhouse Farm ParkJew House Drove, Friday Bridge. 01945 860309
Parks And Gardens
Central ParkPark Crescent, Peterborough. Tel: 01733 348846
Ferry Meadows Country ParkHam Lane, Orton Waterville. Tel: 01733 234443
Buildings
Octavia Hill’s Birthplace (15th March - end of Oct)8 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB. Tel: 01945 476358
Peckover House (14th March - 1st November)North Brink, Wisbech PE13 1ES. Tel: 01945 583463
places to go this summer8 Aug:Upwell Playing Field Summer Fete
Held on the Playing Field in a delight-ful Fenland Village. Lots of stalls, local produce, things to do, to see and to eat! Vintage Vehicles Display and Parade, Dog Displays, Historic Rean-actment, Bouncy Castle, Competitions. Kiddies Rides, Candy Floss and a car boot sale. From 11.30 noon to 4.30. Upwell Playing Field, Upwell,Nr Wis-bech, Cambs.
8 Aug:Auction at Skylark to support Help for Heroes
Free at Skylarks Showground,Manea Road,Wimblington,March. Cam-bridgeshire PE15 OPE
27 Jul - 24 Aug:Oliver Cromwell’s House Ely Family Activity: Beauty and the Beast
Discover the origin of medieval medi-cine and trace the ‘metal ore’ routes in 17th century England. Listen to the tales of our apothecary and soldier and have a go at making secret potions. On every Tuesday.
21 - 22 Aug:Ramsey 1940s Weekend
10am - 5pm at RAF Upwood nr Ramsey. Tel:01524 264948
27 Aug:Gorefield Car Boot Sale
01945 870387 or 09718122217. Gore-field Playing Field, Wolf Lane, Gore-field, PE13 4NE
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FREE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!Kids can get free access to indoor play, golf, dancing, football sessions and much more during the school holidays. Log onto www.asda-sportingchance.co.uk/ to download your free vouchers and book early as spaces fill quickly!
FREE FITNESS AND BEAUTY TREAT-MENTSUntil 31st July, you can get plenty of treatments by collecting points with selected Kellogs cereals. You get one code per pack and can get as many as 2 points per code. You only need 8 points for free months gym membership at Fitness First.
2 FOR 1 AND KIDS GO FREELog onto www.enjoyengland.com to download vouchers for the Oliver Crom-well Museum, Poshboatz and Hunting-don Marina.
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