WHAT’S ON IN AND AROUND THE FENS

SUMMER 2010

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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!

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in this issue...Events For Summer 2010

Places To Go This Summer

Super Savers

Puzzles

Local Services

Special Offers

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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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