Scandal in Littleport and the tragic end of the Vicar in India

Scandal in Littleport and the tragic end of the Vicar in India

The son of a wealthy Huntingdonshire attorney who later moved to Ely, George Peacock was well educated, eventually entering Queen’s College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1734. He was ordained a priest in 1736 at Lincoln and was given a curacy in Norfolk. Whilst in Norfolk he met and fell in love with a butcher’s daughter, much to the displeasure of his father who thought the girl ignorant and below his…

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Littleport Women’s Institute: Looking back at 99 years so far!

Littleport Women’s Institute: Looking back at 99 years so far!

After over a year of restrictions Littleport Women’s Institute is pleased to be back in harness and meeting in person once again. Throughout the menace of Covid we managed to maintain a good amount of contact with members via newsletters and indeed meetings via Zoom. For many of us Zoom was a challenge, as new technology was not foremost in our years of education, but we do like to keep abreast of current trends as…

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Littleport Rememberance 2021

Littleport Rememberance 2021

Report by Royal British Legion Littleport Branch Secretary Margaret McGowen Armistice Day Thursday 11 November 2021 There was quite a large gathering of people at the War Memorial in Littleport. Reverend Madeleine Albert conducted the short service and Avril Conway played the Last Post and Reveille at both the War memorial and the Nightall memorial. Millfield and Parsons Lane community schools were represented by pupils and staff. Pupils from both schools laid wreaths at the…

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Littlport Always a Good Choice: Stephen Barclay MP chose Littleport for Rememberance Day

The Littleport Branch of the Royal British Legion put on a good show for Remembrance Sunday on November 14th. And this year North East Cambridgeshire MP Stephen Barclay and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office decided it was the place to be for a commemoration service second only in my opinion to the one in London near the Houses of Parliament at the Cenotaph. President of the RBL Littleport,…

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Scottish Soldiers History Trail Created by the word gardren at welney wetland centre

Scottish Soldiers History Trail Created by the word gardren at welney wetland centre

In tribute to the Scottish Soldiers, who were forced to work on The New Bedford River following the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, The Word Garden has honoured them in a new Scottish History Trail at Welney Wetland Centre. In the autumn of 1651, following a massacre of Scottish Soldiers on the battlefield at the Battle of Dunbar, 1650, hundreds of survivors were brought to Cambridgeshire to labour on the drainage works on The Hundred…

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The Littleport Riots: A Moving Exhibition in Adams Heritage Centre Window

The Littleport Riots: A Moving Exhibition in Adams Heritage Centre Window

Adams Heritage Centre is commemorating the Littleport Riots with a special window display throughout the month of May and into June. The Riots took place in May in the village 205 years ago and resulted in the hanging of 5 men. The Riots in Littleport and Ely happened between 22 and 24 May 1816. The riots were a result of starvation in the village due to very low wages, very high grain costs, and reflected…

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The Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance at Littleport Cemetery 15 May 2021

The Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance at Littleport Cemetery 15 May 2021

In 2018 Littleport Branch of The Royal British Legion wanted to make a Garden of Remembrance. Mr McGowen persuaded Littleport Parish Council to donate a plot of land at the entrance to the cemetery. Mr Jimmy Johnstone offered to make a sculpture befitting to the garden and along with his colleague Tony constructed the garden. Mr Goodearl and his wife Penny painted the boulders to represent the current Armed Forces. The Venerable David Fleming dedicated…

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Littleport Remembers

Littleport Remembers

Remembrance Day dawned like any other this year – and the citizens of Littleport were ready to attend the special November service as usual. Although there was no march through the village, cancelled due to the pandemic, the leaders and members of Littleport’s many organisations and groups still mustered at the parade’s objective, the War Memorial on the green opposite St George’s. Organised and conducted by Littleport Royal British Legion Branch President Garth McGowen, the…

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Littleport and an old skater’s dream of an outdoor ice stadium!

Littleport and an old skater’s dream of an outdoor ice stadium!

Most fairy stories begin with once upon a time, but this is no fairy story although it begins with that time-honoured phrase and ends with another, expressing a hoped-for ‘and they lived happily ever after!’ Once upon a time lots of ice speed skaters, bandy playing enthusiasts and thousands who just loved skating, including watching skating too, crowded into Littleport when the water on the Moors was frozen… How did this come about? A keen…

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The Littleport Society gives you a look into the past glories and fascinating facts about the village!

The Littleport Society gives you a look into the past glories and fascinating facts about the village!

Chair of the Society Roger Rudderham tells us about: Henrick Lindahl And The Littleport Challenge Cup The Littleport Skating Club advertised the first race for their Littleport Challenge Cup for the 23rd December 1892. The Fifty Guinea Challenge Cup was made of solid silver, weighed 100 ounces, and was two feet three inches in height and seventeen inches wide. Anyone winning the cup three times in succession was to be declared outright winner and owner…

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