On a dull, cold January afternoon the Mepal Molly Men returned to Littleport after nearly 20 years to celebrate Plough Monday. This is the day farm workers returned to their work after the Christmas and New Year holidays. Often the land was frozen or water logged and unable to work, short of money, the labourers would dance or push a plough around the town to cadge money or gifts from the wealthier members of the…
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The Copper Cup
This time last year, I was recovering from surgery. I had lots of time on my hands whilst on sick leave and one of the things I did lots of was think of my lifelong dream of running my own coffee shop. Little did I know that later that same year, I would have made my dream a reality. Years ago, I had jokingly earmarked the old butcher’s shop as a perfect coffee shop venue…
Read MoreLeisure Centre Roundup – Looking Back and Ready to go Forward
Whilst I am writing this article I can see diggers, bulldozers and other plant machinery getting ready to start preparing the construction access road to the new secondary school and Leisure Centre. It is hard to believe that approximately 28 years ago, Littleport Town Football Club and Cricket Club were given notice that their lease on the Highfield sports field would not be renewed and we would have to find a new ground. At that…
Read MoreLittleport War Memorial
Over the course of recent years I have put together some research into the men who are listed on the Littleport War Memorial as having died in the Great War. The result of the work is now ready for viewing but it is not being published in book form. The work will be made available for viewing, free of charge, in the Heritage Centre. Any person who wishes to look at the work is welcome…
Read MoreWhat Your Local Library has to offer
As well as Adult & Junior book collections this library also provides: Audiobooks, Magazines, Fax Service, Photocopying & Printing, Free Internet: via the library PCs – up to 2hours OR via the Wi-Fi – unlimited Free e-books, e-magazines & e-newspapers, Free online databases, Use of a Scanner A Story/Rhymetime for under-5s takes place on Mondays at 11:00am during Term Time. If you are interested in joining the rota of volunteer Story Readers, then please talk…
Read MoreThe Lions club of Littleport
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organisation, with a network of 1.4 million men and women in more than 210 countries and geographical locations. We serve where we live, as well as globally, and we have fun doing it. Though well known for its successful initiatives in vision health, Lions service is as diverse as its members. We meet all sorts of needs, from assisting the elderly to helping victims of natural…
Read MoreThe Day The Fen Tigers Revolted
By Roger Rudderham, on behalf of The Littleport Society An extract from an article by the late James Wentworth-Day “A farm wagon, drawn by four black horses lumbers towards the city of Ely. Four muzzle loading punt guns, each eight feet long and loaded with a pound of swan shot, stick fore and aft out of the wagon like the long guns in a battleship’s turret. Behind the wagon march along the rugged peaty road,…
Read MoreBody Mind & Fitness
With summer getting closer, weight loss for the beach is on a lot of minds. Most people struggle because they go to extreme measures. You don’t need to. There’s 3-4 months until summer, that’s plenty of time to change your body, if you approach it well. There are 4 elements you need to take into consideration when you’re striving for long-term and sustainable weight loss; The food you eat & portion sizes What you eat…
Read MoreArts Alive in Littleport Library
I’d like to start by saying a huge ‘Thank You’ to both the Adams Heritage Centre and the Littleport Library Digital Camera Club writes Louise Aldridge. To the former for mounting an exhibition of the Spray Can Art that was created over last Summer, and to the latter for photographing the artwork so we would have a permanent record once the exhibition was over. Anyone who would like to collect their spray can art is…
Read MoreThe Oakhill Roundup
Littleport Life presents it’s latest budding journalist, author of the internet blog ‘Oakhill Sunday Sport’ Alex Oakhill, who this issue presents an overview of our very own sporting hub, Littleport Leisure Centre. Recently, I went to visit Littleport Leisure Centre to find out what activities they have to offer. I discovered the variety is huge and that children, adults and seniors can all get involved in something whether they’re sporty or not. For those sporty…
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