On the 29th January, children from year 4 and 5 gave a spectacular performance at the 02 as part of the Young Voices Choir. It was a truly amazing experience with over 7,000 children singing together and performing. My thanks to all the adults who’ve supported the children since we started rehearsing in September, and to all the children who showed commitment in learning the songs and dance moves. Young Voices Club will start again…
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The Club has enjoyed a very good year and also celebrated reaching 55 years of wonderful flower demonstrations and friendship. A very versatile year has just flown by and we are coming up to our AGM in February when we will be having a meal at Littleport Village Hall with Fairways Catering providing all of the food to kick off our AGM and going into a new year of Demonstrators. The highlight of 2017 was…
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We ran a competition to win the riveting book written by Littleport man John M. Taylor, and signed by him, entitled, I Will Find You. It’s a thrilling story based on truth. and totally compelling. Mystery and intrigue in the old school, starts here in a place that has another name but is obviously Littleport,- and moves across to Australia. And back. Our hero, Robbie Spalding, is a Barnado’s boy. From the children’s home in…
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Once again we held our very successful Breakfast with Santa in December at The Almonry Restaurant in Ely. Our thanks go to all who came along over the three days and our special thanks to the managers of The Almonry, Michael and Lesley Blakey, without whose help and expertise this event would not happen. We catered for over 210 happy breakfasters, and Santa come along and gave all the children a present. It was a…
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ThePORT currently has 164 registered members which is fantastic! Each week a variety of games are on offer. Music is always available along with Wifi. Hot Food and a fully stocked Tuck shop offer a variety of goodies. ThePORT opening hours are – MONDAYS 5-6.30pm at Littleport Ex-Servicemen’s Club on Ponts Hill. (Extending the time by 30min may be possible if we need to) We have use of the Garden, Pin Ball Machine, Table Tennis,…
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For many years the Littleport Society has taken part in the Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Day ceremony. This year committee member Fiona Gilbert laid the Society’s wreath on the War memorial. Whilst it is important that we remember those whose lives’ were sacrificed in the terrible conflicts of the two world wars, and the other conflicts of the later 20th century, it is not readily known that Littleport men have fought in many previous wars,…
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Russ Welch is running the new Zumba class on the Drove, and is keen to let everyone know about the class and a bit about himself, writes Joy Tod. The class is open to absolutely everyone regardless of age or ability or fitness level. They have fun. It’s on a Thursday evening 7- 8pm in our Community Centre, and it’s £5 a week. These first few weeks have been popular so there might be the…
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There’s been some shop swapping in Littleport to good effect! I thought why not take a glance at how some of our modern shops have come to be where they are! For instance, The Old Butcher’s Shop Café on the corner of White Hart Lane and Station Road, became the Bijou Kitchen run by the owner of Wok This Way, after its proprietors retired. Many a cooked breakfast is still enjoyed there though! In Main…
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Welcome to The Field Theatre Group’s latest community heritage project! What is the Button Tree? The Button Tree project is a unique story and memory gathering project that everyone can share in The Button Tree is a large scale community textile work created by Littleport based textile artist and tutor, Fiona Lidgey-Robinson (with volunteers from the community). Our workshops are free, and open to residents of all ages. These are drop-in sessions so there is…
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Lots of talented people live in Littleport. And the members of The Littleport Players demonstrate their talents for singing, dancing, acting, as well as the abilities to stage professional standard performances of top West End shows! The production team behind these great presentations are skilled producers, directors, musical directors and choreographers, who if they weren’t occupied in other careers, would most certainly be in the employ of the big theatre companies. After many, many, successful…
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