Now that the election is a distant memory the hard work now begins in earnest. Going forward we will be giving you a regular report on news from across the District, and in particular decisions and projects that directly affect our community. The Littleport Station Gateway We are extremely pleased to report that this project has been made a priority and we are pushing for a resolution to this. The Littleport Schools Planning approval was…
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Boundless Did you know that The Salvation Army is in 136 countries round the world? Also did you know that from 1st July to 5th July this year, The Salvation Army celebrated 150 years of ministry and mission. Yes, The Salvation Army worldwide has been in existence for 150 years and in Littleport it has been here for 127 years. The big celebration took place at the 02 Arena in London and thousands of Salvationists…
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Modern Spiritualism as a movement, a way of life, and as a religious belief and denomination, was not founded by any single charismatic individual. It sprang to life in the turbulent times of the mid 19th century because three young girls and their mother not only heard noises in the night in their rented cottage but were prompted to fearlessly find out what and why this was happening and ultimately who was doing it. This…
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Turning to the businesses of the Holmes’ family, The Other Shop which is run mainly by Matt’s wife Dawn will be moving into the Holmes Furnishers premises making it easier to run their businesses under one roof and cutting costs down as well. This month they will also be running another furniture shop this time in Ely since David Gibbs announced his retirement. And as Matt explained: “Since taking over the carpet shop in Littleport,…
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With class act Mark Tunstall Mark Tunstall has been a professional actor for over twenty years, including lead roles in television, film, theatre and radio. You may be aware if you’re a soap fan that he played Adam Leigh in Brookside. Recently Mark was Head of Drama at The Pauline Quirke Academy and this included teaching voice and speech lessons, acting techniques, monologue work, movement, modern and classical text work, sight reading, warm-up skills and…
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A little over two years ago an article in this magazine asked “Is Neighbourhood Watch in Littleport dead? Well not quite, but it is in a rather sorry state which is quite distressing as it used to be a thriving and dynamic organisation in Littleport.” Well, fortunately there has recently been a significant change with 5 new schemes started in the last few months which have brought approximately 150 households within the Neighbourhood Watch fold….
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On March 24th Littleport Library played host to its first Arts Alive in Libraries event, a performance of two M R James ghost stories by local actor, Robert Lloyd Parry. I am delighted to say that the feedback from the forty seven strong audience was also extremely positive; “Excellent, atmospheric, very entertaining and spine chilling!”; “So nice to come to something local and affordable.”; “Really enjoyable performance. Extremely good value!”; “Hope there are more events…
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This summer quarter, our founder and Primus, who also happens to be an author and journalist in her working life, currently editor of this community magazine, has written a few words for us about our Spirit driven healing ministry. Offering up our prayers for this to take place, we channel our healing, from Spirit through our spirit indwelling in our physical body, to the spirit of the sufferer, in order to give relief and comfort…
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The Littleport Players have been a feature and focus in the village for many years, but the focus on our local group has been on a national level recently, when they won a prestigious National Operatic Dramatic Association award. The theatre group picked up the award for Best Technical (costumes, set and make- up) for their production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Several members attended the awards ceremony in St Ives to…
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From Monday 20th July to Sunday 2nd August 2015, come and take part in OuseFest, a whole fortnight of over 50 local events celebrating the Ouse Washes Landscape and Communities! There’s plenty happening at a variety of venues right on our doorsteps, spanning from Downham Market to St Ives. It’s a perfect opportunity to learn more about the history of our fascinating Ouse Washes area, local wildlife and habitats and traditional Fenland life. OuseFest is…
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