Who are we? YANA was formed in November 2015 with the aim of wanting to make a positive impact on the quality of lives of the lonely and isolated in Littleport. Out first event was a Christmas Party in the Village Hall. This was very well attended and appreciated. Then, following a successful funding application, we have since run a monthly Cuppa, Cake and Company Club event from 2.30 – 4.30pm – again in the…
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Just a few years ago, the Church of England undertook what it called The Weddings Project. The project’s aims were to raise the church profile on weddings generally, but also to double the number of church weddings in two parishes nationally. Those two parishes were not chosen at random; they were the parish with the least number of church weddings per head of population and the parish with the most church weddings per head of…
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Every Tuesday afternoon upstairs at The Barn, HQ of the Parish Council, you are invited to visit the Littleport Society archives. There is a fascinating selection of old photographs, books and other items of memorabilia, and chair Roger Rudderham, is always there to answer any questions you may have. Bruce Frost, treasurer, membership secretary and family tree researcher is there as much as he can too. Their meetings are held in The Village Hall on…
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This was the day after a very special memorial service held in Ely on the anniversary weekend of a day of remembrance for the five Littleport Martyrs hung 200 years before for their part in what had been a fenland wide uprising. These were spontaneous protests at the starvation and privatisation everyone who relied on work from the land was suffering after the end of the Napoleonic wars. A riot started in Littleport and became…
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It’s Sunday and the Vine Church is gathering for its Morning Meeting. Some people come very early, because there are always things to be prepared. So the musicians arrive early to practice; the teachers come to lay out stuff ready for the children; the ‘hospitality people’ get everything ready to serve tea and coffee, at the end of the meeting. Gradually people arrive. Some of us come with wheelchairs, walking sticks and walkers; so we…
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After an administrative difficulty arose, Majors Bram and Lorraine Holland had to once again retire! The couple who having served for so long and so well since first becoming members of the church in 1978, retired for the first time in 2006! They had served social centres and churches around the country before settling in at the Whittlesey Citadel in 1996. Then they answered the call to look after the Littleport community which resulted in…
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Littleport WI has been exceptionally busy these last few weeks, having organised and taken part in the cleaning and repainting of the Littleport Village sign. The original sign was donated to the village in 1984 to commemorate the WI’s 75th anniversary and the new one installed in 2001. It was crafted in seasoned oak by sculptor Jeremy Turner and is extremely impressive – depicting many aspects of the history and life of Littleport. However, it…
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YPL is at last able to let you know that a full programme of future films and showing times is coming soon. We will initially be showing age appropriate films for the following age groups: Families with young children (under the age of 5 years) 5 – 7 year olds 7 – 9 year olds 9 – 11 year olds All children must be registered with us. Membership is FREE and film viewing is FREE….
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Told by Roger Rudderham The fame of Ely spread in the middle ages due to the shrine of St. Ethelreda and the miracles that were attributed to her. Ely Abbey was even patronised by King Canute and Queen Emma, who particularly enjoyed the singing of the choir and always visited the abbey for the Feast of Purification. The third Abbot, appointed in 1019, was Leofwine, but unlike his predecessors, who according to the Liber Eliensis…
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The 363 MCC are as well known for their charity fund raising as for their immaculate bikes and leathers. Back in May the club held their annual commemorative fund-raising for charity event called Crowning Around at the Crown Inn on Littleport’s Main Street. The bikers assembled again at the Crown on an auspicious weekend in the following month to present cheques for the cash raised. President Mark Robinson gave £3,000 to East Anglian Air Ambulance…
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