Have you been inspired by England’s awesome winter tour of Australia, where they retained the Ashes and thrashed Australia? Did you make a New Year Resolution to take more exercise? Have you ever played cricket before and would like to get back to it again or would you like to start playing cricket? Are you interested in working with young people or would you like to be more involved with the local community? If you…
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I have been a gardener and resident in Littleport for about 25 years. Initially my only interest was in trying to grow food for our family, every plant had to earn its space, so any money I had bought edible plants and trees. This has proved to be a really good investment for wildlife and us. The 25 year old cherry tree had so many cherries last year that we lost count after sixteen kilos…
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Children and Young People Story/Rhymetime sessions continue to be delivered by volunteers on a Monday at 10.15 for 0-4 year olds. The Young Adult Reading Group meets monthly on a Friday. Over 50? The Library is opened exclusively on one Thursday each month for a Library Group with a guest speaker and refreshments are available. Our Free “Introduction to IT” sessions run on a Wednesday afternoon for three weeks. We now have a “Computer Buddy”…
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See all the pictures, and more on our website www.littleportrotary.org.uk The Rotary Street Fayre was held in December, we would like to thank all those who turned out in the cold. The three wise men (below) had travelled quite some distance in appalling weather and are to be congratulated. Rotary and Education (Report by our vocational chairman Tony Winchester) The Rotary Club of Littleport is very proud of its relationship with local schools and colleges….
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The Community Allotment has small plots of land available for residents from April 2011. An allotment has been divided into manageable sized plots. We share the rent to the Parish Council, and maintenance of a shed and a range of basic garden tools. Success varies from year to year, depending on the weather and the time members have to work on their patch of land, but almost anything grows here: potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, leeks,…
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Before the present day green was developed, bowling took place on tennis courts in Barkhams Lane and on the tennis court behind “Harpenden House” in Wellington Street. The club was formed in 1921; the treasurer/secretary at the time was Mr L A Bray. In 1927 1 rood of land was purchased for £50 and transformed into a bowling green where it remains today. A clubhouse was built in 1952/3 and a further piece of land…
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year ended March 2010 As I write this we are preparing for our fourth Annual General Meeting, the magazine having begun life in 2006. Littleport Life issues 13 to 16 inclusive were published in the year in question and a further three have been published since. The Magazine benefits from a small, strong, volunteer Editorial Team who are determined to keep producing a good quality community magazine profitably and my thanks to them for sticking…
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Were it not for the ongoing efforts of man, the fens would consist of water and marsh, not habitable land. It’s easy to feel dwarfed by the sheer vastness of the fens and be in need of human contact, human contact that shares our values and our beliefs. Was it that coming together with shared beliefs that prompted the Littleport Society (the title of the early Methodist congregations) to build their chapel in the early…
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At this time of year we all look back over the successes and failures of 2010 and look to see what we can do to improve in 2011. Trike The Leisure Centre Committee recently looked back over its diary and saw Ely Archers using the Centre in January and Newmarket Badminton in February. March found us hosts to a caravan rally and bowls competition. In April we had a further caravan rally and the annual…
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The Littleport players need you! Can you sing, dance or act? Can you play a musical instrument, operate sound/ men in draglighting equipment, paint/assemble scenery? Would you like to work front of house or backstage? Do you actorshave a keen approach to theatre work (either on stage or off)? If so, then look no further. The Littleport Players are recruiting new members (ages 11+) and we would like to hear from anybody with an enthusiasm…
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