I’ve been in Littleport three years now, and the rooks in the trees a couple of streets away have been my constant companions through the day and through the seasons. What a season this last one has been (and very much continuing as I write). We have all had our own thoughts during lockdown, and not a few challenges. One morning in March, as soon as I woke up, a few words and phrases came…
Read More
As soon as the government announced the terrible news of the pandemic reaching the UK, and the measures to try and contain the spread of the virulent C19 and alleviate the projected burden of treating those infected from all those working for the NHS, and isolation for the elderly and otherwise vulnerable, Littleport’s extremely community minded residents swung into action! Back in March one Littleport resident Carol Hockey aired her concerns about how help could…
Read More
The G’s mushroom farm at May Farm, Littleport has a total area of 27 hectares, 15 of which are regenerated fenland habitat, crossed by waterways and surrounded by a watercourse (the Swale). The farm has an industry leading approach to conservation and is the only mushroom grower globally to have Fair to Nature status. The mushroom facility has been fully operational since 2015, since when a series of ongoing projects have been implemented creating new…
Read More
As I’m sure readers are well aware we have been living under the threat of Covid-19, which has also impacted on the life of Rotary. We have been in lockdown and our meetings have been Virtual, using Zoom. Earlier we had a live event—Gardeners Question Time in March. At the Anchor Little Downham, on Friday 6th March Littleport Rotary presented, Gardeners Question Time with Tamara Bridge Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS ) Awards—Young Designer of the…
Read More
Greetings and warm wishes from Littleport Leisure. We have missed you all! As you know, weeks before the lockdown, we had instigated hand cleaning stations, further cleaning of soft play and equipment, plus a complete overhaul of our cleaning practices to disable this horrible germ. These will all be further enhanced to ensure your safety as much as is practicable. We were open for one day in May for blood donors as we felt this…
Read More
So goes the old song writes Lyn Gibb-de Swarte. Littleport Brass was unable to meet for band practice as they would normally do on a Wednesday night, but they have been playing on throughout the past troubles. They gave their first recorded video – a masterpiece in timing organised by MD Ian Knapton audio editing by Joe Winters of JW – with band members playing in their own homes and the mosaic performance was posted…
Read More
Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy continues to grow and develop, and our latest recruitment drive has seen us appoint a new Assistant Head and also Heads of Maths, English, Science, Humanities and PE. We will also be recruiting for a wide range of positions across the curriculum, and support staff, so we are ready to start GCSE courses in September. This year a number of new initiatives have begun. These include the Duke of Edinburgh…
Read More
The boating community at Brandon Bank has always been a close one but the Covid 19 pandemic has definitely brought people even closer together. Clare and Martin Madelin have been part of the boating community for the past 6 years and when the lockdown started causing difficulties, they had the brilliant idea of creating a WhatsApp Group for local residents. Initially the group was set up to help each other with shopping as people were…
Read More
After this time of unprecedented crisis it is still difficult to find something to write about other than the virus. The Royal British Legion has had to take note of the close down and self-isolation rules as has everybody else. We have not been able to hold committee meetings in Littleport but will notify members of our next meeting as soon as possible. The Pop In service in the Barn has also had to have…
Read More
The team at WWT Welney hope that everyone in Littleport has kept safe and well through what have been some very testing times. For this article we will let you know how the reserve and wildlife has fared this spring, giving suggestions for lots of online resources and some ideas for how you can enjoy watching the wildlife in your own gardens. We started March coming out of one of the wettest winters we’ve had…
Read More