Have you heard of Operation Christmas Child? As I write this my wife and I have just been out delivering flatpack shoeboxes in Littleport to households who’ve requested them – to be filled with Christmas gifts for needy children around the world. “The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to show God’s love in a tangible way… to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.” Over the last 30 years more than 186 million children…
Read MoreHeadteacher’s Message – Mr Rivett It has already been a fun filled term with so many exciting things going on across the school and, at the time of writing this, it is only October! The activities and events our children have taken part in so far this term presents a stark contrast to where we were only a year ago. Year 6 – Miss Hoal, Year 5/6 Lead This term has been very busy for…
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Littleport Lions club held a ‘Win Every Time’ soft toy Tombola at Soham’s Pumpkin Fair at the end of September, and we raised some much needed funds after a break, because of Covid, of 18 months. The fair was very well attended with very nice weather on the day. Two local ladies deserve a mention for all their hard work making soft toys for our club. A big thank you to Rosemary and Shirley for…
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INGREDIENTS • 225g (8oz) Sultanas • 225g (8oz) Raisins • 225g (8oz) Currants • 1Bottle 750ml Dark Rum • ¼ Bottle Cherry Brandy • ¼ Bottle Port (optional) • 225g (80z) Soft Brown Sugar • 225g (8oz) Unsalted Butter plus extra for greasing • 6 Free Range Eggs • Peeled Rind 1 Lemon • 225g (80z) Plain (all-purpose) Flour • 1/3 teaspoon Freshly Grated Nutmeg • 2 teaspoons Ground All Spice • 2 teaspoons Ground…
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This is a Christmas Street Fair for 2021, to be held in conjunction with the management at The Crown Inn from 5pm ‘til 10pm Friday 10th of December. As Mark says “Just to hopefully bring back some good ole Christmas spirit to Littleport!! There will be stalls, fair rides, carol singing and an appearance from the big man himself in Santa’s grotto handing out gifts to the good little boys and girls! And all proceeds…
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In tribute to the Scottish Soldiers, who were forced to work on The New Bedford River following the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, The Word Garden has honoured them in a new Scottish History Trail at Welney Wetland Centre. In the autumn of 1651, following a massacre of Scottish Soldiers on the battlefield at the Battle of Dunbar, 1650, hundreds of survivors were brought to Cambridgeshire to labour on the drainage works on The Hundred…
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If we cast our minds back to the start of this year the picture certainly seemed a gloomy one. With a further lockdown, the January blues looked like setting in with a vengeance, but what a difference a few months makes! We’re beginning to see the ‘green shoots of recovery’ in many places, and nowhere more so than in Peacocks Meadow. What a lot of work has been carried out by our volunteers …. and…
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Carol Weyman, Chair of the Littleport and District Flower Club, welcomed everyone back to the opening up of the Club after a very long break of 18 months, and she and the Committee were delighted that so many people turned up for our return, 45 people in all. We hope that some of those who were visitors will return to enjoy the opening up and socialising again. Vicki Hease was our Demonstrator for the night,…
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when it comes to getting out there and running, helping to get everyone motivated as well as raising money for worthwhile charitable causes, you don’t have to look very far. Littleport parkrunners who call themselves the Fab 4, Chelsey Meadows, Julie Murfitt, Andrea Sullivan and Cathy Gibb-de Swarte often seen dressed in brightly coloured tutus and wearing crazy headgear running round Littleport, have been active throughout lockdown. The four runners are always messaging each other…
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There’s no stopping Littleport’s favourite brass band! They have overcome all that the months of lockdown has thrown at them and come out better than ever. Under the enthusiastic and expert baton of Musical Director Ian Knapton the members of Littleport Brass have even entered contests when not only have the musicians been unable to rehearse together, but the competitions themselves have been conducted online! One very good aspect of this otherwise unfortunate state of…
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