The Littleport Parish Council election has begun to fade in our memory – but the impact of the 2015 election will continue to make a difference to the way in which citizens of Littleport view and experience their representation by those councillors that they elected to serve them. It would be agreed that all the candidates were worthy to sit on that community body, and the mostly close count of votes cast would prove that…
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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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Two local businesses, Developing Dogs and Jurassic Bark, have teamed up to help provide a solution to the problems of dog mess in Ely, Littleport and surrounding villages. Creating the Responsible Dog Walker campaign, which provides free poo bags and information on how to be a responsible dog walker, business owners Sian Ryan and Jarl Ford are aiming to support the local council in tackling the issues of dog mess and to highlight the positive…
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Last year’s Christmas lights could be the last – unless more practical help from the Littleport community is forthcoming. You will have noticed that there were a few glitches – with some lights not functioning as they should and actually not being in all the old established places they should have been. The absence of the sleigh due to licensing protocols notwithstanding, the festive lights themselves are now at risk from a lack of electrically…
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This April Littleport has to say farewell to its butcher’s shop after it’s been open for 97 years. For 47 of those Mr Andrew Binks has been Littleport’s butcher. He will still be supporting and supplying the cafe run by his wife Jenny in Wellington Street. His cheerful service to the village will be missed.
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Reviewed bus services progress as new timetable specifications are issued for tender Following a process of community engagement and discussion through a Working Group, several bus services under review are now at the penultimate stage of the process where new timetables have been designed and issued for tender. The following bus services are currently out for tender: 117 (Upware – Soham – Ely) 125 (Wardy Hill/Little Downham – Ely) – includes current service 116 129…
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His-story … Her-story …. Your-story ….Our-story! You may have noticed that there has been a great deal of activity in the old ironmonger’s shop JH Adams in Main Street over the past few months writes Deb Curtis on behalf of the Trustees of the Heritage Centre. The shop has been transformed into Littleport’s one and only dedicated Heritage Centre. Much sloshing of buckets and frantic mopping, cleaning and dusting has been taking place, together with…
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Back in July the Sports Day KS2 was a real success reports Headteacher Mr Cattermole. He said, ”Children competed in a range of athletics and sports activities, and it was wonderful to see so many of you here. We were really impressed by the team work and great sporting attitude of the children, as well as a great deal of talent. Thank you so much to the PTFA for organising refreshments”. He also thanked Ms…
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The Women’s Institute has enjoyed its first quarter in their new venue, The Village Hall. This is proving to be a good move as we have been able to enjoy the extra space this venue affords us, with the help of the Parish Council. A sound system has been purchased which has been very beneficial and helps us enjoy our visiting speakers so much more. Once again membership has increased and we hope this trend…
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Well the summer term proved to be as busy as every other summer term – if not more so! There was so much happening to enrich the children’s experiences here at Millfield but I shall talk about just a few. Visits and trips play a really important part in children’s learning – not just to support the curriculum but also to develop children’s independence. This term our Y6 children had a 3 day residential visit…
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