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Summer holiday activities and kids meals
Looking for ways to keep the children entertained without spending a fortune this summer? We’ve rounded up some of the best restaurants & cafés in and around Cambridge where children can eat for free—or for as little as £1—during the school holidays. Along with a nice list of family day out activities for you get some inspiration. Kids meal deals Most offers are available throughout the summer break, although some require you to download a loyalty app or purchase an adult main meal. As offers can change, it’s always worth checking with the venue before setting off. Cambridge City Centre Bill’s – One of the most generous offers available. Up…
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Website Survey Feedback
A big thank you to everyone that responded to the survey we sent out at the beginning of the year. There were some good ideas and productive feedback that we are planning to look into and implement. Just to give a brief overview of what we are planning to do:– Update the look and feel of the site, to help it flow and present better mobile devices. Along with a fresher look, any comments or suggestions feel free to email us anytime on info@overvillage.co.uk– Look into having a new section of the site for planning applications or planned work going on in the village. This will take a little more…
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Over Primary School’s “Willy Wonky” World Book Day Event raises funds for new playground
Over Primary School in Cambridge brought a touch of chocolate-filled magic to the community this World Book Day with a “Willy Wonky” themed fundraising event that delighted pupils, families and local residents. Inspired by the classic story, the school transformed donated chocolate bars into its own special “Willy Wonky” bars. Hidden inside 27 of the bars were special golden tickets, with prizes generously donated by local businesses across the Cambridge area. Prizes included experiences and treats from a range of community supporters, including a local ice skating rink (Cambridge Ice Arena) a Highland cow farm in nearby Willingham (Highland Cow Cottage) the popular local cafés Teabellies and Lot25, and several…
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Can you help Over Primary School?
We are a parent driven group that help raise money to enrich the children’s experience at Over Primary School. Our current project is a BIG ONE, we are trying to raise vital funds to improve and upgrade the schools adventure playground. And we need help from anyone in the village that would like to help and it can be anything from displaying this poster in your shop / business or if you are a resident and you would like to donate. If you would like to donate and help please use the link below: https://www.gofundme.com/f/over-primary-school-adventure-playground?attribution_id=sl:89bf403f-2c84-4c89-9f48-4d1325b95c03&lang=en_GB&ts=1769595268&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=whatsapp
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Over Village News 2026 Survey
We’re keen to make our village website as helpful and easy to use as possible, and we’d really appreciate your feedback. Please take a moment to complete our quick survey and let us know what’s working well and what could be improved. Your suggestions will help shape future updates and ensure the website continues to meet the needs of everyone in our village. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Click on the link below to submit your feedback. The survey should take no more than a couple of minutes. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YWFLSCN
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February Half Term Fun for Families
Looking for ways to keep the kids happy (and the adults sane) this February half term? From kids-eat-free deals to exciting local days out, there’s loads happening to help you make the most of the school break without breaking the bank. 🍽️Kids Eat Free (or for £1!) Great news for hungry families — lots of cafés and restaurants are running brilliant half-term offers. 🛒 Supermarket Cafés 🍕 Restaurant Chains 🎨 Half Term Activities & Days Out 🌿 1. Anglesey Abbey – Winter Nature Hunt Pick up a spotter sheet from the Visitor Centre and head out on a winter nature adventure. Let the kids burn off energy in the Woodland…
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Over Carnival Fund-raiser
Hello Over! I’m sure you have seen us advertise on Facebook and posters around the village. We are a small group and we need your help in raising funds for the carnival next year! The harsh reality is that if we cannot get enough raised then the carnival next year may not be able to happen as rising costs across all sectors is making the carnival more expensive to put on every time. Our current fundraising event is a ‘Music Bingo’ night on the 18th October at 7PM at Over Community Centre. Tickets are only £10 and that gets you into the event and all the main games, we will…
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Bank Holiday Recipes
SMOKED MACKEREL PATE If you want a quick and easy but tasty pate to add to your weekend menu, this is my tried and testedrecipe, made for many years. It’s very good with crackers, breads, toast, with salads of most types, oras a dip with crudites (it does firm up when refrigerated but serving at room temperature Is ideal). 1 pack of 2 smoked mackerel (check for small bones as you remove the skin and break up the fish)50g soft butter 10ml horseradish sauce 10ml lemon juice Freshly ground pepper to taste Blend all the ingredients together, and garnish if desired with lemon and parsley. SMALL PAVLOVA If just for…
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Over Christmas Lights Switch On
What a wonderful event the lights were last night! We just want to thank every single person that came out to not only support us, Over Community Festivals, but supporting all the stall holders. We would like to thank all the stall holders for coming to our event, Santa, Elsa and Sprinkles the elf for helping making the event even more fun for the children and the food vendors, who by the way were selling some truely amazing food! Coming to events like this are not only good for the community but it helps local businesses and helps to raise funds so that we can continue to put the lights…
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Over Carnival 2024
The Over Community Festivals Committee would like to thank the following individuals and organisations, without whose help and support the event wouldn’t happen, as well as all the volunteers over the weekend who helped to set up the event, take it down and clear up afterwards. We hope you all enjoyed the event, which was a real celebration of the talented and generous people of Over! Please give a big round of applause to: Over Parish Council for their supportOver Community Centre for hosting our meetingsOver Methodist Church for allowing us to sell programmes & raffle tickets at the coffee morningOver News for promoting the eventOver Primary School for their…
