Don’t forget to make a note of the art exhibition date in your diary, taking place on 1st August alongside the Produce Show. If you would like further information about the event then either scan the QR code on the poster or visit: artime-over.webador.co.uk

Come along and celebrate the nation’s favourite meal on Friday 5th June – being served at the Over Community Centre café. If you are busy that day don’t worry – they are available for £10 every Friday!

Around the World – Destination 5 – France Tuesday, 26th May at 7.15 pm Book your place now to enjoy an evening of fabulous French cuisine at the Over Community Centre – pre-book your place by calling 01954 206600 or emailing info@thecentreatover.co.uk.

There are still a few places at our Saturday Lunch Club, Saturday May 23, when we will be serving Honey roast gammon with gravy or Homemade Feta nut roast, both with Roast potatoes, Cauliflower cheese & Seasonal vegetables. For dessert, Rhubarb fool served with homemade lemon biscuits – to book please visit https://www.overdaycentre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-lunch-club/ Before lunch our Memory Café features Mawson’s Folly who will again be playing their hurdy-gurdy instruments and a great mix of songs. All are welcome to our free morning, teas, coffees and cake will be provided in the Over Day Centre, to start at 10:00am – for more information visit https://www.facebook.com/OverMemoryCafe/ Date:2026-05-23 Start time:10:00 am start

Over Monthly Report – April 2026 This report provides a brief update on recent discussions and decisions at Cambridgeshire County Council, alongside information on support available to residents and upcoming opportunities for parish involvement. Policing and Community Safety At its recent meeting, the County Council agreed to oppose any proposal to merge local police forces into larger regional or national bodies. Councillors expressed strong support for keeping policing local, accountable, and responsive to community needs. The Council called on the Government to focus instead on: Local Government Reorganisation The Government has now announced decisions on Local Government Reorganisation for Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Hampshire. In each of these areas, new…

Saturday 1st August 2.00 – 4.30pm in Over Community Centre Main Hall Calling all Over residents to make a note of this date in your diary to ensure you do not miss this great community event. Why not make this the first time you enter one or more of the categories? We have all the usual Produce classes:  Vegetables, Fruit, Plants, Flowers & Arrangements, Home Cooking, Jams and Preserves, Homemade Beers and Spirits and Photography.  The three themes for both Adults and Children’s Photography 2026 are “Blue, Boats and Blooms”. This should provide plenty of scope for creative photography so keep these themes in mind when you are out and…

April 2026 Meeting Again, forty people attended to hear Roger Crabtree and Bob Bates tell the story of PYE in Cambridge, 1896 – 2026.  Both worked there for many years from the 1950s/60s but in 2010 it became clear that the vast knowledge of the company would soon be lost.  So, they interviewed over 60 former employees and in 2019 helped to set up a major PYE exhibition at the Cambridge Museum of Technology, with its entrance on Riverside into The Old Pumping Station in Cheddars Lane.  W G Pye and Company Limited was founded in Cambridge in 1896 by William George Pye who started making scientific instruments in his…

A few words from Bill Handley who will be stepping down as our District Councillor. Thank you for all your hard work and commitment. A reflection on the last eight years After eight years as one of your district councillors, five of which were as a member of the Council’s Cabinet, I am not seeking re-election on 7th May and, going forward, fresh faces (hopefully Liberal Democrat!) will be serving you. I thought it would be good to reflect on my time as a district councillor. I will be leaving at a time when there are big changes afoot nationally in local government. South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) together with…

Welcome aboard the Lotus. What should have been a sun-drenched honeymoon for Simon Mostyn and his wealthy bride, Kay, quickly dissolves into a claustrophobic nightmare. As they journey down the Nile, they are shadowed by a jilted lover and surrounded by fellow passengers with sharp eyes and even sharper motives. With Canon Pennefather searching for the truth amidst a sea of secrets, a shocking conspiracy begins to surface. Keep your wits about you—on this voyage, everyone has a reason to kill. Rehearsals are well underway for our production of Murder on the Nile, by Agatha Christie DATES: Thursday 28th May, Friday 29th May and Saturday 30th May 2026 TIME: 7.30…

Cancellation of non-responding postal votes SCDC officers and councillors have, for several months, been campaigning to warn residents of the expiry of postal votes, which is a legal requirement and happens every three years. The deadline to apply for an extension has now passed and the postal votes of 4,266 residents have had to be cancelled (of the original 15,392 that required renewal) which represents a 72.28% positive response rate. All affected voters will receive a letter to inform them of this change and will also include details on how they might make a new application to vote by post if they wish. Applications need to be received by 5pm…