A jam-packed day of Netball fun for ages 8–15. Book at gkfit.co.uk/holiday

Sarah Doig, also from Rickinghall in mid-Suffolk, spoke to 38 attendees. Basil was a modest man and was little known outside his local area until firstly, The National Trust took over the care of the Sutton Hoo estate i(ncluding the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds) in 1998 and secondly, the Netflix film The Dig was released in 2021. He undertook many archaeological digs throughout his life, and put much effort into making detailed records of each one. Sarah spent nearly five years researching over 100 of his notebooks, with his scribbled writing, and numerous sketches. He also took many photographs but had a habit of cutting people’s heads off. Thirty-five of his…

Join in the fun at the Western Park Junior ParkRun Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate Free and easy to take part Make new friends and feel part of the local community Every Sunday morning A free, fun and friendly weekly 2K event for juniors (4- to 14-year-olds). It’s held every Sunday and starts at 9am taking place at Western Park, Peppercorn Drive, Northstowe, Cambridge CB24 1BF. It’s FREE, but please register before you come along. Please see https://www.parkrun.org.uk/westernpark-juniors/ for more details or speak to a member of practice staff Contacting the Surgery Emails to the surgery are not the appropriate route for our patients to make clinical contact with…

Our speaker in February was Dimitra Frangos – a maker, upcycler and upholsterer – best known for her creative approach to furniture restoration, repurposing household objects and sustainable making. Rather than buying new, Dimitra specialises in giving old or discarded pieces a new life through careful upholstery, thoughtful design and reuse of materials — blending traditional craft with modern sustainability values. Her journey began with a fascination for fabric that she developed in her teens — sewing curtains, reviving old chairs and collecting hundreds of fabric off-cuts that most people would discard. Dimitra brought along examples of her restoration projects, including a woven cane chair that had been rewoven using…

We hope that you have now received your copy of the printed Over Village News Annual edition. While we endeavoured to ensure that all the information included was correct at time of publication, some errors have been spotted. On p. 24, the correct phone no. for Andy Tibbett & Sons, Painting and Decorating is 07717 493723 or 01954 230810. On p.4, the contact details for New Road Preschool CIC are: tel. 01954 488198; email deputy@overnewroadpreschool.com We apologise for these errors.

New community evening classes are now available to book via our website. Try something new for 2026!

Our speaker this month was Kate Armstrong from the charity Cambridge Past, Present and Future. Kate and her husband gave us an interesting talk about the restoration of Bourn windmill and milling through the ages which got 2026 off to a great start. Standing on a quiet hill about 3 miles west of Cambridge, Bourn Mill is a remarkable survivor of England’s industrial past. Widely considered one of the oldest windmills in the country, with a central oak post dated by scientists to the early 16th century, it is a rare example of an open trestle post mill and one of only around 50 such windmills remaining in the UK.…