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Bill Handley District Councillor for Over and Willingham Phone: 01954 200287 (leave a message). Email: cllr.handley@scambs.gov.uk Over and Willingham Community/Mobile Warden Scheme The Age UK Community/Mobile Warden Scheme for Over and Willingham is currently under review. The scheme has had significant financial support over the years both from SCDC and Over and Willingham Parish Councils. However, the number of residents in Over who are taking advantage of the scheme has been low in recent years and Over Parish Council discontinued its financial support for 2025/26. A higher number of Willingham residents are in the scheme and the Parish Council there has elected to continue its support. Age UK tell us…

WILLINGHAM & LONGSTANTON SURGERIES Willingham 01954 260230  Longstanton 01954 207600  Dispensary 01954 207602 Website: www.willinghammedicalpractice.nhs.net Community (District) Nurses: 0330 726 0077       Health Visitors:  0300 029 5050 a&e  is not an alternative to a gp appointment When the surgery is closed please call 111 for medical assistance, or 999 for a life threatening emergency For urgent mental health support, please call 111 and select option 2 WE’RE PROUD TO BE A PARKRUN PRACTICE! Join in the fun at ParkRun: walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate.Free and easy to take part   Make new friends and feel part of the local community   Every Saturday morning   If you would like to…

Our speaker this month was Neil Callan who told us of “The Development of the Silver Spoon” In the 12th century, silver spoons were a luxury item used by the clergy and nobility. Early spoons were small and plain, with round or fig-shaped bowls. By the 14th century, more ornate designs appeared, including “apostle spoons” with decorative finials. During the Tudor period (1485–1603), silver spoons became more common among the merchant class, often engraved with family crests. Because silver was a form of wealth, spoons were sometimes clipped—small amounts shaved off the edges—leading to concerns over fraud and purity. To regulate quality, England developed a hallmarking system in the 14th…

Saturday 2nd August 2.00–4.30 pm in Over Community Centre Main Hall Calling all Over residents to make a note of this date in your diary. Why not make this the first time you enter one or more of the categories.  Pick up a Programme and Entry Form from Over Community Centre Foyer or download from the Over Parish Council website. We have all the usual Produce classes:  Vegetables, Fruit, Plants, Flowers & Arrangements, Home Cooking, Jams and Preserves, Homemade Beers and Spirits and Photography.  People, Places and Pets are the three themes for both Adults and Children’s Photography 2025 so keep these in mind when you are out and about…

A morning at the Over Memory Café, with no better way to celebrate our second birthday than a morning with the Swavesey Community Choir. Terrific songs that we all joined in with, great fun, and exercises to ballroom led by Kelly – such a joy. To see more please visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OverMemoryCafe/ Following our Café we welcomed 25 diners to our Lunch Club, even with rising temperatures a great service.  Please do join us at our next Café and Lunch Club, Saturday, July 26. To book your lunch please drop into the Over Day Centre or reserve online – https://www.overdaycentre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-lunch-club/

Two friends from Hardwick W.I. —Jackie Allen, a nurse, and her friend Helen, — embarked on a life-changing volunteer trip to The Gambia with the Lisa Kent Trust, a UK charity focused on education and healthcare. After months of fundraising — including head shaves, cycle rides, and community events — they self-funded their trip and raised additional support for the charity. Life in The Gambia presented a stark contrast to the UK. With poor infrastructure — no refuse collection, sandy treacherous roads, and few public services — daily life was tough. But the local people were graceful, resilient, and welcoming. One unforgettable moment was watching a school cleaner elegantly balance…

This September, on two dates only, we are bringing canoeing back to Fen Drayton Lakes. You will be led on an exploratory journey around islands and reed to experience the reserve from an angle rarely seen by visitors. We are working in partnership with a well-respected water sports company to deliver this exciting event so no previous experience of canoeing is required. You will be in expert hands and guided by a reserve warden with many years knowledge of the site and its wildlife. As you paddle gently through the waterways, you’ll find yourself immersed in a world teeming with life. Majestic bitterns stand sentinel in the reeds, their long…