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Report on Swavesey & District History Society – January 2025 meeting
About forty attended the talk on “A Very English Dynasty: Four Generations of the D ‘Oyly Carte family”. Jim Stebbings of East Dereham in Norfolk gave a very detailed presentation. In 1839 Richard Cart (1808 – 1891), a respected flautist and partner in the Rudall and Rose Company, makers of musical instruments, married Eliza, who traced her descent to the Norman “D’Oyly” family. They extended the name of their first son Richard born in 1844, to Richard D’Oyly Carte to distinguish him from an already well-established musician. On leaving university in in 1861, he entered his father’s business and also began to compose operettas before theatrical management began to take…
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Report on Over WI Meeting from January
It was lovely to see everyone back at W.I. in January and we kicked off the new year with a, sometimes saucy, talk from Alan Osborne about Ada Lovelace. Born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, Ada is celebrated as one of the first computer programmers and a visionary thinker in the field of mathematics and technology. Ada was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron (from whom, it seems, she inherited some of his passionate and unconventional pursuits) and his wife, Annabella Milbanke. Her parents’ turbulent marriage ended shortly after her birth. and Ada was raised by her mother, who was determined to ensure she received a…
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Business Spotlight: Ponders Cruise and Travel
Over Village News is proud to be supported by a number of local businesses who help make it possible for our volunteer-led organisation to continue to serve our village. Over the coming weeks, we’re excited to feature these local businesses in our ‘Business Spotlight’, to share a little more about their work and their place in our community. For the full list of local businesses supporting Over Village news, click here: Businesses – Over Village News Situated at 25 High Street, Ponders Cruise and Travel is another of Over’s little jewels – a local family-run, independent travel agency, where the 8 staff members go above and beyond to ensure that…
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Saturday Lunch Club – 25th January
Following our Memory Café, please do book your place for lunch at our Saturday Lunch Club on Saturday, January 25. Bookings can be made online, by phone or in person at the Day Centre – please see our website for more information: www.overdaycentre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-lunch-club/
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Memory Cafe – Over Day Centre – 25 January
Our next Memory Café is a Burns Supper Morning, in the Day Centre to start at 10:00am, Saturday, January 25. All welcome, please do come along, kilts are optional. For more information please visit our FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/OverMemoryCafe/
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Report from Cambridgeshire County Councillor Firouz Thompson – January 2025
Dear Residents, As January eases towards February, we’re starting to enjoy longer daylight hours. However, if you’re engaging in active travel, such as walking or cycling or wheeling, please remain visible during darker mornings and evenings for everyone’s safety. Here is my monthly update, which is an edited version of the full report that I provide to the parish councils in my ward. CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLENew ‘Inclusion for All’ SEND Strategy to focus on early supportThe Children and Young People Committee meeting on Tuesday 26 November shared a new strategy to adopt an ‘Inclusion for All’ approach for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Members discussed how…
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Report from South Cambridgeshire District Councillor Bill Handley – January 2025
Dog and general waste bins – Windmill Close I am pleased to report that the dog waste and general waste bins near to the children’s play area on Windmill Close are being adopted by the council’s Shared Waste Service. This should put an end to the unsightly and overflowing bins that have been a feature there for too long. The Shared Waste Service will deliver a more reliable service for everyone and one that is accountable. Local Government Organisation – Devolution White Paper The government published a devolution white paper on 16 December. This contained a number of significant proposals that will affect local government. One of the most…
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Over Gardening Club – Lots coming up in 2025!
OVER GARDENING CLUB On Wed 15th January at 7.30pm in the Main Hall of OCC, we have our next gardening club evening. We have a talk by Liz Porteous with the intriguing title… ‘Deadly, dangerous & downright annoying! Are garden plants friend or foe…?’ That’s a very good question… This month we start back with our ongoing monthly ‘Flower of the Month’ competition. Please bring in 1 stem of a flower or flower head. It should be an interesting month… unless the cold weather has taken its toll. Last week I noticed I had Pelargoniums, Osteospermums, autumn Cyclamen and Snowdrops all flowering outside in my garden. I am as confused…
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Over Players Spring Show – Calendar Girls
The Over Players are pleased to announce that their Spring Show for 2025 is Calendar Girls. Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing and set about creating a nude calendar to raise money for charity. The story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon: a million copycat calendars, a record-breaking movie, stage play and now a musical written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth. Performance Dates: Wednesday 28th May – Saturday 31st May 2025. Over Community Centre Read-throughs of the show will take place on Wednesday 15th and 22nd January at 8 p.m. in…
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Over Youth Cafe
Over Youth Cafe is excited to welcome back our members on 7th January after our Xmas break! 6:45 – 8:00 – Year 6s7:30 – 9:00 – All other years Date:7th January 2025 Start time:6:45