EASTER 2026 / MAY BANK HOLIDAYS – OPENING HOURS  Please note the surgery will be CLOSED for the long Easter weekend including the bank holidays on FRIDAY 3RD APRIL and MONDAY 6TH APRIL as well as the bank holidays on MONDAY 4TH MAY and MONDAY 25TH MAY.  Please plan ahead and make sure you have enough medication to last, remembering to order your repeats at least THREE WORKING DAYS before collection. If it’s not an emergency, you might be able to head to your local pharmacy rather than attending a GP appointment. Your local pharmacist can help you with a range of services, advice and treatment. From blood pressure checks…

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…

Forty people, including a number of new members, attended to hear Peter Tatam from Halesworth speak on “The Old Vicarage at Grantchester”. There is evidence of settlement in Grantchester from the Saxon, Roman, Iron Age, Bronze Age and earlier periods. In the Doomsday book of 1086, it is named Grantesete. In the 1800s, much of the local land was mined for coprolites – fossilised dinosaur poo – which on treatment with sulphuric acid produces a valuable phosphate fertiliser. Although today’s population is small, at about 550, it has four public houses. The Cambridge Distillery is located in High Street with a shop offering bespoke gin experiences. Recently a bottle of…

Dear Friends, I wonder what you enjoy watching on television? One of the programmes I look forward to is ‘Pilgrimage’ which involves celebrities from a variety of contexts trekking together, sharing life and faith on the way. The programme points to a reality – in a busy world, an increasing number of people are rediscovering the quiet gift of pilgrimage. At its heart, a pilgrimage is simply a journey taken with intention, usually involving movement both visible and within a person’s heart and spirit. It is about nurturing awareness of others, self, and for some, God. It is the journey that is significant as opposed to the destination.  The Bible…

The first day of spring in the UK occurs astronomically on the spring (vernal) equinox, when Earth’s axis is neither tilted towards or away from the Sun. In 2026 the spring equinox falls on 20 March. If you want to catch a sight of spring in Over, then a visit to Mill Pits might be worthwhile, to see ‘a host of daffodils’! Access is via the footpath off Station Road, just past the junction with New Road.

Our speaker this month was Graham Wylde, who gave a fascinating talk entitled “Maggie’s Letters”. Graham, a keen stamp collector, began by telling us about the great postal reforms of 1839-40, when penny postage was introduced, making postal services accessible to everyone. He collects Penny Red stamps on envelopes and once purchased a bundle of ten or eleven letters from a Cambridge stamp dealer, primarily because of the interesting stamps on the envelopes, paying little attention to the contents at the time. Later, Graham discovered that the letters had been written by a young girl called Maggie to her father during the Victorian era. The correspondence follows Maggie’s holidays with…

The County Council’s Assets & Procurement Committee has approved a new partnership with developer Prologis to support the next phase of growth at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Cambridge Biomedical Campus Expansion The proposal puts forward 67 acres of County Council–owned land to deliver: The plans also include investment in transport infrastructure, green space, and a community fund. Subject to planning approval, the project will generate a future commercial return that will help support essential council services and strategic priorities. Two New Special Schools for Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire County Council has formally asked the Department for Education to continue with the delivery of two new special schools in: Both schools had previously…

The Sacred Paschal Triduum Services MAUNDY THURSDAY – 2nd APRIL 2026 MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Watch at the Altar of repose till 12:00 midnight.    7pm GOOD FRIDAY – 3RD APRIL 2026 THE CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION OF THE LORDSTATIONS OF THE CROSS AT 7PM   3pm EASTER VIGIL – SATURDAY 4TH APRIL THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT   8pm EASTER SUNDAY -5th APRIL 2026 EASTER DAY SUNDAY 5TH APRIL 2026 NORMAL MASSES9 AM & 11 AM. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church 19 Needingworth Rd, St Ives, PE27 5JT