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Over Carnival… Less than a week away
Over Carnival 13th July 2024 overvillagecarnival@gmail.com Less than a week to the Over Carnival! The committee is getting excited now. New this year: we are going to be selling reusable branded pint glasses at the Carnival at the bars and also at the Control Tent – in order to try and reduce the amount of single use plastic at the event. These are £2 each and can be returned to us at the end of the night when you can get your money back but we hope that some people would like to keep them for other occasions. Please note that because we are running this as a deposit system…
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NewLifeOntheOldWest Nature day on Over Green
Open for Nature Day: Over A selection of ‘otterly’ fantastic stalls and activities for all the family! 17th August on Over Village Green Join our nature experts, wildlife charities and local conservation initiatives from across the NLOW project area. Experts will be on hand to help people of all ages to discover the wildlife living on your doorstep. Enjoy a delicious East Anglian taco from La Gringa food truck, make a dragonfly print with artist Sherry Rea, hear about the work to bring Turtle doves back from the brink, and get chatting with national wildlife organisations and local groups such as the RSPB, Wildlife Trust BCN, and other local groups all…
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Sing for Joy Summer Concert
Sing for joy! invite you to start the summer with a smile and a song in our concert at all Saint’s church, Longstanton. Friday 19 July at 7.30pm A smorgasbord of song to listen to and join in with, plus refreshments, and all for free! (although donations welcome!) Submitted by Kate Woolf
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Update from Fen Drayton Lakes
Now that we are halfway through the year, winter feels like a very long time ago. Despite this, its lingering effects can still be seen at the reserve. As well as being a nature reserve, Fen Drayton Lakes is classified as a reservoir on the River Great Ouse floodplain and has a role in holding water during periods of flood to protect the nearby villages and relieve some of the pressure further downstream. As river levels rise, drainage ditches that run through the reserve bringing water from the surrounding area to the river can’t empty out and begin to overspill into the lakes, sometimes also flowing backwards away from the…
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Over Day Centre Bike Ride
87 riders raise £2,049.25 for the Day Centre Such amazing support from our local cycle club members, families and individuals who enjoyed five rides though the South Cambridgeshire countryside, starting at Over or Northstowe with all children who completed a ride presented with a finisher medal to help make the event a memorable day. Very grateful thanks must go to our most generous sponsors : Law & Lewis, Joiners; All Eyes, spectacle makers; Redmayne, Miller, Rees, estate agents, and Fen Edge Community Association whose funds met all event expenses so that every penny of rider donations will go to the Day Centre, this year to enable garden raised beds and…
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Artime is a friendly self help group that meets the 1st, 3rd, and where applicable, the 5th Wednesday of the month.
Encompassing all mediums and welcoming all abilities, meetings for July are 17th & 31st, 7.30-9.30pm, The Methodist Hall, The Lanes, Over, CB24 5NQ. Browse the website over a coffee artime-over.webador.co.uk
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Introducing ‘How Are You South Cambs’
Connecting with others, getting active, learning a new skill, being creative, seeking professional support, exploring the outdoors, volunteering – all these things (and more) can improve wellbeing…but it isn’t always easy to know what is on your doorstep or to feel comfortable trying something new. How Are You South Cambs is a website that brings together everything local that boosts mental wellbeing. Just like our physical health, we all have mental health and we all need to look after it – what that looks like for each of us is unique. The How Are You South Cambs website gives you the factual information you need to find a wellbeing boost, alongside…
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First Contact Physiotherapist at Over Surgery
Our first-contact physiotherapist can help patients with musculoskeletal problems (joints, bones, and muscles). They are the first point of contact at the surgery for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with musculoskeletal problems with the expertise to order appropriate tests and investigations if required. Patients can refer themselves to first-contact physiotherapists. They do not need a referral from their GP. This helps patients get treatment more quickly. Please call the reception team to book an appointment. Our team will also offer this service when calling regarding the above conditions. Our FCP is at Over on a Monday. Over Surgery 01954 231550
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Who Dunnit. . . .?
Book your tickets now for the Over Players Murder Mystery Evening being held on Saturday 14th September at St Mary’s Church Hall Tickets £10 each and available from www.overplayers.uk from the 15th July.
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Over Carnival 13th July 2024
Over Carnival 13th July 2024overvillagecarnival@gmail.com Carnival Programmes and Raffle tickets will be on Sale:Saturday 29th June 8 until 12, outside the shop.Saturday 6th July 10 until 12 at the Methodist, book, coffee and cake cafe.Please do come and see us. The Over Carnival Team would like your help, please:Friday 12th July. We will be in the Green from 8am. We could do with as many volunteers as possible to help with putting up fencing and marquees. If you can help, we would be so pleased to see you.Programme, door to door. Can you help selling programmes and raffle tickets where you live? Please make contact. Let’s see if we can…



















