Events

John Clare - The Peasant Poet 1793 - 1864 Gary Alderson   At least half of our members live in Over, including our secretary.  The History Society meets at 7.30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in The Carol Shaw Room at Swavesey Village College – through the main entrance then 20 metres along the corridor to the right.  No need to book so you are welcome to just walk in.  If you want further information, contact our Secretary, Carolyn on carolyn.redmayne@ntlworld.com or on 01954 230037.

Our speaker will be Liz Porteous who will talk on "Plant Names Explained". Free tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 7:15 pm We are a friendly group of gardeners and plant lovers who have regular meetings with a speaker and raffle and occasional plant sales.  Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month; from September to May we meet at Over Community Centre where we usually have a guest speaker talking on various aspects of gardening, in June we often arrange a visit to a local garden and in July we hold a social evening.  Membership runs annually from 1 April to 31 March and is currently £15.00 per year.  Visitors to meetings are welcome but we do ask for a guest fee of £3.00 per visit.  A 10% discount is available on most items at Oakington Garden Centre, plants at Parkhall Nursery in Somersham and also items from Madingley Mulch with a current membership card. If you would like to come to a meeting as a guest just turn up or contact any member of the committee for further details, we would love to see you.  Committee members: Richard Cox, Julie Carter, Jeremy Tyrrell, Carolyn Redmayne, Carole Cowley, Jan Hook, Cynthia Bidwell, Rachel Henshaw Enquiries, please email gardeningclubover@gmail.com

Monochrome Print Trophy; Judge: Jim Bennett

Our next Café and Lunch Club is on Saturday, October 24. There are still a few places for lunch, when we will be serving delicious home cooked Shepherds pie or Lentil Shepherds pie, both served with seasonal vegetables and gravy. For dessert, Sherry trifle or Ice cream, followed by tea or coffee and mints All are welcome - to book please visit our web site www.overdaycentre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-lunch-club/ or email saturdaylunchclub@overdaycentre.co.uk, drop into the Day Centre or call 07710 694900 At our Memory Cafe Aimi Percival will be entertaining us with show tunes and music from the 60's and 70's. All are welcome to our free morning, teas, coffees and cake will be provided in the Over Day Centre, to start at 10:00am'