Day: 22 June 2021

Last Chance to Apply for Coronavirus Restart Grant

East Cambridgeshire District Council is urging eligible businesses to apply for the Coronavirus Restart Grant before the deadline on 30th June. The Coronavirus Restart Grant is available for businesses with a business rates account in the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care, or gym sectors. The scheme was launched to provide a one-off grant to …

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King’s Ely Wins National Photography Competition for Fourth Year Running

A King’s Ely student has been crowned the winner of the 2021 ILFORD PHOTO UK Student Photography Competition, meaning the school has now won the contest for four years running. More than 200 photography students from schools across Britain submitted entries for this year’s competition, and it was an image taken by Year 12 student, …

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Living on the Edge – Babylon Gallery hosts the work of four artists inspired by the Fens

‘Edge of the Fens’ is the new exhibition at the Babylon Gallery, which features work that explores the light, line and texture of the Fens, as experienced by local artists: Annie Brown, Ruth E Blundell, Di Cope and Annie Neild.  Annie Brown: “I relocated to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens in 2003 and taught …

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Spotted in Ely Legacy Continues with Help from Trustees and Local Businesses

A new radio station which is building on the work of Ely community stalwart Mark Cooney is being supported by local housebuilder Vistry East Midlands. Mark, who was diagnosed with incurable cancer earlier this year, founded the Spotted in Ely community Facebook page in 2013 and has grown its online audience to more than 28,000 …

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