Mark Cooney

Editor of Spot Everything Ltd which covers Spotted in Ely and other publications coming soon.

Wicken Beer Festival 14th May 2016 4 pm until the beer runs out……

On Saturday 14th May, Wicken Recreation Ground will be the venue for the 13th Wicken Beer Festival run by a group of volunteers from the village to fund raise for play equipment.  Over the years the group have managed to install a multi-use games arena, installed play equipment and supported local groups who use the …

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Archaeological dig at new District Leisure Centre site underway

The archaeological excavation of the site on Downham Road, where East Cambridgeshire District Council is hoping to build a new leisure facility for the District, will start this week on Monday 16th May. At the request of the Cambridgeshire County Council Historic Environment Team, the whole 2.8 hectare site will be excavated because it is …

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East Cambs launches 3R campaign to tackle radicalisation

A campaign to help prevent vulnerable young people in particular from becoming radicalised and drawn into extremism has been launched by East Cambridgeshire District Council. The 3R campaign stands for “Recognise, Report and Result” and gives partner agencies a simple message about how to support young people at risk of becoming involved in extremist activities. …

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Viva say Thank you

Last month Ely Tesco chose Viva Arts and Community Group to be their charity for the month. This included Viva members going along for a full day of donation collections as well as advertising Viva to the general public. The total of £365.41 was raised and will be put towards Viva’s busy summer! Viva has …

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New access improvements completed at Ely Country Park

Further access improvements have been carried out at Ely Country Park to enable more people to enjoy a fantastic day out. Access improvement works at the sloped footpath connecting Springhead Lane and the wildflower meadow in Ely’s award winning Country Park were carried out on behalf of East Cambridgeshire District Council. The specification was developed …

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Jason Ablewhite elected as new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire

Jason David Ablewhite has been elected as Cambridgeshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The vote took place on Thursday 5th May across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, with the result being declared on Friday 6th May at 17:27. Jason Ablewhite, the Conservative Party Candidate, beat Dave Baigent, Labour Party, after second preference votes were counted, as neither had …

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Last chance to catch Paul Hawdon & sneak peak at stitch-links

‘Fantastic work’ ‘Amazingly detailed’ ‘Enormous impact’ Our current exhibition of etchings from Paul Hawdon ends this weekend on Sunday 8 May. This prize winning artist has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal West of England Academy, The Discerning Eye and various print exhibitions. Our next exhibition stitch-links (right) features contemporary textiles from five …

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DRUGS IN EAST CAMBS CLAMPDOWN – Operation Edison a success story

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Friday saw the completion of a week long secret operation conducted by East Cambs Police which saw several individuals arrested and charged for under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Code name Operation Edison, many local officers spearheaded by Sergeant Phil Priestly and followed by local members of the press. The mission …

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E4Ely – Issue 11 Out now

Issue 11 of E4Ely sees The Red Hat Society come to Ely and the Eel Catchers Daughter welcome their 25,000th customer plus much more including a map of all the locations taking part in the Eel Safari this Bank Holiday Weekend.

New Police Initiative Launched to offer Support and Advice about Healthy Living to Youth

Local Police Crime Reduction Officer, Sue Loaker, will be launching a new initiative in May 2016 which is titled ‘Sue’s Essentials’. ‘Sue’s Essentials’ is a project that is being launched to protect the dignity and comfort of young ladies and men in East Cambs. We recognise that (unfortunately) there are some people that are struggling to …

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Police search for yet more possible shoplifters

The Police would like to speak to these males in relation to a theft of over £700 worth of electricals from a supermarket in Ely on 12th April 2016. If you have any information then please call PCSO Ian Hawkins at Ely Police Station on 101 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

E4Ely – Issue 10 – Out Now

Ely celebrates the Queens 90th Birthday with the City of Ely Military Band. Also this week, Fenland Jamming 10 years on, Aldreth Village Fair, Lucy Frazer’s Letter to Spotted in Ely and also how to get involved with Eel Throwing (not real ones). Plus all the usual Whats on and much more.

Cambridge United helps Mayor continues her Celebration of Volunteering

As part of the Mayors Celebration of Volunteering two events were held this last weekend. On Friday evening  hosted by St Peters Church Ely and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ely (Hereward) Dave Doggett, the Chairman of Cambridge United Football Club spoke on volunteering and the role of the Club in the community  The …

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E4Ely – Issue 9 – Out Now

In this weeks E4Ely Magazine you can see: Drayman’s Son cleans up awards The Marathon Man for Diabetes UK and why the Flying Scotsman is now not coming to Ely and much much more Click here to open: https://issuu.com/inmediagroupely/docs/issue_9_final

New district leisure centre planning application submitted

Further progress on delivering the new district leisure centre was made this week with the submission of the reserved matters planning application. The scheme has been granted outline planning permission under the hybrid planning application for the cinema, but the plans have to go through the Reserved Matters process to agree the design and layout …

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Council-owned land at The Vineyards in Ely to remain as open space

The triangular piece of land at The Vineyards, closest to Ely market square, and solely owned by East Cambridgeshire District Council (see map), is to remain as open space. The decision for the land not to be developed was reached after a review by Councillors at the Asset Development Committee meeting on Wednesday 23rd March …

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E4Ely Issue 6

We are please with Issue 6 of E4Ely. Lots of lovely fundraising stories this week with more news from the local Rotaries and much much more. Oh yes even more events than last week. Don’t forget if you want your story in next week then email us, pr@spottedinely.com

A Soup-er evening for Ely!

Ely Soup’s very first event Was on 18th March Held at Babylon Gallery, Ely Local crowd-funding project Winner of £180 was ‘Ely Milks’: a local breast-feeding group We had a fantastic launch of Ely Soup on Friday, with four great pitches from: Ely Foodbank –  appealing for money to buy food Ely Library – appealing …

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Many join in for a night of fund-raising for Grief Encounter

Last Saturday the Cathedral saw more than £11,000 raised for Grief Encounter organised by Soham local, Jason Fretwell. Jason, a catering manager for Clare College in Cambridge decided he wanted to help after his wife, Katie experienced the bereavement at the loss of her mother and the charity was there to help. Furthermore, Grief Encounter Founding Patron, …

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Local Company Sid Bibby saves the day and a lot of money for Grief Encounter

Last Saturday saw the Cathedral host the very busy and successful Grief Encounter Ball in which over £10,000 was raised. The event had many suppliers involved and sadly due to the wet weather, the grass around the side entrance was churned up. The Cathedral had not hosted events in the Lady Chapel to this size …

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One stop shop for free business support a hit with local companies

Local companies took to the Maltings this Tuesday [8th March] for what was a very successful first pop up business surgery. The free event in Ely, which took place from 8.30am until midday, was organised by Signpost to Grow of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in conjunction with East Cambridgeshire District …

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We are all free – Exhibition of Amnesty – Our Human Rights

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An exhibition of artworks about our Human Rights by internationally-renowned and award-winning children’s illustrators is now in the Cathedral. Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom), Korky Paul (Winnie the Witch, The Monster Book of Horrible Horrors), Chris Ridell (The Edge Chronicles, the Ottoline series) and Polly Dunbar (Dog Blue, Fly Away Katie) are just …

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Still time to enter Ely 501

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The creative writing challenge for East Cambridgeshire children up to the age of 13 has launched its 2016 competition and the organisers are hoping to top last year’s astonishing results. Well over seventy entries were received and the standard couldn’t have been higher. “It was truly amazing!” says Annabel Reddick from Burrows Bookshop. Along …

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Extra flavour added to this year’s Food & Drink Festival as trio of celeb chefs is announced

Ely’s best kept secret has finally been revealed – the celebrity chef line up for 2016’s Food & Drink Festival. The first of three wonderful chefs to be appearing at this year’s festival, which will take place on the 1st and 2nd May, is Jean-Christophe Novelli, theaward-winning French chef and Michelin Star restaurateur. He simply …

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Starbucks Reopens in Ely

Franchise company 23.5 Degrees has opened a new Starbucks store in the Cloisters. The previous occupants Carrington’s closed last year. This is the second store of Starbucks to come to Ely but the original coffee shop was owned by head office. The shop has gone under a new lick of paint and furniture which is …

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Lucy Frazer encourages communities to Clean for the Queen

“Clean for The Queen” brings together all of the anti-litter organisations from the UK and aims to get people involved in Britain’s largest litter pick. Community groups including parish councils, residents’ associations, and local schools and businesses are encouraged to organise their own litter pick or clean up in the coming weeks, or over the …

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