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On Thursday 22 nd May, six teams of boys and girls took part in a year 5 and 6 crickettournament organised by ActivePlay Education and Cambridgeshire County Cricketand held at Ely Outdoor Sports Association. One team from Ely St John’s Community Primary School, two teams from MillfieldPrimary School, two teams from The Lantern Community Primary …
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On Thursday May 29th, members of the Rotary Club Ely relaxed at an evening out at Mangiare in preparation for getting ready for Aquafest. Aquafest is a major event for the club for the community and huge crowds usually attend. One of the highlights is the raft race, which is a must. It takes place …
On Friday May 16th, in St. Mary’s Church rooms, Ely Rotary Club held a Quiz night. There were 10 teams taking part: Baby Bank, Barton Road Mob, Daft as a Brush, Ely Rotary Club, Hereward Rotary Club, Inner Wheel, Jam Tarts, NSPCC, Desert Storm, and Ever Hopeful.With Quiz master Phil Smith in charge, there were …
Ely Shotokan Karate Club is a welcoming and family-oriented martial arts club based in Witchford, Cambridgeshire. Known for its friendly atmosphere and structured training, the club offers an excellent opportunity for individuals of all ages to learn the traditional Japanese martial art of Shotokan Karate. Ely Shotokan Karate Club teaches Shotokan Karate, a disciplined and …
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Wandering through the galleries of Ely Museum, you’ll discover a rich history of the Fens, but deep in our stores are many more objects with a story to tell. This is the Cabinet of Curiosities, a temporary exhibition, where we are bringing some of these objects into the light. Visit the Cabinet of Curiosities to …
Time is running out to see The Cabinet of Curiosities! Read More »
Fordham and Isleham district councillor Kelli Pettitt has been elected as the new Chair of East Cambridgeshire District Council. This is a civic role to uphold and promote the purposes of the Constitution and preside over meetings of the council so that its business can be carried out efficiently and with regard to the rights …
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A textile exhibition, depicting stories of the Bible, which has taken 10 years to stitch, is on display at Ely Cathedral.‘Threads through the Bible’ is an astonishing and visually inspiring exhibition of textile art and possibly the largest ever of its kind created by a single person. This spectacular trilogy of tapestries, known as the …
A breath taking textile art exhibition created with 25million stitches. Read More »
Work is to start on East Cambridgeshire’s first state of the art bereavement centre. It will include a crematorium, natural burial area, pet cemetery, a function room for wakes, a memorial tributes walkway and a remembrance garden, all set within flower meadows and woodland walks, with views overlooking a lake. As well as giving residents …
Community groups are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £1000, offered by East Cambridgeshire District Council. The groups can spend the money on new or existing projects designed to improve the quality of life for residents. Successful applicants in the last round of grants included Ely Folk Festival to enhance accessible facilities …
Soham young farmers have been busy again! This years bale sculpture can be seen on the A10 between Stretham and Little Thetford. The theme for this year is “British farming” which is also a class for the Cambridgeshire county show and young farmers rally. Five local clubs will be participating in this years show which …
Soham Young Farmers – “British Farming” themed Sculpture! Read More »
Already recognised as “Good” with “Outstanding” features, Ofsted has praised Ely College for continuing to make significant progress since its last inspection. “Highly skilled” teachers, pupils with “exemplary” behaviour, and an “ambitious and challenging curriculum” which ensures that “pupils achieve exceptionally well” are just some of Ofsted’s recent findings, as Ely College builds on its …
Ofsted inspectors find Ely College continues to go from strength to strength Read More »
Ely Folk Festival have announced that they are putting on a family show at Centre E in Ely on Saturday 31 May. Bring your little ones along for a magical afternoon in the company of the extraordinary Daria Kulesh. Parking, parents and Under 3s are free too! Full details and tickets are here: https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk/calling-families/ Tickets …
Ely Nursery Swaps Storytime for Summits to Support Children’s Hospice While most early years educators are busy managing sandpits, snack time and storybooks, a team from Cathedral View Childcare in Ely is preparing for a very different kind of challenge: climbing three of Wales’ highest peaks in just 24 hours. The team will be taking …
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Ely College was honoured to welcome Tia Fisher, acclaimed author and winner of the YotoCarnegie Shadowers’ Choice medal for 2024, for a special visit with Year 9 students.The event, organised by Librarian Anne Shaw, was a highlight of the spring term and formed part ofthe College’s wider efforts to promote reading and creative writing across …
Carnegie Medal Winner Tia Fisher Inspires Year 9 Students at Ely College Read More »
As the 2024/2025 season wraps up, we’re thrilled to unveil some fantastic developments over the summer, including major facilities improvements and more exciting news! We are reaching out to anyone who wants to support the club to help us on these infrastructure improvements, who are willing to donate services or products? We’re also opening up …
Ely City Women’s Institute (WI has been crowned winners in the CommunityChampion category at the inaugural East Anglia Clean & Green Awards ,recognizing their outstanding dedication to sustainability and environmentalconservation.The awards celebrate individuals, businesses, and organizations that actively promotegreener lifestyles and sustainable initiatives throughout the region.The judges were particularly impressed by the unwavering commitment and …
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Ely Pride is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated event on August 9th, 2025, taking place at the newly sponsored Amherst Field venue, generously supported by King’s School. Following a record-breaking attendance of over 5,000 participants in 2024, Ely Pride is moving to a larger location to accommodate the growing number of supporters and allies. …
Ely Pride 2025 Celebrates at New Venue with Star-Studded Lineup Read More »
++ New building will feature state-of-the-art sensory room for students with diverse needs ++ Staff and students at Highfield Littleport Academy in Ely are excited to have marked the start of building work for the school’s extension, with students helping to ceremoniously break the ground. The students were joined by Lynsey Holzer, CEO of The …
Taking place from the 3rd, 4th and 5th May 2025. 2025 is a celebration as we celebrate May 1945 and the end of the War in Europe. With a wide range of food vendors, traders and an entertainment programme from some wonderful local organisations, this promises to be another truly memorable weekend of fun and …
Visit Ely is thrilled to announce Ely’s EelFestival and VE80 Weekend 2025 Read More »
Ely Tigers travelled to the Suffolk Coast on Saturday afternoon to face Southwold in a league fixture. Unfortunately for the Tigers, many regular players were missing, resulting in a challenging afternoon for the team. Within three minutes, the home side opened the scoring, breaking down the wing unchallenged and successfully converting. Inside 20 minutes, the …
On Thursday last week the Connected Ely: Empowering Digital Communities event took place at Ely Library The event was a big success, and it was great to see everyone networking, connecting, and raising awareness and learning about digital inclusion! Thank you to all those who attended and to the organisations that came to support the …
Paul Barrow, of Paul Barrow Builders from Pymoor, near Ely has received national recognition for his work by being named the winner of the Best Residential and Small Commercial Builder at the recent LABC Building Excellence Awards. The awards, held at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel in London, are a showcase of both building projects …
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Ely Tigers faced Ipswich in a rearranged fixture aiming to move away from the bottom two positions in the league. Ely started strongly, pushing Ipswich back on their try line, with Matt French scoring the opening try for Ely, giving them an early lead. After the game settled, with 25 minutes on the clock, Tigers …
On Saturday the 8th of February a commemoration took place in Prickwillow for those who died 80 years ago when two aircraft collided above the village. Amongst those assembled were Colonel Roger Herriot OBE DL, The Rev’d Canon Jeremy James, The Mayor & Mayoress of Ely, Cllr & Mrs Richard Morgan, Mr Chris Jakes, Mr …
For the fourth year running Ely City WI are taking part in the Climate Coalition’scampaign ( www.theclimatecoalition.org/show-the-love ).The WI has a proud history of taking action to protect the environment being afounding member of The Climate Coalition ; protecting what we love from ClimateChange and lobbying politicians to prioritise tackling the issue.Every February hundreds of …
We are delighted to announce that the Elysian Winter Beer Festival is back for its 15th year, and will again be held at the beautiful riverside location of The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB. The Festival will be open from 11:00 until 22:00 on Friday 7th February and 11:00 until 20:00 on Saturday 8th …
ELY & DISTRICT CAMRA 15TH ELYSIAN WINTER BEER FESTIVAL 7TH & 8TH FEBRUARY 2025 Read More »
Following on from last weekends frozen shut out for the Tigers, it was much the same this weekend as the Seniors game at Cantabs was frozen off on Saturday, while all Mini’s and Youth games were also victim of the cold spell, following the success of last weeks 5km ROAR, the club once more headed …
Ely Tigers faced Southwold at the Cambridge Commodities Park, in conditions that Ely normally face on the Suffolk coast with a strong breeze blowing across the pitch, again this season the Tigers were forced to make changes to the starting 15, but it was the visitors that were forced into a change inside the opening …
400 young local singers to join the UK’s most ambitious youth music programme at Ely Cathedral for ‘A Grand Georgian Christmas’ 400 local young singers will enjoy an extraordinary musical experience this Christmas, singing alongside Gabrieli, one of the country’s most acclaimed ensembles, in a spectacular seasonal programme ‘A Grand Georgian Christmas’. The concert, which …
Father Christmas himself is visiting Ely Museum on 7th and 8th December As the nights draw in and the winter chill enters the air, there’s plenty of festive fun to be had at ElyMuseum. From a Christmas trail around the museum and a traditional visit from Father Christmashimself, there are a jolly good few reasons …
Ely foodies now have a new takeaway option with the news that vegan chef and foodblogger Mandy Mazliah is bringing her plant-based food to Ely. Mandy’s new business,Sneaky Veg Kitchen, will offer its first meal delivery service on Friday 22 November, withfurther dates to follow soon.Already a successful brand and food blog packed with recipes, …
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Benefit for St Peter-in-Ely Church Ely Collegium, who are fast becoming known as one of the finest chamber choirs inthe Cambridgeshire area, are singing a festive programme of Christmas music at StPeter-in-Ely, Broad Street.The concert will include popular items such as The Holly and the Ivy, O Holy Night,Carol of the Bells, Coventry Carol, and …
The City Council has appointed Matthew Routledge to the honorary office of TownCrier, continuing a long-standing tradition of Ely having a town crier.In Mid-October the City of Ely Council agreed the appointment of a new Town Crier, apost that has been a point of pride for several decades. Though the office is purelyceremonial, the presence …
Ely Tigers travelled to 10th placed Colchester IIs looking to halt their recent run of defeats, but it was injuries and players availability that once more came back to haunt Tigers as they went down another heavy defeat to slip to second from bottom in the league, the game started evenly but with 10 minutes on …
Ely Library 10am-3pm Saturday 16 November 2024 Find out about local nature recovery projects and how you can make a difference. From 10am-3pm on Saturday 16 November 2024, local organisations like the Wildlife Trust Beds, Cambs, Northants, the RSPB, Renew: Ely Cathedral Environment Group, Isle of Ely Primary School, Ely Wildspace, and East Cambs Climate …
As the clocks change and the colder nights draw in residents are being asked to remember hedgehogs this autumn. Numbers of hedgehogs in rural areas have declined between 30 and 72 per cent since 2000. To help halt this decline we’re asking residents to do what they can to help our prickly friends. Our top …
Ely Tigers played league leaders, Norwich, on Saturday, with the visitors unbeaten in their opening six games of the season, again Tigers were forced to make changes due to picking up injuries the week before, The game started brightly for the Tigers, as they were awarded an early penalty in front of the posts, opting …
East Cambridgeshire District Council has taken a significant step towards ending homelessness in the district. The council will be working in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council to jointly-fund a full time Housing First project worker dedicated to providing one to one support for homeless people with multiple or complex needs. Angela Parmenter, Housing and Community …
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Ely City Juniors have had a busy start to the season with the U14 boys, U12s, U8s and U10sall taking part in festivals!This last Sunday the U8s, U10s and U12s took part in the development festival hosted byNewmarket Hockey Club. It was the first time the U8s had played in a festival and they werefantastic! …
A Great Start to the Season for Ely City Hockey Club Juniors! Read More »
On Sunday Ely Tigers Girls U14s were part of something really special. Ely Tigers Rugby Club hosted a game of Rugby played by 2 teams of U14s Girls. The Girls got to play their first game on home turf and Ely Tigers Rugby Club did them proud. A new chapter of Girls Rugby has begun at …
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