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Funding Approved for Littleport Business & Community Centre

Business, Littleport, News, Organisations / By Amelia Murfitt

The Combined Authority has approved funding to support business, leisure and community facilities in the region’s market towns, helping to ensure they remain vibrant places to live and work. The Combined Authority’s Market Towns Programme is investing back into high streets, community buildings and outside spaces to support a sustainable future for these historic towns. …

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Babylon ARTS and Highfield Littleport Academy Celebrate Nature, Art and Creative Collaboration!

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

On Thursday 6th June, Babylon ARTS and Highfield Littleport Academy celebrated the culmination of a large ongoing creative project, made possible by funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This event showcased the creative work completed by the students and artists involved, while also offering further creative activities and reflectionon the project. In 2023 Babylon …

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Peacock’s Meadow Receives Funding for Eagerly Anticipated Wildlife Pond

Littleport, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

Peacocks Meadow in Littleport is about to start building its eagerly awaited eco-pond thanks to a Pride of Place grant from East Cambridgeshire District Council. The community garden has been awarded £13,414 towards the cost of building the 15 metre pond which will boost the environment for a broad range of aquatic invertebrates, pollinating insects, …

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Gaming wall plugged in at Littleport Youth and Community Centre

Littleport, News, Organisations, Youth / By Alison Cooney

A giant interactive gaming wall, designed to provide positive fun activities, has been installed at the new Youth and Community Centre in Littleport. The wall is 2.5 metres high and 4 metres wide and incorporates a number of fun games and sporting activities all designed to help people get fit, encourage teamwork, and improve co-ordination and movement. A laptop, or …

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Littleport hosts free Youth Fusion event

Littleport, News, Organisations, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Do you want to get your bike fixed or find out what’s happening for young people in Littleport? Maybe you want to try your skills at the free climbing wall? East Cambridgeshire District Council’s next Youth Fusion event takes place at Littleport Youth and Community Centre on Wednesday 23 August 2023. Anyone aged 18 or under …

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Immense pride at Highfield Littleport Academy after first student achieves maths GCSE

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

A student at Highfield Littleport Academy has secured a maths GCSE, making him the first student from the area special school to have ever achieved this. The academy, which is part of The Active Learning Trust (ALT), is an area special school co-located with Littleport and East Cambs Academy (LECA), providing education for pupils aged …

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£6.3 million Levelling Up Fund bid for Littleport

Littleport, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has submitted a £6.3 million Levelling Up Fund bid designed to help Littleport’s growing population live, work and thrive sustainably in the town. If successful, the Council’s bid will support the creation of 270 new jobs and inject £19 million into the town’s economy. It will also support the development of …

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New Principal appointed at Littleport and East Cambs Academy

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Lauren Phillips has been appointed as the new Principal at Littleport and East Cambs Academy, part of The Active Learning Trust. Lauren, who will be taking up her new position in March 2022, will be joining the team at Littleport and East Cambs Academy with a wealth of experience in the education sector. Lauren has …

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Academy’s Non-Uniform Day Raises £882 for Charity Supporting Homeless People

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

A charity providing help for homeless people in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has received some Christmas cheers thanks to a kind-hearted donation from Littleport and East Cambs Academy. Staff at the Academy visited The Purfleet Trust to drop off a number of boxes which contained essential items including groceries and toiletries. The boxes had …

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Highfield Littleport Academy Pupils to Benefit from a Brand-New Sensory Garden

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Highfield Littleport Academy has opened a brand-new sensory garden, providing pupils with a place to learn and relax, following a generous £9,760 donation from St James’s Place Charitable Foundation. Following the donation, Natalie Pearce and Mary Gambrill, both dedicated Teaching Assistants at the academy in Littleport, near Ely, worked tirelessly throughout the lockdown period to …

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Play areas in the district to re-open

Littleport, News, Soham, Witchford, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Following guidance from central Government, East Cambridgeshire District Council will be re-opening its outdoor play areas on Saturday 4th July. East Cambridgeshire District Council maintains 19 play areas throughout the district and provides a range of facilities for a variety of ages from toddlers, to juniors and youths. The council has undertaken a thorough inspection of all play …

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LECA Working on PPE for the Community

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Community Support During COVID-19 Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy staff and students have been busy over the last two weeks making PPE for NHS, Care Home Staff and front line workers in the Littleport Community and beyond. We’ve hand crafted over 300 visors in one week and have delivered these to St George’s Medical Centre, …

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Living with an Invisible Illness: Libby’s Story

Littleport / By Alison Cooney

In May 2017, I was diagnosed with Endometriosis. A disease which on average takes 7 years to get diagnosed. A disease which 1 in 10 women suffer from. A disease women get mid-diagnosed from as it has so many similar side effects to other illnesses. A disease which is listed one of the top 20 …

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Pink Chair Engagement Create Huge Community Picnic Blanket for Littleport

Littleport, News, Organisations / By Maria Stableford

Today Pink Chair Engagement (PCE) volunteers met up in Littleport Village Hall. Armed with sewing machines, we set to work, sewing some of the community voluntary group squares, into one huge Community Picnic Blanket. The groups who created a material square include: Littleport Guiding Groups and Cubs, Littleport First Responders, 363 Motor Cycle Club, The …

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Littleport and East Cambs Academy Strikes Gold for Creative Work

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Students and staff at Littleport and East Cambs Academy are celebrating as the school is awarded the prestigious Artsmark Gold Award. Artsmark is Arts Council England’s award for schools and education institutions that champion cultural education. It celebrates schools that embrace the arts across the curriculum, bringing them to life for children and young people. …

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New Community Hub to Reduce The Risk of Homelessness in Littleport

Littleport, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

A community hub focusing on the range of life events which can result in homelessness will look at “intervention to prevent the worst from happening”. Littleport Community Hub is being relaunched with the aim of bringing together a range of experts from a variety of organisations, support groups and charities to help individuals from across …

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Students at Littleport and East Cambs Academy to benefit from £5,000 of DofE Diamond funding

Littleport, News, Organisations, Schools, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Littleport and East Cambs Academy is delighted to have received a grant of £5,000 from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s (the DofE) Diamond fund. The funding will give young people the opportunity to experience new activities and learn new skills whilst completing the prestigious award. The DofE scheme is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading …

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K9 Hydrotherapy Centre Opens in Littleport

Littleport / By Alison Cooney

October 1st saw the opening of SP K9 Therapy, a local professional therapy and rehabilitation centre for sporting, working & recovering dogs. This brand new, purpose-built hydrotherapy centre offers a state-of-the-art heated hydrotherapy pool, water treadmill, and a fully qualified team that can provide a combination of hydrotherapy, pre & post-operative physiotherapy, rehabilitation programmes, a …

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Creating a great vision for Littleport

Littleport, News / By Alison Cooney

A masterplan to transform a market town in East Cambridgeshire has been given the go-ahead approved by local councillors. The Littleport Vision 2030, which aims to make the area healthy, thriving and prosperous by investing in jobs, homes and skills, and identifying improvements to the town centre and the creation of a station gateway was …

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Littleport Basketball Club opens to Juniors

Littleport, News, Organisations, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

After over ten years successfully running adult men basketball teams Littleport Basketball Club has decided to start offering children basketball training sessions this year. With some encouragement and support from Littleport Leisure Centre the first training session took place on 18th of September with 11 participants turning up ranging from ages of 5 to 13. Sessions …

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Ely Charity serves up more hot meals, with help from Tesco

Littleport, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

A local charity in Littleport is helping to improve the lives of adults with complex learning disabilities, with the help of food donations from its local Tesco store. Founded in 1994, Branching Out provides specialist work-based training to its members, in areas such as upcycling, gardening, arts and crafts and cooking. The group also provides …

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Littleport ‘Run the Rainbow’ parkrun for Pride in Ely

Events, Littleport, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

Littleport parkrun held a special parkrun today to coincide with Pride in Ely, inviting parkrunners to run wearing bright clothes. A fantastic time was had by all. You can read the run report here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/littleport/news/2019/08/10/run-the-rainbow-clare-andrews/ Everybody is always welcome at parkrun, which is a free, weekly, timed 5-kilometre run. Come and join us and enjoy …

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Fully-equipped: Highfield Littleport Academy receives free Premier League kit and equipment

Littleport, News, Organisations, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Pupils attending Highfield Littleport Academy, in Cambridgeshire, will be looking to hone their footballing skills for the 2019/20 season after receiving their free Premier League Primary Stars equipment pack. Stocked full of items including Nike match footballs, training bibs and numbered and lettered floor markers, the Premier League equipment pack will aid teacher delivery of …

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Pink Chair Engagement in Littleport

Events, Littleport, News / By Maria Stableford

We held our latest: Pink Chair Engagement (PCE) event today on the green opposite St George’s Church in Littleport. We are popping up throughout Littleport, crafting, chatting and engaging. The project aims to take back areas which have become known for anti-social behaviour. So the area starts to have a new positive identity. Filled with community …

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Good News for Littleport parkrun

Featured, Littleport, Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Great news! St Mary’s Surgery in Ely has adopted Littleport parkrun! In an exciting and innovative initiative, the Royal College of General Practitioners is collaborating with parkrun UK to promote the health and wellbeing of staff and patients. Under this initiative, GP practices across the UK are encouraged to develop close links with their local …

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A Star-Studded Spectacular (Littleport’s Finest) ‘Aladdin’ Opening Night

Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

The cast and members of The Littleport Players promised an evening to remember and boy (or girl) they sure didn’t disappoint. From the off, the room (about 120 in the audience) was filled with laughter, music, fun, surprises and a huge dusting of talent ! All the cast members were amazing and everything went to …

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A Winter Wonderland, Where Memories Were Made

Littleport, News / By Maria Stableford

Littleport Community Primary and the PTFA recently held a spectacular frosted wonderland, which was advertised by way of a fun event countdown. Teachers, parents and the PTFA worked together to provide an enjoyable evening, for both the young and the old. The event, 3 months in the making. Promising excitement , celebration and most of …

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St. Georges Parish Church Christmas Fayre……Complete with Elves!

Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

The Church Christmas fayre for me, starts the beginning of the festive period. An event which is at the heart of community life. The fayre is always well attended and has many quality craft stalls, which are all unique. Many are from out of the area and belong to several specialist crafting guilds. The running …

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A Community that Cares

Littleport / By Maria Stableford

This article is a difficult one for me, more personal than I would usually choose….or indeed even like. But I hope you will understand, the importance of this and for me to come out of my comfort zone (& front door). This week I had planned as usual to go out into the community. To …

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1st Littleport Scout Fundraiser

Littleport, Quick News / By Maria Stableford

The Littleport 1st Scouts were outside the Co-Op on Main Street on Saturday, to raise much needed funds for the group. Scout leader, Julie explained that earlier this year The Co-Op made the Scouts one of three local groups which they are assisting with fund raising. The stand was also an opportunity for locals to …

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Off to the Shed

Featured, Littleport, Organisations / By Maria Stableford

“Off to the shed” isn’t something which my family and friends are likely to hear me call, but this week I did just that. The lure of visiting ‘The Hangar – Littleport’s Men’s Shed’ became more than tempting. I think in part, it came about as my father had never let me into his shed. …

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Littleport Young and Old Remember (1918-2018)

Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

This week I was allowed unique access, to visit and speak with four elderly residents at The Grange care home. This started out as a general chat, about them living during the war, history, dates and geography. It ended up being so much more…For me, it ended up being something, which will stay with me …

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The Secret Garden

Littleport, News / By Maria Stableford

During the early part of last year I was asked to go along to a ‘wild’ secret garden area in Littleport and to give my views re. Disabled accessibility and how best this could be put into place. I was given the location as the end of Limes Close, across the car park. A place …

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Pumpkins V’s Dream Catchers

Events, Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

Every year we all rush out to source the biggest and best pumpkin which we can find. Eagerly dreaming up new carving ideas. Our front of house becomes full of ghouls, demons, skeletons and monsters ready to pounce on any brave trick or treaters. But is this festival for all……Not necessarily. Many children enjoy the …

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A Happy Place

Featured, Littleport, Organisations / By Maria Stableford

When my family and I moved to Littleport 8 years ago, it didn’t take us long to find out about all the amazing events and places that Littleport has to offer. For such a geographically small place, it oozes with charm, friendliness and amenities. When you go for a walk, people often strangers, will talk …

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Local Woman Holds Fundraiser to Fund Genetics Test

Events, Featured, Littleport / By Alison Cooney

On Saturday, 17th November, local woman Tia Colcomb will be hosting a fundraising evening full of magic, music, and fun activities. Tia’s Bright Stars evening, taking place at Littleport Village Hall, will raise money for a potentially life-changing genetics test which Tia has been told by doctors will be a crucial part of her ongoing …

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Community Poppy Crafting Appeal

Littleport, Organisations, Quick News / By Maria Stableford

Claire’Marie and the Littleport Adams Heritage Centre are appealing for community makes of poppies. These will be used to mark the special occasion, 100yrs of Remembrance Day (11th Nov) 1918-2018. The poppies can be in any form: card-work, drawing,painting, knitting, crochet. All sizes up to about A4. So get creative ! Open for all. See …

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Little Legs Dance the Night Away

Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

Never one to shy away from a challenge…..the amazing Derek Timbers and his committee, at the Littleport Ex-serviceman’s Club well and truly smashed it, with the Children In Need – Family Disco, which was held on Saturday 13th October. Raising funds for the Children in Need appeal. Derek says, that this particular charity is close to his heart …

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Does Anyone Have My Trike?

Littleport, Quick News / By Maria Stableford

Yet again the community of Littleport haven’t disappointed with their resolve and community minded perseverance. Often people accidentally mislay items around Littleport. Whether this be a child’s cuddly softy or more recently a 10” dinosaur. Sadly, but luckily not so often, something is stolen. In both instances the drive by the community and our local …

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Autumn Arts & Craft Fair

Events, Littleport, Quick News / By Maria Stableford

At the heart of any amazing community are the residents whom live and breath life, the soul. As well as a strong, central building. The backbone if you like. Littleport is fortunate to have all of this, in abundance. Standing proudly, elevated and centrally located. Is our church, St George’s Parish Church. A 15th century …

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Successful Community Yard Sale for Highfield Littleport Academy

Featured, Littleport / By Maria Stableford

On Sunday 9th September, Littleport held a community fundraiser by way of a village wide yard sale. 87 households in Littleport came together, to create one huge yard sale, complete with maps and the best walking routes. The idea was thought up by a parent group at the new Littleport, Highfield Academy. To raise some funds, …

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