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Fen House, Brain Injury Unit in Ely is fundraising for outdoor gym equipment. This will support people with rehabilitation following an injury, help to stimulate minds and bodies on the road to recovery. We have a just giving page and are welcoming any donations that you can give to help us achieve our goal, no …
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CAP Money Students is a short, practical course that will put students in control of their finances while they are at university. It teaches the CAP Money Course alongside vital information about student debt. Students face one of the biggest budgeting challenges out there, an irregular income of termly loans/grants, long summer holidays with no …
Exciting news for Soham! The town is getting its own parkrun, thanks to the huge efforts of Soham locals and keen runners, Andrew and Jon. You will get to know them soon! parkrun organise free, weekly, 5K timed runs all around the world. They are open to everyone; they are free, safe and easy to …
City of Ely 1st XI made it back to back titles on Saturday as they claimed the Senior 2 title with a game to spare thanks to victory at Cherry Hinton. With the uncharacteristically hot weather it was no surprise when Ely skipper Mike Sellers elected to bat after winning the toss. Ely made a …
A report from Leading Cadet James Munday from 1094 (Ely) Squadron who has just returned from RAF Syreston and the home of the RAF”s 2 Flying Training School. James spent a week with cadets from all over the United Kingdom on the Air Cadet’s National Aerospace Camp. “What an amazing experience? I’ve had so much …
Let’s Run Girls Ely are currently looking for new running ladies to join their September beginners course. “I’m Ashleigh one of the leaders at Let’s Run Girls Ely and I want to invite ladies of all ages and running abilities along to our club. We have a new beginners group commencing on Tuesday 17th September …
Let’s Run Girls Ely New Course Starts in September Read More »
Graduates from the most recent Ely Runners Beginners course completed Littleport parkrun today. Ely Runners club members and coaches came out in full support of the beginners, who ran superbly, and demonstrated just how far they have come over the last ten weeks. Well done all! For information about Littleport parkrun see: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/littleport/ The next …
Ely Runners Beginners Graduate at Littleport parkrun Read More »
This weekend is the last chance to see the extraordinary mathematical art of Chris Koster in Ely’s Babylon Gallery. The gallery’s Summer Selected Exhibition is featuring three works from Koster’s Cambridge exhibition Infinite Realm. Koster’s paintings have been variously described as baffling, unique, beautiful and thoroughly arresting, and hailed in the press as a new art form. They are created …
Last Chance to See Chris Koster’s Mathematical Art in Ely Read More »
King’s Ely is celebrating a stellar set of GCSE results this year, with more than half of all grades achieved being 9 to 7, the equivalent of A*s and As. 87 per cent of all GCSE results achieved this year were grades 9 to 5, 75 per cent of which were grades 9 to 6 …
Superb GCSE results for hard-working King’s Ely students Read More »
Students, parents and staff came together this morning at Witchford Village College to celebrate this year’s GCSEs. All of the hard work, effort and commitment paid off for the students, as they opened their envelopes containing their results. Whilst the college celebrated everyone’s achievements, special mention must go to Sophie Lewin who achieved an incredible …
Hot on the heels of being found to be ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features by OFSTED in June, Ely College has today consolidated its recent success with another year of strong GCSE results. 59 per cent of students secured grades 4-9 in both English and mathematics and 39 per cent of students secured the top grades …
Sue Freestone retires at the end of August as Principal and Chief Executive of King’s Ely after fifteen years at the helm. Sue became Head of King’s Ely in 2004 having previously led Sibford School, Oxfordshire from 1997. She made her mark as soon as she arrived in Ely by reversing the decision to drop …
Principal and Chief Executive of King’s Ely, Sue Freestone, retires Read More »
Bishop Laney Sixth Form is celebrating today as students receive an impressive set of results. This follows its excellent first OFSTED inspection in June at which it was judged to be ‘Good’ overall, with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management. Bishop Laney Sixth Form is part of Ely College and provides excellent Post-16 education for students across …
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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 …
Ely Charity serves up more hot meals, with help from Tesco Read More »
Here’s a great report from one of Ely Squadron’s cadets, Jake Bausor “Today I have had the amazing opportunity to take part in a British Airways Pilot Flying Experience Day at Booker Airfield, High Wycombe. I applied for this one off experience back in April and including me there was a total of 1800 applications …
Ely Squadron’s Cadet Attends British Airways Pilot Flying Experience Day Read More »
King’s Ely is celebrating an excellent set of A Level results, with a third of all grades achieved being A* and As. 14 per cent of A Level grades this year were A*, 34 per cent of results achieved were A* or A, 58 per cent of grades were A* to B, 82 per cent …
Third of King’s Ely A Level grades are all A* and A Read More »
Talented actors and actresses from King’s Ely achieved the ultimate accolade – a 5* review – at this summer’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their gritty and original production, Ugly Youth. “A theatrical triumph in every respect” and “an energetic piece, undertaken with enthusiasm and panache by its talented, young cast”, are among sterling comments made …
King’s Ely Drama team earns 5* review at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 Read More »
Join the Ely Guild of Woodturners at this year’s ‘Art In Wood’ exhibition which will be held at the usual Ely Cathedral Conference Centre (opposite the magnificent Ely Cathedral – CB7 4EW) from the 17th through to the 26th August 2019. Entrance is free, so do pop in and see what it’s all about. Our …
Ely Guild of Woodturners Art in Wood Exhibition & Gallery Sale Read More »
Archer & Gaher AdventuresYour Local Independent Tour Operator If you were to ask 100 people their top ten holiday destinations, you’d expect to find some similarities, wouldn’t you. But why? The world so big and we are so different that we should be able to travel on our globetrotting expeditions and never bump into each …
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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 …
Littleport ‘Run the Rainbow’ parkrun for Pride in Ely Read More »
Hayley Ellis, founder of Eco Ely, was featured on BBC Look East on Thursday 8th August 2019 for the work she has been doing to try and make Ely a Greener City. Eco Ely is a community group aimed at like-minded residents of Ely and surrounding villages, who are interested in environmental issues, sustainability, recycling …
Last week Cambridgeshire Artistic Roller Skating Club celebrated its second Birthday at the Paradise Centre in Ely they kindly shared their Birthday celebrations with us. After building our club from scratch we have now reached the start of our 3rd year! 🙈 Thank you to the over 700 skaters that have come along to our lessons …
Cambridgeshire Artistic Roller Skating Club Celebrates Second Birthday Read More »
Saturday August 3rd saw Ely Library once again transformed into a market space for talented stallholders selling a diverse range of highly skilled and beautiful works at our Lughnasadh Craft Fair! Lughnasadh marks the beginning of the harvest season and celebrates the plentiful first fruits and grains of the Celtic year. Thus we showcased a …
On Thursday 25th July we attended the Megahertz Electric Vehicle Open day on Lancaster Way Business Park with members of Eco Ely. The morning consisted of listening to various speakers from Megahertz, Mercedes Benz and EV-Box who all shared information about the future of electric vehicles and how the technology is developing and changing quickly …
Ely Cathedral’s Octagon Tower will be lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride in Ely 2019. On August 9th and 10th, the Octagon tower will display rainbow lights to show its support for “all God’s children”. Ely’s second ever Pride Festival will take place on August 10th outside the Maltings. The Very Reverend Mark …
Following on from Ely Perspective’s successful Then & Now exhibition in June, at which old photos of Ely shops were displayed juxtaposed with current photos taken from the same angle, we are beginning a new project to capture people’s memories of Ely from days gone by. We were delighted to see visitors to the exhibition …
A district council has stepped up its proactive campaign to tackle environmental crime. The Let’s SCRAP fly-tipping event, organised by East Cambridgeshire District Council’s (ECDC) domestic environmental services team, was held at Ely Markets on Wednesday, 31st July. Several organisations, who form part of the Cambridgeshire SCRAP fly-tipping group, came together at the event, including …
Ely Cathedral is commissioning leading young British composer James Olsen to write a major new work for Ely Cathedral boy and girl choristers, organ, professional orchestral musicians from the Britten Sinfonia, Cathedral clergy and altar servers, and over 250 Cambridgeshire schoolchildren, to be performed at Ely Cathedral on 22 June 2020. The new work, titled …
New Musical work at Ely Cathedral for 250 local children and an eel Read More »
Some Ely Trail Runners have started plogging in and around the City and it’s trails. Plogging combines jogging and litter picking, and it’s surprisingly hard work given there is sadly no shortage of litter, it involves the odd run, bending, reaching down into ditches and carrying a bin liner with you! Unfortunately, litter is a …
Ely swimmer Ciara Taylor, who is 14, travelled to Glasgow last week to compete in the British Swimming Summer Championships held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Only the top 24 swimmers in each age group in Britain qualify to attend this annual event and Ciara achieved a personal best time in her Heat to …
Ely Talent at the British Swimming Summer Championships 2019 Read More »
Bouldering, ridge walking and trail running were just some of the activities enjoyed by intrepid King’s Ely students during an adrenaline-fuelled expedition to the Lake District. To say the 10-day expedition, which kicked off on the first Sunday of the summer holidays, was action-packed would be a slight understatement – with the group of King’s …
Adventure loving King’s Ely students learn abundance of new skills in Lake District Read More »
Actors and Actresses from King’s Ely will be treading the boards at the world’s largest arts festival this summer – the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More than 20 King’s Ely Senior students are starring in Ugly Youth, a gritty, original play written by King’s Ely’s Director of Drama and Theatre, Nick Huntington. The production is being …
Edinburgh Festival Fringe is calling for talented King’s Ely Drama team! Read More »
Meet “Babs” a 1952 Ferret Armoured Car powered by a six litre Rolls Royce engine. The ferret was christened “Babs” by the cadets as her original military service number plate 33 BA85 appears similar to her name. As recorded in the photos the ferret was a “barn find” and restored by the Squadron’s cadets and …
A Squadron Project with a Difference for Ely Air Cadets Read More »
Pupils and staff at King’s Ely Junior were in their element when they got to meet award-winning wildlife photographer and cameraman, Doug Allan. Doug, a recipient of the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal (twice), was Guest of Honour at King’s Ely Junior’s Prizegiving and Service of Thanksgiving, which took place in Ely Cathedral. Hundreds …
Wildlife cameraman’s visit goes down a storm at King’s Ely Junior Read More »
2019 is shaping up to be quite a year for one of Ely’s key visitor attractions, Oliver Cromwell’s House. It began with the opening of their new refurbishment by Earl Spencer back in March as a result of funding from the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development. The former home of the Lord Protector and …
Ely Markets will host their Summer Lates event on Friday 26th July. This is the first of two dates with street food, live music and fun activities for all the family. “Come and join us for our mini-festival in the market place,” says Emma Grima, Commercial Director of East Cambridgeshire District Council. “The fun kicks …
The Ely Foodbank are delighted to be in new premises. From 23rd July, the new warehouse site will be at Glovers Business Park, Chettisham. This moves brings a larger space for the many donations received for the work of Foodbank. The opening times are Tuesdays 9-1.15pm for donations. As people struggle more with Universal Credit …
Two popular open spaces in Ely have been acknowledged for their high standards as part of a national award scheme. Ely Country Park and Jubilee Gardens have been recognised as some of the world’s very best green spaces by Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award. This marks the 15th year that Jubilee Gardens have been …
Jubilation as Ely’s Open Spaces Awarded Green Flags Read More »
Ely Tigers are looking for new players to join the club for the upcoming season. You do not need to have any previous rugby experience to come along and get involved. We are a friendly bunch and plenty of social events planned throughout the summer! If you’d like to know more please email playrugby4ely@gmail.com or …
Prospects Trust Unwrapped, in partnership with Lighthouse Ely, are hosting a tabletop 2nd hand Toy Sale on 20th July 2019, from 11.30am to 2pm at their new shop location, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG. With the start of the school summer holidays, Prospects Trust wanted to share its eco-aims with the younger generation. Prospects …
Eco-friendly Farm Shop Bringing The Zero Waste Revolution to Ely Helps Re-love The Toys Read More »
An 8-week ‘Exploring What Matters’ course will be running at Ely Cathedral conference centre this September. The content has been developed by Action for Happiness, a national charity who aim to create a happier world, by sharing ways in which people can take action for their own wellbeing and that of their community. The Happy …
Spotted in Ely each month takes 200-300 hours of work to keep updated with new fresh content, visits, event calendar control, subscriptions to web apps and various other costs. We need your help to keep the service going with us working on it full-time. Yes, we could ease off but then content like the event …
An extraordinary art work by the renowned street artist, Banksy, will be on temporary display in Ely Cathedral during the summer months. The Grappling Hook (2017) is an original piece signed by the artist, and is presented in the form of a large crucifix with 3 steel grapples and over 4 metre length of knotted …
Two members of Ely Netball Club are this week attending as volunteers in Liverpool for the Vitality Netball World Cup. Referred to as Pivoteers, they are helping in all aspects of the tournament from spectator services to VIP interaction, ensuring everyone has an enjoyable time to make this the best Netball World Cup. The club …
Ely Netball Volunteers attend Vitality Netball World Cup Read More »
For the first time, whooper swans hatched from injured, resident birds at WWT Welney have been recorded migrating north towards Iceland. During 2018 two pairs of whooper swans fledged young, all six of which were fitted with leg rings that have individual codes. This method of tracking birds is reliant on bird watchers spotting, identifying …
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 …
Morris Dancers from across the UK descended into the City of Ely on Saturday to carry out their annual parade which drew hundreds of locals for the colourful and delightful dancing and music. The parade, part of the Ely Folk Festival almost didn’t happen when a call from a small group of people asked for …
The Morris Parade of 2019 is a Local Success Story Read More »
Ely lost one of its treasures 10 days ago when the death of Garfield AKA Mr Sainsbury’s was announced. In a post dated July 2nd on his Facebook page which has more than 6,000 followers, it said, “With great sadness, we have to report that Garfield died a short while ago. He was hit by …
Garfield’s Memorial Fund hits 100 Supporters and roars through £1000 Read More »
Students at WVC have been able to take part in a large range of activities this week. Year 7 went on a travel and tourism trip to Cambridge, having the opportunity to visit Kings College and to ride on the open-top sight-seeing bus. Thorpe Park was the destination for our Years 8 and 9, they …
An appeal has been requested by the Robins to find a new catering team at the Unwin Ground. In their appeal, they ask for “Caterers required to provide players & match day officials with after match food. The club is seeking interested parties to provide players and officials with after matchday food. There may be …
Could you be the next Matchday Caterer for Ely City Football Club? Read More »
Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den winner, Levi Roots, is confirmed as headline speaker at East Cambs Business Boost 2019 alongside Google and ex- Special Forces’ Jem Hills. Annual business event East Cambs Business Boost, which is now in its third year, has been created by East Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire Chambers of …
Levi Roots Confirmed as Headline Speaker at East Cambs Business Boost 2019 Read More »
A staff member at Highfield Ely Academy celebrates her award at first-ever Warwickshire County Council Children & Families event. On Thursday 20th June, Natalie Tatum, a Department Leader at Highfield Ely Academy, was presented with an award at the Children & Families Celebration event at Shire Hall. The awards were launched this year to celebrate …
The Prospects Trust will open its GREEN grocery, Farm Food Servery and Refill Larder this September in Ely. Eager to fundraise for the first stock of the shop and to create a series of Eco/Local events, Eco Ely, Spotted in Ely and the expertise of Ely Swishers have come together to host the first fun …
On Saturday 6th July residents from Ely had a ‘Tea Street Party’ to celebrate 70 years of Mayfield Close. Margherita one of the organisers of the event told us, “What a tremendous day was spent with our fantastic neighbours! Gorgeous people, lovely food and a very special visit. Thank you to the Mayor of Ely …
Celebrating Community and Urban Development in Ely 1949-2019 Read More »
Well done to our Squadron’s senior cadet Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue who has spent another successful weekend at MOD Netheravon the Home of the Joint Service Parachute Wing. Flight Sergeant Donoghue attended his first static line parachute course jumping last October qualifying for his Air Cadet Parachute Wings. Rory has gone on to further privately …
The City of Ely Flower Club (East of England) chose the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) at Fen House, Ely for their Charity 2019. At their Open Evening in June they raised £150 and Roxanne Rolland and Lisa Thompson from BIRT were invited to attend their Annual Show on 4th July to talk to Members …
Join us at our volunteer recruitment days on Thursday 18th July, 3-8pm or on Saturday 20th July 11am-4pm to learn more about the volunteer roles we have on offer and see how you can help us to create an exciting new museum and brilliant activities and events for all ages in Ely. This is a …
Ely Museum needs your help! Exciting volunteer opportunities Read More »
On Monday 24th June, a team from Tesco, NW Ground Works and Shane White arrived at The Isle of Ely Primary School with a JCB Digger and Mini Dumper Truck. They were here to dig out a pond and kick start the school’s journey to becoming more Eco-friendly. At 7am, the team were snuck in …
On Saturday July 6th the Museum was pleased to welcome the Mayor of Ely, Councillor Mike Rouse, and Steph Peachey from Cambridgeshire Fens LAG to the museum where the Mayor Mike Rouse had kindly agreed to carry out the official opening of the new entrance porch by cutting the ribbon on the doors, followed by …
Prickwillow Museum Opening with LEADER Grant support Read More »
Almost 500 parents and community members turned out at The Peterborough Theatre this Tuesday as Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) brought together 11 of its schools in a regional Performing Arts Festival. Over 360 students from 11 CMAT schools performed to a jampacked audience of friends, family and the local community at The Peterborough Theatre …
Families flock to inaugural performing arts celebration Read More »
Viva Arts and Community Group, Soham, Cambridgeshire has received funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund to convert a derelict Edwardian Mill in Soham into a vibrant community space. The project is one of six to have been awarded a share of £5.1m in the Midlands and East of England with projects which drive diversity, …
Viva Mill Redevelopment Project Launches With National Heritage Lottery Grant Read More »
In the world of climate change, we are all looking to do more to help the environment. Today, we are please to announce a new Interactive Recycle Map for East Cambridgeshire here on the Spotted in Ely website. All of the data was collected the group associated with us, Eco Ely. With products ranging from …
Wishing all our colonial cousins in the USA and the UK a happy Independence Day today the Fourth of July. Pictured below is Cadet Staff Sergeant Jackson Wynn whilst visiting the UK he stopped off to visit Ely Squadron and catch up with his lifelong friend and ex school pal Cadet Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue. …
Ely Air Cadets wish all our American Friends and followers a great Fourth of July Read More »
Eco Ely, a Facebook group started by local lady Hayley Ellis, and supported by Spotted in Ely has grown in the two months it’s been running to over 1200 members! One of the main objectives of Eco Ely is to look at the way the community can reduce single use plastics, ditch the disposables, increase …
The 28th June 2019 saw Witchford Village College bathed in sunshine as our Year 11 leavers arrived in their splendor to enjoy an evening of sophistication at their Masquerade Prom. They arrived in style with vehicles that ranged from a Campervan, Ferrari, Range Rover, Capri to Search and Rescue siren lit cars, each and every one …
Intrepid King’s Ely students set a new record time in this year’s Martin Doyle Endurance Challenge. The gruelling and fiercely-contested timed event pits teams of two King’s Ely Senior students from each House against each other in a physically challenging combination of running, swimming, canoeing, climbing, slack-lining and an assault course. The annual competition was …
Students display grit and determination aplenty in annual endurance challenge Read More »
East Cambridgeshire District Council has sent out a joint press release to say that the threatened Folk Festival Parade will go ahead on its normal route following a meeting between the organisers and officers of the council today. In a press release, East Cambs said, “Following a very successful meeting between the council and Ely …
The Folk Festival Parade WILL Take Place As Per Tradition Read More »
Press Release by Cambridgeshire County Council PEOPLE intending to travel to Cambridge for The Big Weekend or to visit the city centre on Saturday 6 July are being urged to leave their car at home and walk or cycle to the event – or use public transport, including the park and ride. The Big Weekend, …
In its first Ofsted inspection since joining the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), Ely College has been rated Good with Outstanding leadership and management. It has been a fantastic three years for the college, who were announced last summer as ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the Cambridge News Education Awards and achieved some of …
Ely College ‘transformed’ as Ofsted rate the school Good with Outstanding features Read More »
Registered Charity All In Sound, is delighted that their dementia choir in Ely is still singing strong after more than a year and is proving more popular than ever. Thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, as well as more local funding from Hopkins Homes, through Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, City of Ely …
All in Sound Making Music in the Community with Ely College Read More »
This Sunday (7th July) will see the 41st Aquafest along the riverside in Ely. Since its commencement in 1978 it has grown from a very small event into a magnificent riverside gala for all the family. The event is run by the two Rotary Clubs in Ely and takes place on Lavender Green, Jubilee Gardens and …
Ely Netball Club are opening its doors to new members in support of England Netball’s BIGGEST SUMMER OF NETBALL. The national team, England Roses, will be competing in the Netball World Cup, taking place 12th – 22nd July in Liverpool. The tournament welcomes sixteen nations of elite professional netballers and will highlight women’s sport. To …
Viva Arts and Community Group, Soham, are currently preparing to take two full scale comedy-musicals; ‘A Slice of Saturday Night’ and ‘Sister Act’, to the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. Over 70 people will be travelling together from Soham to Edinburgh including performers, musicians, backstage volunteers and creative professionals- each volunteering their time …
Viva Soham hit the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival with two musicals Read More »
Roll Up! Roll Up! Little Thetford Acorns Pre-School will open its doors on Saturday 29th June for its first-ever Summer Fete. Whether you live in Little Thetford or not, you are all warmly invited to a day of fun and frolics on the recreation ground in Little Thetford from 11am; with entertainment from Isle of …
Little Thetford Acorns Pre-school Host Summer Fete Read More »
The Lantern School held their first Arts Festival last week. During the Arts Festival the children enjoyed dance workshops with Vanessa and Sarah from The Lane Academy, drama with Ellis, Donna and Callie and an introduction to the ukulele with Nick. The school were also very lucky to have local artists Megan Brewis and Debbie …
Arts Festival at The Lantern Community Primary School Read More »
Being locked in a strange room with your friends, filled with unusual items and locked boxes looking for a way out might seem a strange way to spend time together but interest in this activity is on the rise. Steve Blake runs these kinds of activities across East Anglia and explains what an escape room …
Ely Air Cadet Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue experienced the Royal seal of approval yesterday (June 25th) when he attended his first engagement as the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for Cambridgeshire at the Peter Brotherhood engineering factory. Rory was recently appointed by The Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire Julie Spence OBE QPM and today the 1094 Squadron Cadet …
WWT Welney are excited to have been nominated for a Gold Accolade within the Visit England, Quality Assurance Scheme. The team at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust site pride ourselves on creating a welcoming and informative experience for visitors, so that everyone can connect with wetlands and the incredible wildlife. The continued improvements made to …
On Friday the 21st June Déanta UK officially broke ground for an extension to their HQ facility at Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely. Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire attended a reception to mark the occasion with the Déanta team. This event marks significant progress for Déanta, who are currently experiencing rapid growth. The …
Deanta UK Continues Expansion at Lancaster Way Business Park in Ely Read More »
EAST CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL CONFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO BRING THE EMPTY HOMES AT THE MOD SITE IN ELY BACK INTO USE AT AN EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK The plans of East Cambridgeshire District Council to bring the 88 empty properties at the MoD site in Ely back into use were thrown into …
Two years on from the first event, Talking FreELY will be holding another public event at Ely Cathedral Conference Centre on Saturday 6th July from 9.30 until 12.30. The event aims to raise awareness of mental health, and provide information to people about where they can get help if they need it. As always, there …
The 6th Mental Health Awareness event for Talking FreELY this July Read More »
The Wilburton Beer Festival team are making last minute preparations for their 21st Charity Festival this coming weekend (22nd and 23rd June). Highlights include a selection of over 50 craft Beers and Ciders, Pimms, Prosecco, a Gin tent and an incredible band line up including Special Groove, Blue Thunder and Sabretooth Timmy. The family festival …
Isle of Ely Primary School – famous for its ‘more-than-a-school-fete’ summer shindigs – will be opening its gates to the local community for Isle Fest 2019, a festival of family fun, on 6th July 2019, 11am – 3pm. The Isle of Ely PTA is firing on all cylinders to deliver a 2019 line-up full of …
Isle Fest 2019 brings festival of family fun to Ely Read More »
A new conservation area and wildlife pond has been officially opened at King’s Ely Acremont. The school’s budding Bill Oddies and Michaela Strachans are in their element using the pond dipping platform to search for tadpoles and water boatmen (all supervised of course!), hunting among the log piles for minibeasts and topping up the …
Children at King’s Ely Acremont get closer to nature Read More »
Ely Cathedral and its founder St Etheldreda will provide the inspiration for new poetry from writers of all ages as part of major new project to stimulate creativity. Prize-winning poet Jen Hadfield will bring Places of Poetry to Ely, using the incredible story of the foundation of the cathedral to help people pen their own …
Ely Cathedral to provide the inspiration for new poetry as part of unique project Read More »
King’s Ely was delighted to welcome students from St Bede’s Inter-Church School and Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy along to a special Innovation Day. The event involved more than 60 Key Stage 3 students from all three schools, who enjoyed an engaging and entertaining workshop where they competed to produce ideas for a new Smart …
Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership brings Innovation Day to King’s Ely Read More »
The Festival enters its second week with an abundance of arts and culture on offer locally. Catch The Festival Players in ‘Groping for Words’ by Sue Townsend at two village venues this week. First performed in 1983 when Margaret Thatcher was in power, the problems of adult literacy the play explores are still here a generation later. The …
East Cambridgeshire is clamping down on fly-tipping and littering and has issued increased numbers of fixed penalty notices for Environmental Crimes. In an effort to reduce fly-tipping and littering across the district, East Cambridgeshire District Council’s domestic team have been working with the waste and street cleansing team at East Cambs Street Scene in raising …
East Cambridgeshire District Council Serious About Enforcement of Environmental Crime Read More »
King’s Ely Junior’s Chamber Choir is on a high after having the opportunity to sing Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral, London. The 35-strong choir, made up of boys and girls from Years 5 to 8, travelled to the capital for the service on June 3rd. They sang Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Sumsion and …
An Evensong to remember for King’s Ely Junior’s Chamber Choir Read More »
A local council has been the talk of the county after filling up a Zero Waste Box to the brim in just four weeks. East Cambridgeshire District Council, who installed the box for seemingly unrecyclable items such as crisp packets and sweet wrappers at The Grange, will send the contents to Terracycle to safely recycle …
Local Council Wastes No Time in Recycling the Unrecyclable Read More »
Witchford Village College recently welcomed Jon Crisp from Amey, at Waterbeach. He held an assembly with our Year 8 students about recycling and reducing waste. He informed them about the waste that goes to landfill and how long it takes to break down. He then gave them information about recycling and waste reduction. Jon was …
The Cherry Tree Pub on Duck Lane, Haddenham has recently been bought by the Taylor family. The building is now undergoing major renovations, and we are hoping to re-open the doors towards the end of the summer. It will no longer be run as a pub in the traditional sense. Our aim is that it …
The British Asian actor best known as Tamwar Massod on Eastenders is playing the lead in a new big-budget film “Yesterday” by Danny Boyle, out this Summer. Born in Cambridgeshire, Himesh heard about the campaign to Save Ely Cinema through his local connections and is keen to lend his support. ‘I’ve visited Ely several times …
Boost for ‘Save Ely Cinema’ campaign from ‘Yesterday’ film star Himesh Patel Read More »
A local council has been working with a school in Ely to make thrown-away waste into an art display. East Cambridgeshire District Council’s (ECDC) waste team organised the event at Lantern Community Primary School in Nene Road to produce a giant school of fish structure out of items commonly-found in litter. The council have also …
Local artist, Ted Coney will be working in a pop-up studio in the main courtroom on his latest painting ‘Who Stole The Toothpaste?’ Visitors will also be able to see sketches made in the courtroom and cells over the last year. Ted’s painting shows how his family lost a fortune over a hundred years ago. …
A super singing opportunity for Sing! Choirs during May, which saw them being conducted by Call The Midwife star Cliff Parisi, turned into an amazing way to raise funds for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. Kathryn Rowland, MD for Sing! Choirs says “We were delighted to be singing for the StarShine Night Walk supporting Arthur …
Babylon ARTS, is to host a major selling exhibition of original prints and drawings by John Piper from 22nd June to 14th July at their riverside gallery in Ely. Piper is recognised as one of the great British artists of the 20th century and this exhibition, curated by Goldmark Gallery, will feature the full range of …
Babylon ARTS, Ely to stage major John Piper Selling Exhibition opening 22nd June Read More »
Ely has a very strong independent shopping culture but even our long-established brands have to move on. Duck Egg Blue Interiors on Forehill today announced they are closing their shop in Ely but it’s not the end for their business as they expand into pasture new. No sooner was this announced than we found Thyme …
As one era ends in Ely, a new one begins as one shop closes and another opens Read More »
A group of King’s Ely Junior pupils, including four Ely Cathedral choristers, used their pedal power to raise more than £1,000 for good causes. Four members of Ely Cathedral Boys’ Choir – Thomas Perceval-Maxwell, James Barbrook, Max Black and Theo Almond – who are all pupils at King’s Ely Junior, cycled from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, …
Choristers and Friends Complete Charity Cycle Ride in Sweltering Heat Read More »
This Friday sees the long-awaited occasion of the year – National Fish & Chip Day – giving you the chance to celebrate our favourite dish and the quality work that has gone into making it the national staple that it is today. Friday 7th June 2019 is National Fish & Chip Day’s fourth year, bringing together …
How will you celebrate National Fish & Chip Day? Read More »
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