Page 29 – Spotted in Ely

Local Entrepreneur joins the board of world established technology company

Local businessman, serial entrepreneur and family man, Jonathan James has been appointed to the board of technology giants TLM Technologies. James from Soham, who owns over 100 shops and many other businesses, has joined the board of the company in a non-executive role. TLM create end-to-end solutions specialising in the convenience and fuel industries. Jonathan James’ has more …

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Certificate of Excellence Awarded to Ely Cathedral

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest review site has awarded Ely Cathedral with a certificate of Excellence due to the amount of reviews given by it’s visitors. With nearly 2000 reviews of which over 1400 are 5 star, the attraction is rated first of 35 in the Places to Visit category. The most recent 5 star was …

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Ely Markets mark the end of the Summer Holidays

News / By Alison Cooney

The summer holidays will come full circle for Ely Markets as they end the six-week break the same way as it started, with a celebration. Following the success of the first ‘Summer Late’ event, the second family-focused market is set to take place from 4pm on Friday 1st September. There will be a variety of food and drink …

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Dorset Walk for The Malcolm Whales Foundation

News / By Alison Cooney

On 13th July of this year 165 participants smashed all records for The Malcolm Whales Foundation. A combination of 100 + secondary students, post 16 students, a team from RAF Wyton and other willing participants concurred over 40 miles along the South West Coast Path. The Foundation is a charity founded by Damien Whales following the …

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King’s Ely trio help dragon boat team race to victory!

News / By Alison Cooney

Three King’s Ely students helped their dragon boat race team race to victory – and raise thousands of pounds for charity. King’s Ely Sixth Form students Thomas Oldham, 18, Emma Tarshish, 18, and Emily Moore, 17, joined the Dragon Boat Eleven (DB11) team from Aston Martin Cambridge to compete in the much-anticipated Jardine Motors Group …

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Best ever results for Ely College as dramatic improvements secured in GCSE result

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Ely College today secured the best GCSE results in its history and a dramatic improvement on recent years, with 64% of students securing the top grades 4-9 in both English and mathematics – a 14 per cent point rise from last year, and a 29 per cent point rise on 2015. Further success included 60 …

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Another Monsterous Success in Ely

Featured, News, Sport / By Mark Cooney

Monster Racing staged their middle and standard distance triathlons around Ely on Sunday, 20st August. These events attract a real mixed field from newcomers to the sport to GB age groupers and pro triathletes. Monster Racing multi-sport events are well supported with a generous prize fund from their sponsors which attracts those chasing the podium …

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Rotary to Repeat Ground-Breaking Show

Events, Music, News / By Mark Cooney

Last year Ely Rotary staged a special and unusual event at Ely Community College – a double-band show and dance featuring the “Glenn Miller” style music of the forties played by Opus 17, and the exciting Trad sound played by Barry Tyler’s Original Dixieland Jazz Band. This event was such an outstanding success that it …

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Bishop Laney Sixth Form Celebrates Impressive First Year of Results

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Ely’s new Bishop Laney Sixth Form is celebrating today as it receives an excellent first set of results. Bishop Laney Sixth Form opened its doors last September as a new collaboration between Ely College and Soham Village College to provide excellent post-16 education for students across East Cambridgeshire. Currently, the sixth form offers predominantly vocational …

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Flavours of the World at Ely Markets

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Ely is likely to be abuzz with locals, out-of-town shoppers and tourists over the Bank Holiday Weekend in August when the colourful International World Food market “Flavours of the World” sets up stall in the city. The Flavours of the World international market comprises carefully selected stalls which will trade in the High Street and …

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Environment Agency calls on Mick George Ltd for Solution

Business, News / By Alison Cooney

Having been awarded the £10.5million Earthworks contract, Mick George Ltd has recently set to work on raising the flood banks at the Ouse Washes reservoir, spanning Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, sub-contracting to JacksonHyder, in this Environment Agency project. The development in its entirety is estimated at a value of £27million, and is a consequence of recent …

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Major recovery operation gets underway to remove derailed freight train at Ely

Featured / By Mark Cooney

[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””] Wagons are being lifted off the track with a rail crane, as a major recovery operation gets underway at the site where a freight train derailed in Ely on Monday 14 August. A rail crane was brought in overnight on Tuesday (15 August) so that work could begin to lift the 11 …

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Science for kids at the Maltings in Ely

Events, Featured / By Alison Cooney

COSMOS, powered by Cambridge Science Centre, is joining forces with The Maltings to deliver amazing interactive science that you really need to come and see. Open from Monday 14th August, 10am – 4pm and FREE to the public. Cambridge Science Centre has teamed up with the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership to provide Ely …

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Ely McDonalds present new team kit to the Robins

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Ely City FC seems to be on a roll collecting sponsorships in 2017. McDonald’s in Ely is the latest corporate sponsor in using their Grass Roots Football Scheme. The scheme has been running for 3 years and Matt Jarrett, the franchisee in Ely presented the under 18’s team with an away kit for the season. …

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Ely based Ellgia are running the Berlin Marathon on the 24th September 2017 raising money for Macmillan

News / By Mark Cooney

Last year the board was considering how Ellgia could support the community as part of its corporate responsibilities and various charitable activities were discussed. One of the directors suggested that running a marathon would be an ideal way to support a charity and provide an incentive for a long term fitness campaign. The idea turned …

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Year Long Challenge ends. A BIG Thank You to our BIG Knitters

News / By Alison Cooney

We have come to the end of a year long knitting campaign called The Big Knit, this year’s aim was The Biggest Ever Knit. We set ourselves a target to submit 27,000 little hats, for which innocent smoothies pay .25p per hat. Whilst we didn’t quite reach that, the response to the challenge has been …

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High Street Passage Party

Business, News / By Alison Cooney

The shops in Ely High Street Passage are throwing a street party on Thursday August 10th, following last years successful event organised by the independent retailers who work there. The party is absolutely free, and will feature live music, storytelling sessions, sewing demonstrations, taster massage sessions, face painting ice creams and a visit from Miss …

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Ely Did It!! The Great Gold Torc will find a home in Ely Museum

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Ely Museum today announced that the funds needed to purchase the Great Gold Torc have been raised and it will find a home in Ely. In all £220,000 was needed and the money came from generous grants and donations and they hope to have the Torc available for a permanent display in the autumn. Dr …

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Cambridge Voices: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Events, News / By Alison Cooney

Ely Cathedral’s world-famous Lady Chapel will be the illustrious venue for Cambridge Voices’ Choral Extravaganza on 28th August Bank Holiday Monday this year, when this dynamic and innovative choir, directed by founder Ian de Massini, celebrate their 30th anniversary. Profits from this fundraising concert go to support the work of Babylon ARTS (operated by ADEC Charity No. 1043197). Founded …

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He Did It!!- Wayne cycled 100 miles for Charity

Featured, News / By Alison Cooney

Wayne Prigg has raised over £400 by competing in the Prudential RideLondon 100 which involved cycling 100 miles through London and Surrey for the children’s charity, Living with Reflux (LWR) last Sunday. Money raised will support Living with Reflux (www.livingwithreflux.org) a charity set up by families of babies and children who suffer from Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR) …

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Sign up now to take part in this year’s Ely Potato Race!

Featured, News / By Alison Cooney

A potato producer is once again looking to put a little fun into this year’s harvest by running the 5th annual potato race in Ely – and are appealing for teams to take part. Isle of Ely Produce, of Littleport, is gearing up for the relay race which will see teams race from up and …

Wayne to gear up for Big London Charity Ride!

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Local Man Wayne Prigg will be cycling the grueling 100 miles through London and Surrey finishing at The Mall in central London as part of the 2017 Prudential RideLondon100 for children’s charity, Living with Reflux (LWR) on Sunday 30th July. He is supporting the charity as his niece, Maisie Prigg (8) who is from Ely, …

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Helping the St. John Ambulance Cadets

Featured, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

The Rotary Club Of Ely have donated £200 to the St John Ambulance Cadets. The donation will help the young cadets purchase winter jumpers and help them with their fundraising to pay for an outing. Pictured are Mike Bentley, from the Rotary Club, presenting the cheque to Kate Cattani, Unit Manager for the Ely Cadets.

X Factor Sensation Lucy Spraggan Comes to Ely

Events, Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Quirky and inspirational X Factor live qualifier Lucy Spraggan is to headline a day full of live music this weekend at Ely’s On Par Driving Range. Lucy who wooed the audience on her first appearance singing the original and comical song ‘Last Night’. During the second qualifying round, she reduced the judges to tears …

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Sing! Choirs … come for a Summer Sing!

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Sing! Choirs has had a bumper 2017 so far, celebrating 5 years of singing when 100 choir members came together for one big sing, followed by performances at The Roundhouse in London, as well as Ely Cathedral during the Science Festival and a sell-out performance during the Isle of Ely Arts Festival. In response to …

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King’s Ely Junior hosts second annual PowerHouse Games

Featured, Youth / By Alison Cooney

There was an important message behind the fun and frolics at King’s Ely Junior’s annual PowerHouse Games. It is the second year running that King’s Ely Junior has hosted the PowerHouse Games, which are the initiative of local man John Willis, founder of the charity Power2Inspire and whose daughter was in King’s Ely Senior up …

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Adult Learning and Skills Awards

Featured / By Mark Cooney

An important and interesting awards ceremony was held at Ely Community College on Wednesday to present awards for outstanding performance by various groups of the adult learning and skills organisation in Ely. There were eight groups, ranging from Career Progression, Supporting Into Work, Getting Into Work, Excellent Provider, and Excellent Partner, the latter sponsored by …

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Lancaster Way Infrastructure Expansion Ends But Doesn't Stop There

Business, Featured / By Mark Cooney

Phase 2 will enable Grovemere Property to open another 75 acres of additional land with various business consent. In October 2016 work began at Lancaster Way by contractor Mick George. Their role was to create an escape route for water and drainage and an extension of the current road system on the Enterprise Zone. The …

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Haddenham Beer Festival Raises Thousands

Events, Featured / By Alison Cooney

The Haddenham Beer Festival committee are delighted to announce that this year’s beer festival has helped raise over £8000 for local charities and good causes. Held over the first weekend in July, the beer festival had a record amount of beer on sale (42 varieties), a record amount of ciders (18 to taste) and an …

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Arts Week at Witchford Village College

Featured, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Over the last four days of the Summer Term, students were encouraged to explore their creative potential during our Arts Week. Teaching staff were very innovative with their lesson plans and students rotated through creative projects with many that were academically based. During Science lessons students had the opportunity to build a hot air balloon …

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Victory for King’s Ely students at British Junior Rowing Championships

News, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Two King’s Ely students were crowned British Champions at the prestigious British Junior Rowing Championships 2017. Holly Lancaster, 16, and Rebecca Garrett, 15, were among several King’s Ely students who competed in the Championships, held at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham from July 14th to 16th. Holly and Rebecca joined Olivia Morgan, from …

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Jacks Magnificent 7

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Last month, Jack Langford from Arbuckles Ely appealed for local groups to come forward as he wanted to give away 5, £100 cheques, money he was due to be paid as a bonus for his work. Every employee at Arbuckles receives a reward from owners, John and Maxine Murphy, when a server gets a 5 star …

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National Heritage Memorial Fund to support Ely Museum in buying the East Cambridgeshire Bronze Age Gold Torc

Featured / By Alison Cooney

The National Heritage Memorial Fund has offered Ely Museum a grant of £150,000 towards the purchase of the East Cambridgeshire Gold Torc. The Museum has also been offered £40,000 from the V&A Purchase Grant and two smaller grants. The museum has almost reached its £220,000 target and now needs the help of local people to …

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Awards for Council Housing Department

News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has been recognised at this year’s National Practitioner Support Service’s (NPSS) annual conference for their continued work on prevention of homelessness in the area. The housing department at the Council came away with two awards from the conference held on Tuesday 4th July at The University of Warwick. The first of which …

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More haulage companies are signing up to the HGV Covenant in Soham South and Haddenham

News / By Mark Cooney

Geoff Hobbs Haulage Ltd and Turners Soham Ltd are the latest Commercial Vehicle Operators to sign the Covenant supported by Cambridgeshire County Council which sets a voluntary code of conduct to help reduce noise, pollution and increase safety. The Covenant between local communities and Commercial Vehicle Operators in Cambridgeshire has been developed for the benefit …

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Ely Markets Welcomes Start of Holidays with Summer Late Event

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Ely Markets will play host to a number of seasonal stalls to celebrate the start to the summer holidays on Friday 21st July. Visitors to the market will be able to sample street food stalls ranging from wood fired pizzas and Thai food to sweets, vegan treats and a pop up bar. There will also be …

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New Era and New Sponsor for The Robins

Featured, Sport / By Mark Cooney

Ely City FC’s stadium is being renamed the Ellgia Stadium as the club has struck a new long-term partnership with Ely waste and recycling company Ellgia. The exciting new partnership will see the stadium rebranded as the Ellgia Stadium and areas of the stadium will adopt the distinctive Ellgia green branding. Ely City FC`s Stadium …

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King’s Ely Junior swimmers victorious at county championships

News / By Alison Cooney

Three King’s Ely Junior swimmers made a splash by winning medals at the Cambridgeshire ASA County Development Championships. Ben Alderton, 9, Kendle Putter, 10, and Lucas Hilcenko, 10, all competed in the Championships held in Peterborough earlier in June. Ben competed in both the 200m breaststroke and 50m freestyle. He won a Gold medal in …

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Pupils at King’s Ely Acremont and Nursery get a taste of the good life!

Featured / By Alison Cooney

It was like a scene from Old MacDonald’s Farm at King’s Ely Acremont and Nursery. Pupils were in their element when Ark Farm, a local educational mobile farm experience, paid them a visit before they broke up for the summer holidays. The animals themselves proved just as happy grazing and scratching around the spacious two-acre …

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Tennis coach is learning from the best!

Featured, Sport / By Alison Cooney

THE old adage of ‘if you want to learn something, learn it from the best’ has come into play this week for a local tennis coach. Coaches from around the world (including Sebastien Scaux from 10is Academy in Ely) have been taking part in the annual “LTA Coach Conference”. “Learning from the likes of Louis …

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Kays of Ely Under New Management

Business / By Mark Cooney

‘Kays of Ely, Lighting & Gifts’ previously Ely Lighting & Gifts is under new management, bringing back the original name ‘Kays’. New owners Wendy and David Gamble hope to give the shop a 21st-century twist, whilst retaining a traditional feel and good old fashioned customer service. Some of you may have already seen the new attractive …

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Highfield Students Step Out Into The World of Employment

News / By Mark Cooney

Highfield Ely learners step out into the world of work thanks to the support of East Cambridgeshire businesses. Highfield Ely enterprising pupils are now getting a taste of their futures through a new supported employment work experience programme. 4 student placements over a period of 6/8 weeks have been offered by care provider Vera James …

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Ely skate their way to Medals

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Ely Roller Skating Club spent a busy, hot weekend in Herne Bay at Maidstone Open. The 24 Skaters competed in free, figures, dance and free dance events. It was a tough competition and they came away with silver medals for Chloe Moore, Karis Houghton and Bryony Figgins and bronze for Teegan Bowen, Alex Witziers, Linayah …

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Ely entrepreneurs are expanding

Business / By Mark Cooney

City residents Ivar and Martina Jenssen, the team behind ely.myshopislocal.co.uk, are expanding. The Grand Opening of Stamford My Shop is Local was held on July 11 th at the Arts Centre in Stamford. Attending was the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Stamford, Councillor Max Sawyer and Mrs Audrey Sawyer, the local press and about 30 …

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Vibrant Gospel Choir returns to Ely

Events, Featured / By Mark Cooney

The Ely Pop Up Gospel choir is hoping to raise the roof and thousands for charity as local performers and special soloists take to the stage on Sunday 16th July. The choir was launched last year by West End performer and Ely mother of three Lisa Olsworth-Peter, who decided to start up the group again because …

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Witchford Village College Inter House Games Day

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

The whole College took part in an Inter House Games Day on Friday. Students competed in their Houses (Lords, Twickenham, Wembley and Wimbledon) for the House Cup. This was no ordinary sports day, the emphasis was definitely on everyone taking part and choosing activities to suit the individual. Each pupil participated in a curriculum-based activity …

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New Pirate Ship becomes pride of Pocket Park

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

July 14th to 23rd marks Love Parks Week across the UK. East Cambridgeshire District Council is celebrating Love Parks week by unveiling an exciting addition to the play area at Ely Country Park. To support the Keep Britain Tidy’s campaign, the council is encouraging residents to get out and enjoy the open spaces and see what their …

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King’s Ely Junior siblings raise thousands for Cancer Research UK

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Three sisters have raised almost £6,000 for a cause close to their heart by waving goodbye to their long locks. Siblings Charlotte, Florence and Winnie Henderson, who are all pupils at King’s Ely Junior, had their long hair cut off into stylish bobs on July 3rd to raise as much money as they could for …

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Road to Wimbledon

Featured, Sport / By Alison Cooney

With Wimbledon in its second week, 10is Academy players are getting ready for their Road to Wimbledon competition. Twelve 10is Academy members went to Wimbledon on Friday to watch and support some of the English players (Bedene, Murray, Konta…). It was a very inspiring day for the young tennis players including Georgia, Alisa and Julian who will be …

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Isle of Ely Arts Festival 2017 : Final Weekend

Events, Featured / By Alison Cooney

As we head into the final weekend of the Isle of Ely Arts Festival there’s still a chance to catch some great cultural and musical events taking place throughout the district. Enjoy an eclectic mix of musical styles including solo acoustic acts and rock bands at the special annual Festival Gig night at Centre-E, Barton Road, Ely …

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Celebrating public parks and revaluing their contribution to community health and wellbeing

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Ely is hosting a Have a Field Day at Pocket Park on Saturday 8th July from 12 noon. More information on the event can be found at https://community.38degrees.org.uk/mobilisations/3/events/228 Have a Field Day on Saturday 8th July is a celebration of the UK’s parks and green spaces. Charity, Fields in Trust is working with local communities to …

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Ely College Celebrates Student Achievement at Annual Presentation Evening

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Ely College students, parents and staff assembled in Ely Cathedral last week for the College’s annual Presentation Evening. Over a hundred awards were handed out, many of which were presented by the newly elected Mayor of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, James Palmer. The awards celebrated both the students’ academic and extra-curricular achievements. Richard Spencer, the principal …

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What did you do for your 18th? Emily raised £4,000 for Air Ambulance

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Most of us on our 18th birthday can only think of one thing! Party and get drunk for your first legal entry into a licenced establishment. Emily James from Soham, on the other hand, had other ideas. Her and 300 of her family and friends got together in a large field and had a concert …

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Work Begins on Additional Car Park for Ely Station

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Work has begun on the creation of more than 120 car parking spots in Ely, local councillors have announced. East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) gave planning permission for the scheme in February of this year, and the Asset Development Committee and local Councillors have worked hard to procure the work to begin this month. The …

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Little Thetford Village Feast: Fun for all the Family!

Events, News / By Alison Cooney

Little Thetford village is gearing up for its annual village Feast which will take place on Saturday 8th July from 12-4pm at the Village Hall and Recreation Ground. Local Hero Bert Russell and Lucy Frazer MP will be opening the event at 12pm. Lots of activities will be on offer for all ages including a …

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Warmer and dryer weather approaches for Aquafest

Events, Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””] This weekend should see warmer and dryer weather for one of Ely’s Big Days Out, “Aquafest 2017”. While participants of the water-based fun day won’t mind the wet weather, for the thousands of onlookers that flock to the banks of the Great Ouse will welcome the warmer temperatures for what promises to …

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District Councillors Take Action To Prevent Anti-Social Behaviour

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Councillors have taken action in response to public concerns about reported anti-social behaviour at a council owned car park on Angel Drove. Members of the public had reported people driving modified cars around the car park in recent evenings. District Councillors Lis Every, Richard Hobbs and Anna Bailey raised the issue with …

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Funding approved for new Skatepark in Haddenham

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Skateboarders, BMX and scooter riders are set to get a new skatepark thanks to a grant of up to £50,000 from funding body WREN. The money awarded by WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund, will be used to build a new state of the art skatepark at Haddenham Recreation Field in Hop Row, Haddenham. Cllr David …

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Ely College students collect donation for local food bank

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

A group of Ely College students have spent their free time over the past few weeks collecting food to donate to the Littleport Food Bank. Students in Turing House at Ely College have collected an array of food to donate to those in need, from baked beans to cornflakes. The donation was wholly organised by …

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Little Thetford Acorns Opens Its Doors for Family Fun Day & Dog Show

Featured, News / By Alison Cooney

Roll Up! Roll Up! Little Thetford Acorns Pre-School will open its doors on Saturday 1st July 2017 for its 3rd annual Family Fun Day – this year, featuring its very own Dog Show! Members of the public are invited to join in the fun (free of charge) on Little Thetford recreation ground between 12 noon and …

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Isle of Ely Arts Festival 2017 : Week 4

Featured, News / By Alison Cooney

Grab a blanket, grab some friends and head down to the East Lawn of Ely Cathedral on Saturday 1 July as Chapter house Theatre bring the magic of outdoor theatre to Ely with their production of Wind in the Willows. Alive with music and song, this magical family show is presented in traditional costume. You …

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A Piece of Hockney comes to Ely

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Following the Babylon Gallery’s successful recent Chagall exhibition their next national selling exhibition will be David Hockney Prints which will run from Friday 23 June through to Sunday 23 July. Located on Ely’s riverside the gallery is hosting the show featuring over 40 original prints and lithographs including illustrations from The Brothers Grimm and The …

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COLUMN – Lucy Frazer MP – June 2017

Lucy Frazer MP / By Mark Cooney

Last Friday was the anniversary of the death of my colleague, Jo Cox, who was murdered because she stood up for what she believed in and placed herself in the public eye by standing for office. I think it is important to remember the person she was, what she stood for and the work she …

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A New Gym for Ely

News / By Mark Cooney

Elyte Fitness has just opened their new boutique Functional Fitness gym in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Located at the corner of Forehill Car Park on Broad Street, it is a fresh, innovative Functional Fitness Gymnasium and caters for all abilities from the complete novice to the experienced athlete. All aspects of training, fitness and nutrition are provided …

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business listing / By Mark Cooney

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Cambridge Open Studios artists who gave up their jobs to follow their dreams

Featured, News, Organisations / By Mark Cooney

Have you ever thought about giving up your day job and following your dream career? These artists, who are taking part in Cambridge Open Studios this July, did exactly that. Cambridge Open Studios is a month-long art event taking place on the first four weekends in July. Artists open their workshops to the public so …

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Poets House Hotel & Restaurant awarded 4 AA Silver Stars

News / By Alison Cooney

In the heart of historic Ely, with the prominent Ely Cathedral as its back drop, you will find the charming Poets House Hotel & Restaurant. Converted from three Grade II listed properties of the early 1900’s, the hotel was once the home of a renowned local author. Nowadays it is a uniquely stylish hotel situated …

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The Isle of Ely Arts Festival comes alive to the sound of music!

Featured, News / By Alison Cooney

The Isle of Ely Arts Festival comes alive to the sound of music this week as Eboracum Baroque bring Handel’s Water Music to St Mary’s Church, Ely on Thursday 22 June. This unique concert experience will include some of Handel’s most famous arias from his operas and oratorios. The ensemble who perform on period instruments will …

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Ely 501 cover illustration oddly prescient

News, Youth / By Mark Cooney

When illustrator Will Sedgwick chose an octopus to scale Ely Cathedral for the front cover of this year’s Ely 501 he couldn’t have known how close he was to the truth. The competition’s organiser Annabel Reddick of Burrows Bookshop explains: “Will had the same brief as our young writers, to create something original that would …

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Ely College students celebrate their final PLEDGES and Futures Day of the year

Featured, News, Youth / By Mark Cooney

Ely College students celebrated their final PLEDGES and Futures Day of the year in style this week with over thirty external speakers and providers addressing students throughout the day. The day, which was the final of four PLEDGES and Futures days, focused on democracy and personal finance. A host of local speakers were in attendance …

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Isle of Ely Festival : What’s On this week

Featured / By Mark Cooney

The Festival enters its second week with some great theatre, visual arts and music. You can catch performances of Behind the Scenes, the story of a small Fen village theatre group putting on a pantomime. Drawing on the author’s experience in amateur dramatics, and her familiarity with pantomime, the result is a touching comedy that …

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Biggest Beast Yet!

News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Sunday 11th June saw the biggest and best Sutton Beast event to date! The Sutton Beast incorporates The Tony Robinson 10K and The Mini Beast Fun Run, and this saw record numbers of entries in both races with nearly 600 runners taking part. On a glorious day, Donovan Blake of ITV News set the runners …

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Lovewell Blake donation keeps students afloat

Featured, News, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Staff and students at Ely College were grateful this week to receive a £500 donation towards their raft for Ely Aquafest from regional accountancy firm, Lovewell Blake. Richard Spencer, Principal of Ely College, said: “We are very grateful to Lovewell Blake for their generous donation. It is important to us that our students feel a …

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Expeditions put King’s Ely students’ stamina to the test

Featured, News, Youth / By Alison Cooney

ADVENTUROUS King’s Ely students reached new heights during an action-packed half term break. Several expeditions were organised through the Ely Scheme, which is unique to King’s Ely, offering boundless opportunities for pupils to explore and learn through outdoor education. Year 9 students travelled to Yorkshire to take part in the annual Ely Scheme Yorkshire Three …

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Tennis in Ely: The sleeping giant is awake!

Featured, News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Alisa and Julian are congratulated for their season dedication and results. This week, among a dozen of players, Alisa and Julian received their “10is Academy Player of the year” prize. “Alisa and Julian had a tough year,” 10is Director Sebastien Scaux said. “We knew they would have a challenging season but we also knew that …

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Ely Runners

Featured, News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Ely Runners, enjoy varied training sessions around the streets and country lanes of Ely and the surrounding area. Ely Runners meet, come rain or shine, at the Paradise Sports Centre for 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9am on Sundays. Tuesday training consists of hill training, speed work, repetitions and intervals. Thursday training is usually …

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Isle of Ely Festival: What’s On this week

Featured / By Alison Cooney

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Eazipay and Grovemere partner with Spotted in Ely to help promote commerce

Business, News, Organisations / By Mark Cooney

Spotted in Ely is excited to announce the launch of its business directory on our website. More excited to welcome Eazipay and Grovemere as our partners on the directory. We really want to make our directory work and be the biggest in the area, so that you as a consumer can find a relevant company …

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Local man doing something amazing for a local special school!

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Local Man inspired by a former pupil aims HIGH for Highfield Ely, three times in just 12 hours. Gareth Booth was so impressed with the care and development provided by the Ely based special needs school to a friend’s child he has chosen Highfield as his charity when completing the Three Peaks Challenge in the …

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Haddenham Beer Festival – A Weekend of Fun for Everyone!

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Beer, family fun, great bands and amazing food! The organisers of the Haddenham Beer Festival have pulled out all the stops and this year’s festival weekend is promising to be the best yet. The event will be running from the evening of Friday 30th June until Sunday 2nd July and will be held on the …

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Not Made Up Your Mind Yet? All 3 candidates for SE Cambs speak to Spotted in Ely

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

Keen Spotted in Ely follower Stephen Germaney (thanks Stephen for your hard work) collected lots of questions to ask the 3 local candidates, Lucy Frazer (Conservative), Lucy Nethsinga (Liberal Democrat) and Huw Jones (Labour) and all agreed to answer them. Questions range from schools to Europe and everything in between. We even get a joke …

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Bollywood Dancing Returns to Ely at Cambridgeshire Yoga and Vegan Festival

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Bollywood Dancing made waves in Ely when an Indian teacher started teaching at Ely’s favourite health club, Atrium, a few years ago. As Bollywood fever ran high, Ely’s first-ever Bollywood Fair was organised to raise money for Mayor of Ely’s charity fund. The classes stopped when the teacher, Kriti Sachdeva, moved away. The good news …

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Talking FreELY: A pop up Cafe in Ely

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Mental health problems are as broad ranging as physical ones. Whether you consider your-self to have mental health issues or want to learn more about well-being, everyone is welcome to an event being hosted by local group Talking FreELY on the 1st of July. In short, Talking FreELY is for anyone. They believe that the …

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Happy Cafe Ely @ Julia's Tearooms

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Julia’s Tearooms in Ely have teamed up with Action for Happiness – an international movement for positive social change – to become the first Happy Cafe in Cambridgeshire. The team at Julia’s has cemented its commitment to improving the well-being of our community by joining the Happy Cafe network. The first Happy Cafe was set …

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Ely Cinema to Offer Dementia Friendly Screenings

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Babylon ARTS who run Ely Cinema at the Maltings are planning two screenings this summer to appeal to people living with dementia and their families and friends. Caroline Cawley, Director at Babylon ARTS said ‘Ely Cinema is very pleased to be able to offer two ‘Dementia Friendly’ screenings in June & July with support from …

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Reopening of Ted Coney’s Family Portraits

Featured, Places to Visit / By Mark Cooney

Ted Coney’s Family Portraits – Ely’s first pop-up gallery. The home of local artist, Ted Coney has just opened for the 9th season. Situated on Waterside, it is also the home of artist, Ted Coney and his wife, Hazel. All Ted’s paintings are about family life and he has been making them for nearly fifty …

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Meet the Cromwells – not the real ones obviously!!

News / By Mark Cooney

On Sunday 28th May, Oliver Cromwell’s House will be coming back to life like never before. Visitors to the house will be given a snapshot into the life of one of England’s most iconic and divisive men, and will even have the chance to ask questions of its occupants as they go about their daily …

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What is Dubford?

Featured / By Alison Cooney

What is Dubford? it’s a meeting of VW owners, “dub”, that met at Duxford “ford” the rest as they say is history!! Essex has T.O.M.I.E, Suffolk has RetroDubs, Norfolk has Whitenoise, Dubs at the Hall, what does Cambridgeshire have, that was a question that was asked in The Fox car park at Bar Hill one …

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Witchford Win District Plate in Kings Lynn

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Witchford Village College competed in the Isle of Ely District Athletics recently in Kings Lynn. The college took over fifty students competing in sprints, long distance, hurdles, jumps, discus, shot and javelin. They came away with the Isle of Ely District Plate for the College’s overall performance and came third but were the first-placed state …

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Sing of God and Science

Featured / By Alison Cooney

300 Children ‘Sing of God and Science’ at Ely Cathedral Science Festival Within the splendid setting of the medieval Octagon at Ely Cathedral and against the backdrop of Ely Cathedral’s Science Festival, ‘Dinosaurs to DNA’, nine local church primary schools have presented songs of their very own creation. Many of the ideas behind the songs …

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Parents and teachers protest school cuts at "Fair Funding" picnic

Featured, News / By Tali

Parents and teachers alike have voiced their anger and concern about cuts to school budgets during a picnic at an Ely primary school this afternoon. The Lantern Community Primary School was among numerous schools and colleges nationwide to host “Fair Funding Picnics” today, organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the country’s biggest teaching …

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Ely Market Welcomes ‘Flavours Of The World’ Continental Market This Bank Holiday

Featured / By Alison Cooney

As part of the “Love Your Local Market” celebrations, Ely Markets will play host to a “Flavours of the World” Market on 27th, 28th and 29th May. Ely Markets is already home to wide variety of food stalls and the visiting market will sit alongside these for the bank holiday weekend. Boasting an array of …

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Part 5 – Rock of Ages Access All Areas: The Musical Director

News / By Mark Cooney

I’m Amy and I run a musical production company with my friend Becky, called Ruby Red. We’re producing Rock of Ages at the Maltings in Ely this July. This is our blog. We’re giving you an Access All Areas pass to look behind the curtain of Ruby Red and really see how we do things. Every week …

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I Am Eco-Frenchie…….Are You?

Featured / By Alison Cooney

Business waste into business worth I am eco-frenchie…….are you? Local creative-reuse artist Ruth Marley is inspired to teach pet owners about reducing their carbon paw print. “Every member of the family can help save the planet and your eco-conscious efforts should include your pets too”. Based at Re-imagine Resource Centre in Witchford which has become …

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Competitive spirit rides high at King’s Ely’s Hoop Trundle

Featured / By Alison Cooney

There were thrills and spills at King’s Ely’s Hoop Trundle – one of the school’s most historic and fiercely-contested events. Crowds gathered around the East Lawn of Ely Cathedral after Prizegiving on Friday (May 5th) for the event, which sees the school’s King’s and Queen’s Scholars racing each other while bowling traditional wooden hoops. Each …

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More Awards for King’s Ely Mathematicians

Featured / By Alison Cooney

TALENTED King’s Ely Senior student Ella Hao scored gold in this year’s Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad. Ella, 15, qualified for the competition after scoring gold in the Intermediate Maths Challenge, which took place earlier this year. This in itself was a great achievement as only the top six per cent of the 200,000 school pupils who …

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Flavours of the World at Ely Markets

Featured / By Alison Cooney

There is a historical significance to the marketplace. Before the supermarkets, before the internet; the marketplace was where traders would introduce their world to the world. Traders, who had sailed the seas, discovering lands and cultures, would gather the culinary and material treasures they harboured and bring them to market to showcase to their native …

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4 Teams to Raise Money for the Rosie

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Most parents in Ely whose children were born at Addenbrookes will know how amazing the Rosie is, the hospitals’ maternity unit. This certainly was the case for Ely City Foot Club manager and his wife. Brady Stone and wife, Jodie gave birth to a little girl, Maiah who was 7 weeks premature and was looked after …

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business listing / By Mark Cooney

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King’s Ely’s Rebecca Daniel Scores for England Hockey

Featured / By Alison Cooney

King’s Ely are celebrating after senior student Rebecca Daniel played for the Under 16’s England Hockey team – and contributed to the team’s victory. Rebecca, 16, from Gazeley near Newmarket, was previously selected for the England Saxon Tiger Squad for the Futures Cup but her impressive skills on the pitch then saw her being …

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