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A new fundraising idea which has become a phenomena throughout the world is coming to Ely. Detroit Soup idea started in 2010 and has grown to thousands of such events every year and the idea is based on crowdfunding with a little bit of Dragon’s Den too. So how does it work: Well you need …
Fundraising initiative comes to Ely in the form of Soup Read More »
Ely Writers’ Day will take place in Ely Library on 19th March 2016 from 1000 to 1500 when there will be a number of speakers talking about writing and time to network. At the end of the day, the winners of the Short Story Competition will be announced. The event is free to attend Ely …
Exhibition runs from 9 – 17 January There’s a chance to catch the work of some of our very talented young people at our annual art competition. The Exhibition organised by Babylon ARTS run by ADEC and the Ely-Hereward Rotary Club opens this Saturday 9th and continues to Sunday 17th January. There are prizes for …
East Cambs Schools Exhibition opens this weekend Read More »
The Field Theatre Group are delighted to announce that they have received a Heritage Lottery grant for activities to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Littleport and Ely Riots. Following on from the success of our recent community projects, Littleport Festival Fourteen and The Horseman’s Word, residents are invited to participate in a variety of …
It's 200 years since The Littleport & Ely Riots of 1816 Read More »
East Cambridgeshire District Council has formed a new partnership with Spirus to deliver its PR and communications over the next six months. With the new four year Corporate Plan for East Cambridgeshire at the heart of the council’s strategic vision, and with the contract for PR and communications coming to an end and once again …
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Sing! Choirs and GO Sing! Start their new terms next week on Tuesday 12 January and Thursday 14 January. Now in its 5th year Sing! Choirs attracts people from all over Ely as well as the surrounding villages to come and Sing! a great selection of pop, rock and songs from the shows.   With two …
Are you looking for a new challenge for 2016? Then Viva has the perfect project for you! On Sunday 17th January Viva is holding open auditions for our next adult musical ‘Sweeney Todd’ (aimed at those who are 21 and over). After the success of our first adult musical ‘Acorn Antiques’ we are back with …
Costa is refurbishing and will be closed for 4 days next week, Monday 11th to Thursday 14th January inclusive. Shift manager Josh said “We are changing everything. A bigger working area, back moved back for more seating and moving the toilets to make this possible. “Most of the work will be done at night but …
Cambridgeshire this week saw a new Deputy Chief Constable take up office for which he says he is keen to deliver for the people of Cambridgeshire by fighting crime, bringing offenders to justice and protecting the most vulnerable. Formerly with Thames Valley and with the Police both civilian and military since 1987, Alan Baldwin said, …
The search is on during January to find the next Fenland Poet Laureate and it’s open to everyone from age 10+ with 2 groups able to enter. Juniors 10 to 17 year olds and Senior of year 18 plus can submit their entry up to and including the Friday 29th January with the shortlist of …
COME AND HAVE A GO DAY 2016 Want to find out about the role of the modern Fire and Rescue Service? Want to talk to our staff about their jobs and the working environment? Want to try some of the physical activities a firefighter needs to be able to do? Women can have a go …
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The Ely pop-up Gospel Choir will have its very first rehearsal next Thursday, 14th January (please see full details below). The choir is designed to give people who love to sing but maybe haven’t found their voice the opportunity to sing in a supportive and what will undoubtedly be a sociable setting. Lisa Olsworth-Peter, formally …
The Choir where you don't have to be a singer pops up!! Read More »
CAT Theatre Company based in Ely is set to put on a show on the blockbuster “Sister Act” in June at The Maltings. But before that happens, CAT needs new performers for many of their roles and auditions start today at 7pm in the Music Room at Ely College and if you can’t attend tonight, …
Orders of Angels: The Virtues and the Principalities Two late 15th century stained glass panels (English), 154mm x 178mm. (ELYGM:2015.7.1, ELYGM:2015.7.2) The Stained Glass Museum, Ely, has purchased two rare medieval angel stained glass panels at auction with the help of the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund. …
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Soham based theatre group Viva have just announced their exciting busy plans for 2016 starting with the musical Sweeney Todd for which auditions will be held between the 17th and 19th January. Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Made in Dagenham will be this years summer shows and Alan Bennett’s comedy “Lady in the Van” will …
A bucket collection organised by the Ely Hereward Rotary Club at Tesco’s store in Ely on Saturday January 2nd raised nearly £300 to help victims of the floods in the north of England. This, along with donations from the club and its members, means that £500 was sent this week direct to the Rotary organisations …
Over the coming week you can expect to see speed enforcement activity in the areas we have specified recently following road traffic collisions in the last 24 hours. This activity is designed to positively reinforce the need to slow down – but in fairness it’s not because we simply want to issue tickets to drivers. …
5 Cars written off in 24 hours and now the Police are watching Read More »
Local Morris group “The Mepal Molly” will be celebrating the only way they know how next Monday, January 11th by singing and dancing the day away. To the Molly, next Monday will also be known as Plough Monday and they display all over the area to celebrate the start of the English agricultural year. As …
Cambridgeshire County Council have today issued a warning for everyone within the area to be on the alert for phone calls allegedly from an individual called Daniel. He is preying on residents over the phone saying he is working on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council. Unlike “Daniel”, the CCC say that they would give a …
Littleport Timebank is challenging us all to start recycling if we don’t already do so and if you do spread the word. If you would like more information then contact the Education Team at Amey 0n 01223 815490 or email wasteeducation@amey.co.uk
Spotted in Ely today spent some time on the phone with Lucy Frazer MP who is willing to help contact the main mobile network operators to understand why Ely is not receiving the best service it should, while other areas around us are. 6 months ago we contacted by snail mail all companies and only …
Little Miracles has been nominated this year as the Minster Taverns Christmas Charity and they wanted to do something different from the norm. Instead of this year asking for donations, they plan to get a wish list of gifts they would like to see under this years Christmas Tree. Anyone is invited to then view …
No charge for toilets to be introduced in East Cambs Following a consultation with residents and visitors in East Cambridgeshire, the District Council is no longer intending to take forward the option of introducing a charge to use public conveniences. The consultation was part of a review of the service which has assessed the current …
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Addenbrookes Charitable Trust (ACT) is organising its third annual Christmas fun run – the Rudolph Run – on Sunday 6 December 2015 to raise money for Addenbrookes and the Rosie hospitals. The festive sponsored run will be launched by KD Theatre Productions’ pantomime dame in full costume and will be supported by ACT mascots, Rudy …
Join Rudolph for the Addenbrookes Christmas fun run! Read More »
Littleport marketing and PR agency, Emerald Frog Marketing is celebrating five years in business  by holding an online fundraising auction of promises to raise money for five local charities: The Liam Fairhurst Foundation, Little Bundles, Froglife, The Wildlife Trust and Branching Out. Jo Evans, Director at Emerald Frog Marketing said: “We’ve set ourselves a big …
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Huge success with latest Big Band Show The Ely Rotary Club’s seventh Big Band show at the Community College on Saturday was a resounding success, with favourable comments from all sections of the sell-out audience. Opus 17, the well-known big band from Royston, provided the excellent choice of numbers from the 1940s, for the concert …
A new law to help protect the environment will take effect in a month’s time and will mean that you will pay 5p for every single-use plastic bag you purchase from large shops. Smaller retailers are not yet included in the law but can voluntarily donate if they wish. Each store has the option of …
Charges for Plastic Bags to Take Effect from Oct 5th. Read More »
Cambridgeshire ACRE is relocating its offices to 72 Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS with effect from 5 October 2015. This is the old City of Ely Council chambers next to Citizens Advice Bureau. After a review of our future business needs, we have concluded that, in light of changing working practices and new technology, our office space in Littleport is both …
Established in 2001, Labour-tech recruitment have been at the centre of Ely’s employment industry for over 14 years. Back then they were a small team of individuals with a goal: they wanted to help the unemployed in the region get into work, help local organisations find the best available candidates to fill their vacancies, and, …
Ely in Bloom concluded this year with a prize giving ceremony at the Maltings on Monday evening presented by Mayor Councillor Liz Every and Chairperson of the Ely in Bloom committee, Councillor Alison Arnold. The overall winners were the 1st District Scouts for their Volunteer Group Flower Bed. All winners are listed below: [table caption=”Ely …
Thai Lounge on Forehill opens with high praise last night. Opened by Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Ian Lindsey. Very busy and hectic night for their opening but the food was amazing and hosts were fantastic.
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) invites you to wear your bra over your gym kit and join them for a three-hour long ‘Zum-bra-thon’ on Saturday 17th October, 1.30pm-5pm, in support of the Addenbrooke’s Breast Cancer Appeal. Register before Friday 4th September for an early bird discount. The event, which is open to all genders, ages and …
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The Ouse Washes Experience is now only a few weeks away on the 20th September. This event offers everyone the opportunity to raise sponsorship for their favourite charity, as well as having a great day in the amazing Ouse Washes either doing a walk, run or cycle ride. Cyclists who wish to take part and …
Ouse Washes Experience -an opportunity not to be missed! Read More »
Viva returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year with not one but two shows. They have arrived home all in one piece with two sell out shows and two 5 star reviews! It has been a busy week for our cast and production members at the famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. Viva travelled with …
Viva triumphs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Read More »
Rowing is a sport that the English have long excelled in. Just look at the Oxford / Cambridge Boat Race that has been an event for almost every year since 1829. The Boat Race which has a worldwide viewing happens every year on the Thames but many don’t realise that in 1944 it took place …
After the success of Viva’s previous Heritage Lottery Funded project Rich Soil Rich Heritage we are back with a new and exciting venture. Street Life will not only focus on Viva’s immediate community in Soham but we will be heading out into East Cambridgeshire to cover Ely, Littleport and Chatteris. The project will be a …
Ely Foodbank officially launches as Ely Sainsbury’s new local charity of the year. Customers donate 700 kg of Food over two days. DONATIONS READY TO BE SORTED AT THE FOODANK STORE Ely Foodbank has held its first collection at Sainsbury’s Ely since being voted by shoppers as the stores new local charity of the year. …
Netflix have become the latest production company to commission filming at Ely Cathedral. Working alongside Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures TV, the filming will become a series called “The Crown” which is due to be aired in 10 parts in 2016. It is not known who will be filming in Ely but the cast …
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We are looking for some business minded individuals who have an appetite for networking and earning a few extra pounds each month to help grow the Spotted in Ely brand. We are very good at the technology and collation of information but not so hot on the sales and getting the funds we need to …
Zac Purchase, men’s lightweight double sculls silver medalist in London 2012 and Beijing Olympic gold medalist in 2008 will be paying two inspirational visits to the Isle of Ely Rowing Club. Zac’s visits are part of a Learn to Row course for 17-25 year olds, which is funded by a grant, the £56 million National …
Olympic rower Zac Purchase to visit Isle of Ely Rowing Club Read More »
OuseFest was a fantastic, fan-packed fortnight of events, organised by the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund to celebrate the unique heritage, wildlife and landscape of the Ouse Washes. During the two week festival (20th July -2nd August), over three thousand people attended sixty events held across the Ouse Washes …
Local lad Courtney Pettifor is to climb one of the highest mountains in the world for his best friend Dylan, who sadly committed suicide last year. Courtney tells us, “I’m climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on August 21st in memory of my best friend who sadly died from suicide last November! Please spread the word and it …
Local Lad to Climb Kilimanjaro in support of Papyrus Read More »
Salmons Bros builders & Freeman Brear Architects support refurbishment work at the Babylon Gallery this Autumn Local builders Salmons Bros and Ely architects Freeman Brear are working with arts charity ADeC to refurbish the Babylon Gallery on Ely’s Waterside. The main work is being funded by the Arts Council who have injected one-off project funds …
Architects support refurbishment work at the Babylon Gallery this Autumn Read More »
Last week Spotted in Ely featured a poster put up in Ely Police Station and no one expected the attention and responses that came within minutes of adding to our Facebook page. The post reach was dramatic and shared throughout the UK to personal profiles and bulletin boards and the messages of support and offers …
The Cambridge & District Classic Car Club were in Ely on the weekend taking up all the space on the Cathedral green. Â With a selection of cars dating back to the 1930’s there was something for everyone to spark a memory or two or three! Â The Club organise monthly club nights, days out and big …
Camms Meals on Wheels is looking to provide a hot meal delivery service to Ely and the surrounding areas, with immediate effect. A two course hot meal is provided at a cost of £4.50. Our drivers are all DBS checked and they not only deliver meals but they also provide the only contact that some …
On Saturday 1st August 2015, Arthur Rank Hospice – having worked in partnership with NHS colleagues – became an independent hospice, run by the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. Realising a long-held ambition, the hospice has entered into a new five-year agreement with UnitingCare Partnership LLP, who have been awarded the contract to provide care for …
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The Rotary Club of Ely has now been serving the communities of Ely and district for over 70 years, supporting many well known charities in this area and the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity was delighted to be selected as the beneficiary of their latest four figure donation. On the international front The Rotary Club of …
The White Stuff is due to open within the next few weeks and eagled eyed Spotted in Ely followers will have seen work commencing in the old Yours Clothing Store on the Market Square. They now need your help nominating a local charity to assist for the next few months. National chain White Stuff are …
Test the water with over 60% off your advert on the Spotted in Ely timeline. A great opportunity to get immediate impact to your business. You can advertise a product or service or a connection to your Facebook page or website. We only allow 2 adverts per day but we do guarantee that over 8,000 …
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This years Ouse Washes Experience provides a wonderful opportunity for youth groups to fundraise for our Rotary charities which include Pos+Ability, a local stroke support group. We are interested to hear from any youth groups that would like to take part in the Youth Group Challenge, the winners of which will be the youth team …
Pupils at the Isle of Ely Primary School enjoyed their first sports day on Friday (17th July) with the help of a local supermarket. Sainsbury’s in Ely donated a range of sports equipment for pupils to use on their sports day, including skipping ropes, bean bags, and tennis rackets. Pupils are also using the equipment …
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A volunteering project offering support to families of young children in Lincolnshire/Norwich with autistic spectrum disorders Last year I had a try at volunteering in the UK and it turned out to be one of the most astonishing experiences of my life, so I am doing it again! I hope to be, ‘walking the walk …
Blue Thunder helped raise over £800 with their gig in the Hereward on behalf of the Breast Cancer Charity, Coppafeel. Organised by Jake Scott-Paul, the money raised will be added to the target he has already cleared to do the walk along The Great Wall of China with 3 band members of Union J, Jamie, …
I try and bring new and interesting moths to you good people and last night there were well over 100 moths in the light trap! Sadly the vast majority were dull brown things and there was a handful of wasps which is very bad news as they like to kill moths! Thankfully these particular wasps …
We have today received a sad press release from BDO LLP regarding the administration of Poets House in Ely as well as Paddocks House in Newmarket. The good news so far is that retention of all 72 staff across both hotels as been maintained and the doors will stay open for business. The directors of …
Congratulations to David Learner and his team at Mr Simms Sweet Shop on reaching their second birthday. They state on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mrsimmsely From all of us, to all of you Thank you x We couldn’t have done it without stars like you The boys that crunch and the girls that chew We could never have …
Volunteers needed to be involved in new HLF Project After the success of Rich Soil Rich Heritage, Viva is now launching a new HLF funded project Street Life 1939 – 1945. The idea behind the project is to give the people of today a bridge to the people who lived and worked in their towns …
With another Folk Festival taking place, Morris groups from all over the UK descended on Ely to celebrate a Great British tradition. Ginette Heard and her knitting groups Knit & Natter and Stitch n’ Bitch made 21 woollen mice to commerate the 21 groups of Morris Dancers that flocked our street. The mice were put …
Jake, 34, is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for breast cancer charity Coppafeel as he takes on a trek across the world’s most famous wall with other fund-raisers and members of the pop band Union J – who appeared on the X Factor in 2012. The feat is being backed by the Sun newspaper, …
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Littleport marketing and PR agency, Emerald Frog Marketing is celebrating five years in business  by organising an fundraising auction of promises to raise money for five local charities. Prizes donated to Emerald Frog’s “5 Star Charity Auction” will be available via an online public auction later this year to raise money to be split between …
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The City of Ely’s Mayor Councillor Liz Every is proud to be hosting her second Tea Coffee and Cakes day at the Cathedral Centre this Saturday, 18th July from 10am to 4pm. Last year, her supported charity was the East Anglian’s Children’s Hospice and although it is not her chosen charity for this years term, …
St Mary’s Pharmacy in Ely is now 4 years old and going strong. Yahya, manager at the pharmacy told Spotted in Ely, “We are now celebrating our 4th anniversary. He continued to say, “We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers/patients for their continued custom and support”.
The Ely Muslim Association excelled themselves tonight on the Market Square feeding over 250 people with the help of 4 local food suppliers. Sylhet, Montaz, Balti King and Le Spice all contributed to making a wonderful meal. The meal itself was food that those fasting would eat to quench their hunger after Sunset during Ramadan. …
Hundreds of people turned up for what was an amazing afternoon of fun at Strikes Bowling in Ely on Sunday. We even invited the 3rd Scouts down to play some bowling as a thank you from Ely for their amazing efforts in cleaning up parts of the City after Spotted in Ely posted a photo …
Wednesday 8th July saw the Maltings in Ely come alive to the sound of a host of excellent local musicians. The event was the Isle of Ely Arts Festival Band Night and featured the talents of Josh Aitken, The Fakers, The Famous Living Dead, Crooked Caesar, Columbia and Once Awake. The performers came from all across …
The Witchford Sports Partnership together with Witchford Village College have been successful in securing funding to increase tennis provision within the local community. Here are details of the holiday camps running over the summer. The project has been funded through Sport England Small Grants SUMMER SPECIALS **Summer Tennis Court Membership only £20 for 5 weeks, unlimited play, 2 …
The Haddenham Beer Festival Committee is thrilled to announce that the amount of money raised for local charities and good causes is approximately £6,000! We agree very early on that the village stalls should be raisin g money for themselves and they raised around £2,000 – which is staggering – additionally the event raised £4,000 …
“A Schools Art Exhibition” You may have seen lots of artwork hanging at the entrance of Ely Cathedral all inspired by the sculpture of Jonathon Clarke “The Way of Life”. The clothes express life through colour, shape and design.
One of our amazing Ely First Responders, Claire Taylor has bravely taken part in making a video for Bracode, a Breast Cancer awareness campaign launched by Addenbrookes Charity Trust. One size bra won’t fit ten different women. So why should one cancer treatment? We want to make breast cancer treatment more targeted, more effective and …
Over the weekend (4th and 5th July) Viva was out in Ely fundraising for our two shows who will be heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Viva has been taking our youth members to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2005 and since then it has grown more popular and we are now taking …
Viva has been busy fundraising over the weekend! Read More »
At a club Handover meeting, outgoing President John Yates handed over to Janet Porter, the Club’s President for 2015/16. Janet is the fifth lady President in the club’s eleven-year history. John’s year has been one of the most successful to date – raising over £6,000 for local and worldwide causes including Pos+Ability, Act4Kidz, Ely Royal …
East Cambridgeshire’s young creative writers were awarded with prizes on Saturday 4 July in a ceremony at the former Magistrates’ Court. Judges Pippa Goodhart and Julian Sedgwick spoke highly of the superb standard that each of the young writers had achieved during Ely 501’s first year. In the 6 to 9 age group there were …
What an amazing month June has been!!! I can’t believe the amount of support there was for the A to Z of Cakes auction. A huge thank you to all who liked, shared and baked – the bids totalled a massive £518!!! In addition to the cake auction, I held a Butterfly Tea Party with …
Charity to receive a year’s worth of fundraising and awareness support from the store’s colleagues and customers It’s the seventh year of the Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year scheme Sainsbury’s Ely has announced that Ely Foodbank will be the store’s Local Charity of the Year. The charity was voted in by customers in store …
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I became a bit excited at the weekend. I had a rare visitor to my moth light, a red-necked footman (see image). These things happen occasionally. Earlier this year we had 8 cranes and a ring ouzel on the farm, last year a huge family of water voles, the year before a great grey shrike …
This Wednesday, 8th July sees another Festival Band Night as part of the Isle of Ely Festival and inconjunction with various other organisations such as ADeC and the National Foundation for Youth Music. Doors open at the Maltings at 7pm and sees more acts than last year appearing on stage. Arts Crew Member, Ines tells …
Yesterday saw yet an other successful Aquafest in Ely with thousands of people lining the edge of the river to watch the familiar annual event. Opened by Mayor Liz Every and hosted in the main arena by BBC’s Sue Marchant, the day was packed with land and water based events, stalls, displays and fairground rides. …
Local businesses, including Spotted in Ely, will be hosting an event through the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce on Friday 3rd July at the Market Square in Ely. We are there to give out lots of magazines, so if you haven’t got your copy then come see us. We will be there from 10am to 2pm. …
Fenland Animal Rescue is a Non-Profit organisation designed to provide specialist rescue services to Organisations and Rescue services in the Fenland Area. F.A.R provides services to both wild and domestic animals that are either Trapped, Injured or Feral/Stray. Using specialist equipment we are able to rescues animals trapped at heights, below ground, on water and …
Family Fun over a Relaxing Weekend The Haddenham Beer Festival is approaching fast, and will be held on the Recreation Ground in Haddenham from the 3rd to the 5th of July, with drinks being served in the Pavilion and live music, food, stalls and family events being help on the Recreation Ground. The Haddenham Beer …
This morning, Spotted in Ely shared a story from reader Cheryl about a mass of litter left on Cherry Hill, which was followed by further comments from readers about similar situations in other areas. This stirred a passionate response from residents, and quickly came to the attention of local Scout Leader Brian Calvert. Knowing he …
Ely’s City Centre is slowly changing with quality high street stores and a variety of local independents still trading and a thriving Saturday Market. It is thought that by the end of the year all premises in the main streets will be occupied and open for business. The latest announcements comes from The White Stuff, …
Meet Jo and Andy Pearson, the new owners of Ely’s micropub The Liberty Belle. Jo will be running the day to day matters of the establishment. When asked Andy said, “Jo is running the pub, I’ll be Chief Taster. But in all seriousness, the ethos of the pub will not change and will be kept …
As part of Network Rail’s continuing national programme to maintain and improve the existing rail infrastructure, we are developing plans for the installation of a second track along part of the railway line between Ely and Soham. The benefits This investment will help to move freight traffic off the UK’s roads, and onto the railway, a …
Ely Magistrates’ Court takes on a new lease of life on Saturday 4 July as it plays host to the presentation ceremony for Ely 501, the brand new creative writing challenge for East Cambridgeshire school children. Annabel Reddick from Burrows Bookshop, co-sponsor with Mr Simms Ely, thinks this is probably the first time the ancient …
Lucy Frazer MP agreed to accept questions and comments from the Spotted in Ely followers and true to her word has returned them to us along with a statement. Thank you to those who submitted questions and we will over the term of her office be in contact with her on a regular basis. I …
Sainsbury’s Ely has raised £2,167 for Branching Out, as part of the Local Charity of the Year scheme and is now looking for a new charity to support. The Littleport based charity supports people with learning disabilities and the group was chosen by customers and colleagues last June and has received support from the store …
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Hi everyone. Where did that weekend go? We’re all very excited here as our little owls have finally fledged! I thought I’d just do a brief piece on how to make your garden wildlife friendly with a few simple tips. 1- Water. This is the single most important thing in attracting birds into your garden. …
Etsy Cambridge, a group of Cambridgeshire designer-makers and vintage specialists who all have shops on the global online handmade marketplace Etsy, are coming to Ely for one weekend in July. They’re holding their latest pop-up shop event in the beautiful riverside Babylon Gallery on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, 10-5 each day. The pop-up …
Calling all 13 – 16 year olds! If you love telling stories, rap or poetry, then you need to come along to the Littleport Spoken Word Workshop and Slam on Saturday 20th June 2015! Hosted by internationally-renowned poet Hollie McNish and freestyle rap champion Inja, this workshop will give you the chance to write about …
From being a new entry last week to Number 1 on this weeks Unsigned Charts presented by Cambridge 105. Local duet sensation, Charlie & Molly shot to the top spot with their own version of Long Time Gone recording 40% of the votes. Both are said to be delighted to have had so much support …
Filmed by Cambridge Filmworks, Spotted in Ely’s friend and BBC broadcaster Sue Marchant narrates as we believe we are cycling through the Ouse Washes Landscape. During Ousefest, you too can enjoy the same experience with so much beautiful scenery, nature to observe and of course a great way to get and keep fit. Sponsored by …
On Saturday 27 June, Ely Farmers’ Market will be celebrating 15 years of providing shoppers with some of the best local produce around. The day will be marked with food demonstrations, the chance to sample tasters of delicacies available for sale as well as the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win a hamper …
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Hi, everyone. Let’s talk about everbody’s favourite garden insect, the bee. There are three main types you will see. The honey bee, the bumble bee and the solitary bee. The first two most of you will be familiar with but it’s the solitary bees that are the major force in pollinating our garden flowers. There …
The beautiful Elephant Hawkmoth is so named as the caterpillar appears to have a trunk! Flying from May to August it is quite common but mainly seen at night. However, if you have Honeysuckle in your garden, you may be lucky enough to see one at rest during the day. It can be found on …
We run a Back to Netball Club which started a year ago. The Witchford Sports Partnership secured funding from England netball to pilot this new initiative to get old players back into the sport again. The funding for this has now ended but I’m pleased to say that a year down the line we now …
Young sensations Charlie & Molly have been playing their music locally for  while now and have recently produced a CD that they have been selling to raise money for charity. They have been getting a lot of coverage and radio air time and last weekend they played at Strawberry Fair. They have now been entered into …
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