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by admin on 9 June, 2010
Have you visited the Nightingale Avenue rec’ lately? The City Council has put lots of extra kit in over the last few years — new climbing frames and spinners in the children’s playground, a second tennis court, a wheel-friendly path round the park, and most recently, a multi-use games area that can be used for […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 26 May, 2010
The South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats are holding a Pig Roast on Saturday 3rd July, starting at 5.30 p.m.Tickets are £30 for a family or £13.50 for one, from Susan van der ven — [email protected].
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 24 May, 2010
Cambridge workers are being urged to take part in a Cycle Challenge. We are being pitted against The Other Place. We’ve beaten Oxford in the Boat Race and University Challenge already this year, so here’s the next trial of fortitude! It works like this: you sign up at your place of work, then encourage your […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 19 May, 2010
Newly elected MP for Cambridge, Julian Huppert, will be speaking to South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats at a supper club this Saturday night. The evening starts at 7 p.m. and the venue is Comberton Village Hall. Tickets are £10 each, to include a buffet supper, and can be bought from Cllr Susan van de Ven by […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 19 May, 2010
The Queen Edith County Primary School (Godwin Way) is holding its summer fete this Saturday, 22nd May. These events are great for their teas and hot dogs as well as other fête fun such as bouncy castles, assaults courses, music-making and games. There’s a car boot sale too, so a chance to pick up a […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 3 March, 2010
Did you know that only one in four women and girls in the UK ever cycles? I was staggered by this statistic, which came out of research carried out by Sustrans last year. It resulted in a 9,000 petition to the Minister for Transport asking for safer cycle routes. The Cambridge Cycling Campaign (of which […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 3 March, 2010
LOVE CAMBRIDGE, the city centre partnership, has teamed up with Cambridge Nespapers, Park & Ride and Stagecoach to launch ‘Wonderful Wednesdays’, a great deal to encourage people to visit Cambridge for shopping, culture, entertainment or just to enjoy our fine city. Wonderful Wednesdays runs all through March and offers two Park & Ride bus fares […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 23 February, 2010
Diana Manasseh, a pineapple grower from Ghana, was in Cambridge today telling us all about fair trade pineapple and mango farming and the tangible differences that the fair trade premium makes to the farmers and their families. It was fascinating to hear how the shopping choices we make in Cambridge affects the people who grow […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 16 February, 2010
The South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats are holding an open meeting on education at St John’ Church, Hills Road, on 18th February. Speakers Cllr Peter Downes, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on education on Cambridgeshire County Council (former Head of Hinchingbrooke School and President of the Secondary Heads Association) Cllr Sebastian Kindersley, Cambridgeshire County Councillor and Liberal Democrat […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 2 December, 2009
This Saturday is the eagerly anticipated Mill Road Winter Fair, an eclectic mixture of exciting events and chic commerce, from ale tasting to Yamuna body rolling! See the Fair’s website for details: http://www.mill-road.com/winterfair.aspx Cambridge Fair Trade City, a coming-together of fair trade merchants and campaigners like me, has a market stall in Ditchburn Gardens and […]
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