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The second in the series of climate change talks in Whittlesford took place on Sunday 6th December. Mary Sutcliffe very kindly sent us a copy of the talk which focused on buildings and what we can do to help manage our output.

Here’s a copy of the talk

The next Environmental talk will be at William Westley School on Sunday 10^th January 2010 at 6:30 p.m.  It will be on ‘Gardening with wild life in mind – not planting’ and the speaker will be Dr Gibson.

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The Imperial War Museum will be holding a public meeting for anyone who expressed a view on this summer’s Formula 1 testing. This is an open meeting, the purpose of which is to explain the IWM position and to hear the views of the local communities.

The meeting will be held in the auditorium in AirSpace on Monday December 7th at 7pm. Park in the visitor car park and follow the signs.

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We’ve put together this Christmas Hamper to help William Westley School raise funds for their new bike park.

Raffle tickets cost £1 and are available in the shop or from the school. The draw will take place at the William Westley Christmas Fair on Saturday 5th December.

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Whittlesford Gardening Club

The Head gardener of Trinity College, George Thorpe, is making a welcome return as this month’s guest speaker. This time his presentation will be ‘Gardens in China’ and will be held in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday11th November at 8pm. There will be a charge of £1.00 on the door and all visitors are welcom.

Whittlesford Pre-school Playgroup (Whitsers)

A Christmas Shopping and Pamper Evening -this fun and sociable evening – Thursday 12th November – will be held in the Memorial Hall and will help raise funds for Whitsers. For more information such as the starting time please contact Carmel Walker on 834177

Guildhall Concert 2009

This is just a gentle reminder that the 12th Guildhall Concert will take place on Saturday, 14th November at 8pm. Tickets are available either from Peter or Margaret Spufford direct or on sale at the Post Office. The price of £12.00 includes mulled wine at the interval.

Whittlesford United Reformed Church (URC)

The Grand Christmas Fayre opens its doors on Saturday 14th November at 10am at the church. Lunch is availailable as well as refreshments throughout the day. Come along and enjoy the fun of the fayre. Father Christmas and helpers will be arriving by sleigh at 11am – so don’t be late.

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Whittlesford Gardening Club

The October speaker for the club is an exhibitor at the Hampton Court Flower Show, Aubrey Barker from Hopleys Plants in Much Hadham. The topic, the Modern Herbaceous Border will be accompanied by plants for sale. The presentation will take place in the Memorial Hall at 8pm. There is a charge on the door of £1.00 and visitors are always welcome.

Cambridge Flower Club

On Thursday 15th October there will be a demonstration entitled ‘In for a Penny’ given by Penny Stone, at the Memorial Hall from 7.15pm. Visitors are, of course, welcome. The annual subscription is £25.00 and for visitors a charge of £5.00 per meeting.

Duxford Women’s Institute

The meeting this month will be held in the United Reformed Church at 7.45pm. The speaker, Bill McClean, will present a talk on the ‘History of the Fire Service’. Refreshments will be provided and a raffle will take place. Visitors are always welcome

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