Masseys More than just another village Shop

Channel 4 is gathering material at the moment for a new TV series on village life vs city life. They’re asking people to tell them what they love about whichever style they have chosen.

We got a note from a customer that made me think about one of the best aspects of life in Whittlesford.

It’s rhythm.

Every place has it’s own rhythm. It’s the stuff that creates the structure of daily life, the people you see at the same time every day, the flow of activity through the place. It’s a combination of movement, sound and people.

The card we got was from a 10 year-old customer who drew very big smiles on the front and wrote:

“Thank you for waving and smiling at me every day! 
It really makes me SMILE! 
It always starts my day off very happily!
I will carry on waving to you!

She’s talking about part of the early morning rhythm of Whittlesford. Just before school starts, the stream of mothers and children who walk down the High Street wave and smile as they pass the shop. And we wave back. It happens every day during term time. And she’s absolutely right – it’s an excellent way to start the day.

And we’d like to follow her example and say thank you to all our smiling customers.
It’s a great part of the rhythm of Whittlesford.

What’s your favourite village rhythm?

Photo credit: 1happysnapper

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We just love this fantastic picture done by Amber Thayne. She’s captured all the elements of what she feels is important in the shop, and it’s so bright and creative – it makes us smile every time we see it. Amber’s picture will be on display in the shop window for everyone to see.

Prizes were received by Amber Thayne and Daisy Godbold.

Amber receives her parcel of sweets and chocolates, watched by her proud mum, Elaine.

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For those who couldn’t make the event – here’s the report on Chris Gibson’s latest talk in Whittlesford – on gardening to conserve wildlife.

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We’ve just launched our young artists picture competition.

So, if you’re under 16 years old, the mission is:

While it’s still cold outside, have a bit of indoor fun by entering Masseys picture competition?

Draw a picture on the theme of

‘My Village Shop’

and you might be the winner of a fabulous parcels of sweets and chocolates.

You can do it any way you like: pencils, paint, a collage… and don’t forget to give your work a title.

Closing date: noon on Sunday January 31, 2010.

Entries available in the shop or download here.

Photo credit: Laffyk4

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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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