Queen Edith's Warm Welcome launches
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The Queen Edith’s Warm Welcome programme is a great new initiative which we’re sure will be helpful to residents across the area, whether you're looking for a warm space, refreshments or just some companionship to while away the darkest days of the winter. We’re delighted by the way local organisations have come forward to open their doors and we hope to see lots of you at these events.
Regular Queen Edith’s Warm Welcome events already announced include cafés at St John the Evangelist, from 3pm to 5pm on Mondays, starting 5 December; at Rock Road Library, from 10am to 4pm on the second Tuesday of the month, starting 13th December; at St James’s, from 11am to 3pm on the first Tuesday of the month; at the Food Hub every Saturday from 10.30am to noon; at Queen Edith Chapel from 11am to 1pm, bi-monthly Wednesdays, starting 30 November; and at Heathlands House in Bullen Close, from 12.30pm to 2pm, fortnightly on Fridays, starting 9 December. We hope to bring you details soon of additional Warm Welcome events at Lichfield Road Community Centre. Please see the list here, as well as more information about the initiative.
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Fantastical Forest Exhibition tomorrow
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The 2022 Fantastical Forest Exhibition takes place tomorrow (Saturday 26 November) from 10.30am to 3pm at Wandlebury Country Park. The Fantastical Forest hangings, which this year include new artworks created by communities of all ages from across Cambridgeshire, will be suspended across the natural cathedral made by the avenue of beech trees at Wandlebury. Wander through an extraordinary world of ideas and celebrate the creativity of our community. More details here.
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Homerton Singers kick off Christmas
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Homerton Singers is a group based at Homerton College, made up of students and staff of the college, as well as singers from the local community. Its ‘Seasonal Concert’ takes place tomorrow (Saturday 26 November) at 2pm in the MAB Auditorium at Homerton College. The programme will include a delightful through-composed Christmas work by Douglas Coombes, called 'Trig Trog and the Christmas Children' comprising 6 songs with linking narration as well as a mixed offering of folk songs, spirituals and children's music contributed by Gt Abington and Ridgefield Primary Schools. Entry is £5 on the door.
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Saturday night charity orchestral concert
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Mawson Road Community Orchestra is performing tomorrow (Saturday 26 November) at 7.30 pm at St.Johns Church on Hills Road. The orchestra's enchanting music comes from countries such as Hungary, Turkey, and Spain, with a flavour of Gypsy, and includes classical pieces such as Ravel’s Bolero. Tickets on the door are £10/ £5 unwaged, and free under 16 yrs. The concert is in support of Camsight.
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Ask the GCP as well as our councillors
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There's a City Council South Area Committee meeting on Monday night (28 November), which anyone can watch online, and optionally ask questions. Not only can these be directed at councillors, but the Greater Cambridge Partnership will be in attendance, so there'll be the chance to ask their representative too. With the consultation on vehicle charging currently under way, many residents may have questions! Details on how to watch can be found here.
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Alternatively, last week the Greater Cambridge Partnership held an online information evening about its proposals for the south of the city and beyond, and the event is now available to watch on YouTube. Subjects covered include the new 'Making Connections' plans, which include the controversial vehicle charging element, as well as Greenways, Travel Hubs and more. It's very comprehensive and you can find it here.
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Cost of living support afternoon
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A city council pop-up ‘one stop shop’ for information, guidance and support to help us stay healthy through the winter visits Queen Edith's next week. Council officers will be joined by partners who can advise on bringing down household bills, improving home energy efficiency (with free energy saving products available such as rechargeable lightbulbs, draught excluders, chimney balloons and radiator reflector panels), checking the benefits and discounts you’re entitled to, and much more. A huge range of organisations will be present – it'll be a very valuable use of anyone's time. The free event is at St James Church on Wulfstan Way on Tuesday (29 November) from 2pm to 5pm. Full details here.
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Community lunch Christmas special
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The popular community lunches at the St John's Centre are held on the last Wednesday of each month, which means that next week's is the big Christmas event! It's open to all, and you're welcome to come along and even bring a friend or neighbour if you wish. It's only £5 per person for a delicious Christmas lunch. No need to book – just turn up at 12.30pm next Wednesday (30 November).
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Kick off Christmas on the Biomedical Campus
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There's a big Christmas event on at the Jeffrey Cheah Centre on the Biomedical Campus next Friday (2 December), open to all and free to attend. From 2pm to 6pm there's a Christmas Market with craft, charity and food Stalls, including The Hot Sausage Co, Waffle & Co and Scotties Scotch Eggs. Then from 6pm to 8pm there's a free screening of the magical family Christmas movie 'Elf' – no need to book, first come, first served! More information here.
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Christmas Market just a week away
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St James' Church on Wulfstan Way has its Christmas Market on Saturday 3 December from 12noon to 4pm. There'll be a chance to make a Christmas wreath, as well as books, bric-a-brac, tombola, raffle, refreshments ...and a visit from Father Christmas! Make a date in your diary.
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Featured Queen Edith's magazine supporter
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Family Christmas Show tickets on sale
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Bursting with joy, dance and music that will blow your socks off, The Nutcracker takes you on a wild and festive adventure! This exciting, all-inclusive show takes inspiration from the original story from 1816 and cranks it up to 2022. Experience a high energy celebration with giant sweets, dancing nutcrackers and singing mice. It's a fun-filled Christmas extravaganza that will leave you and your children feeling full of holiday cheer. Performances start on 7 December and run until 31 December. More information and tickets here.
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Christmas Trees with delivery and collection
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Hudson Timber Christmas Trees are doing a special deal with all trees this year, including a £5 donation to East Anglia's Children's Hospices. Their premium Nordman fir non-drop trees from Scotland are at least 6ft tall and include delivery and collection for £65, all in. Delivery will be on Monday 5 December and collection on Monday 9 January. Wreaths (£15/£20) and tree bases (£10) are also available. Email info@hudsontimber.co.uk to place your order.
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Can your business help with work experience?
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Netherhall School's Year 10 students will be going out on work experience from 3–14 July 2023. Could the company you work for offer them a placement? If so, please contact Mr Daniel Carlson at the school for more details at dcarlson@netherhallschool.org
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Exchange languages and 'travel' the world for free
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VBuddies is a locally-developed 'social metaverse edtech platform' connecting young people to exchange languages and culture with native speakers. Using virtual reality technology, users can “travel” around the world without the cost or need to travel. It is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese. VBuddies is about to start a pilot and will use the feedback from users, language teachers and pedagogical researchers to help them decide on phase 2 of the development. You can read more about it here.
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Help with Queen Edith's magazine delivery?
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The third and final edition this year of Queen Edith's magazine will be arriving from the printers in a couple of weeks' time and should be ready for delivery on 9/10 December. We'll be convening the usual team of deliverers, but we could always do with a few more of you! It only takes an hour or so to deliver a bundle, and we'll try to get you a 'delivery round' in a street near your home. If you haven't delivered for us before, and would like to help out, please let us know here.
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This Week at The Light Cinema
★ Our multi-screen cinema's huge lineup of films this week includes A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story; A Concert for George; AMARYLLIS accompanied by LIVE score performance + director Q&A; Black Adam; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Bones and All; Cezanne - Portraits of a Life; Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery; Goodbye, Don Glees!; Living; Lyle Lyle Crocodile; Minions: The Rise of Gru; Nanny; Neil Young: Harvest Time; Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical; She Said; Spirited; Strange World; Superworm; The Banshees of Inisherin; The Menu; Triangle of Sadness
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This week at Cambridge Junction
★ The Cambridge Junction lineup this week includes: Chase & Status DJ Set; Dr Feelgood/John Otway; Elephant Sessions; Garth Margengi’s Terrortome – Book Tour; H.E.A.T.; Jesterlarf Comedy Club: December featuring: Eddy Brimson, Kelly Convey, Tom Lucy and Marlon Davis; New Routes – Honey & The Bear And Josh Robins; Ozric Tentacles & Gong; Skerryvore; Spontaneous Potter; Work In Progress Double Bill; and Working Men’s Club.
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Food Hub news
The Queen Edith's Community Food Hub is open tomorrow (Saturday) as usual, from 10.30am to 12noon at St James Church on Wulfstan Way. All in need are welcome, no questions asked. The Coffee Chat is open too.
Food donations may be brought to the church on Saturday mornings from 10.00am to 10.30am. The team tells us it's usually particularly in need of items like condiments, jam, sauces in jars, tinned fish, breakfast cereals, tinned fruit and tinned rice pudding, but all donations are welcome. More details on food donations here.
Financial donations are also more welcome than ever. The project continues only through the generosity of local residents and businesses.
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOOD HUB WILL NOT BE OPEN ON SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER DUE TO A CHURCH EVENT
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Coronavirus Update
The government's recommended steps to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 are as follows: get vaccinated; let fresh air in if meeting indoors, or meet outside; and consider wearing a face covering in crowded, enclosed spaces.
You can find more information here on:
- Staying safe;
- Testing and staying at home;
- International travel;
- Long COVID; and
- Work, self-employment and business support.
For details of how to book first, second or booster vaccinations, please visit The Vaccinators website and click on your age group.
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Consultations
- The Greater Cambridge Partnership has launched the consultation on the dramatic proposals to change transport in the city over the next 5–10 years. From as early as next year, they’re proposing to transform the bus network with more services to more locations, and cheaper fares set at £1 or £2. They're planning to invest more in new sustainable travel schemes, such as better walking and cycling links, and possibly controversially, they're proposing the eventual introduction of a 'Sustainable Travel Zone' in the form of a road user charge. You'll want to know all about this. Find out how to have your say here.
- The Sawston Greenway will provide a safer and better route for people walking, cycling and, where appropriate, horse-riding, linking Sawston, Stapleford, Great Shelford, Addenbrooke’s/ Biomedical Campus and Cambridge. There's a survey open until 9 December to give your views on the design proposals, which you can find here along with the supporting documnetation.
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Health and Education job vacancies
Links to the jobs and careers pages at all of our local hospitals, schools and colleges can be found here.
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Adult Learning and Evening Classes
There's a wide range of educational and recreational classes and courses for adults available locally, this autumn and into next year. Find out more details here:
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Traffic disruption
One.network is the website which shows current and forthcoming road works. You can see the map here. Click the 'Today' box and select 'Next two weeks' for future works.
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Local police and crime information
Find out data and information from Cambridgeshire Constabulary's City south and east team here.
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Help with cost of living
Cambridge City Council maintains a web page listing various forms of help that are available to anyone struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. These range from additional payments from the council or discounts on things like your Council Tax, to support from partners such as food vouchers, energy grants and help managing debt. The page can be found here.
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How to contact our local councillors
The Queen Edith's Community Forum guide to our local councillors will ensure you contact the right one depending on your issue and the street where you live. Find it here.
Queen Edith's city councillor Sam Davies writes a weekly email discussing what she's been doing and what issues have come up in the area. You can add yourself to the circulation of Sam's free email here. If our other councillors produce anything similar we will also highlight it here.
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Have you been forwarded this email?
Click here to request your own copy each week. It's free!
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