Hilton Community Garden
GRAND OPENING! Saturday June 26th 10.30am-1.30pm
We have been delighted by the response to our invitation to join us for the launch of our new community garden and thank all those who have signed up.
*** We are now fully booked as, with Covid restrictions still in place, we are, reluctantly, unable to welcome any further guests and this means that, unfortunately no-one can just turn up on the day. ***
We are sorry that it is not possible to extend our numbers on this occasion but look forward very much to welcoming you to the garden in the coming months and hope that together we can create a beautiful place for all to enjoy.
We are running a waiting list, in case places become available, so do contact Heather (
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) if you would like to be on the list.
PS If anyone has a gazebo they can erect for the day, please contact Heather.
From 1.30-2.30pm The Village Hall Committee will be delighted to welcome you into the Hall to see the new video equipment and hear the sound system.
Fenstanton Bowls Club
is on the lookout for new members!
Social bowling every Thursday morning at 10am
OPEN DAY
Sunday 11th July
Anytime between 10am - 4pm
Never played before? Come and give it a try
Everyone welcome
All you need are flat shoes/trainers….
we’ll provide the rest, including refreshments!
We hope to see you there
History of Hilton by Jack Dady
144 pages
Excellent comprehensive history of Hilton, Cambs written by Jack Dady, a prolific local historian.
Available for only £10 with all proceeds going to Parish Church Heritage Fund. Hiltons' only Grade 1 Listed Building from:-
Peter Blake 01480 830137
peter.blake200@btinternet.com
The Annual Meeting of Hilton Parish was held online via Zoom on Tuesday 4th May at 7.40pm
A video recording of this meeting can be found HERE
The full council meeting was held online via Zoom on Monday 12th April 2021 at 7:30pm
A video recording of this meeting can be found HERE
The Hilton Annual Parish Meeting was held online via Zoom on Monday 22nd March at 7.40pm
A video recording of this meeting can be found HERE
Cambridgeshire Hearing Help
During lockdown Cambridgeshire Hearing Help have been unable to hold their maintenance clinics around the county. They have started to open up some of these clinics again. Please find more information in their newsletter which can be found HERE
Papworth Surgery ‘Patients’ Link Newsletter
For those of you who use Papworth Surgery, Kathleen Hodgson and Pat Porter will be keeping you informed of all the surgery news through the ‘Patients’ Link Newsletter’. ( Latest (June 21) copy HERE)
They are part of a small group of Papworth Surgery ‘patients’ who take an active interest in the surgery and want to help staff improve the service.
If you have any ideas please pass them to either Kathleen,
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or Pat,
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Hilton Village Hall
A pantomime of errors
Hiltons Pantomime
A modern-day Cinderella
We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported the first pantomime in Hilton in living memory for a sell-out run. It seemed like everyone had a great time (including the cast!) and made a great contribution to the upkeep of our village hall, one of our greatest, but often undervalued asset.
A video of the final night's performance can be viewed HERE
The afternoon performance can be viewed HERE
Community Coffee Stop
2020 dates
Our first cafe for the year will be open this Thursday 9 Jan for the usual delicious tea/coffee and cakes. Please note new time of 2pm - 3.30pm. Do pop down and see us and meet your friends for a chat over a cuppa. Date coincides with mobile library visit.
Jan 9; Feb 13; Mar 12; Apr 9; May 14; June 11;
July 9; Aug 13; Sep 10; Oct 8; Nov 12; Dec 10
2pm - 3.30pm.
Fenstanton Bowls Club
If anyone is interested in coming down on our Open Day – free taster session – when we can help them – bowling is a good exercise to help keep our limbs and heart working and we are a small friendly club.
More Useful Village Links
NOTE: Archive Links have now been updated following closure of Google's Picasa Web Album
Was it too dry? Was it too wet?
A review of the 2020 rainfall record for Hilton
Gillian Sheail, our local Rainfall Observer for the Meteorological Office and Environment Agency, measures the daily rainfall in Hilton. 2020 was a year of both dry and wet spells, culminating in the floods of Christmas Eve and she has written an excellent article which would have been in Spectrum if it was being published. Please find a copy HERE
The ongoing measurements for 45 years provide a useful record of the village’s climate. Monthly and annual rainfall totals for the years from 1976 to 2020 are now available on the village digital archive, copy HERE
Hilton Parish Council will be holding meetings for the forseeable future online via Zoom.
The full council meeting was held online via Zoom on Monday 1st February 2020 at 7:30pm
A video recording of this meeting can be found HERE
Hilton Feature on Radio Cambridgeshire Devine County
9th December 2018
Click HERE to hear excerpts
A candid story of Papwoth Hospital from 1988 - 2016 by Stephen Bridge former CEO - More info HERE
Copies are available from
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at £5.50, including 50p donation to Papworth Hospital Charity.
What was Hilton like eighty years ago at the beginning of the second world war? A National Register compiled on 29th September 1939 provides a remarkable insight into every household in Hilton. Evacuees had already arrived, but there was not enough room in the village school. The National Farm Survey, two years later, gives a detailed account of farming in the parish. There is so much which can be found out about Hilton at a critical point in its development.
I have brought all this together in a book so that everyone can share what I have discovered. If you would like a copy (£7 to help cover printing costs), please contact me at 3, Mill Hill End, or phone 07484 650209
*** Hilton Art Club 2019 Programme ***
Click HERE for more details |
