Fen edge patch cottenham

It exists to assist those in the parish of cottenham, cambridgeshire both individually and collectively, which it does by keeping almshouses and by making grants to individuals in need and to organisations in the village. We have mixed ability running groups in over, cottenham, and. Cottenham village hall, cottenham, cambridgeshire cottenham. A 7 mile walk from the rspb reserve at fen drayton lakes, touching on the edge of over and swavesey villages. Fen edge community association a charity promoting and supporting clubs, groups and societies in cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham. Fen edge orchestra has its home in cottenham, a village just to the north of cambridge. The church of all saints contains 12th century masonry and is set apart from the core of the present. Bbc cambridgeshire features landscapes around cottenham.

Cottenham lies five miles north of the city of cambridge, bordered by the civil parish of histon and impington to the south. More than a dozen are appealing after south cambridgeshire council refused permission for new plots on travellerowned land at smithy fen, cottenham. Please find attached a discussion of an excavation during the fen edge family festival 20 that was partially open to the public to view and discuss with feag members taking part. Fen end farm is two miles from its local village of cottenham, where there are restaurants and pubs, and local produce is available on site. A studio equipped for video editing and sound recording will be a new resource for groups and courses.

Everything you need to know about controversial smithy fen. Cottenham newsletter issue 171 june july 2019 by cottenham. At cottenham village college cvc high street, cottenham, cb24 8ua for learners in and around the fen edge patch. Cottenham mobile warden scheme provides relief for the elderly, housebound and younger infirm, with the objective of improving their conditions of life. With short detours to visit viewpoints, historical sites and areas good for wildlife, the trail will enable you to. Meet at the broad lane cottenham high street junction for a 9.

They normally run at the community centre at the corner of the high street, but this one will be at the village college during the 2019 fen edge festival, on saturday between 10am and 2pm. Please fill in the form below if you would like to apply for membership of feca. Our trail takes a meandering route around the edge of what we have called the fen basin the land that lies near, and sometimes below, sea level. Fen edge community association feca is committed to taking positive and proactive steps to contribute to and promote a safe and caring environment, free from discrimination, for everyone in the community that it serves in the fen edge patch cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham. Issue number 68 aprilmay 2002 partings this afternoon sat mar 2 i attended a memorial service for a truly remarkable woman. Posted on march 6, 2020 march 6, 2020 by fen edge community association equinox v the fifth miniindoor music festival raising funds for cottenham community centre will take place on saturday 28th march from 8pm. The fen edge trail cambridgeshire geological society.

This area is known as the fen edge patch and has a total population of around 16,000 residents. Crowdfunding to help rampton friday club, willingham. We meet on wednesday evenings at cottenham village college. About us fen end farm is an eco campsite and organic farm just outside cambridge. This is the set of 2019 walks our members should receive an email or paper copy with contact numbers.

Jul 04, 2017 everything you need to know about controversial smithy fen travellers site hundreds of travellers first descended on the site in 2002, according to the cambridge news archives share. Posted on may 5, 2019 february 20, 2020 by fen edge community association the popularity of the cottenham fun run continues to grow with 164 runners in the main race which was a great success and raised. Please get in touch with any queries, or if youd like to join us. Cottenham united charity is an amalgamation of four charities, the prime one dating from 1703 when catherine pepys, widow of thomas hobson of hobsons choice fame, provided funds for a school in cottenham and left bequests to support parishioners on low income. Cottenham is a fen edge village approximately 6 miles north of cambridge. We keep the pitch areas and pathways cut but allow the rest of the orchard to become a meadow. The association publishes the fen edge news and, under the terms of its constitution, works to benefit the community by improving the. The feca treasurer will contact you once the application has been received and approved subject to payment. Fen edge archaeology group feag jigsaw cambridgeshire.

Smithy fen in cottenham is in the eastern region of england. The 2019 fen edge festival took place in cottenham from friday 21 june to sunday 23 june. We are guided by the line contour where the land reaches 5 metres above sea level, representing very approximately the maximum limit of wetland in the past. Oct 29, 2004 landscapes around cottenham hot on the heels of a successful exhibition, a collection of photographs that record the landscape around cottenham can now be viewed on a special website. Cottenham is one of the larger villages surrounding the city of cambridge, located around five miles north of the city. Fen edge footpath group is a part of the fen edge community and organises walks around the cambridgeshire area each month. She was a regular contributor to the newsletter, reporting on the news from the fen edge patch. Cvc is a comprehensive community school serving the villages of cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham for children aged between 11 and 16 years. The fen edge family festival is run every year on the green at cottenham and some years feag have held events there to encourage interest in local archaeology.

Cottenham fun run 2020 cancelled the 2020 fun run has been cancel. The postcode is within the cottenham wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of south cambridgeshire. These are normally on the last tuesday of the month over spring, summer and autumn. The villages of cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham are twinned with avrille, anjou, france. The group takes its name from its origins in the fen edge community association. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 6095. Latest news from the member clubs, groups and societies of the fen edge community association in the fen edge villages of cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham, cambridgeshire. Area information for smithy fen, cottenham, cambridge, cb24 8pt. Walk along the cottenham lode or anywhere out on the fen edge patch and beyond, where there are drainage ditches and listen out for its trilly call and you might spot one perched on a tall weed in a field of wheat or on the reeds.

Broad lane, cb24 has 22 properties on it with a current average value of. Lots of linnet linaria cannabina around the farmland surrounding cottenham right now too. Cottenham day centre registered charity number 296748. This page combines information for the address smithy fen, cottenham, cambridge, cb24 8pt, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Cottenham village green, village college and community centre. Bring your own tent and stay on one of only 4 grass pitches dotted amongst the 100 apple trees in our orchard. The association encompasses the villages of cottenham, rampton, willingham, landbeach and waterbeach. The association encompasses the villages of cottenham, rampton, willingham, landbeach and. This property is located at fen bridge farm, broad lane, cottenham, cambridge cb24 8sw and has an estimated current value of. Welcome to cottenham parish council cottenham parish council. A new foyer space will replace the present entrance and make room for community and touring exhibitions of art, design and local history. Fen edge nonevents while were in the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic, it makes sense not to go to any. Tea on the green at the fen edge festival read more. The extensive fenlands of eastern england reach far to the north into lincolnshire, and south throughout much of cambridgeshire.

Meet 10 am at the main carpark north of the guided busway stop which you can use instead of driving. Cottenham newsletter issue 174 december 2019 to january. Cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach, willingham, cambridge and beyond. News cottenham day centre services for the elderly. About us fen end farm is an eco campsite and organic farm. Fab to have a great barbers in cottenham at long last. The fen edge archaeology group at the fen edge family. Fen edge festival 21st to 23rd june 2019 c5 the band. We agreed to dig a test pit on the village green, the centre of the activities over the festival weekend. The parish council is made up of 15 councillors and a clerk.

Ccpb highland cathedral at fen edge festival cottenham june 2015 cambridgeshire pipeband. Centred on the green, cottenham, the venue beer tent and stage on the village college site, and the cottenham community centre, and various ad hoc places around the village and the fen edge patch, check the program linked below for full details. Jun 18, 2019 the biannual fen edge festival this year runs from the 21st to 23rd june. We are pleased to announce that the four groups selected are rampton friday club willingham youth trust cottenham tennis club sustainable cottenham. Cottenham is a 2927 hectare civil parish centred upon a village of the same name within cambridgeshire, england. There is a class in cottenham community centre on tuesday 18th february 2020. Notforprofit, community uk athletics running club for the fen edge villages. The biannual fen edge festival this year runs from the 21st to 23rd june. Dec 20, 2019 fun run 2019 the popularity of the cottenham fun run continues to grow with 164 runners in the main race, which was a great success and raised. The fen edge community association invited member groups to benefit directly from the surplus created by this years fen edge festival. The sixth walk on the fen edge trail has now been published.

Many of you will have known jenny kay who sadly died at the end of february. The fen edge festival has now become an established biannual event based in and around cottenham green and is organised and promoted by the fen edge community association which is a registered charity. Cambridges historic colleges, waterways and museums can be easily pedalled to along good local bike paths. Ccpb highland cathedral at fen edge festival cottenham. Cottenhams own bigmouth choir has been together for thirteen years lucky for. Villagers have told the resumed inquiry they had been victims of antisocial behaviour and appalling intimidation. After their time with us, students usually move on to further study at a local college or go straight into employment. Fen edge archaeology group was formed in 2008 and our principal aim is to promote further understanding of the archaeology in the parishes of willingham, rampton, cottenham, landbeach and waterbeach, which are in the county of cambridgeshire. Our ukathletics coaches and leaders will run with you, and plan appropriate activities each week to prepare you for the race. Cottenham is one of a number of villages that make up the historical fen edge region in between. In addition to personal development and working towards gaining qualifications, a large part of the focus at cottenham sixth form college is around preparedness for whatever choices come next. Rehearsal cancellation please note that due to the latest government advice on covid19, the last two rehearsals of term on 18th march and 25th march 2020 are cancelled. Fen edge archaeology group feag fen edge archaeology group was formed in 2008 and our principal aim is to promote further understanding of the archaeology in the parishes of willingham, rampton, cottenham, landbeach and waterbeach in south cambridgeshire. Fen edge news cottenham landbeach rampton waterbeach.

The fen edge trail will provide a walking route around the cambridgeshire fens, roughly following the land that lies 5 metres above sea level the 5 metre contour, where the lowlying fenland meets the surrounding higher land. We were delighted to return to the fen edge festival 2019, where we played a stirring russian waltz by shostakovich, english folk songs by vaughan williams and dances for a performance of henry viii, composed in 1892 by edward german. The fen edge community association feca is a registered charity charity no. Fen edge community association feca is committed to taking positive and proactive steps to contribute to and promote a safe and caring environment, free from discrimination, for everyone in the community that it serves in the fen edge patch cottenham, landbeach. Cottenham and other fen edge villages have increased in population as the city of cambridge has continued to develop to the north of the river cam. Membership application fen edge community association. The villages of cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham are twinned with. The group also organises two walking weekend holidays in. Cambridgeshire caledonian pipe band performing highland cathedral in cottenham june 2015. The council meet every month for a full council meeting and twice a month for planning meetings.

Property details for fen bridge farm broad lane cottenham. Cottenham s own bigmouth choir has been together for thirteen years lucky for. Cottenham charities is registered with the charity commission under number 200586 and is governed by a scheme made on 11 february 1970. Cottenham willingham fen edge community association. Our 10khalf marathon 8 week programme starts this week includes up to three sessions per week including speed and endurance based sessions. Download the two leaflets details and maps from the warboys to earith page or the walks page. Cottenham newsletter issue 174 december 2019 to january 2020. The edge will be used by fen edge patch residents as performers, artists and audiences.

We also have occasional walks slightly further afield, in locations such as histon, cambridge and chesterton, that have easy bus access. It is a large village of around 2500 households and a population of 6200. Please come and join our free walks, meeting at 11am every tuesday in cottenham library. Please email claire at fefg for details of these, or look on the noticeboard in cottenham library. The fen edge archaeology group had agreed to participate in the feff, held in cottenham, to help promote an understanding of archaeology and further understanding of one of the villages in the fen edge community association patch. About fen edge community association cottenham landbeach. The association publishes the fen edge news and, under the terms of its constitution, works to benefit the community by improving. The fen edge community association runs social, arts, cultural and sporting activities for the benefit of the communities in the fen edge villages of cottenham, landbeach, rampton, waterbeach and willingham. As the land rises from the low lying fens to the surrounding hills, the character of the buildings, land use and natural history changes. Fen end farm, cottenham, oxholme drove, opening hours, the farm lies on the edge of the fens in an area once famous for its cattle fed on herb rich pastures the kelso family took over fen end farm in apr. Thankfully, you dont need to go too far to find the perfect musical workout in cottenham and the fen edge patch.