What's On and Things To Do Around Oakington

A young garden that’s beginning to blend well with the farm. An interesting combination of new and established spaces interlinked with a design eye. An established orchard with beehives; two wildlife ponds. A productive kitchen and cutting garden. Doves, chickens and sheep complete the picture!

Custard Comedy is back at Willingham on June 29th! Our latest night, at Willingham Social Club, features the copper turned comic Alfie Moore. The night begins at 8.15pm and tickets start at just Alfie Moore is an original and distinctive comedian with his niche area as a serving police sergeant.

2018 marks 70 years since the death of Alexandrina Peckover, the sale of the contents of the House and the property coming under the ownership of the National Trust. To mark this occasion we have worked with Trust New Art, East Anglian Art Fund and the A. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome.

During the afternoon, come and experience the frantic activity in the kitchen while the servants prepare for a birthday tea party for Alexandrina, age 10, and engage in a bit of gossip. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors. Note: tours will involve several flights of stairs. Booking Advisable. Phone: 01945 583463. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

A celebratory day of art activities in the House and Garden inspired by some of the creative themes explored in Transitions in Time, led by Aid & Abet, artists Sarah Evans and David Kefford. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

House and Gardens open during Wisbech Rose Fair. Peckover gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about roses throughout the afternoons during the week. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

2018 marks 70 years since the death of Alexandrina Peckover, the sale of the contents of the House and the property coming under the ownership of the National Trust. To mark this occasion we have worked with Trust New Art, East Anglian Art Fund and the A. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome.

Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors. Note: tours will involve several flights of stairs. Booking Advisable. Phone: 01945 583463. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

This term, enjoy a musical feast of stirring melodies as we take you round the world and through many stories of passion, love and loss in our Summer Opera Gala.

See: www.armedforcesday.org.uk/event/42-engineer-regiment-freedom-of-st-ives-cambridgeshire-and-armed-forces-day/ Also see the St Ives Town Council Facebook site for further Information

Enjoy a musical feast of stirring melodies as we take you round the world and through many stories of passion, love and loss in our Summer Opera Gala.

with Dawn & Lorraine (BWDA qualified instructors). A great way to keep fit, make new friends and have a laugh. Come along and try it! Line dancing is a form of exercise and you should wear comfortable clothing and flat shoes.

’Circus Sensible’ will be bringing their ’baby big top’ to Somersham Primary School, for hilarious performances by professional entertainers. As well as watching the circus you can also take part in circus skills and there will be a bar, bbq, candy floss, popcorn, face painting and more!

This Open Day is hosted at both Cambridge and Huntingdon Campuses. Come and talk to our expert tutors, meet our friendly staff and students and tour our amazing facilities. Our Open Days are a great opportunity to see what it is like to study at Cambridge Regional College.

What’s on offer? Lots of stall bursting with top quality LIKE NEW and NEW baby & children’s items from birth to 8 yrs. Plus a small selection of unique businesses in the baby & children’s industry showcasing and selling their products & services all under one roof!

Immersion Theatre invite you to soar away to Neverland as they proudly bring their trademark energy to their most magical musical to date, PETER PAN.

Mentés Másként Ensemble: This lively award-winning group specialises in the traditional folk music and dance of their native Hungary.

DoubleKnot 8:00pm - 8:30pm The pair performs in a variety of song styles, ranging from the older Country music of Nashville to the more modern genre of Alternative Indie-Rock.

On Sunday 8th July, Cambridge Race for Life will bring thousands of women together to support Cancer Research UK’s life-saving research. Just by signing up you’ll make a difference and whether you raise £10 or £200, every penny matters. Race for Life 5k is great for all ages.

Music Celebrations International presents The Chicago Master Singers in PEACE AND COMFORT A free concert celebrating the triumph of resurrection, faith and hope with Chicago Master Singers with Alan Heatherington, Conductor The Chicago Master Singers (CMS) is one of the foremost choirs in the United States.

A lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening. Through the absorption of the divine power, many people are experiencing the healing of illnesses and pain, that have been declared as “incurable” by the medical profession.

Historic College Gardens and Grounds dating from mid C12. Fine lawns and courtyards, colourful flowers in many courts. Shrubberies, arbour archways and sculptures. Fellows garden open on day.

Ely Consort join forces with the Con Brio Chamber Orchestra to perform Haydn’s Heilig Mass, one of the great settings composed towards the end of his life.

2 acres. One of the most famous gardens on the Cambridge Backs. Herbaceous borders; sunken pond garden, fine specimen trees and tropical garden.

Programme of popular film music Featuring Robert Hodge (Conductor).

Programme of popular film music for children aged four upwards Featuring Robert Hodge (Conductor).

Be inspired by gardens large and small, get up close to some very special sports cars and classic cars, relax with cake and tea, enjoy mini music recitals from talented musicians, take in eight mini art exhibitions, let your children loose in their dream garden....

Fine example of a Victorian garden with rare specimen trees. With a small woodland walk and a kitchen/allotment garden created in 2011 and a rose pergola and herbaceous border created in 2013.

The University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra (UCPO) will be concluding the academic year with a typically ambitious programme.

Rufus Wainwright. Artists performing: Rufus Wainwright.: Tickets avaiable.

Why not join us at this totally unique event and be inspired! Enjoy two Outside* fashion shows at 7.00pm and a later one at 8.30pm and watch the models come down the aisle whilst viewing many of the wedding professionals in action as they would be on your special wedding day.

A small, paved courtyard garden in Moroccan style. Masses of colour in raised beds and pots, backed by oriental arches. An ornamental pool done in patterned tiles offers the soothing splash of water. The garden has been included in the recently published book Secret Gardens of East Anglia.

L shaped town garden, paved with some raised beds. The formal structure is informally planted with perennials, shrubs and small trees. Many in pots. There is a sitting area under a mature fig tree and small pond. An artist’s garden with attention to form and colour combination.Some artwork also for sale.

Sounds Green 2018 programme The Garden is delighted to host another year of exciting, open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music. A weekly celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green is part of the Cambridge Summer Music programme of events.

Sweet science: how do plants spin sugars into fibres? Plants turn sugars into fibres that give plants strength and shape. These fibres are important in our food, textiles, paper and buildings. This talk will show how recent discoveries reveal how the fibres are made and then woven into wood.

HARMONIE de CLUNY FROM BURGUNDY MEETS MAWSON ROAD COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA AT ST.PAUL’S CHURCH, HILLS ROAD CB21JP ON SATURDAY 7TH JULY.

• Evening Language Courses for Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese • Courses held in beautiful school in central Cambridge • Focuses on practical language use outside of the classroom • Teaching method is communicative and immersion focused • Native or bilingual teachers, fully qualified

Laura Lexx can be found performing up and down the UK in clubs including The Comedy Store, The Glee Club, Komedia, Manfords, The Comedy Loft and many, many more independent promoters. ?

Long narrow and planted in the cottage garden style with over 40 roses some on arches and growing through trees. Particularly planned to encourage wildlife with small pond, mature trees and shrubs. Perennials and some unusual plants interspersed with sculptures.

Vern Littley will be talking about the events associated with the Royal Artillery at the Battle of Le Cateau in the early weeks for the war following the British and French retreat after the Battle of the Mons.

An afternoon celebrating the importance of our Village Hall to the community. Barbecue; bar open; light refreshments. Displays by the WI, Parish Council, Coffee & Craft, Cricket Club, Yelling Art Group. The photographer’s studio will be open.

’Artificially Intelligent’ is co-organised by Collusion with the Leverhulme Centre for Future Intelligence. It will explore the many concerns that arise already from a global economy and culture that are driven by forms of artificial intelligence.

Quiz night for HVC & Huntingdon Together Charity Shop! £50 first prize! Bar and Raffle. Booking is advisable - it also helps us

***OPEN FOR STALL BOOKINGS*** What’s on offer? Lots of stall bursting with top quality LIKE NEW and NEW baby & children’s items from birth to 8 yrs. Plus a small selection of unique businesses in the baby & children’s industry showcasing and selling their products & services all under one roof!

Of the many Masses that Haydn composed, The ‘Nelson’ Mass is the most popular, and is thought by many to be his greatest single composition.

A fabulous evening of music from Val Sinclair with Turquoise, playing blues, jazz and other genres. A superb line-up of musicians include Phil Prechner - piano, John Trowsdale - bass, Ed O’Connell - drums, Geoff Duckworth - saxophone, Chris Smith - harmonica, Cathy Matthews and Val Sinclair - vocals.

A 2 acre garden with borders of perennials, annuals and shrubs, lawns, fish pond and a larger wildlife pond. The garden includes 1 acre for wildlife with grasses set among rowan, birch, maple and field maple trees, foxgloves, ferns and bulbs. Roses are a special feature in June.

A guided walk on the Sedge Fen with a Ranger, ideal for discovering the flowers of the fen. Join us to see the Fen in full bloom on this guided walk. Teac/coffee included. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Dogs on leads welcome.

As part of your visit, why no visit our pop-up exhibition of local artists’ work; meet the makers. In partnership with Isle of Ely Festival and East Cambridgeshire Open Studios artists, Wicken Fen is hosting a selection of artworks over 2 days.