Girton Village Community
Arts
Education
Environment
Girton Show
Girton Town Charity
Parish Plan
Religion
Services
Sport & Leisure
Transport
Youth Project
The
Arts in Girton
The
Arts are not neglected among the village activities. Music and theatre are
constant features with productions by the Girton Players and Girton
Operatic.
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Education
Pre-school
- Primary - Language
school - Girton College -
Community Education
Pre-school
Bobtails Baby and Toddler Group
This is a play and support group run by parents and carers for parents,
carers and their children from birth until school age. It meets in the
Pavilion on Mondays and Thursdays from 09:30 to 11:30 and is affiliated
to the Cottontails pre-school group.
www.angelfire.com/planet/cottontods/
Cottontails Pre-School This pre-school is held in Cotton Hall, Cambridge Road, next to the parish church of St Andrew.
Scallywags Nursery The nursery is held in the building which was the old village bakery, on the corner of Orchard Close and Cambridge Road.
Primary
Girton Glebe School
This is Girton's village primary school.
www.girtonglebe.com
The school update may be found here
The Learning Den
The Learning Den is a study centre in Hardwick, providing
after-school private tuition for children aged 6-15.
www.thelearningden.co.uk
Littleton House School
There is a short history at this link.
Language School
Cambridge Academy of English The Cambridge Academy of English is
Girton's language school. It hosts students from many different countries
throughout the year. The majority of the students are lodged with families
around the village. The main house of the Academy was the original
Girton parish rectory dating back to 1730.
www.cambridgeacademy.co.uk
Girton College
Girton College is part of the University of Cambridge University.
There are thirty-one colleges in all. Girton is one of the more recent colleges
of the University. Originally a female college, it now admits both male
and female students.
www.girton.cam.ac.uk
Community Education
The 2003/2004 Community Education brochure is now available
and offers something for all tastes. This link
gives more detail.
Women's Institute
The Girton Women's Institute runs talk every month at its hall on the High Street.
See the Diary for a list of their events, and this link
for details of past events.
Girton Show
The Girton Show is held every year mid-July in Girton Glebe School.
Follow this link for the history of the show.
Follow this link for a report on the
2007 show.
Girton Town
Charity
Girton Town Charity exists to assist those in the Civil Parish of Girton
both individually and collectively, which it does by keeping
almshouses and by making grants to individuals in need and to organisations in
the Village. Follow this
link for the Charity's own website.
Parish Plan
With major developments planned right on our doorstep, it is important that
all the residents of Girton consider how our village will be affected, and
make our own plans for our future.
A Parish Plan is a good way of achieving this. There is now a steering
committee which is actively seeking volunteers. Please see the Parish Plan's pages.
Religion
There are two churches in the village. St
Andrew's (Church of England) and the Girton Baptist
Church.
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Services
Library
- Medical - Police
Library
Girton is served by a mobile library which comes to
the village on alternate Fridays. Times and locations
are:
Thornton Court 9.30am - 9.50am
Thornton Rd 9.55am - 10.25am
St Vincent's Close 10.35am - 11.05am
Hicks Lane 11.10am - 11.30am
Playgroup/Church 11.40am - 12.10am
Gretton Court 12.20am - 13.10pm (every four weeks)
There is a permanent library in the nearby village of Histon.
Police
The village policeman, PC Kevin Misik (07740 741716), is based at Histon
Police station. There is also a PCSO Llian Cole (07921 094940).
(Note that if they are off duty, any message left may not be
actually heard for several days.) The station telephone number is 0845
456 456 4.
There are many Neighbourhood Watch units in the village. The contact is Douglas de Lacey, del2@cam.ac.uk
Citizens' Advice Bureau
Every Monday between 1-3pm, Girton Town Charity funds a free weekly advice
centre hosted by the Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB). This service based at
the doctors' surgery in Pepys Way helps people make informed life management
decisions.
More....
Environment
Sustainable Girton Project
The Sustainable Girton Project is a group trying to encourage
ecological awareness and environmental practice in Girton. We help
Girton residents reduce their environmental footprint by energy
conservation, generation, and waste reduction.
http://www.sustainable-girton.org.uk
Football Club
The village has a Football Club and you can see a list of the fixtures
and other information at this link: www.gufc.me.uk
Girton Golf Club
The Golf Club is located in Dodford Lane.
Telephone: 01223 276169
Email: secretary@girtongolfclub.sagehost.co.uk
Girton Social Club
A social club for the residents of Girton. The club meets in the Village
Institute, at 48, Cambridge Road next to Scallywags Nursery (the old baker's
shop).
It is a licensed club where members and their guests can eat and drink. Members and non members may also book the function rooms for parties. Members' children are welcome to join them.
The club is open every evening, and Wednesday to Saturday lunchtimes from 12.30-2.30pm. Membership for the first year costs £7.15 (£1.65 for senior citizens), and £5 (£1.50 for senior citizens) in subsequent years. Annual membership for students (16+) and serving members of the Armed Forces is £1.
If you would like to join, just drop into the Social Club any evening after 7.30pm and ask for a membership form.
Transport
Girton
is served by the Citi 6, a bus which runs between Oakington
and the City centre every 20 minutes. The service stops at approximately 6pm. The 159 comes
through the village in the evenings at 2 hour intervals. Follow this link
for up-to-date information on the timetable from Stagecoach.
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Youth Project
The Girton Youth Project kick started back in August 2005 with a summer scheme called
'10 Days of Summer'. Since then there are now two regular youth clubs for
ages 8-12 and 13-16. The club runs a variety of activities through term
time. Please see the Girton Youth Project
page for more details.
Report: Ten Days of Summer 2006
Report: Easter Madness 2006
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