Village News

Girton Parish Council AGM and Girton Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Girton Parish Council is to take place on Wednesday 15th May. More...
The Girton Annual Parish Meeting is to take place on Tuesday 21st May. More...

Flooding in Girton
A summary of the recent and historic flooding problems in Girton together with a fuller report from 2012 may be found here.

Closure of the Women's Institute Hall
As has already been announced in Girton Parish News, the Women's Institute Hall will close in June. Many classes and societies have been using the Hall over the years, and they are now relocating to new homes. More...

Opening of Girton Post Office
Girton Post Office will re-open at 9.00am on Friday 15th February, operating from the portable unit at The George Inn, 71 High Street. The same range of services offered by the old Post Office in Dodford Lane will still be available, and the opening times will be as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-1pm and 2pm-5.30pm
Wednesday: 9am-1pm
Saturday: 9am-12.30pm.

Music diary at Girton College
The diary for the Girton College Music Society may be found here. Events for this term include The Glories of Venice, A Festival of Britten, an anniversary organ concert and Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.

Royal couple visit Knights room
During their recent visit to Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid an official visit to Jimmy's Night Shelter, the city's refuge for homeless people situated in East Road. While there, they inspected the Knights Room, recently equipped, refurbished and named in memory of Noel Knights, a prominent Girton resident who died in April 2012. More...

Girton Feast 2013
A full week of activities is being planned for the Girton Feast week in 2013 which will be held from Friday 5th July to Sunday 14th July. Please put these dates in your diary. There are activities for all ages culminating in a Family Fun Day on Saturday 13th. Carol Noble, Rowena Barnes and Helen Wilson who organised the Girton Diamond Jubilee event in 2012, will be organising the 2013 Feast week. More...

Concerts at Girton College
SUNDAY 13 JANUARY at 4.00pm, Stanley Library, Girton College: Gallimaufry Wind Ensemble and student wind players. Admission free; retiring collection

MONDAY 28 JANUARY at 8.00pm, Stanley Library, Girton College: Mozartiade. An evening of Mozart, to include chamber music, songs, extracts from The Magic Flute, and Laudate dominum. Admission free; retiring collection

SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY at 8.00pm, Great Hall, Girton College. The Glories of Venice: Works by Monteverdi, Gabrieli and their contemporaries (including Gabrieli's 21-part and 33-part Magnificats)
Cambridge University Chamber Choir
Cambridge University Collegium Musicum (directed by Margaret Faultless)
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts (directed by Jeremy West)
Members of the Chapel Choirs of Girton and St John's Colleges
Martin Ennis director
Tickets 12 (5 for students), bookable here

Bowls
Around ten years ago a survey was carried out to establish how many Girton residents would be interested in playing bowls if the Parish Council were to build a bowls green. The response to this was overwhelming, with over one hundred parishioners declaring an interest and the decision was made to proceed with this on the community land at Wellbrook Way. The land has been designated for this, the money that the Council received from the developers has been paid and outline planning permission has been granted.

Given the passage of time, the Council wishes to ensure that the interest is still there to ensure a thriving club. The Council therefore asks those who showed interest then, and all others who would be interested, please to reaffirm that interest to the Parish Clerk. You may do so by emailing clerk@girton-cambs.org.uk, by phoning (01223) 472181, by letter to The Pavilion, Girton Recreation Ground, or in person at the Parish Office (Mon, Tues and Fri 10.00am -2.00pm).

Girton Show 2012 report
Entries of vegetables, fruit and flowers, cookery, arts and crafts greatly exceeded last year's in numbers, and the variety and quality brought praise and admiration from many, probably all, of those present. More...

Girton Village Plan
The Girton Village Plan is now available online. More...

Girton Town Charity Educational Grants
Have you just left school or Sixth Form College? Are you starting a University course, an apprenticeship or other (recognised) course of training? If you know any young person who may qualify for the scheme for this academic year please ask them to apply to The Administrator. More...

Memory Cafe
The Girton Memory Cafe is sponsored by the Rotary Club of South Cambridge and is open to all sufferers of memory loss and their carers. We offer tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits. We also have an excellent pianist. A talk is usually given by a well known local speaker. All meetings are held on the first Friday of each month in the WI Hall between 10am - 12noon. Contact Richard de Horsey on 276192.

Carers Group Meetings in Girton
Do you look after someone aged 16 or over? Would you like some time away from your caring role? Would you like to meet others in a similar situation for friendship and support? This is a time for socialising, sharing and gaining information and helping carers to get the support they want. To find out more contact Jean or Claire at Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire, 01480 499091, carersgroups@crossroadscarecambridgeshire.org.uk More...

Girton Discussion List
A discussion/announcement mailing list for Girton village is for people in the village to inform others of activities, or concerns, that may be of wider interest. Please sign up! More...

Girton Neighbourhood Watch
Do you know about Neighbourhood Watch? Please consider helping to extend Girton's community spirit by joining in. More...

Regular Items

Parish Council
The notes for May 2013 from the Parish Council Meeting can be found here, also minutes from Mar 20.

District Council
Reports from Douglas de Lacey, District Councillor, may be found here.

County Council
Reports from John Reynolds, Cambridgeshire County Councillor, including notes on housing development and other items, may be found here.

Active Girton
Each month Girton Parish News reports results, achievements and events of the village sporting clubs, and features news of our various physical recreational groups and classes. More...

Focus on...Girton
Girton Parish News publishes a series of articles on village life. Read about the Co-operative store in Girton. More...

Nature
Ken Sheard's regular column on birdwatching in and around Girton. More... And a column on gardening in Girton. More...

Churches
Services and reflections from St. Andrews and the Baptist Church.

School Report
The April report from Girton Glebe school can be found here.

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