Upcoming events.

St Neots Library Pop-up Book Club - What you are looking for is in the library
Apr
19

St Neots Library Pop-up Book Club - What you are looking for is in the library

Our pop-up book club choice for April is What you are looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama. A book about books to celebrate World Book Night! Read the book in advance and come along to discuss in a relaxed environment over tea & biscuits!

Free to attend. Book your place by emailing StNeots.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Meet Robin Ince
Apr
29

Meet Robin Ince

Popular author, broadcaster, comedian and passionate library advocate, Robin Ince, is visiting Huntingdon Library! Drop in and say hello to Robin when he stops by to meet and greet library visitors. All welcome, no need to book.

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Poetry Workshop at Comberton Library
Apr
30

Poetry Workshop at Comberton Library

Bhanu Kapil, a local writer, will lead a poetry workshop. She is the author of How To Wash a Heart (Liverpool University Press), awarded the TS Eliot prize. The workshop is to connect with imagination and stillness.

Sign up in the library or email cambourne.referral@cambridgeshire.go.uk. Places are limited. Free, open to all, donations to the library would be very welcome.

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Engage: More Tea Vicar?
May
1

Engage: More Tea Vicar?

Popular speaker Alan Butler returns for a light-hearted talk on the history of tea 

- and a few teapots!

FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.

Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

  

A Care Together event, creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.

 

 

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DigitalSpaces VR Tour at Wisbech Library
May
2
to May 3

DigitalSpaces VR Tour at Wisbech Library

#DigitalSpaces VR Tour will be in Wisbech Library on Friday 2nd May and Saturday 3rd May.

Experiences include Wallace & Gromit, The Lark Ascending, Monoliths, Phase Space and Berlin Blitz 1943. 

This event is suitable for ages 12+, though younger people may take part at the discretion of staff. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is free, but booking is required. To book a place, call us on 0345 045 5225 or ask a member of staff in the library.

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Firestarter Book Launch at Great Shelford Library
May
3

Firestarter Book Launch at Great Shelford Library

Fraser Grace, the playwright and author, is launching his new book at the library. Set in Great Shelford, this form-busting piece of creative non-fiction tells the story of 19th century arsonist and cause célébre, John Stallon. Signed copies available to purchase.

 

Booking via the library or Cambourne.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Refreshments available. £2 suggested donation.

Cost / Donation

 

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Digital Spaces VR Tour at Chatteris Library
May
6

Digital Spaces VR Tour at Chatteris Library

Digital Spaces VR Tour will be in Chatteris Library on Tuesday 6th May.

Experiences in VR include Wallace & Gromit, The Lark Ascending, Monoliths, Phase Space and Berlin Blitz 1943. 

This event is suitable for ages 12+, though younger people may take part at the discretion of staff. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is free, but booking is required. To book a place, email March.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call us on 0345 045 5225. Alternatively, ask a member of staff in the library.

Funded by Arts Council England, BFI and The Space.

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May
9
to May 10

DigitalSpaces VR Tour at Huntingdon Library

  • Huntingdon Library and Archives PE29 3PA England (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

DigitalSpaces VR Tour will be in Huntingdon Library on Friday 9th May and Saturday 10th May.

Experiences to include Wallace & Gromit, The Lark Ascending, Monoliths, Phase Space and Berlin Blitz 1943. 

This event is suitable for ages 12+, though younger people may take part at the discretion of staff. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is free, but booking is required. To book a place, send us an email at Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call us on 0345 045 5225. Alternatively, please ask a member of staff in the library.

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Engage: Skanska UK: The  A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme  
May
14

Engage: Skanska UK: The  A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme  

Join Skanska for a journey through the scheme, highlighting its overall plan and benefits. Look ahead to what the rest of the year has in store, discussing upcoming works for completion in Spring 2027. An engaging and informative session that will tell you about past successes and future plans.  

Free event, donations welcome.

Please book in St Neots Library or email stneots.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

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Engage: RAF Photographic Reconnaissance
May
14

Engage: RAF Photographic Reconnaissance

The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words was never more truly demonstrated than through the development of photographic reconnaissance.

The technique was a key contributor to intelligence throughout the Second World War and greatly contributed in securing the Allied victory.

Hear James Blackwood from RAF Wyton talk about its beginnings in WWI, throughout WWII and beyond.

Free event, donations welcome.

Book your place by email stneots.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or at Buckden Library.

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Local and Community History Month: The Whitney Collection - Photographs of a Bygone Huntingdonshire
May
17

Local and Community History Month: The Whitney Collection - Photographs of a Bygone Huntingdonshire

Join us for a short talk on the photographic firm of Maddison and Hinde, established in Huntingdon in the 1850s, then visit our searchroom to view a selection of photographs from this fascinating collection.

FREE (donations welcome).

Places are limited. Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library,

call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

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Local and Community History Month Talk: Post Office Terrace, Photography Studio
May
24

Local and Community History Month Talk: Post Office Terrace, Photography Studio

Come and hear about Cambridge's longest running photograph studio, and the various photographers that have had the business - including women photographers Ramsey and Muspratt.

FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.

Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or

email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

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Terrific Tiles
May
27

Terrific Tiles

Get creative designing and decorating your own tile using special paint pens!

This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.

£2 per child.  Booking is advised as places are limited.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Engage: Father and Son
Jun
5

Engage: Father and Son

Discover the life of William Rhodes Moorhouse, the first airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during the great War, and his son ‘Willy’ who flew during the Battle of Britain. Both remarkable men and heroes of the nation, although there are dark corners to William’s story. Make up your own mind at the end! He divides opinion! 

Speaker Roger Leivers

FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.

Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Image: William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse, The War Illustrated, 10 July 1915

A Care Together event, creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.

 

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Father's Day Crafts
Jun
7

Father's Day Crafts

Let your Dad or someone special know you care by making them a card and decorating a personalised cork coaster.

This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.

£2 per child.  Booking is advised as places are limited.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Father's Day Crafts
Jun
14

Father's Day Crafts

Let your Dad or someone special know you care by making them a card and decorating a personalised cork coaster.

This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.

£2 per child.  Booking is advised as places are limited.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Engage: Bees in the Garden
Jul
3

Engage: Bees in the Garden

Join us for a talk on our native species of bees and pollinators. Focussing on the honey bee - taste the honey they produce and be amazed by their intriguing life. We’ll discuss advice on bee friendly plants, and alternatives to the use of chemicals in the garden.

FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only. Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 A Care Together event, creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.

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Unicorn hobby horse
Apr
9

Unicorn hobby horse

Celebrate Unicorn Day by creating your very own       magical unicorn to ride home on.

£2 per child.  Booking is advised as places are limited.

This event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please ask a member of staff, call 0345 045 5225 or

email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

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Engage @ St Ives : Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Apr
2

Engage @ St Ives : Sacred Heart Catholic Church

For this talk we go out into the community and meet actually inside Sacred Heart Church, where we will discover the unique story of Pugin's Little Gem. 

Please note, the talk will be taking place at Sacred Heart Church and not at St Ives Library.

Engage talks are free, but we kindly ask for a donation towards the cost of running and organising the wonderful events we put on.

To book your place, ask at the front desk in St Ives Library or email stives.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Author Talk: Rosie Zanders @Bar Hill Library
Apr
1

Author Talk: Rosie Zanders @Bar Hill Library

As part of our regular Coffee, Cake and Conversation sessions on a Tuesday morning, this month we have an author talk.

Rosie Zanders, a former Cambridge Blue Badge Guide, will be talking about her book Cambridge per diem, a daily chronicle of Cambridge connections.

This book is a collection of Cambridge anniversaries, at least one for every day of the calendar year; it offers stories, reflections and insights into some of the remarkable people who have inhabited or passed through this remarkable city. The talk is tailormade for 1st April, focusing on today’s anniversaries.

Free to come and everyone is welcome.

 

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