The University of Cambridge’s Higher Education Field Academy (HEFA) is supervising the excavation of a number of archaelogical test pits around the village this week. With the goodwill of local householders supported by Access Cambridge Archaelogy a number of young people will be finding out how to
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Gidding History Group have been chosen by the University of Cambridge to host this year’s Higher Education Field Academy. This annual event enables young people from local Academies to have a try at digging a test pit. Details are on the attached poster. We are seeking 12
Read more →The January meeting of the History Group will be held on Tuesday 24th. Change of venue to Manor Site Farm. We will be looking at old (mainly black and white) photographs of Peterborough and surrounding village. 7.30PM start time
Read more →Stuck for an original Christmas gift? Why not give the new book… MORE GREAT GIDDING HISTORY AND The reprinted 2001 book… A Millennium History of Great Gidding Both available now from the shop in Great Gidding.
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On 30th September 2015 two talks were given to an audience of more than 60 people in Great Gidding Village Hall. History and extent of the Fitzwilliam Estate Mr Robert Dalgliesh – Chief Agent to the Fitzwilliam Estate – began by describing the history and extent of
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On Wednesday 30th September at 7.15pm in the Village Hall, Gidding History Group present “Two for the Price of One”. A talk about Milton Estate, Past and Present followed by the launch of the new book ‘More Great Gidding History.
Read more →Local historian Patrick Ellis has just published another book on the history of Great Gidding. The A4 book – ‘More Great Gidding History’ – is printed in two parts and is completely new information that has been discovered since the publication of the first Great Gidding History
Read more →War is over… Let’s Celebrate. Enjoy VE Day’s 70th Anniversary… Gidding style. A celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2, 40’s themed, with hog roast, music and dancing, singalong, competitions, etc… something for all the family. ‘Glen Miller’ style band Yes, 7pm on 4th
Read more →Bruce Jordan has kindly given to us a collection of cuttings and letters that he has gathered together whilst researching and collecting information in relation to the US bomber ‘Bam Bam’ that crashed just outside of Great Gidding in 1944. UPDATE These details have just been released
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An exhibition of ongoing research into those from the Giddings who served in the Great War has been mounted in St Michael’s Church. The exhibition will run from Friday 7th November until Thursday 13th November, and will be open from 8.30am – 4.00pm each day.
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