Book Cafe
The Little Downham Book Cafe is situated in the Vilage Hall. There are not only books available for loan and reference
but also computers for internet access with help and training if required.
You can also have tea, coffee, cold drinks, cakes and a chat with friends or perhaps strangers.
Opening Times As Follows:
Monday 7:00 - 9:00 pm (closed for bank holidays)
Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Friday 10:00 - 12:00 am
Library budget cuts are happening, and may affect the Book Café, so please use it or we may lose it!! Remember the clue of what we do is in our name – we loan out books (we offer a full library service), and we have a little café (homemade cakes, tea, coffee or squash if you prefer!). Also if you are looking into your Family Tree, as part of the library service we can offer full access to Ancestry.com
Policing in the Parish
East Cambridgeshire is divided into community beats that correspond to District Council wards. Therefore Downham Parish falls within the Downham Villages beat and our Neighbourhood Policeman is PC Kevin Humble . PC Humble patrols in the Parish regularly paying particular attention to local hotspots. He concentrates on the times that troublemakers are likely to be about so, although you might not see he him pounding the streets on a sunny afternoon, he is out and about when it counts.
It is important that crime is reported so that we can justify the resources that we need to tackle it. Witnesses are always an important part of ensuring that a crime recieves the correct punishment and the police can be infirmed without necessarily having your identity revealed to offenders or through third parties such as Crimestoppers or local councillors.
Let your local Neighbourhood Policing Team keep you informed about what is happening in your area. Sign up for eCops. www.cambs.police.uk/signup/ecops/
To report antisocial behaviour complete this attached form
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If you wish to report a non-emergency incident the first point of contact should be the central switchboard on the following number 0845 456 456 4 |
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Playford Dancing
Come and join Fendango (dancers) or Saraband (musicians)!
Absolute beginners, dancers and musicians, are very welcome. No need to bring a partner. £1.50 per session.
We meet fortnightly on alternate Fridays
in the Community Rooms, Little Downham
8:00pm - 10:00pm
This dance form owes its name to the 17th century dancing-master, John Playford, who first published both the dance and music notation of popular court dances in, ‘The English Dancing Master’ in 1651. He and his son together published a further seventeen editions of the famous manual, which included dances, rooted in less genteel folk dances, set to popular tunes of the day. These Playford dances continued to be enjoyed into the Regency Period. Viewers of the recent BBC productions and films of Jane Austen’s novels will have seen Playford dances being performed in the ballroom scenes.
I first learned and became passionate about these dances during my college days and would now like to introduce them to the local community.
Our next annual Playford Workshop and Ely Regency May Ball will both be held on Saturday, 21st May 2011.
For further details of the Workshop please click here.
For further details of the Ball please click here.
Click to join FandSPlayford
For more details contact Patti Quant on 01353 699575 or email Patti.A.Quant@btinternet.com
Little Downham Play Reading Group
The next meeting will be at The Studio, 11 Main Street, Little Downham at 19.30 on Tuesday 6th July.
The evening will feature two one act plays and the second half of 'Gone Fishing',
Members who were here last month are reminded to bring their own version of the ending to this teen romance.
Refreshments will be provided and a small sub covers script costs.
The Little Downham Play Reading Group will be enjoyed by those of us who have an interest in theatre but now lack the time (or memory!) to actively follow or engage in live productions. Plays are read on sight with no rehearsal or preparation beyond a five minute resume of the character by the evening's producer. Or you may just wish to listen and discuss those read or seen. Meetings are convivial and often will lead to group forays to theatre. Aspirant playwrights are encouraged to bring their own work or work in progress. Refreshments are provided and a small sub provides for script costs.
A report from the May event
The night's play reading went so well. Four short plays were read including a splendid piece by Paul which he had developed from a scenario presented at the last meeting. Alan read from his own work two plays and a monologue and all enjoyed Helen reading the part of a mad woman from a Sherlock Holmes play, The Painful Predicament', written in 1908! Dianne Moules read from her own whimsical and sad excellent poetry. The announced study of The Hitchhikers Guide proved impossible to read with its huge cast and sound effects so a section from a quirky Douglas Adams short story had to suffice. It was agreed that a comedy would be chosen for the next meeting and we would each prepare a short, one page, monologue or poem. Please note that the regular date is the second Tuesday in the month. Do encourage more of your friends to come along; even if they don't read they will enjoy the discussion and the plays.
Regards, Alan Bardouleau
Please contact alana@moserbard.co.uk
(01353)698483 or 07552957849
The next meeting will be held at :
The Studio, 11 Main Street, Little Downham at 19.30 on Tuesday 8th June.