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.
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 101 |
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Playford Dancing
Come and join 'Fendango & Saraband' (dancers & musicians)!
Absolute beginners, dancers and musicians, are very welcome. No need to come with a partner. £2.00 per session (October to March) or £1.50 per session (April to September).
We meet fortnightly on alternate Fridays in the Community Rooms, Little Downham (8:00pm - 10:00pm) for our regular informal Playford sessions. However, occasionally we also hold special Friday Dances in the same venue (7.30pm to 10.00pm) when dress is smart or period costume.
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.
Our next annual Playford Workshop and Ely Regency May Ball will both be held on Saturday, 12th May 2012.
For further details of the Workshop please click here
For further details of the Ball please click here
and for the 2012 Ely Regency Ball Dance List please click here
Click to join FandSPlayford
For more details contact Patti Quant on 01353 699575 or email Patti.A.Quant@btinternet.com
Local Minor Injuries Facilities
Doddington Hospital
Princess of Wales Hospital
North Cambs Hospital
Minor Injuries Units (MIU)
What is a Minor Injury Unit (MIU)?
• A Nurse Practitioner – led service where patients can be seen and treated for minor injuries and illnesses.
• A centre where patients may be treated and discharged, have follow-up treatment arranged if necessary or be referred to other services where appropriate
What facilities are available?
• An X-Ray service
• Wound closure (stitches, steristrips, glue)
• Application of plaster casts / splints (for patients diagnosed and treated at the centre)
See this Patient Information Leaflet for full information
Car sharing with CamShare.co.uk
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What’s it all about and what’s in it for you?
Car sharing refers to two or more people sharing a car journey, rather than driving their own individual cars. With car sharing, you have prior arrangements on how to share the journey’s cost and how to share driving responsibility.
So, why car share at all?
- Save money: When you car share with someone, you agree how you’ll split the fuel costs, saving you money!
- Meet people in your community:It’s the perfect opportunity to meet new people, and with over 2,800 members on our free online service, you’re likely to find a car sharer in Little Downham or close by.
- Help your local environment: Car sharing means fewer cars on the roads, less noise and air pollution, and a healthier community!
Camshare.co.uk is Cambridgeshire’s very own free car sharing service. Simply register your journey, contact those people who share the same journey as you, then arrange to car share as little or as often as you like.
Visit camshare.co.uk
today to see who else in Little Downham you can share a journey with.
For more information call 01223715560 or email camshare@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. CamShare is provided by Cambridgeshire County Council and the Travel for Work Partnership