An update from the Ickleton Society: Hotel – Wellcome has acknowledged that the hotel “will not be limited to Campus guests”. So this will attract more traffic and is more evidence that this is essentially a commercial venture. Housing – … Continue reading
Following the very helpful residents’ meeting arranged by our Parish Council, the Ickleton Society has put together this leaflet which describes the proposals in brief and the issues and problems stemming from it which we believe will impact our village … Continue reading
Centenary of the end of World War One – Ickleton’s Commemorations, Saturday 10 November Everyone is welcome. All free. Please come along! 11am – Exhibition opens in the Village Hall. This will include surviving service records of men who went … Continue reading
Saffron Screen will be returning this month with a truly heart-warming film, just right for the autumn season. Finding Your Feet is a highly entertaining British comedy with a fabulous cast of Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley amongst … Continue reading
Please see the earlier post about the book “Ickleton and the Great War”. We will have a limited number of free copies for descendants of the people featured in the book and residents of Ickleton. Here is the list of … Continue reading
Limited number of free copies for residents and descendants! The Ickleton Society will be publishing a fabulous book in November about the 200 or so people we’ve traced who went to war or served in some way on the home … Continue reading
Do you have any information about Ickleton men and women who helped in the war effort, either by serving in the armed forces or helping the Red Cross Hospital in Norman Hall? We have done a lot of research and … Continue reading
Today in the Centenary of the RAF. 100 hundred years ago today an Ickleton man joined the RAF. Ernest John Clements (known as Wilf, uncle of Graham and Hedley Igglesden and Molly Dagley) was transferred from the Army’s Royal Flying … Continue reading
The deadline for comments to planners at South Cambridgeshire Planning Department is 4 January. The Ickleton Society Committee will be objecting to the application for an AgriTech Hub on land at Hinxton. We urge as many people as possible to respond … Continue reading
Some members may remember our 2012 visit to the 2 cottages which were formerly part of the Old Sun Inn which Douglas was repairing and converting back to one house. The cottages date back to the 14th century and had escaped … Continue reading