Everyone in the village (and any visitors) is invited to join. Meet at the corner of Birds Close and Coploe Road at 11 am. By kind permission of Robert Drage and Peter Wombwell we’ll follow a circular route, going up … Continue reading
Our short AGM will be held in the Village Hall Meeting Room at 7.30pm followed by wine and nibbles. At about 8.30pm Derek (Mick) Bristowe will give a talk entitled “Tales of Tin Alley” ( Memories of my childhood in … Continue reading
The Ickleton Society wrote to Dr Martin Dougherty, the Chief Operating Officer at the Campus, at the end of November setting out our concerns about their plans to expand the Campus including bringing a 3rd institution on to the site, … Continue reading
7.30 for 8pm in the Gordon Woolhouse room in the Village Hall Sebastian Payne, who is not only a resident of Ickleton and a member of the Ickleton Society but also a buyer for the Wine Society, has very kindly agreed … Continue reading
As local residents will have seen from Icene, the Ickleton Society is extremely concerned about the Uttlesford Local Plan Options and Issues Consultation. It includes various potential areas for a new settlement and for town and village extensions including 2 new … Continue reading
On Wednesday 14th October 2015 there will be a talk by Veronica Bennett of the National Trust about how the Trust has acquired some of the gardens it owns, the changing fashion in garden design and the Trust’s conservation and … Continue reading
When we visited last year, Sian and Peter Wombwell explained to us how, with the support of Natural England, they would be restoring the medieval strip lynchets. The work has been progressing and we’re very grateful to them for offering … Continue reading
The Ickleton Society’s May Day walk has proved very popular in the last couple of years. Thanks to the kind permission of our local farmers, we again have a route that is not normally open to the public. This event … Continue reading
Our AGM will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13th May 2015 in the Gordon Woolhouse Meeting Room in the Village Hall. It will be followed at 8pm by free wine and nibbles and a talk starting about 8.30pm by … Continue reading
This should be a great evening with music provided by the Cambridge University Ceilidh Band. Do come and join us in the Village Hall. Don’t worry if you’re a ceilidh newbie as there will be a caller who is experienced … Continue reading