Walking for Exercise and Reading!
I miss going into town. It’s strange not meeting up with people (except via Zoom!) and strange to not just be out and about. However, I’ve always been a techie and worked online with people across the country and indeed across the world, so it’s good to be able to use these skills to do …
Resilient Communities Need Small Fast-Moving Organisations
I know that by the time you read this, things will have changed. One thing that doesn’t change however, is the generosity of the community towards those less fortunate. In fact, in difficult times, they are more visible and work harder, and many more people join them if they can. The community sector, and smaller …
Resilient Communities
How many of you have heard of the amazing work being done by People and Animals CIC and their team of volunteers? The “Toast” sessions at the Queen Mary Centre (QMC) and the Oasis Community Centre invite the local community to meet others, chat, share skills, and, yes, have tea and toast. Each week is …
Inspiring Women
Gentlemen, please excuse me for a moment, I’m going to concentrate on the fantastic Ladies out there who are influencing me this week. I was honoured to be invited to talk to Tydd St Giles WI on Monday. They are a group of women, mostly in later life, who wanted to know more about my …
Happy New Year!
Happy New year to all! I believe we are supposed to be making promises to ourselves at this time of year? While I think it’s worth taking time every now and then, if at all possible, to think about future plans, at this time of year the grey and cold just makes me want to …
Mary Christmas!
Half term and Halloween are fast approaching, and you’ll find a fabulous selection of events going on in our hidden gems. Just a couple here to get you started, search online or at the library and get your diaries filled up this Autumn. Museums at Night is a national event and Wisbech and Fenland Museum …
Wisbech Shopping Variety
As a market town Wisbech has always been a central place to shop for the townspeople and the surrounding villages, and presumably also to sell – I’m enjoying reading stories of strawberry picking at this time of year, and I wonder if they were sold locally as well as taken away to sell in larger …
Blooming Bikes
We must all have seen the beautiful flowers throughout the town – if you haven’t yet, do pop in just for this spectacular display. It’s a culmination of Wisbech in Bloom’s work throughout the year to grow and plant displays for the Anglia in Bloom regional competition. This year, Wisbech is being judged for both …
Cambridgeshire Voluntary Support
This week, I would like to feature one of the organisations helping those this column seeks to champion, CCVS: Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service. With thanks to Alan Turner. CCVS is a source of expert help and advice for the third sector – charities and voluntary community groups – by providing them with the information …
May 2018
This week, I would like to feature one of the organisations helping those this column seeks to champion, CCVS: Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service. With thanks to Alan Turner. CCVS is a source of expert help and advice for the third sector – charities and voluntary community groups – by providing them with …