Treasure hunting, art, flowers and an odd couple will keep you amused
Published Date:
14 August 2008
Hunt for your treasure this Bank Holiday with the St Neots Rotary Club.
The treasure hunt, involving a walk around St Neots town centre, will be held free of charge on Monday, August 25.
With two prizes to be won including a £30 gift voucher for the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in St Neots and a £20 voucher for the Michael Carter Driving School, the treasure hunt will start and finish in St Neots Market Square.
The first treasure hunt of the day will be between 10am and noon and the second will follow between 1pm and 3pm.
Rotary members will be providing clues, prize draw information and a map for all who enter and will collect in the completed forms at the end of the trail.
The Rotary Club will also be collecting donations from the public which will go towards Rotary Charities for youth opportunities.
Artists make a summer splash
IT IS time for the St Ives Art Group to splash out their art work for another summer exhibition.
The four-day exhibition will be held at The Free Church in St Ives where a collection of work will be available for sale.
The local art group will be displaying an array of watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings all based around various themes.
>> Opening times for the exhibition will be Friday August 22, 11am to 4.30pm, Saturday 23, 9am to 4.30pm, Sunday 24, 2pm to 4.30pm and Monday 25, 8am to 4pm.
Visit the Pidley flower festival
TAKE a visit to the Pidley Flower Festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend at All Saints' Church in Pidley cum Fenton.
Brought to you by churchwardens Pat Spencer and Kevin Doyle and organiser Christine Paynter, the festival is set for another stunning exhibition.
The theme for decoration this year is on numbers with a whole range of displays including the five loaves and three fishes, the four seasons, the five rings of the Olympic Rings and 90 years of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
With cream teas and local produce such as jams and vegetables available on sale, organiser Christine Paynter promises a festival well worth coming to.
All Saints' Church will also be holding its well attended Songs of Praise service at 6pm for which all are welcome.
Organisers are aiming to raise money this year in order to repair the damaged entrance arch to the church.
>> The festival will take place between 11am and 5pm on Saturday, August 23, Sunday, August 24 and Monday, August 25.
An odd couple are to drop in soon
Much-loved actress Stephanie Cole is coming to Cambridge Arts Theatre with Born in the Garden.
Playing Maud, she lives with son Mo in a decaying mock-Tudor house in Bristol.
She chats to the telly while he talks to the cat, both sharing a penchant for bizarre cocktails, tinned food and keeping the past alive.
But will the odd couple take up a chance for freedom from their crumbling home when offered?
This wonderful new comedy by Peter Nichols is hitting the boards from Monday, August 18 until Saturday, August 23.
>> Tickets are available by calling 01223 503333.
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14 August 2008 12:44 PM
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