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Church of St John the Baptist Woodhurst Online

The church is in the United Benefice of The village website has lots of information about , Pidley, & Woodhurst. The the village and can be found at www.woodhurst- Priest in Charge is Rev. Susan Simpson (840676). cambs.com. There is also a facebook group (facebook.com/groups/woodhurst) for the village PCC Secretary is Louisa Jones (07848 643879) and announcements are also made on twitter Monthly services are as follows: - (@woodhurstcambs). The Parish Council, Village Hall and Church also have their own Facebook st 1 Sunday Evensong 6.00pm Pages (@woodhurstparishcouncil, nd 2 Sunday No Service @woodhurstvillagehall, @StJohnTheBaptistWoodhurst 3rd Sunday Family Service at 10.30am respectively) 4th Sunday 6.00pm Communion Village Hall There is a communion service at 10.00am on the second Thursday of the month. The Village Hall is in St John’s Close and is run by a Management Committee. Events held in the hall There is an Open Morning in the church on the include Quiz Nights, Pub Nights and is opened for a first Saturday of every month where you can have variety of other occasions. It is also used as the a free cup of coffee/tea. There is also a Paperback local polling station. Book Swap and a Raffle The hall may be hired for private functions such as Feast Week birthday parties etc. Details of charges may be This is held to celebrate the patron saint of the obtained from the Lettings Officer Andy Notman church St John the Baptist. As his feast day is 24th (823797). June, it is held during the week this day falls. There Further details can be found on the village is a varied programme of events which vary from website. year to year. There is usually a cream teas event, as well as a special service in the church. Waste Collection and Disposal

Parish Council It is prudent to put your dustbins out very early, or preferably overnight. The blue bin is collected The Parish Council usually meets on the second every other Thursday and the grey and green bins Tuesday of the month in the Village Hall. bins on alternate Wednesdays. The blue bin is for Meeting Agendas are placed in the Parish Council recyclables including bottles, the green for garden notice board on the bus shelter and in the notice rubbish and the grey for household. The village board in South Street, as well as on the village website tells you which bin should be put out. website. When there is a Bank holiday the day may change.

Members of the Parish Council are:- There is a Recycling Centre at Bluntisham Heath; Chairman – Andy Notman - The Long Barn, Church straight across at Woodhurst Crossroads and it is Street up the road to your right. You can dump garden Alistair Marr -- Manor Farm rubbish, bulky items etc. Household waste can Shirley Firth - The Swallows, Church Street Tony Reynolds – Grange Farm also be deposited here, but must be in black bags. Andrew Pendered - Harradine House, Church Street Post Office Martin Jones – Meadowcroft, Church Street Simon Brown – The Rosery, West End The nearest Post Offices are at Warboys or Somersham. The collection from the village post The Parish Clerk is Sarah Mizuro box is at 4.15 pm every weekday and 10.45 Golden Green, Church Street (07741 418444) Saturday. There is a late collection at the letter office in St Peter’s Road

Newspapers Doctors/Dentist

The only paper which is delivered is the Cambridge Most villagers are registered with doctors/dentists News which is delivered in the early hours. If you in Warboys, Somersham or St Ives. want it delivered, please call 0333 202 8000 or Footpaths email [email protected] There are six footpaths in and around the village. Milk There is a map showing their whereabouts on the “Milk and More” deliver to the village three days a Parish Council notice board. The Parish Council is week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the Parish Paths Partnership scheme with the County Council. This helps to maintain the paths Buses with the help of the farmers who own the land.

The Number 22 bus operated by Dews Coaches goes into St Ives twice a day (M-F) leaving at 10:01 Takeaways and 12:01, returning at 11.00 and 13:00. The buses leave from opposite the bus shelter. There is Chinese also a Saturday service leaving at 10:00 and 13:00 China Garden, High Street, Somersham (841636) which takes an hour into St Ives. (collection only)

The Guided busway service runs a regular service Kim’s, High Street, Warboys (822364) (also does between St Ives and Cambridge. fish and chips) Mobile library Fish & Chips/Kebabs/Burgers A mobile library visits the village on the first Medway, 5 Park Hall Lane, Somersham (741224) Wednesday of each month from 10.40am to (collection only) 11.05am. It stops opposite the ‘Old Post Office’. McDonalds – St Ives (opposite Morrisons) Newsletter Eric’s Fish and Chips (opposite Morrisons) The Village newsletter “Woodhurst News” is Indian produced on an occasional basis throughout the year. PR Massala, Chapel Lane, St Ives (01480 493222)

Police Thai We are in the St Ives and Ramsey area for Original Thai, 34 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ community policing. We no longer have (01480 700600) designated officers for our area, so to contact Police in non-emergency Pizza situations, dial 101. For all emergencies dial 999. Dominos, St Ives (01480 494000) Schools Late Shopping Woodhurst is in the catchment area for Warboys Primary School and the Ramsey Secondary Tesco Express in Somersham and St Ives are schools, and transport is provided from the village open from 7am till 11pm. to these schools. There is also transport to St Ivo comprehensive in St Ives. However many children Tesco Extra in Huntingdon is 24 hours, 6 days a from the village go to a variety of schools in week. Morrisons St Ives is open until 10pm Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Bluntisham, Somersham and St Ives. The nearest 24 hour garage is BP at St Ives.

Last Updated 21st September 2021