Saturday 8th June, 14:00 – Village green The Horningsea Residents Association invite you to join them to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on Saturday 8th June, with a Tea party on the Village Green.
HRA Village Day
Saturday 29th June, 14:00 onwards, Village Green This yearly event kicks off at 14:00 with Vee’s Tea’s and home-made cakes. Enjoy stalls, classic cars, lawnmower racing and games, bouncy castle for the little ones, mega slide for the bigger ones and gladiator jousting! The evening’s entertainment will start at 18.30 with music and dancing to a band and the evening will end with a disco for all of those Dancing Queens still standing until they can’t stand anymore.
Horningsea CIC
The newsletter of the community owned company that owns The Plough and Fleece is below, This includes details of the AGM which will be held on June 25th at 19:30.
The Horningsea Residents Association invite you to join them to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on Saturday 8th June, with a Tea party on the Village Green, come and raise a glass to honour the memory of the men and women who came from all over the world to liberate us.
Join us 14:00-16:00 for a drink and enjoy 1940’s music and home-made cakes.
Normandy D-Day 80 year anniversary
John Wilson
Last week we returned from a trip to Normandy following in the footsteps of Ronald Hibbert, the father of Roma Wallis a close friend. Ronald landed on Juno Beach in the first wave of the landings at Berne Sur Mer Roma’s Dad commanded a flail tank of the 22 Dragoon Guards and on landing in the first wave flailed a path through the mine fields on the beach and then on into the town where a mine destroyed his tank, luckily the crew survived to collect a second tank and continue on their mission. By the end of the day the Canadian troops they assisted were several miles inland and the surviving tanks set up camp in the village of Cresseron.
Flail tanks were part of a collection of tanks invented by an unconventional army Major General named Percy Hobart, who overcame army resistance in creating what was to become known as the “Hobarts Funnies”. Sherman and Churchill tanks were modified to carry bridges, Flail tanks for mine clearance, flame throwers, swimming tanks, Fascine carriers, for filling in ditches and a host of other combinations to be used to help the troops to cross the beaches
Landing craft on the beach
Thirty years ago we made our first trip to the area along with her partner and later her husband Robert Daws who lived at the Priory on the high street, accompanied with her father’s original landing map. At that time the village was not developed and we were able to trace the route over the open ground behind the village to where the tank was destroyed in the then unfilled anti-tank ditch. Now the area has been developed and retracing his route is obscured. Last year we started to follow the route south to Cresserons where by chance we met the Mayor who took us to the town square, where a memorial had been set up to the 22nd Dragoons, adopted by the village. This intern led to an invitation to go back this year for the celebrations on the 7th June where a host of events were planned for the celebrations of the surviving veterans and families of the regiment. Sadly Roma could not attend, but we were put in contact with the organisers of the event who we met last week, both in their 80s and were able to hand over more information about the Dragoons stay in the area, researched by us. We were able to visit the site of the camp where the Dragoons were based, from where they sallied forth on their mine clearing missions across Normandy. It is now open fields but a small stone memorial stands in the hedge to mark the site.
Memorial at Ver sur Mey
From there we travelled west to the new British memorial at Ver sur Mer, the name of the 1475 British serviceman who died on D day are listed on a hill looking over the Gold landing beach on white stone pillars. In the fields below are the 1475 silhouettes made of steel, representing each of the men and women who fell that day. They are placed beneath the monument in a meadow above the beaches they landed upon.
Later on in the week we walked the Beaches of Omaha where thousands of Americans were killed on D Day .Had the Americans not rejected the offer of Hobarts Funnies the outcome may well have been different. Sadly now they all now lie in the cemetery above the bluffs.
I have walked this beach several times. Imagine Brancaster beach, miles of golden sand with holiday makers, and dog walkers. That is how it is today. The shifting sands still reveal traces of the horror that took place here. This year the bow ramp of a Higgins boat, which landed the soldiers was revealed .There will be many images over the next few days showing the soldiers packed behind a similar door about to land on this beach. Ronald went on flailing mines saving countless lives .in the course of the war he lost three more tanks before ending the war at Bremen. After the war he married and returned to the profession he was in before joining the army, one of the few that made it from the beaches of Normandy until the end
Sunday 2 June at St Peter’s Church – A Busy Day!**
10.30 – Communion Service
14.00 – 16.00: Horningsea School Reunion – welcome to everyone who went to Horningsea School, their family and friends, and to anyone researching their family history with Horningsea connections. There will be displays of photographs of Horningsea in times past – sports teams, school photos, buildings, farmers and farming, memories from Horningsea during the WWII. Tea and cakes will be on offer.
15.00 – 17.00: Explore the wildlife in the churchyard …. Moths captured overnight, butterflies, bees, bugs – what has taken up residence in our bug hotel? Can you find where the hedgehogs live? Or the foxes? What bird nests are hidden in the hedgerows? We try to record the wildlife on an annual basis to see if we have more, less or about the same…
18.00:Film – Six Inches of Soil with an introduction by Colin Ramsay, the Director. Some tickets are still available at $10 from Kinema
A day of celebration in the church. It is the Patronal Festival for St Peter and also the first time that our curate Sharon Byrne will be able to preside at a service of Communion. She will have been ordained Priest in Ely Cathedral on the Saturday.
There will be celebratory fizz after the service, a picnic and barbecue in the churchyard. Come along, join the celebrations and bring a contribution to share at the feast!
Other services
9th June 16:00 – Village Service
16th June and 23rd June are at St Mary’s Fen Ditton.
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HRA invite you to Village Day 2024 on Saturday 29th June.
This yearly event kicks off at 2pm with Vee’s Tea’s and home-made cakes.
Enjoy stalls, classic cars, lawnmower racing and games.
A bouncy castle for the little ones, mega slide for the bigger ones and new this year gladiator jousting for the energetic ones, free for all.
If that wasn’t competitive enough enter our Knobbly knees competition with our very own Catherine Morris on the mic.
Don’t forget to bring a few pounds for this year’s raffle.
There will be wine, beer and a BBQ.
The evenings entertainment will start at 6.30pm with music and dancing. The evening will end with a disco for all of those Dancing Queens still standing until they can’t stand anymore.
The Horningsea CIC’s newsletter is below. The Plough and Fleece have their new set lunch menu from the 7th. Also see this review from the Cambridge Foodie!
The Examination Period is now over. The inspectors have three months to submit their report to the Secretary of State. But then there’s likely an obstacle in the form of a general election! See inside for what to expect.The full list of submissions that SHH made are here:
The Annual Parish Meeting was on Wednesday 1st May 2024 in the village hall at 19:30. This is where villagers are invited to attend and ask questions, and at which all village groups are also invited to report on their activities in the past year.
Sunday 5 May, Rogation Day – you need to put your walking boots on and join in a walk to Anglesey Abbey for lunch, and if you are feeling particularly energetic, on to Teversham for a service and tea! Traditionally Rogation Day was the day the Parish “Beat the Bounds” and the crops were blessed. There will be a service in Horningsea at 10.30 and the walk will set off from the church at about 11.30/11.45. Do come along.
Sunday 12th May – Village Service at 16.00 in the church followed by the annual meeting.
Sunday 19th May – A service of Holy Communion at 10.30.
Thursday 9 May, Ascension Day – a Service in Teversham at 18.30 followed by a curry in the Teversham Indian restaurant
Thursday 16 May – There will be three parishes Pilgrimage to Leicester Cathedral leaving Fen Ditton at 9:00 by minibus. If you would like to join the pilgrimage contact the Vicar, Nick Moir.
Rogation Sunday Walk
Sunday the 5th of May 2024 A.D. –
Join members of the Parish for some or all of the day as the Vicar leads two walks – one from St Peter’s Horningsea to Anglesey Abbey, and the second from Anglesey Abbey to All Saints Teversham (both legs are 4 miles each). There will be the opportunity for lunch at Anglesey Abbey!
Rogation Days precede the Ascension of the Lord the following Thursday, and are typically marked by country processions to appease divine justice, ask for protection, and invoke God’s blessing on the harvest.
Timetable
10:30 am – Holy Communion, St Peter’s Horningsea 11.30 am – Tea & Coffee 12 noon – Walk to Anglesey Abbey 13:30 pm – Lunch at Anglesey Abbey 14:30 pm – Walk to Teversham 16:00 pm – Tea and worship at All Saints Teversham
Please contact Sharon who will match car drivers with those who need a lift (N.B. the Parish is not organising this officially – just putting everyone in touch with one another).
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Sunday 2nd June 2024, 18:00, St Peter’s Church, Horningsea
On Environment Sunday 2 June 2024 the Friends of St Peter’s Church Horningsea are delighted to be able to show the acclaimed film ‘Six Inches of Soil” with an introduction by the Director Colin Ramsay (a Horningsea resident). There will be an opportunity to discuss the film over a glass of wine or fruit juice at the end.
Six Inches of Soil tells the story of remarkable farmers, communities, small businesses, chefs, and entrepreneurs who are leading the way to transform how our food is produced and consumed.
Agroecology is an approach to farming that includes ‘regenerative’ farming techniques that work in harmony with, rather than against, nature. It focuses on local food systems and shorter supply chains. The advantages are numerous: we get to know who is growing our food and how farmers get paid a fair price, and have the satisfaction of producing healthy food in a healthy environment. Agroecology may also be our best chance in the face of climate change: it keeps carbon in the ground and creates resilient systems in the face of climate uncertainty.
Six Inches of Soil tells the inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming how they produce food – to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities. It follows three new farmers on the first year of their regenerative journey to heal the soil and help transform the food system – Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture fed beef cattle in Cornwall.
There are approximately 178,000 farmers working in the UK who manage 71% of the UK’s land, providing half of the food we eat; we import the rest. Current “industrial” mainstream farming practices significantly contribute to soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Regenerative farming practices, (within an agroecological system) promote healthier soils, provide healthier, affordable food, restore biodiversity, and sequester carbon.
The film looks at the history of British farming and asks, “How did we get here?” through a short, animated chapter that brings the audience up to speed with the industrial heritage of farming and the solutions that are within reach.
We show that agroecological farming is not simply a job, but a way to live values and engage in practices which not only nourish the planet but also the farmers themselves.
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