December 2024

Scroll down for details of what is happening in Hatley and nearby (e.g Pop-up nativity service in Hatley St George church) – don’t forget the regular Repair Cafés and the Wildlife Trust events too.  NB The dates of parish council and HVA events are colour coded in bold blue.

Anywhere at any time

Go to our…

• Places to go page for useful lists of local and national venues, including fairs, gardens and nature reserves.
• For things in Gamlingay not listed below, go to our Gamlingay page.
• While Visit South Cambs also has all sorts of useful information.

DECEMBER 2024

• Every Monday / 9.30 am to 3.00 pm / Gamlingay Baptist Church, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Backroom Cafe.

• Every day / from around 8.30 am to dusk / St Denis’ church, East Hatley, SG19 3JA. Plus code 4VQG+5H.
• Open to look round or for quiet contemplation / St Denis’ new east window.

• Sunday, 22nd December / 11.15 am / Hatley St George church.
• Pop-up nativity service.
• A family event to celebrate Christmas.
• Go dressed as a character from the nativity story so you can ‘pop-up’ at the appropriate moment.

• Wednesday, 25th December / 8.30 am / Hatley St George church.
• Christmas Day said Eucharist.

JANUARY 2025

• Every Monday / 9.30 am to 3.00 pm / Gamlingay Baptist Church, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Backroom Cafe.

• Every day / from around 8.30 am to dusk / St Denis’ church, East Hatley, SG19 3JA. Plus code 4VQG+5H.
• Open to look round or for quiet contemplation / St Denis’ new east window.

• Tuesday, 7th January / 10.00 am to 1.00 pm / Hatley village hall.
• Coffee Morning – the great monthly catch-up of all the local news over a fine brew of coffee, tea and wonderful cakes.

• EAST-WEST RAIL ROAD SHOWS
• Tuesday, 7 January 2025, St Neots, St Neots Town Football Club / 2.00 to 7.00 pm.
• Friday, 10 January 2025, Comberton, Comberton Village Hall / 2.00 to 7.00 pm.
• Saturday, 18 January 2025, Cambridge, The Clayton Hotel / 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm.

• Tuesday, 7th January / 7.30 pm / Gamlingay & District Gardening Club / Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Talk – details to be announced.

• 12th January / 3.00 pm at St Mary’s church, Gamlingay.

• A candle lit New Year charity concert in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association [reg charity no 294354] and St Mary’s Church.
• Wonderful music to enliven the dullest of January afternoons in the beautiful atmosphere and acoustics of St Mary’s church.
• Tickets from St Mary’s church…
• Adults £10.00, children £5.00 – including refreshments.

• Tuesday, 21st January / 7.00 pm / Hatley village hall.
• Hatley Parish Council – Ordinary Meeting.

• Friday, 31st January / 7.30 pm / Gamlingay Players – The Vicar of Dibley / Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Gamlingay Players information and ticket purchase.

FEBRUARY 2025

• Every Monday / 9.30 am to 3.00 pm / Gamlingay Baptist Church, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Backroom Cafe.

• Every day / from around 8.30 am to dusk / St Denis’ church, East Hatley, SG19 3JA. Plus code 4VQG+5H.
• Open to look round or for quiet contemplation / St Denis’ new east window.

• Saturday, 1st February / 2.30 and 7.30 pm / Gamlingay Players – The Vicar of Dibley / Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Gamlingay Players information and ticket purchase.

• Tuesday, 4th February / 10.00 am to 1.00 pm / Hatley village hall.
• Coffee Morning – the great monthly catch-up of all the local news over a fine brew of coffee, tea and wonderful cakes.

• Tuesday, 4th February / 7.30 pm / Gamlingay & District Gardening Club / Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Talk – details to be announced.

• Tuesday, 11th February / 7.30 pm / Gamlingay & District History Society / Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR.
• Folk tales of Cambs, Beds and Herts – talk by Malcolm Busby.

Hatley village hall

Available for hire – with WiFi and new toilets… including one for wheelchair users and a baby changing unit.

‘Hatley village hall, where the splendid new toilets are worthy of a grand hotel’ – Norma Hood on a visit to the hall, October 2022: Just another Sunday?

Hatley Village Association

The HVA operates under the auspices of the Parish Council to raise funds for Hatley community projects, including the village hall, Hatley St George church and the playing field in Hatley St George.

This link will tell you more about the HVA and its predecessors, including the Hatley Villages Committee.

_{Post updated 21st December 2024.}