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Clubs & Societies: For young people

Comberton Ten Sing

Last updated: Thursday, 16 October 2008, 06:58 PM

Be part of a world wide performing arts group run by young people for young people.

Comberton Ten Sing is a performing arts group open to young people (from Year 7) in the CVC catchment area. It is for people interested in
singing, music, dance and drama.

Yes, we work towards performances, but we have lots of fun while doing so, make friends, learn about working in a team, about having responsibilities, we can try out things like conducting or acting or choreographing dances and lots more – all in a safe environment.

We meet Tuesdays in term time, 7.15-9.15 at the Youth Centre, Comberton Village College. Subs are £35 per year, siblings £15. Performing T-shirts are £8 pp, hoodies £15 (£20 with your name)

Just turn up or e-mail at the address below.

Clubs & Societies: For young people

Hardwick Harriers Football Club

Last updated: Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 08:13 PM

Hardwick Harriers are dedicated to children’s and colt’s football and aim to provide quality coaching and the opportunity to play league football for all age groups from Under 7s to Under 17s.

Our football is played at Hardwick Recreation Ground where we have the use of two full size football pitches, one colts pitch and two mini league pitches. We have full changing facilities and close ties to the Hardwick Sports and Social Club. The colts use the floodlit Astro-turf facility at Comberton Village College for winter training.

Clubs & Societies: Pre-school

Sticky Toftees Pre-school

Last updated: Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 06:01 PM

We are a small friendly pre-school in Toft which meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays – 9.15 am til noon.

Children can start from 2 and a half years old until school age.

We are Ofsted inspected and we have funded places for 3 and 4 year olds.

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Hardwick Hotshots Netball Club

Last updated: Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 05:39 PM

If you would like to have a go please come along. You do not have to be “England” standard – just have some exercise and a bit of fun.

We play on Thursdays in term time as we need to use the school gym in bad weather.

Year 5 & 6 children play from 3.30 to 4.30 pm. Years 7, 8 and 9 play 4.30 to 5.30 pm. Adults are from 7.30 to 8.30 pm.

Clubs & Societies: Other

PTA 500 Club

Last updated: Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 05:35 PM

You can join the Hardwick PTA 500 club anytime during the year. You are entered into a draw which helps fundraise for the school.

March 2008 winners

J Rigg (£45)
D Sharp (£25)
S Masters (£15)
Mrs Horspool (£10)
J Atkinson (£5)

Thank you

We would like to say thankyou to Morrisons for their generosity with the donation of items to our Easter hampers. We would also like to thank everybody who supported us with our Easter events

Clubs & Societies: For young people

Crafts Hill District Explorer Scouts

Last updated: Monday, 21 May 2007, 07:03 PM

Explorer Scouts are young people, aged between 14 and 18 years old. They make up the fourth Section of the Scouting family; the newest and fastest growing section in Scouting. With a programme based around 8 ‘zones’, it offers Explorer Scouts the opportunity to go that litter bit further & push that little bit harder; experiencing new challenges & adventures, learning new skills and having fun.

Explorer Scouts are different from all the younger sections as they are District based not Group based, which means being an Explorer Scout you can join in any of the activities from any of the Units in the District.

Crafts Hill Scout Groups are located as follows:

• 1st Bar Hill
• 1st Bourn
• 1st Cambourne
• 6th/17th Cambridge – Barton
• 1st Comberton
• 2nd Cottenham
• 1st Highfields/Hardwick
• 1st Histon
• 1st Oakington
• 1st Over (St Mary’s)
• 1st Papworth
• 1st Swavesey

• 1st Willingham

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Local History Group

Last updated: Tuesday, 01 May 2007, 06:48 PM

We are now meeting in the Portacabin, behind the Church, on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

The annual subsricption is £5.00 a year and we meet in October, November, March, April, June and July.

Speakers

1st October 2008
Mr Cressford
Grand Arcade Excavations.

5th November 2008
Gill Shapland
Using the Cambridge County Archive (formerly County Record Office)

4th March 2009
Ken Basham
Farming in and around Hardwick

Other speakers for 2009 to be arranged.

Officers

Why not come and join us, just turn up on the night.

Clubs & Societies: Pre-school

Hardwick Parents and Toddlers

Last updated: Sunday, 14 January 2007, 05:02 PM

We meet during term time in the Community Room at the school. Open Tuesdays 9.15 to 10.45 am and Fridays 1.45 to 3pm.

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Hardwick Friendship Club

Last updated: Sunday, 14 January 2007, 12:51 PM

The Hardwick Friendship Club meets every Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5pm in at Hardwick Sports and Social Club Pavilion.

We are a friendly group who meet every Wednesday – activities include darts, pool, scrabble, chess, cards, dominoes, painting, embroidery – or just come along for a friendly chat.

We also have use of two computers which are connected to the internet.

£1 entry includes light refreshment. There is a raffle on the 2nd week of each month.

New members are made welcome. Gentlemen – there is a great snooker table!

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Gardening club

Last updated: Sunday, 14 January 2007, 01:07 AM

Meetings

Our meetings are held in Hardwick School on the 3rd Tuesday in the month. All meetings start at 7.30pm and tea, coffee and biscuits will be available during the evening.

To join the club just turn up to a meeting. The annual subscription is only £10.00 per person and entitles you to a 10% discount on all purchases at Madingley Mulch and Oakington Garden Centre and 10% off all plants at Coton Orchard Garden Centre.

Visitors are most welcome at a cost of £1.50 per meeting.

Programme for 2008

Programme for 2009

Evening visits

Will be organised during the year.

Committee

Chairman
Ken Basham 01954 210710

Vice Chairman
Clive Jorden 01223 232582

Secretary
Thelma Westbury 01954 210321

Treasurer
Rosemary Leach

Committee
Tony Foster
Gwen Teall
Carol Jorden
Karen Wight
Michaela McNeil

Show Manager
Tony Foster

Show Sec
Clive Jorden

Community Association Reps
Thelma Westbury and Isobel Tac

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Hardwick & Shepreth Cricket Club

Last updated: Thursday, 09 November 2006, 07:50 AM

The club welcomes all players wanting to play cricket in the surrounding area. With teams at all levels and ages makes this village club one of the friendliest and best clubs in Cambridgeshire. It is one of Cambs Focus clubs, particularly interested in developing youth players to achieve their potential.

Clubs & Societies: Sport & leisure

Hardwick Sports and Social Club

Last updated: Wednesday, 08 November 2006, 08:29 AM

The Sports and Social Club meets in the Cricket Pavilion.

Clubs & Societies: Pre-school

Hardwick Pre-school

Last updated: Wednesday, 08 November 2006, 08:03 AM

Registered Charity Number: 1059361

The pre-school in Hardwick is well established and has been offering places to children since 1982. We are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance and a registered charity.

We meet in a classroom of Hardwick Community Primary School from 9am to 12 noon, 5 days a week and from 12.45pm to 3.15pm some afternoons.

Our aims

• To enhance the development and education of pre-school age children in a parent/carer-involved, community based group.
• To provide children with a safe, secure and stimulating environment.

• To ensure equality of opportunity for all children and families.

  What we offer

• A specially tailored curriculum working towards the early learning goals developed by the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority).
• A high level of care and attention made possible by an adult to child ratio of at least 1:6.
• Fun, friendship and interaction with children and adults.
• Opportunities for you and your family to be directly involved in the activities of the group, and in your child’s development.

• We are registered to receive Nursery Education Funding for eligible children.

  Our prospectus, policies and procedures brochure and latest Ofsted inspections are available on request.

  For further information, or if you wish to put your child’s name on our waiting list, please telephone 01954 212 823 and we will be happy to help.

  Who to contact

  Clubs & Societies: For young people

  Hardwick Scout Group

  Last updated: Wednesday, 08 November 2006, 08:01 AM

  The group has a Beaver colony, Cub pack a Scout troop and a Explorer unit, which cater for boys and girls from 6 to 20. All sections meet once per week in term-time in the Scout Hut, and experience a wide variety of fun, adventure and training activities.

  Who to contact

  http://www.hardwick-scouts.org.uk/

  Clubs & Societies: For young people

  Hardwick Guides

  Last updated: Wednesday, 08 November 2006, 07:55 AM

  Hardwick Guides is a well established unit, which meets in the village of Hardwick. We are part of Comberton District, In Rhee Division in the Guiding County of Cambridgeshire East.

  This is the County Badge of Cambridgeshire East Guides

  Hardwick is a village in Cambridgeshire. There are other Guiding units in Hardwick, a Rainbow Unit, and three Brownie Packs. We meet in our Scout and Guide Hut, which we share with the Scout Group. The Rainbow unit also meets in the Hut. The three Brownie Units meet in the village school.

  The Guide unit has usually between 30 and 40 members. At the present the Guides are in seven Patrols. Most of the Guides live in Hardwick and the majority have been Brownies, although not all. Any girl aged between 10 and 15 is welcome to join the Guide unit.

  The Guide unit gives its members the opportunity to try a wide variety of activities. The Patrols have a self – governing programme. Guiding also gives the girls the chance to go camping, to spend weekends away and attend international events.

  

  International events

  The unit has traveled abroad on three occasions . The most recent was in August 1997 when we had the most wonderful and memorable visit to Adelboden, Switzerland. We joined with Guides and leaders from eleven different units, including a USA Girls Scout and her mother a Girl Scout leader. The weather, the accommodation, and the company were all perfect. we walked, went sight seeing, swimming, skating, and visited ‘Our Chalet’ the world centre in Switzerland.We try as a unit to go abroad bout every third year, and we are hoping that we will be able to return to Switzerland in the year 2000.

  Sometimes Guides or leaders are recommended to join another group travelling abroad, and to visit an event organised by Guides in other countries. In recent years one of the Guiders has been assistant leader to a group going to Finland, leader of a group going to Denmark. One of the Guides was also selected for the trip to Denmark. Another Guider visited India and spent time at Sangam , the Guiding World home in India

  

  Camping

  Hardwick Guides camp regularly, it is a really enjoyable time for the leaders and the girls. Camps are lots of fun, and the chance to learn to be independent, and to be away from home. Always, the leaders are there to help, and to ensure that the camp is safe.

  There is usually a spring camp held at the ends of May for about 4 days. This camp is usually held fairly close to home. The programme varies from year to year, but often at spring camp first time and inexperienced campers get the chance to learn to be away from home. They learn the independence of looking after themselves. Often they learn a lot about working as a team with other members of their Patrol. They will probably be able to choose their own menu and cook some or all of their meals as Patrols. More experienced campers are able to learn to lead a Patrol and to pass on some of their camping skills to the younger Guides.

  A second camp is often held in the summer. Often this camp is held further away from home. We may go to an activity centre or a Scout and Guide Camp site where their are facilities and experienced instructors for other activities, camping, canoeing, horseriding, hill walking, swimming, orienteering. Sometimes we are joined at these camps by Guides from other Guide units, it is a chance for Guides and leaders to renew old friendships, and to make new ones.

  

  Most years there is also the chance to join a County water activities camp held at the Mepal Activity Center. This is a weekend camp with the opportunity to join in various water activities, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, raft building as well as a few land based activities, climbing, and problem solving.

  Although Guides to not have to go to camp to enjoy the Guidng programme, and there are Guides who prefer indoor weekends to camping, for many Guides the times they spent camping are the highlights of their time as a Guide.

  Indoor weekends and holidays

  To complement the rest of the programme, and to provide for those Guides who do not like to camp, or for health or other reasons are unable to camp, Indoor weekends are also included in the programme.

  Often these are a weekend away ,perhaps at the Jarman centre – a purpose built building owned by Cambridgeshire East Guides. We have also visited a number of other buildings suitable for use by youth groups. The programmes for these weekends are as varied as the places we go. Often we are joined by Guiding friends from other Guide Units.

  Each year the Patrol leaders and Patrol Seconds have a weekend specially for them. We spend two days in London, visiting attractions chosen by the Guides themselves. We travel down to London early on Saturday morning, spend Saturday in London. On Saturday evening we make our way to Hampstead where we spend the night in Pax Lodge. This is one of the four Guiding world homes. It is open to members of all ages of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It is a very comfortable place to stay and to meet other members of the Guiding family. On Sunday we return to London, often visiting a street market as well as some other attraction before returning home on Sunday evening.

  Joining Guides

  A waiting list is held of girls who want to join Guides. They may or may not have been a Brownie. A few months after their tenth birthday each girl is given an invitation to visit Guides. They may visit for one or for several meetings. This gives the girls the chance to see what Guides are like, without making a commitment to join. During this visiting period the parents are not asked to pay a subscription nor are the girls ask to wear uniform.

  Some decide very quickly that they do want to become a Guide, others take several months to make up their mind. Some decide not to join Guides at that time but may return a few months later.

  Patrols

  There are seven Patrols in the unit. The Senior Patrol has three of the most senior Guides in the Unit. These Guides were members of other Patrols and have all been Patrol Leaders or Patrol seconds during their Guidng career. They have now cone together as a Patrol to work together for their Blue and Baden Powell Trefoils. The Baden Powell Trefoil being the highest Trefoil badge which can be gained within the Guide section of the Guide movement.

  The other six patrols are Snowdrops, Bluetits, Kingfishers, Poppy, Thistle, and Orchids. Each Patrol elects their own Patrol Leader, who chooses her Patrol Second. The Patrol works out their own programme within the Guide unit. Patrols spend most Guide meeting on their own programme. The programme is usually selected from a list of options given to the Guides at the start of each term. These options vary from term to term and according to the time of year. The options usually include a number of interest badges, some crafts, and some trefoil challenges.

  During the summer term the way the programme works is changes slightly. This is the only time of year when outdoor activities can be enjoyed during Guide meetings. During this time options such as outdoor cooking, hiking, cycle rides, visits to Cambridge and similar ideas are included in the list.

  Who to contact