What’s on in East Cambs
THE GUiDE
Forthcoming Events

LITTLEPORT SHOW

The Rotary Club of Ely Hereward (http://www.rotaryclubely-hereward.org)

We have launched a "Sponsor a Stone" appeal with the creation of www.chelseagarden.org

Great Ely Walk (www.great-ely-walk.org)

If you need anymore information please contact Mike Anthony on 07990 535170 or avisageint@aol.com

ELY FOLK CLUB - REGULAR EVENTS

ELY EEL TRAIL OPENED
Saturday 3 April 2004

• 10.30am Start at Oliver Cromwell’s House

• 11.00am Procession around the Eel Trail
starting from Cross Green (next to Cathedral).

• 12 noon - 3.00pm Activities in Jubilee Gardens:
• Time Team Exhibition
• Story Telling
• Puppet Show
• Music and Dancing
• Eel Tasting
• And lots more...

For further information please contact:
Tracey Harding, Tourism and Events Officer
East Cambridgeshire District Council
on 01353 616377

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YOUR EVENT HERE
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Viewpoint invites 12 community groups to document and celebrate life in Fenland.

Viewpoint aims to use mobile phones to publish creative writing generated by local communities and generate new visual art works to develop a sense of place and civic pride. With viewpoint we hope to build a living biography of Fenland that comes alive as readers move through the towns and villages using their mobile phones to both access poems as well as add to the archive. People who live and work in Fenland will help generate the poems during creative writing workshops with Ann and Peter Sansom from the Poetry Business.

There will be 12 viewpoint sites (1 for each group) which will range from skate parks to bus stops with each poem having its own keyword. By sending this keyword as a text message readers will receive a free short SMS text poem. The information will be relevant to the nature of each site i.e. readers waiting to pick up their child from school will be able to read about their memories of childhood, the school or aspects of parenthood.

As well as signage at each site each point will also display an artwork inspired by the poem also generated by the group with the help of a visual artists. This can be a traditional artwork but could take any forms such as flowerbeds or murals.

In addition a 24 hour audio service will be built to enable anyone to access local oral history interviews and leave their own audio messages again while ‘onsite’.

How to get involved

If you are based in Fenland and have a minimum of 10 people in your group who can take part in the creative sessions call now. We only have a few places left and are working on a first come first served basis and can be scheduled for evenings, weekends, during the day – whatever suits you. Remember you don’t need a mobile phone to take part!

After the creative writing workshops are completed we will bring in an artist to suit the needs of the group to work on ways to create an artwork about life in Fenland. Workshops are scheduled to take place this summer and the workshop venues and sites for the artwork will be chosen with the help of each group.

To discuss any aspect of the project please contact Lisa Roberts – Viewpoint Project manager on 07779649027 or lisa@blinkmedia.org

Vanessa Champion, B.A., PhD
Dragonfly Books & Arts, Riverside
PO Box 90, March Cambs PE15 8XD
Tel: 01354 65 33 44
info@dragonflybooks.co.uk www.dragonflybooks.co.uk
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Book and Print Sellers, Publishers of “The Driftwood Review and Listings”
Translation, Editing, Proofing and Copy-writing Service, Layout and Design, Photography and Murals
Trustee of March Museum, Chair of Fenland Visual Arts Collective, Co-opted member Fenland Arts Association
You can subscribe to the Dragonfly Review by sending a cheque for £6 made payable to "Dragonfly Books", this covers you for 6 issues (a whole year's supply!). ISSUE 6 OUT NOW!

Book/Art/Crafts at March Town Centre near Sainsbury's, 1st Saturday of every month 10-4pm monthly, starting July 3rd.

Book catalogue available on request: let us know your interests and we'll email you a tailor-made catalogue.

Fenland Visual Arts Collective - free to join, please ask for further information

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Just to let you know that the promised NEW ARTS PAMPHLET is on sale now..!

Cover price of just 65p, it's a bargain "must-have" for all who want to know what is going on locally (and Cambridge, Stampford, Spalding, Wisbech, Kings Lynn.....)!
The centre pages have listings for anyhting from art exhibitions to talksa t museums, from dance to jazz, Tudor music to wildlife groups. there really is something happening for every interest!
Also in the pamphlet are articles, poetry, children's story for bedtime, crossword, "The Travelling Suitcase", retrospectives and info on galleries, artists and arts people. Age range of contributors also varies from 12 to 85!
If you can't get in to March within the next week or two, let me know and I can post a copy to you for 85p (cheque or po fine!)!

Essential reading for anyone wanting to be in the know!!!
Hope to see you soon!
Best wishes
Vanessa Champion
Dragonfly Books & Arts, Riverside
2a Nene Parade, March Cambs PE15 8TD
Tel: 01354 65 33 44

Dont forget we have guitars in the back room, so come along grab a coffee and feel free to jam! Please forward this to anyone you feel would be interested in finding out what's on, there is so much talent out there, let's help support it! Thanks!

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THE OUTLAWS WESTERN CLUB
NEEDS YOU!
For rootin' tootin' good times!

If you've ever had a yen for the Western life or loved playing Cowboys & Indians, or just enjoy good ol' Country & Western music. Come along and have fun with a family friendly group who raise money for local people, put on C&W dances, do pub raids and perform Wild West Shows (etc)

So come along, all you would be cowboys/girls etc,
membership is just £3.00 per year

Contact: Stuart on 01353 776289 or Mickey on 01353 723148
(or come to a meeting at our 'Cabin' near Ely City Football club, Downham Road, on the first Friday of every month).

We'll be happy to talk to you.

We also need bookings for the shows, requests for Pub raids (with landlords consent), invitations to local events and to hear from people who need our help


WHERE ARE THE OUTLAWS THIS WEEK..? www.theoutlaws.info

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City of Ely Chess Club

We meet on Thursdays at Ely Beet Sports and Social club on Lynn Rd, Ely from around 7.30 pm. For more details please email me at michael.angel@btinternet.com

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Ely Museum Events

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