Godmanchester Town Council

29/10/2026

🎃SPOOKTACULAR
INFLATABLE FUN 🎃

👻Halloween Half Term👻


🎃Friday 30th
👻10.30-3pm
🕷️Judith’s Field, London Road, Godmanchester PE28 2WB

🎃£5 WRISTBAND UNLIMITED PLAY

We also have
💥Spooky Face Painting
💥Susie’s Sweet Treats
💥Patrick’s Grill
💥Franks Ices
💥Picnics Welcome

Everyone welcome🎉
🎃Halloween costumes optional 👻🕷️🎃

27/10/2026

Our CEO, Harry and Deputy CEO, Clair were delighted to be invited along to the Friday Night Project at Godmanchester Baptist Church.

For Harry, it was a return visit. It seems his reputation as King of the Pool Table had gone before him! 👑 He was challenged to a game almost as soon as he walked through the door. No pressure then!

It was fantastic to see around 60–70 young people, from Year 7 upwards, enjoying the evening. What struck us most was how everyone mixed together. Different ages, different schools and different areas. None of it mattered. Everyone was there to have fun, make friends and enjoy themselves.

Of course, the pool competition was a highlight (we won’t say who won!). There was also a silent disco to celebrate the final session before half-term.

We’d really encourage anyone with young people to take a look at what the Friday Night Project offers.

There’s pool, table tennis, Fifa, crafts and plenty of space to catch up with friends.

And did we mention the well-stocked tuck shop?

Friends, fun and snacks. What’s not to love?

A huge well done to Lead Pastor Daniel Beckett and everyone who gives their time to make the Friday Night Project such a brilliant place for local young people.

26/10/2026

Another fantastic Repair Café in Godmanchester!

Saturday saw another hugely successful Repair Café, with our brilliant volunteers helping to give household items a new lease of life!

Here’s what we achieved:

🔧 29 items brought in for repair

✅ 27 items successfully repaired

♻️ 55kg of waste saved from landfill

🌍 460kg of CO₂e emissions estimated to have been prevented – equivalent to growing eight tree seedlings for 10 years!

💚 £147.50 raised in cash donations for CCF, with additional donations received through SumUp!

A huge thank you to all our wonderful repairers, particularly Steve Wakeman (our Mace-bearer), who stepped in at short notice to ensure no appointments had to be cancelled.

Thank you also to Liz and Lucilia from the church, who provided delicious homemade cakes and refreshments. Their pop-up café was as popular as ever!

We were also delighted to welcome two new Repair Café volunteers, Cllr Miriam Radford and Cllr Karen Pauley. Thank you both for getting involved!

Of course, the Repair Café is about much more than fixing things. It’s about bringing people together, sharing skills, having a conversation over a cup of tea and building a stronger community.

And it looks like even a couple of our councillors managed to squeeze in some line dancing! 💃

Thank you to everyone who came along, donated or volunteered. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

22/10/2026

This week we spotted an Otter right outside the Town Hall! 🦦
Has anyone else spotted an Otter around Godmanchester? We would love to see your pictures of any local wildlife. 🦢

21/10/2026

📚 An evening of history with local WWII historian Roger Leivers

Join Roger for a talk and the launch of his book, Greenewich Is Missing! Discover another remarkable Farm Hall story, the true account of Wadim Greenewich, whose life involved espionage, captivity and a determination to survive against the odds.

📅 Saturday 14 November
🕖 7pm for a 7.30pm start
📍 Queen Elizabeth School, Godmanchester
🎟️ £10 per ticket, including a glass of w**e

Raising funds for Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery & Cafe.

To reserve your tickets, contact Roger Leivers:
📞 07926 329970
📧 [email protected]

21/10/2026

Godmanchester Remembrance Service
Sunday 8 November at 10.55am

Everyone is welcome to join us as we remember and honour those who gave their lives in service.

This year we are working in partnership with The Black Bull Godmanchester , to offer attendees free tea, coffee, squash and biscuits from 10am to 11.45am at the pub, next to the War Memorial.

We hope you will join us for this act of remembrance.

20/10/2026

The Deputy Mayor of Godmanchester, Cllr Karen Pauley was honoured to represent our town, accompanied by her husband, at the Annual Trafalgar Night Dinner hosted by the Royal Society of St George and the Royal Naval Association.

The evening brought guests together to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar and toast the immortal memory of Admiral Lord Nelson.

Guests enjoyed an entertaining evening, which included a charity raffle, with proceeds shared between Mind and The Mission to Seafarers.

Photo shows;
Far left - Mr Mark Fearon, Chairman, Huntingdon & District Royal Naval Association.
Centre - Mayor of Huntingdon, Cllr Patrick Kadewere.
Far right - Mrs Sarah Gifford, Chairman, Huntingdon Branch, Royal Society of St George

20/10/2026

This weekend the Chinese Bridge was light up in purple to raise awareness for Developmental Language Disorder day.

DLD is a type of speech, language and communication need (SLCN) that affects the way that children understand and use language. DLD increases the risk of a range of negative impacts on education, employment, and social and emotional problems, but appropriate support can make a difference. DLD affects 7.58% of children.

Speech and language therapists (SLTs) support to put strategies into the classroom in order to maximise children’s language learning and use. They support a range of language difficulties by helping others, e.g. teachers and parents, in their use of communication techniques and communication friendly classrooms.
The following link contains more information and resources:
https://radld.org/dld-awareness-day/resources-media-ideas/

15/10/2026

What a wonderful celebration of belonging to Godmanchester.

On a beautiful sunny day, we came together at St. Mary’s Church for the Mayor’s Civic Service, led by our Town Chaplin, Rev Daniel Beckett.

It was an honour to welcome the Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Chris Parkhouse, the High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, Francis Burkitt, and Mayors from our neighbouring towns and parishes. They joined our Scout and Guide groups, town councillors, residents and representatives of many community groups.

The choirs from St. Anne’s School and GCA & GBA Combined filled the church with joy. The Youth Council shared thoughtful reflections on what belonging means to them, and the Cubs group brought fantastic artwork. Our young people brought so much warmth and creativity to the day.

Thank you for your generosity. The collection raised over £200 for HCCN (Hunts Community Cancer Network) and St. Mary’s church.

It is a real privilege to be Mayor of Godmanchester and to see our community come together like this. It reminded me that what makes our town so special is its people and the care we show for one another.

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended, took part and helped organise such a joyous occasion.

- The Mayor of Godmanchester, Cllr Debbie Mickelburgh

15/10/2026

What a fantastic Day on Saturday for Apple Day! Our councillors chatted to lots of visitors and it was great to hear some of your feedback. We're already excited to see what next years event has in store 🍎 🎃

Thank you got everyone who visited our Apple Day on Saturday. Can you spot yourself in any of our fantastic pics from Julia M Photography ?

We'll be sharing more through out the week.