by admin | Sep 3, 2018 | history
The parish of Glatton and the Fenland Trust will welcome the Bishop of Huntingdon on Sunday 9th September to the Beverley Nichols Literary Festival. The The Rt Revd Dr David Thomson’s visit coincides with what would have been the 120th birthday of the author,...
by admin | Apr 7, 2018 | history, Other news, Project Updates
On the 5th April members of the Fenland Trust accompanied Patrick Barkham of the Guardian walking sections of the Fen Edge Trail. The Fen Edge Trail is a walking route around the Cambridgeshire Fens, roughly following the land that lies 5 metres above sea level (the 5...
by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | history, Project Updates
The parish of Glatton and the Fenland Trust present a weekend of festivities to celebrate and commemorate the life and works of internationally acclaimed novelist, playwright, journalist, composer and political activist, Beverley Nichols, who lived in Glatton for...
by admin | Nov 26, 2017 | history, Project Updates
The status of Holme’s public house the Admiral Wells as the lowest in the British Isles was set in stone in November at a special ceremony. The Fenland Trust unveiled a heritage plaque at the inn with members of Holme Parish Council and Huntingdonshire District...
by admin | May 21, 2017 | history
The Fen View Museum is the first ‘micro museum’ on the Fen Edge Trail, an exploration of the ‘edge’ of the fenland in Cambridgeshire. The Fen Edge Trail is a walking route around the Cambridgeshire Fens, roughly following the land that lies 5 metres above...
by admin | Sep 24, 2016 | history
Following week-long excavation of a crashed Spitfire in October last year, a permanent memorial to Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, who lost his life in the crash in 1940, has been unveiled in a dedication service near to the crash site at Holme Lode. The Wildlife Trust...
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