Mary came to our house in Huntingdon from the Wood Green Animal Centre in Godmanchester at around 5pm on 8 November 1998. At the time she was called Konstantina and Wood Green told us she was about 5½ years old. We always thought she was older. Mary had been left at Wood Green when her Polish owners moved away.
Chas and Ann
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My wife Ann and I both live on a narrow boat and enjoy travelling about on the canals. We have a cat and a dog but no car and have enjoyed this new way of life since 2000
There is about 2 miles of tidal waters where the New Bedford River comes in from King’s Lynn. Many of the major rivers in this area no longer follow their natural path. In order to drain the land and maintain river levels many locks, weirs and ‘drains’ have been created over the centuries. We did not see the seals which are known to live this far from the sea. We passed through St. Ives to stop at the moorings and did some shopping in the town. After a refreshing drink at the local pub by the waterside we continued our journey up river. It had been hot again during the day so a cool evening trip was in order. Heading west towards the setting sun made for tricky navigation. Several people and small boats in the water were difficult to see. Passed through several locks wide enough for both boats and once joined by another small boat. Finally arriving at Godmanchester as the sun went down. A lovely mooring by a park with trees.
Hunts Post
I CAN assure you, David Cumbers (Letters, June 28), when the smoking ban comes in, they will make a point of fining smokers for butts, crisp packets, dumped black bags, eyesore rubbish no-one seems to worry about now, discarded beer cans, smashed beer bottles etc
MANDY VINCENT, Rushes Walk, Godmanchester
Sat 15th to Tues 18th July – Wicken to Godmanchester, Rivers Cam and Gt Ouse, 30.5 miles 6 locks
At Godmanchester Lock, a new craze that the kids have taken up. On the Leeds and Liverpool canal, the wigan flight of locks is causing a huge problem with gangs of youths ‘surfing’ the water as a lock is emptied. Trouble is on that canal they are letting the water out themselves and emptying pounds (stretches of water between locks).. a type of vandalism.. but here Vic let the water out of the lock gently while the lads held onto the chains…
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The best ruins in Provence? The worst goat stew in Tunisia? Ask Simon Thurley
Dr Simon Thurley, 43, made his name as director of the Museum of London when he opened the newly unearthed Spitalfields Roman sarcophagus on live televison. At 27, he was curator of the Historic Royal Palaces; he is now chief executive of English Heritage. His books include Henry VIII: Images of a Tudor King, and his latest television series, Buildings That Shaped Britain, concludes on Friday at 8pm on Five. He lives in Norfolk
I PROBABLY had no choice about becoming a historian: by age seven I was helping out at Roman digs near my home in Godmanchester, and childhood holidays invariably involved ticking off stately homes and cathedrals. If we did go to the beach, we’d end up building very elaborate models of Caernarfon Castle. That’s not a joke: I’ve really done that. Well, you can’t help noticing how the moats and barbicans were made, can you? Recently, I moved to north Norfolk, and the beaches at Holkham and Hunstanton must have the greatest castle-building in England: miles and miles of lovely hard sand.
Town Crier
My brother is a road sweeper who, on a daily basis, puts care and attention into his daily rounds and surrounding areas with, I may say, not much thanks from the residents of Huntingdon, Brampton and Godmanchester
Karen’s History Page
The parish and borough of Godmanchester is situated on the banks of the river Great Ouse and is approximately 16 miles North West of Cambridge.
The meadow of Port Holme reputed to be the largest area of common land in England without a tree, is near by.
Godmanchester can boast many historic buildings, some which date back to the 16th & 17th century.
The population is chiefly occupied in agriculture although more recently is a base for those who work elsewhere.
Fenstanton v Godmanchester Res
Memories of an indifferent cup final came flooding back once we turned off the dirt track into the ‘excellent’ facilities used by Godmanchester Rovers. It was good to see that some things do not change, the pitch was still as dangerous to the ankles as ever and we were getting changed in the same portacabin located past the harassing stares of some Godmanchester faithful.
We are slowly getting settled here in England. Our household shipment, packed out in Germany by late July, arrived in-country mid-August. Movers arrive Tuesday for a two-day delivery.
Allegedly, we have 16 crates of belongings; an insane amount for just two people. It’s time for us to pare down drastically, and this will easily occupy our attention through the fall. Our two-car garage will resemble a small warehouse for a long, long time.
Presently, we reside in Godmanchester, a small borough chartered in 1212, just three years before English nobles forced King John (brother of Richard the Lion Hearted) – of the Robin Hood era, to sign the Magna Carta.
Azara Blog
More NIMBYs in action. The new section of A14 will lie between Godmanchester (to the north) and the Offords (to the south). Almost exactly in between lies a hill (Offord Hill). If you put the road to the north of the hill (the original proposed route) then Godmanchester suffers more. If you put the road to the south of the hill (the new proposed route) then the Offords suffer more. (There is also a beautiful house on top of the hill which will suffer no matter what.) So the kind citizens of the Offords are basically saying (not surprisingly) that they are happy for Godmanchester to have the extra noise and pollution but not themselves. And the new route is not that close to the Offords (it’s around a km).
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