http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/old-weston-blog.html The place to find out what is new on the Old Weston Past and Present website en-us old weston Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:54 GMT Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:54 GMT old-weston-past-and-present.com http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/village-events.html Old Weston village events Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:54 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/st-swithins-church.html Find out about the past and present of St Swithins Church Old Weston. Check this page for upcoming events Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:39:03 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/allotment-gardening.html After a meeting in the village hall an allotment gardening association was formed in Old Weston. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:18:09 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/strange-goings-on-in-the-hen-house.html Exactly how this Sparrowhawk got into the hen house is unknown but the hens had fled! This young Sparrowhawk was found trapped in Simon Wardle's chicken Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:38:32 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/fencing-champion.html Report on the local winner of the Veteran European Fencing Championships 2011 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:08:28 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/old-weston-blog.html#The-Royal-Wedding-Street-Party You are cordially invited to The Royal Wedding Street Party at Old Weston Village Hall on the 29th of April from 1.00pm. Admission is free. Free BBQ (meat and roll), but bring your own accompaniments and drinks. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:55 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/never-too-late.html Its never too late to say thank you and goodbye. Niece of a Canadian airmen killed in action during World War 2 visits his final resting place Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:26:28 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/deathwatch-beetle.html Have you ever heard a deathwatch beetle? We have, when renovating St Swithins church in Old Weston. Let me tell you the story... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:48:43 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/black-birds.html Black birds, green moths, brown and yellow hornets... the colours of November in the Cambridgeshire village of Old Weston Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:24:32 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/red-admiral-butterfly.html The Red Admiral butterfly was a visitor to the Cambridgeshire village of Old Weston in October. Read on to see what other wildlife was around Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:46:02 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/old-thatched-cottage.html 1622 is the archetypal old thatched cottage of English country villages. It didn't always have a thatched roof though... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:42 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/world-war-2-evacuees.html Our village themed day started with our world war 2 evacuees being taken to the church and assigned to a family with whom they would stay and be safe during the bombing in London Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:40:43 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/wash-dry.html When I started clearing out Weston Grove following the death of my cousin Betty Eborall I found in the loft the sign pictured here. Betty and Charles Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:08:28 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/laxton-family-from-old-weston.html I am researching my husband's family. His great grandmother was Sarah Laxton from Old Weston. She moved with her parents and brothers and sisters to Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:11:46 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/st-swithins-day.html Your invitation to the St Swithins Day Concert at the church in Old Weston Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:34:55 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/village-hall.html Old Weston Village Hall information. Details of how you can book the village hall for your own events Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:14:03 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/humpty-dumpty.html Humpty Dumpty is well known in England, but do you know the story behind the rhyme? Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:55:36 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/wasp-nest.html Read about the discovery of a huge wasp nest and the autumnal British moths that visited the village in September Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:12:03 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/lift-off.html We moved to Old Weston from High Holborn Farm, near Fotheringay, in September 1934. The transport then was horse and cart, bicycle or Shank's Pony. We've Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:11:33 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/village-history.html Old Weston village history takes us from Roman times, through the Doomsday book to modern times Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:07:28 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/thank-you.html Hi All, my name is Rebecca and I moved to Old Weston with my partner Gary at the end of August 2009. I just wanted to say on behalf of us both, thank Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:07:58 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/yellow-butterflies.html Yellow butterflies, black and white moths, and the Ichneumon Wasp are spotted in the Old Weston countryside during the month of August Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:54:24 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/nature-notes-archive.html Peruse the contents of the Nature Notes Archive Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:46:55 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/rev-aquilla-lucas.html I recently found some history on an ancestor of mine, Aquilla Lucas, and traced his roots to your fine community. I am enjoying the discovery and a strange Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:07:39 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/please-sponsor-ann-read.html Ann Read, is a very special type of person. In 2005-6, Ann spent a year working in a voluntary capacity with families affected by HIV/Aids in South Africa. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:21:03 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/ground-beetles.html Photos of ground beetles and other insects that visited Old Weston in July 2009 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:08:34 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/my-mum-was-evacuated-to-old-weston.html I am hoping to bring my mum to Old Weston in October, she was evacuated there and has always wanted to revisit. I thought it would be an idea to try Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42:53 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/ww2-evacuation.html village web site instigates a ww2 evacuation reunion after a contact by e-mail Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:21:32 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/world-war-2-rifles.html Video demonstration of various world war 2 rifles taken at our WW2 theme day Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:15:54 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/red-arrows-display-team.html The highlight of the Old Weston WW2 themed day was a flypast by the RAF Red Arrows Display Team Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:10:56 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/ve-day-celebrations.html We had our own version of the VE day celebrations, with a street party as part of the Old Weston Themed Day. Watch videos of the fun and games Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:03:15 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/british-moths.html June and July are the peak time for British moths. Have you seen any of these moth species? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:14:54 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/painted-lady-butterfly.html Record numbers of the painted lady butterfly invaded Old Weston, in May 2009 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:52:00 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/cowslip.html April brings the cowslip and bluebell into our monthly English nature diary. Birds, butterflies and moths are also recorded Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:26:41 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/catkins.html When you see catkins on the hazel trees, you know Spring is on the way Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:24:55 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/coltsfoot.html Coltsfoot flowers are one of the first signs of Spring in the Cambridgeshire countryside Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:15:46 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/pantomime.html Snapshots from behind the scenes of the village pantomime 2009 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:06:14 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/winter-wildlife.html Read about the winter wildlife that visited Old Weston in December Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:52:48 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-council-minutes.html Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting July 2008 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:37:50 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-council-agm-2008.html Minutes of the Parish Council AGM May 2008 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:19:46 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-council-meetings.html Archive of minutes from Old Weston Parish Council meetings Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:06:46 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/old-weston-parish-council-minutes-2008.html Details of the Parish Council meeting in Old Weston 2008 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:00:17 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-council-activities.html An overview of the Old Weston Parish Council Activities including the Village Spring Clean Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:08:26 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-councillors.html Details of the Parish Councillors and their duties. How to get in touch Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:42:31 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/parish-council-finances.html An overview of the Old Weston Parish Council Finances Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:29:43 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/raf-molesworth.html The story of the 303rd Bombardment Group that flew from RAF Molesworth during the second world war Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:43:36 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/the-black-swan.html A story of American airmen and how they managed to win two pints of beer in The Black Swan, Old Weston during the second world war Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:27:49 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/cambridgeshire-countryside.html A month by month account of the species of wildlife found in the Cambridgeshire countryside around the village of Old Weston Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:26:03 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/pantomime-programs.html All the Old Weston Thespian Society pantomime covers in one place!r Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:12:35 GMT http://www.old-weston-past-and-present.com/past-parish-council-news.html Stiles and street lights feature heavily in these past parish council news items from 1895 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:42:06 GMT