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Valentines Day Champagne Concert Rhapsody at Ely Cathedral on Saturday 11th February 2012
For out-and-out romance on Valentines's Eve join British concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith for a candlelight and champagne evening of romantic piano music.
Cost:Event admission price £18 and £10
Contact: Sallyann Ford Telephone: 01353 660349 Email: enquires@uk-pianist.com Website: www.warrenmailley-smith.com/valentines2012ely.htmlMeet the Cromwells and explore the Civil War - 14th February 2012
Come to Oliver Cromwell’s House to meet the Cromwells! Discover unusual object such as hives, urns, couvre feu, leather jugs, forage caps and bumrolls!
Have a guess at their purposes and listen to tales of rations & portions ! Are you brave enough to taste some of the unusual flavours that the kitchen maid will present to you?
Our historic character in the Civil War room will tell you about events on the battlefields and the shortage of food. Take your own ration book home and compare it with your cupboards!
Cost:Normal admission prices apply, free event for resident pass holders.
Contact: Oliver Cromwell's House Telephone: 01353 662062 Email: tic@eastcambs.gov.uk Website: www.visitely.org.ukTalk: The future of Ely's green spaces - 8th February 2012
Talk by Allison Conder on behalf of the Ely Society.
Cost:£2.50 for visitors, members free.
Contact: The Ely Society Email: elysoc@hotmail.com Website: www.elysociety.org.ukMemories of Childhood exhibition - February 2012
Visit this delightful travelling exhibition which will bring back memories from your childhood.Also see toys from the museums own collection.
Opening times:
Monday — Saturday*
10.30am — 4.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm — 4.00pm
*closed on Tuesdays except for school and group bookings
Cost:Normal admission charges:
Adults £3.50
Children £1 (under 5s free)
Concessions £2.50
Contact: Ely Museum Telephone: 01353 666655 Email: admin@elymuseum.org.uk Website: www.elymuseum.org.uk/events/Guided Tour around Ely and its Riverside - 19th February 2012
This walk takes in the city centre as well as the picturesque waterside with some stunning riverside views.
Cost:£2.50 per ticket
Tickets can be pre booked due to limited number of places on the tour and are available from Ely Tourist Information Centre.
Telephone bookings and credit card payments accepted (minimum £5)
Contact: Ely Tourist Information Centre Telephone: 01353 662062 Email: tic@eastcambs.gov.uk Website: www.visitely.org.ukGuided Monastic Tour of Ely - 18th February 2012
Discover and explore the grounds of one of the largest groups of medieval buildings still in use within Western Europe and listen to the tales of monks and royalty.
Cost:£2.50 per ticket
Tickets can be pre booked due to limited number of places on the tour and are available from Ely Tourist Information Centre.
Telephone bookings and credit card payments accepted (minimum £5)
Contact: Ely Tourist Information Centre Telephone: 01353 662062 Email: tic@eastcambs.gov.uk Website: www.visitely.org.ukEly Guided Historic City Tour - 12th February 2012
What better way of discovering the history of this magnificent city than being guided around its splendid array of medieval paths and monastic buildings. Discover the origins of the cathedral and the importance of trade in this former Isle of Eels.
Cost:£2.50 per ticket
Tickets can be pre booked due to limited number of places on the tour and are available from Ely Tourist Information Centre.
Telephone bookings and credit card payments accepted (minimum £5)
Contact: Ely Tourist Information Centre Telephone: 01353 662062 Email: tic@eastcambs.gov.uk Website: www.visitely.org.ukHistorical Architecture Guided Tour of Ely - 11th February 2012
Learn about the wealth of architecture of some of Ely's period, historical buildings.
Cost:£2.50 per ticket
Tickets can be pre booked due to limited number of places on the tour and are available from Ely Tourist Information Centre.
Telephone bookings and credit card payments accepted (minimum £5)
Contact: Ely Tourist Information Centre Telephone: 01353 662062 Email: tic@eastcambs.gov.uk Website: www.visitely.org.ukAnglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee 03.02.2012
Breckland House, St Nicholas Street, Thetford
Time to refresh postal vote information
Anyone who has voted by post from more than five years is being reminded that they must provide updated details.
In East Cambridgeshire, the District Council has written to all residents who have had a postal, proxy or postal proxy since January 2007. The letter reminds them that they are required to submit a fresh specimen signature by 12 March 2012.
Will we be Farmers Market of the Year?
Ely Farmers’ Market has again been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Farmers' Market of the Year Award 2012’ by the National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) Annual awards.
Established in July 2000, the Farmers’ market sees thousands of shoppers visit every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month to the pick up some of the best food and produce in the region.
Setting a prudent budget for the future
After three years of savings, redundancies and cuts to grants, East Cambridgeshire District Council is proposing no new reductions for the next financial year.
The authority is in the middle of a four year financial strategy which was approved last year to save over £2 million pounds by 2015.
This followed cuts of nearly 29 per cent to the Council’s main Government Grant for 2011/12 and 2012/13 without Ministers indicating what will happen over the longer term.
Principal Human Resources Officer (Fixed Term)
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Principal HR Officer to work a minimum of 30 hours per week, for a fixed term period of ten months to provide cover for maternity leave within our small HR team.
In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:
- flexible working
- childcare scheme (up to £155 per month, in approved cases)
- occupational health programme
- training and development
- holiday, sickness and final salary pension scheme entitlements
The Council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a smoke-free policy.
For an application pack, or an informal discussion about the post please contact Customer services on (01353) 665555.
You can apply for this vacancy online or download an application form for completion by selecting one of the options below:
The Council is currently in the process of implementing a new pay and grading structure. Please be advised that the salary offered to the successful candidate may change as a result of the review.
Ely General Market
Our weekly Thursday General Market regularly comprises over 60 stalls, here's just some of the goods available:
Contact: Julia Davis Telephone: 01353 665555 Email: julia.davis@eastcambs.gov.ukEly Craft and Collectables Market
Our Saturday Craft and Collectables Market offers almost a full A to Z of goods and produce - Here's just a whistle-stop tour around the stalls ...
Contact: Julia Davis Telephone: 01353 665555 Email: julia.davis@eastcambs.gov.ukGrasscutter/Gardener (Fixed Term, March - November)
Working to a high standard, your duties will include maintaining a strict grasscutting cycle, maintaining closed churchyards, car parks, shrub beds and cutting of hedges.
In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:
- flexible working
- childcare scheme (up to £155 in approved cases)
- occupational health programme
- training and development
- essential car user allowance
- holiday, sickness and final salary pension scheme entitlements
The Council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a smoke-free policy.
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Closing date for completed application forms is: 3rd February 2012
Interview date: 23rd February 2012
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted by the HR Department by 8th February 2012. If you have not been contacted by this date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
For an application pack, or an informal discussion about the post please contact Customer services on (01353) 665555.
You can apply for this vacancy online or download an application form for completion by selecting one of the options below:
The Council is currently in the process of implementing a new pay and grading structure. Please be advised that the salary offered to the successful candidate may change as a result of the review.
King's Ely Concert Society : Richard Uttley pianist - 20th January 2012
Richard Uttley, one of the leading pianists of his generation, makes a return visit to Ely on Friday 20 January as guest of King’s Concert Society.
Winner of the 2010 Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition, he made his first visit to the city in 2008.
Since then he has appeared at the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in London and also recorded for BBC Radio 3.
Cost:Tickets are £9 (£8 concessions, children free) and are available from boxoffice@kingsely.org or telephone 01353 653931.
Contact: King's Music School Telephone: 01353 653931 Email: boxoffice@kingsely.orgWhat is happening at the Ely Neighbourhood Panel?
Want to hear about the future of policing in Cambridgeshire, or a new online community for East Cambridgeshire? – then come along to this month’s Neighbourhood Panel in Ely.
The Quaker Tapestry Roadshow - February 2012
The Quaker Tapestry Roadshow has already travelled to more than 150 venues in the UK, Europe, and America during the last 20 years, but this is the first time it has visited Ely. The tapestry exhibition in the cathedral’s Lady Chapel runs from January 31 to February 29; it will also include a film, audio guides, children’s activities, gift shop and opportunities to see embroiderers working.
Cost:Free event but please use the North Door of the Catheral for this event.
Opening times are 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday. Closed on Sundays!
Groups of 15 or more should book in advance and will be given a welcome introductory talk. Please telephone 01539 722975 or email info@quaker-tapestry.co.uk
Contact: The Quaker Tapestry Telephone: 01539 722975 Email: info@quaker-tapestry.co.uk
