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Coton Village Fete Monday 26 August 2pm
Only 2½ miles from Cambridge city centre along the Coton Footpath, Coton’s famous village fête and car boot sale on August Bank Holiday Monday will be in action on the village Recreation Ground, just across the road from The Ploug h pub. Why not Cycle...
Coton Through the Ages – A history of Coton by Kathleen Fowle
Coton Through the Ages was originally written by Kathleen Fowle in 1992, with additional articles provided by villagers and friends. In this second edition many new illustrations, maps and photographs have been included. Some of the original research...
Village Hall for Hire
Coton Village Hall is a modern venue situated on the High Street in Coton, just 3 miles from Cambridge city centre. The hall has recently been completed to a very high specification and offers a beautiful space for all kinds of events. The Hall is wheelchair...
Do Something Extraordinary – Volunteer with Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding Toft District is calling on residents of the Coton area to give some time to allow local girls and young women to enjoy a wide range of exciting activities, as well as acquire new skills and experiences themselves. Coton Brownies are on...
Solar Photovoltaic Panels
What are they? Solar photovoltaic cells (also called PV cells or panels) generate electricity through harnessing the energy of sunlight. The stronger the sunshine, the more electricity is produced. They provide a green and renewable way of powering the...
The Dry Garden
Water is a precious resource locally and globally. Rainfall in Cambridge has averaged only 557 mm annually over the last 30 years and Cambridge’s climate is classified as ‘semi-arid’. With the recent spring being the driest in over a century, it...
Tortoiseshell Cat Found
A tortoiseshell cat and her 3 kittens (white with various colour patches) have been found living in the hedge just behind Polhill at Coton Orchard Garden Centre. We think from her skittish nature (she runs off when approached) that the mother has...
Cards from Africa
Rachel was just 13 when her mum died and she suddenly became head of the household of four, barely surviving on whatever she could grow on a meagre plot of land. Cards from Africa, a buzzing new enterprise started by local resident Chris Page, learned...
BT Race to Infinity £5000 prize
Just a couple of weeks ago, Madingley was crowned a winner of BT’s Race to Infinity, giving access to superfast broadband by early 2012. The next step is for Openreach to complete a survey to assess and plan fibre deployment. Congratulations go to Tumi...