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The Music Night held on July 16th at the Village Hall was a sold-out event that raised £1,495 for the St Swithun’s Appeal and the Great Chishill Windmill Trust, featuring […]

The St. Swithun’s Appeal Fund and the Windmill Trust are collaborating to host a Music Evening on July 16, featuring local and regional talent, with proceeds supporting both organizations. Great […]

The St Swithun’s Appeal ‘Good Old Fashioned Auction’ successfully raised £2,000, bringing the Appeal Fund closer to its £50,000 target, with over 300 lots auctioned by TV auctioneer David Palmer. […]

Great Chishill DCC has received £29,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to begin urgent repairs on the St Swithun’s church tower, with plans to apply for a full grant later […]

To celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, the Parish Council plans to give a memento to every child aged 0-11 in the village, and parents are asked to provide their children’s […]

The Great Chishill Windmill Trust is progressing with plans to restore the historic windmill, having secured funding for urgent trestle reinforcement and working towards obtaining necessary permissions, despite delays and […]

The County Council is facing financial challenges due to the withdrawal of government revenue support, leading to potential cuts in services such as bus subsidies, road maintenance, and winter gritting, […]

Cambridge’s Kings Men returned to St Swithuns Church for a successful concert, raising over £2,500 for the church’s refurbishment through a diverse musical program enjoyed by a packed audience. After […]

Villagers from the Chishills and Icknield Way parishes gathered for a Remembrance Day service led by Revd Andy Colebrooke, which included prayers, the reading of names, and a wreath-laying ceremony. […]

St Swithun’s Appeal chairman, Angus Gent, urged villagers to contribute their skills and ideas for the church’s refurbishment, with the aim of raising £50,000 to secure a Heritage Lottery Fund […]