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Bedford Quire Concert May weekend

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A concert organised by the Friends of St Mary’s Church Comberton

Preparations for this  weekend’s concert are progressing…

  • Quire, car parking, tickets and Wine / Beer have been organised.
  • There are artcards and notelets to buy and take away
  • Tickets on the door are still available at £8

The concert is on Saturday 13th May in St Mary’s Church. The event starts at 7pm with an opportunity to avail yourself of Wine or Juices prior to the concert.

All we need now is you to come and enjoy a great evening…

After the Event UPDATE:

A quite unusual event with a significant insight into the earlier centuries in Comberton and some aspects that no-one seemed to know about. The Quire had  certainly done some deep digging into Comberton’s history.

Hopefully a future article in Contact will enlighten us. The Friends of St. Mary’s Church hope to have raised nearly £1000 towards their target of £5000 in their first year to support ongoing repairs to our village church.

Local Election Result – Conservatives hold Comberton and secure Mayor for the region

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County Council Election

Conservative candidate Lina Joseph won by nearly 500 votes:

  • Philip Allen 1,369 (Lib Dems)
  • Norman Crowther 456 (Lab)
  • Anna Serena Gomori-Woodcock 258 (Green)
  • Lina Maria Joseph 1,840 (Con).

Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Cllr Palmer, leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council, saw off competition from six other candidates, including Lib Dem candidate and Cambridge City councillor Rod Cantril, and Labour candidate and city councillor Kevin Price, to secure the coveted role.

He beat the Lib Dem’s Rod Cantrill in the second round vote.

The mayor will oversee a £20 million annual budget devolved from government, and will also have devolved powers to spend up to £800 million on local housing, infrastructure and jobs.