• Half Term Fun at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

  By HuntsNews at 15:05 on 31/10/11

  

  The area was specially opened and families were able to pick up an explorer kit and take part in activities including; pond dipping, making a minibeast hotel, creating colourful wildlife bunting, making a Paxton Pits postcard and building a home for frogs and newts. Huntingdonshire District Council ranger Kirsty Drew said: "Last year our volunteers helped to landscape the Environmental Education Area into an inspiring wildlife...

• Huntingdon Pupils Win Prizes in the Fight to Reduce Anti-social Behaviour

  By HuntsNews at 16:49 on 20/07/11

  

  For the fourth year running, pupils in Huntingdonshire schools have worked with the Police and other organisations to try to reduce anti-social behaviour in the build up to the summer holidays. Huntingdonshire Community Safety Partnership has once again run its successful 'Streetwise' project for 11-12 year olds in senior schools across the district. Pupils took part in workshops carried out by Huntingdonshire District Council,...

• Local Children Vote "A Bit Lost" by Chris Haughton Their Favourite New Picture Book

  By LongBaker at 21:38 on 16/07/11

  

  In the closest contest in it's 6 year history the children of Cambridgeshire voted for "A Bit Lost" by Chris Haughton in the "Read It Again" picture book award winner. More than 6000 Cambridgeshire school children have been taking part in the award by reading, discussing and voting for their favourite picture book from the short-list and Richard Young announced that only 24 votes separated to top two and only 60...

• Which Huntingdon Schools are Closed Tomorrow

  By LongBaker at 13:57 on 29/06/11

  

  All the secondary schools in Huntingdon will either be closed or partly closed as part of the national strikes, though arrangement have been made for those students taking exams. Local primary schools which we believe will be closed include: Alconbury, Earith, Hartford Junior, Holywell, Little Paxton, Ramsey Spinning Infant, Stukeley Meadows, Thongsley Fields and Thorndown. Others will be partially closed, including Eastfield,...

• JLS Wins Election at Local Democracy Day

  By HuntsNews at 21:40 on 13/10/10

  

  Local school children have voted JLS as their favourite pop act in a mock election during Local Democracy Day, held at Huntingdonshire District Council on Wednesday 13 October. Children from Stukeley Meadows Primary School and Hartford Junior School in Huntingdon attended the event which was aimed at encouraging people to get involved more with local decision making. The children were shown a mock polling station, and the voting...

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