Winter fair Timetable 2008
Start Time End Time Venue Description
10:00 11:00 Ditchburn Gardens Opening
10:00 Music and refreshments for guests
10:30 speeches by Mr Abdul-Kayum Arain, The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Mike Dixon and local writer Michelle Spring, after which Mill Road Winter Fair will be formally opened.
10:30 17:00 Donkey Green by Swimming Pool A marquee on Donkey Green will have many market stalls (see list at end of programme)

14:30 CHINESE LION DANCE (Sponsored by Kym Lau of Kymmoy)(Any donations to Arthur Rank House)

16:00 ARCO IRIS SAMBA BAND

Good Vibrations will perform at Ditchburn Gardens
11:00 13:00 Parkers Piece near Parkside School Walk with local historian Allan Brigham
11.00. Meet on Parkers Piece opposite the entrance to Parkside School. 1 1/2 to 2 hours. End. Bathhouse, Gwydir St, Mill Road. Cost. £5 (Under 14s free)

Mill Road has recently been described as 'the new Islington'! Others still remember it as the route to the Workhouse.

Take a stroll down Mill Road with local historian Allan Brigham and SEE the Victorian workhouse! Discover the site of the mill that gave the road it's name. See where the only steam locomotive manufactured in Cambridge was made. And hear about life in the recent past when children still slept four to a bed and the tin bath hung on the outside wall awaiting 'the weekly 'bath night'' scrub.
....and end with a meal or a drink in one of the many pubs or restaurants ?

Just turn up on the day, but places are limited. To guarantee a place please book in advance: allanbrigham@hotmail.com
10:30 17:00 Various Throughout the day, members of the Community Circus will walk on stilts, wobble on unicycles and juggle along Mill Road

Something else to look out for - all day various street performers, musicians, dancers will suddenly appear and leap into action in unexpected places

Greenwheels Rickshaws will ply up and down Mill Road all day to transport you over the bridge or to any of the many events and performances.

Dial-A-Ride are arranging transportation throughout the day to help people with mobility problems to reach special destinations. Please contact info@mill-road.com if you would like more information.

10:30 17:00 The tree-lined street of Mill Road TREES OF MILL ROAD – an arboricultural experience on a busy street!

If you walk the length of Mill Road, from the Parker's Piece end to Brookfields and the junction with Perne Road you will pass many species of trees and shrubs. They are an interesting mixture of British natives and species from all over the world – mirroring the diverse human population of the area.

Keith Jordan of Romsey Garden Club has put together a list of these to help you identify the trees as you walk along Mill Road. A short list will be available in the printed programme and a longer one in the marquee on the day of the Fair, plus, more generally, Arjuna, Penguin American Dry Cleaners, Bacchanalia, Smart Cartridge, The Post Office at Al-Amin, St. Philip’s Church and Cutlacks
10:30 16:30 Zion Baptist Church, 1 East Road Jimmy's Nightshelter and the Zion Baptist Church are playing host to a number of community groups including Link-Up, Cam-Mind, East Anglia's Children's Hospices and Roots & Shoots, to provide a warm welcome and Christmas shopping! Art exhibition 'Corrugation Street' is installed for the day. Refreshments available. All subject to confirmation
10:30 15:30 Hughes Hall See Mill Road's own College of Cambridge University from the inside! Hughes Hall is delighted to offer Winter Fairgoers tours of Hughes at 10:30, 12:30, 2:00 and 3:30. Please meet at the main gates at the end of Mortimer Road.
10:30 17:00 Computer Resale, 4 Mill Road Mill Road Art - An exhibition of ‘very local urban landscapes’ by Daisy Zoll
10:00 16:00 5 Mill Road Come and get a sense of Greece and Cyprus at the Greek School of St Athanasios on 5 Mill Road. Sample our food, listen to our music and join in our culture!
10:00-12:00 Greek Coffee & Cakes
12:00-14:00 Greek Souvlaki, Vegetarian Pastries and Other Delicacies for lunch
14:00-16:00 Greek Coffee & Cakes again
12:00 17:00 Fagito Celebrating 20 years in business. 20% off all purchases over £2.00. One percent for every year.
10:30 17:00 Nutters, 10 Mill Road Mill Road Art - Kath Austin shows a selection of photographs based on Cambridge: Town Not Gown
10:30 17:00 Arjuna, 12 Mill Road A photography exhibition showing images of the Kurdish diaspora by Turkish photographer Aysegul Davis, as well as linocuts of Arjuna by Sam Motherwell.

There will also be tasters and samples of goodies to try throughout the day!

Outside Arjuna Mouth Music will be selling hot soup and fresh pizza and will also have their new trailer (normally found in town on Market Street)
11:00 17:00 Arjuna Health Care Clinic, 12 Mill Road Open day (11-5pm): an offering taster pamper treatment 10 minutes for £5 or aromatherapy, massage, deep tissue massage, kinesiology, reiki, reflexology, healing, iridology, craniosacral therapy and many others
10:30 17:00 Spice Gate, 14 Mill Road Free Arabic sweet with every purchase over £5.00
10:30 17:00 Code, 16a Mill Road Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 00:00 Jaffa Net Cafe, 20 Mill Road Arabic tea and sweets for free when you get a shisha pipe
10:30 17:00 Cherry Tree See if you can spot how many crackers there are hidden to win a prize (until they run out!)
10:30 17:00 Nip-In, 30 Mill Road Henna hand-painting
10:30 17:00 CB1, 32 Mill Road Display of early computers. You might get some surprises.
10:30 17:00 Oriental Direct, 34 Mill Road A fortune cookie free with ever purchase over £1.00
10:30 17:00 Penguin American Dry Cleaners, 36 Mill Road Mill Road Art - Appropriate cartoons by Tom Morgan-Jones
10:30 17:00 Subway, 38-40 Mill Road 'Big Eat' Deal (Foot-long sandwich and a drink for 4.99)
12:00 17:00 Cambridge Wine Merchants 42 Mill Road Some traditional mulled wine to warm you up on the day
12:30 17:00 Six Bells in Covent Garden Mulled wine for special price of £1.50 and soup etc for £2.50 Can also do these to take away.
10:30 16:00 Avenue of Limes leading to Cemetery 10:30 until Dark
 Friends of Mill Road Cemetery

13:30 - Women of Note a capella singers
15:00 - Women of Note a capella singers

FOOD FAIR
Cake stalls from local cooks
Burnt Butter Bakery – seasonal puddings, pies, cookies and cakes - 0779 1213668
Cambridge Cupcake Company - www.thecambridgecupcakecompany.com/
The Castle Project - The supported housing project for vulnerable young people
Crucial Cuisine and Andrew Northrop team up to bring you a hog roast, served from 12:30 until it runs out - theshop@andrewnorthrop.co.uk
Easy Eats - local hand-made pies - www.easy-eats.com/
Edible Ornamentals, the chilli growers with their chilli chutneys and other products - www.edibleornamentals.co.uk/
Los Frijoles Mexicans (The Mexican Beans) - flautas, tostadas, bollos, chillis, so popular last year
Gurneys Fish Shop have reluctantly pulled out following a bereavement - http://www.gurneysfishshop.co.uk/
Kingsthorpe organic free range eggs 01832 272034
Mitchells of Cambridge - hand made petit fours 01223 213156
River Farm artisan smoked foods - http://www.saltandwoodsmoke.com/?page_id=9
Tom's Farm chickens from local farms, free-range of course, and 100% chickenburgers
Tree Hugging Hippy Juice Bar – fresh pressed juices and smoothies http://www.treehugginghippy.com/
Wobbly Bottom goats' & cows' milk cheeses http://wobblybottomfarm.co.uk/
Woodward Farms meats, raised nearby, will be used in their gourmet Hereford beefburgers http://www.woodwardsfarm.com/
Wild Country Organics from Jack and Alison
– an array of english cheeses, chutneys, jams, jellies, cakes, local produce, pickled and spiced fruit and delicious hot chocolate made with Valrhona chocolate to warm you while you browse - 01954 261235 and apples and pears from Mannings in Willingham, and winter squashes

10:30 17:00 Sally Ann's, 44a Mill Road See members of the Salvation Army Junior Band play at intervals throughout the day and look at the special Winter Fair window. Last but not least, there will be a Christmas Shop for the day.
Windows competition - Small is Beautiful except that this one will be big!
10:30 17:00 Books for Amnesty, 46 Mill Road Books for Amnesty is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Mill Road, and will have a special window
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
12:00 17:00 Rotana Cafe, 50 Mill Road Halal Sandwiches for £2.20, falafel and hummus for £1.80 plus fresh juices throughout the day. Shisha pipes £5.00
12:00 17:00 Kymmoy, 52 Mill Road A bouncy castle in the back garden for the day. Kymmoy is the proud sponsor of the Chinese Lion.
Mill Road Art - Paul Edwards will be exhibiting vibrant abstract sikscreen prints
11:00 17:00 16 Emery Street Open Studio has moved from 16 Emery Street to St Barnabas Church - art.isstics will show contemporary ceramics, and Anna Nilsen's children's books and jigsaw puzzles.
10:30 17:00 Tudor Rose Café, 54 Mill Road Home made boureki for £1 and traditional Turkish cuisine cookery demonstrations throughout the day
10:30 17:00 Tezcam, 54a Mill Road A voucher for a shampoo with massage, haircut and blow-dry, £10 for men and £15 for women offered on the day of the Fair, to be used by 28th February
11:00 17:00 Dragon Chinese Fast Food & Take Away, 60 Mill Road Free China tea with every meal - Open from 11.00 - 5.00
10:30 17:00 Café Brazil, 64 Mill Road 1/2 price hot drinks all day
Mill Road Art - Sam Motherwell signing book of linocuts 'Mill Road Stories without Words', paintings by Inês Coelho and Jeremy Farnell's atmospheric photographs
12:00 17:00 Café Adriatic, 66 Mill Road A demi-tasse of homemade lemon and vanilla panna cotta, free with every meal between 12:00 and 17:00 on the day of the Fair
10:30 17:00 The Mosque at Abu Bakr Siddiq Islamic Centre Free tea and coffee throughout the day. Free books and exhibition about Islam. Free guided tours of the Mosque. Face painting and henna painting. Prayers 13:00, 14:15 and 16:00 - Come and see how Muslims pray one of the five daily prayers.
10:30 17:00 Kervan Sofrasi, 70 Mill Road A free canned cold drink or a hot drink with every 'special of the day' meal
10:30 15:00 Pieros' Hairdressing, 72 Mill Road Piero's Hairdressing (formerly Vitruvian Man) is providing facepainting at 75 Mill Road (opposite) with proceeds to Lifecraft. Children who have their faces painted may have their photographs taken at Cantab Millennium (see details)

Also Emma Wright will give out '15% off' vouchers for use at your convenience, and selling raffle tickets for 'The Ultimate Rejuvinating Experience' all proceeds going to The Samaritans on Mill Road.

From time to time they will show the film made by 3DM - http://www.myspace.com/threedm - during the 2007 Winter Fair.

Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful

11:00 16:00 13 Perowne Street Bric-a-brac, books and household sale
12:00 14:00 Kohinoor Tandoori Restaurant, 74 Mill Road Fair special: any curry, rice, naan and small cola for £6.50
10:30 16:00 Donaldson's, 82 Mill Road Offering numerous specials for the day - up until 12:30 hot bacon and/or sausage or omelette baps.
12:30-16:00 Hot sub rolls, either dogs or chicken with sauces, wide selection of special breads for the day, offers on packs of muffins or doughnuts, with mince pies and Christmas or snowman gingerbreads and, perhaps, slices of gateaux for the day.
10:30 17:00 Pippa's Blinds, 84 Mill Road Mill Road Art - Dong Han will be exhibiting his unusual portraits at Pippa's Blinds
10:30 17:00 Digital Village, 86 Mill Road A special window for the Fair
10:30 17:00 Ditchburn House 11:30 Coton Morris Dancers and Ely & Littleport Ladies Riot Dancers

13:30 Good Vibrations

14:30 Good Vibrations

15:00 Coton Morris Dancers and Ely & Littleport Ladies Riot Dancers

from 10:30 Ditchburn House is again home to the famous jewellery stall, the WI and many other stalls, and Father Christmas will be visiting so that you can have your photograph taken with him.

They will serve lunches and then, when they are finished, cream teas during the afternoon.

MORE MARKET STALLS

12:00 14:00 Rice House, 88 Mill Road Fair Special: Special Fried Rice for £3.00.
Mill Road Art - Come here to see works by Evi Gstottner
11:30 16:00 Bacchanalia, 90 Mill Road Join us for a Glukriek (warm, spiced cherry beer) and a Spiced Mead tasting. I don't think you could get more festive
10:30 17:00 Smart Cartridge, 94 Mill Road Mill Road Art - Don't miss the unusual work of Claire Foss
10:30 - 13:00 - Seated Shiatsu Massage is given through your clothing in a special chair, bringing immediate stress relief, helping to ease tired aching muscles and promote relaxation. Experience 10-minute taster massages from Shiatsu practitioner Peter Joseph of Touching Health.
12:00 15:00 Sweet 'n Spicy, 102 Mill Road Fair special: homemade biryani, with a soft drink, tea or coffee, for £4.99
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
11:00 16:00 Salvation Army Community Centre, 104 Mill Road 11:30 Lifecraft provide a fabulous Recycling, Regeneration Fashion Show!
All outfits will be styled from Mill Road charity shop clothes by local fashion designer Jamie Ashman. The show will start at 11.30am, just after the Winter Fair opening ceremony, at the Salvation Army Community Centre. Entrance will be free although there will be a silver collection for Lifecraft and the Mill Road charities involved.

Throughout the day, tea, coffee and delicious pastries will be available and there will also be the opportunity to purchase the clothes from the collection after the show.

Arbury Art will be exhibiting landscapes and quirky art all day

DJ Workshop for youngsters or anyone wishing to learn about mixing/DJ'ing. Open mic session for budding mc's with tips from professional mc's. Last but not least, from 11:00 to 16:00 RaptureFM will be streaminglive on-line, both audio and visual. Pop in and have a go. Check www.rapturefm.co.uk for more details
10:30 17:00 Seoul Plaza, 91-93 Mill Road Visit to see what wonderful things you can eat there on the day of the Fair. They will be cooking fried dumplings, Korean sushi and Korean chob cheb - noodles with vegetables and chicken wings. Also selling kimchi. Proceeds to hungry in Korea.
10:30 17:00 Cantab Millennium, 95 Mill Road Conservative Party tombola. Photographs of children who have had their faces painted at Lifecraft and at 75 Mill Road, courtesy of Vitruvian Man (parents must accompany children).

Launch of Swap Pit DVD Exchange Club. They will celebrate their launch by giving out leaflets and free popcorn if you join their new DVD Exchange Club. Bring your old DVD's and join.
11:00 17:00 St Barnabas Church 11-3.30 - Community Café, Craft Activities, Childrens' Activities (games, puppets, crafts), Under 5’s play, live music
4 pm - Christingle Service for children and families.

Open Studio - art.isstics will show contemporary ceramics, and Anna Nilsen's children's books and jigsaw puzzles. This has moved from 16 Emery Street.
10:30 16:00 Lifecraft at The Bath House Mill Road Art at The Bath House where they will be showing and selling unique works of art. And, not to be missed, The World Famous Compliments Booth
10:30 17:00 Williams Art & Antiques, Dales Brewery, Gwydir St See ReCycle, a specially commissioned work of kinetic art by Kat Austen.
Rockford's new Christmas Video will also be playing.
10:30 17:00 40 Gwydir Street Open Studio by Carole Ellison, showing pastels, watercolours, mixed media and drawings of dramatic still life, landscape and nudes
10:30 17:00 Cambridge Antiques Centre, Dales Brewery Gwydir St Mill Road Art - Paintings by Willroy
11:00 18:00 182 Gwydir Street Open Studio Stephanie Lord and Gina Gherardi will show textiles, jewellery and accessories
12:00 16:00 The Cambridge Blue, 85-87 Gwydir Street Beer festival on 5th and 6th December. On day of Winter Fair, extra warming specials which will include items such as roast chestnuts and venison casserole and dumplings. If there is any left, the special will be served from 18:00 to 21:00 in the evening.
14:00 17:00 Bodywise, Unit 4, Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street Open Afternoon: Meet the teachers and therapists and find out about Pilates, Shiatsu, Osteopathy, Feldenkrais, Sports Massage and Yoga. Free Sports Massage taster sessions.
10:30 14:00 Lloyds TSB, 90A Mill Road Visit Lloyds TSB for their Open Day as the open especially for the Fair. All customers may enter a prize draw and have a free drink and a mince pie
10:30 17:00 Taank Optometrists, 92a Mill Road Come and join us for complimentary hot chocolate and muffins. Plus book a half price eye test and we'll donate the fee to eye care charity Sightsavers
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Tattooing by Fabio, 96A Mill Road 10% off any tattoo on the day
10:30 17:00 Al-Amin's, 100A Mill Road 10.30 Breakfast tasting
11.30 Mediterranean tasting including olives, hummous and pickles
12.00 Chicken biryani for £3.50/portion
14.30 Henna painting for half an hour
15.00 Food tasting - East meets West sweets
All day, special offers and events
12:00 14:00 Curry Queen, 106 Mill Road Fair special: £5.00 curry lunch deal, including coffee
12:00 15:00 White Swan, 107-109 Mill Road Irish Stew for £5.00
10:30 17:00 Cho Mee, 108-110 Mill Road Freshly steamed dumplings or pau from £1 and, as usual, lots of advice about what to do with unfamiliar ingredients and foods.
12:00 01:30 Golden Curry, 113 Mill Road £5 curry lunch
10:30 17:00 The Video Emporium, 115-117 Mill Road Cambridge School of Art Illustration will be hosting a stall selling a fine array of lovely things, from Christmas cards to original prints and other gift ideas. There will also be vintage clothing on sale.

From time to time they will show the film made by 3DM - http://www.myspace.com/threedm - during the 2007 Winter Fair.
10:30 17:00 Andrew Northrop, 114 Mill Road Bacon rolls and hot dogs with great flavoured sausages
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Inspirations Hair and Beauty by Dipa, 116 Mill Rd Henna tattoos, exotic jewellery, threading eyebrows and more
10:30 17:00 Bharat Bhavan The Indian Community and Cultural Association of Cambridge will hold an Indian Bazaar, sell authentic food from different regions of India, conduct a cooking demonstration and will have live dance and music classes
10:30 17:00 Regent Language Training Mill Road Art - Prints by John Preston and unframed works by other artists
10:30 17:00 Argyle Street Housing Co-Operative Open Mike and stage - Anybody who might want to play should contact Mike Tabrett at 01223 503390.
From 1:00-4:00 face painting, 'live art' space (a hanging sheet to which anyone can add. Parents might like to know that this likely to be rather messy!).
Food stalls from Mouth Music, crêpes, a bric-a-brac stalls.
Information about ASHCOOP.

13:30 Coton Morris Dancers and Ely & Littleport Ladies Riot Dancers

14:15 ARCO IRIS SAMBA BAND
12:00 14:00 Earl of Beaconsfield, 133 Mill Road Mulled wine for sale
11:00 16:00 Frameworks, 141 Mill Road Bespoke picture framing. 10% off all orders placed on day plus a clearance sale of many assorted frames and mounts. Open 11 - 4pm.
Mill Road Art - Ali Dymond shows portraits where she experiments with colour and composition to create character
10:30 17:00 Balvs Wigs, 160 Mill Road 10% off all human hair and wigs on the day of the Fair
10:30 17:00 Ian James, 176 Mill Road Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 16:00 Mill Road Baptist Church, 178 Mill Road 'Walk Through the Christmas Story' - an exciting experience making the Christmas story come alive.

All-Day Cafe with home-made soup and delicious cakes
10:30 17:00 Vincent Shaw, 1 The Broadway Activities for children

Mill Road Art - Alison Litherland will be showing her dreamy, abstract landscapes
10:30 17:00 Black Cat Cafe, 2 The Broadway Mill Road Art - There will be an exhibition of works by Sarah Turns (influenced by Klimt) and Lisa Wilkens' thought-provoking works
Come along on the day for some delicious surprises!
10:30 17:00 Broadway Florist, 3 The Broadway Lucky Dip in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Kailash, 180-182 Mill Road 10% off any spend over £25 on the day of the Fair
10:30 17:00 Halls, 6 The Broadway Free key tags on the day of the Fair
10:30 17:00 RSPCA, 188 Mill Road Tombola
10:30 17:00 Libra Aries Alternative Bookshop, 9 The Broadway Mill Road Art - Linocuts of Mill Road by Sam Motherwell
The famous Mill Road Wassailers will perform outside Libra Aries Bookshop at 11:30am. They will sing traditional wassails, and other ancient songs suitable to the season.
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Rollers, 12 The Broadway Tombola with all proceeds to the Arthur Rank Hospice
10:30 17:00 196 Meze Bar, 196 Mill Road Free glass of house wine (red, white or rose) with each main course or 3 meze ordered. Free Turkish dessert for each lunchtime diner.
10:30 17:00 Bamboo, 202 Mill Road With every haircut on the day of the Fair, 30% off any beauty treatment
Mill Road Art Elijah Griffiths, a student of art and design at Cambridge Regional College and resident at the Youth Foyer, is interested in recording community events in the vicinity of Mill Road
10:30 17:00 Hope Street Yard Roots of Cambridge Rock and Citywakes
A series of collages illustrating the musical and cultural influences in Cambridge during the early 1960's, executed by Stephen Pyle in the style of contemporary pop art. Also a selected display of the 'Roots of Cambridge Rock' (a sort of family tree) from Syd Barrett's time with 'Pink Floyd' going backwards from 1964 to 1960, showing the various local 'rock' bands that played in Cambridge. Collated and researched by Warren Dosanjh.

Both the above were part of the scenic concept for the recently staged series of concerts called: 'thecitywakes', which was in aid of arts in mental health.
10:30 17:00 Cambridge Building Society, 208 Mill Road Games and activities for children
10:30 17:00 Limoncello, 212 Mill Road Tastings of delicious Italian food
10:30 17:00 Hilarys, 175a Mill Road Satsumas 10 for 50 p, Bananas at 50 p per kilo, Christmas trees on sale
10:30 17:00 Londis, 218 Mill Road 2 bottles of Italian wine for £5 or 3 for £7
10:30 17:00 Co-op, 177 Mill Road Fairtrade food tasting
10:30 17:00 Arena Music, 222 Mill Road Acoustic finger style demonstrations by Chris Newman from 12-4
10:30 17:00 Eastwind, 224 Mill Road Demonstrations of Calligraphy all day and the chance to have a go yourself. Traditional Chinese music and discover the wishing bowl...
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Regali da Roberts Free sweets for children and biscuits for grown ups
10:30 17:00 NCH charity shop, 228 Mill Road Activities for children
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Snakatak Cafe, 230 Mill Road Free winter soup with any baguette or panini
Mill Road Art - Art prints by Megan Ridgewell
10:30 17:00 Broadway Dry Cleaners 10% off on the day of the Fair
10:30 17:00 Dr Li Zhang Acupuncture and Herbs 10% off on the day of the Fair
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Romsey Post Office, 240 Mill Road Christmas decorations on sale
10:30 16:00 St Philips Church, 185 Mill Road Christmas Around the World - A Gift of Hope
International Displays from different groups
Refreshments with international flavours and Fairtrade products for sale.
10:30 17:00 Martin & Co, 191 Mill Road Guess the number of sweets in a jar competition
10:30 17:00 Misfits Art & Design, 258 Mill Road Come and see the live demonstrations by local artists including painting by John Chestney, leatherwork by Sam from VISHMAL LEATHER and belt making by Alan from OUT OF KONTROL, and jewellery making by Denise from SAMAMBA.

There will also be a local Blues Band performing and free snacks available. All this plus promotions from the many businesses in Misfits community shop will be happening at intervals throughout the day.

Mill Road Art - Exhibited will be
Photography by Alistair Laming
Paintings by Anthony Hall
Paintings by John Chestney
Sculptures and African Art by Africa Reborn
Sculptures and African Art by Afra Crafts
Textiles and Sculptures by Peruvian Art
Jewellery by Denise Elliott (Samamba)
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful

10:30 17:00 Ross Street Community Centre Events for younger children at Ross Street Centre
10.30–11.00 Parachute games and singing for babies
11.15-12.00 Dance/games for under 8s

No times yet but the centre will also be offering the following:
Craft activities including salt dough decoration making
Tea and cake
Story time
Face painting

Throughout the day there will be a Local historical display with books of photographs from the area to look though

Other entertainment throughout the day for children, including stories from local storytellers Kati Preston and Alka Hingorani (provisional times 11.00 and 3.00)
10:30 17:00 Cutlacks, 264/268 Mill Road Winetasting and more
Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful
10:30 17:00 Salisbury Club, 272 Mill Road Tabletop sale
10:30 17:00 Romsey Mill, Mill Road/Hemingford Road Stalls of all description (see list below).
Cambridge Friends of the Earth will be running a refreshment stall.
Musical events throughout the day, to include Congolese dancing!

Check www.mill-road.com for a more detailed timetable nearer the day of the Fair.
10:30 17:00 Avis, 245 Mill Road Guess the number of balloons in the car to win a free weekend rental of a small car. All proceeds to Macmillan. Make your reservation today and be entered into a free draw to win a weekend rental of a small car
13:30 17:00 Romsey Labour Club, Mill Road/Coleridge Road An afternoon of local music. Confirmed performances so far include:

1.30 - TOM CONWAY and JOEL - Witty lyrics, cool style, great guitar..singer/songwriter

2.15 NICK and ALEX...CANTABUSKERS young, talented fiddle, harmonica etc etc

2.30 - Bernard Hoskin - acoustic roots singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

3.15 - Hobson's Voice - original folk....about Life in Mill Road, Cambridgeshire and Fenland

4.00 - The Della Porters - although they describe themselves as a "run of the Mill Road grown-up rock band", you may be surprised!
10:30 17:00 Mill Road Art Mill Road Art
On the day of Mill Road Winter Fair and for a week afterwards there will be an art exhibition. The work of local artists will be displayed in a number of venues along Mill Road. These include:

Computer Resale - Photography by Daisy Zoll
Nutters - Photographs by Kath Austin
Penguin Dry Cleaners - Cartoons by Tom Morgan-Jones
Kymmoy - Silkscreens by Paul Edwards
Café Brazil - Sam Motherwell signing book of linocuts 'Mill Road Stories without Words', photographs by Jeremy Farnell and paintings by Inês Coelho
Pippa's Blinds - Paintings by Dong Han
Rice House - Paintings by Evi GStottner
Smart Cartridge - Paintings by Claire Foss
Cambridge Antiques Centre - Paintings by Willroy
Lifecraft - Works by various local artists. Regent Language Training - Prints by John Preston
Frameworks - Paintings by Ali Dymond
Vincent Shaw - Paintings by Alison Litherland
Black Cat Cafe - Paintings by Lisa Wilkens and Sarah Turns
Libra Aries Alternative Books - Linocuts by Sam Motherwell
Bamboo - Photographs by Elijah Griffiths
Snakatak - Art prints by Megan Ridgewell
Misfits - Photography by Alistair Laming, paintings by Anthony Hall, paintings by John Chestney, sculptures and African Art by Africa Reborn, sculptures and African Art by Afra Crafts Textiles and sculptures by Peruvian Art, jewellery by Denise Elliott (Samamba)

Also showing art on the day of the Fair, we are proud to announce that 'Corrugation Street' is scheduled to appear at Zion Hall above Jimmy's Nightshelter and Arbury Art will be showing at the Salvation Army Community Centre, along with the Open Studios below.
10:30 17:00 Open Studios Open Studios
art.isstics/Anna Nilsen 16 Emery Street
Carole Ellison at 40 Gwydir Street
Stephanie Lord and Gina Gherardi at 182 Gwydir Street
10:30 17:00 Stalls STALLS
Stalls in various locations along Mill Road will include:
Agatha Jasinska Gallery, hand-knitted winter hats, hand made/finished Christmas decorations and cards - info@agathagallery.com
Amanda Hall Illustration - wonderful and unusual illustrations - www.amandahall-illustration.com/
Amanda’s Magical Mandalas and friends - Handmade Magical Mandala gift cards (100% recycled and recyclable), Magical Mandala paintings and prints by Baggel Boy - amandaprices@hotmail.com
Boogiepuss Jewellery Buckle's Books - Books and Vinyl Records – zoe@bucklesbooks.co.uk
Cambridge Building Society - Lucky dip, Children’s games
Cambridge Carbon Footprint - Play climate change Tombola, have your carbon footprint calculated and learn specific ways to reduce your personal impact on climate change - www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
Cambridge City Council Recycling - Provision of recycling information – www.cambridge.gov.uk/recycling
Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum - http://www.cecf.co.uk/
Cambridge Friends of the Earth - Wholefood Fairtrade Snack Bar & Discount Environmental Bookstall, Dichroic glass jewellery - www.cam.net.uk/home/camfoe/
Cambridge Green Party Cambridge Liberal Democrats Cambridge Socialist Party - Campaign material and information about our local branch and activities; theCampaign for a New Workers' Party and other socialist ideas. We will have our publications and books by Marx, Engels, Trotsky and many others - www.socialistparty.org.uk
Cambridge Women's Resource Centre - Cakes, Centre information, luck dips, knitted toys, weigh the cake - www.cwrc.org.uk
Cambridge Woodcraft Folk - Badge making, handicrafts for sale and information about Woodcraft Folk
Camlets, goods exchange - Information on joining, and meet the members! – www.camlets.org
Camquit – Cambridgeshire's NHS Stop Smoking Service - www.camquit.nhs.uk
Castle project - Information, and recruiting supported lodgings providers and lead tenants for their properties. Help is needed for this important local charity
Chilton Quality Plants - Hardy nursery stock of winter plants
Cozmickatsoap handmade natural soaps
Daisy Zoll photography - Postcards, books, calendars, t shirts & prints with a local flavour – www.daisyzoll.co.uk
Dhiverse - Information on DHIVERSE – local sexual health and HIV support and resources - www.dhiverse.org.uk
EBAC (European Business Association Cambridge) - Information about this student society in Anglia Ruskin University which provides interaction between the high-flyers of graduate and post-graduate students and professionals; thus, developing the business people of tomorrow - www.ebac.net/
Felt Fabulous - Selling an eclectic array of felt products,from hats to slippers to teacosies to jewellery to bags to much much more – www.feltfabulous.co.uk/
Hanin Palestinian handicrafts - Ethically-traded Palestinian crafts : olive wood Christmas gifts (nativities and figurines), embroidery, ceramics, glass, olive oil, soap, nuts, couscous and herbs - Info_hanin@yahoo.co.uk
Hoppett's Poppetts - Children’s art and craft stall with face painting and ‘stand-and-make crafts’ - Amy on (01223) 701289
Humanitarian Centre - Items for sale in aid of local relief and development initiatives. Information on international work being carried out in Cambridge - www.humanitariancentre.org
Jon Coe's amazing magic trick - Showing a simple magic coin trick which anyone can do. No sleight of hand or any skill required
Julia Johnson's Hand sewn (original designs) colourful beaded jewellery: necklaces, bracelets & earrings - jjohnson371@btinternet.com
The Labour Party - Tombola - Cllr Kevin Blencowe 07914 700602
Lisa MacGregor's contemporary jewellery - Beautiful, unusual, handcrafted contemporary jewellery made from polymer clay, beads and crocheted wire - www.lisamacgregor.com
MenelikEducation- Raising awareness of MenelikEducation & Music and the Lembo-Menelik International Academy project in Kinshasa. Details of volunteering opportunities, dance classes, gigs and a fundraising stocking filler stall. Theodore will also be offering a Congolese dance class (venue to be confirmed – Probably Romsey Mill) – everyone welcome! - www.menelikmusic.com
Mill Road Plastic Bag Free - launching a campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags used on Mill Road. Mill Road leading the way – www.mill-road.com/downloads/plastic_bags.pdf
Necklace Makers - Unique designer jewellery using semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls and lampwork beads - elder.flower@btinternet.com
No Mill Road Tesco – www.nomillroadtesco.org
Oxfam Campaigns Group - Free Fair Trade tea and coffee, other Fair Trade samples, Oxfam Action Cards, some Christmas goods from the Oxfam shops
Perse Girls Charity Cards - for charity yet to be decided
Peru Crafts - Fairtrade crafts from Peru: woodcarvings, gourds, rugs, scarves, musical instruments and jewellery
Petersfield and Romsey Liberal Democrats Lucky Dip for young children and a warm drink for people who stop and chat. We hope to talk with local people about local issues - www.nicholaharrison.com
Phoenix Trading - Quality greetings cards, gift wrap, stationary items, great ideas for Christmas. All at great prices - www.phoenix-trading.co.uk/web/tracybeedle
Purple Ribbon Jewellery - Beautiful, ‘one of a kind,’ handmade jewellery for adults and children, using sterling silver, semi precious stones and locally crafted glass beads. Great Christmas presents - 01223-511490
Quilters of Hope - Selling beautiful patchwork quilts handmade by HIV widows in Cambodia. All profits goes directly to the ladies that made them. The project is part of the charity ‘New Hope for Cambodian Children’
Robinson Bros Garden Features - Robinson Bros design and produce garden arbours and seating – there will be items on display for people to try - sales@robinsonbros.co.uk
Rustic Christmas Wreaths n Stuff - Home made Christmas Wreaths, Swags, Cinnamon bundles, Candles, and Christmas Bunting
Simon Sedgwick-Jell's book stall
Smallprint Silver Fingerprint Jewellery - Your child’s fingerprint captured in fine silver jewellery and precious keepsakes - www.smallp.co.uk
Stop the War Coalition - www.stopwar.org.uk/
Thea Baillie's Delicious home made, locally sourced Chutney, preserves, Jam and Pickles, decorated glass craft jars/ Biscotti and preserved fruit etc
Tish Tash Toys - traditional and educational toys and a lucky dip - www.tishtashtoys.co.uk/
Transition Cambridge - Information about the challenges of climate change and peak oil, and what we can do as a community to create a world that we would like to live in that is less dependent on oil and releases less greenhouse gases – www.transitioncambridge.org
Usbourne Books - Buy 2 books & then get the 3rd cheapest book for half price - www.usborneonline.org/rebeccapaddock
Veenu Leather - Ethically traded handmade leather satchels - www.veenu.co.uk
'War on Terror - the Boardgame' with Andy, Andy and Tom - Meet the creators and the illustrator. Get your game signed. Hunt the WMD’s competition – Find WMD’s hidden along Mill Road and win a free board game - www.inkymess.com
WriteOn - Naked Stage. Well. It might be a bit chilly - www.writeon.org.uk/
Various information stalls including one for the Winter Fair which will include information about the Plastic Bags campaign on Mill Road
10:30 17:00 Windows Competition - Small is Beautiful WINDOWS COMPETITION - Small is Beautiful

Code Haircutting
Sally Ann - except this one will be big!
Books for Amnesty
Piero's Hairdressing - formerly Vitruvian Man
Sweet and Spicy
Taank Optometrists
Andrew Northrop Butchers

Ian James
NCH
Broadway Florists
Libra Aries Alternative Bookshop
Eastwind Arts and Antiques ltd
Acupuncture and Herbs
Misfits
Cutlacks
 
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