Community Groups – Harston Residents Group

Please note we are not affiliated with these groups. We have done our best to check the information is up to date as of September 2025

Harston Village Hall

Please also see Harston Village Hall calendar and website for weekly events happening there. You can contact the Booking Secretary on 07551 606621 or email booking@harstonvillagehall.org.uk. Address: Harston Village Hall, 20 High St, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PX

This is an example weekly calendar from the Harston Village News booklet June/ July 2025:

Harston Community Food Hub:

They are a charitable project run fully by volunteers with two specific goals; reducing food poverty and also reducing the amount of perfectly good food ending up on the landfill.
They are based in the Harston Baptist church hall but they are not a religious group. See webpage and Facebook page. Contact them at harstonfoodhub@gmail.com

Chapel Ln, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NG, UK

Opening hours: Wed and Sat 11.30-1pm

What’s going on in the community:

Badminton Club: Harston Badminton Club is a friendly group of adult players who meet in the school Hall, Mondays 7.30-9.30. They play socially, i.e. not in competitions, have a range of abilities but mix in to have a good game. Anyone is welcome to come along to a session and see for themselves. For more information contact Hilary Roadley on 01223 871244 or hilary.roadley@hotmail.com.
Better Brew Cafe @ Harston Village Hall: Better Brew is a volunteer-run community group which provides community cafe facilities in the Village Hall on the first Saturday of every month, 10:30am-12:30pm. See hall calendar to check dates, see also S Cambs link to community cafes.
Churches: There are two churches in Harston, both of whom have their own websites with details of services, contact details and support they offer for the community.
- All Saints’ Church is the Parish Church (Church of England). Full details can be found on its website.
- Details of the Baptist Church can be found on its website.
Circle Left – Harston and Haslingfield Folk Dance Club: http://www.circleleft.org.uk/
Community Orchard Group: The group meets on the second Saturday of each month from 9.30am until 11am. It is simply a volunteer group so anyone is welcome to come along and help. See their instagram account here.
Cubs and Scouts: See their webpage here for the most up to date information. 1st Harston Scout group runs a Cub pack for boys and girls from 8yrs to 10.5yrs and a Scout troop that takes boys and girls from 10.5yrs up to the age of 14.5yrs. The group meets at the Harston school hall on Wednesday evenings during term time (cubs 6pm, scouts 7:30pm) and are able to offer Scouting to youngsters from Harston as well as surrounding villages, such as Hauxton, Newton and Foxton. Cub Leaders: Brenda Free, Colin Free and Amanda Free. Scout Leaders: James Prisk, Tim Anderson, Ben Harris & Clare Roberts. If you have any other question or would just like to know more please do not hesitate to come along one troop night and one of the leaders will be pleased to help or alternatively you can contact them here.
Harston Painters: Harston Painters is a local group of amateur artists who meet in the Village Hall’s Large Committee Room each Friday morning from 9am to 11.30. It is a self-help group and does not provide tuition. Members are required to have an acceptable level of artistic ability. Our work is usually discussed informally within the group. We hold an exhibition of our work every other year. Please contact Harston Village Hall for more information.
Harston Residents Group: Us! Contact: www.harstonvillage.uk/contact-us
Harston Threads: this is a community based sewing, knitting, crochet (and any other crafts you can think of) group who meet on a regular basis in Harston. Contact at harstonthreads@outlook.com or webpage.
HATS (Harston Amateur Theatre Society): HATS is a drama group based in Harston, Cambridge that performs once a year in the village hall. It is open to anyone who is prepared to make the meetings. They have an informal, relaxing and friendly group creating an atmosphere aimed at enjoying themselves and hence entertaining audiences. Contact Rupert Dick on 01223 870985 or rupertdick@hotmail.co.uk.
Kiddiwinks Pre-School: Contact Katherine Cobbald on 01223 870345 or email office@harstonnewton.cambs.sch.uk, see also link and prospectus.
Local History Group: Harston Local History Group is an informal group of volunteers who started October 2014 to try to gather together all the historical information we can find in the village on Harston and find ways of sharing it with the local community. We received a Heritage Lottery Grant at the end of June 2015 to ‘Explore Harston’s Heritage’ and create our own history website – www.harstonhistory.org.uk. We have scanned old photos (from the late David Deacon Collection) and collected oral memories from some of the older residents (see Harston Memories section). In Harston Village Hall we also give free illustrated talks on different topics of Harston’s history throughout the year – see events section of the website or village magazine for details. You can see different history displays on the first Saturday morning of each month at the Better Brew Fair Trade café in the Village Hall and look out for our history articles in the parish magazine. We also welcome any information, photos or documents you may wish to share with us on Harston’s history and are always available at the Better Brew Café for a chat. For more details contact hilary.roadley@hotmail.com or 01223 871244. Why not come along and find out more about Harston’s history and heritage.
Lunch Club: The lunch club meets every Monday in the Harston Village Hall except Bank Holidays and during August. Spaces are available for anyone over 65 from Harston, Newton or Hauxton who would like an excellent home-cooked meal and good company for just £2.00. Transport can be arranged. Ring June Boakes on 01223 870777 or email june@boakes.plus.com if you would like to join or if you can help with preparing veg, cooking, serving, or washing up.
Social Car Scheme: See link here for up to date information. The social car scheme was introduced to the village in 1991 by Mrs Peggy Heap. The volunteer car scheme transport people from within the village to medical & medically related appointments within a five mail radius of Harston. This area covers the surgery in Harston & Health centre in Great Shelford, the optician & dentist in Great Shelford & the many clinics at Addenbrookes. Drivers waiting time may cause concern & in the case of Addenbrookes we deliver the passenger but they are responsible for making their own way home. A small contribution is made by the passenger & a small subsidy from C.C.C. They are not allowed to make a profit. This scheme is not an alternative for a cheap taxi service!! It should be emphasised that the volunteers are giving their own time & that the contributions given do not cover the total motoring cost. Anyone needing transport for medical journeys must contact the co-ordinator-Mrs A. Holden on 01223 870647 between the hours of 09.00hrs-11.00hrs, Monday-Friday at least 24 hrs. before appointment time, preferably 48hrs before the pick up from the passenger’s home. Should no one be available to take the call please leave a message on the answer phone. The co-ordinator will then be able to confirm eligibility of request, confirm a driver & advise on cost. Having read this article some of you may feel able to give some of your valuable time to the scheme. The village needs to recruit more drivers to ensure that the scheme continues to deliver through the next decade. PLEASE VOLUNTEER. Contact Angela Holden on 01223 870647
Women’s Institute: Harston WI is a small friendly group which was formed in March 1920. They meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm at Harston Village Hall which has plenty of parking. The group is a fun, sociable and enthusiastic bunch! They have lots of plans for social/interest groups over the coming months. E-mail ml-wi@lloyd-clarke.org.uk for more information about us

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