STUNTNEY

"The Steep Island"

A SMALL EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE VILLAGE.

News, views, events and information about Stuntney, Cambridgeshire, England.

Welcome to the Stuntney Village website which sets out to represent all interests in the village and present a window to the world.
Stuntney is a very small East Cambridgeshire village situated about one and a half miles south-east of the cathedral city of Ely.

Site last updated 5th July 2008 (Music Festival)

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 Stuntney's big event - the Dance Island music and dance festival - is being helde on 5th July.
An array of marquees has been erected on the Festival site behind Fenland Lodge residential home.

What's New

  • The Music & Dance Festival.
    An invited party of villagers visited the Festival site on the eve of the big event and were conducted around the site by Mr Anthony Morbey to view the impressive marquees and to hear about the detailed preparations (picture on the Events page).
    During the festival on Saturday 5th July and running into the early hours of Sunday morning, a police mobile office will be stationed in Stuntney Social Club Car Park. This should be the first point of contact for any queries or concerns.
    We have also been given an emergency number to the event Control Centre, but this is not intended for non-urgent enquiries. It is 07505 822467.
    Also see the official Dance Island website www.dance-island.com/

  • The next meeting of Stuntney Village Council is on Tuesday 8th July at 8 pm in the Social Club.
    The approved minutes of the March Meeting
    The Decision List of the meeting held on 15th May.
    Are on the Village Council Page select here

  • June. Where are all the House Martins? Normally by now the Stuntney sky is criss-crossed by these attractive little summer visitors hawking for insects after returning from their winter quarters in South Africa but this year there are few. For possible explanations go to the Comments & Feedback page.

  • April 19th. The City of Ely Council have kindly bought us a long handled litter picker as requested by the Village Council. This will be of great assistance to those caring persons who help to keep our village tidy.

  • Walking in Cambridgeshire. For 50 walks in our county, with maps www.walkingincambridgeshire.co.uk/

  • The Stuntney Neighbourhood Watch email circulation list seems to work well, and a chain of residents (currently 22 addresses) in Stuntney quickly get updated on any crime or security issues affecting the village. If you would like to be added to the list please contact the webmaster, email address at foot of this page.
    From September 2007 the East Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch Association has a new website. Stuntney NW has close ties with the Association, whose headquarters are at Ely. To go to the site select here
    One of the commonest forms of burglary these days is the Distraction/Deception scam. Criminals are constantly thinking up new cunning ways of gaining access to households in order to steal cash or other valuables. For a report from the police on the variety of ruses to watch out for select here
    For full details of the police team and contact numbers go to the 'Police & Neighbourhood Watch' page

  • The Milton Children's Hospice does wonderful work but relies heavily on charity for its funding. From time to time supporting events are held at Milton, which in future will be advertised on the Events page of this site. To find out more select here

  • See Stuntney from satellite! The Google Earth website gives amazing views of the world. You really need broadband to view this site but take a look at Stuntney as seen from space by going to our 'Links to related sites' page from INDEX above, and click on the link near the top of the page.

  • Are you one of the many people researching family history? This can be a very time consuming hobby but help is at hand from Debbie Byrne of Stuntney who has had several years experience of this subject and who knows the most helpful websites. Go to the foot of the History page for links to her recommended best sites.

  • And for those people who up to now feel that computers can do nothing for them, do they really know what they are missing? - A huge wealth of information on every conceivable subject, the ability to communicate almost instantaneously at little or no cost with contacts near or far, buy goods online and save big money, use your creative ability to design and produce your own cards or posters and much, much more. Don't let stories of online tricksters put you off, sensible use of computers poses no risk. Understanding and patient help is available to get you started or take you to the next stage, contact Rod Vincent or Elaine Adams to book an appointment. We too had to start sometime, so we know what it feels like.

  • Keep your computer safe. You should have up to date anti-virus protection and a firewall. Follow two cardinal rules to keep nasties away from your computer:
    1. Never open e-mail attachments, even from trusted sources, unless you are sure they are genuine, ie. the text in the main body explains the attachment.
    2. Beware of clicking on any links from or to dodgy sites, these sometimes pretend to be from reputable organizations, such as banks, Inland Revenue, Amazon or E-Bay. Even clicking on the 'No thank you' button, or the close 'x' can be a trap, try Control + W to clear a pop-up box or close a doubtful site. Reputable sites do not seek information this way, so be warned!
    Spam is a curse of the internet and much of it is being sent out by innocent users whose computers have been hijacked by implanted programmes. If your computer is running very slowly or is acting in other strange ways you could be a victim. Running a virus scan with a good anti-virus programme should show up any lurking intruder.
    Also please do not pass on any chain-mail type emails containing dire warnings about supposed viruses that will wreck your computer defrost your freezer or curdle your cream. They are invariably hoaxes and at best clog the internet, at worst they could themselves contain a virus. Even the well intentioned jokes or pretty pictures that you are asked to forward to your friends are used to harvest email addresses, resulting in still more spam.

    Website created and maintained by Rod Vincent
    (Silver surfer award winner 2004)

    e-mail: webmaster@stuntney.org.uk


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