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 December - Glass exhibition, lost cat, Village Development proposals, Hedge cutting (Events),

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Friday 5th December. Cats are in the news lately in Stuntney. First it was one stuck up a tree
and now one has gone missing (picture above).The owner has sent this message:
On the 2nd of December a male cat Was last seen walking down Soham Road, he has been missing
for several days now and the owner is starting to get worried. If you see this cat could you please
let the owners know, they live at 3 Soham Road Stuntney. There maybe a reward if the cat is found!

What's New

  • Estelle Lankester of 6 Soham Road is holding an Open Studio exhibition of her clever decorative glasswork, this weekend 6th and 7th December.
    To view a poster (pdf file) advertising the event select here

  • November 27th 2008. A meeting was held in the Social Club when Mr Anthony Morbey and consultant to Cole Ambrose Esates Mr Andrew Pym outlined to the Village Council and other village committees their proposals for the development of Stuntney over the next generation. A number of questions were raised and answered.
    It has been decided that a further meeting of the village committees will take place on the 9th December, following which full details will be released to all village residents by Newsletter and on this website.

  • November 11th. The Annual General Meeting of Stuntney Village Council was attended by The Ely City Mayor Councillor Sheila Friend-Smith.
    A picture of the newly elected committee appears on the Village Council page.

  • No sooner has the excitement of the Social Club special Halloween Eve passed than we had another Club special, Guy Fawkes Bonfire and Burgers on Friday evening 7th November (picture above). For two pages of pictures of the Halloween night select here

  • November 4th. The Stuntney website received 260 net visits during the 12 day period ending today. This average of 21.6 visits per day is a new record.

  • A number of Stuntney residents have signed up to receive E-Cops messages from the police. These include alerts and general news information. You can go on the list by visiting https://www.cambs-police.co.uk/myneighbourhood/ecops/

  • The Ely Masterplan a Stuntney Council response. Chairman of Stuntney Village Council, Mrs Wendy Fox, has written to ECDC giving the considered views of the Council, particularly on the question of the proposed Southern Bypass. To read the letter select here
    The letter also appeared in The Ely Standard, 24th July issue.

  • The Stuntney Neighbourhood Watch email circulation list seems to work well, and a chain of residents (currently 25 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. Avast & AVG are two good free AV downloads. Windows Vista includes its own firewall and Zone Alarm firewall is available for earlier versions of Windows.
    Make sure your computer is programmed to automatically receive Microsoft Security updates. Bad people out there are constantly seeking new ways to create problems.
    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. Some pretend to give free anti-virus scans. 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.
    For good advice on all kinds of computer questions its hard to beat the 'Ask Bob Rankin' site, see our 'Links to Related Sites' page.

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

    e-mail: webmaster@stuntney.org.uk


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