Before we welcome in 2020 , a very long overdue up-date! Sales of our book continue and it is nice to hear the stories that have emerged since the launch of the book just over two years ago.

Stories have come from past residents with their memories of our village. Names have been put to faces on the photographs, and distant cousins have been reunited.

Even in the two years since publication the site of Balsham Buildings has made way for a mix of housing known as Farrier’s Yard; the Butcher’s Shop has re-emerged as a very popular and welcoming coffee shop.. New homes are under construction on land which lies between the New Market to Walden Road and Peare tree waye as shown on the original 1617 map, better known today as Linton Road and Hlldersham Road,.

The original idea to celebrate 400 years of the first known map of Balsham has come a long way and those connected with it have created new ventures of their own.. Modern technology has meant that Thomas Langdon’s early map can be reproduced in different ways to show how the village has expanded using statistics and visual images; the possibilities are endless.

If time allows, we have plans are afoot for the new year.

DON’T FORGET PLOUGH MONDAY WHEN THE LOCAL PLOUGH BOYS WILL BE TOURING THE VILLAGE WITH THE CAMBRIDGE MORRIS MEN COLLECTING FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

MONDAY 13TH JANUARY 2020 STARTING 5pm AT DUNGATE LANE

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR