It’s just a few days to go until Love’s Farm House opens its doors for the very first time. Here’s the low-down on activities you can take part in during our Launch Festival week (plus a few that start the week after). A huge thanks to St Neots Town Council and our session providers for helping us offer the majority of Launch Festival events for free.
Saturday 24 October
Saturday 4pm: Love’s Farm Expo
Free
Our first event is your chance to see the building, meet the people who will be hosting activities and find out about the projects Love’s Farm Community Association (LFCA) is running across Love’s Farm. There will be craft activities, a barbecue and we’ll be burying a time capsule in the garden. Please bring your submissions for the time capsule (must fit into a 90x55mm envelope) by 5pm. Please bring a pre-loved item of clothing to turn into bunting to decorate our venue.
At 6pm we’ll be hosting the LFCA AGM. There’ll be a couple of speeches and voting in of the chair, secretary and treasurer. It’s a great opportunity to find out what LFCA does and how you can get involved.
At 6:30pm there’ll be live music from Parson’s Nose followed by the LFCA Community Champion Awards, a barn dance and disco until midnight, so bring your dancing shoes.
Sunday 25 October
Sunday 10-11:30am: Breakfast Church
Always free
come when you can, leave when you need to, come back if you want
Hosted by Helene, the Love’s Farm Community Chaplain, Breakfast Church welcomes all ages to come and eat breakfast, read the papers, explore questions about life, faith and doubt and consider how an ancient story relates today.
www.facebook.com/lovesfarmchaplain
Contact Helene on 07938 803501 or email community.chaplain@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 2pm: Film screening: Big Hero 6
Free Launch Festival event
An action-packed comedy-adventure from the team behind Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph. This Certificate PG film will be shown for free as part of our launch week festivities.
Seats allocated on first-come-first served basis. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Monday 26 October
Monday 9:30am, 10:30am & 11:30am: Hartbeeps
Free tasters in launch week, £6.50 thereafter (£5.50 in advance)
Multi-sensory, developmentally directed, musical storytelling sessions for small people and their grown ups. Designed by experts, fuelled by magic, delivered with love.
- 9.30am Happy House – toddlers to five years
- 10.30am Baby Beeps – sitting to walking
- 11.30am Baby Bells – newborn to sitting
www.hartbeeps.com
Contact Anna on 07903 142 133, annac@hartbeeps.com to reserve your place.
Monday 3pm: NCT Mother & Baby Yoga
Free taster session in launch week, £10 thereafter (normally at 1:15pm)
Sessions for women from six weeks after birth, gentle yoga-based exercises for mums and babies to do together.
www.jennysclasses.uk
Contact Jenny on 01480 215658 or email jenny@jennysclasses.uk to reserve your place.
Monday 4:45pm: Pop Movers
Free taster session in launch week, £4.50 thereafter (normally at 4:15pm)
A 45-minute dance class for boys and girls aged 5-9. Start with a fun and energetic warm up and then learn a dance routine to your favourite pop songs. Pop Movers is the perfect opportunity for children to have fun, build confidence and make friends.
www.limelightentertainmentuk.com
Contact Amy on 07825 331453 or email amy@limelightentertainmentuk.com to reserve your place.
Monday 7pm: At Peace Yoga
Free taster session in launch week, £7.50 thereafter (booked in nine week blocks, £9 drop-in)
Yoga for everyone, all ages and abilities, incorporating breathing exercises, movement (asana), meditation and relaxation. Taught by a British Wheel of Yoga teacher and Yoga Therapist.
www.facebook.com/AtPeaceYogaTherapy
Contact Rebecca on 07789 175009 or email oakley_rebecca@hotmail.com to reserve your place.
Tuesday 27 October
Tuesday 10am & 11:15am: Baby Sensory
Free tasters in launch week, 9 weeks at £58.50 thereafter (normally 10 at £65)
Baby Sensory introduces you and your baby to a world of rich and varied sensory experiences through a wide range of creative, imagination and exciting activities and tools, all to encourage learning and development in those precious early months.
www.babysensory.com
Contact Sarah Knights on 07921 29937, email Beds@babysensory.co.uk or visit the website to reserve your place.
Tuesday 1:30pm & 2:15pm: 4SF Bootcamp
Free tasters in launch week, £5 thereafter on Thursdays at 1:30pm (6th session is free)
4 Seasons Fitness will be bringing a Bootcamp to Love’s Farm. The session will always be challenging but the instructor will cater for all abilities and help you work towards any goals.
www.4seasonsfitness.co.uk
Contact Max on 07862 726276 or email max@4seasonsfitness.co.uk to reserve your place.
Starting Tuesday 10 November, 1:30pm:
Everyone Health Adult Weight Management
Free (book in advance through your GP or self-referral)
Nutrition and exercise based group session for overweight adults looking to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle.
www.everyonehealth.co.uk
Call Vicki on 01223 941150 / 07834 173726 or email victoriawhite@everyonehealth.co.uk for more information.
Tuesday 7pm & 8pm: Pilates Professional
First class free (must be booked in advance), £78 for 12 classes thereafter
Annie Morton’s Pilates classes will help you to reduce back, neck and shoulder pain, improve your posture, flexibility and strengthen your abdominal core muscles.
www.pilates-professional.com
Contact Annie on 01480 474 363 or email annie@pilates-professional.com to reserve your place.
Wednesday 28 October
Wednesday 9am-12pm: Farm House Coffee Morning
Pop in for tea, coffee, hot chocolate and cake, lovingly baked and served in the foyer by our team of volunteers.
Wednesday 9:30am & 10:30am: Music For Little People
Free tasters in launch week, £7:50 thereafter (normally at 9:45-10:45am and 10:45-11:30am)
Award winning classes build the foundations of learning through music with colourful props and puppets. Delivered by qualified teachers.
www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk
Call Karen on 01480 812469 or email karen@mflp.co.uk to reserve your place.
Wednesday 10:30am: At Peace Yoga
Free taster session in launch week, £7.50 thereafter (booked in nine week blocks, £9 drop-in)
Yoga for everyone, all ages and abilities, incorporating breathing exercises, movement (asana), meditation and relaxation. Taught by a British Wheel of Yoga teacher and Yoga Therapist.
www.facebook.com/AtPeaceYogaTherapy
Contact Rebecca on 07789 175009 or email oakley_rebecca@hotmail.com to reserve your place.
Wednesday 1:30pm: Love’s Farm Starlings
Always free
A drop-in session with play based activities that change weekly, regular baby weighing with a Health Visitor and monthly visits from JobCentrePlus.
www.cambridgeshirechildrenscentres.org.uk
Contact St Neots Rural Childrens Centre, 01480 357540, stneotsruralchildrenscentre@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for more information.
Starting Wednesday 4 November 6:30pm: Youth Club
A new youth club for school years 8 to 11 (ages 12-16). Watch this space for more information.
Wednesday 7pm: Film screening: Mad Max Fury Road
Free Launch Festival event
The 2015 reboot of George Miller’s deranged post-apocalyptic saga, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. This Certificate 15 film will be shown for free as part of our launch week festivities.
Seats allocated on first-come-first served basis.
Thursday 29 October
Thursday 11:30am & 2:30pm: My Pet Monster and Me!
£2 in advance
Sophie Bucket lives on a farm with her Dad. She spends all of her time day-dreaming, but most of her time alone. If only she had a little friend to share her adventures. One day, Sophie finds an egg. She keeps it warm, and out pops a cuddly, toothy, burpy, baby MONSTER! And so, the fun begins…
Brought to life by acclaimed Blunderbus Theatre, this is a very funny show especially for little monsters aged 3-7 and their grown-ups.
Thanks to the generous support from St Neots Town Council, we’re able to bring you this fabulous show for just £2 per person. Last remaining tickets available in person from Love’s Farm House (2:30pm show only) – please call 01480 262626. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Starting Thursday 5 November 6pm and 7:30pm
Love’s Farm Brownies and Guides move into their new home.
Email guides@lovesfarmguiding.org.uk for more information.
Friday 30 October
Starting Friday 6 November 9:30am: Switch Now
Switch Now aims to provide young adults with learning difficulties / disabilities supported training and work experience to develop employment skills, with the objective to be ‘work ready’. We aim to work collaboratively with the local community and partner organisations to identify the opportunities for employment, aiming for inclusive places of work, with a mutual benefit to both employer and employee.
www.switchnow.org.uk
Contact Mark on 07518 795301, markhawking@switchnow.org.uk or Catherine on 07518 795370, catherinefairholm@swithnow.org.uk for more information.
Friday 10:30am: Baby and Toddler Rhymetime
Free taster session in launch week, £1 thereafter (first Thursday of the month at 2:15pm)
Action rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers to enjoy, courtesy of our friends at St Neots Library.
Contact St Neots Library on 0345 045 5225 for more information.
Friday 6:15pm: Burlesque Fitness
Free taster session in launch week, £5 thereafter
A fun and mischievous exercise class combining a cardio work out and burlesque tease.
Friday 7:30pm: Farm House Bar
Good beer, fine wine and the finest company you could hope for, every Friday in the foyer.
Friday 8pm: Love’s Farm Quiz
£1 per person
The LFCA monthly quiz returns in its new home at the Farm House Bar. Emma is your quizmaster this month, so it’s probably worth brushing up on Eastenders plots. The bar will be open so no more bring-your-own-bottle.
Saturday 31 October
Saturday 9:30am: Rosettes Dance Class
Free taster session in launch week, £4 thereafter
Street/Pop dance mixed with ballroom and Latin for kids ages 4-6 years.
www.katynorthdanceacademy.com
Contact Katy on 07500 875060 or email katynorth.danceacademy@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Saturday 10am: Junior Street Dance
Free taster session in launch week, £5.50 thereafter
Street dance for kids aged 7-10 years.
www.katynorthdanceacademy.com
Contact Katy on 07500 875060 or email katynorth.danceacademy@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Saturday 6-10pm: Halloween Family Disco
£1 in advance
Get ready for an evening of spooky fun and ghoulish goings on at the Farm House. There’ll be games for younger children from 6pm and a chance for kids and adults of all ages to strut their freakiest moves from 7pm. Fancy dress encouraged but not essential.
Tickets cost £1 and are available in advance from Love’s Farm House throughout launch week (from 24 October). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Love’s Farm House is teaming up with Shume, the new bottle emporium in Cross Keys Mews, St Neots, for an evening of Belgian delicacies. Tickets cost £10 and include samples of five Belgian beers and five cheeses. Belgian beer specialist Bart Verhaeghe, who has 30 years experience working in the industry will be sharing his knowledge.
Karaoke at the Farm House Bar
Games Night
LFCA Quiz Night
Farm House Gallery
Love's Farm House 
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