On Saturday, 10th May 2025 we celebrated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) with a picnic on the Stambourne Playing Field. Here you will find a collection of photographs from the day. We celebrated with live music, a VE Quiz, a VE Day talk, a selection of artifacts from the Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum, donations of cakes, a very generous donatio...

From the Stambourne Census return, kindly provided by Tony Bayley, January 2025 A few facts from the return: 91 occupied dwellings 299 people registered of whom 167 were born in Stambourne Continued decline in farm workers down to ~55 from 74 in 1911.  Continued decline in number of scholars, 33 compared with 55 in 1911 Apart from the normal informatio...

Saturday, 16th December 2023 // Photos of the Christmas quiz held at the Stambourne Village Hall on 16th December 2023: Stambourne Village put on a much entertaining Christmas quiz night, with great company, delicious food and prizes! A big thank you to the organisers for arranging a great evening! Special thank yous go to Fiona and Tony for being brilliant Quiz Masters, to Zo...

Photos of the picnic held on the Stambourne Playing Field on 7th May 2023 to celebrate the King's Coronation! We had live music, games, fancy dress competition, face painting, quiz, memorabilia corner, donations of cakes, an evening BBQ & lighting of the beacon. Take a look at the latest Stambourne photo gallery: Stambourne Coronation Picnic 2023. window.location="...

Gallery of Stambourne photos taken in winter 2022/23 // If you have any pictures, old or new, that you think would be of interest to people, please let us know. Also in the photos section: Events (including scarecrow competitions, village fête, bonfire night celebrations and more), Structures, Through the seasons, Nature, Sport and More... Take a look at the ...

Foulness Island in Essex was once only accessible via the deadly Broomway. Approach with caution! Just when you thought you knew Essex, did you know that you can only visit this island one day per month, for only 7 months of the year? And have we already said that it's in Essex? The place we are going today is Foulness Island, an island off the east coast of the county near...

Stambourne Fitness - Women's workout: low impact, women’s only fitness class. Improving strength, flexibility, balance and core. Suitable for any ages, and ability, exercise seated or standing. When: Tuesdays — 6pm; Where: Stambourne Village Hall, Stambourne CO9 4NP; Cost: £6 per session (please book in advance); For more details, contact Lara on 07...

For inspiration on what to do in (or around) Stambourne, look no further than our events calendar! On this page you will find a list of events taking place in (or around) Stambourne, both regular and one-off occurrences. If you know of any other events being organised and which you would like to see published on this page, please let us know. Tak...