The Ickleton Society

26/07/2026

A wonderful story of a family from Ickleton - medals belonging to
the Carder family came up for auction, The society was able to notify the family decendents who bought them and may be able to display them here in the future. The World War book published by The Ickleton Society covers the story- such heros of a bygone age.
Herbert Carder was killed the opening attack of the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July 1917
Arthur Carder was injured in the same battle & died on 9 August 1917 following amputation of his leg
Walter Carder was killed on 13 September 1917
Walter’s medals & death plaque are with his granddaughter, Jean Rayner.
Arthur & Walter were brothers. One of their sisters was the little girl who drowned in Pam’s ditch. Walter was a veteran of the Boer War. Herbert was their cousin.

24/07/2026

The Key to the Chapel - picked up ready for the cemetery talk by Emma- a wonderful group will enjoy a facinating insight into the past lives f residents.

23/07/2026

The Ickleton Society thanks Peter James and Sam at Rectory Farm for the most wonderful afternoon Farm Tour and Live Combining. About 20 children rode in the trailer to get a close up look at harvest. A visit to a field with cows to let the children run around freely while the adults were treated to a sundowner . A perfect day ,

17/06/2026

Thank you to the building survey department at Bidwell’s who had nine volunteers come to Ickleton for a community day. We were delighted to show them all the things in the village. A walk around the churchyard which has been proposed for a wildlife award. A talk on the gardens and the Community pub restoration of The Lion at Ickleton and a talk and walk at Brewers Field nature reserve Duxford. The day ended with a stunning walk on the bulks of Rectory Farm to see first class country stewardship. The day covered rain harvesting and pond restoration. The hands-on work showed the group worked so well as a team to trim a hedge by hand to clear a public path without disturbing the birds. Ickleton look forward to welcoming them back. Bidwells

17/06/2026

The team at the Lion at Ickleton are
Passionate about our wonderful pub what great news!

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that we’ve been named Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year at the 2026.

Less than a year since reopening as a community owned free house, this is a really big moment for us. It's a testament to the love, hard work and sheer determination that has gone into saving The Lion at Ickleton and bringing it back to life.

There are far too many people to thank individually (and we’d be here until next year), but you all know who you are. Big love. We genuinely couldn’t have done this without you.

A special shout out goes to Plunkett UK and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority for helping us to get going with our campaign, as well as to Pippa Heylings and our county and district councillor Peter McDonald, who believed in the project and supported us right from the very beginning.

This award isn’t just for all the hard work that went into renovating the building, or the fabulous food made with love by our chefs, or the friendly service by our lovely front of house team or even the great beer we source from a range of fantastic local breweries.

It’s also for all of you who showed up, chipped in, fundraised, volunteered, shared posts, planted pots, or simply bought a pint and cheered us on.

The Lion is so much more than a pub to us. Isn't it wonderful that other people think the same.

Thank you ❤️



https://www.nationalpubandbarawards.co.uk/find-your-local-2026

16/05/2026

A walk and Talk by Rachel Radford on the Pubs of Ickleton including The Lion at Ickleton. Do get in touch to sign up.

15/05/2026

Thank you all who came to the Ickleton Society AGM - it was a lovely evening . The talk by Alison Dixon was so interesting -
Originally from the Lake District, and following study at Bournemouth and Sheffield, Alison has been a professional archaeologist for over 30 years and is a full member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA). She worked for the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (part of the University of Cambridge) as a Senior Manager for over 27 years and has been responsible for major projects such as the new town of Northstowe, Grand Arcade in the centre of Cambridge and Trumpington Meadows. Although interested in all periods of the past she has a particular keenness for post-Roman archaeology through to modern times, including WWII, railways and industrial buildings. She has also worked on many historic buildings including pubs, farmyards, medieval churches and cathedrals. Alison has worked in locations as diverse as Barra in the Outer Hebrides and Southern Italy.

Community engagement is increasingly important in all areas of archaeology. Alison was Manager of Access Cambridge Archaeology, an archaeology outreach unit within the University of Cambridge for five years from 2015 to 2019.

Alison is a former President of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, which is dedicated to the safeguarding, investigation and preservation of Cambridgeshire’s past, and was recently appointed as Cathedral Archaeologist to Bury St. Edmund's Cathedral.
It was incredible how much was discovered in the hole that had been dug off Chesterton Road. In a matter of two weeks under pressure to have the road reopened with space for only two people came artifacts from the Anglo Saxons, The Romans and a few skeletons - literally!! We hope to invite Alison back in the future. Thanks to Dilip for providing our refreshments from the shop.

12/05/2026

There is to be a Talk on the Pubs of Ickleton by the wonderful Rachel Radford.

12/05/2026

Dont forget the AGM open to all for a wonderful talk Wednesday 13th May.

09/05/2026

A wonderful evening of music and dancing- with opportunities to improve your moves with Tony and James from Strickly4U. This will be held at The Social Club on the 30th May- there are still some tickets available for the Pink Lipstick Event -details on the poster