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B'eye'cyclists
Eye Bach Choir
Eye Do Dance
Eye Arts Club
Eye Growing Local Project
EyesWrite Writers Group
Womens' Institute
Castleton Brass


B'eye'cyclists - This loose association of bicycle owners exists to promote leisure cycling as a social activity. It holds a social cycle ride on the first Sunday of every month covering 20 - 25 miles, locally, with refreshments taken en-route at a pub or similar venue. Occasionally, longer rides are undertaken.

To take part in the Sunday cycle, meet under the Buckshorn Lane Car Park Arch off Church Street at 1030 with you bike. All welcome.

Contact Peter Davies on 01379 870863 or Jan Perry on 01379 870494.

Eye Bach Choir- Exists to learn, perform and enjoy choral works by the great masters, including Bach, Brahms, Byrd, Britten, Handel, Mendelssohn, Montiverdi, Mozart, Pergolesi, Schubert, Tippett and Vivaldi. Rehearsals are held at Eye Primary School, Church Street, on Friday evenings during school terms, September to May, at 1945. New members, both experienced singers and beginners, are welcome. Non-singing members can also join. Come to a rehearsal if you are interested or contact David or Mary Ransom on 01728 860231 or Jan Perry on 01379 870494. You can also click here to go to the Choir's own website.

Eye Do Dance

Dance classes for all ages from 5years upwards including an adult Ladies only class.

Dance styles include Disco/Freestyle,Street, Rock'n'Roll and Hip Hop.

Classes are held on Monday's and Thursday's in Eye.

Just click the web address below to find out what Eye Do Dance can offer you.

www.eyedodance.org.uk

Eye Arts Club - The club provides arts club sessions for children at the Dove Hall, Dove Lane, Eye on seven Saturday mornings of each term from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. There is a finale performance for family and friends on the last session in each term at 1 p.m. The club was originally set up to provide leisure activities in a rural area for children with disabilities but now includes children of all abilities, both special needs and able-bodied. The sessions are run by Liz Waugh McManus of Obelon Art and Puppetry Company and Caroline Mummery, a professional dancer, both of whom are CRB checked and are experienced working with children of all abilities.

The club has a project each term and the children paint, draw, print, make masks and puppets, use photography, dance, enjoy music and movement, have fun and make new friends, with the help and guidance of Liz, Caroline and volunteer helpers.

We would like to hear from anyone who would like to join us, and we also welcome volunteers and committee members to help us run this unique children's art club. The cost is £24.50 per child per term (seven sessions), or £32.50 for two or more children from the same family.

For more details you can look at our website : www.eye-arts-club.org.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Liz on 01379 668464 or Pat Brightwell, Secretary of Eye Arts Club on 01379 870100. We look forward to hearing from you.

Eye Growing Local Project : Eye Millfields Allotments

Background

Many people in Eye now want to grow their own vegetables, fruit and herbs. The main aim of our project is to encourage and support anyone wanting to get started and make a success of it. They may be novices wanting to grow fresh salads, or keen growers aspiring to become self sufficient in home grown produce. We aim to offer practical help and advice on what to grow and when to grow it, and provide tools, seed sharing, plants and compost.

Grow Your Own scheme

Situated in the heart of Eye on the Millfields allotment site, the initial project is focussed on a Grow Your Own scheme, inspired by the Sustainable Living Initiative at Bluebell South allotments in Norwich. Under this scheme a large allotment plot is divided into mini plots of varying sizes depending on need and experience of individual growers.

The Eye project aims to support around 16-20 growers cultivating 4 standard size plots divided into mini plots of 5m by 1.5m. The site is designed with community areas such as sheds, greenhouse, seating area, fruit bushes and compost bins which will be added as the project progresses. Membership is open to any person normally eligible to apply for allotment space in Eye. As a not-for-profit organisation members are asked to pay a membership contribution to the project. Members receive 1 plot, shared tools, some seeds and plants, compost as available and practical advice. Members have the option to take additional plots as they need them. All contributions are put back into the project, to pay for shared elements such as seeds, compost, plants etc.

Each person grows the fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers of their choice, with experienced growers encouraged to support new growers. It is the responsibility of each plot holder to maintain their plot and paths in reasonable condition. We will use environmentally friendly methods of cultivation and avoid the use of insecticides, pesticides, and chemical fertiliser.

Depending on the success of the initial Grow your Own project, we hope to develop a range of schemes within the project including:

· Volunteering: - This is aimed at people interested in growing who are unable to commit to regular time. Opportunities will arise for helping with plot clearing, sowing, potting, weeding and harvesting. Volunteers can learn basic gardening skills, meet other growers and get fresh local produce.

· A project nursery: - to develop a greenhouse or small polytunnel for growing our own plants for our allotments.

· Social events: - gardening talks, shared picnics, seed swapping, garden visits etc.

· A Grow Your Own project in partnership with students, parents and tutors at Hartismere High School in Eye, supporting them to grow vegetables and fruit.

A small steering group of volunteers has been formed to develop the project and Eye Town Council is very supportive of the project. To date 16 people have joined as members, and 2 people are volunteering.

New members welcome!

Further info from: Jude O’Keefe 01379 783791  or jude.okeefe@btinternet.com

EyesWrite Writers Group Click Here to learn more about this group of amateur writers, based in East Anglia, who are dedicated to staging new plays by local playwrights and who involve local people in their productions.

Women’s Institute Eye Branch - The WI offers opportunities for women of all ages and abilities to make new friends, to learn, to widen their horizons and together to influence local, national and international affairs. The programme of events includes both our own members and guests speaking on a wide range of subjects, such as wine-tasting, hearing dogs for the deaf and hedgehog rescue, plus quiz nights and other activities.

There is a sewing group, a walking group and organized outings to the theatre and other places of interest. The group meets at the Tacn Close Communal Room at 7:15pm on the second Thursday of every month (except August). New members and new ideas are always welcome. For more information contact Mrs Jenny Gilders (Secretary) on 01379 870909 or Mrs Iris Overall (President) on 01379 870641.


Castleton Brass is a local brass band which rehearses at the Mid Anglia Business Park, Eye on a Tuesday Evening between 8.00pm and 10.00pm. The band performs at various events and venues throughout the year. New members are welcome. Castleton Brass is a member of SAFEchild. For further details telephone Christine Wade on 01449 672600.