December 2025 – Glory to the 600!
Not a reference to the Charge of the Light Brigade but a fitting tribute to the St Ives Town Team to mark their re-enactment in July which commemorated the 600th anniversary of the attack on the town bridge: a defensive response by Cromwell’s Roundheads to the threat posed by advancing Royalists in the mid-1400s.
On Friday 5 December the Civic Society acknowledged the exceptional work of the Town Team in promoting the town’s heritage with an award presentation held at the Golden Lion hotel. Here, Civic Society Chair Christine Phillpotts presented the Town Team’s Sheila Stones and John Souter with a Certificate of Appreciation, and honorary memberships for each member of the team to mark their appreciation.