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Welcome to Ashley Village website. Keep up to date with village activities, read about it's history, village life and local news. Find information on local organisations and up and coming events in this lovely Cambridgeshire village.
Ashley is an attractive, 
relatively compact village situated about 3 miles south of Newmarket on the B1063 road between Newmarket and Clare. It is on a chalk ridge that stretches east – west across Cambridgeshire and into Suffolk.
Although Ashley is located in East Cambridgeshire District, it is adjacent to the Suffolk boundary and has close ties to Newmarket, which is in Forest Heath District.
Much of the character of the village arises from a combination of attractive traditionally built houses and farm buildings and of high quality surrounding countryside. Older properties in the village tend to be either rendered or built of flint and to be thatched or show evidence of previous thatching. As with many villages, more recent housing, particularly 20th century, varies in design or style and is of mixed quality.
The village has a clearly defined centre associated with both a prominent pond and the point where the road from Newmarket to Clare reaches the top of the chalk ridge and veers to the south west. Other routes out of the village lead to the neighbouring villages of Gazeley, Dalham, Moulton and Cheveley.
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East Cambridgeshire District Council carried out a district-wide consultative exercise during the summer of 2011 seeking residents' views on their future aspirations for their village. A survey of opinion in Ashley was carried out during July 2011. Each household was asked to complete a questionnaire which included some key questions relating to housing growth, the provision of affordable housing, the need for employment opportunities, and improvements to infrastructure and faclilities. It was confirmed that a plan for each village would be included in the statutory development plan for the district (known as the Local Development Framework).
To view the results of the survey -
Have you been trying to save money over the last year and given the central heating boiler annual service a miss? If you are elderly or have a young family read on as there could be some help available.
Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas. It is produced when carbon-based fuels fail to burn properly. You can't see it, taste it or smell it.
You and your family are at risk if:
So it is very important to have your Central Heating boiler serviced annually, to ensure it is working properly.
If you have not been able to afford to service your boiler in the last year, the good news is that there is some help available, just for a short period of time.
If you contact us, a Care & Repair caseworker or District Council Energy Efficiency officer will visit you, to see if you qualify and give advice on keeping your home safe and warm.
They arrange for a boiler service at a discounted rate and a free carbon monoxide detector to be fitted.
Please contact us if you need a little extra help.
Care and Repair East Cambridgeshire Ltd - 11B Churchgate St, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DS
Tel: 01353 723777 Fax: 01353 723778
If you know of anyone who could benefit from the above help, please let them know about it.
East Cambridgeshire District Council - Home Improvement Agency - Making Homes Warm, Safe & Secure. Supported by Department of Health's Warm Homes, Healthy People Fund.
Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre presents Gilbert & Sullivans IOLANTHE
Wednesday 13th June - Saturday 16th June.
Performances at 7.30pm with a Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm.
Ticket information TBC
'ART & CRAFT EVENT' at ALL SAINTS CHURCH, KIRTLING
Sunday 20th May 2012 from 11.00am to 4.00pm
In aid of All Saints Church & Alzheimer's Research UK
Examples from the 'Kirtling Graft Group'
Knitting, Quilting, Plants, Pickles, Jams etc.
Light Lunches and Afternoon Teas (Coffee/Squash)
