Feast Beneficiaries

The Feast exists to distribute funds to local organisations and interest groups, as well as
making donations to larger scale projects in the villages. In the past, we have contributed
to the Community Minibus Fund and have made a donation to Abbey Fields.

In 2025, Histon and Impington Feast provided funding totalling £4,700 to the following local organisations:

  • Histon Girl Guiding – Opening a second guide unit
  • Histon Early Years Allotment and Forest School – Equipment to build/maintain the outdoor woodland and allotment at Histon Early Years Centre.
  • HI Friends – Activities for the Histon and Impington Lunch Club for older people
  • Panther Explorers Unit – Two event shelters with sides to use during outdoor events and as wet weather communal spaces during camping trips
  • Histon and Impington Pump Track Charity – Operating costs of the charity. Printing costs and attendance fees for outreach events.
  • Histon and Impington Brook Primary School – Outdoor play equipment
  • Histon Hornets FC – Contribution to the 3G football facility at IVC
  • Cambridgeshire Music – Contribution to the creation of a sensory garden
  • HI Hub – Funding of ongoing costs to enable HI Hub to continue to deliver news articles and features each week relevant to Histon and Impington
  • 1st Histon Scouts – 2 new dining shelters

In 2024, Histon and Impington Feast raised nearly £5,000, including a generous donation from Open Gardens, despite a rain affected Feast Week.  This meant that we were able to provide funding to the following local organisations:

  • Camtrust – improvements and insulation of bike refurbishment workshops
  • Hope Again Bereavement Support – contribution to running meetings
  • Histon Cricket Club – electronic scoreboards and maintenance to score hut
  • Histon & Impington Brook Primary School – a permanent outdoor play area for Early Years
  • Histon & Impington Hedgehog Champions – equipment for making gardens hedgehog friendly
  • 1st Histon Scout Group – canoes and trailer
  • Histon Bowls Club – equipment and promotional material
  • Cambridge Acorn Project – panoramic support for child victims of abuse and trauma
  • Blue Smile – mental health support at Brook Primary School
  • Histon Methodist Church – refurbishment of toilets
  • Histon Howlers Junior Netball Club – establishment of a new Year 6 team
  • Histon & Impington Bicycle Club – gazebo for club and community events
  • Firs House Patient Participation Group – community health events
  • Histon Scouts – establishment of Squirrels section for 4-6 year olds