Spaldwick Information
Spaldwick is a small village in Cambridgeshire, UK. It is located seven miles west from Huntingdon, and is just off the A14.
Within the village, we have a number of facilities, including the Spaldwick Shop, the Spaldwick George pub and restaurant, Spaldwick School (which is rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted) and Playtimes Playgroup (which is also rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted).
We have a number of active Spaldwick clubs and groups, including the Spaldwick Escape Group (a group for young people in Spaldwick and surrounding villages) and the Spaldwick Social Group (which organises a number of social events for Spaldwick residents, such as the annual Spaldwick Fete).
One of the biggest issues facing Spaldwick and the future of its community, which is also facing many rural areas, is the state of fixed and mobile broadband services, which are patchy and deliver poor speeds. With the introduction of superfast broadband services in other areas of the UK (delivering speeds of up to 100Mbps), there is increasingly a major ‘digital divide’ between communities with superfast broadband and those without (such as Spaldwick). As more and more services are delivered via broadband (such as HDTV services using the BBC iPlayer), we are missing out. Not only this, there are many Spaldwick businesses that increasingly depend on broadband services. Furthermore, Spaldwick house prices will be affected, as people will increasingly prefer to live in areas covered by superfast broadband services.
Here are some useful links to pages on the Spaldwick website:
To get in touch or add news, please email info@spaldwick.com.
