There are 254 TimeBank groups around the UK. Littleport and Ely TimeBank alone has 108 members currently, and this number is increasing by the day as more people recognise the value of it.
TimeBank offers a circle of support between all ages, gender, race, religion. Offering friendship, skills exchange - hospital travel, DIY, gardening, car washing, to name a few.
Socialising events such as games evenings, quiz nights, coffee mornings, fish and chip nights, and group outings to the Coast and Christmas fairs.
They say that quality of life drastically improves when part of group of people - not being alone, this has really been shown to be true of timebank during lockdown.
The ancient house still stands. The Old Bank is still there as a rough track though such was the infilling following the construction of the replacement that it has largely disappeared.
The river is called Sandys Cut . Sir Myles Sandys was a turbulent landowner who inherited lands in the fens following the dissolution of the monasteries.
Adelaide Road and rail bridge
- Credit: Mike Petty
He proposed a drainage scheme, pre Vermuyden, that was denounced as a fraud, but went on to become one of the adventurers who put up the funding for the first drainage scheme that resulted in the Old Bedford River.