Heydon Parish Council

Welcome to Heydon Parish Council

Schedule of Meetings 2021

Extrordinary Parish Council Meeting

Wednesday 24th February 2021 6:30pm
This is a video call meeting - Agenda with login details can be viewed here

Parish Council

30th March 2021

(Parish Council meetings are usually held on the last Tuesday of the month. Please check the date beforehand as the date may change due to holidays etc)

Meeting Agendas are posted on the Notice Board and website three clear days before the meeting date

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Heydon Village Questionnaire -February 2021

The Below is a link to download a copy of the Village questionaire which you can download and printed.

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Please return completed questionnaires and any comments you may have to the Parish Clerk, or any Parish Councillor whose details are on the 'Your Parish Council' page of this website.

Note if you are using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application to view the downloaded doqument you can use the 'Fill & Sign' tool selected from the menu right of the window to enter text and ticks to the document which can then be save and emailed to the Clerk at:- clerk@heydonparishcouncil.com

(Note help on using the fill and sign tool is availible from the Help menu at the top of the Adobe Acrobat window.)

We would encourage you to respond as this will direct the response of the Parish Council to these proposals.

We suggest one response per residence. However, if there are different opinions within a household please include a
statement from each party.

If residents wish to reply anonymously there will be a mailbox provided in Heydon church
(The Church is only open Wednesdays and Sundays 9am-Dusk)

All responses should be received by the end of February 2021 please.

Heydon Parish Council will provide feedback to you at the next Parish Council Meeting on 30th March 2021. This meeting will be
via zoom due to the current Covid-19 restrictions and notification of this will be put on the village
notice board and the Heydon Parish Council website by 24th March 2021.

HEYDON PARISH COUNCIL Parish Councillor Vacancy
If you are interested in becoming a councillor then please contact the parish clerk. Your time will be well spent and there are no real barriers to becoming a councillor. The council meet usually every two months on the last Tuesday, for approximately two hours, depending on what needs to be discussed, and council meetings are open to the public.
A parish, town or community council is the closest level of local government to the community. It is a local authority in its own right that makes decisions on behalf of the residents in its “parish” and has a District/County or Unitary authority hierarchy that sits above it. Councillors are elected but are an unpaid for their time. Becoming a parish, town or community councillor is a rewarding experience and often described by those that get involved as a way of giving something back to their community.
Qualifications - any person can be elected as a councillor if they are
1. a british national, commonwealth citizen or a euro-national on the day they are nominated and
2. 18 years of age or over and
3 a) on the day they are nominated and thereafter they continue to be a local government elector for the area of the authority or
3 b) has during the whole of the twelve months preceding that day occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in that area or
3 c) their principal or only place of work during that twelve months has been in that area or
3 d) during the whole of those twelve months has resided in that area or
3 e) in the case of a member of a parish, town or community council has during the whole of those twelve months resided either in the parish or community or within three miles of it
Disqualification
A person is however disqualified from being elected or being a councillor if they
a) hold any paid employment or office in the authority that they seek election or
b) are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or other interim order or
c) have within five years before the day of election or since their election been convicted of any offence and has had passed on them a sentence of imprisonment of at least three months (whether suspended or not) without the option of a fine or
d) has been found guilty of corrupt or illegal practices or responsible for incurring unlawful expenditure and the court ordered their disqualification
If you are interested please contact the Parish Council Clerk by the 26th March 2021

Sally Walmesley
Clerk to Heydon Parish Council
Tel 01763 852137
e.mail clerk@heydonparishcouncil.com

MP asks - is there too much housebuilding?

Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire, today (Monday 1 February) launched his South Cambridgeshire Development Survey to give residents their say on housebuilding in the constituency.

Posted via Royal Mail to every household in the South Cambridgeshire constituency, the survey highlights barriers to sustainable growth and seeks views on a range of topics related to future development.

The survey seeks to understand residents’ views on key planning issues, such as water supply, digital connectivity, public transport and community services. It also takes consultation into account, asking if residents feel “listened to” on planning issues.

South Cambridgeshire faces huge barriers to sustainable growth while remaining one of the fastest growing areas in our country. This includes two new towns in the last two decades, one of which is Northstowe - the largest new town to be built in Britain in the last 50 years. It is leading to urbanisation, more pressure on local services, increased congestion and water shortages.

Mr Browne has repeatedly raised concerns about overdevelopment with South Cambridgeshire District Council, writing a letter to the leader to ask that the council does not seek to build any more houses than required by national government targets.

He has also queried recent moves by the council to reduce democratic accountability in the planning process and is continuing to campaign against the over-abstraction which has decimated local chalk streams.

Commenting, Mr Browne said “Where and how we build new houses in South Cambridgeshire is being worked out right now, but we need to cut through the numbers and listen to those who will be most impacted by any proposals.

Growth is to be expected and encouraged, but it is essential that residents’ views are heard when it comes to the level of that growth. We need to seek sustainability, so everyone has total confidence that our area can cope with levels of development – that we won’t face water shortages, congestion or any other irreparably adverse impact on our quality of life in South Cambridgeshire.
I’m asking everyone to please fill in this survey, so I can best represent your views and ensure your voice is heard in this important debate.”

Link to survey: https://www.anthonybrowne.org/form/planning-survey

For further information, contact:
Adam Roberts
Constituency Manager for Anthony Browne MP
Tel: 07590818543

Email: adam.roberts@parliament.uk

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN -CALL FOR SITES

Following on from the workshop held for Parish Councils at the end of 2020, please find a link to the PowerPoint slides on our Greater Cambridge Shared Planning service frequently asked questions webpage.

Please also find a link on our Talk to the Team webpage to the recording of the Public Q&A webinar held on 2 December.

You can read up on the 17 initial evidence base findings and the summary report by visiting our Greater Cambridge Local Plan webpage and viewing the Document Library.

The Parish Council has received a short survey to provide additional information on the sites submitted. This will be completed by the Parish Council Chairman.

The questionnaire for the village, to gather feedback on sites submitted for consideration, is currently being compiled by Councillors and should be with you by mid February 2021

PLEASE LET THE PARISH CLERK KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT UPDATED

Dog Waste Bins

A polite reminder - please clear up after your dog on all footpaths and pavements.
There are three bins conveniently situated in the village:-

Outside Wood Green Animal Shelter
Junction of Chishall Road and Aunties Lane
Bran Ditch

Public urged to help tackle hare coursing

Information sent on behalf of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

We are encouraging the public to do their part for rural communities and help tackle hare coursing.

The hare coursing season typically starts in September when fields have been harvested, however the weather this year has meant many have already been cut and are now prime surfaces for the blood sport.

Over the past year (April 2018 – March 2019) police were called to 1,265 incidents. In the past month (July) the force control room have received 34 calls to courses operating throughout east and south Cambridgeshire as well as Fenland. The figure is expected to rise over the coming months.

Hare coursing, illegal under the Hunting Act 2004, causes damage to crops, harms animals and threatens the rural community, often resulting in intimidation and in some cases violence.

In October last year four hare coursers were handed the Cambridgeshire’s first county court injunction, banning them from entering any farm land from July until March.

Hare coursing continues to be one of the biggest issues our rural communities face.

Tackling it remains a priority for the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) and we will continue to do what we can to bring those responsible to justice but we need your help.

The most obvious sign of hare coursing is a group of vehicles parked in a rural area with dogs, perhaps by a gateway to farmland or on a grass verge, and I would urge people to report any suspicions, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

Those caught could face a criminal behaviour order, seizure of vehicles and other property, a fine and a driving ban.

The appeal is part of our #SaferSummer campaign, which aims to prevent crime and keep people safe during the school holidays.

Landowners are urged to consider blocking entrances to their fields with ditches, fencing or trees or even barriers like barrels filled with concrete.

Anyone who sees hare coursing taking place is asked to contact police immediately on 999 and provide officers with a description of the people involved, any registration numbers and vehicle descriptions and the location and direction of travel.

Its important people don’t confront hare coursers or put themselves at risk.

If you have information about hare coursing and it’s not currently happening, or have been a victim of the crime, please call 101 or report online at www.cambs.police.uk/report.

If a crime is in progress call 999.

Kind Regards,
DC Tom Nuttall
Rural Crime Action Team

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Welcome to Heydon Parish Council