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Parish Councilor Vacancy
There is a vacancy on the Parish Council. If you are interested and want more information please read the document on the link below:-
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Schedule of Meetings 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
DATE OF NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING -TUESDAY 25th January 2021
6.30pm - Location to be confirmed
Annual Parish Meeting CANCELLED
THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2021 IS POSTPONED DUE TO CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
The documents for the cancelled meeting can be viewed on the following links:-
2021 APM Agenda
2019 APM Minutes
Please note - due to the Covid 19 restrictions in force in 2020 there was no Annual Parish Meeting held in 2020
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THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2021 IS POSTPONED DUE TO CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
The documents for the cancelled meeting can be viewed on the following links:-
2021 APM Agenda
2019 APM Minutes
Please note - due to the Covid 19 restrictions in force in 2020 there was no Annual Parish Meeting held in 2020
You can also vist us on Facebook
Green bin collections suspended from Monday 13 December 2021
Green bin collections across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire are being suspended from Monday (13 December) because of the number of drivers and loaders absent - particularly with Coronavirus or self-isolating.
Crews are working hard to complete rounds that are scheduled for the rest of this week but after Monday (13 December), green bin collections will be suspended and are planned to resume on Wednesday 12 January 2022 in line with the previously published Christmas schedule.
In addition to staff shortages due to COVID-related reasons (sickness and self-isolation), there is a continued national shortage of HGV drivers as well as a lack of agency staff because of demand for them elsewhere such as in supermarkets and at online delivery services.
The suspension will allow crews to concentrate on emptying black and blue bins during the festive period when more waste and recycling is traditionally generated. Back in the summer, when the green bin service was threatened, the Councils gave advance warning that collections could be disrupted due to the pandemic causing staff shortages. This has now been realised.
Steps had already been taken to try and deal with staff shortages. Since September, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste has appointed 11 new bin crew members during a near-constant recruitment campaign. Six existing refuse loaders are also currently going through a driver training programme. However, with 30 members of waste operations staff absent today (Wednesday 8 December) it is no longer possible to continue planning to empty green bins from next week.
Many other councils, both in Cambridgeshire and across the UK, have already been forced to suspend their garden waste collection service.
For those residents that are expecting their green bins to be emptied this week, the message is to put your bin out as normal. If it is not collected on your usual collection day, leave it out, and it will be emptied by the afternoon of Tuesday 14 December.
During the green bin suspension, the advice for garden waste is to store this in the green bin or in a plie in the garden, or home compost, until collections resume. If necessary, it can be taken to the household recycling centres at Milton or Thriplow. As always, residents are being encouraged to waste as little food as possible, so they have less to throw away. For this period only, residents who do have food waste are being asked to put it into the black bin. Changes are now being made to update the online bin collection calendars at www.scambs.gov.uk/recycling-and-bins and www.cambridge.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-rubbish to reflect the suspension of green bin collections.
Head of Greater Cambridge Shared Waste, Bode Esan, said: “I really hope that residents will continue supporting our crews and understand that the decision to suspend green bin collections is not one that we have taken lightly. We have done everything we possibly can to keep all our collection services going, by working hard to cover for absences as well as recruiting new staff. However, we have reached the point where we can’t do this any longer and must prioritise emptying black and blue bins. Please help out our hard-working crews by storing any remaining garden waste and leaves from this autumn and minimise food waste as much as possible over the coming weeks and the festive period in particular.”
Crews are working hard to complete rounds that are scheduled for the rest of this week but after Monday (13 December), green bin collections will be suspended and are planned to resume on Wednesday 12 January 2022 in line with the previously published Christmas schedule.
In addition to staff shortages due to COVID-related reasons (sickness and self-isolation), there is a continued national shortage of HGV drivers as well as a lack of agency staff because of demand for them elsewhere such as in supermarkets and at online delivery services.
The suspension will allow crews to concentrate on emptying black and blue bins during the festive period when more waste and recycling is traditionally generated. Back in the summer, when the green bin service was threatened, the Councils gave advance warning that collections could be disrupted due to the pandemic causing staff shortages. This has now been realised.
Steps had already been taken to try and deal with staff shortages. Since September, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste has appointed 11 new bin crew members during a near-constant recruitment campaign. Six existing refuse loaders are also currently going through a driver training programme. However, with 30 members of waste operations staff absent today (Wednesday 8 December) it is no longer possible to continue planning to empty green bins from next week.
Many other councils, both in Cambridgeshire and across the UK, have already been forced to suspend their garden waste collection service.
For those residents that are expecting their green bins to be emptied this week, the message is to put your bin out as normal. If it is not collected on your usual collection day, leave it out, and it will be emptied by the afternoon of Tuesday 14 December.
During the green bin suspension, the advice for garden waste is to store this in the green bin or in a plie in the garden, or home compost, until collections resume. If necessary, it can be taken to the household recycling centres at Milton or Thriplow. As always, residents are being encouraged to waste as little food as possible, so they have less to throw away. For this period only, residents who do have food waste are being asked to put it into the black bin. Changes are now being made to update the online bin collection calendars at www.scambs.gov.uk/recycling-and-bins and www.cambridge.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-rubbish to reflect the suspension of green bin collections.
Head of Greater Cambridge Shared Waste, Bode Esan, said: “I really hope that residents will continue supporting our crews and understand that the decision to suspend green bin collections is not one that we have taken lightly. We have done everything we possibly can to keep all our collection services going, by working hard to cover for absences as well as recruiting new staff. However, we have reached the point where we can’t do this any longer and must prioritise emptying black and blue bins. Please help out our hard-working crews by storing any remaining garden waste and leaves from this autumn and minimise food waste as much as possible over the coming weeks and the festive period in particular.”
PLEASE READ
INFORMATION FROM HEYDON PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH PLAN CREATION AND REQUEST FOR YOUR SUPPORT
In the light of recent concerns expressed by Heydon Villagers regarding the weight of development and growth proposals in the South Cambridgeshire area, Heydon Parish Council have been considering how best to represent your views in a proactive and meaningful way. As one of our proposals we will be creating a Parish Plan.
A new section has been added to this website to support and provide information on the activities to create the development of theParish Plan.
Please read the PARISH PLAN CREATION AND REQUEST FOR YOUR SUPPORT in the Parish Plan section on the main navigation bar at the top of the page or click the above link.
A new section has been added to this website to support and provide information on the activities to create the development of theParish Plan.
Please read the PARISH PLAN CREATION AND REQUEST FOR YOUR SUPPORT in the Parish Plan section on the main navigation bar at the top of the page or click the above link.
For updates on current Parish Plan activities please see the Parish Plan page
Greater Cambridge Local Plan - First Proposals published online
Click here to see the interactive map
Click here to visit the full digital plan site
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
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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