Little Gransden Parish Council

Parish Council

COUNCILLORS AND CONTACT DETAILS

Chair: Mrs Noushin Rostami, 34 Primrose Hill, Lt Gransden SG19 3DP email nrostami.lgpc@gmail.com (Co-opted 6 September 2018; Trustee and Parish Council representative Little Gransden Village Hall; co-ordinator Friendship Club)

Robert Murden, 40 Primrose Hill, Lt Gransden, SG19 3DP Tel:01767 677520 email bobmurdenlgpc@btinternet.com (Elected 3 May 2018; Parish Council representative Cambridge Gliding Club and Little Gransden Aerodrome Consultative Committees)

John Jefferies, Ash Tree Cottage, Fullers Hill, Lt Gransden SG19 3BP email jrjefferies@btconnect.com (Co-opted 3 May 2018; co-ordinator Information Signs working party;

Oliver Hipwell, Hill Farm, 8 Main Road, Little Gransden SG19 3DN Tel: 07944 547685 email oliverhipwell.lgpc@gmail.com (Elected 3 May 2018; Vice-chair; Biodiversity & Tree Officer)

Jaco Koen, 31 Primrose Hill Little Gransden SG19 3DP Co-opted 9 July 2020 email: jacokoen.lgpc@gmail.com

Clerk

Mrs Sylvia Sullivan, 3 Primrose Hill, Little Gransden SG19 3DP Tel: 01767 677906, email clerk.lgpc@aol.com

Office hours: 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday

Meetings
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, meetings will be held using remote video conferencing, unless advised otherwise, on the following Thursdays at 7:30pm through 2020:

* 9 July (revised date)
* 3 September
* 5 November

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings. Items that they would like Councillors to discuss must be presented in writing to the Clerk at least a week before the meeting.

Agenda and Minutes of meetings are placed on the village noticeboard and are posted on the website Blog, together with other information, notices and news.

Planning applications
Additional meetings to discuss planning applications may be held. Provisional planning meeting dates for 2020 are 6 February. 2 April, 4 June, 6 August, 1 October, 3 December.

Planning applications may be viewed on the South Cambridgeshire District Council website.

Meet your councillors
John Jefferies
John Jefferies was born and brought up on the family farm at Fullers Hill, Little Gransden, where he continues to live and work. He has served on the Parish Council for several years, including two terms as Chairman.

Oliver Hipwell
Born in Little Gransden and now moved back into the village, as well as working on my familiy’s farm for the past 8 years: these connections mean I have a true passion about the village’s rural environment and fascinating history. I understand the importance of everyone having a voice, and feel that I am able to provide the voice and outlook of a younger member of the community.

Robert Murden
Robert Murden has lived in Cambridgeshire all his life, moving to Little Gransden in 2008. He is married with two daughters. His career began in production engineering for high-tech companies in Cambridge and progressed to purchasing manager for a large heating and ventilation company. Inthe past he was an enthusiastic football and cricket player and half-marathon runner. He is now retired, which gives him more time to play golf and bowls.

Noushin Rostami (co-opted 6 September 2018)
I am a resident of Little Gransden. I moved here almost 18 years ago and brought up my young family. Due to work commitments, I was away from the village for a period of time. However, I have been back more than four years and, for good. I work part-time as an Occupational Health Adviser for Cambridge University. I so enjoy being part of this beautiful and friendly village. As a Parish Councillor I hope to be a voice for my co-residents. I bring my life experience as a mature mother who is also thinking of the legacy we leave for future generations living in this area.

Jaco Koen

Born in South Africa I became a naturalised British citizen in 2009. Moving to Little Gransden in February 2016 with my wife Estelle and daughter Lani, we have fallen in love with the village, the surroundings and the people here. As a keen DIY'er I keep busy at home on weekends, and during the week I am the Managing Director of RNT Tanks and Silos Ltd, located in Gamlingay. Previous to this I have worked in Life Sciences for various companies in the UK and abroad. There have also been a few years in Botswana, where I started a commercial hydroponic farm growing tomatoes for the local market. Although I enjoy the basic things in life, I appreciate the importance of progress and am a student in getting his balance right. If successful, I would offer both my managerial and practical skills and experience to the benefit of the council and the residents of Little Gransden.

Saturday, 12 September 2020

Mobile library returns

The good news is that the mobile library is returning to visit Little Gransden starting Friday 2^nd October 2020. We have had the mobile vehicle risk assessed and service can now resume, but with restrictions to access and precautions in place. Sadly there will no browsing the books allowed as in all libraries at the moment.

So you can either use the Select and collect service via the Cambridgeshire libraries website which would be a chosen random selection of titles, or access the library catalogue and placing an order for specific titles which I can bring on a future visit, if they are available. All books returning will be put into 3 days' quarantine before they are taken off your library records.

The library service may have sent you the following via an email with all the relevant links to the website.

We will be returning to our regular stops, but unfortunately access to the vehicle is limited to help keep staff safe and we will be providing books selected in advance.

Customers can pre-order books to collect from our usual reservation servicehttps://cambridgeshire.spydus.co.uk currently FREE of charge, or the New Select and Collect service which allows you to request a collection of books based on your tasteshttps://cambridgeshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Select_and_Collect or by calling 0345 045 5225

Simply choose the mobile library as a pick up point and order as far in advance as possible to ensure a selection is ready and issued for you to pick up from your stop (ideally a week in advance, but we will do our best with forms received after this).

Posted by Parish Clerk on behalf of Huntingdon Library Services

Minutes of meeting of Little Gransden Parish Council 6 August 2020

Friday, 28 August 2020

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council Meeting 3 September 2020

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council planning meeting Thursday 6 August 6.30 pm

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council planning meeting Thursday 6 August 6.30 pm via Zoom video conferencing

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Reopening High Streets Safely - business and residents survey

Dear Parish Councils,

We have a business and residents survey out as part of our Reopening High Street Safely project. Supporting our local businesses is a priority for us, especially now with our local businesses having been impacted by Covid-19.

We would appreciate it if you could please help us distribute these surveys widely over your own social media platforms to reach as many businesses as possible.

Please find the following links;

Resident survey:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SouthCambridgeshireDistrictCouncil/photos/a.155464601178391/3186113764780111/?type=3&theater

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1286316452392427521?s=20

Business survey:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SouthCambridgeshireDistrictCouncil/photos/a.155464601178391/3198049206919900/?type=3&theater

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1287790333313667073?s=20

Katherine Southwood | Covid-19 Community Response Patch 5 Lead

Development Officer A14

Health & Environmental Services

Posted by Clerk to Little Gransden Parish Council

Friday, 24 July 2020

Revised Library at Home Service

Cambridgeshire Libraries can now accept new referrals to the Revised Library@Home Service. This service is open to Cambridgeshire Residents who fit a set criterion:

The service is for anyone who usually relies heavily on reading books or listening to audiobooks AND who is housebound, shielding or isolating due to age or health conditions under the current COVID-19 Government guidelines.

People accepted for this service will be contacted by a member of the Library@Home Team who will arrange a doorstep delivery of specially chosen books/audiobooks. Deliveries will be monthly (by prior arrangement) and previously loaned books/audiobooks will be picked up when new ones are delivered.

To enquire about the Revised Library@Home Service you can contact us:
By email - volunteers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
By phone – 07442 022 926 or 07342 700308
A member of Library@Home team will respond to the referral.

Posted by Little Gransden Parish Clerk

Thursday, 16 July 2020

New Parish Councillor

Mr Jaco Koen was co-opted as a member of Little Gransden Parish Council at the meeting on 9 July 2020. This means that we now have a full complement of councillors, which will be a great help to fulfilling the role of the parish council.

Posted by S Sullivan, Clerk.