Little Gransden Parish Council Cashbook 2018/19

Little Gransden Parish Council Cashbook 2018/19

Little Gransden Parish Council Annual Return 2018/19

Little Gransden Parish Council Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2018/19, including Certificate of Exemption, Accounting Statement, Annual Governance Statement, Annual Internal Audit Report.

Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options – Upcoming Consultation

Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options  – Upcoming Consultation in January 2020 

  

It is a very exciting time for Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, with work underway on a new joint Local Plan that will affect the future of Greater Cambridge over the next 20 years.  

The Councils are preparing to carry out a public consultation called: Greater Cambridge Local Plan – The First Conversation.  The consultation will start the conversation about the kind of place we want Greater Cambridge to be in the future. It will explore the ‘big themes’ –climate change, biodiversity, social inclusion and great places - that will influence how homes, jobs and infrastructure are planned, and where growth might go.   

This is advance notice that consultation will run between 9am Monday 13 January and 5pm Monday 24 February 2020.  

During the consultation we will be taking a pop-up ‘roadshow’ to places around the area.

We will also be holding a ‘Big Debate’ on the evening of 18 February, where we are inviting local groups to share their ideas about what should be in the Local Plan, in a fun, provocative and lively public event. If you are interested in being one of the groups to present, please contact Hana Loftus at localplan@greatercambridgeplanning.org. Also look out for details about how to book your seat in the audience on the night, when we open the consultation in January. 

The consultation will go live on 13 January – you will be able to explore all the material, and share your views, on www.greatercambridgeplanning.org  

If you would like further information or have any questions please contact us by emailinglocalplan@greatercambridgeplanning.org  or calling 01954 713183. 

Stephen Kelly 

Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development  

for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire 

Waresley and Gransden Woods Footpath Closure

Some paths are closed off to the public to prevent damage during poor weather.
Please refer to webpage for updates www.wildlifebcn.org/

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council Planning and Interim Meeting 5 December 2019

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council Planning and Interim Meeting 5 December 2019

Survey re Voluntary and Community Sector

Have your say! 

Next year, we will be jointly commissioning our Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Capacity Building Partnership(s) with Peterborough City Council. In Cambridgeshire, this service is currently provided by Support Cambridgeshire - a partnership of Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations, Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service and Cambridgeshire ACRE.

To help shape the service we commission, we would really appreciate it if you could complete this short survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TW7A6/ by Friday 13 December 2019.

Apologies if you get this email multiple times but we are keen to reach as many people as possible.

Thanks in advance for your help

Diane Lane

Strengthening Communities Team
Cambridgeshire County Council
Diane.Lane@cambridgeshire.gov.uk 

Minutes of Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 5 September 2019

Minutes of Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 5 September 2019

Little Gransden Parish Council News - November 2019

Several notices below – take a moment to scroll down to see how you are affected or can contribute.
FAST FIBRE BROADBAND FOR LITTLE GRANSDEN

Please sign up to the Community Fibre Partnership. We need registered interest of everyone in Little Gransden who would like a faster broadband connection. Openreach will then calculate the cost of running new fibre cable to each resident or business and assist with application for vouchers under the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme. The more households that register the more money will be available.

The only information we need from you to register interest is:

Name, Postcode, Address, Landline Number, whether you are a SME or residential property.

Parish Councillors will be knocking on doors to collect your details if you are interested, alternatively you can email your details to: oliverhipwell.lgpc@gmail.com

Your details will be kept only in relation to this initiative.

ROAD CLOSURE MAIN ROAD

The County Council has advised that Main Road, Little Gransden (B1046) will be closed from 2­–4 December for works to replace overhead cables.

PLANT A TREE!

The Woodland Trust is encouraging everyone to plant trees, and has a number of packs of trees or hedging on offer at favourable prices. If you don’t have room to plant several trees, why not get together with some neighbours to share a pack? The birth of a new baby can also be celebrated by purchasing a tree or dedicating one at one of the Woodland Trust’s sites. See www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

LET’S GET MOVING!

The Let’s Get Moving Campaign is to promote more physical activity among residents of South Cambridgeshire. A new class for Circuit Training has started at Little Gransden Village Hall, adding to the other physical activities offered in the hall, including yoga, Pilates, bowls, badminton and at the fortnightly NAFFI club table tennis and boccia. 

BUS USER/NON-USER SURVEY

Public to have say on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough radical bus reform: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has launched a public survey on bus services as part of an ongoing radical reform of its bus network. From November 4th, there will be a six-week survey to canvas public views on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough bus services and how they can be improved. You can feed back on the current bus network, through a survey that can be completed online or by phone. Respondents will be asked to comment on levels of satisfaction and a range of suggested improvements including more frequent services, an expansion of the bus network and new routes. Other ideas include greater use of technology such as driverless shuttles and more use of alternative fuels such as electric buses. The results of the survey with the public will be used as an evidence base for a plan for how to improve the bus network. Deadline: 15 December Contact: www.smartsurvey.co,uk/S/futurebus or telephone 07377001512

A VERY VICTORIAN EVENING

7 December 2019

Little Gransden Church 6 pm

Tickets £6/£4

Join us for an evening of music, poetry and story-telling from the Revellers in partnership with The Gransden Lady Singers.

Tickets from Gransden Food & Wine and the Crown & Cushion or see www.roundaboutrevellers.com

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Little Gransden Church Bazaar

Little Gransden Church Annual Autumn Bazaar
Saturday 9 November 2019
2.30 p.m.
Little Gransden Village Hall
Books, Cakes, Teas, Tombolas, Toys, White Elephant, Raffles
proceeds to Little Gransden Church for day-to-day running expenses

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 7 November 2019

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 2019

Minutes of Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 11 July 2019

Minutes of Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 11 July 2019

Meet the Romans!

St Neots Museum

  Press Release

For further information contact:

Liz Davies, Curator

www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk

Museum Tel: 01480 214 163 Mobile: 07836 744 939

email: curators@stneotsmuseum.org.uk 

Also follow us on facebook @stneotsmuseum or twitter @StNeotsMuseum

Meet the Romans Day

Meet the Romans!

Saturday 14^th September 2019

11.00am – 4.00pm

Come and meet the Romans at St Neots Museum on 14^th September. The Longthorpe re-enactment legion from Peterborough will be with us, resplendent in replica armour, to talk about what life was like for the soldiers and locals in and around Roman St Neots.

Visit the museum and find out about life in our area almost 2,000 years ago. Try on the armour and discuss the weapons and battle tactics with an expert, discover the work people did, the clothes they wore, the cosmetics they used, what happened if they became sick and their religious beliefs.

Around St Neots the countryside was a patchwork of small farms and growing settlements some of which seem have been home to wealthy Iron Age family groups. The Kimbolton coin hoard, which contains 68 gold coins, minted in the late Iron Age period 50 BC – AD 30 demonstrates the wealth of the an individual or group of people who lived in the Kimbolton area, in the period just before the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43.

The coin hoard will be on display along with our exhibition about the coins and Iron Age Huntingdonshire. 

For this special event entry to the museum will be £2.00 for each adult and free for children.

Pop-up café available all day.

St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots 

Tel: 01480 214163

Open: Tuesday to Saturday 11.00am - 4.00pm

Admission Free to Local Residents

Visitors: Adults £3.00, Seniors £2.00 & Children £1.00

Roundabout - village newsletter

Unfortunately the village newsletter, Roundabout magazine, will be delivered a few days late this month.

However, you can now view future editions of Roundabout online by going to:

http://roundabout.gransdens.org

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 5 September 2019

Agenda for Little Gransden Parish Council meeting 5 September 2019

Consultations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS – Have your say!

The following public consultations are currently running. They can be viewed on line and you can give your views.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Local Transport Plan

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has prepared a draft Local Transport Plan which they are now consulting upon. The deadline for comments is Friday 27 September 2019. There are several different ways of providing feedback to the plan including an online questionnaire. If you wish to find out more information about the plan there are links to all the relevant documents and how to comment on the Combined Authority’s website. There is a frequently asked questions section that provides a good introduction to the plan. Within our area there is one consultation event that has yet to take place • Cambridge, Sat 14 Sep, 10am-3pm, Cambridge Central Library, Lion Yard SCDC and Cambridge City are responding to this consultation.

New Joint Greater Cambridge Local Plan

Workshops have been held for different groups including parish councils and residents associations to start thinking about what the next joint Greater Cambridge Local Plan will include. For those who were not able to attend these sessions there is a YouTube video that gives a taster. There will be public consultation on Issues and Options for the new joint Greater Cambridge Local Plan in the autumn 2019 so there will be an opportunity for everyone who is interested in the Greater Cambridge area to have their say in shaping the future of this area.

Draft Greater Cambridge Sustainable Design and Construction (SPD) Proposals to help make new housing developments as green as possible have been published by South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council – and local people are being encouraged to have their say. The draft guide to sustainable design and construction will, when adopted, give developers a clear steer on what is expected of them to reduce the environmental impact of developments. This includes setting out the need to minimise carbon emissions, flood risks, pollution and pressure on water sources. This is all aimed at helping to ensure any development enhances the natural environment, leaving it in a better condition than before it took place. Planning applications received since the current South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge Local Plans were adopted last year need to include sufficient detail to demonstrate how developers intend to meet the sustainability policy requirements. Local people, businesses and interested groups are being encouraged to comment on the draft SPD until 5pm on Monday 23 September 2019.

NATIONAL NEWS Creating space for beauty: interim report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission is an independent body that is advising government on how to promote and increase the use of high quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods. In their interim report published on 9 July 2019 they have set out their work to date – ‘Creating space for beauty’.