| 22 August 2008 | ||
| Parish Newletter August 2008 | ||
Road adoption, road safety measures, verges, parking and road maintenance standards are all matters which cause considerable (and sometimes heated) discussion within our community.
In recognition of this, the Parish Council have established a working group, to consult and liaise with all interested parties. This group is chaired by myself, Michelle Stevens.
As a Parish Council, we opted to create a ‘working group’ as this does not have to conform to the formality that a traditional Council Committee has to. This means that as a group, we can actively encourage and welcome the views and opinions of residents, local businesses and community organisations.
Many readers will have reviewed the excerpts from minutes taken at a recent meeting held between the Traffic Working Group and representatives of the County Council, reported on the front page of the August issue of Cambourne Crier. A full copy of these minutes is available via the Cambourne Parish Council website in the minutes section.
This initial meeting provided the Traffic Working Group with an opportunity to clarify adoption process and raise certain concerns with the County Council representatives. We anticipate that this is the first of such meetings and hope that we can move forward the road adoption of Cambourne via a consultative approach.
Whilst this meeting did highlight some potential obstacles, as a group we remain positive and I can confirm that we will continue to challenge these matters for the benefit of all.
Our next Traffic Working Group meeting is scheduled for 2nd September 2008. The meeting will commence at 6.30pm and be held in the Parish Clerks Office, the Hub. Full minutes will be taken and published on the CPC website.
Members of the public are welcome to attend or can communicate any matters they wish to be raised by emailing me - Cllr.Stevens@cambourneparishcouncil.gov.uk |
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| 26 July 2008 | ||
| Cambourne Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) Update | ||
During the past week the local Police neighbourhood team have been carrying out both plain clothes and high visibility patrols of Cambourne and the surrounding villages.
This has resulted in the confiscation and disposal of a large amount of alcohol. One person has also received a fixed penalty ticket of £80 for supplying alcohol to underage persons in Cambourne. A small amount of tobacco was also disposed of from persons to young to be in possession of it.
The Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) hope this sends the right message to both the people committing these offences and also to the local residents who can be assured that the local NPT is taking Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) seriously in our neighbourhood.
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| 23 July 2008 | ||
| Parish Newletter July 2008 | ||
Following on from June's Parish Council Newsletter where you were introduced to your Parish Council employees I would like to introduce you to the Leisure and Amenities Committee. Seven Councillors work on this committee and they look after all Cambourne's Amenities. This committee meets every two months and make recommendations to full council on related issues. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd September at 8pm.
Councillors on L&A Committee: Ruth Poulton: Chairman of L&A and also responsible for sport. Liaison with the sports clubs is through meetings held the Tuesday prior to L&A meetings. You are all welcome to attend these meetings which are normally held in the Lower Cambourne Cricket Pavilion, starting at 7pm.
Tom Hudson is responsible for playgrounds and open spaces. At present he is busy working with the grounds staff to prepare the playgrounds ready for the school holidays, in line with the ROSPA report. He is very concerned about broken glass around Cambourne. If you see any please let us know about it via the Parish office, so that it can be cleared up.
Anne Doyle is about to take on responsibility for the Hub. Helping to solve any problems and oversee improvements. Although not a member of L&A Dominic Plunkett is working to develop equipment for Drama and Concerts.
Michelle Stevens has taken on all youth related activities and is the CPC representative on the Cambourne Youth Partnership.
Rachel Clements is the councillor for the allotments.
Clayton Hudson, Parish Chairman and Roger Hume, Vice Chairman also serve on this committee.
I would like to make a special plea to all dog owners-
Please respect the pitches and prevent dogs running freely over them. It takes the grounds' staff up to 3 hours each week to clear dog mess before they can cut the pitches. Regards
Cllr Ruth Poulton (Chairman of L& A Committee, Cambourne Parish Council)
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