SUMMER 2017
Cambridge City Council’s magazine for residents
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CONTENTS
Summer edition in the city 04 Summer is here Development 05 Housing Agency builds for the future holiday fun for kids 07 Free with SummerDaze out and get active 09 Get this summer
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Ditchburn Place ready for its makeover
Multi-storey car park improvements get into gear No biodegradable bags in green bins please
with nature for 14 Connect World Environment Day set to return thanks to 16 Fish watercourse project
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Mayoral and county council election news City Deal transport projects start this summer
Contact your city 22 councillor Front cover: The Big Weekend takes place from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 July on Parker’s Piece. Cambridge City Council Website: cambridge.gov.uk twitter.com/camcitco
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Changes to bin collections – thanks for your help! As you will probably know, bin collection days changed for over 80% of households in Cambridge at the end of February. We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during the changeover period while we have adapted to our new rounds. The changes were introduced to: l Reduce the distance our crews travel by 20,000 miles per year; l Contribute to savings of £700,000 over three years; l Provide a waste collection service that can meet changing demands Waste Team Manager, David as Cambridge grows and new Richards, said: “It’s been hard for residential areas are built. the crews to learn the new Our crews are out collecting more rounds, because there are so than 30,000 bins each weekday, and many little nooks in Cambridge many have been learning completely where bins can be tucked away. A new routes. We apologise if any of lot of this information about your bins were missed while the where exactly bins are just has to changes were taking place and are be learned and remembered. sorry that some residents were Each crew collects between 800 affected for a number of weeks. and 1200 bins every day The crews have been working depending on the type of weekends during the last few weeks housing, so there’s a lot to to help catch up when necessary, and remember!” we are now fine-tuning the collection routes to ensure they are as efficient as possible by updating our • Website: cambridge.gov.uk/bins systems with all the data needed to Email: wastean dstreets@cambridge.gov .uk ensure that every household’s bins Phone: 01223 458282 are collected on time.
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Cambridge Matters
Summer in the city is here
There’s nowhere quite like Cambridge in the summer, with a host of outdoor activities to look forward to, and opportunities to get out and about enjoying our parks and open spaces. Here are some of the big events to look forward to, provided by the council and organised by Cambridge Live, in the next few months... Midsummer Fair – Wednesday 21-Monday 26 June
Midsummer Fair is one of the most historic traditional fairs in the country, having taken place for more than 800 years on the same site of Midsummer Common, beside the River Cam. This year’s fair gets under way in traditional style on Wednesday 21 June with a parade and the official opening by the Mayor of Cambridge. The Big Weekend – Friday 7-Sunday 9 July The Big Weekend (as the name suggests) is always one of the biggest dates in the city’s events calendar, when crowds flock to Parker’s Piece for three days of fun, activities and live entertainment. This year it takes place from Friday 7-Sunday 9 July, and features another huge array of live performers, activities for people
ABC, appearing at the Big Weekend
picnic – so why not head over to the following parks for a spot of live music in beautiful surroundings... Cottenham Brass Band, Sunday 16 July, Cherry Hinton Hall l Freddie and Friends New Orleans Jazzmen, Sunday 13 August, Jesus Green l City of Cambridge Brass Band, Sunday 27 August, Nightingale Recreation Ground l The Brass Funkeys, Sunday 17 September, Jesus Green l
of all age, food, drink, market stalls, rides – and no doubt a few surprises along the way. The fun kicks off on Friday evening from 6pm with live music on the big stage from well-known names including 1980s charttoppers ABC (remember The Look of Love and Poison Arrow?), supported by Eighties tribute act Wham Duran, before the traditional firework display rounds things off at about 10pm. Saturday 8 July will see plenty of activities for people of all ages and abilities taking place on Parker’s Piece, including a massive sports zone showcasing some of the activities you can do in city parks, such as BMX, table tennis, cycling, tennis and more. Saturday will also feature a massive Gaming Zone, more stalls and rides, a silent disco, and live music throughout the day from some of the best local acts. Sunday sees the weekend rounded off in style with the annual Cambridge Mela – a celebration of Asian culture, food, art and music – plus more live music on an international theme. Jazz and brass in the parks Over the summer months, visitors to some of Cambridge’s parks can enjoy free jazz and brass concerts on some Sunday afternoons. These concerts provide a great soundtrack for an afternoon in the company of friends, family and perhaps even an ice cream or a
The Mayor’s Day Out – Wednesday 16 August If you’re an older Cambridge resident and fancy a fun day out at the seaside, why not get on board for the Mayor’s Day Out on Wednesday 16 August. For just £8.50, any city resident over 60 can enjoy a coach trip to Great Yarmouth with meals, drinks and a live show by the UK Beach Boys playing songs such as Good Vibrations and Barbara Ann included in the price, plus the chance to spend some time on the sands, and even dip your toes in the water.
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Summer edition
Housing Development Agency builds for the future
Scholar’s Court
One of the most significant challenges facing Cambridge and surrounding areas in the coming years is ensuring that there are enough affordable homes – including new council homes – for people who want and need to live here. Helping to make this happen is the Greater Cambridge Housing Development Agency (HDA), which was established last year by the city council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, with initial funding from Greater Cambridge City Deal. This is a new service to manage the building of new homes in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire – predominantly affordable homes and social housing. Since it started work in April 2016, the Housing Development Agency has overseen the completion of 274 new homes, including at Scholar’s Court off Harrison Drive, at Colville Road, at Aylesborough Close and on Water Lane in Cambridge plus further homes at the new Clay Farm development in the south of the city near Trumpington. Another
208 new houses are due to be completed by the HDA by April 2018 at locations including Ekin Road, Hawkins Road, Fulbourn Road, and on sites that were previously council-owned garages. Many of the homes across the city and beyond which are already completed or are in development by the HDA are either social rented homes (i.e. council) or will be available for rent One of the Housing Development at rates lower than market average Agency schemes due to be completed rental costs elsewhere. later this year is ‘Virido’, a partnership The HDA played a major role in between the council and Hill residential securing extra money from the government at Clay Farm near Trumpington. The for building new council homes, as part of development features 104 social the negotiations over the new Combined rented homes (including 26 shared Authority for Cambridgeshire and ownership properties) and 104 private Peterborough – which saw its first mayor homes, built in ‘quads’ with communal elected in May. gardens at the centre. It has many This means that a grant of £70 million will environmentally-friendly design be spent on at least 500 new council homes features including recycling rainwater specifically in Cambridge over the next five for use elsewhere, triple glazed years alone. This is part of plans to build 250 windows, solar panels and living new homes per year for the next three to four green roofs. years by working with other councils, private companies and housing organisations. This house-building activity by the Housing company to help tackle the shortage of affordable housing in the city. The Cambridge Development Agency is being carried out to Investment Partnership will fund the try and ensure that the Cambridge area redevelopment of existing council-owned continues to be attractive – and more land for a range of housing – both for sale on affordable – for all, whether long-term the open market and for social rent. residents or newcomers, including people working and studying here. As well as being a partner in the HDA, the • Website: cambridge.g ov.uk/hda council has also recently teamed up with a Email: housingdevelopme nt@cambridge.gov.uk subsidiary of the local housebuilding Phone: 01223 457948 company Hill to form a new investment
The Cambridge Sustainable Housing Design Guide Many of the new homes under construction by the Housing Development Agency (HDA), such as those at the Virido site featured, are being built with high levels of sustainability. This means that developments and homes incorporate features such as rainwater harvesting, green and brown roofs, photovoltaic solar panels, enhanced insulation and outside areas which encourage plants, animals and birds. In order to ensure it continues to build sustainable homes, the HDA has now adopted a Cambridge Sustainable Housing Design Guide, which sets out its intentions in terms of building in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way. The guide helps to: l Ensure new homes are energy and water efficient with the aim of reducing bills for residents; l Ensure new homes have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of residents through the use of internal space standards, good levels of daylighting and natural ventilation;
Ensure new homes are easy to maintain, can adapt to the changing needs of residents, and can cope with future changes to our climate, for example through the use of features to protect homes from flooding during extreme rainfall events. All new homes being built in Cambridge by the HDA will now be built to the requirements set out in the guide. You can see the guide on our website or request a copy by phoning 01223 457000.
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Summer edition
SummerDaze – free holiday fun for kids For any parents or carers looking after children during the summer holiday, it’s always useful to have one or two ideas up your sleeve for when the inevitable cries of “I’m bored!” start to be heard. So this summer, instead of switching on a DVD or struggling to think of a new game to play, why not get out and about, and enjoy some fun activities outdoors with other families, courtesy of our SummerDaze programme. SummerDaze is a five week programme of free events organised by our Children’s and Young People’s Participation Service (ChYpPS), in parks and open spaces, every weekday from 24 July-25 August. Youngsters of school age and their families can come and take part in a huge range of boredom-beating activities, from river dipping to turning junk into art, or parachute play. The SummerDaze programme will also offer plenty of opportunity to get active, as there will be a wide range of sports for people age 11-15 including football, basketball, tennis, baseball and gym sessions. As well as daily sessions in neighbourhoods, every Wednesday throughout the holidays will be a ‘Big Wednesday’ – a mini festival where children can try sports, play adventurous games, try arts and crafts activities and enjoy entertainment. Dates for your diary are:
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We recently held a 12 week public consultation on draft proposals for changes and improvements to our community centres – to ensure they are located where they are most needed, and are providing the right services for people who need them most. Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation, which outlined some draft proposals for changes to community centres including: ● Building a new centre on the site of the existing Meadows Community Centre; ● Improving the services we offer at community centres in King’s Hedges; ● Inviting voluntary organisations to manage some of our centres. Following hundreds of online survey responses and feedback we received during over 28 hours of face to face drop-ins, we are now preparing a final revised strategy, which considers and responds to the comments and suggestions raised during the consultation. This will be considered by councillors at the end of June, and the final strategy and next steps will be published on the website after this date.
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Want to learn how to get online? Would you like to learn more about using the internet, email and social media such as Facebook? We currently run a number of free sessions at some of our community centres at which anyone wanting to learn more about computers and the internet can simply drop in and give it a go, with all the help and advice you will need on hand. Sessions currently take place at the following times and locations: ● Ross Street Community Centre, every Friday 10am-12 noon ● Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catharine’s Road, every Tuesday and Friday 10am-12 noon ● Brown’s Field Youth and Community Centre, 31a Green End Road, Wednesdays 1pm-2pm
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You don’t have to book in advance for these sessions, simply turn up and learn more about online life! We need more volunteers Would you like to volunteer to be a digital
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champion, teaching people in the community how to make the most of computers, technology and the internet? We’re looking for people to volunteer for this, as well as to help out in other areas such as community hub sessions for older people, local sport, and litter-picking sessions. Volunteers can earn themselves Time Credits, through a scheme which rewards you for every hour you spend helping the community with projects like this. Time credits earned can be exchanged for things like exercise classes, and cinema or theatre tickets. For more details visit cambridge.gov. uk/volunteering or for more information about becoming a digital champion email independent.living@cambridge.gov.uk or phone 01223 457199.
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Summer edition
Get out and get active this summer It’s summer. The days are long, the weather’s warmer – so what’s stopping you from getting out and getting more active? There are plenty of ideas on this page to help you make more of your summer, whatever your current activity levels including free fitness sessions for women, casual sports for young people, and some new running or walking routes in city parks. Why not make this your most active summer ever?
Ping! bounces back Ping! is bouncing back to the green spaces of Cambridge this summer - 16 outdoor table tennis tables are located across the city and are free to use at any time with all the equipment provided. For more information on Ping! locations and events visit: pingengland.co.uk/cambridge
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Did you know that regular running can add as many as three years to your life, according to research by Iowa State University? In fact, the benefits of regular running are not just physical but psychological too. With that in mind, there are now three, 0-5km marked routes in Cambridge parks (Coldham’s Common, Jesus Green and Midsummer Common), perfect for the beginner and there are also a number of women’s only running groups in the city to help get you started. You can join the women’s running community on Facebook: Lets Run Girls Cambridge.
Why not bring your family and enjoy the many free physical activities at summer festivals across the city this year? You can try activities including tennis, athletics, table tennis, football, scootering and fitness with our Active Lifestyles team at the Big Weekend (7-9 July, Parker’s Piece), Chesterton Festival Fun Day (17 June, Pye’s Rec), Arbury Carnival (10 June) and Meadows festivals as well the SummerDaze Big Wednesday events. Come down and say hi, let us know what activities you would like to see in Cambridge in our consultation areas, and get active in the process.
LIFE – Ladies in Fitness and Education StreetGames Free sports for 11 years olds plus are available throughout the week at North Cambridge Academy, Chesterton Sports Centre and the Abbey Leisure complex. Activities include football, gymnastics, basketball, baseball and tennis. Just turn up and join in!
Calling all women who want to get stronger and fitter - for free! The new LIFE (Ladies In Fitness and Education) sessions run for six week periods at a time. Any women can come and take part in fun fitness sessions and learn how to live as healthily as possible at these Tuesday evening sessions at the East Barnwell Community Centre. Join the LIFE community on Facebook for more information – search ‘LIFE Cambridge’.
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Ditchburn Place set for extensive refurbishment programme Ditchburn Place on Mill Road is a building of some significance for many Cambridge residents, as, until the 1980s it was the city’s maternity hospital, the place where thousands upon thousands of Cambridge people took their first breath. The council took over Ditchburn Place more than 25 years ago. Since then it has provided residents who need some support to live independently, with sheltered and extra-care accommodation – self-contained flats with the added security of knowing care and support is available on site if needed. Over the next two and a half years, the 51 flats at Ditchburn Place are set to be completely refurbished. The first part of the project has seen part of Ditchburn Place known as Burmaside House demolished to make way for six new flats for residents, all with modern, selfcontained shower rooms and kitchens. Residents affected by the redevelopment have been moved to other accommodation in Ditchburn Place while
these properties are single-bedrooms, the building work is taking place, so that although we do also offer some twodisruption to their lives is kept to a bedroom and disabled-adapted minimum. The first of the new flats are properties. expected to be ready by summer 2018. The rest of Ditchburn Place as a whole will be redeveloped in phases over the next 30 months. This will see refurbishment of all of the remaining flats (currently home to up to 51 people), of communal areas, and the installation of a new heating system – which will save money and be much more environmentally friendly than the current, outdated system. Ditchburn Place is one of 13 sheltered and extra care housing schemes around the city which are managed by the council, and offer a range of housing options for people over 60 who need additional support. Nine of the schemes are, like Ditchburn Place, known as ‘indoor’ schemes – where tenants’ front • Website: cambridge.gov.uk/sheltereddoors open onto a corridor within the housing building, while the remaining four are dent.living@cambridge.gov.uk ‘outdoor’ schemes, with doors opening Email: indepen Phone: 01223 457199 out onto the street. The majority of
How to cope in a Peace of mind at the push of a button heatwave this Would you like the peace of mind of knowing that if you ever needed it, help was available at the push of a button? The Cambridge Community Alarm Service provides help and reassurance to many residents, including both older and younger people with long term health needs (for example allergies and asthma), people with disabilities or restricted mobility, and people who live alone. The pendant alarm, is linked to your phone line and a plug socket, so you can simply press the button in an emergency and our response centre will immediately know who you are. The alarm system itself is easy to install, and costs less than £5 a week. If you require additional assistance from features such as a smoke detectors, bed sensors, fall detectors, epilepsy sensors we can also arrange this for you at no extra cost. These features are linked to your alarm and will self-activate it straight through to our response centre, helping those who may need a little more assistance. k/community-alarm-service • Website: cambridge.gov.ucam bridge.gov.uk Email: independent.living@ Phone: 01223 457648
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While many of us look forward to hot, dry and sunny weather during the summer, for some people – especially the very young or the very old – prolonged spells of hot weather can bring health risks. If we do get a heatwave this summer, here are some suggestions from Public Health England about things to consider to help keep you, your friends and family and neighbours safe. Stay connected: ● Look after yourself and check on others, particularly the elderly ● Plan ahead to avoid the heat Keep well: ● Drink plenty of water and avoid caffeine and alcohol ● Slow down and avoid heavy activity Find somewhere cool: ● Know how to keep your home cool. If you can, keep windows closed and shaded during the day and open them in the evening when it’s cooler ● Cars get hot, avoid closed spaces. Don’t leave pets in your car Watch out: ● If you’re too hot, cool your skin down with cool water, slow down and rehydrate ● Get help. Call NHS 111 or in an emergency, 999. For more information go to nhs.uk/heatwave for free medical advice for any non-emergency call 111.
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Multi-storey car park improvements get into gear Three of the city centre’s multi-storey car parks are undergoing a £1.2m investment programme this summer, to ensure they continue to provide a good service for customers. The Grand Arcade car park, which has not had any major refurbishment works since it opened in 2007, will have a number of improvements including a completely new protective deck coating throughout the upper car park, to keep rainwater out and to protect the building’s structure. Drainage systems will be improved or repaired to stop pooling water, reducing the risk of flooding and the potential need to close areas of the car park. Remarking and re-lining of all traffic routes and parking bays will also be completed. At Queen Anne Terrace car park essential repairs including minor structural repairs will be carried out, including improvements to the stairwells. At Grafton East car park there will be some repair work carried out to the roof which forms part of the protection system to the building structure. The work is being carried out across the summer so it will be finished before the start of the busy Christmas period, so that decking work is carried out in warmer temperatures (meaning it can be completed more quickly) and so all the council-run car parks are back to full capacity before the redevelopment of Park Street car park begins next year. The work is due to be completed by 24 September, so in the meantime the number of parking spaces in the city’s multi-storeys will be temporarily reduced. Deep cleaning of the multi-storey car parks to remove car exhaust dust and debris, which is conducted twice yearly, will be
carried out at the same time, in an effort to minimise disruption to customers. There will be 80% availability across all of our car parks during all the works. To ease the customer’s journey and to keep customers informed Cambridge City Council will be using a number of digital platforms to report on parking space availability. ● Up-to-date information on parking space availability will be reported, as it happens, in live time, on the council website; ● The variable message system, which displays the availability of parking spaces in each car park on electronic signs, situated on the major roads into the city, will also be updated in live time to reflect the capacity of the car parks; ● There will be updates on social media and on the on-site signage in place in the car parks;
Progress reports on the works will be published weekly on the council’s website. For information about car parking availability and up to date information about the improvements to the three car parks go to: cambridge.gov.uk/parking Updates will also be posted at twitter.com/camcitco and facebook.com/camcitco
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Lighting the way for energy saving Earlier this year a project to install new energy-saving lighting at two or our car parks was completed. Old lighting at Grand Arcade and Grafton East car parks has now been replaced by low-energy LED lighting which will mean energy consumption there is significantly reduced. Motion and light sensors have also been introduced to help reduce energy consumption at the two multi-storeys by more than 40% (approximately 280 tonnes of carbon) every year, and saving £46,000 a year. This was the first
project completed as part of our new Carbon Management Plan which aims to reduce the council’s carbon emissions by 15% by 2021.
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Summer edition What goes in the green bin?
No compostable or biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags in green bins please We’re asking you not to use compostable or biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags in green bins, to help us keep costs down so that money can be better used for other vital services. Unfortunately, many compostable or biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags available from shops do not break down fully in the composting process that we use in Cambridgeshire, which turns garden and food waste into soil improver. When compostable or biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags are put in with green bin waste, small pieces of the ‘plastic’ remain in the finished compost, and this means some of it cannot be used as soil improver, which costs money and fills up landfill sites. It has cost Cambridgeshire councils around £220,000 a year to deal with residents putting the wrong items in the green bin.
Please wrap your food waste in newspaper or paper bags, or put it in the bin loose. This will make sure the organic material breaks down and we can make compost from what is collected in the green bin, which is then used on farmers’ fields for crops or by Cambridgeshire residents on their gardens. Paper food waste bags can be purchased from the cashier’s desk at our Customer Service Centre, Mandela House, Regent Street, or from City Homes on Arbury Road. These paper bags work well to line the small green kitchen caddies, which are available at the same offices and from the Guildhall, free of charge.
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No thanks: Compostable or biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags Plastic bags Plant pots Textiles or clothes Cardboard (small amounts with food on are ok, otherwise put in blue bin) Logs or branches thicker than a broom handle Treated wood or timber e.g. planks or furniture Soil or stones Cat or dog waste (bag and put in black bin) Ashes Yes please: Garden waste including leaves, grass, woody branches and stems, weeds All food waste (cooked, uncooked, bones, dairy etc.) Paper towels, tissues and kitchen paper (do not put in blue bin)
The Love Food Hate Waste website also has great tips on how to reduce your food waste and useful tips on how to use up leftovers, making the right size portions and explains ‘sell by’/ ’best before’/’use by’ dates. Go to www.lovefoodhatewaste.com to find out more.
Want some free compost? If you would like some of the soil improver that is made from the contents of green bins for your garden or allotment, you are welcome to take some free of charge. Simply take a shovel and some containers to the Amey Waste Management Park on
the A10 near Waterbeach and help yourself. It is advisable to call first on 01223 861010 to check there is some available. To see how the composting process works, visit www.recap.co.uk and have a look at our short video.
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Cambridge Matters
Connect with nature for World Environment Day World Environment Day takes place every year in early summer to promote positive environmental action that we can all take. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Connecting People To Nature’ – so we have compiled a list of five easy steps that people in Cambridge can take to do just that... Our free ‘Greening Your Home’ booklet is packed with information you need to make your home, lifestyle and garden greener. The booklet has chapters with helpful advice on subjects such as how to green your garden, various ways to reduce your water consumption, eating more sustainable food and suggestions for greener transport options, such as using your bike for short journeys, to help you to get out and enjoy nature. You can pick up a copy from the Customer Service Centre at Mandela House, Regent Street, Cambridge or download it from cambridge.gov.uk/reduce-your-energy-usage
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Why not go out and enjoy one of the city’s many parks and open spaces to mark World Environment Day (we look after more than 90 in the city, including 11 specially-designated local nature reserves). You can find out more about them at cambridge.gov.uk/parks-and-playgrounds or phone 01223 457000.
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Make room for nature in your garden by using flowering plants that provide nectar for insects and creating a wild area to encourage wildlife, such as log-piles to provide shelter for insects.
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Boost for electric taxis Earlier this year the government announced that Cambridge has been chosen as one of just 10 cities in the UK to be given funding to install new electric rapid charging points for taxis. The council has been awarded £426,000, to install new dedicated charging points for electric taxis. This will form an important part of our Air Quality Action Plan, part of which is targeting a reduction of emissions from taxis and buses to help improve air quality in the city, by offering taxi drivers more places to charge their vehicles quickly. Taxi drivers will be encouraged to drive low-emission vehicles in a number of ways, including by offering them discounts and fee exemptions if they adopt petrol/electric hybrid vehicles or fully electric vehicles. All • Website: cambridge.gov.uk/ taxis in Cambridge are set to air-quality-news be hybrid or fully electric Email: eqg@cambridge.gov.uk within 10 years. Phone: 01223 457900
Find out how to cycle and walk more in Cambridge including downloading the Cambridge Cycling Map to find the best routes, to enjoy nature as you travel cambridge.gov.uk/cycling-and-walking or phone 01223 458504.
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Where should we locate charging points for electric cars? Would you like to use a zero emission electric car, but don’t have a garage or driveway where you could charge it? If so, we would like to hear from you. We are currently developing a bid with Cambridgeshire County Council Highways for funding to install on-street residential charging points for electric vehicles. These would be located in residential streets, where off-street parking is not available. If there is sufficient interest, we can make a strong bid with a good chance of success. So, please let us know if you think this could be helpful in your part of Cambridge, especially if you know of any suitable locations or parking spaces that could be used. You can send your ideas and suggestions to airqual@ cambridge.gov.uk or phone 01223 457616.
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Native fish set to return after watercourse improvements A project to bring a watercourse back into use on a historic open space in the city is set to help promote biodiversity and habitats for plant and animal life, including a number of fish species. For many years the course of the River Cam has been held back from flowing naturally onto areas of Sheep’s Green by weirs used to power existing and former watermills nearby. In doing so, the weirs, along with a sluice gate on the reserve and build-ups of silt, have prevented native British species of fish from migrating up and downstream. Earlier this year the council instigated a project with the Environment Agency to replace the sluice gate in order to improve the flow of water on Sheep’s Green, to clear away the build-up of silt and to introduce natural gravel to improve the watercourse there. The new design, due for completion in June, ■
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means fish can now move up the watercourse to higher river levels. It is hoped that this project, like similar initiatives at two other local nature reserves - to install a fish pass at Byron’s Pool in Trumpington and a new backwater at Logan’s Meadow in Chesterton - will boost fish and invertebrate populations, and encourage further biodiversity. The local nature reserves we manage provide balanced habitats for animal, bird and plant life and can also help us cope better with extreme weather, by providing natural flood storage areas and helping improve air quality. Why not head to one of them this summer and see which species you can spot?
• For details of all our local nature reserves: Website: lnr.cambridge.gov.uk Email: parks@cambridge.gov.uk Phone: 01223 457000
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Summer edition
New Mayor of Mayoral and county Cambridge appointed council elections for the year
On 4 May the first elections for the new Combined Authority for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough were held. James Palmer (Conservative) was elected to be the first Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for the next four years. For more information on the Mayor’s role visit www.chooseyourmayor.org Elections were also held on the same day for all 61 divisions of Cambridgeshire County Council, including 12 divisions in Cambridge city itself. Following the elections the overall make-up of the county council is as follows: ● Conservatives 36 ● Liberal Democrat 15 ● Labour 7 ● Independent 3 In the 12 Cambridge city divisions 7 Labour candidates and 5 Liberal Democrat candidates were elected. For the full list of councillors making up Cambridgeshire County Council visit cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council.
Every year at the council’s annual meeting one of the city councillors is chosen to become Mayor of Cambridge for the following 12 months. This year Cllr George Pippas (pictured above right) was elected to be Mayor, which is a traditional ceremonial role with no executive powers. Cllr Nigel Gawthorpe was elected to be Deputy Mayor. The Mayor of Cambridge chairs all full council meetings, and represents the city at hundreds of events during the year as part of the role which dates back to 1207, when King John granted Cambridge a royal charter.
New city councillor elected for Arbury In May there was also a by-election to choose a new city councillor for Arbury ward, following the resignation of former councillor Charlotte Perry. Patrick Sheil (Labour), pictured here, was elected.
Council meetings – would you like to get involved? Would you like to take an active part in council meetings, where decisions are made that directly affect you? Members of the public are welcome to attend all council meetings, including our full council, scrutiny committee and area committee meetings, where you can listen to the debate and have your say on issues that concern or interest you. If you’d like to speak or ask a question at a particular meeting, we ask that people get in touch with us beforehand by using the contact details below. You can also film, photograph or blog about our meetings – there’s more information about this at cambridge.gov.uk/ speaking-at-committee-meetings Here are some of the meetings coming up across the summer months – they’re held in the committee rooms or the council chamber at The Guildhall
in central Cambridge, unless otherwise stated. ● Housing Scrutiny Committee: Tuesday 20 June, 5.30pm ● North Area Committee: Thursday 22 June, 6.30pm, Shirley School, Nuffield Way ● Environment Scrutiny Committee: Tuesday 27 June, 5.30pm ● Community Services Scrutiny Committee: Thursday 29 June, 5pm ● Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee: Monday 3 July, 5pm ● Planning Committee: Wednesday 5 July, 10am ● Council: Thursday 13 July, 6pm ● South Area Committee: Monday 17 July, 7pm, Cherry Hinton Village Leisure Centre ● West Central Area Committee: Tuesday 18 July, 7pm, St Mark’s Community Centre, Barton Road
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Greater Cambridge City Deal – transport projects starting this summer The Greater Cambridge City Deal is working to bring about a step-change in sustainable travel in Cambridge, to accommodate an ever-growing number of trips and to keep people and business moving well into the future. The first phase of transport projects is prioritised to help our city to grow sustainably in the next decade or so and is part of a long-term plan to bring about a shift towards cleaner and healthier travel. There are a number of key projects happening in the city this summer which you may notice or could affect your journey. If you’d like to get involved with any of the City Deal projects, please check out the website for the latest news on consultations and events. Traffic survey Cambridge’s largest traffic survey will take place in June to provide up-to-date information on vehicle traffic movements in, out and through the city. The results will be used with existing data to make sure decisions on transport are based on the city’s needs. An independent firm will undertake the survey continuously over seven days using temporary Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. The anonymised data will be used for understanding vehicle emissions, origin and destination movements and journey times. It will also help identify factors contributing to poor air quality. Greenways cycle network The Greenways project aims to establish a network of 12 safe routes into Cambridge from surrounding towns and villages for cyclists, pedestrians, and for use by horse-riders. Each Greenway will be an attractive route, segregated from traffic or on quiet roads. Parts of each route may exist already, but sections may need to be upgraded or have missing links. Public workshops for the first six routes start this summer - keep an eye out on
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our website for further information on how you can get involved. Hills Road cycleway Construction of the main section of the new Hills Road cycleway starts on Monday 12 June, with completion scheduled for September 2017. The new 2.3m wide cycleway will provide highquality cycling provision along the length of Hills Road, including a new floating bus stop and Toucan crossing. The following road closures and diversion will be in place from 12 June to enable the construction of the new cycle lane: ● City-bound traffic - lane will be open as usual throughout the works. ● Outbound traffic - will be diverted along Fendon Road, via Queen Edith’s Way, back to Addenbrooke’s roundabout. ● Access to Addenbrooke’s hospital coming out of the city, Addenbrooke’s patients and visitors will need to follow the diversion or they can choose to go via Long Road and Robinson Way. Vehicle and pedestrian access to properties in the construction area of Hills Road will be maintained at all times.
City Deal - Dates for your diary Members of the public are welcome to attend forthcoming meetings of the City Deal Joint Assembly and Executive Board. Joint Assembly ● Wednesday 19 July, 1pm, The Council Chamber, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne ● Wednesday 13 September, 2pm, The Council Chamber, The Guildhall, Cambridge ● Wednesday 15 November, 2pm, The Council Chamber, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Executive Board Wednesday 26 July, 10am, Council Chamber, The Guildhall, Cambridge ● Wednesday 20 September, 4pm, Council Chamber, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne ● Wednesday 22 November, 4pm, The Council Chamber, The Guildhall, Cambridge ●
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Wards: Arbury, East Chesterton, King’s Hedges & West Chesterton For more information on North Area Committee meetings and how you can get involved please contact us on 01223 457000 or go to cambridge.gov.uk/north-area-committee
King’s Hedges
Carina O’Reilly c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ T: 07791 227953 carinaoreilly@gmail.com Labour
Nigel Gawthrope (Deputy Mayor) 15 Perse Way, CB4 3SG T: 07885 976830 nigel.gawthrope@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Patrick Sheil c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ patrick.sheil@cambridge.gov.uk
Kevin Price 14 Birch Close, CB4 1XN T: 07964 280689 kevin.price@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
T: 07519 800341 Labour
Mike Todd-Jones 2 Tedder Way, CB4 3RJ T: 353937 mike.todd-jones@cambridge.gov.uk Labour & Co-operative
East Chesterton
Martin Smart 36 Warkworth Street, CB1 1EG martinandrewsmart@icloud.com
T: 07842 205226 Labour
West Chesterton
Margery Abbott 85 Darwin Drive, CB4 3HQ margery.abbott.labour@hotmail.co.uk
T: 07766 092034 Labour
Ysanne Austin 63 De Freville Avenue, CB4 1HW T: 321441 ysanne.austin@cambridge.gov.uk Liberal Democrat
Gerri Bird 5 Grieve Court, CB4 1FR T: 425595 gerribird@sky.com Labour
Mike Sargeant 63 Gilbert Road, CB4 3NZ T: 07952 533251 mikesargeant@ntlworld.com Labour
Peter Sarris 75 Green End Road, CB4 1RS pavs2@cam.ac.uk
Damien Tunnacliffe 35 Pentlands Court, CB4 1JN damientunnacliffe@yahoo.co.uk
South Area Committee
T: 339927 Labour & Co-operative
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Nick Avery 8 Plantation Avenue, Trumpington, CB2 9DL T: 07798 802215 nick.avery@cambridge.gov.uk Liberal Democrat Zoe O’Connell 23 Ravensworth Gardens, CB1 2XL T: 750676 zoe@complicity.co.uk Liberal Democrat
Wards: Trumpington, Cherry Hinton & Queen Edith’s For more information on South Area Committee meetings and how you can get involved please contact us on 01223 457000 or go to cambridge.gov.uk/south-area-committee
Cherry Hinton
Donald Adey 44 Fairfax Road, CB1 3BD donald.adey@cambridge.gov.uk
T: 721156 Liberal Democrat
Queen Edith’s
Mark Ashton 23 March Lane, Cherry Hinton, CB1 3LG T: 07774 570976 mark.ashton@cambridge.gov.uk Labour & Co-operative
Jennifer Page-Croft 74 Wulfstan Way, CB1 8QH T: 729492 jennifer.croft@cambridge.gov.uk Liberal Democrat
Robert Dryden 8 Bird Farm Road, Fulbourn, CB21 5DP T: 457246 robert.dryden@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Tim Moore 67 Queen Edith’s Way, CB1 8PL T: 07973 882121 tim.moore@cambridge.gov.uk Liberal Democrat
Russ McPherson 184 Church End, CB1 3LB T: 07733 365725 russ.mcpherson@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
George Pippas (Mayor) 5 Mowbray Road, CB1 7SR T: 473223 george.pippas@cambridge.gov.uk Liberal Democrat
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Coleridge Caroline Hart 3 Galfrid Road, CB5 8ND T: 520027 caroline.hart@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Jeremy Benstead 40 Hurrell Road, CB4 3RH T: 351669 j_benstead@live.co.uk Labour
Richard Johnson 688 Newmarket Road, CB5 8RS richard.johnson@cambridge.gov.uk
Lewis Herbert 171 Hills Road, CB2 8RJ lewis.herbert@cambridge.gov.uk
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Peter Roberts c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ peter.roberts@cambridge.gov.uk
Rosy Moore 16 Lichfield Road, CB1 3SS rosy.moore@cambridge.gov.uk
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Kevin Blencowe 16 Ferndale Rise, CB5 8QG T: 07914 700602 kevin.blencowe@gmail.com Labour
Dave Baigent 96 Cavendish Road, CB1 3AF T: 07802 495329 dave.baigent@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Ann Sinnott c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ ann.sinnott@cambridge.gov.uk
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Anna Smith c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ T: 07474 067882 anna.smith@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Richard Robertson 6 Gurney Way, CB4 2ED T: 07746 117791 richard.robertson@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Sophie Barnett c/o Members’ Services, Guildhall, CB2 3QJ T: 07957 188850 sophie.barnett@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
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John Hipkin 15 Oxford Road, CB4 3PH castleindependent@gmail.com
T: 564126 Independent
Marie-Louise Holland 15 Oxford Road, CB4 3PH marie-louise.holland@cambridge.gov.uk
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Valerie Holt 183 Huntingdon Road, CB3 0DL valerie.holt@cambridge.gov.uk
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Market Tim Bick 19 Earl Street, CB1 1JR tim.bick@btinternet.com
Rod Cantrill 11 Millington Road, CB3 9HW rcantrill@millingtonadvisory.com
T: 368928 Liberal Democrat
Dan Ratcliffe 23 Searle Street, CB4 3DB T: 07842 242656 dan.ratcliffe@cambridge.gov.uk Labour
Lucy Nethsingha 15 Bulstrode Gardens, CB3 0EN nethsingha@btinternet.com
T: 358148 Liberal Democrat
Oscar Gillespie 9 Auckland Road, CB5 8DW T: 07851 820806 oscar.gillespie@cambridge.gov.uk Green
Markus Gehring Hughes Hall, CB1 2EW markus.gehring@cambridge.gov.uk
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