Cambridge Matters Summer 2015 by Cambridge City Council

SUMMER 2015

Cambridge City Council’s magazine for residents

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CONTENTS

Summer edition

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Holiday fun for families with ChYpPS

Mill Road is streets ahead

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How the elections went in Cambridge Have a splashing time this summer The Living Wage campaign takes off

Cut out and keep recycling guide Throw even more plastics in your blue bin Sound effects – how to deal with noisy neighbours More public WiFi hotspots go live Healthier eating on the menu in the city Readers’ survey – win a £50 voucher Contact your city councillor

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Get set for Summer in the City Summer in Cambridge is always a great time to get out and about, and to enjoy some of the longrunning series of outdoor events and entertainments that take place across the city during the warmer months. Biggest of these is the appropriately-titled Big Weekend, a three day extravaganza of fun and free entertainment which always attracts thousands of people to Parker’s Piece. This year’s Big Weekend is from Friday 10-Sunday 12 July, and features live music from Slade and M People’s Heather Small, fairground rides, a spectacular firework display (on the Friday evening), a ‘Home Front’ marquee to mark the World War II anniversary, stalls, food and drink, family activities, a sports zone (including a festival of rugby ahead of the World Cup), market traders, plus the annual Cambridge Mela and international day on Sunday. Also coming this summer This year’s Midsummer Fair, one of the longest-running fairs in the country dating back to the 13th Century, kicks off in traditional style on Wednesday 24 June with a parade and the official opening by the new Mayor, who scatters coins to watching children. The fair continues until Monday 29 June on Midsummer Common in the centre of the city.

Visitors to some of the city’s parks and open spaces can enjoy free jazz and brass concerts on Sunday afternoons during the summer. Why not bring a blanket, a picnic, and a group of friends to enjoy some music in the sun? This year’s concerts are as follows: ● Harmony in Harlem, Sunday 28 June, Jesus Green ● City of Cambridge Brass Band, Sunday 5 July, Christ’s Pieces ● Savoy Jazz, Sunday 23 August, Jesus Green ● Cottenham Brass Band, Sunday 6 September, Cherry Hinton Hall ● March Brass 2000, Sunday 27 September, Cherry Hinton Hall

Since April this year, new charity Cambridge Live has been running events including the Summer In The City programme on behalf of the city council, as well as running the Corn Exchange and the Cambridge Folk Festival.

• For more on Cambridge Live’s work and forthcoming events: Website: cambridgelivetru st.co.uk Email: hello@cambridgeli vetrust. co.uk Phone: 01223 357851 Twitter: @camblivetrust

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Cambridge Matters New mayor takes chains of office Every year at the council’s annual meeting following elections, a new mayor and deputy mayor are chosen from the 42 councillors who make up Cambridge City Council. This year Cllr Robert Dryden (below) was chosen to be mayor for the next 12 months, with Cllr Jeremy Benstead to be his deputy. The mayor of Cambridge’s duties include chairing full council meetings and attending hundreds of civic engagements each year as a representative of the city. The mayor also nominates up to two charities to support during their year in office.

May’s election results in Cambridge Local elections were held on 7 May in all 14 wards of the city to choose councillors for Cambridge City Council. Following the elections, the city council now consists of: ● 24 Labour councillors ● 14 Liberal Democrat councillors ● 2 Independent councillors ● 1 Conservative councillor ● 1 Green Party councillor This means that the Labour group still has a majority on the council. The Leader of the Council is Cllr Lewis Herbert , who is also the Executive Councillor for Strategy and Transformation. He is supported by six executive councillors who make decisions about council services in their designated areas. The members of the executive are: ● Cllr Carina O’Reilly (Deputy Leader and Executive Councillor for City Centre and Open Spaces) ● Cllr George Owers (Executive Councillor for

Finance and Resources) Cllr Kevin Price (Executive Councillor for Housing) ● Cllr Peter Roberts (Executive Councillor for Environment and Waste) ● Cllr Kevin Blencowe (Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport) ● Cllr Richard Johnson (Executive Councillor for Communities) Contact details for all 42 councillors are on pages 22-23. At the general election, also held on 7 May, Daniel Zeichner of the Labour Party was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Cambridge constituency. Queen Edith’s ward is part of the South Cambridgeshire constituency, where Heidi Allen of the Conservative Party was elected as MP. ●

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• For more information about the history of the mayor and their duties visit cambridge.gov.uk/the-mayor

Come along to a council meeting The council’s scrutiny committees, area committees and full council meetings are where decisions get made that affect the city and your local neighbourhood. Executive councillors are responsible for making key decisions about council services, but they do this with advice and input from the council’s scrutiny committees, which are made up of other councillors. The council’s four area committees are made up of councillors from the wards concerned, and they meet regularly to make decisions about issues affecting different parts of the city. Everyone is welcome to attend these and other council meetings. If you would like to get involved, have a say on a particular subject, or raise a question, all you need to do is get in touch with us before the meeting.

You can also film, photograph, tweet or blog about proceedings. For more details on this visit cambridge.gov.uk/speakingat-committee-meetings or phone the number below. Here are some of the meetings coming up in the next few months. They all take place at the Guildhall unless otherwise stated. ● South Area Committee: Monday 29 June, 7pm, Cherry Hinton Village Leisure Centre ● Housing Scrutiny Committee: Tuesday 30 June, 5.30pm ● Planning Committee: Wednesday 1 July, 10am ● East Area Committee: Thursday 2 July, 7pm, Cherry Trees Day Centre, St Matthew’s Street ● Environment Scrutiny Committee: Tuesday 7 July, 5.30pm

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West/Central Area Committee: Wednesday 8 July, 9am, Wesley Methodist Church, Christ’s Pieces Community Services Scrutiny Committee: Thursday 9 July, 2.30pm Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee: Monday 13 July, 5pm Council: Thursday 23 July, 6pm Planning Committee: Wednesday 5 August, 10am Planning Committee: Wednesday 2 September, 10am North Area Committee: Thursday 10 September, 6.30pm, Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road

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Summer edition

Having a splashing time at the city’s parks If you’re looking to make a splash this summer, or simply feel in need of a peaceful spot in which to cool off (depending on the Great British Summer of course), the council’s Jesus Green Lido might just be the answer. You may not realise it – as it’s hidden behind tall trees on the edge of Jesus Green, alongside the River Cam – but Jesus Green Lido is one of the longest outdoor pools in Britain (at 91 metres). It offers visitors a unique place in which to swim, sunbathe and relax during the warmer months until 20 September. The pool is surrounded by grass and patio areas, has its own café, and is open to the public seven days a week right through the summer until 20 September. This year for the first time it also has a sauna area to relax in beside the pool. Opening hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday 7.30am-7.30pm; Wednesday and Thursday 12 noon-7.30pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am-7.30pm. As well as the Jesus Green outdoor pool, the council runs several paddling pools and water play areas in parks across the city, that are open during the summer. ● Abbey pool complex – there’s a children’s splashpad behind the main building, with 11 fun water features like spray jets, water

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cannons and fountains. Located off Whitehill Road beside Coldham’s Common Cherry Hinton water play area, Cherry Hinton Hall – two small paddling pools Coleridge recreation ground – another splashpad opened here last summer with water play equipment and paddling areas on Davy Road King’s Hedges splashpad – another fun and interactive water play area at the Pulley play area on King’s Hedges recreation ground off Jedburgh Court Lammas Land pool – free pool for paddling and swimming beside the play area on Lammas Land off Barton Road

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Sheep’s Green learner pool – beside the Cam off Fen Causeway near Lammas Land, this small swimming pool is 0.9m deep and free to use.

Looking for other ways to get active this summer? Cycling – Sky Ride is organising a series of fun and sociable bike rides across the summer, including rides along familyfriendly routes, and routes led by guides. For more information visit goskyride. com Tennis – Pop Up Tennis is coming to Cambridge this summer. What’s Pop Up Tennis? Well, temporary tennis nets appear in different locations, along with tennis coaches and a supply of racquets and balls, so that children and young people can play games, have fun and even win prizes. Sessions are on Mondays 4-6pm at Meadows

Community Centre until 20 July, on Thursdays 7.30-9pm at Abbey Leisure until 23 July, and at Chesterton Sports centre on Wednesdays 3-4pm until 19 August. For more information visit cambridge.gov.uk/informal-sportfor-young-people

Grafton and Cherry Hinton Hall. Just turn up, help yourself to the bats and balls provided, and get pinging! For more information visit pingcambridge.co.uk

Table tennis – The festival of table tennis called Ping Cambridge is bouncing back for its third year of ping pong-related fun and • For details of sports and activities in the city: games. This summer there will Website: cambridge.gov.uk/sportand-fitness be 19 tables in public locations Email: sport@cambridge.gov.uk across the city including Jesus Phone: 01223 457532 Green, Parkside Pools, The

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Make the most of the holidays with ChYpPS

You can banish boredom this summer with a little expert help from the council’s Children and Young People’s Service, otherwise known as ChYpPS. They will be out and about across the city once again this summer, with a fun-packed programme of free activities aimed mainly at primary school-aged children and their families during the school holidays. This year, alongside regular events in many of the city’s neighbourhoods, there will be some bigger festival style events on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at the city’s central parks. These events will offer an exciting mixture of music, arts and sports, all aimed at giving families the chance to try new things and enjoy some of the city’s green spaces. In addition, the team from the University of Cambridge Museums will be appearing at some of this summer’s events, bringing a host of exciting activities and artefacts from their museum collections, while the

council’s Cambridge Community Scrapstore will be helping to inspire children’s creativity by bringing along a huge range of recycled materials that children can turn into their own original creations. Big Wednesdays Wednesday 29 July (2-5pm) – Fairies and dragons, Brown’s Field Community Centre, Green End Road Wednesday 5 August (2-5pm) – Planes, trains, boats and buses, Lammas Land Wednesday 12 August (2-5pm) – ChYpPS Go Wild! Cherry Hinton Hall Wednesday 19 August (2-5pm) – Pirate fun and the annual skate competition, Jesus Green, come on board the ChYpPS Big Thursdays Thursday 30 July – Come and find ChYpPS at the Cambridge Folk Festival Thursday 6 August (2-4pm) – Terrific transport fun, Jack Warren Green, Newmarket Road Thursday 13 August (2-4pm) – The wonderful world of nature, St Albans Road Recreation Ground Thursday 20 August (times 2-4pm) – Pirate mania, Coleridge Recreation Ground

Summer at the Museums As well as appearing at some of the ChYpPS events and The Big Weekend, the University of Cambridge Museums are hosting their own Summer At The Museums programme of events during the school holidays from 23 July-2 September, supported by the council. There’s a jam-packed schedule of activities, trails and drop-in events at the university’s museums and galleries, plus the Botanic garden and other museums nearby. To join in the fun visit cam.ac.uk/museums/ summer call 01223 761067 or pick up a free calendar at venues around the city and beyond.

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Why this city street is anything but run of the Mill

New measures to deter antisocial behaviour If you’ve ever visited Mill Road, you’ll know that it’s one of Cambridge’s most cosmopolitan and diverse streets, where you’re likely to hear many different accents and languages spoken as you walk past its multitude of independent shops, cafés and restaurants. These qualities that make the Mill Road area so unique have been strengthened in recent times by the council’s role in helping local businesses establish a new Mill Road Traders’ Association. It now has around 180 members, who work closely with the council and other organisations such as the police, to raise the profile of the area and its businesses, to improve facilities there for visitors and to enhance the aspects of Mill Road that make it special. Membership of the association currently helps fund the work of the council’s Mill Road Coordinator, who also plays a key role in establishing events and promoting them to the wider Cambridge public. Plans are now also being finalised for a summer fair (on a smaller scale) on 18 July featuring an evening market, food, drink and entertainment, and an open air cinema screening in Hope Yard during August, in association with Cambridge Film Trust. In addition events like the regular Mill Road

Feast food fairs, concerts, food tours and gallery tours – organised by a variety of groups with the support of the council - have helped spread the charms of the Mill Road area to a wider audience. The best-known event of the year is the long-running Mill Road Winter Fair, which is run by volunteers, takes place on the first Saturday in December and sees much of the road closed to traffic to be replaced by parades, stalls, music – and huge crowds. Some of the work being done in the Mill Road area is now also being replicated in another highly individual Cambridge neighbourhood – Mitcham’s Corner and Chesterton Road – following the appointment of a coordinator there earlier this year. The aims of the role include strengthening relations with businesses and others to promote the area, particularly as Mitcham’s Corner is expected to undergo some significant changes in the coming years. :

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The council has recently approved a new measure to tackle the problem of antisocial drinking at three public open spaces in the Mill Road area of the city. New ‘public space protection orders’ (PSPOs) have now been put into place for Mill Road Cemetery, Petersfield Green and the gardens in front of Ditchburn Place on Mill Road. The PSPOs mean that the local police have been given more powers to prohibit drinking in those locations if it is considered to be antisocial or causing a nuisance to residents and users of the area.

Save energy, money and water at home The council has produced a free guide book called Greening Your Home which provides residents with a wealth of information and advice to help make their homes and lifestyle more environmentallyfriendly and to save money. You can download it at cambridge.gov. uk/greening-your-home or pick up a copy from the Customer Service Centre at Mandela House, 4 Regent Street or from any of our community centres. ● Read about the Action On Energy insulation scheme on page 7.

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 Rubble  Bricks  Soil  Very heavy items  Electrical items (small items can be recycled at some recycling points in the city)

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You can now put even more August bank plastic in your blue bins holiday bin In Cambridge generally types 1, 2, 4 and 5 can be recycled; however this can vary so please use the information provided by the council to decide what you can put in your bins.

Don’t forget that you can now recycle even more types of plastic in your blue bin. If you’re a bit confused about what can and cannot go in, have a look at the answers to these frequently asked questions… What plastics can or can’t be recycled in the blue bin? You can recycle the following items in your blue bin: ● All plastic bottles ● Food pots, tubs and trays ● Rigid plastic packaging ● Empty coffee machine pods ● Cling film, bubble wrap and polythene wraps ● Loose carrier bags. Please do not put these in the blue bin: hard plastic e.g. buckets, toys, CD and DVD cases; plastic pouches e.g. pet food or drinks sachets; crisp packets with a shiny foil coating on the inside; polystyrene foam cartons or packaging; and black bin liners. What do the numbers mean on plastic and which types can be recycled? Some manufacturers label plastic packaging with numbers such as these:

What about if it says ‘not currently recycled’ on the packaging? On most packaging you will see symbols like these which are designed to give a consistent message about which packaging can be easily recycled in most areas of the UK. However, they are just a guide, as recycling facilities vary from place to place. The ‘not currently recycled’ label is used on packaging which more than 80% of councils do not collect, such as plastic film. Fortunately, Cambridge is in the 20% which can now recycle plastic film. Please use the information provided by the council to decide what you can put in your bins. Do I have to wash plastics before putting them in the blue bin for recycling? Recycling doesn’t have to be completely clean, but we recommend giving it a rinse. This will also help your bin to stay clean and odour-free. Labels don’t need to be removed. I have a plastic product which isn’t listed and I’m not sure if it can be recycled, what should I do? If in doubt please check by contacting the Recycle for Cambridge team via Facebook, Twitter, email or phone. ov.uk/bins • Website: cambridge.g mbridge.gov.uk @ca eets dstr tean was il: Ema r Social media: facebook.com/recyclefo am forC ycle Rec om/ cambridge and twitter.c Phone: 01223 458282

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All bin collections during the week 31 August to 4 September will take place one day late, due to the late summer bank holiday on Monday 31 August. If your usual collection day would be Friday 4 September it will instead take place on Saturday 5 September. For more information, visit cambridge. gov.uk/bins or phone 01223 458282.

Batteries: bag them and recycle them Did you know you can easily recycle your batteries at the kerbside? Last year Cambridge householders recycled 3.5 tonnes of batteries this way! Just pop small household batteries in either a battery bag (you may have received one with this edition of Cambridge Matters) or a small carrier bag, and either stick or tie it to the back of your green bin or take to recycling points. Simple! The average family throws away over a quarter of a tonne of food every year – enough to fill a punt!

That’s how much the average household with children spends on food that they then throw away. In May the council teamed up with Cambridge Sustainable Food to highlight this by filling a punt with a quarter of a tonne of food – the amount a household wastes in a year. The food was then used by FoodCycle to provide nutritious meals for those in need. We’ll be at events over the summer with advice and giveaways to help you reduce food waste – find a list at cambridgesustainablefood.org You can find meal planners, portion calculators, recipes and more at lovefoodhatewaste.com

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Cambridge Matters Have your say on housing in the city How can the council improve the housing situation in Cambridge? From July we will be consulting on our new Housing Strategy for 2015-18. If you have views on what the issues are and how we can tackle them, please complete our questionnaire at cambridge.gov.uk/currentconsultations. The first completed questionnaire chosen at random after the concluding date will win a £50 high street shopping voucher.

Sound effects – what to do if you have noisy neighbours A recent survey by Which? showed that more than a quarter of people in the UK have had problems with noisy neighbours in the last year, often prompting feelings of stress, fear and even issues within their own relationships. The survey also found that more than half of the those affected by neighbours felt they did not know where to turn to for help and advice on resolving the issue, with only a third approaching their neighbour to try and resolve the issue and around a quarter reporting the issue to their council. The council can certainly help with your noise problems, but we would normally recommend that you approach your neighbour directly first. Most issues can be resolved in friendly way, without the need for further action or the council’s involvement. Often your neighbour will be unaware of the problems that they might be causing, and will be more considerate in future. What can you do yourself? ● If you feel frightened or intimidated, approaching your neighbour to complain may not be the best option for you ● If you know that your neighbours rent the property you could talk to their landlord. It’s normal for tenancy agreements to include a clause not to cause nuisance to neighbours and the landlord can take action ● If talking to your neighbour is not possible or wasn’t successful, residents of social housing (including City Homes)

might wish to consider using a gobetween or ‘mediator’ to help you reach an agreement regarding the noise. What can the council do? If talking informally doesn’t work you can contact the council about your noise problem as we have wide ranging powers to act against noisy neighbours. In 2014, we responded to almost 1,500 complaints regarding neighbour noise, most of which were resolved with a simple letter. If this kind of approach is not successful we may ask you to keep a diary of when noise happens or leave equipment to record the disturbance. We usually try and witness the noise when it is happening, and the council operates an out of hours call out service to help with this. If we visit and witness a statutory nuisance we will normally serve an abatement notice, which requires that the noise stops altogether or is reduced to an acceptable level. If a person receives an notice but carries on making noise and this is witnessed, they will have committed an offence and the council will consider seizing their equipment or prosecuting the offender. If you are suffering from noisy ge neighbours you can contact Cambrid team lth City Council’s Environmental Hea out on 01223 457900 (or 0300 303 8389 of office hours or at the weekend). Website: cambridge.gov.uk/noise Email: env.health@cambridge.gov.uk

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The TIC – not just for tourists If you have visitors coming to Cambridge this summer, don’t forget that the council’s Tourist Information Centre on Peas Hill at the Guildhall is a great source of information on events, tours, places to go, places to stay and more. They can even help you plan your own visits to other tourist destinations in the UK. In addition, the Tourist Information Centre can help you plan travel by rail, coach or bus, and they now sell daily, weekly or monthly tickets for Stagecoach bus services. For more information take a look at their website visitcambridge. org or call 0871 2268006.

Make benefits claims online The council recently introduced a new online system for customers wishing to make housing benefit or council tax reduction claims. This straightforward service means you can now make claims at a time to suit you, without having to make an appointment or phone anyone. Existing customers can also report a change in their circumstances using the same system. To use it, visit cambridge.gov.uk/ find-out-how-to-claim-benefits

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A one-day fair held at the Guildhall recently, linked 80 Cambridge voluntary groups with interested people wanting to find out more and to offer their help. The Volunteer For Cambridge event, organised by the council and student group Cambridge Hub, aimed to encourage more people to volunteer, to help city residents in need, and to strengthen links between the council and partners. Representatives of 80 local organisations attended, along with more than 600 members of the public. More than 300 people signed up to volunteer with the various organisations present – something which is set to enhance projects planned by these groups in Cambridge in the future. Plans are already being put in place for another fair next year – if you or your group would be interested in taking part, contact the council’s Community Funding and Development team on enquiries@ cambridge.gov.uk or by phone on 01223 457878.

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Maintaining the city’s food standards Cambridge has a vibrant and diverse food culture, with nearly 1,300 food businesses offering anything from street food markets and quick snacks to full Michelin-starred fine dining. Every year, the council’s food safety officers visit all of the food businesses that are due an inspection, to make sure that

they are safe, and hopefully, to help them improve their standards. Last year, more than 740 inspections took place, with approximately 93% of businesses found to be complying with food safety legislation at the time of the inspection, rising to over 95% once the issues had been addressed.

Healthier eating on the menu for city residents Eating healthily is sometimes easier said than done. Many of us are aware that eating a balanced diet, with plenty of fruit, vegetables and fresh produce is beneficial to our health. But, in reality, if time is short or money is tight, it can often seem simpler to eat food that is processed, pre-prepared or from a takeaway. Ingredients like added salt, sugar and fat are sometimes hidden in processed foods, so people can end up eating more of them than is recommended, which can in turn lead to health problems. To try and counter this, the council is currently promoting two schemes to help raise awareness and availability of healthier eating options. The Healthier Options for Cambridgeshire pilot scheme will see the council working with around 150 food businesses in central Cambridge and other targeted areas of the city that have poorer statistics for health and obesity. These businesses will be encouraged to commit

to making their food healthier by taking a series of simple actions like adding less salt, baking or grilling food rather than frying it, using lower fat spreads and offering skimmed or semi-skimmed milk. The council will also be working with the families of pupils in a number of city schools to help increase awareness of food hygiene issues and of simple ways to make their diet healthier.

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These results are represented by the Food Hygiene Ratings that many food businesses display with their window stickers or which can be found at the Food Standards Agency website http://ratings. food.gov.uk/. A rating of 3, 4 or 5 shows compliance, whilst 0, 1 or 2 show that at the time of the inspection some matters were of concern, but the business did not warrant closing. So when you next go for a lunchtime sandwich, order a takeaway, or even go for that Michelin-starred meal – why not ask them about their food hygiene rating, or whether they are displaying their sticker? With your help challenging food businesses, the council can work to increase the number of high rating establishments, making the city an even safer, better place to eat.

Cambridge Foodbank – helping in an emergency If you ever find yourself unable to provide enough food for you and your family, Cambridge City Foodbank may be able to help you. It can provide food or top-ups of fuel in an emergency situation, in exchange for vouchers given out by professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers and many others. If you think you might need assistance from the foodbank – or if you would like to donate non-perishable foods for Cambridge residents in need – visit cambridgecity.foodbank.org. uk or call 07772 538628.

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Please tell us what you think of Cambridge Matters by completing our reader survey. We want to be sure we are providing you with the information you need about council services. Use this survey to tell us what you would like more or less information on. By returning your survey you could win a £50 gift card for The Grafton shopping centre. Simply answer the questions below and post to: FREEPOST READER SURVEY, Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700, Cambridge, CB1 0JH. The closing date for entries is Friday 7 August 2015. If you prefer you can drop it off at our customer service centre on Regent Street or complete the questionnaire on our website at cambridge.gov.uk/cambridge-matters

1. How often do you read Cambridge Matters?  Always  Sometimes  This is the first time  Never 2. Cambridge Matters is delivered to your door four times per year. Do you think this is:  Too often  About right  Not often enough  Don’t know Comments (please specify) .............................................. ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

4. I would like to see more articles/ information in Cambridge Matters about the following: (please tick all that apply):  How council tax is spent  Policing, tackling crime and community safety  Sport and leisure  Parks and open spaces  Arts and culture  Council housing  Plans for new development in Cambridge  Rubbish collections  How to recycle more and reduce carbon emissions  Street cleansing  Activities for young people  Activities for older people  How the council is performing  How I can influence decisions about my local area  Information from the council’s partners e.g. police, health service, fire and rescue, charities Other (please specify).......................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

5. Overall, how would you rate Cambridge Matters?  Excellent  Good  Average  Poor  Very poor  Don’t know

3. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about Cambridge Matters (please tick one box):

 It is a good way for me to find out about the council and how it spends my money

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Disagree

Strongly disagree

Neither agree or disagree

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 It is a good way to ask residents what they think about council services (e.g. through more surveys like this one)

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 It includes interesting articles

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 It is easy to understand

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 It looks good and is well designed

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 It appeals to people of all backgrounds

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7. How useful do you find the council’s Facebook or Twitter feeds?  Very useful  Quite useful  Not very useful  Not useful at all  Don’t know/don’t use it Comments ..................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

8. Do you have any other comments about Cambridge Matters magazine? ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

Thank you for completing this survey. To be entered into the draw for the £50 gift card for The Grafton shopping centre please provide contact details below. The Grafton shopping centre is situated in the heart of Cambridge, offering a wide variety of stores, cafés, restaurants and entertainments including a multi-screen VUE Cinema. The £50 Grafton gift card is accepted in over 60 stores within The Grafton as well as Primark, HMV and Argos nearby.

Name: ......................................................................................... Address: .................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... ...................................Postcode: .............................................. Daytime telephone number: .......................................................................................................... Your personal information will be held and used in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. Terms and conditions of entry for the £50 gift card: One winner will be drawn at random. No multiple entries - only one entry per household is allowed. No photocopies. You must be over 18 to enter. This survey will also be published on the council’s website. Not open to council employees. The council’s decision is final. No cash alternative will be offered. Damaged or defaced questionnaires will be disregarded. The winner will be the notified by telephone. The winner’s name (but not address) will be published in the next edition of Cambridge Matters.

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6. How useful do you find the council’s website www.cambridge.gov.uk?  Very useful  Quite useful  Not very useful  Not useful at all  Don’t know/don’t use it Comments .....................................................................................