Meldreth Parish Council www.meldreth-pc.org.uk Meeting held on Thursday 4th November 2021 This meeting was held in the Green Room of the Village Hall. The main points are set out below in the usual summary format. The full formal minutes can be viewed in due course on the website noted above and on the Parish Council notice board; these will be presented for approval at the next Council meeting. Discussions and Decisions Shepreth Spitfires Football Lucy Smith from Shepreth Spitfires gave an account of their activities, which are primarily based at the Eternit Sports Club. There has been major growth in the Spitfires with membership now in the order of 150, catering primarily for those in the six to thirteen years age bracket; a fair number of whom come from Meldreth. The Council thanked Ms Smith for her work and achievements on this project, which delivers significant benefit to our local community of young people. Council Meetings For the time being Council meetings will not be held in the Green Room of the Village Hall as in the current Covid-19 circumstances, this is too small to safely accommodate Councillors and members of the public wishing to be present. The venues of future meetings will continue to be published at the due time with the agenda and can be viewed on the Council’s notice board opposite the One Stop shop. County Council Issues It has been reported that the government has agreed for Cambridge and Peterborough Councils to become Enhanced Response Areas (ERA) from Monday 1st November. This targeted support recognises the higher levels of infection in our region and is expected to run for five weeks. Support will focus on the vaccine roll out programme for the younger age groups and other measures that it is hoped will reduce the spread of infections in our area. Greater Cambridge Local Plan: The opportunity is taken to remind the community that First Proposals (committee stage version) have been published online and are now due to be the subject of public consultation, running from 48
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