East/West Rail Link from Oxford to Cambridge.
Councillor Bridget Smith, leader of South Cambridge District Council attended the February Council meeting and spoke about the ongoing focus of SCDC.
Amongst these Councillor Smith highlighted the east/west rail link between Oxford and Cambridge as being transformational for South Cambridgeshire.
This development could bring improved transport, opportunities for business and housing development.
Last autumn SCDC wrote to the Government, asking them to give full and thorough consideration to the environment when selecting the route .Councillors are urging people to make sure that they have their say during the consultation period recognising the information published raises a lot of questions which they will be asking the promotors on behalf of local communities.
To find out more about the Oxford to Cambridge rail link proposals and the routes for consultation visit:
https://eastwestrail.co.uk/haveyoursay
Willingham Action Group.
Willingham Action Group have applied for a grant which will enable them to purchase a number of Bird Boxes.
These will be placed around the village in order to help reduce the decline in native bird numbers.
More information will follow when the boxes arrive.
The Ploughman Hall remains a very popular venue for parties and exercises classes. Below is a list of the activities that take place regularly in the hall:
Mondays
9.30am – 10.30 am – Zumba/aerobics
10:45am – 11.45 am – Pilates
12.00 – 1pm – Mother and Baby exercise class
6pm – 8pm – Fitness, strength & conditioning circuits
8pm – 10pm Badminton
Tuesdays
6pm – 8pm – Fitness, strength & conditioning circuits
8pm to 10pm – Badminton
Wednesdays
7.30pm – 8.30pm – Keep fit/Zumba
Thursdays
9.30 am – 12.30pm – Adult Ballet
7pm to 8pm – Yoga
Fridays
9.30am – 10.30 am – Aerobics
10.30am – 11.30am – Fitness pilates
8.30pm – 10pm Ballroom dancing
Lost and Found
Cambridgeshire police have joined police forces nationwide by ceasing to take reports of lost property and accepting only certain types of found item.
The changes took effect nationally from 1 February after the Chief Constables’ Council agreed it as a way of reducing non-essential demand and the associated costs and bureaucracy generated for call centres and front counters.
The police service has traditionally accepted the responsibility of recording lost and found property, despite there being no statutory duty to maintain a system of recording non-evidential property.
Found items dealt with by police have reduced and a consistent approach adopted across the country. This will help reduce call volumes and remove an unnecessary burden on policing.
If you have lost or found an item, visit the force website for guidance on what to do. Further detail on our lost and found policy is below.
Lost items
Any loss can be reported online at sites including:
www.lostbox.co.uk
www.immobilise.com
www.reportmyloss.com (for an insurance report)
For bicycles, register and report at www.bikeregister.com
Report UK Passports at https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport
Details of losses reported via these methods are made available to police forces across the UK.
If you have lost property in a public place/premises or on public transport, contact the location or service provider directly.
Found items
The following categories have been created for found items:
Accepted
- Items capable of containing data e.g mobile phones and computers.
- Cash and wallets that are identifiable
- Unidentifiable cash
- Identity and personal documents
We do not accept
- Bicycles
- Personal but unidentifiable items
- Clothing
- Keys
- Jewellery
For non-accepted items, with some exceptions, the finder can retain the property. They are under no legal obligation to hand in the property providing they have made a reasonable attempt to return it to the owner.