Having trouble viewing this newsletter? Open it in a web page.  Progress update Trumpington Park & Ride to Cambridge Station Earlier this week, we removed the three-way traffic lights from the southern section of Busway near the Addenbrookes Spur junction, as we move towards completing all the separation fencing in this area. There are a few places where special panels are required. We are currently waiting for these panels to be delivered. Installation of the panels will involve minimal disruption to the Busway. St Ives to Cambridge North We are continuing to install fencing between Pagram Way, Orchard Park and Milton Road. This section is expected to be finished by the end of July. Following this, we will move to the Milton Road to Cambridge North section to complete separation fencing in this area. Work from Histon to St Ives is expected to start in late summer, and we will share more details on the programme and phasing once we have appointed the contractor. Crossing improvement works will be co-timed with the separation fencing works wherever possible to make best use of the required Busway closures. Feedback from the public meeting We would like to thank all those who came along and shared their feedback at the public drop-in session at Histon Baptist Church last week. Around 30 people attended the event and lots of helpful feedback was received about the plans. We shared information about the new formal Busway crossing between the Community Orchard and factory showing images of the anticipated design and path. As part of these works, we are also proposing a new surfaced path along the edge of Manor Field to the alleyway at the rear of Somerset Road. This should provide all-weather access via the crossing to the Busway path and Histon Woods. Work to install the new crossing will take place at the same time as separation fencing is installed in this location. Work on the separation fencing along this section of the Busway is expected to start in late summer. More detailed timings will be shared via this newsletter and our webpages nearer the start of works. Committee meeting – 30 June 2026 The next Highways and Transport Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 June at 10am at New Shire Hall and includes an update on the Guided Busway works. The meeting will be broadcast live via Cambridgeshire County Council’s YouTube channel where the recording is also available to view following the meeting. Information on how our Committees work and public participation can be found on our website. Anti-social behaviour on the Busway We encourage members of the public to report any unsafe, anti-social and illegal behaviour on the Busway to the County Council or the police, as appropriate. Safety concerns can be reported via our web form. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code on signs along the busway track to find the form when using the path. We are particularly keen to hear from local people when illegal e-scooters, dirt bikes and motor scooters are spotted on the Busway. Please note that all private e-scooters are illegal to use on UK roads and are also not allowed on the Busway path. Only Voi trial e-scooters which are limited to 15mph are permitted. When making any reports, please ensure you share the date, location and time. We are continuing to work with the police to tackle anti-social behaviour across the wider Busway area. Our next newsletter will be published the week commencing 13 July 2026. For enquiries about the Guided Busway newsletter, please contact Guided.Busway@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. |
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Blood Pressure Monitor Library Loan Scheme
Cambridgeshire Libraries are offering blood pressure monitors to borrow from all our libraries and mobile libraries.
Any library member aged 18 or over can borrow a monitor for 3 weeks and for free.
Ask at you library for information. Or visit
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-culture/libraries/advice-and-support/libraries-and-wellbeing/blood-pressure-monitor-loan-scheme
Visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/libraryandwellbeing to find out how Cambridgeshire Libraries support your health and wellbeing
Cambridge Growth Company Consultations Webinars, MHCLG
The government is consulting on plans to establish a new way to plan, fund and deliver major infrastructure for Greater Cambridge. Why is this necessary? We have an incredibly successful, and fast-growing global city on our door step. Investment and delivery in necessary infrastructure – physical, social and green – has not kept pace. Our villages and towns and city’s continued success is exposed to significant constraints in its infrastructure and impacts on the already stressed water and natural environment need to be resolved.
The government’s proposal is to create a centrally led ‘Development Corporation’ for Greater Cambridge, which would be tasked to deliver more affordable housing, better and connected public transport and improved blue and green spaces, and local amenities.
Representatives from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is hosting two webinars to talk residents through their proposals and how to have your say via their online consultation portal.
Webinars will take place at the below times:
Webinar 1:
Tuesday 17 March
🕐 13:45 – 14:30
Webinar 2:
Tuesday 24 March
🕡 17:45 – 18:30
Care Together – Digital Support for older Adults
Many older adults would like to build their confidence using a digital device, especially as most things they need access to are online.
Cambridgeshire County Council are supporting free digital support with a session taking place on Monday 2nd March at the Community Room The Dale Longstanton CB24 3DH from 10am to 12pm. You can just pop in there is no need to book!
See the attached leaflets for more information or email help@cambridgeonline.org.uk or call 01223 800450.
CCC – Information and Advice Service – befriending survey
Cambridgeshire County Council would appreciate local response regarding access to Information and Advice services which include an element of befriending.
There is a short survey is online. The online link to the survey is Information and Advice Survey – Fill out form They are interested in hearing from people over the age of 55.
Paper copies are available by contacting care.together@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
The closing date for a response to the survey is Thursday 12 February 2026.
Guided Busway News
| Having trouble viewing this newsletter? Open it in a web page. How do I sign up to the newsletter? You can sign up to receive this newsletter direct to your inbox by visiting our website. An update on the safety improvements was discussed by the Highways and Transport Committee meeting on Tuesday, 2 December. The committee papers can be found on our website and the meeting will be live streamed on our YouTube channel. We are committed to reviewing safe crossing points with communities and local councillors. The committee discussed proposals for four areas to either introduce new crossing points or install other measures to help people cross the Busway safely. Locations being considered include either the Community Orchard or Manor Park, Histon as well as Rampton crossing, Over and Oxholme bridleway crossing. In addition, new crossing points are being looked at south of Histon and Impington and at other locations where there is local support. Councillors also heard about the measures already in place such as the temporarily reduced speed limit along the whole Busway, a motorcyclist ban on the path, and a 15mph speed limit on the maintenance track. There has been extra warning and guidance signs added, yellow lines at bus stop platforms, and solar powered lighting at the Busway crossing points. Public meeting held Tuesday 25 November On the evening of Tuesday, 25 November a further drop-in event was held at Histon Baptist Church. Residents had an opportunity to hear about the planned installation of separation fencing, discuss potential options for a new crossing in the area, and to share their views. We were pleased over 50 people were able to attend and share local feedback with us on the plans. This was the third public meeting we’ve held about the safety improvements we’re undertaking along the Busway. 1 December works between Orchard Park and Impington Last issue we shared with you that works will start at Pagram Way (Orchard Park) up to Cambridge Road, Impington from today (Monday 1 December). The work involves digging foundations and installing posts, panels and emergency access gates. Works are expected to take 12 weeks, and we will be keeping you updated on the progress through these newsletters and on our webpage. During these works, the Busway will be closed and a diversion route for buses will be in place. Route A buses will be diverted at Histon and Impington along Cambridge Road, Impington and on to Histon Road into Cambridge city centre. Route B buses will also divert along Cambridge Road and then rejoin the Busway at Orchard Park. The maintenance track, the path which runs alongside the busway, will remain open during the work for pedestrians and cyclists. The path will be narrower than usual, so please be mindful as you pass through this area. We have been engaging with the bus operators throughout and we appreciate the service times will vary particularly when the A14 junction is busy. People can access real time information on the bus companies’ app and updated information on diversions is available on our website. Space for animals: We’ve been working closely with an ecologist as we prepare for, and carry out, works on the Busway. We’re also working with the RSPB on our plans for fencing, particularly in areas close to their reserves. Before starting each stage of our work, we will be checking for newts, toads and other reptile and amphibian species in the area. We plan to clear out the toad tunnels along the Busway whilst it’s closed for fencing works. This work must be done at a certain time of year to avoid disturbing the animals during hibernation season and will be completed by hand under the supervision of an ecologist. We are creating gaps in the bottom of the fencing between the maintenance track and the Busway around every 9m to create paths for small animals like badgers, foxes and hedgehogs. We are also keeping in mind the needs of larger mammals like deer which may need to jump over the fence or find a safe exit route with the design and placement of the separation fencing. Flooding – keep off the track We know it’s frustrating when sections of the path flood, as the area between St Ives Park & Ride and Holywell often does during the winter months. There is feasibility work underway to look at addressing the flooding, including a pontooned walkway, however, further design work is needed. Councillors will be updated on the three locations that regularly flood and the work to address the flooding is likely to take place in 2026. This issue was included in the Busway works update to the Highways and Transport Committee on Tuesday, 2 December When the maintenance track floods, we shut the path gates and put signs in place to advise that the path is closed. For your own safety, we urge people not to try to walk along the Busway track when it’s flooded. Alternative routes are available, please check and plan your journey before setting out. Flood gates are located at Second Drove, just after leaving St Ives Park & Ride, Holywell (Fen Drayton), and Mo Fen (Swavesey). |
HAF Holiday Scheme
Christmas Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) operates between 20 December to 4 January.
Children eligible for benefits-related free school meals can access a funded place at a HAF holiday scheme, which includes family experiences for up to 16 hours. Families experiencing financial hardship may also qualify.
Further details are available via the following links:
Dr Bike Sessions – November 2025
Cambridgeshire County Council will be continuing to run some Dr Bike sessions in South Cambs as per the dates on the attached poster. These involve free bike safety checks, minor repairs and expert recommendations for residents.
Please see the attached poster for more information.
Launch of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) – Phase 2 Public Engagement Survey
Cambridgeshire County Council has launched an engagement survey open to residents, town and parish councils, community and voluntary sector partners, businesses and other public sector bodies across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Cambridgeshire Matters – June 2025
| Bookings open for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme |
| Bookings are now open for our summer Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. Running from Thursday 24 July to Thursday 29 August, the programme offers 64 hours of free fun activities for eligible children throughout the summer holidays. Summer eligibility codes were issued to parents on Monday 9 June by email and text. |
| Highways and transport |
| Be an information champion about highways work in your area |
| Have you ever wanted to find out what highways work is taking place in your area, and how long the work will take? Well now you can. Our website has details of planned capital maintenance work on the public highways across Cambridgeshire. Capital maintenance work tends to be high-value, long-term major projects. It includes structural road maintenance, road treatments, footway maintenance, drain projects, repairs to bridges, upgrading traffic lights, maintaining public rights of way, upgrading signs and road markings, and grass cutting. You can sort the information by type of work, by district, and see delivery dates and working hours. The information is updated regularly to keep it accurate. A lot is weather dependent, so bear in mind dates can change at short notice. We are making the biggest investment in highways maintenance for over a decade. So it is more important than ever that communities are aware of the work taking place and how their money is being spent. |
| Make a difference and have a say about highways and transport |
| Cambridgeshire residents are being asked for their views on Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to public transport and the quality of cycling facilities – in this year’s annual National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction survey. A questionnaire is being sent to a minimum random sample of at least 3,300 Cambridgeshire residents – with local and national results to be published in late-October 2025. The county council uses the questionnaire results to evaluate how well we are currently providing services, and to help us decide what to prioritise. Please encourage anyone in your community who receives a questionnaire to respond and take part. |
| Care Together |
| New sustainable trim trail installed at Dry Drayton school |
| Following the successful New Communities Conference held last year, this half day session will focus on community cohesion in new communities. If you live or work in one of Cambridgeshire’s new communities, be a part of the conversation and hear from others with lived experience of moving into a new community. The event will take place on Saturday 19 July from 9am to 1pm at Northstowe Secondary College. |
| Waste and recycling |
| Recycle batteries responsibly to prevent fires We support the national Take Charge campaign to tackle the growing number of fires cause by carelessly discarded dead batteries, known as ‘zombie batteries’. When thrown away with other waste and recycling, they are likely to be crushed or punctured during waste collection and processing. Some battery types can ignite or even explode when they are damaged. Once this happens, the batteries can quickly set fire to other materials present in the waste, such as paper, leading to serious incidents. Batteries should always be recycled separately from other waste material. But all battery types can be recycled for free at locations across Cambridgeshire, including Household Recycling Centres, supermarkets and DIY stores. Options for recycling batteries can be found on the Take Charge website, and you can also use their postcode finder to find battery recycling points near where you live. |
| Cambridgeshire Libraries |
| Support to get online |
| Libraries across Cambridgeshire offer a variety of free resources to help improve your digital skills. From access to free CambWifi and public computers to expert support from a Digital Buddy, there are plenty of ways to get online and boost digital confidence. You can also explore Learn My Ways courses, designed to help individuals at all levels improve their digital skills. Find out more about the full range of digital support and digital inclusion services available at your local library on the Cambridgeshire Libraries webpage. |
| New collection of books and resources to support family wellbeing Cambridgeshire Libraries is now offering Reading Well for Families – a supportive collection of books and digital resources designed to help families thrive from pregnancy through early parenting. Topics include becoming a family, wellbeing, perinatal mental health, anxiety, postnatal depression, and coping with loss such as miscarriage or baby loss. The collection features practical guides, personal stories, and poetry, with inclusive support for all families – including dads, solo parents, autistic and LGBTQ+ parents, or those expecting multiples. All titles are recommended by health professionals and people with lived experience. Library membership is free, and materials are available in branches and online. |
Cambridgeshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
Children in receipt of income-related free school meals can access a fully funded place at a HAF holiday scheme for 64 hours. Recently arrived refugee families and families struggling financially are also eligible. Further information can be found here Cambridgeshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme | Cambridgeshire County Council and here HAF Provider Directory | Cambridgeshire County Council
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2025
Children in receipt of income-related free school meals can access a fully funded place at a participating holiday scheme for 16 hours. Recently arrived refugee families and families struggling financially are also eligible.
Further information can be found here Cambridgeshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme | Cambridgeshire County Council and here HAF Provider Directory | Cambridgeshire County Council
Flooding – Who is responsible?
It can be confusing and time-consuming to work out who is responsible for what when it comes to investigating and regulating flooding. Cambridgeshire County Council have produced this flowchart showing who to contact.
Christmas HAF Programme
Please see above for information on the HAF Christmas Holiday Scheme Places.
For more information go to www.cambridge.gov.uk/haf or email HAF@cambridge.gov.uk