There is a planned road closure next week in Comberton. This is between Wootens Close and Hines Lane on Barton Road. Diversions will be in place and it will be possible to use either the Long Road/Branch Road/Green End route to bypass the closure or Swaynes Lane/South Street. The planned closure is from Monday 5th to Friday 9th August 2024. The 18 bus will still run but will miss out some stops in Comberton. See attached for the detailed road closure.
If you are a parent or guardian, we are appealing for your help as we enter of the school summer holidays.
In recent years, we have seen a trend of increased hoax calls from children and young people during the six-week break.
Whilst we appreciate that the majority of children enjoy time off school being safe and responsible, some think that prank calling the police on the emergency line is a harmless joke, which is not the case.
Hoax calls are treated very seriously and those responsible are warned that misuse of the emergency line can cost lives.
If 999 operators are busy dealing with a hoax caller, they could be prevented from answering a genuine call, which in some instances could be a life-or-death situation. Hoax calls cost lives and are a waste of valuable resources.
Not only that, but it is an offence to make a malicious or hoax call to the emergency services. Hoax callers could face a maximum penalty of up to six months in prison or a fine of £5,000.
All calls to the emergency services are recorded and we can always trace the number, even if the call is made from a withheld number.
We ask that in an effort to ensure your children and / or family members enjoy their summer break out of trouble, you take the time to educate them about the dangers of hoax calling, and the consequences of doing so.
Superintendent Neil Billany, head of demand, said: “Our 999 phone lines are also often the target of hoax calls from youngsters, messing around with their friends.
“Not only is this frustrating for our call handlers who work tirelessly to help those in danger, but it’s also a criminal offence, and could cost lives.
“My plea to parents and carers is to make sure they educate their children on the dangers of hoax calling, and the consequences of it, not only for them, but for other people too.
“We also ask parents and carers to provide children with ideas on how to spend their time safely and out of trouble, to avoid boredom which can lead to hoax / prank calling.”
Our colleagues at Norfolk Police released this video which provides a stark reminder as to why not to hoax call.
Learn more on the No Joke to Hoax campaign page on the force website.
We have just been sent a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order for the closure of the High Street near Mailes close in September. This is for UK Power Network to complete a near electrical connection. The closure that the High Street will be closed from 08:00 to 17:00 from 23rd to 27th September 2024 east of Mailes Close for approximately 50 m. Access should be available to properties although there may be delays to make the site safe. We are not sure if there will be access to the recreation ground car park or if this will fall within the road works.
Police and Crime Commissioner Darryl Preston has today (15 July) launched a short online survey for residents to tell him their views on crime and disorder are as he produces a new plan for the county.
The plan sets policing and crime priorities for the next four years, so residents are being urged to have their say, and share the online link with family and friends.
Feedback will help form the content of the new plan.
The survey runs until 5pm on Friday, 16 August.
You can visit https://www.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk, telephone the commissioner’s office on 0300 333 3456 or email to provide your views.
A short-term air quality monitor has been in place in Barton on New Road opposite the school from December 2023 to April 2024. Barton Parish Council has received the report that details and analyses the data (attached). The Executive Summary below is taken from the report. The monitor does highlight differences in pollution levels during school term and school holidays and also shows up short-term events probably caused by bonfires or log burning. There are several simple changes we can make to pollution levels to reduce the impact on our children and those with air pollution-related health conditions such as asthma. Please read the report.
Executive Summary
Air quality was monitored in the South Cambridgeshire village of Barton using Zephyr monitoring technology during the period December 2023 to April 2024 as part of a study into air quality around primary schools. Monitoring was carried out by South Cambridgeshire District Council outside Barton Primary School, as it is recognised that children are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution. It was found that concentrations of the main pollutants, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, were comfortably below the national objectives for annual mean concentrations and there were no exceedances of the short-term objectives, representing good air quality. Annual means for the more stringent World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values were also achieved for nitrogen dioxide and PM10 although PM2.5 levels slightly exceeded the WHO guideline values, which was expected given that over 90% of the world’s population live in locations where this is exceeded. This is in line with long-term concentrations measured across the South Cambridgeshire district and reflects the rural nature of the area. Differences were seen between the school holiday periods compared to term time for nitrogen dioxide, with generally lower concentrations in the holidays, which could be reflective of the reduced volume of school traffic during the holiday periods. Short term particulate matter pollution events were identified by comparing results to other local monitoring points. It is likely that these are caused by domestic solid fuel burning. This demonstrates that domestic solid fuel burning can have a significant
short term localised impact. South Cambridgeshire residents can help to improve local air quality through actions such as reducing idling of car engines and increasing walking and cycling where possible. Reducing solid fuel burning and only burning Woodsure Ready to Burn certified wood will also help to reduce particulate pollution.
At the recent Parish Council Meeting, members of the public raised concerns about hedgerows, and in particular, brambles encroaching on to footpaths and pavements. There are new regulations introduced in May 2024 and states that you must not cut or trim a hedgerow from 1st March to 31st August. However, legislation allows for many exemptions. These include the boundaries of private gardens, and where hedges obstruct footpaths and pavements or obscure signs and lights or cause a danger.
Hedges have grown rapidly with the warm, wet weather. Householders that need to trim back their hedges will be notified by the Parish Council. The PC will engage with contractors to trim back other hedges that are causing a danger on footpaths and pavements not adjacent to private gardens.
Please contact the Parish Council if you have any concerns or questions.
Couple of thefts in toft. Garden machinery , petrol mower, bikes etc stolen from shed.
Make sure equipment is locked up and locked together to make it harder to steal.
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
We have put together the attached infographic which contains lots of useful information which may be helpful for yourselves, other members of the parish council as well as residents in your parish. Please feel free to distribute it as widely as relevant to help provide information on drainage and sewage maintenance in South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City.
Welcome to the May edition of your neighbourhood policing newsletter.
We hope you continue to find these updates useful. If you haven’t done so already, please do use our community concerns survey to let us know about issues where you live – this greatly helps us know what matters most to our communities and enables us to prioritise things of greatest concern.
Lets hope when we write again next month that summer will have properly arrived!
Kind Regards,
Inspector Simon Birch
South Cambs Neighbourhood Policing Team
Current priorities for your local Neighbourhood Policing Team
Every three months we use a combination of our own data and your feedback via our community policing survey to set three priorities for each of our neighbourhood policing teams to focus on for the coming quarter.
We last met with members of the public last month (22 May) where the priorities for the next quarter were set. They include:
If you missed the meeting and would like to join our next meeting on 28 August, please register to be sent the meeting invite.
The next community forum for North West and West Cambridge area will take place on Thursday 13 June, from 6pm at Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge.
Further information for this forum can be found here: North West and West Cambridge Community Forum – Cambridge City Council
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