Spate of catalytic converter thefts

Additional patrols are in place across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire following a spate of catalytic converter thefts.

In the last few days, catalytic converters have been stolen from vehicles parked at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Broad Street and Carl Zeiss in Cambourne, Suez Road in Cambridge and Station Road in Whittlesford.

If you see anything suspicious, call us on 101 or 999 in an emergency.

Read more information about catalytic converter thefts and how to prevent them here: https://orlo.uk/TqNp2

Queen’s Jubilee in Barton

Crowns and flags are starting to appear around the village! Not long now before our big celebration on 4th June!

As part of our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we asking residents who want to decorate their houses, gardens or fronts to focus on a crown theme.

Have a look at wikipedia  for inspiration and a history of crowns. St Edward’s Crown has been used for coronations since the 13th century and was used for the Queen’s coronation in 1953.

There will also be a fancy dress parade on 4th June at the recreation ground celebrations. The theme is royal.

Children in state-funded primary schools across the United Kingdom will, from mid-May, begin to receive a free commemorative book to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

Designed as an official once-in-a-lifetime commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee and written in collaboration with royal experts and historians, the book will tell the story of a young girl, Isabella, visiting her Great Granny Joyce who tells her about the Queen and this year’s Jubilee.

In the story, Isabella sifts through Great Granny Joyce’s treasure box of souvenirs, which act as introductions to the contents of the book. These include recent and historical events across the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, inspirational people, landmark innovations and inventions, and a selection of the best art, design, and culture.

The book will also include famous quotes from the Queen, facts on the coronation ceremony, content on the lives of famous Commonwealth figures such as Nelson Mandela, notable kings and queens and a timeline of Queen Elizabeth’s life.

Children will be invited to personalise their individual copies of the illustrated reference book, by signing a ‘this book belongs to’ section at the beginning of the book. The page reads: ‘During [the Queen’s] reign, the world has changed in so many ways… [This book] will help you understand the amazing life and times of our Queen and the magic of the unique, unshakable bond she shares with the people she serves.’

The book will also help children understand how the four nations came together as one United Kingdom, including details such as Owain Glyndwr’s rebellion against the English in 1400 to take the title of ‘Prince of Wales’, on the journey to the Queen’s reign which continues to this day.

The book goes on private sale from 23 June.

Priorities Set For South Cambs

Dear Subscriber,

Thank you to the residents of South Cambridgeshire who joined us for our online meeting last night.

For those who were unable to join us this time around, we heard from the South Cambridgeshire team about what they have been doing to tackle drugs, anti-social behaviour and speeding in the area.

Speeding – Special Inspector Stephen Mudie and his team of volunteers have been focusing efforts across South Cambs while officers are working with local Speedwatch co-ordinators to help build capacity in the community.

Drugs – Following intelligence received from the community we have carried out six warrants and there will be more to come. We’ve carried out numerous stop searches for drugs with positive results.

Anti-Social Behaviour – We’ve seized four e-scooters in Cambourne, carried out patrols of our green spaces across villages, engaged with the community to develop intelligence and offer reassurance. We’ve also visited the parents of young people who have been involved in ASB. There has also been lots of partnership working with South Cambs District Council around households that are perpetrating the ASB.

We talked through the survey results (see below) before we opened up the floor to residents for further discussion where many of the points already captured were spoken about in more detail.

Results of the survey – a snap shot
We had 387 responses to our online survey, including people from each ward across South Cambs, enabling us to get a good understanding of what is happening in each area and what issues concern you the most.

Anti-social driving came out as the most critical issue followed closely by anti-social behaviour and drug dealing.

So what next?
At the end of the meeting we agreed to continue to focus efforts on the below. This will be alongside our daily priorities (which can be viewed here).

• Drugs
• Speeding
• Anti-Social Behaviour

Our very genuine desire is to focus the team on the things that are of the highest risk and concern for you, our residents.

The South Cambs Neighbourhood Team will now provide regular updates to these priorities on the force Facebook and Twitter page over the coming weeks and months. We will then look to begin this process again with another meeting held on 9 August. You can register your attendance here.

Thank you for participating in this process. If you have any concerns in the meantime, visit our website.

Inspector Shane Fasey
South Cambridgeshire