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Three men dressed in black driving a silver Ford Focus stole two catalytic converters off cars, one from the back of Main Street, Hardwick and the other from Grace Crescent Hardwick.  Please be aware and call Police if anything is seen!

A Barton Parish Councillor had seen two men dressed in police uniform outside of the our post office around 7:25pm on Friday evening (23rd September). She asked if there was a problem and they asked who she was replied she was a Councillor. They asked if she lived there. She responded with no, but knew who does. The men then said everything was fine.

They then drove off in a blue Corsa with a faulty brake light, witnessed as the Councillor was following in her car. It was reported to Chamara who contacted the police and they informed him it wasn’t the police, but gave him a crime reference number in case anything subsequently happened. They said they would keep an eye out!

 

Please report anything suspicious to the Police on 101 or 999 if an emergency.

 

We plan to introduce 20 mph on roads in the centre of Barton. This follows on from the public engagement two years ago. The 20 mph zone will include High Street and off roads, part of Comberton Road and New Road (village centre) to include Kings Grove and School Lane.

20 mph was trailed on the High Street as part of Covid emergency regulations and reduced traffic speeds. 20 mph in the village centre in front of the school at the junction at the pond is also part of Barton Greenways plans.

County Council Highways have drawn up the plans and will have a period for formal consultation. Notices will be placed in the local press on the 5^th October 2022.

This will trigger a Statutory 21-day Consultation period whereby any interested parties may make representations to the Council either in favour of objecting to the proposals. The consultation period will close on the 26^th October 2022.

 

I am writing to you about an exciting new initiative recently launched by the Wimpole Estate, a National Trust property in Cambridgeshire. They are offering local community groups free admission to the estate and its facilities. This is a fantastic opportunity to encourage creativity and connection with nature.

Polly Ingham-Watts, the General Manager of Wimpole Hall, is passionate that everyone can enjoy all that Wimpole has to offer and recognises that National Trust membership or the standard admission charges are not accessible to everyone. Each pass issued under this initiative would provide free access for up to 16 people.

Passes may be used on any day except on bank holidays and the weekends preceding bank holidays.  Those intending to use the pass are asked to email ku.gr1781194111o.tsu1781194111rtlan1781194111oitan1781194111@llah1781194111elopm1781194111iw1781194111 or call the estate before coming, stating the name of your group, the number of people and approximate time of arrival.  Where practical community groups are encouraged to visit during weekdays as Wimpole can get very busy at weekends when there may be less scope to cater for additional needs.

If you think that members of groups would be interested in receiving free admission passes, please return the attached form via email to ku.gr1781194111o.tsu1781194111rtlan1781194111oitan1781194111@enoy1781194111rever1781194111ofelo1781194111pmiw1781194111.

Wimpole Estate consists of a historic mansion, beautiful gardens, a show farm and extensive parkland, there is plenty of free parking for cars and minibuses, a visitor reception centre, electric buggies to assist people with limited mobility, as well as cafes and shops.  For more information visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole-estate.

 

Kind regards,

 

Emma Dyer | Development Officer (Community-Led Plans), Communities team