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THE WONDER OF WOOD

11th & 12th September, 2021

10am to 5pm at Burwash Manor,

New Road, Barton,

Cambridge CB23 7EY.

The Wonder of Wood, Cambridge’s FIRST EVER wood fair, was a wild success in 2019 and will, excitingly, be back again this year.

The Wonder of Wood showcases some of the region’s finest wood workers, crafters and artisans, and the ethos is to introduce children to the joys of engaging with nature, and to entice them away from screen time and back into the great outdoors.

From willow weaving to artisan carpentry, den building to spoon carving, survival skills to tree surgery, plus plenty more, this is a great weekend out. Get the children involved in the many woodland activities that will be on offer such as pond dipping and den building, find out more about the magical fenland wildlife, and listen to captivating stories from our storyteller. There will be plenty of opportunity to marvel at wood workers creating things of beauty in front of your very eyes, and you can even try your hand at these wonderful crafts yourself! Not only this, but there will be locally produced food and drink on hand to ensure you don’t go hungry or thirsty. We hope to see you there!

Adults: £10

Under 16s: FREE

www.thewonderofwoodfair.com

Rebuilding the Greater Cambridge Supply Chain post COVID-19

After a time like no other, where businesses across the food and drink supply chain have struggled to survive, we would like to invite our local businesses to a free webinar from 1pm to 3:30pm on 22 July discussing how the sector can work together to recover.

Our panel of experienced speakers, including local buyers and suppliers such as St John’s College, Andrew’s Butchers, Cambridge Juice Company and Cambridge Cheese Company, will draw on their real-life experience to discuss:

• How suppliers can rebuild their customer base after long periods of restricted trading
• How the supply chain needs to develop to benefit the local economy and improve sustainability
• How suppliers and buyers interact in an increasingly digital marketplace
• How technology can innovate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of local and national supply chains

There will also be an open discussion session for you to ask questions and add your own experiences and thoughts for the future. You can carry on the conversation through our online network – an invitation will be sent out after the event.

Register here to be part of this exciting conversation.

Thanks

Emma Dyer | Project Officer, Climate & Environment

Parish News

Speedwatch volunteers have carried out several road-side surveys over the last few months. The focus has been on Haslingfield and Wimpole Roads where we know speeding is an issue. Additional volunteers are welcome and Speedwatch training has started again via remote learning. If anyone wants to join the group, please contact either Sarah Pitchford or Andy Martin via the Parish Council links. In addition to the “hi-vis” watch, our MVAS equipment has been running on Wimpole Road. The latest data from 24th June to 9th July registered 28,860 vehicles leaving Barton with 35% travelling at more than 35 mph (speeding ticket threshold), a top speed of 71 mph and a v85 (remove the top 15% of speeds) being 39 mph. As the minimum speeding fine is now £100, a speed camera capturing the fast drivers during this two-week period on Wimpole Road would have raised £1 million in fines.

July OUR NEWS – The newsletter for all Neighbourhood Watch supporters

We are pleased to share with you our July newsletter – .

In a world where we have become more dependent on using technology and being digitally connected, we are increasingly aware that the downside to using is the increase of scams, amounting to a staggering 41% of crime is now either on the phone or online.  To help tackle this issue, we have launched a SLING YOUR HOOK scams awareness campaign to run on our social channels during July.  Our newsletter contains more information on this campaign and a link to our website’s dedicated scams section, which includes clear guidance on protecting yourself and others from becoming a victim.

SLING YOUR HOOK Webinars coming up:

• 14th July, 5pm: Insights into how a fraud case is investigated and how not to be the next victim
• 23rd July, 5pm: Scams awareness training from the Friends Against Scams initiative
• 30th July, 5pm: Don’t get hooked by scammers! What you need to know about flubot and
  phishing scams

Click here to book your place

On a brighter note, we have some great new partnership opportunities to share with you, including our new partnership with Deliveroo to train riders in community safety, discounts from Patlock for our members and supporters, and the chance to win a fun-filled Croods 2 inspired family vacation.

With all this and more, we hope you enjoy this month’s edition.

Keep safe,

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK, Central Support Team

Parish Council News

South Cambridgeshire District Council declared a climate emergency in November 2019.  Barton Parish Council is keen to take action against climate change and to actively become part of the solution.  We are therefore in the process to creating a climate action plan and would welcome suggestions and feedback from interested residents.  Please contact the clerk, Ian Minto, at if you would like to form part of the climate action team.

Our first step taken in creating our action plan was for Councillor Chloe Langford to be selected (on behalf of Barton Parish Council) for one of only 15 places on the Net Zero Now course which is being run by Cambridge Carbon Footprint (www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org).  The ethos behind the course is to create a network of community action against the climate change emergency.  Over the course of eight two-hour sessions, Chloe will be firstly educated on climate change and all its facets then assisted in creating an action plan for Barton.

Chloe will keep the website updated with brief summaries of each session as well as useful links to articles and websites to share this knowledge and experience with the wider community.  Your thoughts and suggestions are most welcome – please email .

Chloe’s aims in attending this course are to create a Barton climate action plan which will debunk the “geeky” associations of being green and include affordable changes we all can make to begin to reduce the carbon footprint of our lovely village.