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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

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www.thewonderofwoodfair.com

 

Parish News

There are a number of planning applications that will impact Barton or are within Barton that residents may want to comment on. Please have a look at the website planning page.

You may be aware that an application for a Solar Farm is up for discussion. This is not in Barton parish but close by. The plan is for land owned by the University at the MRAO. Our District Council are asking for opinions and feedback on these plans:

Local Planning Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Proposal: Screening Opinion for the development of a solar farm
Site address: Land East Of Mullard Radio Astromony Observatory Wimpole Road
Reference: 21/03798/SCRE
Public Access Link: https://applications.greatercambridgeplanning.org/online-applications/PLAN/21/03798/SCRE

Greater Cambridge Local Plan is being published online. There will be a public webinar next Tuesday evening at 6 pm. This is for information only at this stage.

Webinar link

Passcode: 423515

Barton Parish Council

Notice of conclusion of audit

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2021

Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

Notes

1. The audit of accounts for Barton Parish Council for the year ended 31^st March 2021 has been completed and the accounts have been published.
2. The Annual Governance & Accountability Return is available for

inspection by any local government elector of the area of Barton Parish Council on application to:

Ian Minto: Parish Clerk gro.e1781224311galli1781224311vnotr1781224311ab@kr1781224311elc1781224311 07742256557

 

Weekdays only 11:00 to 17:00

3. Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £0.50 for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

 

Announcement made by:

Ian Minto: Parish Clerk

 

Date of announcement:

18/08/2021

 

Parish News

Make a note in your diaries! 18th and 19th September, Barton Parish Council will organise a community litter picking weekend. Please leave your name with if you want to volunteer moc.e1781224311galli1781224311vnotr1781224311ab@dr1781224311ofhct1781224311ip.ha1781224311ras1781224311">Sarah Pitchford.

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Highways Datalogger Results

Cambridgeshire County Council installed vehicle dataloggers on Comberton Road, Haslingfield Road and New Road over the period of 29th June to 6th July 2021, and also on the A603 at Lordsbridge hamlet from 13th to 20th July 2021.

Highways use v85 numbers to judge the “normal” speed of a road. Remove the top 15% of speeds to give the 85th percentile:

Comberton Road: 29mph

New Road (near the school): 33 mph

Haslingfield Road: 42 mph

A603 in the 50 mph limit: 52 mph

 

The top speeds recorded:

Comberton Road: 51 mph

New Road (near the school): 55 mph

Haslingfield Road: 80 mph

A603 in the 50 mph limit: 101 mph

 

Percentage of vehicles breaking the speed limit:

Comberton Road: 9%

New Road (near the school): 29%

Haslingfield Road: 80%

A603 in the 50 mph limit: 26%

 

Speedwatch continues with sessions roughly once every two weeks. The above data has been passed on to the area Speedwatch coordinator.

 

Our successful Local Highways Initiative bid resulted in a grant of £15k. We need to raise addition money to support the works associated with the grant. (We also have the opportunity to bid for a grant of next year (2022/23) which needs to be submitted in September.) The 2021/22 money will be spent on 40 mph buffer zones on Comberton and Haslingfield Road and additional signage on the A603. There will also be a modification to the pavement at the junction of the A603 and Halingfield Road to make crossing easier. We will continue to monitor speed on our roads to see if additional calming measures are needed after the 2021/22 LHI work is completed.