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Parish News
As many are probably aware, the end of the High Street is flooded. This has been reported to Cambridgeshire County Council Highways for emergency action. Please take care on this stretch of road.
Clerk Barton Parish Council
Dear members, volunteer coordinators and parish councillors
The Government has announced that Cambridgeshire is moving into Tier 4 restrictions from 12.01am on Saturday 26 December.
I had hoped that the previous update would be the last until the New Year but we wanted to share with you all what this announcement will mean.
Firstly, the change does not affect Christmas Day. People can still choose to mix with two other households. However, as we have stressed before, the fact that people are allowed to do that does not mean you should. Less mixing and shorter celebrations will minimise the risk to loved ones and help ensure Coronavirus is not passed on. Please do share our Facebook posts within your communities to help encourage people to spend their Christmas Day as safely as possible:
You can view the full guidance on Christmas bubbles on the Government’s website.
What does Tier 4 mean for community groups and local support?
People on the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable list who cannot work from home are not allowed to go to work under Tier 4 restrictions. Clearly this also means they should not go to the shops for food or medication either. This group of people have been provided with lots of information since the beginning of the pandemic and asked to register on the Government’s website for updates. We have also provided additional information over recent months to ensure they know how to contact key organisations such as the County Council, ourselves and to remind them that local Covid community groups can also help them. You can check or pass on the latest Government guidance for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable people in Tier 4 on the Government’s website.
As time has passed, most people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable have become very self-sufficient in dealing with the restrictions so we are not expecting a big increase in requests for support.
The online supermarket delivery priority for people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable remains in place to ensure they can receive food when needed. However, we wanted to remind you that we also have access to a separate online priority scheme for Tesco and Iceland. The scheme is aimed at people who cannot go shopping due to Covid-19. There is more information on our website. Please ask anyone this may help to contact us so we can arrange this.
Summary of Tier 4 rules
Other impacts of the Tier 4 rules are as follows:
The Government’s website has the full guidance for Tier 4.
Finally, I know the latest announcement will mean we are all thinking what else we can do to help. We still have a way to go in the pandemic and your support is more vital than ever. To ensure help is there when it is needed I would encourage you to ensure you also have break.
I wish you and your family a safe Christmas.
Bill Handley
Lead Cabinet Member for Community Resilience, Health & Wellbeing
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Parish News
The recreation ground car park is currently closed because of recent acts of vandalism causing damage to the surface.
There has been a spated of cars driving on the site creating damage to the surface by skiding and drifting. One car R126 HNH was spotted near the ground that may or may not have been involved. If anyone knows who is responsible for the damage or spots any suspious activity please report this to the local police or the Parish Clerk.
If access is required to the car park for mobility please ring 07411 480779. The Clerk or any other Council memember can be contacted in an emergency.
Neighbourhood Watch
A number of properties on Cambridge Road were burgled during the night of Wednesday 11 November 2020. Thefts and attempted thefts were from garden sheds. Access appeared to be from garden to garden.
Please make sure your sheds are locked and well protected from entry. Ideally have them alarmed with CCTV overlooking vulnerable areas.
Check that attempts have not been made to break in to your sheds and outbuildings and phone the police if there are signs.
Please be vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour.
Sarah Pitchford Area Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator
Council News
On Thursday evening, Cambridge Approaches organized a Zoom call with Anthony Browne, EWR, and representatives of several Parish Councils. Cambridge Approaches presented a detailed overview of two months’ consultations with local Parishes to the group. Councillor Andy Martin made it clear that Barton Parish had not formed a view of Cambridge Approaches route options as they had not been discussed yet with parishoners or at a public Parish Council meeting. As an individual, Andy Martin pointed out that routes through Barton should not be considered by EWR. Unnessary demolition of houses, and dropping a track through Countryside Restoration Trust land would be devastating compared to other routes proposed by Cambridge Approaches. It is clear that several Parishes were in favour of a route outside EWR option E that would impact land through Hardwick, Comberton, Barton, Grantchester, Haslingfield, South Trumpington, Hauxton and Great Shelford; the opposite side of Haslingfield from where Cambridge Approaches are based. Several Parishes chose this option mainly because it was the furthest from them. Cambridge Approaches route 1 and 1a that are within EWR option E were the next most popular routes for the same Parish Councils.
It is disappointing that there is this worry and division when EWR have not even proposed any properly evaluated routes through Option E.
As a Parish Councilor, Andy Martin had a meeting with Anthony Browne this afternoon to explain the position of Barton Parish in that we want a voice when talking to EWR. Anthony is aware of Cambridge Approaches views and has asked EWR to make sure that they listen on an equal basis to all communities. To this end, Anthony has arranged a Zoom call next week with ALL Parishes in his constituancy so that views can be expressed to EWR.
We, as a Parish Council, are aware of the unnnecessary upset that Cambridge Approaches has caused residents in Barton and if you have any concerns or comments please contact the Clerk.
Council News
Cambridge Approaches held an oversight meeting last night where Parish Voting was the main topic on the agenda. Cambridge Approaches is an action group based mainly in Haslingfield. They have developed various possible routes for the EWR line along Option E from Cambourne to South of Cambridge. Whilst these routes are NOT the ones that EWR have published (not expected until January 2021), they are generating a lot of debate within the parishes concerned in our area. Cambridge Approaches asked Parish Councils to consider these routes and to rank each one.
At the Cambridge Approaches meeting, alternative route 6 was ranked by several Parishes as their preferred one with routes 1 and 1a next. These three routes go though Barton Parish. The next step in the Cambridge Approaches plan is to lobby EWR and our MP with these routes.
If you have a view on EWR and the potential impact of the Cambridge Approaches routes on Barton please contact the Parish council via the Clerk. We also suggest that you write to Anthony Brown MP expressing your concerns.
Council News
We have added an evening session from 6:30 to 7:30 on Wednesday 19th August.
Don’t forget to come along on 19th August 2020 to look at the Traffic Calming options and feedback your opinion on the various schemes. This will be at the Pavilion on the recreation ground between 10:00 and 16:00, and 18:30 to 19:30.
There will be posters showing the various options on roads around the village. Extensive consultation with Cambridgeshire County Council Highways has guided the possibilities and costs. For an early look at the options or if you cannot attend in person have a look at the presentation below. There is a feedback table on the last slide that you can fill in and submit to the Clerk.
Local News
Unfortunately a cyclist died of his injuries when involved in an accident at the Barton Road/A603 roundabout on Friday 31 July 2020 in evening about 7:30. Police are appealing for witnesses. Contact 101 quoting 504 if you where in the area at that time on Friday and might have seen the vehicle or cyclist involved.
See Cambridge Evening News report.
Neighbourhood Watch
Attempted theft of power tools on a driveway in Barton.
“Just stopped a man from stealing a large diamond cutter belonging to a company working on our driveway. He was in a dark grey Ford Focus EA58 OKG which was parked at the end of the adjacent drive facing the road. He looked down our drive, walked onto our grass and had a look at what the worker was doing. He then crept up to the cutter, picked it up, turned and started to run. He did not see me in the kitchen watching him. I went to the back door, opened it and shouted “put that down”. He then pretended that he was there to collect the cutter and that it was a mistake. He gave me a business card and said he was a tree surgeon. I have reported this to the police with the car details and also let the owner of company working on our driveway know. I guess someone dressed up as a workman picking up equipment on a building site or where building work is being carried out would not be questioned. An opportunist thief.”
Neighbourhood Watch
White Transit Van drove up a driveway on the Comberton Road behaving in a suspicious manner. The vehicle and occupants are definitely wanted by the police. The number plate is cloned and starts with ML54….
Please take safeguarding precautions and report any unusual activity to the police.
