Cybercrime Survey
Along with our Cyberhood Watch partner, Avast, we are launching the latest Cybercrime Survey which will help us understand the impact of online crime and scams on our members. There’s also the opportunity of winning some very useful M&S vouchers! Enter now The findings of the survey will be used to inform the […]
Barton’s 2024 Advent Calendar: A Daily Surprise Awaits!
Join Us in Celebrating the Countdown to Christmas! Starting December 1st, Barton kick’s off it’s 24-Day Countdown to Christmas! Each day until December 24th, a new enchanting window, garden, or hedge will be unveiled around the village, showcasing a unique Christmas or winter scene. Once unveiled, these festive displays will remain on view throughout the entire […]
Additional Festive Activities in Barton
December 16th at 3.30pm Children’s Christmas Crafts & Activities Event at Barton Baptist Church. December 22nd at 10.30 am Christmas Crib/Nativity Service at Barton Baptist Church followed by mince pies & refreshments. All welcome. Many thanks, Revd. Sally
Barton Village 2024 Christmas Festivities
JOIN US – Sunday 1st December, 4-6pm: The lights go ‘on’ The Barton Christmas Spirit Committee is delighted to invite you all to the annual Christmas tree lighting and carols by Barton Primary School. Date & Time: Sunday, December 1st, 4 PM to 6 PM Location: By the village pond Come and enjoy mulled wine, […]
Green Bins Emptied?
Having complained to SCDC, my Green Bin was emptied today. I spoke to the crew and it seems that some bins were not emptied because there should be a permit displayed for a second bin. It also seems that they have some issues with shared drives and recognizing houses and bins. I suggest that bins […]
Proposed Cycle Priority Measures – Barton Greenways
The Barton Village Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for Barton village has now been published and is live. You can view this TRO on the following link below: Permanent Traffic Regulation Orders | Cambridgeshire County Council Barton Parish Council has been in discussion with the Greenways team and have approved the new plans. The TRO is […]
Final Day on Fraud Awareness Week
Happy Friday all! On the final day of our fraud awareness push, we’re highlighting Rogue traders Rogue traders offer gardening work or maintenance services but the quality of work is often substandard, unnecessary or overpriced. They also use persuasive sales techniques to encourage people into making hasty decisions. Prevention: Always ask […]
Penultimate Day Fraud Awareness Week
It’s the penultimate day of our fraud awareness campaign and today we’re delving into… Courier fraud In these cases, fraudsters often target elderly and vulnerable people and call them over the phone purporting to be from the police or the bank. Once these con artists have engaged a victim, they may make up a […]
Fraud Warning Day 3
Day three of our scam awareness mission sees us looking at… Quishing scams Quishing, also known as QR code phishing, involves tricking someone into scanning a phony QR code with their phone or device. The QR code then takes the user to a fraudulent website that might download malware or ask for sensitive information. […]