
Police and Crime Commissioner News
News from your Police and Crime Commissioner, Darryl Preston

Barton’s Annual Festive ‘Dress up’
As the nights are drawing in and the evenings are getting colder, it’s time to start thinking about winter festivities and the countdown to Christmas. This year, Barton’s annual ‘dress up’ for December returns with the theme of Village Advent Calendar. As in 2021, we would like to decorate the village with 24 winter displays […]

Christmas magic is in the air….
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday 1st December 2024, The lights go ‘on’ The Barton Christmas Spirit Committee is raring to go and is delighted to invite you all to the annual village Christmas tree lighting and Barton Primary School carols on Sunday 1 December, next to the village pond, at dusk. Join us for mulled wine, […]

2024 Crime and Community Survey
2024 Crime and Community Survey Today sees the launch of our annual survey looking at your experience of crime and your connection to your local community. The data from the survey goes into a report which we publish on the website, and use to help prioritise our work. This year we’re working with […]

North West and West Cambridge Community Forum – Thursday 17 October
The next community forum for North West and West Cambridge area will take place on Thursday 17 October at 6pm, Online via Teams. Further information for this forum and link to join the meeting can be found here: Community forums – Cambridge City Council

Neighbourhood Watch News and Survey
We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of our newsletter for Neighbourhood Watch supporters across England and Wales. Here are some highlights in October’s edition: *Enjoy photos and stories from our National Crime and Community Conference, and celebrate the winners of this year’s Volunteer Recognition Awards *You’re invited to complete our 2024 […]

Over 65 Fitness Program Starting in Barton 11 October
Fitness Rush Community CIC. We have recently been re-commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council for their Care Together programme to provide tailored wellness interventions for older adults over 65 located in isolated areas throughout Cambridgeshire from our mobile fitness facility. The engagement and results over the past year have been positively overwhelming so far and we […]

Village Pond Update
Dear Residents, Many of you will have heard about or seen, there have been a number of dead fish in the pond over the last few days following the recent heavy rains. The PC have been in touch with the Environment Agency who came out to the village yesterday afternoon and have taken some water […]

M11 Closures Overnight
Important roadwork information M11 northbound between junctions 11 and 12 – bridge joint repairs Dear Customer I am writing to tell you that we plan to carry out urgent bridge joint repairs on the M11 northbound between junctions 11 and 12. This will ensure the M11 continues to remain in a safe and serviceable condition. […]
