Neighbourhood Watch Fund Raising
Hello Barton Neigbourhood Watch Coordinator, We are so excited to announce our first-ever crowdfunder initiative! We need to raise £30,000 by 26th July in order to continue our innovative community work with 16-24 year olds. Can you help us make this a reality? Whatever you can spare, large or small, will be gratefully […]
Your EWR Questions Answered
Answering your questions about EWR’s Route Update People from across the route have been sending us their questions about the proposals we published last month. We’ve drawn together the most frequent questions, and asked the team to respond in a new series of videos and fact sheets – click on the links below for more information. […]
Whippet 18 Bus Service
We continue to feedback to Cambridgeshire Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) public transport team on the performance of Whippet 18 bus service. Although the timetable has been improved with more frequent buses, it seems that services are still regularly cancelled. Did you know that you can claim taxi fares should a bus service be cancelled […]
Cycling Plus Hills Road Consultation
Cycling Plus Hills Road consultation Consultation now launched We are consulting on walking, cycling and public transport improvements to Hills Road from Purbeck Road (next to Hills Road Sixth Form College) to the Lensfield Road junction (next to The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs). The consultation closes at midday (noon) on Monday […]
EWR Public Events in our Area
EWR will be holding public events in our are in June. I recommend you attend to find out how the latest EWR proposals affect Barton and near-by Parishes. Our nearest event will be held at Eversden Village Hall on 22 June 2023 between 2 pm and 8 pm. Alternatively you can attend the one at […]
Reminder of Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting will take place at the Village Hall next Thursday 15th June 2023. The meeting will start at 7:30 pm with refreshments available from 7:00 pm and after the meeting. The agenda is on the website.
Funeral of Robin Page
Robin Page Many in the village will already know of the sad passing of Robin Page who lived next to Bird Farm and Haslingfield Road. Robin was well know for his views on the decline of the village and his concerns about intensive farming and the impact it has on wildlife. In 1994 he became […]
New Grass Cutting Contract in Place
You may have noticed that the village has become rather overgrown! Whilst we are aiming for more biodiversity, perfect grass growing conditions have inadvertently pushed the village to the extreme. This has coincided with the 4-yearly grass cutting tender process, leaving us in between contractors. However, the great news is that our lovely new contractors […]
Making Connections Consultation Reports
Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership update This week we have seen a huge amount of interest in the launch of the Making Connections consultation report. The results have been widely discussed throughout the media and we have seen the Making Connections 2022 report downloaded extensively while the presentation of the results has had over 200 views. As […]