County Broadband work in Barton
Hello, You may have seen road works in different parts of Barton which are part of the installation of fibre optics cables by County Broadband. I have asked for an update. Completed works: Comberton Road; IvyField; Great Close; Cambridge Road; Roman Hill; Haslingfield Road; (Barton Road, Granchester Road); Wimpole Road. One Network works (ongoing): High […]
Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations
We are 7 weeks away from Barton’s celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The first event will be the unveiling of a plaque on, what we are now calling, “The Jubilee Triangle” in the centre of the village. This will take place around midday on Saturday 4th June. The Hoops will be open for drinks […]
Speedwatch
Dear all, We had a Community Speedwatch Wednesday 6th April 2022 on Wimpole Road. Present was the area coordinator and the area police road safety improvement officer. We counted 330 vehicles in the session with 26 travelling at more than 35 mph (recorded speeding threshold). When speedwatch volunteers are out and about, drivers do slow […]
Barton Needs You
Parish Council elections are coming up in May. Barton needs more willing people to help run the Parish Council. It is one way of helping maintain our village and a way of giving back to the community. The PC is responsible for a range of amenities and assets from playground equipment to grass verge cutting, […]
Queen’s Jubilee Tree
You may have noticed a new oak tree that has been planted on the leys near the car park and playground. This is now protected by a tree guard. The tree and guard is part of our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It was hand crafted by our village blacksmith Henrich Zelinka and erected by John […]
Work to Start on Haslingfield/Wimpole Road Pavement
Good Morning, We’ll be starting the Barton LHI works with de-vegetation on the Haslingfield Road Junction on the 15th March. This will be only for 1 day and with minimal disruption to traffic. Following this the preliminary dates to start the Signs and Lining is the 23/03 and to start the Civil’s Footpath works is […]
Warning as Vans Targeted by Thieves
Warning As Vans Targeted By Thieves Across The County Dear subscriber, We have issued a warning and appeal for information following 26 instances where tools have been stolen from vans across Cambridgeshire. The incidents have all taken place within the last two weeks since 21 February, mostly in Peterborough but spanning the whole county – […]
East West Rail Update
Parish News Local Representatives Groups have been set up by East West Rail EWR). There are 17 altogether. Barton is in a group with Barrington, Haslingfield, Harlton and Coton. Councillor Andy Martin is representing Barton on this group. Meetings will be held quarterly with two or three topics discussed at each meeting. The first one […]
Assistance for those affected by the war in Ukraine – 3 March 2022
Assistance for those affected by the war in Ukraine – 3 March 2022 Dear volunteer coordinators, parish councillors and Members As we watch the terrible events in Ukraine unfold, our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. The horrors of war, as shown in the photographs and videos on the news media, is impossible […]