County Councillor Reports
Monthly reports by our County Councillor, Michael Atkins, are on the County Council Page. The latest report (January 2022) covers: Covid-19: Plan A restrictions; case rates very high, particularly in children County Council Budget: increase in council tax, household support fund, just transition fund Active travel proposals: modified after resident feedback Traffic order: proposed change […]
Barton Parish Institute (Village Hall) AGM
The Barton Parish Institute (Village Hall) AGM will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday 10th February starting at 7:45 pm. All welcome.
Traffic & Transport Update
Highway Code Further to our last post, the new version of the Highway Code is now available on line. Hard copies can be pre-ordered and expected to be available from April. Local Transport and Connectivity Plan Following the feedback from the survey last November, the combined authority has decided on a complete rewrite of the […]
Highway Code Rule Changes
The latest updates to the Highway Code come into force this weekend (29th January 2022). Are you aware of the changes? In all there are eight changes you need to know about. Below is a brief summary of some of these. The latest copy with the changes should be available from tomorrow. Make sure you […]
COVID Community Update
COVID community update – 27 January 2022 Dear volunteer coordinators and Parish Councillors, COVID-19 picture locally With COVID-19 ‘Plan B’ restrictions largely now ended (as of today – 27 January), I just want to share an update on the COVID-19 picture locally, as provided by our Health partners. Cambridge has one of the highest number […]
Save the Date
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are from 2nd to 5th June 2022. Barton plan to hold our celebration on Saturday 4th June. Save the date!
CSET Busway Survey
Have your say on GCP proposals for their CSET busway In the next few weeks, we may see our County Council vote to progress a new busway (a purpose-built road for buses only) built entirely through the countryside to connect the Biomedical Campus with a new park and ride near Babraham. Many residents and their […]
Park on the Road
Parish Council asks all residents and their visitors to please park on the road. We continue to receive complaints from pavement users about inappropriate parking. Many motorists think that parking on the pavement helps avoid traffic congestion but forget the impact on pavement users. The main road where pavements are shared with cyclists (Comberton Road) […]
Green Bins Collections Start Again
Dear parish council colleagues We wanted to write to you to let you know the plans to resume the monthly green bin collection from Wednesday. For full details please read our press release, with FAQs, on our website. In summary, collections will resume from this Wednesday, 12 January, and we are asking residents […]