East West Rail and Mayoral Candidates
Parish News Eversden EWR working group has been collaborating with the Eversdens’ parish council to create an online event with the three candidates standing for election as Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on Wednesday 7 April 2021, between 19:00 – 20:30. The focus of the event will be on the East West Rail project and […]
School Lane Temporary Closures
School News As part of the School Streets project, Cambridgeshire County Council have implemented a scheme to temporarily close School Lane during drop off and pick up beginning next term from Monday 12th April 2021. The scheme is for the safety of children and parents. Letters have been sent by CCC to residents and to […]
Easter Egg Hunt Reminder
Parish Council News The lovely residents of Barton have come together again, this time in celebration of Spring, with an Easter Egg Hunt! From 2nd to 11th April, there will be 11 giant decorated eggs hidden all around the village with a mystery message to solve: so hop to it and get cracking! The Easter […]
New Notice Board
Parish News There is a new Barton Parish Council notice board. The old board has been refurbished and can now be used by the public for advertising. The old and new are side-by-side next to the post box in the village centre. Thanks to John Boocock for his expert digging skills and planned ground works. […]
Traffic Calming Update
Parish News Our Local Highways Initiative (LHI) bid was ranked fifth. This is good news as it is almost certain that we will receive a grant of £15k towards implementing traffic calming measures on the boundaries of our village. Detailed design work should start soon so the CCC Highways can tap into 2020/21 budget. We […]
COVID-19 Update SCDC
South Cambridgeshire District Council News Covid-19 update – 18 March 2021 School and parent/guardian testing With schools now reopened, please continue to spread the word that regular home testing is now available to help stop the spread of the virus. Free tests can be ordered online, or collected from local pickup points. Reminder of the […]
Thakeham Petition
Anthony Browne News (18 th March 2021 meeting follow up) Good afternoon, Yesterday, hundreds of people tuned in to my public meeting to discuss their opposition to Thakeham’s proposed 25,000-home new town on land around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Meldreth, Melbourn, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole. Not one person spoke in favour. Our community has made its […]
EWR Action Group Webinar
Parish News The EWR action group based in Haslingfield, Cambridge Approaches are hosting a webinar on the 23rd of March at 7pm for residents of Comberton, Barton and Toft. This is a slight adaption of the presentation that they and CamBedsRoadRail made for Chris Heston-Harris, East West Rail and Anthony Browne. The link to register […]
Thakenham Development Public Meeting
INVITATION: PUBLIC MEETING ON THE 25,000 HOME THAKEHAM DEVELOPMENT Good morning, Since Thakeham’s announcement of a proposed 25,000 home development in South Cambridgeshire, I have been very clear with them and you – I cannot and will not support these proposals. Residents, local councillors, and campaigners have made their views clear too. No-one wants this development. […]