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Welcome to Cottenham

Community information

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Clubs

Children and family groups Community groups

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Welcome to Cottenham

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Musical groups for adults and children Sport, fitness and health

Cottenham Parish Council, with support from South Cambridgeshire District Council, has created this directory of clubs, associations, facilities and events to provide residents with everything you need to know to be able to fully enjoy being part of the Cottenham community.

Education

Adult learning Schools

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For those who are new to our Parish, we hope you will find the information in this booklet helpful as you start to get to know the people and Parish of Cottenham. We wish a very warm welcome to all new residents.

Facilities

Bank and shops Cemetery and churches Health

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Library

There are a number of local events that are organised throughout the year – such as the Fun Run in May, the Fen Edge Festival in June (every other year), the Cottenham Feast Parade in October, and Carols on the Green in December.

Food and drink

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  • Vets

Outdoor and environment

Outdoor activities

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If you would like to keep up to date with such events the best thing to do is to join our Facebook group (www.facebook. com/cottenhamparishcouncil) or check our website regularly (www.cottenhampc.org.uk).

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Support for our community

Caring for our community

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We look forward to meeting you soon.

Useful information

Useful contacts

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Best wishes

Parish communications Local Government
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Cottenham Parish Council

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  • Map of Cottenham

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Rainbows, Brownies and Guides

Rainbows - for girls aged 5 to 7 - runs on Mondays and Thursdays from 6.00pm to 7.00pm Brownies - for girls aged 7 to 10 - runs on Tuesdays from 6.15pm to 7.45pm and from 6.30pm to 8.00pm, and on Wednesdays from 6.15pm to 7.45pm

Guides - for girls aged 10 to 14 - runs on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8.00pm and Thursdays from 7.15pm to 8.45pm

Giving girls fun and adventure and the space to grow and discover their potential.

www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-your-daughter [email protected]

Clubs

The Youth Bus Project

On Thursdays from 7.00pm to 9.00pm Part of the charity Connections Bus Project, which provides youth services across Cambridgeshire, the Youth Bus Project takes place on the Recreation Ground, and also offers babysitting courses and a Generation Game for young people wishing to volunteer with the elderly.

Children and family groups

Baby Café

Every Friday from 12 noon to 2.00pm Feeding support and social group, available all year round at Cottenham Baptist Church.

Cottenham Sewing Club

Alternate Saturday mornings during term time A sewing club to teach hand and machine sewing for children aged 6 and above.

07966 266112 [email protected]

Ballet

On Wednesdays at Cottenham Sports Centre Run by ABM School of Ballet, classes are structured, gently disciplined and develop creative and expressive talents.

Dads Play

On the second Saturday of the month from 10.30am to 11.30am Dads are invited to bring children of all ages along to the parenting group which takes place at the Community Centre.

Barn Owls/Barn Lambs

[email protected]

Barn Owls, every Tuesday during term time from 9.30am to 11.00am Barn Lambs, every Wednesday during term time from 9.30am to 11.00am Craft, play, snacks and singing for all ages, taking place at the Salvation Army Barn. Cost: £1.50 per family.

4th Dimension Dance

A number of different classes are available in Cottenham on Mondays and Saturdays 4th Dimension Dance provides fantastic, high quality dance and performance training for all ages and abilities, including Commercial Street, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Lyrical, at the Community Centre.

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

Beavers – for children aged 5¾ to 7 – runs on Tuesdays or Wednesdays Cubs – for children aged 8 and 9 – runs on Mondays or Fridays Scouts – for children aged 10 to 14 – runs on Mondays or Thursdays For children interested in spending time outdoors with some friends one evening a week, developing #SkillsForLife. Based in Margett Street.

Hartbeeps

On Fridays from 9.30am to 10.30am, 10.30am to 11.30am and 11.30am to 12.30pm Magical, musical baby and toddler classes taking place in All Saints’ Church Hall. Cost: £6 per family (pay as you go, booking is recommended).

www.hartbeeps.com/cambridge/classes

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Little Humbugs

Community groups

Fortnightly on Wednesdays from 10.00am to 11.00am Singing group for under threes, taking place in the Community Centre. Cost: £2.50 per family.

British Legion

Find us at Pepys Hall, 121 High St, Cottenham

Cottenham Day Centre lunches for over 65s
Little Saints

On Tuesdays from 9.30am to 2.00pm
Thursdays during term time from 10.00am to 11.45am

Run by a group of volunteers, a two-course home cooked meal is provided for over 65s at Coolidge Gardens Community Room. Tea and coffee are also provided and the Day Centre provides transport for those who need it. Bingo and raffles are also organised for a further small charge and there is time to socialise.
With plenty of toys, snacks, crafts and song time, children aged 0 to 4 years along with parents/carers can join us at All Saints’ Church Hall at no charge.

www.allsaintscottenham.org.uk/fellowship/little-saints

Cost: £5 per week.

01954 200873 or 01954 250035 [email protected] or [email protected]

Mucky Pups Messy Play

On Mondays from 10.00am to 11.00am

Village Society

Join us at the Community Centre for Mucky Pups Messy Play. Cost: £5 per child or £40 for a 10 session card.
Regular talks about historic buildings, objects and people, and exhibitions The Cottenham Village Society was formed in late 1970 to stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of the village and its surroundings – and also takes an interest in developments in the village.

Toy Library

Fortnightly on Fridays from 11.15am to 12.15pm

Whist

From 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start
Come and use our toy library at the Community Centre. Cost: £2 per child or £3 per family (£1 for under ones).
On Tuesdays at Stevens Close Community Room and on Saturdays at Franklin Gardens

Community Room.

Cost: £3 per person.

01954 488418 or 01954 251424

Under Ones

Under Ones meets on Mondays from 1.00pm to 3.00pm

WI (Women’s Institute)

A warm welcome awaits in the Baptist Church Hall – pop in with your baby for as long or short a time as you are able, to chat with others caring for a baby from new born to 12 months. Mums to be also welcome!
An exciting programme of speakers, craft activities, walking group, darts team, poetry club, new lunch group and a bridge group. Do come along and join us, you will be very welcome.

01954 250605 or 01954 250870

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Creative groups

Singing for Fun

On Thursdays from 1.45pm to 2.45pm during term time

Cottenham Community Photography Club

From 7.30pm usually on the last Wednesday of every month The club aims to promote the enjoyment of all aspects of photography and membership is open to residents of all Fen Edge villages of all abilities and interests. The group meets at the Community Centre Coffee Shop.
An adult group that sings for fun at the Salvation Army Barn. Sometimes promoting the group with live performances – but not a choir, just a group that enjoys singing. No need to read music and no prior musical ability required or expected.

Cost: first session free then a small weekly fee.

[email protected]

cottenhamcommunityphotographyclub

Tyrranochorus

TyrannoChorus is made up of three choirs which, when performing together, are known as TyrannoChorus

Cottenham Theatre Workshop

Two shows are performed each year
TongueTwisters meets every Saturday from 12.15pm. For children aged 3 to 11, singing a mixture of bespoke arrangements and ‘off the peg’ music with an emphasis on fun.
An amateur theatre group that has been performing for the last 40+ years – a pantomime in December and another production in the spring. Welcomes new people to tread the boards, help backstage or support tech and front of house teams.
VoxPop meets on Thursday evenings from 5.30pm. For children aged 11 to 18, singing

recent and classic arrangements, including some of the singers’ own.

BigMouth meets on Thursdays from 7.45pm. For those who are old enough to know better and have sung everywhere from Abbey Road to the Royal Albert Hall - also going on tour to France.

Musical groups

Come and Sing

Fortnightly on Mondays from 11.15am to 11.45am Singing rhymes and songs with the residents of Cottenham Court, at Cottenham Court Care Home.

Sport, fitness and health

Badminton
Cottenham Brass Juniors

Monday evenings from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
The band rehearses on Thursdays from 6.15pm to 7.30pm With 40 current members aged 8 to 17, rehearsals take place at Landbeach Village Hall.

[email protected]

All abilities welcome to join us for a game of badminton at Cottenham Sports Centre.

01954 288760 [email protected]

Bowls
Cottenham Brass

With teams in six different leagues there are usually people bowling every day and with short-mat bowling in the winter (indoor), there is bowling all year round
The band rehearses on Thursdays from 7.45pm to 9.45pm Find us at Landbeach Village Hall.
Cottenham Bowls Club is a very friendly club with members from Cottenham and surrounding villages – everyone is welcome.

www.hugofox.com/community/cottenham-bowls-club-8286/home 01954 230732 or 01954 251956 or 01954 200720

Cottenham Bell Ringers

Practice takes place on Wednesdays in the tower at All Saints’ Church

01954 251105 [email protected] cottenhamclangers

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Cricket – Seniors
Cottenham Jaguars Netball Club

Training takes place on Tuesday evenings during the winter Catering for seniors, U21s and U16s, training takes place at the Sports Centre.

www.pitchero.com/clubs/cottenhamjaguarsnetballclub

Matches take place on Saturday afternoons from May until early September With senior players aged 14 to 50+, as well as junior players, matches are played on the Recreation Ground. Two men’s teams are run in the Cambridgeshire Cricket Association leagues – a 1st team in Senior 3 and a 2nd team in CCA Junior 4N – and new players from within the village are always welcome.

Cottenham United FC

Pre-season training takes place from mid-June to mid-August on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the Recreation Ground

www.cottenham.play-cricket.com [email protected]
07827 157232 or 01954 203210

The season usually starts mid-August, with training once a week, normally on Wednesdays from 7.00pm to 8.00pm or 8.30pm

Fen Edge Runners

From October to April training moves to Cottenham Sports Centre on the 3G floodlit pitch, on Wednesdays from 8.00pm to 9.00pm
Fen Edge Runners meet every Thursday at 6.30pm on the Village Green A non-profit community running club open to all ages and abilities, we are a friendly, inclusive group and don’t take ourselves too seriously.
Cottenham United FC has two senior teams playing in Saturday Cambridgeshire FA Kershaw senior A league and division 3b in the Mead Plant & Grab league. Home ground is the Recreation Ground. A friendly club welcoming any new players from the village.

Gymnastics
Cottenham United Colts FC

Classes run on Wednesdays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm (age 4 to 6); from 5.30pm to 6.30pm (age 7 to 9); and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (age 10+)
Sessions include: SSE Wildcats Centre for girls aged 5 to 11, at Cottenham Primary School from March to October; FA Living Sport for girls in Year 7 to 11, at Cottenham Sports Centre from September to March; Monday evening soccer school from 6.00pm to 7.00pm at Cottenham Sports Centre; and Thursday evening goalkeeper coaching from 5.00pm to 6.00pm at Cottenham Sports Centre.
Taking place at Cottenham Sports Centre and run by British Gymnastics Member Paula Cook.

07956 648611

Cottenham United Colts is a FA Charter Standard club which provides footballing opportunities for boys and girls from 5 to 17, linking to the men’s team.

www.cottenhamunitedcolts.com CottenhamUnitedColts [email protected]

Karate

Training every Thursday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm Cambridge ESKA Karate Club (English Shotokan Karate Association) trains at the Sports Centre with fully qualified and experienced instructors. Senior Instructor: Sensei Jeff Rand Godan (5th Dan); Founder/Chief instructor: Sensei Mike Nursey (9th Dan).

Cricket – All Stars

The All Stars programme, aimed at encouraging 5 to 8 year olds to enjoy cricket, is a successful programme that runs on Saturday mornings for eight weeks in early summer.

www.ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars

Line Dancing
Cricket – Juniors

Tuesday evenings from 6.00pm to 7.00pm (beginners), and from 7.00pm to 8.30pm (intermediate)
The junior season runs from the beginning of May until early July with games played on weekday evenings
Line dancing is fun for everyone, is good exercise and increases stamina, and is suitable for all ages with no partner required. Join us at the Dance Studio at the Sports Centre.
Teams of boys and girls play at U11, U13 and U15. Pre-season junior training with coaching is held in the Sports Centre in March and April before moving outside from May – new players are always welcome.
Cost: £5 per class.

www.cottenham.play-cricket.com [email protected]
01954 203210

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Renegades Rugby

On Tuesdays from 7.30pm when the evenings are dark (on all-weather pitches at Cottenham Sports Centre) or from 7.00pm on the Recreation Ground when the evenings are lighter

Cottenham Renegades is a rugby union club with a strong emphasis on having fun – always looking for bright new (or stale old!) talent.

Roller Hockey

We train on Tuesday evenings at the Sports Centre, and Thursday evenings at Cambridge Regional College, from 6.30pm

Most Thursday sessions are taken by the England National Coach Carlos Amaral and all are welcome, from first time skaters upwards.

[email protected]

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    SPRING/SUMMER 2019 News from your local Clubs, Groups and Councils Plus ADULT & FAMILY CLASSES PRODUCED BY THE FEN EDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE VILLAGES OF cottenham • landbeach • rampton • waterbeach • willingham Spring/Summer 2019 4 Chair’s Message 5-7 Events Diary 9-25 Cottenham 9 Colts; 11 Fun Run, Theatre Workshop, Village Society; 13 Firs House PPG 15 Crazy Crafty Chicks, Messy Church The Fen Edge Community Association 17 Tennis Club, WI 19 Bowls, Gardeners’ Club, Rainbows is a charity promoting and supporting 21 Cricket Club; 23 Community Centre Clubs, Groups and Societies in 27-29 Landbeach Cottenham, Landbeach, Rampton, 27 Friends of Worts Meadow Waterbeach and Willingham. 29 Tithe Barn, Landbeach Society 31-38 Adult & Family Classes Contact Us 39-41 Rampton Neil Gough – Chair 39 Ramparts [email protected] 41 Charity Horse Show, Gardening 43-49 Willingham [email protected] 43 Youth Trust, WI; 45 Willingham Wheels [email protected] 47 Bowls and Social clubs; 49 Gardening Club 51-53 Parish Councils www.fenedge.co.uk 55-63 Fen Edge Groups fenedgenews 55 Fen Edge Orchestra, Footpath Group 57 Stitch Wild Copy date for next issue: 24th June 2019 59 Arthur Rank Registered Charity No. 293020 61 Whirl and Twirl; 63 Rotary www.ivettandreed.co.uk • 01223 213500 615 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8PA Open Mon-Fri • FREE parking At Ivett & Reed we’ve been working marble and granite since 1896, making us one of the UK’s most experienced stone worktop specialists. In addition to our stunning natural granite worktops, hand finished in our on-site workshops, we are approved quartz worktop fabricators for leading brands such as Silestone and Caesarstone.
  • Fenland Experience August 2019 2 CONTENTS

    Fenland Experience August 2019 2 CONTENTS

    Outline Planning Application Fenland Experience August 2019 2 CONTENTS 01 INTRODUCTION 04 02 SITE AND CONTEXT 06 03 WICKEN FEN NATURE RESERVE 10 04 GETTING TO WICKEN FEN AND CAM WASHES 14 05 FENLAND EXPERIENCE AT WATERBEACH NEW TOWN EAST 16 06 WALKING AND CYCLING AT WATERBEACH NEW TOWN EAST 26 07 A SUITABLE FENLAND EXPERIENCE 30 This document has been prepared and checked in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 Version 1.2 3 01 Introduction Waterbeach New Town is a proposed new settlement 6 km to the north of Cambridge. It leisure and sports uses; a hotel; new primary and secondary schools; green open spaces is a key part of the vision and spatial plan for growth for both the city and the surrounding including parks, ecological areas and woodlands and principal new accesses from the A10 district. The site is entirely within the South Cambridgeshire District Council administrative (Planning Application reference S-0559-17-OL). boundary and is allocated in the Local Plan. The Waterbeach New Town SPD is being prepared by South Cambridgeshire District The site is positioned between the A10, which defines the western boundary of the New Council and will provide detailed guidance about how the new settlement should be Town, and the Cambridge to Ely railway line, which marks its extent to the east. It lies designed, developed and delivered in accordance with modified Local Plan policy SS/5, immediately to the north of the existing village of Waterbeach, and in turn, immediately with an emphasis on ensuring comprehensive development across the site as a whole.