PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER July/August 2020
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PARISH 5 COUNCIL NEWSLETTER at July/August 2020 Editorial Editorial The gardens are again looking splendid, and the vegetable garden was very thankful for the rain. Plants that I had thought had been lost seem to have made an appearance, and things Diary for July & August that never flowered have flowered, perhaps all thankful for the attention! The Diary for July & August is again full of virtual events How sobering to find half the year over and we from sponsored walks, are still living in a ‘sort of’ lockdown, with restrictions on who, what, where and how! Creative Conversations, to Balloon Races, and even Church However there does seem to be some movement and Chapel services. to lift restrictions on sports, perhaps it could be extended to the odd week or weekend away, Included is the cricket staying with friends, family or even at a b and programme , although the b, it would make life a little more bearable. th Obviously we will have to wait and see. game on June 17 was cancelled. The next Newsletter will be in September where we will have more news about the tree Hopefully by September we planting around the villages of both Guilden and may have a football Steeple, so make sure you fill in the enclosed programme. form on page 4 and send a copy to Nettie with your ideas. Looking forward to ‘new new normal’ Desma Editor Desma Goddard: Email: [email protected] 1 Steeple Morden Parish Council Great Cambridge Local Plan List of Councillors as at May 2018 Thank you for joining in with the ‘first conversation’ about the future of Greater CLLR J CLAYTON (Chair) Cambridge. 5 Brook End, Steeple Morden 01763 852203 With over 6,000 comments online and email CLLR S WHEATLEY (Vice Chair) and another 30,000 views on YouTube, and at 95 Hay Street, Steeple Morden the Big Debate, we have a strong sense of the 01763 853826 range of issues that you want to see in the Plan; CLLR G BELSON (Vice Chair) addressing the following Infrastructure, Climate Ringdale, 2 North Brook Road, change, Building and Public Transport. Steeple Morden 01763 852475 The consultation results are just part of a huge CLLR A DREW range of evidence and research that we are 76 Station Road, Steeple Morden required to weigh up as part of developing the 01763 853390 next stage of the Plan. CLLR C UPCHURCH We are developing and testing scenarios for Greenway Farm, Litlington Road, SM how the Plan can address the challenges and 01763 852193 opportunities for Great Cambridge, to inform CLLR K AUSTIN the next stages of consultation when we will be Bogs Gap Lane, Steeple Morden asking for your views again. 01763 852023 If you want to be kept up to date with all the CLLR S TRAVERS-HEALY latest developments on the Local Plan, please 46 Station Rd, Steeple Morden register for email updates via our website. 01763 853843 CLLR N BADGER www.greatercambridgeplanning.org. 68 Station Road, Steeple Morden 01763 852191 Front Room Repair Cafes CLLR M BIRD Orchard House, Station Road, Steeple Morden. Since May residents have been able to 01763 852469 get broken items seen by an DISTRICT CLLR MRS H. WILLIAMS experienced Cambridgeshire Repair 07885 774775 Café repairer without leaving the COUNTY CLLR MR S. KINDERSLEY house. 01767 651982 We have 20+ Repair Cafes in our area, each Wednesday they are on hand to repair most household items, bikes, toys, jewellery, tools, clothes, battery I would like to express on behalf of operated electricals and software issues. customers and myself a great big thank It’s being done virtually using Zoom you to Linda from the Farm shop and her ‘Girls’ for looking after us so well and is live so you can interact with the for the last weeks. They have delivered repairer. our orders and looked after us so well. It has really been appreciated. It Details on Cambridgeshire Virtual is really lovely to have such people Repair Café can be found at looking after us all. Thank you again. www.circularcambridge.org/events. Janet Oyston 2 NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH COUNCIL The Full PC meets on the second Monday in the in the Cricket Pavilion (Village Hall in winter) at 7.30pm. The meeting is listed every month in the Village Post Office window, on the Notice Board at the Recreation Ground, and in Odsey near the station. A copy of the full minutes from the Council Meetings may be obtained by contacting the Parish Clerk, Sally Walmesley, Redwood Lodge, South Street, Litlington, Royston SG8 0QR. Telephone 01763 852137 or e-mail [email protected]. Minutes can also be viewed on the Steeple Morden Village Website www.steeplemorden.org and the Village Post Office. A ‘virtual’ parish council meeting was held on 28th May. Malcolm Bird was co-opted and welcomed as a new member of the Parish council. Country & District Council Reports – reported on ‘virtual’ meetings, where both Councils were co-ordinating COVID-19 hubs, to help local businesses and residents in the area. The recycling centres are now open, and full bin collections are up and running. The Greater Cambridge Plan has issued its first report after receiving over 6000 comments online. You can receive updates via email at www.greatercambridgeplanning.org. Finance – the Annual Audit 2019/2020, and Annual Return 2019/2020 have been lodged. An application has been made to the LHI 2021/22 – for 40mph buffer zones on entering the village. Planning/Tree work Applications Planning Applications Planning Ref 20/02132/FUL 27 Hay Street –Replacement Dwelling. Supported, provided development is based on the design. Planning Ref 20/01907/S73 22 North Brook End –Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent S/1261/15/LB. Approved Comments on Draft Section 106 Agreement - S/1887/18/OL at Station Road. Approved The Parish Council commended the excellent work being carried out by the Coronavirus Volunteer Group. All vulnerable people have been contacted in the village. The next Committee Meeting will be held on July 13th at 7.30pm Committee Meetings for the rest of the year are 14th September, 2nd November, 11th Jan 21, and 8th Mar 21. 3 4 Steeple Morden Parish Litter Picks Schedule 2020 All events start at 2pm and last just 60 “magic” minutes Zone 1: Odsey Saturday Meet by the Jester carpark 12 September 2020 Zones 2 and 3: Cheney Street from Litlington Road to Brook End to Saturday include The Green 26 September 2020 Cheney Street from Brook End to Hay Street Junction to include Russell Close and Jubilee Way etc Meet by the Litlington Road end of The Green Zones 4 and 5: Station Road from allotments to Ashwell Road to include Saturday Ashwell Road and Windmill Close etc 10 October Station Road and Hay Street to Craft Way to include Craft Way Meet by the Station Road and Ashwell Road intersection Zones 6 and 7: Hay Street from Craft Way to Trap Road /North Brook Saturday End Trap Road/ Bogs Gap and Brook End 24 October Meet by Parish Noticeboard on the rec Zones 2-6 Whole village sweep Saturday Meet by Parish Noticeboard on the rec 14 November Zone 1: Odsey Saturday Meet by the Jester carpark 21 November Please email [email protected] with your full name and which of the events you can attend. Painted Pebbles You can find these all over the village, if you find one, don’t take it home, just hide it in another place, so a child can have a little fun finding them. A brilliant idea to brighten up walks around the village. 5 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Guilden Morden Congregational Church Church, Painted Steeple Pebbles Morden Diary for July/August You can findDiary these forall over July/August the village, if you www.guildenmordencongregationalchurch.com find is one one, of don’t six in takethe Shingay it home, Group just hidand it details in of anotherservices place, in all sothe a churches child can are have published a little funmonthly finding them.in Prospect. A brilliant ideaOur websiteto brighten is up Following the latest guidance from the walkswww.shingaychurches.co.uk round the village. Government all our usual activities are being suspended for the foreseeable future. Please During May services have been conducted online visit our website or facebook page for updated using the Zoom app. If you would like to be information, or contact either Tony Frost involved in these please contact the Rector, Canon tony,[email protected] 07415230763 or Sandy Shamus Williams, at Watkins [email protected] 01763852869 [email protected] This is obviously a challenging time for all of If you are on Facebook & Twitter us. If you are in need of help or advice please #ShingayChurches please do join the group St Peter contact us on the above numbers. & St Paul Steeple Morden to keep up with news. Video services are on On the internet now there is a wide selection GuildenMordenCongregationalChurch of resources from a large number of churches facebook page. around the world. Can I recommend having a Chapel is open on June 21st 10.30 – 11.30 for look at Ely Cathedral’s website, especially the private prayer. section “Worship at Home”. To access the links below, you need to go to https://www.elycathedral.org/worship-at-home From June 15th the church will be open for single contemplation and prayer. PROSPECT During the current period of 'lockdown', there FRED ABRAM will be no door to door delivery of the July copy of Prospect, the Many people in the village will be saddened to Parish magazine.