Cambs South Magazine www.scambs.gov.uk Spring 2021 £125WIN worth of garden supplies from Arrington Garden Centre See page 46 Support to self-isolate See page 5 Local Wildlife Trusts nature walks See page 34 6 May elections See page 36 Image credit: Wildlife Trusts cowslips at Trumpington Meadows Plus: Covid support | Community | Recycling and waste | Environment Democracy | Planning | Transport Remember to recycle in your blue bin when finished Is your conservatory too FREE Hello PLASTERING Welcome to the spring issue Contents cold in the winter and & ELECTRICS Contact us 4 On all orders before 31st May 2021 of South Cambs Magazine Covid support 5 too hot in the summer? Our communities have reacted damage is no longer an option. exceptionally to the Coronavirus We now have no choice but to Community 16 pandemic during the past 12 actively find every opportunity we Recycling and waste 21 months, but it remains critical can to protect and enhance what for the health of our families and natural assets we have and to Environment 30 friends that we continue to follow double, as an absolute minimum, the rules. If you are required to the land that is devoted to Democracy 36 self-isolate and need financial or nature. This is what our Doubling Planning 42 practical help to do so, there are Nature Strategy is all about. Find clear ways we can help. Read out more on page 30. Competition 46 about them on page 5. Finally, I wanted to highlight With us all having spent so much how hard our Shared Planning more time at home, I’m sure a Service with Cambridge City spring clean is on the agenda. Council is working to help bring But do you know the most forward the right new homes in environmentally-friendly ways to the right places. If you flick to dispose of your old items, along page 42, you’ll see a breakdown Transform your conservatory into an all with bigger objects like carpets, of our three new area teams for furniture or appliances? Our development management and, guide on pages 26 and 27 will importantly, how you can get in South Cambs year round living space in just 7 days help you make the green choice touch with them. when it comes to your clear out – Magazine Enjoy the magazine. and ensure you avoid any waste Enquiries should be directed to: Editor: Gareth Bell ending up being fly-tipped in the Cllr Bridget Smith Editorial: Hannah Coetsee, countryside. Leader Judy Foster and Tom Horn South Cambridgeshire District Council I’m thrilled to report that at the South Cambridgeshire District Council, start of February we adopted South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, our very first Doubling Nature Cambridge, CB23 6EA Strategy. This comes after we E: [email protected] finalised a Zero Carbon Strategy T: 03450 450 500 last summer. The days when we Design: Danielle Harrington can just take nature for granted Advertising: are long gone. Just mitigating for Charlotte Dyason In just a few days we’ll convert your old conservatory into a room you can enjoy all year round. 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