AboutHuntingdon Town Council News Issue 57. September 2012 TBrought toO you in yourwn home by your Town Council Published by Huntingdon Town Council Editor: Cllr J Sarabia In this issue... Cllrs T Forster; C Hyams; S Mulcahy; K Sumner; R Subhan. Co-opted Members, Mr Chris Doyle & Who’s who at the Council 2 A Summer to Celebrate 10-11 Mrs Trish Shrapnel. Youth Councillor C Morgan. Forthcoming events 2 Olympic Torch comes to Huntingdon 12 Layout and design: Austin Bambrook. Double Medals for GB Gymnasts 12 Produced by LGS, 01487 831459 Town Clerk's Chat 3 Advertising Sales: 01480 411883 Councillor profile 4 Huntingdon in Bloom 13 Huntingdon Town Council, Hungarian Dancers 5 Health Matters 14-15 Town Hall, Market Hill, Medway Centre 6 Schools News 16-17 HUNTINGDON, PE29 3PJ Performing Arts 18 Tel: 01480 411883 Unity in the Community 7 Fax: 01480 410388 Heritage Open Weekend 8 Shakespeare at the George 19 e-mail: [email protected] Jubilee Celebrations 9 Sports News 20 www.huntingdontown.gov.uk Town Council News Who’s Who at the Council? Forthcoming Events Images & contact details* for local Councillors Friday 21st September Starz in your Eyes – Friday Night Fever! Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon. 7.30pm with DJ Keith – an evening for young people with special needs. Tickets £5 from Huntingdon Town Hall or telephone 01480 411883. Saturday 22nd September Sid Akthar Alan Cole Stuart Hassell Bill Hensley Colin Hyams Cromwell Museum – “Come gather ye….” 50 years on, East East East East East a concert with readings to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the 07765 880806 01480 392990 07944 156400 07767 823424 01480 276118 Cromwell Museum and the Huntingdon Male Voice Choir. All Saint’s Church, Huntingdon at 7.30pm. Tickets £8.00 available from the Cromwell Museum or 01480 375830 Saturday 22nd September Hullabaloo - Rocking thru’ the 60’s with Time Machine – Montagu Club, Huntingdon. In aid of Young Carers; Special Care Susan Mulcahy Ann Beevor Patrick Kadewere Alan Mackender- Christine Mackender- Baby Unit and HCRfm104. Tickets £5 from the Montagu Club; East North North Lawrence Lawrence Simply Music or on the door. 01480 451604 01480 382428 07546 432183 North 01480 531004North 01480 531004 Saturday 29th September Huntingdon Town FC Concert. Jubilee Park, Huntingdon from 6.00pm onwards. Bands include: Baz Warne (The Stranglers) / Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers) / Violet Bones / Little Night Terrors / Richard Allen II / James Page / Soulweaver. Tickets cost £25.00 and are available from http://www.ticketweb. Andrew Bish Ann Blackwell Andrew Ellington Tanya Forster Tom Sanderson co.uk . For more information, contact Todd Bevan from West West West West West Huntingdon Town FC on 07525 185001 01480 411883 01480 436822 07903 949793 07863 209081 01480 436822 Thursday 4th October – Saturday 6th October Continental Market. Market Square, Huntingdon from 9.00am – 5.30pm. The Market will feature the best of continental produce with over 20 stalls selling goods and produce from France, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Products include sun-ripened olives, tasty tomatoes and fruits Jennifer Sarabia Raj Subhan Kevin Sumner *email addresses are available on our from Italy, cheeses from France, spicy sausage from Germany, West West East website at www.huntingdontown.gov.uk a boulangerie with fresh bread and pastries, and a genuine 01480 380760 01480 411883 01480 391771 tartiflette. Information: Huntingdon Town Partnership T: 01480 450250 E: [email protected] Friday 5th October Burlesque Workshop – Fan Dancing Commemoration Our Forthcoming Meetings Hall, Huntingdon. 7.30pm. Zoe Charles, from “The Cheek Please note, all meetings commence at 7.00pm and take place in the of It”, is from one of the UK’s leading Burlesque Schools. Highly original. Tickets are limited and available at £15 Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon PE29 3PJ unless otherwise stated. For from Huntingdon Town Hall or 01480 411883 or online www. further information, please contact Huntingdon Town Council on 01480 ticketsource.co.uk/patch 411883, or email [email protected] Saturday 13th October Meetings are open to the public and agendas allow time for representation The Romany and Traveller Family History Society and questions from the public. Open Day. Medway Centre. 11.00am-4.00pm £1 entrance fee including free tea and coffee. The RTFHS welcome visits from anyone with an interest in the history and culture of the Date: Meeting: travelling community. It is an opportunity for anyone who has, or September 6th Town Council think they have, a Gypsy in the family tree to come and find out Planning Applications Panel more. Information: [email protected] September 20th Leisure & Community Services Committee Friday 26th October Planning Applications Panel Bösendorfer Piano Concert. Hinchingbrooke Performing Twinning Sub-Committee Arts Centre. 7.30pm Sarah Markham, saxophone & Paul Turner, October 4th Planning Applications Panel piano, offering a mix of duos and piano solos from Bach to Gershwin. Tickets £10; Students £5 from 01480 375678. Grants Sub-Committee Lettings Sub-Committee To promote your event please contact Marilyn October 18th Finance Committee Planning Applications Panel Simpson on [email protected] Town Council November 1st Further information on Events and Activities in Planning Applications Panel Huntingdon and surrounding areas, may be obtained November 15th Leisure & Community Services Committee by visiting: Hinchingbrooke Country Park www. Planning Applications Panel Twinning Sub-Committee huntingdonshire.gov.uk/parksandcountryside or call 01480 451568 / Paxton Pits Nature Reserve 01480 November 29th Planning Applications Panel 406795 and www.cambridgeshire.net or www. December 13th Finance Committee aboutmyarea.co.uk/huntingdon Planning Applications Panel 2 About Town No 57. September 2012 Town Council News Forthcoming Events Saturday 27th October Town Clerk’s chat Egypt – A Musical Journey. Commemoration Hall, elcome to the summer edition of Huntingdon. 7.30pm. Live Music and Dance with Rhythms of Egypt Ensemble and Tabeeya Dance Company. Middle Eastern WHuntingdon Town Council’s community Meze food available and booking is required. Tickets: Children Newsletter, About Town, in which we hope £5 and £6.50 for Adults available from Huntingdon Town Hall or you’ll find a variety of articles and information 01480 411883 or online www.ticketsource.co.uk/patch of use and interest to you. Sunday 11th November As I write, we are due to commence another Remembrance Service and Parade. Market Square, year’s August recess, when with the exception Huntingdon at 11.00am of one scheduled meeting on August 16th, Sunday 25th November Members traditionally enjoy a well earned Huntingdon Christmas Light Switch On. Market Square, break from Council business. In recent Huntingdon. Time TBC. Information: Huntingdon Town months, the main committees for finance, Partnership T: 01480 450250 E: [email protected] and leisure and community services and planning have considered a number of Huntingdon Town Council T: 01480 411883 E: town.council@ huntingdontown.gov.uk matters on your behalf. In response to a consultation on initial options and issues, the Friday 30th November Council supported a medium growth option for housing provision in Bösendorfer Piano Concert. Hinchingbrooke Performing Huntingdonshire in the next twenty five years. Chairman of Planning Arts Centre. 7.30pm. The Rautio Piano Trio with Jane Gordon (violin); Adi Tal (cello) and Jan Rautio, piano. An evening of trios Councillor Stuart Hassell was appointed as the Council’s representative by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. Tickets £10; Students £5 to the Steering Group responsible for developing a market town transport from 01480 375678. strategy for Huntingdon & Godmanchester, at a time when government Wednesday 12th December announcements indicate renewed support for improvements to the A14, Mayor’s Civic Carol Service. Further details may be obtained likely to be realised around 2018-20. from Huntingdon Town Council on 01480 411883. Leisure & Community Services have considered the adequacy of maintenance schedules for grass cutting in the town’s open spaces, which has received some level of public criticism this year, though in fairness our Hinchingbrooke Casket extreme wet weather conditions have posed a real challenge to regular maintenance activity. Related to this, areas of the Council’s cemeteries earmarked for the encouragement of biodiversity in plant and insect life have stirred controversy and Council took a decision in July to have these cut back, in response to criticism that the resulting appearance was untidy and therefore not in keeping. Looking to invest some of the Section 106 development monies available to improve leisure facilities in the town, the Council has worked with Young Lives and holiday scheme Fusion to gather local opinion on how best this should be achieved. A working party at the Medway Community Centre continues to oversee the last of a programme of centre improvements, involving provision of curtains and wi-fi access, as well as improved promotion and marketing of the Centre’s facilities. As the owner of the Indoor Bowls Club and Huntingdon Gymnastics Club sports facilities, your Council is in the process of concluding a new The image of Hinchingbrooke House on the front cover of this thirty-year lease with the Indoor Bowls Club and undertaking repairs prior issue has been photographed from the front panel