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Upcoming A14 Works

Tuesday 8th May- Friday 11th May

Daytime – Work on trial holes in the vicinity of Cambridge Road and alongside the mainline of the A14 between junctions 31 (Girton) – 32 (Histon) (eastbound)

Nights – Installation of traffic management barriers, and saw cutting of the carriageway.

Kier maintenance have booked a lane closure of the southbound B1049 at its junction with the A14 junction 32 (Histon). This is not A14 project work, but  is for trial holes. This is connected with the recent water leak on the A14 bridge abutment

The following road closures are in place:

Tuesday 8 May to Wednesday 9 May (two nights)

*         A14 westbound between junction 36 (Nine Mile Hill) and A428 Madingley

Tuesday 8 May (one night)

*         A14 eastbound between junction 32 (Histon) and junction 34 (Fen Ditton)

Wednesday 9 May to Thursday 10 May (two nights)

*         A428 eastbound at Madingley to eastbound A14 junction 33 (Milton)

Thursday 10 May (one night)

*         M11 northbound junction 14 (Newmarket A14)

Friday 10 May

*         A428 eastbound at Madingley to eastbound A14 junction 34 (Fen Ditton)

Works will be planned to complete activities which are closest to residents and/or noisier at the least sensitive times.

* During installation of traffic management, we will use temporary acoustic barriers next to the work.

* Tipping locations chosen taking into account distances to receptors, haulage routes and screening effects.

* Some activities will only be taking place over limited periods of the programme as works progress linearly east to west (and vice versa).

* All plant and equipment to be used on site will be modern and well maintained.

* Equipment, including vehicles, will be shut down when not in use.

* Vehicles shall not wait or idle on the public highway, at adjacent access points with their engines running.

* The team shall, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure that the noise from reversing alarms is controlled and limited through either use of a banksman or through use of white noise reversing alarms.

* All materials shall be handled, stored and used in a manner that minimises noise. This will include ensuring the efficient handling of materials to avoid  unnecessary double handling and to ensure drop heights are minimised.

* Shouting and raised voices will be kept to a minimum and no foul/offensive language shall to be used.

* Noise monitoring will be undertaken throughout the duration of the works.

* We will liaise with sensitive receptors, prior to performing particularly noisy activities. As a minimum, residents within a distance of 100m from the works will be notified.

* Site personnel to be briefed on best practicable means and locations of nearest sensitive receptors

 

 

Histon & Impington Archaeology Group Event

 

Monday 30th April – 7.30pm at Histon Baptist Church

The Fenland Floods of 1947 – by Mike Petty

During many decades of writing about and researching our local history, Mike has been able to speak to many people with first-hand recollections of the 1947 floods and has many of the official photographs taken at the time. He will give us an unrivalled and virtually first-hand account of the events of that disastrous period, with the personal stories of some of the people caught up in it.

Mike Petty has been the most widely acknowledged authority on Cambridge and the fenland for nearly 50 years. He has published numerous books, pamphlets & articles, and had a daily ‘Looking Back’ column and weekly ‘Memories’ page in the Cambridge News for 30 years. As former Librarian of the Cambridgeshire Collection he has unique knowledge of Cambridgeshire and its history and is President of Cambridgeshire Association for Local History

 

COME AND JOIN US – Co-Option to Parish Council

Following the closure of nominations, the Parish Council still has one seat left to fill for the new 4 year term Council in May 2018.

We will be looking to fill this vacancy at the Annual General Meeting on Monday 21st May.  If more than one applicant comes forward there will be a vote amongst the other Council members present.

Could this be something that interests you?  Council meets monthly (third Monday of the month) and there are a variety of Committees and Working Groups you can choose to become involved with as well.  Take a look at our website for details www.hisimp.net

Now is the time to:

  • Get involved
  • Have a say about local issues you care about
  • Influence local services delivery
  • Decide how local money is spent

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the Parish Office – 01223 235906 or email clerk@hisimp.net to learn more.

You will be very welcome!

 

March Full Council

Full Council was held on Monday 19 March, with 15 members of the public present for the Public Participation raising issues regarding the Guided Busway service, HGV lorry parking in Cambridge Road/Lone Tree Avenue area, Darwin Green development south of the A14 and recent A14 works.  For draft minutes look here.   Items of note:

A14

Bob Pettipher and Mike Evans from Highways England addressed the meeting, having answered questions in a prior open session attended by 88 residents.  Bob Pettipher was happy to receive emails with queries and questions and would compile a contact list for future communications.  Email bob.pettipher@thea14.com

Planters in the High Street

Members agreed to a request from the ”High Street & Beyond” team to fund 3 more planters in the High Street area and arrange for maintenance.

The next scheduled meeting of Full Council will be held on Monday 21st May, being the Annual General  Meeting  at the Recreation Community Room, New Road, Impington.  Refreshments are available from 7 p.m.  Although this will largely be a procedural meeting for the newly elected Council, ALL ARE WELCOME!

 

A14 Forthcoming Works

The following details have just been received from the A14 Delivery Team:

Monday 9 April: We will be undertaking vegetation clearance in Highways land at the nosing of the eastbound on slip at junction 32 (Histon)

Tuesday 10 – Friday 13 April: Vegetation clearance at various locations at junction 33 (Milton)

Also on Friday 13 we will also be a undertaking a walk-over survey/setting out operation in preparation for surfacing works.

This is not part of the upgrade works but essential carriageway maintenance, these are scheduled to commence on Monday 16 April. On the eastbound this work will be between Histon and junction 34 (Fen Ditton). On the westbound we will be working from east of junction 34 to Girton junction.

A14 Public Helpline 0800 270 0114

Website: www.highways.gov.uk/A14C2H

You can also follow the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme on Facebook and Twitter

 

Pat Fleet seat

The seat on the Pat Fleet memorial site is damaged but it has not been possible to find out who is responsible for its upkeep.

As it is a health and safety issue, the Parish Council has decided it will make the seat safe with a temporary repair, but without prejudice to future maintenance.

Unfortunately we find it is impossible to weld the damaged part but local contractor Site & Maintenance (John Pollard & Son) have advised they will carry out a temporary repair free of charge, in acknowledgement of the well-loved Miss Fleet, midwife in Histon & Impington until her tragic death in 1989

Thank you John and Simon!

 

Elections Loom

Anyone considering standing for the Parish Council at the May elections only has until Friday 6th April 4 p.m. to get a nomination form completed and delivered to South Cambs District Council offices in Cambourne.

Nomination forms can be collected at the parish office until Friday morning.

Now is the time to:

  • Get involved
  • Have a say about local issues you care about
  • Influence local serviced delivery
  • Decide how local money is spent – the budget for this year is set at some £400,000

If more residents come forward than places on the Council, there will be an election on Thursday 3rd May for the 11 places in Histon and 8 places in Impington

 

Environment Committee meeting March 2018

The Council’s Environment Committee met on 13 March with a wide ranging agenda to consider.  Draft minutes can be seen here

Highlights of the meeting include:

Bus Shelters.  Following the installation of a viewing window in the bus shelter at School Hill, the Committee has arranged for a similar opening to be installed in the brick built bus shelter on Cottenham Road.  Feedback is good in that residents can now see the bus when it is coming!

There are also new notice boards in the bus shelter at School Hill – the one for community use is not locked and residents are free to display community notices – please feel free to take down out of date or non-community notices to make room

We intend to recycle one of the old notice boards by using it elsewhere in the villages

Poppies made from plastic bottles by members of the Village Society will be on display at the War Memorial in November – all part of the WW1 Commemorations

The update from Histon and Impington Community Orchard Project included news of groundworks to improve the surface at the entrance and around the benches.  Rubber matting, through which the grass will grow will be laid at the entrance and around the benches.  The Parish Council is contributing £500 to the cost of this.

Forthcoming Community Orchard events include a Grafting Workshop on Saturday 14 April, maintenance session on Sunday 29 April, the AGM on Monday 21 May and the Bird in the Hand Breakfast on Saturday 30 June.

 

A14 Open Session with Highways England

Representatives from Highways England will be attending an Open Session before Full Council on Monday 19th March at the Recreation Ground Centre from 6:45 – 7.30pm.

They will be on hand to answer questions you have relating to the A14 project. If you are unable to attend but have a query you would like raised, please email deputy.clerk@hisimp.net in order that your point can be passed to Highways England.

Full Council meeting will commence from 7.30 pm click here to view the agenda.

 

 

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Tree across footpath behind Manor Park

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Christmas Tree Chipping event Saturday 8th January 2021