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7pm, Monday 26th April on Zoom
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Hear from the Parish Council Committee Chairs on projects and achievements of 2020
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The Royal Family have opened an online Book of Condolence – Click here to re-directed to the official website.
Should you wish to leave a written message or tribute that will remain locally, you can do so by posting or delivering to the Parish Office or by email to clerk@hisimp.net
The Palace has today announced the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Parishes of Histon and Impington express their deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Family and the extended members of the Royal Household.
The Prince and Queen Elizabeth have been married for 73 years and between them have seen 14 Prime Ministers in office during the Queen’s time as Monarch.
The Parish Council has cancelled meetings for the coming week and will be flying a Union Jack at half mast at the Village Green.
The strong winds overnight and this morning may cause some tree damage in the villages, please be aware of possible dangers walking beside wooded areas when it is windy. There maybe a risk of falling dead wood and in extreme cases trees either fracturing or becoming uprooted.
Our staff have been inspecting various areas around the village this morning and have put up some warning signs. There are a number of trees near cycle paths and highways so please also be extra cautious when driving or cycling around the villages.
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is an independent charitable organisation which exists to improve the quality of life for older people in the county.
The Community Warden supports older people to remain living in their own homes by providing them with practical daily support and assistance. Tasks such as collecting prescriptions, small items of shopping, helping with letters and phone calls and ensuring safety and well-being. The warden will also be responsible for the promotion of the service within the area.
The position is for 20 hours per week and the service is provided from Monday to Friday. The salary is £9,880pa.
Interviews will be carried out in line with COVID19 Guidelines via a virtual meeting. The successful candidate will be required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level.
Closing date for applications: Friday 12th March 2021 Interviews: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
For an application pack or more information please contact: E-mail: recruitment@ageukcap.org.uk
or see https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cambridgeshireandpeterborough/about-us/work-for-us/
Please be aware there is a burst sewer at The Copse, next to the Crossing Keeper’s Hut. It has been reported to Anglia Water. Please avoid the area when walking around the woods.
As the Tony Hillier sculptures are now in place, we have started work on producing an art trail for the village, detailing the location of the current Public Art works located in Histon and Impington. This draft map can be found here: HIPC Public Art Map
Eventually we will link this to our website, and include links to acquire more information. but if you are out and about in the coming weeks please use the map to visit places of interest. that you might not have realised are there!
We would like to say Thank You to Colin Myles and his daughter Anya who have done some amazing work in recycling old laptops for children without access to computers in our village schools. Whilst Colin and Anya’s work began with our local schools, it has now expanded across the UK and globally to get other people interested in recycling laptops and iPads to increase the ability for people to be able to get online.
Histon & Impington Parish Council are pleased and proud to have played a small part in supporting Colin’s initiative. We really appreciate Colin reaching out to us. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from getting on line at this time, please do contact us (details below) or speak to your Street Co-ordinator; we would be pleased to help if we can, and this offer is open to anyone in Histon & Impington of any age. The Parish Council have a small amount of funds to help initiatives like Colin’s, and we were so pleased he approached us with a request for funding a part of this project. We would be happy to consider any similar request where the pandemic has you needing some help, or maybe you are working on a project which could help other people and you need some support. Please do get in touch!
Contact Details: yvonne.murray@hisimp.net
Many of you will have taken part in the community workshops organised in 2018/2019 to design a public art installation, celebrating the history and tradition of jelly making in the villages of Histon and Impington. Work has continued with the artist, Charlotte Howarth of Making Marks Ltd., on the second phase of the project, the creation and installation of the pieces, six small scale sculptures carved in stone and also cast in bronze, to make groups of “jellies” that reflect the food heritage of the villages. The project is funded from a grant from Amey Cespa, funding from Section 106 Public Art monies received by the Parish Council and a donation from the Red Lion Beer Festival.
Once all the grant funding had been secured for the project, Charlotte was commissioned to make the sculptures and we are pleased to say that the stone jellies were installed at Doctor’s Close Pocket Park just before Christmas and the bronze versions have now been installed in The Coppice. There is some signage to follow in January. The project has been supported by expertise from Half Moon Creative Arts CIC.
The locations were chosen to encourage the community to use the pocket park and wooded area for recreation and relaxation, making the areas more of a destination for residents. Eventually it is hoped that both locations will be included in an art trail around the village which will list all the sites to be visited and encourage people to explore their villages in more detail.
(Photograph by Kim Fyson)
The Parish office will be closed from 12.30pm on Wednesday 23rd December and will re-open on Monday 4th January on an appointment only basis.
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
