Community | Histon & Impington Parish Council

Impington Village College Renewable Heating Project: Join A Webinar on 6th, 7th or 8th October to Learn More

October 5, 2020

We have received the following information from the Energy Project Manager at Cambs County Council.

Cambridgeshire County Council is working with the Learning Alliance to develop a renewable heating project at Impington Village College. We propose to install a Ground Source Heat Pump, that will draw heat from an array of vertical boreholes in the school playground to supply heating to the Leisure Centre. The project will reduce direct carbon emissions from the Leisure Centre’s heating by 93% and save money on its heating costs.

We are currently working with our engineering partners Bouygues Energies & Services and our planning consultants Portess & Richardson to develop a planning application for the project. To learn more about this and two similar projects, please register to join one of the following webinars by emailing p-r@portessarchitect.com, with Academy Renewable Heating Projects as the title of your email.

Tuesday 6^th October 18:00-19:00
Wednesday 7^th October 18:00-19:00
Thursday 8^th October 18:00-19:00

Information about the project will also shortly be available at https://www.mlei.co.uk/projects .

NHS Track & Trace App – Download Now!

September 24, 2020

The Official NHS COVID-19 application for contact tracing is now available to download on your mobile device from the App store/Google Play.

Using the application you can:

Venue Check in using unique venue QR codes
Check Symptoms
Read the latest advice
Enter test results
Enable contact tracing for your area

QR codes are now in place at Histon & Impington Recreation Ground and Parish Offices. Using the application, please remember to check in when visiting the site using the QR codes provided.

Mobile Library Service

September 22, 2020

We have received the following update from Histon & Impington Library Friends:

Histon Library is currently closed for refurbishment and will open again in 2021. In the meantime, we’re delighted to confirm that a temporary mobile library will visit Histon regularly, starting on Monday 28th September. The mobile library will be parked outside Histon Baptist Church in Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN and will visit on Mondays from 10am-2pm and Thursdays from 2-6pm. Please note that access to the mobile library will be limited, to ensure that everyone is kept safe, but you will be able to return items and also collect books which you’ve ordered in advance.

You can pre-order books to collect using our usual reservation service at https://cambridgeshire.spydus.co.uk. When you place your order, please choose Histon as the library pick up point. Reservations are currently free of charge. We also have a new Select and Collect service, which allows you to request a collection of books based on your reading preferences. The titles will then be selected for you by library staff. Simply visit: https://cambridgeshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Select_and_Collect

Please order your books as far in advance as possible to ensure that the selection is ready and issued for you to collect (ideally a week in advance, but we will do our best with forms received after this).

Reservations can also be placed by calling 0345 045 5225. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact the team by emailing MobileLibraries@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com.

This service is provided to you at no charge by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Work is Starting at School Hill Site

September 16, 2020

Work is starting at the School Hill site on Monday 21^st September. The first job will be the delivery of portacabins and then on the 22^nd hoardings will be installed which will take approximately a week to erect and paint. Please allow for some minor delays if you are visiting the site next Monday/Tuesday by car.

The hoardings will be installed around the row of shops adjacent to Tesco resulting in a loss of parking to the rear and no access to the Youth Shelter. Click here to view plan. Access to the Tesco store will not be affected.

BT Phone Box Refurbishment

September 14, 2020

You will probably notice some activity around the BT Phone Box in Milton Road, starting today, which is undergoing renovation. Pro-Serv are undertaking the work which we hope will be completed by the end of the week, complete with new glazing and gold painted crowns. Eventually we hope to put some artwork inside depicting scenes around the village.

Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation – Have Your Say!

September 14, 2020

Thank you to all who have already responded to the consultation on the proposed sites for Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project. Histon & Impington Parish Council have now submitted their comments, click here to view the Parish Council submission. Alongside this, members of the Planning Committee wrote to Lucy Fraser MP expressing the views of residents and Councillors, click here to view the letter.

Thank you also to Parish Councillor Chris Jones and the Chivers family for giving permission to access their land for the organised walk on Saturday to take place allowing both Councillors and residents to view the plot being proposed and talk through the implications.

Written comments really do make a difference. Your feedback on the project can still be made until the end of the 14th September. Please have your say on this interactive site https://cwwtpr.com/have-your-say/

Road Works and Footpath Installation Cottenham Road

September 10, 2020

Work starts on the road changes and footpath installation in the area around Buxhall Farm School on Monday 14^th September. Work is expected to last until November.

As part of this work, they will need to remove more of the hedgerow near the Greenleas estate than was originally intended as a safety audit recommended that the width of the path be increased. The new school’s project team is working with the Parish Council and Cambridgeshire County Council’s Tree & Landscape Project Officer and Local Highways Officer to re-provide some form of hedgerow closer to the boundaries where the planting, of necessity, will need to be completely removed.

The land on the estate side of the existing hedgerow does not belong to Highways so any work undertaken here will be need to be in consultation with the owner and, at present, it is unknown who this is. The Local Authority is working with Greenleas Estate Management Ltd to trace them, with a view to replacing those sections of hedgerow that have had to be removed to accommodate the new path.

One-Way Traffic Experimental Order – Bell Hill, Histon

September 3, 2020

We have received notification from Cambridgeshire County Council work is planned to take place between 0800 and 1700 on Friday 11th September, ( road marking is weather dependent).

Residents who usually park on Bell Hill, please can you park elsewhere during the day between 0800 and 1700 on the 11th September to enable the road markings to be completed as quickly and safely as possible.

The road markings at both junctions will be completed under traffic management, so there may be some disruption for drivers trying to get in/out of the junctions at either end, and through traffic. The signs will be installed at the same time.

Once completed Bell Hill will be one way from Church Street, and no entry from Park Lane.

Any objections to the making permanent of the Order should be sent by email to policyandregulation@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or by post to the address below by no later than the 10th February 2021.

Cambridgeshire County Council, Policy & Regulation, Stanton Way Highways Depot, Stanton Way, Huntingdon, PE29 6PY

Road Closure – Impington Lane

August 12, 2020

Please see below update from Cambridge Water:

A new housing development is currently under construction off Impington Lane, Impington and as part of our obligation to provide water to residents of this development, it will be necessary to carry out two new water mains connections.

Where?

Two new connections will be added at the junction of Merrington Place with Impington Lane and at the entrance to the Hill construction site adjacent to 51 Impington Lane.

When?

We are carrying out the work during the school holidays to prevent any additional inconvenience. The work will start on Saturday 29 August 2020 and will take up to five days to complete.

Will traffic be affected?

In order to carry out these necessary works safely, we will need to close Impington Lane to traffic from the junction of Merrington Place to the junction of New Road. Access to frontages will be maintained and a suitable diversion will be in place with local signage.

Clerkin Civils need to undertake two foul water drainage connections for the development so, to minimise disruption, we have arranged to work at the same time so that the road will only need to be closed once.

For details of the road closure see One.network.

Reopening High Streets Safely – SCDC Business & Residents Surveys

July 28, 2020

We have received the following from South Cambridgeshire District Council:

We have a business and residents survey out as part of our Reopening High Street Safely project.

Supporting our local businesses is a priority for us, especially now with our local businesses having been impacted by Covid-19. We want to know how you’re feeling about returning to shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, salons and more, so that we can help you to stay safe while supporting South Cambridgeshire businesses. Please see links below to our short survey:

Resident survey:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SouthCambridgeshireDistrictCouncil/photos/a.155464601178391/3186113764780111/?type=3&theater

Twitter – https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1286316452392427521?s=20

Business Owner? We also want to hear from you, links to our short survey below:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SouthCambridgeshireDistrictCouncil/photos/a.155464601178391/3198049206919900/?type=3&theater

Twitter – https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1287790333313667073?s=20