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There is an event this week at the Infant School, New School Road, Histon on Wednesday 6th June regarding the proposed new primary school at Buxhall Farm site in Histon.
The Parish Council would encourage as many people as possible to drop in (between 3.15 – 7pm) as consultation input would be welcome.
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We have received the following details of programmed night work from the A14 Integrated Delivery Team:
There will be two separate gangs employed
Gang no 1 – Earth works operation (This operation is linear operation and will move progressively from start to end point. Central Reserve Milton main line to Histon Junction
Phase 1a: to 9th June 2018
Location: Milton Junction to Kings Hedges under bridge
Phase 1b: 11th June to 12th June
Location: Kings hedges to Guided busway
Phase 1c: 13th June to 19th June
Location: Guided busway to Histon junction
All above operations consist of
Plant to be used
2 x Excavators
2x Dump trucks
1 x Excavator in the stockpile area at Kings Hedges
Tower lights
Rollers
Mitigation measures
Gang no 2
Central Reserve Histon to Girton
Saw cutting and Earthwork Linear Operation moving west from Histon to Girton
Where possible to mitigate the noise generated by the floor saws. Temporary moveable acoustic barrier will be put in place to combat the noise generated by the floor saw during the cutting operation.
Phase 2a: 31stMay
Saw cutting existing edge of carriageway to central reserve
Phase 2b: 4th June to 4th July
Earth work operation
Saw cutting equipment
4 no floor saws
4 no Vans
Water tankers which are fitted in the back of Transit Box vans.
Earth Work Plant to be used
2 x Excavators
2 x Dump trucks
1 x Excavator in the stockpile area
Tower lights
Rollers
Mitigation measures
DLOA Operations (Repairs to existing surfacing)
This is where we are repairing the existing carriage way by removing the defective section and replacing it with good material.
This operation is located throughout the section from Milton to Histon.
Current planned work is w/c 4th June on westbound on slip at junction 32.
Other works will be dependent any necessary repairs and will be advised if and when required.
Plant used during this operation
Plainer
Paving machine
Roller
Road sweeper
Lorries passing or revising
Vans /cars
Mitigation measures
As per mitigation measure provided previously,
The Greater Cambridge Partnership has today, launched the consultation on proposals to improve Histon Road.
The consultation runs from Monday 21 May to Monday 2 July 2018. Brochures will be distributed throughout the Histon Road area including the villages of Histon & Impington, and the consultation is being widely advertised with the use of bus stops, flyers, posters and press releases to the local media. This also includes a social media campaign via Facebook and Twitter.
Information about what is being proposed, both the need for the scheme and benefits, as well as further information and how to have your say can be found on our website at: www.greatercambridge.org.uk/HistonRoadConsultation.
To compliment the online survey, paper surveys are also available within the brochures being distributed.
A range of local exhibitions are planned where members of the public will be able to discuss the scheme with technical offers. The arranged events are listed below:
| Location | Date | Time | Address |
| Saint Andrew’s Centre (Histon) | Wednesday 30 May 2018 | 16:00 – 19:00 | Saint Andrew’s Centre, School Hill, Histon, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9JE |
| St Augustine’s Church & Community Centre | Wednesday 13 June 2018 | 16:00 – 19:00 | St Augustine’s Church & Hall, Richmond Road, Cambridge, CB4 3PS |
| Chesterton Community College | Tuesday 19 June 2018 | 17:00 – 20:00 | Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
If, as a stakeholder, you would like to discuss the options directly with a Project Team member, but are unavailable to attend any of the above events, please get in touch at contactus@greatercambridge.org.uk to arrange a telephone call or meeting.
We have been informed by the landowner that those who use the bridleway from Park Lane Histon to Oakington across Meadow Farm should take care as the farmers have recently been informed in an arboricultural report that the trees are diseased and dangerous.
They advise walkers, usually with their dogs, should avoid walking under or near the trees and perhaps keep to the legal bridleway, in the interests of their safety. People could be seriously hurt by falling branches. The trees need to be felled and roots removed.
There is a tree preservation order on the trees and they are seeking a written “tree works order” from South Cambridgeshire District Council.
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
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
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:
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!
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!
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
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:
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
