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Could you be one the Parish Councillor that helps us deliver on the Climate Emergency promises that were made back in 2019 by Histon and Impington?
Just one of the projects that your Parish Council hopes to deliver in it’s next four year term.
For many years there has been an active group in the village calling for a Pump Track in Histon & Impington? With a new Council in place and information from our Community in our recent Recreation Survey supporting this facility is now the time to put it in place? The new Recreation Development Group has investigating where this might go in it’s sights. What could you do to support this initiative?
Histon & Impington Parish Elections 2022
Histon & Impington Parish Council are posting every day on our website and on HI HUB up to March 27th with information and resources to encourage you to find our more about becoming a Parish Councillor. Questions about our current and upcoming projects will also be included in each post. We would love to hear your views. To find out how to apply to be a Parish Councillor, please click here
If you are thinking about solar panels and/or battery storage systems, you may be interested in the Solar Together Cambridgeshire group buying scheme.
Run by Cambridgeshire County Council in partnership with the Cambridgeshire district councils with the aim of helping the county in our journey to net zero carbon emissions, this is second time the scheme has run in Cambridgeshire. Almost 1,000 households, including a good number in Histon and Impington, benefited from the initial scheme which completed last year.
How does it work?
- Register online – for free and without obligation. You fill in the details of your roof like size and position.
- An auction is held with pre-vetted installers submitting bids. The more people register, the better the deal for each household.
- From 4 April you will be emailed a personal recommendation based on your registration details. This includes the costs and specification of your solar panel installation and the option to add battery storage.
- The decision is then yours as to whether you want to accept your offer. There is no obligation to continue. You will have until 13 May to decide.
- If you accept the offer, the winning installer will contact you to survey your roof and set an installation date. All installations are planned to be completed by the end of October 2022.
The auction has already taken place on 15 March, but it’s not too late to register though you need to do so by 3 April.
Find out more and register at www.solartogether.co.uk/cambridgeshire
Elections for the new Council will take place on 5th May 2022!
The Notice of Election was published on 28th March, opening the nomination period for candidates. There are 8 places for Impington candidates, and 11 for Histon. Nominations must be submitted by hand to South Cambridgeshire District Council at Cambourne before 4pm on 5th April. You will need a nominator and seconder from the Parish and appearing on the Electoral Roll to qualify. If insufficient candidates come forward to fill the 19 places, there will be no election but if more than 19 are nominated there will likely be a formal election, except if withdrawals are received within a short timeframe.
Nomination packs are available to download from the South Cambridgeshire District Council website click here to be re-directed to the page. If you would like a paper copy of the nomination pack please email helpdesk@hisimp.net.
Histon & Impington Parish Council have made an appointment to deliver all nomination forms received by end of today (31st March 2022) to South Cambridgeshire District Council tomorrow at 8.30am. If you can deliver your forms to the Parish Office by 2pm this afternoon then we will deliver your completed form on your behalf.
Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to learn more about the opportunity to become a Parish Councillor for Histon and Impington. We would be delighted to hear from you!
Don’t forget the closing date for nominations is 4pm Tuesday 5th April and the nomination form must be in the hands of South Cambs District Council by then.
Tel: (01223) 235906 or Email: helpdesk@hisimp.net
We have received the following from Histon & Impington Feast Committee:
The Feast Committee want to be able to support local groups, organisations and charities by distributing the funds raised through the generosity of the village during Feast Week.
So if you’re a local group, organisation or charity and need funding, then please apply. You need to get your skates on – applications close at Midday on Sunday 27 March. The application form is available by clicking here.
The Parish Rangers have identified a tree across the footpath behind Manor Park/Somerset Road. It will be dealt with later today.
Our Ranger Team have reported two uprooted Trees in The Copse, New Road, Impington. Please stay clear of this wooded area whilst we work to contact a Tree Surgeon to make safe.
Thank You
We have received the following from UK Power Network:
As you may be aware, UK Power Networks manages the local power lines and substations which distribute electricity to over 8.3m homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.
Storm Dudley is forecast to have a minimal impact on our network. However, Storm Eunice is expected to arrive on Friday 18th and is expected to bring stronger winds and unsettled weather.
Our electricity network is built to be resilient but strong winds and heavy rain can bring down branches and trees, damaging overhead power lines. Where this happens we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
We have organised for additional staff in our contact centre and more engineers on the ground, particularly for Storm Eunice, to be available to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the predicted weather.
Residents will be able to find regular updates and information about individual power cuts on our website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk . We will also be posting general updates on @UKPowerNetworks .
Anyone experiencing a power cut should:
- Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts
- Call 105 free of charge to speak to our customer service team, report a power cut or damage to the electricity network
- Tweet @UKPowerNetworks to report a power cut or to receive updates
- Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk for the latest updates
We advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999.
We provide extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut. Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity as well as other reasons can join the register. You can find out more information about our Priority Service on our website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority .
