MELBOURN PARISH COUNCIL 28 Station Road Melbourn Cambs SG8 6DX Telephone 262494 e-mail: parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Minutes of Parish Council Meetings and Planning Committee meetings are available on the village website Chairman Donald Mowatt 23, High Street SG8 6AL
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Vice-Chairman Maureen Townsend 32 New Road SG8 6ER Clerk & Office Avril Mellor, 28 Station Road, SG8 6DX
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E-mail parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Website www.melbourncambridge.co.uk Councillors Val Barrett 2 Station Road, SG8 6DX Frank Benfield 2-4 Little Lane, SG8 6DX, Irene Bloomfield 78 Russet Way, SG8 6HF Alan Brett 44 High Street, SG8 6DXBB Rosemary Gatward 94 High Street, SG8 6AL Jose Hales 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH Dean Hardingham 1 Portway, SG8 6EU Michael Linnette 11 Chapel Lane, SG8 6BN Andrew Mulcock 1 Lawns Close, SG8 6DR Donald Mowatt White Walls, 23 High Street Mike Sherwen 3 Hale Close, SG8 6ET Peter Simmonett 42 Greengage Rise SG8 6DS Christopher Stead 70 Russet Way pm only Maureen Townsend 32 New Road, SG8 6BY Richard Wakerley 32 Chalkhill Barrow, SG8 6EQ Employees Handyman and Caretaker Peter Andrews Emergency mobile. 07778-682245
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Village Ranger Keith Rudge, 4 Dolphin La, SG8 6AF
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Internal Auditor Bruce Huett, 20 Rose Lane SG8 6AD
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County Councillor Susan van de Ven 95 North End, Meldreth susanvandeven@yahoo.co.uk.
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District Councillors Val Barrett, 2 Station Road Jose Hale, 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH
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South Cambs M.P. Andrew Lansley
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South Cambs M.E.P. Robert Sturdy
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The Parish Office at 28 Station Road, is entered by the door at the front of the building directly opposite Sheene Mill. The Parish Office is now open on Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm, on Tuesdays from 2 pm from 4 pm, and on Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm. The office is not normally open on Wednesdays or Fridays. As the Clerk is sometimes out on Parish business it is better to ring 262494 to ensure that she is in the office. Meetings of the Planning Committee are normally held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month commencing at 7.15 pm. Council Meetings are normally held on the fourth Monday of each month at 7.15 pm at All Saints’ Community Hall. The Press Royston & Buntingford Mercury Tom Ship, Media Centre 40 Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7HU 01992 526639 Royston Crow Heath House, Princes Mews, Royston, SG8 6RT 245241 Fax 242231 Cambridge News David Williams, 3 Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7BP 249144 Fax 244502 BBC Radio Cambridge Reception Newsroom
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From the Parish Clerk – Avril Mellor The Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor and has been informed by SCDC that this vacancy can now be filled by cooption. You must be a British subject, over 18 and an elector; reside or have your principal place of work in the parish, or within three miles of it. If you meet these requirements and are interested in becoming a Councillor then please write to the Council providing a little information about yourself and explain why you wish to join. If you would like more information on what is involved in being a Councillor then please contact me and I will be happy to help. The lease on the Parish Office will come to an end on the last day of February 2011. As a result of this the Council is now actively seeking new premises and would be most grateful to hear from anyone who could offer or knows of any suitable premises for rent. Congratulations are due to the Fete Committee for another very successful Village Fete, which once again enjoyed good weather and was very well attended both during the afternoon and for Music on the Moor in the evening. If you read the minutes of the Parish Council meeting on the notice board you may have noticed that the colour of paper used for these minutes has changed from red to blue. It was felt that blue was a much kinder colour to the eyes. You may notice a further change to a lighter shade of blue as it was thought that the present one is a little dark. There have been complaints from residents about overhanging trees and hedges, which cause problems to the visually impaired, the elderly and mothers with prams and small children. Could I please request that you check your boundaries to ensure that none of the trees and hedges encroach on the public footpath or are in need of cutting back.
Village Car Park The Parish Council are pleased to report that, after long negotiations and much hard work, they have taken a formal lease of the Village Car Park from South Cambridgeshire District Council. They will now be able to safeguard the car park for continuing public use in the future. This will not only enable free car parking to continue, but will also protect the present access for children and teachers to the Primary School under the Safer Routes to School scheme. In preparation for this handover to the Parish Council, the village’s Practical Solutions Group has been considering how the car park can be improved to enhance its appearance and layout. It has selected an experienced landscape architect, who will produce proposals and plans in liaison with the Parish Council’s Planning Committee, for approval by the Parish Council as a whole. The consultant is being funded by a grant generously made available by South Cambridgeshire District Council. The Safer Routes to School requirements form a part of the design brief for the melbournmagazine
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