MELBOURN PARISH COUNCIL MVC, The Moor, Melbourn, Cambs. SG8 6EF Telephone: 01763 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
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Clerk & Office Peter Horley, MVC, The Moor, Melbourn. SG8 6EF 262494 E-mail parishclerk@melbournpc.co.uk Website www.melbourncambridge.co.uk/council/ Councillors Val Barrett 2 Station Road, SG8 6DX Irene Bloomfield 78 Russet Way, SG8 6HF Alan Brett 44 High Street, SG8 6DZ Rosemary Gatward 94 High Street, SG8 6AL Jose Hales 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH Michael Linnette 11 Chapel Lane, SG8 6BN Donald Mowatt White Walls, 23 High Street Andrew Mulcock 1 Lawns Close, SG8 6DR John Poley 11 Water Lane, SG8 6AY 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 Lane, 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 Hales, 23 Elm Way, SG8 6UH cllr.hales@josehales.me.uk
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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 is 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 advisable to ring 262494 to ensure that the Clerk is available. 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
Council news
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From the Parish Clerk – Peter Horley It is rather a quiet time in the village at this time of year, although by the time you read this the first shoots of Spring will be emerging throughout the land. However, it is a busy time for the Parish Council in one important area – the setting of the Precept which determines part of the money all households pay in Council Tax. I am very happy to report that the Parish Council has maintained the Precept at the same amount as last year, £190,309.00 which is a major achievement given rising costs and the increasing number of tasks being passed down to a local level by Government, the County Council and South Cambs District Council. It made me reflect on the number of aspects of village life that the work of the Parish Council touches on which may not be apparent to all such as funding activities for the Youth Club and BMX Trails, which not only engages our youth in positive ways but reduces the likelihood of anti-social behaviour. The Council also provides social care funding for our senior citizens in the form of grant funding for the Mobile Warden Scheme, Lunch Clubs and our Community Transport Schemes. At the present time, the Council is successfully applying for Deeds of Dedication to protect our Open Spaces in order to prevent them from being developed in perpetuity, such as our Recreation Grounds, Stockbridge Meadows and our Play Areas. It would, however, be remiss of me not to record and pay tribute to the large number of volunteers who keep our village well-maintained and moving forward as a community such as the River Mel group, the volunteers in Stockbridge Meadows and the residents who are seeking to implement the impressive Village Plan and, I am sure, others too numerous to mention. I believe that this team work and co-operative spirit is one of the hallmarks of our village and long may it continue
From the Chairman of the Parish Council – Donald Mowatt There are many fish in the ocean that swim and swirl But it’s the oyster that turns water into pearl Ideas numerous, as many drops as the ocean can hold But it’s the person who can turn ideas into gold Shahriar Shahriari
It is my firm belief that the Parish Council have over the years had more than their fair share of success in turning ideas into gold, as they have striven to find cost effective and workable solutions to meet the growing needs of the Community. However, once in a while an idea comes along that you just know if implemented could make all the difference. One such idea was for Parish Council to approach the New Owners of the Old Police Site on the High Street and investigate the prospect of the village being afforded a small community facility on a portion of the site. melbournmagazine
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