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Community orchards hit the sweet spot See page 8
New jobs and homes update See page 42
Be prepared for winter See page 15
A zoo keeper fo r the day experie nce worth ÂŁ250 See page 28
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Welcome to the autumn issue of South Cambs Magazine
The summer season saw us host our annual free family fun day, Parklife, at Milton Country Park. It was a fantastic day with around 5,000 people enjoying a range of sports, activities and entertainment. The sun blessed us with an appearance too which made sure the day went off with a bang. If you haven’t been to Parklife before, make sure you look out for details next year as there is something for everyone. I am really pleased to say that our grants to help villages plant more community orchards in the area have begun to bear fruit. As a local fruit grower it is particularly good to see the trees maturing. Check out page 8 for how you could get the ball rolling in your community as we are keen to see even more planted. Although the sun is still high in the sky and we hope the summer has some more beautiful days to come, we are asking people to think ahead and plan for winter. Flash flooding last year caused homes in the area to be ruined. This caused real heartache. We are asking people to think now about how they could help themselves and protect their home. See page 15. Finally, see page 42 for the latest on plans to deliver thousands of new jobs and homes. We will be consulting you again soon and your views are vitally important. Cllr Ray Manning Leader South Cambridgeshire District Council
Our Vision: South Cambridgeshire will continue to be the best place to live, work and study in the country. Our district will demonstrate impressive and sustainable economic growth. Our residents will have a superb quality of life in an exceptionally beautiful, rural and green environment.
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Contents Contact Us .............................. 4 Community .............................. 6 Environmental Health ............. 18 Young people .......................... 20 Sport ...................................... 22 Waste & Recycling ................. 24 Competition ........................... 28 Readers' Survey .................... 29 About Your Council ................. 31 Planning ................................. 37 Housing .................................. 45
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Fun in the sun
Visitors flocked to Milton Country Park to enjoy our spectacular family fun day, Parklife, on Sunday 19 July. Around 5,000 people took part in a wide range of free sports and activities on the glorious summer's day. The paddleboarding, canoeing, kayaking and fishing sessions were extremely popular. Our Chairman, Cllr Sue Ellington, officially opened the event by starting the Park’s regular 2km Junior Parkrun. We also launched our newly created 3-2-1 running routes across the district with Amy Frith from England Athletics. Perennial favourites like climbing walls, fencing, archery and den-building were joined by new activities including the awesome spider mountain, Nordic Walking and the Rugby Zone, part of the national Festival of Rugby. The Cycling Zone, sponsored by Ben Hayward Cycles, offered lots of bikes to try out, from multi-person, balance and all-ability bikes to a mountain bike track and the popular pedal-powered scaletrix and smoothie maker, whilst members of the Cambridge Junior Cycling Club could be seen demonstrating their skills on the mountain bike course. Younger visitors had fun on a bouncy castle and inflatable assault-course and made carnival outfits and twirlers to take part in the Parklife Parade, complete with Samba band accompaniment. Visitors soaked up the atmosphere at the Cornerstone Insulation and Renewables sponsored Entertainment Zone, listening to local musicians play and taking part in line-dancing and Ceroc demonstrations, and browsed charity, craft, food and drink and information stalls. There was even the chance to meet some of Guide Dogs UK working dogs and puppies in training. Cllr Ellington said: “All I could see was people having fun and enjoying themselves. Thank you to our sponsors Ben Hayward Cycles, Cornerstone Insulation and Renewables and Tesco Milton, our ay the d f o hosts Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust, hts ch sear our organising team, volunteers and ghlig i d h n r a Fo be ' everyone running activities or putting ouTu bsDC Y t m i a on entertainment. Everything you did C vis outh made Parklife 2015 a fantastic event.” for 'S
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Helping community orchards grow Villages across South Cambridgeshire are benefiting from the fruit of their labours, as community orchards flourish.
Dramatically declining since the 1970s, orchards are making a comeback. More than 18 villages including Melbourn, Sawston, Heydon, Willingham, Histon and Impington and Milton have established an orchard with our support and funding. The orchards create wild areas for biodiversity, preserve local fruit-tree varieties and will provide fruit for the community in years to come. Cllr Ray Manning, Leader of the Council and a local fruit-farmer, said: “Projects like this help traditional orchards remain an important feature in our villages. Community orchards provide an area for people to get involved in village life through tree planting and fruit collection and that’s great for building strong communities.” As autumn approaches, look out for orchard activities at:
Milton Country Park: www.miltoncountrypark.org
Coton Countryside Reserve: www.cambridgeppf.org
Histon & Impington Community Orchard: www.hicop.info
We want to work with residents to help plan and deliver more community orchards. Contact us at Consultancy.Team@scambs.gov.uk or 03450 450 500 for advice on support, guidance and funding
Cllr John Williams (left) helps plant the orchard in Fulbourn
Superfast South Cambs speeds ahead
The roll-out of superfast broadband is speeding ahead in South Cambridgeshire villages - bringing faster connections for thousands of homes and businesses. High speed fibre broadband will have reached more than 90 parish areas by the end of this year, so over 27,000 premises can upgrade to faster Internet services - with more to come. Take-up of fibre broadband is above average, showing the high demand for faster Internet access so that people can work from home, shop, socialise and find services online. Close to 200 South Cambridgeshire businesses have been boosted with grants to use digital technology, and Connection Vouchers of up to £3,000 to install superfast broadband through the Destination Digital project. Find out more at www.destinationdigital.info Connecting Cambridgeshire is on track to exceed its original targets for bringing better broadband to areas that otherwise would not be able to get it. Planning is now underway to extend the roll-out using additional Government funding to improve broadband coverage for harder to reach areas in 2016-2017. The programme is working closely with us, parishes, local councillors and broadband champions to find the best solutions to connect as many places as possible. Visit www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk for the latest updates and advice on getting superfast broadband. Tell us what better broadband means to you and your community by emailing contact@connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk
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Get on the BikeBus
The BikeBus Explorer is a year old and to celebrate, we’ve got some great offers for you. Take a trip out on the BikeBus Explorer as a group and you could benefit from our family discounts or 10% savings for group bookings of five or more people. The National Trust is also offering a £1 discount on a hot drink at the Wimpole Estate’s Old Rectory Restaurant or Stable Block café to visitors arriving by BikeBus Explorer until the end of September*. Don’t forget that concessionary bus passes can also be used on the route, and you don’t need to take your bike to use the bus. For all the latest offers and news, sign up to our BikeBus Explorer Cambridgeshire Facebook page. Linking villages between Gamlingay and Barton with Cambridge City centre, this unusual bus service provides local villages with access to Cambridge on Sundays and bank holidays, and offers an alternative way for visitors to get to Wimpole Estate and other attractions without the need for a car. With an Explorer ticket, you can hop on and off the bus as many times as you like across the day, allowing for a new adventure every week. The route runs four times a day between Gamlingay and Cambridge train station. Pulling a 20 cycle bike trailer, the BikeBus Explorer offers walkers and cyclists easy access to the countryside. Whether you follow trails suggested in our route guide, or strike out on your own across sandy common, ancient woodland or rolling parkland, you’ll be spoilt for choice along the Explorer route. Jason, a father of four, says: “We don’t have the hassle of fitting a bike rack to our car capable of carrying all the bikes we need. The bus driver loads all our cycles up and the kids love to see them following behind. It takes all the hard work out of a day in the countryside. We just sit back and the BikeBus gets us to where we want to be.” While the BikeBus Explorer has proved popular with passengers over the last year, more regular users are needed to keep the service going beyond the pilot phase and into 2016. So if you’ve not tried this unique bus, why not give it a go this coming Sunday?
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1. Barton 2. Orwell 3. Wimpole 4. Wimpole Estate 5. Arrington 6. Croydon
7. The Hatleys 8. Gamlingay 9. Waresley 10. Great Grandsen 11. Little Gransden 12. Longstowe
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Cut bills and power your home the sustainable way A group of volunteers from our award winning Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership is launching a new scheme - eCoton Solar Savers - offering guaranteed and competitively-priced solar panels to homeowners across South Cambridgeshire. The new scheme was inspired by the initial eCoton project in 2011, in which a group of local people organised a solar panel bulk buy scheme. It was taken up by 75 households, all of whom took advantage of the competitive purchase price and installation costs. The benefits of powering the home using sustainable, clean and environmentally-friendly energy are felt immediately, with significantly reduced energy bills and the opportunity to earn money from the Government’s Feed-In-Tariff. By banding together, group buying power can translate to a lower price with a registered installer, a reduced carbon footprint and a good financial return for homeowners. Prices of solar panels have come down significantly in recent years. In fact, they are now around half the price that they were in 2011. The largest domestic solar panel system is now around £6,000. With the Government’s Feed-in-Tariff, the ‘payback period’ for installing panels is about seven years, and they can be expected to last for 20 to 25 years so across their life cycle they are considered a solid investment. By registering an interest in the eCoton Solar Savers Scheme you will be invited to attend an information meeting on Wednesday 23 September in Haslingfield where you can meet the Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership volunteers running the scheme and the solar panel installation company. Following this, the installers will arrange for an assessor to visit your property to establish its suitability for solar panels. Don’t panic if you don’t have a south-facing roof – it is the overall aspect of the roof and its condition that an assessor will be looking at. Should your property be shown to be suitable for solar panels, you can then decide if you want to pay for installation. For more information visit www.ecotonsolarsavers.uk or email s.cambs.solarsavers@gmail.com
Environmental excellence in practice Gamlingay Eco Hub, which has been running very successfully for three years now, has notched up many awards for its outstanding use of renewable energy systems and its energy efficiency. It is now also the regional winner of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers Low Carbon Performance Award. Cllr Bridget Smith, local member for Gamlingay who project managed the initiative, said: "The building is a retrofit of a 1970s community centre and relies entirely on renewable energy for all its heat and light. It's very well used by the community and I'm delighted the hard work has been recognised with the awards." A phase two project is underway to build a stateof-the-art extension, car park, storage facility and innovative landscaping scheme.
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Calling time on permitted development rights for pubs
Pubs listed as Assets of Community Value in the area will no longer be able to be demolished or change their use without planning permission first being sought from us. This will allow local people to have a greater say whether these vital community assets are lost from their village. Developers must write to us to ask whether a pub they wish to develop has been listed as an Asset of Community Value before any work is undertaken. When a developer applies for planning permission to demolish or convert a pub we can then take into account whether the community has deemed it as important and successfully applied for listing as an Asset of Community Value. Pubs are not the only things which can be included on our register of community assets, we have listed green spaces, village stores and surgeries too. Further information about the Community Right to Bid and how to nominate Assets of Community Value can be found by visiting www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid Cllr Nick Wright, cabinet member for economic development said: “The national change to planning policy is good news as we know how vital village pubs are. Our message is simple; please make sure you register your local.� To view the list of South Cambridgeshire community-nominated assets, or to find out more about nominating a local asset, visit www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid
Get ready for the domestic RHI
What is the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (dRHI)? The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (dRHI) is a government financial incentive, designed to encourage people to make the switch to renewable heating systems in their homes. For example, homeowners and landlords could be eligible to receive an income of about £2,000£6,000 when fitting an air-to-water heat pump, depending on the size of their property and the type of heating system installed. The domestic RHI offers quarterly payments over seven years, based on a set of tariffs and according to the type of system installed, which help to offset the cost of installing renewable heating systems. RHI tariffs The tariff levels are 7.42 p/kWh for air-to-water heat pumps and 19.51 p/kWh for solar thermal. The tariffs have been set at a level that reflects the expected cost of renewable heat generation over the system’s lifetime. Tariffs will be subject to review every quarter.
For solar thermal, the figure is taken from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certificate, which is based on a calculation by your MCS installer. For some households, metering may be required and the payments will be based on regular meter readings. Estimate your domestic RHI income online Daikin UK has an online RHI Estimator Tool, which you or your installer can use to project the potential income you could receive from the domestic RHI. Please visit www.daikin.co.uk/rhi/ rhi-estimator-tool for details. Daikin UK’s RHI Ready Renewable Heating Solutions Daikin UK has a range of RHI-ready
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Estimating RHI payments Payments are usually based on the heating system’s estimated annual heat output and made on the portion of renewable energy generated. For heat pumps, this figure is taken from your Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), although its design efficiency (seasonal performance factor) is also used to calculate payments.
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Preparing for floods
Last winter was the wettest in the UK for nearly 250 years. Nationally, around 6,000 properties were flooded, causing millions of pounds worth of damage. This affected us in South Cambridgeshire too, with a large number of homes and businesses falling victim to flash floods. Two of our main roads, the A14 and A428, were also gridlocked for up to six hours. Severe weather that leads to flash flooding is becoming a part of the changing UK weather pattern and it is important for people to be as prepared as they can be. Flooding in your home or at your business premises can cost you a lot financially, but also cause inconvenience and heartache. It’s impossible to completely flood-proof your property but there are steps you can take to reduce the damage flood water may cause: Check the flood risk to your property. The Environment Agency offers an online postcode search to see if your local area is at risk. If you are, sign up to receive automatic flood warning messages. Ensure that you have adequate buildings and contents insurance cover. Taking photos before any flood may help later with insurance claims.
We gave people extra help to clear up after the floods last year
Prepare an emergency kit, including emergency numbers, insurance policy details, first aid kit, torch and water. Keep irreplaceable items safe and important personal documents in a sealed bag. Purchase sand bags from your local building merchant. If there is a flood, demand for these may exceed supply so buy them early and have them on standby. Purchase and have ready to hand flood protection such as floodgates to protect doors and garages and airbrick covers where they are close to the ground.
What to do when flooding is imminent? Move your car to higher ground if possible Tune in to local radio or television news for updates Pack essential items you will need if evacuated - medication, clothing, toiletries and items for children Turn off the mains power and water, and put sand bags in toilet bowls to prevent sewage back-flow Shut windows and lock doors Empty freezers and refrigerators if you can, leaving doors open Move people, pets and valuables to a safer place (e.g. upstairs) Leave the area if instructed to do so by the emergency services Do not attempt to drive through flooded roads, the water may be deeper than you think For more advice on preparing for a flood, and getting help during and after a flood, visit www.gov.uk/prepare-for-a-flood
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New legislation for private rented housing sector
If you’re a tenant or a landlord, make sure you familiarise yourself with the new rules and guidelines aimed at eliminating bad practice and improving standards in the private rented housing sector.
Under new regulations, it is now a legal requirement for all letting agents and property managers to join one of three approved government redress schemes. This means that tenants, prospective tenants, landlords dealing with lettings agents in the private rented sector, as well as leaseholders and freeholders dealing with property managers in the residential sector, can complain to an independent person about the service they received. If you are a letting agent or property manager and do not join one of the Government authorised schemes, you can be subject to a fine of up to £5,000 enforced by the local council. If you are a landlord and manage properties yourself you do not need to join one of the schemes. The three approved schemes are: Ombudsman Services Property - www.ombudsman-services.org/property Property Redress Scheme - www.theprs.co.uk The Property Ombudsman - www.tpos.co.uk More information can be found at www.gov.uk and search for 'property managers redress scheme'
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With fuel prices rising, many people are installing wood burning or multi-fuel stoves to heat their homes. Stoves can cause smoke and fume nuisance and, if incorrectly installed, can lead to fires or carbon monoxide poisoning. Follow our top tips to stay cosy, safe and on good terms with your neighbours.
Installation Stove installation is controlled under Building Regulations. You should only use an accredited installer who will issue a building regulations compliance certificate and notify our building control team. Alternatively, you can apply for Building Regulations approval from our building control team. For a list of accredited installers, visit www.hetas.co.uk
How do I prevent excessive smoke? only use well seasoned dry wood. Wet or green wood will cause unnecessary smoke and may lead to complaints don’t burn household rubbish or plastics as these may contain harmful pollutants don’t use treated wood products like old fence posts or chipboard. They contain glues and chemicals that cause fume problems when burnt flues and chimneys should be swept regularly. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for servicing
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Your Youth Council needs you!
Are you passionate about representing the needs of young people? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Would you like to develop new skills and build experience? If that's you, join South Cambridgeshire Youth Council! Any young person aged between 13 and 17 who lives or goes to school in South Cambridgeshire is eligible to become a youth councillor. The Youth Council was established in 2012 to give young people a say in decisions that directly affect them. In 2014 it became a member of the British Youth Council and in 2015 it joined the UK Youth Parliament. We recognise that young people in South Cambridgeshire are keen to get involved in local and national debates, and we want to hear what you have to say. You don’t need to be into politics to be a youth councillor, and the Youth Council is not affiliated to any political party. All we ask is that you are enthusiastic and dedicated to improving the lives of young people in the district. For more details and a nomination form, contact kirstin.donaldson@scambs.gov.uk
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Developing future planners Another group of 14 to 16 year old students got a taste for what it’s like to work in local government when they took part in our popular two-week work experience programme organised by our planning and new communities team. Students were given the opportunity to take part in workshops and site visits as well as to gain practical experience in urban design, architecture, town planning, landscape design, ecology, sustainability, transport and GIS mapping. They then had a chance to put their new found knowledge and skills into practice and developed a masterplan for a growth site in the district. This has also allowed us to listen to young people's ideas on the design of new developments. Tom Griffiths, a Year 10 student from Swavesey Village College, said: “South Cambridgeshire District Council has provided us with a great opportunity to learn about urban design and town planning through enjoyable and informative talks and site visits led by a wide range of professionals. It was an amazing work experience placement in which we could develop our ideas and come up with our own designs for real growth sites. I have thoroughly enjoyed designing and creating our masterplan.” Some students who visited us during the two weeks also got a taste of what it was like to work in our sustainable communities and partnerships team. They worked on creating a young people's Parish Plan for Cambourne.
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Wilberforce Road Athletics Track, Cambridge - 10am to 3.30pm Activities are open to all abilities and cost: £18 for one day £30 for two days £30 for two siblings on the same day
All Ability Golf Friday 30 October
Bourn Golf Club - 10am to midday - £7 For more information, and to book, contact Helen Stepney on holiday.camps@scambs.gov.uk or call 07732 222905
Cambridge Junior Cycling Club
Hot on the wheels of last year’s successful Tour de France Grand Depart, Cambridge Junior Cycling Club has been launched. Established by Living Sport - a local charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of local people - the Club has received excellent support from local partners and schools to extend the opportunities for young people to participate in the sport. The Club offers coaching to juniors from 10 years of age up to 16 years, catering for girls and boys who want to improve their cycling ability, whether for leisure or a future in cycle racing.
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Road based training sessions are held at Netherhall School in Cambridge every Monday from 6.30pm to 7.30pm for 10 to 12 year olds and from 7.30pm to 8.30pm for 13 to 16 year olds. Off road training sessions take place at Milton Country Park every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm for 10 to 12 year olds and from 3pm to 4pm for 13 to 16 year olds. Sessions are £4 for non club members and £3 for club members. You can also keep track of the Club on Facebook: search for 'Cambridge Junior Cycling Club'. For more information, contact Head Coach, James Bamford, on bodymechanics@btinternet.com or visit www.bc-clubs.co.uk/cambridgejuniorcyclingclub
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Collection dates Green & blue bins
Black bin
Blue bin only
Monday A - Babraham, Balsham, Gt Abington, Gt Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Hildersham, Hinxton, Ickleton, Lt Abington, Lt Shelford, Pampisford, Stapleford
Monday B - Bartlow, Castle Camps,
Horseheath, Linton, Sawston, Shudy Camps
We recommend bins are put out the night before, but they must be out by 6am at the latest on your collection day
Day later collection
Collection one day earlier
Collection more than one day earlier
October
September 14 21 28
Collection more than a day later
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November 2
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December
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Tuesday A - Carlton, Coton, Gt Wilbraham, Histon, Horningsea, Impington, Lt Wilbraham, Madingley, Orchard Park, Six Mile Bottom, Teversham/Cherry Hinton (North of the railway), West Wickham, West Wratting, Weston Colville
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Tuesday B - Fen Ditton, Fulbourn/Cherry
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Hinton (South of the railway), Girton, Milton, Oakington, Stow-cum-Quy, Westwick
Wednesday A - Bar Hill, Childerley,
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Thursday B - Abington Pigotts, Arrington, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Croydon, Gamlingay, Guilden Morden, Hatley, Litlington, Longstowe, Lt Gransden, Shingay-cum-Wendy, Steeple Morden, Tadlow Friday A - Barton, Foxton, Grantchester, Gt Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Kingston, Lt Eversden, Newton, Orwell, Shepreth, Thriplow & Heathfield, Whittlesford, Whaddon, Wimpole Friday B - Barrington, Caldecote, Duxford,
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What goes where? Blue bin
We recommend bins are put out the night before, but they must be out by 6am at the latest on your collection day Close lids firmly
Extra blue bin material will be collected if left alongside your blue bin in a returnable container
Paper Caddy Put the caddy inside or beside your blue bin
Plastic bottles
Plastic bottle tops & triggers
Plastic packaging (pots, trays & tubs)
Paper
Plastic bags
Plastic film & clean food wrapping
Cartons (e.g Tetrapack)
Food & drinks cans
Aerosols
Tinfoil & foil trays
Cardboard/ Wrapping paper
Polystyrene Pyrex, flat glass, non packaging plastic e.g toys, bowls
Glass jars & bottles
Put items loosely in your blue bin and not in carrier bags
Batteries Batteries inc. AA & AAA cells, button batteries, size C & D and any laptop & mobile battery
Rinse items to remove any food contamination
Put in a battery bag or clear plastic bag and attach it to your blue bin lid
Green bin
Junk mail
Garden waste
Newspapers & magazines
Catalogues
Cooked/uncooked food waste (meat, fish & dairy)
Telephone directories
Envelopes (with or without windows)
Kitchen paper and tissues
Jiffy bags, wrapping paper, greeting cards, tissue, cardboard & kitchen paper
Any type of cat litter. Turf and soil - due to its weight. Any type of plastic including bags/sacks
Shredded paper*
Biodegradable bags (cornstarch, potato starch) Corrugated cardboard - put in the blue bin Cardboard - put in the blue bin
* Put shredded paper in an old envelope before putting in the paper only caddy
Extra green bin material cannot be collected. Please compost it or take it to Milton or Thriplow Recycling Centres
Black bin Non-recyclable / non-compostable material
Please use your black bin for material that cannot be put in green or blue bins Extra black bin material cannot be collected. Please take it to Milton or Thriplow Recycling Centres Nappies should be put in the black bin Empty and full paint tins cannot be collected. Please take them to Milton or Thriplow Recycling Centres
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What else could you recycle?
We’re all used to recycling in the kitchen, anything from drink cartons, tins, plastic bottles and yoghurt pots, but what about other items around your home that may not be making it to your blue and green bins? Bathroom Toothpaste boxes and toilet roll tubes can go in your blue bin along with plastic shampoo, bleach, bathroom cleaner and handwash bottles - just remember to put trigger sprays and pump dispenser tops in separately. If everyone in the UK recycled one toothpaste box, it would save enough energy to run a fridge in over 2,000 homes for a year.
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Kitchen Remember that food waste can be recycled in your green bin. It’s fine to put it straight into your bin but, if you prefer to wrap it, please only use newspaper or paper food waste bags. Bags labelled ‘biodegradable’ don’t break down quickly enough for the way we compost green bin waste, so can’t be used. You can buy paper food waste bags from our Cambourne office in packs of 50 for £4.10 or order them from www.alina.co.uk/southcambridgeshire for delivery to your home. Check our ‘What Goes Where?’ guide on page 25 for a full rundown of what you can recycle in your blue and green bins
Winter green bin changes Don’t forget, green bin collections change to monthly during winter as far less garden waste is put out for collection.
Monthly collections will start at the end of November, returning to fortnightly in March for the rest of the year. Black and blue bins are not affected. Please check the bin collection calendar on page 24 for the date of your last fortnightly green bin collection in 2015. The calendar in the winter edition of the magazine will show which date in March 2016 your fortnightly collections are due to resume. For more information visit www.scambs.gov.uk/content/changes-green-bin-collections-over-winter
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Win a wild day out Our fantastic prize this issue is a Keeper for the Day experience for two people at Shepreth Wildlife Park. It's worth £250.
The five hour experience includes entrance to the main Park plus Waterworld and Bug City, a t-shirt, certificate, a photograph and a £5 lunch voucher. You’ll have a behind-the-scenes tour, the opportunity to feed a range of animals including the meerkats and ring-tailed lemurs, and enjoy flying the owls at the bird of prey display among many other activities. Keepers must be aged 16 years or older. To enter simply give us your feedback about the magazine. See opposite page for details. Completed surveys must reach us by Wednesday 14 October. The competition winner will be notified before the end of October and announced in the winter edition of this magazine. Terms and conditions are available at www.scambs.gov.uk/t-c or by calling 03450 450 500. For more information about the Park visit www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk
Winner’s spotlight Congratulations to Neville Simmons of Teversham who raked in the prize in our summer competition - £200 worth of Scotsdales vouchers.
Neville said: “I was really pleased to win the competition. My wife and I spend a lot of time in Scotdales so it will be good to take these vouchers along on our next trip and buy ourselves something nice.”
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South Cambs Magazine Readers’ Survey 2015 What do you think of South Cambs Magazine? Tell us by taking part in our readers’ survey.
The easiest and quickest way to give us your views is to complete the survey at www.scambs.gov.uk/magazinesurvey2015 If you do not have internet acess you can complete and post back the survey on this and the next page. From this issue, we’ve made changes to keep costs down and maintain quality, including a new way of delivering magazines to homes, using a mixture of Royal Mail and hand-delivery. At 15p per issue, over a year it costs 60p to design, print and deliver South Cambs Magazine to your door. As well as delivering value for money, we want to make the magazine useful and interesting to read, and your feedback will help us shape future editions. 1
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We currently deliver South Cambs Magazine to all homes and publish it online. How would you prefer to read it in future? Printed copy delivered to my home
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Sport
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Thank you for taking part in the survey. Paper copies should be sent to: South Cambs Magazine Readers’ Survey South Cambridgeshire District Council Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6EA Completed surveys must reach us by Wednesday 14 October . The competition winner will be notified by the end of October and announced in the winter edition of this magazine. Terms and conditions are available at www.scambs.gov.uk/t-c or by calling 03450 450 500
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About your Council
How is your council tax spent?
We’re trying to make it as easy as possible for residents and businesses to see exactly how we’re spending your money on providing services, and how far our services meet national and local standards.
We spend around £51 million a year and have produced a set of Plain English accounts for 2014/15 which provide a simple guide to our finances, showing how we’re funded and how our budgets are spent. During 2014/15 we also monitored 12 performance indicators assessing service quality and value for money, including:
Waste and recycling
saving £400k by making changes to our bin collection rounds increasing percentage of rubbish diverted from landfill from 57.4% to 58.18%
Preventing homelessness helping 218 households at risk of becoming homeless during the year reducing our average monthly spend on temporary bed & breakfast accommodation from £2,075 to £919. To find out more about our annual performance, or to read our Plain English accounts, visit www.scambs.gov.uk/content/our-performance or call us on 01954 713366
Sharing services to save £1.1m a year Moves to share our IT, legal and building control services with Cambridge City and Huntingdonshire District Councils are forecast to save more than £1.1 million a year from 2016/17 onwards.
Sharing expertise, team members and IT systems will reduce the need to bring in external suppliers, contractors and legal advisors. It could also provide opportunities to generate more income, helping to offset continued cuts to funding from central Government. Work is already underway to combine our waste and recycling services with Cambridge City Council’s to save £350,000 over the next three years. In the last four years we have already cut costs by around £5.5 million, through changes such as bringing our contract service back in-house and reducing senior management costs. Cllr Ray Manning, leader of South Cambridgeshire District Building control surveyor out on site Council, said: “We’ve successfully found savings over the last few years but can only keep reducing costs by working with other likeminded councils. When it comes to shared services, nothing is off the table in our drive to limit the impact on services as we reduce costs.”
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City Deal transport projects A partnership between councils, Cambridge University and the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership has set out a number of proposed improvements to bus services into Cambridge from Cambourne and the West to ensure faster and more reliable journeys, as well as better cycling and walking facilities. Funding has now been approved for the current congestion hotspot between the A428/A1303 roundabout (known locally as Madingley Mulch) and Cambridge city centre, and you are going to be asked your views on the proposals soon. All options are at an early design stage and proposed routes away from existing roads are only indicative at this stage and would need more detailed assessment if they were favoured during the consultation.
Cambourne to Cambridge bus improvement proposals All three options for the section of the route leading from the A428/A1303 roundabout to Cambridge centre include a new Park & Ride site near the roundabout and new or improved foot and cycle paths; Option 1A: Cambridge-bound bus lane along the A1303 and Madingley Road to Lady Margaret Way Option 1B: new dedicated bus route loops north of the American Cemetery and connects to Madingley Road with a Cambridge-bound bus lane from Madingley Road Park & Ride to Lady Margaret Way Option 1C: new dedicated bus route, south-east from A1303/A428 junction to Grange Road with connection to the West Cambridge University site. The three options from Cambourne to the A428/A1303 roundabout would be taken forward once funding becomes available, but will also be consulted at the same time as the ones above; Option 2A: buses would use the current A428 dual carriageway with direct access to the proposed new Park&Ride site Option 2B: bus-only road connecting Cambourne and the proposed development at Bourn Airfield; buses would then use the old A428 between Bourn Airfield and the proposed new Park&Ride Option 2C: bus-only route through Cambourne and Bourn Airfield to proposed new Park&Ride The western section between the A428/A1303 roundabout and Caxton Gibbet could be put forward for City Deal funding from 2020 onwards depending on development proposals along the route and further City Deal funding being made available. The single-carriageway section of the A428 from St Neots and the Black Cat roundabout with the A1 to Caxton Gibbet is not part of these proposals but a dual carriageway for the route is currently being investigated by Highways England.
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Other forthcoming consultations The Chisholm Trail
A public consultation on a cross-city cycleway and footpath linking the Science Park in the north of Cambridge to the Biomedical Campus and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the south will take place later this year. The proposed cycleway will mostly be separate from traffic, running alongside the railway line. It also proposes to take in a number of the City’s attractive green spaces, including Coldham’s Common and Ditton Meadows as well as historic sites such as the Leper Chapel near Newmarket Road - one of the City’s oldest buildings. The route will therefore also provide an excellent opportunity for leisure cycling and walking in the area.
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City Deal in brief The partnership aims to secure additional funding for investment in transport infrastructure to support high quality economic and housing growth over the coming decades. £100m of Government grant funding will be made available in the five years from April 2015. If certain conditions are met, a further £200m will be available from April 2020 onwards and up to a final £200m from April 2025 onwards. The Greater Cambridge City Deal partners are working closely together to bring forward projects that improve the economic success of the area.
The Chisholm Trail Bridge, which proposes to link Chesterton ward to Abbey ward, as well as link the Chisholm Trail to the new Science Park rail station, is expected to go to the County Council’s Economy and Environment Committee later this year following further public consultation in the autumn. The bridge is being funded separately through the Department for Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Fund and developer contributions, but forms a vital link for the Chisholm Trail.
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Don’t lose your right to vote
By now, every household in the district should have received a form asking them to confirm the names of all eligible voters living at the property. The forms are pre-printed with the names of every individual at the property currently held on the electoral register. The details on the form must be checked, changed where necessary, and returned. We are asked to do this every year to make sure the register is accurate and up to date. Even if there are no changes to be made, you must let us know. For your ease there are online, telephone and text options for quickly and easily confirming there is no change and these are detailed on the form. If you need to tell us about any change, you can do so easily online by visiting the web address printed on the form. If you do not have internet access you can make the changes on the form itself and return it to us. Please be aware that anyone added to the list of eligible voters already on the form will not be fully registered. They must also register individually at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Please respond as soon as possible or you may receive reminders, or a knock on the door by one of our canvassers. If you previously opted for a postal vote, this will remain unaffected. For more information contact our elections team on elections@scambs.gov.uk or 03450 455 214
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Sawston Village College’s Autumn Adult Learning and Leisure courses commence 21st September! Our office opens from 24th August We are excited to introduce the following courses to our varied programme: Patchwork and Quilting, Developing Presentation Skills, iPads for beginners, Raspberry Pi for beginners and Mandarin. We will continue to offer our wide range of evening classes such as
Guitar, Fitness Yoga, Dressmaking, Tai Chi, Art History and a variety of cookery and language classes.
Our busy Saturday Workshops will be held on 3rd October and 14th November.
Our daytime classes include Drawing and Painting, Flower Arranging, Oriental Watercolour, Dressmaking and Upholstery.
Taster Sessions for various courses will be held on Monday 7th September 7.00-8.00. Booking essential.
Please book early to avoid disappointment. We are always interested in hearing from the community. If there is a course you would like to see offered or if you are interested in joining our team of tutors, then please get in touch.
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Northstowe underway Work has begun on Northstowe’s first primary school - the first building to be built at the new town. A turf cutting ceremony marked the start on site with the Pathfinder Primary School planned for completion ahead of the first pupils starting in September 2016. When the school opens it will not run at its total planned capacity of 630 places. Whilst it grows to this size, the space not required for teaching and learning will be used to provide a range of NHS and community facilities. There will be 1,500 homes in the first phase of the town - which is being developed by Gallagher - the primary school, a sports hub and a local centre with shops.
Plans progress for more facilities and homes Hot on the heels of work beginning on site for phase one, councillors have agreed outline planning permission and a developer agreement for the heart of the new town and an additional 3,500 homes. At the end of July, the outline of a developer agreement, known as a section 106 agreement, was approved by a joint committee of South Cambridgeshire District and Cambridgeshire County Council councillors. Further work will now prepare the detailed agreement which will see a further £73 million investment in community facilities including:
the town centre two primary schools over £10 million toward the secondary school being built alongside the first homes at Northstowe a community hub with a library and health centre sports pitches and pavilions an indoor sports centre open spaces drainage and a pumping station
Planning conditions linked to the planning application have also been agreed which will mean no residents would be able to move into the 3,500 home second phase of the town until the A14 is upgraded. This phase of the town is being delivered by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The HCA’s plans also include 20% affordable housing, equating to 600 homes, which has been independently assessed. The developer has agreed to review the level offered twice during construction to check the level of affordable housing and to see whether it is viable to increase it. Cllr Tim Wotherspoon, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Chairman of the Northstowe Joint Development Control Committee, said: “Northstowe has been a long time in the planning and it is simply wonderful to see work begin on site. Education has been a huge priority for where money for facilities is being invested and I'm delighted to see that we have secured a secondary school earlier than nearly every other development in the country. Quality is our number one priority to make sure it is a great place to live, work and go to school.” For more information visit www.northstowe.com
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Find out more To help keep you up to date, sessions are held for all the major areas of development Northstowe Community Forum covering the development of the new town. Wednesday 7 October, 7pm, Longstanton Village Institute, High Street. Cambridge City Council organise sessions for these sites on the edge of the City: North West Community Forum covering the Cambridge University development between Huntingdon and Madingley Roads, plus Darwin Green between Huntingdon and Histon Roads. Visit www.cambridge.gov.uk/north-westcommunity-forum for latest details and events. Southern Fringe Community Forum covering the Trumpington Meadows, Clay Farm and Glebe Farm developments. Visit www.cambridge.gov.uk/southern-fringecommunity-forum for latest details and events Cambridge East Community Forum Covering the Marshall ‘Wing’ and other new developments in and around Cherry Hinton. No events are expected for this forum until the New Year
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Wanted: views on sustainable drainage
We want your views on new draft planning guidance that outlines how sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be used in new developments, and how flood risk should be managed. Working with other councils across Cambridgeshire, we’ve drafted the guidance to reduce the environmental impact of developments of new homes and businesses. SuDS mimic natural drainage like gullies and ponds to manage surface water run-off from a development to reduce flood risk. Depending on the local area, SuDS can also deliver wider benefits, providing green areas that are good for plants, animals and people. Once finalised, developers will need to comply with the guidance when building new developments The consultation runs from 9am on 4 September to 4.30pm on 16 October 2015. Comments can be made online, by email or in writing. A copy of the draft guidance and full details on how to make comments are available at www.scambs.gov.uk/cambs-flood-and-water-spd
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for ice arena plans 0 . 6 A new ice arena has been given the go-ahead on the edge of Cambridge, ending a two-decade search for a suitable site.
The arena is set to be built on land next to the Newmarket Road Park and Ride site benefitting from the existing bus service and Jubilee Way cycle route to Cambridge City centre. The developers are keen to see the Ice Arena used for both leisure and educational purposes, providing facilities for local schools and community groups as well as running public sessions, training and matches for University and local skating groups. The proposals received unanimous support from local councillors from South Cambridgeshire, Cambridge City and Cambridgeshire County Councils at a joint planning committee in June. Comments from the public were overwhelmingly positive, with many people stressing the benefits the planned arena would bring to South Cambridgeshire and the City. With proposals for 1,300 new homes on the nearby Wing development, visitors to the Ice Arena will be able to use other local facilities and new residents will benefit from easy access to Cambridge’s latest sporting facility.
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We’re investing in new technology to make it possible to submit, draw, view and comment on planning applications online. We’re aiming to have all forms and paperwork related to planning applications online by the end of this year. The changes will also mean people using smartphones and tablets can access and use our planning records and systems. We know that some people do not have internet access, so will still accept printed plans, forms and comments sent to us by post and visitors to our offices to view plans. However, we will store and display all documents, letters and plans online only - including historic records. New features we’ll be introducing include: being able to sign-up for alerts when planning applications are submitted in your street, neighbourhood or village the option to sketch comments onto online plans and submit them to our planning officers planning officers answering comments or queries using our website, email or web chat wherever possible Moving to a paperless planning system will not only make our services more accessible, it will also save money and office space by reducing our need to print and store paper files, and will give planning teams more time to focus on making planning decisions.
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Inspectors ask for more information on Local Plans Further work is to be carried out on plans to deliver thousands of new jobs and homes in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire up until 2031. Along with Cambridge City Council, we recently received a letter from the Government inspectors who are examining our two Local Plans. In the letter to both councils, the inspectors raised concerns that further evidence was needed before they could make a judgement on whether the plans were “sound”. The main areas they asked both councils to look at again are: Making sure the Local Plans take into account changes made to the Government’s national planning policy guidance since they were submitted last year.
The Plans carry forward the large developments on the edge of Cambridge and the new town of Northstowe (see A on map) and would see most additional homes built in new towns and villages. We have been asked to do extra work to test the alternatives in more detail, such as building more homes on the edge of Cambridge, and also whether the right transport links can be made available for the new towns or villages.
Whether the number of new homes planned to meet the needs of the area is correct. Evidence is needed to consider whether issues such as house prices and affordability of homes have been adequately taken into account.
What does this mean?
Whilst we carry out additional work, the inspectors have suspended the examinations of both Cambridge City Council's and our Plans. It is important to note that the inspectors have not said at this stage that the Plans should be changed, but they want us to look again at some issues before they can make a judgement on whether the Plans are sound.
Quick recap
Along with Cambridge City Council, we began working on our Local Plans in the summer of 2011, then asked your views on issues to consider in the Plan and site options for development in the summer of 2012 and early 2013
We then drafted our Local Plan which includes development in a new town north of Waterbeach (see 1 on map), a new village at Bourn Airfield (see 2) and an extension to Cambourne (see 3). Around 900 homes on sites in larger villages are also included
The new development suggested is in addition to homes already agreed, and in some cases being built, at the new town of Northstowe and on the edge of Cambridge
We then had one more round of consultation in the summer of 2013 before submitting our Local Plan to Government in March 2014
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Why have the inspectors contacted us now? Around four out of every five Local Plans recently adopted have had a letter to ask for additional work to be carried out during the examination. In some other cases councils have seen their Local Plan rejected at this stage but that is not the case for us. So far, the inspectors have covered issues in public hearings ranging from the overall development strategy, green belt and the number of new homes needed, to looking at employment needs and transport links. Rather than continue with the rest of the hearings now, they wanted to pause at this point and ask for extra information.
Next steps Through until the end of October - Our planners will be working with Cambridge City Council to do the technical work needed to review the Plans and answer the queries the inspectors have raised. It is expected that some changes to the Plan will be needed as a result of this. November and December - We intend to consult on any proposed changes to our Local Plan. The consultation will not cover the whole plan, only changes to respond to the inspectors’ letter. January and February - We will consider all feedback and finalise the information to provide to the inspectors. End of February - Evidence and any suggested changes to the Local Plan will be submitted. Cambridge City Council will also follow the same timeline for their Local Plan. Cllr Robert Turner, Cabinet Member for Planning, said: “There is a huge demand for new homes from people growing up here and it is vital we have a plan in place that supports the economic success of the Greater Cambridge area. We want to get this work done quickly so we have local policies in place that planning applications can be assessed against along with those set nationally. However, it is equally as important to make sure you all have your chance to have your say on any changes so we’ve built in time to consult with you. Please look out for details on our website and in the next edition of South Cambs Magazine. To find out more visit www.scambs.gov.uk/local-plan-examination
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A thousand more council tenants are set to join the growing number of households in the district benefitting from solar energy as we install more solar panels on our homes. By teaming up with Mears, it is not costing us a penny for the panels. Our tenants will receive free daytime electricity which could save as much as £210 a year on their bills. Properties will be selected where their design and position makes them most suitable and those households will be contacted to see if they wish to go ahead. Around 40 sheltered housing scheme communal rooms will also have panels installed. The installation forms part of a multi-million pound energy efficiency programme on our housing stock to help residents go green, cut fuel bills and reduce carbon emissions. To date, we have installed over 2,000 solar panel systems, 150 air source heat pumps and improved 450 homes with external wall insulation among other measures. Cllr Mark Howell, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “We’re delighted that more tenants will be benefitting from energy efficiency improvements at a time when high energy prices are becoming a real hardship. “We are committed to encouraging low carbon sustainable living and offer support to homeowners and the private rented sector as well as council tenants. I hope this scheme may encourage them to look into the help available to improve their homes too.”
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New council homes underway Twenty new council homes are on the way for local people in Swavesey.
Sited on the edge of the village, building is expected to be completed next summer with homes made available to people who grew up and still live in the village or have a local connection. This new development follows four homes we built in Linton recently. The next project on our list is more council homes in Foxton. Planning permission was recently given for 15 homes and we hope to start building early next year. Cllr Mark Howell, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “We’re proud of our continuing success in delivering affordable homes for local people. This site is being built to meet the needs of the village, and we’re looking forward to helping people continue to live in the community where their roots are.”
More homes still needed In a bid to retain our momentum on new affordable homes we organised for parish councillors from across Cambridgeshire to tour recently completed housing schemes as part of Rural Housing Week in July. Organised in partnership with Cambridgeshire Acre, the tour took in sites in Orwell, Whaddon, Shepreth and Barrington to show how they benefit the local community. Since 2006, over 500 affordable homes have been built on rural exception sites in South Cambs, putting us amongst the top performing areas in the country. We work with Cambridgeshire Acre, Parish Councils and communities to establish the need for affordable housing and help create the right mix of homes for local people. Some schemes are built for us and others by our partner housing associations.
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