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Anyone living in South Cambridgeshire can nominate a person or organisation for an award.  You can make as many nominations as you like but you need to get your nomination in by midnight on 19 January 2018.

Our Community Awards are a well deserved thank you for the massive contribution made by volunteers to the communities of South Cambridgeshire. 

There are six award categories:

• Village Hero – for an outstanding individual’s contributions to community life.
• Parish Councillor of the Year - for great work carried out by parish councillors, giving their time to improve the local community for everyone
• Outstanding Youth Initiative - for excellent work by youth groups and local businesses to support young people in South Cambridgeshire
• Outstanding Local Service/Amenity - for amazing services provided by local shops, pubs, post offices, libraries, and many more besides
• Environment Award - for the valuable contribution made by groups who seek to improve villages for residents in the long and short term
• Wellbeing Award - for the many groups improving residents’ health and wellbeing, both mental and physical

A panel of elected Councillors and officers will judge all nominations received before the closing date. The awards will be announced at the Awards Evening on Thursday 08 March 2018.

Please fill in our online form to make a nomination for the 2017-18 Community awards:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-awards

Below is a notification from Highways England on this week’s planned closures:

We’ll be closing the A1 this week for emergency pothole repairs, during which we’ll be taking the opportunity to refresh the white lines and add back the 40mph signage on the A1 northbound past Brampton Hut. Our official diversion route will be signposted and you can find diversion maps on our social media pages (or just email us for additional copies).

This week’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon closures;

Mon 8 to Tue 9
A14 eastbound between Histon (J32) & Milton (J33), each night, 9pm - 6am
Full closure Mere Way, under Kings Hedges Bridge (each night, 9pm - 6am)

A1 northbound Buckden to Alconbury, to re-surface potholes, refresh white lines & add back the 40mph signs (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Wed 10 to Thurs 11

A1 southbound Alconbury to Brampton, to re-surface potholes and refresh white lines (each night, 9pm - 6am)

 
Wed 10 to Fri 12
A14 westbound Histon (J32), entry slip (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Fri 12 to Mon 15
Full closure Grafham Rd - between Park Road, Brampton & Van Diemen's Way Grafham (Fri 8pm – Mon 5am)

Sat 13 to Sun 14
Full closure A1198 Ermine St – between Wood Green Animal Shelter & Barnfield Lane (Sat 7am – Sun 7pm).

We regularly update details of closures specific to our A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/a14c2h) and Twitter (@A14C2H) pages. You can also find our latest posts by searching #A14C2Hclosures.

For questions about our A14C2H closures or scheme, just email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk. For updates or information about closures not related to our scheme email info@highwaysengland.co.uk or call 0300 123 5000.

Please note - closures may be subject to change, so check out our social media pages daily for updates.

To contact your sections Stakeholder Manager, please use the email addresses below or our A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2:Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line

Jon Lewell - jon.lewell@thea14.com

Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey

Jade Pettit - jade.pettit@thea14.com

Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton

Bob Pettipher - bob.pettipher@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times.

Unless otherwise specified, please confirm your availability to attend any of the following briefing or training events by contacting Patrick Adams on 01954 713408. This will ensure your training records are kept up to date and suitable venue and catering booking can be made. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Please can we remind you that we have arranged a briefing on the Homelessness Reduction Act and its implications for the Council

Date:     Monday 15 January 2018

Time:     16.00 - 17:30

There has been much media coverage of the relentless increase in homelessness and its impact on those affected. South Cambs has always placed the emphasis on preventing homelessness but now even we are facing increasing challenges. The Homelessness Reduction Act brings additional responsibilities for all councils and reflecting the importance that South Cambs places on addressing this challenge, we have arranged for an external specialist facilitator to provide a briefing for all members. 

Please may we ask that you respond to Sue Carter by Wednesday 10 January so that we can estimate numbers as some of our neighbouring councils are interested in taking any spare places we have for this important briefing.

A briefing will be held for all Members on Data Protection and Cyber Security on Thursday, 25 January 2018 commencing at 10.30am in the Council Chamber, South Cambridgeshire Hall as indicated below:-

Data Protection and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Jo Brooks,Information Governance Manager & Data Protection Officer, 3C Shared Service

The aim of the session is to give Members a greater understanding of general data protection requirements and, in particular, the changes that will be introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018.  Additionally, the session aims to raise awareness of Members' personal responsibilities in handling data.

Cyber Security: Paul Sumpter, Head of Digital and ICT 3C Shared Services

Members will receive a briefing on online Cyber Security which will aim to increase Members' awareness regarding e-mail and messaging security.

It is anticipated that the briefing will last around an hour and that there will be an opportunity for any questions Members may have.

Thursday 4 January 2018: Mail: Recycling “to be burned or buried”

Plastic tubs, pots and bottles collected in recycling bins may soon have to be incinerated or sent to landfill instead.

Thursday 4 January 2018: Telegraph: Farmers will receive post-Brexit subsidies

Environment Secretary Michael Gove will today announce plans to replace EU subsidies.

Friday 5 January 2018: BBC Online: PM on Windsor homeless comments

Theresa May said it was ‘important councils work hard to ensure they are providing accommodation for homeless people.’

Tuesday 9 January 2018: BBC Online: Restore lifetime tenancies to vulnerable tenants, say peers

Ministers are being told to give councils and housing associations back the right to offer lifetime tenancies to vulnerable tenants.

Wednesday 10 January 2018: Guardian: PM to criticise ‘throwaway culture” of plastic waste and extend plastic bag charge

The 5p charge for plastic bags is to be extended to smaller shops with less than 250 employees, as the Prime Minister is set to outline the Government’s 25-year plan for the environment tomorrow.

Wednesday 10 January 2018: Guardian: Rise in rural homelessness

There has been an increase in rural homelessness, with the wider areas covered by district and rural councils making it more difficult for council services to help people sleeping rough, an in depth feature reports.

A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.

The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. 

The Housing Portfolio Holder

AGREED        To approve the sale of HRA owned land adjoining 6 Blacksmiths Close, Babraham for the best value price of £246,300.

This decision was first published on Thursday 4 January 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 11 January at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 12 January.

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information