Agenda

A Community Drop-in Event will be held in Haslingfield Village Hall on Friday 9 September 2022 from 2 pm until 8 pm.

As with our previous drop-ins, the event is designed to give local residents, businesses and stakeholders an opportunity to understand the project development process, anticipated timescales, and speak face-to-face with members of the East West Rail team.   

While there won’t be any new information to share at this event – as the team are still reviewing the responses received during the 2021 consultation and considering how the feedback is used to inform plans for the railway – the event will provide an opportunity for the team to engage with people outside the formal consultation process.  

As part of our Business Plan commitment to grow local businesses and economies, one of our objects is to work with parish councils, local communities, and businesses to help establish and expand local markets within the South Cambridgeshire District, as well as finding additional opportunities for businesses to trade. The Economic Development Team is responsible for delivering operationally on our market development work to positively influence and advance community markets throughout the region. So far, this has involved visits to existing markets to explore how they are run and who by, data gathering, and gauging the mood for markets across South Cambridgeshire in a post-Covid landscape.

Our South Cambridgeshire Markets pages have been running for several months now, and we’ve already seen rising interest from villages across our district starting their own newfound markets. Moreover, many unique and gifted independent traders have applied and been subsequently added to our Trader Directory, which is now growing. Nevertheless, we are keen for more marketeers to feature as this project continues. Our overarching goal remains to successfully link market organisers with market traders, help identify additional skills and jobs opportunities, and remain aligned to our Business Plan for the social and economic well-being of business communities and residents.

Once again, we would greatly appreciate if our valued Parish Councils shared these new webpages to promote the exposure of our district’s already ongoing village markets. We believe this will assist in the growth of the market and trader directories whilst also broadening public interest and support for emerging and aspiring small local businesses.

Finally, should any Parish have a desire to begin a market of their own, please do not hesitate to contact us on businesskeyprojects@scambs.gov.ukwith any queries you may have.

The Council has received the following nomination: Toft village shop, 6 High Street, Toft, Cambridge CB23 2RL

The Council will make its decision by Monday 19^th September.

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage

The University of Cambridge Museums are piloting a Youth Collective at the Museum of Zoology and Cambridge Festival to give young people aged 16-21living in Cambridge or the Cambridgeshire area a chance to learn more about the work of the University and the museums (in particular the Museum of Zoology). Young people will be able to take the lead on designing activities for events like Mill Rd Winter Fair, Cambridge Festival and a museum Late, taking part in all aspects of event management, from planning to delivery to evaluation, as well as accessing training opportunities throughout the project.

Past experience in events or Museums is not important, just an interest in joining in and meeting new people.

The University of Cambridge Museums are keen to involve young people that may not have access to other extracurriculars due to cost or location (support can be provided for transport costs and food provided at meetings). Digital badges will also be awarded through the Cambridge Council’s Region of Learning initiative to demonstrate the skills and achievements of the young people taking part. There is more information here

Thursday 28 July, Times: Plastic waste and recycling

The Government has set out ambitions to recycle far more of the UK’s waste domestically, including increasing the recycling rate for plastic packaging from 43.8 per cent last year to 62 per cent by 2030.

Friday 29 July, Guardian: Climate change made UK heatwave 10 times more likely

Climate breakdown made the recent record UK heatwave 10 times more likely, a study has suggested.

Saturday 30 July, FT: Electricity demand to hamper housebuilding efforts

New housing development in London and the south-east of England is at risk as electricity networks near capacity and upgrades are stalled, it is reported.

Monday 1 August, Express: Home insulation can cut energy bills

The Government should provide greater support for people to insulate their homes and cut energy bills, campaigners have said.

Tuesday 2 August, Telegraph: Councils criticise Right to Buy expansion plans

The Local Government Association has warned that expanding Right to Buy will dramatically cut the number of council homes as they are “impossible” to replace.

Wednesday 3 August, BBC Online: More research needed on climate extinction threat

A new study says catastrophic climate change outcomes, including human extinction, are not being taken seriously enough by scientists.

Wednesday 3 August, BBC Online: Minister tells councils to house refugees

Refugees minister Lord Harrington has asked councils to help house 10,500 Afghans currently living in UK hotels.

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 Lead Cabinet Member for Planning agreed to approve a new set of fees for the administration of Section 106 Agreements.

This decision was first published on Thursday 28 July and so the deadline for call in is 23:59 on Thursday 4 August.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Resources agreed the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee held on 29 July 2022 to approve applications to the 2022-23 Zero Carbon Communities grant scheme.

This decision was first published on Monday 1 August and so the deadline for call-in is 23:59 on Monday 8 August.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Resources agreed to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee of 29 July 2022 and approve three Community Chest grants.

This decision was first published on Monday 1 August and so the deadline for call-in is 23:59 on Monday 8 August.

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