Even when it rains and the odd puddle settles by the roadside most of us forget that we live in a shallow bath-tub from which almost all our rainwater has to escape into the River Ouse through a funnel in the north-east corner of the parish at Chear Fen. Even then “our water” has to compete with water already in the Ouse and coming from the west across the Bedford Levels or from the south-west in the Cottenham Lode. Read More...
South Cambs District Council has partnered with LEAP (the Local Energy Advice Partnership), which offers a free energy advice service for residents, offering:
Message from Connecting Cambridgeshire: The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all more reliant on internet services. It’s vital that people can keep connected when being asked to stay at home and work remotely where possible. But getting fast, reliable internet access can be a challenge – particularly when several people want to go online at the same time. The good news is that there’s still time to apply for funding via the government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to help residents with Read More...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred in the office Councillor for the parish of Cottenham following the resignation on 2nd June 2020 of Brian Smith. A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if within 14 days (not counting a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, or Bank Holiday (or a day appointed for public thanksgiving or Read More...
Below is the latest update for the Traffic and Transport Working Group. The next Highways Committee meeting is 20th October 2020. If you are interested in traffic and transport issues in Cottenham why not sign up for updates from CPC’s Traffic and Transport Working Group? Contact Beth Fleetwood
The Parish Council has an emergency flood plan in place, with 2 Flood Officers - Cllrs Jonathan Graves and Christine Ward. We have a very limited amount of flood equipment which we are able to issue to residents in an emergency situation. Please contact 07503 328401 or clerk@cottenhampc.org.uk.
A reminder: From Monday 29 June all residents wishing to visit the Milton HRC have needed to pre-book a time slot. The operatives at the site have been taking a ‘light touch’ approach to enforcement and have still been allowing people who turn up without an appointment, if possible, to dispose of the waste they have brought. Despite an increase in the number of slots available, the numbers of people doing this is now sufficiently high for this to have Read More...
The NHS Test and Trace programme has been launched by the Government to track every single case of coronavirus in our communities to reduce the rate of infection and save lives. The more people that use Test and Trace correctly, the more effective it will be at stopping the spread of the virus, the safer it will be for you and your loves ones and the quicker the lockdown measures can be lifted. From now on, you are being asked to Read More...
We now have a booking system in place for use of the two grass tennis courts at the Recreation ground. To book a court please visit www.cottenhamtennis.co.uk and click on ‘booking’. Bookings can be made for between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours, up to seven days in advance. The gate code and full terms and conditions will be sent to you upon booking, please ensure you include an email address to receive your booking confirmation. Use of the courts Read More...
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