If you were not able to visit the School before it closed, and wish to see the vast collection of records and photos, Huntingdon Archives (in Huntingdon Library) advise that this collection is now available to view.
You need to book an appointment with them, and quote the reference SR/75 (Great Gidding Church of England School 1873-2023
hunts.archives@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01480 372738
Saturday 7th October 2023
Dear all,
As many of you are already aware, the auction at the Harvest Supper last year was a silent auction. As this proved to be very successful, we will repeat this this year. Hopefully the details below will explain how it will run, but if you have any further queries or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Sue.
Auction contributions:
Please bring any contributions you have for the auction, to the village hall, on Friday 6th October between 2pm and 4.30pm
or
Saturday 7th October between 9am and 12 noon
Please do not bring your contributions on the evening.
The contributions will then be sorted into lots.
Bidding:
Bidding will take the form of a sealed bid. (Bid slips provided)
The village hall will be open for you to browse and make your bids on
Saturday 7th October, between 2.30pm and 5pm and then again from 6.30pm until 7.15pm
During supper, the bids will be checked. In the event of a tie for the highest bid, one of the said bids will be picked randomly from a hat.
Please check if you have been fortunate enough to win any lots, and pay for them, once the evening’s formal proceedings are over.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Tracey (293734)
Mobile 07982 791657
Winwick P.C.C. & Village Hall Committee
cordially invites you to the
Winwick Harvest Festival
starting at
All Saints Church, Winwick
On Saturday 7th October 2023 at 6pm
And afterwards supper and a silent auction of harvest fare
in
Winwick Village Hall
From 7 pm onwards
We would welcome gifts of tinned food at the church anytime on Saturday 7th which will be given to the Sawtry Food Bank.
Donations for the Auction please to the Village Hall either afternoon of Friday 6th October or before 12 noon on Saturday 7th October.
Donation (same as last time) of £12 per adult/young person and £6 per child (aged 5 – 11 inclusive) is required as a contribution towards the food.
As space is limited tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so please return the slip below and payment to Sue Fowler, Jane Capp or Alison German or email sue@fowleremail.co.uk and pay on the night, as soon as possible.
“
Name: would
like to attend the 2023 Winwick Harvest Supper and enclose the sum of
£ for Adults / Young Persons and Children
( 01832 293215 (Sue)
Wednesday 6th September
In the Village Hall
10.30 onwards
All ages welcome
Do come and join us
Present: Councillors Hodson, Hargrave, Moody, Maciag and Bolton, one member of the public (LS), and the Clerk.
049.23 Councillor Hodson, as Chairman, welcomed those present to the meeting
050.23 Apologies were received from:
County Councillor Gardener – will join the meeting later as he is attending another meeting.
District Councillor Alban – attending another meeting.
Councillor D’Altilia – unwell
051.23 There were no Member’s declaration of Disclosable Interests for items on the Agenda
052.23 No members of the Press were present. Member of the Public was in attendance for item 059.23 of the agenda.
053.23 Minutes of the meeting held on 20th June 2023 were confirmed as a correct record, proposed by Councillor Maciag and seconded by Councillor Moody.
054.23 There were no matters arising from those Minutes that would not be discussed as an agenda item.
055.23 To receive reports from Councillors and Clerk:
District Councillor Alban had sent a report via email, which the Clerk read – regarding the lengthy debate of the proposed introduction of a charge for emptying of green waste bins. The District Council Cabinet will make a decision this evening (18th July). He
Clerk and Paul Hargrave had accessed the data on the speed awareness sign, approx 18 months worth of information. Paul Hargrave had since carried out analysis of the data, a summary of which will be shared with Parish Councillors. On the whole, in the vicinity of the speed camera, motorists were travelling within the speed limit, although it was shown that they travelled slightly faster going uphill (towards the back of the sign, which still records in this direction) – huge spikes of through traffic were recorded on cycle race days and these have been removed as they skew the figures.
There were no further reports from Parish Councillors.
County Councillor Gardener arrived later in the meeting and gave his report:
There is a Fire & Rescue related risks survey for completion online – Parish Council’s are encouraged to complete and a link will be sent to the Clerk.
Proposed congestion charge for Cambridge – 58% of Councillors were against the proposal, particularly as it included the various hospital sites in the charging zone, and there will be a review in October.
The next round of Highways Improvement bids can be submitted between 27th October and 12th January – non-complex (under £10,000) and complex (costing between £10,000 and £25,000) categories. Existing submissions of 20MPH zones will be reconsidered in this process, also buffer zones around existing speed restricted areas were proving to be successful and would be given greater consideration.
Cambridgeshire Priorities Capital Fund – deadline for applications is 24 September 2023, Clerk has forwarded details to Parish Councillors.
Following changes made by the Boundary Commission, Great & Little Gidding will remain in North West Hunts division.
Huntingdonshire District Council’s proposal to implement a £57.50 charge for emptying of green waste bins had been debated at a Council meeting for over 3 hours, there being many reasons why this would be unpopular/unworkable, a decision will be made this evening (18th July). If this proposal is approved, with effect from 1 April 2024, all food waste will have to be put into the grey bin, and go to landfill. (Currently, the District Council is unable to charge for emptying blue or grey bins).
In response to Councillor Gardener’s report:
Councillor Bolton asked when the outcome of 20MPH LHI submissions will be known – IG will find out.
Clerk asked for an update on when work to the footpaths would be carried out, as has been proposed by Sharon Middleton (Highways Officer) when she visited the village last year – IG will find out a timeframe for this work to be carried out.
School site – Councillor Gardener has reminded the Chair of the Children and Young People Committee, Briony Goodliff, of the Parish Council’s interest in retaining the site as a community facility.
Call for sites – these were available to read via the HuntsDC website, including those proposed for Great Gidding. The Planning Department are reviewing the submissions now. There will be a 10 week consultation period, possibly Spring 2024, in respect of those sites that meet the required planning guidelines and the Parish Council will be a consultee.
Suggestions were made to consider this site for having the school house listed/graded, and to register this as an Asset of Community Value
Councillor Gardener left the meeting at 21.00
056.23 FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a) Barclays Bank statements for Parish Council account had been shared with the agenda.
Parish Council (everyday) Account – balance as at 4/7/2023 £16373.86
Parish Council Deposit Account – £33.43 interest added, balance as at 22/6/2023 £16,061.85
Defibrillator account – 51p interest received.
b) PAYMENTS – the following online payments were approved:
| Who | What for | TOTAL | Invoice includes this VAT amount | Authorised | Authorised | |
| J R Trolove | Wages for May ( 43 hours ) | Xxx | NIL | JRT | ||
| Bradgate Ground Maintenance Ltd (no xxxx) NO INVOICE RECEIVED | Grass cutting of Recreation Field | JRT | ||||
| CANALBS | Internal audit | 71.25 | NIL | JRT | ||
| Information Commissioners Office | Data Protection renewal fee | 40.00 | NIL | jrt | ||
| VILLAGE HALL payments | ||||||
| Julie Trolove refund for Mick George Ltd | 19 tonne of gravel | 706.80 | n/a | |||
| Julie Trolove refund for Glassjacks Ltd | Glass crates | 198.72 | n/a |
Payments and Clerk’s hours – approval proposed by Cllr Maciag and seconded by Cllr Moody.
057.23 PLANNING applications and other planning matters:
There are no new planning applications in advance of this meeting.
Clerk did comment that there had been no planning application in respect of works to Manor Barn, Main Street and, it would appear, that the entrance to the property (in the Conservation Area of the village) had been altered.
Councillor Hodson advised that, at 65 Main Street, the window size had been reduced in accordance with the submitted plans, but the stone wall has not yet been reinstated.
Clerk will email the Conservation Officer in respect of both properties.
058.23 Call for Sites – Cambs CC have submitted an application to Hunts DC in respect of the school site proposing a housing development. (see Cllr Gardener’s comment above at 055.23). Clerk had obtained contact details of the CambsCC employee with responsibility for the school site – an email will be sent requesting a visit/access by Parish Councillors.
059.23 Co-option of Parish Councillor – Mr Lee Sanders has completed a co-option form, introductions were made. He was proposed as a Parish Councillor by Cllr Hodson, seconded by Cllr Maciag.
060.23 Current Standing Orders and Financial Regulations were distributed to Parish Councillors prior to the meeting.
Standing Orders – Cllr Moody proposed acceptance, without changes, seconded by Cllr Maciag.
Financial Regulations – Cllr Moody proposed acceptance, without changes, seconded by Cllr Hargrave
Other policy documents – the Clerk will research templates for required policies.
Information Commissioners Office template for model publication scheme – suggested amendments and additions – this had proved difficult to read and will be sent again to Councillors.
061.23 Recreation Field annual inspection report from Wicksteed Playgrounds – a 42 page inspection report had been received. The Clerk will summarise the comments and forward to Parish Councillors
062.23 Correspondence received since 20th June 2023:
a) NALC newsletters – Chief Executives Bulletin, NALC events list, Star Council awards,
b) Cambridgeshire County Council – nothing received
c) Huntingdonshire District Council –
waste minimisation meeting held on 12 July – speaker on home composting. Community Ownership Fund – webinar invitations – Cllr Hargrave will attend one of the webinars
Huntingdonshire Climate Conversation – registration required:
Friday 17th November
The event will last most of the day, we’ll confirm start and finish times in due course
The Burgess Hall, Westwood Road, St Ives, PE27 6WU
Clerk will forward details to Cllrs Moody and Hodson.
Health Inequalites – Quality of Life survey available on HuntsDC website until 4th August
Roadside grip cutting between Winwick and Hamerton on 31st July
d) CAPALC – email re. Cambridgeshire Priorities Capital Fund funding – initial deadline
24/9/2023, June Bulletin forwarded to Councillors, Health inequality support services,
e) Combined Authority Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – *** has this disbanded, or replaced by the Greater Peterborough and Greater Cambridge Partnerships
f) Neighbourhood Alert/ECOPS etc – News from the Courts emails, cannabis factory alert, scam emails, youth work, cable thefts, anti-social behaviour,
g) Greater Peterborough Partnership / Greater Cambridge Partnership – bus network alongside better walking and cycling infrastructure
h) Cambs Acre – affordable rural housing
i) Keep Britain Tidy – Love Parks Week will take place from 28 July to 6 August, 2023.
062.23 Items for next meeting:
Templates for policies, review of ICO template
Registering properties in the Parish for Listing or Asset of Community Value
063.23 The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 15th August 2023 at Great Gidding Village Hall
Present: Councillors Hodson, Hargrave, Moody, Maciag and D’Altillia, and the Clerk.
037.23 Councillor Hodson, as Chairman, welcomed those present to the meeting
038.23 Apologies were received from:
County Councillor Gardener – holiday
District Councillor Alban – at another meeting
Councillor Bolton – holiday
039.23 There were no declarations of Disclosable Interests from Members for items on the Agenda
040.23 No members of the Public or Press were present
041.23 Minutes of the meeting held on 16th May 2023 were confirmed as a true and correct record – proposed by Cllr Maciag and Cllr Moody
042.23 Matters arising from those Minutes that will not be discussed as an agenda item:
Clerk had emailed (on 14 June) the organisers of Tour of Cambridgeshire and requested they arrange collection of the traffic cones.
Clerk will resend the Hunts DC Members Interest Form A to Councillors for completion.
Clerk updated Councillors on the proposals for changes to the parking spaces on Main Street.
Clerk reminded Councillors of the invitation to the Church Service in celebration of the School – Clerk and Cllr Moody will attend.
The TING roadshow bus had visited the Village Hall on 2nd June – 1 resident from Winwick came to take a look. Leaflets are available from the Parish Office.
Cllr Hodson had received a resident’s complaint regarding several bonfires being lit by the tenant at the stables at the back of Fox & Hounds PH – resident will be advised to refer this to Milton Estates who is the landlord.
Cllr Hodson asked if the Clerk has heard anything further regarding 65 Main Street – she will follow up with the Enforcement Officer.
043.23 To receive reports from Councillors and Clerk:
Speed awareness sign – Paul Hargrave has found that the speed awareness unit is incompatible with Apple operating platform, further investigation required.
Cllr Maciag advised that there has been no further news on the funding in respect of the Neighbourhood Plan project (see payments listed below). Response to the surveys has been very good. Reports are being compiled and, it is anticipated, that a public meeting will be held to share the outcomes, possibly in September.
044.23 FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a) Barclays Bank statements for Parish Council account was shared at the meeting
Parish Council (everyday) Account – balance as at 19/6/2023 £18,786.04
Parish Council Deposit Account – balance as at 19/6/2023 £16,061.85
b) PAYMENTS – the following online payments were approved – proposed by Councillors Maciag and D’Altillia :
| Who | What for | TOTAL | Invoice includes this VAT amount | Authorised | Authorised | |
| J R Trolove | Wages for April ( 32.5 hours ) | Xxx | NIL | JRT | ||
| Catalyst Design Partnership | Neighbourhood Plan Logo | 480 | 80 | JRT | ||
| Print-Out Invoice no 78880 | Neighbourhood Plan – survey questionnaire printing | 802.80 | 133.80 | JRT | ||
| Bradgate Ground Maintenance Ltd (no 1231) | Grass cutting of Recreation Field | 216.00 | 36.00 | |||
| Catalyst Design Partnership | Website hosting | 300.55 | 50.09 | |||
| Bradgate Ground Maintenance Ltd (no 1292) | Grass cutting of Recreation Field – April | 216.00 | 36.00 |
045.23 PLANNING applications and other planning matters:
There are no new planning applications as at 13 June 2023
Huntingdonshire District Council Local Plan Call for Sites – there are 3 x Great Gidding submissions from Milton Estates – field adjacent to the Village Hall, area of land between semi detached cottages and 50 Main Street, and a large site spanning Chapel End to Back Lane. There was discussion regarding the school site, as it is understood that CambsCC have submitted an application for this site, but this application does not show up on the Hunts DC public website, so possibly is closed to public view. It was agreed that this Parish Council wishes County Councillor Gardener, on his return from holiday, to follow this up and raise a concern regarding any proposal for this site, as in discussions with CambsCC about the school future, this Parish Council had been assured that they would be kept informed of any considerations for the site.
ALSO the Clerk had attended the online meeting with Hunts DC regarding the Local Plan 2036 and passed on the request for the Parish Council to submit comments on “issues of interest to your parish” . The Clerk asked Parish Councillors to look at the website and advise her of any submissions by 1st July (the deadline is 5th July)
046.23 Correspondence received since 16th May 2023:
a) NALC newsletters – Chief Executives Bulletin, NALC events list, Star Council awards,
b) Cambridgeshire County Council – nothing
c) Huntingdonshire District Council – press release, HDC supports youth mental health in Brampton, Huntingdonshire Market Survey, Summer Activity programme, Library events for July and August
d) CAPALC –
e) Economic Development Huntingdonshire DC invest@huntingdonshire.gov.uk – weekly Business News – I have unsubscribed as the emails appear to be directed to businesses in the County.
f) Cambs Acre – Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 2pm online via Zoom – affordable rural housing event
g) Combined Authority Cambridgeshire and Peterborough –
h) Parish Online newsletter for May
i) Neighbourhood Alert/ECOPS etc – News from the Courts emails, protect your home over summer, sending secure emails, surveys
j) Greater Peterborough Partnership – update on bus consultation, and same from Greater Cambridge Partnership
047.23 Items for next meeting:
Review of Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and any other policy documents that are currently in force – these have been emailed to Parish Councillors prior to the next meeting.
048.23 The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 18th July 2023 at Great Gidding Village Hall
Meeting closed at 20.12
… after a short break for the summer, coffee mornings will restart on Wednesday 6th September.
They will now take place on the first Wednesday of each month (6th September, 4th October, 1st November and so on).
Venue – Great Gidding Village Hall
Time – from 10.30AM to 12 NOON
All ages are very welcome.
MINUTES of the Annual Parish Council Meeting
which took place on Tuesday 16th May 2023 in Great Gidding Village Hall, immediately after the Annual Parish Meeting and prior to the Parish Council meeting
Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 16th May
Present: Councillors Hodson, Hargrave, Moody, Maciag and Bolton, District Councillor Gardener and the Clerk. 4 members of the public were present.
019.23 Councillor Hodson, as Chairman, welcomed those present to the meeting
020.23 Apologies were received from:
County Councillor Gardener – at other meetings.
Councillor D’Altilia – work commitments
021.23 Declaration of Disclosable Interests from Councillor Maciag in respect of item 027.23
022.23 Members of the public were not in attendance to address the meeting.
023.23 Minutes of the meeting held on 18th April 2023 were confirmed as a correct record by Councillors Hodson and Maciag.
024.23 Matters arising from those Minutes that will not be discussed as an agenda item.
Clerk – precept payment has been received.
65 Main Street – a report had been registered with Huntingdonshire District Council’s Conservation Department regarding the concerns about the size of window and the potential damage to the wall. An Enforcement Officer has spoken with the builder and steps will be taken to alter the window size and measures taken to protect the wall. LP, member of the public, reminded that the hedge is still to be replanted too. Clerk will ask for an update from the Enforcement Officer and re-iterate the concerns regarding this development.
025.23 To receive reports from Councillors and Clerk:
District Councillor Alban advised that meetings would be taking place in respect of the Huntingdonshire District Council Local Plan to 2036. Clerk had shared the meeting details with Parish Councillors. PH, member of the public and representing the Neighbourhood Plan group enquired if he could attend as it appeared these meetings were solely for Councillors – Clerk will make enquiries.
The Newlands Development at Junction 17 of the A1M has been withdrawn but is likely to be re- presented at some stage.
There is a possibility of a separate charge for the green waste bin (in the region of £50), the District Council hopes this will encourage residents to waste less or compost more – reservations were expressed.
Alternative Land Management information has been shared by the District Council both to Parish Councils, and to residents via social media.
The next Joint Parish Council meeting (date to be determined) – it is hoped to have a representative from the Police in attendance.
District Councillor Alban left the meeting to attend other Parish Council meetings.
Clerk – a request has been received from an allotment holder to plant wild flowers on her allotment – Cllr Hodson suggested that she be asked to plant in the boundary of the orchard, rather than the allotment
Replacement safety mirror – Village Hall or Parish Council to pay?
026.23 FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a) to note Barclays Bank statements for Parish Council account.
b) PAYMENTS – all payments approved but, at the time of the meeting,*** details of the Clerk’s wages had not been received. Also the printers for the Neighbourhood Plan survey had generously agreed to delay their invoice and it is hoped that the grant will be determined in the near future.***
| Who | What for | TOTAL | Invoice includes this VAT amount | Authorised | Authorised | |
| J R Trolove *** see note | Wages for March ( 36 hours ) | Xxx | NIL | JRT | ||
| Firetext (April) | Messaging Service | 14.40 | 2.40 | JRT | ||
| BHIB Insurance | Parish Council insurance renewal | £560.00 | NIL | JRT | ||
| Viking | cleaning equipment for Help Out Day (S137) | 36.79 | 6.13 | JRT | ||
| Inkwell Printers | For Information Booklet (S137) | 93.00 | ||||
| Printers of Neighbourhood Plan *** see note | Printing of Neighbourhood Plan | See 030.23 | ||||
| LGS Services | Payroll services | 79.20 | 13.20 | |||
| A Hargrave | (S137) food for Coronation Concert and cava for toast | 139.33 | NIL | |||
| The following were PAID outside of the meeting | ||||||
| A Underwood | (S 137) Food for Coronation Concert event | 226.94 | NIL | |||
| A V Expert | (S137) Balance for hire of TV & sound equip | 365.40 | ||||
027.23 PLANNING applications and other planning matters:
Proposal: Change of use from agricultural to residential. The proposed development includes the retention, conversion and extension of the existing Grain Drier buildings for a single residential unit.
Site Address: Land Between 65 And 67 Main Street Great Gidding
Closing date for response 21st May 2023
Reference: 23/00599/FUL
Cllr Maciag, as architect for the project, explained the changes that had been made mainly in respect of the extension to the existing buildings. He confirmed that hedgerow and tree planting is part of the proposed application.
APPROVED and comments made regarding the original application will be repeated.
028.23 20MPH scheme for Little Gidding – Cllr Bolton had submitted the application on behalf of the Parish Council, further information from CambsCC is awaited.
029.23 Great Gidding CofE (VC) Controlled School
Formal closure procedure ended 25th April 2023, when a CambsCC meeting was held and the decision taken to close the school by a vote of 9 to 6. Clerk has requested a formal statement or letter from CambsCC.
Cllr Moody advised that we should continue to stress to the County Council that the Parish Council wishes to be involved in the future of the school site. Cllr Hodson advised that, in addition to retention of the playground as a village asset, the school (brick) building has potential as a community facility too, and interest in this building has been verbally advised to Milton Estates, via their Agent.
030.23 GWH Neighbourhood Plan update –
Questionnaires have been distributed to households and businesses in the 5 villages in late April. Responses are being received by the Neighbourhood Plan group, submitted both online and paper copies.
Grant application for funding of the project – awaited.
First draft of the report to be compiled.
031.23 Recreation Ground – to be discussed in Village Hall & Recreation Ground meeting.
032.23 Councillor Training sessions with CAPALC
Online via ZOOM Saturday 3rd June – 9AM to 3.30PM
Over 3 Wednesday evenings – 7/14/21 June – 7 – 9PM
Saturday 16th September – 9AM to 3.30PM
In Person The Christie Hall, Elton Road, Wansford, PE8 6JS on
Saturday 17th June – 9AM til 3.30PM
The Glebe, 4 High Street, Sutton, Ely CB6 2RB
Saturday 15th July – 9AM til 3.30PM
Millennium Sports Facility, The Trundle, Somersham, PE28 3JS
Saturday 30th September – 9AM til 3.30PM
| Councillor Bolton advised he will attend the September online training session. |
033.23 Review of Coronation Weekend events
There have been many positive comments and emails, plus one of “constructive comment”, received in respect of the Information Booklet and for the events held – Cllr Hargrave had compiled an analysis of the weekend’s events.
Cllr Hodson expressed thanks to all those people involved.
034.23 Correspondence received since 18th April 2023:
a) NALC newsletters – dated 19/4, 21/4, 28/4 + 5/5 Chief Executives Bulletin, 25/4 + 2/5 + 9/5 NALC events, 26/4 + 3/5 + 10/5 newsletter
b) Cambridgeshire County Council –Cambridgeshire Matters, 26/4 Event for Cambs Social Enterprises working in wellbeing to be held on 25th May, 27/4 Highways Surface treatments between 1 June 2023 AND 30 November 2024 – Includes B660 through Great Gidding and Glatton, and other local parishes (signage will forewarn of dates of closure), 27/4 Cambridgeshire Matters magazine, 13/5 CANFFUND is a Cambridgeshire local government led project funded by Innovate UK, a UK government funding body. The CANFFUND Team is collaboration of local government and businesses seeking to understand and unlock new funding approaches to deliver net zero across Cambridgeshire – ONLINE Meeting on 8 June 3 – 5 PM,
c) Huntingdonshire District Council – 18/4 + 10/5 Energy Relief support grant, 26/4 This is a summary of the Issues Engagement Paper which highlights known issues in the district and asks for your opinions on topics including responding to the climate crisis, enhancing the natural environment, supporting places, meeting housing needs for all, promoting a prosperous economy, developing high quality sustainable communities with supporting infrastructure, and distributing new growth. The consultation will finish on 5 July 2023 at 23:59 (and various other items connected with this Paper – all received on 26 April), 26/4 Press release – HDC SUPPORTS HUNTINGDONSHIRE COMMUNITY GROUP TO INTRODUCE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 27/4 and 15/5 Alternative Land Use https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/environmental-issues/biodiversity-for-all/alternative-land-management/, 28/4 Powerpoint slided on Town and Parish involvement – includes Planning, planning enforcement and other planning issues , 28/4 You are invited to attend a presentation to explain more about the Local Plan Update and the Issues Engagement – this will also provide an opportunity for you to ask questions to help inform your Council’s response.
There will be two identical presentations, which will be held in person in the Civic Suite at Pathfinder House, Huntingdon. There will also be an option to join via Zoom if you would prefer.
The sessions will be on:
d) CAPALC – 26/4 April Newsletter, 28/4 Coronation VAT guidance
e) Development Huntingdonshire DC invest@huntingdonshire.gov.uk – weekly Business News – 20/4, 27/4 + 4/5 + 11/5
f) Cambs Acre –
g) Combined Authority Cambridgeshire and Peterborough –
h) 3/5 Parish Online newsletter
i) Neighbourhood Alert/ECOPS etc – 18/4, 24/4 + 2/5 News from the Courts email, 20/4 tidy gardens prevent burglary, 3/5 newsletter, 4/5 Protect your keyless car, 11/5 Keep your tools safe and 12/5 Accelerated Detective pathway, 15/5 and others about catalytic convertors
j) North Northamptonshire Planning – 24/4 Land at Kingswood, Corby
k) 25/4 Volunteers needed at Hinchingbrooke Hospital – link
l) 4/5 County Councillor Ian Gardener – TING bus Roadshow visits Great Gidding on 2 June at 2.15PM
035.22 Items for next meeting:
Internal Auditors report
036.22 The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 20th June 2023
in the Village Hall, Main Street, Great Gidding.
Meeting closed at 20.12
Great Gidding School will close the playground gates for the final time next Wednesday 19th July.
The children and staff have put together an amazing collection of documents, photographs and items amassed over the years of the School’s history. They invite former pupils, parents, staff and village residents to call in, take a look around, share any memories and bring along photographs of schooldays. So far around 70 people have been to visit and have been delighted to find names or photos of people they know.
The Museum will be open TODAY, between 3.30 and 5.00PM:
PLEASE email the school on office@greatgidding.cambs.sch.uk to advise them – they would be delighted to see visitors, but need to ensure that someone is available to accompany you (if you need to phone on 293466, please be aware that school staff may not be available to answer your call).
Posted by Julie Trolove, Parish Clerk and village history enthusiast.
St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding invites you
to a service of Thanksgiving for Great Gidding Church of England Primary School, and its place in the village since 1846
on Sunday 16th July at 11.00 am in St Michael’s Church with Rt Rev Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely
to be followed by a light buffet in church – RSVP by 8th July if you can join the lunch to Rev Fiona Brampton revfiona@norleigh.org.uk; 29 Church Road, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon PE28 4AL