Proposed Base Station Installation and Mast on Main Street Great Gidding

By on July 31, 2019   /   Home page latest news, News stories and reports   /   6 Comments
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Proposed Base Station Installation and Mast on Main Street Great Gidding

Please be aware that the Parish Council received notification on 18 July 2019 of a proposal for the potential siting of a Mobile Communications Mast and Base Station situated in the grass verge on Highways land close to the Old Chapel and close to the School.  

Nokia pre-application drawing

This is part of a pre-planning process where the Harlequin Group are acting as agents for Cornerstone and Telefonica and have offered the Parish Council the opportunity to comment on the proposal. The Parish Council have responded on 31 July and a copy of our response is available to view by downloading the file ‘Harlequin-31-Jul-19‘. We acknowledge that there is an ever increasing requirement for better communications, but our considered response aims to get Harlequin and the Communications companies to engage with us so that we can collectively achieve a better environmental solution for the siting of this mast and equipment. 

Base station and mast, Main Street, Great Gidding
Mock up of proposed base station and mast looking south on Main Street, Great Gidding
Base station and mast, Main Street, Great Gidding
Mock up of proposed base station and mast looking north on Main Street, Great Gidding

Obviously all of our residents are free to lodge an objection or opinion if they so wish and this can be achieved by replying directly to Carolyn Wilson at the Harlequin Group email: c.wilson@harlequin-group.com  or make your opinions known through our Parish Council email account GGparishcouncil@outlook.com.   We anticipate this pre-planning process may take some time,  possibly even several months or longer, but we will ensure that all Great Gidding residents are kept fully informed as this issue evolves.  

Nick Hill, Chairman, Great and Little Gidding Parish Council

Associated files to download

Harlequin-31-Jul-19Download
87555-Consultation-letter-Clerk-Great-and-Little-Giddings-Parish-Council815Download
87555-Pre-App-Drawings2305843009214751682Download
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Gidding Gobblers Café will be open this Sunday August 4th from 10am until 2pm in Great Gidding Village Hall.

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Gidding Gobblers Café will be open this Sunday August 4th from 10am until 2pm in Great Gidding Village Hall.

Come and meet up with friends, neighbours and visitors and have a chat over coffee, cake and the Sunday papers! We hope you’ll be able to join us. 

Don’t forget to follow (and ‘like’) the Gidding Gobblers Facebook page

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Gidding Gobblers Café is open this Sunday July 7th

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Gidding Gobblers Café is open this Sunday July 7th

Gidding Gobblers Café will be open this Sunday July 7th from 10am until 2pm in Great Gidding Village Hall.

Come and meet up with friends, neighbours and visitors and have a chat over coffee, cake and the Sunday papers! We hope you’ll be able to join us. 

Don’t forget to follow (and ‘like’) the Gidding Gobblers Facebook page

Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
  • Gidding Gobblers Cafe, Great Gidding
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Key points from the District Councillor

By on May 28, 2019   /   Home page latest news, Parish Council News & Notices   /   Leave a comment
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Key points from the District Councillor

Key points for the 2018/19 Council Year from Tim Alban, District Councillor for Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward

New Council Year – New Council Ward
In May 2018 I was elected as one of two District Councillors to represent the new Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley ward and I have been busier during the past twelve months than at any time in the preceding 3 years. The ward is about 11 miles from Wansford in the north to Little Gidding in the south and even with my fellow ward councillor, Marge Beuttell and I splitting the ward in half, I am still the first point of contact for residents in 6 villages and 3 hamlets.

Getting to all the Parish Councils continues to be a challenge, especially as a number of them meet on the same evening but I have visited them all and enjoy working with the various Parish Councillors and Parish Clerks.

Marge and I also work well with our County Councillor Simon Bywater, especially when our areas of responsibility overlap.

I am fortunate to be the Chairman of the Council’s Customers & Partnerships – Overview & Scrutiny Panel, which covers some of the areas I am most interested in such as leisure and the environment.

Planning
The most time-consuming issue this year has been planning – something I had very little to do with in my first 3 years as a District Councillor. Although there hasn’t been much for me to be involved with in the Giddings with regards to planning, applications in Stilton and Holme have involved significant amount of work.

Other Issues
Over the last year I’ve worked to tackle fly-posting, dog fouling, dangerous and illegal parking, faulty and damaged signs, fly-tipping, pot holes, litter as well as issues for individual residents. Sometimes I’ve worked on my own, other times I have worked with Marge, Simon and some of our excellent Parish Councillors.  The most unusual issue I have dealt with this year (if not ever) was the wayward portaloo and damaged signs at the junction of Milking Slade and Chapel end.

District Wide
This year the District Council part of the Council Tax went up by 2.66%, a new parking regime has been introduced so that charges better reflect the time used and changes were made to way the Council handles enquiries from residents who prefer to access more information online.

If you need to contact me please call me on 07193 101145 or email tim.alban@huntingdonshire.gov.uk you can also find me on Facebook and Twitter.

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THIS FRIDAY!!! Great Gidding’s great big ‘MORE THAN JUST A PLANT SALE’ evening.

By on May 8, 2019   /   Community, Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, Uncategorized, Village Hall   /   Leave a comment
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THIS FRIDAY!!! Great Gidding's great big ‘MORE THAN JUST A PLANT SALE’ evening.

At 5.30p.m. on Friday May 10th we’ll be flinging open the doors of the Village Hall to welcome gardeners and plant hunters from near and far..

  • You can put your horticultural questions to Radio Cambridgeshire’s Tony Arnold in a Gardeners’ Question Time session.
  • Browse stalls including interesting garden bric a brac and beautiful and unusual garden ornaments and custom-designed barbecue covers made by local craftsman, Ped Baker.
  • There’s a special bird quiz for children, with prizes to be won.
  • And a children’s craft table with lots of interesting things to do.
  • Enjoy demonstrations and learn the secrets of successful pot and basket-planting.
  • Enter the raffle with lovely garden-themed prizes.
  • AND, of course……PLANTS GALORE! Whether you’re after annuals, perennials, small shrubs, herbs or vegetables, there will be lots of choice and something here for everyone.
  • PLUS PLUS PLUS……Barbecue and Bar.

What a great way to spend a Friday evening!

We hope to see you there.

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“Pop up” Jubilee Wood Knowledge Share

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"Pop up" Jubilee Wood Knowledge Share

Next event – Pond life in, on and above & habitat construction

Sunday 12th May 2.30pm.

The May event focuses on the pond environment (although if it doent rain hard soon we may just be looking at a deep muddy puddle) Always facinating to see an active pond and we will try to have some jars showing the micro life that inhabits the lower reaches. All welcome, dogs on leads please or we wont be able to see into the pond.

Bring a flask or bottle of cold drink, you never know it may be warm

Look out for some monthly themed topics that will take place in the Jubilee wood this spring and summer.

On the second Sunday of each month starting at 2.30pm there will be a chance to learn about a particular topic using the Jubilee wood as the source of inspiration. The knowledge will come from amongst those who come along.

So far the list of themes is as follows

March 10th – Close up photography How to use your camera phone to get pin sharp close ups or using a big digital SLR to get right in with macro shots using elements of the Jubilee wood for inspiration and subject matter.

April 14th – Tree identification in the Jubilee Wood

May 12th – Pond life, in on and above, plus Habitat Construction

June 9th – Grass and plant identification

July 14th – Nature & Well Being

August 11th – Crafts – Leaf and bark rubbing, drawing and natural sculptures

It is hoped that those who have an in-depth knowledge of the subjects will be happy to attend and share with the attendee’s. All ages welcome.

If you have reference books they’d be useful or apps for the well connected.

We will have a “pop-up” meeting point within the wood

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What’s happening at Laurel Farm?

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What's happening at Laurel Farm?

Over the past 18 months you might have noticed building work happening at 74 Main St., Great Gidding – previously Laurel Farm. Jan and Margaret have been busy designing and building their own home and office and a further property that will eventually be rented out by Fitzwilliam Estate.

Here’s a few aerial photographs taken by Catalyst Video Services for Jan Maciag at Folium Architects.

Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
  • Residential development at 74 Main St, Great Gidding
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MORE THAN JUST A PLANT SALE!

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FRIDAY, 10 MAY, Great Gidding Village Hall

Things are hotting up as the date of Great Gidding’s Plant Sale draws near. 

Planter girls

We hope everyone will find time to visit and take advantage of some bargains just in time for summer.  Not only will there be plenty of plants for sale, you can also browse a number of stalls, including unique handmade metal garden ornaments from local maker, Ped Baker, and a horticultural bric a brac stall.  You can bring along your garden questions to put to Radio Cambridgeshire’s expert gardener, Tony Arnold or get some handy hints on how to plant your pots and hanging baskets. There’ll also be a garden-themed raffle and, for the children, a bird quiz with a very special prize!

And there’s more! 

With a Barbecue and a Bar to help you as you browse, the evening of May 10th promises to be a really convivial and fun event.

Entry is free.  Doors open at 5.30p.m. 

  • Do you have any unwanted garden-related items?
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Do you have any unwanted garden-related items?

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Do you have any unwanted garden-related items?

Don’t throw them away!  We would love to ‘repurpose’ them for our garden bric à brac stall at the Plant Sale.

We’re looking for unusual items to use as planters (baskets, chimney pots, old boots, chamber pots, etc), as well as any decorative planters you no longer need or like, or anything else with a horticultural theme (garden ornaments, bird feeders, bird boxes, garden lights, gardening books) …anything at all that might make an interesting addition to someone else’s garden.  

All sales on the evening will help to swell the funds for Jubilee Woods projects.

Let your imagination run riot!  

You can either deliver to The Village Shop or call 01832 293240 and we’ll be happy to collect.

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