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Dear residents,
Due to the new government regulations for Covid-19, the Tennis courts will remain locked until further notice. The Parish Council regrets this, but must comply with the regulations.
If you need any other info, or would like to discuss this, please contact the Clerk.
The Hardwick Community Centre Working Group is delighted at the news that it has been awarded an Energy Efficiency Support Package in the latest set of awards under the Zero Carbon Communities scheme.
The Zero Carbon Communities grants were announced in early December by South Cambridgeshire District Council as part of its drive for the district to become net zero carbon by 2050. In particular it provides funding for projects to support communities to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels
The Hardwick Community Centre Working Group is working on plans for a new community centre in Hardwick with a target completion date for 2022. The grant will help with the installation of energy efficient systems in the new building.
Nicky Kerr, a leading member of the Group, put together an application in August and September. She says “I am excited to say that we were successful in our grant application and we can hopefully soon get the ball rolling on this.”
Following discussion of the Cambourne to Cambridge Better Public Transport Project’s Outline Business Case (OBC) at the last Local Liaison Forum and Joint Assembly meetings in May and June 2020, the report for the GCP Executive Board on 25 June was withdrawn when the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough indicated concerns, and advised that the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority would bring forward an alternative alignment.
At the Combined Authority’s Transport & Infrastructure Committee on 4 November, the Committee did not support alternative proposals being put forward to the GCP Executive Board.
In light of this, the GCP Executive Board will now discuss the Outline Business Case for the scheme at their next meeting on 10 December. The Board is recommended to note the preferred route and Scotland Farm travel hub location and agree to undertake an Independent Audit Review of the scheme to report to the Board in July 2021.
The proposed scheme remains unchanged as was presented and discussed at Local Liaison Form (LLF) and GCP Joint Assembly meetings back in June 2020. However, given that significant time that has passed, a further LLF meeting is to be held between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesday 8th December
The meeting will take place using the Zoom Webinar platform, and will be streamed live on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0U8FGSQKwnjD-WA4ZWpHw)
During the meeting GCP officers will give an update and take questions in advance of the Board meeting on 10th.
Registering for the meeting
As a public meeting, those wishing to attend via Zoom should register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rySg-VG6SuGa-or_5GKofg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Please register for the webinar as soon as possible, at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting, to allow for any processing delay or technical issues..
During the meeting GCP officers will give an update and take questions in advance of the Board meeting on 10th.
A copy of the agenda is available on the GCP website: C2C LLF page
Questions should be submitted in advance, by 5pm on Monday 7th December, and can be sent to c2c@greatercambridge.org.uk
from GCP:
We last issued an update on the Cambourne to Cambridge scheme in June 2020, when the report and Outline Business Case (OBC) for the GCP Executive Board was withdrawn after the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough expressed concerns, and indicated that the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) would bring forward an alternative alignment.
Alternative northern routes were recently discussed at the Combined Authority’s Transport & Infrastructure Committee on 4 November, where it was confirmed that northern routes were more expensive, and performed less favourably, than the current GCP proposal.
The Committee did not support the northern alignment and the CPCA has not put forward any alternative proposal to the Executive Board.
In light of this, the GCP Executive Board will now discuss the OBC for the scheme at their next meeting on 10th December.
The Board is recommended to note the preferred route and Scotland Farm travel hub location, and to agree to undertake an Independent Audit Review of the scheme to report to the Board in July 2021.
A public consultation on the detailed design and environmental impacts and mitigations for the scheme – as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment – would be launched in the second half of the year subject to the findings of the audit review.
update from South Cambs District Council:
We remain under the rules of the national lockdown. From one minute after midnight on Wednesday 2 December, we will enter Tier 2, along with the rest of the East of England. We don’t anticipate that the way your community support is being delivered will need to change under the Tier 2 measures but, as ever, please contact your patch lead if you have any queries or concerns.
Information that you may find useful about the new measures:
One area that may have been causing some confusion is how the previous ‘rule of 6’ would work under the new Tier system and with the Christmas bubbles. The guidance set out above makes it clear that, in Tier 2:
This scheme is one where Local volunteers can help to keep their community moving in freezing weather by taking part in the Community Gritting Scheme.
Volunteers can sign up to grit local footpaths chosen by their parish council using equipment provided by the county.
If you would like to know more or wish to volunteer, please read the Community Gritting Training Pack on the Cambridgeshire Country council website
If you would like to volunteer to help with gritting in Hardwick, please contact the Parish clerk (clerk@hardwick-cambs.org.uk)