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Saturday Lunch Club – 25th January
Following our Memory Café, please do book your place for lunch at our Saturday Lunch Club on Saturday, January 25. Bookings can be made online, by phone or in person at the Day Centre – please see our website for more information: www.overdaycentre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-lunch-club/
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Memory Cafe – Over Day Centre – 25 January
Our next Memory Café is a Burns Supper Morning, in the Day Centre to start at 10:00am, Saturday, January 25. All welcome, please do come along, kilts are optional. For more information please visit our FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/OverMemoryCafe/
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Report from Cambridgeshire County Councillor Firouz Thompson – January 2025
Dear Residents, As January eases towards February, we’re starting to enjoy longer daylight hours. However, if you’re engaging in active travel, such as walking or cycling or wheeling, please remain visible during darker mornings and evenings for everyone’s safety. Here is my monthly update, which is an edited version of the full report that I provide to the parish councils in my ward. CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLENew ‘Inclusion for All’ SEND Strategy to focus on early supportThe Children and Young People Committee meeting on Tuesday 26 November shared a new strategy to adopt an ‘Inclusion for All’ approach for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Members discussed how…
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Report from South Cambridgeshire District Councillor Bill Handley – January 2025
Dog and general waste bins – Windmill Close I am pleased to report that the dog waste and general waste bins near to the children’s play area on Windmill Close are being adopted by the council’s Shared Waste Service. This should put an end to the unsightly and overflowing bins that have been a feature there for too long. The Shared Waste Service will deliver a more reliable service for everyone and one that is accountable. Local Government Organisation – Devolution White Paper The government published a devolution white paper on 16 December. This contained a number of significant proposals that will affect local government. One of the most…
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Over Gardening Club – Lots coming up in 2025!
OVER GARDENING CLUB On Wed 15th January at 7.30pm in the Main Hall of OCC, we have our next gardening club evening. We have a talk by Liz Porteous with the intriguing title… ‘Deadly, dangerous & downright annoying! Are garden plants friend or foe…?’ That’s a very good question… This month we start back with our ongoing monthly ‘Flower of the Month’ competition. Please bring in 1 stem of a flower or flower head. It should be an interesting month… unless the cold weather has taken its toll. Last week I noticed I had Pelargoniums, Osteospermums, autumn Cyclamen and Snowdrops all flowering outside in my garden. I am as confused…
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Over Players Spring Show – Calendar Girls
The Over Players are pleased to announce that their Spring Show for 2025 is Calendar Girls. Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing and set about creating a nude calendar to raise money for charity. The story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon: a million copycat calendars, a record-breaking movie, stage play and now a musical written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth. Performance Dates: Wednesday 28th May – Saturday 31st May 2025. Over Community Centre Read-throughs of the show will take place on Wednesday 15th and 22nd January at 8 p.m. in…
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Over Youth Cafe
Over Youth Cafe is excited to welcome back our members on 7th January after our Xmas break! 6:45 – 8:00 – Year 6s7:30 – 9:00 – All other years Date:7th January 2025 Start time:6:45
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Over Community Centre – Car Park Upgrade
The car park is to be upgraded and the work starts w/c 6th January 2025 and will last for 7 working days. Renovation work with see the car park being fully tarmacked and parking bays marked. The Centre remains open during this time but for safety reasons the car park will remain closed for users.
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Merry Christmas from Over Village News
We would like to wish our subscribers, readers, advertisers and supporters a wonderful Christmas-time and very Happy New Year! Thank you for your support during 2024. If you have ideas for how we can continue to serve our village and build on the Over Village News, we would welcome your feedback. Please also keep sending your updates and news to submit@overvillage.co.uk. If you would be interested in volunteering with us, please reach out to our team: submit@overvillage.co.uk.
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Report for December from Firouz Thompson, Cambridgeshire County Councillor
Dear Residents, I hope that you’re all well and enjoying the festive season. I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please find below my latest report which is an edited version of my ward report to parish councils. LOCAL GOVERNMENT Funding On 28 November, the Government released its Local Government Finance Policy Statement for 2025-2026. This outlines funding principles for local authorities for the financial year starting in April. Council tax caps remain at 3% for core tax and 2% for adult social care. The police precept cap is £14, and £5 for fire and rescue authorities. There are no caps for…
