Artime is a friendly self help group that meets twice monthly in The Methodist Hall, The Lanes, Over, CB24 5NQ. Encompassing all mediums and welcoming all abilities, why not drop in to our next meeting,15th May, 7.30-9.30pm to see what goes on? To view more paintings by local artists, visit  artime-over.webador.co.uk

South Cambs District Councillor (SCDC) Bill Handley A summary of activity over the 12-month period to April 2024 Apart from being one of your district councillors, Bill is also the Lead Cabinet Member for Communities (a portfolio which includes health and wellbeing, arts and culture and new towns – notably Northstowe). Here is my report to Over’s Annual Parish Meeting. It’s quite long because there has been a lot going on in the last twelve months, dealing with a wide range of issues. There has been a great deal of progress in which I am proud to have played a small part.   SCDC Services I thought it would be…

It’s Friday night and the results of the election for Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner are in. Darryl Preston, the former frontline officer and previous incumbent, will serve another four year term. So what? So everything. This is the single most important job in our beloved county’s crazy paving landscape of disjointed local authority. I don’t know if there’s an actual Bat Signal sitting on the Police Commissioner’s desk but, if there is, it really does matter that the office holder is not an unqualified joker. Time and again Commissioner Preston has delivered for South Cambs in general and for Over & Willingham in particular, so I’ll be popping a…

This September, on two dates only, we are bringing canoeing to Fen Drayton Lakes. You will be led on an exploratory journey around islands and reed to experience the reserve from an angle never previously seen by visitors. We are working in partnership with a well-respected watersports company to deliver this exciting event, so no previous experience of canoeing is required. You will be in expert hands and guided by a reserve warden with many years knowledge of the site and its wildlife. As you paddle gently through the waterways, you’ll find yourself immersed in a world teeming with life. Majestic bitterns stand sentinel in the reeds, their long legs…

LONGSTANTON, NORTHSTOWE, OVER, OAKINGTON & WESTWICK Council composition Liberal Democrats 23 Conservatives 22 Labour 9 Independents 4 Non-aligned 3 County Council The Council has completed its third year as a Joint Administration, which has seen a successful partnering of Liberal Democrats, Independent and Labour Groups. The County Council is the statutory Local Authority for Highways, Social Care, Education, Waste and Recycling, Libraries and Leisure, Registration services (births, deaths, marriages), and Public Health. It also convenes citizenship ceremonies. The County Council is a partner organization on the Cambs and Peterborough Mayoral Combined Authority, which was created in 2017. It assumed the Transport Authority remit that previously sat with the County Council.…