The Parish Council welcomes your responses to this idea. Please use the QR code in the image or you can click this link below to fill out the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FK6KXZK

Please note in your diaries, the fundraising events planned for 2024. Further details nearer the times.

A county-wide programme of arts and entertainment is calling on the public to help select the acts they would like to see perform in Cambridgeshire this Spring. Since its launch in 2018, The Library Presents has grown in both popularity and appeal, attracting audiences of more than 30,000 and consistently delivering a diverse arts programme of high quality. You can make your voice heard and help to choose the events that will be part of this year’s exciting and varied programme by responding to a survey at your local library, or online, between 11 January and 9 February. Thanks to partnership support and £570,826 of public funding provided by Arts Council…

Over Community Festivals end of year round up This year…. It’s been a busy year for our group of volunteers. We were thrilled to bring you the ‘Over Lights switch on’ which saw an huge amount of the village turn out to enjoy the event. We would like to again thank our sponsors and everyone who helped make the event as successful as it was: AB Construction Cambs and PJB Build Ltd for sponsoring the tree.Regent Construction Cambridge Ltd for the fencing around the tree.Ralph Design Limited for all design work.Ponders Travel for sponsoring the hamper raffle.Happy Hens Childcare for sponsoring the sweet giveaway.Chris Day, Graham Fenn, Colin Ambrose and…

Police and Crime Commissioner, Darryl Preston, has launched a short, online survey to ask you for your views on police funding for the coming year. Around half (54%) of Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s funding comes from government with the remainder (46%) from the policing part of your council tax. The Commissioner is keen to understand your views and has said that if the government announces a final police settlement that is better than anticipated, he’ll review what that means locally to help minimise any additional financial burden on residents. The survey is available online and will be open until 17:00 on 2nd January 2024. Your responses will help inform his final decision…

OWLS Community Car Scheme would like to wish all their customers a very Merry Christmas. OWLS is a volunteer run service that provides door to door journeys for those people who need to attend medical appointments and some social activities but are unable to access other forms of transport. Ring 07505 254363 to book a journey or to find out more about volunteering as a driver or a coordinator. Photo by Sarah Kilian on Unsplash

Some say it’s never too soon for Christmas, and at November’s Over Memory Cafe, Swavesey Community Choir provided a morning of much loved carols, a few new songs and a beautiful piece that enthralled us all. We are so grateful for the choir joining us, for Jane Dobinson who led some gentle exercise and Mr. Marigold reading poetry. Our guests left suitably refreshed and invigorated, both mind and body. Again a team of volunteers ensured our guests were suitably refreshed, we massively appreciate their time and enthusiasm. Most of all we are so pleased that our guests find the morning enjoyable and fun . See you all at our Christmas…

As winter nears, drive cautiously near schools during school run and coming home from after-school clubs as younger kids may not be road-savvy. Drive slowly, watch for pupils, and ensure your children use lights, take out at least one earphone, wear helmets, high-vis and bright colours. Mind the [budget] gap Cambridgeshire County Council’s estimated budget gap for 2024/25 has increased from a predicted £16M to more than £23M—largely due to increases in demand for services and inflationary pressure. Without action being taken this gap will grow and is predicted to be more than £20M in the following year, and a further £19M and more the year after that. Cambridgeshire is not alone.…