The previous Parish Council website went offline unexpectedly when our former website provider ceased trading. Unfortunately, this meant we were unable to retrieve the information held on the old site.We now have a new website in place, which is currently being rebuilt. Some information may be missing while this work is ongoing, and we thank residents for their patience.The new website can be found at: www.over-pc.gov.uk 

Happy New Year everyone. SCDC pledges £900,000 to local organisations through 3-year Service Support Grant funding SCDC has just committed Service Support Grant funding of £300,000 a year to local groups to underpin the delivery of services to support people with their mental health, independent living, advice services, and to help residents through the cost-of-living crisis. I’m delighted to report that Over Day Centre, for the first time, is one of the recipients of this funding.  SCDC’s Service Support Grant funding has almost doubled compared to the previous budget, made possible by prudent management of the council’s finances and a recognition of the acute need for these services. Grant recipients…

Over Gardening Club’s January meeting will be held in the main hall at Over Community Centre at 7.30pm.  This month we have a talk by Barry Gayton entitled “Bulbs, Corms & Tubers”. We are a friendly group of gardeners and plant lovers who have regular meetings with a speaker and raffle and occasional plant sales.  Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month; from September to May we meet at Over Community Centre where we usually have a guest speaker talking on various aspects of gardening, in June we often arrange a visit to a local garden and in July we hold a social evening.  Membership runs annually…

Do come and visit our lovely new library. Follow the signs at the front of Swavesey Village College by the mini roundabout. Opening times are:Tuesday afternoons 3.30pm – 5.30pm, Wednesday evenings 5pm – 7pm and Saturday mornings 10 – 12 noon. New for 2026 •Theme months – January is GAMES month•Lego morning – Saturday 21st February•Easter event – Saturday 4th April Hundreds of childrens’ (picture books – young adults) books to borrow.Order and return books from any Cambridgeshire Library. Not a member? It’s easy to join online or at the library. Swavesey Library is run by volunteers. Could you spare a couple of hours a month to join the team?…

We have some exciting news – all households, businesses and organisations in Over will be receiving a printed annual copy of our newsletter within the next couple of months. The annual will be yours to keep to refer to throughout the year and will include a directory of important numbers (GP surgery, schools etc) and lots of information about the clubs and societies that run locally. If we haven’t been in touch with you and you run a club or society, or are involved with a local organisation, please email us at info@overvillage.co.uk to make sure you are included! Wishing all of our readers and contributors a very happy and…

NEW YEAR – Surgery Opening Hours Please note that we will be CLOSED at the weekends in addition to the bank holiday on Thursday 1st January. Normal opening hours on all other days during the holiday period. Please plan ahead and make sure you have enough medication. The last date for ordering repeat medication before New Year will be Wednesday 24th December. The last date for collection before the New Year is Wednesday 31st December by 4pm at Longstanton Surgery and 6pm at Willingham. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INJECTIONS Our GPs are currently unable to prescribe weight management injections directly to our patients. Only a very small number of people will meet…