Parish Council Elections – 5 May 2022

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Parish Council elections are due to be held on Thursday 5 May 2022.  There are 11 seats available.

The Notice of Election can be found here and on Parish Council noticeboards.

Nominations packs are available from the Clerk – please contact me by 31 March on 01223 870269 or clerk@haslingfieldparish.co.uk if you would like a pack delivered.  You can also download the nomination pack.    Nominations must be hand delivered to South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne CB23 6EA by 4 pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022.

Please contact me if you require your electoral roll number or have any other queries.

Lise Jackson – Haslingfield Parish Clerk

Great British Spring Clean – This Saturday, 26 March

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Reminder for Saturday 26 March

The weather is looking good – a perfect day to help with Haslingfield Spring Clean

  • Bin-bags, gloves and litter pickers are being provided
  • It would be great to see you on Saturday, possibly with your children and grand children
  • Just come along to the Recreation side of the Village Hall between 11.00 am to 3.00 pm
  • The plan is to litter pick in the Recreation Ground, the Skatepark, Wellhouse Meadow and our footpaths, other ideas always welcome

We look forward to seeing you, even if it’s just for half an hour. If you can’t make it on Saturday and decide to litter pick at another time, then please just leave your bin bags at the car park side of the Village Hall and SCDC will collect them on Monday 28th March.

Food vans in the village this week

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Morning food & sun lovers. In case you don’t know it, the time has come to dust off the BBQ covers and get yourselves ready the season!  To put you into the mood for outdoor dining, at the Haslingfield Village Hall this week (Thu-Sat 5-8pm):  Thursday (24/3): Apple & Jalapeno return with their grill sensations including a crispy chicken burger special.  Friday (25/3): labiga_mobile and their array of freshly prepared pizza.  Saturday (26/3): The Dirt Box and their out-of-this world sensations off the flattop grill.

Great British Spring Clean – 26 March 2022

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Haslingfield Parish Council have decided to take part in the Great British Spring Clean 2022 on Saturday, 26 March.

  • Bin-bags are being provided and possibly gloves & litter-pickers, a few hi-vis waistcoats may be available
  • It would be great to see you on Saturday, possibly with your children and grand children
  • Just come along to the Recreation side of the Village Hall between 11.00 am to 3.00 pm

We look forward to seeing you, even if it’s just for half an hour.

Living safely with Covid

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With restrictions coming to an end in England, residents in Cambridgeshire are being encouraged to make the most of the spring and summer while continuing good hygiene practices which will help protect themselves and others from serious illness.  After a tremendously difficult two years there will be relief for many that life can return to normal, but local health chiefs are reminding residents that there are people with underlying conditions who are at risk of severe illness from COVID.

There are also still concerns that the protection offered by the vaccine could wane and dangerous new variants could appear, while the chair of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Adults and Health Committee has also expressed concern about the reduction in testing and is calling for continued vigilance by local people.

For these reasons, local health chiefs have outlined a list of simple and easy to follow measures to help keep everyone as safe as possible from catching the virus and potentially becomingly seriously ill. Read more