Monday 19 October all day from 08.30am.
Shire Trees will be cutting back the tree branches that are overhanging the road alongside the tennis courts in New Road. This is following a complaint from the School Bus Drivers.
They don’t anticipate that the road will be closed for the works.
Here is the report received for October 2020 from Haslingfield’s assigned County Councillors.
County report October 2020
Attached is the District Councillors report for September 2020.
Haslingfield Parish Council District Cllr Report Oct2020
Dear Fellow Villager,
East West Rail (EWR) is planning to build their railway through the rural villages of South Cambridgeshire from Cambourne to Great Shelford. This will irreversibly change the character and peace of local villages. Other route options would be more appropriate and less invasive but have been discarded by EWR without good reason. Time is running out for us to have our say. This requires us all to take action.
The Haslingfield Parish Council Meeting will be taking place this Monday 12th October at 7.30 pm. Note that this is a virtual meeting. To see the agenda, please click: 20201012 Agenda HPC Meeting
Cambridgeshire police would like to highlight a recent series of car key burglaries, which are taking place across all force areas.
Please be alert to suspicious activity at homes or addresses with high powered vehicles such as BMW’s, Audi’s, Volkswagen’s, and Mercedes. Burglaries are being committed to obtain vehicle keys as improved security means that these vehicles are more difficult to steal without a key. We are encouraging residents to remain vigilant during the day, lookout for any unusual people or vehicles paying attention to the driveway of a house where a desirable car is parked, even if it is not there at the time, similarly late at night, if you are coming or going be on the lookout for unusual activity. Read more
Cadet Leader Recruitment – Could you be a Cadet Leader?
Do you have what it takes to inspire and encourage a young generation?
The Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC) is the nationally recognised police uniformed youth group throughout the UK.
The purpose of the VPC is not to recruit police officers of the future, but to encourage the spirit of adventure and good citizenship amongst its members.
We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive, regardless of his or her background. We encourage young people from all backgrounds to join, including those who may be vulnerable to crime or social exclusion.
We have a diverse group of young people aged 13 to 18 years, who have the desire to support their local communities and gain an understanding of policing. The aims of the Voluntary Police Cadets (VPC) are to; Read more
Here are the minutes from the last virtual Parish Council meeting held on 14th September 2020.
20200914 HPC Minutes 14 September 2020 ( Draft)
Please support the COVID 19 Appeal for NHS Charities by purchasing a Rainbow Calendar.
Prue van der Hoorn, a local artist from Haslingfield has designed and illustrated a Rainbow Colours calendar for 2021. They are available to purchase for £8 online from the Rainbow funding website or contact Prue via email: prue@vdhoorn.co.uk or Tel: 01223 872362. Can deliver in Haslingfield and 
Harlton.
Website: www.rainbowfunding.co.uk.
Thank you for your support.
Several trees will be felled next week, between Tuesday 29th September and Thursday 1st October for a variety of reasons; some are dead, some are at risk of losing limbs and some are at risk of falling onto villagers’ property.
A notice has been posted on most of the trees (the ones we could get to) and a note put through the doors of the nearby houses. The trees in question are located in: Read more
The Pub Quiz at the Little Rose is back! It will take place this Friday 25th September with a prompt 7.45pm start as the pub closes at 10pm. Teams of any number, up to a maximum of four, can take part. Cost of entry is only £2 per per person with all the entry fees given out as cash prizes. First Question asked at 7.45pm. Just turn up on the night or book in advance. We can also make up teams from whoever turns up on the night. It’s great fun with a good number of all local teams taking part. There’s 6 rounds covering many topics including a topical quiz round as well as a picture round. The quiz finishes around 9.45pm with a break halfway through. It’ll fully comply with current government social distancing and Covid-19 secure requirements.
The Cambridge Approaches Oversight Group includes a collection of local parish councils discussing route alignments in the area for the new East West Railway. Although EWR have not yet proposed detailed route alignments the Cambridge Approaches Working Group has produced some representative options and they are set out here. Read more
Haslingfield Parish Council will be holding a virtual Planning Meeting on Thursday 24 September 2020 at 7pm. Please find more details here.
