Godmanchester Town Council

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Godmanchester Town Council

A prime source of information for both residents and visitors to Godmanchester. On this website you’ll find copies of agendas and minutes of upcoming Town Council meetings together with an archive. You can download past annual reports & newsletters, better understand what the Town Council is responsible for and what is currently being worked on…

Huntingdonshire District Council

All of the following are dealt with by HDC
Bins, waste, recycling & collections.
Planning applications & consultations.
Elections, voting & results.
Council Tax enquiries & changes.
Housing & Housing Benefit.
Licensing, permits, & environmental issues.

Cambridgeshire County Council

All of the following are dealt with by CCC
School admissions, term dates & transport.
Childcare, early learning, providers & funding.
Travel, roads, highways faults & buses.
Registration offices, births, deaths & marriages.
Care & Support services.
Consumer protection and advice.

19 Oct

REMEMBRANCE DAY – MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

The Covid-19 pandemic has created a huge amount of disruption to personal and civic life. Many events have had to be cancelled in order to keep people safe, and we heard only yesterday that the National Service of Commemoration at the Cenotaph is to be strictly limited, with the public being asked to stay away.…

14 Oct

STAGECOACH – CHANGES TO SERVICES

Stagecoach will be making some significant changes to some of their Busway and Cambridgeshire services from Sunday 1st November 2020. Please find attached a FAQ booklet which outlines all the key route and timetable change information. Timetables can also be found on the Stagecoach website here: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/east/November-1st-Service-Changes

18 Sep

M11 JUNCTIONS 9 TO 10 MAINTENANCE WORKS

Highways England will be carrying out essential maintenance works between M11 junctions 9 to 10, in both directions. These works will include the renewal of road markings and studs. They plan to complete this work over one week from Thursday 1 October to Friday 9 October, working between the hours of 8pm to 6am, subject…

11 Sep

LET’S CRUSH FOOD WASTE

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) are beginning a new campaign to specifically tackle food waste. During lockdown we wasted a third less food than we usually would. We saved leftovers, wrote shopping lists and baked a LOT of banana bread. In an emergency, we got organised and we crushed food waste. But we’re still in an…

8 Sep

ONGOING PROBLEMS AT JUDITH’S FIELD

Unfortunately, the bench at the far end of Judith’s Field continues to attract some people who think it is acceptable to drop their litter. In addition to this we discovered the newly planted Japanese cherry (prunus Kansan), close to the same bench, has been completely destroyed (see photo). Earlier in the year the tulip tree,…

4 Sep

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING – THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2020

There will be an Extraordinary Meeting on Thursday 10 September 2020 at 7.30pm. Please see attached AGENDA for details of the Zoom meeting.

27 Aug

GODMANCHESTER GREAT GARAGE SALE GOES GREAT GUNS

Despite the wind, Saturday 22 August marked an extremely successful charity fund-raising event in Godmanchester – the third annual ‘Godmanchester Great Garage Sale’. With nearly 50 participants – by far the largest number to date – it was great to see stall-holders meeting and conversing with the many browsers looking for a bargain; all in…

21 Aug

PARKING AND SPEEDING CONCERNS

Due to the growing concerns that have been expressed to Council regarding parking and speeding, we have been advised that the Police will be applying increased attention to these issues in Godmanchester in the near future.

21 Aug

STAGECOACH UPDATE (30/08/20)

From Sunday 30th August, Stagecoach will be making changes to some of their services’ timetables and routes in order to provide sufficient capacity across their network, ready for the return of schools and colleges. FAQ booklet which outlines each of these service changes and answers key passenger questions. Also attached is the new Busway…

11 Aug

CAMBRIDGESHIRE LIBRARIES

Cambridgeshire Libraries can now accept new referrals to the Revised Library@Home Service. This service is open to Cambridgeshire Residents who fit a set criteria: – The service is for anyone who usually relies heavily on reading books or listening to audiobooks AND who is either housebound or shielding/isolating due to age or health conditions under…

5 Aug

EAT OUT TO HELP OUT SCHEME

Announced as part of a Summer Statement to help revive the flagging economy, the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme has now started. From 3 to 31 August, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays, get a 50% discount when you eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. Please…