Godmanchester Town Council

If you would like to join the Town Council for their meeting, they are held at 7.00pm on the third Thursday of every month (with the exception of December). The AGENDA is published the Friday before the meeting. The meetings are currently being held in person at the Queen Elizabeth School Hall, Post Street, Godmanchester.…

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

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Cambridgeshire County Council

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Childcare, early learning, providers & funding.
Travel, roads, highways faults & buses.
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13 Jan

COUNCIL TAX SURVEY: POLICING

Police and Crime Commissioner, Darryl Preston is asking Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents to give their views on his proposed increase to the policing part of council tax in a short survey. The survey was launched on 6 January and will be open until 5pm on 20 January 2022. If you would like to have your…

6 Jan

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER VACANCY

Godmanchester Town Council are a forward-thinking Council at the centre of a thriving community. We are inviting applications for this varied and responsible role working in the Town Clerk’s office as an Administration Officer. The position will involve you in all aspects of supporting the Town Clerk and her team. The successful candidate will have…

5 Jan

ST IVES VIADUCT MAINTENANCE

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) have informed us of their proposed closure of St Ives Viaduct, A1096, Harrison Way, St Ives over three weekends. The closures will run from 20:30 on the Friday until 05:00 on Monday morning during the following weekends; 18th March 2022 – 21st March 2022 25th March 2022- 28th March 2022…

5 Jan

TRANSPORT PLAN – THANK YOU

Thank you to all those of you who took the time to complete our recent Transport Plan. We have had more than 250 responses on people’s issues and suggested solutions online and on paper. These, and the comments left on Facebook, are now being considered by our consultant. The consultant will use the ideas suggested…

27 Dec

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

Please click here for a CHRISTMAS MESSAGE from the Mayor of Godmanchester, Cllr Clifford Thomas.

23 Dec

REMEDIAL WORKS – THE CAUSEWAY

Highways, Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) have provided us with the following information regarding remedial work on The Causeway commencing in January. Please click here to see DETAILS of the Order This Order has been approved and will come into operation on 5 January 2022. All necessary legal procedures have been attended to by CCC, and…

22 Dec

PROPERTY FLOOD RESILIENCE EVENT – SATURDAY 29 JANUARY

Godmanchester residents invited to learn about flood resilience at free community event Residents of Godmanchester and the surrounding areas are being invited to a special Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Day event on Saturday 29 January. A roadshow of events is being hosted by the OxCam PFR Pathfinder Project, in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council.…

13 Dec

CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR CLOSURE

The Town Council offices will close on Thursday 23 December at 1.30pm and reopen again on Tuesday 4 January 2022 at 9.00am. In the case of an emergency, please email admin@gmccouncil.com Please note that the Town Council are currently operating an appointment only system. If you wish to make an appointment to visit the offices…

10 Dec

MAYOR’S MONTHLY MESSAGE

I am planning to write after each Town Council meeting to offer a brief overview of any major decisions and review events of the month. These short updates will be posted on the Council website and on social media, and I hope you will find them useful. MAYOR’S DECEMBER MESSAGE This month’s Council meeting took…

10 Dec

UPDATE ROADWORKS: B1514 BRAMPTON ROAD – NOW 19 DECEMBER 2021

We have been advised that by National Highways that the planned closure of the B1514 Brampton Road on Sunday 12 December 00:01 to 20:00 has been delayed by one week to Sunday 19 December. The closure, which was to allow the safe sliding of the bridge span has been pushed back following additional checks…

8 Dec

WASTE COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS

Please find below some information regarding waste collections during Christmas and New Year and some additional information which I hope you will find useful During the Christmas and New Year period waste collection days will change which can be seen in the table below. Unfortunately there are four weeks of disruptions which start the week…

1 Dec

CHRISTMAS MARKET – CAR PARK CLOSURE

The Christmas Market and lights switch on is making a welcomed return this year and will be held on Friday 3 December from 5pm to 8pm at the QES Hall and on the Town Hall’s car park. Therefore, in order to prepare for the event, the Town Council’s car park will be closed from 9.00pm…