Local Issues Caldecote
Superfast broadband rollout in Caldecote hits brick wall
The rollout of superfast broadband to Caldecote resumed in early April, having stalled for several months. Half the village is now able to order the service. Unfortunately, the rollout now seems to have hit a brick wall as the other half of the village is still in superfast broadband darkness ! Annette Thorpe, the […]
Proposed new village at Bourn Airfield flies in face of local opinion
The most frequently asked question by residents of Caldecote following the announcement of the proposal to build up to 3500 homes on Bourn Airfield is “why was the site chosen?” It is a valid question considering that the summer 2012 South Cambridgeshire Issues and Options consultation document Chapter 5 listed two pros and three […]
Plans proposed for Bourn Airfield development, Waterbeach and West Cambourne
The news today that South Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed growth plans jointly with Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City council was welcome. However, what is less welcome and certainly very concerning is the proposal to build three new new villages at Waterbeach, Bourn Airfield and Cambourne West. Bourn Airfield Development and West Cambourne are […]
Free compost to gardeners compliments of SCDC
South Cambridgeshire District Council is helping gardeners to get their gardens in order for this summer by giving away free compost this Thursday (9 May) at Morrisons supermarket car park in Cambourne from 10am to 3pm. The Council has a skip of free soil conditioner made from the composted contents of green bins to give […]
BT Infinity Superfast broadband rollout in Caldecote restarts
After my previous post on how the rollout of BT Infinity to Caldecote ground to a halt, I am pleased to be able to say that planned but massively delayed rollout is now on the move again. Hurrah! BT released more fibre capacity in the village during the week beginning 8th April 2013, and […]
Infinite Wait for BT Infinity for Madingley Exchange Communities
Sometimes, getting stuff done requires taking unusual steps …. @councillortumi making her point @cambourneparish #gettingstuffdone for her community! twitter.com/claytonhudson/… — Clayton Hudson (@claytonhudson) April 2, 2013 Following on from my previous post explaining how the BT rollout of superfast broadband had halted for Madingley Exchange, I attended the Cambourne Parish Council meeting on the […]
BT Race to Infinity shudders to a halt in Madingley
In October 2010, BT announced the Race To Infinity which offered the winning exchanges an upgrade for superfast broadband. A number of residents from all the villages served by Madingley Exchange got together to form the team that helped campaign and saw Madingley be selected as one of 6 winning exchanges to win the […]
Why has council tax gone up so much?
This is a question that is on the lips of many people in the country. This must be the second most frequent question that I get asked. The residents of Caldecote in particular, have reason to ask why council tax has gone up so much for them. The question came up again from a member […]
SCDC trials textile and shoe recycling scheme
A new textile recycling trial has begun in South Cambridgeshire in a bid to stop textiles and shoes ending up in landfill. Around 5,000 homes were given blue recycling bags in the latter part of January so they can put out spare clothing, shoes and household linen for collection alongside their blue bin. The […]
New Year Message 2013 for Caldecote Ward
It must be a good sign – that 2013 started out with sunshine and milder temperatures. The change in weather came as a relief from the constant rainfall that we have experienced over the past weeks. This is the time for looking back to take stock as well as looking forward to a better […]