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July Parish Meeting Report

The Parish Council have asked me to write a brief report following each meeting for inclusion in the Hardwick Happenings. As there isn’t an issue of the Happenings for a few months the opportunity to publish on our new website was not to be missed so here is my report for July.

Hardwick’s Parish Council meeting for July was well attended by villagers and 6 of the 8 councillors. There were two speakers who both spoke before the business of the meeting at 7.45pm.

Clare Gibbons from South Cambs District Council gave a Powerpoint presentation on ideas for setting up a working group to develop a Village Improvement Plan; like many local villages have. This would involve committed involvement from residents and the PC. Following surveys, meetings and explorations into village needs it would result in a plan for Hardwick’s immediate future. A working party is on next months agenda.

District Councillor Francis Burkitt spoke about the proposals for a public transport system between Cambourne and Cambridge to include Hardwick as a bus stop on a new busway similar to the one along the A14. There could also be a new Park and Ride east of Madingly Hill adjacent to the A428. There will be a lot about this in local press and on local media and a public consultation will happen in the Autumn. Getting into Cambridge will hopefully be much easier and much quicker in the next few years.

The rest of the meeting included a decision to save PC money as HSSC will now carry out their own legionella testing; the addition of a dog bin at the Toft end of the village will help alleviate the never ending problem of dog mess and listing the Blue Lion pub as an Asset of the Community with CAMRA. The new webmaster for the village site is Robert Cassey and our new new editors for the magazine are Howard Baker and Peter Cornwell. The meeting finished at about 11.30pm and the draft minutes will appear with the next agenda on the Cambridge Rd noticeboard on Wednesday 19th August. There is one vacancy on the Parish Council, if you are interested please email the clerk.

Written by Jane Humphries

Grace Crescent Development Proposal

Hill have proposed the development of up to 100 new houses to be situated on land just west of Grace Crescent. Of the 100 new homes 40% will be designated as affordable and will be available as either shared ownership or affordable rent. The proposals are initial and it is the intention of Hill to submit an outline planning application in July.

The developers have set up a dedicated website where local residents can learn more about their proposals and give feedback. You can visit the site at www.gracecrescentland.co.uk


Credit: hill (www.gracecresentland.co.uk)

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New Website

After a long wait the new Hardwick website is up and running with a host of new features.

The aim with the new website was to take much of the information from the old website, and add modern usability and interactivity. Hopefully the net result will be an engaging experience where people in the village can not only access what’s going on, but can also contribute to village affairs by giving feedback and making suggestions.

The website now comes with a calendar, this calendar has information on dates and times of activities and events within the village, as well as locations and descriptions. This means that alongside the Hardwick Happenings you can see village events with a couple of clicks.

You can find details of your elected representatives on the Hardwick website together with dates of Parish Council meetings and the agendas and minutes of those meetings Greater Information on the Village

What’s to come?

The website will have new features added in stages and it’s very important that we get feedback on changes we make and any ideas for what you would like to see. If you would like to see your business in the business directory, or if you have a suggestion to improve the website please use the form below.

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