Do you have a disability? Are you interested in arts activities? Following the recent Disability Sport and Arts Festival (9 June to 7 July), Cambridge City Council are conducting a survey which focuses on disability and arts in Cambridge. In order to best support disabled people’s participation in the arts, the City Council would like […]

The South Area Committee meets next Monday, at the Cherry Hinton Village Centre. Please note the earlier start time of 6.30pm. This is to allow for an unusually high number of planning applications. The meeting opens with a public forum, followed by the setting of police priorities for the next few months, environmental grants, and […]

Did you comment on the consultation about the taxi rank on St Andrew’s Street this month? I did. I was pleased to see the County Council has stepped back from the original plan to take the taxi rank away – a proposal that dismayed many people, including older people and those with disabilities. The new […]

Cambridgeshire County Council is running a consultation on a new plan for managing the traffic on St Andrew’s Street – starting tomorrow. 4th March. St Andrew’s Street is one of the busiest streets in Cambridge, and has all forms of transport – pedestrians, bikes, buses, cars, delivery vans and taxis. This often means conflict between […]

National Libraries Day is coming up a week on Saturday. The Friends of Rock Road Library will be serving refreshments at the library in the morning from 10:30 am to 12:30pm to celebrate the contribution of libraries all over the world. The regular monthly Rhyme Time and Story Time will also be taking place on […]

Cambridge City Council has just published the agenda for the next South Area meeting on Monday 12th November. It will be held at the Cherry Hinton Village Centre and start at 7.30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and begins with an Open Forum for public questions and comments. Here is a link […]

Wulfstan Way showed it was a street for all seasons today at the Area Autumn Event. The trees were looking wonderful with different shades of green and brown and gold, and the sun was shining – as it so rarely did last summer. Foodies were well served, with various stalls: organic vegetables – squashes in […]

This Saturday, prizes and awards will be given to young readers and gardeners at Rock Road Library in Queen Edith’s. The Friends of Rock Road Library have run a Sunflower Competition for local children. Back in March, children planted the sunflowers in the library garden, which is maintained by the Friends. We are holding a […]

CHYPPS stands for Cambridge City Council’s Children’s and Young People’s Participation Service. CHYPPS run play and youth activities throughout the year, including SummerDaze, a programme of things to do for children in different parts of Cambridge throughout the school holidays. Anyone can go. CHYPPS is part of Cambridge City Council but get together with the […]