Guide price £240,000, freehold.
Downstairs: Living room, kitchen.
Upstairs: Bedroom, bathroom.
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4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Impington Lane
Guide price £425,000. freehold.
Downstairs: Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room/family room opening onto kitchen, cloakroom, conservatory and study.
Upstairs: Master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom.
2 bedroom ground floor flat to rent in Merrington Place
Available now for £1,200pcm, unfurnished.
Ground floor flat. Entrance hall, open plan kitchen/living area, two bedrooms, bathroom.
2 bedroom semi-detached house to rent in Station Road
Available now for £1,200pcm, unfurnished.
Grade II listed thatched cottage. Ground floor: entrance hall, kitchen/living area, conservatory, bathroom, double bedroom.
Upstairs: Double bedroom
4 bedroom detached house for sale in Saffron Road
Offers over £685,000, freehold.
Extended Victorian house.
Ground floor: Entrance hall, living room leading to family room and kitchen/dining room, side entrance hall, cloakroom, utility room and tool shed.
First floor: Master bedroom with ensuite shower room and dressing room, two further bedrooms and family bathroom.
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1 bedroom flat for sale in Primrose Lane
Guide price £230,000, leasehold.
Ground floor flat with entrance hall, bathroom, living/sitting room and kitchen area, bedroom.
Car port infill, garage conversion and new garage at 1 Merton Road
Car port infill, garage conversion and new detached garage to end of rear garden | 1 Merton Road Histon CB24 9JW was validated on Tue 06 Apr 2021
Men’s Shed brings splash of colour to village planters
Members of The Men’s Shed in Histon have been out painting our high street planters to bring some cheer to the village. Member Cedric Foster explains why.
Over the course of last week, six members of The Men’s Shed group have been out painting the 11 wooden planters in Histon High Street and on School Hill.
The reason I decided to start the ball rolling was to give everyone a lift after the last 12 months and to attract more people to the village to enjoy our many amenities. I was also inspired by the newly created planter outside Estelle’s, the beauty salon on Histon High Street, which was painted in keeping with her shop.
Starting on Monday 26 April, six Shed members – Bill Muncey, David Collins, Mike Salmon, Bill Bailey, Roger Clarke and myself – painted the planters over the course of a few days. Histon & Impington Parish Council provided us with £100 for the project and several of the planter owners contributed towards the cost too. I gave each owner the opportunity to choose their preferred colour and I’m pleased to say all received their first choice.
Bus stop before and after. All photos: Cedric Foster Salvation Army before and after Thomson Webb and Corfield
before and after
The Shed, based in Histon, is part of UK Men’s Sheds Association. This organisation helps tackle isolation and feelings of loneliness in men, through meeting like-minded people, having someone to share their worries with and gaining a renewed sense of purpose and belonging through practical projects that help the community.
About five years ago, village residents, Helena Perry and Erika Hunt, along with myself, got the support of traders and the Parish Council to install these planters and Erika has lovingly cared for them since. Although she will still continue to tend the plants, she will be unable to continue watering them from the end of April, so we’ve asked the owners to water them and would like people in the village to give them a drink too, especially during hot, dry spells.
We’d love to hear your ideas about what other community projects Shed members can work on together and if you, or anyone you know, would like to join The Old Forge Men’s Shed email us on: oldforgeshed@gmail.com
Double trouble for motorists heading to Cambridge
Although work on Histon Road improvements continues to divert southbound traffic, Stagecoach has deemed buses from the Milton Park & Ride site into Cambridge to be non-essential and is suspending the service and diverting buses to other routes.
Histon & Impington residents who depend on the Milton Park & Ride bus into Cambridge are being left high and dry by the decision by Stagecoach to prioritise other routes while pandemic restrictions apply.
Buses from the site are being suspended from 10 May to allow for extra services elsewhere, initially on Route 13 from Cambridge to Haverhill, and then on other routes with greater demand.
Covid restrictions mean the number of people who can travel on each bus is currently limited and Stagecoach, which runs the Park & Ride service, is facing a shortage of buses as lockdown restrictions are eased and more people use them to get to work and education.
Passengers who use the Milton Park & Ride service are being advised to use Newmarket Road or Madingley Road Park & Ride services until the limit on passenger numbers is increased.
Buses are being suspended from Milton Park & Ride from May 10. Photo: Bridget Davidson Stagecoach has apologised for the inconvenience, saying the shortage of vehicles is “being experienced on a national scale and each local operation must do everything they can to ensure the resources they have are used to ensure essential local bus services are maintained.”
Roadworks continue
Meanwhile, efforts to make Histon Road into Cambridge safer for cyclists and quicker for buses continue to hamper attempts to reach Cambridge by car from the village.
The next stage of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Histon Road improvement scheme is about to begin. Roadworks to construct a new junction layout that will prioritise cyclist safety at the Gilbert Road junction are due to start mid-May. The work will include digging out the existing kerbs and footpaths, laying new services, including drainage and cables, and widening the road.
Plans for the Gilbert Road junction improvement Improvements continue to the north of the Gilbert Road Junction through to Carisbrooke Road. The trees in this area are being preserved and works are planned around them.
Floating bus stops are being prepared on the southbound side of Histon Road Footpaths have been laid from opposite Hazelwood Close alongside the new fencing up to Kings Hedges Road and both sides of the road are open for pedestrians use. Floating bus stops are being installed to provide a cycleway behind the passenger boarding area on the southbound side.
At the Blackhall Road junction, a new ‘tabletop junction’ will allow pedestrians to cross the road on the flat, promoting access for wheelchair users and cyclists. It will also slow traffic entering and exiting Histon Road, making the junctions safe for all users.
Outside the Esso garage the pedestrian pavement is being dug up to make room for the widened cycle lane in this area and the bus stop shelter has been relocated to its new permanent position outside the Co-op. Work is beginning on a new pedestrian crossing near Akeman Street, providing safer access to shops. When this and the work on the Gilbert Road junction is complete, the road from Murketts garage to the junction will be resurfaced.
Full details of this project can be found at the GCP website here.
Hospitality Service Expert, Spirit Team Member – Holiday Inn
LGH who manage the Holiday Inn in Impington are looking for these new rolls.
Hospitality Service Expert to work multi-functionally across the entire hotel operation as and when the business requires such as Reception, Conference & Events, Restaurant and Bar and Housekeeping, personally ensuring that guests receive exceptional service at all times and that all aspects of the operation are maintained and presented to the highest possible standard. Closing date 26/5/2021
Spirit Team Member to support the Spirit Health club operations, answering queries and overlooking the facilities which may include; gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room and beauty facilities. Closing date 26/5/2021
