Author: chris

  • Conference Staff, Food And Beverage Team Member – Holiday Inn

    Conference Staff, Food And Beverage Team Member – Holiday Inn

    LGH who manage the Holiday Inn in Impington are looking for these roles.

    Conference Staff to be responsible for setting up the restaurant and bar for service, ensuring that all standards of presentation are met. You will serve as the face of the business, acting as an ambassador for the hotel and maintaining its brand reputation by delivering exceptional hospitality service. Apply before 16/01/2024

    Food And Beverage Team Member to be responsible for setting up the restaurant and bar for service, ensuring that all standards of presentation are met. You will serve as the face of the business, acting as an ambassador for the hotel and maintaining its brand reputation by delivering exceptional hospitality service. Apply before 19/02/2024

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  • Logistics Specialist, Warehouse Manager – Nuclera

    Nuclera who have moved into new offices at One Vision Park, Impington are looking for these roles.

    Logistics Specialist to ensure the smooth execution of supply chain operations. Your responsibilities will include coordinating shipments, monitoring inventory, and liaising with internal teams and external partners to optimize logistics processes.

    Warehouse Manager to lead Nuclera’s warehouse operations in the UK, ensuring the efficient receipt, storage, and dispatch of products and parts. Reporting to the Global Head of Supply Chain, this individual will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the warehouse, optimizing inventory processes, and implementing strategies to enhance overall warehouse performance. Additionally, the Warehouse Manager will play a vital role in supporting other departments by kitting and distributing parts to facilitate their builds.

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  • Housekeeper, Kitchen Assistant – Bramley Court

    Housekeeper, Kitchen Assistant – Bramley Court

    Bramley Court Care Home are looking for these roles.

    Housekeeper to ensure daily cleaning schedules are followed and with the rest of the housekeeping team, ensure every area of the home is spic and span and up to our standards. This includes all communal areas, toilets and of course our residents’ rooms. You’ll interact with our residents on a daily basis – so you’ll be friendly, caring and kind whilst respecting our resident’s dignity at all times. 16 hours per week. Apply before 01/02/2024

    Kitchen Assistant to assist the Chef in preparing and cooking a variety of nutritious meals for residents.  An important part of your role will to keep the kitchen clean, safe and tidy at all times whilst on shift.  You will also help with serving meals and will interact with our residents on a daily basis – so you’ll be friendly, caring and kind whilst respecting our resident’s dignity at all times. Apply before 01/02/2024

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  • Director of Computing, Director of Languages – IVC

    Director of Computing, Director of Languages – IVC

    IVC who are part of the Eastern Learning Alliance are looking to recruit to for these roles.

    Director of Computing due to the relocation of the existing computing lead they are looking to recruit an outstanding practitioner and inspirational leader to oversee Computing and digital literacy across the College. This would include oversight of computing across KS3-5 and the use of 1:1 devices across the College. Start Date September, 2024. Apply By January 29, 2024

    Director of Languages due to internal promotions, they are looking to recruit an outstanding practitioner and inspirational leader to oversee the Languages department. The faculty consists of seventeen teachers across eight languages, and as an IB World School, Languages sits at the heart of the College. This role would also encompass oversight of the development of languages provision in the Trust primary school, Girton Glebe, the first state primary school in the East of England to deliver the IB Primary Years Programme. As Director of Languages you will be responsible for overall leadership of the faculty, delivering CPD and setting the strategic direction, supported by a highly experienced faculty leader and Assistant Principal with oversight of languages. They would welcome applications from candidates across all languages, but the ability to teach German or French would be an advantage. Start Date September, 2024. Apply By January 29, 2024

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  • Chef de Partie, Kitchen Porter – The Boot

    Chef de Partie, Kitchen Porter – The Boot

    The Boot brasserie are looking for this role.

    Chef de Partie with a minimum 1 year of experience for full-time or part-time hours.

    Kitchen Porter with a desire to cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients to produce fabulous dishes and who is able or willing to learn classical French cooking techniques. Full time or part time.

  • Specialist Occupational Therapist – CPFT

    Specialist Occupational Therapist – CPFT

    Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) are looking for these roles based at Histon Police Station but travelling around the area.

    Specialist Occupational Therapist the role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs. You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using advanced, specialist clinical reasoning skills. Apply before 11 January 2024

  • Radiographer, Pharmacy Dispenser – Spire Lea Hospital

    Radiographer, Pharmacy Dispenser – Spire Lea Hospital

    The Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital in Impington is currently recruiting for multiple roles including these.

    General Radiographer to provide highly skilled and specialised imaging for patients and to make informed decisions on the diagnostic imaging required and communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient. Apply Before 26/01/2024

    Pharmacy Dispenser to be responsible for goods in/goods out, stock taking and ordering. You will also provide some face-to-face drug counselling to our patients from time to time. Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents and assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patient’s health and wellbeing needs. Apply before 26/01/2024

  • Production Operative – Hain Daniels

    Production Operative – Hain Daniels

    Hain Daniels who make sweet spreads and jellies including Hartley’s jams and jellies, Gale’s honey, Rose’s and Robertsons marmalades in the Histon factory, are looking for several roles including this.

    Production Operative to work across the Maple, Mincemeat, Jelly Crystals departments and apply Good Manufacturing Principles at all times and who is semi autonomous in controlling their asset /area.

  • Goodbye 2023, hello 2024

    Goodbye 2023, hello 2024

    The New Year is a good time to look back, take stock and start thinking ahead. A review of 2023’s most attention-grabbing news stories and features is as good a place to start as any – though it also reminds us that even the best laid plans can plans can go awry!   

    Most read

    Tawa Lounge

    The most read of all HI HUB news stories was in June, predicting continuity and a bright future ahead for the former Smokehouse after owner Simon Morrice moved on. Tawa Lounge duly stepped up, contributing to the vibrant hospitality scene in the village with a popular new café restaurant venue. However, the big changes announced for the Rose & Crown are yet to materialise and progress on the promised refit under new business owners seems to have stalled. Things didn’t go so smoothly for the new owners of the former Rutland Cycle shop either. They withdrew their original planning application and are now aiming to get approval for a scaled-down version, but without the hoped-for retail space.

    Medical matters also featured in the most-read charts, led by news of Firs House surgery, which, faced with overwhelming demand for its services, launched a new appointment booking system that itself was quickly overwhelmed. “We cannot meet patient demand” they said – and these very words could have been echoed by Well Pharmacy on the Green, where customer frustrations boiled over in the face of long waits for medication, queues and lost prescriptions.

    The bridge over the Brook was underwater. Photo: John Gooch

    Controversy

    Other themes grabbing attention included the weather. Unsurprisingly flooding caused problems, but the County Council did finally take responsibility after a long-running dispute with residents over flooding caused by the building of Park Primary school. A spate of anti-social behaviour also proved challenging, prompting security at the Rec to be stepped up.  

    As always, some news provoked controversy. The prospect of 20mph speed limits and parking enforcement throughout the village were by no means universally popular, and neither was the idea of a ZombieFest to celebrate Halloween. Planners took a dim view of the application for an all-weather football pitch next to residential properties at IVC and the College’s proposal to prioritise places for Girton Glebe primary school didn’t go down well either.

    Community spirit

    Just to prove that there is an appetite for good news too, the village celebrated lots of successes, including a former Histon Hornets junior playing in the Premier League and the Beer Festival breaking previous records and raising thousands of pounds for local charities. These included Camtrust, which celebrated its 30th anniversary.

    1919 Chivers van at the 150th anniversary exhibition. Photo: Barry Starling.

    Many features provided a showcase of what is so good about living in the village. Some of the well- and lesser-known residents were featured for their contributions to village life, ranging from ‘wellbeing’ artist Helena Perry and popular local builder Matthew Salmon, to vinyl music enthusiast Tam Cochrane, and Joyce Hallett, founder of Holiday at Home, who sadly passed away at the end of the summer.  

    We also had a glimpse into the activities of the hard-working volunteers who run the village’s thriving clubs and societies. These included the Model Railway groupImpington Music Society,  the Histon & Impington Archaeology Group, the  HI Fibrecrafters and many more besides. Volunteers also stepped up to run popular events for the community, notably the Village Society’s exhibition celebrating Chivers’ 150th anniversary, and regular events including the Winter Wassail at the Community Orchard, The Feast, the Fireworks Extravaganza  and the Dahlia Festival.   

    Model Railway showiing the area around what is now the guided bus, Station Stores and Station House cafe as it looked mid 20th century. Photo: Martin Claydon

    Our fascination with property continued. Many homes for sale in the village will have attracted a lot more viewers on HI HUB than actual house-hunters, and articles giving a sneaky look at some of the local homes being built or renovated proved irresistible for a lot of readers.

    HI HUB sponsors shared their expertise with the community, with property lawyers Hayward Moon showing how to beat would-be property scammers and Award property management explaining what to expect from the Rental Reform Bill. Buckingham & Stanley advised us on MOTs and the Red Lion kept us up to date with news of their support for the local community.  

    The Red Lion. Photo: David Berry

    Looking ahead

    There was so much more besides and it has been a great pleasure to be making our own contribution to village life by sharing all these stories, both on HI HUB itself and now in HILights magazine too. We couldn’t do it without the support of our amazing team of volunteers and we all owe them a big vote of thanks for their hard work and enthusiasm. Our thanks also go to all the sponsors, donors, funders and advertisers who provided our vital income stream last year.

    Finally, whatever the picture nationally and internationally as we move into 2024, there’s much to look forward to on our own doorstep and we will be sharing all the details. So do keep reading, support us with a donation if you can, and if your friends and neighbours don’t know about us, make it your New Year’s resolution to spread the word among them.  

    Wishing you a very Happy New Year from the HI HUB team

    Amanda, Brian, Chris, Denis, Kate, Liz, Lucy and Ruth

  • Installation of public art on land at Croft Close

    Installation of a public art feature, comprising a steel archway for pedestrians to walk through on land at Croft Close Histon Cambridgeshire