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Single storey extension to front at 25 Merton Road Histon CB24 9JW
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Histon & Impington part of ‘active travel’ review
Improvements to the walking and cycling routes joining Histon and Impington with Cambridge and Milton have not been identified as top priorities, but the public now has the chance to influence investment decisions.
A £20m budget for boosting ‘active travel’ around Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire now looks unlikely to benefit Histon and Impington, despite two routes out of the village having been shortlisted for investment.
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has earmarked the money for key travel ‘corridors’ around and into the city, where improving cycling and walking infrastructure could encourage people to stop using their cars or other motorised forms of transport.
Among the 13 busy ‘corridors’ identified were Histon to Histon Road, Cambridge, and from Impington to Milton. These are among 5 rural corridors where daily cycle trips number over 1,000 a day. A further 8 ‘City Corridors’ were identified within Cambridge itself.
However, the limited budget means the GCP will only be able to fund schemes on two or three of the 13 identified corridors and a review of the evidence has found that routes in the City of Cambridge itself generally offer better value for money due to the number of people who use them.
The review recommends implementing two schemes connecting to the controversial £2.3m Dutch-style roundabout on the A1134 near Addenbrookes in Cambridge, which together will take all of the allocated £20m budget. It suggests that improvements to the 11 other busy travel corridors, including the £1.5m Impington to Milton proposals, and the £2.9m Histon scheme, are “used as an ongoing reference and be reflected on should additional funding opportunities present themselves”.
Histon & Impington proposals
Despite having been improved in recent years, the cycle route from the New Road/Bridge Road junction in Impington to the Butt Lane/ Park & Ride junction presents challenges to cyclists including the speed of traffic, the layout of junctions, narrow vehicle lanes in some places and poor road surfaces.
The route from Histon along Water Lane to join the Histon Road cycle path –currently being upgraded – is equally problematic in places, especially at the Bridge Road/Cambridge road junction and the roundabout over the A14.
As well as being on the GCP shortlist for improvement, both routes have been identified in Cambridgeshire County Council’s draft Cambridgeshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
Their proposals also include:
- creating a shared walking/cycling path on Bridge Road, from the A14 roundabout to New Road, to enable 2‐way cycling to Impington Village College
- formalising a cut through used by IVC students from the busway to New Rd via Histon FC car park to provide direct route for those coming from Orchard Park
- reviewing street car parking on Station Road
- replacing the pedestrian bridge across the A10 into Milton with a wider bridge
A chance to have your say
Both the CGP Active Travel Investment Strategy and the Cambridgeshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) and now open for public consultation, to give residents a chance to have their say about priorities for walking and cycling infrastructure.
The LCWIP consultation closes first. It was due to close on 16th July but will now run through to 23.59pm on 27 July following requests for additional time to review the proposals from several stakeholders and members of the public. Take part in the online survey here or email transport.delivery@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with any questions.
The GCP Active Travel consultation is online here. It closes at midday on Monday 16 August. Full details of the consultation are at www.greatercambridge.org.uk/cycling-plus. Views can also be submitted by email to consultations@greatercambridge.org.uk. Alternatively, call 01223 699906 and an operator will go through the consultation survey with you and record your responses.
Waffly stylish Histon Station House Café opens its doors
As our brand new busway brunch stop welcomes its first customers this week, Amanda Borrill has been checking out what we can all expect to find inside.
In the space of less than a fortnight, two new independent brunch venues have opened their doors here in Histon & Impington. The latest of these arrivals, Histon Station House Café, is the venture of local man David Harrison and its opening on Wednesday this week has brought with it an added buzz of activity to the area around the Guided Busway. The lure of a refreshment stop here for cyclists and walkers alike is likely to be strong and dog walkers will be delighted to hear that well behaved dogs are welcome at the café – with water bowls readily available.
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Behind the facade
So, what exactly can we expect to find behind this attractive new facade? Owner, David Harrison, reveals: “Lots on offer! We will be serving brunch all day from 8:30am until 3:30pm with the doors closing at 4:30pm. There will be healthy brunch dishes on Fitzbillies’ sourdough & English muffins, sweet treats including waffles and cakes, Hot Numbers coffee, milkshakes and smoothies. It will be table service throughout with a take-away option also available.
The new menus. Available to view on Instagram and Facebook. Photo Jemima Borrill. “Our menus can be found on Instagram or Facebook and a website is currently under construction – just awaiting a few photos before launching.
“For now, I have taken the decision to open six days, with us being closed on a Tuesday. As a new business with a new team, I wanted to make sure I prioritised a good working balance and one of my team, quite rightly, pointed out that this includes me. We will review things after the first month; with an extension on the opening hours on the cards too when the time is right”.
One person who has been finding it especially hard to contain her excitement about this week’s opening is David’s five-year-old daughter Mila who, David tells me, has spent the duration of the building works playing ‘spot the difference’ as things progressed and now has David’s entire staffing problems resolved with the recruitment of her year 1 classmates!
Early experiences
Station House Café’s arrival has been equally eagerly anticipated within the community and I tracked down a couple of visitors happy to share their early experiences.
Setting a record at four visits in this opening week, is Impington resident Nick Wood. Nick went along for David’s pre-opening trial run on Monday and now seems to be single-handedly striving to ensure these doors stay open. I asked Nick how he feels about having this inviting new coffee stop just a few minutes walk from home:
Tea for one. Photo Nick Wood. “At the pre-opening trial day I ordered the ‘modern breakfast’ as opposed to the traditional one – salmon, poached eggs, avocado and some other stuff. Well presented, tasty and well priced. My brunching partner had a raspberry macaron, which she declared ‘delicious’. The coffee was also very good. The staff were very helpful and courteous and, considering it was their first day on the job, did brilliantly.
“It’s a splendid setting and it’s been so good to sit outdoors watching the world go by. My wife has told me I need to spend less money in cafés but, with quality like this, I suspect I’ll be in even more trouble than usual. A great addition to the south of the village. Expect house prices in South Impington to rise exponentially. I’ll be back!’”
Also there for the pre-opening was Impington resident John Gooch:
Tomato, chickpea and egg stew, as enjoyed by John Gooch this week. Photo John’s own. “I went along with three friends to the soft opening on Monday. The service, the coffee and the brunches were really tasty and not your ordinary food – great work by David and his team! We tried their bruschetta, overnight oats (to die for and so simple) and a tomato, chick pea and egg stew – which had a hint of spice and was delicious. We all loved it – now if only he could get Fitzbillies Chelsea buns there…”
Across the community
Amid the excitement of recent new arrivals, this weekend sees long time resident, The Geographer, closing its doors after eight years here in our village with their business taking a change in direction and heading online. COVID and its restrictions has certainly challenged the hospitality industry right across the UK and here in Histon & Impington we have seen our village venues, including Vision Park’s d:licious and Histon Smokehouse, forced to continually evolve and adapt to survive over the last sixteen months.
Newcomer Stir CB24 is continuing to attract new regulars and has now submitted its application for the creation of an external drinking/dining area behind its School Hill unit. You can view the application and submit your thoughts, here.
Full steam ahead for Histon FC
Following a turbulent period of uncertainty for Histon FC, the team is all ready to go as the new season begins – and the supporters will be with them all the way! John Payne reports.
The fixtures schedule for Histon FC’s first season in the Northern Premier League Midlands Division was released yesterday and the reaction from Bridge Road is one of relief and positivity. There was some trepidation within the camp over the possibility of players and fans having to make round trips of 200 miles or more to fulfil evening fixtures away from home but that fear has largely been alleviated.
These concerns followed the FA’s rejection of Histon’s appeal against being moved into the Northern Premier League on the basis of the disproportionate travelling times the club and its fans will face.
First team fixtures
The club welcomes the League’s announcement despite the season kicking off with a 235-mile round trip to Belper Town on 15th August, which is the furthest the Stutes have been asked to travel for a league fixture for many years.
“The schedule has been quite kind to us on the whole” said a club spokesman. “The trip to Derbyshire to play Belper Town had to be made at some point over the season and to get it out of the way so early on is a positive. There are worse times of year to be making a visit the edge of the Peak District and, with it also being the club’s first ever match in the Northern Premier League, many of our fans will want to be able to say “I was there”. I wouldn’t be surprised if some take the family and turn the trip into a mini-vacation.
“It is good to see that the fixtures list has thrown up only one evening match away from home which is not within a one-hour journey time, and even this trip to Bedworth United near Coventry is in September rather than later in the season when the risk of last minute postponements becomes greater.”
The Stutes host Daventry Town in their opening home fixture on Tuesday 17th August, which will be the first time fans have been permitted to attend a league match at Bridge Road for almost nine months. The following Tuesday the club makes the trip to Wisbech Town to meet another of the four Cambridgeshire-based clubs allocated to the NPL Midlands Division, followed by a home fixture on 28th August against Sutton Coldfield Town.
Other notable early fixtures at Bridge Road are Soham Town Rangers on Sat. 25th September, Yaxley on Sat. 23rd October and the Cambridge City “away” match on 27th December.
The full fixture list is available on the Histon FC website at First Team – Histon FC
The build-up begins!
The Stutes pre-season campaign is currently under way with the club fielding a mixture of First Team players, Youth team members and trialists in their two matches to date. The first was a 0-2 defeat against Walsham-Le-Willows in the Stephen Parker Memorial Trophy match followed by a 1-0 reverse at Enfield last night. The build-up to the new season continues with a friendly match against Biggleswade Town on Tuesday 27th July, kicking off at 7.45.
Enjoyed supporting the UK teams in the Euros? Supporting your very own local team can be just as much fun – with matches on your own doorstep. Admission to Histon FC v Biggleswade Town is just £5.00 with accompanied Under-14’s admitted free. See you there!
Extension and roof alterations, and air source heat pump at 60 South Road
Single storey rear extension with alterations to roof of existing house. Installation of Air Source Heat Pump at 60 South Road Impington CB24 9PN
