Cambridge Quilters are holding a Bring and Buy Sale on Wednesday 14th September at 7.30pm at the Recreation Ground hall.
Turn out those cupboards and drawers, bring along unwanted fabric, books, gadgets etc. Have a coffee and catch-up with friends.
Tag: Recreation
Creative Life Writing Information Session
Histon Library is holding an information session about classes in creative life writing on 29th June at 11am.
The Library is running five classes in creative life writing to celebrate life in Cambridgeshire starting on 13th July (11am – 1pm).
If you wish to participate in the class, but can’t attend on 29th, please email BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to register your interest.
Cambridge Quilters Summer Party
Cambridge Quilters will be holding their bring and share Summer Party on Wednesday 13th July at an open air venue in Impington (TBC).
Local meetings in Impington take place on the second Wednesday of the month at Histon and Impington Recreation Ground.
Email moira@moiraneal.com for more information.
Patchwork and Quilting
Cambridge Quilters holds monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of the month at the hall on the Recreation Ground in Impington from 7.15pm.
If you would like to join and say hello you would be very welcome. Come along and pick up a programme and join in a cup of tea or coffee and perhaps bring something you have been working on to show and tell us about.
Annual Membership for Wednesday and Friday monthly meetings is £30.00 or £5.00 a meeting. The group also meets in Grantchester Village Hall on the third Friday of the month.
Email moira@moiraneal.com for more information.
Playing field saved for the community
Fears have been allayed that the playing field in New School Road – previously used by the former Infants School – could be used as development land now that the school has moved.
Land owners Cambridgeshire County Council have granted a ‘tenancy at will’ to the Parish Council, which has no plans to develop the site, but will open it to the whole community, monitor its use and listen to any good ideas that could further enhance its value to local residents.
Although a ‘tenancy at will’ allows the Parish Council to occupy the land indefinitely, it is only a short-term measure and either party could end the arrangement by giving immediate notice at any time. However, the intention of both parties is that that this temporary arrangement will be turned into a long-term lease of the land. A 7-year lease is currently on offer, which would protect the land from development during this period.
Parish Council Chair Denis Payne explained: “The tenancy is good news because it makes a little more green open space available to the community. The field is a Protected Village Amenity Area in the South Cambs Local Plan, and also a Local Green Space in the Histon & Impington Neighbourhood Plan. Anything that the Parish Council does with the land will reflect these designations.”
Future use
For the time being the field – which will open to the public from Friday 30th July – will simply remain as a field. It is likely to be open for use from 8am until dusk each day and will be subject to a few common sense rules, including ball games being allowed. The rights of existing users will be protected, including the neighbouring Early Years centre, which is a condition of the tenancy.
Among the ideas for the land are a Pump Track – which has long been the vision of some in the community. A post on Facebook commented that the original gift of the land was for the benefit of children’s exercise and neighbours are used to it being used for children’s recreation. “It already has some mature trees. I can imagine it with hedging and additional planting to make it interesting, it would be a great, central use of the space, and it’s big enough with some careful design”.
Consultation to establish leisure and recreation priorities
The ways that Histon & Impington residents use their leisure time for recreation and other physical activity is the subject of a new survey examining the need for additional indoor and outdoor facilities in the village.
The findings will help the Parish Council prioritise spending at the Recreation Ground and plan the long-term provision of recreation opportunities for the community.
First announced in March, the survey will also provide evidence that the Parish Council will need to prepare for any future negotiations with Trinity College, which is hoping to extend Cambridge Science Park across the A14 and into the village.
The questionnaire asks residents about the leisure and recreation facilities and spaces they currently use; how satisfied they are with them; and what facilities they would like to have in the community – and specifically at the Rec.
Neil Davies, Chair of the Recreation Committee at the Parish Council, is keen for the community to have their say. He said: “We recognise how important it is for people to be able to use their leisure time for recreation and other physical activity. It is recognised that this doesn’t just improve their physical health but it also contributes to better mental health.
“We are fortunate in Histon & Impington to have such an excellent recreation ground and access to various informal green spaces. We just need to make sure that what’s provided is good for the future.”
The survey, which runs until 18th July, can be found online at https://tinyurl.com/HandIRec or using the QR code. Hard copies of the questionnaire are available at the St Andrew’s Centre, Print-Out, Station Stores and the Parish Office. Call the Parish Office on 01223 235906 if you can’t pick one up, and for more information contact David Jenkins at jdj@davidjenkins.org.uk and on 07739 758859.
