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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 14 December

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements

We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures
Monday 14 to Friday 18 (five nights)
• B1514 Brampton Road between Ring&Go car park and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse.
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop
Vehicles will be diverted via the temporary right turn onto Brampton Road

Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 (two nights)
• A1307 westbound between St Ives and Godmanchester
Vehicles will be diverted east on A1307 to Swavesey and onto the A14 westbound at junction 24, exit at Brampton Interchange junction 22 onto A1 northbound to Brampton Hut roundabout. From here, return south on the A1 and onto the A14 eastbound at Brampton Interchange and exit at junction 23 onto the A1198

Monday 14 (one night)
• A1307 outbound from Girton College, Huntingdon Road to the first roundabout under the M11 roundabout
Vehicles will be diverted via the B1049 to Histon junction 32 and the A14
• A1307 both directions between Dry Drayton roundabout and Girton roundabout /A14 westbound entry slip 8pm – 2am
Vehicles will be diverted via the A14 to Bar Hill junction 25 for access to the A1307 into Cambridge.
• Dry Drayton overbridge southbound between Oakington roundabout and Dry Drayton roundabout 2am – 6am
Vehicles will be diverted via A1307 to Bar Hill junction 25 and A14 to exit for A1307 at Girton junction 31

Tuesday 15 (one night)
• A1307 both directions between Buckingway roundabout, Swavesey and Bar Hill jug handle 8pm – 11pm
Vehicles will be diverted via the A14 between Swavesey junction 24 and Bar Hill junction 25. Lolworth residents will be escorted to and from Buckingway roundabout
• A1307 both directions between Bar Hill jug handle and Oakington roundabout 11pm – 5am
Vehicles will be diverted via the A1307 and A14 between Bar Hill junction 25 and Girton junction 31

Friday 18 (one night)
• A14 eastbound between Godmanchester junction 23 and Swavesey junction 24
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1198 northbound and A1307 eastbound to rejoin the A14 at Swavesey junction 24
• A14 westbound between Swavesey junction 24b and New Ellington junction 21
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1307 to Godmanchester, south on A1198, west on A428, and north on the A1 to re-join the A14 via Brampton Hut

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/

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6 December 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 29th November to 5th December:

High Street / Chequer Street, Fenstanton – Police received reports of a male selling items door-to-door in Fenstanton on Saturday afternoon, 5th December, and being argumentative when told to go away. One elderly resident was very upset by his aggressive manner. Police issued an alert to patrols in the area to be on the lookout for the male and he was spotted in Bluntisham a short time later, where officers spoke to him and warned him about his behaviour. (Refs CC-05122020-0317 and CC-05122020-0331)

Low Road – Police arrested the driver of a blue Ford car, seen driving erratically on Low Road on Saturday evening, 5th December, when a road-side breath test returned a positive result. The car had been seen moving very slowly, hitting the kerb and failing to negotiate a roundabout. (Ref CC-05122020-0385)

And Finally – Covid Restrictions over Christmas:

The Tier-2 Restrictions that now cover the whole of Cambridgeshire will be relaxed over the Christmas period from 23rd to 27th December. During these 5 days it will be possible to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ made up of a limited number of friends and family.

There are three main rules about Christmas Bubbles:

• You can only be in one Christmas Bubble;

• You cannot change your Christmas Bubble;

• Your Christmas Bubble must not include people from more than 3 households.

Full details are on the Government website at –

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 7 December

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements

We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures

Monday 7 to Friday 11 (five nights)
• B1514 Brampton Road between Hinchingbrooke Park Road and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse.
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road between the loop and Brampton Road
Vehicles will be diverted via Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop onto B1514 Brampton Road. Access to Huntingdon will be via A141 to Spittals and onto Ermine Street B1044
• A1307 eastbound between Godmanchester and St Ives
Vehicles will be diverted south on A1198, east on A428 to join the A14. Continue to Histon junction 32 and return on A14 westbound for access to A1307 at Swavesey junction 24

Monday 7 to Tuesday 8 (two nights)
• A10 north and southbound from Milton junction 33 to Butt Lane
Vehicles wishing to travel north be diverted onto A14 westbound, exit at Histon junction 32, B1049 Bridge Road, Impington Lane, Burgoynes Road, Milton Road and Butt Lane to access the A10. Vehicles travelling south on the A10 will follow the above diversion route in reverse

Friday 11 (one night)
• A14 eastbound between New Ellington junction 21 and Swavesey junction 24
Vehicles will be diverted onto A141 to Brampton Hut roundabout, A1 southbound to Wyboston and then east on A428 to-rejoin the A14 at Girton junction 31
• A14 westbound between Swavesey junction 24b and New Ellington junction 21
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1307 to Godmanchester, south on A1198, west on A428, and north on the A1 to re-join the A14 via Brampton Hut

Friday 11 9pm – Monday 14 6am
• A14 westbound Brampton Interchange junction 22 exit slip (A14 westbound to A1 northbound free flow link)
Vehicles will be directed to continue on the A14 to Ellington junction 20, exit and return east on the A14 to Brampton Hut for access to the A1

Saturday 12 (one night) 9pm – 8am
• Brampton Road B1514 between station car park and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, St Peters Road to A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse.

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/

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29 Nov 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 21st to 28th November:

Covid-19 Update – Post-Lockdown Tier Announcement:

The Government has announced that the whole of Cambridgeshire will be in Tier-2 Restrictions, the ‘High Alert’ Level, following the ending of the second lockdown on Wednesday, 2nd December. This means that households cannot mix indoors and the ‘Rule of Six’ applies outdoors.

Full details are on the Government website at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction-tiers-what-you-need-to-know#high-alert

Apple Tree Close – A van left parked on Apple Tree Close was entered and some tools stolen at some time overnight on Saturday 21st / Sunday 22nd November. (Ref 35/79359/20)

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To see details of Policing Summaries for neighbouring areas, please click on the following link and scroll down the page to select areas of interest:

https://www.ecops.org.uk/alert_archive

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 30 November

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements

We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures

Monday 30 November to Saturday 5 December (six nights)
• B1514 Brampton Road between Hinchingbrooke Park Road and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse.

Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December (five nights)
• A1307 eastbound between Godmanchester and St Ives
Vehicles will be diverted south on A1198, east on A428 to join the A14. Continue to Histon junction 32 and return on A14 westbound for access to A1307 at Swavesey junction 24

Monday 30 November, Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 December (three nights)
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop
Vehicles will be diverted via the temporary right turn onto Brampton Road

Tuesday 1, Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 December (three nights)
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road between the loop and Brampton Road
Vehicles will be diverted via Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop onto B1514 Brampton Road. Access to Huntingdon will be via A141 to Spittals and onto Ermine Street B1044

Saturday 5 (one night)
• A14 eastbound between Godmanchester/A1198 junction 23 and Swavesey junction 24
Vehicles will be diverted south on A1198 and east on A428 to re-join the A14 at Girton junction 31. Local traffic will travel north on A1198 to join the A1307
• A14 westbound between Swavesey junction 24b and Godmanchester/A1198 junction 23
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1307 to Godmanchester and south on A1198 to re-join the A14 at junction 23

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/

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Fenstanton WI – Seasons Greetings!

Seasons Greetings to all our Members and let’s hope we can raise our voices again in 2021.

There’s not been much to sing about this year, but during more “normal” times we start our meetings off with a rousing rendition of “Jerusalem”. But why?

The poem written by William Blake was published in 1808 during another period of uncertainty – the Industrial Revolution when “England’s green & pleasant land” was being destroyed by massive urbanisation. Blake disapproved of this because it led to the creation of over-crowded slums which were the breeding grounds for endemic diseases.

The words were subsequently set to music by Hubert Parry in 1916 and it was adopted by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies to whom the copyright was assigned. When the NUWSS was wound up, the copyright was reassigned to the Women’s Institute.

Fenstanton WI Choir 1938
Fenstanton WI Choir

The photo above shows the Fenstanton WI Choir who won the Huntingdonshire Federation of Women’s Institutes Music Festival in the 1930s.

 

 

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21 Nov 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton District

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 13th to 20th November:

Covid Regulations – Police have continued to receive reports of possible Covid Regulation breaches across the County in the last week. Officers are making regular patrols across Huntingdonshire to ensure that lockdown regulations are being complied with.

High Street, Fenstanton – Intruders climbed into a building site on Fenstanton High Street overnight on Thursday 19th / Friday 20th November, entered three houses under construction and stole copper piping worth several hundred pounds. (Ref 35/78867/20)

Police Appeal for Witnesses:

Police are still appealing for witnesses following the fatal collision on the A1123 at Houghton Hill, Wyton, at around 1:30pm on Wednesday 11th November, in which a blue Vauxhall Corsa collided with a cyclist.

Anyone who saw the collision, or the car or cyclist in the moments leading up to it, is asked to contact the police using the 101 non-emergency number or the reporting tool on the police web-site, quoting Incident 207 of 11th November.

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 23 November

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements
We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures
Monday 23 to Thursday 26 (four nights)
• B1514 Brampton Road between station car park and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse

Monday 23 to Tuesday 24 (two nights)
• A1307 eastbound between Pathfinder Link, Huntingdon and St Ives
Vehicles will be diverted to continue on Huntingdon ring road to Ermine Street B1044 and onto the A141. From here travel west to Brampton Hut, south on A1 to join the A14 at Brampton Interchange junction 22 and exit at junction 23 for Godmanchester or continue to Swavesey junction 24 for access to the A1307

Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 (three nights)
• A1307 eastbound between Godmanchester and St Ives
Vehicles will be diverted south on A1198, east on A428 to join the A14. Continue to Histon junction 32 and return on A14 westbound for access to A1307 at Swavesey junction 24

Wednesday 25 (one night)
• A14 westbound Swavesey junction 24 to Brampton Interchange junction 22
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1307 to Godmanchester, A1198 southbound, A428 westbound and A1 northbound to re-join the A14 at Brampton Hut

Friday 27 (one night)
• B1514 Brampton Road between Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road between the loop and B1514 Brampton Road
Vehicles will be diverted via Hinchingbrooke Park Road loop onto B1514 Brampton Road. Access to Huntingdon will be via A141 to Spittals and onto Ermine Street B1044

Saturday 28 (one night) 9pm – 8am
• B1514 Brampton Road between station car park and Edison Bell Way
Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto the ring road, Ermine Street B1044 to Spittals roundabout, A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will follow this diversion in reverse.

Sunday 29 (one night)
• A14 eastbound between Godmanchester/A1198 junction 23 and Swavesey junction 24
Vehicles will be diverted south on A1198 and east on A428 to re-join the A14 at Girton junction 31. Local traffic will travel north on A1198 to join the A1307
• A14 westbound between Swavesey junction 24b and Godmanchester/A1198 junction 23
Vehicles will be diverted onto A1307 to Godmanchester and south on A1198 to re-join the A14 at junction 23

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/

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14 November – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton District

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Happily, there are no crimes or other incidents in our Policing Summary for your community this week, covering the period 7th to 13th November. However, there are some other items to mention, including an appeal for witnesses to a fatal collision in Wyton:

Covid Regulations – Police have responded to reports of possible Covid Regulation breaches across Huntingdonshire in the last week. Incidents include large gatherings of people in confined spaces and suspected breaches of social distancing. (Refs CC-07112020-0213, CC-07112020-0271 and CC-12112020-0190)

Police Appeal for Witnesses:
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A1123 at Houghton Hill, Wyton, at around 1:30pm on Wednesday 11th November, in which a blue Vauxhall Corsa collided with a cyclist.

Anyone who saw the collision, or the car or cyclist in the moments leading up to it, is asked to contact the police using the 101 non-emergency number or the reporting tool on the police web-site, quoting Incident 207 of 11th November.

Local News Item – Man Jailed for Possession of Class A Drugs:
A man found in possession of cocaine and heroin when he was stopped in St Ives in October 2019 was sentenced to 30 months in prison at Peterborough Crown Court on 9th November.

Full details are on the police web-site at:
https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/bruno-afonso

And Finally – Operation ‘Sceptre’
Operation ‘Sceptre’ is part of a week-long initiative to tackle knife crime across the whole of the UK.

On average, officers are arresting three people a week in Cambridgeshire for knife-related offences.

During the crack-down, the force will be conducting knife-sweeps, talking to retailers about selling to young people, and educating school children through presentations about the dangers of carrying knives.

More details are on the police web-site at:
https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/op-spectre-nov-2020