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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 6 December 2021

The planned extended closure of the B1514 Brampton Road on Sunday 5 has been delayed by one week and will now take place on Sunday 12 00:01 to 20:00. There will now be a closure on Saturday 4 between 8pm and 5am.

 Our closures of the A14 eastbound between Ellington and Brampton Interchange are ‘tagging on’ to the end of another planned closure by our Operational colleagues which will start at Thrapston junction 13.

 For the closures on the A1 northbound from Buckden roundabout, please note there will be an escort service available for those living in the properties on the A1 between Buckden roundabout and the Brampton village slip road.

 

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 9pm 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 6 9pm to 6am
• A1 northbound between Buckden roundabout and A14 westbound Brampton Interchange junction 22
Vehicles will be diverted east on the A428 at Wyboston, north on the B1040 to join the A1198 and then onto the A14 westbound at Godmanchester junction 23. Vehicles can continue their journey on the A14 or exit onto the A1 at Brampton Interchange junction 22.
Brampton residents will diverted on the B1514 to the A141 Racecourse junction to access the A1 at Brampton Hut

Wednesday 8 9pm to 6am
• A14 eastbound between Ellington junction 20 and Brampton Interchange junction 22
Vehicles will be diverted to exit the A14 at Thrapston junction 13 onto the A605 to then travel south on the A1(M) to re-join the A14 at Brampton Interchange junction 22.

• A1 northbound Brampton Hut exit slip
Vehicles will be diverted to continue on the A1 northbound to Alconbury, exit and return on the southbound carriageway for access to Brampton Hut for the A14 and the A141

Saturday 11 9pm to 6am
• A1(M) southbound between junction 14 and Brampton Hut
Vehicles will be diverted onto the A1307(M), exit to Spittals and west on the A141 to re-join the A1 at Brampton Hut.

Please note, there will be an ‘up and over’ closure at Spittals for those wishing to continue into Huntingdon; all traffic will be sent off to Spittals roundabout

Sunday 12 12.01am to 8pm
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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.

Sunday 12 9pm to 6am
• A1 northbound between Buckden roundabout and A14 westbound Brampton Interchange junction 22
Vehicles will be diverted east on the A428 at Wyboston, north on the B1040 to join the A1198 and then onto the A14 westbound at Godmanchester junction 23. Vehicles can continue their journey on the A14 or exit onto the A1 at Brampton Interchange junction 22.

Brampton residents will diverted on the B1514 to the A141 Racecourse junction to access the A1 at Brampton Hut

For more information about this scheme, visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon/

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 29 November 2021

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 9pm 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

Wednesday 1 December 9pm to 6am

• Grafham Road overbridge (over the A1)
Vehicles on the Brampton side will be diverted through Brampton via Park Road, to the B1514 and onto the A1 southbound to Buckden roundabout. From here the diversion will continue into Grafham via the B661 and Buckden Road to re-join Grafham Road.

Vehicles on the Grafham side of the bridge closure will follow this diversion in reverse.

Sunday 5 December 12.01am to 8pm

• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon/

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Archaeological Discoveries In Fenstanton

Albion Archaeology has identified a large, previously unknown Roman settlement in Fenstanton that lay on the road linking the Roman towns of Cambridge and Godmanchester. Their excavations were carried out in 2017-18 ahead of the new housing developments on Cambridge Road and at the former Dairy Crest site, the full results of which will shortly be revealed.

The settlement lasted throughout most of the Roman period (c. AD 43-410), with the remains of a sunken-floored timber hut providing evidence that at least one family continued to live there during early Anglo-Saxon times in the 5th century. Large amounts of Roman pottery and animal bones were found, as well as more decorative Roman objects such as brooches. The animal bones have proved to be especially interesting: the butchery marks on them are of the type made by specialist Roman butchers, suggesting that there was a large-scale commercial operation here to process cattle bones.

As well as uncovering evidence of how the people lived, the excavations also found a number of small cemeteries, with just under 50 graves in total. These were all excavated and the skeletons have been sent to Cambridge for specialist analysis, telling us that the people who lived here had an unusually high number of illnesses and injuries. One person in particular may have suffered an especially unpleasant fate.

Much more detail about the results of the excavations will be published in the British Archaeology magazine (https://www.archaeologyuk.org/new-in-archaeology/british-archaeology-magazine.html) on 8th December.

There will also be further details available in the press from the same date; read more about that here nearer the time.

Anglo-Saxon skeleton in a ditch - Albion Archaeology excavation in Fenstanton 2017-18
Anglo-Saxon skeleton in a ditch

Anglo-Saxon comb - Albion Archaeology excavation in Fenstanton 2017-18
Anglo-Saxon comb

 

Roman pottery discovered in Fenstanton 2017-18
Roman pottery

 

Anglo-Saxon pit building - Albion Archaeology excavation in Fenstanton 2017-18
Anglo-Saxon pit building

 

Enamelled copper alloy horse and rider broach - Albion Archaeology excavation in Fenstanton 2017-18
Roman enamelled copper alloy horse and rider brooch

 

Roman grave - Albion Archaeology excavation in Fenstanton 2017-18
Roman grave

 

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 22 November 2021

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 9pm 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

Saturday 27 (one night) 9pm to 5am
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon/

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 15 November 2021

 

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 9pm 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

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14       9pm – 6am (2 nights)

    • B1049 Bridge Road between the Histon J32 gyratory and Cambridge Road

 

Saturday 20 7am to 6pm and Sunday 21 7am to 9pm

• Grafham Road overbridge (over the A1)

Vehicles on the Brampton side will be diverted through Brampton via Park Road, to the B1514 and onto the A1 southbound to Buckden roundabout. From here the diversion will continue into Grafham via the B661 and Buckden Road to re-join Grafham Road.

Vehicles on the Grafham side of the bridge closure will follow this diversion in reverse.

Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain via the footpath.

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

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Manderson Trust update October 2021

 

The Manderson Trust has been around for many years and quite a few Fenstanton folk regularly fish in their waters in Over –  in Overcote Road opposite the Pike & Eel .

Initially set up by Denis Manderson to allow disabled and less able-bodied fishermen and women easy access to a fishing lake, the complex is open to everyone who enjoys fishing, whether as a day-ticket, season ticket or family membership.

The latest Manderson Trust update has been received for October 2021

“In turbulent times The Trust has continued to provide a haven of calm. A place to sit, think, take in a bit of nature and unwind.

The free under 12s fishing has seen many more families down at the lakes this summer making the most of the equipment we loan and the advice we offer. If you are thinking of bringing youngsters to have a go it’s always a good idea to start them fishing with a pole or whip suited to their size and to bait up with a few maggots as they almost guarantee a fish a cast. Once a few fish are caught most youngsters are hooked and will want to move on to a rod and reel and the chance of bigger specimens. We have carp up to 20lb in lake 5 and a host from 6lb upwards. Get in touch if you fancy a session with your youngsters.

The restocking of Lake 1 with small carp up to 2lb has proved very successful. One angler recently had 40 in a 12 hour session. The lake now hosts open matches on the first Sunday of each month with winning catches usually being in the 10lb to 20lb range. More stock, Carp and Ide should arrive before the new year. See our Facebook page for notifications.

Jack Shelley, our President for many years, passed away just before Covid struck. Donations were made at his funeral in support of the Trust and, belatedly, this September finally saw the installation of his double fishing platform on Lake 5. Now an angler and carer can fish together in comfort. We would like to thank Over church and lands for the £250 they gave us to complete the project.

Our condolences go to Bob Nicholson’s family who passed away recently. Bob was a long-time member of the Trust and his dry wit will be sorely missed. A memorial bench has been presented, by his family, to The Trust and now allows visitors to sit and view Lake 5 from Bob’s favourite swim.

Last winter brought with it a lot of rain and with that came soft banks and rutted access paths. The Mick George sports fund very kindly gave us a grant of over £1000 to purchase hard core and gravel to reinstate and repair nearly 200m of track. The funding included a sum for machinery and driver hire. We are very grateful to Dave at Over garage for the use of their digger and to Harry for his time and skills as the driver.

Work continues on the wild flower meadow. More thanks are needed to Richard Fenwick for his hard work on the ‘little red Furgie’, cutting grass and harrowing the area ready for spring next year. Last year we seeded the meadow with insects in mind this year the Trust has allocated funds to add colourful native annuals to the site. Trevor from the Over and Swavesey conservation society continues to advise us and monitor the progress of the area. This year’s star find was a group of Bee Orchids among the grass.

Plans are afoot to restock Lake 4 as part of ongoing development. 100 Tench and 100 Crucian carp will go in once water temperatures consistently drop to below 7 degrees. The banks around the lake will have a makeover giving access to areas in front of swims in order to clear weed but to also allow other areas to develop the cover that the two species need to thrive.

Our next project will be to make Lake 3 fully functioning again. Norfolk reed has all but taken it over but with a combination of mechanical removal and judicious spraying we should be able to get it under control. This will be an expensive job and work on funding will be in hand over the next few months. Once the work is complete, we will have a breeding lake to provide smaller fish to stock the other lakes and a great place for juniors to hone their angling skills.

The Trust is making efforts to link up with various support organisations in the community. We continue to work with The Centre School in Cottenham and have recently joined forces with Cambridge City Housing First Project who bring those they support to the lakes for a bit of respite and a quiet time on the bank. If you know of a group or organisation that would benefit from the facilities we can offer, please contact us.

If there is a fisherman in the family and you are struggling to find a present this Christmas annual membership is £60 but only £30 for OAPs and £15 for Juniors 13-18. We also offer night fishing for a £25 supplement to annual membership. As always, registered disabled members fish for free.

November saw us in The Angling Times. We appeared as one of the national venues that cater for disabled anglers. We have already had enquiries about using our facilities as a result.

The annual Fur and Feather match will be held on the 18th December on lake 1. It is an open match but needs to be booked and paid for, £10, by the 4th December. Prizes for all and a bacon butty. The fee can be put in the honesty box on site or posted to us at The Manderson Trust, Overcote, CB24 5NT. Please include your name and contact details.

Best wishes from all at The Manderson Trust.”

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 8 November 2021

 

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 9pm 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 8 (one night) 9pm to 6am
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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.
Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain via the footpath.

Thursday 11 and Sunday 14 (two nights) 9pm to 6am
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo car park and Edison Bell Way, and Edison Bell Way (up to Aldi)

Vehicles on the Huntingdon town centre side will be diverted onto Ermine Street, St Peters Road to A141 west to Brampton / Brampton Racecourse junction and into Brampton via B1514. Residential access to Edison Bell Way will be maintained from the Aldi side.

Vehicles on the Brampton side of the closure will be diverted onto the A141 east, St Peters Road, Ermine Street and onto the ring road.
Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain via the footpath.

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

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 1 November 2021

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 9pm 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

Saturday 6 8am to 5pm
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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.

Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain via the northern footpath.

Saturday 6 (7am to 6pm) and Sunday 7 (7am to 9pm)
• Grafham Road overbridge (over the A1)

Vehicles on the Brampton side will be diverted through Brampton via Park Road, to the B1514 and onto the A1 southbound to Buckden roundabout. From here the diversion will continue into Grafham via the B661 and Buckden Road to re-join Grafham Road.

Vehicles on the Grafham side of the bridge 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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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 25 October 2021

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 9pm 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

Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 (two nights)

• A14 eastbound Milton junction 33 exit slip
Vehicles will be diverted to continue on the A14 eastbound to Fen Ditton junction 34, exit and return on the westbound carriageway for access to the Milton junction

 

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

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 18 October 2021

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 9pm 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
Saturday 23 8am to 5pm
• B1514 Brampton Road between the RingGo 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.

Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain via the northern footpath.
For more information about this scheme, visit

https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/