February edition of “Spectrum”

The Editorial Team have decided to temporarily suspend publication of Spectrum starting with the February 2021 edition.

Sadly because of the current Covid-19 situation, there is very little of note taking place in the village to report.

There will be an ongoing monthly review and publication will resume as soon as possible.

 

 

28 December – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

It has been a very difficult week for lots of people, with flooding across the district bringing misery to many families, and the revised Covid-19 regulations reducing the amount of social interaction we are allowed. But in the true spirit of Christmas, the community has come together and there have been some really uplifting stories of people supporting and looking out for each other, and help from the emergency and support services.

Covid-19 Tier 4 Restrictions:

As you will now know, the whole of Cambridgeshire has now been placed into Tier 4 restrictions. This means that we have to stay at home as much as possible and not meet with anybody indoors unless they live with us or are part of our support bubble. Outdoors, we are only allowed to meet with one person from another household.

Full details are on the Government web-site:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-4-stay-at-home

Meanwhile, here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 20th to 27th December:

Headlands – On Tuesday evening, 22nd December, police received a report of a suspicious vehicle seen driving slowly around the estate, stopping outside dark houses and the occupants shining torches into gardens and windows. A police patrol was dispatched to search the area, but unfortunately no trace of the suspect vehicle could be found. (Ref CC-22122020-0407)

Headlands – The garage of a house on Headlands was broken into on Wednesday evening, 23rd December. The intruder forced the lock to get inside, and also interfered with a window in the garage and moved items inside around, but nothing is thought to have been stolen. (Ref 35/86756/20)

Low Road – Police and the Highways Department closed entry to Low Road at both ends on Thursday afternoon, 24th December, following inundation by flood waters. One car was abandoned in the flood water, and was later towed away by recovery services. (Ref CC-24122020-0395)

Hilton Road, Fenstanton – Police closed Hilton Road on Thursday evening, 24th December, after flood water over two feet deep made it too dangerous for traffic to be allowed to pass through. Warning signs and cones were also put out on Connington Road which also had some flooding. (Ref CC-24122020-0559)

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20 December 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

This is the last Policing Update before Christmas. Everyone at St Ives Police Station sends their very best wishes – we hope that all Ecops subscribers manage to have a good time, despite the extraordinary circumstances that we find ourselves in.

Christmas Covid-19 Arrangements:

As you will now know, the 5-day relaxation of Covid-19 regulations that was planned for the Christmas period has been revoked in the light of the worsening situation with the spread of the virus. The new rules mean that the relaxation now only applies to Christmas Day itself.

As Cambridgeshire is in Tier 2 (High Alert), apart from Peterborough which is now in Tier 4, we are allowed to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ and see a maximum of two other households, but only on Christmas Day (25 December). We cannot see anyone from a Tier 4 area.

However, we are urged to think very carefully about the risks of infection and only form a Christmas Bubble if we feel we absolutely need to. Wherever possible, discuss alternatives to meeting up in person.

Stay safe and don’t take any unnecessary risks – people’s lives depend upon everyone behaving sensibly over the Christmas period.

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Meanwhile, there is just one item to mention in our summary of offences and incidents affecting your community this week, reported to police during the period 13th to 19th December:

Church Lane, Fenstanton – A pedestrian was slightly injured in a collision with a car in a car-park on Church Lane, Fenstanton, on Wednesday evening, 16th December. (Ref CC-16122020-0345)

A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 21 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

Thursday 24 9pm to Sunday 27 5am (56 hours)
• B1514 Brampton Road between RingGo 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.

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

A1307 – Overnight works rescheduled for 17 December

Dear All

Unfortunately we had to cancel our white lining works last night on the A1307, however the work has now been re-scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 17th. Please see below new timings for the closures of the A1307:

8pm – 9.30pm A1307 both directions between Dry Drayton roundabout and Girton roundabout /A14 westbound entry slip

9.30pm – 10.30pm Dry Drayton overbridge southbound between Oakington roundabout and Dry Drayton roundabout

10.30pm – 12am A1307 both directions between Bar Hill jug handle and Oakington roundabout

12am – 2am A1307 both directions between Buckingway roundabout and Bar Hill jug handle (Lolworth residents will be escorted to and from Buckingway roundabout)

Kind Regards

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme
Highways England | Woodlands | Manton Lane | Bedford | MK41 7LW
Web: http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk

A1307 – Overnight works 14 – 15 December

Dear All

Next week, over 2 nights we will be undertaking white lining works along the A1307. We will be working across 4 stretches of the road on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th. Please see below for details of locations, timings and the diversion routes.

Monday 14th

  •  9pm – 6am A1307 outbound from Girton College, Huntingdon Road to the first roundabout under the M11 roundabout (surfacing works)

Diversion via B1049 to Histon junction 32 and the A14

  • 8pm – 2am A1307 both directions between Dry Drayton roundabout and Girton roundabout /A14 westbound entry slip

Diversion via A14 to Bar Hill junction 25 for access to the A1307

  • 2am – 6am Dry Drayton overbridge southbound between Oakington roundabout and Dry Drayton roundabout

Diversion via A1307 to Bar Hill junction 25 and A14 to exit for A1307 at Girton junction 31

 

Tuesday 15th

  • 8pm – 11pm A1307 both directions between Buckingway roundabout, Swavesey and Bar Hill jug handle

Diversion via A14 between Swavesey junction 24 and Bar Hill junction 25. Lolworth residents will be escorted to and from Buckingway roundabout

 

  • 11pm – 5am A1307 both directions between Bar Hill jug handle and Oakington roundabout

Diversion via A1307 and A14 between Bar Hill junction 25 and Girton junction 31

 

Kind Regards

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme
Highways England | Woodlands | Manton Lane | Bedford | MK41 7LW
Web: http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk

 

13 December – 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 6th to 12th December:

Walnut Tree Crescent – A ground floor window at a property on Walnut Tree Crescent was smashed at some time between Tuesday 1st and Thursday 10th December. (Ref 35/83757/20)

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

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/

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

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