Archive for 2014
Operation Oaklands
Operation Oaklands Phase Two – Tackling crime across South Cambs This week South Cambridgeshire Safer Neighbourhood Team will start a rolling campaign to reduce domestic burglary and shed burglary throughout the district. Op Oaklands will concentrate on one village or town each week with uniform officers mobilised in the area. They will focus on crime prevention measures, and provide security advice to residents in order to combat burglary, vehicle crime and theft. Officers will be offering residents Smartwater property coding kits for a reduced price of £10, plus shed and window alarms at cost price. Elsworth residents will be visited in December between 03/12/2014 – 07/12/2014
Parish Council meeting November 19th 2014
The November meeting of the Parish Council will take place in Elsworth School Hall at 7:30pm on November 19th
Planning Meeting November 4th 2014
A meeting of the Parish Council’s planning committee will take place on November 4th at 7.30 in Elsworth School Hall Broad End. Pleased note this is a TUESDAY and not the usual Wednesday on which most parish council and committee meetings are held. This date has been scheduled to avoid the Guy Fawkes celebrations.
The Elsworth Times Issue 14-05
The rights and responsibilities of a riparian owner
If you own land adjoining, above or with a watercourse running through it, you have certain rights and responsibilities. In legal terms you are a ‘riparian owner’. If you rent the land you should agree with the owner who should manage these rights and responsibilities.
Smaller watercourses, ditches and drains, known as ‘ordinary watercourses’ play a crucial role in managing flood risk to people and property in Cambridgeshire. That is why it is important to ensure that they are well maintained and kept free from debris, obstructions and do not become overgrown. Cambridgeshire County Council, under the Flood and Water Management Act (2010), is a ‘Lead Local Flood Authority’, and responsible for regulating ordinary watercourses outside of internal drainage board areas.
Flood Emergency Contacts
In the event of flooding, we recommend you contact the specified authorities involved in dealing with emergencies.
Northstowe Planning Application Phase Two
The public consultation on the second phase of the Northstowe Planning Application Phase Two is due to end on October 31st. To view details and submit comments visit www.scambs.gov.uk/northstowe
Street Lighting
Balfour Beatty has advised that they have managed to slot Elsworth village for the street lighting project back in for the 1/2nd week of October.
Street Lighting
Balfour Beatty, the company installing the new street lights, is running a smaller Core investment programme team alongside the overall project and this will be up and running in October. The company will then start booking the works back in that have been put on hold for various reasons. They envisage the works being carried out after Christmas. The company has promised to provide the exact date for works to start asap.