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FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR
Local Government Boundary Commission review of Cambridgeshire County Council boundaries:
Having
spent time last year consulting on the county council division boundaries the Local Government Boundary Com-
mission have given their final decision regarding the county division boundaries. There will be a reduction in coun-
cillors for the county council from 69 currently to 61. Buckden, Diddington, Southoe and Medloe, Offord Darcy and
Offord Cluny will go into a division with Brampton forming the Brampton and Buckden division. These changes will
come into effect at the council elections in May 2017.
20 is Plenty for Buckden:
I was very pleased that the application for a 20mph speed limit surrounding the
school was supported by Cambridgeshire County Council in the recent Local Highways Initiative grants meaning
that the majority of the scheme will be financially delivered by the county council Highways department and the
remainder of the funding will be raised by Buckden Parish Council. County council Highways officers will consult
with the parish council and residents regarding the scheme.
Please be advised that residents can come along to the Buckden village hall on the second Tuesday of the month
at 6.30pm for an hour to speak to me. I will be in the Aragon room and no appointment is necessary. My next sur-
gery will be held on
Tuesday 10th May 2016
.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Julie Wisson, County Councillor Buckden and the Offords
07725 791459 01767 677837 Julie.Wisson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
A14
We shall soon hear the final decision of the Secretary of State and I anticipate that work will start on the new A14
by the middle of the year. Probably the first effect on the village will be the large storage area and domestic site
which will be sited between Buckden and Brampton. There will inevitably be fears about dust, noise and heavy
traffic as construction work proceeds and I can assure residents that the Parish Council and I will do our best to
ensure that any disruption is kept to a minimum.
OUSE VALLEY WAY AND OTHER RIGHTS OF WAY
We can be rightly proud of the Ouse Valley Way which runs through 14 parishes in Huntingdonshire and is part of
one of the longest footpaths in England. There have been doubts about its upkeep but I can assure residents that
the District Council has confirmed that it will maintain it until at least the end of the 16-17 financial year. In the
meantime I am involved in compiling and agreeing a long term plan for its continued maintenance.
Our footpaths and bridleways are an important asset for the village and I know that the Chairman of the Parish
Council is writing elsewhere in this edition asking for a volunteer or volunteers to be the Village Footpath Co-
ordinator. You don’t have to be a member of the Parish Council, although it’s an advantage. I urge any person
who is a keen walker and wants to see our ROW maintained to consider volunteering for this role. From personal
experience I know that it can be combined with the role of Tree Warden and become a very rewarding recreation-
al activity, perhaps for a recently retired person.
COUNCIL TAX
We have now all received our Council Tax Bills and will have noted that the Parish, District and County Councils’
amounts have not been increased. Personally I welcome the additional charge for Adult Social Care in the hope
that the money raised will be used sensibly to improve the lot of some of our most vulnerable residents.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, problems or would just like to have a chat about
our villages.
With best wishes, Terry Hayward (Cllr) Buckden Ward, HDC
01480 810974 or
terry.hayward@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
Letters & comments received regarding the
Gladman Lucks Lane residential development
Should the application succeed, then it must not be the current Buckden villagers, Huntingdon DC & Cambs CC
to accept any of the additional capital costs that will arise from the development relating to the GP surgery, sewer-
age farm and primary school. Gladman, current landowner & future builder will all require to make a profit on the
deal; but before this profit is made the above costs associated with the above must be borne by the above 3 par-
ties. I request that before planning permission is granted an undertaking from the above must be sought and
agreed.
Peter Martin
It is very important people do voice their concerns - there absolutely will be a campaign to attempt to reject the
proposed development. It will be formulated with professional help.
Toby Angel