Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Workshop
The report for the first Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Workshop is available here.
Parish Council response to EWR Non-Statutory Consultation
The Parish Council has replied to the East West Rail Co. non-statutory consultation. You can find the reply here.
Vacancy for a Parish Councillor
Following the resignation of Cllr Ward, Haslingfield Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor. Please see the attached notice.
EWR Public Meeting – 14 January 2025
Haslingfield Parish Council Public Meeting on EAST WEST RAIL’s Public consultation
Come and have your say!
East West Rail (EWR) has invited comments on its new plan for the southern route for the railway. The deadline for responses by organisations and individuals is 24th January 2025 (https://eastwestrail.co.uk/feedback).
The Parish Council is seriously concerned about the impact the new southern EWR route would have on our village. Our key issues with this option are:
- the design of the tunnel under Chapel Hill – we would prefer a longer tunnel and shorter cuttings to minimise impacts on the village and surrounding countryside
- construction vehicles must not be allowed through the village
- all working sites must be located at least 150m from residential homes
- the duration of construction in Haslingfield should be minimised
- an ombudsman should be appointed to resolve any urgent complaints about EWR or its contractors during construction.
The Parish Council still actively opposes an EWR route south of Cambridge, but we must respond to this consultation for the new southern route and want to hear your views.
Please join us for a zoom meeting on 14th January from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The meeting with be chaired by Councillor Ruth Hatfield and all are welcome.
Zoom link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89120929123
Job Vacancy – Manager / Caretaker for Haslingfield Village Hall
We are looking to appoint someone to manage the Village Hall, ensuring that we comply with all current legislation and that it is a safe, healthy and clean environment for all its users.
The successful candidate will need to liaise with all the necessary services and either find the right maintenance staff for repairs or undertake minor repairs themselves.
The pay is £16.10 per hour and the weekly hours of work are 6 hours, although this may vary week to week. You will report to the Parish Clerk and be employed by Haslingfield Parish Council. The post is available from January 2025.
If you are interested, please contact clerk@haslingfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk or place an application letter in the letter box at the Village Hall.
Closing date: 16 December 2024
Notice of conclusion of audit
Haslingfield Parish Council has received the external auditor’s report for the 2023-24 financial year. The report (AGAR Section 3) can be found under Documents – Finance – 2023/24.
The Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) is available for inspection by any local government elector on application to the Parish Clerk.
Haslingfield Neighbourhood Plan – next steps
Haslingfield Neighbourhood Plan – the next step
Fancy a cuppa? All welcome!
The Big Conversation event in June started us talking about Haslingfield’s future. Now the Haslingfield Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group would like to invite you to a series of mini conversations over a cup of tea or coffee to delve deeper into some of the topics raised in June.
We are planning a series of these ‘tea parties’ to cover a range of topics over the coming months. These will be small, informal groups of people getting together to talk with our neighbours about specific issues. The Steering Group will use the information we gather from these events to help shape the policies of our Neighbourhood Plan.
This is an opportunity to find out more about real issues that the Neighbourhood Plan can address for our village – and a chance for you to be involved in making that happen.
The first three tea parties are listed below. Anyone is welcome to attend one or all of these events.
Affordable and Sustainable Housing Sunday 6th October
This tea party could interest those who:
- Are concerned about lack of affordable housing in the Parish for those on low incomes, with young families, who are looking to downsize for health or other issues or who just want a smaller home.
- Are thinking about developing local land and want input into our local planning policies.
- Are concerned about the environmental impacts of building works and what our Neighbourhood Plan policies can do to address them.
Biodiversity, Resilience and Energy Sunday 20th October
This covers a huge set of topics. In this first discussion we will look to get an overview of all three, what policies are available and begin to focus on where residents’ energies and enthusiasm lie.
Connections, Transport and Travel Sunday 10th November
This topic was listed as very important by many residents. We’ll explore the possibilities a Neighbourhood Plan can and can’t influence, and start formulating policies.
Time for all three events: 3.00 – 5.00pm
Venue for all three events: The Community Room at Wisbey’s Yard
For more information or if you would like to book a seat at the table, simply drop us an email at hnp@haslingfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk
Haslingfield and Harlton Youth Survey
Are you aged 11-18 and a resident of Haslingfield or Harlton? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Haslingfield Parish Council has put together a short survey to find out the good and bad bits of being a young person in Haslingfield and Harlton. We’ll be looking at your answers to see if there is anything else we can provide or help with, to make growing up here a better experience.
As a thank you for completing our survey, if you would like to enter into our prize draw to win 1kg of Pick N Mix, there’s a space for you to leave your email address at the end. (This email address will only be used to contact the winner of the prize draw, and will be deleted after the survey results are in.) Surveys can also be completed anonymously. To complete the survey (less than 5 minutes), please go to: https://forms.gle/NmRegrRVgupSD2xs9
The survey will be live until 30 August 2024.
Neighbourhood Plan Event – 23 June 2024
Small Village, Big Conversation
A family friendly event about the Haslingfield Neighbourhood Plan
23 June 2024, 2- 5pm at Haslingfield Village Hall
Join the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group for this fun, family-friendly, interactive event including:
- A History of Haslingfield in 5 sketches from members of Haslingfield Little Theatre
- Historical displays from the Village Society
- The results of our first parish Neighbourhood Plan consultation – what did your neighbours think?
- What a Neighbourhood Plan Can Do, What it Can’t Do, What it Should Do
- Inspiring examples from the Neighbourhood Plans of neighbouring villages like Foxton, Gamlingay, Histon and Fulbourn
- Have your say: Mapping our green spaces, views, heritage and biodiversity
- Facilitated conversations about what we as a community want for Haslingfield’s future
- Launch of the first Haslingfield Tree Walk
- Activities for kids
We’ve only just begun the process of creating a plan that could influence how Haslingfield develops over the next half a century. Be a part of the conversation. Everyone is welcome – whether you took part in the first survey or not! If you have questions or would like to be involved, please write to hnp@haslingfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk.
Tree work to be carried out
Following the last Conditions and Hazard Assessments for trees on Parish land, the second phase of work is scheduled to commence on 12th February 2024 and will be carried out by Shire Trees.