Cyber Security Talk at Annual Parish Meeting – 19 May

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The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Monday 19th May at the Village Hall starting at 7.30 pm. The meeting will start with a talk about cyber security given by village resident Daniel Versace.

Daniel is a seasoned cyber security architect at the BBC, with over 15 years of experience in IT and eight years specifically in Information Security. He holds a postgraduate degree in Cyber Security and numerous professional qualifications. He is passionate about educating others on online safety and is dedicated to inspiring the next generation to pursue careers in technology.

This will followed by a short break for tea, coffee and biscuits, organised by Little Owls.  Little Owls Pre-school offers quality care and education for children aged 2 to 4 years.  The Pre-school works in partnership with parents and carers to help children learn and develop, whilst adding to the life and well-being of the local community.  Donations for the refreshments would be gratefully appreciated.

After the refreshment break there will be a report from the Chairman of the Parish Council highlighting major events that have happened in the last twelve months.

Then it is your turn to raise any questions you have or ideas that would make the village an even better place to live.

The Great British Spring Clean – Sunday, 6 April

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We would love if you would join us (accompanied children are especially welcome) for the 10th Great British Spring Clean.

Sunday 6th April

There are two sessions:

10:00am to 12 noon

2:00pm to 4:00pm

The doors to the Village Hall on the Recreation Ground will be open during these times to collect litter pickers and plastics bags.

Apart from litter picking, you could also do some weeding or anything else you can think of to make our lovely village look even lovelier.

Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Workshop

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The report for the first Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Workshop is available here.

Parish Council response to EWR Non-Statutory Consultation

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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

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Following the resignation of Cllr Ward, Haslingfield Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor.  Please see the attached notice.

2025.01 Notice of Vacancy for a Parish Councillor Template

EWR Public Meeting – 14 January 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.