News

After lying dormant for several years, the Over Village website has been refreshed and is now 'live'.

The village amenity land use survey in April/May, clearly identified that residents would like to see improvements across a wide range of village facilities.

There is one further vacancy on the Parish Council, which will be filled by co-option at the Parish Council meeting on 11th September.

All the consultation responses have been catalogued and analysed, and the analysis of these results is now being published.

Details of this year's show have just been published.

The Post Office van has been having some technical problems recently. 

There are four vacancies on the Parish Council, which will be filled by co-option on 12th June.

Highways England have advised us of full closures of the A14 for the two evenings of Friday 27 April and Saturday 28 April, from 9pm to 6am each night.

The Parish Council is seeking views about the need for, and use of, recreation and open space, both for present and future households.

A Roman trade distribution centre, an abandoned medieval village and three prehistoric monuments are among nationally significant archaeological discoveries uncovered by the team delivering the UK’s biggest road upgrade.

Highways England's latest newsletter has articles and photos describing the archaeology work in more detail.

The bridge over the A14 at junction 29 for Bar Hill will be closed 24/7 between 9.30am on Tuesday 3 April and 5.00pm on Tuesday 10 April.

Highways England is offering the chance to look round one of their A14 construction sites on Saturday 24th March.

There will be a Parish Meeting to discuss issues surrounding the provision of Recreation and Open Space in the village.

SCDC has created an exciting new scheme for private landlords.

Information is available for anyone considering standing to become a South Cambridgeshire District Councillor in the upcoming elections.

Cambridgeshire ACRE is delighted that it has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the ‘New Life on the Old West’ project.

Orchards East hopes to stimulate interest and engage a wide range of new volunteers in anything orchard!

SCDC's Civic Affairs Committee has formally considered the request to move the parish boundary between Willinghan and Over.

Winter weather can be seriously bad for our health. However, there are lots of things you can do to stay well this winter.

The Parish Council's Annual Return 2017 has been added to website.

Highways England published this Newsletter on 1st September.

Highways England sent this bulletin at 20-07-2017 05:10 PM BST

If you haven't heard about this event yet, here are the main details

There will be another Archaeology Open Day on Saturday 8th July, displaying finds on the Phase 2 site.

The consultation closed on 16th May and the results have now been analysed.

The latest update on progress has just been published.

The Over Village Produce Show will take place on Saturday 12th August 2017 from 2.00pm to 4.30pm in Over Community Centre. 

There is one vacancy on the Parish Council, which will be filled by co-option at the next Parish Council meeting on 9th May.

The latest update on Northstowe has just been released.

A second letter has just been released to update residents on the latest plans for the race.

70 years ago Britain was in the grip of one of the longest and coldest winters that anyone could remember.

With the works becoming ever more apparent, it will be essential to keep informed about their progress. The A14 Integrated Delivery Team is issuing regular progress reports as well as giving advance notice of access restrictions, lane narrowing, speed limits, carriageway closures, etc.

Although the 2016 event passed without troubling the village, and the advertised road closures weren't actually needed, the 2017 race will cause considerable disruption.

The Environment Agency would like to invite you to one of two drop-in events to find out more about the proposed bank strengthening works.

It is a huge honour to represent the diverse area of South East Cambridgeshire in Parliament, and I was thrilled to be able to meet more of you at local events and meetings this year. 

Cambridgeshire Alliance for Independent Living is a local independent charity that works to improve services by raising the voice of people living with all disabilities.

We have received some information about an event for Carers being held jointly by Carers Trust Cambridgeshire and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust on 7^th June, which may be of interest to people locally who are carers.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the Council's accounting records for the financial year 2015-16.

South Cambridgeshire District Council has asked for this information to be shared with our residents:

Cambridgeshire Community Fair will be held in St Ives on Tuesday 7 June 2016.

Notices have been appearing on various local roads warning of road closures on 8th May, but few other details have been available - until now!

The Parish Council Report for 2015-16 was presented at the Annual Parish Meeting on 21 April.

The Parish precept is increasing significantly this year, rising from £36,000 to £50,000 – the first significant jump for many years.

The current boundary line was established in 1618, almost 400 years ago, and it didn’t come about by chance. For a long time Over and Willingham had shared the common land (a mixture of fen and water meadows) between the villages, but overstocking led to frequent fodder shortages, and drainage was always an ‘issue’. Disputes kept breaking out and eventually a truce of sorts was brokered – and the agreed boundary line was marked by a 12-ft ditch, a ditch that still exists today.

The B1050 closure, planned for daytimes on 21/22 Nov, has been cancelled.

Further day-time closures of the B1050 are scheduled for the weekend of 21-22 November.

Earlier plans for 20 mid-week overnight closures have been changed, and the B1050 will now be completely closed for two (or perhaps three) entire weekends during August.

There are still two vacancies on the Parish Council, since there were no applications by the last closing date.

The Boundary Commission is currently looking at Cambridgeshire County Divisions to see if any changes are needed to equalise the numbers of electors voting for each County Councillor.

Do you have electrical items that you no longer use or want? WISER Recycling can help You, and You can help your Parish Council…

NRS Healthcare is the community equipment service provider for Cambridgeshire. They are providing a free advice and information service about aids for daily living - products that can help people independently manage everyday activities if they have an illness or disability.

Notices have appeared saying that Willingham Road will be closed all day on Thursday 5th March for resurfacing work.

Next summer marks the 70^th anniversary of the end of World War II. In celebration of this important anniversary, Cambridgeshire County Council is pleased to announce a Small Grants Fund to encourage community activity. 

We have just heard that the County Council is introducing parking charges at the Longstanton Park & Ride site from 1st April 2015 (no joke!).

Another vacancy has occurred, and the Parish Council is now able to co-opt a suitable person to fill that position. The post will only last for six months, as the whole Council comes up for election in May 2015.

Cambridgeshire County Council has been engaging with residents who experienced flooding recently, and many have asked them to provide details of contacts to call in a flood emergency, along with information about riparian owner responsibilities for those living next to watercourses.

Gravel Bridge is open again after a two month closure while it was completely rebuilt.

The street lighting replacement programme is scheduled to reach Over in September.

Cambridgeshire County Council is currently reviewing its annual business plan which includes looking at the authority's priorities and setting its budget for the year 2015/16. They would like to gauge local opinion before any final decisions are taken by councillors and stakeholders.

Gravel Bridge is going to be demolished and rebuilt during the summer, meaning that Longstanton Road will be closed for 9 weeks from 30th June 2014.

Carers Week is an annual campaign that celebrates and recognises the valuable contribution that people make when they look after an ill, frail or disabled family member or friend.

The Parish Council has been asked to support this campaign. It hasn't taken a formal view itself, but has decided to publicise the campaign so that interested parishioners can follow up the leads if they wish.

Four new Parish Councillors have been co-opted after a rare quadruple-voting process.

The long-awaited A14 Improvement Scheme is starting its public consultation phase, running from 7th April to 15th June 2014.

Applications close at 6pm on Tuesday 11th March (see earlier news item) and there are now four places available to be filled.

The proposals for Phase 2 of the Northstowe development will be displayed in various venues between Friday 21st March and Friday 4th April.

One further vacancy has arisen. Application forms are now available, with a closing date of 11^th March, and at least three of the four vacancies can be filled by co-option at the Parish Council meeting on 18^th March.

The Parish Council has embarked on an ambitious task of listing and documenting all the various pieces of land under its control.

The Parish Council decided last night to hold the precept, which pays for all its activities on behalf of the community, at the same level as it is now.

The Parish Council is currently looking for three new Councillors, who will be co-opted within the next few weeks.

The new Over Parish Council website has been launched.

The new website includes lots of information about the Parish Council and the local area. Read on to find out more...