January 2015

FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY REVIEW

Cambridgeshire County Council have submitted their

proposals to the Local Government Boundary Commis-

sion.

These proposals include reducing the number of County

Councillors in Cambridgeshire from 69 to 63 in a bid to

equalise the number of electorate in each division

across the county and to make all divisions single coun-

cillor as some divisions are currently served by 2 coun-

cillors.

The proposal for the division that Buckden currently oc-

cupies is that Buckden and Diddington, Southoe and

the Offords would be included in the Brampton and Kim-

bolton division and should the Local Government

Boundary Commission agree with this proposal then it

would come into affect at the 2017 election.

If you wish to make a comment on this proposal please

visit

www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/eastern/

cambridgeshire/cambridge-county-council

and make

your comments before January 19

2015.

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 surgery will be held on

Tuesday 13

January

2015

and I look forward to serving you all in 2015.

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

A1 AND OFFORD RAILWAY CROSSING

You will have already read details of activities con-

cerning these two schemes. I am very happy to see

that the concerns raised by the Parish Council and

me have been answered in the plans for the level

crossing. In spite of the promise from Government

that schemes will be considered to make the length

of the A1 from the M25 to Alconbury motorway stand-

ard there is still a very long way to go. We had the

same promise in 1989 and plans were actually final-

ised only to be cancelled by the Labour government

in 1996. The A1 Safety Advisory Group will continue

to press for short and long term solutions to our prob-

lems. In the mean time I urge all residents to sign the

petition that our MP Jonathan Djanogly has promised

to instigate.

A14

I have recently attended presentations on the plans

to mitigate the environmental impacts of the pro-

posed scheme and on the future traffic movements

on the new road and its impact on local roads. Full

details of the proposals will be made available to the

public in the New Year. I continue to be concerned

about the impact that the removal of the Brampton

Road viaduct will have on traffic travelling on that

road. I have asked for further information because

the presently available figures do not appear to an-

swer the doubts and concerns that the Parish Council

and I have raised.

PROPOSED BUCKDEN TO GRAFHAM WATER

CYCLE/FOOTPATH

I am very grateful for the wide variety of skills pos-

sessed by the members of our little project team. I

hope that you saw the article in the Hunts Post about

the path. We are in the process of gaining the sup-

port of local village Parish Councils and CCC and

HDC Councillors. We have yet to solve the problems

of how to raise the necessary funding and I would

welcome any ideas that villagers may have.

I wish all Buckden, Diddington, Stirtloe and Southoe

residents the very best for the New Year.

Terry Hayward (Cllr)

Buckden Ward, Huntingdonshire District Council

01480 810974

terry.hayward@huntingdonshiredc.org.uk

A group of Buckden residents have launched a campaign for 20 mph speed limits for resi-

dential roads throughout Buckden. Limits have 20 mph signs not road humps. Slower

speeds bring fewer casualties and major quality of life improvements for all. We are going

to the Parish Council in December to hear their views and there will be a more detailed

article in the next edition of the Roundabout. Lots of people have already signed our peti-

tion, and there will opportunities to sign petitions which will be dotted throughout the village

over the next few weeks, so please sign them and if you would like to find out about our progress, please email

buckden@20splentyforus.org.uk

Thank you.

Launch of 20’s Plenty for Buckden Campaign

Royal British Legion

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who support-

ed this year`s Poppy Day Appeal. To date

we have sent over £4,600 to the appeal

and there are still further contributions to

be collected and added. As usual I will write to each

and every collector and collection point individually.

Thank you

Veronica Hunstone, Hon. Sec. RBL Buckden