September 2015

As there is no PC meeting in August, there is no news from the Parish Council

Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk John Chase, Clerk to Buckden

Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY, Telephone (01480) 819407, Email

clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk

Do not forget our website at

www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk

The next meeting of the

Parish Council, including a 15 minute Public Forum will be held on Tuesday 8th Sep-

tember 2015 starting at 7.30pm

in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and

raise any Buckden related issues.

If required, the

Parish Council’s Planning Committee

will meet on

Tuesday 8th and Tuesday 22nd Septem-

ber

starting 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later

than the Saturday preceding the meeting

FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR

The East West Rail consortium (which is currently chaired by Councillor Ian Bates) have announced on July 27

that two corridors for the central section of East West Rail have been identified for further development work.

These are firstly, Bedford (South or Central) to Cambridge via Hitchin and secondly Bedford (South or Central) to

Cambridge via Sandy. Work on these two identified corridors will continue with the aim of identifying a preferred

route for consideration for investment by Network Rail in the future. East West Rail would provide rail services

directly between Ipswich via Cambridge to Oxford and the West of England. Further details can be found at

http://

www.eastwestrail.org.uk/2015/07/27/study-identifies-two-most-viable-corridors-for-east-west-rail-central-section/

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 8

September 2015

and I look forward to meeting any resident who would like

to come and speak to me.

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

I receive a lot of complaints about fly-tipping around the village especially at the Stirtloe Lane/Anglia Water Road

junction, the area at the end of Wolsey Gardens and the A1 roundabout. The Parish Clerk and I are usually suc-

cessful in getting the areas cleared but it takes time and resources. Fly-tipping is not only illegal but it is bad for

the environment and is quite often a potential health hazard.

Residents can help to reduce fly-tipping.

All of us

can help by ensuring that we dispose of our waste properly. There are too many incidences of householders pay-

ing a 'man with a van' to take away their unwanted waste only for it to be fly-tipped further down the road or some-

where in the local area. Legislation means the we, the householders, can be prosecuted if our waste is fly-tipped

and can traced back to our address. We are required to take reasonable steps to check that those removing our

waste are authorised to do so. The reasonable steps include:

1. Ask the waste carrier for their full address and telephone number.

2. Ask to see their waste carrier licence

3. Contact the Environment Agency direct on 0800 807060 and ask for a free instant validation check.

There are of course important actions that we can refrain from and persuade our family to do likewise : do not

throw away wrappers in the street and don't throw cans, wrappers and other objects out of the window of your car.

is of course one important thing that we can all do. If you have large items that won't fit into the HDC waste bins

take them to one of the local official tips.

If you wish to report a fly-tipping incident please contact me or the HDC on 01480 388388 with as much infor-

mation as possible.

With Autumn approaching many of us will need to light bonfires . Please do so responsible and talk to your neigh-

bours.

If you would like to talk about these issues or any other matter please contact me on 01480 810974

or terry.hayward@huntingdonshire.gov.uk

Regards

Terry Hayward (Cllr) Buckden Ward, Huntingdon District Council