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Queen Edith’s News

Issue 214 • Friday 4 November 2022
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A Greener Queen Edith's Day – tomorrow morning!

A host of local organisations will have stalls tomorrow morning at this year's free "A Greener Queen Edith's Day", alongside the opportunity for local residents to recycle belongings in various ways.

Organised by the Queen Edith's Community Forum, the event runs from 9.30am to 1pm at the Queen Edith Chapel in Wulfstan Way. Cambridge City Council will be providing skips and facilities for small amounts of household waste, and there’ll be the very popular ‘Take It Or Leave It’ stall, where you can donate unwanted items in good condition, or pick up anything that takes your fancy, for free. Bring down usable household items and see if there's anything there you might like to take home, all for free.

Organisations you'll be able to talk to include the Cambridge Canopy Project, Cambridge Eco Homes, Cambridge Living Streets Group, Cambs County Council 'Community Connectors', CamCycle, Friends of Rock Road Library, the Greater Cambridge Partnership's Making Connections consultation, the Queen Edith Medical Practice – Patient Participation Group and U3AC. It's going to be a great event.

There's more information here.

Find out about the road charging plans

You're probably aware that the Greater Cambridge Partnership is currently proposing to create an extended bus network for the region, funded by a charge on vehicle movements in a 'Sustainable Travel Zone' across the whole city. This includes Queen Edith's, where we will all be charged £5 a day to use our cars. This could come into operation in 2026. GCP officers have agreed to come along to the "A Greener Queen Edith's" event (above) to discuss the proposals. This is a great opportunity to have your say; the only other in-person event the GCP is running in the south of the city is at Trumpington Meadows on the evening of 16 November.

One more fruit stall...

The Kinnaird Way pop-up fruit stall will be making a final appearance for this year at the A Greener Queen Edith's day on Saturday, from 9.30am. Four varieties of pear will be available (Superfin, Concorde, Conference and Comice), and 8 types of apple (Bramley, Cox, Howgate, Cherry Cox, Russet, Spartan, Crispin, and Allington pippin). The fruit is supplied by Heath Fruit farm, Bluntisham. All profits will go to the Queen Edith's Community Food Hub.   

New swimming pool gets the go-ahead

The Perse School has had planning permission granted for a new sports centre to include a swimming pool, sports hall, and climbing wall. This will be situated near the school's Long Road entrance, and will be open to the public for specific sessions. The plans can be seen on the City Council planning website here (scroll down and click "Design and Access Statement").

Volunteer Work Party saving flowering plants

Help wildflowers by joining a volunteer work party with Cambridge On the Verge and Cambridge Past, Present & Future, tomorrow morning (5 November) at Wandlebury Country Park. Participants will be cutting back scrub on the edge of Wandlebury in order to save the fragile flowering plants that live on the chalk grassland. More details here.

Palliative Care in MND talk

The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Annual Lecture this year is an online event with Dr David Oliver, talking about Palliative Care in Motor Neurone Disease. It takes place next Tuesday (8 November), and the evening will also feature a personal story from Lee Taylor, who says: "People ask what’s is like living with MND? But I’m not living with MND, MND chooses to live with me”. Find out more here.

Lunchtime Chamber Music Recital

There will be a chamber music concert next Wednesday (9 November) at 1.15pm in St John the Evangelist church, performed by chamber groups from The Perse School. Entry is free and donations will be invited for the church. All welcome – just turn up.

Afternoon tea for those on their own

Next Thursday (10 November) sees another "You've Got A Friend In Me" afternoon tea, open to all, at TLC Cherry Hinton Care Home, on Cherry Hinton Road. The event is aimed at anyone feeling isolated or lonely, and will give you the chance to meet some new people. It's complimentary, but please email bdm@cherryhintoncarehome.co.uk to say you're coming.

Choral music of the Slavic world

Music for Peace, an exploration of the religious choral music of the Slavic world, comes to St John the Evangelist Church next Friday (11 November) at 8pm. The performance will explore the many facets of that fascinating musical landscape, from the choral concertos of the eighteenth century to the grand sounds of the Moscow Synodal Choir, charting the turbulent history of this under-appreciated choral tradition. Tickets are available here. Please ask for free tickets if you are one of our Ukrainian guests.

Puddings and Board Games at St James!

Whether you like something quiet, like chess or a jigsaw puzzle, or love a good noisy game, like Dobble or Linkee, come and join in at the first evening of Puddings and Board Games, next Saturday (12 November) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at St. James Church, Wulfstan Way. Games will be provided, but please bring a pudding/cake to share. Hot drinks and soft drinks will also be available. Everyone welcome – just turn up.

Free folk music double bill

The String Section and Karen Macwhinnie and Friends will be performing in a folk music double bill next Saturday (12 November) at St John the Evangelist church, Hills Road. The String Section is a Cambridge-based trio of musicians that play a mix of fiddle tunes, folk, country, blues and Americana. Karen Macwhinnie & Friends are a trio performing American Country, jazz, folk and blues music. Entry is free, and the event starts at 7pm.
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Fully Insured and DBS Checked Cat Sitters

The Fulbourn Cat Sitting Company, operating in the Queen Edith's area, offers in-home cat sitting based on your cat’s individual needs, giving your feline companion safety, comfort, and familiarity of their own surroundings. As we know, most cats would much prefer their own home, toys, smells and territories. Our aim is to provide professional, reliable, and loving care while you are not available to do so. More information here.

Nightingale Garden News

The Friends of Nightingale Garden have a newsletter out, which discusses a future vision for the garden and ways to manage it that are sustainable in at least the short-term. There's lots of great photos and description of everything that's currently going on there. Have a read here.

This Week at The Light Cinema

★ Our multi-screen cinema's huge lineup of films this week includes Ania; Barbarian; Barbie: Mermaid Power; Black Adam; Blade Runner (40th Anniversary); Bros; Calamity Jane; Call Jane; DC League of Super-Pets; Decision to Leave; Doctor Who Am I; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Hunt; Living 12A; Lyle Lyle Crocodile; Minions: The Rise of Gru; Mrs Harris Goes to ParisMrs. Harris Goes to Paris PG; NT Live 2022: The Seagull; One Piece Film: Red (Subbed); Prey For The Devil; Smile; Tad the Lost Explorer and the Mummy's Curse; The Banshees of Inisherin; The Lost King; The Seagull; The Woman King; The Wonder; Ticket To Paradise; Watcher; and Zog

This week at Cambridge Junction

★ The Cambridge Junction lineup this week includes: Arts & Minds: Creative Café; Circus • Extraordinary Bodies: Delicate; Club Urania; David O’Doherty: Woe Is Me; Fridge!; Gogo Penguin; Good Times • Love, Peace & Treason; Jesterlarf Comedy Club: November; Olga Koch: Just Friends; Palaver Party; Short Scratchings; The Brass Funkeys • Cambridge Jazz Festival Opening Night; and The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

Food Hub news

The Queen Edith's Community Food Hub is open tomorrow (Saturday) as usual, from 10.30am to 12noon at St James Church on Wulfstan Way. All in need are welcome, no questions asked. The Coffee Chat is open too.

Food donations may be brought to the church on Saturday mornings from 10.00am to 10.30am. The team tells us it's usually particularly in need of items like condiments, jam, sauces in jars, tinned fish, breakfast cereals, tinned fruit and tinned rice pudding, but all donations are welcome. More details on food donations here.

Financial donations are also more welcome than ever. The project continues only through the generosity of local residents and businesses.

Coronavirus Update 

The government's recommended steps to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 are as follows: get vaccinated; let fresh air in if meeting indoors, or meet outside; and consider wearing a face covering in crowded, enclosed spaces.

You can find more information here on:

  • Staying safe;
  • Testing and staying at home;
  • International travel;
  • Long COVID; and
  • Work, self-employment and business support.

For details of how to book first, second or booster vaccinations, please visit The Vaccinators website and click on your age group.

Bin collections

Check when your bins will be emptied here.

Consultations

The local councils, through the Greater Cambridge Partnership, have launched the consultation on their dramatic proposals to change transport in the city over the next 5–10 years. From as early as next year, they’re proposing to transform the bus network with more services to more locations, and cheaper fares set at £1 or £2. They're planning to invest more in new sustainable travel schemes, such as better walking and cycling links, and possibly controversially, they're proposing the eventual introduction of a 'Sustainable Travel Zone' in the form of a road user charge. You'll want to know all about this. Find out how to have your say here.

Health and Education job vacancies

Links to the jobs and careers pages at all of our local hospitals, schools and colleges can be found here.

Adult Learning and Evening Classes

There's a wide range of educational and recreational classes and courses for adults available locally, this autumn and into next year. Find out more details here:

Traffic disruption

One.network is the website which shows current and forthcoming road works. You can see the map here. Click the 'Today' box and select 'Next two weeks' for future works.

Local police and crime information

Find out data and information from Cambridgeshire Constabulary's City south and east team here.

Help with cost of living

Cambridge City Council maintains a web page listing various forms of help that are available to anyone struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. These range from additional payments from the council or discounts on things like your Council Tax, to support from partners such as food vouchers, energy grants and help managing debt. The page can be found here.

How to contact our local councillors

The Queen Edith's Community Forum guide to our local councillors will ensure you contact the right one depending on your issue and the street where you live. Find it here.

Queen Edith's city councillor Sam Davies writes a weekly email discussing what she's been doing and what issues have come up in the area. You can add yourself to the circulation of Sam's free email here. If our other councillors produce anything similar we will also highlight it here.

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