Hemingford Grey Parish Council

Proud to serve the people of Hemingford Grey

Village Sign

Clerk: Gail Stoehr
30 West Drive, Highfields
Caldecote, Cambridge CB23 7NY

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Walking Football at Hemingford Pavilion

Walking Football at Hemingford Pavilion

Come and enjoy the beautiful game - WALKING FOOTBALL.

Every Tuesday 10am - 11am

Hemingford Pavilion Playing Field, Manor Road, Hemingford Grey.

No running, minimal contact, friendly and fun. Aged 35 and over, all welcome.

Posted: Mon, 31 May 2021 08:56 by Kim Loader

Tags: Event, News, community

Pennywort Awareness Iniative

Pennywort Awareness Iniative

Collaboration encourages everyone to play a role in caring for local rivers.
A new volunteer project has been established to track and control Floating Pennywort, an invasive non-native species that seriously damages freshwater habitats.

Thought to have escaped from ornamental garden ponds, Floating Pennywort can grow up to 20cm per day, forming large thick rafts in the slower sections of rivers and... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 22 May 2021 10:35 by Kim Loader

Tags: Environment, News, community

Regatta Field Bank Renovation Works 3rd- 18th June 2021

Regatta Field Bank Renovation Works 3rd- 18th June 2021

There will be contractors carrying out revetment works at Hemingford Regatta Field between grid references TL2890970754 and TL2875670847 from 3rd to 18th June. Contractors will be working from the river bank, moving along the bank in sections of approximately 20-30m at a time.

Navigation in this area will not be affected but please proceed with caution.

For further information, please contact Catie Magrath,... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 21 May 2021 10:07 by Kim Loader

Tags: Environment, News, community

Laptops for Children - Digital Drive Campaign activity update.

Laptops for Children - Digital Drive Campaign activity update.

To date, the partnership - between Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Cambridge 2030, Library Services, Cambridgeshire Digital Partnership and the Cambridge Culture Foundation - has received the following donations:

Laptop donations: Total of 352 laptops donated to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough libraries and drop-in centres.

Financial donations: Total of £567,845. This... Read More »

Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:17 by Kim Loader

Tags: Education, News, community

Local Community Rapid Testing programme now in place.

Local Community Rapid Testing programme now in place.

The local Community Rapid Testing programme, using lateral flow tests (LFTs) has launched successfully over the past two weeks, and we are encouraging people aged 18+ who are key workers or are having to leave home to go to work, to access rapid tests at sites across the county. The final two sites opened this week, and they are in Huntingdon and Cambridge, meaning we now have a site in each of the... Read More »

Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:58 by Kim Loader

Tags: News, community, health

Defibrillator and Training

Defibrillator and Training

The Parish Council is arranging for a defibrillator to be installed on the outside wall of the village school. A training session will be arranged in the village in due course for those who wish to take part, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic this is not currently possible and the Council will be looking at this again in the New Year (2021) In the meantime, however, the suppliers of the defibrillator... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:11 by Kim Loader

Tags: Community, Health

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail starts Saturday 12th December from 12 Noon.

Follow the map and find the snowmen - they could be hanging from trees, in gardens, in windows, by garden gates, some maybe big, some maybe small, but they have all been made with love and fun...ENJOY!

A map of the locations and a list of street names and numbers are available by clicking on the PDF links below or by visiting... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:02 by Kim Loader

Tags: Event, Xmas, community

Important Information about the Winter Suppport Scheme

Important Information about the Winter Suppport Scheme

Cambridgeshire County and Peterborough City Councils are launching a new scheme to to support families and individuals who's lives have been made more difficult by the COVID pandemic this year.

To find out if you may be eligible, click on the link below to read the full briefing from Adrian Chapman, Service Director: Communities and Partnerships (this document also contains the links to make an application)... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:27 by Kim Loader

Tags: News, Service, community

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail

Hemingford Grey Village Snowman Trail

Starts 12th December

Follow the map and see how many snowmen you can spot……???

Maps will be available on Facebook pages such as The Hemingford Community and Parish Council pages and website. Hard copies will be placed around the village for you to photograph and use as a guide.
If you would like to join in making a snowman, please do, it's not too late,... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 05 Dec 2020 10:26 by Kim Loader

Tags: Event, News, Xmas, community

Doorstep Carols

Doorstep Carols

Dear All

Some of you may have heard of Doorstep Carols. We are being encouraged to join in singing carols on Weds 16th December at 6pm. BBC Radio Cambridge will be broadcasting the carols.

We usually gather in Vicarage Fields to sing carols around the tree there but not so this year.

So please can we all advertise the event to our neighbours and friends (there is a website with invitations, song sheets... Read More »

Posted: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:43 by Kim Loader

Tags: Event, News, Xmas, community