Hub Coronation Event Road Closure Reminder

On Sunday 7th May, the High Street will be closed from the village car park to Meadow Way, the closure will be in place between 10am and 6pm.  The traffic lights will remain in operation and there will still be access to the car park, Kays Close and Meadow Way, but Brooksbank will be in the restricted area.
Click here for the map for further details of the diversion.

See here for a full list of Cambridge County Council road closures for the Coronation.

Vandalism – The Moor Play Park

A very serious act of vandalism took place of Friday 21 April at the Moor Play Park. The Chairman of the Parish Council personally received a report of an incident and immediately visited the Moor Play Park to find that dog faeces had been smeared throughout the central green tube slide. The slide was immediately roped off with a sign informing users of the park not to use the equipment. On Saturday morning Village Warden, Steve Pitman, thoroughly cleaned the slide with the appropriate cleaning products to ensure the equipment was safe to use and could be reopened. Many thanks to Steve for quickly putting things right.

This is a serious act of vandalism. Dog faeces in contact with children’s eyes causes blindness (toxocariasis). This is a grave matter and has been reported to the police along with images taken at the time. If anyone has any information about the incident, please inform the police (crime reference 35/30452/23/23).

The Parish Council undertakes regular detailed and recorded weekly inspections of the play parks to help to ensure safety, but we ask members of the public to always report any issues that they identify to the Parish Council.

01763 263303 (option 3) // parishcouncil@melbournparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

Community Benefit Grants

Melbourn Parish Council is inviting organisations, charities or groups in Melbourn to apply for Community Benefit Grants. The deadline for applications is Monday 24 April 2023.

Please click on the poster for more information.

Please click on the link below to access the grant application form.
https://melbournparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Document-4.03-Melbourn-Parish-Council-Community-Grant-Policy-Feb-2022.pdf

Please note, unlike previous years, the meeting where decisions on grants are made will be separate to the monthly Parish Council Meeting. There meeting will be an additional Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 3 May 2023 at 7:30pm, where the grant applications will be considered by council.

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