Did you know that we have a tree warden?
Read here for more details
POST OFFICE CLOSURES
The Government has decided to close 2,500 Post Office branches across the UK and Little Downham Post Office has been earmarked for closure – it will close unless Post Office Ltd can be convinced by the Parish that they have got this decision wrong.
If the Post Office is closed, the future of the village shop is also under serious threat – the shop and the Post Office work hand in hand to provide a vital community resource for hundreds of people throughout the Parish.
We can get this decision reversed, but we must work together, we must write in large numbers and we must make the correct points in order to be taken notice of.
PLEASE WRITE A LETTER NOW!
Read this Parish Council leaflet for more information.
Ely Country Park Feasibility Study
An Invitation for you to attend a Public Workshop
We are keen to make sure that members of the public have an opportunity to see and comment on the proposals from an early stage in the design process. We are planning a public exhibition in January, but would like to invite you to a workshop to discuss the early ideas on Thursday 13 November from 10.00am - 5.00pm in the meeting room at Ely Library (6 The Cloisters, Ely, CB7 4ZH).
Read here for more details
SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB QUESTIONAIRE RESULTS
The Parish Council has received a proposal from a group of parishioners for a Sports & Social Club in Little Downham. As a result a public meeting was held to allow parishioners to have their say. Click here to see the minutes from the initial consultation meeting. Subsequently a questionnaire was sent to parishioners and the results have now been reviewed and are summarised here.
Youth Group update for September
It has been a very satisfying month for the volunteer staff and members of the Youth Club because, as I mentioned last month, the club had been nominated and short listed for the Cambridge and Peterborough Community Life Award in the Children and Young People section. Four volunteers attended the award.
Click here for more information and the latest news from the youth group.
Little Downham Youth Club Report 2007 – 2008
This has been a very productive year for the Youth Club and its ever-increasing membership. Sessions are held every Monday evening at The Pavilion from 7– 9pm and are open to all young people in the village from the time that they leave education at Downham Feoffees School or equivalent education. Normally about 25 young people attend. A team of volunteer youth leaders who, between them, have a huge range of skills and experience supervises the young people. The team have worked hard to create an environment where young people can safely ‘hang out’, but also a situation where they can talk about their aspirations to people who really do take an interest in their abilities.
Click here to read the full report.
Playford Dancing
Come and join in, absolute beginners, dancers and musicians, are very welcome. No need to bring a partner
We meet fortnightly on alternate Fridays
(£1 per session from March 28th, 2008)
in the Community Rooms, Little Downham
7:30pm - 10:00pm
For more details see the community page of this website and
contact Patti Quant on 01353 699575 or email Patti.A.Quant@btinternet.com
Conservation Group Wins award
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Downham Parish Conservation Volunteers have won the Environment in the Community award presented by Cambridgeshire ACRE. |
The Environment in the Community award is sponsered by the Council for the Protection of Rural England and is shown here being presented by their Cambridgeshire Chairman Ivan Ivanovith. |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CONCERNED
Help With Local Campaigns
East Cambridgeshire District Council would like to draw your attention to a new free internet service that can help Little Downham residents when campaigning locally. CampaignON.com allows groups or individuals to set up their own fully-fledged web site to promote small-scale local campaigns, either to raise funds for local projects (eg, for the local primary school) or on local issues of any kind (eg, to save the local post office or prevent unwelcome property development). Go to the Links page for more details.