For those of you that follow football locally, Cambridge United FC are doing quite well – with more than a good chance of promotion to League 1 of the Football League. And just before lockdown, plans for a new stadium near Teversham and Bottisham were announced. In my early years of secondary school in theContinue reading “Improve transport access to Cambridge United Football Club – or build a new stadium elsewhere on the edge of town”
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The Romsey Labour Club – what’s going to happen to it? Another empty unused former community building still lies empty
Image: Opening of the Romsey Labour Club, 10 Oct 1928, Cambridgeshire Collection You can read the Mill Road History Society’s building report here Last we heard it was taken off the market. It was the subject of a hotly-contested planning application which the property owner ultimately won. …hence writing a blogpost titled: £3million price tagContinue reading “The Romsey Labour Club – what’s going to happen to it? Another empty unused former community building still lies empty”
Greater Cambridge is failing its young people. The 2021 elections must result in a substantial collective response
It’s not just me that’s saying it, but expensive, in depth, independent reports for the North East Cambridge redevelopment of the Cambridge Waterworks Site. You can read the in-depth report by consultants LDA Design here. At 142 pages long, and really needs to be at least browsed through if not read in detail by aContinue reading “Greater Cambridge is failing its young people. The 2021 elections must result in a substantial collective response”
Does anyone evaluate past housing developments?
And do such evaluations feed back into the systems of planning development and public policy? Dolly Theis of this parish wrote the following in an exchange about the availability of fresh healthy food, and the obesity crisis, something that she is researching at the University of Cambridge for her Ph.D: “…Must ensure … that weContinue reading “Does anyone evaluate past housing developments?”
Reinventing Cambridge’s ‘area committees’
Did you know Cambridge had them? If so, have you been to one? What was it like for you? When I first found out about these, I took them literally. Well…they did invite everyone! https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/get-involved-at-your-local-area-committee. You can also see the calendar of monthly meetings here. Unfortunately this is only for Cambridge City Council meetings. IdeallyContinue reading “Reinventing Cambridge’s ‘area committees’”
“Build bridges” said the late Mayor Nigel Gawthrope
And we’ll need to – physical and metaphorical if we are to reconnect our city and make it greater than the sum of our parts. I think the phrase will stick with me for the rest of my life. I mentioned the idea of creating and endowing a new local history institute or unit atContinue reading ““Build bridges” said the late Mayor Nigel Gawthrope”
Rebuilding civic society in Cambridge – starting with the Mill Road Library…
…but not stopping there. Because if we can’t bring back both the Mill Road Library and the Hobson Street Cinema back into public use, we may as well all go back home. I noticed that the County Council will be discussing its priorities for the Libraries service on Thurs 04 March 2021. You can readContinue reading “Rebuilding civic society in Cambridge – starting with the Mill Road Library…”
How do we repair our fragmented and broken city?
This post follows on from the list of ideas for improving Cambridge, which in the grand scheme of things involved building new things. This one is less about building new things that you could see from the street – such as a building, and looking more at the things people can/cannot do, as well asContinue reading “How do we repair our fragmented and broken city?”
Deputy Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council quits over FarmGate
…and less than three months before the county goes to the polls to elect a new county council The report by John Elworthy of the Cambridgeshire Times stable of newspapers is here. Part of the Archant Group, the county titles include the Hunts Post, Ely Standard, and Wisbech Standard. For those of you close toContinue reading “Deputy Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council quits over FarmGate”
A list of ideas for improving Cambridge – one for election candidates to pick & choose from
Cambridge Liberal Democrats have proposed demolishing the Queen Anne Terrace Car Park. So what other big things could Cambridge do? (And not just concert halls & museums). It was their proposal a few weeks ago that caught my eye that covered some interesting things in the run up to the budget debate for Cambridge CityContinue reading “A list of ideas for improving Cambridge – one for election candidates to pick & choose from”
The Cambridge Town Owl 