Author Archives: Cambridge Town Owl

The developers have branded it ‘Capital Park Cambridge’ even though the site sits outside Cambridge’s 1935-era municipal boundaries – as property development continues apace, not stopping for the local elections TL/DR?: Go to the event on Wed 10 May 2023 at the CPC2 building from 4pm-8pm. The Citi1 takes you there by bus from bothContinue reading “Capital Park, Fulbourn consultation – more science labs east of Cambridge”

Not only from a social justice perspective, but also because their own communities benefit as well Sadly we do not have the governance structures or systems to make it happen. Yet. “Cambridge has the potential to become a city greater than the sum of our parts” has been a theme of almost everything I’ve bloggedContinue reading “Cambridge elections – why residents in affluent wards can support city-wide facilities beyond their areas”

Supporting our county’s teachers in the face of chronic underfunding in our grossly unequal city Please don’t forget their plight and the plight of children and families struggling in our underfunded education system. It’s election day on 04 May 2023 – put your Qs to the candidates https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/ Although Cambridge City Council stopped being responsibleContinue reading “Teachers’ strike rally in Cambridge”

What has it been like trying to make some noise on Cambridge’s chronic problems in the face of chronic illness? Shortly after my name was put on the ballot paper, I recorded and published this. Above – being a candidate with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And that’s before dealing with both my recovery from a heartContinue reading “Cambridge Elections vs Chronic Fatigue”

How do you conduct yourself in a campaign where some of the voters knew you as a child and were on first name terms with your grandparents at one end, and others are familiar with your name because their children are friends with the children of your siblings? You can watch the playlist of videosContinue reading “Cambridge Elections – the Queen Edith’s hustings, 25 Apr 2023”

Questions from the skateboarding campaign rather than the ice skating lessons – which I still want to do (but my heart attack got in the way!). CamSkate got in touch with all of us candidates to cross-examine us about our proposals, policies, and actions on getting better skating facilities for our city. Questionnaires from communityContinue reading “CamSkate’s questions for Cambridge City Council candidates”

TL/DR? Have a listen to the radio shows and the East Chesterton hustings. A short video this – which I’ve made a sort of audio/video version of below. Again, Chronic Fatigue and Post-Exertional Malaise kicking in after my weekly walk to the Queen Edith’s food hub (which also acts as a social gathering with freeContinue reading “Cambridge elections – Queen Edith’s hustings (& other ones too!)”

You can also email the project team via consult[@]popham.co registering your objections on similar grounds. Above – Photo by Mira66 on Flickr Here, taken in 2012 which is why it looks nicer. You can read the letter in full via the document titled Consultation on redevelopment of 3 sites at Sidney Street/Hobson Street Cambridge., whichContinue reading “Cambridge Past, Present & Future *object* to demolition of Hobson Street’s Art Deco Cinema”

This proposal from Johnathan Gimblett stands in stark contrast to a direction for the architects & consultants to maximise the potential financial returns of the land under Hobson Street Cinema. I’ve taken the liberty to expand the image (I hope that’s OK!) because Mr Gimblett has done something that I wouldn’t have even dreamt of.Continue reading “Hobson Street cinema – when profit is not the main driver”

I was the person who warned them. Five years on, where are we with a transport solution for our city? In a congestion-charge and orchard-felling quagmire Before I get stuck in, anyone who wants to help with my election costs (I’ve almost run out of leaflets from yesterday as so many people took them atContinue reading “The Combined Authority were warned about shortcomings of a consultants’ report on a light rail for Cambridge back in 2018”