Author Archives: Cambridge Town Owl

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”

Residents from across our city complain about the potential loss of yet another unique civic building TL/DR? Watch my video below, then tell the developers your views via here. (Actually, look at their proposals first at https://www.camcitycentreopportunity.com/) Above – me with the ancient St Edward’s Church behind. I am wearing a white rosette because someoneContinue reading “Cambridge Town & Gown speak out in defence of our art deco cinema building on Hobson Street”

TL/DR: It’s from 2pm-7pm on the St Edward’s Church side of the Guildhall (not the Petty Cury side) – go along and let the developers and consultants know what you think. (Even if you are in favour!) The details are at https://www.camcitycentreopportunity.com/events Back in 2021 I wrote about the options the developers made available –Continue reading “Save Hobson Street Cinema – consultation on 19 Apr 2023 at The Guildhall”

It’s things like this that helped persuade me the system of local government in England is broken. It’s one that stops local councils from protecting their civic heritage & local history. “Patriotism is not enough! Only love can save the world!” Above – thus declared the banner at the top of the Romsey Labour ClubContinue reading “Cambridge elections – can we save Romsey Labour Club?”

Back in 2014 when I stood as my former social media avatar Puffles the Dragon Fairy (89 votes, beat UKIP), the manifesto called for an audit of community venues in Cambridge It called for: “A sequenced plan  of action including: “A community mapping exercise – where we collect information on all of the venues andContinue reading “Lack of community venues in residential areas – what the data shows”

A short post on why my candidacy and any publicity materials I put out have to be social media-heavy as opposed to leafleting the entire ward – which inevitably has its drawbacks Today was one of those days where I had to stay in bed until mid-afternoon when I managed to drag my sorry stateContinue reading “Cambridge elections – being a candidate with chronic fatigue”

Because as a teenager in 1990s Cambridge, there was very little going for us. The challenge today is the polarisation of opportunities – particularly comparing private vs state schools with the advertising of the former being much more intrusive and public-facing One of the things that comes with boomeranging back to your childhood home isContinue reading “Cambridge elections – ensuring young people count”