Village Bus Use and Improvement Survey
Over the Summer we are running a survey to gather data on bus use in the village and preferred service improvements, to help us make the case for better bus services in the village.
You can fill in the survey here: https://forms.gle/CfQ7g83SH6m7XXpp8
July is a good time to get out with the family for a short Whittlesford wander on a sunny day!
Did you know there are three short accessible walks in the village which you can follow step by step on ther Eco Whittlesford website?
They are all family friendly and if you notice something new along the route, do let us know!
For more information please see the Eco Whittlesford Website using the link below.
https://www.ecowhittlesford.org.uk
WHITTLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
This is a Notice of information of Public Rights to view the current and unaudited accouts ending 31st March 2025.
If you wish to view the accounts online, please go the main menu and then Parish Council, and under Parish Council you will see Council Finance, please click on the relevant financial year of 2024/25. Should you wish to manually view the accounts, please refer to the notice as below. You can contact the Parish Clerk at:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN
OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 2025
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
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For the Year ended 31st March 2025 these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:
The ‘Parish Clerk’ – Marie Swann
Whittlesford Parish Council
7 Newton Road, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4PF
Commencing on: Monday 23rd June and ending on: Friday 1st August 2025
3.Local government electors and their representatives also have the opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records and the right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report to apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice or an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority (Whittlesford Parish Council).
The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address below for this purpose between the above dates only.
4.The Smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s code of Audit Practice 2015.
The appointed auditor is:
PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)
15 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4HD
Parish Clerk / RFO
Whittlesford Parish Council and dated 20th June 2025.
The Cambridgeshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme offers fully funded holiday scheme places during the 2025 Easter, Summer, and Christmas school holidays. Eligible primary and secondary school children and young people can attend subject to availability. The Department for Education funds the HAF Programme.
The Summer HAF Programme will run from 24 July to 29 August 2025. Each eligible child can book a maximum of 64 hours across all holiday schemes subject to availability. A range of fun experiences, a healthy lunch and snacks are provided.
New weekly food waste collections to start next year
After 31st March 2026 local councils will begin to offer weekly food waste collections to households. Provisional dates for district council collections in Cambridgeshire are as follows:
• Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire start in April 2026
• East Cambs District Council starts in mid-2026
The government has given Councils money to spend on: • new collection vehicles • new waste containers, (kerbside and indoor caddies) • information detailing the changes for householders
Over ten million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK so separate collections of food waste will be sent to specialist facilities and not to landfill. Taking food waste to these facilities will generate energy to power homes and businesses and cut down the more than 18 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
How will the new policy work?
• Households will be given separate containers for food waste, and (in some areas) separate bins for paper and cardboard will also be introduced. Councils across Cambridgeshire will continue to collect dry recycling together in one bin.
• This will cut the amount of food waste going to landfill and will ensure smelly waste doesn’t sit in bins for weeks.
As part of this drive to educate residents about the new service we’re running a project with volunteers from across the five district councils, (East Cambridgeshire, Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire, Fenland and Huntingdonshire) which will start in June 2025.
By 31 March 2026, food waste will be collected from most households every week, instead of once every two weeks. Food waste will then be collected separately from garden waste. As well as helping everyone think about the amount of food they purchase, we want food waste to be recycled effectively. We’re looking for volunteers to go out anytime, to talk to householders on their doorsteps and let them know about the new services. We’ll provide full training, as well as examples of the items that will be delivered by the district councils, to householders.
Sign up to become a food waste volunteer!
Phil Tomlin MCIWM
Waste Reduction, Strategy & Policy Manager
Cambridgeshire County Council Waste Team
c/o Thalia
Waterbeach Waste Management Park
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridgeshire CB25 9PG
Important roadworks information
UPDATE: Revised M11 diversion routes and shift timings (junctions 9–12)Annex A
We’d like to provide an update regarding the M11 closures between junctions 11 and 12 (northbound and southbound), which form part of the ongoing road marking works between junctions 9 (Saffron Walden) and 12 (Cambridge).
Following a recent review, the route diversion information and shift timings have been revised due to an amendment to the programme of works. The updated details are now available in the attached Annex A document.
We appreciate your continued understanding and cooperation as we work to maintain clear and effective communication throughout the duration of these works.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Yours faithfully
Redjola Braushi
Project Manager
Operations East, Scheme Delivery Team
Please find attached the roadworks bulletin, detailing works and events that are due to start between 16th – 30th June 2025.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in circulating these this month, this was due to a glitch with the URL links which we have now resolved.
Just a reminder that this only includes works that are due to start between 16th – 30th June 2025 and longer term works that are still in progress will have been included on previous reports. Alternatively please refer to https://one.network/ which will include details on emergency roadworks.
If you have any questions around this, please do get in touch.
And some exciting news – we have now launched our Facebook and Instagram accounts! Following on from the success that we’ve had with the Cambs_Traffic social media account on X (formally Twitter), we wanted to share with you our new pages for Facebook and Instagram that will show advance warnings of road closures and impactful works throughout the county, educational posts about Highways & Transport and any Highways & Transport information moving forward, so we can reach a larger audience of the public within Cambridgeshire and beyond.
Our pages are:
Cambs Traffic on Facebook you can find here Cambs Traffic
Cambs_traffic on Instagram you can find here cambs_traffic
We will not be posting emergency and up to date traffic news such as delays etc within the county due to the algorithms used. We will continue using X to display this information as posts are posted immediately and in sequence. Please do hop over and give us a follow.
Charlette Keaveney
Traffic Management Officer
Traffic Management Centre
Traffic Management Team
Transport Strategy & Network Management
Place & Sustainability
Cambridgeshire County Council
Tel: 01223 372547
Mob: 07443 200924
@Cambs_Traffic (Follow Link)
For all up to date information on all Works and Events, please see one.network
For Live Traffic updates, please click here
To notify us of your Event and apply online for your special events TTRO, please visit our webpage here
For all Street Works up to date forms, please find them here.
For more information regarding forthcoming 
please click here
From 27th May, the 7 new Tiger bus routes will launch across the region, delivering frequent, reliable, and affordable public transport connections.
These routes have been designed to:
Whether it’s getting to school or college, work, hospital appointments, shopping or visiting friends and family, the new Tiger routes are here to make everyday journeys easier.
📍 The Routes Include:
Further information including links to full timetables can be found here: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/tiger-bus-routes/
We would be very grateful for your support in helping to spread the word. I have attached a toolkit with digital flyers and posters, route maps, timetables and an image for sharing on social media. Printed materials are also available, please just let me know how many copies you’d like of each item and the address for me to send them to.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like more detail on any of the routes.
Best regards
Sophie Clarke
Corporate Communications Manager
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Friday 23rd May 2025 in the Millennium Room of the Memorial Hall at 7.30pm
You will find our agenda under the usual Agenda and Minutes section. Please do come along and have your say.
Refreshments will be provided by the Parish Council and served by the Whitsers Commitee
We look forward to seeing you all at the meeting.
If you are unable to attend but have a question or query please do get in touch by emailing the Parish Clerk at:
Please see Annual Reports that have been provided by village clubs, groups and organisations.
Annual Village Reports 2025 for LOOK Publication