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Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgrey.org.uk Welcome to the Hemingford Grey Parish Council stand at the village market

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgrey.org.uk Did you know? The name means ‘the I n R o m a n a n d S ford of the people of t a h x e o n t w t o i m H e e s m i n g p f a o Hemma or Hemmi’ r r t d o s f w o e n r e e e s t a t e The estate was split By 1066 ‘Little Hemingford’ was into two in the acquired by Ramsey Abbey, the In the ninth century the ninth century major landowner in the area Danes built a new settlement at the Thorpe P a y n In 1276 the village acquired its o f H e m i n g f o r d , a t e n a modern name from the de Grey n t o f t h e a b b e y , s t a r t b e u d i l d i family, the new owners of the n g t h e M a n o r H o u a s e n d C h u r c h b e f o r e manor. h e d i 1 e 1 d i 6 n 6 .

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgrey.org.uk Hemingford Grey has over 100 listed buildings

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgrey.org.uk Parish Overview The Parish of Hemingford Grey extends south of the A14 towards Hilton Our population is approximately 3,000 Our precept for 2019/20 is £ 103,950 (This is the amount of funding included in the Council Tax to cover Parish expenditure)

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk Parish Council Parish Clerk Environment Planning Finance and Communications Group Committee Policy Group Group Neighbourhood Cemetery Plan Task Group Task Group

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk Environment Working Group Allotments, Benches, Ditches and Drainage, Footpaths, Grass mowing, Hedge trimming, Litter bins, Play areas, Street lighting, Tree surveys – the whole parish Environment! Allotments Play area Mitchell Terry on Google! Close

Hemingford Grey Parish Council Environment Working Group The Apple Orchard to Marsh Lane drain Via Daintree Green, Margetts, Sadlers Way & Dendys Marsh Lane Culvert Responsibilities not well defined but PC commissioned survey and jetting in 2015 and CCC have now replaced drain in Apple Orchard..

Hemingford Grey Parish Council Environment Working Group Floods in The Apple Orchard in 2015! CCC Highways unblocked the drain which is affected by tree roots – as revealed by our survey – and have now replaced the drain avoiding the roots altogether This root ball was from the birch tree in the road verge.

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk Environment Working Group Please help us! Would you consider volunteering to help us? You do not have to become a councillor to help keep the village clean, tidy and safe for your own family and for all residents. The Parish includes the YES Estate, Limes Park, The Brambles and Hemingford Road despite their St Ives postcodes! STOP PRESS! We will be planting trees in November and are planning for a 3 year programme for lots more!

Hemingford Grey Parish Council We have 112 street lights These lights are over 50 years old with aluminium columns and completely obsolete ‘bowls’. They have had LED ‘bulbs’ for several years. Now being replaced by modern steel columns with integrated LED lanterns by K&M Lighting Services with connections by UK Power Networks The new lights will improve lighting cover while reducing electricity and maintenance costs. They should be good for another 50 years.

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk Planning Committee • Recommend to HDC approval/refusal of all planning applications in Parish or that might affect us. • Can suggest conditions for approval of an application • We visit neighbours (awareness) but cannot support individual opinions • (residents should always make their own comments to HDC on any planning application that might affect them) https://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications/ • Communicate non-compliance to HDC enforcement • Represent the PC at HDC Development Management Committee and during Appeals

Parish Online – mapping system Some of the areas maintained by the PC

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk We can produce our own maps with Ordnance Survey detailed background Daintree Green and allotments

Planning Applications for the last 2 years from HDC web site

Mick George original impact proposal for Hemingford Abbots golf course Site (in red) is whole of old golf course and is notified as 17 Ha (42 acres). The proposed shed is 295m x 130m – 3.84 Ha (9.5 acres) – 4/5 football pitches! This shed will be six times the size of the current shed in St Ives! Coming to a junction on the A14 near you soon?

Three house development at Armes Corner PC recommendations do get accepted! PC suggested turning this house around to move the drive further from the corner

Neighbourhood Plan Much more than a Village Plan • PC Task Group meeting monthly (2 nd Tuesday) and initial public consultation this winter • Will have status alongside HDC Local Plan • Guards against change of government policies and revised flood risk models • More control of the parish environment BUT • Takes two to three years • Requires much voluntary effort and a parish vision

Hemingford Grey Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Task Group Help piece together the future of the Parish Neighbourhood Plan Task Group Meetings All Welcome Tuesday 15 October, 7pm • • Chris Page Room, Hemingford Pavilion • Tuesday 19 November, 7pm Chris Page Room, Hemingford Pavilion • • For further information contact Parish Councillors • • anne.meredith or robin.waters @hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk 01480 465744 or 07833 901680 •

Communications Group To ensure that that Parish Council matters are communicated to all residents in in an effective and timely manner Social Media Website https://www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk @hemingfordgreypc Facebook https:/twitter.com/hemgreypc Twitter Printed media Parish Newsletter & pages in Hemingford Directory Notice Boards ( Parish Centre, The Thorpe, School, Armes Corner, YES Estate ) Village Store and Post Office Public meetings Parish Council meetings, Planning committee, Finance and Policy Group, Environment Group, Neighbourhood Plan Task Group Events Village market, and others?

Hemingford Grey Parish Council www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk Finance and Policy Group Makes recommendations to the full Parish Council for: • Budgets – set annually in November • Contracts – e.g. grounds maintenance; street lighting • Reserves – levels of ring fenced and general reserves • Staff – inc. job descriptions, salaries, benefits • Policies – inc. standing orders; financial regulations;

HGPC Budget • Income (2018/19) £99,000 Precept Burial fees Allotments • Precept (council tax) is near average for villages of our size in Huntingdonshire

HGPC Accounts • Expenditure (2018/19) £119,298 Expenditure Assets & Maintenance Communicakons General Admin Staff costs Village improvements

HELP! • We need more councillors. • We need more helpers • We need your input and ideas to ensure that the village continues to be a great place to live • Don’t be afraid to talk to us; email us; or phone us • We do our best but cannot read your minds! • We don’t have all the answers but we should know the people that do! www.hemingfordgreyparishcouncil.gov.uk