Watercourse Guidance

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Cambridgeshire County Council has prepared guidance documents for county residents to inform them about their rights and responsibilities in maintaining watercourses. The objectives are to provide detailed information on rights and responsibilities for maintenance, guidance on watercourses, and how to reinstate a piped or culverted watercourse.

The Watercourse Guidance covers everything that can affect watercourse maintenance, from birds and bats to hedges, highways, and ancient monuments. There are eight documents available on the website: Watercourse guidance – Cambridgeshire County Council

 

PR0864 – Proposed 30mph Speed Limit on The Green and Hilton Road, Hilton.

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Hilton Parish Council’s bid for a reduction in the speed limit across the Green from 40mph to 30mph has reached the formal consultation stage.

This scheme involves changing the signs and potentially a painted “30” roundel on the road where the first 40mph sign is, just round the corner from Hampden House on the way to Hilton End Farm. The Council has declined to install roundels across the Green and has not considered installing speed reduction measures across the Green, as it would spoil our fabulous village asset.

Hilton Parish Council would like to encourage all parishioners to respond in support of this application. Details of how to respond are below:

Cambridgeshire County Council (The Green and Hilton Road, Hilton) (30mph Speed Limit) Order 202-

Cambridgeshire County Council proposes to make an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The effect of this Order will be to reduce the existing 40mph speed limit to 30mph on The Green (two sections) and Hilton Road, Hilton. For further details of the above proposals, including a drawing showing the specific lengths of road subject to this proposal, please visit our permanent traffic regulation orders page and select PR0864. To request copies of documents please telephone 0345 045 5212 or use the e-mail address below. Objections to the above proposals, stating the grounds on which they are made, or any other comments must be sent in writing to the undersigned or by email to by 21st December 2022 quoting reference PR0864. Comments received will be used as part of our consultation process and may be published, but will be anonymised, in any reports.
Steve Cox, Executive Director, Place and Sustainability, c/o Policy and Regulation, Box No.D8E, Huntingdon Highways Depot, Stanton Way, Huntingdon PE29 6PY

Cricket Pavilion Refurbishment

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Hilton Parish Council has agreed the specifications for the refurbishment of Hilton Cricket Pavilion, which has now been published on Contracts Finder. The specifications for the refurbishment are below:

Specification 1
Fit glazed windows to the front – Hardwood flush casement
Insulate loft area – 250mm mineral wool
Insulate external walls – Method to be agreed
Remove internal walls and build stud walls to new layout-TBC
Strip wood T&G, baton & dryline with plasterboard and skim throughout
Plasterboard and skim ceilings
Replace plumbing
Add central heating system (Air source heat pump)
Make good septic tank if necessary
Replace WC (x2), remove shower, WC to suit disabled requirements
Replace electrics, rewire throughout, new consumer unit
Replace lighting – Ceiling spots and wall lights
New external lighting on PIR sensors
Replace kitchenette
Replace external doors and frames – Hardwood ledged
New disability access to west wall
Decorate throughout
Replace flooring – engineered wood boards
Replace missing roof tiles
Fit new protective window lattice screens
Fit retractable dividers to changing room and kitchenette
Fit new external lighting

Specification 2
All the above plus:
Baton and shiplap board external surfaces in larch or oak
Replace six brick peers with cast aluminium posts
Place rainwater goods with galvanised steel

The plans for the current and refurbished pavilion are below:

22-23-172. HPC18003-01 Plan Existing

22-23-172. Pavilion-Plan View-02

If you would like any further information, or would like to quote for this work, please contact the Clerk – or 830605.

Thermal Imaging Camera

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The Parish Council received a suggestion that it could organise a thermal imaging camera to assist parishioners in identifying areas of their home where there is heat loss. If there is sufficient interest, the Parish Council will organise a co-operative project for parishioners to hire a camera, at the parishioners’ shared cost. If you would like to be involved in this project please contact the Clerk – or 830605.

Dredging

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The dredging work is due to start today and will remove the silt from the two ponds in Graveley Way, the pond at the Cross Roads, the pond outside the Village Hall and Reeves Ditch in the High Street. This is to increase the capacity of the ponds in the village and improve the water flow through the village. The dredged material will be deposited on the Wilderness initially, and then spread over the Wilderness and Green at a later date. The work is due to last 1-2 weeks. Please be cautious when walking near any machinery, particularly with dogs on the Wilderness.

Christmas and New Year Waste Collection Arrangements

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Please find below some information regarding waste collections during Christmas and New Year and some additional information which I hope you will find useful

 

During the Christmas and New Year period waste collection days will change which can be seen in the table below.

Residents can also download a collection calendar from www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins

 

Scheduled Day of Collection Revised Day of Collection
Monday 19 December Saturday 17 December
Tuesday 20 December Monday 19 December
Wednesday 21 December Tuesday 20 December
Thursday 22 December Wednesday 21 December
Friday 23 December Thursday 22 December
Monday 26 December Friday 23 December

 

There are no further amendments to collections days after Monday 26 December. 

Our collection crews will be working on the following Bank Holiday’s – Tuesday 27th December and Monday 2 January.

 

The household recycling centres will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.  Visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk for more information.

 

Christmas Tree Recycling

Real trees can be placed by the side of the garden bin on collection day.  If the tree is bigger than the bin we ask that it is chopped in half.

The Household Recycling Centres will also take Christmas trees.

 

We will be informing residents of these changes via a bin hanger (a copy is attached for your records) which will be placed on grey bins over the next two weeks.  We will also be posting on our social media sites too. (Facebook – Huntingdonshire Recycles, Twitter – HDC Recycles)

 

East West Rail Accessibility Advisory Panel

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Message from East-West Rail:

We want to build a better and inclusive railway that works for everyone. To help us do that, we’re setting up an Accessibility Advisory Panel to help us understand the barriers for disabled passengers and ensure we arrive at inclusive and innovative solutions.

The panel will consist of up to eight people who live in the area between Oxford and Cambridge, representing a broad range of disabled people and impairments. They will meet on a bi-monthly basis, either in person or via Teams/Zoom.

As Local Representatives, we’re asking if you could kindly share this information with your communities. More information about how to apply to the Accessibility Advisory Panel can be found here.

Health and Wellbeing Project Questionnaire

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Hilton Parish Council has been offered the opportunity to bid for funding from the NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System via Huntingdonshire District Council to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Hilton. The first step in this process is to identify the needs of our residents. We invite you to complete this short survey and would encourage all members of your household to contribute. If the boxes don’t suit your household, please complete more than one. Please click here to complete this survey  by Friday 25th November.

Alternatively, just drop your completed paper survey to 10 Church End (please note that this is not Church Lane) or in the box at the shop.

If you wish to be contacted about the outcome of this survey please provide your details on the last page. If you have any queries please contact the Clerk— or 830605.

 

Important roadworks information: A1307, junction 24 – slip road lighting renewal

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Information received from National Highways:

 

A1307, junction 24 – slip road lighting renewal

 

Earlier this year, we started work to renew the lighting on the A1307 slip roads at junction 24. We wasn’t able to complete all the works we needed to complete the project. We plan to complete this work over 2 nights on Monday 21 November and Tuesday 22 November, between 8pm and 5am, weather permitting.

 

Closures and diversions

To carry out the work safely, there will be a lane closure on the roundabout at junction 24. We’ll also need to close each of the slip roads, which will be done 2 in phases, as set out in the table below:

 

Closure points Dates Diversion route
A1307 junction 24 westbound entry and exit slip Monday 21 November

 

 Entry slip diversion

Traffic will be diverted to junction 26 and return.

 

Exit slip diversion

Traffic will be diverted to junction 23 and return.
A1307 junction 24 eastbound entry slip and exit slip Tuesday 22 November Entry slip diversion
Traffic will be diverted to junction 23 and return.

 

Exit slip diversion
Traffic will be diverted to junction 26 and return.

 

How to find out more

To find out more about road improvements we’re carrying out across the East of England, please visit our website at https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/east/.

 

If you would like more information, please contact us on 0300 123 5000, or by email at 

Community Gritting Scheme

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Message from Cambridgeshire County Council:

This is a request for winter volunteers for this winter season 2022-2023.

 

We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all the volunteers that took part in our Community Gritting Scheme last winter.

 

For those hearing about the Community Gritting Scheme for the first time, this is a scheme where Local volunteers can help to keep their community moving in freezing weather. Under this scheme, the parish or town council decides on specific routes in their area which are important to the local community and agrees them with the county council.

 

I will need a form for each of your volunteers, including those who have volunteered before.  The form is required annually ensure our health and safety standards are being met.

 

See below for a link to the Community Gritting registration form:

 

http://cambridgeshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Community_gritting_registration_form