Category Archives: News

A floodmobile event will take place in Godmanchester, at Town Hall, 1 Post Street, Godmanchester PE29 2NB, on Saturday 29th January from 10 am to 3pm.

A roadshow of events are being hosted by the Ox-Cam PFR Pathfinder Project, in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council, which are designed to help households and businesses located in areas that have previously seen flooding, receive expert advice onboard a special ‘Floodmobile’ – an interactive demonstration vehicle which provides examples of over 50 practical measures of flood resilience.

The Household Support Fund, funded by the Department of Work and Pensions, has been created to help people experiencing immediate financial hardship to pay for food, household energy or other essential items. The scheme will run until 31^st March 2022.
 
A number of local trusted partners are also signed up to issue Household Support Fund direct awards to those they support. If you would like to find out more about this or are interested in signing up to make direct awards, please email communitycv@cambridgeshire.gov.uk .
 
Further information on the fund can be found below.
 
Support is offered in two ways:

• Support with food, household energy and other essentials for individuals and families
• Direct food voucher scheme

The Household Support Fund is now available to apply for online. For more information or to access the form directly please follow the link below. 
Household Support Fund – Peterborough City Council
Household Support Fund – Cambridgeshire County Council

You can find further details on the Fund below:
New Household Support Fund – Peterborough City Council
Committee agree new Household Support Fund which will help those in need this winter – Cambridgeshire County Council

There are free places to families of school aged children on the DfE funded Holiday Activities and Food Programmes this Christmas. Whilst it is recognised that Covid levels are concerning people, there are huge well-being benefits for children attending the programme which will operate within all safety requirements. There are also food hampers being offered to all families who book places at a participating holiday scheme or family experience this Christmas, which is an additional initiative in recognition of the food poverty families may be experiencing.

Holiday Activities and Food Programme – Cambridgeshire County Council

Please find attached a news release promoting one of the One Leisure Active Lifestyles team’s exercise classes, called PSI (Postural Stability Instruction). The class is a strength and balance session aimed at older adults to help with falls prevention.

Update from Huntingdonshire District Council

During the Christmas and New Year period waste collection days will change which can be seen in the table below.  Unfortunately there are four weeks of disruptions which start the week before Christmas

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

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.  A booking system is now in place at all sites so if you are planning on visiting between Christmas and the New Year, book a slot today.  Visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk for more information.

Christmas Tree Recycling

We are supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice again this year who will be collecting real Christmas trees for recycling on Saturday 15th January 2022.

To check availability and book your slot visit

just-helping.org.uk/register-tree

Donations received from the Christmas tree collection provide vital funds for your hospice and other local charities.

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 which will be placed on grey bins in December.  There will be a full page of advice in the Hunts Post.

The Parish Council are looking for volunteers to assist with the village speed indicator device, which monitors the speed of passing vehicles through Kings Ripton. Duties will include charging the batteries and ensuring the devices are calibrated etc. Full training and support will be offered. For further information, please contact the Clerk.

Irene 07866758445

clerk@kingsriptonpc.org.uk