Blacksmith’s Lane by Riverdale.
Westbound traffic in Nosterfield End.
There are two extra plots which compare speeds for the period 0700 – 0800 on Wednesday 25th an Thursday 26th May. On the 26th we had our Speedwatch team recording traffic. Wearing Hi Viz jackets, a prominent SPEEDWATCH sign and another speed indicating device. Clearly the visual deterrent slowed down traffic significantly. On Thursday we had nothing over the 40 limit – we take details if they are 46 or over.
This is for Main Street opposite Well Cottage. Top speed was 63 mph!
Some more relaxed driving over the Christmas period….
Main Street, opposite Well Cottage. 20% leaving the village above 30, one at 63!
Nosterfield End, opposite Poplar Cottage. Max “only” 58, ~5% above 40.
South Cambridgeshire District Council has provided a Covid Update for November.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical have also created a ‘Vaccinators’ website that has useful information about when, where and for whom vaccines are available.
The Prime Minister has set out the government’s ‘COVID-19 Response – Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ for managing COVID-19 at a press conference. The publication outlines the government’s “Plan A” for the autumn and winter, and “Plan B”, which would be enacted if data suggests further measures are necessary to protect the NHS. Case rates are still high and our hospitals are still under pressure – so we would continue to encourage everyone to be mindful and take precautions to protect yourselves and others.
Government ministers have decided to end the option of advising Clinically Extremely Vulnerable individuals to shield, to close the Shielded Patient List (SPL) and end the Shielding Programme as a contingency support offer. This means that people previously identified as CEV will not be advised to shield in the future, and the Government will not be providing specific national guidance for them to follow.
The Government is writing to all CEV individuals to inform them of this decision. You can see a copy of this letter attached or by clicking here to view it online. The letter includes further information on the vaccine programme (including potential boosters/third doses), further information on new treatments and therapeutics, and signposting to mental health support.
As has been the case in the past, SCDC is working with County Council colleagues on a joint localised letter to follow on from this letter from central Government, to give more local information on support. This will include how local groups in communities may be able to help.
The Government has announced that children aged 12 to 15 are eligible to have their vaccine. For healthy children of this age attending schools in South Cambridgeshire, vaccination clinics will be offered in schools, coordinated by the schools’ immunisation teams, who usually do school-based immunisations. In our area this is being run by Hertfordshire and East Anglia Community and School Age Immunisation Service. Within the next week, families should start receiving a letter detailing when their child’s school’s clinics will be held. Alternative provision will be arranged for children who are home schooled, in secure services or in specialist mental health settings.
For 12 to 15 year olds who are from CEV/immunosuppressed households, if the child/young person attends a SEND school in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, they will be contacted by their school offering a date for vaccination in the school setting. Otherwise, parents/carers of eligible children will shortly receive a letter from their GP Practice with details of where they can be vaccinated.
To maintain the high level of protection through the coming winter, booster vaccines have started being offered from this week to those adults more at risk from serious disease (priority groups one to nine), which includes:
All those eligible will be able to receive their booster dose six months after their second dose. The NHS will contact people directly to let them know when it is their turn to get their booster vaccine. As with the previous rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to adults, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group is coordinating this locally.
Life as a foster carer is rewarding, and no two days are the same. With the continuing impacts of COVID being felt in all our communities, there has never been a better time to consider fostering as a career. So, if you want to make a real difference to children’s and young people’s lives, then Cambridgeshire County Council wants to hear from you. They are there to support you every step of the way; supporting you, and providing the best care for our most vulnerable children and young people. Becoming a foster carer normally takes four months, and the County Council offers generous allowances, round the clock support and a dedicated Social Worker. Find more information on the County Council’s website, or contact their recruitment team on 0800 052 0078 or by email.
Some data from our portable speed monitors
Our proposed “Community Fibre Partnership” with Openreach to bring fibre broadband to Shudy Camps should soon be approved by the Government. There are 107 premises in Shudy Camps that could benefit, and Openreach need to get over 90 pledges to qualify for enough voucher funding to proceed. A form to complete is here and the Terms and Conditions of the voucher scheme can be seen here.
A chance to nominate individuals and groups who have provided support and voluntary services during the pandemic. Further details are available here.
