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I’d like to start by thanking everyone who
stopped by to see us at our Gala stand, it
was lovely to catch up with so many of you.
As ever, the Parish Council has been busy.
You may be aware that the Community
Hub has been running every Wednesday
in the Church Rooms. Earlier this year
FACT bought their community fridge to
Manea with the intention of saving food
from landfill and reducing wastage by
giving people access to food surplus.
Since starting it has grown into Manea
Community Hub and with grant funding Allotment Container
from Cambridge ACRE it is now also a social
meeting space which offers free tea and their hard work in making the Community
coffee. There is a school uniform exchange, Hub such a success.
a clothes stall and a seed table. They have
had visits from PCSOs, Tesco, Age UK, St. At our June meeting the Parish Council
John’s Ambulance with more to come from approved a grant for the allotments to allow
P3 Charity, Healthy You, Volunteer Cambs a container to be purchased to provide them
and the Community Fire Officer. Special with secure storage for some of their larger
mention should go to Manea residents, items of equipment. In July we approved a
Brenda and Alan Mead-Blandford who are grant for Manea Baby and Toddler Group to
the volunteers running the Community purchase new play equipment.
Fridge along with Cllr Janet Coupland and
Alan Melton from the Parish Council for all In July the Orchard group began meeting
again, organised by Cllr Janet O’Keefe.
They have been busy snipping the grass
and nettles away from around the base of
fruit trees, collecting the windfall apples
and setting up a composting area. I’m also
pleased to say that the village Street Pride
group has restarted. If you would like to be
involved with either of these groups, please
contact jokeefe@manea-pc.gov.uk.

Another group which we hope will
make a long-awaited comeback soon is
Speedwatch. Cambs police have recently
appointed a new Speedwatch coordinator
Community Hub Volunteers who will be able to arrange the training
we need for new volunteers to be able to

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