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At our January meeting the Council
approved its budget submission. In 25-
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for improved CCTV in some of our open
spaces and new speeding indicator signs.
We are also continuing with the additional
investment in the Pit and Orchard area
and have allocated the final installment
of the funding needed to complete the
replacement of our concrete lamp posts.
Some lights have already been replaced
but I hope that the upgrade work will now
accelerate in the coming months.
At the same meeting we welcomed FACT
to speak to us about bus routes though
Manea. If you rely on public transport to Out with the Police
get around, I would recommend looking at
the information in the news section of our
website. There are details of the services updates how hard the Police work tackling
they offer including timetable and route serious crimes in our area.
information. You can usually find someone
from FACT at the community hub in the As part of their increased presence in our
village two PCSOs conducted a parking
church rooms on a Wednesday morning.
patrol at the Primary School and issued
I know the awful events of January 25th are some tickets for obstructive parking.
the subject of a detailed article (see P16- Cambs Police is also keen to support us
19) and I’d like to thank Cllr Charlie Marks with restarting our Speedwatch group.
for organising the public meeting which Speeding in our village is something which
took place shortly afterwards. Cambs is a constant problem, and it is one we can
police accepted that their response on the do something about ourselves. A few hours
day wasn’t sufficient, but I’m pleased to a month with small groups of volunteers
say that since then they have been working can make a big difference. As well as
hard to restore public trust. Manea and the slowing down traffic the data gathered by
surrounding area have seen a significant
increase in patrols, one of which Charlie Speedwatch sessions and the fixed flashing
and I were invited to join and the number speed signs is invaluable in supporting bids
of arrests in connection with the ‘hare for Highways funding towards road safety
coursing event’ has now reached double improvement schemes in our village. Full
figures. The Parish Council has always had training will be given and the Parish Council
a monthly meeting with our Neighbourhood has allocated funding for two new fixed
Policing Team and I know from those speed signs to support this initiative.

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