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MANEA PARISH

t is lovely to see the village coming back to funding through the annual Local Highways
life after such a difficult 14 months. Our Improvement Scheme.
Iclubs, groups and community venues are Excessive speeding through the
slowly but surely starting to re-open, albeit centre of the village continues to
having many additional rules to adhere to. be a concern for many residents.
The Parish Council does offer grant funding
to our local groups and clubs and if you are Pre-lockdown the Parish Council agreed to
interested in exploring this, please talk to one fund a School Crossing Assistant and engaged
of the Councillors or our Clerk – contact details Cambridgeshire County Council to provide this
and grant funding criteria can be found on our service on our behalf. Although this had been
website www.manea-pc.gov.uk. You can also delayed for over one year, we are delighted to
find our contact numbers on the opposite page.
say that this is now progressing. We anticipate
that this service will be up and running by the
start of the new school year.
Negotiations regarding the Station Car Park are
on-going. A Project Manager and Contractor
have been appointed.
Councillors continue to work on projects
and maintenance relating to our community
spaces:
• We are now looking at funding partnerships
and grants to help replace the Pavilion.
After a year of online meetings, we are delighted
to be restarting face-to-face meetings at the • Because of the ongoing focus given to the
Village Hall. Meeting dates will be posted on our Park our annual ROSPA report for the Park,
website and noticeboards. Although we have Skatepark & MUGA was very good, with only
not met in person, Councillors have continued to very minor points raised.
progress projects and address issues/concerns • We have agreed
on behalf of parishioners. to fund two new
Here is a brief update: planters to replace
those positioned
Excessive speeding through the centre of the either side of the
village continues to be a concern for many cemetery gates –
residents. Councillors are planning to survey these are planted and
residents who live along Station Road and use maintained by our
this information to help inform our bids for Street Pride Team.

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