Bottisham Parish Council are delighted to announce the inaugural Bottisham village Christmas festivities.

Wrap-up warm and join us at the "triangle" on Saturday 7th December from 4pm

Childrens Christmas story time - 4pm onwards

Kyle Chater Acoustic & Sax friends - 4pm onwards

Bottisham Primary School Choir - 5:15pm

Christmas tree lights switch on - 5:30pm

There will be:

Carol singing around the village

Meet Santa and his friends & The Grinch

Face painting and Childrens treat bags

Hot chocolate, tea & coffee, warm fruit punch, mince pies, cake, hot dogs & trimmings

Meet the "little donkeys"

Music and DJ afterwards at the newly opened and refurbished Bell until 11pm

Street / Leaf Clearances - Bottisham - East Cambs Street Scene have notified us that the leaf clearances should take place, in Bottisham, early next week. They have a 6 weekly schedule they follow but at this time of the year they are trying to cover heavy leaf fall areas more often. 

East Cambs Street Scene is the company owned by East Cambridgeshire District Council to provide the Recycling and Waste service across the District.

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Remembrance Service @ Quy - Sunday 10th November @ 10:50am 

The Act of Remembrance service will be at Stow-Cum Quy Church this year as part of their morning service. We are unsure if this will be taken by the Vicar Revd. Max Osborne.

Parish Council will fly the Union Jack on the newly repainted Bottisham flagpole opposite Holy Trinity Church.

In conjunction with East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC), Cambridge Dial a Ride have responded to requests from people living in the Bottisham, Lode and Stow cum Quy areas for access to services into Cambridge.

Individuals who want to use the service have to be over 16. This does also mean that any parent looking to get into Cambridge is unable to travel with their child if they are under 16.

The service will take individuals to and from their doorstop Cambridge, to Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust and even Brookfields Hospital down Mill Road. It doesn’t include going to Newmarket for example.

The charge to an individual is a membership fee of £15 per annum. However, Cambridge Dial a Ride have agreed with ECDC that this will be waived for the first year of membership for those who join this year!

For those with a valid bus pass the fee to go each way is £5.00 and those without a bus pass is £10.00 each way.

Cambridge Dial-a-Ride have a special fleet of buses that are fitted with electronic lifts and safety belts for wheelchair, mobility scooters and walking frame users or those unable to use the entrance steps. Members can also bring along a carer too for an additional fare if they need to.

The journeys all have to be pre-arranged, which can be done by contacting their office and speaking with their schedulers.

New members will also be able to take advantage of our Saturday trips out to the seaside, local garden centres and other places of interest which will be advertised on our website.

Full details are on our website www.cambridgedialaride.org.uk/

Further details can be obtained by telephoning 01223 506335 or by email tomembers@cambridgedialaride.org

Neighbourhood planning is a way for Bottisham residents to take a proactive approach in deciding the future of our village.

We need your help in creating our neighbourhood plan ... without you it can’t be done. If you’re a resident who hold dear the best interest of Bottisham, want to protect the heritage of the village, have an eye for detail, want to help shape Bottisham for the future so it is a great place for all of us to live, work and grow in the future then we want to hear from you.

The group consists of some Parish Councillors as well as other interested village residents.

If you are interested in helping, we’re really keen to hear from you. Email: neighbourhoodplan@bottisham.pc.gov.uk
or call Parish Clerk: Sam on 07369248998

Cambridgeshire County Council is proposing to lower the speed limit within our village to 20mph & to implement 40mph buffer zones on approach roads. The proposals are part of a wider programme at the county council to introduce more 20mph speed limits across the county.

This application, supported by Bottisham Parish Council, is in response to your concerns & requests.

Bottisham is already a very busy village and is often used as a “rat-run” or through-route to nearby villages of Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior and Burwell. Bottisham Parish Council has received a number of complaints of speeding within the village despite having speed warning signs (MVAS) and 30mph poles. Bottisham has a growing population of 2400 with a primary and secondary school, two care homes and a recently approved, to be built, 170 retirement home. The village is made up of a very diverse population, older people, growing families with children, young adults and persons with mobility issues and irrespective of age and ability surely their safety is paramount?

By having a 20mph speed limit throughout the village it will make it clearer to drivers that Bottisham is a village with a community that values its safety, has a population that walks around the village. This application is also in response to public concerns and follows public consultation.

The reason this is needed within the village is it will help address significant known safety issues that have got progressively worse over a number of years. Our village roads are full of fast-moving cars, vans & lorries - making our roads & footpaths unsafe for pedestrians, cyclists & more. Children, older people & those with mobility issues are particularly at risk.

The 20mph speed limit would be across the entire village.

Whilst our village has been prioritised for this scheme, further work on the proposals & public consultation will take place
before any work takes place.