People in Cambridge can now enjoy an extra six acres of countryside. The “Lost Meadows” at Coton Countryside Reserve were opened to the public for the first time on 13 June 2022, to coincide with the Cambridge Nature Festival. The…
That was the question that we were all asked 18 months ago as part of a consultation by the councils of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. We were being asked our views to help inform the decisions they are making about…
People in Cambridge can now enjoy an extra 30 acres of wonderful countryside. An opening event took place on 26 May 2022 for two new expansions to Wandlebury Country Park, which is owned and cared for by local charity Cambridge…
An independent report has demonstrated that instead of damaging the green belt the proposed South East Cambridge Busway could be routed along a disused railway line. In light of the report, the parish councils of Stapleford and Great Shelford and…
Help Save Bourn Mill Cambridge Past, Present & Future are excited to announce that we are only one step away from saving the country’s oldest windmill near Bourn in South Cambridgeshire. Over the last two years we have been working…
Government consultation papers that are published in early August always need to be watched carefully, and the Planning White Paper, published at midnight on 6th August 2020, will need particular scrutiny. In his foreword to the White Paper, tautologically entitled…
The Cambridge Nature Network identifies opportunities to double nature and increase access to natural greenspace in Cambridge and the surrounding countryside. The network covers 9,203 hectares, contains 13 Sites of Special Scientific Interest for nature and 84 Local Wildlife Sites…
National Civic Day’s aim is that citizens celebrate the place in which they live. For Marie Lousie Holland, Chair of CambridgePPF’s Heritage Watch group this meant helping people find out more about Nine Wells, Hobson’s Brook and the Market Fountain.…
Cambridge Past Present & Future has partnered with global toy company Mattel, to unveil a special blue plaque at the Old Rectory of The Holy Trinity Church in the village of Elsworth in South Cambridgeshire. The plaque is to commemorate The…
As the sun beams through the forest canopy, a small group of intrepid explorers set up camp and start green woodworking. We’re here as part of Headway Cambridgeshire’s Outdoor Project, working alongside five people who have had a brain injury,…
