Bourn Windmill Teaching Resources
Bourn Windmill is a fascinating classroom topic, and also a great place to visit with your class.
Laboratory goldrush set to transform Cambridge skyline
Two years ago, Savills produced a report highlighting that there was almost no available commercial laboratory space in Cambridge. Their report generated something akin to a goldrush and developers have been falling over themselves to build lab space because they…
Blue Plaque for Rev W Awdry
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…
Headway Cambridgeshire – the Wandlebury Effect
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,…
Dame Leah Manning honoured with a blue plaque
One of Cambridge’s most remarkable women of the 20th century is being honoured with a blue plaque. Born in 1886, Leah Manning trained as a teacher at Homerton in the 1900s, during which time she also became politically active, joining…
Up-dating Conservation Area Appraisals
An up to date Conservation Area Appraisal is the first line of defence against certain types of inappropriate development. But, over time, these inevitably become out of date, especially in a rapidly developing city such as Cambridge. In an ideal…
Save the Coton Green Corridor
We worked hard to present thorough evidence demonstrating that the GCP’s plans to carve a new busway through the Cambridgeshire countryside are not in the best interests of either local people or the environment. However, the proposal has been pushed…
Local people give their views on future plans for greater Cambridge
How can we plan for a zero-carbon future? How can the growth of greater Cambridge help to double the amount of species rich habitats for nature? And how can we provide the different types of housing needed, such as more…
The Oxford – Cambridge Arc
Most Cambridgeshire residents will have heard rumours of the “Oxford-Cambridge Arc”, not least because the Chancellor gave an additional £20million in his recent Budget to explore its feasibility. So, what exactly is this “Arc” and, if it ever materialises, how…
CambridgePPF unveils a second Cambridge Blue Plaque to suffragist during the 100 anniversary year of votes for women
CambridgePPF, who took on the Blue Plaque scheme earlier this year, were delighted to unveil a second Blue Plaque in November 2018, as part of the continuing programme of events which celebrate the centenary of votes for women. This plaque,…