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Meals on Wheels New Leaflets 2024
Please see attached for information on a public consultation event on a proposed solar farm located between the villages of Fen Ditton, Horningsea and Stow Cum Quy.
Cleaner/caretaker for the Stow-cum-Quy Pavilion and Recreation Ground
We are seeking a professional and dedicated Cleaner/Caretaker for weekly duties for the Pavilion and Recreation ground.
The Stow-cum-Quy Pavilion and Recreation Ground is owned by the Parish Council. The local community use the playground equipment and grounds. The Pavilion and grounds are hired regularly by cricket and football clubs; and others for occasional outdoor events. The Parish Council already employs a groundsman to tend to the field. This role will ensure that the facilities are kept clean and in working order, creating a welcoming environment for all.
The role holder will have the following attributes:
This role will have the following duties, to take place each week at a mutually convenient time agreed by the Clerk of the Parish Council and role holder:
Each week:
| Pavilion – each week | |
| 1 | Empty bins inside the pavilion |
| 2 | Tidy and wash kitchen worktop areas and kitchen sink |
| 3 | Replace tea towels and check there are sufficient cleaning products (fairy liquid/soap) |
| 4 | Clean toilets (toilet, urinal and sink x 2) |
| 5 | Check and replace towels and toilet rolls |
| 6 | Sweep and mop hard floors including changing rooms |
| 7 | Hoover carpet area |
| 8 | Check fridge for out of date product |
| 9 | Wipe down tables and check chairs are stacked neatly |
| Pavilion – each month | |
| 10 | Clean the fridge |
| 11 | Wipe the insides of the windows/doors |
| Recreational ground – each week | |
| 12 | Empty outdoor bins (1 in park 1 outside pavilion) into main bins at the entrance |
| 13 | Collect any litter outside pavilion or in playground |
| 14 | On Tuesdays put out main bins (to be collected on Wednesday) and return them to inside the entrance of the recreational ground |
| 15 | Sweep step out the front of the pavilion |
| 16 | Check playground equipment for obvious damage (broken swings etc) and report to Clerk |
| 17 | Check car park is closed and locked (unless in use) |
*In addition to the tasks listed above, it will be expected that the post holder will undertake any reasonable requests made by the Parish Council which will be reimbursed by way of timesheets.
The Parish Council is looking to contract out the above duties to a self-employed contractor at a rate of £100 a month. Interested parties should contact the Clerk at Clerk@stowcumquy.co.uk by 15th August 2024 at the latest.
Reach Fair is officially opened every year by the Mayor Of Cambridge on the early Bank Holiday Monday. Traditionally the Mayor throws pennies to people lining the route to the Fair. However, last year the Mayor did not carry out this ancient tradition, but has agreed to stop in strategic places along the route this year. The planned stops are as follows:
Stow Cum Quy: in the lay-by just past the offices on Stow Road before the last traffic calming measure.
Lode: in the lay-by just after the entrance to Anglesey Abbey and the crossroads
Longmeadow: immediately before the end of Longmeadow outside the White House
Swaffham Bulbeck: at the bus stop on the Denny side of the High Street opposite the shop
Swaffham Prior: at the bottom of Rogers Road before turning right to Reach.
It is suggested that those wishing to collect some pennies should line the route from 11am.
Stow-cum-Quy Parish Council is launching a questionnaire to gauge residents’ support for introducing 20mph zones in Stow-cum-Quy and applying for funding from Cambridgeshire County Council in order to implement them. We are asking about a range of options for which roads within the village should be included in our application. To find out more about the survey and how your answers will be used, please click here.
Bin collection changes
Many residents will have changes to their bin collections from week starting 18 September 2023. This could be a change to the bin day or to which bins are collected on a particular week. Bins may also be emptied earlier or later than they are now, so all bins need to be out by 6am on your collection day. The frequency of collections will not change. If your bin collections are due to change, you will receive a letter in the post. You can find out more and check when your collections will be at www.scambs.gov.uk/binchanges.
More specifically for Stow cum Quy the bin day will move from a Monday to a Wednesday, first collection will be Wednesday 20th September 2023 for the black bin.
Unfortunately due to the current weather conditions it has become necessary to cancel this evenings Beacon lighting at the Church Car Park for safety reasons. It was hoped that the weather would break so that the basket could be safely installed but the current forecast is not looking positive. The Parish Council are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Due to the resignation of Councillor Alison Mitchell, the Parish Council are seeking to recruit a Councillor to fill this important role. Anyone who may be interested should contact the Clerk at clerk@stowcumquy.co.uk before 12th April 2023 for more details.
