Only a few of us at last nights meeting, all more or less going to plan.
No event last year due to COVID resgtrictions – this year’s event —-
Saturday December 11th 2021
LED Lighting is NOT so Eco friendly according to NERC (Natural Environmental Reseach Council).
Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the 
traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a NERC-funded study has shown.
The negative impacts of light pollution on insects including moths, which provide essential food sources for a variety of animals and are important pollinators, are well known. However, scientists behind this latest […]
I believe many of us have accepted that ‘life’ is almost back to normal – if you walk/drive around it is the impression I get.
These figures today are stark reading I hope ‘we’ can all be vigilant in the way be go about our business…..
Make the date – Saturday 11th September For Coates Fete On The Green
Make the date – Sunday 12th September – The Big Bash
There is someone in this area who regularly dumps rubbish by the bin, I suppose it is better than them ‘Fly-Tipping’ elsewhere….
My thanks to RB for the information…
Eastrea War Memorial Update.
Superb, community effort by David Goodacre and George Gilbert. Between them, they pulled out the rotten and damaged posts and replaced them with brand new posts, and supplied the labour free of charge! The posts were financed by a village benefactor, so all in all, a brilliant piece of village initiative and care. Many thanks to all involved in maintaining Eastrea War Memorial, open space. A village to be proud of!
Over many years, St Mary’s Parish Hall/Rooms has remained in a semi-derelict condition.
There have been over the past 10+ years several differing planning applications put forward by the owner(s).
The Fenland District Council Web-Portal – Planning has 2 applications for the site.
https://www.publicaccess.fenland.gov.uk/publicaccess/
Under F/YR19/0188 & F/YR20/3161 For an 11 bedroom hotel. There has been activity of the application through 2020 but very little this year.
Conditional Planning approval lasts for 3 years, at which stage it normally lapses, unless an extention is agreed.
I make no apologies for keeping on about this… On 4 occasions in the past week I’ve cleaned up the mess that ‘some idiots’ are leaving, but am tiring and have left the latest muddy table.
I only cleaned this table yesterday… it was OK at 5pm last night – so I presume sometime afterwards…
