Longstanton Parish Council

18/05/2026

The Annual Meeting of Longstanton Parish Council will be held tonight, 19:00 in the Parish Meeting Room, Longstanton Village Hall. The Full Council meeting for May will be held immediately afterwards.

https://www.longstanton-pc.gov.uk/full-council-minutes-agendas/

17/05/2026

A big thank you to our wonderful community volunteer who tidied both of the village book swaps today 📚✨

The book swaps at St Michael’s and on the High Street are now looking neat, organised and ready for more donations 😊 There is plenty of space for new books, so please feel free to add any you’d like to share — but kindly no magazines please 🚫🗞️

Thank you to everyone who helps keep this valuable village resource going 💚 Whether you donate books, borrow one to enjoy, or take the time to keep the shelves tidy, your support is greatly appreciated 🙌📖

17/05/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in today’s Longstanton Parish Council community litter pick! 🌿🧤

We had an amazing turnout of 27 volunteers, including several children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, all helping to keep our village clean and tidy. Together, the team collected an incredible 14 bags of litter 🗑️👏

Among the more unusual finds were a bike wheel 🚲, metal rods, a computer keyboard ⌨️ and even a roll of carpet! These fly-tipped items will be reported to the District Council for removal.

Your time, effort and community spirit 💚 make a real difference, and it was fantastic to see residents of all ages getting involved. Thank you again to everyone who volunteered and helped make today such a success! 🙌✨

13/05/2026

⚠️ UPDATE: Repairs have been completed ahead of schedule and the play area is back open for use. It will not need to closed next week ⚠️

To help keep the recreation ground play area safe and enjoyable for everyone, it will be temporarily closed for essential maintenance on Friday 15th May 2026. The play area will reopen for use over the weekend before closing again during the week commencing Monday 18th May while works are completed.

As part of this maintenance, the zipline will be removed. Unfortunately, it has reached the end of its safe working life and is no longer financially viable to repair.

While we appreciate this means the loss of a much-used piece of equipment, we are pleased to share some positive news: funding has been secured by the Parish Council to provide replacement play equipment at the Recreation Ground play area, rather than installing new equipment at the Home Farm Central Open Space. This will allow us to continue investing in and improving this valued community facility.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while these works are carried out.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

08/05/2026

Cambridgeshire Constabulary are holding a Coffee with a Cop event at the Northstowe Unity Centre, 27th May 2026 16:00 - 17:30. Residents are welcome to drop in to discuss local concerns with the Neighbourhood Policing Team. Policing South Cambridgeshire

07/05/2026

We would like to take a moment to thank those who attended our Annual Parish Meeting last Thursday, we had an excellent turn out and hope you all found it informative.

Thanks is also extended to the community groups who provided updates on their achievements and plans for the year ahead.

If you were unable to attend, you can download the slides and draft minutes from our website by following this link:

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06/05/2026

🗳️Longstanton Village Hall will serve as Longstanton's Polling Station tomorrow, for Local Elections.

The Polling Station will be open 7am - 10pm and you will need to bring with you a form of photo ID.

For more information on accepted forms of photo ID, please follow this link to the Electoral Commission UK's website:

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.

05/05/2026

Tritax Big Box invites local residents to view their updated proposal for a new logistics and advanced manufacturing park in Greater Cambridge.

You are invited to meet the team behind the Tritax Park Queens’ Cambridge proposals at an upcoming public consultation event.

The next round of public consultation will be held on Tuesday 12 May 2026, with a drop-in session running from 3.00pm – 7.30pm at:

The Unity Centre
Pathfinder Way
Northstowe
CB24 1FD

More information on the proposal is available here:
https://www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk/our-spaces/cambridge/

05/05/2026

🌿 Community Litter Pick – Join Us! 🌿

Let’s come together to keep Longstanton looking its best! 💚

Bring your friends, family, and neighbours along for a community clean-up and help make a real difference to our village.

🗓 17th May
⏰ 10:00
📍 Longstanton Village Hall

Whether you can spare 30 minutes or a couple of hours, every bit helps. Equipment will be provided—just bring your enthusiasm!

Let’s work together to keep Longstanton clean and tidy. See you there! 🙌