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| Magna Park Protest News Pages - 12th March |
A proposal for a huge warehouse development covering an area of more than 100 football pitches has caused uproar in the Stanground & Park Farm areas.
A separate news page has been created for this topic please click here to view. |
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| Success for 'Peterborough Music Making' (April 8th 2008) |
 Exactly a year on from the launch of this consortium by Aled Jones, Peterborough Music Making (PMM) has won an ‘Awards for All’ grant of £6,200. CLICK HERE for the full story.
Read Geoffrey Hindley's review from 19th April HERE |
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| A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama - Charters (Wednesday 8th April 2008) |
A Pint of Poetry (And a Dash of Drama) is a new monthly performance event held at Charters (pub on a boat, Town Bridge, Peterborough).
Held on the second Wednesday of each month starting August 2006, it is a chance to come and share your favorite poetry or drama piece, just listen to other people perform and have a drink!
Why not come and try it this Wednesday April 8th at 20:30.
For more information and their website Click Here |
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| Trailquesting comes back to the FENS (Sunday 13th April 2008) |
 The ninth round of the Fenwick's Midlands Winter Series takes place at Holbeach Hurn in Lincolnshire on Sunday 13th April.
All controls will be accessible by road, but with off-road shortcuts. So once again we'll be expecting some big distances from the winning riders.
The nature of the terrain makes this an ideal introduction to cycle orienteering, but see the forum comments from top riders after the last event if you think it will be easy to win! This event will, however, use a different area to the last Fens event and present a different set of challenges, but again wind will be likely to play a crucial role.
Click here for all the details: Midland Trailquests |
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| Teddies Nursery - Planning Application change of use from nursery to retail unit |
The planning application has now been passed for the change of use from a nursery to a retail unit.
More information on the planning conditions can be found by downloading the PDF copy of the letter by Clicking HERE |
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| Recycle Glass in Green Bins from Monday 3rd March 2008 |
At last recycling has moved on to allow glass to go in the green bins from Monday 3rd March. Be careful though as there are strict guidelines as to what items of glass they'll accept.
Use the link below to visit PCC's website for more details
http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/page-13854
Now if only they'd allow tinfoil in the green and kitchen waste in the brown ones then the impact on landfill will really start to happen.
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| Planning Application received for change of use from Nursery to Retail Unit - Teddies Nursery. |
A planning application has been received by the council for a change of use from childrens nursery to retail unit at the Teddies Nursery opposite Heritage Park School, Park Farm.
This unit is envisaged to be a Spar type outlet. For all the information download a copy of the letter here
Planning application number is 07/01488/FUL
Comments to email: planningcontrol@peterborough.gov.uk by 23rd October 2007.
Visit the CitySouth Stanground and Park Farm forum here to comment on the proposals. |
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| Plans announced by Anglian Water for 12 Megawatt wind farm. |
 Anglian Water and TCI Renewables came to see us at City South last week to show us the plans for the proposed wind farm at the Flag Fen Sewage Treatment Works.
Read the full story by CLICKING HERE |
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| City South Website adds Renewable Energy page to site |
With all the talk about local wind farms City South has today added a renewable energy section. To navigate to this new section CLICK HERE |
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| McCAIN INTRODUCES WINDS OF CHANGE TO UK’s LARGEST CHIP FACTORY |
 Groundbreaking wind turbines project to cut bills by up to 60%. F
For the full story CLICK HERE |
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| Ex Baker Perkins 'Naming of the park ceremony (Tues Sept 4th) |
 For those of you in City South who maybe used to work at the old Baker Perkins factory on Westfield Road or remember the building on the city skyline the following might be of interest to you:
The ‘Naming of the Park’ ceremony will take place on Tuesday 4th September at 11.00am at the recreation ground formerly occupied by Baker Perkins on Westfield Road. The new name will be unveiled by The Deputy Mayor of Peterborough, Councillor Patricia Nash.
There will be a day of festivities following the ceremony for children until 4.00pm, with sports activities, fairground attractions, stalls and refreshments organised by Peterborough City Council More information CLICK HERE |
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| City South Publish Woodston Bits and Bobs by Marion Brown |
| City South have been given kind permission to publish a book charting the history of Woodston. You can read the book by clicking here |
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| Whittlesey Sponsored Horse Ride (September 23rd) |
Why not help raise some money for Heltwate Special needs school by taking part in a circular horse ride, off road and approximately 12 miles without any gates. There will also will be a raffle on the day.
More information available from the website by clicking here |
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| Thinking of trying a new sport? Why not try TRAILQUESTING. (Sun. Sept 2nd - Holbeach) |
The latest leg is being held about 30 minutes drive away from Peterborough at Holbeach. See the website link here for more detailed information.
This will be the first Trailquest held in the Fens, and so should provide a level playing field in all respects. The off road tracks in this area are not technical, but can be tiring, as a rough guide for route planning sea bank and dyke side bridleways tend to be the slowest going. Being the Fens, the wind will be a vital factor.
For the top riders the nature of the terrain will mean big distances and challenging route choices, but it will also make an ideal introductory or family event with much to see along the way. The area used will stretch from the inland peat fen, through the seaward silt fen and on to the salt marshes around The Wash. The event has been organised to coincide with one of the highest tides of the year, when the marshes are at their most dramatic, and seals come close to shore
What is TRAILQUESTING?
Trailquest is a mountain bike orienteering event where the competitors have to navigate from control location to control location, punching a score card at each location. Competitors may ride solo or as a team of two (that must ride together).
Control locations vary in the amount of points they are worth and competitors may use any legal route to ride between them. The rider or team of two who scores the highest number of points within the time limit is the winner.
Trailquesting is an exciting sport that is rapidly growing in popularity. Competitors of all ages and both sexes regularly take part. You don't have to be super fit and young to do well as route planning and good navigation skills are equally critical.
At the start a colour map is provided which is marked up with the control points, along with a sheet describing the exact location of the control on the ground once you have navigated to it. Competitors then have to navigate to as many control points as they possibly can and ensure they return to the HQ within the time limit - there are score deductions for being late
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