IMPORTANT Coronavirus Information
The Parish Council has already been in discussion with many community groups such as the Town Trust, WI, the Church community and the Hilton Village Hall Committee to provide support and friendship to those in need over the coming weeks/months.
Nicola Webster, Clerk to the Council, would be delighted to hear from anyone who can offer to help in any way. Tel:- 830605 or email -
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I will place information here that may be useful for you during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Will be both national information sources, but also for local help and support
Keep coming back as this information is likely to be updated regularly
If you have any helpful information to share with villagers of other local initiatives, please let me know in order to keep the website updated. As many of you know I have a village mailing list that I only use for important information dissemination, if you would like to be added to that list, please let me know.
If you have ANY question please fo not hesitate to contact me
Andy Bush (
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Hilton Community Website Editor
Health
Excellent Video about the Coronavirus and why it is SO dangerous, well worth 8 minutes to watch it
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do
Covid-19 Virus - sign up for official email alerts from HMG
Click HERE For email sign up
Official Coronavirus Government WhatsApp Group (click here)
Main NHS Site
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Check if you have coronavirus symptoms
General
Government Info
Which business are able to open and which are not (click HERE) (updated 26-3-20)
Local Government
https://www.nalc.gov.uk/coronavirus
Village info
Village Hall
After taking advice, the Hilton Village Hall Committee have decided to close the Village Hall until further notice. They are looking at potentially using it during this time as a support hub for the village. Please keep checking here and Facebook for more information
SPECTRUM
Due to advice received about potential infection transmission, there will be no hardcopies of Spectrum delivered this month. the online version can be found HERE
Local Businesses offering collection/delivery to those that are self iosolating or just takeaway
Hilton Stores and Postoffice
Not only has a wide selection of the usual food and drink and essentials buy Sunil takes a delivery of presecritions each Wednesday from Papworth Surgery, requests can be made to the surgery to include yours.
New opening hours
Weekdays 7AM to 1PM
Weekends 8AM to 12NOON
Kale & Damson (Papworth)
Fenstanton Family Butchers
Monarch Farm
Johnsons of Old Hurst
St Ives Food Company
(Now retail and will split packs)
MISC
SCAMS
Be aware,that there are a lot of SCAM’s being perpetrated on the back of the Coronavirus pandemic, click HERE to see a few and be pre-armed to recognise
Some useful info here to keep safe online
http://www.getsafeonline.org/coronavirus
Books
Toppings of Ely, the independent bookseller, have a huge selection of books and will send them by post for an additional £2 on the book price. They are extremely helpful and are continuing this service during the lockdown. www.toppingbooks.co.uk
Hope and Positivity
School children are putting drawings/paintings of rainbows in their windows as a symbol of ‘Hope and Positivity’.
Shine a Light
To signify hope and caring for our community, my family will be putting lights on one of our trees outside to brighten our homes and perhaps some of you could do the same to light up our village to show better times are ahead.
Keep safe, look after yourselves and your neighbours and be kind.
Raptor Foundation Appeal
Please support your local charities who are all under financial pressure during these uncertain times. CLICK HERE for more info
Stolen/Lost Bike
Found unlocked and hidden in village
Please contact Website editor if you beleive it is yours
*** Womens Institute 2020 Programme ***
Click HERE for more details
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A candid story of Papwoth Hospital from 1988 - 2016 by Stephen Bridge former CEO - More info HERE
Copies are available from
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at £5.50, including 50p donation to Papworth Hospital Charity.
*** Parish Council Meeting 2nd March 2020 ***
Parish Council Planning Meeting 18th Feb 2020
Parish Council Meeting 3rd Feb 2020
Proposed House Building in Hilton
I thought you may be interested to know that a planning applications for building up to 18 houses on the land on the corner of Church End and Potton Road, has been made.
Hilton Parish Council has been consulted on this outline planning application and it was discussed at the planning committee meeting on Tuesday 18th February 2020. (video below)
Further documents can be found on the Huntingdonshire District Council planning portal - HDC Planning Portal LINK HERE where public comments on this application can be made by 24th Feb 2020
PC Planning Meeting video HERE
Proposed Site Layout.HERE
3D View HERE
A villager (David Ruddy) produced an excellent set of arguments as basis for objections for this development, which, as those that were at the PC Planning Committee meeting on the 18th, heard and he said that he would make availble for anyone who was interested. Please see below link to that document,
Objection re planning proposal for Wychwood
WHAT'S NEW
Hilton Village Hall
A pantomime of errors
Hiltons Pantomime
A modern-day Cinderella
We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported the first pantomime in Hilton in living memory for a sell-out run. It seemed like everyone had a great time (including the cast!) and made a great contribution to the upkeep of our village hall, one of our greatest, but often undervalued asset.
A video of the final night's performance can be viewed HERE
The afternoon performance can be viewed HERE
Community Coffee Stop
2020 dates
Our first cafe for the year will be open this Thursday 9 Jan for the usual delicious tea/coffee and cakes. Please note new time of 2pm - 3.30pm. Do pop down and see us and meet your friends for a chat over a cuppa. Date coincides with mobile library visit.
Jan 9; Feb 13; Mar 12; Apr 9; May 14; June 11;
July 9; Aug 13; Sep 10; Oct 8; Nov 12; Dec 10
2pm - 3.30pm.
Fenstanton Bowls Club
If anyone is interested in coming down on our Open Day – free taster session – when we can help them – bowling is a good exercise to help keep our limbs and heart working and we are a small friendly club.
More Useful Village Links
NOTE: Archive Links have now been updated following closure of Google's Picasa Web Album
Hilton Feature on Radio Cambridgeshire Devine County
9th December 2018
Click HERE to hear excerpts
What was Hilton like eighty years ago at the beginning of the second world war? A National Register compiled on 29th September 1939 provides a remarkable insight into every household in Hilton. Evacuees had already arrived, but there was not enough room in the village school. The National Farm Survey, two years later, gives a detailed account of farming in the parish. There is so much which can be found out about Hilton at a critical point in its development.
I have brought all this together in a book so that everyone can share what I have discovered. If you would like a copy (£7 to help cover printing costs), please contact me at 3, Mill Hill End, or phone 07484 650209 |
