From our District Councillor
We should all welcome the news that our Post Office at Swaffham Bulbeck is not
included in the latest list of closures. We can all play a p-art in its
viability, it really is a case of USE IT OR LOSE IT. The Post Office and Stores
provide and important service for many members of our community, particularly
the elderly and those without transport.
The inclusion in the recycling round of the bag for plastic bottles is proving to be a success and is being much used. Following my request, further areas in the Fen Area of the ward have been included in the recycling round. (Eds bold type - Fen collection was specially requested at the Swaffham Prior Annual Village Assembly earlier this year - Eds).
East Cambs District Counbcil offers an assisted lifts Scheme for those elderly or disabled people who experience difficulty in putting out their refuse or recyclables for collection. Anybody wishing to be included in the scheme should contact Waste Management Services at ECDC for further information.
The first round of the process to find a new company to run the Maltings, the historic centre for conferences, exhibitions and banqueting in Ely, has been completed with seven companies short-listed for the next stage. The seven short-listed companies, which were unanimously agreed at the Policy and Resources Committee, will now have 50 days to submit their full tender for a final decision to be made so the building can be reopened later this year. The cinema will be reopening as part of the contract.
Ely's Jubilee Gardens has, for the fourth year in a row, won a prestigious Green Flag award for being amongst the best parks and green spaces in the country. Opened in 2002 by Prince Phillip to mark the Queen's Jubilee, the gardens were judged to be welcoming and wellmaintained with the support and involvement of the local community.
Oliver Cromwell's House in Ely showed further improvements through 2007/8. There were an additional 5,5000 visitors to its tourist information centre, higher admission attendances, a 50% increase in Guided Tour income, and also an increase in profit on retail sales of 15%.