Fen Ditton Village News

News and views from Fen Ditton village, near Cambridge, England.

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Ian has lived in the village with wife Clare since 1999. They have two children Lizzie and Tom.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Gritting in and around Fen Ditton

I've just had word from the County Council about plans for road gritting in the area in the event of more snow and ice.

The main B1047 (Ditton Lane/Horningsea Road) will be gritted from the A14 junction down to Newmarket Road. There will be no gritting between the A14 junction and Waterbeach, nor will High Ditch Road or High Street.

Basically, road salt is being rationed across the country by the Department for Transport's "Salt Cell", and local authorities are being told to halve the amount of salt they use or face a reduction in their allowance. In the meantime, the public is being asked to write off their cars and break their limbs with good humour and a stiff upper lip(*).

More detail, including maps, at

(*) Possibly, I made this bit up.

Monday, February 01, 2010

Parish Council meeting

I've just updated the www.fenditton.org website with the minutes of the last parish council meeting.

The next meeting is Tuesday 2nd February, in the pavilion on the recreation ground - all members of the public are welcome to attend.