Your letters on March town centre regeneration, garden etiquette and volunteering
Among this week’s letters, one reader has said that new town centre paving is a mess…
All that money spent on March town centre and it looks awful
On a recent visit to March town centre I was struck by what a mess all that new paving is.
It puts us off going back. Teenagers sat with takeaway food on the seats, making a mess.
All that money spent making it nice, and it looks awful.
Angela Baker
via email
They really got things wrong with Broad Street in March
Pat O'Connor refers to the road at Broad Street as being too narrow.
I would agree with this and say that the pedestrian area is too big.
The crossing near the fountain is too near the roundabout.
If wooden seating instead of concrete were to be placed in the pedestrian area, perhaps those not waiting for a bus would not be sitting smoking in the bus shelters.
Those are my views, and I am sure many others agree.
I understand that the project was a joint one between a few authorities, but they really got various things wrong!
Janet Woods
Doddington
Do’s and dont’s with bonfires and machinery
Just a reminder to all Fenlanders that noise levels from garden machinery and power tools etc should meet industry standards.
And use should preferably be confined to the following hours: Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-6pm and Sunday 9am-6pm.
Otherwise, you could be accused of anti-social behaviour.
There are no time restrictions as such with garden bonfires but they must not stop other people enjoying their gardens, or smoke into people's houses and open windows etc during the day. The biggest ‘no, no’ is smoke when clothes are pegged out on a neighbour’s washing line.
All garden pruning and wood must be dry without sap before being put on the fire, and no newspapers and cardboard - in other words, white smoke, not black or grey smoke.
All fires must be attended with a hose pipe nearby to extinguish if necessary.
Mark Burton
Chatteris
Thanks to everyone who’s helped
June 2 to 8 is Volunteers’ Week, our chance to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution volunteers make to our communities all year round.
Volunteers are crucial in our communities, helping our dedicated voluntary organisations to meet increasing demand for support, strengthening social
connections, and transforming lives.
We’d like to extend our thanks to the many volunteers right across Cambridgeshire who choose to support others to help make our communities the best that they can be.
There are many benefits of volunteering, and numerous ways to do so.
So if you’ve not yet taken the plunge, why not check out Volunteer Cambs: www.volunteercambs.org.uk
It’s your go-to online platform for volunteering in Cambridgeshire.
There’s something for everyone and you’ll be making a big difference, not only to your community, but to your own life and wellbeing.
Marija Lysak
Fenland Development Officer Support Fenland
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