Newsletter June 2011

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Monday 18 July 2011 in

the Unitarian Church Hall, Emmanuel Road at 7.30 pmfollowed by a glass of sparkling wine and refreshments

Christ’s Pieces Residents’ Association celebrates its Tenth Anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion we are planning a Street Party in Orchard

Street, from 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm on Saturday 9 July. We hope you will be able to take this splendid opportunity to meet up with all your neighbours.

Full information can be found on the back page of this Newsletter.Committee members: Margaret Tait (Chair), Sue Ilsley (Treasurer), Anthony Bowen, Jeff Lygoe, Nick McCave, Elizabeth Robinson, Edward Cearns, Susanna Brown, and

Claire Lewis

14 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW www.christpieces.com

Decadence!JOIN US FOR A

SUMMER STREET PARTY!

Come and help celebrate the TENTH anniversary of your Christ’s Pieces Residents’ Association

DATE:! Saturday 9th July 2011

WHERE:! Orchard Street, Cambridge

!TIME: 12noon - 3pm

WHAT TO BRING: A glass of Pimm’s will be served, but bring food and drink to share. Please don’t bring any glass!PLEASE BRING THIS FLYER WITH YOU FOR ENTRY ON THE DAY!

IMPLEMENTING THE 20 MPH SPEED LIMIT The 20 mph speed limit for central Cambridge was introduced in April 2010, but in January 2011 the Police Chief Inspector remarked that it was not an enforceable speed limit, without education and road engineering. Apparently the National Police Guidance body recommends that enforcement action should be taken only when a majority of motorists are complying with a limit. Richard Preston, Head of Road Safety and Parking at the County Council, remarks that setting of police enforcement priorities is not something the County Council has control over, but this can be influenced through the area committee meetings. Greater clarity from the police on the guidance they are following would help. He is talking to them about this. CPRA members are tired of buses and taxis speeding through narrow streets like Prospect Row and Elm Street regardless of the speed limit. The good news is that Stagecoach will be installing technology in their fleet to monitor aggressive driving. CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR A new police team has been created to crack down on crime and anti-social behaviour in Market Ward, particularly cycle crime, retail crime, and anti-social behaviour and violence. Eight police officers and six police community support officers, headed by a sergeant, will be based at Parkside Police Station and will also crack down on night-time crime hotspots, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights. A City Central Neighbourhood Policing Team has been introduced to supplement the city's four existing local teams. For more information, visit www.cambs.police.uk

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RESIDENTS’ PARKING IN THE KITE:

The parking problems in our area were discussed at our last AGM, and since then we seem to have been in continuous correspondence with the County Council on the subject.

Graham Lowe, the County Council’s Parking Services Manager, has kindly provided information which suggests that demand for residents’ parking spaces has increased by 14.8% since 2008.

Kite Area Residents Parking Scheme

Number of permits in March 2008: 332 Number of residents’ permits in December 2010: 381 Number of resident permit holder parking spaces in March 2008 (most recent information available): 257

Number of residents issued with more than one permit

2 permits 3 permits 4 permits >4 permits

2008 12 1 0 0

2010 16 1 1 0

Number of addresses issued with more than one permit

2 permits 3 permits >4 permits

2008 57 6 1

2010 50 3 0

Some 4,718 Visitors’ Parking Permits have been issued for the Kite area in the past year.

There are ongoing discussions between your Residents’ Association and the County Council to try to find ways of providing more parking spaces for residents.

Do let us know if you have any suggestions. In the meantime, however, could we ask all residents to be frugal with visitors’ parking permits?

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Telephone ............................................Email .......................... ................... I enclose a cheque payable to “Christ’s Pieces Residents’ Association” for £ ....... I am willing to stand for office in the CPRA Yes/ No Please return to The Treasurer, CPRA, 2 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW

or to the Treasurer at the AGM