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The latest village newsletter is now online. If you’re in the village – a printed copy should have already come through your door.

Qwiki is a web site that reads Wikipedia to you whilst showing you related pictures. It is not new, although it does seem to have improved since its early 2011 launch. Admittedly at its best as an app on the iPad, it still works just as well on a PC or Mac. Try it yourself by viewing Little Thetford.

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Can you identify the people in this photo and when it was taken? We think two of these people are Cyril and Norah Bedford but who are the others? Click on the photo to see those already identified and follow the instructions to add the names of people you recognise. Thank you in advance for your help.

Cyril & Norah Bedford and others unknown date

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Location of new recycling centre

As we reported briefly last month, a brand new state of the art recycling centre at Witchford near Ely will open its doors for the first time at 9am on Thursday 3 November.

The new Cambridgeshire County Council facility will replace the old, small, open air site at Grunty Fen which will close at midday on Wednesday 2 November.

The new centre will open from 9-6, seven days a week with a late night opening until 7pm on Wednesdays to make it even easier for you to recycle.

It will be under cover so you can use it in all weathers, and split-level which means you won’t have to climb steps to deposit your waste.

The centre, which will be run by AmeyCespa on behalf of the County Council, will offer lots of opportunities to recycle everyday household items from paper, glass and plastic bottles, to less commonplace items like cooking oil, paint and electrical goods.

The new facility is part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s drive to offer the best services for local communities and to increase recycling and reduce landfill.

Councillor Mathew Shuter, lead member for Enterprise and Waste at Cambridgeshire County Council, said:

This brand new facility is the first of its kind in the county and we believe it will change recycling for residents in East Cambridgeshire.

Not only will it make recycling more comfortable and convenient, but it will also help residents recycle things like large rigid plastics,
cooking oil and plasterboard. I want to encourage residents to visit the new centre with their recycling and help us reduce waste going to landfill.

Chairman of the local liaison group, Councillor Bill Hunt, said:

I am really pleased to announce the opening of this new recycling centre. The last three years have been a great example of the County Council doing things “with” the local community not “to” them. It speaks volumes for the hard work and commitment of the local community of Witchford, local businesses, local members and officers from the County Council that this fantastic new building is about to open its doors. I’m sure it will make a real difference for the residents of East Cambridgeshire.

You can find out more information on the new recycling centre and what you can do to reduce waste going to landfill, or go to www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/recycling and follow the links.

The latest village newsletter is now online. If you’re in the village – a printed copy should have already come through your door.

View satellite views of Little Thetford over time.

Since version 5 of Google Earth, users have been able to view historical satellite imagery—if available for the area of interest. I have used this feature to produce a time-lapse video of the seven Google Earth images of Little Thetford available between 1999 and 2008.

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Girls Brigade group.

We are now meeting at St. Georges Church, Fridays (Term time) 6-7.30pm and welcoming new members (including boys aged 4-11).

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Cambridgeshire ACRE are making an affordable housing proposal presentation to the village parish council on Monday 14 February 2011.

The Little Thetford housing needs survey (HNS) was carried out by ACRE in August 2009. A questionnaire was sent out to all 303 households in Little Thetford. About 10% of the village responded, i.e. sixty-five households. The results are shown in the Little Thetford – HNS Report – 2009-Sep1 [PDF - 848K]. In February 2011, Cambridgeshire ACRE are recommending that Little Thetford allow ten new affordable houses to be built in the village. See the Cambridgeshire ACRE HNS presentation here [PDF - 505K].

The results of Little Thetfords own residents survey can be found here.

Tuesday 25th January – The Little Thetford Wikipedia page is the Featured Article on the Wikipedia Main Page.

Well done John McCullough for all the hard work!

We’ve now got an interactive version of the picture below here – just hover over the boxes to see the names.