Latest News
This is the section were we can keep you up to date with what is happening with LDHS; the website etc. Please visit the latest month for current information. We will keep the news updates for a few months as some of the old news may be of interest to others.
NEWSFLASH!
1 Sept. 2010
Donations to LDHS, and Friends All Saints’ church, Longstanton, generously made by LDHS members in USA and Ireland. Please see September news for more details.
6th Aug. 2010
Oakington Immigration Centre to close – November 2010!
This decision, announced by local media, signals the start of the final planning stages for the development of Northstowe, the new eco-town. An inevitable decision, which has implications for the future of the A14 upgrade and the Guided Bus-way project.
LDHS has spent the last few years lobbying for a heritage facility located within the former Officer’s Mess building, Rampton Road. We will continue these efforts. The heritage of the existing villages and RAF Oakington/Oakington Barracks is worthy of protection for future generations.
Responsible, and eco-friendly, development sees that heritage protection helps provide an environment where residents understand their community’s past, and its aspirations for the future. LDHS is happy to meet with government/developers to assist with the development of a heritage facility.
30th July. 2010
FAMILY HISTORY!
We have started to up-load information on some of the “old” families of Longstanton and Oakington & Westwick. To find out if your family history is here – go to the appropriate village section then click on Village People – Family Research. Can you suggest other families to add? Can you help provide information or photographs on these or other local families? If you use our lists to help you trace your family please do let us know via e mail. We are delighted to get feedback from our users – it helps us ensure that the web site contains material that is of interest.
Please see the Talks Section for details of the Autumn talks to be held at the Village Institute, High Street, Longstanton. Please note the September talk will start at 8pm (after the 2010 AGM). The AGM provides us with the opportunity to update members on what we have achieved over the last year. Voting is restricted to members only.
17th June. 2010
Government cuts announced today suspend the A14 upgrade, pending further review. Local media has also broadcast that there will be a public review into the Guided Bus-way. These developments must call into question the future of the Northstowe development.
8th June. 2010
Andrew Lansley, local MP and Secretary of State for Health, expresses support for the work of LDHS. See June News section.
13 May. 2010
The new Lib – Con Coalition will inevitably influence the existing villages and the Northstowe development. See May News Section for the LDHS view.
16 Apr. 2010
LDHS gives their first ever talk to Mike Petty’s Fenland History Group at Ely. The talk entitled Beginnings explains the origins of the society and the work we are doing.
5 Mar. 2010
Andrew Lansley MP (Shadow Health Secretary) visits the Longstanton Conservation Area.
17 Feb. 2010
Terry Fuller, Regional Director of the Homes & Communities Agency (the main developers of Northstowe), meets with Hilary Stroude at The Manor, Longstanton to learn more about our concerns regarding the airfield archaeology and the Longstanton Conservation Area.
17 Feb. 2010
LDHS now affiliated with the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. For members benefits please see Useful Societies & Contacts Section.
15 Feb. 2010
” Northstowe Area Action Plan is legally binding”. This has been recently confirmed. If you take a look at the page of links on your left you can read the Northstowe AAP for yourselves. You will see that provision has been made for the Longstanton Conservation Area to be part of ” Northstowe Green Separation” and to include “open uses” (allotments; cemeteries and sports fields).
The recent adoption of SCDC Policy SP/15 brings “open uses” on the conservation area a step closer!
See February Section for more details.
We have now added direct links to all the major Northstowe and Conservation policies listed on the SCDC website. See the page list on the left.
11 Feb. 2010
At the end of January, 2010 South Cambridgeshire District Council adopted policy Sp/15 that will allow Northstowe ”open uses” on the Longstanton Conservation Area. For full details see February news section. Concern has also been expressed about clearance of trees on part of Long lane adjacent to the Northstowe site. Our District Councillor has agreed to look into these matters and report back. We have given him some before and after photographs of the area concerned and we will try and load these onto the website in due course.
All of the Longstanton Conservation Area should be fully protected in accordance with SCDC Conservation Area SPD (Jan 2009).