The Longstanton & District Heritage Society (LDHS) was launched at an Inaugural Meeting held at Longstanton Village Institute on 11th May, 2007. LDHS was established with the aim of recording our history and making it available for public education and enjoyment. Faced with the imminent disappearance of our rural villages due to the development of the new town of Northstowe, local residents have taken it upon themselves to create a record of what went before.

LDHS has actively sought a heritage facility to be included within Northstowe, but the collapse in recent years of the Heritage Annex project has meant that the Homes England Section Phase 2 Section 106 planning obligation for the display and storage of the LDHS Archives has not been delivered. The Heritage Society committee continues active dialogue with Homes England, the County Council, local councillors and the Northstowe and Longstanton Heritage Steering Group to try and find a solution, which will guarantee the long-term future of the LDHS Archives within our communities.

It is now 20 years since our community archival project began and, unfortunately, the Heritage Society has no choice but to explore all available options so that the archives are properly safeguarded for the future and are more accessible to the public. We are unsure at this stage whether the LDHS Archives will be offered a binding commitment for long-term display and storage facilities within Northstowe or Longstanton, but that remains our preferred aim. If this is not forth-coming over the next few months then other options will be considered.

LDHS cannot carry out the work its doing without the support of its members. Our membership is local; national and international, and we are all united by a shared interest in the history and futures of our villages; RAF Oakington; Oakington Barracks and Northstowe.

Please join LDHS today!

How to join LDHS

IMPORTANT: New Membership terms for 2025 – 2026

With much of the LDHS Committee’s workload this forthcoming year destined to be focused on safeguarding the LDHS Archives and trying to secure the future storage and display facilities required, the decision has been made that there will be no charge for membership for 2025 – 2026. We still need a strong membership base so that as many voices as possible can influence the decision making process and of course donations to LDHS funds are always welcome. Please join the Society and help us with our efforts to safeguard this unique and important educational asset here in Longstanton or on the former site of RAF Oakington / Oakington Barracks.

If you live in the UK or Abroad 2025 -2026

Please contact us so we can send you the necessary paperwork which enables new members to provide the Heritage Society with the contact information required.

If you live outside the UK 

You can join the LDHS using Paypal as detailed. Alternatively, if you live in Canada you may arrange to pay for membership via Canadian Postal Money Order. Please make it payable to LDHS. Currency GBP only. The money order must then be posted to our UK address along with a completed membership form.

Payment using Paypal

If you have a Paypal account you can use this to pay for your membership.

Please log on to your Paypal account, click on the ‘Send Money’ and enter ldhs@hotmail.co.uk as the email address.  Please also complete the membership form and send it to LDHS so we can add your information to our records.

If you are experiencing difficulties with any of the methods of payment please message us via our Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/Longstanton-District-Heritage-Society-175316876176234/

Please note our Data Protection & Policy is as follows:

Data Protection & Privacy Policy

Version 2025

By contacting LDHS you will inevitably be giving us access to your email address and perhaps other contact information. LDHS will not pass any of this information on to third parties unless you have given us express permission to do so. Under current GDPR legislation we need to have your permission to contact you – if you email, message or telephone LDHS you will be, by that action, providing us with the necessary permissions to reply using the contact details you have supplied.

Use of Personal Data and Archival Information

Information of archival interest and associated emails, papers, digital media and memorabilia and will be kept within the LDHS Archives and will be used to Protect and Promote the Rural, Social and Military histories of Longstanton, Oakington, Westwick and Northstowe in accordance with our Constitution. By providing us with archive information you agree that it may be used in the manner described above. Please make sure you have discussed your intentions with friends and family members if this is needed prior to making donations of memorabilia or archival information to the society.

Consent

LDHS will limit the data that it  holds on an individual to just that which is necessary for communicating with members, unless information is supplied for archival purposes. The following information will be kept securely: Title, Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email Address and location/ interest of the member. No sensitive financial data will be kept. Standing Order forms will be sent to the bank with no copies made. Membership records will be kept for a maximum of 3 years.

You will see that the membership form contains tick-boxes which must be completed to indicate which methods of communication you wish us to use. If you do not tick these boxes we will be unable to communicate with you by email or post even though you have joined the society.

Our Commitment to You

• Personal Data will be processed fairly and transparently by LDHS.
• Personal Data will be held securely and access to that data will be restricted to authorised persons only.
• The Use of Data will be specific to the needs of the society and used only so it can fulfil its Constitutional obligations and provide members with the benefits outlined on our Membership Form.
• Personal Data will be kept up to date as far as is reasonably possible and obsolete data will be deleted on a regular basis or on request.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Know how the data you provide will be used.
• Advice on what data we hold on you and how it is processed.
• Rectification (correction) if data is incorrect or incomplete.
• Erasure (the right to be forgotten) by requesting that personal details be deleted.
• Restrict the processing or use of data.
• Data Portability – ie the you have a right to ask for copies of your data.