Christmas for vulnerable families in Cambridge
This December, Cambridge Sustainable Food, Cambridge City Food Bank and Cambridge City Council are working together to get much needed support to local families. They will make sure that families who need it receive a Christmas hamper full of seasonal goodies, a bag of fresh fruit and veg, and where possible, a family game or toy for younger members of the family.
Businesses invited to Cambridge’s Real Living Wage Week Event
CAMBRIDGE’S Real Living Wage Week business event takes place from 6pm on Monday 14 November, with business leaders invited to register to hear first-hand from local Real Living Wage employers about their journey to accreditation.
Call for evidence - social impact investment research
Cambridge City Council, working together with the It Takes a City Community Land Trust (ITAC CLT), has commissioned AchieveGood to undertake research, to explore how certain social issues in Cambridge could be tackled through creating a placed based social impact investment and blended finance organisation or fund. The research will outline the options available and what organisational funding…
Cambridge Carbon Footprint launches new training series to help climate action
The new Net Zero Skills series will provide four free training sessions to help Cambridge residents get started with taking climate action this March.
Local Support for Cambridge businesses on their journey to net zero
Momentum is growing across Cambridge for city-level engagement and action on climate change, with the City Council setting a target to reduce its direct carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 - 20 years ahead of the UK Government's plans.
New Covid-19 grants available for city businesses
Businesses in Cambridge most impacted by the Omicron Covid-19 variant can now apply for a new phase of government Covid-19 support through Cambridge City Council.
Groups invited to apply for Area Committee and Platinum Jubilee grants
Groups delivering projects that benefit local communities could be eligible for grants from Cambridge City Council.
Residents invited to keep body and mind active at free 'Healthy You' virtual fitness festival
Cambridge residents can enjoy a packed programme of free online activities throughout January, with the return of the Healthy You Virtual Festival.
Council hosts collaborative climate change event for businesses and organisations in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council has hosted a meeting which was attended by over 50 representatives from major businesses, institutions, and organisations in the city, to discuss how they could work together to reduce carbon emissions in Cambridge and manage climate impacts in the city.
Boost for electrical recycling
Eight new points where residents can recycle small electrical items are set to be installed across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.
'Our Cambridge' programme aims to transform how council provides services
Funding has been approved for an ambitious transformation programme, which aims to change the way Cambridge City Council provides its services in the coming years, using lessons learned during the pandemic.
Packed programme of Cambridge events mark Black History Month 2021
A varied programme of performances, exhibitions, talks, poetry, live music and online events are taking place in Cambridge during October to mark this year’s Black History Month.
Cambridge's Fireworks and Bonfire Night event cancelled
Following the publication of the Government’s Winter Plan, Cambridge City Council has announced that it cannot proceed with the annual Bonfire Night celebration on Midsummer Common.
How your business can help tackle inequality and poverty
Cambridge City Council is holding an event on 16th November for businesses. Mark the 20th anniversary of Living Wage, learn how to tackle homelessness and food poverty, and identify how to promote race equality in your workplace.
Funding round now open to ideas for improving local facilities
Residents in particular parts of Cambridge are being asked to put forward proposals for improving open spaces and play areas via Cambridge City Council’s 2021 S106 funding round.
Council seeks your views on the Real Living Wage
One hundred percent of business owners and managers contacted say it’s important that companies pay their employees the Real Living Wage, as a way of combatting poverty in the aftermath of the pandemic. The majority say that paying the Real Living Wage is a corporate social responsibility, while others think it’s important for recruitment and retention and can help to generate positive PR.
Proposed strategy to help Cambridge's biodiversity flourish
Cambridge residents will be invited to have their say on a proposed wide-ranging strategy for the council and wider community to work together to protect and enhance nature and wildlife in the city.
The Real Living Wage: Cambridge City Council seeks your views
Cambridge Network members are urged to complete a new survey to help Cambridge City Council to understand the barriers to adopting the Real Living Wage/accreditation.
Six new modular homes help people move on with their lives
Another six pioneering modular homes have been installed in Cambridge to give six more people with a history of homelessness a safe place to live.
Music In The Parks, a free concert programme, comes to Cambridge this summer
This summer, Cambridge can once again look forward to enjoying outdoor live music, with a series of carefully planned concerts throughout the city organised by Cambridge City Council.
New smart bins and city centre seating trialled in Cambridge for summer
Cambridge City Council is trialling new seating and smart technology waste bins in the city centre this summer as it welcomes more residents and visitors back following the coronavirus pandemic.
Cambridge market square proposals - have your say
Cambridge City Council is asking the public for its views on a proposed multi-million pound project to renovate and improve the city’s market square, in an open public consultation which runs from now until 7 July.
Cambridge Midsummer Fair in June is postponed
Cambridge City Council and the Eastern Region Section of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain have announced the postponement of the Midsummer Fair which was scheduled to take place on Midsummer Common from 23-28 June this year.
Cambridge residents encouraged to complete Census 2021
Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council, is urging residents to complete the Government Census form this weekend.
Cambridge market to reopen for street food trading tomorrow
Cambridge's city centre market will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday 17 March) for street food, hot drinks and all other licensed retail businesses that are currently eligible to trade under lockdown rules.