Council partners up to offer climate change training sessions for residents
Cambridge City Council is providing funding to Cambridge Carbon Footprint to host climate change training sessions for residents to help them make positive changes.
Public realm improvements rolled out in Cambridge city centre
Thanks to funding secured from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), Cambridge City Council and its partners have rolled out an extensive programme of street and open space improvements across the city centre for the benefit of residents and visitors.
Cambridge stands in solidarity with Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion
Cambridge City Council will join the local community in marking the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, by raising the Ukraine flag and lighting up the Guildhall on the market square in the colours of the Ukraine flag over the weekend.
Residents asked what they would do to make Cambridge a better place to live, work and spend leisure time in
Cambridge City Council is asking people living in Cambridge to complete a short survey to share their thoughts on what they like or dislike about where they live; what makes them feel safe, happy and healthy; and what they would do to make it a better place to live, work and spend leisure time in.
Council awards £169,000 to environmental improvement projects in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council has awarded £169,000 in community grants to over 40 projects to improve the environmental quality of streets and open spaces across Cambridge.
Cambridge Folk Festival - Sponsor one of the most loved folk festivals in the world
Your company could be the next title sponsor of the enchanting Cambridge Folk Festival!
Council to explore new opportunities for winter event offer in 2023
Cambridge City Council will begin exploring new opportunities to form the city’s winter event offer on Parker’s Piece for 2023.
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.