Funding bridges gap to give greater access to countryside reserve
Local conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has secured grant funding and charitable donations totalling more than £36,000, enabling it to progress major works at its Coton Countryside Reserve and dramatically improve access to the site by the local community.
Green Flag waving at the top of the Gogs! Wandlebury Country Park is one of the best
Keep Britain Tidy announces a record-breaking number of award-winning parks and green spaces for 2013. Wandlebury Country Park is one of the very best in the UK – and that’s official.
CambridgePPF welcomes elements of draft local plans but calls for a rethink on green belt
Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – the local charity that campaigns to keep Cambridge special – has written to the heads of planning at Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC), setting out its initial response to both authorities’ draft local spatial plans.
Celebrate summer with CambridgePPF
This Friday (28 June), local charity CambridgePPF will light a beacon in celebration of summer at a brand new family event at its Coton Countryside Reserve. Come along for a tranquil evening of beacon lighting, walks, open farm and BBQ.
Local charity appoints Head of Properties and Green Spaces
Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – the charity that campaigns to keep the city special – has recruited a new member of staff. Philip Robson joins the team as Head of Properties and Green Spaces.
Become a nature detective at Bioblitz Cambridge 2013
If you enjoyed this year’s BBC Springwatch, here is the chance to get up close and personal with nature and take part in a major wildlife survey coming up at Wandlebury Country Park. Volunteers are needed for a 24-hour survey of local flora and fauna.
Rain or Shine Theatre Company presents The Comedy Of Errors at Wandlebury Country Park
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Fancy soaking up some culture? Pop along to Wandlebury Country Park on Sunday evening (2 June) to watch a special outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s The Comedy Of Errors. Performance starts at 7.30pm.
Let your children loose this May half term with countryside activities from CambridgePPF
There is lots to see and do at Wandlebury Country Park this May half term. Local charity Cambridge Past, Present and Future (CambridgePPF) has two special events tailored for children.
Charity calls for volunteers to support local mills ahead of national awareness weekend
In the run up to National Mills Weekend (11 to 12 May 2013), local conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) is highlighting the challenges involved in caring for these important rural landmarks – and is asking more local people to visit its mill properties and consider volunteering at mill open days and other events.
City Symphony Orchestra concert supports Cambridge charity
Classical music lovers who are passionate about green spaces, environmental education and the future of Cambridge, are in for a treat on Saturday 18 May.
Do your bit for birds and build a nest box with CambridgePPF this Saturday
This Saturday (23rd February) from 11:00am you can join the Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) team at its Wandlebury site to learn about the birds that visit your garden and how you can encourage them to spend more time there. You will then have a chance to put what you have learnt into practice by building your own nest box to take home.
CambridgePPF finalises comments on second phase of local plan
Local charity Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has finalised its response to the second stage of the Local Plan review: Issues & Options 2 – the public consultation concerning the potential location of new houses and other amenities in and around the city.
Carter Jonas rural team braves cold to help CambridgePPF
A team from Carter Jonas kicked January off in virtuous style with a sub-zero volunteering session for local charity Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) at the edge of its Coton Countryside Reserve – located just west of the city.
Chariots of Fire 2012 raises £32,000
In mid January Hewitsons hosted the 2012 Chariots of Fire cheque presentation, attended by representatives from both beneficiary charities - Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CPPF) and Cam Sight. In total £32,000 was raised during last year’s race, thanks to the efforts of nearly 1,900 runners from the 315+ teams that took part.
ARU staff learn about countryside management with CambridgePPF
Volunteering for a local charity is a great way to give something back to the local community and a team from the Students’ Union at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) recently showed their passion for pro bono work by helping out Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) at its Coton Countryside Reserve.
An evening with Griff Rhys Jones
Mill Lane Lecture Theatres, Mill Lane, Cambridge Thursday 11 October – 6:30pm for a 7pm start
Autumn officially arrives with Apple and Orchard Day at Wandlebury
Join the team at Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) this weekend up at Wandlebury where they'll be celebrating all that is awesome about autumn, apples and orchards.
All welcome at CambridgePPF AGM and talk
Leading Cambridge architects Oliver Caroe and Peter Rawlings will speak at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) this evening (Monday 24th September, 7pm). The location is the famous Cambridge Union Society Debating Chamber (behind the Round Church) and anyone with an interest in building design is welcome to join the event.
Events to stop children going batty with boredom!
With just one week of the summer holidays left, there’s a good chance that local children might be going batty with boredom. If your little people need entertaining, why not head for the hills and visit Wandlebury, where the team at Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has three events left before it's officially back to school?
Charity calls for councils to cooperate
Planners at Cambridge City Council, and their counterparts at South Cambridgeshire and the County, need to work together to create a common strategic framework for the sub-region that would enable local plans and the forthcoming transport strategy to be prepared in an integrated way. That’s the conclusion of local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) in its formal response…
Keep off the green belt says local charity
As the deadline for the City Council’s consultation about the future shape of Cambridge approaches and the debate heats up about whether the city could sustain up 25,000 new properties around its fringe, local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has come out firmly against further release of the green belt.
First-class support at Chariots of Fire will grow charity’s education scheme
Local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has been quick off the mark and assembled two official teams to compete in this year’s Chariots of Fire – including a celebrity runner!
Diamond Jubilee Beacon: Guided walk at Coton Countryside Reserve
Join the Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) team as they light a beacon on Red Meadow Hill at the Coton Countryside Reserve in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Monday 4th June – 9.30pm to 10.30pm
Project explores 2030 vision for the Cambridge sub-region
A workshop next month focusing on 'Land use in the Cambridge sub-region' is part of 2030 Vision, an ambitious two-year project to look at what we want Cambridge and its surrounding area to be like in 2030 and to ask what we need to put in place now to achieve that.