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Chesterton Community Association

Registered Charity No. 1139163

Chesterton Community Association

 

Chesterton Community Association

CCA intends creating a photographic project called

Chesterton: A Year in Photographs

The Association is looking to recruit Chesterton residents,  individuals or families, and local schools who will sign up to recording a designated week of photographs, hopefully with titles, and comments, during the year from this year's Festival to next year's  (2013). Sign up at the  Festival or contact the Association

We hope to provide photographic guidance to those who sign up.

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for a Meeting Room?

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Local Giving

Double your donation on 14th May

On 14th May from 1 pm there is another opportunity to get matched funding for your donation when a pot of £20,000 matching funds is available for Cambridgeshire only with a top limit of £1,000 for any one charity. You have to get in as soon as possible after the start time as matching ends when the pot has been emptied. You can see what we have to offer by clicking on the link below:

 https://localgiving.com/charity/mycca

We would like you to support the Communtiy Association (ref: CCA)with a small donation. If you wnat to help a specific cause we can pass on your donation to the following:

St Andrew's Hall enter ref: SAH

Friends of Milton Road Library enter ref: FMRL

Localgiving is an on-line method of supporting local charities that at times also attracts matching funding provided by donors who wish to add to the fund-raising power of local communities.  The Localgiving website can receive donations at any time and will automatically claim Gift Aid if you are an eligible taxpayer.

Milton Road Library

Forthcoming Events

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Local Election News

We have new councillors for East and West Chesterton, no surprise there as both Ian Nimmo-Smith and Roman Znajek had indicated that they would be retiring as councillors so a big thank-you to both for their service to the City. Ian hasn't quite finished as he remains Mayor until the Annual Meeting of the Council on 24th May. He will continue to have a very busy intinerary until then. I was very pleased to greet Ian and Margaret at my Polling Staion yesterday.

Our new councillors are Margaret Abbott for East Chesterton and Mike Pitt in West Chesterton. Margaret is new to council work but Mike is making a return to the City Council having previously served as a councillor for Kings Hedges.

The election results for each ward of Chesterton are:

EAST CHESTERTON
Margery Abbott (Lab) 1,012
Peter Burkinshaw (UK Independence) 129
Kevin Francis (Con) 317
Tony Morris (Lib Dem) 438
Peter Harry Pope (Green) 241

WEST CHESTERTON
Oliver Charles Mathew Perkins (Green) 325
Mike Pitt (Lib Dem) 840
Mike Sargeant (Lab) 751
James Andrew Strachan (Con) 372
 

The Association looks forward to working with its new councillors.

Michael Bond, Treasurer.

 

Chesterton News

Future publication secure

The future of Chesterton News looks secure follwing the receipt of a grant from the North Area Committee of Cambridge City Council and an improving revenue stream from advertising.

Chesteton News combines the resources of Chesterton Community Association, St Andrew's Hall, St Andrew's Church, St George's Church and other community organisations to produce a newsletter that serves the whole of Chesterton. It is published in May, August, November and March of each year and delivered to every household by the lead organisations.

The May 2012 edition will be the Chesterton News: Festival Programme edition giving news of local events for the period June to Agust 2012 and the programme of Chesterton Festival events centred on the week-end of 29th June - 1st July.

 Click here to see a copy of the March 2012 edition.

The CCA Committee have been delivering into West Chesterton and would like some help. If you could give an hour or so every three months to deliver Chesterton News to your neighbours please let us know by E-mailing: enquiries@mycca.org.uk or giving us a ring on 0300 365 1061.

 

Chesterton Festival 2012

29th June to 1st July 2012

Put the dates in your diaries now

 

Lil Speed Award 2011

Has been awarded to Rosemary Tice of Chesterton Methodist Church and was presented to her at Brown's Field Youth and Communtiy Centre by Alice Zeitlyn, winner of the award in 2010, at the Chesterton Festival launch meeting on 23rd February.

 

 

Membership

If you live in Chesterton or the surrounding area you can become a member of the Association. Membership is free and easy. If you would like to join as an Individual, Family, Junior or Associate member just complete the application form Sign Up - Member or Newsletter. Your Membership starts from the moment we receive your form.

We encourage applications from all local Groups and Clubs who would like to see their organisation listed on this website. Membership is free and easy. If you would like to join as an Affiliate Member please go to Sign Up - Clubs & Groups. Your Membership starts from the moment we receive your form.

Membership is open to business and other commercial organisations within the area. To become a Corporate member go to Donations - Business. Corporate members are asked to make a small annual donation to CCA. More information can be found on the Business page.

See Terms of Membership for more information.