Category: General

  • Repeat prescriptions from Linton Health Centre

    From Peter and Rachel Causton: Just want to let everyone know that we are still picking up the prescriptions from Linton Surgery 3 times a week for collection from The Chestnut Tree. If you are self isolating and have no

  • West Wratting Village Playground

    From Louise Chandler: Great news! All the grants for the playground have been approved and our village fundraising is now complete. Beginning on Friday 10 January the playground will be out of action for about 6 weeks.

  • Jimmy’s Night Shelter

    This month The Chestnut Tree, West Wratting will serve as a collection point for items for Jimmy’s Homeless Shelter, Cambridge. A wish list can be seen here.

  • Let’s S.C.R.A.P. Fly-tipping

    From South Cambs: Fly-tipping is the illegal disposal of waste. It can be anything from a bag of waste to a truckload. We all have seen abandoned items in the countryside, villages and towns. But leaving items by HRCs, charity shops or

  • Thank you for recycling right

    From South Cambs: Most of us recycle right but there still some items that cause issues when taken to Materials Recycling Facility to be segregated for further recycling. It costs Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service £10,000 every

  • Thurlow Estate Farms Tractors

    From Jonathan Drury, Farms Manager, Thurlow Estate Farms Ltd m.07966 451921 DD.01440 732008: I confirm that we do emphasize reducing speed and throttling back when travelling though all our local villages. We also

  • West Wratting Oil Syndicate has a new coordinator

    Phil Tempest has kindly taken on this role. Oil orders can be placed through WestWrattingOil@gmail.com putting your surname in the Subject box or by phoning The Chestnut Tree as before.

  • Gypsy and Traveller illegal encampment advice

    To help parish councils there is information on what steps you can take to protect your land, and how you can choose to take action if necessary if there is an illegal encampment. Click here.

  • West Wratting Oil Syndicate

    From Richard Holness: Boilerjuice won the March fill up for 20 households with a price of 44.78 ppl + VAT. The next West Wratting Oil Syndicate fill up will be in May, with Tuesday 7th May at 6:30 pm as the order cut off.

  • Granta Medical Practices Flu Clinics

    The flu jab is available at all sites (including Barley); just ring your own surgery and specify which one you want to attend. Linton Health Centre from Saturday 30th September 8.30 am to 2.00 pm Sawston Medical Centre from Saturday 23rd September 8.30 am to 2.00 pm http://www.grantamedicalpractices.co.uk/

  • Congratulations to Prof Alexandra Walsham, Church Warden at West Wratting

    Alex was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. She will be made a CBE for her services to history; her research examines the religious and cultural history of early modern Britain.

  • Gwen Grainger

    Gwen Grainger, a former longstanding resident of West Wratting died in Addenbrooke’s Hospital on 14 December, after a short illness. Gwen was 96.  Gwen’s funeral service will be at St Andrew’s Church, West Wratting, on Friday 6 January at 11:30 am,