Working to keep Cambridge special Cambridge Past, Present & Future a charity working to keep Cambridge and its surroundings special by positively influencing planning developments, delivering environmental education and managing the green spaces and historic buildings in its care for the benefit of all. Founded in 1928 by a group of local business people, town councillors, aldermen, academics and city officials, the then Cambridge Preservation Society's objective was to work with local authorities to keep a vigilant eye on development - an ethos that still holds true today.
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What we have achieved: We have been around for over 80 years, some of our major achievements include: Protecting Grantchester Meadows from development through the purchase of restrictive covenants in the 1930s Aiding the establishment of the Cambridge Green Belt in the 1960s Saving the Gog Magog Hills from development Protecting Cambridge s oldest complete building, the Leper Chapel Setting up Cambridge s first Country Park at Wandlebury Currently creating Cambridge s new Countryside Reserve at Coton Supporting the local Green Infrastructure Strategy, benefiting wildlife and people with more green spaces for all.
CambridgePPF is creating a club for people and organisations to become Patrons of the charity. Since its inception we have been very grateful to all those people, companies and Colleges who have supported us through the previous Patrons scheme. The new Patrons Club, now with an annual subscription (see page 15 for all membership subscription details) is intended to help support our efforts to shape the future of our city. Because scale of the current development proposals and the cost of running our activities we want more people to join us. If you would like to join, convert your current membership to the Patrons Club or find out more please contact Mary Nealon, Head of Development, e-mail development@cambridgeppf.org We will be writing to existing Patrons separately regarding the new arrangements, ED.
CambridgePPF people Helen Wells joined the CambridgePPF team this June to assist with administration and membership renewals. She has lived and worked in the Cambridge area for many years in a variety of local organisations and has an interest in Cambridgeshire s heritage and preservation of the area s green spaces.
Volunteer snippet from Anne French... "I've been working as a part-time voluntary development assistant since the beginning of the year. I love coming into the friendly office at Wandlebury - the carpet of aconites as seen from the windows is second to none - and particularly relish treats such as the visits of luxury ice cream men and clay oven pizza chefs, as well as the excuse to got to Burwash Manor to buy asparagus on the pretext of looking for tombola prizes. ( We can t thank Anne enough for her very successful forays for tombola prizes it made a huge contribution to the success of the Hinxton tea party! Ed) It s also very
Helen assisting with the successful fundraising tombola at Hinxton in June.
interesting to get an insight into the daily life of this unique charity
and satisfying to feel that I am helping its work in some small way."
Goodbye Win We were very sad to say goodbye to Win Gibbs in May. Win gave sterling service as our volunteer Admin Assistant for more than five years coming in on most Wednesdays. She was always cheerful and helpful even when faced with documents to shred or piles of envelopes to stuff. To say thank you the Office Team took her out to lunch at Anglesey Abbey.
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