Charity asks for help to create A Wilder Coton
Help create a wilder, more vibrant future for Cambridge by supporting A Wilder Coton.
Plant a tree at Wandlebury
Cambridge Past, Present & Future writes...Do you want to plant a tree to mark a special occasion or milestone in your company's history and achievements? We need 3 new native trees at Wandlebury and need 3 special people or organisations to dedicate them.
Volunteer in green spaces in Cambridge
Nature and Conservation Group Volunteering Opportunities bookings now open!
Cambridge Past, Present & Future launches River Cam CAN Project
A new climate and nature project aims to engage and support communities near the River Cam to work on initiatives that will benefit them and the environment.
Keeping Cambridge special: event focuses on city’s spaces and streets
Join Cambridge PPF and others on Saturday to discuss how Cambridge can address the challenge of having more people moving around the city in ways that enhance our quality of life and preserve the city’s heritage.
Orchard talk and wassailing at Wandlebury this weekend
Visit Wandlebury Country Park this Saturday (17 January) and join Cambridge Past, Present & Future and Cambridge Storytellers for an afternoon packed full of family-fun.
Learn winter tree identification at Wandlebury
Have you ever struggled to spot a Spruce or overlooked an Oak? Maybe you can't tell the difference between conkers and roast chestnuts?
CambridgePPF signs Statement of Common Ground with local councils
Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – the charity working to keep Cambridge special – has announced that ahead of the Examination in Public of the Local Plans, it signed a Statement of Common Ground with Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC).
Join CambridgePPF for guided walk, AGM and architectural talk
Join Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) next Wednesday (15th October) for an informative evening at Michaelhouse Café on Trinity Street in Cambridge. This year, the charity’s AGM will begin at 5:30pm with a guided walk around the city centre kindly led by Conservation Officers from Cambridge City Council.
Charity celebrates 60 years of Wandlebury with history day
Head to the Gog Magog Hills on Saturday 4 October and join Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) for ‘Wonderful Wandlebury’ – a family fun day that celebrates an important milestone in the history of the city’s original country park.
Find out about future of Coton Countryside Reserve
Join Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) for an open evening next Tuesday (30 September) at Coton Village Hall. Meet the charity’s properties team and listen to their vision for the future development of Coton Countryside Reserve – a 300-acre site, located just a few miles west of Cambridge, which offers quiet recreational opportunities for local people.
Head to Wandlebury to experience sweet treats at pop up café
Visitors to Wandlebury will be in for a real treat if they visit the park over the Bank Holiday weekend (Sunday 24 and Monday 25 August). Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – the charity that owns and manages the site – is organising a pop up café, which will be open for business from 10:30am to 4:30pm.
Wandlebury Country Park named as one of the best in Britain
Wandlebury Country Park near Cambridge is one of the very best in the UK - and that’s official, as Keep Britain Tidy announces a record-breaking number of award-winning parks and green spaces for 2014.
Charity opens new access route into Coton Countryside Reserve
Local conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) this weekend celebrated the opening of a crucial new access route from Coton village into Coton Countryside Reserve. More than 60 people gathered to mark the occasion, which included a ribbon cutting ceremony for a footbridge that the charity has replaced.
Charity celebrates a decade of investment at Coton Countryside Reserve
Around 50 people gathered at Coton Countryside Reserve last night (Wednesday) to help Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) celebrate a decade of investment at the site, which it owns and manages as a working farm with multiple public access routes.
Join local charity to celebrate ten years of investment at Coton Countryside Reserve
Members of the public are invited to join local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future this Wednesday (21 May) to celebrate a decade of investment at Coton Countryside Reserve - and find out what the future holds for this special green space to the west of the city.
Plight of Tithe Barn in Landbeach continues
The hunt for financial support to save the historic Tithe Barn in the village of Landbeach continues with the building granted a temporary reprieve until September – and local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future is continuing to champion the cause.
CambridgePPF appoints Head of Planning & Conservation
Local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has appointed a Head of Planning and Conservation to strengthen its capabilities as an independent watchdog and a vocal and vigorous champion for sustainable development in the city.
The Landbeach Society calls on the public to help save historic barn
A Grade II Listed Building in Landbeach could be lost to the local community and sold as a dwelling or similar development unless the local Village Society can raise enough money to cover annual overheads and other costs associated with maintaining the property.
CambridgePPF welcomes launch of Cambridge Ahead
Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has welcomed the creation of Cambridge Ahead – the new business and academic member group dedicated to the successful, long-term growth of Cambridge and its region. Cambridge Ahead, which launched on 15 November, found its origins in the 2030 Vision project – a two-year initiative that CambridgePPF helped to coordinate.
CambridgePPF AGM hears about North West Cambridge development
Local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) tomorrow (Tuesday 15 October) at The Hauser Forum on Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge.
Griff Rhys Jones lends support to local Green Belt campaign
Griff Rhys Jones, President of Civic Voice – and an active campaigner on civic and planning matters – has signed the Save the Cambridge Green Belt petition and sent a letter of support to the campaign group, as a direct result of liaison with local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF).
CambridgePPF submits final call for City to reverse Green Belt development plans
Local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) is making a final call for Cambridge City Council to suspend its plans for excising more Green Belt land for development.
CambridgePPF helps get debate flowing about River Cam corridor
Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) and the Cam Valley Forum have gathered together a number of key local organisations to develop a comprehensive strategy for the River Cam, its tributaries and riverside land.
CambridgePPF opposes development in the Green Belt
Local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) continues to question the necessity for the release of yet more Green Belt land for development, arguing that Local Authorities have so far failed to make a compelling case.