Everyone invited to an open meeting to discuss setting up a new, independent, Christmas Lights body.
If you wish to get involved, please come along and volunteer to assist.
Thursday 23 April 2026 – 6.30pm – Cassanos
Image – March Christmas Lights
Image – Cambs Times
Image – Fenland Citizen
Grants from £50 to £300 are available for community groups in March from a fund allocated by Burnthouse Farm and administered by March Town Council.
Applications are welcomed from any community group within March. CLICK HERE
March town centre will fill with fun, activity and visitors on Sunday, April 26, for the annual free-to-attend St George’s Fayre.
The Fenland Four Seasons event, supported by Fenland District Council, takes place 10am to 4pm, and will see Market Place, Broad Street and West End Park filled with attractions, street food, live entertainment and more than 100 stalls.
The fayre kicks off with a parade to the town centre, leaving from Robin Goodfellow’s Lane (behind March Community Centre), at 10am.
The parade is being organised by 20Twenty Productions this year, with community groups from March. And there are opportunities for the public to get involved.
In March Market Place there’ll be a community stage and free arts activities; in Broad Street a funfair; in March Library car park, in City Road, live performance and dance; at West End Park bandstand there’ll be live music.
Activities and attractions will also be hosted in March Museum, in High Street, and March library, in City Road, where there’ll be an indoor craft market and Library Presents performances, and at St Peter’s Church, in High Street.
St George’s Fayre is organised by Fenland District Council in partnership with March Events Committee and supported by partners including March Town Council, March Library, March Museum, St Peter’s Church, The Library Presents and 20Twenty Productions.
Parking in the town centre is limited and visitors are encouraged to walk, cycle or travel by public transport where possible. March train station is a 15-minute walk from the event.
Some town centre roads will be closed from 5am to 7.30pm. Full details available via the highways authority Cambridgeshire County Council, which has responsibility for roads.
All Fenland District Council’s free town centre car parks, barring Market Place and George Campbell Leisure Centre car park, will be open throughout, including City Road and Darthill Road. Visitors are also welcome to use Fenland Hall car park, in County Road.
The district council supports Fenland Four Seasons events in Chatteris, March, Whittlesey and Wisbech. Catering stalls are allocated at the beginning of the year, whilst other stall pitches are available up to one month before each event.
To find out more, see: www.fenland.gov.uk/events
Updates on the events are often available through the council’s social media channels:
To get involved in the St George’s Fayre parade, contact: katherine@20twentyproductions.co.uk
Tuesday 31st March live from March celebrating the town’s Fenland history and meeting its geese – Dotty MacLeod’s programme from March Museum – – Listen here
Online marketplaces and selling platforms have made it easier than ever to turn unwanted items into cash. Whether you’re clearing out your wardrobe, selling electronics or passing on furniture, the internet offers a huge audience and fast, easy transactions.
But with convenience comes risk: it’s commonplace for fraudsters to target sellers with scams designed to steal money or goods. Get Safe Online has put together some clear, practical advice to help you sell confidently and securely, however much or little experience you have.
March in Bloom meet the last Tuesday of each month and litter pick around the Town Centre/West End Park. Equipment provided.
Please meet us just outside the George Campbell Leisure Centre, by the boat at 10.00am.
All equipment you need will be provided, ie High-Viz jackets, litter pickers, bags and gloves.
We usually meet until 12pm, but as much help as you can give is appreciated.
We sometimes have a social afterwards and go for light refreshments, and you are welcome to join us if you would like to.
We are a friendly group and enjoy making March a nicer place to live and be proud of.
All welcome.
Fenland District Council has confirmed its support for Option D (proposal 4) in the Government’s statutory consultation on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
While the Council remains clear that the Government’s approach to reorganisation is “unduly rushed” and “restricted in scope”, it has concluded that Option D is the only viable model that protects local communities, reflects real economic geographies and avoids creating an unsustainable new authority.
Its formal response gives detail on why, of the options proposed, the Council backs a change that would see Fenland join with East Cambridgeshire and part of Huntingdonshire to make a new unitary authority.
You can read the Council’s full submission to Government here: fenland.gov.uk/LGRconsultation
The Government consultation is seeking views on the four different options to reorganise Cambridgeshire’s seven district, county and city councils into new unitary authorities responsible for all local services.
The consultation runs until 11.59pm on Thursday, 26 March 2026. You can view the four options and take part in the consultation at: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LGR Consultation.
The Government is expected to make its final decision in the summer, with elections to the new shadow councils in May 2027 and the councils going live in April 2028.
Under Option D, three new unitary councils would be created across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough:
For more information on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including FAQs, visit: fenland.gov.uk/LGR
We are asking for your help to keep children in Cambridgeshire safe.
Child exploitation can happen anywhere – in any town, any street, and to any family. You may feel it would never affect someone you know, but the reality is that it can, and it does.
As we mark Child Exploitation Awareness Day, we’re asking you to take a moment to:
· Learn the signs of child exploitation
· Speak with your children, or the young people in your life, about any concerns they may have
· Reach out to us if something doesn’t feel right
Sometimes, a single conversation can make all the difference.
To learn more about the warning signs, how exploitation happens, and how to report concerns, please visit the Cambridgeshire Constabulary dedicated web page by clicking here.
