The Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) is a statutory document that every local highway authority has to produce.  It sets out how the authority will manage and enhance its public rights of way and countryside access.  The ROWIP must also consider cycle tracks in accordance with the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

Every ten years a local highway authority is required to review its ROWIP to assess:

• the extent to which the local network meets the present and future needs of the public;
• the opportunities the network presents for exercise and outdoor recreation;
• the accessibility of the network to people with mobility or sensory impairments.

This questionnaire is to help Cambridgeshire County Council understand the concerns and priorities of key stakeholders in our local public rights of way network, to support us in undetaking the above assessment.

More details and survey at: Cambridgeshire Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) Stakeholder Engagement Survey – Your Voice – Cambridgeshire County Council – Citizen Space

Unpaid carers across Cambridgeshire are being invited to share their experiences to help shape the future of support services in the county.

More details here: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/help-shape-the-future-of-support-for-unpaid-carers-in-cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council is bringing together unpaid carers, people with lived experience, local organisations and others with an interest in supporting carers to design future Adult Carers Support Services.

Anyone interested in taking part, or who would like more information, can contact Commissioning.FPTeam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Arts not for you? Think again!

Common Ground — Fenland Digital Storytelling Lab, an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants-supported programme for adult Fenland residents is recruiting 16 participants aged 18+ from across Fenland, including March. Participation is free.

Across four supportive workshops and individual creative support, people can turn an everyday memory, experience, place or idea into something of their own through writing, audio, photography, film or digital storytelling. No previous creative or technical experience is needed.

Applications and full information:
https://commongroundfenland.org/take-part

March Town Council aims to promote the development of community, social, cultural and sport opportunities within the area of March.  To this end, the Council offer grants to local organisations based in, or providing services to the locality of March to help them maintain and develop their services, facilities, and activities.

Organisations that believe that they meet the criteria must complete the Application Form from the website and return before 1 September 2026 for the next funding round.

If you are or know a March organisation that could do with some financial help, see the guidance to check whether you meet the criteria, and if yes, submit a grant request.

As from Monday 10 August, Cambridgeshire County Council will begin work on an innovative trial aimed at tackling the long-standing challenge of maintaining roads built on peat and other weak soils.

The soil affected roads innovation trial is now entering its construction phase on the B1099 Upwell Road in March, Cambridgeshire, where a section of road near the junction with the B1098 (Sixteen Foot Bank) will be used to test a range of pioneering engineering solutions in real-world conditions.

More details at: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/innovative-roads-trial-gets-underway-to-tackle-cambridgeshires-peat-soil-challenge

Deadline September

March Town Council aims to promote the development of community, social, cultural and sport opportunities within the area of March.  To this end, the Council offer grants to local organisations based in, or providing services to the locality of March to help them maintain and develop their services, facilities, and activities.

Application Forms for the next round of funding must be returned by 1 September 2026.

More details can be found on the Grants page

More info: https://one.network/?GB150964675

Cambridgeshire County Council The Causeway, March (Temporary Prohibition Of Through Traffic) Order 2026-21142

NOTICE is given that Cambridgeshire County Council intends to make an Order pursuant to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, the effect of which is to stop any vehicle from proceeding along The Causeway, March as lies between Causeway Close and St. Peters Road. Access will be maintained to properties affected by this order.

The alternative route for vehicles is via B1099; B1098; B1093; A141; B1101 and vice versa.

 Full closure and diversion can be viewed here:- https://one.network/?tm=GB150869948
The proposed Order is necessary to facilitate Gully cleaning and associated works which are being carried out on or near this highway.
It is anticipated that these works will take place between 10 September and 17 September 2026, when the restriction is expected to be in operation.
The Order will remain in force for a maximum period of 18 months from the date it comes into effect to permit the works and any associated contingencies including delays or phased delivery of the works.
The Order shall not apply to any persons lawfully engaged in connection with any works for which it is made, any member of the Police Force, Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance Service, a vehicle being used by Special Forces during the execution of their duties or to any person acting with the permission or upon the direction of a Police Officer in uniform.
Graeme Kane, Executive Director, Place and Sustainability, New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE

Summer is here and Cambridgeshire County Council’s Get Activated is back for its fourth year – offering families free and low-cost activities from local organisations across Cambridgeshire.

From sports, arts and crafts, and outdoor adventures, to wellbeing sessions and community events, there will be plenty of fun and healthy ways to stay active and this summer. Families can enjoy a wide range of activities to keep everyone entertained.

More details HERE