PUBLIC TIMELINE

JULY

22 JUL 2026 Cambridge Folk Festival returns: headliners announced Cambridge Folk Festival returns: headliners announced ANNOUNCEMENT 22 JUL 2026 Have your say on the future of Greater Cambridge: Consultation on draft Local Plan opens Have your say on the future of Greater Cambridge: Consultation on draft Local Plan opens CONSULTATION 22 JUL 2026 Greater Cambridge councils set out arrangements for new weekly food waste collections Greater Cambridge councils set out arrangements for new weekly food waste collections ANNOUNCEMENT 22 JUL 2026 Play area at King's Hedges Pulley Park now fully reopened with new play equipment after fire damage Play area at King's Hedges Pulley Park now fully reopened with new play equipment after fire damage INCIDENT 22 JUL 2026 Planning application for 134 new homes at Ekin Road submitted Planning application for 134 new homes at Ekin Road submitted PLANNING 22 JUL 2026 Final call for the public to have their say before consultation deadline Final call for the public to have their say before consultation deadline CONSULTATION 22 JUL 2026 New reports highlight how communities could get increased benefits from planning process as progress on new homes revealed New reports highlight how communities could get increased benefits from planning process as progress on new homes revealed ANNOUNCEMENT 22 JUL 2026 Find out more about option B as government consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire begins Find out more about option B as government consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire begins CONSULTATION 22 JUL 2026 Greater Cambridge development corporation consultation: statement from Cllr Cameron Holloway Greater Cambridge development corporation consultation: statement from Cllr Cameron Holloway CONSULTATION 22 JUL 2026 £120,000 investment to strengthen communities and support residents in north Cambridge £120,000 investment to strengthen communities and support residents in north Cambridge FUNDING 22 JUL 2026 Shortlisted projects for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2026 announced Shortlisted projects for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2026 announced ANNOUNCEMENT 22 JUL 2026 Councils awarded £5 million to install water saving measures in council buildings Councils awarded £5 million to install water saving measures in council buildings  FUNDING 22 JUL 2026 Candidates confirmed for Cambridge City Council elections Candidates confirmed for Cambridge City Council elections ANNOUNCEMENT 22 JUL 2026 Early voting trial well under way for this year's city council elections Early voting trial well under way for this year's city council elections COURT CASE 22 JUL 2026 Polling Day on Thursday 7 May - don't forget your photo ID Polling Day on Thursday 7 May - don't forget your photo ID ELECTION 22 JUL 2026 Councillor Maria Cleminson elected Mayor of Cambridge with election of Leader delayed Councillor Maria Cleminson elected Mayor of Cambridge with election of Leader delayed APPOINTMENT 22 JUL 2026 Councillor Katie Thornburrow elected Leader of Cambridge City Council Councillor Katie Thornburrow elected Leader of Cambridge City Council APPOINTMENT 22 JUL 2026 Plans progress to replace 235 ageing homes with 299 new council and private sale homes at two Cambridge Investment Partnership sites Plans progress to replace 235 ageing homes with 299 new council and private sale homes at two Cambridge Investment Partnership sites FUNDING