No, its about the meetings that happen at this time of year, in parallel with the hullabaloo of the elections just past. These annual meetings, chaired by the parish councils, are where interested residents attend to hear reports from local societies, sometimes from the police, and their county and district councillors, and catch up on the general state of the village in which they live.
In Ickleton this week there was a good discussion about the speed calming measures now in place and the aspiration for a 20 mph zone. In Babraham one focus was the Institute and its pending planning application. In Whittlesford the need to get on with warning signs at the Guildhall junction was a key topic, while in Duxford people asked about the overgrown path that childern and parents could use on the route to school, avoiding the roads.
Most of the meetings have a social side - wine is served at some, more tradiitonal tea and cake in others. In Babraham there is a mid-evening raffle. But running through all of them, there is a sense of place, of a commitment to community - and that is what living in a village is really about.
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