bARNWELL road parking update

In 2020 a local young person came forward with a plan to make the verge along Barnwell Road safer for people and wildlife. Over the next few months there will be biodiversity improvement works happening along Barnwell Verge outside Galfrid School.

What is happening and why
Abbey People has been working on the Barnwell Verge: Seeds of Hope project for over 4 years, to make Barnwell Road verge safer for school children, parents, local residents and Cambridge United supporters. Parking on the verge is a safety hazard to young children and residents on Barnwell Road during both school drop-off & pick-up times and on match days.

Safety of children, residents and Cambridge United supporters is of key importance and at the heart of the project.

The project aims to make the grass verge outside Galfrid School safer and more attractive for local residents, while improving biodiversity by planting wildflowers, flowering bulbs, native shrubs, and installing large logs and dead hedges to create habitats for wildlife. This will limit the areas for unsafe parking along the verge.

What next

We are working closely with Abbey People, Galfrid School and community businesses to minimise disruption and offer convenient alternative areas for parking. From late January to early April, the contractor work will happen in stages along the verge, starting at the top end nearest Rayson Way. Abbey People will run volunteer planting days along the verge, which Cambridge United supporters will be invited to get involved in.

In the New Year we will update you on when you can expect the works to happen, and share plans for convenient and affordable alternative sites for supporter parking during match days.