Act of Remembrance
Grafham Parish Council invites you to join us for an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial on Saturday 8th November at 10:45
in Grafham Village Hall grounds
The ceremony will include a minute’s silence at 11:00 am.
Tea, coffee, and cake will be served in the Village Hall following the service.
We look forward to coming together as a community to remember and honour
Other Parish News October 2025
Playing Field Football Club Proposal Update
The Parish Council and Village Hall have been in discussions with Huntingdon Town Football Club (the Hunters) regarding potential use of the playing field.
The Hunters are seeking additional pitches for boys, girls and pan-disability players to play games this season and for future seasons and they would like boys and girls from Grafham to join the club. The proposal is to limit matches to one per week to be held at the weekend. Three sizes of pitches will be marked out on the playing field and the Hunters have reduced their pitch requirement to using just one at any time
As part of the proposal:
- The village hall will not be available for use by the Hunters.
- Toilet Facilities – The Hunters accept that the Village Hall will not be available and propose providing three portaloos, which could be sited behind the multi-use games area (MUGA). They will maintain them and arrange emptying, probably once a year.
- Car Parking – They will encourage car sharing and antici-pate no more than 15 cars. The Hunters are liaising with the Cinnamon to accommodate any additional remaining cars.
- Dog walkers will need to keep their dogs on a lead during matches and clear up any mess, as they already have to.
- Noise – With just one match, the Hunters consider the noise level should be no greater than other children’s group ac-tivities that we might normally have within the village.
- Storage – A 20ft shipping container which will be required to store goalposts and ground maintenance equipment could be located behind the MUGA next to the current existing container.
Bins and Litter Picking – The Hunters will take full responsi-bility for clearing up any litter dropped by those attending the matches.
Why Grafham?
The Hunters have investigated various sites and found all to be fully used, with the ex-ception of Grafham. The Parish Council feel this is a great opportunity to bring more community activity and energy to the village. Therefore, the Parish Council has provisionally approved the hire of the playing field to the Hunters. A “Heads of Agree-ment” is being drafted up and subject to approval on both sides and signing of the document, the Hunters will start using the playing field from November.
Mobile Vehicle Activated Signs (MVAS)
The solar panels are working well and keeping the batteries adequately powered.
Dog Waste Reminder – Playing Field
The Parish Council has noticed a growing number of dog poo bags being left around the playing field, especially in the vegetation at the bottom end. It is great that owners are bag-ging up after their dogs – thank you! But please remember to dispose of the bags properly in the bin. Leaving them on the ground or in the bushes creates a health hazard and spoils the area for everyone. Let’s keep our village clean and welcoming for all.
The Parish Council kindly requests that dog owners keep their dogs on leads when children are playing on the playing field.
The next meeting of the Parish Council is to be held on Tuesday 4th November 2025, 7.30pm in the Village Hall.