District Wide March 2011 - Huntingdonshire District Council

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safe, vibrant and inclusive communities Communities Make a Difference Day As part of the CSV Make a Difference Day 2010, Huntingdonshire Volunteer Centre organised an event for people to volunteer and make a difference to the MS Therapy Centre, a charity which supports people with Multiple Sclerosis across the district. The project included tidying the garden and planting spring bulbs. Penny Shaw, manager of the Hunts Volunteer Centre, said: “Our team of volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the day. We hope to make this an annual event, so please look at our website to find out how you can take part in 2011.” Huntingdonshire Volunteer Centre is a charity supported by us. Last year it found over 600 volunteer placements in over 160 different organisations. If you are interested in volunteering, contact your nearest office: Huntingdon on 01480 414766, Ramsey on 01487 814117, St Ives on 01480 301462 or St Neots on 01480 476047 or e-mail huntsvolunteercentre@googlemail.com stating which area you live in or visit www.huntingdonshirevolunteercentre.co.uk Abbots Ripton Abbotsley Alconbury Alconbury Weston Alwalton Barham and Woolley Bluntisham Brampton Brington Broughton Buckden Buckworth Bury Bythorn Catworth Chesterton Colne Conington Covington Denton & Caldecote Diddington Earith Easton Ellington Elton Farcet Fenstanton Folksworth and Washingley Glatton Godmanchester Grafham Great Gidding Great Gransden Great Paxton Great Staughton Great Stukeley Haddon Hail Weston Hamerton & Steeple Gidding Hemingford Abbots Hemingford Grey Hilton Holme Houghton & Wyton Huntingdon Keyston Kimbolton Kings Ripton Leighton Little Gidding Little Paxton Little Stukley Molesworth Morborne Needingworth Offord Cluny Offord Darcy Old Hurst Old Weston Perry Pidley-cum-Fenton Ramsey Sawtry Sibson-cum-Stibbington Somersham Southoe Spaldwick St Ives East St Ives West St Ives South St Neots Stilton Stow Longa Tilbrook Toseland Upton & Coppingford Upwood & The Raveleys Warboys Waresley-cum Tetworth Water Newton Winwick Wistow Woodhurst Woodwalton Wyton on The Hill Yaxley Yelling Will you be first past the post on election day Bank holiday markets For a shopping trip that’s fun for all the family, visit the St Ives Bank Holiday Monday market. The town is host to four Bank Holiday markets throughout the year on 25 April, 2 May, 30 May and 29 August. The town centre also offers a wide range of shops, cafes and pubs, all within easy walking distance of the town centre car parks. To finish off your day, the scenic riverside setting invites you to take a stroll and admire the view. For more information on markets visit www.huntingdonshire.gov. uk/markets On Thursday 5 May, the UK will go to the polls to decide on whether the voting system for Parliamentary elections should be changed. In Huntingdonshire, elections are scheduled for some district council seats and for all seats on 36 parish or town councils. Some residents will get one ballot paper, some two papers and in certain areas voters will have three. You should receive your poll card by 1 April. If you think you are eligible to vote but do not receive a poll card, call 01480 388017 to check that you are registered. You do not need a poll card to vote but you must be registered. The last date to register to be eligible to vote on 5 May is 14 April. If you would like to apply for a postal vote, visit www.huntingdonshire. gov.uk/postal for an application form, or call 01480 388017. Completed forms must be returned to the electoral registration officer by 5pm on 14 April. To find out which elections are taking place in your area, see the table on the left. Each polling district is listed and coloured according to the poll taking place. White denotes a referendum, green is referendum and district election and yellow is referendum, district and parish elections – although your parish elections maybe uncontested. What is the Alternative Vote At present the UK uses the ‘first past the post’ system to elect MPs, which means the candidate with the most votes wins. The referendum will ask whether the ‘alternative vote’ system should be used instead. To cast your vote using the ‘alternative vote’ you use numbers to rank the candidates in order of your preference. You put 1 next to your first choice, 2 next to your second choice, 3 next to your third choice and so on. When the votes are counted, if a candidate receives more than half the total number 1 votes cast, they win. However if it is less than half the votes, then the secondpreference votes of the candidate who finished last on the first count are redistributed. This process is repeated until someone gets over 50 per cent. district wide March 2011 19
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