Join us in celebrating Melbourn by sharing your photographs.

Winning images will be featured on the Parish Council’s new website and in future communications, and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!

Get out and about this summer and capture the places that make Melbourn special.

What are we looking for?

• Your favourite quiet spot
• Places for reflection
• Places for play and recreation
• Streets where we live
• Places where we learn and work
• Places of worship
• Images that capture the spirit of Melbourn

Prizes

A £50 voucher will be awarded to the winning entry in each age category.

Categories

Junior Category (Under 11s)
Open to children aged 11 and under on the closing date.

Youth Category (12-17 years)
Open to young people aged 12 to 17 on the closing date.

Adult Category (18+)
Open to participants aged 18 and over on the closing date.

Rules

• Open to all residents of Melbourn.
• Entrants may submit up to three photographs.
• Photographs must be taken within the parish boundaries of Melbourn.
• Images must not contain identifiable individuals.
• Entries should be submitted digitally to parishclerk@melbournparishcouncil.gov.uk.
  Please include your name, address, date of birth (if under 18) and category entered.
• Entries submitted by persons under 18 must have parental or guardian consent.
• Photographs should be submitted in JPEG or PNG format and be of sufficient quality for publication.
• Entrants must own the copyright to all photographs submitted.
• Copyright remains with the photographer. By entering the competition, entrants grant Melbourn Parish Council permission to use submitted images in its publications, website, social media and promotional materials.
• The judges’ decision is final.

Important Dates

Closing date: Wednesday 23 September 2026

Judging: Wednesday 30 September 2026

Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are working together to create the first joint Local Plan for Greater Cambridge.

They consulted on a draft local plan earlier this year, and after considering comments received, they are now consulting on the Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan | Greater Cambridge Shared Planning. 

Public consultation on the Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan is now open, and runs until 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026.

The Proposed Submission Local Plan consultation is different from earlier stages. All comments received during this consultation period will be submitted to government alongside the Local Plan for independent examination. A Planning Inspector, appointed by government, will consider these as part of that process.

It is important you make comments at this stage if you want your views to be considered by the Inspector. Legislation for this stage of the Plan-making process states that comments should focus on whether the Plan complies with the law and is ‘sound’. This means considering whether the Plan is justified, effective, positively prepared and consistent with national policy.

Please visit the local plan webpage to view the Proposed Submission Local Plan and to learn more about how to comment.

There will be a number of online and in-person events set out below during the consultation period, where planning officers will be available to answer questions.

• Tuesday 4th August, 5:30-6:30pm: Online Consultation Launch: Microsoft Teams 
• Monday 17th August, 4-7.30pm: Cathodeon Centre, Horseheath Rd, Linton, CB21 4LU
• Tuesday 1st September, 2-4pm: Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Rd, Cambridge, CB4 2LD
• Tuesday 1st September, 4-7:30pm: Whittlesford Memorial Hall, Mill Ln, Whittlesford, CB22 4NE
• Wednesday 2nd September, 4-7pm: Marleigh Community Centre, The Hangar Building, 2 Jubilee Square, Cambridge, CB5 8BX
• Wednesday 2nd September, 4-7:30pm: Papworth Village Hall, Ermine St South, Papworth Everard, CB23 3RD
• Thursday 3rd September, 2-4pm: Gamlingay EcoHub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay, SG19 3JR
• Thursday 3rd September, 4-7:30pm: Great Abington Primary School, 68 High Street, Great Abington, CB21 6AE
• Friday 4^th September, 4-7:30pm: The Old School Hall, St Barnabas Centre, Mill Rd, Cambridge, CB1 2BD
• Monday 7th September, 4-7:30pm: Melbourn Hub, 30 High Street, Melbourn, SG8 6DZ
• Monday 7th September, 3:30-6pm: Bar Hill Village Hall, The Spinney, Bar Hill, CB23 8SU
• Tuesday 8th September, (4-7:30pm: The Salvation Army, 7 Station Road, Waterbeach, CB25 9HT
• Wednesday 9th September, 4:15-7pm: Nightingale Pavilion, Nightingale Ave, Cambridge, CB1 8SQ
• Wednesday 9th September, 4-7pm: Great Cambourne Cricket Pavilion, Back Lane, Great Cambourne, CB23 6DZ
• Friday 11th September, 10-5pm: The Cambridge Room, Grafton Centre, Fitzroy Street, Cambridge, CB1 1PS

How to comment 

Please comment using the online consultation platform if possible. This is the easiest and most convenient way for you to comment. If you have difficulty commenting online, please call 01954 713694 or email localplan@greatercambridgeplanning.org .

All comments received during the consultation period will be published. Please refer to our Privacy Notice for further details, which can be found on our website.

To view the full document and unaudited AGAR please follow this link Public Rights and Unaudited AGAR 25-26