Approved at the Council meeting on 16 July 2026.

This Council would like to express its dismay at the announcement made by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust that it will stop providing services at the site in Apri 2028.

This Council notes:

• For over 27 years this 7.5-acre site has been providing training, therapeutic horticulture, animal husbandry and retail work for adults with learning disabilities and mental health challenges who are known as co-workers.
• There are currently 50 co-workers and 12 staff.
• Cambridgeshire County Council currently contract the service to the Trust and in April 2028 the Trust will no longer run the contract.
• The County Council will then have to be responsible for the well-being of the co- workers who love working at the site.
• The 2025, 10 Year NHS Health Plan (Fit for the Future) aims to shift from a system focused on treating sickness to one that prioritises prevention, encouraging healthier lifestyles and early intervention.

This Council calls:

• Cambridgeshire County Council to do all it can to keep the service on the current site.
• Request that the Council Leader write to the Chief Executive of the Trust Steve Grange to raise our concerns.
• Write to the MPs for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire to see what can be done to keep the service on the current site.
• The support from the local community for this much-loved service has been an encouragement to its staff, co-workers and volunteers. The Council now adds its voice to the campaign and doing what it can to secure the services future.