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For everyone and especially parents the following guide provides useful advice on:
Mobile phones and apps
Streaming content and smart TVs
Gaming consoles and online games
Social media
Cyberbullying
Privacy and information security
Viewing inappropriate content online
Online predators
Version 1: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet Version 2: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet

See also these guides from www.antivirusguide.com

Internet Safety for Kids: The Definitive Guide [2022] The Ultimate Social Media Safety Guide for Kids [2022] The Definitive Guide to Parental Control [2022]
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Location information
Location: Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Postal Code: CB25 (Changed 2006-2007 from CB5)
STD CODE: 01638
Latitude: 52:16:26N (52.274)
Longitude: 0:19:43E (0.3287)
GeoNames: 2654195
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Events
Christmas Fayre
24th Nov 2024
Ness Court, Burwell More info
Action
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF Web Site
Ukraine Crisis Appeal
Disasters Emergency Committee Logo
Red Cross Appeal
UNICEF
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FynNet
Burwell Lode Bridge
Burwell - St Mary's Church
Burwell Windmill
Burwell Lode
Village News
Controlling Weeds
Burwell, one of only 7 out of 243 Cambridgehsire parishes who have chosen to opt out of the council weed treatment programme. Controlling weeds
cambridgeshire.gov.uk

UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Proposed Solar Farm
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status

Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes Web Site
Planning Docs
BBC News
Yellow weather warning issued for ice and snow
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning to parts of the East of England.
What became of the famous wonky Christmas tree?
Volunteers have carved items from the 2023 leaning Christmas tree to raise funds for the town lights.
Night shelter user defrauds it out of £6,000
He booked a "staggering" number of taxi journeys and billed them to the charity, police say.
Mum hopes trial can stop MS from worsening
Researchers say it is a "vital step" in trying to slow or stop the progression of multiple sclerosis.
Unpaid carer felt 'lonely and isolated' in teens
Ella McKenzie was in her teens when she began caring for her family and now helps other young carers.
Man sentenced after shotgun is found in garden shed
Connor Sweeney, 20, admitted possession of a firearm as well as the supply of cocaine and heroin.
Cambridge Water warned over city supply and demand
The company has been told there are concerns about whether it can meet demand as Cambridge expands.
'If you will not pick up dog poo, get a goldfish'
The comments are made as the size of fines increases for not clearing up after your dog.
New stadium move a 'dream becoming a reality'
Cambridge City FC will play their first game at the new FWD/IP Community Stadium on 30 November.
'Manifest': Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year
The global wellness trend of "manifesting" saw a spike in people searching for the word on the web.
Railway bridge named as 'most bashed' in Britain
Network Rail says it has been struck 18 times in a year, but local people claim the figure is higher.

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