Eight years have passed since the first residents began moving into Cambridgeshire's new town, Northstowe . For the first six years, the only major facilities here were schools – Pathfinder Primary School, which opened in 2017, and Martin Bacon Academy, which opened in 2019.

In 2023, a temporary community centre opened for events, activities and community health services. In 2024, Northstowe Tap and Social entered the scene, multi-tasking by acting as a café, bar, and activity space.

This year's addition is a bubble tea shop, which opened about four months ago and is run from the Northstowe home of Elkie Chan. In March 2026, work on a new permanent community centre , far larger than the temporary space and built next door on Pathfinder Way, is expected to be finished.

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