More coming tomorrow….
Whittlesey Library is to close from 26th November until early 2027 for refurbishment work mainly upstairs to accommodate personnel.
There will be a limited service arrangement (click and collect) at the Whittlesey Museum on Fridays and Saturday mornings 10:00am to 1:00pm
Updates will come as the dates approach.
At last nights FOTM we were informed by the chairman, that the upgrading/building plan has had some ‘slippage’ again….what ‘we’ were expecting was an announcement this Septembers FDC Cabinet agenda/meeting for the latest progress in finances and the vote at Cabinet whether to proceed with the long awaited final build program.
Alas this has not happened.
Earlier this week I have written to member services @ FDC to table a question at the full council meeting this Monday 14th September asking the Leader Cllr Boden, this very question of where FDC are in terms of commitment and progress.
Will it or won’t it happen is still the question being asked….
Once more, I am proud to be a ‘partner/committee member’ in this wonderful group of ‘volunteers’ for many years……who organise and fundraise for this (mainly free event) –
We of course do have other Councillors who do there bit and some who may turn up once and claim on social media what they are doing (one timers)….sorry been here for the long haul.
My stint will start at 7am and I plan to finish at around 5pm (On my Sunday).
My thanks again to all who helped and have supported the group throughout the year.
Sometimes and rarely happens a monumental success as a Councillor happens….
Yesterday I received news that a homeless person (Whittlesey born) was to receive housing next week, this is the second success this year with people whose circumstances have reached rock bottom for what ever reason(s).
My thanks of course to our excellent team at Fenland District Council Housing….
Well attended by 16 partner/members FOTM at the Manor Centre last night.
I am proud again that this group which I helped to initiate.
A presentation was given from Middle Level Commissioners about the impending work to be carried out on the Ashline Locks.
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Whittlesey shop closed by neighbourhood officers.
Following a warrant last month and community concerns about anti-social behaviour, our neighbourhood officers have secured a closure order for the Green Shop in Whitmore Street.
The shop is closed for everyone for three months, except for the landlord and their authorised contractors, or members of the emergency services.
You can read more about it here.
Failure to comply with the order could result in imprisonment for up to three months, a fine, or both. Anyone with information about the order being breached should contact by calling 101 or online.
Many Neighbourhood Watch groups do regular litter picks. It’s a brilliant way to bring people together and make a tangible difference to your street. The mission at World Cleanup Day UK is to ‘Strive for 5’: to involve 5% of the population in September cleanups – so why not get involved! Find out more and register your clean-up here.
Better still why not join Whittlesey Street Pride….
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Besides quite a lot of ‘vandalism’ here in Whittlesey – sorry to day….
Record number of knives taken off streets as knife murders plummet
Nearly 60,000 knives have been removed from streets in England and Wales through new knife surrender schemes and police operations. The figures come as knife homicides have fallen by almost 20% and knife crime overall has fallen for the first time in 4 years, dropping by 5%. The latest admissions data for NHS hospitals in England and Wales also show a 10% fall in admissions for knife assaults. Read the full story on our website.
Do you have a concern you would like to talk to your neighbourhood officers about? Or perhaps you would like to hear about the work we have been doing?
If you answered yes to the above, then come along to our community meeting!
The details are:
📍 Whittlesey Library
⏰ From 11am until 12pm
🗓️ Monday, 14 September
If you are unable to make it, you can keep an eye out on here or our website for upcoming events.
Disclaimer : I will register that I am pre-determined on this application.
FDC F/YR/26/0597/F
I am a committee member of FDC’s Planning Committee and will not take part should it come to the committee.
You can read ALL the comments, some for and some against.
One issue I have is that ‘many’ in support of the Children s Day Centre do not live anywhere near Church Street/Ramsey Road/Barr Street.
I briefly met the applicants at last nights WTC Planning Committee meeting, I spoke with them and quote ‘Welcome to Whittlesey, we want you, we need more Children’s Day Centre’s you are a very professional company with years of experience – however you’re in the wrong place – I can work with you to find alternative buildings more suitable –
This afternoon I note that Cambridgeshire Highways have no issues with the proposal.
You can read a comprehensive article on the CambsNews Website by – Click Here
62 Church Street, Whittlesey, the historic home at the centre of plans to create a 35-place children’s nursery.
Photo courtesy of the Fenland Council planning portal.
