FDC (click here for FDC YouTube Channel)
Leader Cllr Boden brought to officers and cabinet members – The Scaldgate Centre.
Officers will look into options.
Back on Wednesday Open to public 09:30
(141 pages – of interest Item 8 on pages 41/42
Local Government Reform & Changes to Planning)
(80 pages in total – click in bottom left corner – arrows to advance/retard pages)
Whittlesey Town Councils – Projects Committee – put together 3 Music On The Square events most years. Free to attend (Costs allocated from WTC Budget/Rates) and BYO drink and food encouraged.
Today’s event went off very well again, I attended in my stewarding role along with Cllrs Wainwright, Dorling Bibb and Branton, assisted by 4 members of the public and 2 paid security staff (No issues).
Ralph Butcher Causeway – We shall see if works do actually start or not.
Barry W and myself have already had the ‘interview’ up next FDC Leader/Cambs CC & WTC Councillor Chris Boden is in the seat this Sunday…
Details above…..
Residents across Fenland will soon be able to recycle their food waste, with Fenland District Council’s new weekly food waste collections launching from Monday 7 September.
To help households prepare for the new service, deliveries of new food waste caddies will begin next week, from Monday 13 July, and continue over the following six weeks.
To find out when caddies will be delivered in your area, visit:
Food Waste Recycling Service
Community Right to Bid opportunity: Whittlesey
Fenland District Council has been notified that the owner of the Whittlesey Community and Youth Centre, Scaldgate, Whittlesey intends to dispose of the asset. The building is listed as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011.
As a result, an interim moratorium period is now in place until 29 July 2026. During this time, eligible community interest groups can express an interest in bidding for the asset.
Any application should be sent to communityrighttobid@fenland.gov.uk or Community Right to Bid, Community Support Team, Fenland District Council, County Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8NQ.
For further information on Assets of Community Value, visit: Community Right to Bid
Whittlesey leisure centre redevelopment takes another step forward
Fenland District Council’s plans to transform the Manor Leisure Centre in Whittlesey have moved a step closer after the proposals were approved by the Planning Committee.
The £18.7 million redevelopment will now be considered by the Council’s Cabinet before progressing to the next stage.
The new centre is set to feature a refurbished 25m community swimming pool, learner pool, gym/fitness suite, studios, sports hall, soft play area, café and viewing areas, community rooms and enhanced rifle range facilities. The plan also includes three new covered padel courts, a relocated skate park and expanded car parking with electric vehicle charging provision.
Further details at:
Whittlesey leisure centre overhaul plan takes another stride forward
Council Meetings.
Council committees meet regularly to discuss and decide upon issues in Fenland.
You can view a calendar of the upcoming meetings and agendas on our website and watch the meetings live on YouTube
