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There are 310 pages to read in the accompanying paperwork
I’ll attach the link – later.
Item 11 Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment project – update at the completion of RIBA Stage 3 (Pages 191 – 306) – a lot of reading….
FDC Agenda frontsheet 23022026 1400 Cabinet
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A very good article (again) by John Elworthy on CambsNews Click Here…..
Much more ‘readable’ than the longer version below @ FDC
Below link to FDC.. Click Here To FDC Cabinet Paperwork
For example on page 202 are the estimated costing of the Manor Re-development.
Fenland’s biggest-ever capital project is gathering pace, with the £18.67 million redevelopment of Manor Leisure Centre in Whittlesey now reaching a crucial point.
To be funded largely through council borrowing, with Fenland District Council also seeking a £2 million grant from Sport England and additional support from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the ambitious scheme would replace an ageing leisure site with what planners describe as a modern, inclusive, financially sustainable community hub.
Council reports acknowledge the scale of the investment, noting: “A redeveloped Manor Leisure Centre will come at a significant cost to the council in terms of construction costs and borrowing costs, currently estimated at £18.67 million.”
Based on current rates, the report adds: “For every £1m borrowed, it is estimated that it will cost the Council £82.91k for each year that it is borrowed.”
CambsNews Click Here…..
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| Good morning, Police are appealing for CCTV and witnesses following a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in Whittlesey over the weekend. During the early hours of Sunday 22/02/2026, a male suspect has been seen walking around Whittlesey attempting to burgle multiple addresses. In some cases, he has managed to get into the property and steal from inside. Confirmed offences have been reported at the following locations: · VIOLET AVENUE – between 00:30 and 01:00am · PETERBOROUGH ROAD – approx 01:55am · PLOUGH CRESCENT – approx 02:10am If you live in Whittlesey and have CCTV cameras, please check your footage. If you have captured this male, and you haven’t already been in contact with police, please get in touch. Either use the link below, or call 101, quoting crime reference number 35/13712/26: Contact us here → Ghosting@Neighbourhood-Policing.
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I certainly appauld Wisbech Councillors, who work very hard for their community.
I don’t normally get involved or comment about our neighbouring towns as ‘we’ have more than enough of our own issues and problems.
However to ‘spend’ again, somewhere in the region of £250,000 on yet more consultants, for the never ending ‘dream’ of Wisbech to March Railway link…..£250K of our money.
MP Barclay has been on the case for at least 12 years or more.
Then below the 2016 (correct 10 years ago) the Wisbech 2020 Vision…..
No one ‘appears’ to be taking any notice of the BCR (Benifit to Cost Ratio) which is poor at best.
Now not everything ‘needs’ to be based on a BCR, but it certainly goes a long way to obtaining funding……
Need I upset a few and say similar BCR for the Whittlesey Reief Road – These are the facts…I am sorry if you don’t like the argument…..
The difference from Wyndham Thomas and his team to todays argument is that they
had Loads of Money.
Mr. Wyndham Thomas Wyndham Thomas, who , oversaw the oversaw The Vision of Peterborough from a small Fenland city to a regional hub with a population of more than 120,000.
As director of the Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA) in the late 1950s, Wyndham had been a strong advocate for the “garden city” model of town planning and a supporter of the creation of more new towns to ease inner-city overcrowding. The Labour government of the mid-60s took this idea up as official policy, and in 1968 Wyndham was named general manager of the Peterborough Development Corporation.
In that position he helped to attract big companies to the city, including John Lewis, which took the largest unit in the new Queensgate shopping centre. He also presided over the planting of thousands of trees and the creation of a network of roads that connected the city to its satellite townships.
(Note – Local scribbler – Peter Baxter was a good acquaintance of Wyndham)
Wisbech 2020 Vision Wisbech Rail Update-02-2026
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Edited for web-friendly by RG.
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(as always – click in bottom left corner to advance/retard pages)
A few items added and a couple of corrections…
February 2026 - WTC Meeting Pro Forma Ver.3
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I hope to publish Cllr Wainwrights WTC Councillor report later this evening.
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Items being proposed on the agenda – include :-
(I) Cllr Boden.
(II) Cllr Laws,
See below…..
FDC 260223 Agenda Item 8 Boden
FDC 260223 Agenda Item 9 Laws.
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Read the complete article Click Here
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Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid, who have been supporting many residents locally, including outlying villages, are having a very challenging time, with several of the committee retiring.
Extract from FDC’s minutes (December 2025)
Councillor Miscandlon asked on behalf of Councillor Gerstner if the Leader accepted on behalf of FDC his responsibility to provide a foodbank in Whittlesey, given its notice to leave the Manor Leisure Centre, and what his plans are to provide a foodbank in Whittlesey.
Councillor Boden responded that district councils do not have a statutory responsibility to provide foodbanks, however when the foodbank found itself potentially homeless a few years ago, FDC allowed the use of the leisure centre for emergency food aid, storage and distribution.
He agreed it is an invaluable resource in Whittlesey, but when it was approved that the Manor would be refurbished, it was necessary to maintain it for the purpose of a leisure centre only.
However, knowing the importance of the foodbank he was happy to assure former councillor David Mason that FDC would maintain the presence of it and he has since approached County Council officers who are looking into how they can assist. Whatever the outcome, FDC will ensure that the foodbank continue.
WEFA re-opening @ Manor Centre 2022 (picture RWT Photography)
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20/02/26
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Whittlesey Community Movie Event.
Queen St Church – Saturday 21st February Doors open 18.30 for 19.00 start.
2005 British Comedy – Keeping Mum.
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair, and his children are up to no good.
No admission charges are made for these regular winter events with refreshments served during an interval.
Donations are much appreciated to offset operating expenses.
Card transactions now available if preferred.
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