Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Whittlesey’s turn to ‘host’ The Golden Age Fair’ very well attended as usual and lot of stalls and advise available.

This report below and at the public forum @ WTC meeting last night, Mr. Geoff Howes stated that there were 3 extra trains now stopping in Whittlesea, a total of 25 trains now stop daily (Not sure about weekends) – some 51,000 people used Whittlesea Station during 2024-25 a record number.

County Councillor Michael Fisher gave a statement in the public forum of the importance of improving both rail and road networks.

Always very popular – with the occasional ‘freebie’ at The Manor Centre this morning.
10:00am – 1pm – See you there….

Just passed by to say Hello – around 20 or so stalls and quite a few families/children at the opening……

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As part of Neighbourhood Policing Week, our officers carried out a day of action focused on one of their priorities: tackling vehicle-related anti-social behaviour and traffic offences across March, Whittlesey and Chatteris town centres.

Activity centred around speed enforcement, responding to concerns regularly raised by the community. You may have seen officers at the following locations:

• Doddington and Wimblington – working alongside a Community Speedwatch group. During the checks, 470 vehicles passed through, with three tickets issued and ten drivers spoken to about their speed.
• Cavalry Drive, March – where one driver was reported for driving without a licence or insurance, resulting in their vehicle being seized.
• A605 in Coates and Eastrea – where further speed checks were carried out.

  
  

  During the day, officers also arrested a 36-year-old man in Manea on suspicion of two shoplifting offences, driving without a licence, and possession of Class A drugs.

  It was encouraging to see that the majority of road users were complying with speed limits.

  We will continue to carry out this type of enforcement activity whenever possible. While we cannot be everywhere, we could be anywhere.

  You can find out more about the work the team has been carrying out by visiting
  our website.

  

Nothing unusual for ‘some’ of us Councillors.

Of interest to many, is the ‘future’ of The Scaldgate Building’ associated with Phoenix Youth Provision, The Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid, Fen Hands and several other groups.
Last night myself and Cllr Nawaz attended what I’d describe as a ‘scoping exercise’
Attending was Robin Sutton and Bryony Smith (Directors of PYP) and Steph Webb from Cambs CC.
As previously reported, the ‘building’ now has ‘a community asset’ order on it.

Some progress was made, and the need for urgency in respect of applying for possible funding was explored.

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Scoping Exercise =
A preliminary project management or research phase used to define boundaries, identify goals, and determine feasibility.

Disclaimer : I am a member of Fenland District Council’s Planning Committee.
I am not pre judgemental or pre determined.
I will at the proposed Planning Meeting, make a statement of my involvement with this application.

If you wish to read the associated paperwork for this application, please click on the ‘link’
which will take you to FDC’s Agenda for this application.

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The application is recommended to ‘Grant’ by Planning Officers, and this will be debated by the Planning Committee which is ‘live streamed’ and recorded on FDC’s YouTube Channel.

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