Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

This morning a small group of our ‘Friends of Platinum Wood’ planted some 800+ daffodil bulbs and 200+ snowdrops around the ‘bund’ area.

Platinum Wood is a Whittlesey Town Council initiative and project, it a 4 acre green space at the end of Yarwell Headlands, maintained primarily by Cllr Eamonn Dorling with a few volunteers, the area is being developed into a very nice space, to walk, rest and relax.

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Peterborough Concert Band have been supporting The Whittlesey Branch of The Royal British Legion for 26 or maybe 27 years, no one can quite remember, an excellent evening
had by all, and some good fund raising for the local branch.

An early ‘Happy Birthday’ who will be 100 near Christmas….
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My/our condolences to Averil, Sue, Savannah, Victoria and Frank.
Peter was a very good friend of so many in our community and will be sadly missed.

Donations in Peters memory are gratefully being received in support of Addenbrooke’s Hospital – L5 Vascular Surgery Ward.
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FDC Planning Portal F/YR25/0793/A Illuminated Signage. Click Here…..

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Reducing Isolation and Loneliness Survey

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District Council

Conservative  – 483

Curtis – 127

Reform – 346

Labour – 60

Turnout – 27%

Town Council

Conservative – 490

Curtis – 132

Reform – 337

Labour – 55

Turnout 27%

Congratulations to Alec Branton and commiserations to the other candidates.
I always respect democracy.

After many years again being left derelict for the second or third occasion after its closure as a public house and restaurant.
‘I/we’ StreetPriders cleared the area up many years ago when I was chairman to stop it being an eyesore coming into Whittlesey.

In this recent case of unoccupancy and becoming derelict – no one cared enough to take up the challenge (why should they) – private land…

The owner of a former riverside pub near Peterborough has been granted permission to convert it into a family home.
Quaffins Ltd applied to Peterborough City Council for planning permission in December 2024 to change the use of the Dog In A Doublet pub on North Bank in Thorney.

Plans for the building, which were approved by city council planners on October 21 this year, will see the empty property transformed into a private five-bedroom home.

According to planning documents, the scale of the building will be reduced through demolition, with the rear demolition work taking the building back to what it was like before it was extended in the late 1970’s.

The election called by resignation of ex conservative councillor Elizebeth Sennitt-Clough.
Widely publicised being the 6th conservative councillor in recent years to have resigned.

Today there is a bi-election for the ward and some candidates have been actively campaigning to be elected.

It’s a cool, rainy day, and at 7:00am when the polls opened, there was no queue at the Bowker Way polling station (surprised). Postal votes play a large part in elections and I would think so on the occasion as well.

‘We’ Independent Councillors, are backing Martin Curtis who is standing as an Independent, and for anyone who hasn’t voted or can not decide I urge you to vote,
Independent – ‘we’ are here for the community.
I am a Community Councillor NOT a political Councillor.

Time will tell, the polls close at 22:00 and the count will be held at The Manor Centre Whittlesey.
I hope to publish the result as soon as they are announced.
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16 members of the Whittlesey Street Pride Group attended this evenings extraordinary general meeting, chaired by The Fenland District Councils Co-ordinator Ashley Dolling.
The meeting was quorate, and presentation for and against the motion were made.
The result was 12 for the motion (no confidence) and 7 against.
There were some proxy votes and 2 abstentions (including myself).
Therefor Luke Robinson has been deselcted in a motion of no confidence.

Lynn Curry will be acting as intrim chair until the next meeting in November.

I did ask for permission to take photographs (public meeting) however some did no want this to happen, and I have duly respected their request.
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