Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Just a wonderful local business owned and managed by local Whittlesey residents, made national news in The Sun 

Paul Cornell and his team called it a day just before Christmas after 40 years running the family business will be missed by so many. Time to retire and why not.

Oh Sew Caroline has also decided to close her what was her excellent shop on High Causeway, much more than specialist bespoken products and help, but workshops and well-being classes – sorry to see you go….

Another local business forsome 20 years – The Willow Cattery, owned and well run by Steve and Sue – had a 5* rating and again will be missed so by many.
Steve is rather shy at having his photo taken! –

Finally retiring from his Independent Financial Advisor position to concentate on more community time, Whittlesey Town Councillor Eamonn Dorling is putting in many hours almost daily to The QEII Jubilee Wood located at Yarwell Headlands.
Passionate about environmental issues and concerns, Eamonn I’m sure will be devoting more time to these passions.

Lets hope that new businesses can emulate those who have decided to close/retire.

 
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Further to recent updates, as we send our wishes to you for a very Merry Christmas, we are also delighted to bring you the news that we will be re-opening the nature reserve to existing members on Saturday 21^st December.

The reserve will remain open until approximately May/June 2025 when it will need to close again for approximately 3 months to allow the stabilisation works to be completed. Unfortunately, we will not be processing any new member applications until the works are fully complete.

A Christmas gift to you – the new gate code is : XXXX

As always please ensure the gate is locked after entry and exit.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure that all signage, fencing and barriers are be respected, to ensure where areas are out of bounds, they are not accessed at any time.
It is imperative that all no access areas are respected for safety reasons.
CCTV will be in place to monitor these areas and if any breach is noted, we will have no option but to re-close the reserve to all.

Thank you for your continued support and Merry Christmas to all!
Best Wishes,
The Kings Dyke Nature Reserve Team.

Those attending this weeks WTC meeting are excluded – sorry – there is a ‘blunder’ mistake in this months WTC Report below.
I’ll donate to your charity if you name the mistake…. ends 23:59 24th December.

I am not the ‘Grinch’ of Christmas, last year I was humbled to have been invited to 8 celebrations at Christmas – sorry my ever expanding waistline can not do it – so I kindly declined all.

This year only 6 invitations? so since I’d not been to a Street Pride one for a very long time, joined with them last evening at The Falcon – Colin did a good job of the menu/food and well organised for the 20+ of us there.

Music and carols by Sandra and Martin.

ps – I do know someone in Whittlesey who has been to yes 8 Christmas Dinners in 2024

This will be the last one I’ll post as they are all very much the same.
As stated before, ‘We’ are expecting some sort of update around Mid-January.

I know of many that have written to Cambs County Council regarding the Kings Dyke/Ralph Butcher Causeway issues/concerns.
Being fair most have had a quick reply and not all exactly the same?
Of the 2 I’ve been copied in today, here is one sample….

Until the known ’cause’ has been identified – they will then be able to inform us of the solution(s) ….simple.