Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

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We (In Whittlesey) are paying £36 a year to the Mayor of the Combined Authority to subsidise public transport (busses) throughout Peterborough & Cambridgeshire.
In the just published all singing and dancing ‘new routes’ put on by The Tiger Bus Service.

No mention what-so-ever about Whittlesey/Coates/Eastrea/Turves/Pondersbridge….but a
great deal in the South of the County.

Most of these plans were probably formed under the previous Mayor and now signed off by the newly elected Mayor Mr. Bristow.
Only this morning I’ve been contacted by a lady who works in March and relies on the Whittlesey to March Bus Service, which as we all know is under review and probably will go come end August.

I am sorry at our level we can only lobby like everyone else….

The Mayoral Precept was introduced in 2023 to raise the funds to support buses across our region

The draft budget currently assumes that the Mayoral Precept is maintained at the current Band D equivalent level of £36.

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is seeking views on whether this should be maintained at £36 or increased by 4.99%, in line with the maximum increase available for upper tier transport authorities, to a Band D equivalent of £37.80.

This proposals is estimated to generate an additional £500,000 which will also be invested to enhance and improve bus services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The Coates Village Fete – This Saturday 1pm to 5pm (weather looking ‘changeable’)

Fun and Games for all ….

Ah – How time is passing… As a paperboy in Eastrea (collected from Coates) I remember well my near 4 miles a day paper-round. 2 x Public Houses, 2 x Shops, A Baker and a Garage.
Respect has to go for these applicants giving it a go….
F/YR25/0380/A | Display of 2 x internally illuminated fascia signs, and 1 x non-illuminated wall mounted sign, 6 x poster frames and 6 x window vinyl |
402 Eastrea Road Eastrea Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2AR

 

So the few market traders were somewhat inconvienienced this morning finding the new bollards were still in there ‘erect’ position, I have been whatching the installation during this week, by 2 nice ‘Albainian’ Workers, taking pride in their workmanship.
Our resident Street Scene Officer has been off work for sometime after being involved in a very serious road traffic accident, so I presume no one from FDC was there….to open up the Market – Sometimes the Street Cleaner is present.

Can Mr. Withers not see that the ‘Bollards’ can be dropped into the slots – to lay horizonal to the stonework…..yet another wind-up perhaps he should have said the  bollards were up when the market traders arrived a few Phone messages….sorted the problems out.

It is my understanding that at 10:00am this morning was the Market Stalls were operating as per normal.