Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

I have responded to an appeal for warm, clean men’s clothing by the Peterborough charity which is supporting newly arrived refugees, who have no or very little suitable clothing for our climate.

The lovely people from Helping Whittlesey have agreed to store the donations at the community pantry at the Falcon Hotel. I would be grateful if you could publicise these facts to your residents.

My plan is to pick up and transport all donations next Sunday 1st December (hoping they will all fit into a Passat! 

Thanks in anticipation, 

Kind regards

Peter
peterbibb@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk

The Sensor for measuring Air Quality has gone offline and will be reported to FDC.

The Town Council Office will be closed Monday 25th November – messages can be left on the answerphone and will be picked up Tuesday same for e-mails.
Details of Councillors can be found on this website or by visiting WTC Website.
https://www.whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk/

At WTC’s meeting on Thursday evening, County Councillor Boden informed that Cambridgeshire County Council (Highways) are to replace/rebuild the ‘Bower Footbridge’
sometime 2025/26, the work is expected to take 6 weeks.
We have been asked ‘what would be the best time to close the bridge’ – if you have any views to share, contact me and I’ll forward.

The Bridge was upgraded around 10 years ago, in order that Prams/Wheelchairs/Mobility Scooters could use the bridge, it previously had 2 steps at either end.
It has been subject to vandalism at times.

©RG

A man and wife who died after a fatal collision on the A47 at Thorney Toll, near Peterborough, have been named.

Emergency services were called at about 8.50pm on Wednesday (20 November) with reports of a collision involving a grey Nissan Pulsar and a grey Toyota Prius.

A passenger in the Nissan, Brian Spinks, 68, of Dines Close, Wilstead, Bedford, was taken to Peterborough City Hospital where he died of his injuries.

The driver, Sandra Spinks, 65 and of the same address, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and passed away yesterday (21 November).

The driver of the Toyota, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Two passengers were also taken to hospital, a woman in her 30s, with life-threatening injuries, and a man in his 20s, with minor injuries.

The woman remains in hospital in a critical condition. The injuries to the driver and second passenger are not thought to be life-threatening.

Can you help? We are appealing for witnesses to the collision or anyone who saw the vehicles in the moments leading up to it. We would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time with dash cam footage.

Anyone with information should report online via our website or call 101 quoting Op Switches. Please do not reply to this eCops message to report information.

Kind regards,

WTC Report @2 will be published over the weekend.

There is no police report this month as we were told it was confidential.