Drink Driving: We Need Your Help

Dear Roy,

This is a reminder to venues across Cambridgeshire that a designated driver scheme organised to support the force’s crackdown on drink and drug drivers this Christmas will return in December.

‘I am DES’ is a national initiative where licenced premises sign up to offer an incentive to encourage customers to have a ‘designated driver’ within their party. The campaign ran for the first time since Covid in December 2023 across Cambridgeshire, with more than 60 businesses sign up in support
(the most we’ve ever had!).

We also saw a reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured through road traffic collisions for that month compared with the previous year, with more than a 20 per cent reduction.

If interested in taking part, your business and venue location will be included in a press release highlighting this year’s police drink and drug drive campaign, and mentioning the I’m DES initiative, where drivers within a group can benefit from a discount on soft drinks only. 

The terms and conditions will be within your control – you decide which soft drinks to provide an incentive on, such as draught only. Free soft drinks have been offered in the past but the economy is in a very different place than it was years ago, and therefore any kind of incentive through a discount will still be very welcome and allow you to take part.

Members of the public taking part are asked to say to venue staff “I am Des” or words to that effect and show their car keys. It’s up to yourselves if you wish to add anything additional to that. I know some of you have used wristbands or a stamp system to keep track of designated drivers before.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please email nick.southern@cambs.police.uk stating that you are interested or with any questions. Please do not reply directly to this eCops message.

Please also spread the word and forward to anyone you think would be interested in supporting this year’s designated driver campaign.

Kind regards,

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HealthWatch Peterborough

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Fraud Warning Latest

It’s the penultimate day of our fraud awareness campaign and today we’re delving into…

Courier fraud 

In these cases, fraudsters often target elderly and vulnerable people and call them over the phone purporting to be from the police or the bank. Once these con artists have engaged a victim, they may make up a story claiming to need help with an investigation into a money scam at the victim’s bank or perhaps spin a line that their account has been hacked and they need further details to protect their assets. They may ask the victim to disclose their card details and pin number or withdraw money from their account ready for them to collect. Recent reports of courier scams in our area show the fraudsters are getting even more sophisticated and providing convincing fake police identity badges at the door.

Prevention: 

  • Remember, we – the police – will never call you up to request or collect bank details, cards or cash
  • If you receive a call of this nature, pause and think. End the call and process the information. Call us on 101 – preferably from a different device to the one the call came in on – and we will be able to verify if the person you spoke to was a genuine officer
  • Call your bank immediately if you think you have been scammed so they can freeze your account 

For more advice about all kinds of fraud, visit our website

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Armed Forces Weekend 2025

Its Back!!!!!!

“A much improved Whittlesey Armed Forces Weekend”

2025 sees a full line up of daytime entertainment over the weekend in the church.

PLUS an “Armed Forces Day FIRST!!!!!” a 4 day BEER FESTIVAL inside the church, with a full range of Beers and Ciders to choose from. this will include a full evening entertainment line up.

More re-enactment groups!!! Lots of stalls, More military vehicles and great daytime shows

Book a stall quickly as they are going very fast.
{All Charity stalls are free}
Another More Muzic Community Radio event. supporting our armed forces and our local community

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WTC Full Council Agenda – Thursday 21st November

WTC Full Council Agenda Thursday 21st November 2024
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Maybe You Could Help?

The Whittlesey Festival was yet again a fantastic success for all to enjoy – several thousand people attended this years event. The organising committee are ALL volunteers – who raise a subsantial amount of funding to be able to put on this event.
The group is very well organised and structured and are always looking for more help …..

Whittlesey Festival 2024 Agenda - AGM
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Manor Centre Car Park Will Be Closed 20th/21st See Times Below

The Car Park of the Manor Centre will be closed to have the parking bays repainted.
Closure is from Wednesday 20th at 21:30 to Thursday 21st at 15:00

I understand there is to be a big sweeping up operation to remove all the chippings first.
There is to be NO PARKING on the grass.

 

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Fraud Warning

Day three of our scam awareness mission sees us looking at…

Quishing scams

Quishing, also known as QR code phishing, involves tricking someone into scanning a phony QR code with their phone or device. The QR code then takes the user to a fraudulent website that might download malware or ask for sensitive information. QR codes are often found on things like parking machines, charging points, emails, even restaurant menus and you may well use them even more this time of year as you dash between car parks to purchase presents and meet up with friends in cafes and restaurants. 

Prevention: 

·  Check… if the QR is on a poster in a public area, always check whether it appears to have been stuck over the poster, window or billboard. If the sign or notice is laminated and the QR code is under the lamination or part of the original print, chances are it’s more likely to be genuine

·  If in doubt… download the app from the official Google or Apple store or search the website on your phone’s internet browser, rather than scanning a QR code to take you there. It may take longer, but it’s more secure

·  Trust your instincts, if something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t

For more advice about all kinds of fraud, visit our website

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Find Your Councillor

All Councillors (Whittlesey Town/Fenland District/Cambs CC) can be found on the
Whittlesey Town Council Website – click on the link and you can put your street/road name in the box and it will tell you – your Councillor.

Find Your Councillor

WHITTLESEY TOWN COUNCILLORS Rev Nov 2024

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Our Doolally Interactive Sign Playing Up Again

I just love the word ‘doolally’ (indian phrase) – Our Interactive Sign on Syers Lane seems to have it quite frequently……Man up a ladder again today – fix well maybe?


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Date For Your Diary – Carols @ The Falcon

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Date For Your Diary – A Messy Church Christmas

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