Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Not that much happening at WTC/FDC this week.
I am currently dealing helping with issues at Clarion Housing Association.

However the VE Commemorations take place this week, with a service at the Whittlesey War Memorial – Thursday 08th at 10:30/11:00 – The New Beacon being lit at the Manor Field (Tennis Court end) for 20:00

Planning Agenda for FDC (Nothing for Whittlesey on this occasion)

F/YR24/0932/F | Installation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility, underground cabling, water storage tank and ancillary infrastructure, and erection of 6 x 4.0m high mounted CCTV and a 2.4m high palisade security fence and gates |

Land South Of 99 Kings Dyke Whittlesey Cambridgeshire

You can view the decision notice by Clicking Here…..
(Note this decision was taken by officers at FDC and did not come before the Planning Committee @ FDC)

FDC

May is here and it is time for our monthly police surgery in Whittlesey!

Issues discussed at previous meetings include drug use or dealing, anti-social behaviour, and parking.

If you have a concern you would like to make us aware of, or you just want to hear about the work we have been doing in the area, then come along to our event.

The details are:

• Monday, 12 May
• Between 10am and 11am
• Peel House in Queen Street, Whittlesey

We hope to see you there!

If you are unable to make it, keep an eye out for emails from us about future events. Alternatively, you can raise any issues to us here.

I was there…..

Around 40+ participants with their doggies came along to raise more than the £500:00 target to help and support the charity.

03rd  May (Saturday) 09:30 to 10:30 (No appointment required)
You can inform the Town Clerk beforehand should you wish, otherwise
first come basis.

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First of all, may I congratulate ALL the candidates for putting themselves up for election.
The public have voted and democracy takes it’s course.

I would personally congratulate Mr. Michael Fisher for being elected for the County Council Ward of Whittlesey South (this being my own Roy Gerstner Ward for Whittlesey Town Council and Fenland Distruict Council) and I am sure we can work together for the best in the interest of our community and electorate.

Supporting today at the count our Independent candidate Barry Wainwright came a respectable 3rd in the Whittlesey South Ward, probably enough to have ‘split’ the vote and allowing the Reform Candidate Mr. Fisher a very credible majority over Dr. Haq Nawaz (The pictures tell the story).

All Kudos to Barry for standing up…..

Mr Michael Fisher (R)                                        Dr Haq Nawaz (Con)

In the North Ward, Incumbent FDC Leader and WTC Councillor Chris Boden takes the seat – not without a fight and a very much reduced majority.

Elsewhere the ‘Conserative Heavyweights, Steve Tierney, Sam Hoye, both re-elected in Wisbech.

Two Conservative Heavyweights beaten, Steve Count (ex leader of Cambs CC) and Ann Hay the sitting candidate.

You can view all the results by going to FDC’s Website by – Clicking Here……

To top off the day, my once every 4 years passing/meeting with MP Steve Barclay, who I have to say, always remembers my name and has a smile to greet me…..thank you Steve.

I will attempt to report ‘live’ on this web-blog/page on the results, especially the Whittlesey South and North Wards.

Some early feedback – there maybe an upset in Fenland !

I will be attending the ‘count’ at The Hudson Centre Wisbech tomorrow, Friday 02nd May.

The running order goes something like this…

Thursday Evening – Postal Vote opening will commence from 8pm for any postal votes hand delivered to the polling station after 3pm up to the close of poll.

From 10pm the varification of the postal votes will begin.

Then the varification of polling station ballot papers will be conducted by 16 teams of 4 as they arrive from the polling stations.

Varified ballot papers from polling stations and postal votes will be mixed into mini-count ballot boxes per County Division/Combimed Authority Mayoral Election.

Friday 09:30am Commencement of the Combined Authority Mayoral election count.

Following the completion of the Combined Authority, the commencement of the County Council election voting will commence.