It is hoped to launch the ‘Whittlesey’ version of a Repair Cafe – based at The Whittlesey Athletic Football Ground – off Drybread Road.
Ititially supported by the Peterborough Repair Cafe….
Below what the Ramsey Group provide.
On hearing the sad news of Geoff Capes passing away, brought back a few memories.
Around 1975 I had a local policewoman Susan V as a ‘friend’ but never materialised into anything serious, after my return to sea, she then started a brief relationship with Geoff.
(no competition then?)
However in 1997 when a ‘new’ stroke/rehabilitation unit was commissioned at Peterborough Hospital and my wife Connie was the Ward Sister.
The official opening was with Geoff Capes and she was somewhat surprised at the event.
She was the Ward Manager/Sister of the Stroke unit for some 23 years.
(1987 – 2010)
Geoff Capes @ 6′ 5″ and Connie Gerstner @ 5′ 0″
This was NOT sent to me….but to a very concerned resident.
Cambs CC Highways sign at the B1040 before the Dog-in-a-Doublet Bridge
Road is being closed from
Monday 28th October 2024 for 10 days.
I assume contractors are repairing the highway before it floods again.
Kind regards,
Cllr Dee Laws.
Friday 25th October at WTC Offices/Peel House from 08:00 until 12:00
We would like to inform you that Fenland District Council has today launched a new consultation on the Whittlesey Relief Road Project.
What are we consulting on?
The Whittlesey Relief Road Project is examining a wide range of solutions to address the town’s transport issues and boost future growth and connectivity in the area. Options to help achieve this have been identified. Residents, businesses and stakeholders are now being invited to view and comment on these options.
Consultation dates
The consultation runs from: Wednesday 23 October to Friday 22 November 2024
Have your say
Visit the consultation webpage to find out more and take part: www.fenland.gov.uk/WRRConsultation
Help raise awareness
You can help us raise awareness of the consultation and encourage people to take part by:
I have not been informed as to how many took part in this survey.
I am aware of at least 2 previous (failed) planning applications for this field on Ramsey Road (just before the railway level crossing).
It has gone to appeal and was resoundly refused.
Many of the reasons it was refused are still applicable today.
I have all the paperwork relating to the previous applications.
Just as a taste….Partly Flood Zone 3 (Whittlesey just loves building on or adjacent to FZ3)
Minerals Asset site.
Traffic having to join our wonderful A605 at the Church Street Junction.
Whittlesey has more than enough land-banked/planning permissions for the forseeable future.
Leave this field alone – on an average year 80 tonnes of wheat – this will produce in the UK
144,000 loaves of bread.
Sorry for the farmer this year, which was a ‘wet’ year, clearly seen picture below.
Ramsey Road at the top – The Bower to the right – Railway Line to the left.
Have you ever wondered what people across Cambridgeshire are calling 999 for?
The force is set to run a social media ‘Postathon’, in honour of Control Room Week, to demonstrate the hard work and dedication of its control room staff.
We will update our Facebook and Instagram pages every 30 minutes summarising every 999 call that has come into the control room during that time frame.
It is hoped that the Postathon, which will be held between 4pm-9pm on 25 October, will provide the public with an insight into the daily demand control room staff face.
In September, the demand hub received 12,478 calls to 999, 19,024 calls to 101 as well as 2,309 web chats and 2,575 online reports.
Superintendent Nick Church, head of demand, said: “We often hear about officers on the frontline, but rarely do we hear about the hard work and resilience of our control room staff, who are on hand 24 hours a day to help the public whenever they need police assistance.
“This Postathon is important not only to raise awareness of the volume of calls we receive, but also to demonstrate the variety and complexity of some of the incidents we deal with, too. “I would like to use this opportunity to thank our control room staff, whose hard work, resilience and dedication does not go unnoticed. Their hard work is absolutely vital in keeping Cambridgeshire safe.”
You can tune in to the Postathon by following @CambsCops on Facebook and Instagram and looking out for updates on Friday (25 October). We will also be taking to our social media pages throughout the week in honour of Control Room Week, where we have shared posts featuring call handler Lyndsay and dispatcher Aimee.
Having recently returned from maternity leave with a young family, Aimee said: “I wanted a role which would give me a good work life balance, however I still wanted a fast paced environment, and that is definitely what the control room offers.”
Call handler Lyndsay said: “when we answer calls, we never know what we are going to be dealing with. I have experienced and learnt about situations working here that I would never have thought I’d come across!”
The force is currently recruiting for control room staff, including call handlers and dispatchers. Find out more or apply on the force’s website.
Engineers are now monitoring the King’s Dyke Crossing at Whittlesey which is being affected by movement in the main embankment which supports the crossing.
The bridge opened in 2022 and was originally due to be built by Kier but the firm walked away from the job in 2019 after failing to agree a price for the project after raising concerns about ground conditions.
At the time a Kier spokesperson said: “Following the completion of the design phase, our pricing took the challenging ground conditions into careful consideration.”
The contract was picked-up by Jones Bros Civil Engineering who are now monitoring movement in the embankment to establish the extent of any remedial work needed.
A briefing note from Cambridgeshire County Council earlier this month said: “A temporary lane closure at King’s Dyke was implemented on 13 June 2024 as a precaution, after some cracks appeared on the edge of the road.
“This closure is in place while our contractor, Jones Bros, carry out some tests and further monitoring to identify the cause of the cracking.
“Jones Bros designers are considering the results of the testing and monitoring to help inform the design of remedial works.
“We are unable to confirm the date for remedial works to be undertaken because of the complexities in design, which need to be carefully considered in determining the solution.
“We continue to work closely with the contractor to understand why the cracks have appeared, which is essential to inform the design.”
