Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

So with the ‘resignation’ of conservative ex councillor Saeed Arman this week.
The sixth or seventh ‘conservative councillor to have resigned or retired whilst in office in the past 6 years – causing By-Elections that cost ‘us’ Whittlesey Town Council to pay for.

A By-Election maybe called – CambsNews – John Elworthy Article Here

So will Local Radio Producer and Media Savvy – Matt Page – finally come good and put himself up for election !!!!!! – AS An INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE – remember – People Before Politics.
Matt organises many fantastic events here in our Town…..

Below, just some of the events Matt and his team put on for ‘us’

Lots BBQ to munch…..

Enhancements and extra moorings are now almost completed.
Small-Fry Fishing with many young children using the ‘Platforms’ which Friends of the Manor & Myself (£9,000+) obtained funding – used by children in wheel-chairs as well.
Nice boat approaching Ashline Lock.

Van man appears to have gone on holiday! – Ticket issued 2 days ago (parking on double yellow lines) –
Beware the Police have had lots of complaints from residents/shoppers/shop-keepers and councillors about the use of High Causeway.

Latest Councillors details as of 25th July 2026 has been updated on the top toolbar.

Dear Roy

On a balmy summer afternoon in Cambridgeshire, an elderly man received a series of worrying phone calls from the Financial Conduct Authority.  

The person on the line told him they were involved in an important investigation into gangs targeting elderly individuals and needed to know if he had anything valuable in his house that might put him at risk. 

He informed them he had some gold coins worth around £100,000. They explained they needed to collect the coins for his safety and to keep them safe from the gangs. 

The elderly man got the coins ready in a bag and later that day he received a knock at the door…

He dutifully handed over the coins as instructed and later received a call thanking him for doing so and requesting he didn’t speak to the bank or police about their conversations. 

Shortly after these calls, reality dawned on the vulnerable man as he began to realise this was a scam. 

An investigation has been launched. 

For more on courier fraud and how to protect vulnerable loved ones, visit our website: https://orlo.uk/yp4tq

Free Parking – yes after 3pm for a limited time.

Fun-Fun-Fun – Saturday @ 10am meeting at ‘Field of Dreams’ – end of Stonald Road,
Team will be carrying out sponsored run and pulling/pushing Jenny P along the ‘Green Wheel’ cycle route……See more about this years Festival by going to….

https://whittleseyfestival.co.uk/

It was announced tonight at Whittlesey Town Council that :-
Saeed Arman – Whittlesey Lattersey Ward, has resigned as a councillor.
Mr. Arman lives in Peterborough and was elected as a conservative councillor.

He has attended no meetings for the past 6 months, and would have triggered a non compliance of the rules in any-case.
There may be a by-election called for the Lattersey Ward Whittlesey.

Photo – RWT Photography.

Lattersey is a relatively small ward within the Whittlesey area.

Mr. Arman, never had to test an election, as in 2023 – the ward was ‘uncontested’
2 candidates stood for the 2 vacant seats and no other candidates came forward.

So we will wait an see ‘if’ a by-election is called.

Lattersey Nature Reserve – Entrance Car Park – I have reported…..