Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

I have an invitation and accompanying, Cllr Barry Wainwright, on behalf of Whittlesey Town Council’s Projects Committee – who have been ‘nominated’ for an award for
The Music on The Square events.
This event is by invitation only.

Members of the public have 15 minutes in total to address Councillors with any issues/problems/comments or occasionally compliaments. (Public Forum).

Whittlesey Town Councillors are experiencing issues with their WTC e-mails.
I and many others are affected.
My contact details are on the top toolbar.
Hopefully will be resolved.

WEFA – [Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid], which was orginally set up by then
Cllr (now ex Cllr) David Mason, has provided a ‘lifleine’ to many within our area.
Orginally based at The Christian Church, now operates from the rear of the Manor Centre.
With the planned closure and demolishing of the Manor Centre, WEFA have been given notice to vacate.
David Mason has been very actively campaigning for suitable premises, with no results.
Questioned at a FDC meeting, Leader Cllr Boden stated that ‘He’/Fenland would find alternative accomodation.
On a brief encounter yesterday with David, he informs me that the committee have all resigned [NOT retired].

There is a ‘new’ committee in place.

©DW

Nov 2022 – RWT Photography.

2 documents, about 6 minutes read each.

From today a new legislation will come into force to better protect livestock and support farmers across the countryside.

The Dogs Protection of Livestock Amendment Act 2025 has now received Royal Assent, giving police stronger powers to deal with livestock worrying.

What is livestock worrying?
A dog does not need to bite or injure livestock for an offence to occur. Chasing, attacking, or even being loose among livestock can cause severe stress, injury, abortion in pregnant animals, or even death.

What’s changing?
The new law will:

• Increase the maximum penalty from £1,000 to an unlimited fine
• Extend offences to incidents on roads and public paths as well as fields
• Include llamas and alpacas within the definition of livestock
• Allow police to seize and detain dogs where there is a risk of further incidents
• Give officers powers to take forensic samples from dogs or livestock to support investigations
• Allow courts to order offenders to pay costs for seizing and keeping a dog

Our Rural Crime Action Team remain committed to protecting livestock, animal welfare, farmers’ livelihoods.
If livestock are worried or attacked, please report it to us. 

Read more about the law changes here.

We are asking for your help to keep children in Cambridgeshire safe.

In recent weeks, our officers have received several worrying calls involving the safety of children and young people across the county. 
These cases have included a boy being blackmailed to send explicit photos online, a missing 12-year-old girl being found with an older boy and a child confiding in his social worker that he was being forced to sell drugs.
Our dedicated Child Exploitation Hub deals with concerns like these every single week, working tirelessly to safeguard those at risk. But we cannot do this alone.

Child exploitation can happen anywhere – in any town, any street, and to any family. You may feel it would never affect someone you know, but the reality is that it can, and it does.

As we mark Child Exploitation Awareness Day, we’re asking you to take a moment to:

• Learn the signs of child exploitation
• Speak with your children, or the young people in your life, about any concerns they may have
• Reach out to us if something doesn’t feel right

Sometimes, a single conversation can make all the difference.To learn more about the warning signs, how exploitation happens, and how to report concerns, please
visit our dedicated web page by clicking here.