Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Have YOUR Say….
Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to submit your views through my online survey on funding our police service for 2023-24.

As your elected Police and Crime Commissioner, an important part of my job is to set the budget for policing – and that means making sure the Chief Constable has the resources he needs to effectively police Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

With the current cost-of-living pressures impacting on people’s incomes, believe me, asking you to contribute more to police funding is not something I want to do. 

However it is important to remember that inflation applies to policing as well – with police vehicles, fuel and training all costing more than they did this time last year.

In order to continue to fund the service you receive, I am proposing a 19p weekly increase (for Band A properties), 29p for Band D properties. 

Your views are welcome – please do complete the survey before the deadline of
13th January (5pm). 

You can visit the survey here:
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire | Police funding 2023-24 survey (cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk).

I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy new year.

Best wishes

Darryl

Darryl Preston

Police and Crime Commissioner 

If you have something that you wish to talk to a Councillor about then this is your
opportunity, allocation of slots must be pre-booked with the Town Clerk, who will be back in the office from tomorrow Wednesday 03rd January.
Councillors in attendance will be District & Town Councillor David Mason and Town Councillor Eamonn Dorling.

Please make an appointment call 01733 351295 or e-mail clerk@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk

At Queen St Church – Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

“The Railway Children Return”    Cert PG

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

Teas / coffees and biscuits served during interval.

No admission charges made but suggested donation of £5pp to cover expenses.

A community initiative to provide cinema in your Town.

Please tell your friends about us!

It may be near Chatteris but we should all benifit from this new reservoir.

Wishing everyone a Very Happy New Year.

There are no planned Whittlesey Town Council or Fenland District Council meetings
until next year.

It is time to take a short break.
There will be some updates in relation to anything either urgent or to do with crime.

Connie and I wish you all, A Very Happy Christmas where-ever you may be.
A Healthy and Hopefully Prosperous New Year.
R&C

I wrote the original article on 28th February this year.
I am pleased to report the following.

The boys announced at their Quiz in October that they have now reached their Target. The support form the local community has been absolutely fantastic. Who would have believed that they would manage it in just under a year, but they have worked so hard with lots of events.
They have spoken to Robert Windle and are hoping to go onto Fenland Youth Radio at some point so that they can thank everyone.
When they come back from Korea next summer they are hoping to lay on a thank-you event where they can talk to people who have supported them about their fundraising journey and then about the actual trip itself

A few words from Wendy
Peter Easterbrook & Thomas Cox