Update Whittlesey Extravaganza 2023

Bigger and better….the Volunteer Extravagaza Group have raised the bar – having applied for various funding from many organisations have allowed for a late afternoon/early evening of attractions for children to enjoy.

At last nights meeting, the final arrangements were put in place.

 

      
A fun family few friendly hours – organised by Volunteers from the
Whittlesey Extravaganza Group.

 

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Update FDC Overview & Scrutiny Panel

Anglian Water were ‘questioned’ on a number of concerns and issues, especially with the planned new reservoir being planned.
Myself had some ‘accountability’ questioning and when it came to AW Pollution recorded the representatives answered and apologised about their recent historical records, and seemed a little rattled and comfortable.

My questions were :-

What do you consider to be termed as Water Pollution?
Where does Water Pollution come from?
Who is responsible for dealing with Water Pollution?

Anglian Water pleaded guilty and was hit with a fine of £2.65 million after allowing untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. What are Anglian Water doing to prevent ongoing discharges in to our rivers and sea.

The report highlighted three main reasons Anglian Water remained a two-star company:  Thirty-three sewerage pollution incidents per 10,000 km.
Anglian Water caused 255 incidents in 2022. This included 11 serious incidents. More than half of all of the serious pollution incidents nationally were from Anglian Water and Thames Water assets.
Anglian Water was the worst-performing water company for self-reporting of all pollution incidents.  

The Environment Agency revealed in its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies today (July 12) that Anglian Water has been rated two stars.

 Is Anglian Water irrespective of its investment putting profit before pollution?

WTC & FDC Cllr Sennitt Clough asked :-

Please can Anglian Water address the question of why sewerage was dumped into the Nene in Peterborough and what are they doing about the impact that is having on neighbouring towns such as Whittlesey?

You can read an article in Tuesdays Peterborough Telegraph by Clicking Here

You can watch the Panel on FDC’s YouTube Channel Click Here to FDC YouTube

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FDC Overview & Scrutiny Panel

At todays meeting (can view on FDC’s Youtube Channel) at 14:30 the panel will asking questions from Anglian Water.
I will be attending and my questions primarily will be the NOT very good way AW have been with dealing with pollution in our rivers and seas. Recently they (AW) were fined over £2 million for discharging sewage into the sea.

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NQS PPG Meeting Today……

In attendance was Dr. Garrett and 12 members of the New Queen Street Patients Participation Group. The agenda listed below.

 

 

 

 

 

We’ always raise the question of Patients being seen by Doctor(s) Face-to-Face. Over the past 12 months we are consistently informed the NQS are seeing more F2F appointments and seeing above ‘The National Average’

 

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Street Lighting Upgrades – LED

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U3A Whittlesey Movie Evening

Here are details of next Saturday’s movie eve – always good to see U3A members and guests with us!

Please be aware that, due to low attendances at the last two screenings, we will be monitoring numbers at this and the 16th Dec screenings and will make a decision as to whether these evenings can continue into the new year. We do not wish to change our procedures so screenings will always be free of charge with donations welcomed to defray expenses, however, it is simply not viable to continue with few persons coming along.
We look forward to your continued support.

Whittlesey Movie Evenings
At Queen St Church – Saturdays, fortnightly.
THE WINTER SEASON CONTINUES!!
Doors open 6.30 for 7pm start.
Sat. 2nd December
“The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”   Cert 12A – Drama
Stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton

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Police Podcast

Dear Roy,

Today (Monday, 27 November) the force is launching its third podcast series.

Cambs Cops: Our Stories follows detectives as they investigate a number of serious crimes, explores the role of a ‘999’ call taker and focuses on the force’s mental health car initiative.

By providing an open and honest insight into the force’s work and the complex issues it deals with, we hope to reach new audiences and inspire people to report crimes and information.

A number of episodes cover areas we have never previously talked about and we hope, as a result, people have a greater understanding of those areas of work.

We also tackle some particularly sensitive topics where we hear first-hand the impact crimes have had on victims.

We hope that by hearing these, people who have faced similar situations and not felt able or willing to report their crimes, will be encouraged to do so.

Episodes provide a snapshot of force life in a way listeners can access at an opportunity convenient to them.

All episodes are now live on the force’s website and You Tube channel.

They are also available on Podbean, Google and Apple.

We hope you enjoy the series.

Kind regards,

Shelley Spratt

Deputy Head of Corporate Communications

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Traffic Survey – Whittlesey – Future Relief Road

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Updated – WTC Full Council Report – November #2

Some minor corrections made….

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Heritage Talks Updates


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Heritage Talks, these are kindly funded by Arts council England, with free transport for those who need it. Venue and capacity 50.

Clicking on the links(s) below will tell you about the event and how to obtain free transport if you require it.

Click on the link to register for the events(s) – If you require a venue other than Whittlesey, email: lizsennittclough@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk.

Whittlesey: 9/1/24,    6/2/24,    5/3/24,    6pm,    Childers

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Some Success by Police & CPS

Something these 24 faces all have in common…

They were all jailed for robbery this year – with a combined total of sentences adding up to almost 145 years in prison.
1. Aaron Granger – jailed for 1 year and 10 months for offences in Peterborough
2. Adam Barratt – jailed for 5 years and 4 months for offences in Peterborough
3. Alexander McAllister – jailed for 2 years for offences in Peterborough
4. Michelle Hall – jailed for 3 year and 6 months for offences in Wisbech
5. Christopher Pycroft – jailed for 5 years and 3 months for offences in Peterborough
6. Patrick Muddiman – jailed for 6 years for offences in Brampton
7. Darren Powell – jailed for 7 years and 6 months for offences in Ely
8. Lino da Silva – jailed for 3 years and 6 months for offences in Peterborough
9. Rafal Dylong – jailed for 6 years and 6 months for offences in Huntingdon
10. Rafal Wiejak – jailed for 5 years for offences in Huntingdon
11. Lewis Hutchinson – jailed for life with a minimum term of 31 years for offences in Peterborough
12. Norman Hitchings – jailed for 10 years for offences in Wisbech
13. Christopher Griffiths – jailed for 10 years for offences in Wisbech
14. Christopher Scott – jailed for 4 years for offences in Ramsey
15. Jon Paul Carpenter – jailed for 5 years for offences in Sawston
16. Shane Richards – jailed for 5 years, 6 months for offences in Chatteris
17. Daniel Cowlbeck – jailed for 3 years and 4 months for offences in Peterborough
18. Brad Johnston – jailed for 3 years for offences in Peterborough
19. David Edge – jailed for 6 years for offences in Ramsey
20. Luke Rox – jailed for 4 years and 7 months for offences in St Neots
21. Luke Elmer – jailed for 3 years for offences in Cambridge
22. Eden White – jailed for 5 years for offences in Papworth Everard, Bourn and Cambourne
23. Jack Walker – jailed for 3 years and 4 months for offences in Papworth Everard, Bourn and Cambourne
24. Normunds Aploks – jailed for 4 years for offences in Peterborough

You can read more about each of the offenders by searching their name in the news section of our website 👉 https://orlo.uk/sUlfH
All week this week, we’ve been taking part in Operation Calibre – a national campaign to tackle robbery across the country.
Here in Cambridgeshire we’ve been intensifying our efforts across hotspot areas to target habitual offenders and take them off the streets, as well as offering robbery prevention and safety advice.
You can read more about #OpCalibre on our website here 👉 https://orlo.uk/rADjg
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Manor Leisure – Swimming Pool

The Manor Leisure Swimming Pool – Access Steps will be taken away on Monday for repair, these steps are primarily for those with mobility challenges, the normal vertical steps remain in place.
I am informed they will tell me when the steps are fixed.

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