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Important To Have Your Say – Planning Application F/YR23/0705
Click Here To FDC Planning Portal
It is important that any objections/concerns need to be based on Plannning Grounds/Reasons, not just because you don’t like something.
Infrastructure such as Highways can be material – however is the Highway Authority have no objections – they can not be challenged unless there are substaintial reasons to do so.
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Overview & Scrutiny Panel @ FDC – Tuesday
Yesterdays meeting was to discuss Fenland District Councils – Investment Board with
Leader of FDC Cllr Chris Boden.
FDC have made some commercial investments.
You can view the meeting by going to Youtube-fenland District Council
The public can suggest topics for the scrutiny work programme.
Overview and Scrutiny Panel wish to facilitate greater levels of public participation in the formulation of its work programme, with members of the public having a greater direct influence over future topics.
Members of the public can suggest topics for scrutiny. These will be scored to ensure they are aligned to matters of strategic importance and corporate priorities. Feedback will be provided to the individual informing them of topics being included and those which are not successful.
Reviews in relation to specific planning or licensing applications will not be considered or topics which are considered vexatious or discriminatory.
The Chairman of the Panel in conjunction with the Scrutiny Officer will consider the topic suggestions in accordance with the agreed scoring mechanism and inform the Panel via the updated work programme.
Members of the public can suggest a topic for scrutiny via any of the Council’s access points including the Contact Centre, Customer Service Centres and Community Hubs as well as via e-mail to memberservices@fenland.gov.uk.
I am the Vice Chair of this panel.
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Policing Fenland
Do you have concerns regarding anti-social behaviour or drug use in your area? 
Then let the Fenland Community Safety Partnership know!
The FCSP are made up of representatives from various agencies that work together to protect local communities from crime and anti-social behaviour.
To inform them of any work that you would like them to do, take a couple of minutes to fill out their community safety survey 
https://orlo.uk/1WrIs
https://orlo.uk/1WrIs
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Fen Cops
Reminder
This week our Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) will be holding two ‘meet and greets’ – one near Coates and the other near Farcet 
On Friday (22nd) between 10am and 2pm the team will be at Harvest Barn Farcet, PE7 3DR.
On both days you can meet some of the team, talk about rural crime in your area, and get some crime prevention advice. They will also have some free property marking kits to give away!
On the Friday Darryl Preston the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner will be there taking your questions and concerns.
See you there 
#ruralcrime
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Environment Agency – Cllr Dee Laws (Tuesday Evening)
Good Evening,
I have received an e-mail from The Environment Agency to say
Weather forecast for North Cambridgeshire & Lincolnshire possibility of heavy rainfalls and surface water flooding late tonight and tomorrow.
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WEFA Meets Helping Whittlesey
WEFA (Whittlesey Emeregency Food Aid) already well established Volunteer Group based at The manor Centre Whittlesey and on the left the newly formed Helping Whittlesey Group, which aims to reduce the amount of food going to waste and offer to the public is based at The Falcon and I understand very ‘Social Media’ based.
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Phoenix Youth Provision – Volunteer Recruitment Event
Please find attached information about a Volunteer Youth Worker Recruitment Evening being held in Whittlesey on Monday 2nd Oct 7pm – 8.30pm (Further information on the flyer / screenshot attached).
Phoenix’s is currently on a recruitment drive to help sustain and expand the provision in Whittlesey. If you know anyone that is interested in getting involved in work with young people, please encourage them to attend this evening to find out more about the provision and roles available.
As part of the evening Volunteers will also have the opportunity to sign up to the following courses being delivered by the Communities Services at Cambridgeshire County Council :-
Introduction to Safeguarding Training
Thurs 12th Oct 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Introduction to Youth Work
Sat 4th Nov 10-4pm
In you require any further information please email directors@phoenixyouthprovision.org.uk or myself.
We would really appreciate everyone’s support to promote this event via social media, word of mouth, radio etc.
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Rural Crime Reminder
We’d like to remind you that this Friday (22 September) is the day of our Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) meet and greet event.
The event will take place from 10am to 2pm, at Harvest Barn Farm shop in Farcet (PE7 3DR) alongside Darryl Preston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire.
It is being held during National Rural Crime Week (18th to 24th September) – a week to help highlight rural crime in communities, how they can be affected and how people can help.
Sergeant Tom Nuttall from RCAT said: “This event provides a great opportunity for people to engage with us, find out more about the work the police do and our team do more specifically.
“There will also be information and advice to those who live in farming, agricultural or rural communities about how they can keep safe and report any suspicious activity.”
Interested in attending? You do not need to buy a ticket and can just visit on the day.
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Pedestrian Crossing A605/Aldi
Months after the opening of the Aldi Store on Eastrea Road/A605
Has someone has made a ?!?!?! – It appears….maybe
My research and question to Cambs Highways….
I’m afraid we are very much waiting on the developer to finish their works.
We believe they were still waiting for a power supply and lighting to be installed.
It looks like this may now be programmed for late October.
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A Real Result From Our Investment – CAB
At tonights Finance & Policy meeting @ WTC – I attended as a member of the public as I often do.
As part of the discussion was the input Whittlesey Town Council invests into The Rural Citizens Advice – held in our WTC Offices weekly.
In the past 6 months the CAB have obtained many thousands of £££ in benefits that many were not aware they were entitled too.
I am very pround to have been a member and supporter of
The Rural CAB since 2011
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Latest Court News 18/09/2023
Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts over the last week – click on each headline to read the full story.
Cambridgeshire
Ramsey drug dealer given suspended sentence
Plucky victim gave robber bloody nose
Prolific thief jailed for a year
Man went on violent rampage and assaulted seven police officers
Cambridge shop thief jailed
Jail for disqualified driver who killed motorcyclist
Peterborough
Woman fined £1,000 for harassing neighbour
Former Posh player jailed after causing crash
County lines dealer hid £7k stash in tissue box
Peterborough flat “closed” to visitors
Man jailed after assaulting police and paramedic
Man threw washing machine through window at police
Huntingdonshire
Man banned from hospital and businesses for five years
Man stole from 89-year-old woman
Man stole wallet from construction site
You can find more news from the force online here.
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