Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Whittlesey Target Sports Club/Whittlesey Rifle Club has confirmed three new community event dates.
A community amateur sports club, these events are run by expert volunteers, giving people the chance to try target sports for free in a safe and fun environment with free coaching.

May 4^th The club is running another of its very popular under 18’s open days. Running from 1-4pm, the events are free to anyone under the age of 18 years (as long as they are accompanied by a parent/guardian). 

June 23^rd The club is opening up in the afternoon to support the Whittlesey Big Bash. Everyone is free to drop in and try the sport. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

June 29^th The club is opening up in the afternoon to support the Whittlesey Armed Forces weekend. Everyone is free to drop in and try the sport. Priority will be given to any veterans and their families. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

People can just drop in on the day for the above events or, if you would like to pre-register an interest to attend, just message the club on Facebook.

Target sports help grow confidence by improving personal skills, such as self-discipline and control, co-ordination, focused concentration, patience and self-awareness. It is a very inclusive sport with disciplines and equipment suitable for all levels of ability.

This includes people with physical and/or visual impairments, often competing on equal terms with able-bodied people. Club president Matt Skelhon trained at the club in 2006. He is now a multi-medal winning Paralympian, famously earning a gold medal for Britain at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
His ongoing achievements have really helped put the club and the town on the competitive target sports map thanks, in part, to the great facilities and expertise we have here, a testament to the club’s long heritage.

Photos by permission of Matt Skelhon

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Whittlesey Rifle Club – Community Amateur Sports Club

During our opportunity to question the CEO Mr John Rooke, (only 3 Whittlesey Councillors attending the online meeting).
Myself, Cllrs Boden & Miscandlon made the point that neither Peterborough/Whittlesey had featured in the presentation to any extent.

I made it clear to Mt Rooke of the serious issues we were having at The New Queen Street Surgery. I got the ‘impression’ that Mr Rooke needs to come out of his glass palace and see for himself what is going on at ground level.

Of course we know that the answer that Surgeries are giving revolves around the statistics, which is masking what is actually going on.
I agree to an extent that in the last few week, the number of complaint received has dwindled to near zero – is that because people have given up.

Some good reading below will take time to take it all in…..

Further to the successful nomination of The Three Horseshoes in Turves as an Asset of Community Value, this is to inform you that the owner of the asset has indicated their intention to dispose of the asset. This has consequently triggered an interim (6 week) moratorium process.

During this time yourselves (or any other eligible community interest group) may request in writing to be treated as a potential bidder for the asset, more details can be found at www.fenland.gov.uk/communityrights.

Tesco is giving away almost what the Government are making available?

Tesco Stronger Starts 24 social

I don’t think £7 million will go very far?

Given the recent decision by FDC to designate The Three Horseshoes pub as an Asset of
Community Value (ACV), and further to our telephone conversation just now, it appears
pertinent to delay determination of the above application to allow the ACV process to continue.
As such, I would recommend that we delay this application until the next appropriate Planning Committee meeting on 26 June 2024. With an EOT until 3 July 2024 to allow for any decision to be finalised post meeting