Raising funds for this years Whittlesey Festival – Coffee & Cake morning @ Childers.

(RG Note there are many concerns over these consultationsin respect of Congestion Charging and 15/20 Minutes Zones.)

Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership update

This week we have seen a huge amount of interest in the launch of the Making Connections consultation report.

The results have been widely discussed throughout the media and we have seen the Making Connections 2022 report downloaded extensively while the presentation of the results has had over 200 views.

As well as the report itself we have published the raw survey data in addition to the written submissions we received during the ten-week consultation. All of the information is available at www.greatercambridge.org.uk/mc-2022

To remind you, next week the report will be presented to the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Joint Assembly meeting on Thursday 8 June where members will have the opportunity to discuss the findings. You will be able to view the meeting live at www.youtube.com/@GreaterCambridgePartnership

Members will also hear an update on the Greater Cambridge Greenways at Bottisham, Swaffham and St Ives, which links to next week being the 100th annual National Bike Week.

As the UK’s leading cycling city – walking and cycling is the main mode of transport for many of us on our daily commutes – the GCP is working to deliver improved ways to travel around Greater Cambridge. You can learn more at: https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/sustainable-transport-programme/active-travel-projects

Why no Whittlesey included I don’t know….

Although there were only 5 of us at the committee meeting last night, updates on finances and the booking of stalls and rides were discussed. All is on target for another fantastic event for families to enjoy.

Agenda previously posted, a very good attendance of 22 with some new to the group.
Yes there are ‘Challenges’ to local businesses, some closing and some struggling however on the positive side, several new sole traders are having a go in our area.

Our Whittlesey Vandals are in the premier division when it comes to petty vandalism.

They normally have a go at ‘Flower Beds’, Picnic Benches and our Toilets.

So, so many complaints about toilets, but as I am sure you are aware, everytime they are repaired (at some cost I might add), the Premier Vandals destroy them again and again.

Today some pretty substantial doors have been fitted – will they have a go – your guess is as good as mine.

My answer is to have several Thunderbox type toilets around the area. (Save Money)

Agenda previously published. Main items were the ‘Allotment’ waiting list is coming down,
now 33 waiting.
The Heritage Project (see Friends of The Manor report). It was decided that Cllr Simon Black would make investigations as to resurrecting the idea in a new format he will report back next month.

Hanging Baskets for the town are ready for collection and will be put ip shortly.
Jubilee Wood – I updated the committee on the latest developments and for the future project at the site. More on this when Phase One has been completed..

Following a detailed review of our demand for service, webchat is only available from 8am-5pm as part of a brief trial.

This is to allow us to provide extra resource for emergency 999 calls during peak periods.
The web forms, as opposed to webchat, are still available and they will be dealt with in the same manner as a 101 call. These cover a wide variety of non-emergency scenarios.

After the trial, the situation will be reviewed again to establish the most suitable ongoing solution for us to provide the best possible service to the people of Cambridgeshire with the resource we have available.
Thank you.
Message Sent By
Larissa Chapman
(Police, Communications officer , Corporate Communications)

A very well attended meeting last night (Tuesday) – the agaenda having being posted up here previously.
17 interested parties/group members joined in an update from Chair Robin Sutton and myself having had a meeting with Mr Phil Hughes (Director of Leisure @ FDC).
We spoke and discussed the possibility of a ‘Grafitti Wall’ and its implications.

At the request of Mr Geoff Howes, I had investigates the costs and practicalities of an
‘All Weather Fun Run Track’ my costing were based on 1 Km however GH informs me it is 1.5 Km – on my investigation, there was criteria about ‘footfall’ and the numbers within a community to justify the costs (in the region of £250,000 to £500,000 @ 1 Km).
FDC had investigated and were not supporting the idea.

I presented an update on the ‘Heritage Centre’ being now in permanant suspension.
(More in todays report – Projects Meeting).
Update on the refurbishment of the Netball/Tennis Courts, in that the funding was in place and ‘tenders’ were being finalised. New Lighting, Fencing and Re-furbished play area.

The idea of new Fishing Pegs I informed the group that I would seek funding for the project.