Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

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

Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts over the last week – click on each headline to read the full story.

Fenland

Robber punched fishing shop worker in fit of rage

Teenage gang terrorised victims in racially aggravated crime spree

Large cannabis factory found in former Wisbech toy shop

Peterborough

Prison for Peterborough man running criminal enterprise selling class A drugs

Forensics snare jewellery thief

Teen trio jailed for Peterborough delivery driver robberies

Prolific thief jailed

Huntingdonshire

Drug dealer caught red handed

Man hit and robbed his own mother

Paedophile jailed for historic offences

You can find more news from the force online here.

I am contacting you with regards to speed patrols carried out in the area of STONALD RD & DRYBREAD RD by local officers recently. These were conducted in response to issues raised by local councillors, residents and reviewing of the speed data on the signs in these locations.

Officers conducted 2 patrols in these locations and gave WOA to a total of 11 vehicles. The highest recorded speed on STONALD was 35 in a 30mph and on DRYBREAD, 28 in a 20mph. At officer discretion no tickets were issues but education given around speed awareness.

Local residents were also spoken to and education given around vehicles they perceived to be speeding which were actually travelling within the specified limit.

I have noted that the speed signs are clear and frequent on DRYBREAD RD and there are traffic calming measures in place which appear to be fairly effective along with the natural calming measures created by parking at school pick up and drop off times. STONALD RD however is a long straight stretch of road with less parked vehicles to discourage speeding. I feel this would benefit from some traffic calming measures being placed and residents have expressed to officers conducting patrols that they would feel safer if this were the case.
Rachel HUTCHINSON
PC 0320 | Northern Response A-Relief