Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Community Payback is where offenders work on projects to pay back the community for their crimes, for example by: removing graffiti. clearing wasteland. decorating a community centre.
You may have seen them working in ‘orange fluorescent jackets’

https://www.whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan/neighbourhood-plan/

Some 15 members attended this evenings meeting with an excellent presentation  by Carl Flippance (Whittlesey Independent Funeral Services)

Residents in Whittlesey protest over wood processing company’s plans to retain its operations

MP queries how firm was allowed to cause ‘two years of hell’ for residents

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Note : Parish/Town Councillors are ‘Volunteers’ they receive no payment or allowances.

I make no apologies for driving the concerns and issues associated with this operation.
Well over 100 people have now made strong objections to Fenland District Council,
(I believe there is one person who is not objecting.)

I repost our MP Steve Barclay letter of objection – he too has serious concerns.
Some of the objections are not Planning Based and will not count.

It is my understanding that if/when this application is to be heard, Leader of FDC and Whittlesey Councillor Chris Boden will seek to have it heard/held here in Whittlesey.
Besides numerous issues this operation is causing residents, they have are operating without Planning Permission – they appear NOT to want to engage with local residents group Saxongate.
We shall have to let the system take its course.

Cambridgeshire

 Officers caught man with a knife while on patrol

Peterborough

 Jail for drug dealer who attacked police officer

“County lines” drug dealer jailed

Jail for Peterborough drug dealers

Fenland

 Domestic abuser jailed

You can find more news from the force online here.

Whittlesey Movie Evenings At Queen St Church – Sat 25^th Feb.

Doors open 6.30 for 7pm start.

Screening – “Fisherman’s Friends – One & All (Cert 12A)

Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues”, we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame, second album syndrome, and performing on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury.

You are all warmly invited to come along to our warm and cosy building for a top-class movie screening plus refreshments served during an interval. No charges made for admission, however we do have operating expenses, not least for heating and lighting and the required video licence, so we request that you pay what you can afford please.
Screenings through the winter months.

Ex Heritage Centre funding has now been re- allocated to the schemes detailed below.
FDC Leader Cllr Boden corrected the statement below ‘the project has been cancelled
to the projected has been suspended’