Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Please find attached an agenda for tonights Partner meeting,  we hope that you can join us to start planning for the 2023 Whittlesey Festival.

For those of you who have not visited Whittlesey Town Council before, a location map can be viewed here:

https://goo.gl/maps/v7QxA58Ud6TwpRGv7  Please walk through the metal gates to the Council Chamber which is on the ground floor to the left.

There is a free public car park on Queen Street, or alternatively Grosvenor Road Car Park is a short walk https://goo.gl/maps/8nXnAb4PJHFXUgMu8

We will begin at 7pm.  The meeting will be relaxed and a great opportunity to discuss ideas amongst the group.
Please do forward this invite on to any friends who you feel would like to attend or mention it to those without email. We very much look forward to welcoming you.

Best wishes
Isabel
Senior Events and Projects Officer
Fenland District Council

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Within the agenda, is an application to extend the time for importation of materials for the restoration of the Saxon Pit Works.
I understand that there are still many concerns about these works and the time is has taken to get thus far.
The Saxongate Residents Group have put together some very valid concerns which I hope they will present tonight.

For those who are struggling please, please, apply.
Follow these links: fot help and advice.
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or you are welcome to contact me.

Ourselves included, waited some 1½ hours to receive our vaccinations COVID Booster and Flu. NQS Management have been made aware of some people not waiting and leaving before they got near the end of the queue.
Hopefully this Saturdays event will go better.

I understand that the Vaccinator bus which will be at the Eastrea Centre tomorrow morning and in Whittlesey Market Place in the afternoon.

Get your COVID-19 jab at one of our walk-in clinics. You only need to bring a face covering along. For children aged 5-15, we ask that they are accompanied by a parent or guardian to the vaccination.

​Please click on the walk-in clinic you are interested in to find out more about opening hours, eligible age groups, and available doses at the site. If you’d rather book your COVID-19 vaccination, you can do so via www.nhs.uk/covidvaccine or by calling 119. Please note it is currently not possible to walk in for your Autumn booster at our sites unless you are eligible because you are immunosuppressed. 

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

Cambridge

Robber sexually assaulted woman at bus stop 

Bike and shop thief jailed

Man jailed for raping woman whilst she slept

Peterborough

Teenager hit boy on the head with a hammer

Jail for Peterborough drug dealer

Boots burglar jailed

Arsonist jailed after setting fire to bin

Fenland

Father and son jailed after pulling out “gun”

Call to police leads to ban for drug-driver

Drug dealer ordered to pay back ill-gotten gains

You can find more news from the force online here.

Did you know that last year, specialist operators in our demand hub dealt with more than 33,000 issues using online web chat? 

With agents available around the clock and an average response time of just 1 minute 12 seconds, it is one of the quickest and easiest methods of contacting us in a non-emergency situation. (If anyone is in immediate danger or harm, please always call police using 999).

Report crime, seek advice or provide us with intel by visiting our dedicated web chat page or clicking the green chat icon at the bottom of our
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Last week I covered for the Clerks holiday for 3 days – a lot of queries and questions came along – and the usual issues which I am pleased to say most have been dealt with.

This Monday 03rd October – There is no cover so any calls will go to answer machine and all e-mails are diverted and will be looked at.

Tuesday 04th October 09:30 – 13:00 Cllr Ray Whitwell
Wednesday 05th October 09:30 – 13:00 Cllr David Mason

From Thursday the Town Clerk will be back in attendance.

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David