Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

I and a couple of other Councillors, use the word ‘Vision’ on occasion, however the bulk of our Whittlesey Town Councillors have little or no ‘vision’ – but wait a minute – when the Election Phamplets are put through doors, all of a sudden the word ‘Vision’ appears?
Take 5  to read the Littleport Vision 2030

(I take no pleasure in that Wisbech Vision 2020 which started in around 2012 got little or nowhere) – The Littleport Vision is differently funded.

A decision by the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to allocate the remaining funds from the original £1M to the projects put forward last month.
You may recall there was two camps after what was left over from the much delayed Heritage Centre. Some money towards Town projects but the bulk going on’ Consultants’ to produce a report on the viability of a Relief Road.

‘If’ my earlier poll this week has any bearing (I doubt very much that Councillors would have taken much notice) there was almost a 50/50 split on whether a Relief Road was either wanted or needed.
The Civil Enforcement on parking is another big issue which has been delayed.

I’ll post what Littleport have done with their £1M in the next post.

One item that came out of a recent meeting was the reasons why GP’s are not seeing so many patients – face-to face.

Recommended levels of safe contact by the European Union of General Practitioners and the BMA which is that to deliver safe care there should be no more than 25 contacts per day.
In October 2015, the GPs of this practice were carrying out 30 contacts in the morning, they had pre-booked and face to face contacts and the afternoon was full of booked face to face.

Besides there being a national shortage of GP’s which make recruiting even more challenging.

It’s that time of year where we’re in the thick of the planning for the Tour of Cambridgeshire 2023. This years event is again the UK’s qualifier event for the UCI GF World Championships, which will be held in up in Glasgow in August 2023. 

At ToC we’ll see amateur riders from all around the World riding to qualify for the Worlds, riding as a personal challenge or raising money for their chosen charity. 

As you’re aware, the event is required to have full roads closures in place to ensure the safety of both riders, contractors and residents throughout the event. Closures will be kept to a minimum and managed by a traffic management contractor throughout. 

The dates for your diary are 3^rd and 4^th June 2023, with the Time Trial being held on the Saturday and the Road Race / Gran Fondo / Sportive being held on the Sunday

We’d like to thank you in advance because we know this causes an inconvenience to some but the number of people who come out and support the event is incredible, making the whole experience something to remember forever for everyone involved. 

If any residents have any questions regarding the closures, please ask them to email us at roads@tourofcambridgeshire.com. 

If you have any questions regarding the event, please let me know. 
Jess

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Today marks the beginning of Neighbourhood Policing Week – a national campaign which aims to shine a light on the important work of neighbourhood policing teams across the UK.

For you, this means showcasing what an average week looks like for your Fenland Neighbourhood Policing Teams.

We’ll be sharing updates throughout the week on our Policing Fenland Facebook page if you would like to follow live time the work we are doing.

Don’t worry if you are not on social media as we’ll update you at the end of the week with a summary of what we’ve been working on to make Fenland a safer place.

We’ve got a dedicated neighbourhood page on our website too where you can find out a bit more about your team and raise any concerns you may have.

Further to Council discussion and comments including myself on the proposed new bus shelter on Eastrea road – all has been sorted as can been seen from correspondence from Cll Dee Laws……(Thats of course if there are any buses still operating?)

Reference: New Bus Shelter, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey – supplied by Barratt/David Wilson Homes.

Following my conversation with Adam Tracy,  Barratt Group/DWH Project Engineer.

Hopefully, the following has covered all comments and concerns raised at Whittlesey Town Council meeting held on Thursday 19^th January 2023.

The location/installation for the new bus shelter West/East and return of the existing bus shelter East to West

The Location for both Bus Shelters  – has already been considered, agreed and signed off by Cambridgeshire County Council Road Safety Engineers/Officers.

Confirmation both Bus Shelters will be a 3 x unit structure including panels located at both ends – offering as much weather protection as possible for waiting passengers.

Confirmation both Bus Shelters will be installed in Cambridgeshire County Council land (grass verge) back from the footpath and not intruding on the pedestrian footpath. This will ensure the same width of pedestrian pathway without any obstacles to negotiate for walkers, users of mobility scooters and Mothers/Carers with prams & pushchairs.

The new Bus Shelter West to East will be located as near as possible and within the legal distance of a Toucan Crossing.

The existing Bus Shelter will be returned between the two entrances of ALDI Store and Barratt/DWH Housing Estate.

Hope I have covered everything members raised last week.

Councillor Mrs Dee Laws