We will take a look back over what has been a busy year across our sites in Peterborough, Stamford, Huntingdon and the Fens, and share some of the ways we are improving patient experience by reducing waiting lists, plus shortening waiting times for emergency care and diagnostics.
Professor Steve Barnett
Chair
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
Dear Roy,
Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts over the last week – click on each headline to read the full story.
Cambridgeshire
Wisbech burglar caught “fair and square”
Cannabis farmer jailed following community tip off
Thief targets supermarket three times in one day
Drug dealer found with live firearm jailed
Drink driver caught on way to buy more alcohol
Peterborough
Jail for man found with drugs and machetes
Burglar caught thanks to doorbell footage
Shoplifter ignores second chance
You can find more news from the force online here.
Following on from my 3 reports of over-flowing bins at the Manor Field and Market Place.
I made representation along with photographs to Mark Mathews Head of Environmental Services Fenland District Council.
Mr. Mathews thanked Cllr Eamonn Dorling and myself for clearing up the litter and rubbish left by the overflow.
He explained that the ‘Team’ were fully manned and that there had been an extraordinary run on the useage.
It appears that the park was very busy, which is good news, but did mean the bins filled more quickly than usual. I’m told that the team had adapted their approach, but clearly not swiftly enough to avoid the bins being full prior to their return.
I have now been given a different contact which is available on FDC’s Website to report
Bin issues, this is monitored 7 days a week.
https://www.fenland.gov.uk/streetbins
Anyone can use the above link o report issues with bins.
There will be an extraordinary annual general meeting of The New Queen Street Surgery Patients Participation Group to be held at the surgery on 07th October.
NQS PPG Agenda EGM Monday 7th October 2024
Our winter Film Season will recommence on Saturday 12th October, doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm screening of:
There were a number of Fenmen who went to war in the British Merchant Navy.
Unfortunately I never met any of them, however when I first went to sea in 1970 I met several old sailors who had severed their country.
My friend Ben Killeen (RIP) from Eire, went to sea in 1942 and was bombed 3 times, and torpedoed twice, in a lifeboat for 3 weeks and lived to tell me his story.
Another friend Captain Rodman Tarbuck (RIP) entered his identures in 1945
I am as always very grateful to Whittlesey Royal British Legion who fly my ‘Red Ensign’ at the Whittlesey War Memorial on the 3rd September.
Merchant Navy Day was established in 2000 by HM Government and is on 3rd September each year, the anniversary of the start of the Second World War.
Ben Killeen 1944
Rodman Tarbuck 1945
The Household Support Fund, which was closing has had a 6 month extention.
Fenland was one of the best supported within Cambridgeshire.
I am part of the support groups.
Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund.
£421 million boost for local authorities in England to help people most in need with the cost of their energy, food and water, with £79 million for devolved administrations
Yesterday Sunday, I returned to the Manor Field at around 12:30, only to find once more, the Waste Bins in overflow, I removed what I could to make some room.
later around 13:30 Cllr Eamonn Dorling came along and made more space, we removed 3 full bags and left them nearby the bins for eventual collection.
I have now contacted the Head/Manager of Waste @ FDC and await an explanation.
Saturday…..
I have reported to FDC the ‘Overflowing Bin problem’ (again) – this being the 2nd time/ weekend in August I have done so?
Manor Field Bins this afternoon, after I had cleared up the ‘overflow’
Market Square in overflow having not been emptied.
I have asked for an explanation?
Today Monday, there is no one covering the office whilst Town Clerk on annual leave.
Tuesday through Friday, Cllr Barry Wainwright will cover office opening and general
enquiery, e-mails to WTC are automatically forwarded.
Details on how to contact you councillor are on the WTC Website.
There is some ‘serious money’ available to Councils for new PlayZones.
In order to obtain this money the more people who fill in the survey (about 6 minutes), the more chances of FDC securing this funding for new enhanced area;s.
You can go to FDC’s survey site – by – clicking.
https://www.fenland.gov.uk/PlayZonesSurvey
or
The survey will only take a few minutes to complete.
The following area is being considered as a potential PlayZone site:
A new 20m x 30m PlayZone in the grounds of the leisure centre.
or direct to the survey itself – below…..
