Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

The Bower – Whittlesey.

The Bower Swans.

At Whittlesey Library/Hub

Picture taken yesterday (Friday 30th)

Councillors Surgeries on Saturday 7th September 2024 between 9:30am-10:30am at Peel House, Queen Street, Whittlesey. Present will be Fenland District Councillor Dr Haq Nawaz and Whittlesey Town Councillor Gurninder Singh Gill.
Details on Notice Board at offices or via the Town clerk – Sue Piergianni on 01733 351296 or via Website
http://www.whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk

Please note the Town Clerk is on annual leave next week.
e-mails sent to [email protected]
will be looked at daily and sent on accordingly.

Sooner or later you will be caught out ? – no good complaining after you had your ticket – only a matter of time.

An open invitation to join together and cheer on our Paris Paralympian gold medal hope and Whittlesey rifle club president Matt Skelhon at a community event:.

Thursday 5th Sept (am) at the Straw Bear pub,
(Drybread Rd) 09:30-12:00.

A special event for his last competition final, which is being televised at 10:45. A Free tea or coffee provided. Bar and kitchen open for paid drinks and food.
Please come for some Flag waving and fun to support our world champion target sports shooter.

Matt knows about the local event and is really pleased to have the towns support as he aims for Paralympic Gold in Paris Paralympics.

Aged 39, he learned to shoot at the rifle club  before famously winning a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, followed by silver and bronze at London 2012.
After a tough few years with no medals at the subsequent games, he has fought his way back to form.
He is representing team GB, competing in the R3 10m air rifle prone contest on September 1st. On September 5th he will be taking part in the outdoor R6 50m rifle prone competition, where he is both European and world champion, which also helped secure his Paralympic team selection.

Whittlesey has had a rifle club in the town for around 100 years and the current club building, which was built by Fenland District Council, has been run by volunteers as a community amateur sports and social club for nearly 50 years.
The club won a High Sheriff award this year for services to the local community.

The other main item on the Agenda, being the stabilisation and buttressing of the southern face at Saxon Pit.

During the public forum, I spoke about the for-ever ongoing complaints, issues and concerns with the present stabilisation program and other associated work being carried out by different operators.
I highlighted the lack of monitors and the suffering of residents – mainly within the Snoots Road area, but covering parts of the A605 as well.
I highlighted the very poor amenity, residents have to put up with almost daily.

When the item came for debate, the 3 councillors and Cllr Dee Laws acting in consultation, all highlight the same issue(s) as myself. They also made comment about the lack of monitoring onsite and stated there should be 24/7 real time accessible monitoring of dust and noise.

Whittlesey Town Council are consultee’s only.
Cllr Dee Laws Portfolio Holder at FDC for Planning.

6 members of the public attended this evenings planning meeting.

I attended as a member of the public and spoke on two items.
Here in part (1) – A presentation was given by Mr Justin Carter for the changed of use of the ex ‘Elms’ nursing home to a 16 bed hotel, attending also was Mr Gary Munns a director of the company developing the site.
Only a few questions regarding parking arrangements from the 3 members of the planning committee who attended this evenings meeting.

During the public forum, I spoke on behalf of several residents who had contacted me in support of this application. It will bring a much needed facility, rooms and leisure to our town.

During the debate on the agenda item, Whittlesey Town Council approved the application.
It goes now to Fenland District Council who will make the final decision.

(l-r) Cllr Barry Wainwright, Gary Munns and Justin Carter.