Social Media – Yes, but no other Councillor in Whittlesey has this level of engagement.
8 Million (8,000,000) Hits/Views and 9,500 postings over yes a long period that I’ve been keeping ‘My’ electorate fully informed on what I am doing and involved in.
Yesterdays Stats.
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The post by ex Councillor Elizabeth Sennitt-Clough, rings what many others have commented on, I wonder ‘If’ anyone is actually listening?
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Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts this month – click on each headline to be taken to our website to read the full story.
Fenland:
Man threatened ex-partner with hammer
Thief tried to stab security guard
Two men banned from private and agricultural land for three years
Burglar convicted of violent attack now wanted
Drink driver blamed crash on headlights
You can find more news, upcoming events and updates from your local teams here
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Yesterdays engagement in Whittlesey appears to have been quite a success.
Of course the main area of concern (there are others) are the mixed changing area.
Much on social media (so I am informed) and as usual some not understanding correctly.
As I said yesterday 90% of many who have contacted me are ‘against’ this concept.
I have taken their views to FDC officers.
The ‘sometimes‘ well meaning Cllr Dr. Haq Nawaz, is running a social media survey,
which will actually not help things, as I’ve found myself (surveys) they can be ‘tinkered’ with by those who wish to over-influence an argument.
Unless you have some very good software running in the background – many as they do vote more than once, and it is this that can scew they statistics.
RG – My math(s) is pretty good for my age, I’be very careful in what people can read into
analytic statistics, AI (Artificial intelligence) can run in the background and in nearly 99% of these types of surveys and can make the numbers look somewhat ‘predictive’?
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Everyone must be Happy! – At last Mondays Fen Cops meeting at the Library only 2 members of the public came to give the PCSO some questions.
I appreciate, not everyone can attend, some at work….
March Sector:
👮Chatteris Library, from 12pm until 1pm, on Friday, 28 November
👮March Library, from 2pm until 3pm, on Friday, 28 November
👮Whittlesey Library, from 3pm until 4pm, on Friday, 28 November
You can find out more about the work of your neighbourhood team via our website
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This Friday between 4pm – 10pm, Cambridgeshire Police will be taking to social media for our sixth annual Postathon, in celebration of International Control Room Week!
Every 30 minutes, we’ll post a summary of every single 999 call we’ve received during that time period, to show the real-time volume and variety of incidents our control room handles.
It’s a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of life inside our control room, and to witness the fast-paced, critical work that happens behind the scenes to keep our communities safe.
If you don’t have social media, you can follow along on Friday through our website by visiting the ‘news’ section and finding the Postathon article.
Keep refreshing the page for new updates!
📱 Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching: @CambsCops
🔔 Don’t forget to turn on your notifications so you don’t miss a single update!
Let’s honour the incredible work of our control room teams together.
#CambsPosthathon #ControlRoomWeek
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I have had 90% of contacts comment about the Gender -Neutral Changing Area for the proposed Manor Leisure Centre.
Gender-neutral, changing rooms are facilities that are not separated by sex or gender. They can be individual, fully enclosed stalls with a lockable door, or they can be larger, communal areas where people can shower and change alongside others of any gender. The implementation of unisex changing rooms can provide benefits like increased inclusivity and flexibility, but can also raise concerns about privacy and safety, and legal frameworks can differ depending on location and facility type.
I need to know more information, Phil Hughes (Director @ FDC) did go someway into explaining that nearly all new facilities throughout the country have this type of changing area.
A local council has ignored advice from its crime prevention officer that proposed mixed-sex changing facilities in its new swimming pool would be a magnet for voyeurs and approved the plans for the new facility in Stevenage. .
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Note: Whittlesey Town Council will not be affected ‘if’ these changes happen.
The document below sets out the ‘one’ item on next weeks agenda.
scroll down to the related supported docementaion.
There is a draft letter at the end from the leader of FDC as to the ‘options’ he considers most appropriate.
The discussion/debate will take place next week @ FDC.
I do plan to attend.
(click in the bottom left corner – arrows – to advance/retard pages)
Public reports pack 07112025 1600 Council
Whittlesey & District Business Community.
There’s a phrase that’s often attributed to Winston Churchill:
Success is not final, failure is not fatal:
It is the courage to continue that counts.
A change of ‘name’ made no great difference.
The Current Chair Erica Cave wanted to step down last year, however no-one was prepared to take over and she has carried on for another year, she states that she will not be seeking re-election next month.
Eamonn Dorling who has been the Treasurer since the group’s reincarnation in 2016 is also retiring.
There is no permanent Secretary.
So, having supported the group also since 2016, I find it difficult to see how the group will survive.
Like many groups/organisations, they were well attended at the beginning.
Erica Cave. Eamonn Dorling.
(Photo’s RWT/Radio Fenland)
Several funraising event has gone very well.
If the group does fold, I will be sorry for this happen, Whittlesey needs a voice and group for its businesses.
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I went along to the morning session and met up with Phil Hughes, (Director of Leisure) @ FDC and he brought me up to date with the latest developments, including the increased size (footprint) of the bulding.
I raised the ‘hot’ topic of gender neutral changing area’s which seems very unpopular.
He explained the reasoning, which is quite lengthy and I’ll not bore anyone with it, but ALL new sporting/swimming pools now build to this criteria.
They were quite busy most of the morning. (The weather helped).
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There has been over 400 responses to the online consultation (closed).
This is YOUR opportunity to see and have questions and answers put to FDC officers.
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RG Note : I have made my response (as one of the Councillors for the area) to this consultation on behalf of the residents who have contacted me about the issues/concerns and complaints about this operation at Saxon Works.
As of this morning 09:30 there has been 57 individual responses logged on the EA Website.
‘If’ you are in anyway concerned or effected then follow the link below, it is easy.
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/
The Environment Agency consultation on the Johnsons Aggregates Recycling Ltd permit variation closes on 31 October. This is the permit only, the separate planning application will follow next year.
The company is seeking to:
– increase IBA* throughput from 250,000 to 460,000 tonnes per year (an 84% rise)
– double daily IBA processing capacity
– more than triple C&D waste throughput (up 208%)
– expand total on-site waste storage by 43%
– reduce freeboard* (the buffer space between the top of the waste piles and the top of the
wall) from 1.0 m to 0.5 m
– and introduce outdoor IBA crushing.
*IBA (Incinerator Bottom Ash) is the ash and residue left after the burning of municipal and commercial waste in energy-from-waste plants. It is processed on site to produce IBA Aggregate (IBAA) for use in construction. *Freeboard is a critical safety margin that helps prevent dust, material, or runoff escaping the site during high winds or uneven loading. Reducing it by half increases the risk of escape at the boundary.
All of this is being proposed with a site footprint increase of less than 7.5%, effectively squeezing far more activity onto the same site.
In Saxongate’s view, this scale of change should be treated as a new application, not simply a variation. We believe the same approach should apply to the associated planning application due to be heard next year, given the scale and nature of the proposed changes.
There are only a few days left to make your voice heard. Submit your comments to the Environment Agency here:
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/
Saxongate has now sent in its detailed submission which brings together technical analysis, public health input, regulatory documents and an independent expert review. It raises serious concerns regarding the accuracy, completeness and regulatory basis of the application. Specifically, in our view the proposal relies on the wrong BAT reference, weakens containment, overlooks existing monitoring infrastructure and depends on assumptions not supported by evidence.
We will keep you informed, and please do make sure you send your feedback in, the points listed above may help
The usual small print and a help request: –
We will never give your data to third parties and will only email you relevant information about Saxongate. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list just reply to, stop or remove to this email.
We also need to grow our membership so please do pass on our details. People can contact us on this email or via Facebook if they wish to join :– https://www.facebook.com/SaxonGatePE7 or email saxongate2022@gmail.com
If you have any photos or videos or logs of issues (from your homes, gardens, roads or public land) please let us know and share them with us.
If you suffer any noise, smells or dust please continue to report it to the Environment Agency 24/7 on 0800 80 70 60.
You can also email envhealth@fenland.gov.uk or call 01354 654321.
This can be the best route for long term issues.
See = https://www.fenland.gov.uk/nuisance for noise, smoke, smell, dust or light problems – Fenland District Council..
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