Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

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Most Fenland area’s remain high infection, but have been falling during the past week.
Most Peterborough area’s remain high infection rates.

Whittlesey rates continue to fall…

In my role as Chairman of Whittlesey & District NHW, I have now completed the necessary data protection paperwork and received training on the ‘Household Support Fund’ a £500 million initiative by the Government to County Councils.

The fund is to help those in need for:

Food and essential supplies.
Paying for gas, electricity or water within their home
Other essential supplies such as repairs to a boiler or help with purchasing oil.
The purchasing of White Goods

Naturally there are criteria that applicants must be eligible in order to qualify.
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I am here to support any local resident within our WTC area, either directly by completing the paperwork for them, or assisting them if they are able to do so themselves.

The benefit is normally in a ‘voucher’ format – however in exceptional circumstances can be made at a paypoint terminal.

This initiative is not to replace or substitute any other organisations and at present run until the end of March.

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Get your COVID-19 vaccination at Doddington Hospital this weekend!

▶️ Saturday 15 January, 9am-5pm
▶️ Sunday 16 January, 9am-5pm

1st (12+) 2nd (16+), 3rd (16+) primary doses and boosters available on a walk-in basis –
no appointment needed.
Visit: www.thevaccinators.co.uk for more information.

Whittlesey area a good fall overall, Coates area although a decrease the rate has not dropped that much… at least downwards…

Fake banking apps are available to download from both the Apple Store and Google Play, apps that fraudsters could use to scam people.
The link below relates to a Wiltshire media article and provides more detail of the scam in action, but I will provide a summary.

Fraudsters download a fake banking app and search local online marketplaces.

If you are selling something locally and you invite the buyer to visit your home, or an agreed meeting place, be alert if you agree to the sale when the buyer produces their mobile phone and asks for your bank account and sort code. You will be able to watch them enter the details into their fake banking app and then they will show you the screen of their phone which will display a message that the agreed amount has successfully been paid into your bank.

Please do not hand over the goods until you have checked and confirmed that the payment has been received into your own bank account, but this is where the criminal may try and distract you.

This type of scam could impact on any one of us potentially, but I am concerned for those who are vulnerable and feel intimidated, so they don’t check their bank account before handing over the goods.

Please take the time to read the media article and mention to family and friends.

Watch out for fake bank app used by crooks in attempted £600 iPhone scam | This Is Wiltshire

Mr Nigel Sutton 8517
Fraud and Cyber Security Advisor
Serious & Organised Crime (Intelligence and Specialist Crime Department)

Ext: 01480 422773

Cambridgeshire Constabulary