Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

The Combined Authority Update

MARCH PLANS SURGE AHEAD THANKS TO UNANIMOUS VOTE BY COMBINED AUTHORITY

Uniting in support of the collaborative work under way to make life better for people in the Fenland market town of March, the cross-party Board of the Combined Authority approved the drawdown of £1.51 million to push March’s transport plans forward to detailed design.
In the unanimous vote, following recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Transport & Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson, the Board agreed the drawdown to move the March Area Transport Study forward to the next level – Full Business Case and detailed design. 

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The chair has consulted both with the authorities and committee members and the Whittlesey Extravaganza will be going ahead as advertised next Saturday.
Wristbands, priced at £5 per person for unlimited rides, will be available from 2.30pm at the Buttercross in Market Square. 

If you wanted to speak with a Councillor, this should have been pre-booked with the Town Clerk. However you may wish to turn up and try, if there is any available space.

Due to unforeseen circumstances Kings Dyke Nature Reserve will be closed all day on Tuesday 14^thDecember.
Under no circumstance will access be permitted on this day.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
The Kings Dyke Nature Reserve team

You can join for Free – visit https://www.kingsdykenaturereserve.com/

Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights 2 December 2021

Welcome to Thursday’s coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights, a roundup of our analysis related to the pandemic.
COVID-19 was the second highest leading cause of death in both male and female care home residents in England and Wales in 2020, behind dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.In England, 17.8% of male deaths in care homes and 14.2% of female deaths were caused by COVID-19.

In Wales ,19.1% of male deaths and 14.0% of female deaths were caused by COVID-19.As of 31 October 2021, around 1.2 million people living in private households in the UK were experiencing self-reported long COVID.
This is around 1.9% of the population and almost 1 in 50 people.
Self-reported long COVID occurs when symptoms that are not explained by another health condition continue for more than four weeks after a person’s initial infection.
Of those with self-reported long COVID, more than a third (36%) had (or believed they had) been initially infected with coronavirus at least one year earlier.
Read The Latest Insights Here

Like many I am in ‘overload’ with all these surveys and consultations –

We’re delighted to be consulting on both our draft budget and medium-term financial plan, and our draft sustainable growth ambition statement until 31 December 2021.

We’re asking for everyone’s views on the way we’re spending our money, and the new way we’re working to ensure that we’re bringing the Mayor’s values of compassion, co-operation and community to how we work.
This means that we’re planning for our decisions going forward to measure up against six keys to unlock our prosperity and ensure our policies are always focused on the sustainable growth for the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

This consultation is a huge opportunity for people to find out more about how we’re spending money, and how we make decisions.

We want to hear from as many of you as possible as part of this consultation: your expertise as our locally elected members will really help us to shape the way we make policies in the future.
We would also really appreciate you sharing the message with your contacts- by forwarding this email, or by letting people know on social media.

Find Out More and Tell Us What You Think

If you’re posting about the consultation on Facebook or Twitter, you can tag us @CambsPboroCA on all channels.
The shortlink to the consultation is https://bit.ly/budgetmtfp22-23 

If you have any questions then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 
Best wishes, 
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority .