Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

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THE VETERANS

Cheers to the men in blazers with their memories of old,
Proudly wearing badges and tributes of the bold,
They belong to different units from the forces or the sea,
They stood-fast for their country and the likes of you and me.
You will sight them at the squares and the cenotaph parades,
And standing to attention by the British Legion graves,
You will see them selling tickets for the charities involved,
And travelling round in coaches for reunions in the cold.
You will see them in Toc H and the battle fields of France,
Or performing gentle two-steps at a military dance,
You will spot them socialising – propping up the bar,
In fact you’ll spot them anywhere in places near and far.
They are a little older, than when they served their time,
The ranks may be a little crooked when they march or stand in line,
Many are sprouting hair from their noses and the ears,
But also that’s what happens when your getting on in years.
You may see the standard bearer showing off the colours,
At the van of stalwarts – all his band of brothers,
Their pedigree is noted while standing ramrod straight,
Boots and medals gleaming with a beret on the pate
Some are grumpy grand-dads but most have a welcome smile,
But all remember comrades that forged an extra mile,
So when you meet a veteran with a badge upon his cap,
Bid a fond `good-day` to him – he may salute you back.

Thanks to RB & AO

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The ‘Rotary’ Life Science’ Quiz took place last night, having missed out last year due to the restrictions of COVID. For social distancing, less teams (10) took part last night with a ‘sausage & mash’ interlude.
We ‘StreetPride’ Team came a very credible 4th place, the best we have done and only a couple of points seperated the top group.
The winners being ‘The Ivy Leaf’ who beat regular winners  ‘The Letter B’ Team…..

There was a welcome drop of more than a third in Covid cases in the week to October 31.

There were 390 recorded, down 220 (36.1 per cent) on the previous seven days, with the infection rate down to 382.1 cases per 100,000 people, below the national average.
Whittlesey had 53 cases, while March North had 41 and Wisbech South and Peckover had 39.

Fenland has recorded:

• 12,369 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of November 5, 2021
• 166 cases in the five days from November 1-5, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
• 233 deaths by November 5 within 28 days of a positive test, the latest of which were on November 3 and October 30
• 250 deaths, as of October 22, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate

  
  

At todays service, around a hundred or so members of the public paid their respects to those who fought in two world wars and other conflicts around the world.

On a dry and mild November day, serveral Veterans, Councillors, and British Legion were in attendance.

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The service will start at 10:50 – Today.
Sunday there will be the full parade – more coming.