Today we were both honoured and humbled to be present at the memorial service of Cllr Alan Bristow who passed away last year. His son Paul lead the many tributes to Alan.
For Alan, his son becoming the MP for Peterborough was a very proud moment.
Other notable attendee’s were Wayne Fitzgerald leader of Peterborough City Council, Stuart Jackson ex MP for Peterborough, John Peach ex leader of PCC, Chris Boden leader of FDC and our own Mayor Cllr Davis Mason.
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Another wonderful family gathering – put on by ‘Volunteers’ from The Whittlesey Extravaganza Group’ – Saturday 11th December – more infornation nearer the date.
In the meantime if you/your group would like to have a ‘Stall’ at the event then please contact me and I will pass your details on.
My details are on the contacts tab at the top….
We know that there is a great deal of ‘crime’ not being reported, if this is so…then there is no record of it and the police are not aware.
See below the latest from Fenland Neighbourhood Police Team.
The links are clickable if you wish to report….
At last evenings Community Focus Group meeting….Youth Club
Whittlesey are ‘asking’ for a Youth Club for somewhere to go…!!!!
I attended the very last meeting, (some years ago) when Youth Services and Councillors
(2 of us) tried to keep the Whittlesey Youth Club open, some 60 or so parents were invited – None that’s Zero – turned up. The Youth Club closed down.
There is a new Community Based Group, The Whittlesey Community Focus Group, which I am a member of and includes other Councillors, Cambs CC and Health Services amongst some.
They have carried out a recent survey (limited numbers) this is being looked into, of course it will need funding and a shed full of ‘Risk Assessments’ and others concerns – so it is someway off I would imagine.
The public toilets behind ‘The George’ have been out of service for some considerable time.
Councillors have been and are still very much on the case.
As on previous occasions when damage and/or vandalism was carried out – it took a very long (and unacceptable) time to get the repairs done.
‘We’ have been promised that work to repair the toilets will start next week.
(The Disabled Toilet has been in full operation)
The picture below shows damage to one of the toilets and was probably caused by water ingress. The other two toilets suffered the same effect but not to the same extent of damage.
| As a former police officer I have dealt with far too many serious injury and fatal incidents on our roads – and having to deliver that painful message to loved ones was always, for me, the hardest job in policing.
Just last month I spoke with a mother whose 22 year-old daughter was killed by a drink-driver in 2016. Listening to her speak about the devastation her and her family and friends were left with never gets easier. I know from my many conversations with people living and working in the county that road safety is an issue that they are concerned about. It’s easy to understand why more people are killed on our roads rather than any form of homicide. Moreover, road traffic collision victims make up over 25% of trauma admissions to A&E departments – that is a huge impact on our NHS. I remember when I was a police officer we used to call these incidents road traffic accidents but let me be clear, they are not accidents and many of these collisions could be avoided if we all took personal accountability and drove safely. Last year, 34 people lost their lives on our county’s roads. As a Police and Crime Commissioner, a large part of my job is commissioning projects to help keep our communities safer. When it comes to road safety, I have control of the county’s Casualty Reduction Fund which I use to fund educational projects, designed to change driver behaviour and prevent further collisions. I am committed to actively supporting the county’s road safety partnership – Vision Zero that has the single ambition of no road deaths or serious injuries as a result of a road collision by 2040. Through the partnership, I have been able to provide £15,000 worth of funding to replace equipment used by Community Speedwatch Scheme volunteers and £56,000 to fund marked police vans to be used by Special Constables. It is vital that we continue to educate drivers about the dangers of speeding and prevent crashes before they happen; the Community Speedwatch Scheme harnesses the passion of local communities to do just that. The marked vans staffed by members of the Special Constabulary will also act as a visible deterrent to those not paying attention to speed warning signs. These volunteers all make a real difference to the safety of others which is why I am genuinely pleased to fund the equipment they need to do that job. Looking to the future, road safety will feature as one of my priorities in my Police and Crime Plan which is currently in development. It’s only by investing in better policing of our roads that we can reduce injuries and catch those who are breaking the law. |
So we have a new ‘Graffiti’ artist – not quite in the same league as ‘Banksie’ – but this is the local Town idiot who has started graffiting around the Grosvenor Road Bus Shelters.
TAG = ‘CROWE’ any information very welcome….Yes I see the CCTV…we can but ask!
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