Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Whittlesey Community Movie Evening @

Queen St Church – Saturday 18th Jan.

Doors open 6.30 for a 7pm start.

“Grow Your Own”
A Feel Good Movie – cert PG
With a host of familiar faces!

The film centres on a group of gardeners at a Merseyside allotment, who react angrily when a group of refugees are given plots at the site, but after they get to know them better, soon change their minds.

These regular winter events are free with refreshments served during an interval. Donations are much appreciated to offset our operating expenses. Card transactions now available if preferred.

 If you value “cinema” events in your Town and would like them to continue, please try to come along.

Your smiling faces when attending encourage us to continue!
We really value your support!

A really cold morning, but 20 members still attended including two new members. Welcome to Meecha and Matt. After a brisk walk around town, we still managed to collect 29 bags of litter, although the Street cleaning team must be commended for their 6am start ,clearing the majority of the rubbish before we arrived. A special mention to Ben, who goes above and beyond to help us clear the town after such an event.

Saturday 25^th January -10am -The Manor Field – Meet in the car park pool end.

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A new episode of the popular Channel 4 documentary 24 Hours in Police Custody follows investigations into the dealing of crystal meth and cocaine across the eastern region.

The episode, which will air at 9pm on Monday (13 January), begins by following our detectives as they investigate a class A drugs case.

The investigation began in June 2023 after our Neighbourhood Support Team officers discovered a £10,000 stash of drugs – including crystal meth and cocaine – in a car on the A47 near Peterborough.

Meanwhile, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) was uncovering a major operation that led to the seizure of drugs worth more than £1.5million over the border in Norfolk.

After finding drugs hidden in secret compartments in equipment being shipped into the UK, detectives realised they had the potential to break an international South American cartel by exploiting their discovery.

Detective Chief Inspector Mick Birch, from ERSOU’s Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), said: “Crystal meth is an incredibly dangerous and addictive substance. It’s vital that it doesn’t make its way into our communities, and we’re committed to targeting those looking to profit from the misery of others by selling such perilous substances.”

24 Hours in Police Custody: The Norfolk Narco Cartel will be shown on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday, 13 January.

If you’ve got information about drug supply in your area, you can report it online via our dedicated drugs information webpage.

AO Whittlesey.

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Thanks to RB & AO

Further information has been passed to me regarding the WTC Planning Meeting being cancelled.
It would appear due to the Christmas/New Year Holidays that e-mails were not picked prior to the meeting.
It is now my understanding that Cllrs Saeed Arman and Gurninder Singh Gill had submitted their apologies – but no one was aware until my article hit earlier this week.
The other two councillors mentioned did not send any apologies.

I’ve stated before that ‘Trolling’ and ‘Abuse’ of Councillors is not to be tollerated in any form.
Have a problem deal with it in an adult way please.

I am informed that there were between 30 to 40 attending, some big guns Dr Nick Johnson, along with a number of the WisWIN (Wisbech Without Incineration) group was which was set up to try to halt the plans.
Officers from Cambs CC were seen -Feedback I’m getting is that the meeting could have been better.

The next meeting is due to be held on 05th February.

A newsletter is promised, with updates their website.

Early days….