Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

A long time member of Whittlesey Street Pride™ (like myself)
Rob Kent an IT teacher at the Jack Hunt School Peterborough
and recently moved out of Whittlesey married Karen yesterday.
We were honoured to join in their celebrations last night with a few other long time members of SP – at the Bell Inn Stilton.

I always maintained that Rob could Litter pick for the Olympics he is Mega-‘fast’

Last night’s photo with son Thomas who is coming up for 17 and off to York University to study Math – as his Dad did.

Thomas K 2009

Rob K & CG 2009

Thought I would update on a quote made by a councillor at last Wednesdays Planning Meeting – This is not a ‘bash’ but their introduction to a planning application.

“If we councillors pass this application – we ALL want shooting”

What happened – The application was approved/passed!!!!

So we now have the list of candidates published.
Those conservative councillors who are automatically elected is NO fault of theirs it is because NO one was prepared to stand – NONE of the ‘Keyboard Warriors’ who for the past 4 years having a go….on social media.
Now I well accept and understand – it is not everyone’s passion, but when there are wards with several thousand electorate and NOT one is prepared to make a stand.
Well I am – I’ve been here before, won, lost, happy and some times disappointed, but hey that’s the ruff and tumble of ‘local politics’
Close on 10 years I’ve run my ‘Community Activist’ website, not all politics and much information and local news – always up to date.
I do have an opponent in the St Mary’s Ward South.

I don’t know the lady in question, and she doesn’t live in the ward, my campaign hopefully is a positive one – I am not here to ‘bash’ the opposition – I am here to promote what I have been doing for the last 10+ years….so to my (Now many) readers, I hope not to bore you too much over the next 4 weeks, but my campaign started in May 2015 when I lost my seat by a few 29 votes.
Here is an article written by Mr John Ellworthy November 12th 2010 © Cambs Times.
Take 5 minutes and ask whether ‘anything’ has changed – other than councillors allowances….

The survey is open until the end of April 2019 and enables patients/the general public to comment and make suggestions about improvements they would like to see.
It is local to the Peterborough area.
Follow this link I have tried it out and was safe to use.

https://www.healthwatchpeterborough.co.uk/what-would-you-do-to-improve-local-health-services-in-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough/

To see the full list of candidates, including all Whittlesey Wards visit FDC Website Link

https://www.fenland.gov.uk/media/15587/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated—Parish/pdf/Statement_Of_Persons_Nominated_-_Parish.pdf

I am grateful to Cllr Eamonn Dorling who carried out the research, he and I (plus 2 Whittlesey councillors) attended the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority meeting held on the 31st October – I being the only member of the ‘public’ from Whittlesey to attend. I did report on it at the time.

Read Here the report I made

Below is the ‘official minutes’ of that meeting, whereby the CA passed the item re Kings Dyke Crossing, I have extracted the relevant item.
Please read ALL carefully as there are a number of statements and commitments contained. The main commitment being that ‘should’ there be any shortfall in funding then a 40/60 split between Cambs CC and the Combined Authority.

It is my understanding (as today), that there is a ‘Funding issue’ and delays caused by contractual arrangements between the contractor and Cambs CC.

If you have difficulty in reading the above – go to the compete minutes below the KD crossing starts on page 8

I will shortly publish the minutes of the Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Combined Authority minutes of the meeting held on the 31st October 2018 with ALL the financial commitments made at that time.

Candidates standing in local elections both Town Council and District will be announced this afternoon by FDC.
I understand that I have candidate(s) standing again me….so be it – that’s how I promote democracy, I just hope the electorate are aware of what candidates have achieved for their community.
New later today….