Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Out on patrol today we were flagged down by a motorist who had just witnessed a act of fly tipping. We drove to the location and found a pile of tyres but no suspect. Unfortunately, the car registration number given was incorrect. The location of the tyres has been passed onto our partner agencies in the Council.
If you should come across any examples of fly tipping, please inform Fenland District Council. Do not engage with anyone who might be Tipping.
Leave that to the proper authority.
PCSO J. Hall

An hour after the lorry shed its load in the Pondersbridge area, leaving only North Bank/B1040/Thorney Road as the main route to/from Peterborough (unless you go via Guyhirn!)….we returned via North Bank to find:-

1/ Vehicle broken down blocking one side of the road.

2/ Another vehicle 100 metres further along ran out of petrol – saw the gent returning along the road with petrol can in hand…

3/ Just as we approached the D-In-D Locks – an ambulance turned around in the road ahead with ‘Blues Flashing’ – 2 minutes later another ambulance came by with Blues Flashing’ we heard that there had been a prang in the Storeys Bar Road area.

Just got to live with this – as the Kings Dyke Crossing gets going any accidents on our access roads is going to be quite challenging to say the least…

Already enough traffic issues this is what could be ‘normal one way in/out Whittlesey to Peterborough the moment…

There are at present fairly large scale house building on:-
Peterborough Road/Lindum Homes.
Eastrea Road/Larkfleet Homes
Eastrea Road/Taylor Whimpey (Still in planning stages)
Benwick Road/Industrial by JTL Group
Showfields/Thorney Road/Persimmion Homes
Various/Rose Homes Whittlesey
Industrial & Commercial/Kings Dyke (Still in planning stages)
St Judes Court/Bricklayers/GKL near completion
Snowley Park/David Wilson Homes near completion.

Coates and Eastrea have planned developments in the pipeline….

This is not a complete listing, but as you can see there is a lot of building going on or about to start….Whittlesey is growing.

Improvements to our local NISA Store is ongoing with the installation of new frontage.

No real adverse reports (as yet) of any issues here in Whittlesey with the opening up of Pubs/Hairdressers/Cafes….
That said I did notice rather too many people in one of the ‘Turkish Mens Hairdressers’

Sunday 11:45 outside ‘The George Hotel – Market Place Whittlesey)

I/we have been in the US many times on July 4th – just by accident we were there in 2000
and witnessed a fantastic firework display. It is a very long climb up the hill/mountain from the car park to Rushmore…

Many of our restuarants have been doing take-aways and deliveries.
Most will be opening up today.
There are too many for me to list and contact –
Most are either contactable by phone/e-mail or have updated their social media accounts.
Most will have to pre-book – some like The George (Wetherspoons) first come basis….

Many people H-A-P-P-Y – especially lots of ladies pre-booked their hairdressers – I don’t know if any opened up at Mid-night or if anyone was queing outside of Wetherspoons ‘The George’ at 6am this morning.

I understand there was a small number queing outside at around 9am, but by 10:30 there was no one outside except an employee directing people as they approached the doors.

Not all the Pulic Houses are opening up today in Whittlesey – One can only imagine had it been 1961 when there were 52 drinking houses in the area….

The Three Horseshoes – Turves opened today – (Sunday dinner by booking only).
The Boat Inn – Ramsey Road Open today
The Straw Bear – Drybread Road Open today – (Food next week.)
The Railway Inn – Station Road – Open today (Beer Garden only/Food in Beer Garden)
The Vine – Coates – Open today
The Black Bull – Market Street – see below – what will be expected at most establishments

–Opening hours have changed to 12:00am-9:00pm Sundays – Thursdays and 12:00am-11:00pm Fridays and Saturdays
-Please only come in through the front door and exit with the side door.
-you will need to wait to be seated by a member of staff and wait for table service.
-the toilets is 1 in 1 out, the urinals are out of use and the Main toilet doors to remain open.
-Please follow signs and arrows around the pub to ensure social distancing.
-some tables and chairs have been blocked off or removed due to being too close.
-sanitizer station on every entrance and exit for your use.
-music on but Must! be kept on low so people can talk unhindered.
-No! standing at the bar.

The Carpenters Arms Coates – Could not make contact
The Nags Head – Eastrea – Could not make contact
The New Crown – High Causeway – Could not make contact
The Letter B – Church Street – Not yet open