Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Although many complain about The North Bank & Thorney Road/B1040 being closed on a great number of occasions during the past 12 months. It appears that ‘we’ and area’s that the ‘Flood Plain’ protect have not suffered any major flooding for some time – which up until now prooves it is doing the job it was intended.
That said there are other issues with land-owners adjacent to the Whittlesey Washes who have seen levels rise on their land.
There is amount of rubbish being brough downstream and this collects on the river bank.
There is public spirited people who attempt to clear this up, but then have little support from Peterborough City Council – who promote themselves as ‘A Green City’

Just a very short ‘n’ sweet message (or maybe sweet and sour, depending on which way you look at it) but I just wanted you all to see this video featured on the BBC today. Please share far and wide – this could really help potential victims to see how organised and unscrupulous scammers are in their crimes. And please encourage people to tune into ‘Panorama: Spying on the Scammers’ this evening, Monday 2nd March at 20:30 on BBC One or catch up afterwards on iPlayer.

Charlotte Homent
Community Protection Manager
Cambridgeshire County Council

Announcement from Bishop of Ely

Dear All
The following announcement has been made by the Bishop.
The Appointment of the Revd Nigel Andrew Whitehouse

The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Nigel Andrew Whitehouse, currently Team Rector of Whittlesey, Pondersbridge and Coates, as Priest-in-Charge of Upwell, St Peter and Outwell, St Clement. Nigel’s last Sunday in the current Benefice will be 26 April.

He will be licensed on 5 May 2020 by Bishop Dagmar.

I have been Team Rector for 17 years and Jo and I have enjoyed living here. I have always felt it a privilege to serve the whole Benefice, its four churches, congregations and the whole population.  I have appreciated all the contacts established over the years with other churches, our schools, the Council and others.

We will be sad to leave but also look forward to a new challenge.
Speak to you all soon.
Thank you everyone of you for everything.

God bless
Nigel
Nigel Whitehouse. The Rectory, 9a St Mary’s Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1BG.

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Peterborough Road on Monday…

We are very pleased to announce that the Great Fen: Holme Fen and Whittlesea Mere has recently been designated a Local Geological Site, the geological equivalent of a Local (County) Wildlife Site. The area comprises the land in the northern part of the Great Fen that is owned by The Wildlife Trust BCN and Natural England.

This is the third Local Geological Site in the county (other than those in the Peterborough area) and the only one of the three that is in the Fens. The site has qualified as an LGS under all four categories ( Scientific, Historical, Educational and Aesthetic) which shows its importance in a cultural context as well as for its geological record of changes in landscape, sea-level, climate and ecology since the end of the last glaciation.

The site will link with the Fen Edge Trail via the village of Holme and there are good views down on to the area from the Farcet to Yaxley walk. The Great Fen already has several interpretation panels about the landscape history and further information on the geology will be provided in partnership with CGS.
For more details see
http://www.cambsgeology.org/great-fen-holme-fen-and-whittlesea-mere

We hope to arrange guided visits to the site later in the year.
Cambridgeshire Geological Society
www.cambsgeology.org
www.fenedgetrail.org

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The ‘Independent Funeral Services’ @ 5 Market Place Whittlesey is moving to the Ex-Barclays Bank Building, on Market Place.

Boots are moving to the Ex Nat West Bank Building…

©RG

After several people reporting the state of our Zebra Crossings (almost an annual campaign) it is reported that ‘nothing/no action’ seems to have taken place.
The usual excuse is that it is winter and too wet!
So I thought I would let you know ‘we’ are not the only ones to suffer.

A good example this week was a publicity event with ‘Harry & Bon Jovi’ on the iconic ‘Abbey Road Zebra’ it is plain to see the state of it a day or two ago and what it looked like when The Beatles’ did there photo….self explanatory…

(©DailyMail) (RG)

To some it may seem insignificant but the partial renovation/maintenance of The Bower Toe-Path is a very good result, I am grateful to Cllr Mrs Kay Mayor who held meetings with several parties regarding the overall maintenance of this very popular walk and Cllr David Mason who also has engaged with FDC.
The most urgent part(s) will be addressed and we shall await the results.