Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

The Whittlesey Town Council Website diary states that there is a ‘Planning Meeting’ tomorrow evening (03rd July)
This is incorrect and the meeting is now scheduled for :-
Monday 08th July @ 7:30 pm –
The Agenda will be published shortly.

The Town Council Office will be closed tomorrow 03rd July – it will re-open on Thursday 04th July.

The Town Clerk contact e-mail address will be changing from Thursday 04th July to :-

clerk@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk

Phone: 01733 351296

Normal opening hours :-

Monday 9:30am – 1:00pm
Tuesday 9:30am – 1:00pm
Wednesday 9:30am – 1.00pm
Thursday 9:30am – 1:00pm
Friday 9:30am – 1:00pm

Many will remember my frequent posts concerning environmental concerns and issues over the past 10+ years, my continuing lobbying of having a deposit system in place (like many other counties) for Glass/Cans/ Plastic and Polystyrene to name a few.

I note that a few of my fellow current Councillors, one being Cllr Eamonn Dorling are also leading on several fronts with some excellent idea’s on challenging current thinking.
We do not necessarily need to be ‘Tree Huggers’ (nothing wrong with that either), but ‘WE’ are all guilty of the current state of our environment – just take a look in the average fridge and see how much ‘plastic’ there is….
The conscientious has brought some very positive letters going to the Cambs Times© recently.
I and some of my friends have made a very positive impact in collecting other peoples rubbish from our streets and entrances to our towns and villages – clearing tons and tons over the past 10+ years – a small but significant contribution.

The more debate and the more lobbying – the better for all of us.

The best remark I’ve seen is ‘Why should Whittlesey follow – It should be leading…..
Not only on this issue but many others….

Today I had a chance meeting with Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart Castle, we had a very good chat about his 800 year old
‘Clan Maclean’ and the £1 million+ so far in the restoration of Duart Castle, Sir Lachlan is the 28th Chief of the Maclean Clan, I even managed to extract his age!
I am staying with Andrew Kain, ex paratrooper of over 25 years and retired from the SAS,
Andrew has many awards for bravery, but is very humble in talking about his past life, he once rescued a young boy from a very dangerous river.
Both these men I met today have served their country and I was very proud to have spoken at length with both of them.

I was invited to stay and listen to The Isle of Mull & Iona Choir at Duart….

Armed Forces Day is a chance to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets. There are many ways for people, communities and organisations across the country to show their support and get involved, from attending an event or joining us online to throwing a party or local event.

Peterborough National Armed Forces Day 2019
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Armed Forces Day Peterborough 2019 will include a variety of performances, stalls, charities and military vehicles. There will also be a parade, Military Band, Pipe Band and Majorettes in attendance over the course of the day. This is a free family day out in the heart of Peterborough.
https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/

The more members of the public that write/e-mail Mayor James Palmer the better it will be, he will be able to gauge the level of disappointment we all have concerning the ‘Kings Dyke Crossing’ travesty.

james.palmer@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

TAXITARIFF

Not in my ward, but important to everyone who may use this road….especially to the Industrial area of Whittlesey.
If you’re local you may know easier ways to find an alternative route..
It is a very long detour….