Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Everyone must be Happy! – At last Mondays Fen Cops meeting at the Library only 2 members of the public came to give the PCSO some questions.
I appreciate, not everyone can attend, some at work….

March Sector:

👮Chatteris Library, from 12pm until 1pm, on Friday, 28 November

👮March Library, from 2pm until 3pm, on Friday, 28 November

👮Whittlesey Library, from 3pm until 4pm, on Friday, 28 November

You can find out more about the work of your neighbourhood team via our website
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This Friday between 4pm – 10pm, Cambridgeshire Police will be taking to social media for our sixth annual Postathon, in celebration of International Control Room Week!

Every 30 minutes, we’ll post a summary of every single 999 call we’ve received during that time period, to show the real-time volume and variety of incidents our control room handles. 

It’s a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of life inside our control room, and to witness the fast-paced, critical work that happens behind the scenes to keep our communities safe.

If you don’t have social media, you can follow along on Friday through our website by visiting the ‘news’ section and finding the Postathon article.
Keep refreshing the page for new updates!

📱 Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching: @CambsCops
🔔 Don’t forget to turn on your notifications so you don’t miss a single update!

Let’s honour the incredible work of our control room teams together.

#CambsPosthathon #ControlRoomWeek
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I have had 90% of contacts comment about the Gender -Neutral Changing Area for the proposed Manor Leisure Centre.

Gender-neutral, changing rooms are facilities that are not separated by sex or gender. They can be individual, fully enclosed stalls with a lockable door, or they can be larger, communal areas where people can shower and change alongside others of any gender. The implementation of unisex changing rooms can provide benefits like increased inclusivity and flexibility, but can also raise concerns about privacy and safety, and legal frameworks can differ depending on location and facility type.

I need to know more information, Phil Hughes (Director @ FDC) did go someway into explaining that nearly all new facilities throughout the country have this type of changing area.

A local council has ignored advice from its crime prevention officer that proposed mixed-sex changing facilities in its new swimming pool would be a magnet for voyeurs and approved the plans for the new facility in Stevenage. .
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Note: Whittlesey Town Council will not be affected ‘if’ these changes happen.

The document below sets out the ‘one’ item on next weeks agenda.
scroll down to the related supported docementaion.

There is a draft letter at the end from the leader of FDC as to the ‘options’ he considers most appropriate.
The discussion/debate will take place next week @ FDC.

I do plan to attend.

(click in the bottom left corner – arrows – to advance/retard pages)

I went along to the morning session and met up with Phil Hughes, (Director of Leisure) @ FDC and he brought me up to date with the latest developments, including the increased size (footprint) of the bulding.

I raised the ‘hot’ topic of gender neutral changing area’s which seems very unpopular.
He explained the reasoning, which is quite lengthy and I’ll not bore anyone with it, but ALL new sporting/swimming pools now build to this criteria.

They were quite busy most of the morning. (The weather helped).

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There has been over 400 responses to the online consultation (closed).
This is YOUR opportunity to see and have questions and answers put to FDC officers.

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RG Note : I have made my response (as one of the Councillors for the area) to this consultation on behalf of the residents who have contacted me about the issues/concerns and complaints about this operation at Saxon Works.

As of this morning 09:30 there has been 57 individual responses logged on the EA Website.
‘If’ you are in anyway concerned or effected then follow the link below, it is easy.

https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/

The Environment Agency consultation on the Johnsons Aggregates Recycling Ltd permit variation closes on 31 October. This is the permit only, the separate planning application will follow next year.
 

The company is seeking to:

– increase IBA* throughput from 250,000 to 460,000 tonnes per year (an 84% rise)
– double daily IBA processing capacity
– more than triple C&D waste throughput (up 208%)
– expand total on-site waste storage by 43%
– reduce freeboard* (the buffer space between the top of the waste piles and the top of the
wall) from 1.0 m to 0.5 m
– and introduce outdoor IBA crushing.
*IBA (Incinerator Bottom Ash) is the ash and residue left after the burning of municipal and commercial waste in energy-from-waste plants. It is processed on site to produce IBA Aggregate (IBAA) for use in construction. *Freeboard is a critical safety margin that helps prevent dust, material, or runoff escaping the site during high winds or uneven loading. Reducing it by half increases the risk of escape at the boundary.

All of this is being proposed with a site footprint increase of less than 7.5%, effectively squeezing far more activity onto the same site. 
In Saxongate’s view, this scale of change should be treated as a new application, not simply a variation. We believe the same approach should apply to the associated planning application due to be heard next year, given the scale and nature of the proposed changes.

There are only a few days left to make your voice heard. Submit your comments to the Environment Agency here:

https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/

Saxongate has now sent in its detailed  submission which brings together technical analysis, public health input, regulatory documents and an independent expert review. It raises serious concerns regarding the accuracy, completeness and regulatory basis of the application. Specifically, in our view the proposal relies on the wrong BAT reference, weakens containment, overlooks existing monitoring infrastructure and depends on assumptions not supported by evidence.  

We will keep you informed, and please do make sure you send your feedback in, the points listed above may help

The usual small print and a help request: –

We will never give your data to third parties and will only email you relevant information about Saxongate. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list just reply to, stop or remove to this email.
We also need to grow our membership so please do pass on our details. People can contact us on this email or via Facebook if they wish to join :– https://www.facebook.com/SaxonGatePE7  or email  saxongate2022@gmail.com
If you have any photos or videos or logs of issues (from your homes, gardens, roads or public land) please let us know and share them with us. 
If you suffer any noise, smells or dust please continue to report it to the Environment Agency 24/7 on 0800 80 70 60.
You can also email envhealth@fenland.gov.uk  or call 01354 654321.
This can be the best route for long term issues.

See = https://www.fenland.gov.uk/nuisance for noise, smoke, smell, dust or light problems – Fenland District Council..
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Whittlesey Town Council Offices,
Peel House,
8 Queen Street
Whittlesey
PE7 1AY
Tel: 01733 351296

e-mail         clerk@whittleseytowncouncil.gov.uk
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13 members of the public, including Cllr’s Gerstner. Wicks & Branton.

A presentation made on behalf of ‘regulars’ of the ‘Letter B’ asking for support to
class the building as ‘An asset to the community’.

Not on this evenings agenda, the chair informed this could be included in the next full council aganda.

F/YR25/0700/F– Change of use from offices and commercial storage (Class B1/B8) to
veterinary practice (Class E) at 22 Barrs Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire
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WTC recommend ”Approve’

F/YR23/0675/RM– Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance,
landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR19/0186/O to erect 19 x
dwellings (1 x single-storey 3-bed, 4 x 2-storey 3-bed and 14 x 2-storey 4- bed) involving the demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings at 158 Stonald Road Whittlesey
Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1QP
WTC recommend ”Refuse’

F/YR25/0770/F- Erect 8 x dwellings (4 x flats and 4 x terraced houses) and 2 x retail units
and cycle store following demolition of existing buildings at 24 – 30 Market Street Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.


WTC recommend ”Approve’

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