Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

This is a message sent via eCops. This information has been sent on behalf of Action Fraud (National Fraud Intelligence Bureau)

Fraudsters have been advertising vehicles and machinery for sale on various selling platforms online. The victims, after communicating via email with the fraudster, will receive a bogus email which purports to be from an established escrow provider (a third party who will keep the payment until the buying and selling parties are both happy with the deal). These emails are designed to persuade victims to pay upfront, via bank transfer, before visiting the seller to collect the goods. The emails also claim that the buyer (victim) has a cooling off period to reclaim the payment if they change their mind. This gives victims the false sense of security that their money is being looked after by this trustworthy third party, when in fact it is not and the money has gone straight to the fraudster. Protect yourself:

• When making a large purchase such as a new car or machinery, always meet the seller face to face first and ask to see the goods before transferring any money.
• If you receive a suspicious email asking for payment, check for spelling, grammar, or any other errors, and check who sent the email. If in doubt, check feedback online by searching the associated phone numbers or email addresses of the seller.
• Contact the third party the fraudsters are purporting to be using to make the transaction. They should be able to confirm whether the email you have received is legitimate or not.
• False adverts often offer vehicles or machinery for sale well below market value to entice potential victims; always be cautious. If it looks too good to be true then it probably is.

If you have been affected by this, or any other type of fraud, report it to Action Fraud by visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk, or by calling 0300 123 2040.

For a vast amount of help and information visit:

Whittlesey Neighbourhood Watch Website:

https://www.whittleseynhw.org.uk/

This Saturday 17th June which is National Civic Day – The Whittlesey Mud Wall Group will be conducting a tour of the town at 10:00am & 12:00pm with explanations on the way.
Meet at the Buttercross.

Saturday 24th June @ 7:30pm – £8:00 pp Inc Wine & Nibbles @ St Andrews Church
Click on poster for further details…. Enjoy Music – a good night coming your way.

A lovely afternoon of music at St Andrews Field this afternoon, pity it was not supported by more people, only 20 or so at 2pm and maxed at about 75 by 4pm. Free event, Bar by Colin at The Falcon – BBQ & Ice Cream Man – BYO Picnic and I was very impressed by ALL the musicians.
 

   
Maybe everyones gone to the Elton John Concert!!!!

Once more some ‘Low Lifers’ are at their game again, this afternoon whilst carrying out my therapeutic rubbish picking campaign, I had just done High Causeway and came back 3 minutes later to find ‘The Yobs’ had deposited 2 boxes worth of Chips they had just bought, I cleared up the Boxes, but not the Tomato Sauce laden Chips.

To these ‘Low Lifers’ I say bugger off somewhere else – good job I didn’t catch them in the act – I would have run them down in my mobility scooter and probably got locked up for it.
No CCTV – No Police – No Street Scene Officer – No Money
Same old answers…..

Lets not go national or global – plenty of that news on the TV.

An excellent community turn out at our Christian Church on Broad Street this morning, to raise monies for the Whittlesey Festival later in the year. Magic and good prizes in the raffle – Sorry but I did come away with 2 prizes and a box of cakes for my neighbours (honest). The Ex ‘Hero of Aliwal’ is slowly taking shape and hopefully will be open soon as a very modern vets.
Very good to see my good friend Kenny C – who manages the ‘Payback Team’ (or what-ever they are politically called now).
He is very happy to have a ‘New Van’ with all mod-cons – today whilst I was Litter Picking he and his small team were cleaning up and strimming along Briggate West.
Kenny informs me he is very motivated now he has new lawn mowers and strimmers that are up for the job – as shown he has been a bit ‘Desk’ bound for 12+ months….needs more fresh air.

Of course it wouldn’t be Saturday if not for the fact that the ‘Broken Toilet’ is still Broken.
When I ask ‘a’ councillor today why and what progress there might be – I was given a very negative reply -NOT MY WARD’ better ask one of the others.
So with a ‘Whittlesey Town Council’ sponsored (Your money) Music event next week I again wonder if after 11 or 12 weeks whether the ‘Toilet’ will be fixed – Watch this space – I might be lucky to report next week that all is order – or maybe NOT.

See below the Agenda for this coming Wednesday Full Town Council meeting….

Congratulations to Steve Barclay, who has been returned with a very convincing majority.
Maybe Mr Barclay is destined to higher office we wait and see.

I thought it was a poor campaign on behalf of the other candidates. Not a great deal of engagement from any of them.

As standing MP with a decent majority – it was always on the cards that he would be returned.

Lets hope we see a bit more of MP Steve Barclay in Whittlesey.

Be aware some low life has stolen a gazebo in broad daylight from the rear garden on Peterborough Road, you maybe offered one.

Watch out -during last Saturdays Litter picking we came across some suspicious packages (small sealable plastic bags) along the side of the Manor Sports Centre – these bags are often used to sells ‘pills’ and other drug paraphernalia – this has been reported to the police.

Picture for illustration purposes, the bags we found were very similar to this one.

Pay attention – Car doors are being tried out again in various places in Whittlesey, the perpetrators are looking for anything they can lay their grubby hands on…..unfortunately some people do not or forget to lock their vehicles – easy target….

A story that some may have read – but many may not have.
Princess Cruises – ‘Caribbean Princess’  a ship that we have sailed on as passengers, was fined a record amount of $40 million/around £32 million for illegally discharging oily water waste into the sea (off the UK). A UK Engineer whistle blew the sequence of events to the MCA (Maritime & Coast Guard Agency) who in turn referred it onto the US Coast Guard.
The cruise line, a subsidiary of the American-British Carnival Corporation, pleaded guilty to seven charges following an investigation by US federal authorities. Prosecutors said the payment represents the largest penalty imposed on any firm for deliberate pollution by a ship at sea. Parent company Carnival has also agreed to submit 78 cruise ships across its brands to a five-year environmental compliance programme as part of the plea agreement.

When I worked as the Senior Tech Engineer on Cruise ships, The Oily Water System and its calibration came under my remit, I was never asked and have never know to by-pass the system as in the ‘Caribbean Princess’ and 4 other Princess Cruise ships.

I will not be sailing with this company again – this willing deliberate pollution must have been known to the senior management of The Carnival Corporation – which also includes Cunard.

Tonight Friends of Whittlesey Library have their committee meeting. The upcoming ‘Opera Dudes’ event is well Sold Out
sorry but I/we did warn that this act is very popular.
There will be further events during the summer.

Update to ET in the Library.
The Friends will commence payment of the Evening (Weekly) Telegraph in August when the Library Service cease payment.

Saturday 10th June – Whittlesey Festival are holding a fund raising event at The Christian Church Broad Street – 10:00 – 13:00
Sunday 11th June – St Andrews Parish Hall – Music Day 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 11th June – Coates Holy Trinity = Open Air Service & Picnic BYO