Little or no delays experienced as work being carried out at night -time.
Here’s what was in place last night (Tuesday).
I will carry on reporting of this and other vehicles – who insist they can park on the ‘new’ double yellow lines / Church Street – this vehicle a ‘Nissan’ I now have good photographs of with it’s registration – I will carry on reporting to the Police, until someone takes ownership of enforcement – the whole idea of campaigning for years for this enhancement to be carried out was make it safer for everyone using the road.
Stop parking here please, walk a few years and park legally.
Once a pile of fly-tipping takes place, it sometimes happens that more gets added too it.
As of yesterday the first batch of fly-tipped material at Lattersey Hill/Benwick Road had not been removed, and now some more has been added, BB informs me that he has reported the latest to FDC….
The 2 year policing review is about to be fully implemented on 28th April – examples being changes in rota/shift patterns, changes of where officers are based, moving lockers/offices and vehicles to different locations – All hopefully for the better for us.
Major adjustments behind the scenes are being brought into effect – computers and communication systems for example.
I attended a 3¾ Hour meeting last night at Police HQ in Hinchingbrooke – other than the above not really a great deal of progress or decisions were made which is par for the course, although we were told that there are a ‘lot’ of plans being looked at.
I did raise a number of on-going ‘issues’ which has been brought up by residents and members of NHW – and made it very clear to senior officers (like it or not) that the option we’re being told that there are NO resources to address minor concerns by our PSCO’s is NOT an acceptable answer – maybe to be told that when/if resources become available – then these minor issues will be looked at is a better answer to be given.
On the left is ex Whittlesey PC Alan Paul who worked here in the 1980’s on the right is Cllr 
Ray Bisby, who is the councillor for Cardea and is also Assistant Police/Fire & Crime Commissioner.
With Ray being our neighbour – I have a meeting with him in a couple of weeks time for some updates on the A605/Cardea and Pondersbridge road work enhancements.
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The following announcement from Whittlesey Town Council.
Maybe a very challenging week for some commuters with North Bank & the B1040 open/close/open/close, the start of exploration bore holes for the Kings Dyke crossing having to be postponed until this Monday (16th)
The welcome comprehensive report from the Environment Agency (EA) on ‘some’ of the management of the Whittlesey Washes (previous posting).
The excellent demonstration given by Deborah Slater from Defibrillators for All at The New Queen Street Surgery – 23 attendees the group held a raffle and raised some well deserved funds for DFA.
A comprehensive Whittlesey Town Council report – My thanks to our correspondent who attended for me.
A somewhat limp excuse (again) reported at the Town Council meeting that the ‘Police’ do not have resources to respond to Councillors/Residents and Neighbourhood Watch to illegal parking on Church Street.
Whilst I fully appreciate and understand Policing priorities, I and many others are getting rather fed up with various ‘politicised comments’ and excuses made by our constabulary – we either apply the law or we don’t – The Police shouldn’t decide what is and what is not ‘Lawfull’
They should apply the Law and the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) decide whether to take the matter further. Police today are under a lot of pressures – however our illustrious Police & Crime Commissioner has made promise after promise about improvements in Cambs Policing – irrespective of recent reviews and Home Office reports.
I always quote at meetings and I will be attending one this Monday at Police HQ – a PCSO is a Police Community Support Officer – that’s all most of us want in our area.
More on this at another time.
Still we had a nice break with not very good weather at a country house once owned by Lord Kitchener and a nice pie and pint at one of my favourite places The Britannia at Dungeness….with my bohemian friends!
Johnathan of North Level District IDB contacted me about the concerns you have raised and asked me to discuss them with you.
As you have stated your field is within the Whittlesey (Nene) Washes, a flood storage reservoir and is only used when we have to.
The Washes have been around since the Sixteenth Century so have always flooded in some form or other since that time.
If you have had the field for twenty odd years you would have seen significant flooding in Easter 1998, 2012 and 2013, but in the intervening years, we have only had minor or no flood events, including last year, but I appreciated since New Year flood water has been going onto the Washes at regular intervals through Stanground Sluice and Northey Gravel Weir. Water is discharged off the Washes via Rings End Sluice.
As I have said we only use the Whittlesey (Nene) Washes when we have to.
In normal conditions water flows down the River Nene and passes through the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice out to sea. When we have increased flows due heavy rain in the Nene Catchment, which includes Daventry (in part), Northampton, Corby, Wellingborough and Peterborough, we do our best to get rid of the water as quickly and safely as we can through the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice, but this very much dependant on the amount of water coming down and the tidal cycle. Therefore, if we are on spring high tides we will not be able to get rid of as much as neap tide.
When flood water levels rise upstream of the Dog-in-a-Doublet because it cannot be discharged because of the tide, we use the term “Tide Locked”, and this will result in a Flood Warning for the North Bank Road. So with higher levels in the River Nene, backing up towards Peterborough excess water will overflow Northey Gravel Weir and Stanground Sluice will operate, both putting water onto the Washes. To assist in the discharge of flood water we constantly have to dredge between the B1040 road bridge to the kink in the river called Popley’s Gull. What I am trying to say is we are doing our best to ensure we get rid of as much water as we can before putting it onto the Washes.
Once water is on the Washes it flows onto the Washes it obviously floods the floodplain and if water levels continue to increase then a Flood Warning goes on for the B1040 and it is closed by Cambridgeshire County Council. All the flood water on the Washes has to discharge through Rings End Sluice, which can be seen from the A47 road bridge at Guyhirn. Again the water coming off the Washes is subject to river levels, as Rings End Sluice is all gravity discharge. So if the Tidal River Nene is lower than the Washes level, water discharges, if not it stays in the Washes. The pointing doors on the Sluice prevent more water going onto the Washes.
You mentioned about the “flood defences being built” I am not aware of any new defences being built. The only work that has gone in recent years was the South Barrier Bank strengthening works and the ongoing Cradge Bank repairs and strengthening on both the Tidal Fluvial sections. These projects ensure the integrity of the Reservoir Embankment during flood events, so they should not fail when needed. None of these projects would stop the Washes operating as they have in the past and continue to do so now.
Unfortunately flooding of the Washes is and always will be a risk experienced by the Landowners and users of the Washes, past and present.
There is nothing we can do to assist you in reducing that risk, other than continue to do what have just explained. I am not in a position to comment about what other landowners receive in the way of income.
I hope I have managed to explain that the Washes only flood when we they have to.
I appreciate this is probably not the response you were hoping for but if I can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Regards
Ian C
Asset Performance Officer
Asset Performance Team (W&N)
Welland & Nene Operations
Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Area
My Thanks to LD and ©RG
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About a ton of turf/soil and plastic guttering below Lattersley Hill on the Benwick Road. Spotted and reported to FDC’s Street scene today – thanks…BB
Article from PT ©
Roadworks at King’s Dyke will start next week after roads between Peterborough and Whittlesey were re-opened after flooding. Planned investigation work was due to start on the A605 Peterborough Road near Whittlesey this week – but because The North Bank and the B1040 were both closed due to flooding, the works had to be postponed. Both the other roads have now been re-opened. The roadworks will now start on Monday, April 16, with teams working overnight to carry out the project.
The five night preparation work involves digging holes to record the exact locations and depths of any underground pipes or cables, to find out if they need diverting or protecting before the construction phase of the project begins. The holes will then be refilled.One of the traffic lanes will be closed for a short section of the A605 – from a point west of the Funtham’s Lane junction to east of the level crossing. The lane closure will be in place from Monday 16 to Friday 20 April between the off peak hours of 8pm and 6am. The road will be fully open to traffic outside of these hours.
Temporary traffic signals will be in place on either side of the railway crossing to ensure drivers, and any cyclists and pedestrians, can pass the work safely and keep the level crossing clear at all times.The signals will be managed to prevent traffic stopping on the crossing and protect the road users and workforce. Small delays are to be expected on top of those caused by the crossing itself. There may be some noise at the very beginning of each evening, when the small sections of surfacing are being removed but this will be limited and the remaining work will involve hand digging only.
The works initially started last Monday, but were postponed as drivers reported long delays
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