Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Recently (Last year & this year) the signage indicating whether the B1040 and/or North Bank is open or closed has been much more accurate – (still not 100%). So why when I went and had a look at the ‘Newly installed gates’ some 18 cars/drivers came as far as the barriers, immediately turned around and
sped off back into town in a space of around 10 minutes. There are substantial concrete barriers and a ‘locked gate’
Yes ‘we’ are still all waiting for an accurate up to date electronic sign – Cllr Mrs Dee Laws is on the case…. remember it took 35+ years to get yellow lines in Church Street..

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My thanks to GW who sent me these pictures taken this morning…

After ‘years’ of lobbying and campaigning to get ‘parking issues/concerns’ sorted out along Ramsey Road/Church Street…(there was a public meeting – result !!!!).
Only last night Cllr David Mason was so ‘Happy’ that the ‘Double Yellow’ lines outside ‘Park House’ – Church Street was at last in place, I reminded David that he can not take all the credit for this – but he has been on the case for some 2 years.
So in just over a week, we are now back to where we started, several informing me – that some are parking on these newly instated ‘Double Yellows’.
They were placed so that traffic does not have to overtake these vehicles and then meet traffic/HGV’s/Buses on the ‘Blind Corner’ by the Letter ‘B’ Public House.
We’ve had a week when the road was clear – and what a difference it made.
Yes I have contacted my councillors and yes I have informed the Police – and will continue doing so.

B1040 Closure..
Horrendous is an under-statement – but there is not a lot that can be done.
We came back from Peterborough on Tuesday evening and it took over 1½ hours to get from Amazon Round-About back into Whittlesey.
I’ve got a shed load of people phoning me up! asking me what’s going on – why not phone your councillor… they might have information that I don’t have.
There is nothing ‘new’ with the issues…. and it’s probably going to get worse.
Now I am told at long last Cambs CC contractors are –  re-instating the Gating along the B1040 out of Whittlesey/Dog-In-The-Doublet…. bit late in the day – again.
I and others will ask if the installation this time is any better than before – ie theft and vandal resistant.
Why is it no one is being held to account – plenty of excuses as usual – sorry not good enough.

6 Councillors present, 2 absent and one member of the public – myself.
I questioned about item (1) on the agenda – F/YR18/0015/F – Re Morleys old garage site.
This appears to have been an ‘administration error’ – as I already posted yesterday – the decision has already been made by FDC’s Planning Committee.
All the other applications on the agenda were recommended for approval.

Passing the Town Hall today, I visited the Whittlesey Mud Walls meeting, I have done so on occasions previously, interesting and informative of these ‘fairly’ unique pieces of history, especially within Cambridgeshire.
The group have almost completed a booklet explaining all about the ‘Walls’ and their locations.
Also at the meeting was FDC conservation officer Katie McAndrew – who gave an update on the ‘Conservation consultation’ – which I promoted several weeks ago.

Contact the Mud Walls Group – C/o The Town Hall, Market Street Whittlesey PE7 1BD

I find it a bit confusing that WTC Planning Committee are discussing the old Morley’s Garage site for a convenience store and 3 x 3 bed dwellings when at FDC have today (03rd) issued a decision notice to Grant Permission.
The FDC’s Planning Committee report was made on the 28th March 2018

visit FDC’s Planning Portal  Click Here – Click on documents – to view decision notice.

At next Monday’s (09th April) Patient Participation Group Meeting (PPG) at The New Queen Street Surgery – 7pm – A talk and demonstration by Deborah Slater – All welcome –
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Here you will be able to see a map of all locations in/around Whittlesey & Villages.