Road Closure for Sunday 08th June.
Links are : –
Environment Agency criticised over Whittlesey pollution incidents – BBC News
Environment Agency: East of England – Hansard – UK Parliament
The once ‘Wild Flower’ Meadow, has not materialised for the last 2 years, Wild Flowers can be very tempremental – relying on water and weather conditions, but this year only produced a vast ammount of Thistles.
Lots of comments and some ‘complaints, below is what Cllr/leader FDC Chris Boden sent out to a resident.
“One person’s wildflower can be another person’s weed!”
A glyphosate-based weed killer was initially applied several years ago to manage perennial weeds prior to seeding the area with a wildflower mix. Following complaints in 2021/22, the use of herbicides in the meadow was discontinued.
This change has contributed to the increased presence of perennial thistles over recent seasons.
The perimeter of the meadow continues to be maintained as part of FDC’s regular groundskeeping schedule, with mowing occurring twice monthly.
The meadow itself was cut this week, I understand, to help control the spread of thistles, and this will continue throughout the season.
Fenland District Council is actively exploring alternative, herbicide-free methods for managing the meadow. These may include revised mowing schedules and/or the use of organic treatments to suppress thistle growth.
RG Note :- I understand that around 50% of the area has been mowed down,
I’ll have a look tomorrow on my travels…
Below the preparations in place April 2025
Success in 2022
The Whittlesey Festival Committee held their coffee morning today and was well attended, music, cakes and savouries as part of the fun event.
£750.00 raised toward ‘Free’ rides and entertainment for families and children at this years event.
If you would be able to put this information on your web site, it will be able to inform more people than I can, 07946 – 895003, Amazon Scam, 07882 – 231933 a call I received this morning allegedly from Immigration , wanted to know if I needed call in English or Chinese, the same number also a H M R C Scam.
Thank you – From BB.
Cllr Boden ©RWT Cllr Bibb.
Robin Sutton and myself were invited to the NOVA Club, last evening – Robin gave his usual excellent presentation on how the benifits of being a Neighbourhood Watch Member are. We answered a ‘few’ questions by the nearly full house held at the Conservation Club.
If you would like more information on Whittlesey NHW, why not look at our excellent website full of useful topics and help https://www.whittleseynhw.org.uk/en/
News from the Fenland Citizen this evening…
March to Whittlesey bus route on the way to Peterborough is saved.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) will step in to save a vital bus service from being withdrawn – but five other services are still at risk.
Mayor Paul Bristow asked the CPCA board to approve funding for the March to Whittlesey section of service 33 (March to Peterborough), which Stagecoach East planned to cut after August 31 this year.
This would have meant that the villages of Eastrea and Coates risked being cut off from Peterborough, with no public transport alternative.
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Five other services in Cambridgeshire are still set to be withdrawn by Stagecoach East from August 31. These are: Cambridge–Ely–Littleport; Ramsey–Whittlesey–Peterborough; Milton–Impington Village College; Cambridge City Centre–Impington Village College; Trumpington–Sawston Village College.
