Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

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The following are planned suspensions to navigation in 2026 and 2027.

• Ashline Lock – Closure likely during Autumn/Winter 2026/27 to de-water the lock and inspect the structure to inform future gas replacement and associated works. This would suspend the Nene – Great Ouse link route.There will be a closure in place on the Kings Dyke navigation between Stanground Lock and Ashline Lock from Monday 2^nd November 2026 to Monday 22^nd January 2027.This is to allow for the dewatering and inspection for Ashline and the replacement of the Bower footbridge.

The WTC Office will be open all week from 09:30 to 13:00
Although the CAB is fully booked today (there maybe a cancellation) you can
go to the office and book a slot for next week.

Well, as usual the few volunteers that put on this wonderful family event for Whittlesey.

‘Just’ a few Whittlesey Councillors attended this evenings ‘Teams Virtual Meeting’

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Whittlesey attendee’s Cllr’s Laws, Wainwright, Bibb, Branton & Gerstner.

Unsure when these facilities will be fully open to the (paying) public.

The Crisis and Resilience Fund from Fenland District Council has now gone live.

Funding is available for organisations that can help individuals and households in Fenland build financial resilience, reduce hardship, and prevent future crises.

Established organisations that can deliver outcomes showing the value of their work to help people in Fenland are invited to bid for grants of £2,500 to £50,000.

Details can be found by clicking the following link:

Crisis Resilience Fund – Fenland District Council

Fenland District Council is reopening the Call for Sites process to ensure we meet new guidance for local plan-making. The Call for Sites feeds into our new Local Plan, Fenland 50, which will guide how Fenland grows and changes up to 2050, influencing where new homes and jobs go, how towns and villages develop, how flood risk is managed, and the quality of new development. 

We are inviting residents, landowners, developers and community groups to suggest land that could potentially be included in the plan to help meet the area’s future needs, from identifying land for potential development to nominating local green spaces of community value. 

Please note that sites submitted in the earlier Call for Sites consultation have been retained and do not need to be resubmitted, unless these were submitted via email after the previous exercise closed. Should this apply to your site(s), then please resubmit this information via the Council’s online portal.  

Access the portal and submit your site here: https://cfs.fenland.urbanintelligence.co.uk/.

The Council welcomes additional information or updated details on the availability and suitability of previously submitted sites, which again should be provided via the above portal.  

The Call for Sites will remain open until further notice. All submissions received within this period will be assessed alongside other available evidence. Submission of a site does not imply that it will be allocated for development or included within the Local Plan but does ensure that any opportunities for development can be allocated as deemed appropriate. 

Further information on the Call for Sites process is available at:
 https://www.fenland.gov.uk/Fenland-50-Call-For-Sites-2026. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Planning Policy Team at PlanningPolicy@fenland.gov.uk . 

Kind regards, 
The Planning Policy Team 
Fenland District Council