Advance Notice of AGM

The very successful (volunteers) of the Whittlesey Festival will be holding their AGM.
This is formal notification  that the AGM for Whittlesey Festival will be held on Tuesday 24th November 2026.

It will be held at The Falcon Hotel, to begin at 7.00 pm.  Written reports and the Agenda will be sent out on the 16th November 2026.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Chair:  Jenny Parker has served two of her three year tenure but has decided to stand down at the 2026 AGM.

Carl Flippance is willing to stand in her place.

Vice Chair:  David Bailey will step away from this position and has stated he will become part of the Partner Group.

Jenny Parker is willing to stand in his place.

Treasurer:  Pat Ash is still willing to be re-elected for Treasurer, but does not wish to deter other nominations for this post.

Secretary:  Tina Overton  is willing to stand for re-election

The two vacant seats on the Steering Group are therefore for 

Chair.
Vice Chair.

Should you wish to be nominated for either of the above, please send in your nomination slip (which will be attached to this email), signed by yourself, a Proposer and a Seconder, to be with Tina, the Secretary, no later than the 17th November 2026, to ensure all relevant paperwork is dealt with before the AGM itself.

If you are unable to attend the AGM, please send in your proxy vote, also attached to this email.  This can be brought to the AGM itself, or sent direct to Tina, the Secretary, no later than the 17th November 2026.

If you wish anything to be put onto the Agenda for discussion during the AGM please let Tina, the Secretary know as soon as possible.   There is no AOB at an AGM.   Additional items are however, at the discretion of the Chairwoman.

Whittlesey Festival

The next Whittlesey Festival is on 12th September 2027. The Committee would like to thank everyone involved in 2026’s festival. We again this year had amazing talent displayed both on the Market Square and in St Mary’s church and church yard green on the day, along with classic vehicles and Stalls Fenland model railway was in the library on the day.
The Schools Art Exhibition also in the Whittlesey Library, both on festival day and for the following two weeks after the event.
You can find further information on the festival website at www.whittleseyfestival.co.uk
where you can find event details and see information about our sponsors.


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Restart A Heart Peterborough

Our neighbourhood officers are joining North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust for a free event all around CPR awareness.

Knowing CPR could help save a life, and you don’t need any medical experience to learn these skills.

At the event, you will be able to:

✅Learn how to recognise a cardiac arrest

✅Have a go at chest compressions on a training manikin

✅Learn about automated external defibrillators (AED) and how they can help save lives.

If you are available and this is something you are interested in, then come along:

📍Queensgate Shopping Centre

🕰️From 9am until 5pm

🗓️Wednesday, 21 October

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Street Pride Celebration

I was unable to attend this years celebration.

 

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Town Council Office Closed

The office is closed today Friday.
You can always contact you own councillor.
Details on the Top Toolbar.

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Pathway News This Week

 

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New Air Quality Monitor Sites in Whittlesey

Fenland District Council has installed a monitor in Snoots Road and one on the A605 Whitmore Street at the roundabout with Broad Street and Orchard Street.

The monitors are part of a wider network of monitoring devices that provide evidence around air quality district-wide. Fenland air quality consistently meets national objectives at monitoring locations.

The Snoots Road monitor will provide data from the boundary of the industrial Saxon Pit site. Some Whittlesey residents have called for more information on whether industry in the area could have health impacts, which gave rise to a Cambridgeshire County Council-led public health risk assessment last year. One of its findings was that it would be beneficial to have further information about air quality on the boundary of Saxon Pit.

he report said: “Dust levels are being monitored within the Saxon Pit site by operators under Environment Agency permit requirements. Air quality is not being monitored on the site boundary therefore no public health assumptions can be drawn.”

It added: “The Environment Agency has recorded dust at the boundary and there are complaints from residents about dust. To determine whether air quality is up to standard at the site boundary, particulate matter (dust) monitoring should be done there.”

Fenland’s relocated monitor will provide data on a range of airborne pollutants including particulate matter; SO2 (generally related to industry and chimneys) and NO2 (generally related to traffic). The data from the district council monitor will not identify where any pollution is coming from but will indicate if it is present in the location of the monitor.

The district council is not required to monitor air quality except where parameters are met for a formal Air Quality Management Area.

An area to the south east of Saxon Pit has been a designated Air Quality Management Area for years in regard to SO2 levels, which have remained compliant with national standards throughout. The status is under review to be lifted, though consideration is being given to future development plans in the area that could have the potential to increase pollution levels.

In response to public concerns and to provide reassurance, the council installed an air quality monitor in Hallcroft Road, Whittlesey, in 2023. It consistently showed air quality in the area was good. Despite two periods of mechanical downtime in 2025 the data was extensive.

The monitor has now been relocated to Snoots Road.
A diffusion tube remained in the Hallcroft Road area following removal of the monitor providing further ongoing data on NO2.

The A605 monitor, funded by Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways team, has been installed where tubes have shown raised levels of NO2 and it focuses on that pollutant. Information from the monitor could be valuable when assessing proposals that could further increase traffic in the town.

The district council reviews and assesses air quality evidence across Fenland to determine whether air quality objectives are likely to be achieved and produces an annual report on air quality.
Data from the monitors and the most recent air quality report can be viewed via the district council’s website: Air quality

See the Cambridgeshire County Council website for details of the
Saxon Pit Public Health Risk Assessment

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The Fenlander – October

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Don’t miss in this month’s The Fenlander:

  • Council opposes Government plan for 26-bed asylum seeker accommodation
  • Fenland’s food waste recycling service expands to more homes
  • Mould-ridden flats overhauled after council intervention
  • Options outlined for future of Manor Leisure Centre, Whittlesey
  • New Fenland Culture Fund launching this November!
  • Travel Buddies helps Fenland residents travel with greater confidence
  • Scheme to help households and pensioners entitled to support 
  • Funding available for your green projects – applications closing soon! 
  • Fenland set to receive a share of the Government’s new Good Food Neighbourhoods programme
  • Motion supporting sports pitch provision in March backed by Council
  • New air quality monitor sites in Whittlesey
  • Council receives Silver Award under Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme
  • Continuation of Wisbech town centre street drinking order
  • Families in Wisbech are enjoying a newly transformed play area
  • Criminal record and fine for fly-tipper

Community safety messages

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Listen – Learn – Take Action

I will be attending this meeting.

 

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Rural Crime Action Team Recovers £700,000 of Stolen Property

Almost £700,000 worth of stolen property was recovered by Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) between April and September this year, helping return valuable assets to victims and disrupt criminal activity across the region.

The specialist team recovered 48 stolen vehicles and other assets with a combined value of more than £699,000, including 11 cars, 13 pick-up vehicles, two vans, a heavy goods vehicle, six motorcycles, two quad bikes, an all-terrain vehicle, five items of plant machinery, three caravans and four trailers.

Alongside recovering stolen property, officers carried out 12 vehicle pursuits, dealt with 107 driving offences, seized 39 uninsured vehicles and made 26 arrests as part of proactive policing activity across the county.

The team’s work also extended beyond roads policing and rural crime, providing specialist support during major incidents.

During the summer, RCAT drone operators assisted Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service at significant woodland fires, using thermal imaging technology to identify hotspots, monitor fire behaviour and provide real-time intelligence to crews on the ground.

RCAT also played a role in tackling organised criminality, helping recover cocaine with an estimated street value of around £4 million and shoplifted goods worth approximately £7,500.

You can read more about the work they’ve done on our website.

 

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Play Area Information

 

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FDC Planning Committee Agenda – Wednesday 14th October

Nothing for Whittlesey area in this occasion.

 

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Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Click Here To PCC Website…..

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