Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Town Council Office will be closed to the public on Monday 18th May.

The Office will re-open @ 09:30 to members of the public on Tuesday 19th May.

Please note, due to volume of Council Ward work I am dealing with, that this is a shorten summary of the meeting.

I am trying the sound/audio of the meeting, this was recorded on my mobile phone so isn’t the best quality and need to have volume turned up….

Click Here To Listen …. WTC Meeting 14-05-26

8 ‘usual’ volunteers + 2 new welcomed @ Platinum Wood this morning had around 2 hours of tidying around the trees and area.

The Friends of Platinum Wood are planning an open day in July, to highlight/showcase what our generous donors and volunteers have achieved over the past 4 years.

‘Platinum Wood’ is a Whittlesey Town Council project, a nice area to have a peaceful/safe walk around, dogs (and owners) are very welcome.
More news on the open day will follow…..

Invitation to join us for just 1 Hour @ Platinum Wood – Yarwell Headlands Whittlesey.
For a general tidy up and weed around the tree’s….
Everyone welcome to come along….

Latest project – installation of the 4th seating bench, generously donated.

My apologies -quality of conversion and editing didn’t go well this month.

Why is nothing ever simple – especially here in Whittlesey, having sent over 15 e-mails, to various people/departments and managers at both FDC and CCC, 5 phone calls – It took an e-mail to the Chief Executive at Cambs CCC from Whittlesey Town Council before I received any meaningful response.

Thursday, I by chance happened to see meet with a Mr. George Hay (Enforcement Officer – Highways CCC) who informed me he had been on the case for a couple of weeks !!!!!

After an hour of exchange of the issues and extremely poor communications from Cambs CC, he informed me, that ‘It was complicated’ (Health & Safety – No Permit – No Permission – No Licence !!!!) –  Why – because the builders – roofers are from the ‘Travelling Community (Ramsey) and as such have to be dealt with slightly differently…….
I’ve told it as it is…..no more, no less…...

Today on passing I saw what appeared to be someone at the site – I couldn’t stop because of traffic…… Again I am on the case…..hours and hours…..

Thank you to several who came in to say ‘hello’ how are you Roy……
Brenda, Averil and special guest COTY Mark Cross, Nick, Bill and Sandra,
So quite an eventful morning without I might add too many complaints…and a few compliaments….a nice change thank you.

All morning until 1pm I’ll be ‘manning’ the Town Council Ofice….