Census 2021 is in full swing in Fenland
| Updated: 11:20, 17 March 2021
Census Day is on 21 March, but letters with unique online access codes have gone out to all households across the district to allow them to take part now.
The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives the Office for National Statistics the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941.
Leader of Fenland District Council, Cllr Chris Boden, said: âThe information the census collects provides the best picture of what our society needs now and what it will likely need in the future, and decides how services are planned and funded in our area. This could mean things like doctorsâ surgeries, housing, schools, or new transport routes.
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Cllr Gavin Booth, of the Liberal Democrats, said: “When this came to the overview and scrutiny committee, we said this year wasn’t the right year to be changing it because it does hit those on the lowest incomes.
“From the [public consultation] feedback, you can see a lot of those people are working but on very low incomes.
He added: “What you’ve got here is hitting the very poorest in society at a time when they are being hit with the constraints of having to work with Covid-19 around.”
Cllr Gavin Booth spoke against Fenland District Council s motion to increase Council Tax Support to 20 per cent.
“Whittlesey, like towns across Fenland, Cambridgeshire and the whole of the UK, is under unprecedented pressure right now but this funding will go some way to supporting its Covid recovery while benefitting residents and businesses and attracting visitors too.”
The first Whittlesey project approved by the CPCA Board was a £57,500 application for Interactive Highway Signs, which will give vital alerts to drivers when local roads are closed due to flooding or roadworks.
The three signs are currently being fabricated and are due to be installed in their approved locations and working by early summer.
One of the town’s most ambitious projects is to build a new Whittlesey Heritage Visitor Centre to showcase local artifacts and the history of Whittlesey from Bronze Age to modern day.