Mike & Dawn Lead Road Safety Priority in Putnoe

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Editedin by Dawntouch Allen and Mike Seamarks—Winter 2019 You said….we did; Mike & Dawn lead road safety priority in Putnoe Mike Seamarks Dawn Allen for Putnoe for Putnoe The results are in for our Putnoe residents survey

Mike and Dawn, together with team Gianni and Ryan Henson have now knocked on every door in Putnoe Ward to understand what is important to the residents in our Ward. Thank you to all who filled in our survey. The results are in and show that most people who returned the survey are concerned about speeding. Mike and Dawn will now be following up the survey by speaking di- rectly to residents about the results so there will be further opportunity to make your views Dawn & Mike review known. Full results of the Borough Wide survey residents responses can be seen by visiting the following web page: https://www.gianniformayor.co.uk/residents- Putnoe pavements don’t meet the criteria!!

Following their last newsletter, many Queens Drive, Willmers Close, Poplar

residents contacted Dawn and Mike Avenue, Brecon Way to Harrington about the poor state of pavements in Drive and Putnoe Lane to Aspen Ave- Putnoe. Success has been achieved in nue have been determined by the Exeter Walk, where repair works have Council as below the threshold for in- been carried out (see picture). Repair tervention. Mike and Dawn will con- works will also be carried out in Col- tinue to press for a proper program of chester Way and Wentworth Drive. pavement improvements and will keep Many other footpaths including; an eye on those footpaths already Church Lane, Dunster Gardens, drawn to their attention.

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Promoted by Bernard Jones on behalf of the Bedford & Kempston Conservative Association both of 3 Waltham Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FY Printed by White Hart Press, 58A York Street, Bedford, MK40 3RL. News from Your Local Putnoe Conservatives! Policing priority reflects survey results

Community Policing Priority Setting. There was a great on where crime has its greatest impact on the commu- turn out at the Putnoe/Goldington/Newnham priority nity. Consequently, the Policing priority for Putnoe will setting meeting on 4th December 2018. be reviewed at the next quarterly priority setting meeting in March. Please come along and make your Thanks to all those who had completed the Putnoe resi- views known. dents survey, Mike and Dawn were able to share the results demonstrating that there was a concern about Contacts are PC 5763 Kate Rowley speeding in Putnoe. For the next quarter the policing and PCSO 7376 Helen Smith priority for Putnoe will be speeding. Mike and Dawn were very clear that a proportional approach needs to Sign up for neighbourhood alerts be taken and that Police resources should be focussed at http://www.bedsalert.co.uk

Join Speedwatch Putnoe Your Speedwatch enables volunteers to work within their community to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding and to help control Conservative the problem locally. Community Speed Watch seeks to promote safer driving in our local communities by educating rather than prosecuting individuals. Parliamentary

Dawn & Mike recently joined the local Community Policing Team on the streets of Putnoe to invite volunteers to join a local & Mayoral Speedwatch initiative. Over 40 residents expressed their interest, demonstrating the strength of concern about safety on some of our roads. Mike and Dawn are keen to help the Police focus Candidates more of their resources on drug issues and burglary so if you can spare some time to get involved in Speedwatch, please contact Dawn or Mike (contact details below) or Katy Rowley from Bedfordshire Police [email protected] . Ryan Henson Parliamentary Candidate

T: 07584 746065

Putnoe parents win crossing W: ryanhenson.org.uk Congratulations to residents and parents in Putnoe & Brickhill, over 200 of whom signed the petition E: [email protected] presented to the Council in July last year for a safe Gianni Carofano school crossing in Kimbolton Road. The school Mayoral Candidate crossing patrol started in Kimbolton Road on Friday 4th January for the start of the new term. It was W: gianniformayor.co.uk rewarding to see Brickhill Primary school pupils Fb.com/gianniformayor being able to use the crossing by themselves and assert their independence. More pupils will now T: @GianniforMayor be able to walk to school as a result of this success. YOUR LOCAL PUTNOE CONSERVATIVE TEAM! Dawn Allen Mike Seamarks Tel: 07790 400220 Tel: 07801 925322 [email protected] [email protected] Facebook: @dawnforputnoe Facebook: @mikeforputnoe Putnoe Conservatives - Achieving Results For The Local Community!