Bedworth North & Bedworth West

Bedworth North & Bedworth West Community Forum This includes Bedworth Heath, Keresley, Ash Green, Mount Pleasant & Sutherland Drive areas

Wednesday 26th March 6.30 – 8.45pm Race Leys Junior School, Bedworth

Notes of the Meeting The meeting was attended 19 members of the public and councillors, a number of officers from Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police.

Councillors in attendance: Apologies: Cllr Doughty WCC/NBBC Cllr Danny Aldington NBBC Cllr Hawkes WCC/NBBC Cllr Roma Taylor NBBC

Also in attendance were 3 key members of Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch – anyone interested in starting up a Neighbourhood Watch Group, would like a Newsletter or to buy safety equipment please contact Lynne on 024 7636 3458 or Richard on 024 7636 3737.

Also in attendance Police and Crime Commissioner Ambassador Kolin Basra E-mail [email protected]

Police Issues

Parking Issue on Hospital Lane – Royal To pass to Civil Parking Enforcement Team Oak Lane making it hard to see coming out of the Junction.

A1 Removals Van parked on the grass verge also obstructing day and night Police to investigate the van

Residents Issues

Issue Action/Response to Issue Fly - Tipping Dark Lane Refer to NBBC Environmental Health

Gipsy Lane – Quarry vehicles leaving the Refer to WCC Highways site and spreading mud all over Gipsy Lane and surrounding roads which is dangerous Road Surfacing in Keresley in particular Refer to WCC Highways the following roads: Beaumont Road, Junction of Exhall and Bennetts Road North Potholes on A444 slip into Sutherland Refer to WCC Highways Drive Dog Fouling on following roads: Smorrall Refer to NBBC Environmental Health Lane to Hospital Lane, Heath Road shops area and Smith Street Parking on verges – a resident raised the Private matter between households and WCC issue that he has received a letter from WCC regarding this Dog Control Orders do not take into NBBC have looked at the Order (link shown) account assistance dogs and the order is clear that assistance dogs are excluded from the order http://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/2001 79/animal_welfare/297/dog_control_orders Resident raised the question what has NBBC Planning advised that Section 106 happened to the Section 106 funding from contributions from the development amount to the new development on Wheelwright Lane around £5,500 which will be spent on Play and Open spaces within 1 kilometre of the site. The trigger point for this money is that the properties are occupied. Graffiti on fence facing onto A444 Refer to NBBC street scene

Paul Godman raised the following issues: 1. The Arson at The Eagle Police said no one arrested, still investigating 2. Section 106 Planning Issue from the Eagle Pub re-development reagrding Section 106 as it was affordable housing – To be investigated 3. Vehicle Arsons in Kerseley Village Police said no one arrested, still investigating 4. Summers Road Shootings – Police said being dealt with

Lynne Price on Behalf of Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch made the following statement and asked that this be relayed via Kolin Basra the Police and Crime Commissioners Ambassador back to Ron Ball.

Statement – We request the forum and the Police Crime Commissioner Ambassador relays back to the crime commissioner’s office that we as a constituted group have at no time had any monies from Nuneaton and Bedworth Neighbourhood Watch (NBNW) association, even under the grant funding they received via the crime commissioners grant application.

It may be said that NBNW are the umbrella group but this is not so, we are totally independent from this group and have been for a number of years, it is our request that the office of the crime commissioner recognises this, so if there is any need to engage our community they consider communicating with ourselves and if we ever have the opportunity to apply for grant funding they would also take this into consideration.

Letter to this effect also attached with the notes of the forum.

Joint Community Forums in Bedworth Cllr Chattaway as Chair of the Bede and Poplar Community Forum asked the meeting for their views regarding joining with the Bedworth North and West Community Forum, the residents present at that forum were positive about joining together.

The Chair Cllr Doughty asked the forum for their views on joining the forums.

After a long debate 3 options we put forward Option 1 to stay the same (not join) Option 2 to have 1 joint meeting with Bede and Poplar a year Option 3 to merge/join completely

People voted and the results are Option 1 - 7 votes Option 2 - 12 votes Option 3 no votes

Option 2 was chosen

Next meeting: Wednesday 18 June 2014 at 6.30pm Venue: Small Hall, St Giles Church Exhall

15 Baker Street Email: [email protected] Mrs L Price Phone: 024 76363458 Secretary Hawkesbury Village Mobile: 07979846395 Warwickshire CV6 6DJ

Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch

DATE: 01/04/2014

To whom it may concern

In regards to my statement at the last Whitestone/Bulkington, community forum.

We request the forum and the Police Crime Commissioner Ambassador relays back to the crime commissioner’s office that we as a constituted group have at no time had any monies from Nuneaton and Bedworth Neighbourhood Watch (NBNW) association, even under the grant funding they received via the crime commissioners grant application.

We hope you look at this request with understanding and openness.

Regards Lynne Price Secretary Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch