Minutes of the Meeting of Long Whatton & Diseworth Parish Council held on Thursday 3rd August 2017 at 7.30pm at the Diseworth Village Hall, Hall Gate, Diseworth. 1782 Attendance and apologies Present: Cllrs S Roberts Chairwoman, D Bamford, M Hobbs, S Perkins, P Gillatt and . Samantha Lockwood, Clerk. Apologies: Cllrs D Wiggins and A Cawdell and County Councillor: Cllr N Rushton. 1783 Code of Conduct - Councillors’ Declarations of Interest Resolved: Cllr S Roberts declared a non pecuniary interest at point 1791 she took no part in the discussion or decision making. 1784 Minutes of the previous meeting of the Council Resolved: The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 1st June 2017, previously circulated, be taken as a true record, confirmed and signed. 1785 Any matters to be raised with the County Councillor. Resolved: Issues on the highway to be sent through to LCC customer services and copy in the County Councillor: Weight Limit Signs down at the entrance to Diseworth. Footpath Sign down between The Woodcroft and Shakespeare Close. Hole in road at West End, Long Whatton. Sign down on Kegworth Lane – 'beware horse'. 1786 Any matters to be raised with the District Councillor. Resolved: Water metre cover broken on Barnfield Close where the grass cutting takes place. Clerk to report this to NWLDC. 1787 Police, crime, safety (a) Police report. Crime Figures: 03/07/17 Theft from building site, Long Whatton Filed 07/07/17 Theft from motor vehicle The Green, Diseworth Filed 26/07/17 Sheep Worrying, Long Whatton Filed Remember that you can now report crimes online via the Leicestershire Police website instead of phoning in on 101. Emerging trends / Incidents of note: There have been a few thefts from motor vehicles this month in neighbouring villages with vehicle windows being smashed in order to gain entry. We would encourage people to consider where they park and to remove valuables from vehicles overnight. If you would like to have your valuables security marked, please contact a member of the beat team to make an appointment. Crime Prevention Advice Leicestershire Police takes vehicle crime very seriously and understand the effects of such crime can be distressing and cause a lot of inconvenience for the owner. The more security you are able put in and around your vehicle, the less attractive it will be to thieves. Consider adopting some of the following security measures in order to try to reduce your likelihood of becoming a victim of future crime. Protect your vehicle. Don’t give thieves an easy ride. Minutes of Meeting Held on 3rd August 2017. 1 • leave it on show expect it to go! Always remove valuables from your vehicle remove sat nav’s including the support cradle and cables. Wipe away any suction pad marks • don’t leave tools in vans overnight • make sure that doors are locked, windows are closed and keys are removed when you leave the car, even if it’s only for a moment • on icy mornings, never leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running • park your vehicle in a well-lit spot that is visible to others, or covered by CCTV • if you have a garage, use it. Always lock your vehicle and garage • consider fitting a metal cage to your catalytic convertor or have it etched • register any vehicle equipment such as CD players, in-car DVD payers, and sat nav’s, for free with immobilise.com Garden Crime Don't let green fingered thieves spring clean your shed. Many people take a great deal of trouble securing their house and the property within it...but what about sheds and garages? With the array of lawnmowers, power tools, garden equipment, bicycles, sports and other valuable equipment kept in them, security measures should certainly be put in place. Gardening tools and garden furniture are not cheap - what's more they are very saleable items for the thief. Don't make it easy for them to be stolen and remember that tools stolen from your shed could be used to burgle your house. Postcode or property mark anything in your shed or garage that is value and might be stolen, for example, lawnmowers, garden furniture, bicycles, sports equipment. Take photographs of expensive items - they may be useful to police to identify the goods and return them to you, should you be unfortunate enough to have them stolen. Never leave garden tools and equipment outside, even if you are just popping back into the house. It only takes minutes for an opportunist thief to take them. Consider fitting a pair of garage door locks that are fitted either vertically or horizontally and can be locked both from the inside and outside of the garage. We’d like to meet you - We hold regular beat surgeries and engagement events. You can meet us at: Sunday 27th August 1pm - Long Whatton Village Show Sunday 3rd September 11am – Sawley Marina Autumn Fayre Saturday 9th September 1pm – Diseworth Village Show Sunday 15th October 1pm – Osgathorpe Beat Surgery Monday 6th November 5pm – St Hardolph’s School (Parents evening) Saturday 9th December 1pm – Belton Beat Surgery at Convenience Store Minutes of Meeting Held on 3rd August 2017. 2 1788 Chairman’s Report RESOLVED: August meeting of LW&DPC Meetings attended Airport water/flood meeting Roxhill Site meeting and tour Annual Parish Liaison Event at County Hall Airport meeting – This was mainly to find out what the proposal was for running the hydrological survey, the costs and who was going to put up the money. It seemed positive but I am yet to be convinced that the airport can’t put up more money. We are looking at £5,000 from this PC alone. Sam has more accurate figures and details. Roxhill Site meeting – We met at 4pm and had a tour round the site in Landrovers. It’s HUGE! Lots of explanations about keeping the dust down, noise reduction from machines and the fact that they are running on schedule. First Business buildings should be going up in November this year. Work on the Kegworth by-pass is due to begin in September. The guy that took us round was proud of his work and was at pains to let us know that he was doing his best to make sure they didn’t infringe on local communities. Annual Parish Liaison Meeting at County Hall was a waste of space quite honestly – too much talking and not enough doing, although Sam and I did pick one or two ideas from the stands that were there – an idea for the Annual Parish meeting I had was to get someone to give a talk on Scams, online phishing and fraud. Sam has also looked at a project called Community Resilience Plan which would provide an emergency base/persons to help out in case of flood, fire or other disaster. Other stuff Sam, Mary and I walked the water courses in both villages and a plan of action has been drawn up – in conjunction with the airport meeting where this was discussed – and a letter has been written regarding Riparian rights of people who have property adjoining any of the water courses. These are in the process of being hand delivered to the appropriate properties in the villages. An article in the Dialogue and Long Whatton News regarding hedges, borders of properties and weeds has resulted in a few people taking action and making an effort to clear things up. This is a work in progress and on which I shall be keeping on top. I have also been approached by one or two parishioners about putting in speed monitors (right word?) to warn motorists of their speed as they approach the village of Diseworth from the A453 airport road. Another idea could be 100m marker signs warning of the approach of a 30mph speed area, although I feel this would produce an over infestation of road furniture. 1789 Administration & Finance (a) Clerk's Report. CLERK’S ADMINISTRATION REPORT - 3rd August 2017. CCTV I received an email from a CCTV company explaining residents in Long Whatton who have approached the company in order to install a village wide surveillance system. Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council had been asked if it were willing to take up the maintenance, if the villagers are going to raise he money to foot the bill for the job and provide assistance with the necessary approvals for installation. The Parish Council has not been approached from members of the public. I went to NWLDC to find out more about CCTV in order to best advise the Parish Council. Minutes of Meeting Held on 3rd August 2017. 3 – There is a huge amount of risk, work and maintenance required to be responsible for CCTV throughout a Parish. In brief: Costs involved for very basic camera's would be over £3k per camera and a recorder would be over £10k. NWLDC have said that if there is a 'problem area' they have portable camera that could be used temporarily. Allotments Some work is needed to identify the plots again, due to plots not being maintained and vacant for a while – this would help the new tenant establish their boundary. – Can anyone help? - Councillor Bamford had said, if required, he can measure out the plot to the original drawing. EMG – SRFI – Roxhill - Notes from Roxhill Parish Liaison Meeting 12/07/17 Website is getting plenty of visits, has been changed recently but not with regard to community section. There are 24/7 webcams which can be accessed through the website. Negotiations are well advanced to sell Plots 1 & 2.