WHITESTONE & BULKINGTON COMMUNITY FORUM Draft Actions from the Meeting held on Thursday 6th March 7pm at Chetwynd Junior School Present: Cllrs Des O’Brien (Chair), John Beaumont, Martin Heatley, June Tandy, Kristofer Wilson Andrea Buckley (Warwickshire County Council) Sgt Dave Williams (Warwickshire Police) PC David Dyde (Warwickshire Police) PC Roy Hampton (Warwickshire Police) PCSO Gavin Scott (Warwickshire Police) PCSO Nina Bailey (Warwickshire Police) PC Matt Craddock (Warwickshire Police) Robin Wachin (PCC Community Safety Ambassador) Six residents and 3 representatives from Neighbourhood Watch Apologies: Cllr Nick Grant and Simone Donaghy (NBBC) Update on Issues from previous meetings: • Bulkington Pedestrian Crossing – local Councillors agreed to upgrade the Zebra Crossing to a Puffin Crossing during 2014/15 • Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Plan – NBBC to consult later this year • Future of George Eliot Hospital – latest updates can be found at http://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/introduction-to-the-securing-a-sustainable-future- project/ Policing Priorities: Coventry Road – Wednesday night’s 6-7.30pm young people tipping over the bins and rubbish going everywhere – Sgt Dave Williams agreed as a priority Feedback on this priority – Extra patrols at the keys times were undertaken and one young person was spoke to by Police – this issue seems to have stopped. Mr Ison, Head Teacher of St James Junior School – asked for assistance regarding parking on the corner of Nuneaton Road and Barbridge Road around school home time. Parents collecting children are obstructing the corner and the road making it very difficult for the school bus to drive down the road. Feedback on this priority – Police undertook 8 patrols but did not find the parking to be too bad Local Issues from the Floor School Parking Issue – Tamar Road people parking on the grass verges. Road Markings – Outside Arden Forest School the white Zig Zag is wearing away and people then parking on it. People using Mobile phones whilst driving – this was raised as an issue – Sergeant Williams said people should report it on 101 number with as much information as possible for example registration number, make of vehicle, time, date etc. Scrap Metal Collectors Driving Around – Sergeant Williams said people should report on the 101 number with details of the vehicle such as Registration number, make of vehicle and the time and date. Lynne Price on Behalf of Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch made the following statement and asked that this be relayed via Robin Wachin 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 Date of Future Meetings: Thursday 17 July 2014 from 7pm at St James Junior School Thursday 6 November 2014 from 7pm at Chetwynd Junior School Mrs L Price 15 Baker Street Phone: 024 76363458 Email: [email protected] 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. 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. We hope you look at this request with understanding and openness. Regards Lynne Price Secretary Bedworth and Bulkington Neighbourhood Watch www.facebook.com/BedworthAndBulkingtonNeighbourhoodWatch .