WENDOVER LOCAL AREA FORUM DATE: 5 July 2011 TIME: 7.00 pm Buckland Village Hall, LOCATION: Buckland AGENDA Item Time Page No 1 Confirmation of Chairman 19.00 2 Confirmation of Vice Chairman 3 Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership 4 Declarations of Interest To declare any personal or prejudicial interests 5 Action Notes 19.05 1 - 8 To confirm the notes of the meeting held on 6 April 2011 6 Question Time 19.10 There will be a 20 minute period for public questions. Members of the public are encouraged to submit their questions in advance of the meeting to facilitate a full answer on the day of the meeting. Questions sent in advance will be dealt with first and verbal questions after. 7 Petitions None received 8 BCC Update 19.30 Verbal Anne James will provide a verbal update. Report 9 AVDC Update 19.40 9 - 12 John Byrne will present a report. 10 Thames Valley Neighbourhood Police Update 19.50 Verbal Emma Garside will provide an update. Report 11 RAF Halton Update 20.00 Verbal Wing Commander Stephen Borthwick will provide an update. Report 12 Local Area Planning 20.10 Verbal Visit www.buckscc.gov.uk/democracy for councillor information and email alerts for meetings, and decisions affecting your local area. Jackie Wesley, Localities Manager will present a report. Report 13 TfB Update 20.20 13 - 16 Report from Ann-Marie Davies. 14 For Information - Parish Councillors Induction Training 20.30 • 25 June 2011, 9am – 12.30pm, Haddenham • 12 July 2011, 6pm – 9.30pm, Winslow • 26 July 2011, 6pm – 9.30pm, CDC, Amersham To book please visit the BALC website - www.bucksalc.gov.uk 15 Information Items 20.35 16 Date of Next and Future Meetings 20.45 4 October 2011 at 7pm at Aston Clinton Baptist Church Proposed Dates for Meetings in 2012 • 4 January • 4 April • 4 July • 3 October Members Mandy Aplin, Thames Valley Police Wg Cdr Stephen Borthwick, RAF Halton Bill Chapple OBE, Bucks County Council Marion Clayton, Bucks County Council Michael Foote, Weston Turville Parish Council Andy Greening, Thames Valley Police Bob Gregory, Thames Valley Police Nigel Hayward, Buckland Parish Council Christine Jensen (Buckland), Buckland & Halton Parish Councils Wilma Kingsbury, RAF Halton Lynne Kuschel Fiona Lippmann, Wendover Parish Council Mrs M Nodes, Drayton Beauchamp Parish Meeting Carole Paternoster, Aylesbury Vale District Council Marguerite Phillips, CHASE Cllr Chris Richards, Aylesbury Vale District Council Mr J A Spires, Aston Clinton Parish Council Deborah Taylor, Bucks PCT Brian Thompson, Halton Parish Council David Thompson, Aylesbury Vale District Council Natalie Thrussell, Thames Valley Police Tom Walsh, Wendover Parish Council Craig White, Buckland Parish Council Jim Wilding, CHASE Jeremy Williams, Fire and Rescue Service Stephen Worth, Wendover Parish Council Democratic Services Contact : Karen Jones, Tel 01296 383627, Email [email protected] If you would like to attend a meeting, but need extra help to do so, for example because of a disability, please contact us as early as possible, so that we can try to put the right support in place. Agencies : Buckinghamshire County Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Aston Clinton Parish Council, Buckland Parish Council, Drayton Beauchamp Parish Meeting, Halton Parish Council, Wendover Parish Council, Weston Turville Parish Council, Thames Valley Police, Bucks Fire and Rescue, Buckinghamshire PCT, Voluntary Sector representatives Agenda Item 5 ACTION NOTES MEETING: Wendover Local Area Forum DATE: 6 April 2011 7.06 pm to 9.13 pm Aston Clinton Baptist Church, Green End LOCATION Street, Aston Clinton HP22 5EX Wg Cdr Stephen Borthwick (RAF Halton), Bill Chapple OBE (Bucks County Council) (Chairman), Marion Clayton (Bucks County Council), Michael Foote (Weston Turville Parish Council), Christine Jensen (Buckland) (Buckland & Halton Parish Councils), Present: Wilma Kingsbury (RAF Halton), Brian Thompson (Halton Parish Council), Andrew Tipping (Stoke Mandeville Parish Council), Jim Wilding (CHASE), Keith Wilkinson (Weston Turville Parish Council) and Stephen Worth (Wendover Parish Council) Brian Bostock, John Byrne, Sheila Cavickshank, Ann-Marie Davies, Alan Evans, In Attendance: Inspector Emma Garside, Anne James, Karen Jones, Hannah Ladlow, Jane Larkham, Doreen Lister, Clifford Marshall, Mandi Simons and Virginia Young Apologies: Carole Paternoster Item ISSUES RAISED 1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE / CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP Apologies were received from Carole Paternoster, Joe Bradshaw and Karen Adamson. 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 3 ACTION NOTES The Action Notes from the meeting held on 5 January 2011 were agreed as a correct record after the following change had been made: At Bullet 2 delete “… RAF Gliding Association uses tugs and powered aircraft for winch launches” and insert “RAF Gliding Association and other airfield users use either powered aircraft, or tugs or winches for launching aircraft.” At Bullet 4 delete “One was unserviceable at the time of the incident. There was no mechanical problem.” and insert “The tug was fitted with a retractable cable but the retractor mechanism was known to be unserviceable at the time of the incident. There was no airworthiness problem with the aircraft”. 4 THAMES VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE UPDATE Inspector Emma Garside provided an update on Thames Valley Neighbourhood Police during which she made the following points: • The changes in the police force will impact on Thames Valley Police at a local level as significant savings are to be achieved over 4 years. • Collaborative work is taking place with Hampshire police and the IT and roads policing services have been merged. • The local policing review will has taken place. Previously there were 5 command units. 1 Commencing on 1 April 2011 there will be 15 local police areas and they will follow the AVDC boundary and report to the centre. • The challenge during this period of turmoil is maintaining the quality of service. • The result has been that Aylesbury Vale has gained 15 police officer posts. This was determined by crime figures and population density (the latter being higher in Aylesbury Vale than in other areas). Commander Richard List will be replaced by George Wrigley. • The roles will be shared between neighbourhood roles, responsibilities and investigative roles. • For the seventh year running there has been a drop in crime. • Unfortunately PC Michael Griggs is not able to return to an operational role which is a great loss. The PCSOs will be Andy and Joanna Smith, Mandy Aplin and Christina Cringle. • Between 1 April 2010 and 28 February 2011 there was a reduction in serious acquisitive crime including burglary, robbery and thefts of and from motor vehicles by 26% • There has been an increase in offences such as robbery at commercial property • Anti social offences are low and robust plans are in place. • The priorities are speeding and motor offences and the local police officers have been trained with the use of speed guns. • Work is taking place with the rugby club and the blues and twos tag rugby on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. Members were invited to ask questions and the following points were raised: • How are burglaries being reduced? • There has been a focus on preventative work which was raised by the NAG. Targetted patrols are operating and crime prevention advice is being provided. • A member noted that there has been an increase in rubbish being dumped alongside the road and he asked if any action can be taken. • It was noted that dropping litter is an offence and that work with AVDC is very joined up on flytipping. • In response to a question about publicising prosecutions members were advised that convictions for flytipping are publicised. • Any member asked if there was any evidence of clearing rubbish resulting in a reduction of the incidences occurring. It was recognised that once rubbish is dumped in an area there is a tendency for it to become a dumping ground. • It was acknowledged that incidences of anti social behaviour increase during the school holidays. The Chairman thanked Emma Garside for attending the meeting and asked for best wishes to be passed to Michael Griggs. 5 QUESTION TIME Virginia Young, a member of the public asked for some information about the Wendover Local Area Forum and the following information was given: • Bill Chapple is the Chairman and the members are Carole Paternoster Vice Chairman, Marion Clayton, John Byrne, Jackie Wesley, Anne James, Ann-Marie Davies and Clifford Marshall. • The meetings are informal, deal with local issues and are attended be County, District and Parish councillors and Parish Clerks. • The meetings are open to the public and current issues include the Big Society and NAGs. • In response to a question about the lower age range for attendance members were advised that youth club members have attended. • A member explained that young people would be welcome to attend and that the press can attend. 2 • A member referred to the presentation at the last meeting by the library services and he noted that pens had been issued. He asked who had authorised the issue of pens because he considered them to be a waste of money. • Hannah Ladlow replied that the Government forced BCC to review all printed material and she anticipated that the pens were approximately 5 years old. • The member asked how much did it cost to produce the pens and when. • Hannah Ladlow agreed to investigate. • A member asked if a Parish Council purchases salt bins when will they be filled and who will spread the salt • Ann-Marie Davies explained that an update on salt bins will be provided in the Winter Maintenance report. • A member reported that during the cold weather a speed warning sign was on permanently during the bad weather and he asked if this was a fault. This was likely to be the reason. • It was noted that the potholes on Halton Lane appear each winter and are repaired during the summer and suggested that they could be repaired properly in order to prevent the problem recurring.