Neighbourhood Panels
The latest South area Neighbourhood Panel meeting took place at Burwell Village College on Wednesday,7th October. Cllr Carl Poole confirmed that, as ever, actions had been taken to address ALL the issues of concern raised by local residents at the last Panel meeting (in late June).
Participants received an Action Plan to deal with Dog Fouling -to receive details, incident recording books, flyers and newly-designed posters please contact Karen See on 01353 -665555 or Karen.See@eastcambs.gov.uk
A joint Panel meeting (with the Soham and East Panel) will be held in the spring to consult on the Wicken Fen Vision. Details will be available in the next edition of the magazine, on the Neighbourhood Panel webpage and in the press.
Parishes were asked to make their views known about the impact of the trafficcalming measure at Quy, the A14/A142 junction and the increasing number of HCVs using villages -with a view to a member of the Highways'Agency attending the next Panel meeting (on 5th January).
Shirley Blake (Principal Sustainable Development Officer at ECDC) provided an overview presentation of the draft Ely Masterplan (details accessible from the ECDC website) -consultation continues until 16th November.
Inspector Andy Bartlett, our new Sector Inspector (succeeding Insp. Alan Savill) referring to the Neighbourhood Profile (September 2009) outlined actions taken by the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) to deal with Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Bottisham
ASB in Brinkley
Total crime figures for the Panel area have declined and recorded incidents of ASB have also shown a significant decrease.
Inspector Bartlett also summarised emerging trends in each of the 5 wards in the Panel area -details can be seen on pp.11/13 of the Southern area Profile. Cllr Tony Jolley gave a presentation of the work of Speedwatch scheme volunteer teams in 11 participating villages in the Panel area. From the teams'observations approximately 30% of traffic was travelling above 33mph. 24% of speeders were from their immediate village, with 39% coming from a neighbouring village. Please keep your speed within speed limit guidelines,as excessive speed kills ! More volunteers are needed, please contact Tony jolley@bottishampc.org.uk
Priorities for action
For policing (together with partner agencies) during the next 3 months:
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Bottisham
- ASB at the Recreation Ground in Burwell
For other partner agencies:
Presentation by the Highways'Agency -Quy, A14/A142 and HCVs
Specific issues raised from our village
- Fen roads deteriorating;
- Warning signs stolen.
Please come to the next Neighbourhood Panel meeting at Burwell Village College on Tuesday, 5th January, 7.0 -9.0pm. You will be very welcome!
If you have an issue of concern, but are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Cllr Alan Camps or Alan Williams (Neighbourhood Panel Coordinator) alan.williams@eastcambs.gov.uk or by phone on 01353 -665555.