Agenda item

To receive any updates from partners – Parish and Town Councils, Police, Fire and Rescue Service, BA13+Community Area Partnership, NHS Chamber of Commerce and CAYPIG.

Wiltshire Fire and Rescue

Update from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue was included in the agenda at pages 23 to 26.

NHS Wiltshire

Updates for December and January were included in the agenda at pages 27 to 32.

Westbury Town Council

 French Market Day will be on Saturday 30 April from 10.00am to 4.00pm in The Market Place.

Police

Inspector David Minty informed everyone that this would be his last Area Board meeting as he was moving on to a new role. He introduced his replacement Inspector Lindsey Winter.  He went on to detail his report over the last reporting period there had been a continued reduction in some of the key crime areas. Particularly pleasing were the reductions in violent crime and dwelling burglary. This year there have been 51 fewer victims of violent crime along with a 37.3% reduction in dwelling burglaries.

This year has seen an increase in non dwelling burglaries, which is mostly shed breaks, with gardening equipment and tools having been stolen. Although the overall number remains high, in the last month there has been a dramatic reduction in numbers and this was due to a number of policing options that were employed. There have been operations in the town with the whole of the Warminster neighbourhood policing team and undercover officers working through the night. Currently 4 individuals are on police bail and he reported that this reduced the criminal activity in the town.

The community area was still experiencing a level of anti social behaviour, but this was being proactively challenged by the NPT in partnership with the Council. This had some excellent results in the past and he was hopeful it would again.

Cllr Cuthbert-Murray asked for more visibility of policing in Westbury, Inspector Minty replied that although this was a priority resources would be deployed where necessary.

BA13 Partnership

Rev Jonathan Burke reported that Partnership had met recently, and were considering a small number of grants – details available from White Horse News.  The Partnership had also been working with Matravers School engaging in Restorative Justice.

Crosspoint

Rev Jonathan Burke explained to the Board that perhaps some members of the Community had misinterpreted what Crosspoint was trying to achieve – the centre is designed where possible to address the needs of all in Westbury and the surrounding villages. It would be available to all without prejudice.

Westbury Chamber of Commerce

The Chairman reported that the Chamber of Commerce was working with Matravers on a project similar to ‘Dragons Den’.

CAYPIG

Sally Willox, Youth Development Co-ordinator/Team Leader updated the Board on a number of projects that CAYPIG were currently involved in. 

Smoothy Bar Project - This project has generated a lot of interest within the group, designing recipes and making smoothy’s at the centre and developing plans to develop their project by serving at community events.  The members involved are completing their ASDAN Activities Award and Enterprise Award with the ultimate aim to establish a smoothy/milkshake bar in the town.

Leisure Credits - This involves young people carrying out voluntary work within the community and in return being given credits that would be exchanged for activities and trips such as ice-skating, cinema and bowling. 

Young People’s Transport Scheme - The pilot will run for 6 months.  There has been a lot of interest.

A short DVD by CAYPIG was shown that detailed the work and planning that had gone into designing a multi media centre refering to agenda item 15.