Agenda item

i)                 Shadow Community Operations Board – a report of the inaugural meeting on 12 September was given.

ii)               Mini-recycling site review – sites to be removed from use from 1st October were confirmed as St Laurence School; Christchurch Primary School; Fitzmaurice Primary School; Westwood with Iford Primary School; Winsley Primary School; Sainsburys Car Park; Station Car Park; and Budbury Circle.

iii)              Street Light Savings – following a successful pilot switch-off phase which included Bradford on Avon, the policy is being rolled out across the county such that about 50% of street lights will convert to part-night lighting, between midnight and 5.30am.

iv)             State of the Environment report – facts and figures relating to land use, wildlife, climate change, waste, air quality, water resources and the historic environment now available at www.intelligencenetwork.org.uk/environment .

v)               Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Partnership – now established as a statutory mechanism to help improve the health of the local environment and to engage more effectively with the business, community and health sectors

vi)             Barrier Busting Proposals – new powers to cut through red tape, rules and regulations by way of a Government team and online portal at http://barrierbusting.communities.gov.uk/ .

vii)            Wiltshire Involvement Network – progress report June to August 2012.

viii)           ‘From Drought to Flood’ event, 17 October in Warminster for at-risk towns such as Bradford on Avon.

• Police and Crime Commissioners – Kieran Kilgallen, Chief Executive of the Wiltshire Police Authority, updated the Area Board on the forthcoming Crime and Police Commissioner elections to be held on 15 November 2012. The new Commissioners would replace the old Police Authorities and bring added accountability to the Police Service.

Partner updates

Wiltshire Police - the written report was noted. PC Darvill, in attendance on behalf of Inspector Harvey, answered questions.

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service – the written report was noted.

NHS Wiltshire - the written report was noted.

Community Area Young Peoples Issues Group – Kath Brownlee, James Davies and other young people from the Youth Centre:

• The CAYPIG members advised that they were know working with the Town Council and Wiltshire Police to try and improve the skate ramps and litter bins at Poulton Recreation Ground. The ramps were in poor condition and were attracting anti-social behaviour.

·       A Youth Action Group, led by young people, was being set up to supercede the CAYPIG, to engage with local issues and to look at local services from a young persons perspective.

·       Several of the young people had taken part in the National Citizen Course, and felt that the course had given them confidence to become a volunteer.

The Chairman thanked everyone for their updates.