Agenda item

To receive updates from the following partners:

·       Wiltshire Police

·       Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·       BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Malmesbury and the Villages Community Area Partnership (MVCAP)

·       Riverside Community Centre

·       Malmesbury Area Health and Wellbeing Forum

·       Health & Wellbeing Champion

·       Town and Parish Councils – Including plans and dates for Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Some written updates have been received and are included in this agenda.

Updates were received from the following partners:

·       Wiltshire Police

The Area Board noted a written update attached to the agenda.

·       Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Tim Elliott, District Commander, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service provided an update which covered the following issues:

·       A key area currently for the Fire Service is prevention, with the service offering Safe and Well visits to the local community. Key trigger groups who might benefit from such a visit have been identified as those over 65, those in need of smoke detector, those with long-term health conditions as well as those suffering from poor hearing or sight loss. Further information can be found via: https://www.dwfire.org.uk/safety/safe-and-well-visits/

·       Response work has recently been conducted with a key theme being electrical blanket safety. The importance of ensuring that electrical blankets are properly tested was stressed.

·       In the last quarter, the Fire Service has responded to a mixture of incidents including the fires and false alarms. On top of this there were unusual incidents involving tractors and planes, where thankfully there were no major injuries.

·       There was a reminder for people to sweep their chimneys and log burners regularly as well as using appropriate wood.

·       It was noted that recently there have been issues with power in the locality due to storms. A reminder was given for locals to keep an eye out for posts from the local Fire Station as this had been opened for locals to use hot water facilities as well as microwaves.

• BaNES, Swindon & Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BSW CCG)

The Area Board noted a written update attached to the agenda as well as a Vaccination Stakeholder Briefing.

Pauline Cameron questioned whether it would be possible to bring areas of concern to the attention of the CCG as currently working in a hospital setting, she was concerned there was no clear pathway for early diagnosis of liver disease. It was suggested that letters could be sent to surgeries and that there was also the Malmesbury Area Health and Wellbeing Forum. In addition, Councillors Berry and Grant stated that they would bring the issue to the attention of the Health Scrutiny Group as well as the Health Select Committee.

• Healthwatch Wiltshire

The Area Board noted a written update attached to the agenda.

·       Riverside Community Centre

Kim Power noted that the Riverside Community centre opened in 2017 and has been ran by the community. Since re-opening following lockdown, the Riverside Centre has returned to have half the number of users than it had previously. There is a real diverse demographic of users, ranging from Alzheimer’s support, children’s street dance classes, mother and baby sessions, Jiu Jitsu classes. The Riverside Centre is currently still operating with Covid precautions in place as it has a lot of vulnerable users and the precautions allow for confidence in use.

·       Malmesbury Area Health and Wellbeing Forum

Kim Power, Chair of the Malmesbury Area Health and Wellbeing Forum, provided an update to the Area Board, which covered the following points:

• During Covid there was an emphasis on staying indoors, which affected older people as well as mental health, with lockdown having ended this is beginning to change.
• The Health and Wellbeing Forum consists of a range of different establishments, organisations and individuals that meet every 3 months to discuss issues around Health and Wellbeing as well as where improvements can be made.
• An outline of the wide-ranging membership was provided to the Area Board.
• There are many events planned in Malmesbury over the coming year, including a set of concerts outside of assisted living accommodations, events at Malmesbury Abbey, music in care homes, individual doorstep concerts as well as a 1-2-1 Nature Watch programme.
• There is an interest going forward in promoting more social prescription events such as Artlift.
• Recently the Friends of the Riverside Group has completed projects including telephone befriending and giving out 350 plants to elderly people.

·       Health & Wellbeing Champion

Julie Dart, Health and Wellbeing Champion, updated that she had started her induction with Alexa Davies, Community Engagement Manager and that she had began to start contacting people.

·       Town and Parish Councils – Including plans and dates for Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Kim Power, Deputy Mayor of Malmesbury, updated that in Malmesbury there are set to be the following events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee:

• Thursday 2 June – A beacon event.
• Friday 3 June – Church services and other associated events.
• Saturday 4 June – A party with music in St Aldhelm’s Mead or a large green space.
• Sunday 5 June – A street party in Cross Hayes.

There is hope that older people and people from care homes can be included to feel part of celebrations.

Mark Hammond, Great Somerford Parish Council, updated that in Great Somerford there is set to be a street party for residents of Great Somerford and Little Somerford with funding in place for 500 people.

Robin Turner, Treasurer of Sherston Queens Jubilee Committee, updated that in Sherston there is set to be an event every day of the Jubilee including a beacon and fireworks, a village hall dance, a family’s afternoon with a drama group, multi-denomination church services as well as a mass street party in the village hall field.

Following the meeting, correspondence was received from Michael Bromley Gardner, Parish Clerk for Charlton Parish Council and Hankerton Parish Council, who confirmed that the following jubilee celebration plans are in place:

• Charlton is hoping to hold a Performance event with other ideas set to be considered at the next Parish Council meeting on 1 March.

·       Hankerton is set to hold a whole village street party with other ideas set to be considered at the next Parish Council meeting on 7 March.