Agenda item

To receive any updates, the Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service update will include a short presentation from Scott Tyler & Mike Bagnall - Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, on proposed operational changes.

 

To receive any verbal updates, in addition the following written updates were

attached to the agenda:

 

Wiltshire Police

The written update was noted.

 

 

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service

Scott Taylor & Mike Bagnall, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service gave a presentation to outline proposed operational changes.

 

Points made included:

 

The Need for change

 

·         The Fire & Rescue Services were looking to create a Fire Service for the future.

 

·         Review its current service delivery.

 

·         The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR 2010) had delivered a 25% cut in formula grant for the Fire and Rescue Service nationally.

 

Proposed change

·         A salary system for retained staff.

 

·         To alter the whole time duty systems, altering shifts to run from 7am-7pm.

 

·         Create communities for service resilience.

 

Special Appliances

 

·         Reviewing of specialist appliance locations.

 

·         Specialist vehicles.

 

·         Modernisation of the current fleet of appliances.

 

·         Review current service delivery.

 

 

Points made from the floor included:

 

·         Will stations be closed under the proposals?

a.No, stations would remain as they are, no frontline appliances would be lost.

 

·         Are any other fire services working under the proposals put forward tonight?

a.Yes, Lancashire, Kent and Dorset.

 

·         Would retained fire fighters lose out financially under the new proposals?

a.No, pay would be enhanced to counter this, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service were looking to become a primary employer.

 

An interactive vote was taken to gauge how people felt about the proposals, which showed that 59% of the meeting agreed with their implementation.

 

The Chairman thanked Scott Taylor & Mike Bagnall for their update.

 

The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.

 

 

NHS Wiltshire.

The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.

 

 

Tidworth Garrison - Col Paddy Tabor.

 

·         Around four thousand members of the Tidworth garrison would be leaving to take up postings overseas during March 2012.

 

·         Netheravon West Camp is due to close on the 30 March 2012.

 

·         Work on a new garrison theatre had started, this was a major project with some six-seven million pounds being spent on it.

 

·         A new wing at Tedworth House is expected to be open from September 2012.

 

·         This year’s Rundle Cup polo match would be held on Saturday 14 July.

 

·         Viola Water had advised that no immediate water shortages were anticipated.

 

 

Tidworth Community Area Partnership – Tony Pickernell.

 

·         TCAP now have a regular spot on  Castledown Radio.

 

·         The new community plan is underway with the household survey nearly completed.

 

·         Members were needed for the TCAP Communications theme group.

 

·         The cut off date of nominations for the 2012 Community Awards which would be held at the Wellington Academy on Friday 6 April 2012 was Friday 30 March.

 

 

Wellington Academy – Andy Scofield

 

·         Army Welfare staff would be working with the Wellington Academy in light of the major deployment during March 2012.

 

 

Ludgershall Town Council

 

·         Planning was on-going for the Olympic Torch and Jubilee celebrations.

 

 

Tidworth & Ludgershall Young People – Wendy Higginson

 

·         Recent street based youth work in Tidworth was well received.

 

·         Good work being carried out on Sexual Health and Alcohol Awareness.

 

·         This year’s summer youth programme is currently being planned.

 

·         Peer mentoring training at the Wellington Academy which looked at smoking was well received.

 

 

4 Children – Betty Dobson

 

·         Support would be available for the families of soldiers involved in the March deployment, sessions were planned to start at the end of March.

 

 

Castledown Radio – Baz Riley

 

·         Castledown Radio were putting together a request show for the deployed soldiers.

 

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.