Agenda item

Partner Updates

To note the attached Partner updates and receive any further information partners wish to share:

 

  1. Wiltshire Police
  2. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue
  3. NHS Wiltshire
  4. NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group
  5. Wiltshire Involvement Network (WIN)
  6. Parish Forum
  7. Town / Parish Councils
  8. MADT (Marlborough Area Development Trust)
  9. Transition Marlborough
  10. Community Area Young People’s Issues Group (CAYPIG) / Youth Advisory Group (YAG)

 

Minutes:

 

The Area Board received the following partner update reports:-

 

 

  1.  Wiltshire Police  Inspector Mark Thompson, new Sector Inspector and Sgt. Barry Reed, NPT Sergeant for Marlborough were introduced and welcomed to the meeting.  Inspector Thompson introduced his report and explained that whereas crime overall was indicating a downward trend, car crime had increased.   Additional resources were being put into this area in order to reduce the level of crime.  Beauty spots were being targeted and the possibility of introducing suitable warning signs was being examined.   

 

  1. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue  Mike Franklin presented his report and informed the meeting that an Integrated Risk Management Plan was being developed and this would be brought to Area Boards for their comments.

 

  1. NHS Wiltshire The submitted report was noted.

 

  1. Parish Forum  There was no update.

 

  1. Marlborough Town Council   The following updates were noted:-

·           The CCTV project in High Street was being implemented.

·           Some land was being sold in Chantry Lane, the proceeds of which would pay for the upgrading of toilets in George Lane car park.

·           The Town Council was hoping to work with the Community Transport Group to produce a survey regarding the siting, type of rack and suitable signage for cycle racks in Marlborough High Street.  It was suggested that this survey be extended to cover people living in the surrounding villages and that a progress report be made to the next meeting of this Area Board.

 

f.     Transition Marlborough  New Marlborough Rail/Bus Link timetables were available between Marlborough and Great Bedwyn, which would help provide an improved link to Paddington.  It was further noted that agreement had now been reached that electrification of the line from Paddington to Devon & Cornwall would only proceed at least initially as far as Great Bedwyn.

 

g.    Community Area Young People’s Issues Group (CAYPIG)/Youth Advisory Group (YAG)   There was no update.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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