Issue - meetings

To receive any verbal updates, in addition the following written updates are attached to the agenda:

·       Police

·       NHS

·       Fire

Wiltshire Police

Inspector Martyn Sweett highlighted some of the figures from the update attached to the agenda and emphasised that despite the rising population, there had been a slight reduction in reported crime. From 4^th April 2011 there would be a slight change to the structure of the Neighbourhood Police Team, as some teams would be amalgamated.

Garrison – Colonel Tabor provided the following update:

• Soldiers and Units from the Garrison had started to arrive back from Afghanistan, with more due back in March and April.
• There would be major deployments in mid 2012 and 2013
• Tedworth House was now in the hands of ‘Help for Heroes’ and would open on 21^st June 2011, with temporary accommodation units, on the old hard tennis courts of Tedworth House. A new wing, which was still to be built, would be fully open by mid 2012.
• One of the 6-monthly ‘Clean Sweep’ operations had taken place on 16^th March and 15 tonnes of litter had been collected.  The worst areas had been around the polo pitches in Perham Down and around the old vehicle depot at Ludgershall where 26 Engineer Regiment had collected rubbish which filled 600 rubbish sacks.
• Colonel Tabor said he hoped that Wiltshire Council would now engage the major retail outlets and firms such as MacDonalds, Tesco, Red Bull and Coca Cola, whose products were those most commonly found on the roadsides, to educate their customers about not leaving rubbish or throwing it out of their cars.
• Home Farm Tidworth had now been sold and a result was that the road which ran through the middle of the site was now private and could not be used as a cut through.
• Netheravon Camp was planned to close in 2012 and would be made wind and weather proof, which meant that it would be boarded up.
• A bike event, a Sportive, would take place over 4^th and 5^th June 2011, starting in Tedworth Park; this would involve both long and short distance events for mountain and road bike riders.

TCAP – Colonel Tabor and Tony Pickernell provided the following update:

• At the last meeting held on Monday 7th March, The Community Plan Coordinating Group (CPCG) had been actively involved in looking at the Community Plan which covers 2003 – 2013.
• The Community Plan Coordinating Group (CPCG) had met to look at the possibility of either re-writing the plan or to edit it by selecting the sections which were not working well and removing them.
• There would be a public consultation exercise in September 2011 to establish the views of the community.
• All 9 thematic groups were now up and running.
• The website would contain links to the minutes of all of the meetings held by the groups.
• TCAP was working closely with Baz Reilly of Castledown Radio with an aim to reach as many people in the community as possible.
• A Band Concert for senior citizens in the TCAP area had been planned for Wednesday  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11