Agenda item

The Board will receive verbal updates from partners present, some written updates are attached:

a)    Police

b)    Fire

c)     NHS

d)    Youth Update

e)    Wessex Cross Border Working Group

f)      Tenants Panel

g)    Wiltshire Involvement Network (WIN)

h)    Wiltshire Council Items for Information

i)       South West Wiltshire Issues System Update

Note: Speakers are reminded that they each have a 3 minutes slot, unless they have previously discussed alternative arrangements with the Community Area Manager.

Police – Inspector Lindsey Winters

An established PC from the Salisbury City area; PC Ian Pedliham had joined the Wilton Neighbourhood Policing Team as the permanent Beat Manager.

PCSO Gary Chambers, currently posted in Tisbury was temporarily covering the Mere area in addition following the departure of PCSO Jake Noble who had left to join the army.

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service

A written update for December was attached to the agenda (page 75), in addition a January update was circulated at the meeting.

NHS

A written updates for December and February had been attached to the agenda (pages 77 – 80).

Youth – Jaki Farrell, Youth Services Team Leader (Locality E)

Jaki spoke to her written update which had been circulated at the meeting, a copy of this is attached to these minutes.

Following the departure of the Youth Assistant for Wilton, interviews to fill the post had taken place and a suitable candidate had been found, pending CRB checks the team was confident they could recruit to the post fairly soon.

Councillor Beattie asked Jaki to ensure that the newly appointed Youth worker meets with Wilton Town Council to introduce themselves, and that they are aware of the four agreed work streams previously agreed.

Action: Jaki Farrell 

Cllr Deane noted that at the last CAYPIG meeting he had attended the young people had been concerned over the recent changes to the driving license rules for young people, which were soon to be introduced, these would include a ban on driving between the hours of 11pm and 4am. These limitations would impact on young people living in rural locations, where alternative regular late and nightly bus services were not available. Young people working night shifts at supermarkets etc.

Councillor Wayman suggested the Board should write to the local MP to raise the issue.

Action: Cllr Wayman

Councillor Jeans informed the Board that he felt Gillingham School was not providing information on further education choices in Wiltshire, to its pupils, but was instead only promoting the choices available outside of Wiltshire. Other comments from the room supported this information.

It was felt that the information and direction given to the young people from the SWW community area who attended Gillingham School, was not meeting the needs of those young people, and that little consideration was given as to how they would travel to further education outside of the county.

As Councillor Wayman had a contact at Gillingham school, she would follow the issue up.

Action: Cllr Wayman.

Wessex Cross Border Working Group

Minutes from the last two meetings of the Group were attached to the agenda (pages 81 – 84), Cllr Deane noted the next meeting of the Group would be held later in February.

Tenants Group Update

Councillor Green had attended the last Tenants Group meeting where they had discussed issues such as the upcoming changes to the benefits system,  the bedroom tax and the uplift in rent amounts which would be introduced in the future.

Wiltshire Involvement Network (WIN)

A written update was attached to the agenda (page 85 – 86).

Phil Matthews explained that from 1 April 2013, the PCT would cease to exist and would be replaced by the Health Commissioning Group, the Chairman of this would be Christine Graves. By law, the PCT would need to produce a legacy document, which would be handed over to the HCC.

Wiltshire Council Items for Information

A written update - Online Connectivity and Provision, was attached to the agenda (page 87).

South West Wiltshire Issues System

An Issues System update report was attached to the agenda. The following comments were also received:

·         Cllr Deane noted that in relation to the issue of speeding in Fonthill Gifford, the general feeling was that the speed limit of 30mph there had been set too low. Drivers were travelling through at close to 50mph, CATG were looking into possible solutions.

Decision

Councillors agreed to close the issues highlighted in the report.

Wilton Community Land Trust – Ken Taylor

The MOD had started the process for the sale of land at the former Wilton Land Command site. The Community Land Trust had made a bid for the land. A press release had been circulated at the meeting and a sign up sheet was available in the reception of the hall at the meeting, for anyone interested in receiving future updates.