Agenda item

To receive updates from the partners listed below:

a.    Wiltshire Police and Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

b.    Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

c.    NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group – Including an update on Patford Street Surgery (Dr Harris and Helen Stevens, Practice Manager)

d.    HealthWatch Wiltshire

e.    Town and Parish Councils

f.     Area Schools Update

The Area Board received and noted the following updates from key partners:

(a)  Wiltshire Police      Inspector Mark Luffman highlighted a number of Policing issues within the Calne area and responded to the following questions and comments from the Area Board, in particular:

·         Crimes impacting the community

·         Burglary suspect arrested and charges with a number of offences and awaiting a court trial.

·         Information about the local PCSO’s and their roles in the Calne area.

·         Attendance of PCSO’s at Parish Council meetings.

·         101 Call handling stats.

·         Incident at Woodroffe Square and Glebe bungalows, Calne.

·         The work of the community policing teams in the Calne area and the publication of the Police Visibility Strategy.

·         Use of 2 bicycles for police work following a previous funding request to the Area Board. 

A copy of the Police update report is attached to these minutes.

(b)  Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service              The Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service representative responded to a number of comments and questions, in particular:

·         Recent caravan fires and advice offered to the owners of caravan sites in the Calne area.

·         Potential publication of actions taken by the Fire Service following the recent fire at Hills Waste and recycling Site.

·         Information about the Fire Service call out to false alarms.

(c)  NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)         The written report was received and noted.

The Chairman reported that representatives from Patford Surgery, who had intended to attend this meeting and provide a brief update on the future of the Surgery, had unfortunately sent their apologies. It was hoped that they would be able to attend the next meeting of the Area Board in July 2018.

(d)  Healthwatch Wiltshire       The written report was received and noted. 

(e)  Bremhill Parish Council   The following points were noted:

·         AGM was held on 14^th May 2018

·         Preservation of country lane verges

·         Updating of the Parish Council Standing Orders

·         Planting trees as part of the WWI Trees for Commemoration Project.

(f)   Calne Without Parish Council    The Chairman of the Parish Council introduced Sarah Glen, the new Parish Clerk for Calne Without.

(g)  Cherhill Parish Council    The Area Board noted that the next parish Council meeting was scheduled for 5^th June.

(h)  Compton Bassett Parish Council          The following points were noted:

·         The recent AGM was well attended

·         Lack of broadband coverage within the Parish

·         Issues with potholes and road markings within the Parish

·         40mph road sign would soon be installed along with a signage scheme to deter lorries diverting off the A3012.

·         A successful 5k run organised by Calne Running Club recently held in the Parish.

(i)   Calne Town Council          The following points were noted:

·         Glenis Ansell recently appointed as Mayor of Calne.

·         A meeting of voluntary groups to be held to understand how they could work closer together.

·         Re-dedication of the newly renovated War Memorial took place on 26th May 2018 and was well attended.

(j)   Hilmarton Parish Council            The following points were noted:

·         Double yellow lines had now been implemented on the road near to the village school.

·         The site for WWI Commemorative Tree Planting Project in Hilmarton.

(k)  Area Schools Update        Ashley Martin, Headteacher at Heddington Primary School and Chairman of the Calne Area Heads Cluster presented an update on the work of the Cluster, staffing movements within schools in the Calne area and the issues being experienced at local schools.