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RAF Welford has a tanoy system known as "Giant Voice", which is designed to get a message across the base to all personnel if an emergency situation arose.
The Giant Voice has recently been upgraded, and we are planning to test out the new system on Wednesday 1 November at 12:00 midday. The test will last anywhere from 30 minutes to one hour. Depending on the wind direction and weather during this time you may hear various tones and alerts that we are required to validate during the calibration phase of the new system install. These noises should cause no concern for alarm. Once the new system is successfully tested, it is proposed that the National anthems of the UK and USA are played at the end of each working week. This is traditional across USAF bases, and national anthems are played at other USAF bases in the UK at the end of each working day. The weekly anthems will be played on a Thursday or Friday afternoon, at either 4:00pm or 5:00pm. Please can you pass on this message to local residents, to prepare them both for the system testing on Wednesday and the ongoing playing of the national anthems. Thank you - RAF Welford
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A summary version of the new Police & Crime plan 2017 for the Thames Valley has now been published detailing the five strategic priorities for policing and crime for the next five years. The summary can be downloaded below:
Are you interested in badgers?
Would you like to join a local badger group to learn more about and help these fascinating animals? We are a friendly local group who arrange walks, talks and sett surveys and are looking to expand membership in the area. If you would like to join us or want to find out more, please email us at:-badgers@berksbadgers.org.uk or call us on 0709 2234377 or visit our website www.binfieldbadgers.org.uk Binfield Badger Group Protecting badgers in BerkshireCharity Number: 1075886 Here is the latest update from the West Berkshire countryside Society
The following has come from the Neighbourhood Watch Team appealing for more information:
Between 8pm 9/9 and 9am 10/9 offender(s) drove across fields in Winterbourne causing damage to unharvested crops. If anyone has information about this incident please contact the 24 hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 (Ref 43170268671 ) ***************************************** West Berkshire Neighbourhood Watch Meeting 19th September - Open to All This is a reminder on behalf of Angela Money BEM, Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Committee Member representing West Berkshire. A Neighbourhood Watch meeting is being held in Hungerford Town Hall on Tuesday 19 September 2017 from 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm and I will be speaking about Neighbourhood Watch and the benefits of having a scheme in your road, advise on crime prevention and how we can help the Police. Inspector Chris Ward and Sergeant Alan Hawkett will also speak at this meeting and we will be available to answer any questions. Also attending will be the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber, Hungerford’s Deputy Mayor Helen Simpson and Rev Mike Saunders. If you have any queries, Angela can be contacted via her e-mail address: ajmy5m7@inbox.com or by phoning Newbury 40866. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting, so please come along and bring any neighbours or friends. Message sent by Tracie Stone (Police, Neighbourhood policing admin, West Berks) The Downland Volunteer group was found in 1986 and offers community transport for doctors, hospital, dentist appointments along with visits to the shops. They always need more volunteers, if you would be interested in helping and can spare some time please contact them on 01635 578394 or via the website www.downlandvolgroup.org ELECTORAL REVIEW OF WEST BERKSHIRE: FURTHER WARDING ARRANGEMENTS
The Commission is carrying out a review to deliver electoral equality for voters across West Berkshire Council because of a request from the Council. We wrote to you on 24 January 2017 inviting your views on warding patterns in West Berkshire. In response to correspondence received during that stage of consultation, we have decided to re-examine the electorate forecast figures provided by West Berkshire Council. The Commission relies on 5 year forecasts so that our proposals reflect future development and not just the existing electorate. It is important that we are satisfied with these figures. The Commission has worked alongside West Berkshire Council to produce revised forecast figures for 2023. We believe that these updated figures are more likely to reflect the electorate by that time. Because these figures are, in some areas, significantly different to those we originally published in January 2017, we are now conducting an additional month-long consultation on warding patterns. We are therefore writing to you again as well as everybody who responded to the previous consultation, offering the opportunity to submit new or amended proposals for future ward boundaries based on the new figures. When drawing up our draft recommendations we will consider all the submissions we received at the previous stage of consultation and those received in this new consultation. What is an electoral review? The electoral review will recommend new electoral arrangements for West Berkshire Council. It will propose:
For parishes, the review can recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish and town councils i.e. the number, names and boundaries of parish wards and the number of parish councillors for each parish ward. However, this is only in circumstances where the parished area is to be divided between wards. Even in these circumstances, the Commission will not normally recommend any change to the number of councillors to be elected to a parish or town council. The Commission has no power to consider changes to the external boundaries of a parish or the creation of new parishes. When? 13 June 2017 is the start of a four-week public consultation during which the Commission is inviting proposals for new warding arrangements based on updated electoral forecasts. The consultation will close on 10 July 2017. After considering all representations made during this consultation and those received at the previous stage, the Commission intends to publish draft recommendations in August 2017. There will then be a further period of consultation on the draft recommendations. Final recommendations are expected to be published in January 2018. The new electoral arrangements will come into effect at the local elections in 2019. How to get involved? This is a public consultation and we welcome views from individuals and organisations across West Berkshire on where they think new ward patterns should be drawn. The Commission is recommending that 42 councillors should be elected to West Berkshire Council in the future. It is now inviting proposals to help it draw up a pattern of wards to accommodate 42 councillors. In drawing up a pattern of electoral wards, the Commission must balance three criteria, which are set out in law, namely: · To deliver electoral equality where each councillor represents roughly the same number of electors as others across West Berkshire. · That the pattern of wards should, as far as possible, reflect the interests and identities of local communities. · That the electoral arrangements should provide for effective and convenient local government. We are asking local people and organisations for their views as to the best pattern of wards for West Berkshire which meet the requirements set out above. The Commission will treat all submissions equally and will judge each case on its merits and against the statutory criteria. If you wish to put forward a view, we would also urge you to ensure that evidence supports your submission. For example, if you wish to argue that two parishes should be included in the same electoral ward, make sure you tell the Commission why they should be together, providing evidence about community facilities, ties, organisations, and amenities, rather than simply asserting that they belong together. There is plenty more advice on our website about how you can get involved in the consultation and put your views forward. Log on to www.lgbce.org.uk to find out more. The website includes the technical guidance that explains the process and our policies as well as guidance on how to take part in each part of the process. We have set up a page on our site which is dedicated to the review of West Berkshire where you can find all the relevant information. You can also access interactive maps of the current ward boundaries across West Berkshire on our specialist consultation portal. The portal also allows you to draw your own boundaries, mark areas of interest on the map and upload documents directly to the site. Log on to https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk to access the portal or find it via our main website. Get in touch We encourage as many people and organisations as possible to get involved with the consultation and we encourage local organisations and parish councils to engage their local networks and communities in the review. View interactive maps of the West Berkshire, draw your own boundaries, and have your say at our specialist consultation portal at: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk. Find out more about the review at: www.lgbce.org.uk. Email your views to: reviews@lgbce.org.uk. Follow us on Twitter at: @lgbce. Write to: Review Officer (West Berkshire) Local Government Boundary Commission for England 14th Floor Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4QP This phase of consultation closes on 10 July 2017. We will write to you again when we open our consultation on draft recommendations. Please note that the interests of transparency, copies of the all representations we receive during this review will be placed on our website. We remove any personal identifying information such as signatures and private residential addresses prior to placing any submissions in the public domain. Yours sincerely Mishka Mayers Review Officer reviews@lgbce.org.uk 0330 500 1525 The traditional red telephone box in the centre of the village has a new lease of life as a lending library. There is a selection of books including children's books, just bring a book to replace a book! Thank you to Louisa, Anna and Brian for their help with getting this up and running.
Please note the new customer services number for West Berkshire Council - 01635 551111
The Parish Council have been informed that Anthony Stansfeld, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley has recently published his new five year Police and Crime Plan which sets out the priorities for policing and other crime reduction organisations across the Thames Valley, including the response to regional and national threats.
The full plan can be found on the PCC website here and a short summary of the plan; it’s broad strategic priorities and how it has been developed is below. To support the communication of the plan to members of the public, we would be grateful if you could share this information and the link to the plan within your communities through channels such as websites, social media and newsletters. A hardcopy summary version of the plan will be available in due course and if you would like to receive copies for distribution please let me know, indicating how many copies you would like. Police and Crime Plan 2017 - 2021 This new Plan consists of five broad strategic priorities which are:
The plan was developed using a broad range of information including the evaluation of research documents, analysis of crime trends, horizon scanning to identify future trends and consultation with partners including the police and local authorities. It was also informed by the views of the nearly 5000 residents of Thames Valley, including over 1000 young people, who took part in the PCCs policing and crime survey in 2016. Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld said “I am pleased to be launching the new Police and Crime Plan which sets out my priorities for keeping communities across the Thames Valley safe. The plan seeks to address current and emerging threats from crime over the next five years. “I have kept my strategic priorities broad to allow organisations to interpret them to meet local needs but I will be working closely with partner organisations to understand how they will address the issues identified. “The demands on policing and community safety concerns have changed over the last few years and my new plan reflects this. Issues such as mental health are placing a growing demand on police and partners, as has the increased reporting of domestic and sexual abuse. Hidden and/ or newly emerging crimes such as female genital mutilation, hate crime, honour based violence and cyber crime also need to be tackled. It is important that we work together to raise awareness of these crimes as well as bring to justice the offender and support the victims. “To effectively take on this work there is a need for police to take advantage of new technologies, while at the same time continuing to foster the trust of the people they serve. My recent survey showed that adults were largely satisfied with the service provided by the police, however, young people’s perception of police was less favourable and I would like to see more work with young people to address this. “As the recent tragedy in London has unfortunately highlighted terrorism remains a very real threat and the work in preventing violent extremism will continue. Serious organised crime must also be tackled and very vulnerable people, who are exploited as a consequence, protected. “My new Plan focuses on many new and emerging issues for policing but more traditional crimes such as household burglary and rural crime will also remain a priority. “Tackling new demand, as well as maintaining support for the investigation of more traditional crimes, won’t be an easy task. However, as recent Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) inspections have shown, Thames Valley Police is a force we can be proud of and I have faith that they will be able to rise to this challenge and continue to safeguard the communities of Thames Valley.” Sarah Stokes PR and Communication Support Officer Brightwalton School is starting a breakfast club from the start of the Summer Term. It will start at 8am and finish when school starts at 8.45am.
They will provide breakfast (fruit, cereal, toast and a drink of water or milk) for £4 a session. Contact the school office for more details. Please share the news. Due to West Berkshire Council's withdrawal of funding for their leased handybuses, the DVG have decided to accept the existing gifted handybus from them and continue running it themselves. This is a new venture for the DVG and it will rely a lot on funding to pay for all maintenance, insurance, safety checks etc., in the future. In the first year possibly two, WBC will give us £2000 to help us in this transition period. At present our annual costs has been estimated at £5000 a year and it is important economically to make full use of this service to make it viable in the future.
We only charge £3 per person for the complete trip and we collect door to door and carry shopping if required. How does this compare with bus routes, and if you drive in, your petrol and car park charges!!! Passengers enjoy the chat on the routes with renewed acquaintances and meeting friends. We cover all the villages of the old Downs School catchment area and can take up to 12 passengers of any age at a time. Please pass this on to anyone you think may be interested, either in your area or someone else you know on the routes mentioned below. These are the various days and routes we take as a rough guideline but there is or can be some small diversions to out of the way places. Mondays: B4009 and villages in the area to Newbury (weekly) First pick up at approximately 9.50am at Hermitage, Curridge, Hampstead Norreys, Yattendon, Ashampstead, then on to Newbury shopping. Tuesdays: Friendship Club at Hampstead Norreys village hall. (fortnightly) Collect at 1200hrs at Chieveley, Beedon. Return usually 2.45pm East and West Ilsley, Compton areas (4th Tuesday of the month) Starts at 10.15 then via B4009 to London Road Tesco's in Newbury. Wednesdays: East and West Ilsley, Compton areas (fortnightly) Starts at 10.15 then on to Sainsbury's at Wantage Yattendon area (fortnightly) Starts at 9.30 at Hampstead Norreys, then on to Newbury and Sainsbury's shopping. Thursdays: Beedon and Chieveley areas (weekly) Starts at 10am at Orchard Park, Beedon, then to Newbury and Sainsbury's shopping. Fridays: Chaddleworth and villages on route from Chieveley (fortnightly) Starts at 2pm then on to shop at Sainsbury's, Wantage. Kate Bailey has just retired after years of hard work doing this job and I am the new handybus coordinator. There are three ways you can contact me if you want to enquire or arrange transport. I have a mobile phone number 07437 543 098, my landline, 01635 578149, or an email: handybusrotas@gmail.com. If in doubt please contact me for further information. Dave Morris |
AuthorThis is written by the Parish Clerk with input from the village. Planning ApplicationsClick here to find out more about the planning process and to view all the current planning applications in Brightwalton. Archives
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