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HAWKINGE COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM (HCSF)

Minutes of Meeting 7.15pm 12th May  2005 at Hawkinge Partnership Centre

1.    Introductions.

Present:

Chris Ashman (Chairman), Terry Scott (Hawkinge Gazette), Deirdre Ferguson (Manager of The Hawkinge Partnership),Sandi Ashman, Perry Hayward, Jenny McDonald (Southern Housing Group), Michelle and Ryan Hill, Karen Simpson, Claire Morson

2.    Apologies:

Jackie & Martin Ide (Hawkinge Community Newsletter), Jean McGill (Vice Chair), Perry Hayward, Jenny Carter (Head Churchill School), Peter Brun (NHW Executive), Sally Coleman (Parish & NHW Liaison Officer).

3.    Minutes of last meeting.

Signed by Chairman

4.    Guests

New visitors to the forum were welcomed. Jenny McDonald gave more information about the Trickster project and its progress. Trickster is an interactive musical to help raise the level of awareness of crime prevention and unite the audience to beat the bogus caller and distraction burglary. There will be a performance at the Leas Cliff Hall to which vulnerable people and residents at risk will be able to attend, free of charge. The forum will seek funding from The Partnership to help sponsor this project.

5.    Matters Arising & Public Open Forum

There have been many and o­ngoing incidents of anti-social behaviour in the village. In o­ne area the Police are being called daily but do not appear to have the situation under control. Residents reporting the incidents should keep a record of times and dates for later evidence. Help may be required from the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) who apart from everything else control the mobile CCTV cameras. Chairman to invite a representative to the next forum. It was thought that the village and we do not know enough about what is available to help us. The anti-social parking in the village and o­n pavements was discussed and it was thought that we should seek help from the Parking Wardens to educate the offenders.

6.    Safety In Local Lanes – Schools, Walkers, Horses and Vehicles

Karen and Claire attended tonight to discuss the traffic and parking problems around the Churchill School and are operating a petition for the authorities to do something about it, the petition can be signed at various points around the village. The Chairman stated that the problem was a priority of the forum and that letters and invitations to discuss the subject have been sent many times to planning officers, councillors and politicians but as yet no action has been taken. Deirdre offered to help set up a meeting with the KCC to discuss the way forward.  Concerns about the future development of the Employment Land and its effect o­n the same area were also being looked into and it was felt that the forum should be involved in discussion with developers, planners and other Partnership Sub-Groups. Deirdre asked if we could write to the Partnership to set this up.

7.    Letters

A letter to Jeff stack at SDC has been sent a letter discussing our safety concerns in the village involving planning and roads, he replied that it had been forwarded to Alan Ash at KCC.

8.    Reports -  Neighbourhood Watch – Councillors – Community warden – Local Police officer

No official representatives attended

9.    Any other business.

Dates for the diary
23rd May 11am  - Southern Housing Group Meeting, Ashford.
24th May  - Adult Learning
28th May – Barn Dance
3rd Sept. – Community Fun Day – NHW and forum to decide how we participate

10.    Next Meeting.

Thursday 30th June 2005 at the Hawkinge Partnership Centre at 3pm.

All villagers and organisations are invited to bring their safety concerns to the forum.