A summary of issues considered at the April meeting is set out below:
Policing
Matters: It
was reported that the perpetrators of a theft of metal from Nocton Hall had
been caught and were being dealt with by the Police. Sheds on the field at Nocton Park
It was noted that there had been an
increasing number of burglaries in the areas around Nocton (not in the village
itself) with a key time for such activity being between 5.00 and 11.00
p.m. Residents are, however, being asked
to be particularly vigilant and to report anything suspicious to the Police.
Following a discussion of crime generally,
the Parish Council agreed to publicise the “Lincs Alert” scheme which some
residents might wish to take advantage of.
Further details on the scheme and the possibility of starting
Neighbourhood Watch in the village are provided elsewhere in The Doodle.
Gas
Supply: Some 28 households have registered their
interest in the possibility of having a gas supply to their homes. Although this is a rather lower response than
had been hoped for, the Parish Council will see if there is any benefit in
joining with Dunston residents (who are also exploring the possibility) but, in
any event will now pursue the matter with the National Grid for Gas.
Car
Parking: A local councillor has witnessed a couple
of “near misses” in the area by the junction of The Green and Main Street . Part
of the problem is, of course, the number of large lorries trying to negotiate
the sharp bend by the Post Office and whilst we are trying to address this
issue with Lincolnshire CC Highways Department, the Parish Council would like
to remind all residents who have no alternative but to park their cars on the
road in this area and also those parking to use the Post Office to take special
care when doing so. If possible, please
try to avoid parking directly opposite another vehicle or near the apex of the
bend itself.
Dates
of Forthcoming Meetings: 1st May – Annual Parish Council
Meeting; 8th May – Ordinary Parish Council Meeting and Annual Parish
Meeting – 22nd May.
Councillor Ian Goldsworthy
At the April meeting of the Parish Council,
it was agreed to publicise the following initiatives to help reduce the
incidence of crime in the village and surrounding areas. Whilst we are so fortunate to have very low
levels of crime in Nocton, there can be no room for complacency and so the Parish
Council and local Police would like to draw residents’ attention to the
following schemes:
“Lincs
Alert”
“Lincs Alert” is a community messaging
system run by Lincolnshire Police. The
benefits of the scheme include:
- 24 hour a day website
- Receipt of alerts by email, phone and text
- Access to an on-line virtual Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
- Ability to report information to our Neighbourhood Policing Teams
- Feedback and updates on reports you submit
- All services are free of charge
- Can unsubscribe at any time
Neighbourhood
Watch
For a number of years, Nocton benefitted
from a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme and you can still see some of the now faded “warning”
signs on our lamp posts! The scheme was,
however, abandoned when the former Co-ordinator resigned some considerable time
ago.
The main aim
of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme is to create a partnership between the local
community, the police and the local authority.
Neighbourhood
Watch started in the UK in
1982 and there are now some 150,000 schemes running throughout the UK
Neighbourhood
Watch schemes can target local crime problems and take action to prevent them. In consultation with the local police they can
find out from local people what crimes most concern and affect them and focus
on those specific problems. Further
information is available at www.neighbourhoodwatch.net
At its last meeting, a resident suggested
that it might be opportune to reinstate the scheme and so the Parish Council is
asking if anyone in the village would be willing to act as a Neighbourhood
Watch Scheme Co-ordinator. If you are
interested in establishing such a scheme in Nocton or would like to take on
this role, then please contact our Parish Clerk, Doreen Green, on 01526 322323
or by email at: noctonparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk
ANNUAL
PARISH MEETING
The Parish Council is required to hold an
Annual Parish Meeting at which all residents of Nocton are invited to attend and
participate in the discussion of issues of particular concern to both them and
the village.
This year’s meeting in to be held on
Tuesday, 22nd May 2012 at 7.00 p.m. in the Village Hall and for the first time
a whole evening is being devoted to this important occasion.
Parish Councillors would, therefore,
welcome hearing from all residents about the issues they would like to discuss
with them and so if you have something on your mind about life in our village, then
please tell our Parish Clerk, Doreen Green, on 01526 322323, by email at:
noctonparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk or by
wiring to her at 1 Potterhanworth Road, Nocton LN4 2BP.
We can then make sure that your ideas or
concerns are properly considered. It is,
of course, only by working with its residents that the Parish Council
can be truly effective in making the improvements the majority of people want
to see. Please make sure you let Doreen
know of the things you want to raise by Friday, 4th May.
Please do make a note of this date in your
diary, come along and let us know what you think. Refreshments will be provided!
The Parish Council would like to express
its grateful appreciation to Ralph and Mary Timms for again organising the
annual village litter pick and to thank those residents who gave up their time
to collect over 10 bags of rubbish from our streets and verges! I think everyone will agree what a fantastic
difference their hard work has made to our village.
Councillor Ian Goldsworthy
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