Safer Neighbourhood / Area Forum Review and Thanks to Adrian Millar

As previously advertised on the blog the Area 4 Safer Neighbourhoods Meeting took place on Tuesday 12th November at Granville School

A summary of the meetings can be seen below.

During the initial phase of the Safer Neighbourhood Meeting during which the Police talk through the issues in their areas, it was noted that PCSO Adrian Millar has left his position as PCSO for Gresley and is now training to be a full time police officer.

As we requested at the meeting we would like to express our thanks to Adrian for his time in Gresley.  He was always approachable and was a recognised figure within our community and was a very good PCSO.  We will miss him and give him our sincere best wishes in his future career.

Adrian is being replaced by PCSO Kelly Barratt who will work alongside our local PC Rob Pilkington.  We welcome Kelly to Church Gresley and look forward to working with her. We will update our contact details on the Useful Contact Information page.

Key Points of the Safer Neighbourhoods Meeting were:

• Main priorities set were related to Road Safety (mainly speeding).
• There are issues with parking on Pennine Way following the construction of the new school
• Cllr Mulgrew appointed Vice Chair
• Safer South Derbyshire Partnership updates included the consultation with Skate Park users to upgrade the equipment.
• There were 3 funding applications submitted for consideration and all were approved and achievable within the funding budget.  These were:
• A grant towards equipment to support a Duke of Edinburgh Scheme for Youngsters in local schools.
• A grant towards equipment to support a group who educate youngsters in current affairs / democracy and hold debates within local schools.
• Some security equipment for a shop in Swadlincote following some recent issues.

Key Points from the Area Forum Meeting were:

• Update on Highways issues including Woodville Regeneration scheme which missed out on funding due to cutback directly from Central Government.
• Reminder of forthcoming deadline on feedback for the SDDC local plan (deadline has now passed).
• General happiness from residents with the new recycling system.
• Update on Gresley Memorial Club - still unable to take any firm action due to ownership issues.
• Complaints of Golf Balls on Geary Lane
• Issues with Road Surface on A444, particularly for cyclists.