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Buckden Roundabout
June 2017
FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR
I am pleased to have been elected to represent Buckden and Diddington on the County Council and look forward to working
with the parish council and local residents for the good of the community. I will be available for one-to-one conversations with
residents from 6.45 p.m. in the Village Hall on the same evening as the parish council meetings i.e. the second Tuesday in the
month - June 13th, July 11th and September 12th. At other times, please write to me via peter.downes@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
or ring 07765 833 486.
The County Council now has 61 councillors (a reduction of 8 from the last cycle). Of these 36 are Conservatives, 15 Liberal Dem-
ocrats, 7 Labour and 3 Independents, two of which are 'Independent for St. Neots'. The Council faces unprecedented challeng-
es in terms of the demand for services and the reduction in funding available. I will keep you informed on how things develop
and on the implications for local people.
Peter Downes, County Councillor for the Brampton and Buckden division
FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
As you will have read elsewhere we have a new County Councillor, Peter Downes. He and I have already met to discuss the
problems that this area faces, especially those concerning the A1 and the Railway level crossing. I believe that we shall have a
good working relationship which will benefit Buckden, Stirtloe, Diddington and Southoe residents.
FLY TIPPING
Fly tipping has become a national problem and this area has not been without its problems. I urge all residents to
take their rubbish to a council tip and not to use contractors who promise to ‘get rid of their rubbish’ unless they can show that
they have the authority to do so.
RIGHTS OF WAY
We are very lucky to have some excellent ROW around the village, especially those which allow us to walk
between the River Ouse and Grafham Water. The Parish Council ROW Working Group is working very hard with Highways Eng-
land and the Church Commissioners to achieve our long held dream to have a cycle path between the village and Grafham Wa-
ter and I shall support them to the best of my ability to achieve this aim.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON LUCKS LANE
By the time that you read this the Inquiry will have been held and the inspector will
be considering his decision. If he decides that the development should not go ahead residents will be indebted to the hard work
and diligence of the Parish Council and the Protect Buckden’s Future committee. It is no exaggeration to say that the future
character of the village is at stake.
Please do not hesitate to contact me about these issues and any others that you would like to discuss. I am available on 01480
810974 or terry.hayward@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
With best wishes, Terry Hayward, District Councillor for Buckden, Stirtloe, Diddington, Southoe and Midloe
A NEW APPROACH TO NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
The police are looking for ways to work closer with Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) members to help prevent crime in Hunting-
donshire. In just the last two weeks there have been some excellent examples of NHW members providing information which
has led police directly to people seen near crime scenes. It is sometimes very difficult to track your information reports within
an investigation and ensure you get an update when you’ve made a difference - this is something the police want to improve
upon.
THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR NHW VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD ON THIS WORKING DIRECTLY WITHIN POLICE TEAMS
.
They are looking for people who can initially work about 2-4 hours a week from home and from any of the police bases – Hamp-
ton, St Ives, St Neots or Huntingdon. One of the keys roles of potential volunteers will be to help in ONLINE COMMUNTIES RE-
SEARCH. The common problems the police team experience with the increase in the use of social media is piecing together lots
of information. This volunteer (subject to vetting) will be given access to police systems to help cross reference data being spo-
ken about online with actual crimes. This would be a role covering multiple areas. Another demand that has increased with the
ability sell items on Facebook , eBay and Guntree is the increasing value in searching for stolen property. Police are looking for
PROPERTY RECOVERY VOLUNTEERS who can help us search these sites to locate property being sold which may have been sto-
len. The final role, VEHICLE CRIME ASSISTANT, relates to volunteers to help call victims of crime retrospectively, following a
check list to try and encourage them to take preventive measures and gather any intelligence police may have missed. If you
interested in any of the roles please email
paul.rogerson@cambs.pnn.police.uk
There are many ways of sharing information with the police:
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Telephone 999 in an emergency, where the incident is ongoing
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Telephone 101 if you have information for the police
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Telephone 0800 555 111 to report anonymously to Crime Stoppers
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Or email:
burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
or online:
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator working with CLIVE WILLIAMS
From Your Councillors