Residents' Chance To Shape Communities At Neighbourhood Committees

1 March 2012

Peterborough City Council is urging residents who have not already attended their local neighbourhood committee meeting to go along and influence decisions about proposed changes to their neighbourhoods.

The first in the latest round of committee meetings is at the Riverside Community Pavilion, Candy Street, Peterborough, on Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 7pm. Here residents can learn more about the big events planned for the city this year and how they can get involved and support them.

People will see a presentation detailing events including The Willow Festival, Halford's Tour Series, the Peterborough Green Festival, the Peterborough Arts Festival, the Olympic Torch Relay and The Perkins Great Eastern Run.

Young people representing the city's youth forum will be updating residents on consultation progress regarding installation of new recreational facilities at Park Farm play area.

In addition, people attending the meeting will be presented with a service outline of the city's waste, cleansing and landscaping operations that are managed by Enterprise Peterborough.

People living in the rural north neighbourhood committee area can attend their local meeting at Arthur Mellows Village College, Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, on Thursday 1 March 2012 at 7pm. The evening will start with a ward forum at 6.30pm where residents can talk directly with their elected members to raise any issues or concerns they have in their neighbourhood.

The neighbourhood committee meeting will give people a chance to comment on the progress of their own community action plan and how they can get involved to help improve the areas in which they live.

The central and north neighbourhood committee takes place at The Beeches School, Beech Avenue, Peterborough, on Monday 5 March 2012. Starting at 7pm, it will follow the area's ward forum meeting at 6pm.

People living in central and north areas of the city will have an opportunity to comment on a presentation about alcohol and licensing issues within the Operation CAN-do zone of Millfield, New England and Gladstone.

More Operation CAN-do updates will include details of youth activities in the area and plans to extend provisions for the summer. There will also be a presentation about planning development by the city council's planning team.

As with all committee meetings, residents are invited to raise anything that is affecting their neighbourhood and to suggest items for future meetings during an allocated open session.

The remaining neighbourhood committee meetings in March 2012 are:

  • 8 March - Ortons with Hampton Neighbourhoods Night (neighbourhood committee and police panel on the same evening): St Botolph’s Primary School, Oundle Road, Peterborough, at 7.35pm. Ward forum will be from 6pm until 6.30pm. The police panel meeting for the area will start at 6.30pm until 7.30pm
  • 20 March - Peterborough North Area
  • 27 March - Peterborough West
  • 28 March - Dogsthorpe, East and Park

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Media contact: Pep Cipriano, SaferPeterborough Communications Manager- telephone 01733 452551 or email pep.cipriano@peterborough.gov.uk

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UPDATE: 12 February 2013 There has been a spate of fires being set in wheelie bins, discarded furniture and some vehicles, across the city. We have teamed up with other agencies, including the fire service to tackle this problem. You can help to prevent these types of offences, by ensuring that wheelie bins are not left in the street after collection, or if they are full, kept in a safe place until they can be emptied. Report any discarded furniture to the local authority so they can make arrangements to collect it. We are also working with youths both in and out of schools to educate them about the dangers of setting fires and asking them to be vigilant when out and about. Please report any suspicious activity around fires to the Police on 101.

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