Minutes of Lancing Community Panel
Monday 4th December 2017 at 7.00 p.m.
Present: David Hansford Chr, Sidney Hilsum, Dinah Wheatley .
(3 present )
Apologies: Paul Abbott,Ann Bridges,Callum Buxton, Ann & Collin Goodridge, Doris & Steve Martin, PCSO Rachell Silver.
(8)
Introductions
David Hansford welcomed every one to the the meeting, apologies for absence were made and minutes of the last meeting were presented.
Report from Sussex Police
The only thing really to mention is around the Street Briefing we held at Beach Green in response to concerns about ASB in the area.
I requested crime figures from 01/01/16 to 31/10/17 for the green prior to the Briefing. There has been a rise in reports of Burglary and Criminal Damage during October, but this can be accounted for because of the damage caused to the windows of The Perch and the damage caused to some unused beach huts.
For this time period overall there has been the following reports:
Crime:
Burglary -5 (4 or these were reported in October)
Criminal Damage - 8 (6 of these were reported in October)
Other offences 2
Other theft & handling - 1
Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) - 1
Violence against person - 5
Non-crime:
ASB (environmental) - 1
ASB (nuisance) - 18
Other non-crime incidents - 30
There are the usual natural variations (ie. ASB tends to increase around school summer holidays), but nothing that reflects the level of issues being talked about on social media.
We use call volumes to identify hotspot crime areas, so if things aren’t being reported to us, Beach Green will drop off our Hotspot area list. This is why people need to be encouraged to report things to us.
Graeme Foster
Police Community Support Officer
News from NSL Parking (Paul Abbott)
Nothing to report
Worthing Court Cases
These were available at the meeting and passed round, with Tm Drew's NHW Herald Notes.
Chairman's Report
(DH) reported on his attendance at various meeting
11th September Martin Perry (New Monks Farm Development) - Parish Hall
13th September NHW – Lewes
14th September Tim Loughton – Parish Hall
15th September - 27th October Keep Lancing Safe – Parish Hall
26th September - 31st October - 28th November – Joint Action Group
Matter Arising
Theft of Christmas trees fron Gardener & Scardifield.
Virgin – door to door scam.
Note from Clir Ann Bridges
Please be aware that MP Tim Loughton is in touch with the Chief Constable West Sussex Police re the vandalism on Beach Green. Best regards, Cllr. Ann Bridges
Web site
Our site is viewable at www.lancingnhw.org.uk You can view Minutes of our meetings with numerous links including :
Sussex Police
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioners New Letters
Lancing Parish Council
West Sussex County Council
New Monk Farm Development
A27 Speed Warning Board
News from (DM) Highways England the sign is in place awaiting switch on.
NHW
Scam Books, NHW membership application Forms & Window Stickers were available at the meeting.
Date of next meeting: Monday 12th March 2018 7pm Lancing Parish Hall, Bar Area.
The meeting closed at 8.10 p.m.