PACT Report

Date: Tuesday October 25th 2011
Location: Whitchurch Community Centre

Present:
Chairman Pete Ryan
Cllr Tim Davies
Cllr Brian Griffiths
PC Stuart Cozens
PC Paul Tebbutt
PCSO Emma Bowden
Bill Farnham (neighbourhood watch)

This was my first PACT Meeting since before the summer and I was pleased to see 18 members of the public arrive for the meeting, two were student journalists writing on crime prevention in Cardiff.
One gentlemen had brought a large kitchen knife with him…..he’d found it laying on the ground at Whitchurch Common and handed it over to the police.

An update from the Hollybush estate was given, several arrests and warrants issued, mostly drugs related.

There was no update on the non-emergency number 101 as there had been confusion at the last meeting on what sort of incidents should be raised to 101 or the Council after 101 had referred people to Connect2Cardiff who were then referred back to 101.

Some residents from Old Church Road questioned what could be done about the on-going graffitti problem at the back lane of their houses. The lane which exits at the rear of the car park has previously had bollards installed (which have now been damaged and vandalised) but residents were asking if the exit of the lane could be blocked off completely. Councillors will look into this and update at the next meeting.

Bill Farnham gave the Neighbourhood Watch update outlining the recent change of name from Cardiff West NHW to South Wales NHW, Cardiff and also the new NHW group recently launched at Whitchurch Rugby Club for Samuels Crescent.

And that’s about it. No soapbox moments or anyone telling their life stories.

The Next PACT Meeting is Tues 6th December at the International Hotel, Tongwynlais at 7pm