LATEST PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

(This replaces the previous update of 18 December 2014 - To view previous updates, see below)

UPDATED in this release:
- Obituary
- Homewatch / Police alert message
- 2 Parish Council planning decisions - see correspondence sent to SNDC on the MANAGEMENT page
- Anglian Water message and link to Watercare registration service - see HANDBOOK page
- Village Hall Management Committee 100 Club latest winner
- Latest Ashby rainfall figures - find them on the HANDBOOK page
- Police advice on Cold Calling - see the HOMEWATCH page
- Ashby St Mary & Thurton Village Hall Management Committee volunteers still urgently needed - see below

Please take note of all the REMINDERS shown below the Latest News Section

NEWS
Obituary
It is extremely sad to report that Roy Roebuck, a pillar of Ashby's close-knit community, suddenly and unexpectedly died on the morning of Wednesday 18th February. He will be very much missed by everyone who knew him.
Roy's wife, Margaret, and his family, have the deepest sympathy of all Ashby's residents. It is hoped a tribute to Roy will be published on this website in due course.

Parish Council meeting minutes
The draft minutes of the last parish council meetings on Thursday 22nd January 2015 and 27th November 2014 are now available to be viewed and can be found via the link on the MANAGEMENT page.

Next Parish Council meeting
The next meeting is due to be held at the Ashby & Thurton Village Hall on THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2015 commencing at 7.45 p.m.
The draft agenda is -
1. Apologies
2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2015
4. Matters Arising
5. Correspondence - tabled separately
6. Finance – tabled separately
7. Planning Applications – tabled separately
8. Report from Representative on Village Hall Committee
9. Web Site
10. Neighbourhood Security
11. Public Consultation including reports from County and District Councillors
12. Other Matters for future agendas and items for information
13. Date of next meeting 23 April 2015 (Annual Parish Meeting)
Parish Clerk: Linda Gray
Parish Office: 5 Cedar Drive, Loddon, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 6LE Tel 07580 796044

MEETING DATES for 2014/15
22 January 2015 - 19 March 2015 - 23 April 2015 Annual Parish Meeting - 14 May 2015 - 2 July 2015 -
17 September 2015 - 19 November 2015

Homewatch / Police Alert
Of the recent messages received, only one has taken place in Ashby St Mary or its surrounding parishes -
A theft from a vehicle in White Heath Road, Bergh Apton - Tools stolen from inside the cab of a JCB between 18000hrs on 2nd February and 0515hrs on 3rd February 2015.
With lighter evenings and improving conditions for gardening, recent police advice has focused on a review of your shed and garden equipment security is recommended. And although not learnt from the police in the week on which they were reporting, three burglaries occurred during the night of Thursday/Friday 5th/6th February at approx 4.15 am. at nearby Rockland. A cottage near the broad had property stolen plus boats nearby were rifled, at a bungalow on New Inn Hill an attempt was made to break into a shed but although door was jemmied the yale lock didn't give way so nothing was stolen, plus one other burgulary the details of which are unknown.

Following a spate of burglaries (in South Norfolk but not near Ashby) the following police message was received -
Inspector Carol Congreve said: This type of crime is rare, especially in South Norfolk and we are working hard to catch those responsible. Residents can help reduce this type of crime by taking some simple crime prevention measures. Crime prevention advice from Norfolk Constabulary to improve the security around your home includes:
- Always make sure your doors and windows are securely closed and locked when leaving your home.
- If you are replacing or fitting new doors and windows, get ones that are certified to British Standard
- Fit mortice locks to all front and back doors and locks to all downstairs windows or windows which are easy to   reach.
- Fit and use window locks on all accessible windows – both upstairs and downstairs.- Keep your house and car keys   safe and away from doors and windows.
- Consider getting timer delays fitted on inside lights to make it look like you're at home
- Consider installing security lighting on the outside of your property, with movement sensors
- Fit a burglar alarm, but make sure it is installed by a company who is registered with SSAIB or NSI
- Keep your garage and garden shed locked with proper security locks, and keep any tools secure, out of sight and   property marked.- Trim back any plants or hedges that a burglar could hide behind.
- Make sure you have up-to-date insurance.
- Join a Home Watch scheme and make sure you inform your insurance company of any security measures you take as it might reduce your premiums.
Residents are also reminded to call 101 if they see any people or cars acting suspiciously in their community. For more crime prevention tips, visit www.norfolk.police.uk

Anglian Water - Watercare registration service
Following the recent interuption of water services to this area including Ashby, the following is part of a written reply. Thanks to parishioner Maggie Coe for this.
"In regard to the location of the bowsers, we’ve now manually added this location to our bowser polygon mapping, so we are aware of it should it be needed in the future.
You may not be aware that we have a self registration service, known as our Watercare register where a wide range of customers can apply, from nursing mothers with children under the age of one to kidney dialysis patients who have a dialysis machine at home; customers who have sight or hearing difficulties to those who are frail and elderly or classed as disabled. Those customers on the Watercare register were proactively contacted during the event and offered bottled water delivered to their door due to their circumstances. If you or a neighbour/relative would like to register, further details can be found on our website at https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/household/special-assistance/watercare/apply/

Ashby St Mary & Thurton Village Hall Management Committee 100 Club
December winner - Julie Powell

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