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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Kilpeck Group Parish Council

held at “The Bridges Child Care Centre”

on Monday 14th November 2016 No KGPC/MW/126

Councillors Present

Councillor Mrs J T Davies Chairman

Councillor Mr M Parsons Vice-Chairman

Councillor Mr N J Eynon

Councillor Mr D B Howie

Councillor Mr G T A Statham

Clerk Mr M Walker

Also Present Ward Councillor Mr Jon Johnson, Mr Dave Roden Lengthsman/Contractor

Louise Kirkup and Claire Bradley Kirkwells Planning Consultants

and four further members of the public

Prior to the start of the meeting Councillor Mrs J T Davies Chairman gave a résumé of

Mr Chris Jarvis having been a Parish Councillor for thirty five years and had sadly passed away.

The Chairman went on to recount the tale of when Chris had moved some travellers from private

land within the Parish.

Mr Bryn Hill from Whitfield Estate, where Chris had lived and worked for many years,

confirmed that at the Parish Council’s suggestion a Tree would be planted in Chris’s memory.

The Parish Council held a two minute silence in respect of the loss of a friend and colleague

Louise Kirkup and Claire Bradley from Kirkwells Planning Consultants gave an overview of

their company’s experience and success in producing Neighbourhood Development Plans

throughout the country as well as explaining the various stages through which the project would

have to successfully pass before completion.

The Ordinary Meeting of the Group Parish Council was formally opened by

the Chairman at 7.40pm

1.0 Apologies for Absence Apologies were received and accepted from Councillor Mrs M A Lloyd and

Councillor Mr R J Manning

Councillor Mr M Chester was not present

2.0 Declarations of Interest & Dispensations

2.1 To receive any declarations of interest in agenda items from Councillors No Declarations of Interest were made

2.2 To consider any written applications for dispensation No new written applications received

3.0 Minutes

The Minutes of the Ordinary Group Parish Council Meeting No KGPC/MW/125 held on Monday

12th September 2016 were unanimously confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

The Parish Council resolved to change the order of business at this time to Items 5.1, 8.0 and 7.0

5.0 Reports

5.1 Kilpeck Village Hall Committee

Councillor Mr M Parsons Vice-Chairman (Parish Council) and Chairman of the Village Hall

Committee updated the Parish Council on the following:-

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Village Hall Christmas Gift and Craft Fair Saturday 26th November 2016 10.30am – 4.00pm

Village Hall Christmas Family Quiz Night Friday 2nd December 2016 7.30pm

8.0 Proposed Replacement of Steel Tower Electricity Circuit Information received from Estates and Wayleaves Surveyor Freedom WSE

Clerk instructed to ask Mr Mark Williams Estates and Wayleaves Surveyor Freedom WSE

“what are the proposed payments for wayleaves”

Clerk to sign Owner Wayleave Consent Document

7.0 Neighbourhood Development Plan 7.1 Confirmation of “Area Designation” for the production of the Kilpeck Neighbourhood

Development Plan

Application to Designate a Neighbourhood Area sent to Herefordshire Council 19th August 2016

Designation Notices posted within parish area

7.2 To consider options with regards to using Planning Consultants

The Parish Resolved Unanimously to engage Kirkwells Planning Consultants to assist with

preparing the plan. Proposed by Councillor Mr M Parsons Vice-Chairman and Seconded by

Councillor Mr D B Howie

First meeting to be held in Kilpeck Village Hall, January 2017 date to be arranged

7.3 To consider options with regards to funding for the plan

The Parish Resolved Unanimously for the Clerk to apply for full funding for the production of the

Neighbourhood Development Plan

The Parish Council returned to the correct order of business at this time to Item 4.0

4.0 Financial Report

4.1 Bank Balances as per statements

@ 4th November 2016 Treasurers Account £13,990.48

Statement No 86

@ 4th November 2016 Business Bank Instant Account £13,454.87

Statement No 77

4.2 Receipts Herefordshire Council 2nd part precept £7,000.00

Reference 2149865 BACS

Herefordshire Council 2nd Quarter Lengthsman Claim £64.00


Big Lottery Fund Grant for 2 x Defibrillators + installation £3,998.00


4.3 Invoices for Payment Clerk’s Salary October 2016 Gross £516.95

Mileage £15.08

Postage £5.13

TAX £103.40 NIC £0.00

Cheque No 000796

Harvey Morgan Invoice 089 Strimming roadside and car park at Village Hall £32.00

*Joint Cheque No 000797

Harvey Morgan Invoice 090 Strimming roadside and car park at Village Hall £32.00

*Joint Cheque No 000797

{Paid out of Field Fund}

Grant Thornton External Auditors Invoice 8610464 £120.00

Cheque No 000798

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Clerk’s Salary November 2016 Gross £516.95

Mileage £6.53

Postage £5.92

TAX £103.40 NIC £0.00

Cheque No 000799

Kilpeck PCC Donation £75.00

Cheque No 000801

Wormbridge PCC Donation £75.00

Cheque No 000802

Kenderchurch PCC Donation £75.00

Cheque No 000803

St Devereux PCC Donation £75.00

Cheque No 000804

Dore Community Transport Donation £155.00

Cheque No 000805

Malcolm Walker 2 x Defibrillators + Installation £3,417.60

(Clerk previously authorised to pay by credit card)

Cheque No 000806

{Both defibrillators to be added to the Parish Council’s Asset Register

Insurance, servicing and inspections to be investigated}

Information Commissioner’s Office £35.00

Direct Debit Z9266288 expiry date 6th November 2017

All payments were Unanimously Approved

Bank Mandate Form required to remove Mr Chris Jarvis as a cheque signatory

4.4 To receive Grant Thornton’s External Auditors Report and agree any action required

Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2016 received from External Auditors Grant

Thornton with two minor comments, not affecting the audit

Notice of Conclusion of Audit posted on Notice Board together with pages 3 and 4 of the

Annual Return

4.5 Working Group Meeting - Budget and Precept Recommendations for 2017-2018

Including participation and funding options for the Lengthsman for 2017 – 2018

The Parish Council unanimously resolved to continue with the lengthsman scheme for

2017/2018 and submit an Expression of Interest to Herefordshire Council/Balfour Beatty

The Financial Working Group presented their 2017-2018 Budget to the Parish Council who

resolved unanimously to increase the precept by £1,000.00. Proposed by Councillor

Mr N J Eynon and Seconded by Councillor Mr M Parsons Vice-Chairman

The Parish Council set the precept at £15,000.00. Proposed by Councillor Mr M Parsons

Vice-Chairman and Seconded by Councillor Mr N J Eynon

5.0 Reports

5.2 Ward Councillor Mr Jon Johnson’s Report

Ward Councillor Mr Jon Johnson congratulated the Parish Council for getting started on a

Neighbourhood Development Plan

He gave a brief overview of his report including:-

Lengthsman Scheme

Herefordshire Council budget

Bus Consultation – service reductions maybe contributing to anti-social behaviour

Kilpeck Group Parish Council – Nov 2016 Ward Report

I would like to add my note of recognition that tonight we sit here with a great gentleman and

parish councillor of 35 years missing, and I pay my respects to Chris Jarvis and the work that he

undertook on behalf of the community.

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Kilpeck Group Parish council are to be congratulated in embarking on the development of a

Neighbourhood Development Plan. This plan will see the identification of the community’s

desired development within the parish come to pass. It is a big task, having had other parishes

within the ward finally coming to completion stages. However, I would add that we are also seeing

the benefit of the plans. Where parishes have decided not to go down this route, and undesired

planning applications are very difficult to stop. This plan ONLY works to its fullness if the

community gets on board, therefore if you have any interest in the development of Kilpeck Group

Parishes I would urge you to attend the parish council meetings to see how you can be involved.

Herefordshire Council – Budget – Once again this is a balancing act, of looking at the cost of

borrowing, investment and statutory obligations. It is a very complex budget, however one of the

key elements that I am concerned about in this budget is ensuring that as a council we assess the

risk and knock on effects of removing individual items. For example removing funding in the form

of the lengthsman scheme in rural areas will show a small saving but what will it cost in terms of

reactionary work that has to be undertaken when roads break up, because road side grips have not

been maintained? In other words will a short term gain, end up in long term pain, and how do we

reconcile this?

Locally out and about, within the ward we have seen an increase in crime, and anti-social

behaviour. Some of the ASB is deemed to be results of the Brexit vote where there are racial

remarks being bestowed on some living within our community that are not of British origin. I feel

that this is a very sad state of affairs, when as a county we welcome all nationalities, and are

thankful for their hard work and effort that many give, through their engagement with local

agricultural producers that have huge economic benefits to the county.

5.3 Locality Steward and / or Lengthsman Report

Locality Steward Mr Dave Atkinson not present see Item 11.0

Problems at Knolton Blocked drain, ditch broken pipe - Dave Atkinson Locality Steward to be

contacted and meeting arranged cc to Ward Councillor Mr Jon Johnson

Road sign – steel rotten

Mr Dave Roden Lengthsman reported on the following:-

Signposts at Wormbridge require repairing – unsafe

Ditching necessary to be done will be carried out after all hedge cutting has been completed

Notice board at Wormbridge – position

Litter pick-ups done and will be done as and when required

Estimate for work to be carried out at Village Hall, drinking water for animals,

hard standing for tanks and outside water tap encased in secure box £622.00 excluding VAT

Pipework jetting on Dewchurch Road

6.0 Public Question Time Designated maximum period of 10 minutes to accommodate members of the public who may wish to

either raise or ask the Parish Council questions

BT Red Telephone Kiosk 01981 570312 on Kilpeck Village Green is a “Grade II Listed Building”

Clerk asked to investigate change of use, possibly for installing a Defibrillator for public use

9.0 Planning Application for Consideration

No 163200 Rogers Hill Cottage, Didley, Herefordshire

Demolition and replacement bungalow Revision of consent 153247

Planning Permission

Kilpeck Parish Council considered this application at their meeting held on the 14th November

2016. Resolved:- Unanimously to support the application

10.0 Highways and Footpaths To receive new information on any Parish Highway including Public Footpath Issues

Unanimously agreed Howton Grove hedge and verge cutting when convenient

Potholes and loose curbs Railway Crossing/Howton lay-by

Salt Bin damaged St Devereux

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Pontrilas Timber Merchants meeting to be arranged with Councillor Mrs J T Davies Chairman,

Councillor Mr M Parsons Vice-Chairman, Ward Councillor Mr Jon Johnson, Clerk, Mr Simon

Hobbs and Mr Jonathan Poyner reference lorry turning signs and dazzling lights affecting drivers

on the A465

11.0 Information Sheet (for information only)

Sheet to include update on previous action points and a list of correspondence received

Application No 160102 Pontrilas Sawmills, Pontrilas, Hereford HR2 0BE

Proposed to remove existing biomass boiler, raising roof of boiler house building

to accommodate new biomass boiler and flue installation

Planning Permission

Planning Permission Granted 30th August 2016

Application No 162218 Trelough House, Wormbridge, Hereford HR2 9DH

Creation of an annex to be built between the layby and garden wall

Full Householder

Planning Permission Granted 12th September 2016

Application No 162243 Land at Dippersmoor Bungalow, Kilpeck, Hereford HR2 9DR

Proposed non-material amendment to Planning Permission 151842 to remove first floor and

reduce roof pitch of garage

Approval of Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 1st August 2016

Application No 162529 Yew Tree Cottage, The Common, Wormbridge, Hereford HR2 9DQ

Variation of condition 2 ref 152794 Two storey cottage. Simplify plans

Application Still Valid

Correspondence

25th July 2016 Letter sent to Camp Commanding Officer reference C1212 issues

No reply as yet

13th August 2016 Letter sent to Mr Audley Twiston-Davies reference Trees

19th September 2016 2nd letter sent

No reply as yet

15th September 2016 Herefordshire Council

Pothole Reported reference CAS-597222-F1G1H8

15th September 2016 Herefordshire Council

Pothole Reported reference CAS-597224-Y6D2P1

11th October 2016 Balfour Beatty / Herefordshire Council

Public Path Diversion Order Highways Act 1980, Section 119

Footpaths KD5 and KD5A (Part) Kenderchurch

Notice of Confirmation and Certification, Confirmed and Certified and

Order Plan

13th October 2016 Herefordshire Association of Local Councils (HALC)

Information Corner

26th October 2016 The Pensions Regulator

Acknowledgement of “Declaration of Compliance”

28th October 2016 Good Morning All Sorry the brief is going to be brief this week, please excuse the poetic

injustice,as I have been on leave this week.

WARD LOCATION COMPLETI

ON DATE DEFECT TYPE

Birch C1235 FROM A466 LYSTON HOUSE TO BIRCH VI 26/10/2016 Attend Incident as per

description

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Birch C1236 FROM A466 ST WEONARDS TO CLUTTIN R 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch C1236 FROM A466 ST WEONARDS TO CLUTTIN R 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch C1236 FROM A466 ST WEONARDS TO CLUTTIN R 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch C1238 CLUTTIN ROAD TO THE OLD RECTORY 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical







Winter Maintenance) Birch C1239 COED LANK FARM TRACK TO

CASTLEFIEL 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical







Winter Maintenance)

Birch C1239 COED LANK FARM TRACK TO









HAZELFIELD 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical


HAZELFIELD 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch C1245 GARWAY TO GWENT BOUNDARY 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical





Winter Maintenance) Birch CLUTTIN ROAD 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance)

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Birch CLUTTIN ROAD 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch CLUTTIN ROAD 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch Garway Court Lane 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical







Winter Maintenance) Birch Oaklands Road 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical




Winter Maintenance)

Birch Oaklands Road 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance)

Birch TROLWAY ROAD FROM THE QUAB TO YEW

TREE C 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Birch White Rocks Road 27/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical







Winter Maintenance) Llangarron C1261 PICTS CROSS TO MORASTON FARM 26/10/2016 Fly Tipping Collection

(As per description) Llangarron ROAD FROM C1248 TO LITTLE TREWEN LANE 21/10/2016 Carriageway Pothole

Llangarron ROAD FROM C1248 TO LITTLE TREWEN LANE 21/10/2016 Carriageway Pothole




Wormside Clehonger to Cobhall Road 26/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance)

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Wormside Clehonger to Cobhall Road 26/10/2016 Fill Grit Bin (Cyclical

Winter Maintenance) Until next week Dave A

Golden Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Briefing 16th - 27th October 2016

Crime Trends Cusop A wooden hare that had been cemented into a plant pot in the front garden of an

isolated property was stolen sometime overnight of Friday 21st/Saturday 22nd October. The hare was about

3'6" tall, standing on its hind legs and of great sentimental value Incident ref 181-s-221016

Suspicious vehicles A silver Nissan Navara OE54WLL was calling at properties in the Newton St Margarets

area asking for scrap at 1.30pm on Tuesday 25th October. There were two males in the vehicle; the driver

was described as in his 70's with silverish hair and a 'wonky' eye, and the passenger was aged 25-30 with

dark hair.

Rancom Security - be aware of this cold calling alarm company We have been made aware that residents are

receiving calls from this company trying to sell alarm systems. The company was previously called

Response Direct and has re-invented itself after a lot of bad press. One of our readers reported to us that the

salesman on the phone was trying to book a visit to her property (my comments in red) "he asked me if I'd

heard that the police would no longer respond to burglar alarms? (Police have not been attending audible

house alarms for many years now due to a high volume of false alarms, but will always attend if there are

suspicious vehicles or persons around at the time) In response and endorsed by the police (they are NOT

endorsed by the police), their security representatives would be in my area. In cooperation with the police

(wrong again!) they had begun an initiative to link my home straight to the police station ( no alarms are

linked directly to any police station) so if I had an intruder they would be alerted!"

Trading Standards are well aware of this company and have told me the following... 'once the salesman

comes to your property, he will offer an alarm system for around £300, which is a fair price, and it will be a

genuine alarm system. Then they will persuade you to sign up to a five year monitoring contract for £3,500,

which is where they make their money, a complete rip off.

If you buy a system from a genuine security company, the monitoring costs would be around £100 annually,

so £500 for the five years. The salesman that comes to your property will persuade you to have the alarm

fitted the next day,

but in law they have to allow a 14 day cooling off period. However, even if the alarm is fitted, there is still

a 14 day cooling off period from when the alarm was fitted and you would be entitled to a full refund - but I

doubt that is pointed out at the point of sale!' So, you have been warned!

Operation Protect 2016 The spotlight is on us. Why not take a look?

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of officers and staff at West Mercia Police might be like, or

the sort of work which goes on every single day in your community?

We want you to have a real insight into how the police operate where you live and see the work we do 24/7

to keep you and your family safe. So, for 10 days this autumn we are opening the window on policing.

Protect 2016 starts on Friday 28 October and for the following 10 days we will be showcasing our work.

From the execution of arrest warrants to web chats with senior officers and crime prevention events, the full

spectrum of modern-day policing will be on show for all to see.

Police-themed movies and TV documentaries might give a very exciting and dramatic picture of the role of

the police but they rarely show the variety of work officers and staff do each and every day. For example,

whilst carrying out an arrest is one action we can take it is not by any means the only way we respond to

incidents and crimes in our communities.

One of the highlights of Protect 2016 will be a 24-hour "Tweetathon". Starting at 7am on Friday 28 October

both Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police will be tweeting an anonymised outline of every single

report made to both forces via 999 and 101. The aim is to demonstrate the variety of calls received - many

may not be what you would expect.

To enable day-to-day business to continue on our normal Twitter feed we have set up a new account for the

Tweetathon. To join in please follow @WMerciaPolice1 or keep an eye on what's unfolding with

#OpProtect.

Other events we will be highlighting during Protect 2016 include:

Rural crime prevention events Community surgeries Child sexual exploitation talks at schools

https://www.westmercia.police.uk/article/24233/Protect-2016---Tweetathon

http://www.twitter.com/WMerciaPolice1

http://twitter.com/hashtag/OpProtect?src=hash

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Bicycle safety events Live Facebook chats with officers Firework safety school visits

Visits to vulnerable communities Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations

Halloween anti-social behaviour patrols Arrest warrants Licensing checks

Keep checking our website www.westmercia.police.uk and follow #OpProtect for more updates throughout

Protect 2016, and beyond.That's it for now, Kind Regards Fiona

Golden Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team Insp 2345 Callie Bradley PS 1954 Nick Green (based at

Ledbury) PC 2514 Tom Milton PCSO 6173 Fiona Witcher PCSO 6433 Lucy Morris

Peterchurch Police Station Peterchurch HR2 0RR 101 ext 4820

Team mobile 07779 141232 (Non urgent messages only) [email protected]

Golden Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Briefing 27th October-11th November 2016

News from the nick Tom has left us at very short notice (see below) and his place has been taken by PC

Roger Bradley, who some of you will already know, as he worked here for seven years along with PC Fiona

(Sheriff) Farrington a few years back. Roger can hit the ground running, so to speak; he knows the area well

having lived on the patch previously as well as being one of the local bobbies.

We are very sad to lose Tom, but we will still be seeing him out and about in The Valley in his new role on

the Roads Policing Team after he has completed numerous courses.

All, I have asked Fiona if I can add a few words to her briefing,

I am leaving the Golden Valley Safer Neighbourhood team to join West Mercia's Force Operations team

based in Hereford.

I would like to say it really has been a pleasure to Police the area and to be part of the community that has

welcomed us to so many events. My position is being taken by Pc Roger Bradley who is a very experienced

officer and has previously worked on the patch. The area is a fantastic and beautiful part of Herefordshire

and it has been an honour to work here, and seeing how the communities work together and

look out for each other has been very inspiring. I will still be around the area to support the team if they

require it so I won't be a stranger. Best wishes to all Tom Tom MILTON Pc 2514 Wildlife Crime Officer

West Mercia Police Email:[email protected]

Crime Trends Clehonger Sometime between 1am - 1.40am the rear windscreen of a Citroen C1 motor

vehicle parked outside a property in Oak Crescent Incident ref 153-s-301016

Cusop A house on the B4348 just in the village was burgled during the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd

November, and a quantity of jewellery was taken, most of which was later recovered. A male was seen

acting suspiciously at the time, walking along the road towards Hay, pulling a shopping bag on wheels

behind him. A small safe was visible at the top of the bag. The witness saw the male pull off a pair of latex

type gloves and throw them in the hedge. Shortly afterwards he was seen running into the town, minus the

shopping trolley, which was soon found on the bank of the Dulas Brook, having been thrown over from the

roadside. Inside the bag was a small safe and boxes containing jewellery which had come from the burglary.

The male was described as late 20's to early 30's with short dark scruffy hair wearing grey jogging bottoms

and a mid blue zip up jacket. Enquiries are continuing to identify this male Incident ref 414-s-021116

Longtown A pedigree North Country Cheviot ram with orange markings on its shoulder was stolen from a

field between Longtown and Clodock sometime between 6am on Sunday 23rd and 6am on Monday 24th

October Incident ref 322-s-281016

Madley A converted sheep handling trailer with sheep scales, gates and ramps was stolen overnight on

Sunday 30th/Monday 31st October. The trailer had been left in a yard in an isolated location on the Canon

Bridge road Incident ref 386-s-311016

Pontrilas Overnight on Wednesday 9th/Thursday 10th November a container at the compound at the

Western Power depot on Spithouse Pitch was broken into and a large quantity of specialist tools were stolen

Incident ref 65-s-101116

www.westmercia.police.uk

mailto:[email protected]

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Scams A colleague at South Wye has brought the following incident to our attention which you need to be

aware of….I have recently attended an incident, where a male was knocking on the doors of the elderly

within the Fownhope area, in the late evening, after dark.

The caller felt that the person who was representing the British Red Cross was not legitimate. He was

wearing a tabard and with what appeared to be the BRC symbol, but could not be certain, or confirm if he

had any ID. This male was also accompanied by a child.

I have spoken to the BRC and they have said, Our Red Cross volunteers normally attend properties between

9 and 5, and it would be a pre-arranged appointment and they would carry an ID badge, the service user

would also know the name of the volunteer. If anyone is unsure if they are genuine Red Cross workers, the

best thing is to just close the door and let our office know (01432 373020, 9-5 Monday-Friday). They could

also ask for the ID number if they felt comfortable doing so but I would not recommend entering into

conversation with them. If you get any more similar incidents within the Herefordshire area, please contact

Natalie Scott at the BRC. Details below Natalie Scott Independent Living Service Co-ordinator British

Red Cross, Kindle Centre, Belmont Road, HR2 7JE 01432 373041 Another telephone scam was brought to our attention by one of our readers - I have received several

automated messages on the telephone purporting to be from HMRC to say 'HMRC have been trying to

contact you to inform you that they are filing a law suit against you. If you would like to speak to your

caseworker please press 1'. I did press 1 on one occasion but it just went dead. I have also tried to call the

number back but it is engaged. The number was 02032895586.

I rang HMRC as was obviously very anxious in case it was real (bearing in mind it is deadline time for tax

returns about now and I had previously been notified by HMRC that I did not have to complete one this

year). Also, my husband has been submitting an online Return and conversing with HMRC recently. HMRC

assured me this was a scam and advised that I notify Action Fraud (who have given me a reference number)

and also my local Police.

Operation Protect 2016 The below, from our Deputy Chief Constable, is taken from our website

25,487 calls, 817 arrests, numerous crime prevention events and 14,421 miles walked by PCSOs Ten days of Protect 2016 Protect 2016 has now concluded and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all

of you that got involved in the planning and execution of the wide variety of activities and events that took

place over the ten days. I was pleased to take part in some of the activity myself, at one point sweeping the

road following a collision,

and throughout the ten days I was continually reminded of why we carry out these varying roles in our

communities and why we each choose to work in the emergency services – to keep people safe.

From the warrants executed, the crime prevention events organised, the licensing checks conducted, the

missing people searched for to the risk management plans put in place, each of these tasks (and many more)

are making a difference to people’s lives.

What I witnessed was our workforce showing great professionalism when engaging with the community and

demonstrating commitment to our vision and values. This has been mirrored in the feedback from the public

and partners, particularly on social media, who have been hugely supportive of the hard work and dedication

of our workforce.

One of my aims was to use this time to give the public a snapshot of the vast array of work that goes on each

and every day across our two forces to protect our communities from harm. To support this we’ve compiled

some of the statistics from the duration of Protect 2016 and they have been eye opening. As you’ll see from

the below, which is just a sample of the activity, the variety and demand on our service is astonishing.

Across the alliance, in the 10 days from Friday 28 October to Sunday 6 November, we:

Responded to 3471 crimes Made 817 arrests Took 5482 999 calls

Took 20,005 calls on 101 Executed 13 warrants Responded to 215 reports of missing people

Conducted 7 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations

Put 123 risk management plans in place for vulnerable people that we have concerns may be, or

could become, victims of crime. Responded to 585 road traffic collisions

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Took part in more the 20 community events – including police surgeries in village halls, road safety

events, property marking events, school visits and crime prevention visits to the elderly and more

vulnerable members of our communities.

Recorded 493 reports of found items (including a passport, oxygen tank, a coat and a mountain bike)

Had 416 reports of lost items (including £3 in cash, a purse, a debit card and a gold bracelet)

Issued 58 witness appeals and statements to help investigations Took 218 enquiries from the media

Below is what we, in Rural South Herefordshire, got up to last Wednesday and Thursday. D I Chris Watson

has written the below e-mail to those that attended the briefing on Wednesday 2nd November, but this is also

to update you all

Dear All, Many thanks for your attendance at my recent Protect 2016 briefing. I enjoyed meeting you all and

found myself enthused by both your collective input and support. I am hopeful that you left with the

impression that my team and I are extremely passionate about policing Herefordshire. As I mentioned the

work we conducted over the 2nd and 3rd of November represents what we do day in day out but on a bigger

scale. Rest assured we are out there in the community working hard to protect you from harm and bring

those offending against us to justice.

You will see below that we had some fantastic success during the two days. What also stands out is the

varied range of incidents we were involved in. This reflects the challenges we face day to day and along with

the Protect 2016 web page and "tweetathon" should give you a fair insight into policing. What is crucial is

that we build on the success of the operation and continue to work together in the fight against crime. Supt

Sue Thomas attended on the second morning of the operation to offer her support. She was impressed with

our activities and the efforts from you as representatives of the community as a whole.

Moving forward I am keen to replicate the success of Protect 2016. Based on the results highlighted below

and your support Supt Thomas has given us the opportunity to run a similar operation in the new year, which

I will organise. The closer we can work with the community the more effectively we can police our county.

Protect 2016 Officers requested 118 individual Police National Computer checks on people and / or their

vehicles. Seized 6 vehicles in total for a range of offences including being driven with no insurance, an

offence that puts up the price of all our premiums

Stopped and thoroughly checked 6 separate trailers, 2 belonging to people who had had trailers stolen

previously so more than happy that we were out there stopping them. Data Tag - attended and assisted in this

process, sharing his expert knowledge with my staff increasing their effectiveness in the future.

The ANPR (Traffic Camera System) Tasking Team checked all electronic data recorded (Insurance, MOT

etc) on in excess of 5,000 vehicles. Several driving offences were identified and dealt with, making our roads

a safer place.

The team attended a report of a house burglary where we flooded the area and recovered property stolen

from the address. Not only will the victim get most of their property returned we also recovered items almost

certain to contain DNA from the offender, thus giving us an excellent opportunity to identify him and arrest

at the earliest possible time to prevent further offending.

Based on information provided by the community a drugs warrant was executed at an address. This led to 2

arrests, 2 vehicle seizures and children being taken into police protection. A fantastic example of police

acting on live information and protecting those most vulnerable in society.

The team also acted on information that a motorcycle stolen in a burglary had been identified as being for

sale, attending the relevant address and recovering the item. The investigation is on-going and further items

are likely to be recovered.

I am certain you will continue to support your local officers. Please remain vigilant and continue to report

any suspicious activity in the area where you live and work. I will contact you all in the new year when we

have a fixed date for the next set of strike days. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

direct.

The Crime Risk Managers were given 7 leads, helping them get the message out to those in the most isolated

areas of the county.

A huge number of crime prevention packs were handed out, educating people as to the latest scams, arming

them with the knowledge to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime in the future.

Detective Inspector 3835 Chris Watson Reactive CID Local Policing Hereford Police Station E TPU

2016- 532

Tel: 01432 347267 ext 4567 Email: [email protected]

Dates for your diary Rural Business Advice Day - Wednesday 23rd November

This annual event is being held at the Three Counties hotel, and myself, PCSO Dick Allford from Kington

SNT, Charles Naylor, our Crime Risk Manager and Paul Crumpton, our Rural, Business and Cyber Crime

Manager will be there, so please come and say hello. This is the website address for more

details http://www.herefordshireruralhub.co.uk/whats-on/herefordshire-rural-business-advice-day/

I have also attached a flyer with the details.

Tack Marking Event - Saturday 10th December Lucy and I will be at The Forge Tack Shop between 2pm

and 4pm by kind invitation of Mrs Statham where we will be marking horse tack for free. We will also have

details of Horsewatch and you can sign up for free and get signs for your property.

That's it for now, stay safe Kind Regards Fiona Golden Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team

12.0 Matters Relayed to the Clerk for Agenda of the next meeting Neighbourhood Development Plan

Traffic Surveys – SIDs

13.0 Confirmation of the Next Meeting Time, Date & Venue

The next Meeting will be an Ordinary Meeting of the Group Parish Council and is to be held on

Monday December 12th 2016 in “The Bridges Child Care Centre” Wormbridge and will commence

at 7.00pm.

Meeting declared closed at 9.00pm

Signed……………………………………………………….…………….…………

Councillor Mrs Joyce T Davies Chairman Kilpeck Group Parish Council

Date 12th December 2016

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.herefordshireruralhub.co.uk/whats-on/herefordshire-rural-business-advice-day/

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