Venue: Milnrow Cricket Club, Harbour Lane, Milnrow OL16 4HF. View directions
Contact: Tracey Knight - Tel: 01706 922227
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Introductions, Apologies and Code of Conduct PDF 76 KB
Minutes:
The
Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made.
Attendees were asked to abide by the
code of conduct for the duration of the meeting.
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PACT - Greater Manchester Police
Minutes:
PC
Hutchinson introduced himself and PCSO Hughes and he gave the
following updates.
Statistics The
introduction of a new crime recording system has brought about some
teething troubles in retrieving statistical data. Accurate figures will be made available when
possible.
ASB Tram Stops Residents reported issues with
ASB and vandalism at the tram stops; this is an ongoing long
standing issue. Police and PCSOs
include this location regularly on their patrols and Street Watch
volunteers also monitor this area. A
resident raised concerns that Station Road,
that leads to Milnrow tram stop,
is very dimly lit and raises safety concerns as drug related
activity has been witnessed.
Action 1: Invite a representative of TfGM to the next
meeting (Tracey Knight)
Action 2: Request lighting levels are checked on Station Road
(Tracey Knight)
Street Watch The Police thanked Street Watch volunteers
for their assistance in increasing community engagement and
neighbourliness; the Police are grateful for their time and
efforts. The feedback about Street
Watch has been really positive.
Crossing patrols A
resident raised concerns about the lack of crossing patrols on Kiln
Lane/Wildhouse Lane junction.
A discussion took place regarding the
responsibility for the patrols and the recent Council proposals to
reduce/withdraw funding.
Action 3: Request update from Highways on Council
funded crossing patrols in Milnrow
(Tracey Knight)
Thanks Recently there have been four burglaries over a
couple of days. A resident thanked the
Police for their quick response relating to one of the
incidents.
Scam telephone calls A discussion took place regarding the number of
scam/fraudulent phone calls that residents are receiving.
Residents were advised to report
incidents via Action Fraud,
the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre on 0300 123
2040 alternatively you can contact M&N resident watch
Facebook page or email milnrow.newhey@gmail.com
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3. |
Community Catalysts - Working together to help people
Minutes:
The
project is a new two year initiative commissioned by Rochdale
Council. The programme offers support
to local people to set up and run their own very small enterprise
offering help and support at home for older people and support for
disabled people who want to live life their way. The initiative will reduce social isolation and
increase residents offer and choice and will support the local
economy. For further details
contact karen.williams@communitycatalysts.co.uk
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4. |
Milnrow and Newhey Resident Watch
Minutes:
David
Kendall and Gillian Lennon gave a brief update to the forum.
The scheme is steadily progressing and
monitoring sessions continue to take place as often as is possible.
The group are planning a ward wide
leaflet drop to raise awareness of the scheme to recruit new
volunteers. The group has a growing
number of followers on social media. The leaflet drop will help to target residents who
don’t use such platforms. The
group are in talks with TfGM regarding free travel for volunteers
between tram stops. A resident at the
meeting agreed to assist the group with delivering the
leaflets.
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Minutes of the previous meeting and matters arising PDF 73 KB
Minutes:
The
minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a true record.
Action updates
Action 1: Outstanding potholes Response from Highways
– All reported potholes have been inspected and those meeting
the criteria have been marked for filling.
Action 2: Bentgate Street
resurfacing plans Surface dressing sites in
August:
Ward
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Street Name
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Extents
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Milnrow &
Newhey
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Kiln
Lane
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Bridge
Street - Alpine Drive
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Milnrow &
Newhey
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Crossgates Road
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Smith
Hill to Kiln Lane
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Milnrow &
Newhey
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Smith
Hill
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Crossgates -
Hurstead Road
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Milnrow &
Newhey
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Pennine
Drive
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Kiln
Lane - Severn Drive
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Milnrow &
Newhey
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Huddersfield Road
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Ogden
Lane - Smithy Green Road
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Smallbridge & Firgrove
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Albert
Royds Street
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Kingsway - Roch Street
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Bentgate Street is included in the micro asphalt programme and will be
surfaced from Bentgate Close –
Whitebeam Street on 28 August (weather dependant).
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6. |
Open Forum
Minutes:
Ladyhouse
Lane Road
Closure A discussion took place
regarding the recent closure of the top end of Ladyhouse Lane (this was a closure by a utility
company). The road is now re-opened and
the works complete. The experimental
closure at the bottom of Ladyhouse Lane
has been removed due to the number of complaints received.
Highways are exploring future
options.
Huddersfield Road pavement A resident reported that the pavement from the
Metrolink Station to the Londis shop is uneven and unsafe.
Action 4: Request Highways inspection of the footpath
(Tracey Knight)
Public Right of Way The Public Right of Way at the top of
Beechfield Road has recently been
cutback to make an accessible path. Residents expressed their concern as this may
encourage off road bikes and horses to use the path. There is also an area that was once signposted as
soft sand.
Action 5: Report to the Public Right of Way Officer
(Tracey Knight)
Harbour Lane North A resident asked whether the double
yellow lines on Harbour Lane North can be removed from one side of
the road to increase parking provision.
Action 6: Obtain Highways advice (Tracey
Knight)
Dachser Distribution Centre on Kingsway
Business Park Residents, living nearby, expressed their
concern regarding this development and the newly installed fuel
tanks. Councillor Bamford advised that
discussion is ongoing with Dachser and
they are being amenable and working with some residents to address
their concerns. Councillor Bamford
agreed to include residents present in future discussions.
Parking on Water Lane, Charles Lane and Hollingworth Academy Concerns were raised
regarding the number of double parked vehicles on these streets and
the obstructions this causes for other road users and pedestrians.
Residents also raised concerns
regarding the parking around Hollingworth Academy and the lack of care by some
motorists.
Action 7: Request these locations are included as
parking enforcement hotspots (Tracey Knight)
Cornfield Street footpath It was reported that the
Cornfield Street footpath is muddy and uneven.
Action 8: Report to Highways and request inspection
(Tracey Knight)
Bonfire at Milnrow Cricket
Club Milnrow Cricket Club are
hosting a bonfire and firework display on Saturday 2 November 2019
with gates opening at 6pm, bonfire lit at 7pm and fireworks at 9pm.
Everybody is welcome. Tickets are on sale from the club priced at
£5 adult, £3 children and family ticket £15 (two
adults and two children). Food and
refreshments will be available. The car
park will be closed, so please make alternative
arrangements.
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7. |
External Funding Update
Minutes:
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8. |
Any Other Business
Minutes:
No
other business was raised.
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9. |
Future meeting dates
Minutes:
12
December 2019
5 March 2020
Police Contact Details:
Rochdale East Tel
0161 856 8549
Email
rochdaleeast@gmp.police.uk Facebook GMPRochdaleEast
Twitter
@gmprochdaleeast
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
www.crimestoppers-uk.org GMP Live Chat https://goo.gl/KsUihd Police non-emergency calls 101
Emergency calls 999
PC Stephen Hutchinson Email: stephen.hutchinson@gmp.police.uk
Milnrow and Newhey Resident Watch:
M&N Resident Watch - Home
Action Fraud – 0300 123
2040
National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre
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