Parish News
The Slimbridge Gardening Club Show is on 19 August from 2 pm to 4 pm at Slimbridge Village Hall. Don’t forget to submit your entry form no later than 16 August by phone, email or in person. You do not need to be a member to enter. 50p per entry for non members, 20p for members payable on the morning of the show. Children’s classes are free to enter. Please see entry form and schedule for full details http://www.slimbridgegc.plus.com/ Classes include fruit, vegetables, flowers, photography, flower arranging, cookery and children’s classes.
Entry £1 on the day is for Adults. Refreshments and plants will be on sale. Let’s make this a bumper show!
Gloucestershire Police Trial of app to report inappropriate behaviour of commercial vehicles
Police article:
Are you fed up of commercial vehicles such as vans and lorries driving or parking inappropriately?
· Gloucestershire Constabulary is currently delivering a project called Commercial Vehicle Watch as part of the Department for Transport’s National Roads Policing Review.
· The work includes developing an App that will enable people to report commercial vehicle drivers who push the boundaries, on a mobile phone – and the force is calling on the public to help trial the technology over the next few months.
· The Constabulary’s Director of Specialist Operations, Superintendent Paul Keasey, said: “We know there is a problem with this sort of anti-social behaviour but first we need to prove the concept of the App is right and for that we need the public’s help to establish what the issues are”.
· Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson said, “There seems to be an App for almost everything so why not one that might help prevent bad behaviour on the road. I hope the public will get behind it as their feedback will be invaluable”.
Parked lorries blocking the way; vans speeding-by on the inside. Just the sort of inconsiderate behaviour that leads to tension on the streets and anger in communities.
To try and diffuse potential flashpoints, Gloucestershire Constabulary is developing an App that will enable people to report commercial vehicle drivers who push the boundaries, on a mobile phone.
Still early days in the project, the force is calling on the public to help trial the technology over the next few months. By offending, or acting inconsiderately, it means things such as:
· Speeding.
· Inconsiderate parking (e.g. blocking pavements or road access).
· Vehicles contravening height, width, or weight restrictions.
· ‘Fly tipping’.
· Dangerous, careless or inconsiderate driving.
The Constabulary’s Director of Specialist Operations, Superintendent Paul Keasey, said: “By commercial vehicles, we mean lorries and vans who are clearly making deliveries or providing services with little or no regard for other road users. It’s not about privately-owned vehicles.
Commercial Vehicle Watch, to give the project its full name, is scheduled to run from now until December. It is part of the Department for Transport’s National Roads Policing Review that is designed to make road use safer, more efficient and more secure through the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership. Information will be gathered to show how useful participants found the App, and help inform members of the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership what concerns people the most and where the biggest problems are.
To take part in the pilot, you just need to have a mobile phone (Apple or Android), understand what the pilot is seeking to achieve and be willing to participate.
The App is free and available in the App Store to anyone who lives in Gloucestershire. Just search for the Community Matters App with the Commercial Vehicle Watch logo.
The information provided will be regularly reviewed and discussed by the Project Team. It will help them pinpoint where resources are needed to tackle the problems raised and whether communities are keen for the App to be expanded to cater for other road related issues.
Parish Council meeting
The next full council meeting is due on Monday 21st August. The agenda and meeting papers are available on the Parish Council website for the public to view. The public have a 10 minute time slot to give any views, comments or bring anything to the Parish Cllrs at the beginning of the meeting. Everyone welcome.