Minutes of Wigston, Blaby and Oadby
Community Group
Date of Meeting: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Place of Meeting: The Bassett Centre
Present – People who came to
the meeting
Dipika Patel (CERT) Karen Davis (CERT) Sarah Blockley (Minute Taker) Lee Worrall Judith Proctor Luke Chapman Josh Pring Maria Rose (D&H) James Meredith Connor Mabbutt Paul Dey Paul Checkland Kate Impey Norah Whittaker (Nursing Community Assistant) Karim Baladi (Police Community Support Officer) Tom McCabe (Anti-Social Behaviour Officer)
Welcome and apologies
Dipika welcomed everyone and
said Richard Harris would not be
coming along today. Everyone
introduced themselves.
Dipika let everyone know where
the toilets were and said anyone
could make tea and coffee for
themselves and put a selection of
biscuits on the table for everyone
to enjoy.
Dipika explained to everyone
about the ground rules for the
group
- Everyone is given a chance to
talk
- Not to talk over someone else
- Mobile phones are to be put
on silent
- Be nice to each other
Communication
Red and Yellow cards were given
out for everyone to use and Luke
said he would like to be the Word
Police today.
Minute from the last meeting
Lee read through some of the
minutes from the last meeting
and everyone said the minutes
were ok.
Judith told everyone that there
might be an allotment made on
some of the land on Blaby Road
Park behind South Leicestershire
College for Blaby Road Park
Community Garden.
Dipika told everyone about the
Partnership Board Meetings that
are held every 3 months at
County Hall and that everyone is
welcome there to talk about what
they think is working well in their
communities and any activities or
groups they go to. Dipika said
Judith did a presentation for the
group at the last meeting and she
did really well.
Talk from Karim, Police
Community Support Officer
Karim said he had been a Police
Officer in this area for 6 years and
knew South Wigston and Wigston
really well and grew up in Oadby.
Karim said as well as himself there
is a Police Officer called Emma
and a Police Community Support
Officer called Rebecca who also
work in this area.
Karim said part of his job was to
help to stop crime happening and
to help to stop people getting into
trouble but also he works
alongside Tom McCabe to help
local people to make the area a
better place to live in. Karim told
everyone to always say hello and
have a chat with any of the local
Police Officers and how much the
Team like to be involved in local
events. Karim asked if anyone
had any questions for him.
- Dipika asked Karim if he was
willing to attend the groups
meeting on a regular basis. He
said yes but if he couldn’t he
could arrange for Emma or
Rebecca to come along.
- Dipika asked if Karim could let
the group know the local crime
rates and he said he would
have a look for the next
meeting. Karim said the main
problems in the Wigston area
was young children messing
around, climbing on roofs and
being naughty. Judith said
both her sons had had their
bikes stolen before, Paul D said
a D Lock is the best lock to use
and Karim said they were as
wire ones break easily and he
would check if there were any
D Locks at the local police
station for sale.
- Dipika asked if everyone would
find it helpful to have someone
talk to the group about fraud
awareness and everyone said
yes, this to be an action for a
future meeting.
- Lee asked about cars going too
fast and making too much
noise late at night and early in
the morning. Karim said the
police do get calls about this
but it is difficult unless the
police see them but always call
the police if you see or hear
anything that worries you.
Karim told everyone the 2
numbers to call if you need the
police
If it’s an emergency call 999
If it’s not an emergency call 101
- Paul D talked about parked
cars blocking pavements.
Karim said there were
guidelines and parking on a
pavement was ok as long as a
wheelchair or pushchair could
get through but if the road was
busy and it was not safe the
police could have a look.
Connor said by the local school
near where he lives parent’s
park dangerously. Karim said
the police do go into schools to
offer advice but he would
contact the local area team in
Countesthorpe where Connor
lives if Connor wanted him to,
Connor said he did.
- Paul D talked about all the
litter that people dropped and
fly tipping and how it spoils
parks and is bad for the
environment
- Tom said the Anti-Social
Behaviour, Crime and Policing
Act can now be used to give on
the spot fines to people caught
littering and fly tipping and the
police have powers to take
people, who do this to court.
Paul D said how plastic
pollution is really bad for the
environment and Tom said the
Council now uses ceramic cups
instead of plastic.
- Dipika asked Paul C to tell
Karim and Tom about having
glue put in his door lock. Paul
C said a while ago someone
put glue in his door lock and he
had to wait until 3am for a
locksmith. Karim said that this
situation had been resolved by
Georgina and Emma. Luke said
putting a sign up saying there
was CCTV was an idea and
Karim said this was a really
good idea as CCTV cameras
were really expensive, Josh
suggested using a Wi-Fi camera
and Karim said this was a good
idea as they look like doorbells.
Dipika asked Karim if people
had their door locks glued a lot
and Karim said no, it was not a
widespread issue.
- Dipika said to everyone that it
was good to be aware of your
surroundings when out and
about and if you see anything
unusual to get in touch with
the police.
Talk from Tom, Anti-Social
Behaviour Team at Oadby &
Wigston Borough Council
Tom said he had been a police
officer for 7 years before joining
Oadby & Wigston Borough
Council and his job was like
Karim’s. Tom said he was an Anti-
Social Behaviour Officer and
Connor explained to everyone
that anti-social behaviour was
behaviour that caused
harassment to others, damaging
property. Tom said racism could
be anti-social behaviour but was
more of a hate crime. Tom said
Oadby & Wigston Borough
Council now had the funding for 5
cameras that would be attached
to lampposts in the local area
sometime this year to help
prevent anti-social behaviour and
could be moved around to help
with other issues. Luke asked
Tom about the Council and Police
using drones and tom said drones
are used but there are laws that
govern how a drone can be used
to protect people’s human rights
and private lives so drones cannot
be used close to schools or roads
or airports.
Tom asked everyone about dating
and meeting people and how they
should be careful meeting
someone they have not met
before. Tom explained about the
ASK FOR ANGELA campaign that is
used in most pubs and bars so if
anyone meets someone in a pub
and something happens that
makes them feel pressured or
uncomfortable they can go to the
bar and ASK FOR ANGELA and
staff would be able to help and
protect them by maybe calling
someone to come and collect
them asking the other person to
stop their behaviour or calling the
police.
Dipika asked Tom if there were
any Keep Safe places in Wigston?
Everyone talked about the places
they thought were safe to go for
help like Police Station, shops like
Tesco and Sainsbury’s, local cafes,
churches Tom said the leisure
centre in Wigston was a good
place and this was open until
10pm. Tom told everyone to
never feel daft calling the police
as they are there to help, Luke
asked if a call to 101 was free and
Tom said no (There is a charge of
15p for a call to 101). Tom said
there were no specific Keep Safe
Places that he knew of and Dipika
and Norah explained to Tom and
Karim that the Keep Safe Place
Scheme was used in the Hinckley
and Bosworth area and shops and
businesses had a sticker in the
window to show people with
learning disabilities that they
could go there if they needed help
as sometimes they can be anxious
and cannot verbalise what help
they need. Tom said again this
scheme was not in place in
Wigston but should be looked at
and Karim said he worked closely
with local stores and would ask.
Norah said the Community
Learning Disability Team still gave
out Keep Safe Cards and would
check with the team about the
scheme. Dipika said it was a
Council led scheme that needs to
be refreshed. Tom said the Ask
for Angela scheme was refreshed
every year. Judith said the Tree
House Café was a Keep Safe Place
but she wasn’t sure if a sticker
was in the window but the lady in
the café was really good and
helpful. Everyone said it would be
better if the Keep Safe Card was a
credit card style. Karim was asked
about knocking on someone’s
door and said if it’s someone you
know that would be ok but
shouting for help would be better
and someone would come out of
their house to help. Luke said
asking security staff at bars and
clubs and Karim said this was a
really good suggestion.
Feedback from the Community
Project Presentation
Dipika asked Judith if she would
like to tell everyone how she felt
doing the presentation and what
everyone thought about it.
Judith said she was really nervous
at the start but once she got going
she was not so frightened, it was
not like being in a classroom and
everyone was quite friendly.
Judith said it was the first time
she had been to County Hall or
done anything like that before but
she managed to say everything.
Dipika said the last Partnership
Board Meeting was on 10th
January and Lee was there. She
said everyone talked about
employment and what prospects
there were for paid and unpaid
work. Everyone said there was
not much paid work around for
people with learning disabilities
but there were volunteering
opportunities, Lee said there were
things like gardening jobs. Dipika
said the next meeting would be
on 21st March at County Hall
starting at 10am and finishing at
1pm and it would be nice for
more people to go along. Connor
said he would like to go and he
can drive there, Judith said she
would go and Maria said she
would talk to Sally at D&H about
going. Paul D said he would like
to go but he goes to a gardening
club but would try to go. Dipika
told everyone that transport
could be sorted if anyone could
not get there and if anyone did
want to go and couldn’t get there
to let her or Karen know. Kate
said she would think about it and
Paul C said he was not sure.
Paul C said he had not thought
anymore about a singing or drama
group but on 24th September and
30th October at Countesthorpe
College there would be a show
that anyone could go and see,
tickets would be £4. Dipika asked
Paul to keep the group up to date
with any other shows.
Vote for Chairperson, Treasurer
Dipika asked everyone if they
would like to put themselves
forward to be the groups
Chairperson or Treasurer. Lee
and Connor both said they would
and would do a presentation to
the group at the next meeting at
the Bassett Centre, Dipika and
Karen said they would help with
the presentations. Connor said it
would be like a General Election.
Dipika explained that the
treasurer would deal with all the
groups’ money for tea and coffee,
hiring the room, any equipment
for the group and Dipika and
Karen would support both the
chairperson and treasurer.
Events going on in the area
- Drop in group at Elliott Hall on
Albion Street, South Wigston
every Wednesday from 10.30
to 12.30
- Drop in group at Blaby Social
Centre in Blaby every Thursday
from 1.30 to 3.30
Dipika sked everyone if they
thought there was enough
happening in Blaby, Oadby and
Wigston for people with learning
disabilities? Paul said he goes to
Place to Grow that he really likes,
and Paul D and Judith talked
about how they like rambling,
Judith told everyone about the
group that meets at The
Methodist Church on Blaby Road
every Saturday about 9.15 and do
a walk from 9.30 to 10.30. Dipika
suggested inviting the Local Area
Co-ordinator to come along to a
meeting to help with developing
ideas for more groups.
Game of skittles
Unfortunately Dipika and Karen
have not been able to sort out a
group outing to play skittles so
the next Locality Group Meeting
will be at Bassett Street, but
because everyone said they would
like to do this Dipika and Karen
will try and sort skittles out for
another meeting and everyone
will be invited along.
Actions for next meeting at The
Bassett Centre on Wednesday
27th February 2019
- Everyone to think about if they
would like to be the
Chairperson or Treasurer and
think about a presentation
they could do to the group.
- Look at inviting someone to
talk to the group about fraud
awareness.
- Ask the Local Area Co-
ordinators to come along and
support with developing ideas
for more groups.
- Norah to check with the
Community Learning
Disabilities Team about the
Keep Safe Scheme.
- Karim to find out the crime
figures for the area.
- Talk about who else we would
like to invite to our meetings
next year.
- Everyone to think about
different activities for the
group try.
The next group meeting will be at
The Bassett Centre from 1.30pm
to 3.00pm and it is okay if anyone
wants to come along at 1.15pm
and bring their lunch.
Next Meeting at The Bassett
Centre
Wednesday 27th February 2018
from 1.30pm to 3:00pm at The
Bassett Centre
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