Neighbourhood Watch has been established in Cropwell
Bishop since late 2004. The launch was one of the most successful in
the region.
Neighbourhood Watch is one of the biggest and most
successful crime prevention initiatives ever. Behind it lies a
simple idea, and a central value shared by millions of people around
the country:
Getting together with your neighbours to take action
can cut local crime. Everyone knows that the police are there to
fight crime, but they need our help to do an effective job.
Neighbourhood Watch is all about an active partnership with the
police. Neighbourhood Watch schemes can:
Cut crime and the opportunities for crime
Help and reassure those who live in the area
Encourage neighbourliness and closure
communities
Enable you to get cheaper home insurance
Currently there are Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in
Cropwell Bishop covering:
Clarke Close
Colston Road / Lime Kiln / Kinoulton Road (south
end)
Hoe View Road
Kendal Road
Kinoulton Road (north end), Nottingham Road
(between Kinoulton Road and Hoe View Road)
Mill Lane
Old Lenton Close
Salvin Close
St Giles Way
These schemes cover from 9 to 32 houses and have a
local coordinator who can decide where the Neighbourhood Watch signs
are placed. If you would like to start a scheme in your street or
would like more information see and contact Steve Hawkins on 0115
989 9243 or email: steve.hawkins@btinternet.com
Residents can also sign up to Rushcliffe Community
Watch and get crime reports and bulletins by e-mail or telephone:
The South Nottinghamshire Division of
Nottinghamshire Police have asked residents of Cropwell Bishop to
help prioritise issues of concern that they would like to be
targeted by the new Neighbourhood Safety Team. Safer Neighbourhoods
is about local policing; police and partners working with you, to
identify and tackle issues of concern in your neighbourhood. The
Safer Neighbourhood Team is composed of our Beat Officer and and a
Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) with support from public
sector organisations such as the local council and other community
groups.lk
Their aim is to listen and talk to you, and find out
what affects your daily life and feelings of security. These might
be issues such as anti-social behaviour, graffiti, noisy
neighbourhoods, yobs or vandalism. Then, they work in partnership
with you and other agencies to find a lasting solution.
Cropwell Bishop Neighbourhood Watch coordinators
will be circulating questionnaires in the near future.
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If you enjoy walking and would
like to see our local footpaths in good state of repair, then please
read on:-
Cropwell Bishop Parish Council
has entered into a partnership agreement with Nottinghamshire County
Council to improve the local rights of network within the village
boundary.
The Parish Paths partnership (P3)
is endorsed by both the County Landowners Association and the
National Farmers Union. The main aim of the scheme is to work
towards the opening up of the whole parish network. It does this by
improving levels of communication between the County Council, the
Parish Council and the local farming/landowning community.
The scheme is ongoing, and we
have just completed this years surveys, but if you would like to
volunteer for the next round of surveys then please give your
contact details to the Clerk.
The Parish Council together with
the Heritage Group and County Council are currently in the process
of designing a pamphlet with details of the all the local paths
network. We hope to provide each household with a copy when
published.
Volunteers required for the
Community Speed Watch Scheme in Cropwell Bishop. If interested
contact the Parish Clerk
What is a " Community Speed
Watch"?
Community Speed Watch (CSW) put
simply, speed monitoring is carried out by trained volunteers from
the community, with follow-up work on education and enforcement by
the Police. Initially letters are sent to registered keepers of
offending vehicles asking for their assistance in keeping speeds
down in the community, with persistent offenders details being
passed to the Police for targeted enforcement.
Isn't this a Police Job?
D Division of Nottinghamshire
Police fully support the drive to achieve casualty reduction
targets, and include "reducing the number of people killed and
seriously injured on the road" as part of their Policing Plan. The
Primary Care Trust, Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service and the
Rushcliffe Local Strategic Partnership also have this objective.
With ever greater demand it is
simply not possible for the Police to carry out speed enforcement
checks in every community that wants them on a regular basis.
Indeed, having to prioritise resources means that some communities
that have a speeding problem without a corresponding collision
record may be unlikely to see meaningful levels of enforcement. This
is where working together can help.
Does it work?
Data collected from recent trials
schemes show a reduction in overall average speeds, and a
significant reduction in the proportion of drivers travelling well
over the limit.
Is it dangerous, and are we
covered by insurance?
Experience has shown that the
vast majority of drivers either support, or are neutral to,
volunteer speed monitors. It is true some drivers wave or gesture in
a less supportive manner, but actual confrontation has been
extremely rare, and the training covers how to deal with such
situations.
Cropwell Bishop Parish Council
will ensure that all volunteers are provided with insurance cover
for public liability. Risk assessments of sites is aimed at making
your presence at the roadside as safe as possible, and is mostly
common sense. The Safety Code of Conduct also gives some guidance in
this area.
Still Interested?
As you may anticipate, many
drivers slow down on seeing volunteers in high-visibility jackets at
the roadside, and the numbers of drivers recorded may not be as high
as you think it will be. This is a good thing, as the aim is to
encourage people to slow down without having to involve any further
action.
Most of time most drivers
co-operate, and the trial has shown that volunteers operate with
little or no risk to themselves or others. It would be wrong,
however, not to insist that new schemes adhere to some basic
guidelines and safety practices.
Community Speed Watch -
Summary of Guidelines
There should be a minimum of
six volunteers in the scheme, each willing to contribute a
minimum of one hour per week.
Volunteers must be over 18
years of age. Volunteers who not do not wish to be involved in
speed monitoring can help with administrative support, and each
scheme must include at least two people in this category. Some
volunteers may, of course, be able to do both.
The scheme is to have a
designated co-ordinator and deputy, responsible for the
equipment and contact with the police.
The locations for monitoring
are chosen by the community, based on their experience and
knowledge of the area. Supporting data may be available from the
Police.
All sites must be within
30mph or 40mph limits.
Registration numbers of
vehicles exceeding the speed limit must be recorded in full by
volunteers - partial numbers will not be accepted. The number
must be verified as accurate by both volunteers (minimum two on
site), or not recorded at all.
The aim is to encourage
drivers to choose to drive at or below the speed limit. For
practical purposes recording of vehicle details should be
restricted to those travelling at 35mph or more in a 30 limit,
or 46 mph or more in a 40 limit, in accordance with current
Police (ACPO) guidelines.
Offending drivers vehicle
details are recorded on a timed, dated and signed Community
Speed Watch Activity Log Sheet. Completed sheets are forwarded
to the Police Liaison person, who will arrange for letters to be
sent to registered keepers. Letters will be sent in accordance
with the availability of administrative support. D Division of
the Nottinghamshire Police will endeavour to contact as many
offending drivers as possible.
A maximum of two letters will
be sent to the same registered keeper. After this, the vehicle
details may be circulated for targeted Police intervention with
a view to prosecution.
PC Paul Moon is the
Community Beat Manager for Cropwell Bishop, Cropwell Butler, Langar
and Barnstone areas. Details of
planned community surgeries are advertised at the Post Office, in
the Cropwell Bishop News and on the Nottinghamshire Police Website
www.nottinghamshire.police.uk If you need to speak to him
regarding any local policing issues he can be contacted on 0115 967
0999 (Bingham Police Station.) Or mobile number 0752 5226477 Email: paul.moon@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk
Nottinghamshire Police
Reporting Crime and
Incidents... Emergency...
If someone's life is in danger
or a crime is in progress... dial 999
Non- emergency.. call our main
switchboard number 0115 9670999
or report a non-emergency crime
via the national
online crime reporting service
If you have information about
crime in Nottinghamshire and you want to report it anonymously
The Village Community Caring
for the Village Community
Visiting, Befriending,
Transport, Shopping
What is it?
A volunteer group of people
willing to help others in various ways. Most of us are good
neighbours and try to help out whenever we can. Sometimes, though
help is not always there when needed.
Many people live alone and do not
have family living nearby, and most of us don't like to ask for help
unless it is offered first.
Who can benefit?
All residents of Cropwell Bishop
and Cropwell Butler
What sort of help?
So far we are able to organise:-
Transport for mainly medical reasons to
the surgery, dentists, chiropodists, and opticians.
Transport for nursing home and hospital
visits to relatives.
Transport to Rawlings Court and the
Cropwell Care Friendship Centre.
Help within the village collecting
shopping.
Befriending the lonely and isolated
person.
Offering respite help to carers who may
need a break from time to time.
What will it cost?
Requests for transport up to a ten mile round
trip are given free. For journeys over ten miles members are asked
to contribute 35 pence per mile. You will be advised of the cost by
the co-ordinator when requesting help. All other services are given
free. Running expenses are met by donations. Confidentiality is
respected.
How do I get help?
Phone our co-ordinator on 0115 9893183 (Monday
to Friday 10am - 3pm) Messages can be left on the ansaphone when
no-one is available.
We are not an emergency service.
Please try to give at least 48 hours notice
for a transport request. The co-ordinator will then contact a
volunteer to help you.
Please note - All our helpers / drivers are
volunteers and due to their own commitments require adequate notice
of requests. We will do our best to help but cannot guarantee that
it will be possible on every occasion.
How do I know who is at the door?
Our co-ordinator will tell you who will be
calling. All volunteers will be issued with an identity card,
including a photograph, which you should ask to see.
When calling the practice, you
will first be asked to select which surgery you are registered at:
Press 1 for Cropwell Bishop. Then select the option you require and you will be transferred to
the relevant department, which should make it easier for you to be
directed to the correct person to help. You can choose from the
following options:
Press 1 for Repeat
Prescriptions - This is structured answering service available
most of the day and night, including weekends and when the surgery
is closed. We would encourage you to use this answering service.
But, if you do need to speak to a person, please call towards the
end of the morning. It would be helpful if you could avoid
telephoning between 8.30 and 10.30am as the phone system will always
be busy at this time with patients requiring appointments or you may
have to wait to leave your message.
Press 2 for All Appointments -
To make or cancel appointments with Doctors, Practice Nurses and
Health Care Assistants.
Press 3 for Test Results -
Only available during the afternoon as test results are not received
until late morning each day and have to be reviewed by a GP.
Press 4 for General Enquiries
- Please do not select this option for repeat prescriptions,
appointments or test results. If you do, all we will be able to do
is put your call back into the correct queue.
Whilst every effort is made to
keep the the timetable shown, arrival times at individual stops my
vary slightly. For further information please contact
West Bridgford
Library, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford (tel: 0115 9816506/6780 or
Mobile tel: 07821 389 332)
Available
for booking, parties, meetings, receptions, community groups etc...
tel: Mrs M. Newbold on 0115 9894137
or email
newbold.12stgw@tiscali.co.uk (no late evening or Sunday calls
please).
Cropwell Bishop Play Group
A parent-led playgroup offering
pre-school education for children aged 2½ to 5 years. New purpose
built facility located on the Cropwell Bishop School site. Parent &
Toddler sessions also. For more information, please contact us on
0115 9893734
1st Langar
(Vale of Belvoir Scout Group)
Scouts is for boys and girls
aged between 11-14 years old. We meet at Coach Gap Lane, Langar on
Monday evenings (term time only) between 7.30pm and 9.00pm. If you
are interested or want to know more please contact Peter on 01949
861734
There is a great range of activities in Cropwell
Bishop, which are open to babies and toddlers in the surrounding
villages too. Feel free to come along and join in!
Monday - Cropwell
Bishop Child Health Clinic 1.30 - 3.30pm (not bank holidays) Come
along and have your baby weighed and talk to a Health Visitor about
any problems or concerns that you have about your child
Tuesday - Baby Play
Group - Memorial Hall, Cropwell Bishop 10.30 - 12noon -2nd & 4th
Tuesdays (term time only) Contact: Karen Marshall 0115 9893241 - A
group designed to offer ongoing postnatal parenting support to
parents and carers of babies aged 0-9 months.
Wednesday - Baby Club
at The Old School in Cropwell Bishop 10.30 - 12 noon - 1st & 3rd
Wednesdays - Contact: Janice 0115 9890437 - An informal gathering
for parents with babies and toddlers (under 3), to meet and play and
enjoy the company and support of other parents.
Thursday - Parents &
Toddlers at Cropwell Bishop Play Group 1.45 - 3.30pm (every week in
term time) Contact: Kathy Alvey 0115 9893734 - Enjoy a cup of tea
and a chat with other parents and carers, whilst the children play,
in our purpose built facility.
Friday - Little Saints
at Cropwell Bishop Methodist Chapel School Room - 11am - 12pm & 2pm
- 3pm (every week) Contact: Re. Bronwen Gamble 0115 9893172 - An
informal meeting, for pre-schoolers, from birth up their carers, run
by the Anglican and Methodist Churches.
