Bracknell

The number one concern, which has been identified at both Binfield and Warfield, Bracknell Neighbourhood Forums, is the impact that speeding motorists have on the community.

Operations involving Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Thames Valley Police Roads Policing department and Bracknell neighbourhood officers are continuing to target roads where speeding vehicles are regularly reported. I am pleased to say that the communities themselves have taken the initiative to tackle speeding vehicles through Speedwatch.

Members of the community are trained how to use equipment that recognises speeding vehicles. Offending drivers are warned about their driving; however, if they continue to offend, they are brought to the attention of the Roads Policing department who will deal with them accordingly.

Speedwatch, which is a voluntary scheme, gives local residents the opportunity to make their communities that little bit safer. For further information, contact Claire Sharp or Katharine Simpson at Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

PCSO John Devlin is a new member of the Bracknell Neighbourhood North team and works out of our office at Bracknell. He has already been spotted out and about and some good reports have been fed back to me.

Recently, he has been dealing with the issues of bad parking outside Bracknell schools across the area. It must be stressed that not only is the bad parking inconsiderate, it is also potentially dangerous, especially for small children. John will target any offenders and deal with them appropriately.

Throughout the summer, police officers and PCSOs will be conducting a high visibility operation in areas which have been identified as hotspots for youth antisocial behaviour. The operation has several intentions: these include reassuring the public, educating young people who regularly gather at these locations and where necessary, dealing robustly with any offences being committed. This would include alcohol being confiscated, parents being contacted and if necessary, offenders being arrested.

The Bracknell Binfield and Warfield area has two identified hotspots: Silver Jubilee Fields in Binfield and the area around Westmorland Pavilion at Whitegrove in Warfield.

Selected members of the public have contact phone numbers and are advised when the operation is running. If incidents of antisocial behaviour are identified, neighbourhood officers can be contacted directly and can deploy appropriately.

Dates for your diaries:

Warfield Neighbourhood Forum – 10am Saturday 6 October 2007 – Whitegrove Community Centre.
Binfield Neighbourhood Forum – 7.30pm Thursday 11 November 2007 – Binfield Church of England Primary School.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell