On Thursday, July 29, members of the Safer Leicester Partnership will be taking part in the first ever joint web chat focusing on policing and community safety issues in the city.

Members of the public will be able to ask questions which will be answered live by the City Commander Chief Superintendent Rob Nixon, Leicester City Council’s strategic director for adults and communities Kim Curry, and the council’s director of safer and stronger communities Ann Habens.

The theme of the web chat is ‘Community Safety and Neighbourhoods’ and will take place between 6pm and 7pm. The questions and answers will be displayed on Leicestershire Constabulary’s website in real time allowing anyone to follow the discussion and join in at any point.

See more about this story on the Leicester City Council website at:http://news.leicester.gov.uk/newsArchiveDetail.aspx?Id=233

or the Leicestershire Constabulary website at: http://www.leics.police.uk/news/3903_police_and_council_to_take_part/

Admission Free

 Drop in for a fun family event with a healthy twist!

 Enjoy free health checks and taster sessions in:

• Chinese medical massage,
• Head massage
• Laughter yoga
• Aaerobics
• Boxercise
• Bhangracise
• CVD screening
• B.P. check
• Silver Diabetes Bus

 You can also enjoy: wall climbing; clown and balloon magic; bouncy castle; face painting; mehendi; competitions and more…

 Refreshments will be available.

 Need more information?

Call us on (0116) 299 5450 or visit libraries@leicester.gov.uk

It includes articles about the following:

The Government’s planned education reforms

Skyride in Leicester

Connexions

Life As It Is – a filmmaking project for young people

Young entrepreneurs and their charity work

The oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico

Cultural Diversity in Leicester

How the budget deficit  is affecting services

The Children’s Council

Mobile phones at school

A female take on gadgets

Things to do in the summer holidays

The Glastonbudget Festival

…amongst others.

Reviews, stories and a look back at last season for Leicester City.

It also contains information about how young people can get involved in producing Wave.

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To see detail of the cuts proposed by Leicestershire County Council in the Leicester Mercury see the following link to the This is Leicestershire website: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Charities-face-funding-cuts/article-2450789-detail/article.html

Concerning Police boundaries PC Edwards said that Police staffing arrangements would be set up to be aligned with the Castle Ward boundary and that this would enable a better connection with other agencies such as Leicester City Council. 

The number of beat officers on shift at any time in the ward would be 16 supported by 22 (soon to be 23) Police Community Support Officers. There is to be even more of a Police presence in the ward on Friday and Saturday evenings.

PC Edwards then outlined the current Police priorities for the Castle Ward these included:

Reducing street drinking and antisocial behaviour in the London Road/ Conduit Street area, Working with partner agencies to reduce cycle theft from the universities, working with partner agencies to reduce littering and other waste issues around the universities.

PC Edwards then reported that there had been recent successes with arrests of burglars in the Riverside area and arrests for cylcle theft, which had reduced as a result.

PC Edwards went on to say that residents views on priorities for policing in the ward were actively sought and that there were monthly meetings which people could attend to give their views on priorities as well as having the opportunity to do so at Community Meetings.

The priorities are:

2012 Olympic Games, Boosting the Big Society, Media Reform, Universal Broadband and Encouraging competitive sport in schools.

Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for DCMS, said

“The biggest challenge DCMS faces is delivering a safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 – the largest peacetime logistical operation this country has ever faced. I’m determined to make the most of it, and ensure that London 2012 will be a symbol of our economic recovery, our social and cultural renewal and our re- emergence on the global stage.”"I want to use 2012 to encourage more young people into sport by establishing an Olympic and Paralympic-style competition, open to every school in the country. We will deliver a powerful legacy for elite sport and create a real and lasting legacy for the tourism industry.”

“ I want my Department to help make the Big Society a reality. We will create a culture of giving, so that more of us have a greater connection with the things we care about. We will return the National Lottery to its original good causes of art, sport, heritage and the voluntary sector, and take away the barriers that prevent investment in local media. I want our major cultural institutions to be freed from government control so they can raise more money and spend it as they see fit.”

“I want Britain to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe, and I will do everything I can to incentivise business to invest in this, so we can get there by 2015 – opening up the infrastructure and levelling the playing field for new investment. We will roll back media regulation where it’s preventing growth.”

People in Leicester ,with an interest in, or working in culture, media and sport may look at the report in more detail to see how local services and provision may be influenced through the following link: http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/SRP_DCMS_150710.pdf

A short article by Citizen Reporter James Black appeared under the title ‘City wardens tell of their community roles’ on page 19 of the Leicester Mercury with a link to the full article posted on Citizens’ Eye at: http://www.citizenseye.org/2010/07/14/city-wardens-coffee-networking/ 

The article was the result of an interview conducted by James with two city wardens at the Community News Cafe  hosted by Kona Blue Coffee in The Highcross on Tuesdays between 9.30 – 10.30 am.

Any budding reporters are welcome to attend the Community News Cafe. The sessions are an informal drop-in to find out more about Citizens’ Eye and how to get involved.

http://www.thebigsociety.net/