11/10/2007

Villagers, Parish Council & Police Solve Road Chaos

Following a number of meetings between the Parish Council, Villagers, local police and the Builders of the new housing development in the village, solutions to some significant highways issues in Rushall were implemented.

Villagers were extremely concerned about the dangerous situation caused on the road outside the building site. On some occassions twenty or more vans, cars and construction vehicles were parked bumper to bumper on the road at this location. This was causing serious obstruction and danger to through traffic, pedestrians and traffic entering Rushall from the A342 Devizes Road.

At one stage an Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting was called by the Parish Council to discuss solutions to the problem and the meeting was well attended. At the suggestion of villagers some land was kindly temporarliy set aside by Mr Wookey for the purpose of the safe parking of these vehicles off the road nearby.

Pewsey Police agreed to place traffic "No Waiting" cones on the approach to the site to help keep the road clear. These actions worked for some time but eventually police were required to take enforcement action at this site, due to the danger and obstruction cuased by some vehicles. Several contractors vehicles were issued with tickets, which appear to have had the desired effect overall. 

Although some vehicles do still park at the location the situation has been much improved.

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18/04/2007

Local Police Conduct Speed Checks

The Pewsey Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) have started to conduct speed checks in the village, in response to several local compaints about the issue.

So far two preliminary checks have been carried out by the team, in order to asses the problem. The initial results have shown that there is a problem that is sufficient to enable the NPT to carry out some local enforcement here. The team will now be in a position to carry out checks at any time of day and at a number of different locations within the village, although we should not expect such checks on a weekly basis!

Community Beat Manager, PC Mark Fiander-Lewis said:

"So far we have been carrying out initial checks to assess the problem and to advise and warn motorists, although also issuing tickets to the most serious speeders. We are a very fair team on our NPT but now the warnings have been given we will now be enforcing the law robustly. Therefore I urge local motorists to obey the speed limit here, so as not to fall foul of the checks. I am most concerned about the safety of pedestrians, especially children, and thus with many roadside residences and a school within the village, I am keen to see that the the 30MPH speed limit is obeyed".

So, the advice seems to be "Mind how you go!".

It appears that we will at least see some positive action regarding speeding in the village, which has been a concern for many residents for some time.

 

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05/04/2007

 

Arthur Cutting leaves Rushall

 

As many will know, Arthur Cutting, a resident and good friend of Rushall for some 26 years, left the village in January.  Read the tribute below by Jennie Fry who knew him well.

 

A Tribute to Arthur Cutting

“As most people in Rushall will be aware, Arthur Cutting left the village, with some reluctance, in January to start a new life near his son in Cambridgeshire .

Arthur and his late wife Molly moved to No. 1 Stocktree Cottage around 26 years ago after a spell living at Charlton St. Peter.  He soon became actively involved doing jobs in and around the village especially for the Church where he was Churchwarden for many years.  After he resigned as Churchwarden it was Arthur’s wish that he took the collection at the Church services.  He did so many valuable jobs for the Church helping to maintain the fabric of the building and with the help of Howard Stacey he also restored the stocks which we all enjoy seeing on Stocktree Corner.

Arthur was a very clever man and he enjoyed nothing more than repairing all sorts of different objects either at home or elsewhere.  His great love in his later years was fishing, and there are several people who have benefited from his successful fishing exploits!

He was a lovely  man who always had a kind word for everybody  and although many in the village were sad to see him leave the village, we all wish him well in his new home.”

Jennie Fry

 

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04/03/2007

Neighbourhood Policing Teams

Pewsey Police now have two Neighbourhood Policing Teams. These teams will be managed by local officers WPC Emma Brown and PC Mark Fiander-Lewis, who will now be known as Community Beat Managers.

The teams they lead will consist of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers and Special Constables. They will be tasked to tackle local community impact issues and resolve local crime hotspots and concerns.

Emma and Mark will be responsible for the day to day policing of the Pewsey area and both have long standing local connections to the area.

Mark said "Our Neighbourhood Policing Teams will soon be out and about in the area. We will be pro-active in tackling any local policing issues. I invite the residents of Rushall and Charlton to contact me with suggestions on what police related issues they would like to see the teams tackling in these villages".

Mark intends to task his team with regular speed checks in Rushall within the next few weeks as a priority, following early results of preliminary surveys from local residents.

You can contact PC Fiander-Lewis through the "contact us" page of this website, and the submissions will be forwarded to him.

You can also e-mail him directly at mailto: Pewseyruralnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

Telephone Pewsey Police on 0845 4087000 (non emergency)

 

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