Heavy snow and icy roads

Take extra care
When temperatures fall to sub-zero, the number of deaths from heart attacks peaks three days later, from strokes five days later and from respiratory infections ten days later.
When snow or icy roads are forecast you should adjust your driving to suit the conditions. Black ice isn't always visible and so can be an even greater hazard for both motorists and pedestrians. Black ice may be formed when rain or drizzle fall on a road surface which is at a temperature below zero.
Make sure you know what to do
Before snow or ice
•If you have to make a journey when snow is forecast, make sure you have warm clothes, food, water, boots, a torch and spade, and let someone know when you expect to arrive and your route. Try to wait until the roads have been gritted before travelling.
•Put grit or cat litter on paths and driveways to lessen the risk of slipping on compacted snow.
•Check on vulnerable neighbours.
During snow or ice
•Avoid travel if possible.
•If you must drive check the Highway Code for advice on driving in ice and snowy weather. A summary of the advice is: Take care around gritters. Don't be tempted to overtake. Slow down — it can take 10 times longer to stop in snowy or icy conditions, so allow extra room. Use the highest gear possible to avoid wheel spin. Manoeuvre gently and avoid harsh braking and acceleration. If you start to skid, gently ease off the accelerator and avoid braking. If braking is necessary, pump the brakes don't slam them on. If you get stuck, stay with your car and tie something brightly coloured to your aerial.
•If you go outside wear several layers of clothing and keep dry to prevent loss of body heat. Watch out for signs of hypothermia — uncontrollable shivering, slow/slurred speech, memory lapse and drowsiness and frostbite — loss of feeling in and pale appearance of fingers, toes, nose and ear lobes. Keep moving your arms and legs to help the blood circulate.
After snow and ice
•Be careful when walking or driving on compacted snow — it may have turned to ice.
•Take care when shovelling snow. Cold air makes it harder to work and breathe, which adds some extra strain on the body and can be the cause of heart attacks in the vulnerable.
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SYPG Cancelled tonight - Friday 26th Nov

Please note that due to operational requirements we are having to cancel the meeting for tonight. We do apologise for the short notice but this has been totally unavoidable.

Stuart Craig will advise you of a new date which will be as soon as possible.




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PERSIMMON - the flytippers mecca!

Mike Farley Group Chief Executive Persimmon plc, shortlisted for, and will be invited to collect the PFNW Shabbytat not listening FlyTip award

Park Farm Neighbourhood Watch has had a long, expensive and frustrating dialogue with Persimmon Homes who own a huge site at the other side of the roundabout directly facing the main entrance to Park Farm. In addition Peterborough City Council officers have taken up the challenge of getting Persimmon to fence off and shut what is rapidly becoming the largest free flytipping site in Cambridgeshire.

We thought the message had sunk in but no sooner had the site been cleared then another load of furniture and household debris appeared. The solution is very simple fence off or gate and lock the entrance to the site and we can all rest a little easier.

The local Persimmon representative does not seem to have read the Persimmon PLC Environment Policy, so it's reproduced in full below. As a PLC, Persimmon is publicly accountable to its shareholders and investors.

They won't be best pleased when we alert the City to the fact that Peterborough -based Regional Managing Director Adrian Evans who ultimately carries the responsibility for Persimmon PLC locally is also flying in the face of the main board environment policy and that his managers seemingly have an unwritten policy of breaking promises and refusing to make the site secure.

Persimmon PLC Environment Policy

Persimmon plc is one of the UK’s leading housebuilders, with
regional offices and developments throughout the country. We recognise that our
activities have an impact on the environment and that we have a responsibility
to consider and minimise these impacts where possible. This commitment is
formalised through our Environment Policy, which forms a key part of Persimmon’s overall approach to Corporate Responsibility (CR).

We place great emphasis on designing our developments to be in keeping with
the character of an area, and to protect and enhance the local environment and
surroundings. We aim to make a positive contribution to the communities in which
we work.

We actively comply with relevant environmental legislation and throughout
the planning and building of our new developments we adhere to local planning
guidance and building regulations.
We have reviewed our environmental
impacts and identified those which are the most significant to us. These impacts
relate to:

• Minimising the amount of waste we produce through effective design and
on-site management.
• Making efficient use of materials during the house
building process, including the use of recycled and existing materials on site
when appropriate.
• Protecting and enhancing the natural
habitat and local surroundings throughout the development process.
•
Making the most efficient use of land, including the regeneration of redundant
or contaminated land.
• Designing our houses and developments to incorporate
features, when practicable and cost effective that minimise the impact on the
environment during their habitation.
• Preventing pollution occurring at our sites.

In these areas, we set objectives and targets against which we regularly
monitor and review our progress. This policy forms the basis of our
Environmental Management System (EMS), which is implemented across our business.
This includes detailed guidance and procedures relating to our environmental
impacts and how to minimise these impacts during the planning, design and
construction of our developments.


We understand that our stakeholders are interested in how we manage our
impact on the environment and how we are performing. We also appreciate that
they may provide views and opinions that can strengthen our approach to
environmental management. We will openly communicate on environmental issues with interested parties and report on progress at regular intervals on our
website. We will provide training appropriate to our employees’ particular
environmental responsibilities to ensure that they are aware of our
environmental impacts and their role in managing them.

Our performance is monitored and reviewed by the Persimmon CR Committee, a committee of senior executives and representatives from across the Group. Responsibility for implementing this policy rests with the Managing Directors of each of the Group’s Operating Businesses. On each site, the Site Manager is responsible for the day to day management of environmental issues and ensuring adherence to our policy.

Our Environmental Policy, first introduced in 2002, is reviewed at least annually to ensure its relevance to our business operations and that it is consistent with other policies and our approach to Corporate Responsibility.

Mike Farley
Group Chief Executive
4 January 2009

Group Company Secretary Neil Francis
Registered Office Persimmon House Fulford York YO19 4FE

Telephone (01904) 642199 Fax (01904) 610014

Persimmon Homes

East Midlands

Charles Church East Midlands

Persimmon House

19 Commerce Road

Peterborough Business Park

Lynch Wood

Peterborough PE2 6LR

Telephone (01733) 397200

Managing Director: Adrian Evans

adrian.evans@persimmonhomes.com

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EDL March/Road closure (11th December)

EDL
POLICE have agreed the route of the EDL (English Defence League) protest on December 11 in Peterborough.

The decision was made in consultation with Peterborough City Council, local community representatives, local business representatives and follows negotiations with the EDL.
The EDL march will start at 1pm on London Road, close to Peterborough United Football Club and proceed over Town Bridge, past Bridge Street Police Station and then congregate
on Lower Bridge Street Peterborough Magistrates’ Court.

Temporary road closures will be applied for on London Road and Town Bridge while the protest takes place.

Superintendent Paul Fullwood said: “We have worked hard to ensure we identified a location which would balance the concerns of local people and businesses in Peterborough, while
responding to the EDL’s requests.

“We decided on this location because it provided a central location for the EDL while allowing the majority of businesses in the city to continue as usual.“We understand that for businesses in the Rivergate area there will be an impact during the protest and we are working with those business owners, alongside the council, to minimise this and look at alternative ways of drawing in business over the weekend.

“At this stage we cannot confirm numbers likely to attend but hope to be able to provide some indication as negotiations between the police and EDL continue. As and when we have
further information we will share this with the public through our various established links with the community.

“As public authorities, the Constabulary and Peterborough City Council have a duty to support and facilitate people’s right to peaceful protest. Key to that process is ensuring we deal with
any concerns people may have. “

A multi-agency community group, involving police and the city council, has been set up to ensure the community are kept updated on information about the process and deal with any
community concerns. Members of the public with questions can email the group at macg@cambs.pnn.police to receive feedback and further information.

Paul Phillipson, Executive Director of Operations, said: “The Local Authority are fully supporting the police on insuring that this demonstration causes the minimum disruption to
the people of Peterborough.

“We are working closely with our schools, youth groups, youth workers and educational contacts across the city to ensure that our youth communities understand and are fully aware
of what is taking place. This is to ensure that there are no misunderstanding and the messages are clear and unbiased in the same way that we have presented to yourselves.

“There is considerable work taking place with the Muslim Community Reference Group and the briefing of more than 70 attendees has already taken place and included an equivalent
leader from Leicester so that we can all learn from their experience. We are working with all faith groups across the city and are looking to present two events to celebrate the cohesion
peace and harmony that the city enjoys both prior to the march and directly after the march, further details of these will be released once we have concluded.

“We have already briefed our taxi community and will continue to maintain close contact in order to support them during this time. We will also be looking to place additional events
within the city on the following day to mitigate any business impact and will work closely with the businesses in order to identify what is the best support that we can offer. “




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Community Payback/Garden Scheme

Since the scheme began on 31st March, some 97+ properties have received help from the Community Payback teams. Work undertaken has included installing security lighting to vulnerable properties, carpentry work, clearing rubbish and helping elderly or infirm people with their gardens.

The scheme is not one way, as some people working on the payback team have said it has been the most fulfilling work they have ever been involved in. Community Payback helps prevent the likelihood of reoffending and gives those involved a chance to gain qualifications thus increasing employment prospects.

The work is supervised by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation Trust, all offenders are carefully risk assessed before being allowed to wok on projects ensuring public safety.

Park Farm NHW has requested a regular visit from the teams to help keep our area clean and tidy.
If you would like some help with your garden (or know someone who would benefit from this) please contact us.





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Volunteering for Speedwatch/Allotments

The Safer Peterborough Partnership is looking for volunteers to take part in SpeedWatch. Speedwatch allows the public to get actively involved in monitoring the speeds of vehicles travelling through their neighbourhood.

The scheme is run by Cambridgeshire Constabulary alongside the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership.

All volunteers are given full training to use speed indicator devices and provided with safety equipment. The registered owner of any vehicle seen exceeding the speed limit is sent an advisory letter from their local neighbourhood policing team, explaining that speeding is unacceptable in the local community.

Speedwatch is not an enforcement tool but about educating motorists and raising awareness of the dangers speeding. The scheme is just one part of the ongoing work being carried out to target speeding.

If you are interested in becoming a Speedwatch volunteer, please phone the council on 01733 747474 and ask for the Neighbourhood Officer for the area you live in or the Road Safety Team.

Also,
We are having quite a few vandalism/criminal damage issues in allotments around the City and I would ask that everyone be vigilant and report anything
at all suspicious to our Control room on 0345 456 456 4.

Many thanks
Helen


Helen O'Driscoll
Crime Reduction Officer
Safer Peterborough Team

Tel: 01733 424477
Mob: 07736 085238
Mobex: 7110989
Email: helen.odriscoll@cambs.pnn.police.uk

Register your property at www.immobilise.com




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Balancing the books

Want to have a go at balancing the police budget? We’re giving you the chance to ponder the difficult budget decisions facing Cambridgeshire Constabulary using a new online tool.

The Your Police Budget interactive feature on our website aims to demonstrate some of the choices facing the constabulary over coming years following budget cuts announced by the Chancellor last month. The tool concentrates on frontline policing and will give hypothetical consequences for the choices made. Balancing the police budget over coming years will mean making choices between competing priorities. This online tool allows anyone to try their hand at making these difficult decisions.

Once you’ve completed the survey, you will see a snapshot of answers given by other respondents to see how your ideas compare. The results of the survey will be presented to Chief Constable Simon Parr and the police authority, who have joint responsibility for deploying resources and setting the budget.

Find Your Police Budget by clicking on the link below or go to our website www.cambs.police.uk and click on Your Police Budget

You can also follow us on Twitter @cambscops

http://www.cambs.police.uk/yourpolicebudget/ -



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