Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association

THAMES VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION

AGM 2017 - Saturday, 20 MAY 2017

Minutes

ATTENDING:-

David ALDERMonument Lane, Chalfont St. Peter

Naomi ARNOLDStoke Poges, Bucks - and Secretary TV NHWA

Carrie BARNESSutton Courtenay, Oxon

Nikki BARRETTMilton Keynes - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Michael BRENNAN Sonning Common, Oxon

Keith BROOKS Whitchurch on Thames, Oxon - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Karin BROWNHome Close, Wootton

Geoff CHOWNGrove, Oxon - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Bernard CONNOLLYHaywards Close/Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxon

Barry DAVIES St James Close, Hanslope, MIlton Keynes, Bucks

Jacqueline DUDLEYMartins Heron and The Warren, Bracknell, Berks

Peter FLYNNWillow Lane, Amersham, Bucks

Brian HILLPrinces Risborough, Bucks NHW Assoc.

Elaine HORNEMilton Common (West Side) and Sandy Lane Estate

Oscar HUBERTMilton Keynes, Bucks - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Roger JENKING Headington, Oxford

Tony KING Chalfont St Peter - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Dr Halcyon LEONARD Bagley Wood Road, Kennington

Angela MONEYNewbury and Thatcham, Berks - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Jacqueline MORGANPeter's Close, Prestwood, Bucks

Richard MYERS Lower Icknield Way - Longwick

Patsy PARSONSWeston on the Green, Oxon

Geoff PEGGHigh Wycombe, Bucks - and TV NHWA Committee Member

Garth PERKINS Bicester, Oxon
Martin PRITCHETT Frances Road

Brian RICHARDSTreasurer of TV NHWA

Janet ROBSONCharvil, Reading, Berks

David RUSSELL Calvert Green, Aylesbury Vale, Bucks

Geoffrey SEARLE Chalgrove, Oxon

Pam SIMKINSHayley, Oxon
Sandra WITHNALLReynolds Rd, Beaconsfield, Bucks

Ray WOODYEARMulti Scheme Administrator Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire

K WRIGHTChalfont St Peter, Bucks/2

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GUESTS

Chris HOLDEN - Bucks Trading Standards

Graham LOXTON-BEST- former Court Usher

Superintendent Rebecca MEARS - Thames Valley Police

Anthony STANSFELD - Police and Crime Commissioner

APOLOGIES for ABSENCE

Julie ALLDEN

Rita ANCIAUMEHighwaymans Ridge

Joy APPLETON

Sue ASHWORTHLathbury, Near Newport Pagnell, Bucks

Cecile BELL Cumnor Hill

Pauline BERRY Fulmar Court, Bicester

Sarah BLOMFIELD

Graham BOWIEWinslow, Bucks

Stephen BOYESBeech Close, Wycombe Marsh, Bucks

Mary BREMNER

Kevin BRODERICKSt. Michael's Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks

Diane CARVERChinnor, Oxon

Nina CHANDLER Empress Road, Calcot, Reading, Berks

Sheila CHURCHILLKidlington, Oxon

Brian CLARKINSandford St Martin and Ledwell NHW

David COLBECK London Place, Oxford

Sue COLEMAN Foxhill Close, High Wycombe Bucks

Barry COOPERBlack Croft, Wantage, Oxon

Malcolm CORRYDorchester on Thames, Oxon

Shirley CORTIMarchwood Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading, Berks

Tim COXNun’s Acre, Goring, Oxon

Sheila CREEBurtons Lane South

Mary CROWSHAWBottom end of Long Park, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks

Peter DELANY High Street, Sutton Courtenay

John DIMMOCKHazel Road, Purley on Thames, Oxon

Jacqueline DUDLEY Martins Heron and The Warren, Bracknell, Berks

Patrick DUFFEY Benmead Road, Kidlington, Oxon

Averill DUNNRudchesters Bancroft, Milton Keynes

Janet EATON Spring Path, Mitchell Close, Hazelton Close and Brook Lane, Thame, Oxon

Jackie EDWARDS

Bruce FIELD

Ruth FILLINGHAM Brandon Avenue, Woodley,Berks /3

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Robert FROST Claremont Gardens, Marlow, Bucks - NHW Scheme Co-ordinator

Brian GATES

M J GIBBONS Liddiard Close, Kennington, Oxford

Keith GIBBS Buckingham Road East, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Karen GILL Byron Close, Yateley

Ken GOOD Caversham, Reading, Berks

Duncan GRAHAM Chearsley Road (to Burts Lane), Long Crendon, Bucks

Eileen GRAYDON Trinity NHW Scheme, Owlsmoor,Sandhurst, Berks

Barrie GREENSTEIN

Judy GREENSTEIN

Frank GRENFELL Red House Farm, Eynsham Road, Farmoor

David GRESSWELLCherrywood Gardens, Flackwell Heath, Bucks

Neil GUNNELLHenley on Thames, Oxon

Jim HAMMETTManor Road, Bletchley, Bucks

Paul HARDIMANColborne Road, Didcot, Oxon

Bill HATCHETT

Jane HEADBosley Crescent Residents, Wallingford, Oxon

David HELLYIN Hipwell Court, Olney, Bucks

John HORNER Wellesley Drive, Crowthorne, Berks

E.J. HOWELL

Michael HOWESKnowle Close, Caversham, Reading, Berks

David HOYLEFosters Grove, Windlesham

Nick HUMBLE Cods Hill

Paul HUTTON

Michael JEFFRIES Stonor Green, Watlington, Oxon

Paul JENNER

Andrew JOHNSONBerrylands Road, Caversham, Berks

Arthur JONES

Stan JONESHigh Wycombe, Bucks - and TV NHWA Committee Member

David KIMBER

Sheila KIMBER

Sheila KNOWLES Northford, Shrivenham

Keith LOMASMaple Road, Thame, Oxon

PETER METCALFChesham Bois, Bucks

Linda MILLS Fylingdales, Thatcham, Berks

Peter MUNDAY Woodley, Reading, Berks

Beth MUNDAYWoodley, Reading, Berks

Stewart MacGILLRussell Close, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Bucks

Piers NASH-WILLIAMS Newbury, Berks

Catherine ORR-EWING Elmtree Green, Great Missenden, Bucks

Alexandra PAWLEY-KEEN

Chris PHILLIPS Caversham Hill, Reading, Berks

Wendy PITTSAdkin Way, Wantage, Oxon

Michael REEVE Watmore lane, Winnersh, Berks/4

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Lyn ROBERTSON North Place and Old High Street

Jan ROGERSDarcey Lode, Didcot, Oxon

Dr Mike ROLES North End Lane and Halfpenny Lane, Sunningdale, Berks

Cathy SMITH Hanslope

Yvonne SMITHTattenhoe, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Jenny SPICERHammersley Lane

Derek STARK Bagley Wood Road, Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire,

Gail STEED Cheddington,

Aileen SUMMERSLingfield Road, Newbury, Berks

Sandra SWANSTONMaltmans Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks

John TEMPLESeven Sisters Way, Cumnor Hill
Ian TIFFIN Henley, Oxon

Ronald TOSELAND Oakley Green, Windsor, Berks

David URENShrivenham, Oxon

Sue WARDELLLongacre, Newbury, Berks

Stella WELFORDNorth Place and Old High Street NW.

Ray WESTON Ebsworth Close, Maidenhead, Berks

Angela WHITTAKER

John WILLIAMS

Rosemary WILLIAMS Weston Turville, Bucks

Diane WITTS Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Beverley WOOD Carter Walk Penn High Wycombe, Bucks

STEVE WOODWARDBourne End, Bucks

Sarah WOOLMER Carruthers Court, Racecourse Road, Newbury, Berks

Christine WORMALD Cloebury Paddock, Woolstone, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Anthea WRIGHTWexham Street, Stoke Poges, Bucks

Brian WRIGHT

1Welcome - VMcP welcomed all those attending and especially the

NJW Co-ordinators and Members. She also welcomed Supt Rebecca MEARS, Anthony STANSFELD, Chris HOLDEN, and Graham LOXTON-BEST

2Chairman's Report - VMcP delivered her report, a copy of which is attached to

these Minutes. The report will also be placed on the TV NHWA website.

3Treasurer's Report - this was tabled, and copies had been circulated

to attendees prior to the meeting.

4Re-election of Honorary Auditor - Brian HILL, was duly re-elected

unanimously.

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4Election of Officers and Committee - the Officers and Committee were

re-elected en bloc :-

Val McPHERSON - Chairman

Stan JONES - Acting Vice Chairman

Brian RICHARDS - Treasurer

Naomi ARNOLD - Secretary

Julie ALLDEN - Committee Member

Nikki BARRETT - Committee Member

Dr Keith BROOKS - Committee Member

Geoff CHOWN - Committee Member

Oscar HUBERT - Committee Member

Tony KING - Committee Member

Angela MONEY - Committee Member

Geoff PEGG - Committee Member

5Guest Speakers :-

Superintendent Rebecca MEARS spoke on restructuring of Thames Valley Police from 1JUNE and also on Cyber Crime. Below is a short summary of Rebecca 's Cyber Crime presentation.

Rebecca gave an example of what happens in an “Internet Minute in 2017”: 900,000 log- ins re Face book ; 3.5million search queries for Google ; 4.1 million Videos viewed on You Tube ; 70,017 hours watched on Netflix ; 452,000 million Text Messages ; and many more examples.

What is at Stake: money, your privacy and your health, BUT as much as 80% of Cyber Crime is easily prevented by taking simple steps.

Protecting yourself: Phishing & Social Engineering

Phishing – often criminals pose as “legitimate companies”.

E- mail hundreds of people to request information.

If you reply or follow a link to enter your personal details, criminals have everything they need to steal your identity.

Top Prevention Tips:Be cautious of e-mails or phone calls that request your personal details.

If you are unsure about an e-mail or phone call, call the company.

Do not reply to phishing e-mails.

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Computer Service Software Fraud: Phone calls pretending to be from companies telling you that your computer is running slowly and has a virus.

The fraudsters will ask you for your card details to remove the virus from your device.

You will never be contacted by a company to say that you have a virus and for a fee it can be fixed. Never give your bank account details to someone who cold calls.

Websites : Look for https at the start of the website address and the green padlock.

Choose reputable shopping sites.

Make sure you always log out.

Avoid making transactions on public WiFi.

Social Media :Social media is a great way to stay in touch with friends and relatives. However, it is also a tool that Cyber Criminals can use.

People can find out a lot about you from your social media account.

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Anthony STANSFELD spoke on his new Police and Crime Commissioner plan for Berks, Bucks and Oxon. He stated he had 5 Priorities:

Vulnerability – particular focus on mental health, elderly abuse, hidden abuse and criminal justice experience for victims of sexual and domestic abuse.

Prevention & Early Intervention – Tackling Cyber Crime, Hate crime, and Female Genital Mutilation.

Reducing Offending – Focus on substance misuse and violence involving weapons.

Serious Organised Crime and Terrorism – Improving local response and public awareness.

Police Ethics and reform – improve report for victims.

Demands on policing and community safety concerns have changed over the last few years. Mental Health are placing an ongoing demand on police and partners, as well as an increase on reporting of domestic and sexual abuse. He mentioned a recent survey on Adults and young people. The majority of adults were happy with the service that the police provided, but young people's perception of the police was not so good so they needed to work with this group.

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Chris HOLDEN – spoke on Cons and Scams and gave an example of elderly people are being tricked into paying out huge sums of money carried out on their property, which was not necessary. He also stated that a large number of elderly, lonely and

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those who do not go out receive huge amounts of junk mail. In Buckinghamshire, over the last 2 years a total of £150,000 has been taken from victims who have been preyed upon by mail scams.

These scammers usually target the over 80's with promises of big cash prizes or lottery wins, asking their victims to send money, that promises big wins.

Chris gave advice on how to stay safe, and if you know of someone being tricked into sending out their details or cash please contact Trading Standards. Chris also mentioned Street Associations and in order to clarify the differences between Street Associations, Neighbourhood Watch and Neighbourhood Actions Groups - please see the following clarification.

A Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG is a partnership of Police, residents, Councils and other local organisations so that it represents the local community. Its role is to focus on, and tackle, local issues related to crime and the fear of crime in their area. Priorities are set by sending a questionnaire to local residents to determine their three top issues. These are selected to be realistic, achievable and the output measurable. The NAG takes actions via its participants themselves or accessing resources from their respective organisations.

Street Associations are set up to bring together neighbours to help one another. They can cover a very broad range of activities. In the case of the Hughenden Parish pilot, its role is to get volunteers to act as the eyes and ears to identify neighbours who need some form of assistance. The volunteers are provided with a pack that contains information to allow them to signpost a large range of support from Police/medical contacts to organisations that assist with shopping/travel and local events to overcome loneliness.

Neighbourhood Watch is about local people coming together to create safe, attractive, friendly places to live, places where crime is less likely to happen and people are less likely to turn to anti-social behaviour. It’s about looking out for your neighbours and them looking out for you, crossing barriers of age, race and class for everyone’s good. It’s about making sure that no one need feel alone, scared or vulnerable in the place where they live.

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Graham LOXTON-BEST gave an interesting talk on a day in the life of a courtroom. He explained the differences between the courtrooms and the various roles of justice departments within the Magistrate courts.

A Magistrate court begins at 10 am and deals mainly with motoring offences, minor assaults etc.

Magistrates are Justices of the Peace and they are local people who volunteer their service. They do not require formal training but need to go on a training course.

All criminal court cases starts in a Magistrate Court. More serious offences are passed onto Crown Court.

A Circuit Judgedeals with civil, criminal and family cases. The District Judge in the Magistrate Courts is a qualified Solicitor or Barrister and deals with criminal cases from start to finish.

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