Avon and Somerset Constabulary - Boyd Valley and Bitton beat

South Gloucestershire district > Staple Hill neighbourhood area > Boyd Valley and Bitton beat

The Boyd Valley part of the beat covers the large rural area to the Wiltshire border and includes the main villages of Pucklechurch, Marshfield, Abson, Doynton and Wick.

The Bitton area of the beat covers the main village of Bitton as well as Upton Cheyney, Swineford and the majority of Willsbridge. Bitton Railway Station, within the beat area, is home to the Avon Valley Steam Railway.

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Partners and Communities Together

Partners and Communities Together (PACT) gives you the opportunity to influence what happens in your neighbourhood. It is a mechanism whereby neighbourhood issues, identified through local meetings, are taken to a partnership panel, where courses of action are agreed. Find out more.

If you are unable to attend a meeting but would like to make your views known, please Register your local priorities.

Current public priorities

Agreed 1st June 2010

1. To develop a local Farm Watch/Horse Watch scheme
Lead Officer: PC Simon Topps
Action Plan: Liaise with South Glos Council, NHW Co-Ordinator, Horse Society and Crime Reduction.

2. Speeding at Pennsylvania
Lead Officer: Jackie Ward South Glos Council, Email: sscg@southglos.gov.uk
Action Plan: Discussion with Highways Agency.

3. Nuisance motorcycles in Wick, Marshfield and Bitton
Lead Officer: PC Simon Topps and Jackie Ward, South Glos Council, Email: sscg@southglos.gov.uk
Action Plan: Investigate education packages around nuisance motorcycles and funding for police motorcycle equipment.

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Next public meeting

All members of the public are welcome to attend

26 August 2010 at 7:00 PM (In 28 days)

at Doynton Village Hall, Tog Hill Lane, Doynton, BS30 5SY.

You can contact your neighbourhood team if you wish to have the opportunity to meet with them prior to the next meeting date

South Gloucestershire district and Staple Hill neighbourhood area news

Relentless: keeping Thornbury safe from drug crime (Thornbury )
A small blue dot ADDED: Today 12:02

Police appeal for the public's help following sexual assault (Yate)
(Police appeal following sexual assault)
A small red dot UPDATED: 28/07/2010 11:58

Traffic Commissioner Sarah Bell with the Roads Policing Unit at the launch of Op Tramline in May

Licence suspended for lorry drivers using mobile phones (Avon and Somerset)
A small blue dot ADDED: 28/07/2010 10:19

Offenders brought to justice

Burglary and theft - dwelling

Name: Peter Hinder

Driving while disqualified, using a motor vehicle without insurance, burglary with the intent to steal and aggravated vehicle taking

Name: Karl White

Possession with intent to supply cocaine

Name: Luke McDonnell

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Neighbourhood Newsletter (King's Chase / King's Forest)
Download your local Neighbourhood Newsletter for Summer 2010 King's Chase / King's Forest.

Community event (South Gloucestershire)
Police are supporting the East meets South Gloucestershire community event on Monday 23 August 2010 :-

Newsletter - NFU / CLA / Police
Read about the good work going on between the National Farmers Union, Country Land & Business Association, and Avon and Somerset Police. Download Summer 2010 Newsletter here.

Telephone scam
Police are warning residents to be aware of a scam which promises the recipient a council tax refund :-

Hate Crime Reporting Centres in South Gloucestershire
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Hate Crime Reporting Centres in South Gloucestershire
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Neighbourhood Watch newsletter (South Gloucestershire district)
Download the latest edition of the Newsletter here.

Safeguarding vulnerable adults (South Gloucestershire)
A vulnerable adult is someone who needs community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation. If you have any concerns about the welfare of a vulnerable adult you should contact:

South Gloucestershire police on 0845 456 7000 or 999 for an emergency response.
South Gloucestershire Community Care and Housing, tel 01454 868007, e-mail CSOdesk@southglos.gov.uk
Care Quality Commission, tel 03000 616161, e-mail enquiries@cqc.org.uk
For more information visit: www.southglos.gov.uk/HealthandSocialCare/safeguarding.

Stray dog? (South Gloucestershire beats)
For 24/7 help with stray dogs, call South Gloucestershire Council on 01454 868009. Don't bring it to a police station - we haven't been able to take in strays since 2008.

Your Safer Stronger Community Group needs you! (Boyd Valley and Bitton beat)
South Gloucestershire's 20 Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) are all about working together to improve your local community. The groups also enable you to have your say about the services that your community receives. For further information link to Boyd Valley SSCG.