Avon and Somerset Constabulary - Cheddar and Shipham beat

Somerset West district > Burnham-on-Sea neighbourhood area > Cheddar and Shipham beat

This beat covers the large village of Cheddar, reputed home of the famous Cheddar cheese, and the nearby parish of Shipham on the southern slopes of the Mendips.

Cheddar contains the popular tourist attractions of Cheddar Gorge and Cheddar Caves and is especially busy in the summer months and on bank holiday weekends. It is a village which is the size of a small town with a residential population of nearly 5,000.

The area is also popular with walkers and pot-holers and there are a number of local beauty spots.

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Local Authority

Sedgemoor District Council

Nearest police stations

Cheddar police station
Bristol International Airport police station (7.6 miles)
Wells police station (8 miles)

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Current public priorities

Agreed 14th April 2010

Concerns raised were of speeding vehicles through the villages and dangerous driving. Concerns have also been raised with regard to boy racers using Cheddar Gorge performing 'doughnuts' and speeding in Upper New Road, The Cliffs, Station Road and Wideatts Road.

All Speedwatch teams on the Cheddar and Shipham Beat are targeting these areas to build and intelligence base to target the main offenders. Police officers and PCSOs from the Cheddar SSN are actively monitoring speed, issuing warnings and where necessary prosecuting offenders. Over the next few months officers will be regularly patrolling these areas and also using Section 59 Warnings to drivers who are driving in an anti-social manner which can also include dangerous driving or excess speed. Vehicles can also be seized using this legislation for persistent offenders.

Officers are collating intelligence and the Cheddar SSN will be reporting at the next PACT meeting.

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Beat surgeries at Budgens, Roynon Way, Cheddar (Cheddar and Shipham beat)
Surgeries are held on a monthly basis, always on a Thursday between 3.30pm and 5pm. To find out the date of the next surgery please contact your Neighbourhood Team - you can email them via the links on this page.

Beat Surgery for the Shipham area (Cheddar and Shipham beat)
A beat surgery is running every other week in conjunction with 'Somerset Active Living", from 12noon until 1pm at Shipham Village Hall, Shipham. Please feel free to pop in and meet your local Safer Stronger Neighbourhood Team to discuss any current issues you may have or even just to say 'Hello'. The Active Living Group meet every other week and is a free drop-in and information centre for people over the age of 50. All are welcome.

Horsewatch scheme (Cheddar beats)
The point of contact for information on Horsewatch is PCSO 7675 Haydon at Cheddar Police Station, 0845 4567000. For information via this site link to Horse Watch.

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Wanted

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Fraud and Forgery

Can you help us identify a man and three women who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of fraud and forgery which occurred at 1.15pm on 18 July 2010 at a store in Hankridge Farm, Taunton?

Attempt theft/Possession of bladed article

Can you help us identify two men who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of Attempt theft/Possession of a bladed article, which occurred at 5.30pm on 13 July 2010 at a supermarket in Burnham-on-Sea?