| WUTF.707 | Councillor D Boden declared a personal interest in respect of issues relating to Boz Park for the reason that he is the Chair of the Friends Boz Park Group.
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| WUTF.708 | Mrs Marshall made reference to minute number WUTF.497 and reported that from her research into the cenotaph, the local authority was not the land owner as stated in the last sentence of the first paragraph of the minutes. The Church was the land owner.
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| WUTF.709 | Inspector Mark Kenny addressed the meeting on crime related issues in Whitefield. The meeting was informed that level of key crimes had fallen in the area, these included burglary, vehicle crime and damage.
Anti-social behaviour had seen a significant drop of 26% from the previous year. Work was ongoing through partnerships to root out the causes of anti-social behaviour and introduce sustainable solutions.
Anti-drug operations will be taking place within Bury including the serving of search warrants.
Attention was drawn to seasonal crime such as burglary and vehicle crime. Residents were reminded that care should be taken to secure their property at all times. Attention was drawn to thefts resulting from items of value being left on display in cars and from garden sheds.
Reference was made to the Youth PACT meetings which had received a low attendance.
Pam Taylor suggested that the PACT meeting could look at the PACT meetings introduced in south Manchester. These took place at dinner time and involved attendees from local schools. The system had proved popular and had been a success in raising and talking about issues that would then be taken back to the respective schools. The meetings were formal in their set up and minutes were taken to record the discussion. Food was also provided. The young people involved acted as ambassadors and took their role seriously.
Pam was thanked for her suggestion.
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| WUTF.710 | The meeting received a presentation from Rukhsana Haq as part of an awareness raising campaign for the Bury and Rochdale Doctors on Call (BARDOC) service which started in 1996. This service is provided in Bury, Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood between 6pm and 8am Monday to Friday and 24 hours during Saturday and Sunday.
The urgent health needs of 410,000 patients are dealt with by 19 working staff (admin, drivers and GPs). There were 5578 calls taken during October to December 2011.
In November 2011 a decision was made to change the organisation to a Community Benefit Society. The Society would be made up of three sectors (Local GPs, workforce and the community). The Society would be governed by a Board and a Council of Governors would be elected to ensure BARDOCs vision and strategy met the needs and interests of the community it served.
The Community were being asked to provide feedback on its experience of using the BARDOC service. A Membership form was circulated for residents to fill in and return. Information would be circulated to the community through a news letter.
The Chair invited questions.
Q. How does this fit in with the Health Bill?
A. We are looking to be more involved with the Community and this is an opportunity to be involved.
Q. How is the Board and the Council of Governors constituted?
A. Board and the Council 3 appointed from the clinical division, 1 appointed from the business division and 1 appointed from the finance division.
Council of Governors - 2 GPs, 2 Community representatives and 2 Staff representatives
Q. Would it be possible to work together to help reduce waiting-times at the Bury Walk-in Centre?
A. No, this is due to the clinical services provided by the Walk-in Centre which BARDOC is not involved with.
Q. Are dentist covered?
A. Yes as an emergency service only at selected times only
Q. Is this a two tier system because Bolton PCT provides its own mobile doctor service?
A. The PCT contracts the services of BARDOC.
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| WUTF.711 | Kim Griffiths presented the outcome of the previous meeting of the Township Forum which considered the Area Plan. The Plan had been set into themed priorities (Health and Wellbeing, Employment/Worklessness, Educational Attainment/Learning, Crime and Community Pride and Belonging/Environment).
Kim thanked everyone for the input and contributions made on the Plan and gave an update on the Outcomes and Actions/Outputs to be achieved.
Attendees were also asked to contribute to the production of the Review of Township Forums by filling in a questionnaire. The Review would be submitted to the meeting of Council on 28 March 2012.
The Chair invited questions.
Q. Is the Area Plan related to the Unitary Development Plan?
A. No.
Councillor Matthews stated that First Bus was considering possible cuts to services and it was important that the Councils representatives on the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee are informed of any changes to services.
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| WUTF.712 | The Chair invited questions, comments and representations from members of the public present at the meeting. Questions were asked and comments made on the issues detailed below. The Township Forum Co-ordinator undertook to obtain a reply to matters which could not be dealt with at the meeting.
No questions were raised under the item.
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| WUTF.713 | A report was submitted detailing the applications for Ward Funding received during 2011/2012.
It was reported that funding was still available for the Pilkington Park (£1250) and Besses (£750) Wards.
The point was made that some groups did not apply for funding because they were not formally constituted. It was explained that the Council was required to account for any funding it provided and this would require any group to be able to demonstrate that it had records of its governance arrangements and financial accounts.
The Township Manager was asked why two funds had been set up for Whitefield and Unsworth where as previously only one existed which was clearer and easier to use?
It was reported that the process was under review.
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