Canberra Court Street Surgery

Police, Councilors and Housing officers were pleased with the warm welcome and excellent response from the community of Canberra Court area in Ramsey. More than 50 residents attended the Canberra Court street surgery held on Saturday 4th June.

The 'engagement session' was attended by more than 50 local residents mainly from Canberra Court and also from the Avenue, St Mary's Close and Charles Close. Issues were put forward including transport problems, issues with dogs and with vandalism as well as excellent suggestions from local community members on how to tackle antisocial behavior and drug and alcohol related crime and disorder.

 
Key partners in creating access to solutions for the community who attended included :

Ramsey Neighborhood Police - Sgt Dave Savill
Muir Housing - Jan Kileen
Luminus Housing - Phil Rozier
'Ramsey back on track' residents Association - Alan McFadyn
The Mayor of Ramsey - Cllr Lisa Duffy
Huntingdonshire District Council - Cllr Ian Curtis
Cambridgeshire County Council - Cllr Pete Reeve

As Cllr Pete Reeve said,

"We have made excellent progress with this event. Residents seem less reluctant to speak with the police and have put forward many excellent ideas that will make a big difference to our community. I am really grateful to the officers for coming to our event  and engaging with this community. We will be taking forward the ideas and proposals that the residents have put forward to our team meeting on Thursday this week at which we will produce a costed action plan with key leaders for each improvement priority.

"It is vital that this community sees actions from the event as they will judge us not on our words but on our deeds and the outcomes. The local residents have taken a brave step forward in rebuilding trust with the police and council / housing association officers. It is now our turn to return that good will by achieving some positive outcomes that can be seen in the community.

"The police, Ian Curtis and I are already agreed that we will put forward Canberra Court and the avenue as the policing priority for the area, which will ensure extra resources are placed there. Other ideas that came from the day include installing security features such as fences and security doors and mending those that have been broken, upgrading the CCTV and bringing back the neighborhood warden on site.

"At the group meeting on Thursday we will be able to priorities the suggestions that have been made and identify funding for the suggestions. We will then go back to the community with our proposal for realistic outcomes that can be achieved within the financial framework that is available.

"We also got many good leads on drug dealers and businesses supplying alcohol to underage drinkers and it is my intention to stamp down hard on these activities."

Above all I would like to thank the residents who participated, it is only through their goodwill and support that we can make the progress that this local community deserves to have.