What do you think of this service? Have you used it? Let me know!
Here is what the police say:
"Ringmaster is a computerised crime messaging system run by Bedfordshire Police, which offers local residents, Neighbourhood Watch members, businesses, farms, and Bedfordshire Police’s partners, throughout Bedfordshire, details about crime and community events in their local area.
• The service is free to everyone.
• You don’t need to be involved in Neighbourhood Watch to join Ringmaster.
• You can receive information via email direct to your computer, view your messages online, or receive messages via phone at a time to suit you.
• Receive crime reduction advice and help tackle crime in your local area.
• Currently we have 12,000 members of the public and other partner agencies registered on the system.
You can join Ringmaster by applying online at www.safer-beds.org or alternatively you can phone 01234 275288, or 01582 394023 if you live in Luton, and an application form can be sent through the post."
Wednesday 21 July 2010
www.letstalkcentral.com at your disposal
Central Beds Council says:
"Let's Talk Central is a new interactive website for Central Bedfordshire residents that forms one of the objectives from the recently approved Web Development Strategy.
As this strategy takes shape, the benefits for the Council of using new media will be to enhance its communication with the public.
The site enables residents to share their thoughts with each other and us. In our first three weeks over 800 individuals have visited www.letstalkcentral.com and we have had over 100 comments on the site.
Why are we doing this?
As a local authority we have both a responsibility and a desire to actively engage with our local residents so that the Council can take policy and services decisions that are genuinely informed by public preferences and aspirations.
The web offers individuals and organisations free, quick and easy to use mechanisms to connect with lots of people, listening to their views, answering their questions and explaining the work that we are doing.
Some surprising facts:
• 70% of UK households have access to the internet
• More people are using online networks than are reading local newspapers
• Facebook has almost 24 million user accounts in the UK
• It not just for kids - the average age of Facebook users is 38 years old
Vibrant discussions concerning local issues, including the Council, are already taking place online. Residents are using online networks to talk about us, the area and community issues and we want to add our own voice to these conversations.
Residents expect us to engage with them on their terms via their channels, and to be openly available online. This is why Let’s Talk Central makes use of free online networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
What you can do?
We need your help to make Let’s Talk Central a success. There are several things you can do:
Join in the discussions on www.letstalkcentral.com or follow us on facebook or twitter (links are provided on the Let’s Talk Central site) and invite your friends and family to do the same.
• If you know of existing online groups let them know about www.letstalkcentral.com
• If you are organising community events don’t forget we can reach a wide audience quickly and free via these online tools.
• You can post video footage on the site, outlining your views on our area and your hopes for its future.
• Keep checking out the comments and feedback on Let’s Talk Central to see what residents are saying about your area.
If you would like support with any of the above or have any questions please contact Karen Aspinall, Consultation Manager on Tel. 0300 300 6286 or Alan Ferguson, Web Manager on Tel. 0300 300 6580"
Please also let me know what you think; I am your elected representative, an independent thinker who is keen to use our resources to best effect.
Janet Nunn
"Let's Talk Central is a new interactive website for Central Bedfordshire residents that forms one of the objectives from the recently approved Web Development Strategy.
As this strategy takes shape, the benefits for the Council of using new media will be to enhance its communication with the public.
The site enables residents to share their thoughts with each other and us. In our first three weeks over 800 individuals have visited www.letstalkcentral.com and we have had over 100 comments on the site.
Why are we doing this?
As a local authority we have both a responsibility and a desire to actively engage with our local residents so that the Council can take policy and services decisions that are genuinely informed by public preferences and aspirations.
The web offers individuals and organisations free, quick and easy to use mechanisms to connect with lots of people, listening to their views, answering their questions and explaining the work that we are doing.
Some surprising facts:
• 70% of UK households have access to the internet
• More people are using online networks than are reading local newspapers
• Facebook has almost 24 million user accounts in the UK
• It not just for kids - the average age of Facebook users is 38 years old
Vibrant discussions concerning local issues, including the Council, are already taking place online. Residents are using online networks to talk about us, the area and community issues and we want to add our own voice to these conversations.
Residents expect us to engage with them on their terms via their channels, and to be openly available online. This is why Let’s Talk Central makes use of free online networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
What you can do?
We need your help to make Let’s Talk Central a success. There are several things you can do:
Join in the discussions on www.letstalkcentral.com or follow us on facebook or twitter (links are provided on the Let’s Talk Central site) and invite your friends and family to do the same.
• If you know of existing online groups let them know about www.letstalkcentral.com
• If you are organising community events don’t forget we can reach a wide audience quickly and free via these online tools.
• You can post video footage on the site, outlining your views on our area and your hopes for its future.
• Keep checking out the comments and feedback on Let’s Talk Central to see what residents are saying about your area.
If you would like support with any of the above or have any questions please contact Karen Aspinall, Consultation Manager on Tel. 0300 300 6286 or Alan Ferguson, Web Manager on Tel. 0300 300 6580"
Please also let me know what you think; I am your elected representative, an independent thinker who is keen to use our resources to best effect.
Janet Nunn
Future Customer Forum Dates and Venues
Want to have your say about your local leisure centre or theatre? Then make a note in your diary of the following dates and make sure you get along to have your say:
Leisure Connections –
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Leighton Linslade, 14 September at 19.00 pm
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre, 22 September at 11.00 am
Dunstable Leisure Centre, 24 September at 13.00 pm
Grove Theatre, Dunstable, 29 September at 11.00 am
Stevenage Leisure sites -
Saxon Pool, Biggleswade, 13 October at 19.00 pm
Sandy Sport and Recreation Centre, 20 October at 19.00 pm
Flitwick Leisure Centre, 27 October at 19.00 pm
The Customer Forums are for Leisure Centre and The Grove Theatre users to be given an opportunity to raise issues of centre management with the contractors directly.
Can't go? Then please let me know your views and I'll pass them on and make sure they're heard.
Leisure Connections –
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Leighton Linslade, 14 September at 19.00 pm
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre, 22 September at 11.00 am
Dunstable Leisure Centre, 24 September at 13.00 pm
Grove Theatre, Dunstable, 29 September at 11.00 am
Stevenage Leisure sites -
Saxon Pool, Biggleswade, 13 October at 19.00 pm
Sandy Sport and Recreation Centre, 20 October at 19.00 pm
Flitwick Leisure Centre, 27 October at 19.00 pm
The Customer Forums are for Leisure Centre and The Grove Theatre users to be given an opportunity to raise issues of centre management with the contractors directly.
Can't go? Then please let me know your views and I'll pass them on and make sure they're heard.
Wednesday 14 July 2010
19 to 23 July Sharpenhoe Rd to close
The following order is being made by CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
(SHARPENHOE ROAD, SHARPENHOE)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2010
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Central Bedfordshire Council have made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along that length of Sharpenhoe Road, Sharpenhoe which extends for 400 metres south from Barton Road.
This temporary closure is required to enable patching works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.
It is expected that the works will take place DURING ONE WEEK from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd July 2010 between 7:30am and 6:00pm.
The alternative routes available for vehicles affected by the Order are:-
Proceed south on Sharpenhoe Road and then on Church Road to the junction with the A6 roundabout. Take the first exit from the roundabout and continue to the slip road off to Barton. Continue on the B655 Luton Road, Barton and then Bedford Road to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road, Barton and then Barton Road, Sharpenhoe to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road and site and vice versa.
The Order will come into operation on 19 July 2010 for a period of four months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.
For further information please contact Central Bedfordshire Highways, Tel: 0300 300 8049
DATED 14 July 2010
Central Bedfordshire Council Basil Jackson
PO Box 1395 Assistant Director for Highways
Bedford MK42 5AN
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
(SHARPENHOE ROAD, SHARPENHOE)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2010
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Central Bedfordshire Council have made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along that length of Sharpenhoe Road, Sharpenhoe which extends for 400 metres south from Barton Road.
This temporary closure is required to enable patching works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.
It is expected that the works will take place DURING ONE WEEK from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd July 2010 between 7:30am and 6:00pm.
The alternative routes available for vehicles affected by the Order are:-
Proceed south on Sharpenhoe Road and then on Church Road to the junction with the A6 roundabout. Take the first exit from the roundabout and continue to the slip road off to Barton. Continue on the B655 Luton Road, Barton and then Bedford Road to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road, Barton and then Barton Road, Sharpenhoe to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road and site and vice versa.
The Order will come into operation on 19 July 2010 for a period of four months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.
For further information please contact Central Bedfordshire Highways, Tel: 0300 300 8049
DATED 14 July 2010
Central Bedfordshire Council Basil Jackson
PO Box 1395 Assistant Director for Highways
Bedford MK42 5AN
Tuesday 13 July 2010
New Education Policies - short, easy to understand videos
Teachers TV are producing a series of short 10 minutes videos explaining the implications of the new coalition education policies. For those that don't care to wade through pages of explanation - you might like to take a look at the multimedia version. http://www.teachers.tv/videos/need-to-know-coalition-plans-for-education
Monday 12 July 2010
Alumni of yesteryear can help today's students
I just attended my first school reunion on 10 July, well strictly speaking my sixth form college reunion, since my old grammar school in Eccles was rased to the ground some years ago to make way for a housing estate.
It was big fun and will be the start of an alumni network, thanks to the foresight of the principal, Dr Savvas, who wants to create a web of people of goodwill to help young students as they move beyond teenage life into adult life and careers.
Why did it take 38 years for a principal to do that? Why did it take us 38 years to get the Reunion going? Interesting questions, but the important thing is they're happening now.
Do our local schools in Central Beds have such networks? They should.
This county-part gave birth among others to Alan Bruce, who attended Arnold School for his secondary education and later sailed in the Whitbread Round the World race and now has his own yacht boat building company. How many people do you know who can sail single handed across the Atlantic, like falling off a log? The very idea is thrilling and that Alan came from this land-locked county is astounding.
Now let's see what can be done round here.
It was big fun and will be the start of an alumni network, thanks to the foresight of the principal, Dr Savvas, who wants to create a web of people of goodwill to help young students as they move beyond teenage life into adult life and careers.
Why did it take 38 years for a principal to do that? Why did it take us 38 years to get the Reunion going? Interesting questions, but the important thing is they're happening now.
Do our local schools in Central Beds have such networks? They should.
This county-part gave birth among others to Alan Bruce, who attended Arnold School for his secondary education and later sailed in the Whitbread Round the World race and now has his own yacht boat building company. How many people do you know who can sail single handed across the Atlantic, like falling off a log? The very idea is thrilling and that Alan came from this land-locked county is astounding.
Now let's see what can be done round here.
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