Agenda item

a.         COVID

b.         Transport & Environment

c.         Community Safety

d.         Young People

e.         Health & Wellbeing

·         Covid, video 1h, 37m

o   Ms L Farn and Ms C Bunting gave an update on behalf of the sub-group.

o   Ms Farn would be receiving a Proud of Bucks award. The Board thanked her for her hard work.

o   Buckinghamshire Council (BC) had supported the group to print leaflets for distribution.

o   Requests for support had reduced. The group were still supporting approximately 12 families. However there had been feedback and thanks for putting support offer together.

o   Co-Op home deliveries had moved to Hazlemere however the shop had later withdrawn support. Conversations were underway to reinstate this.

·         Transport & Environment, Video 1h 45m, 40s

o   Ms L Charleston and Mr M Johnstone gave an update on behalf of the sub-group.

o   The group had not been able to meet during lockdown and it was acknowledged that areas like community transport had taken a back seat due to covid.

o   Mr Johnstone gave an update of HS2 work in the local area. A copy of his presentation would be appended to these minutes.

o   Suggestions on how to co-ordinating the local HS2 response to be made should be made to Ms Charleston and the Chairman.

·         Community Safety, Video 1h, 56m, 30s

o   Mr R Gibson gave an update on behalf of the sub-group.

o   The groups overall goal was to make the area safer and more resilient.

o   Speeding and burglary were the biggest local concerns as identified via a community questionnaire.

o   The group had meet with Mr C Keane, Manager for Community Safety, South Bucks, to discuss initiatives for younger people including early intervention and anti-social behaviour (ASB).

o   The group were interested in working with existing local Neighbourhood Watch groups to build on their network. Local groups had been contacted via the Neighbourhood Watch Assosication asking them to contact the subgroup.

o   The Chiltern Community Forum had been meeting for the last 3 years to support TVP setting their local policing priorities. TVP were keen to keep up participation but needed to engage with 7 different community boards across the wider area. There were plans to relaunch the meeting in the new year with an expected 4 meetings a year including engagement with community boards, local priority questionnaires and the opportunity to ask senior officers questions.

·         Young People, Video 2h 2m 30s

o   Ms H Wallace gave an update on behalf of the sub-group.

o   The group had met to consider current offer and how to publicise this.

o   They were considering a youth council at the parish council level and having young people on the subgroup to promote youth engagement.

Health & Wellbeing Video 2h, 4m, 35s

o   Mr M Etkind gave an update on behalf of the sub-group.

o   The group were waiting to hear back on the availability of the Better Care Fund to community boards.

o   There had been no clinical director at the groups last meeting. It was hoped there would be someone at the social prescriber level or above at the next meeting.

o   They hope to build a relationship with the PCN but noted the boundaries for the local PCN and community board did not align.

o   Social prescribers had stated their post-Christmas focus would be on diet and exercise. The subgroup had provided local contacts that would support these goals.

o   An initial statement on the purpose and goals of the group would be drafted by Mr Etkind and circulated for comment.

o   Having a GP representative was desirable work was underway to acheive this. Ms Quesada would also raise this with the CCG.

ACTION

Suggestions for co-ordinating the local HS2 response should be shared with Ms Charleston and the Chairman.