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To Provide Better Facilities for Young People in Southminster

Provide Better Facilities for Young People in Southminster.

 

We, the undersigned, are concerned that, because there are few facilities for young people in Southminster, they are congregating around the junction of the footpath between New Moor Crescent and Station Road, and the car park for Priors' Court (a sheltered housing development administered by Colne Housing).

 

Most of these young people are polite and move on when asked, but even they can be intimidating to lone pensioners, some of whom will not use the footpath at all.

 

Other young people are out of a different mould. They can be abusive and threatening, and have vandalised fences and street furniture.

 

We believe that, in the short term, CCTV cameras around the affected area would discourage all groups and we hope this can be expedited as soon as humanly possible.

 

In the medium term, more frequent patrols by Police, CPS and Rangers, around known hotspots, would discourage them further. Visits to schools by any (or all) of the aforementioned officers, perhaps including one or two of the affected residents, may help all the young people to understand how intimidating their presence can be.

 

In the longer term, we believe the solution is to provide an informal venue within Southminster centre (ideally shop premises) which would give our young villagers somewhere warm and dry to go, like a coffee bar of olden times or an alcohol-free pub, to be manned by volunteers from the end of the school day to, say, 22:00.

 

If nothing is done, we believe the situation will only get worse, given the amount of new development around the village, and the consequential (further) strain on infrastructure.

 

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Monday, 25 March 2019
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
John Lyons
This petition currently has 1 signatures in total.
Petition Signatories
1 electronic signatures
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John Lyons - Petitioner
This petition has been reviewed and the following response has been offered:

Dear Mr Lyons

 

Thank you for raising a petition regarding facilities for young people in Southminster.

Your petition has now closed and received 1 signature.  Unfortunately, this  does not reach the threshold set out in the Council's Petitions Procedure at which action will be taken and I therefore regret that you will receive no further response in relation to this issue.

Thank you once again for your concern about this issue.

 

Kind regards

Essex County Council Petitions Team

 

 

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18/03/2019 13:28 Jasmine Carswell Responder Allocated: JasmineCarswellAwaiting Approver Allocation
18/03/2019 13:27 Jasmine Carswell Petition ApprovedAwaiting Responder Allocation
18/03/2019 13:26 Jasmine Carswell Petition Updated:
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"<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide Better Facilities for Young People in Southminster.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We, the undersigned, are concerned that, because there are few facilities for young people in Southminster, they are congregating around the junction of the footpath between New Moor Crescent and Station Road, and the car park for Priors' Court (a sheltered housing development administered by Colne Housing).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Most of these young people are polite and move on when asked, but even they can be intimidating to lone pensioners, some of whom will not use the footpath at all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Other young people are out of a different mould. They can be abusive and threatening, and have vandalised fences and street furniture.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We believe that, in the short term, CCTV cameras around the affected area would discourage all groups and we hope this can be expedited as soon as humanly possible.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the medium term, more frequent patrols by Police, CPS and Rangers, around known hotspots, would discourage them further. Visits to schools by any (or all) of the aforementioned officers, perhaps including one or two of the affected residents, may help all the young people to understand how intimidating their presence can be.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the longer term, we believe the solution is to provide an informal venue within Southminster centre (ideally shop premises) which would give our young villagers somewhere warm and dry to go, like a coffee bar of olden times or an alcohol-free pub, to be manned by volunteers from the end of the school day to, say, 22:00.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If nothing is done, we believe the situation will only get worse, given the amount of new development around the village, and the consequential (further) strain on infrastructure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>"
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18/03/2019 13:10 John Lyons Petition Submitted: To Provide Better Facilities for Young People in SouthminsterPending Approval
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