The Katesgrove Police Team page has been updated with the following events for January:

Street Briefings are where members of the public can come and meet their local officers, and talk about any concerns that they have on their particular streets. All briefings will be taking place in the early evenings (18:00 onwards) on the following dates:

• Saturday, 09 January - Kennet Island
• Sunday, 10 January - Kennet Island

Police surgeries are for residents to come in and talk to your local police community support officers about any problems or issues that you may have, and will be held on the folowing dates:

• Monday, 18 January, 12.00 - 13.00, Aveley Walk Neighbourhood Police Office
• Saturday, 23 January, 17.00 - 18.00, Kennet Island Community Office, Whale Avenue

The latest police update from PC Stacy Bancroft for the Katesgrove Neighbourhood has been posted to the Thames Valley Police website:

Excerpt is © Copyright 2009 Thames Valley Police.

The latest police update from PC Stacy Bancroft for the Katesgrove Neighbourhood has been posted to the Thames Valley Police website:

Excerpt is © Copyright 2009 Thames Valley Police.

The latest police update for the Katesgrove Neighbourhood has been posted to the Thames Valley Police website:

Excerpt is © Copyright 2009 Thames Valley Police.

Some updates to the Katesgrove Police Team page have been made today, including information on Street Briefings, where members of the public can come and meet their local officers, and talk about any concerns that they have on their particular streets. The following dates have recently been added:

• Sat 11th July – Elgar Road North/Tippetts Rise
  Sat 25th July – Alpine Street/Edgehill Street
• Sun 9th August – Hagley/Rowley/Shenstone Roads
  Sun 23rd August – Waterloo Rise/Swainstone Road
• Sat 5th Sept – Milman Road/Mitcham Place/Basingstoke Road (Part Of)
  Sat 19th Sept – Essex St/Elizabeth Walk/Spring Terrace/Mellor Walk
• Sun 4th Oct – Francis Street/Hill Street
  Sun 18th Oct – Sherman Road/West Hill/Chesterman Street/Short Street
• Sat 14th Nov – Henry Street/Orchard Street/Dorothy Street/Pell Street
  Sat 28th Nov – Waldeck Street/Charndon Close/Westerham Walk
• Sun 13th Dec – Waterloo Road/Collis Street/ Kinver, Blyth, Aveley Walk

Inspector Sinfield, who has served with the Force for 28 years, received numerous nominations for his work in managing the neighbourhood teams in east and south Reading, where he has worked since 2005.

More details on the Thames Valley Police Website.

If you live in Katesgrove you should have received one of our leaflets inviting you to a special public meeting of the Neighbourhood Action Group on 19th March 2009.

The meeting included talks from:

Neighbourhood Inspector Kevin Sinfield and PCSO Rod Holmes of Thames Valley Police, who talked about the work our Neighbourhood Police team has been doing in the area, including the recent Street Drinking Restriction, work to tackle sat-nav and other theft from vehicles, and the new Mobile Police Station which will soon be deployed across Reading.

Carl Cox of Reading Borough Council's Streetcare team talked about the council's work on EVAs, in particular the rising graffiti problem, and new legislation which allows the council to take positive action on flytipping, and allows legal notices to be served to private landowners who ignore offers of help cleaning up their property.

We also had a detailed discussion with residents about their current concerns in Katesgrove, which included:

• Graffiti
• Noise nuisances
  
• Litter
• Flytipping
• Parking
• Burglary
• Dog Mess
• Drugs
• Speeding
• Youth ASB
• Parking
• 'Mini motos'
  

All of these concerns were taken on board by the NAG, and will have a big influence when we consider our priorities for the coming months. If you weren't able to attend but are aware of an issue we should know about, please get in touch via email to katesgrovenag@hotmail.co.uk