Minutes February 2007

CLOUGH HALL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 20th February 2007 AT BUTT LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 7.30pm.

PRESENT: - COMMITTEE :- G. Sutton, C. Brough, C. Gallacher, B. Collis, T. Dale.
GUEST SPEAKERS :- Mr Graham Davies - Smartwater. Mr Rob Smith & Lynn Calverley - Newcastle College.
COUNCILLORS :- J MacMillan, S Burgess, J Evans.
INVITED GUESTS :- Mr Rex Burns, Tina Evans.
RESIDENTS: 28
APOLOGIES :-Clr J Taylor, Mr M Reynolds, Mr M Moore, Mr J Gallacher, Mrs K Viles, PC D.Woodward, PCSO C. Stepney.
TOTAL ATTENDANCE : 41

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 12th December 2006 were circulated and accepted as
a true record. Proposed as a true record - C Brough - Seconded - C Gallacher.

WELCOME/INTRODUCTION and THANKS
Chairman opened the Meeting and thanked Members and Guests for their attendance.
Chairman thanked Speakers for joining us in their own time which is always very much appreciated.

Chairman also referred to the following:-

COMMITTEE - Mr. Terry Dale-Co-Opt'd to our Committee in a Non-Voting role - at our July 2007 AGM, we will adopt Terry to the Committee in a full voting capacity. Terry's vast experience and skills will be a great help to us in the future.
St John's Evangelist Church - Chairman confirmed receipt of Thank You letter from Fr D. Newall to cover the CHRA Donation of £100 - made to help with the costs of Securing and Repairing the vandalized War Memorial. Talke Pitts Residents Association also donated £100.
CHRA Lottery Bonus Ball - Currently we have 49 players for the first time since we started this competition - now generates £12.25 a week for our funds. This is very important to us because we are unlikely to receive any outside grants this year. Thank you to all who are supporting us through this competition.
CHRA Web Sites - Our two Sites remain very well viewed - currently there is some interest from Rev Paul Howard - St Martins Talke - in either linking, or, utilizing our two Sites.
Hand Outs - Chairman advised there were several Brochures and Leaflets available, covering a number of topics - including the February Edition of Clough Hall Schools Newsbyte magazine.
Youth Meeting - Held at Kidsgrove Youth Centre - 6th February. Chairman attended Meeting-Subject-Anti Social Behaviour. Well attended and included - Police, Cty Clr's John Taylor, Margaret Astle, Youth Services, and other Agencies. Extremely interesting Meeting, there is a wide gap between Youth and Adult perception/understanding of the meaning of Anti Social Behaviour. Chairman will try to arrange for a group of these youngsters to give a talk at one of our future Meetings.
Westmorland Surgery- Next Surgery is on Tuesday the 22nd January 2007 at 5.00pm at Butt Lane Community Centre.
Dog Fouling - Chairman read out E Mail from the Borough Council relating to this matter - this one is ongoing.

Guest Speaker - Mr. Graham Davies - SmartWater
Chairman introduced Graham who provided an excellent talk supported with a Power Point presentation covering SmartWater.
SmartWater was founded in 1995 - they specialise in forensic coding systems- are based at Offices & Laboratories at Telford and Meryside.
SmartWater security systems are forensic DNA coding systems which can be applied in several ways.

SmartWater Forensic Property Coding This system is designed for the protection of general domestic items & commercial assets e.g. Audio/Visual equipment and Hobby items such as Golf Clubs Etc. Its unique forensic fingerprint is almost invisible to the naked eye, fluoresces under ultraviolet light, and is virtually impossible to completely remove and can subsequently sent to SmartWaters forensic laboratory for free analysis. It is also suitable for use in Schools, hospitals and other organizations. This product can be safely applied to anything from a JCB to jewellery and other sentimental items. Warning signage and labels are included with each system, which are used to deter would-be criminals.
SmartWater Index Spray SystemA product unique to SmartWater, is used to complement the property coding systems as part of the overall SmartWater strategy, to target and convict the ‘most active' criminals.
Smartwater Index is used to spray intruders or even robbers with an invisible liquid which marks the skin and clothing of the criminal. The product remains on the skin for several weeks and for extended periods on clothing. This allows criminals to be caught and convicted long after the crime has taken place.

There are other types of SmartWater systems available, please log on to their Web Site for more comprehensive details :- http://www.smartwater.com/

Should any member be interested in purchasing a SmartWater Property Coding or Index Spray System, please contact the Chairman - Graham Sutton

Guest Speakers-Mr. Rob Smith-Lyn Calverley-Newcastle College-Adult Learning
Rob& Lyn gave short talks, following the distribution of Hand Outs, which members were asked to complete in respect of any, subjects they may be interested in, where was the best venue, best days and times for such courses. Results will facilitate assessment of which courses will provide most interest and best venue. Any completed forms not handed in, please hand in to any Committee Member.

Chairman thanked all Speakers for providing interesting and informative talks.

Residents Issues / Concerns
This part of the Meeting was chaired by our Vice Chairman - Chris Brough.
Chris opened this part of the Meeting and referred to:-

31A Westmorland - Progress to date.
Clough Hall School - Progress - CU Committee, Etc
Recent Meeting with Inspector Louise Jarvie - Kidsgrove Police - Police Matters.

After this introduction, a lively debate ensued and a list of Issues was constructed, list will be made available to residents of the association. These Issues will be addressed in partnership with Borough & County Councilor's, Police, and any other agencies involved to resolve these matters.

Chris closed the Meeting and advised:

NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY 27th March 2007 - 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.
GUEST SPEAKERS - Mr. Mike Reynolds - 50's Plus Forum - Newcastle.
Cath Wholer - Trading Standards