Agenda item

5.1

Petitions

There were no petitions submitted to the meeting.

5.2

Public Questions

Grass Cutting

5.3

Dawn Dale asked who owned the land between Castle Court and Manor Oaks Gardens, as there were problems with the land not always been looked after, especially with regard to grass cutting. In response, it was clarified that Guinness Northern Counties Housing Association had the land on a long lease from when Castle Court was re-developed in 1991. The Community Assembly Manager was aware that this piece of land was an issue within the community, and she suggested that a meeting be arranged with Guinness Northern Counties about potential new uses of the land, as part of the Assembly’s work around Wybourn.

RESOLVED: Councillor Jack Scott, Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Streetscene, would take up this issue and report back to the next meeting of the Assembly.

Safeguarding Training for Voluntary Groups

5.4

Barbara Morris asked about Safeguarding training for voluntary groups which was available free of charge, as it seemed that no such resource currently existed. Naseem Howley added that she too had been unable to locate suitable training funds for 5-16 years.  Members were extremely concerned by this, and requested a follow up on this topic.

RESOLVED: The Community Assembly Manager, in conjunction with the Chair, to investigate, and provide a full report back at the next meeting of the Assembly.