Minutes of Meeting - 23 August 2016

The minutes of the Community Council meeting of 23 August 2016 are now available by clicking here, or by using the link in the Document Archive Section on the right of this page.

If there are issues within them, or comments that you want to make, please feel free to leave a comment here or email us on bandmcommcouncil@gmail.com

Local Police Report - July 2016

The month on month statistics table has been updated and is copied below.

QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES	Jul-16	Jun-16	May-16	Apr-16	Mar-16	Feb-16	Jan-16	Total
Motorcycle annoyance	2	5	4	2	1	0	1	15
Drinking in Public	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Drug/Substance Misuse	2	5	0	1	2	1	2	13
Public Nuisance	5	5	3	1	10	3	4	31
Total	9	15	8	4	13	4	7	60
REPORTED CRIMES	Jul-16	Jun-16	May-16	Apr-16	Mar-16	Feb-16	Jan-16	Total
Attempted Housebreaking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Theft by Housebreaking (House)	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
Theft by Housebreaking (Shed/Garage)	1	5	1	1	3	1	0	12
Theft from motor vehicle	0	4	1	1	4	2	2	14
Theft from a locked motor vehicle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Theft of motor vehicle and contents	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Possession of drugs	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	4
Vandalism	1	2	5	2	4	1	0	15
Total	2	15	9	5	11	4	5	51

Unlocked garages and sheds and the theft of bicycles have been the priority for the local policing team.

Inspector McKinnon says, "Since the start of July we have had a plan in place to try and tackle this. It comprises of additional patrols on the dates and times our analysts tell us are the "at risk" periods, additional media releases and social media messages relating to bike and garage security and also liaising with bike clubs and retailers to try and get a suitable message at point of sale.
This will continue into August, when it will be reviewed".

He says, "The best advice is still to have good security and lighting around your property and to report anything or anyone suspicious at the time - we will do our very best to give a quick response, and indeed a number of successes have come from this very scenario".

The local policing team are based at Whinhill and request that if any suspicious activity is seen they are contacted, either as an emergency on 999 or on the Police Scotland Service Centre at 101. 

Follow the Local Policing Team on Twitter @NorthEPolice   #WestEndCPT 

Also available are the three following contact email addresses for the West End: 
AiryhallBroomhillGarthdeeCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk
HazleheadAshleyQueensCrossCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk
TorryFerryhillCPT@scotland.pnn.police.uk

Inchgarth Development - Public Consultation

Cults Property Development Company Limited are proposing a major development project on land at Inchgarth Road, Cults.

The proposals promote the development of a sports facility (including all weather pitches, sports pavilion and changing facilities), a small development of a mix of housing (including a retirement village) and the creation of a relief road between Inchgarth Road and North Deeside Road.

As part of the consultation process, the company are holding a public event at the Invery Room at the Marcliffe Hotel on Wednesday 14 September 2016.

The event will consist of a drop in session where the developers will be on hand, throughout the day, to explain the development proposals and answer any questions.

Doors Open Day

Once again, this year, the doors of a number of famous doors to public buildings will be throw open to allow admission to members of the public.  There are 41 buildings around the city that will be taking part in this years Doors Open Day to be held on Saturday 10 September and Sunday 11th September.  Some of the locations will be hosting events in which visitors can participate.

A free bus (from the new hydrogen fleet) to travel around the locations will be available and will leave Broad Street, outside Marischal College at regular intervals from 10am to 3pm


Those participating are:

St Andrews Cathedral                  The Tollbooth Museum
Aberdeen Sheriff Court                The Townhouse
Townhouse Extension                   Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives
The Advocates Library                 Marischal College
The Anatomy Rooms                    St Margaret's in the Gallowgate
Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting            St Mary's Chapel
Robert Gordon's College                Seventeen Belmont Street
Belmont Filmhouse                       St Mary's Cathedral
Crown Terrace Baptist Church        Freemason's Hall
Ferryhill Parish Church                   Synagogue, Dee Street
Trinity Hall                                   Rosemount Community Centre
CLAN House                                  Sea Cadets
Beach Ballroom                              Institute of Medical Sciences
Suttie Centre                                 Rowatt Institute of Nutritional Health
James Hutton Institute                  Crematorium
King's Chapel                                Robert Gordon University - Sir Ian Wood Building
King's Museum                             The Lodge of Old Aberdeen No 164
St Machar's Cathedral                   Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre
Zoology Museum                          Zoology Building Teaching Lab
Bucksburn Police Station              Carmelite Hotel

St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church and Mosque

For more information visit the face book page by clicking here.

Celebrate Aberdeen

Organised by a team of volunteers, Celebrate Aberdeen is a unique celebration which has been held in the city every summer since 2011. This years celebration will take place over the weekend of 27th and 28th of August.  A number of events have been organised to be held in Union Terrace Gardens, The Green, St Nicholas Centre, Union Square, Central Library, St Nicholas Street and the Trinity Centre.  As well as a wide range of music and dance styles being performed, there will be street sports, comedy turns and a wrestlezone.

For a full list of all the events and more information, click here.

One Household - One Bin

Aberdeen City Council have announced that after 1 October 2016 no more than one bin per household will be collected, unless additional bins have been authorised.  Aberdeen City Council’s standard service is to collect one waste bin per household each fortnight. 

The City Council states that it wants to help encourage householders to recycle and reduce waste as much as possible and reduce the number of extra bins that are being used.  After 1 October 2016, extra waste household bins may be removed if they continue to be presented for collection.

In March 2017, the existing 240litre general waste bin will become a mixed recycling bin which will collect everything that goes in the current black box and the white bag. Householders will be able to add additional materials into the mixed recycling bin including cartons, plastic pots, trays and tubs.

A new smaller 180litre general waste bin will be delivered to households at this time.

Residents’ existing food caddies and garden waste brown bins will remain although collection days may change, and full details of these changes will emerge nearer the time.

You can find out more information about the ‘One Household, One Waste Bin’ campaign from the website www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/wastebincollections, call 03000 200 292 or email wasteandrecycling@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

You can also use these contact details to find out to find out if you qualify for an extra waste bin, to contact the City Council to uplift any extra household waste bins, and find out how to get more recycling boxes, food waste caddies or liners.

Community Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Community Council will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 23 August 2016 within the Community Room at Airyhall Primary School in Countesswells Road.

The Agenda for the meeting can be viewed by clicking here.

ALL WELCOME

For further information contact the secretary at bandmcommcouncil@gmail.com