Westminster Park Residents Association

Bringing our community alive

January 20, 2012
by Dave Craggs
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Chester Gang Show

Chester Gang Show 59 Years On

Following our blockbusting performance at the Catholic High School in 2011 the next show will be returning to the King’s School Chester and will be performed in the recently completedVanbrugh Theatre. The facilities in this new auditorium are truly fabulous including tiered seating and an impressive stage, supported by a very high standard of installed sound and lighting equipment. So this year we invite you all to join us yet again to see the show and to discover what this new venue has to offer.

See website for more information http://www.chestergangshow.net/index.php

January 9, 2012
by Dave Craggs
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Car break-ins in Westminster Park

Report from Jim Moffat

It came to my attention last night that 3 cars had been broken into on Lower Field Road overnight on Thursday pm/Friday am. Unfortunately it would appear that the cars may have been left unlocked on the drive by the owners. No physical break in was found but contents left in the cars had been stolen.

 I have made all the members of the Lower Field Rd Home Watch scheme aware of this, but as I do not have a fully up to date list of Westminster Park H W Co-ords I have done a blanket e-mail to everyone I can think of who should be made aware of this. All WPHW Co-ords should make their members aware this has happened, and be generally vigilant.

 Jim Moffat

Lower Field Rd HW Co-ord

 

See Police report here

January 7, 2012
by Dave Craggs
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WPRA Over 60’s Club

Over 60?
Come and join us
The Westminster Park Residents’ Association invites all over 60-year-olds
to come along to the Community Centre on Thursday, 12 January 2012, at 2 pm
for a chat and a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits.
We plan to start an Over 60’s Club, initially meeting monthly, with speakers,
fun and games, etc., and if enough people are interested, visits to gardens
and theatres. This will be our first meeting and so the programme is up to
you - please tell us what you would like.
We are doing this in response to requests, from various residents, made to
the WPRA. So please come along on 12 January and tell us what you would like
on the programme.
If you cannot make it on that day please give one of us a call and let us know
your ideas. Our telephone numbers are below and also on the back page of this
Newsletter.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Allan Stobie (683461) and Sandra Magilton (677373)

December 21, 2011
by Dave Craggs
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Chester Outer South – Lache / Westminster Park / Curzon Park / Handbridge / Saltney Overleigh Road – Burglary (dwelling). Evening 12/12. Offender(s) force 1st floor window after climbing onto flat roof. Quantity of cash and jewellery stolen. Craithie Road – Theft from vehicle. PM 10/12 to AM 11/12. Offender(s) enter insecure Honda vehicle and steal sat. nav. & CD’s. Beaver Close – Burglary (other). Daytime 14/12. Offender(s) force entry to garden shed and steal ‘Rock Hopper’ mountain bike.

  • Overleigh Road – Burglary (dwelling). Evening 12/12. Offender(s) force 1st floor window after climbing onto flat roof. Quantity of cash and jewellery stolen.
  • Craithie Road – Theft from vehicle. PM 10/12 to AM 11/12. Offender(s) enter insecure Honda vehicle and steal sat. nav. & CD’s.
  • Beaver Close – Burglary (other). Daytime 14/12. Offender(s) force entry to garden shed and steal ‘Rock Hopper’ mountain bike.

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December 15, 2011
by Dave Craggs
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Activities at the community centre.

The Westminster Park Community Centre is a potentially invaluable facility for the local area, but at the moment it is very much underused.  I have been talking to some of the committee members about starting off a new karate class in the New Year, but there is so much else that could be done there, Things like yoga, dancing, tai chi springs to mind.

I think it would be a good idea to promote the centre and make people aware of the facilities and activities that currently go on and hopefully start off a few more. If we can get more interest we could look at what improvements that could be done to make the community centre more attractive.

I would like to hear from anyone interested taking up dancing, yoga, karate or any other activities that may be of interest.

Please use the comments section or use the contact form or just give me a call on 07711009041.

December 15, 2011
by Dave Craggs
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Chester Inner monthly update

  • The theft of metals and lead in particular remains an area of concern for city police. Often the premises targeted are vulnerable premises such as churches or other historic buildings, of which there are many in Chester. Chester Inner staff continue to treat these offences seriously and are pleased to report that in November three local people (2 men aged 34 & 39, and a woman aged 35) were arrested following a theft in the Brook Lane area of the city. These three remain on police bail. Advances in technology means that stolen lead can be forensically examined and we will robustly pursue those that steal from and damage the fabric of the city whilst committing these type of offences.
  • Following a series of drugs raids in the Garden Lane area, this week a 21-year-old man was charged with production of a controlled drug and a 51-year-old woman was charged with allowing controlled drugs to be produced on her premises.. The information we receive from the public is vital to us to enable us carry out such warrants and again I encourage you to contact us with any information you may have with regard to drugs use in the city. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers on             0800 555 111      
  • As we approach Christmas, Chester Inner NPT will be increasing patrols in and around the city for your reassurance. Whilst we encourage you to have a good time and celebrate the season we offer a gentle reminder about thepotential consequences of drinking to excess. Drunken and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated by city police and those that are intent on spoiling the Christmas spirit for the majority must expect to wake up in a police cell! CCTV operators have direct contact with patrolling officers and vice versa so the chances of any disorderly behaviour being caught on camera, and subsequently being stopped by the police for it, are high!!
  • As this is the last bulletin of the year I want to take the opportunity to give you an idea of crime rates within the city and how we have worked hard to reduce them. Since last year the overall crime rates has reduced by 13%, there has been a31% decrease in assaults causing injury, and a 57% decrease in what we call “serious acquisitive crime”, orburglaries and vehicle crime. Of those crimes reported to us, in 43% of cases we have identified the offender/s and brought them to justice. In short, half the crimes reported to us have been solved. In the New Year we will continue to work hard to improve yet further to make Chester a safe place to live, work and study. Until then, on behalf of the whole unit have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.

See full article on the Police website