Ben Smith

Rail Crossing Working Group: 21st Oct

There will be a first meeting of the community working group at 7pm on Thursday 21st October in the Denis Smith room at Bentley Memorial Hall. Both Bentley and Binsted Parish Councils have agreed to collaborate with a community-run working group to prepare a response to Network Rail plans to close the crossings at BentleyContinue reading “Rail Crossing Working Group: 21st Oct”

Notes from informal public consultation meeting with Network Rail on 22nd September

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Level crossing closure proposal confirmed

National Rail have confirmed proposals to close the level crossings at Alice Holt and Buckthorne Oak, replacing them with a new footbridge and lifts. Public footpaths would be diverted accordingly. Details have been provided to local residents in the form of a letter and through presentations to Binsted and Bentley Parish Councils. There’s now aContinue reading “Level crossing closure proposal confirmed”

Citizens Advice launch new tool to help with online scams

Citizens Advice have launched a new online tool to offer advice if you think someone is trying to scam you or if you’ve been the victim of a scam. It also lists a number of types of new scams linked to Coronavirus and provides links to phone numbers or online chat if you need helpContinue reading “Citizens Advice launch new tool to help with online scams”

Railway crossings from Station Rd to Alice Holt

Network Rail are currently undertaking a large programme of level crossing closures and it is very likely the 2 crossings from Station Rd into Alice Holt forest will be included. Surveyors have visited the site recently and data loggers were installed for some time (to record usage). These crossings are already considered higher-risk by theContinue reading “Railway crossings from Station Rd to Alice Holt”

Warning from Action Fraud about scam emails

Action Fraud are warning of an increase in scam emails relating to Covid-19, resulting in losses of £5.3m as scammers impersonate banks and government organisations such as HMRC and DVLA.

Survey Results

The tables below capture the views collected before establishing the group. 51 surveys were distributed and 35 (69%) responses were received. 100% of respondents agreed a community group should be established and 83% supported creating a Neighbourhood Watch group. “I would sign-up to…” (%) Sign-up to receive / share news 89% Respond to questions / surveys about local issues 89% Volunteer toContinue reading “Survey Results”

Welcome

Speaking to neighbours about the challenges of 2020, several people commented that it may be useful to establish a group to build community and support each other in the future. We imagined this could involve things such as: A group messenger / email list to share news. Re-establishing a Neighbourhood Watch group. Community clean-up andContinue reading “Welcome”