Neighbourhood Action Groups - FAQs
- Can anyone be involved in their local Neighbourhood Action Group?
- How were the neighbourhood areas decided?
- Only half of Crowthorne is in Bracknell Forest what happens to those of us on the Wokingham Without side of the village?
- I missed the consultation in the autumn am I too late to raise my concerns?
- How are the priorities decided?
- How often do Neighbourhood Action Groups and Neighbourhood Forums meet?
- Why have the priorities been linked to Council Medium Term Objectives?
- Why do some neighbourhoods have two neighbourhood forums?
Can anyone be involved in their local Neighbourhood Action Group?
We want NAGs to be representative of the communities that they represent and so they should include representatives from the police, local authority, resident’s groups and other organisations such as local businesses, schools, churches and community groups. The key to a NAG’s success is that the people on the NAG are ‘doers’ who are willing and able to organise tasks to be done.
If you would like to join your local NAG please contact us by emailing community.engagement@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
How were the neighbourhood areas decided?
Neighbourhood Action Groups have evolved out of the Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Agenda which saw the development of teams of officers who were tasked with looking after a specific (beat) area in order to build up a bank of knowledge about the problems and concerns in that area and neighbourhood areas have been based on these police beat areas; this is why some areas which, at first glance, appear to have little in common have been grouped together.
Only half of Crowthorne is in Bracknell Forest what happens to those of us on the Wokingham Without side of the village?
We recognise that this split is considered arbitrary by Crowthorne residents and so Crowthorne’s NAG meetings and Forums are attended by members of both Crowthorne and Wokingham Without Neighbourhood Police Teams and Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough Councils.
I missed the consultation in the autumn am I too late to raise my concerns?
Each NAG has already decided its priorities for this year however you can still complete the online form or e-mail us with your concerns. Once we receive these we will use them to help inform next year’s work.
However if you just want to report things like broken street lights or fly tipping please call the Council’s Customer Contact Team on 01344 35200. Incidents of anti-social behaviour should be reported to the Crime and Disorder Reduction Team on 01344 352286
How are the priorities decided?
Each NAG sets its own priorities using a variety of information to inform its decisions including the results of public consultation exercises, CADIS data (this is data, collected by the Police and Council, about a range of matters including anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping, littering, untaxed vehicles and vandalism which is used to identify hot spots of activity in an area), crime statistics and local knowledge
How often do Neighbourhood Action Groups and Neighbourhood Forums meet?
NAGS meet four times a year usually in the morning with each meeting lasting about an hour. Neighbourhood Forums are held once a year in the autumn and take place in the evening.
Why have the priorities been linked to Council Medium Term Objectives?
Linking priorities to the Borough Council’s Medium Term Objectives means that any actions or proposed activities that come out of the NAG can be incorporated into the Council’s service planning activities more easily.
Why do some neighbourhoods have two neighbourhood forums?
Sandhurst and Owlsmoor have always been classed as being two neighbourhood areas but their NAGs decided that because they had very similar concerns they would be able achieve more by combining their NAGs; although they would continue to hold separate forums to ensure that the views of both areas were fully represented.
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