THIS meeting has now been postponed and a new date is hoped to be arranged shortly.

Residents of the Bude Community Network area can find out more about community safety and the new GP Out of Hours Service at the community network panel meeting on October 12.

Andrew White, Chief Executive for the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, will give a presentation on the police 101 non-emergency call system and planned improvements. PC Stephen South will provide an update and discussion on local policing.

Kate Lock, General Manager of the NHS Out of Hours Service, will brief the Panel on the new GP Out of Hours Service. The meeting will also include the chance for people to feedback on their own experiences of the new service.

Cornwall Councillor Nigel Pearce, who will be chairing the Bude Community Network Panel meeting, said: “We know that people in the Bude Community Network area are very interested in local health provision and community safety. The panel meeting is an opportunity for people to come and learn more about these key issues and also to share their experiences.”

Bude Community Network Panel meets quarterly to discuss matters that affect the local area and to agree priorities that can be delivered by Cornwall Council and partners such as the police and health services. Some of the areas that community networks focus on include anti-social behaviour, economic development, the environment, community planning, regeneration, conservation, community safety, transport and highway issues.

Bude Community Network Panel includes all four Cornwall Councillors for the area and representatives of the 11 parishes in the community network: Bude-Stratton, Jacobstow, Kilkhampton, Launcells, Marhamchurch, Morwenstow, North Tamerton, Poundstock, St Gennys, Week St Mary and Whitstone.

The agenda and more information about the panel are available on www.cornwall.gov.uk/budecna.