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It was great to welcome our new tenants, Transair Flight Equipment to Solent Airport, Daedalus where they have moved into one of the new business hangars. Thank you to MD Tom Moloney, director Rob Norman and pilot Katherine Maloney for your welcome and tour. I know that you will provide a great service to pilots whether they come shopping by plane airside or by road.
The two town centre security officers started their roles in Fareham town centre in January 2020 as part of our StreetAid initiative. Their role is to keep Fareham’s streets safe. This involves foot patrols of the town centre, removing any drug paraphernalia and moving on any rough sleepers. They are establishing a good rapport with regular rough sleepers, directing them to get the help they need.
Last week the security officers dealt with 34 cases of antisocial behaviour – this includes shoplifting, drunkenness and drug use. They dealt with 9 cases of rough sleeping during that week and offered support.
The security officers have been employed following two Community Action Team meetings, where businesses and residents told us they wanted more done to tackle drug taking in public places.
Since the security officers have started their roles a number of residents have attended the Civic Offices to say thank you for employing them, noting the positive difference they have made, and describing them as as ‘most welcome’ and ‘brilliant’.
It was a pleasure to welcome the Mayor of Merville-Franceville, Olivier Paz, to Solent Airport, Daedalus to join Fareham Borough Council Mayor Pamela Bryant in performing the topping-out in the valve room of IFA2 which expects to be exchanging electricity with France later this tear. The £0.7bn project is progressing rapidly. The other end of the interconnector is at Merville.
It was good to meet D’artagnan the Harris Hawk with his keeper whose job is to keep away the pigeons.
M Paz was pleased to receive a painting of a Dakota aircraft to mark the connecion between our two towns, especially with Daedalus being the most active airfield on D-Day 76 years ago.
