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The Citizen
14-05-2025
- The Citizen
FBW expands camera network
Florida Block Watch (FBW) is making massive strides in enhancing the area's safety. The introduction of their ambitious camera project – and the recent announcement that they had purchased their first License Plate Recognition (LPR) camera – has garnered much praise from FBW members and residents alike. 'It's still early days,' says FBW chairperson John Kirsten, adding that the project is driven mainly by FBW members Win Schönfeldt and Casper van der Westhuizen. 'We currently have four facial recognition cameras and one LPR. 'The LPR camera is being fitted with the necessary protection and connections to enable it to be used as a mobile camera that can be deployed wherever it is needed throughout the FBW coverage area.' According to Casper, the current camera monitoring system at their disposal has space for a further 32 cameras. Also read: Florida Block Watch holds clean-up project 'We have agreements in place with prominent local security companies to conduct 24-hour monitoring of our cameras, which helps provide some peace of mind for our residents, while at the same time adding value for the security companies,' he says. Wim adds that residents residing in the FBW coverage area, who have street-facing cameras, are invited to add their cameras to the FBW network. 'We would need to ensure that the cameras are compatible with our monitoring network, but we specifically chose a system that is well-known for its wide compatibility with other systems.' He adds that in other areas, great success has been achieved in safeguarding neighbourhoods through the use of facial recognition, standard CCTV, and LPR cameras. 'We are determined to use any means at our disposal to ensure the continued safety of our residents. Camera technology has more than proven its worth in reaching these objectives.' For more information on the FBW camera initiative, send an email to info@ At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Flotilla of boats protest over waterways funding
A flotilla of boats has travelled through Lincolnshire to highlight a lack of funding for inland waterways. About a dozen canal boats, cruisers and sailing boats left Keadby on the River Trent with some planning to navigate all the way to Westminster to lobby parliament. The protest was organised by Fund Britain's Waterways (FBW) which is campaigning for more government money for canals and rivers. FBW said it was a "coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways". The group claims the UK's waterways generate £2.5bn from water-based tourism. It added that they provide a social and health benefit with people using them to stay active and are a valuable environmental resource. Nick Roberts from FBW said the cost of maintaining ageing infrastructures and global warming required increased investment. "Definitely we're seeing a lot more expenditure needed to keep the canals going, he said. "And that's coming against the background of the government saying we're not going to be giving you so much money in the future." The Canals and Rivers Trust, which manages 2,000 miles (3,200km) of waterways, receives a government grant of £740m which runs from 2012 until 2027. In response to a question in the House of Commons in October last year, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) minister Emma Hardy said the trust would get a 10-year grant of £401m from 2027. She added: "The government also provides grant-in-aid funding to the Environment Agency to support its 630 miles of navigations. "This totalled around £70m over the last three years. "Future funding will be determined as part of the current spending review." The BBC has contacted Defra for a response. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Narrowboat lowered into river for 2025 trips Canal closure warning leaves boat users fearful Spalding punting plan could boost local economy Fund Britain's Waterways
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Flotilla of Lincolnshire boats protest over waterways funding
A flotilla of boats has travelled through Lincolnshire to highlight a lack of funding for inland a dozen canal boats, cruisers and sailing boats left Keadby on the River Trent with some planning to navigate all the way to Westminster to lobby protest was organised by Fund Britain's Waterways (FBW) which is campaigning for more government money for canals and said it was a "coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways". The group claims the UK's waterways generate £2.5bn from water-based added that they provide a social and health benefit with people using them to stay active and are a valuable environmental Roberts from FBW said the cost of maintaining ageing infrastructures and global warming required increased investment."Definitely we're seeing a lot more expenditure needed to keep the canals going, he said."And that's coming against the background of the government saying we're not going to be giving you so much money in the future." The Canals and Rivers Trust, which manages 2,000 miles (3,200km) of waterways, receives a government grant of £740m which runs from 2012 until response to a question in the House of Commons in October last year, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) minister Emma Hardy said the trust would get a 10-year grant of £401m from added: "The government also provides grant-in-aid funding to the Environment Agency to support its 630 miles of navigations. "This totalled around £70m over the last three years. "Future funding will be determined as part of the current spending review."The BBC has contacted Defra for a to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
