Neighbourhood
Watch
The
Potential for the Future
Last month I wrote about the potential for Neighbourhood
Watch and the meeting I attended at Hutton, one of three, to be held across the
country, to take Neighbourhood Watch forward.
In the North West five constabularies;
Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and
Merseyside have come together and have agreed for one representative to
represent our region as one of the ten regions in a national body. Mr Keith Warren, Chairman of Lancashire
Neighbourhood Watch Forum will be our voice.
Newsletters
In an effort to cut down on waste in future the number of
newsletters distributed to Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators will be strictly
limited. It is no longer feasible to
send 40 or 50 copies out. We have to do
our bit for the environment too.
Neighbourhood watch is supposed to be about knowing your neighbour too,
not in a nosey way but able to share information. Newsletters will be sent to co-ordinators who will be asked to
pass them on via circulation sheets.
If there are 50 houses on your street; two copies should be
sufficient. One
copy for the odd numbered houses and one for the even
side. Once read you will be asked to
cross out your house number and pass it on to your neighbour. If you know the house is empty or the
occupants are on holiday, leave them out.
Eventually the copy should be returned to the co-ordinator.
PACT Meetings
Please make every effort to attend the monthly PACT
meetings. They are informal and are
intended to be a two-way communication tool.
Our Community Beat Manager, Neil Tomlinson, normally attends, even on
his day off, and he advise attendees on
the progress or actions taken on priorities set at the previous meeting. The public also have a say and can influence
the prioritising of police activities in our area for the forthcoming
month. Crime prevention information is
also discussed. The meetings generally
only last one hour. The details of PACT
meetings are widely advertised in the area, thanks to local businesses. The informal notice board in the village at
the entrance to St. Peter’s Church and the Youth & Community Centre at
Douglas Park also have details. If you
are unsure you can also ring or e-mail a member of the Community Police Team.
Warm
Weather Sneak In Thefts
With the unseasonable warm weather
continuing, it is important not to let your defences down against the sneak in
or opportunistic thieves.
Please ensure you close your
windows if you are leaving your property.
Gardens and conservatories are
attractive places to rest and soak up the sun, but is your front door locked?
And your side gate secure?
Do not leave your handbag, purse,
wallet or car keys where they can be seen.
The contents will be of use – not
just for ready cash but credit or debit cards and other information useful to
commit identity theft
Any legitimate person from a utility company will have an ID
card. Ring the company and check them
out.
Welcome
back John
PCSO John Brayshaw is
back on the Heysham beat after his brief escape to Bare & Torrisholme. Laura has moved north to replace John. Welcome him when you see him out and about.
Heysham Community
Police Team
1176 Neil
Tomlinson
Heysham
Community Beat Manager can be contacted on
01524
63333
Neil.Tomlinson@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Police
Community Support Officer 7452
Belinda
Steadman
01524
63333
Belinda.Steadman@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Police
Community Support Officer 7209
John
Brayshaw
01524
63333
John.Brayshaw@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Police
Community Volunteer
13781
Graeme Austin
Graeme.Austin@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
