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meeting called to discuss a Gate for Farman Street
Many residents of Farman Street and Cross Street were also in attendance
Bill introduced the two council representatives Jonathan and Simon who dealt with the previous aborted request for a gate.
They told us that the previous gating order was very slow going and had received more objections than any other applications in the city. The Ramblers Association and Local Access Group have issues regarding gating orders.
monthly Neighbourhood watch message
Dear all,
I thought I would send out a monthly Neighbourhood watch message from Police Headquarters to keep you all informed and ask that you pass on the details to those who do not have the internet.
The Police across the county were involved in the national campaign of Not in my Neighbourhood week between the 2-6 November.
A whole range of local initiatives were undertaken from street meetings to crime patrols and I would like to thank all those Neighbourhood Watch members who got involved.
Making it Safe
Making it Safe: Places still available - only one week to go
There are a limited number of places still available at GreenSpace's forthcoming conference, Making it Safe. The conference, examining how to successfully tackle crime and antisocial behaviour and will provide delegates with practical ideas and solutions that can be applied in their own parks and green spaces. Details of how to book and the full conference programme can be found below.
Crimestoppers letter
Dear Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator
I’m delighted that Neighbourhood Watch and Sussex Crimestoppers are to be working closer during Not in My Neighbourhood Week from 2nd Nov to 6th Nov. This week will focus on local communities and provides the perfect opportunity for us to work together in partnership to fight crime and keep our neighbourhoods safe.
Crimestoppers is not the police, nor are we connected to Crimewatch on television. We’re an independent charity that operates the 24/7 telephone number 0800 555 111 which people can ring to pass on information about crimes anonymously, or they can use www.crimestoppers-uk.org. We then forward this anonymous information to the police. Not everyone is comfortable contacting the police directly as they may fear reprisals or retribution but Crimestoppers guarantees their anonymity.
We don’t ask the caller’s name, calls are never recorded or traced and no-one will ever have to go to court. If the information we are given leads to an arrest and charge, the caller could get a cash reward of up to £1,000, paid in such a way as to protect their identity. It’s important to know that Crimestoppers is not an emergency number though; if a crime is occurring, the police number 999 is always the number to use.
alcohol consumption
We’re currently trying to recruit discussion groups in three specific areas to talk about alcohol consumption. We’re interested in speaking with a range of older people, who may only enjoy alcohol occasionally, or who may like to drink more frequently. In particular, we’d like to involve people who aren’t already taking part in existing projects, as one of our objectives is to reach out to new audiences and increase numbers using the city’s services.
We will conduct three discussion groups, each of ideally eight participants, in the following three areas:
Group 1 – Hangleton and Knoll ·
Group 2 – Woodingdean
Group 3 – Hollingbury and Stanmer
