BLUNHAM COMMUNITY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH:
STREET WATCH SCHEME
Hello Everyone
With the recent criminal activity experienced in our village over the last couple of months or so, our Blunham Community Neighbourhood Watch are working closely with Bedfordshire Police Street Watch establish our own Street Watch Scheme.
Our hope is that volunteers will come forward and join this scheme. Volunteers will be trained, supported and guided. All we are asking is a commitment of a minimum of 2 hours per month.
We have 5 volunteers so far and will need a minimum of 8 volunteers to get our village scheme established.
What is Street Watch?
Street Watch schemes can be considered a natural extension to Neighbourhood Watch and activity can operate alongside existing Neighbourhood Watch Schemes or run independently.
Street Watch members are community citizens with no police powers. If they see anything suspicious, all they are asked to do is report it to the police.
Groups are managed by a co-ordinator who provides advice, guidance and support in consultation with the local police.
The visible presence of Street Watch can assist by:
- Reducing the fear of crime
- Providing accurate information about risks
- Promoting a sense of security and community spirit
- Reassurance for vulnerable members of the community
What commitment is needed from volunteers?
Street Watch is led by Bedfordshire Police in partnership with the local community.
As a Street Watch volunteer you will be trained/guided to patrol our area in pairs equipped with high visibility jackets, torch and alarms by the Bedfordshire Police Street Watch Scheme.
The commitment requires only a minimum of 2 hours per month.
If you are interested in joining our Blunham Street Watch Scheme please send either
Phil Eves (phileves@aol.co.uk Coordinator Blunham Street Watch), Chris Smith (c5rpu@yahoo.com Coordinator – Blunham CNW)) or myself a direct Facebook message / email with your:
- Full Name
- Email address
- DoB
N.B.: You will need to be over the age of 18 and a resident in Blunham to join. The information above is required by Bedfordshire Street Watch Scheme as part of the vetting process for volunteers in order to get our scheme up and running.
If you have any questions or queries please message us directly.
We do hope you will join our Street Watch Scheme and help keep Blunham safe.
Many thanks
Rosey Woodhead
Coordinator – Blunham Community Neighbourhood Watch
Email: roseywoodhead@gmail.com
Contact Number (via Blunham Community Response Group): 01767 400021