#Baslow Rural Crime Public Meeting

Local residents and their representatives have told me of their concerns about rural crime in Baslow and the surrounding area. As your Police & Crime Commissioner, I want Derbyshire’s residents to feel safe when going about their daily lives. I also recognise that rural areas expect, and deserve, an appropriate response from the police.

This is why I prioritised tackling rural crime in my Police and Crime Plan and have made it clear that I expect to see improvements to the policing service provided to rural areas, such as Baslow.

To ensure that local policing reflects your needs I have organised a meeting where Baslow residents will be able to discuss their concerns and the impact of rural crime in the area. Representatives from the Local Safer Neighbourhood Team and Rural Crime Team will also be in attendance to hear your views and answer any questions.

The meeting will be held at Baslow Village Hall on 15th February at 6:00 pm and I hope that you will be able to join me there.
Please register your attendance for the event in advance via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/PTAsajtERW

I’m looking forward to this opportunity to listen to the views of local people which will be used to develop a tailored response to rural crime.
Yours faithfully,

The Office of the Police and Crime
Commissioner for Derbyshire
Butterley Hall, Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 3RS
T: 0300 122 6000
F: 0300 122 7797
Email:
pccoffice@derbyshire.police.

# Baslow Rural Crime Public Meeting

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Are you looking to grow your watch or help encourage others to start more neighbourhood watches in your area? If so this fund could be for you.

For full support with supplying or questions or queries contact us on hello@derbyshireneighbourhoodwatch.co.uk

About The Neighbourhood Watch Support Fund

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has announced details of a new funding boost to help neighbourhoods prevent crime and increase safety.

Neighbourhood Watch schemes across Derbyshire are being invited to apply for a grant to support their efforts to protect communities and deter crime.

The funding, unveiled at Derbyshire’s Neighbourhood Watch AGM, is being made available through Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster’s Neighbourhood Watch Support Fund 2021-2022 and will be allocated in grants of up to £250 per proposal.

Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has pledged to deliver stronger and more effective neighbourhood policing across Derbyshire, bolstering the number of volunteers and citizens who support the work of the Police and increase visibility in the county’s communities.
The funding scheme supports her goals to provide neighbourhoods with additional resources and tools to proactively deter crime and keep local people safe.

The Neighbourhood Watch Support Fund is aimed at increasing the number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes in operation across Derby and Derbyshire as well as boosting membership and supporting existing schemes.

Applications will be screened by the Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Association Trust (DNWAT) before being submitted to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC).

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The handbook supports Coordinators setting up new watches and growing existing watches along with lots of security advice from the very best out there.

The handbook covers

Setting up a watch
Growing a watch
Frequently asked questions
Hate Crime
Home Security
Keyless Car Crime
Home Security

Garden / Home Office Security
Bike Theft
Dog Theft
Useful Numbers

Click here to download your free copy

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DEADLINE 27th October 2020

For the third year running, we’re excited to launch the
nationwide search in partnership with our friends at Co-op
Insurance to find and celebrate some of the UK’s best
neighbours, with our Neighbour of the year celebrations.

Our members have told us that to be a great neighbour
people share some clear qualities: a willingness to look out
for others; being sociable and friendly; offering practical
help; and being kind, caring and respectful.

In addition to the Neighbour of the Year Award, this year
we have a brand-new category, Co-op’s Young Neighbour
of the Year. This award will celebrate someone aged
18-24 who has gone above and beyond to help enhance
their community and has brought people, young and old,
together.

If you’ve got someone who ticks all these boxes and
more in either category, tell us all about them and how
they go above and beyond.

Click here to be taken to our nomination form to share
your stories of great neighbourly activities and acts of
kindness. The deadline for nominations is 27th October

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Neighbourhood Watch schemes across Derbyshire are being invited to apply for a share of £5,000 to fund new and innovative approaches to crime prevention.

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has doubled his Neighbourhood Watch Innovation Fund from £2,500 to £5,000 in 2020-21 in recognition of the hugely valuable work NHW schemes undertake to reduce the fear of crime and boost public safety.

The funding will be available in two separate rounds concluding in March next year and will help NHW schemes introduce new ideas to promote safety and prevent crime and antisocial behaviour.

Launching the fund, Mr Dhindsa said: “NHW volunteers make a huge difference to our communities and help police become closer and more connected to the neighbourhoods they serve.

“NHW is one of the many important partners working alongside Derbyshire Police to drive criminals from our county and their reassuring presence really does improve quality of life, especially for vulnerable residents who have no other support network.

“Our NHW schemes are worth every penny of investment and I’m delighted to be in a position to double the fund this year to £5,000 in gratitude for the very important work they do.”

Lynn Farrar, Chair of the Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Association Trust, who will be administering the Fund, said: “We in Derbyshire NHW (DNWAT) are delighted to be able to take the Neighbourhood  Innovation Fund into a second year thanks to our Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa.

“The PCC has agreed to provide the funds to DNWAT to enable us to award  Neighbourhood Watch groups and members that will enable them to carry out projects in the community.

“He has also generously increased the amount to £5,000 which means we can provide up to £300 for each successful applicant. We are asking NW volunteers across Derbyshire to tell us about projects that will facilitate caring and resilience within communities.

“This is a very exciting prospect for us as last year we were able to help dozens of NW schemes benefit in helping to build safer communities. DNWAT can once again provide an opportunity of funding help to those NW volunteers to help their communities. These people give their time freely in the endeavour to keep their neighbourhoods safe and to bring their communities together.”

The PCC set up the Neighbourhood Innovation Fund last year and has successfully allocated £2,500 of grants during the past 12 months.

So far, the scheme has funded a new community allotment, dash cams in an area impacted by antisocial driving and NHW dustbin stickers for several schemes to advertise the organisation’s presence in the community.  

In addition, the PCC has agreed to fund a new website for Derbyshire NHW to encourage people to sign up to Derbyshire Alert which is due to launch this month.

In addition to doubling the fund, The PCC is also increasing the cap per proposal from £100 to £300 to enable NHW schemes to submit more comprehensive bids.

The first round of grants will be announced at the next NHW/PCC meeting in November.

To apply, please email your completed form (download below) and email to Lynn Farrar lfarrar7@hotmail.com

# Apply for NHW funding from the PCC for your NHW watch

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We have been very pleased with our working relationship with the PCC, Hardyal Dhindsa, who has also provided the funds for the Neighbourhood Watch Innovation fund that we ran last year. We hope to do the same this year and announce this on the website shortly.

We are also working in partnership with Derbyshire Police and have an excellent communication service via Derbyshire Alert which is paid for by them. We have been able to increase coverage of NW schemes in Derbyshire as a result of working together with local Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

I hope that you find the content of the website helpful and will use it frequently. It contains information on starting and operating a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme and provides advice and documents that you can download and use. There is also a Blog page and links to other websites that you may find useful. A Question & Answer page provides you with additional information that may have confused you in the past. Plus there is lots of additional help and advice.

Thank you all for your continuing hard work as NW volunteers.

Lynn Farrar
Chair of Derbyshire NHW

Find out more about the latest funding for NHW projects from the PCC you could access, click here

# Chair of Derbyshire NHW

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Because social media is instant, it can be a very useful crime prevention tool, warning residents in a timely manner and making them more vigilant. It can be used to alert residents to suspicious activity in your neighbourhood, spread the word about Neighbourhood Watch events and personnel changes, communicate on recent crimes in the area and successes in apprehending offenders, alert residents to personnel changes of local police/ community safety teams, provide warnings about new types of scams and reminders on how to report scams. In terms of increasing community cohesion social media is a great tool in emergency response situations (e.g COVID-19, flooding), and arranging events in the area such as street clean ups, street parties, community lunches or book hides.

It is vital when representing Neighbourhood Watch on social media we aspire to achieve our vision and mission and all posts are aligned with our core values.

Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Vision

At Neighbourhood Watch our vision is a society where neighbours come together to create safer, stronger, and active communities.

Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Mission

Our mission is to support and enable individuals and communities to be connected, active and safe, which increases wellbeing and minimises crime.

Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Values

Below are some guidelines in how our social media posts can align to our six core values of Values: Below are some guidelines in how our social media posts can align to our six core values of being neighbourly, community focused, inclusive, proactive, trusted, and collaborative

Be neighbourly: we aspire to be good neighbours…

• Be polite by using kind words and praise people
• Use emoji’s like ? ? ? to instantly communicate a feeling to your audience
• Avoid swearing, even if you replace letters with symbols

Want to know more about our social media guidelines? Download the full guide here.

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