On The Beat
On The Beat: Chesham
Posted by Julie Voyce on May 2, 2008 12:10 PM
RESIDENTS of the Chesham West neighbourhood have been urged to take part in Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) activities and make it an integral and essential part of their community.
Speaking after the first NAG meeting in Chesham recently, the deputy mayor of the Chesham Town Council, Alison Pirouet said: “I believe the NAG initiative is a good one, but the community must participate more to make it community-led with supporting roles from the police, local councils and other agencies.”
The call was echoed by Tina Gatherum, who owns a business and lives in Chesham: “I do feel we need to get the community into this project and I am keen to identify some areas that we can work on.
“If we can get people involved in putting right the small things the NAG can make a difference and it will be easier to get everyone involved in more key issues”.
Annie Sweet, a local resident who represented Little Spring School at the meeting said: “With the right group and agencies involved this will work and it is what the community needs. Dealing with issues in the community is important so we all need to get involved.”
The NAG has set its three the top neighbourhood priority as anti-social behaviour, speeding and drugs.
At the meeting, the NAG set a number of actions and tasks which will be completed by nominated people from the community. They will be responsible for responding to issues that have been identified by the local community.
A date for the next meeting has been set for Wednesday, May 21 at the Chesham Town Hall.
The neighbourhood team, which is dedicated to tackling crime and quality of life issues in Chesham West, consists of Sgt Learie Bacchus, PC Gary Blackburn, Neighbourhood Specialist Officer, and Poilce Community Support Officer Charlotte Brand. The team can be contacted via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505.
All communities in Buckinghamshire have dedicated neighbourhood policing teams – there are 57 across the county – who work in partnership with the local councils, fire service and community and residents’ associations represented on the local neighbourhood action groups.
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