Cheshire Neighbourhood

Watch Association (CNWA)

AGM 2019

Cheshire Neighbourhood Watch Association

AGM

Wednesday 6th November 2019 18:30 - 20:30

Cheshire Constabulary HQ, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road, Winsford CW7 2UA

Agenda

1. Welcome & Apologies

2. Chair’s Report

3. Guest presentations

a. Supt. Peter Crowcroft, LPU Commander Cheshire Constabulary

b. Mark Cotton, Design Out Crime Officer Cheshire Constabulary

c. John Hayward-Cripps, CEO Neighbourhood Watch Network

4. CNWA Awards

5. Reflections and meeting close by Cheshire PCC David Keane

Welcome & Apologies

Chair’s Report

CNWA - Aims

• Partner with the police and other community safety

agencies to prevent crime, the fear of crime;

• Increase awareness in our communities about all crime,

including new crime threats;

• Encourage all residents to take personal responsibility

for their own safety and that of others;

• Foster community spirit between the diverse

communities in Cheshire

CNWA - Activities 2020

• Increase the number of schemes

• Create stronger links with PCSOs

• Work together with the National Neighbourhood Watch

Network to raise awareness of all forms of crime

Guest Presentations

• Supt. Peter Crowcroft, Local Policing Cheshire

Constabulary

• Mark Cotton, Design Out Crime Officer Cheshire

Constabulary

• John Hayward-Cripps, CEO Neighbourhood Watch

Network

Supt. Peter Crowcroft

Local Policing

Cheshire Constabulary

Neighbourhood Watch Supt Peter Crowcroft

Force Developments

• We Care – Force vision – connected with Communities

• Neighbourhood Watch and Alert remain key community engagement practice

• New problem solving teams in place

• Continued investment in Neighbourhood Policing

Force Developments

• Active Citizens play a key part

• One Superintendent per each Local Authority area

• Closer working with Partners to promote Cheshire Neighbourhood Watch – Fire and Local Authorities

Access to information

• Every community area has a social media account

• Every community area has a PCSO

• Monthly update on posts and included in the PCSO offer.

Data Cheshire Alert

Pop (2011 Census)

2 Jan 2019 % alert users to

pop

10 Jan 2018

% alert users to

pop

31 Dec 2016

% alert users to

pop

31 Dec 2015

% alert users to

pop

31 Dec 2014

% alert users to

pop Cheshire 26,451 2.57% 23,850 2.32% 20,516 2.00% 14,685 1.43% 9,585 0.93% 1,027,709

Chester LPU 3,760 2.61% 3,395 2.36% 3,131 2.18% 2,610 1.81% 1,561 1.08% 143,943 Crewe LPU 3,812 2.04% 3,102 1.66% 2,477 1.32% 1,801 0.96% 809 0.43% 187,121 Ellesmere Port LPU 2,121 2.64% 1,891 2.35% 1,736 2.16% 1,017 1.26% 646 0.80% 80,493 Macclesfield LPU 4,072 2.23% 3,779 2.06% 3,271 1.79% 2,474 1.35% 1,938 1.06% 183,006 Northwich LPU 2,932 2.79% 2,482 2.36% 2,118 2.01% 1,783 1.70% 1,479 1.41% 105,172 Runcorn LPU 2,608 4.10% 2,294 3.60% 1,924 3.02% 875 1.37% 359 0.56% 63,684 Warrington LPU 4,549 2.25% 4,327 2.14% 3,821 1.89% 3,425 1.69% 2,340 1.16% 202,228 Widnes LPU 2,619 4.22% 2,581 4.16% 1,942 3.13% 868 1.40% 277 0.45% 62,062

Cheshire Neighbourhood Watch Schemes Houshold

(2011 Census)

2 Jan 2019 % alert users to

hhold

10 Jan 2018

% alert users to

hhold

31 Dec 2016

% alert users to

hhold

31 Dec 2015

% alert users to

hhold

31 Dec 2014

% alert users to

hhold Cheshire 1,502 0.40% 1,583 0.42% 1,738 0.47% 1,744 0.47% 1,953 0.52% 372,560

Chester LPU 322 0.51% 344 0.55% 383 0.61% 389 0.62% 403 0.64% 62,600 Crewe LPU 255 0.32% 268 0.34% 276 0.35% 275 0.35% 315 0.40% 79,297 Ellesmere Port LPU 141 0.41% 157 0.45% 174 0.50% 173 0.50% 173 0.50% 34,663 Macclesfield LPU 367 0.46% 396 0.49% 422 0.53% 432 0.54% 597 0.74% 80,144 Northwich LPU 216 0.49% 217 0.49% 256 0.58% 258 0.58% 259 0.59% 44,179 Runcorn LPU 15 0.06% 9 0.03% 11 0.04% 9 0.03% 10 0.04% 27,140 Warrington LPU 171 0.20% 179 0.21% 205 0.24% 195 0.23% 193 0.23% 85,140 Widnes LPU 14 0.05% 13 0.05% 13 0.05% 14 0.05% 7 0.03% 26,172

What is the future focus?

• Social media use - Mobberley example

• Use of force site i.e. www.cheshirepolice.uk

• More demanding co-ordinators

• Local PCSO/officers more local messages

• New Neighbourhood Watch signs for communities?

• Presentations for local communities and Neighbourhood Watch Schemes

Mark Cotton

Design Out Crime Officer

Cheshire Constabulary

Please see separate presentation

John Hayward-Cripps

CEO Neighbourhood

Watch Network

Cheshire Neighbourhood Watch Association AGM

6th November 2019

John Hayward-Cripps – CEO

Neighbourhood Watch Network Into the Future

2018 – 2021 Strategy

Three Year

Transformation

Strategic Aims

1. Provide a great service to NW members – by supporting and developing existing schemes

2. Grow the charity – by attracting new members and schemes and engaging them in NW campaigns

3. Extend our reach – by developing focused work to promote NW in areas of high crime, deprivation or need.

1. Supporting and Developing Existing Schemes

CST and Self Assessment

IT and Registration

Toolkits

Best Practice

Core Offer

Support – Fundraising

Small Grant potential

Review Branding

Measurement

Strategic Aims 2 and 3

2. Attracting New Members & Schemes and Engaging Them in NW Campaigns

3. Focused Work to Promote NW in Areas of High Crime, Deprivation or Need

What next ?

The Future of Neighbourhood Watch

1. Our vision is a society where neighbours come together to create safer, stronger and active communities.

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

Our Vision and Mission

1. Know Your Neighbours

2. Be Neighbourly

3. Be Active in your Community

1. NW does these things already 2. This reduces crime 3. Inclusive of new work and

traditional 4. Non Members like this

1. Campaign to define NW 2. Social Media and Comms 3. Increase membership 4. Increase funding

CNWA Awards 2019

• Cheshire Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

• Cheshire New Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

• Cheshire Neighbourly Neighbour

• Cheshire Public Official

• Recently Retired Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Neighbourhood

Watch Coordinator of the Year

Nominations

• Pamela Bartlett

• Ron Bygate

• Ron Etheridge

• John Lloyd

• Margaret Lockhart

• Graham Marsden

• Stacey McCall

• Andrea Philipson

• Gerald Watts

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire New Neighbourhood

Watch Coordinator of the Year

Nominations

• Clive Baines

• Dave Brown

• Gil Martin

• Dave Wilkinson

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Neighbourly

Neighbour of the Year

Nominations

• Audrey Colquhoun

• William Ferris

• Margaret Green

• Christina Mercer

• Clifford ‘Paz’ Parry

• Matthew Rodgers

• Lyn Valasquez

• Carole

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Public Official of

the Year

Nominations

• Mike Reed

• Richard Beacham

CNWA Awards 2019 Recently Retired

Neighbourhood Watch

Coordinator

• Keith Buckley

• Brian Gray

• Gordon Pearce

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Neighbourhood

Watch Coordinator of the Year

Winner

Gerald Watts Gerald was nominated by PCSO Joanne Pendrey. Unfortunately Gerald is unable to be with us tonight.

Gerald Watts and his wife Alwynne are in their 80s and have suffered some ill health over recent years,

however they continue to look out for their neighbours and visit them regularly. They offer safety advice to

local residents and are always on hand to help others.

They have been involved in a number of community projects in a bid to keep Blacon Tidy and deter ASB.

Both visit vulnerable elderly residents in the Blacon area and often take cakes/dinners to them. They litter

pick the Cyclepath in Blacon daily and are involved in a number of local charities such as Here and

Now/Vintage Blacon.

Gerald is a Governor at a local school and attends weekly to read stories to the pupils. Alwynne loves arts

and crafts and makes gifts for school children. She also knits childrens’ clothing to send to charities abroad.

Both are very involved with the community and spend so much of their time helping others, keeping the

community tidy and reporting issues in the local area.

They would be very worthy winners of this award.

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire New Neighbourhood

Watch Coordinator of the Year

Winner

Dave Brown Dave was nominated by PCSO Chris Carr

I have a number of active Home Watch Coordinators in my area but the stand out one is Dave Brown.

Dave has relentlessly worked to bring the community together. He holds meetings with his residents on a

regular basis. He has set up WhatsApp groups and is active on social media. He has been involved in numerous

community events, he has helped me when with such things. He has also set up his own events. He hand delivers

questionnaires to residents and dominates vital information when necessary.

Dave became involved in Neighbourhood Watch after I appealed for coordinators via social media. At the time

my ward area was suffering severe ASB issues, knife crime, drug use, criminal damage, arson, violence and

robberies. Dave was pivotal in my work in reducing these issues. This went on for well over a year. Over the past

four months I have only had two incidents of ASB. The work we all did successfully reduced all the issues to

practically nothing. He is a true asset to not only the neighbourhood but to the police. I believes Dave’s work

needs to be recognized.

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Neighbourly

Neighbour of the Year

Winner

William Ferris William was nominated by PCSO Stephen Heaps

I would like to nominate a resident within the Penketh area who is fully dedicated to helping members the

community and listens/assists to people all in his free time.

He headed up and setup a resident association in the Penketh area, and single handily obtained funds to support

projects and incentives. Starting with Penketh in Bloom which promotes residents to show off their gardens, as

lots of members of the community look after and take pride in their gardens. Another project is a community

gardening group which helps vulnerable elderly residents with their gardens. Volunteers help tidy and improve

the gardens of residents that are unable to look after them, which possibly makes them a target of cold callers

and rouge traders.

He is now in the process of starting a Christmas lunch for elderly and vulnerable members of the community who

will spend the Christmas period alone and without seeing anyone. This involves collecting these people and

providing a free lunch, entertainment, a present and then a lift home. This helps them feel remembered, know

that people still think of them and they are not forgotten.

He accomplished all this in a year and has other community plans coming up.

CNWA Awards 2019 Cheshire Public Official of

the Year

Winner

Richard Beacham Mike Stallard, a resident from Hoole nominated Cllr Richard Beacham for a Neighbourhood Award. Due to the

upcoming elections Cllr Beacham was unable to attend tonight.

Cllr Beacham has gone out of his way to ensure my local neighbourhood of Hoole, Chester is safe. He has

organised local people and CWACC officers to develop a novel and innovative approach to dealing with fly-

tipping and adverse waste behaviour by local people.

He has done something amazing to help my local neighbourhood of Hoole by taking significant time and

energy (and his own personal money) to meaningfully engage with local people to fully understand the issues

of fly-tipping in order to develop a practical, integrated and sustainable approach to dealing with the issues.

He has initiated action(s) in the community to overcome nuisance or criminal activity by doing the above - fly-

tipping is a crime and statutory nuisance and Cllr Beacham has not shied away from engaging with CWAC

waste and planning officers. He has been an ambassador and champion of local people.

Reflections & Meeting

Close by Cheshire

PCC David Keane