Hello everyone.
On Saturday the 5th of April Police staff and members of the local Community took part in the’ Chilton day of action’ event. This was organised by Carol Rudd and myself. Carol is the NHW and Community messaging administrator who is based at Abingdon Police station. Our mission was to highlight the Thames Valley text alert system and ask residents if they wished to sign up to the scheme. We also asked residents if they wished to become neighbourhood watch co-coordinators for Chilton. A Police exhibition trailer was also placed in the Recreation ground car park and we invited residents to take their push bikes there to be security coded absolutely free.
We received an extremely encouraging response from the Chilton community and many people have signed up to the Thames Valley text alert scheme, which is also a free service. The Text alert service allows you to receive messages of criminal activity or Police meetings in the area. Most people care about the community they live in. The police want residents to help combat crime by sharing information about criminal activity in the area, helping to identify problems and working together in trying to solve them.
Our little team of canvassers was made up of Police staff and members of the local community including Upton’s very own Austin Maytham. Everyone worked hard and despite the cold, some wind and rain, they all did a splendid job of getting a positive response from many homes that were visited upon.
I’m absolutely certain that this will have a positive effect on the community. A big thank you for signing to the Scheme and also importantly, if any of you have shown an interest in becoming a neighbourhood watch coordinator then that’s great too.
I’m sure this Scheme and how we organised its implementation could be used as a blue print and be effectively tried out in other communities including Upton.
I have received reports of a cyclist who uses the old railway embankments and does not seem to have any consideration for other cyclists or walkers along the pathway. I would very much like to have a chat with this male so if any of you know who is he or you have experienced similar issues with regard to his cycling behaviour please let me know.
My next Have your say meeting will be held on the 26th of April at 15.00 till 16.00 at the Village hall meeting room. Please come along if you have any issues that you think I can help you with.
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Stay safe
Mike
Mike Clayden C9732 ( Milton Park)
Thames Valley Police,
Wantage Police Station,
Downsview Road,