THE BIRSTALL POST, FEB 2011
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Agencies’ NHW news & crime report ASB action plan Neighbourhood Watch Open Meeting Thursday March 3, 7.45pm, Methodist Hall, Birstall Topic: Alcohol control in part of Birstall’s public areas. All residents of Birstall are invited to the next NHW meeting. The speakers will be Sgt Ian Stone of Leicestershire Police and Allison Fadesco of Charnwood BC. They will be talking about the proposed Designated Public Place order (DPPO) for alcohol control in part of Birstall. This will be followed by a Q&A session. Members will be there to give help and there will be a range of home security equipment available as well as free refreshments. So come along and find out what is happening in Birstall. Everyone is welcome. The date of the NHW AGM has been rescheduled. It is now on Thursday 12 May at 7.45pm at The Methodist Hall Birstall. The Speaker will be confirmed later. Notice of 2 scams currently operating around Birstall Both these scams have been notified previously but as they are still being attempted please be on your guard. Cash back at supermarkets. Please check your till receipt before leaving the till. Some people are finding that cashback is appearing on their receipts even though they haven’t requested and don’t receive the money. Car accident insurance scam. People are receiving phone calls from someone saying that they haven’t received their money from a car accident the person was supposed to have caused sometime ago. This is an insurance scam so just hang up the phone. From Ghislaine Woods, Birstall Village Watch
Crime Report Dec 13, 2010 to Jan 8, 2011 Assaults 5, harassment 4, burglary 11, burglary non-dwelling 3, damage 3, damage to motor vehicle 5, drugs 2, public order 1, theft of cycle 3, theft from motor vehicle 7, theft store 2. Overall crime is down by 3 compared to last month. Burglaries are up but we have two detections from an arrest. Two were detained for going equipped. One assault was detected and two drugs related offences were detected this month. Year to date detections Burglary dwellings 14.9%, burglary nondwelling 5.8%, theft of motor vehicle 28.6%, theft from motor vehicle 5.9%, criminal damage 6.9%, total crime 15.8% From PC 2139 Richard Carruthers
FRONTLINE AGENCIES are coming together for the first time for a training seminar designed to boost the way anti-social behaviour is tackled in Charnwood. The Support Agency Awareness Training Day on February 10 aims to raise awareness among frontline Charnwood Borough Council, Leicestershire Police and Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing staff of the support available to them from 16 different local agencies. The support agencies will discuss what they do, learn how police, housing and community safety staff can refer victims or perpetrators of anti-social behaviour to them and generally talk about how to more effectively deal with issues. Councillor David Snartt, Charnwood Borough Council’s cabinet member for community safety and chairman of the Charnwood Community Safety Partnership, said: “Although we have an award-winning record of tackling anti-social behaviour in Charnwood, we are never complacent and are always seeking ways of improving the service. “This training day is designed to do that by ensuring all frontline staff who encounter anti-social behaviour in the Borough know where they can go to for support and what resources are available. “By doing this we believe our response to incidents will be improved and the way we steer people away from offending will be more effective.” The event has been co-ordinated by Charnwood Borough Council and is being hosted by Leicestershire County and Rutland Community Health Services. Jane Moore, Deputy Head of Leicestershire County Council’s Youth Offending Service which is also taking part, said: “Tackling anti-social behaviour is a key priority for a range of agencies. This training event not only brings agencies together to enable more effective joint working but it seeks to improve what we do to better meet the needs of the community.” Agencies involved include the council, Leicestershire Police, Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing, Charnwood Mentoring Scheme, Leicestershire County and Rutland Community Health Services, Connexions, Bridge Housing Service, Leicestershire County Council’s youth service and youth offending service, Human Rights and Equalities Charnwood, Loughborough Women’s Aid, Just Women’s Project, Turning Point, East Leicestershire Mental Health Social Support Service, New Directions, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Community Mental Health Team and Children’s Centres. The Charnwood Mentoring Scheme recently earned national praise after reaching the final of the National Mentoring and Befriending Awards where it was recognised as one of the top five projects in the country for diverting young people away from anti-social behaviour. For more information about reporting anti-social behaviour, please contact the community safety team on 01509 634901 or email: community.safety@charnwood.gov.uk
Pic: Birstall Utd U14s
United’s cup run THE ROMANCE of the cup is alive and well and living in Birstall. Birstall United Juniors U14 side has dodged the unpredictable weather to make excellent progress in both the County and League Cup competitions. Early in January United took on 2nd division leaders Kirby Kings in the county cup quarter final. United dominated the early stages and created several chances with their fluent attacking football. Their hard work eventually paid off, albeit somewhat luckily, after 20 minutes with a Joel Wolfe shot being deflected in off a shoulder by Callum Hamilton. Kirby fought back and battled for an equalizer, keeper Russ Stafford being worked hard on several occasions. The second half continued to be evenly matched though Birstall’s nerves began to show. A desperate last 10 minutes saw Kirby have several chances including blasting a penalty over the bar with 5 minutes to play. The game ended to Birstall’s relief and a semi final beckons. United have also progressed to the quarter finals of the under 14 league cup and are battling for a top four finish in the Easter Festival of Football U14 Division A.
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