Continued from page 1 Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews provided funding worth £10,000 from his Safety Fund to Mountsorrel Parish Council in support of an initiative to increase security in the village and make local people safer. The funding will be used to install a new state-of-the-art CCTV system to monitor isolated sites within the village. The cameras will be linked to a central control room at Charnwood Borough Council which is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Once the CCTV system is in place, the parish council will be able to assess the impact of the cameras by reviewing historical data relating to reports of anti-social behaviour or crimes. Cllr Kate Walker, Chair of Mountsorrel Parish Council, said: “Mountsorrel is proud of the excellent relationship we have with our community police colleagues and believe that installation of CCTV will further enhance the help they already give to our residents. “We have several known areas that are targets for anti-social and criminal behaviour, and installing CCTV in these areas, I believe, will have a positive impact for our population by improving
There are 2000 free tickets ready to be given away for the week of August 14-20. The week is being organised by the Mountsorrel churches Christ Church and St Peter’s Church. “Last year, we organised our first ever Summer Activities week offering free activities to the community,” said priest in charge Colin Resch. “We gave away well over a thousand tickets to children, young people and adults. The activities included, to name just a few, are film mornings, a quiz, cream tea and a under 5’s soft play session. There was even a pub walk – which we did on the only day of the week that had lots of rain. We can organise the events, but the weather is beyond our control. Many of our events were made especially suitable for the whole family to join in together, and nearly two hundred attended Mountsorrel-by-the-Sea. “This year we are planning again and will have over 2000 tickets to give away free of charge to a whole variety of different events and activities taking place from August 14-20. The pub walk will be back, as will Mountsorrel-by-the-Sea. Some of the other events being planned include a family barbecue, curry night, under 5’s soft play, youth events, music for a summer’s evening, children’s cinema, quiz night, afternoon tea and, new for this year, Chips & Bingo. Each event will have limited tickets available, and we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.” Full information and details of how to book the free tickets are available on the website: mountsorrelchurch.org/summer23
Pics: Mountsorrel’s summer activities week 2022
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community safety, reducing the fear of crime and catching offenders. “We are very grateful to have been awarded this grant to help us combat antisocial and criminal behaviour.” The project is being showcased in a new video on the Commissioner's website as part of his commitment to keeping the public updated on the work and funding he is investing in the community to keep people safe. Mr Matthews said: "Anti-social behaviour causes misery and stress for the communities it impacts and remains the most common issue raised with me by the public. "My Safety Fund takes a two-pronged approach to these problems, delivering much-needed investment in diversionary programmes to prevent issues arising in the first place and enabling our young people to use their time productively as well as boosting funding for vital security measures that both act as a deterrent and help us to build evidence to bring perpetrators to justice. "I am really impressed with the passion and motivation behind this project and the desire to take positive action against these issues. This project is an excellent example of how people power and partnership working can really make a difference to the wellbeing and safety of our communities."
A POPULAR week of fun-filled summer activities in Mountsorrel returns this year.
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Pic: Chair of Mountsorrel Parish Council Kate Walker (left) with the Deputy Parish Manager Hannah Surtees
Free summer activities week
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