Police Update

Written by PS Serena Serjeant

Autumn is here and we are slowly coming out of the summer demand period. Wow, the summer was a hot one this year and I am not sure about you, but I am thankful of the cooler weather. As mentioned previously three of our long standing PCSOs, well known on the Ashley Ward and known personally to you as Gudis, Mo and Terry, have moved on to become police officers. However we have some new faces on the team: PCSO Chris Issacs, PCSO Eleanor Gill and PCSO Oliver Walker. So please don’t worry, they will be more than happy to stop and have a chat whilst out on their patrols and get to know you.

As you know community engagement is the cornerstone of neighbourhood policing and a two way conversation always leads to progress. We are always trying to find new ways to reach out to our community, please do get in touch if you would like us to come out and give talks, or attend any group sessions that you are holding and we can provide a real insight into what we do. We can also provide guest speakers on different subject matters such as knife crime, drugs, domestic violence and fraud to name a few.

Some good news from the Ashley Team- PCSO Chadd was awarded a certificate of excellence for her hard work arranging the drumming circle which as you know performed at the St Pauls pop up carnival at Malcom X. This was a successful drumming course and future courses will be advertised soon. The course is aimed at primary school children and is held weekly within St Pauls adventure playground.

We have also had our first Bristol East Women’s Network session and will be holding another one at Docklands Community Centre in September. At these sessions we discuss topical issues affecting women and girls in the community and also provide light refreshments in a relaxed setting. If you would like to attend please contact me and I will send you an invite.

We have conducted several successful E.scooter operations where we have made positive arrests seizing some illegal items from suspects and we will continue to respond effectively to those who cause problems within our community. We want everyone to love where they live and we won’t let the minority spoil it for the majority. We need this to be a joint effort between the police and those that live, work and visit the Ashley ward area so please call us or visit our website to report any suspicious activity. Please keep an eye out on our website www. avonandsomerset.police.uk for our up and coming Talk to Us, bike marking and walk around events. I look forward to seeing you there.

Take care,

PS Serena Serjeant Ashley Neighbourhood Team