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Franklyn - Thurlow Neighbourhood Watch June 2010

[Picture courtesy of Ilford Recorder]

Fairlop Safer Neighbourhood Team are pleased to announce that Franklyn - Thurlow Neighbourhood watch, which was launched earlier in the year has become the first in Redbridge (and as far as we are aware the first in London) to be joined by a London Underground Station.

The new watch covers Franklyn Gardens, Thurlow Gardens and part of New North Road in Hainault an area immediately adjacent to the Central Line, Hainault Station and its depot.

Fairlop SNT has long established and good working relations with staff at the station and British Transport Police’s Central Line East Team. The station has been involved in a number of local community and policing initiatives so it seemed only natural to invite them to play their part in launching the watch.

From the outset staff and particularly Mr Santos have been keen to help, providing the station’s training room to hold the initial launch meeting, and now joining as a fully participating member of the watch.

Sgt Chandler of Fairlop SNT said “This is a first for Redbridge and, it seems, London. Staff are keenly aware of the important part their station plays in the life of local people. The mutual vigilance and co-operation between them and the other members of the watch will play a key part in making the station and its surrounding community an even safer place to live and work. I would like to thank the watch co-ordinator Sandra Blooman and Mr Santos the Station Manager for their help in making this happen.”

Meanwhile:

As 28,000 police face axe, chiefs blow £500k on champagne gala – Daily Mail

Never mind, ACPO are on the ball dreaming up new initiatives and acronyms to confuse criminals and undermine their activities. The MPA are consulting on LPPs and want to disseminate details to KINs, WPMs, B21Rs and their CB. Here’s the link.

And here’s the June 2010 London ICV Newsletter.
Here’s the June 2010 Redbridge Safer Communities News [wot no acronym]
And there is a meeting on 1st July of the MPAs CLP, chaired by VB to discuss the National DNA Database and the use of DNA in Policing.

· ACPO – Association of Chief Police Officers
· MPA – Metroploitan Police Authority
· LPP – London Policing Priorities
· KIN – Key Individual Networks
· WPM – Ward Panel Members
· B21R – Barkingside 21 Reader
· CB – Customer Base or General Public
· ICV – Independent Custody Visitors
· CLP – Civil Liberties Panel
· VB – Victoria Borwick
· DNA - DeoxyriboNucleic Acid