Neighbourhood Watch
There are currently four watch schemes operating in
the Parish, having been re-established in the Spring of
2007. The areas covered being centred on Strawberry
Bank, Gratton, Whitebear & Forestreet and Venn Green.
The scheme is overseen by the local policing team beat
manager and he is assisted by two PCSO’s who are our
main day to day contacts. With these areas now well
established we are able to open up NHW to the rest of
the Parish. We appreciate that
many properties, especially the farms, are in isolated
locations but never-the-less feel that households would
benefit from the messages which the police and ourselves
send out from time to time.
Whilst it would be nice to automatically enrol every
household as a member, we are a self funding
organisation and members have therefore to elect to join
the schemes. The police are not able to provide
financial assistance but the Home Office, who drive and
monitor the schemes, provide the membership packs
together with information leaflets which are issued
periodically.
The aim of a watch scheme is “to increase the awareness
of crime, without increasing the fear of crime”.
Devon and Cornwall are amongst the safest places in the
country to live, but unfortunately crime does still
happen. The public plays a vital role in helping the
police to reduce crime by providing valuable information
and making it difficult for criminal activity to take
place. In rural areas like Milton Damerel it is not
usually local people that commit criminal activity but
people from outside the area travelling to commit their
crimes. Therefore by noting details of unfamiliar
vehicles seen parked and/or acting strangely in the
area, these can be passed on to the police for further
investigation.
For further information or if you would like to join
(there is currently no membership fee), please contact
your local coordinator.
Police Co-ordinators
PC 4936 – Andy Moakes } Holsworthy Pol. Station
PCSO 30099 - Raquel Rowe
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Tel: 101
PCSO 30103 - Beverley
Bray
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Local Co-ordinators
Strawberry Bank:
Roger Copp
- Tel. 261681
Gratton:
Edgar Pett
- Tel. 261277
Whitebear &
Venn Green:
Mike Jackson - Tel. 261196
All may be contacted at Holsworthy Police Station -
01409 259461 - for admin. purposes but
crime reporting should be on 999 for emergencies or 101
for all non-emergency contact.
Neighbourhood Watch in Milton Damerel