PANWA Newletters

We publish 4 newsletters each year and distribute them to 4,000 homes.

Chairman's Report

To AGM 2009

To AGM 2008

Welcome to the Official Neighbourhood & Home Watch Newsletter

June 16th 2008 is the start of the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week across England & Wales. On that day the new representative body the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network, will be launching the new official Neighbourhood & Home Watch website for ALL Watch members across England & Wales.

Community Safety Bulletin

May 2008

Neighbourhood Watch exists to:

• Cut crime and the opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour
• Provide reassurance to local residents and reduce the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour
• Encourage neighbourliness and closer communities
• Improve the quality of life for local residents and tenants

It can do this by:

• Identifying issues of local concern
• Becoming involved in community problem solving, agreeing regularly which problems to target and what actions to take
• Getting involved in crime and disorder and anti-social behaviour prevention initiatives
• Providing volunteer administrators/co-ordinators who assist paid Neighbourhood Watch staff to effectively run Neighbourhood Watch
• Monitoring and reporting on Anti-Social Behaviour
• Forming district, county/force-wide associations to share and disseminate good practice
• Linking into and working with other Watch movements and wider voluntary, public sector and private sector bodies

It will do this by:

• Being a community based organisation, involving residents and tenants who are working together
• Working in partnership with the police, local authorities and other agencies to reduce crime and disorder
• Sharing information and advice with the police and other agencies concerning crime and other incidents

Calling the Police

• Who? Describe individuals and any vehicles involved.
• What? Explain what you have seen.
• Where? Give exact location of criminal activity
• When? To be effective it must be now.