Initiatives funded in Southern Division during 2006-07

YOUNG PEOPLE & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

To market neighbourhood watch and engage with young people encouraging them involve themselves with NHW and to report crime.

PROPERTY MARKING PACKS

To purchase 3,000-crime prevention packs including cycle property marking kits for the South Ribble area

DISTRACTION BURGLARY

To provide security locks for the vulnerable elderly in Chorley that will be fitted by volunteers. The project is designed at reducing incidents of distraction burglary.

SHOPWATCH RADIO

To provide funding to upgrade existing Police Radios in Ormskirk Town Centre. CCTV and radio schemes have been in Ormskirk for 4 years with stats showing a reduction in crime in each of those 4 years.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN ASHURST SKELMERSDALE

To run a series of events in Skelmersdale including activity and quizzes for 5-11 year olds, art competitions and painting of subway etc. for the older groups.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ASHURST

To provide Goal Posts, Nets and training equipment for a youth football Team in Skelmersdale. The team has as many as 50 young people attending each session.

ALARM CODE VULNERABLE

The provision of gas powered alarm equipment for the use of repeat victims of crime suffering from arthritis who find it difficult to sue standard equipment.

ST PAUL’S TARGET HARDENING

In an effort to reduce ant-social behaviour and criminal damage to a church and school a number of initiatives will look at aesthetically target hardening the area.

VEHICLE CRIME/CCTV AWARENESS

The use of portable tri-signs (signs temporarily fixed to lampposts giving three different crime prevention messages) to highlight the CCTV facilities and encourage vehicle owners not to leave valuables in sight and to lock their doors.

2 WHEELS MOTOR PROJECT

Young people involved in motorcycle nuisance will be referred to a ten week course aimed at education about rider safety and skills, vehicle maintenance and environmental awareness.

PROPERTY MARKING

1,000 pens will be purchased to encourage local communities to property mark their valuables so that if they are stolen they can be returned to the rightful owner if recovered.

BAMBER BRIDGE TOWN CENTRE RADIO SCHEME

The provision of radios to help the local shopkeepers and licensed premises keep in touch with the police.

BOGUS EXTENSION – PHASE TWO

The reproduction on DVD and video of a theatrical presentation given to the vulnerable elderly warning of bogus callers.

ANCHOR SECURITY SERVICE

The aim of this project is to enable the elderly residents of South Ribble to improve their housing conditions, quality of life and promote independent living by providing a small repairs service with security measures.

VEHICLE CRIME AWARENESS

The purchase of highly visible tri signs for use in vehicle crime hot spot areas to provide educational messages.

DIVERSIONARY ACTIVITY TO COMBAT JUVENILE NUISANCE

The provision of diversionary activities for young people who are at risk of offending.

CCTV FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS

The installation of CCTV to detect and disrupt criminality and nuisance near elderly residents and a Mosque in the Chorley area

BRINGING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER

The upgrade of a CCTV facility at Aughton Village Hall to improve security.

BURGLARS CAN’T FLY

The provision of training on scene preservation and the purchase of kits to aid this training will help to increase burglary detection rates.

PROJECT INSIGHT

An Intervention package aimed at reducing the risk of offending based at HMP Wymott.

DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH RIBBLE NHW ASSOCIATION

The establishment of a website and the production of promotional material to improve the service offered by NHW in the South Ribble area.

BOGUS OFFICAL THEATRICAL PRESENTATION

A theatrical presentation on the dangers of bogus officials in the Chorley area.

DAMAGE IS A CRIME CAMPAIGN

A sustained media campaign will educate all age groups that Criminal Damage is an arrestable offence and if convicted of such an offence the sentence can be up to 10 years in prison

OPERATION CATERWAUL

The purchase of 500 personal attack alarms to be distributed to the most vulnerable members of the community.

CLAYTON BROOK COMMUNITY GROUP

The provision of activities for the evenings and school holidays for young people to reduce anti-social behaviour in the Clayton Brook area.

SMALL REPAIRS SERVICE

The aim of this project is to enable the elderly residents of South Ribble to improve their housing conditions, quality of life and promote independent living by providing a small repairs service with security measures.