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Chestfield Parish Council are very keen to encourage more Neighbourhood Watch schemes in our village and would ask that if you would like to volunteer to become involved - please contact in the first instance

Linda Livingstone
e-mail or Tel: 01227 773121

Hello my name is PCSO Mark HARRIOTT.

• I am 20 years old and have lived in the Whitstable area for just over 1 year. I am originally from Orpington, South East London borough of Bromley.
• I wanted to become a PCSO to be part of and interact with my community in Whitstable.
• Some of my duties as a PCSO include

• Provide a highly visible uniformed presence
• Improve safety and security of any individual
• Enhance the quality of life for the community
• Increase confidence in the rule of law
• Communicate with partner agencies to build safer communities
  
  
• Neighbourhood policing enables communities to shape the service that I can give to you, solving problems that matter to you and creating an environment where people are safe and feel safe.

Thank you for inviting me into your community and I hope that I can become a central figure in the neighbourhood management of the Chestfield area.

I work varying shift patterns, however if I am unavailable please leave a message with your name, telephone number and your address, on my answer phone and I will respond as quickly as possible.

My number is 0777 222 6106

Kent Police Performance Measurements 2005/2006

Performance Areas:
Reducing Crime .............Fair.......................... Deteriorated
Investigating Crime ......Good........................ Improved
Promoting Safety ..........Fair ..........................Stable
Providing Assistance ....Good ........................Stable
Citizen Focus .................Fair ..........................Deteriorated
Resource Use ................Excellent ..................Stable
Local Policing ................Fair ..........................Stable

Excellent: The highest level of performance in service delivery. It is expected that few forces will achieve this very high standard for a given activity
Good: Performance above the norm
Fair: The delivery of an acceptable level of service. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary would expect that, across most activities, the largest number of grades would be awarded to this level.
Poor: Unacceptable level of service

For the full report go to www.kent.police.uk

Police Community Support Officers update at November 06
• More than 40 men and women have begun training
• Early in the new year the 43 trainees will start their patrols
• PCSOs have some enforcement powers to tackle local nuisance behaviour, such as issuing fixed penalty notices for littering, graffiti, riding on footpaths and illegal sale of alcohol
• They can confiscate alcohol and cigarettes from your people, deal with abandoned vehicles and in certain cases stop vehicles for road checks.
• Some will have their own beat, while others will work as part of neighbourhood teams, with police officers and community wardens.
• Another 50 future PCSOs start their training just after Christmas, with more to come in February, as part of the force’s drive to recruit 273 new PCSOs by April 07

Don’t be ‘in the dark’ about road safety and home security:

Road safety
• Wear bright or fluorescent clothing during dull or misty days
• Apply reflective strips to clothing so that you can be seen at night
• Always cross roads at the safest place, ideally a pedestrian crossing
• Try to plan your route along roads that are well lit
• Remember it is an offence to ride a bicycle at night without lights
• When driving, allow your eyes to become accustomed to the dark before setting off
• Check your vehicle’s headlights and brakes regularly
• If you park your car in a public car park in the daylight, park near a light source if you can. When you return in the dark you can easily check if there is any activity around your vehicle.

Home safety
• When you go out, always lock the door and close the windows, even if you are only going out for a short time
• Avoid leaving side gates open and make sure ladders and garden equipment that could be use to force entry are not left out
• Consider installing window locks - a burglar is less likely to break in if they have to smash a window
• If you have deadlocks or mortice locks, use them
• Don't leave keys (including car keys) or other valuables near doors or windows Avoid labelling house keys in case you lose them and they fall into the wrong hands
• Don't leave spare keys outside or in garages or sheds
• Visible burglar alarms, good lighting and carefully directed security lighting can act as a deterrent (but make sure that the lights don't affect your neighbours and that alarms turn off after 20 minutes)
• Fences at the back of your house may make this area more secure, but walls and solid fencing may let a thief break in without being seen - a good compromise is chain-link fencing or trellises with prickly shrubs
• Keep hedges trimmed to allow natural surveillance
• Fitting a spy-hole allows you to see who's at your door before you open it
• Fitting a chain-link to your door means you can open it and speak to someone without opening the door fully

Kent Police Useful Links

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Free 10-year smoke alarm

Telephone your local Fire Safety Office for a FREE Home Fire Safety check
01227 825530
www.kent.fire-uk.org

Follow these simple guidelines and you’ll keep your home safe:
• Fit smoke alarms on each level in your home
• Keep them free from dust
• Always put smoke alarms where you will be able to hear them throughout the home particularly when you’re asleep
• Test the battery once a week
• Once a year change the battery (unless it is a 10-year alarm)
• NEVER REMOVE THE BATTERIES

Do you want to know more about how to detect the signs of drug abuse?
Telephone PC Dave Watts at Canterbury Police on 01227 744786

Incidents of antisocial behaviour are still occurring in Chestfield, but not being reported. Please report any incident as soon as it happens and if a car is involved try to obtain its number. The Police will not disclose your name. Please don't suffer in silence or mention the offence several days later. There is aid at hand and for the good of the whole community give our professionals a chance to sort out your problems.

The Public Safety Unit Tel: 01227 289260

If you wish to report an incident please ring:
Whitstable Police Station Tel: 01227 762055
(Open from Monday to Friday from 10.am to 2 pm (out of hours answering machine).

Have a Safer Winter in Chestfield

With Christmas and New Year just passed, now is the time to think and plan for the remainder of the holiday period and the forthcoming winter months.

With winter road conditions for drivers to consider and Christmas gifts being stored in houses and cars, it’s also a time to be safety and security conscious.

This is why Kent Police has started its Safer Winter campaign - to encourage people to look after themselves and their property.

Check it, lock it, cool it!

Strategic Crime Chief Superintendent John Molloy said: ‘This initiative has three main strands:

• road safety including drink driving
• keeping valuables secure
• looking after yourself and your friends and family.

'We want to ensure people in Kent have a memorable festive season for all the right reasons.’
Take a minute to check your car and remember, winter driving needs extra care:

• regularly check lights, tyres and fluid levels 
• add anti-freeze to your radiator and windscreen bottle
• adapt your driving for winter road conditions - in the wet, fog and ice stay well back from the car in front
• drinking or using hand held mobiles while driving don't mix - a conviction can affect the rest of your life, a collision can ruin someone else's
• remember: all drivers involved in a collision will be tested for alcohol and drugs.

Keep Christmas presents and sales items and other valuables safely locked away and out of sight:

• avoid leaving presents or your sat nav visible in your car
• draw your curtains in the evenings so thieves aren’t tempted by your Christmas gifts
• if you are going away use a timer to switch your lights and radio on and off
• don’t leave the boxes that gifts have come packaged in outside your house by your wheelie bin – the box alone can tell someone what sort of property is inside your house.

Look after yourself and your friends:

• if you’re going to enjoy a night out, plan how you intend to get home beforehand – book a taxi or have a designated driver in your group
• stay in control – enjoy yourself but don’t drink to excess
• always keep an eye on your drink – don’t leave it unattended
• if you are walking home from a night out, do so in groups and stay in well lit areas.