Welcome to the Safer Havant Partnership website
The Safer Havant Partnership brings together a number
of organisations who are working together to improve the
quality of life in the Havant Borough for residents, businesses and
visitors.
Wecock's Got Talent !
Waterlooville North Safer Neighbourhoods Team held the very
successful community event and talent contest ‘Wecock’s Got Talent’
on Saturday May 29th.
Initially, there were 25 acts that was whittled down to ten
finalists which ranged from six years of age to those in their late
teens. It was a very close competition with 'Pete and The
Boys' from Cowplain School taking first prize, winning a studio
contract.
The event raised £1000 and all proceeds are going to Rachel
Madocks school, based in Wecock Farm, for children with extreme and
multiple learning difficulties.Sergeant Amanda Crouch said: “ The
day was a great success with local residents, many children and the
police pulling together’.
Safer Havant tackle dangerous cycling in town centre
Havant Borough Council and the Police visited the footbridge
over Havant Railway Bridge last week to raise awareness of the
cycling ban over the bridge and give information on the Highway
Code. A number of individuals who were seen cycling
over the bridge were given advice and were warned by the police
that they could be given a fixed penalty fine. The
Partnership gave all cyclists a leaflet and spoke to passers-by
about local community safety issues. This operation was
organised in response to a number of recent complaints about
nuisance cycling from local residents who used the bridge.
For guidance and advice on cycling please follow the link
below:
External link to information on the Highway Code for cyclists
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Government urges teenagers to stand up against domestic
 abuse
The Government has launched a new campaign aiming to show that
domestic abuse is never acceptable in teenage relationships after
research has shown that at least one in four under eighteen year
olds has suffered from some sort of relationship abuse. Abuse
can be someone constantly putting you down, threatening you or
forcing you to do things that you don’t want to do, and is
unacceptable whatever the circumstances or context. Abuse can
harm you physically and emotionally as well as leaving you feeling
isolated and lonely.
The Government’s new website ‘This is Abuse’ gives information
and advice on what to do if you spot signs of abuse in your own or
a friend’s relationship. The site includes live debates,
frequently asked questions and a series of short films on the signs
of emotional and physical abuse. Follow the link below if you
are a young person who thinks they might be in an abusive
relationship:
External link to
information on teen domestic abuse >>
External link for
parents concerned about domestic abuse >>
Why, when and how to contact the police: reporting crimes and
other incidents
Follow the link below for an article by Ken Legg, Treasurer of
Waterlooville and District Neighbourhood Watch on the importance
reporting crime and anti-social behaviour in your area.
Link to Neighbourhood Watch article on the
process of reporting an incident >>
Find out more about the locations the Partnership are focusing
on this month
The Safer Havant Partnership meets once a month to look at
issues that are occurring in particular areas and to work together
to resolve these problems. Locations are chosen through
analysis of crime figures and by requests for help from other
agencies.
In April and May 2010 the Partnership will be
focusing on the areas below:
- Athena Avenue in Waterlooville where there have been some
reports of group hanging around and drinking alcohol. The
Partnership will be putting up signs in this area to promote the
ban on drinking alcohol and behaving in an anti-social manner in
public places.
- Chaffinch Green in Wecock, where there has been some reports of
low-level anti-social behaviour. The Partnership will be
working together to visit those responsible for the behaviour and
hope to task the Community Payback team to clean up this area.
- Purbrook Way in Warren Park, where there has been a slight rise
in criminal damage. The Partnership have asked CCTV to focus
on this area in the month ahead.
Link to information on the issues the
Partnership have been focusing on in previous months
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Website content by Katherine Vasey, Community Safety Projects
Officer. Contact the Safer Havant Partnership
at info@saferhavant.co.uk
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