Meeting and greeting Crowcombe and Stogumber new beat PCSO

‘MEET and Greet’ sessions are being organised by Crowcombe and Stogumber’s new beat PCSO David Rowe.
PCSO Rowe will be available from next month to accommodate anybody living in his new beat area who wants to discuss any issues of concern.
He said: “My meet and greet sessions will still be held in the Community Policing (CPU) bus and will still be an opportunity for you, the local public, to meet your Neighbourhood Beat Team and discuss any issues that you may have.”
The sessions will be held on the first Monday of each month and will last for 45 minutes.
The new times and venues are as follows:

• 5.30 pm - outside Crowcombe Post Office
  
• 6.30 pm - Notley Arms car park, Monksilver
  
• 7.30 pm - Roadwater Post Office car park
  
• 8.20 pm - Lysaght Hall car park, Old Cleeve

PCSO Rowe continues also to cover Old Cleeve parish, while his previous beat of Carhampton and Withycombe has reverted to PCSO Sue Hurley and PC Mark Curran, who work from Minehead Police Station.
The Crowcombe and Stogumber police neighbourhood beat team is now managed by PC Fiona Clopet, who works from Williton Police Station.

Police to hold beat surgeries in council offices

POLICE in Minehead are setting up informal beat surgeries in West Somerset Council’s Customer Centre, in Summerland Road.
People will be able to drop in for an informal chat about issues which affect them and give their views on how to build better communities.
Inspector Carol Pearce, who is in charge of policing in West Somerset, said: “Overall, West Somerset is one of the safest places in which to live, but we are not complacent.
“Our beat surgeries are designed to actively involve our community to ensure that we are building safe, strong neighbourhoods, and to combat any incidents of crime and disorder.
“We want to know what local people’s priorities are, so we have opened the surgeries to listen to their concerns.
“Officers may be able to provide advice to people on the spot, which will be reassuring for many, but it is also an ideal way to bring broader issues to our attention so that we can tackle them.”
The first of the beat surgeries are scheduled for:

• December 4 at 10 am and 12 noon


• December 18 at 10am and 12 noon


• January 8 at 10 am and 12 noon

District council community safety officer Pete Hughes, who has facilitated the events, said: “This is a good example of how partnership working can help bring accessible services to our public.
“We are determined that acts of crime and disorder remain at their current low levels, and we are keen to involve local people so that we can deal with issues that affect them.”