Neighbourhood Watch Schemes

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Worried about crime in your area? Do you have an active neighbourhood watch scheme in your area? Do you have one that needs to be resurrected? Are you thinking about starting a new one? Don't wait for someone else to do it - do it yourself!

The East Edinburgh Crime Prevention Panel has a database of these schemes. Unfortunately, it's way out of date. Through the forum I hope that we can assist them in re-establishing contact. I'm in the process of helping to start a new scheme in the Rosefield area and I think it would be very useful for us to be able to link up with similar groups in the area.

Please get in touch with me directly or via the forum. I'm also willing to help other people get their schemes off the ground. It's not difficult and it's not expensive. The signs themselves ARE a deterrent to criminals, it helps to foster community spirit AND membership might give you a discount on your insurance.

[bellybabe]

My other half was supposed to be setting one up for our area, as some people might remember, but never quite got around to it, although I understand the police did deliver the pack. I think it may be time to give my partner a reminder!

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Bellybabe, here's a date for your partner's diary, and for anyone else who may be interested.

A meeting is being held upstairs in Portobello Library on Monday 10 May with a view to forming an association of active NW schemes in the Portobello area. If you are involved in such a scheme or would like to get one off the ground in your area please come along.

We plan to share ideas and information and hopefully elect someone to represent the group on Portobello Community Council. The meeting starts at 6:30pm. Email me if you need more info. Hope to see you there.

[bellybabe]

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