Green Heart Den Volunteering Opportunities

If you would like to learn more about potential volunteering opportunities on the Green Heart Den please  contact their temporary volunteer coordinator, Graham Robinson. Graham is currently working to attract potential volunteers and developing a volunteer data base and would be interested in hearing from anyone wishing to become a valued volunteer on our project and help to make a real difference in their community.
Temporary volunteer coordinator Graham Robinson can be contact by;
Email at : grahamrobinson508@btinternet.com
Tel: 01229 889694
Mob: 07749 656 127 and/or: 07545 523 694
By post at: C/O CHNM Office, 242/244 Dalton Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1PN

Additional details can be found on their blog page here.

Green Heart Den CCTV System

The Green Heart Den has begun the installation of their four camera CCTV system. Images are to be recorded for the purpose of crime prevention and public safety. For more details please visit their blog page at http://www.greenheartden.blogspot.com/

Extended Services Access Fund For Young People

Youngsters can apply for funding to help them have fun out of school. The Cumbria County Council Extended Services Access Fund (CCCESAF) offers grants to children and young people to help them pay for activities on evenings, at the weekends and during the school holidays.

Additional information can be found on the Inspiring Communities blog page here.

Stay Secure and Beat the Burglar

Cumbria Constabulary has today launched a crime prevention campaign to tackle burglary and theft across the county. The six week-long campaign, designed to raise awareness of the steps people need to take to protect their homes and possessions from thieves, will see officers carry out dedicated police patrols in hotspot areas that are often targeted by criminals.  Police will also be displaying posters in key locations in their communities and handing out pocket-sized ‘top tips’ to remind homeowners and motorists to secure their homes and property.

For more information please visit Barrow Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership blog page here. 

Mephedrone becomes a class B controlled drug

The Home Office has announced that at the end of the week, the party drug mephedrone, also known as meow meow, bubble or drone, will officially become a Class B controlled drug alongside substances like Amphetamine (speed) and Cannabis. From Friday 16 April 2010, anyone found in possession of mephedrone will be arrested and could face a criminal conviction and up to five years in jail. The change in law also means that those who attempt to supply the drug could be handed up to 14 years in prison.

For more information about drugs and the law or for help and advice please visit: www.cumbria.police.uk and www.talktofrank.com

Police team up with partners to educate pupils on dangers of mephedrone

Cumbria police have joined forces with the health service, local authorities, charities and drug support workers to deliver impactive talks to youngsters about the dangers of the legal high, mephedrone.
The drug, known also as meow meow, bubble or drone, is a chemical plant food that is not fit for human consumption. Despite this warning, police have found that the substance is becoming increasingly popular amongst young people due to its side effects, availability and current legal status.
After receiving community intelligence about children as young as eleven experimenting with mephedrone, officers have been going into local schools with partner agencies to expose the truth about its effects which, along with a cocktail of other drugs, contributed to the deaths of two Lincolnshire teenagers last week.

More information can be found on Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management blog here.

Information about drugs and the law can be found at various sites including, among others:
http://www.talktofrank.com/
http://www.cumbria.police.uk/

Safer, Stronger Community Meetings

When? - 12 April 2010 7:00 PM

Where? - Neighbourhood Management office, 242 - 244 Dalton Road, Barrow. This is for Central East .

Contact
Inspector Bosson
Telephone: 0845 33 00 247
Email: Central-Hindpool-IslandNPT@cumbria.police.uk

Other Barrow 3 NPT Safer Stronger Community Meetings where we set the priorities you want us to address include:

• Central West - Monday 17th May 2010 7:00pm at Neighbourhood Management Offices 242-244 Dalton Road Barrow.
• Barrow Island - Thursday 17th June 2010 at 630pm -Dundalk Street Community Hall.
• Hindpool - Monday 12 July 2010 at 7:00 PM in the The Annex - Bath Street. Barrow.  

Additional information about the Safer, Stronger Community meeting can be found on the Cumbria Police website here.

Knowhow - NonProfit

http://www.knowhownonprofit.org// is a new website to help with all aspects of managing a non-profit organisation.  It is packed with practical information and resources covering topics as diverse as managing volunteers, commissioning and procurement and setting up a charity shop. The site is intended to be a friendly and useful space for a community of non-profit people and organisations sharing what they have learnt to help others.

27/10/09 Minutes

Minutes from our recent meeting on the 27/10/09 can be downloaded here.

Can you help Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management

An appeal has been launched to save Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management and the vital, effective service they offer to the local community. Local businesses are being asked if they could sponsor their team of neighbourhood wardens.

If you could help or would like more information please visit their blog page here.

See also the recent Evening Mail article here.

Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management

On of the many organisations that have supported our group for several years is Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management.

From left to right the team consists of;

Helen Wiggan, High Risk Advocate, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
Paul Zaccarini, Neighbourhood Warden
Andy High, Senior Neighbourhood Warden
Rebecca Rawlings, Co-ordinator, Barrow Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
Steve Robson, Neighbourhood Manager
Rebecca Allen, Administrator
Phil Robson, Neighbourhood Warden
Scott Quinn, Neighbourhood Warden
Dan Finalyson, Neighbourhood Warden

Additional information about the the team and their efforts in helping to provide a safer, cleaner and stronger neighbourhood can be found here.

Junior Warden Plants Stolen

The Green Heart Den has had some of the flowers and shrubs planted by Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood  Junior Wardens stolen.

For more information please visit their blog page here.

What is Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management?

Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management have been working in Central and Hindpool since July 2006 and based in their office at the bottom of Dalton Road (former Storys the Jewellers) since September 2007. They work alongside a wide range of services working in the area and would love to hear from you ... they want to know what you think about your neighbourhood. It's really important for them to keep in touch with what's going on locally and also to make sure you know what they're doing to help make Central and Hindpool safer, cleaner and stronger places to live and work.

For additonal information please visit their blog page here.

What is Streetsafe?

Streetsafe is an ongoing community project which aims to tackle local community problems at a local level. Streetsafe operations are held all over the South of Cumbria covering Barrow Borough Council and South Lakeland District Council.

Streetsafe is a project which aims to :

•Listen
•Enhance communication and understanding
•Gather information about problems and deliver solutions
•Highlight and support positive activities
•Provide Fire and personal security improvements
•Make Communities -Safer, Stronger, Cleaner and Greener
 
For more information please visit:
Their blog page here.

What is Barrow CDRP?

Barrow CDRP is a true partnership made up of local agencies, organisations and local people who care about making our neighbourhoods safer and our communities stronger.
They have recently carried out a strategic assessment of crime and disorder issues in the borough of Barrow-in-Furness. which has identified a number of priorities:
Anti-social behaviour
Burglary (to include burglary dwelling and burglary other)
Criminal Damage
People Killed or Seriously Injured in Road Traffic Collisions (KSIs)
Violent Crime, including alcohol related
Domestic Violence
Hate Crime
Priority and Prolific Offenders
Alcohol related hospital admissions
Public Confidence

Additional information can be found on their blog page here.

"Dark Nights" Crime Prevention Trail - Cumbria Police

A short promotional trailer from Cumbria Police encouraging people to keep crime prevention in mind as the clocks go back and the dark nights set in.

Children and Young Peoples Plan 2010 - 2013

Cumbria Children’s Trust is currently in the process of developing the next 3 year Children and Young People’s Plan and as part of their consultation have developed an online questionnaire for completion by parents and carers, which can be accessed here.
Additionally they have developed an online questionnaire for completion by young people aged 11 onwards, which can be accessed here.
Deadline for responses is 30 October 2009.

Share a Smile - Love Barrow

How does the saying go, ‘smile and the world smiles with you’? Well some agencies working in Barrow would like your help to put this to the test.

For more information please visit here

Local Crime Mapping - Cumbria

The Cumbria Constabulary Crimemapper interactive website has been produced to provide an insight into the crime levels of areas covered by your local police force. You can search by place name or postcode and pan and zoom an interactive map to find detailed statistics about where you might live or work. Statistics are updated once a month.

You can view the Cumbria Crimemapper here.

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will take place:

5.30pm, Tuesday 27th October in the Silverdale Hostel Project, 1-3 Silverdale Street. Thank you, we hope to see you there.