A Festive Message from the Police & Crime Commissioner “With Christmas not too far around the corner, November saw a month of celebration with the Cleveland Community Safety Awards. I introduced the awards when I first came into office as a way of recognising the excellent community safety work going on in the private, public and voluntary sector across the whole Cleveland area. The awards were a true celebration and an opportunity to say thank you to those who work tirelessly, day in and day out to keep us all safe. Another chance to look back on the excellent work being undertaken across the region was the annual Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) event, which this year marked the second anniversary of the Regional VAWG strategy. We have come a long way since the strategy was launched in 2013, with some great examples of partnership working and a much greater awareness of emerging issues like trafficking and slavery and stalking and harassment. I was also delighted to be invited to a special screening of ‘White Christmas’, for people with dementia, which was hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Police cadets at the Regent Cinema in Redcar. The cadets did an excellent job of making everyone feel at home as we enjoyed the 1954 classic, and were even dressed in relevant clothing to the era as they served us all ice creams and cakes. The event was an excellent opportunity for those living with dementia and their carers to enjoy an afternoon in comfortable surroundings and stimulate positive memories. It was also a great way to start the festive period. Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2016.” Barry Coppinger, Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk The Cleveland Police Cadets helped organise a Christmas lunch for over 80 pensioners at Grove Hill Methodist Church on 5th December. Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland December 2015 Newsletter
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A Festive Message from the Police & Crime Commissioner
“With Christmas not too far around the corner, November saw a month of celebration with the Cleveland Community Safety Awards. I introduced the awards when I first came into office as a way of recognising the excellent community safety work going on in the private, public and voluntary sector across the whole Cleveland area. The awards were a true celebration and an opportunity to say thank you to those who work tirelessly, day in and day out to keep us all safe. Another chance to look back on the excellent work being undertaken across the region was the annual Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) event, which this year marked the second anniversary of the Regional VAWG strategy. We have come a long way since the strategy was launched in 2013, with some great examples of partnership working and a much greater awareness of emerging issues like trafficking and slavery and stalking and harassment.
I was also delighted to be invited to a special screening of ‘White Christmas’, for people with dementia, which was hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Police cadets at the Regent Cinema in Redcar. The cadets did an excellent job of making everyone feel at home as we enjoyed the 1954 classic, and were even dressed in relevant clothing to the era as they served us all ice creams and cakes. The event was an excellent opportunity for those living
with dementia and their carers to enjoy an afternoon in comfortable surroundings and stimulate positive memories. It was also a great way to start the festive period.
Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2016.”
Barry Coppinger,
Police & Crime Commissioner
for Cleveland
More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk
The Cleveland Police Cadets helped organise a Christmas lunch
for over 80 pensioners at Grove Hill Methodist Church on 5th December.
Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland
December 2015 Newsletter
Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Newsletter December 2015
The Your Force Your Voice initiative represents Barry Coppinger’s personal pledge to attend at least one community meeting in every Cleveland ward each year.
Here is a list of upcoming meetings where you can meet and speak to the Commissioner about local community safety issues.
More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk
Brotton Neighbourhood Action Partnership Tuesday 15 December, 6.00pm Freeborough Academy Brotton Elwick Women’s Institute Monday 4 January, 7.00pm Elwick WI Hall Elwick Lynnfield Area Residents Meeting Tuesday 12 January, 6.00pm Grange Road Resource Centre Hartlepool
More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk
Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, opened a teacher training session focusing on enhancing social cohesion and countering radicalisation and racism. The session, which was commissioned the PCC and delivered by Media Culture CIC, included representatives from ten secondary schools across Hartlepool, Stockton and Redcar and Cleveland . The pilot project has been funded by Mr Coppinger as part of his priority to work for better community relations. Media Cultured CIC are a social enterprise that designs and delivers 'identity and integration' workshops aimed at encouraging harmony, tolerance and integration, together with equipping educational professionals with the resources and skills necessary to counter non-violent extremist views. Mr Coppinger said: “Sadly in the current climate it is more important than ever that as a society we stand together in tackling extremist views and in protecting those who are wrongly marginalised due to the atrocities committed by a small minority. In times of conflict like we find ourselves in now there is a worrying tendency for society to turn against those whom they see as ‘different’, to themselves. As an elected representative I see it as my role to ensure that all communities across Cleveland feel safe and secure to go about their everyday lives without fear of harassment or persecution, and teachers have a front line role in tackling this sort of prejudice before it can develop into something more serious. I have an enormous amount of respect for teachers, they do a fantastic job in shaping our young people and I hope this training can build on their confidence to tackle racism and extremism in the classroom.” Amjid Khazir, Director of Media Cultured added “We are always looking to develop our safeguarding and inclusion efforts. Working alongside Cleveland Police, Middlesbrough FC and Teesside University has been excellent for us. We also have grassroots support and when that is combined with backing from important institutions this can only bode well for the future. We are looking forward to the training and working with schools both locally and nationally”. The project has received national acclaim from the former independent terrorism legislation reviewer, Lord Carlile, and was featured in Tyne Tees News. The news item can be viewed at: http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2015-12-09/anti-radicalisation-programme-trialled-on-teesside-could-be-used-on-much-wider-scale/
Commissioner Opens Community Cohesion Training for Teachers
Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Newsletter December 2015
More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk
Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, has become a ‘Dementia Friend’ thanks to a training session delivered by Dave Mead from Safe in Tees Valley, who coordinates the Cleveland Police Cadets.
The session was delivered to the Commissioner, together with members of the Cleveland Police Communities and Partnerships Team, and involved learning more about what it's like to live with dementia and then turning that understanding into action to make life better for people living with dementia in the local community.
The training forms part of a series of activities which the Police Cadets have been involved in around support for people living with dementia.
Mr Coppinger said: “There are over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and it is becoming increasingly important for services such as the Police to better understand this condition, to enable front line staff to recognise the signs and provide appropriate support.
“I am committed to ensuring that Cleveland is a dementia friendly place to live, where vulnerable people who are living with this condition are supported within their communities.
“I am very proud of the work which our Police Cadets do, and am delighted that several of them are now trained as dementia friends and actively working with vulnerable people in the community to provide support.”
Acting Inspector Jane Wilson from Communities and Partnerships at Cleveland Police said: “Cleveland Police intend to introduce a number of measures which will assist with keeping some of the most vulnerable people within our communities safe, certain staff members becoming dementia friends is one of the measures taken.
“If you would like any further information about becoming a dementia friend yourself please call 0845 3060898, go to www.dementiafriends.org.uk or email [email protected]”
Commissioner Becomes a ‘Dementia Friend’
Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Newsletter December 2015