EAST PERTHSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH TO MEET IN ALYTH

The popular public meetings being held by East Perthshire Neighbourhood Watch Association (EPNWA) are an excellent Q&A forum for the public to meet Police and EPNWA representatives. The next meeting will be held in the Ogilvy Rooms, Commercial Street, Alyth on Thursday 20^th May at 7pm. Inspector Paddy Buckley-Jones will lead the panel of NHW representatives at this informal meeting and members of the public (wherever you live in East Perthshire) are welcome to drop-in/out at any time to air their views. The latest Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and crime prevention information will also be available to collect.

Neighbourhood Watch is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever. Behind it lies a simple idea, and a central value shared by millions of people around the country: getting together with your neighbours to take action to cut local crime. Members’ involvement can be as little or as much as they wish. Joining a ‘watch’ (streets or areas which have NHW members) helps and reassures those who live in fear of crime. It also encourages neighbourliness and closer communities, and often cuts crime and the opportunities for crime.

 EPNWA encompasses over 50 active watches and there are many benefits of joining or starting up a scheme in your area, including a discount in your house insurance. Don’t sit back and accept problems in your area. Together we can solve crime and anti-social behaviour in your area. EPNWA operates an informal neighbourhood watch, with no lengthy meetings, AGMs, or other formalities. Joining this organisation is very easy by contacting Tayside Police, Community Safety on 0300 111 2222. The next public meeting will be in Coupar Angus Lesser Hall on Thursday 25^th March at 7pm. All welcome.