Volunteers Needed for the Southfield Ward Police Panel


Councillor Andrew Steed urges residents to put their name forward

Liberal Democrat councillors in front of Chiswick police station
Liberal Democrat councillors in front of Chiswick police station

Every ward in Ealing and indeed any other London Borough should have a local Police Panel.

It is part of the commitment of the Metropolitan Police to Community Policing.

Southfield Liberal Democrat Ward Councillors have always supported the Police Panel, and as a ward councillor I have always seen it as providing an important link between residents and the local Police.

Like any organisation its effectiveness depends upon the members, and currently the Southfield Panel needs new volunteers.

Meetings are held four times a year, usually with the Ward Sergeant, often with a representative of the Council's Safer Community Team. In addition, Ward Councillors are usually in attendance.

The Police give information on local crime statistics and provide feedback on issues that are raised. The volunteers contribute local knowledge and highlight concerns. Importantly the volunteers can set the priorities for the local Police - it may be the need to patrol particular roads or respond to anti-social behaviour.

A public meeting was held to highlight cyber-crime is a good example of the Police providing information on new criminal trends that need greater understanding.

Southfield Ward has one of the lowest levels of crime in Ealing. The record of the local Police Panel working with the Police contributes to that success story. Any resident can become a member. If you are interested, please get in touch with your local ward team or contact myself through email at andrew.steed@ealing.gov.uk.

Cllr Andrew Stter – Liberal Democrat councillor for Southfield ward

Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More

This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism.

Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets.

We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more.

However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do.

We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area.

A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site.

One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute.

If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor.

For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site.

 

July 29, 2021