Clive Stewart Castle Point District Co-ordinator writes:-
Since the early weeks of October 2021 I took up the reins as District Co-ordinator of Castle Point District Neighbourhood Watch.
Since then I created a weekly Castle Point District Neighbourhood Watch weekly newsletter ..yes every week..including Bank Holidays and also Christmas and New Year.
Now more than one hundred and forty people living in Castle Point District receive it as well as those Co-ordinators who email to their NW members..
The response has been amazing especially as I also created a six monthly newsletter which is now being distributed to over 4,500 !!!
Over the many months I was delighted to hear from many who wanted to be part of their local Neighbourhood Watch again and be Co-ordinators too.
These Co-ordinators distribute whatever information they receive from myself which is from reliable sources eg The Police Fire & Crime Commissioner's Office , Essex Police, Crimestoppers, Essex Fire & Rescue Service and Victim Support as they all work with Neighbourhood Watch to reduce the opportunity of crime ...
May I give very special thanks to Christopher Dolley for His Support for Neighbourhood Watch
In October 2021 I spoke to Christopher Dolley, who has an excellent website , and he agreed to raise the profile of Neighbourhood Watch.
With his assistance we have been able to build up the membership and it is very much appreciated.
I am willing to work with him to keep our community safe.
This is from Christopher for the those in Castle Point District.
“Do you Love the street you are in?”
For Castle Point there is a website: www.castlepointneighbourhood.org.uk
It's purpose is to help promote a connected community throughout the Castle Point area.
There is a lot of local useful information and advice.
Also on the website are great suggestions on how to get connected and involved with your local community.
My role as Castle Point Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator is to keep you up to date with Neighbourhood Watch information and supply you with NW items too eg window stickers, wheelie bin stickers, No Cold caller stickers, members guides and valid NW members badges, and many other items too. All free....
You may like to know that the weekly newsletter is a summary of the Essex Police crime reports that I receive each week plus Neighbourhood Watch information too.
Essex Chief Constable Mr. B .J Harrington has told me that he wants to see an increase in Neighbourhood Watch throughout Essex and also more street signs to be placed on appropriate posts as he believes that they do help to reduce crime, so maybe I can help you with that ? Please contact me ...
Finally I was advised by many who replied to my email in October 2021 that they remember having newsletters to distribute and they collected them from the Castle Point Borough Council Offices.
Well I brought them back but they are now delivered to your door by Neighbourhood Watch .....
So thank you all again.
Finally if you know of anyone who is interested in being part of Castle Point District Neighbourhood Watch please ask them to send me their full name and postal address to [email protected]
Regards Clive Stewart Castle Point District Co-ordinator
CASTLE POINT DISTRICT REPORT
TO ECNWA ON TUESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2024
In the past three months I have been contacted by more residents in Castle Point District than in the past six months as they want to be part of Neighbourhood Watch where they live. A few have been via NWN (Neighbourhood Watch Network formerly known as National Neighbourhood Watch ) but mostly are due to local promotions based on the weekly newsletters which I created since October 2021 , Kevin Blake’s words on the crime reports in which he states that “Anyone interested in Neighbourhood Watch should contact Clive Stewart on email [email protected] also from Essex Police ( PC Ian Risden ) Castle Point Borough Council and the Castle Point Neighbourhood Watch Facebook Group.
As the NWN MSA (Multi Scheme Administrator which gives me access to the NWN database ) I look each week at any new registrations on NWN database as people still register with NWN. So I make contact with them, with a polite welcome to Neighbourhood Watch and say what they have done (registered with NWN ) is fine. Then I advise them that in Essex if they want to be part of Neighbourhood Watch where they live and receive LOCAL information and also free NW items they need to be approved by either the local NW Co-ordinator or the Castle Point District NW Co-ordinator. I am often advised that they thought that registering with NWN that they are members of Neighbourhood Watch and expected to have local information but sadly have not had any so many are very pleased to hear from me .
What I have actioned recently on NWN database is that I typed in Castle Point under Schemes and yes our scheme was stated clearly with those who have registered and joined Castle Point Scheme and therefore have my approval but then I saw fifty or more names of persons who have registered with NWN over many years ( yes many years ) which NWN feel are suitable to be part of my Castle Point scheme and I felt it was very useful.
So I emailed each and everyone of them introducing myself and saying what I normally say to new registrations. So far I have had very few replies.
By the way I would like to thank John Metcalfe ( Rochford District Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator ) offering to meet up with anyone in Castle Point District to hand over any NW Items which is very much appreciated especially delivery of Street signs .
The current six monthly newsletter is from January to June and has an article from District Commander Chief Inspector Paul Hogben with a print run of 4.500…plus was sent to over 150 by email too .
I have Zoom (paid by ECNWA ) which is very helpful for me to see and speak to anyone who wants to know a little more about Neighbourhood Watch. Also I do advise them to look for more information by clicking on Castle Point District on the ECNWA website www.essexnwa.co.uk
Whilst on the website go to the Main menu and to “Taking Part” and scroll down to see the video for those who are hard of hearing which was funded by The Police Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office. As we welcome everyone !
Finally it is amazing how many living in Castle Point District thank me for the weekly newsletter each week and also for the NW items that they can receive. I have created an order form for anyone who wants free NW items so all they need to do is say how many they need and I post it to them. By the way wheelie bIn stickers are very popular so I ordered and received an extra 150 this week.
So thank you all for your superb feedback maybe one reason is that you know I am available 24/7.
Clive Stewart
Castle Point District Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator