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28 The Link Magazine • December 2003
Regular police contact on offer in North Swindon
Police support officer Stuart Thomas is now available every Tuesday 9am to 11am at the North Swindon police point at the district centre
to talk to callers and help with any queries.
Stuart, who started in his role as regular PC which Centre every Tuesday morning
Police Community Support Officer means I don't have all meanspeoplecanbesuretogetme
(CPSO) in mid-September covers the paperwork re- t •J1I in a central place where they can
the new areas of North Swindon - quired to reporta crime raise any issue which concerns
Abbey Meads, St Andrew's Ridge, related incident," said I I them, or might be of interest to the
Ash Brake and Priory Vale. Stuart. "This means I :,, . police."
He is responsible for monitor- can spend more time t I i f ,. ,. Stuart can also be contacted via
ing anti-social behaviour, under- walking the streetsgen- I t *' 528111 or by mailing: stuart.
age drinking and smoking, joy rid- erally showing a pres- "' [email protected]
ing, bike riding on pavements and ence and providing in- • The North Swindon Police Point
dog fouling. He can issue cautions formation where I can. is open to all residents in the North
and tickets and is in radio contact "My shift pattern Police Sector for enquiries and
with the police control centre for falls between 8am and presentation of documents on:
back-up if necessary. midnight, but being at Mon,Tues, Sat, Sun: l2noonto2pm;
"I don't have all the powers of a the North Swindon Wed, Thurs Fri: 4pm - 6pm.

Haydon safety group get a focus on area's problems
The problems associated with underage drinking was one of the issues given prominent attention at the inaugural meeting of the Haydon
Wick Neighbourhood Safety Team (NeST) held in early November.
General anti-social behaviourby undertook to continue to press for Haydon Centre in October was Kay Giblett of the Anti-social
youngsters in the area was the formal action to be taken against advertised and reported in The Behaviour Unit emphasised the
major issue identified at the meet- retailers selling alcohol to juniors Link. Jane Dudley from Swindon need for instances of disturbances
ing, with the lack of adequate pro- and NeST coordinatorJane Dudley Council's Crime and Disorder Unit to reported. The unit has its own
vision by the youth service exacer- agreed to pursue the other issues said NeSTs already meeting in 'phone line and she encouraged
bating the problem. Some residents with the responsible authorities, other parts of the town provide the members of the community to call
expressed concern about the pos- The NeSTbrings together repre- opportunity for a stronger and it so that the seriousness of prob-
sibility of nuisance arising if the sentatives of a range of statutory more coordinated voice from the lems can be measured.
new skateboarding area on West- and community organisations, lo- community. Report disturbances and inci-
field Way is not properly man- cal councillors and businesses to At the meeting she reported that dents of intimidation to the unit's
aged. identify local problems and to there had been a good response to 24 hour hotline: 466738.
Fly tipping and abandoned su- work with the various agencies to the Fear of Crime survey circulated For immediate response, call the
permarket trolleys were also is- find solutions. The Haydon NeST with the November Link and there police on 528111.
sues blighting the area, has been established following an was still time for residents to send • Haydon kickabout space and
Ward councillor David Reynard information roadshow at the in completed forms. North youth centre - page 30.

Youth gatherings again causing hassle for residents
Problems caused by youngsters misbehaving in the Thames Avenue area have never been far away since large gang gatherings were reported
earlier the year.
Determined action by the police gardens and cans and bottle strewn local stores may be selling it to He has brought the matter to the
and Haydon Centre stewards seem around the area. them and the youngsters also ap- attention of the parish council and
to have sorted out the vandalism, Parish councillor Kevin Ball has proach adults to buy it." hopes for concerted action to as-
disturbances and threatening be- reported on the drunken behav- Trading Standards officers have sist residents affected, but he feels
haviour experienced in the vicin- iour by young people, some as been alerted about possible of- that parents should act more re-
ity of the centre in early summer. young as 13; many from outside fences. sponsibly. "They have a duty of care
However people living elsewhere the parish. "Underage drinking is Councillor Ball added, "the po- and should be aware of what their
in Hayden Wick are now suffering the core of the problem," he said. lice, particularly our local officer children are up to when left to their
aggravation from large congrega- "These kids seem to get hold of PC Sheik, have been supportive, own devices in the evening."
tions of young people. Residents alcohol at will and in some cases it but they obviously do not have the He acknowledged that any local-
feel intimidated, cars have been is their own parents who are sup- resources to keep on top of the ised solution will simply move the
vandalised, rubbish dumped in plying it. We suspect that some problem." problem onto someone else's patch.

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