A brief roundup of community safety related news this week. Don’t forget previous weekly editions are online and might still have useful information to share.
General News
Pretty intense, but coming 20 years after the 7/7 terror attacks, this set of stories from Survivors of Terror should be worth reading and reflecting on.
From CCTV to Days of Action: How North East Lincolnshire is tackling Anti-Social Behaviour. Important run down on all the work going on in our area to tackle ASB and the causes of ASB. Please read and share.
North East Lincolnshire Council have renewed their Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) to help tackle key issues like Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and dog fouling. Read about it on NELC website.
The Spring 2025 edition of the Community Safety Partnership newsletter is full of information about local initiatives and is worth reading and sharing. View the .pdf here.
Scams and Fraud Awareness
Cold calls impersonating your doctor are among the most recent ‘over the phone’ scams. If you’re ever called by someone saying they are your bank, call 159 to be put through to your genuine bank customer support department.
Fraudwatch resources. If you’re looking for information about scams and fraud or want to tell others ways to stay safe, then take a look at all the downloads, documents and videos that Fraudwatch has put on their local website. Full of very useful materials. VANEL is very pleased to be a FraudWatch partner and Karl at VANEL has just delivered his 48th scams talk to a local group having now spoken to over 1000 people in social groups around North East Lincolnshire. Need a talk for your group? Just contact Karl.
This week’s resource: Have you visited Take 5 to Stop Fraud? Lots of useful information and advice there.
Police related Updates
The office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking your thoughts in a survey to gather public views on Policing and Community Safety from communities in the Humber Region. Read more or go to the survey which is open until the end of September.
Reminder about Nee Naw Day 2025 26th July Lots more information about the event on Facebook here.
Op Coastline: Strengthening Community Safety in Cleethorpes – read the article.
Local areas
Great Coates becomes first Poo Bag Partner Village Council. An example of a local neighbourhood coming together with partners to tackle an issue that affects us all. Can your area get involved too?
South Ward for your diary: On 12th August there will be a major family focused community safety event in South Ward on Sutcliffe Park. Police and many local partners including LHP and the South Ward Forum are involve with the event which aims to support the community with safety and security issues. 12th Aug 10-2, “Together for Tomorrow”
Neighbourhood Watch
With a new Neighbourhood Watch Group having recently set up in New Waltham, Karl at VANEL is keen to get other neighbours and communities to come together to form groups. If you’ve got even the slightest interest in this please talk to Karl for more information to find out how you could get a group going.
Something to share?
If you have comments, feedback or content that you think should be included, please let me know.
Back next week…
Karl
Footnotes
WeekNotes 5 Friday 18th July 2025
By Karl Elliott, VANEL, NELwatch, HumberWatch
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