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FOR EXTERNAL PUBLICATION Published: Tuesday 8th December 2015

Welcome to the ninth of the CiPD Newsletter. This edition of the Newletter covers

the month of November 2015.

November has been a busy month for the department as the busiest time of the

year quickly approaches. Our volunteers have continued to provide

exemplary support to the organisation as highlighted in this edition.

This months edition covers Remembrance Sunday Parades, Specials

long service and good conduct awards, Rural Special Constable

Recruitment, the Neighbourhood Watch scheme and much more.

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CiPD NEWSLETTER | EDITION 9 | NOVEMBER 2015

Specials' long service and good

conduct acknowledged:

On Wednesday 18th November,

Nottinghamshire Police hosted its annual

award ceremony - recognising the hard

work and bravery of Police Officers,

Volunteers and members of the public.

Daring life-saving attempts, decades of

long service and stories of bravery were

all celebrated at the ceremony which

was hosted at Albert Hall.

Amongst those receiving Chief Constable

Commendations and Coroner's awards

were an impressive 12 special constables -

whose long service and good conduct

was formally recognised on the night.

Collectively the twelve officers who

received their long service and good

conduct awards have a combined total

service of more than 133 years, with

Special Sergeant Whitworth and Special

Inspector Taylor-Walster racking up 19.1

years service each.

The officers were presented their awards

in front of an applauding audience by

Specials Chief Officer, Mark Stasuik.

Chief Constable Chris Eyre said: “Every

day our police officers, staff, volunteers

and local members of the public show

dedication and courage, making our

streets safer and changing lives for the

better. They have faced violence,

tragedy and danger, and they have

gone above and beyond expectations to

keep people safe.”

Congratulations to each and every one of

them!

SP Sergeant Whitworth | 19.1 years service

SP Inspector Taylor-Walster | 19.1 years service

SC Charles | 10.4 years service

SC Purnell | 10.3 years service

SP Inspector Squire | 10.2 years service

SP CH/Inspector Chahal | 10.0 years service

SP Inspector Harker | 9.10 years service

SP Sergeant Townsley | 9.10 years service

SP Inspector Wood | 9.08 years service

SP CH/Inspector Freeman | 9.05 years service

SC Gascoigne | 9.03 years service

SC Wragg | 8.10 years service

Visit: www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/specials for more info about our Specials

SP/CH Insp Chahal (Left) receives his long service award

Special Constabulary [1/3] PC Nigel Hoodless | Specials Co-ordinator

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As the festive period is well underway, our

Special Constables have been out in

force observing Christmas light switch on

events in Towns and local communities

across the County.

From events attracting thousands of

members of the public such as the

Newark Town Centre Christmas event to

the more smaller community organised

events such as the Bestwood Community

Christmas Concert, officers have been out in force engaging with members of the public and

providing a visible presence to ensure such events run smoothly.

Specials will continue to work with Neighbourhood Policing Teams in the run up to Christmas and

the New Year to help bolster the front line and enable the force to be there when needed most.

They'll also be supporting a number of crime-prevention initiatives over the coming weeks.

Neighbourhood Policing teams observe light switch on



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Specials support neighbourhood

teams for Christmas light events:

SPECIAL'S EFFORTS FORMALLY RECOGNISED BY CH/SUPT:

A Nottinghamshire Police Special Constable's work in his local community has been formally

recognised by a Chief Superintendent following a recommendation to the force's awards panel.

SC Wagstaffe, who has volunteered almost every Friday afternoon since joining the force, has

become a familiar face in the area he police's and regularly gets involved in all aspects of

neighbourhood policing initiatives such as licensing checks, speed watch initiatives, operations

and anti-social behaviour patrols.

Showing willingness throughout everything he does to support regular officers and partner

agencies, SC Wagstaffe was praised for 'Displaying a positive 'can-do' attitude and having real

team player ethos; assisting other officers to complete detailed reports and handovers'.

He was also praised for getting to know his local communities and 'keeping a sharp eye out for

known offenders whilst feeding back intelligence to local teams' as well as 'providing support to

Response Officers' and;

For 'remaining professional at all times' and 'assisting with local initiatives such as speed watch

campaigns'.

Chief Superintendent Holland Said: "Your motivation and hard work is much appreciated."



Following the successful launching of our dedicated pro-

active Rural Special Constable team based at Ollerton, we're

now looking to recruit officers who will be deployed in

specific rural localities throughout Nottinghamshire.

Rural Special Constables receive the same training as our

'Regular' Specials plus take part in a two-day-long interactive

workshop which is designed to train and equip the officers

with the essential skills to fulfil the role of a Rural Special.

Our Rural Special Constables perform a wide range of duties

including re-assurance patrols, engaging with rural

communities such as farmers and landowners as well as

providing long-term solutions for issues identified within their

specified beat.

If you live in a rural location and would like to give something

back to your local community, please get in touch. Our

'Regular' Special recruitment is likely to open in March 2016.

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 101 extension 810 6921

SPECIALS BOLSTER BONFIRE NIGHT PATROLS:

City and County Special Constables helped support the front-line during bonfire night. They provided

high visibility patrols at key events across the County, including the City's biggest annual bonfire night

event and firework display at the forest recreation ground. Newark and Sherwood Specials were also out

in force, patrolling the Southwell and Newark areas and responding to anti-social behaviour incidents.

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LEST WE FORGET - REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY:

Dozens of Special Constables joined Beat Managers, PCSO's and the force's volunteer Police Cadets on

Remembrance Sunday to show their support for our armed forces and the nations heroes.

Specials based in almost every part of the force were out on the day to ensure the parades taking place

around the County ran smoothly and safely.

Their support and attendance was widely welcomed and appreciated by members of the public, with

many approaching officers to thank them for their service and commitment - WELL DONE ALL!

RURAL SPECIALS - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WELCOME:

Police Cadets [1/2] Julie Berry | Cadets Co-ordinator

We will remember them: Cadets

support Remembrance Sunday:

On Sunday 8th November Nottinghamshire

Police Officers, Staff and volunteers joined the

nation in paying respects to the men and

women who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Amongst those showing their support for our

nations heroes were our Volunteer Police

Cadets.

Dozens of Cadets from across the County

paraded on duty to support Specials, Regular

Officers and PCSO's as they took part in

marches and parades dedicated to our

armed forces, both past and present.

Mansfield's Cadets were supported by a

number of Cadet Leaders who also took part

in the parades in Mansfield Town Centre.

Well done and 'THANK YOU' to all of our

Cadets who took part in Remembrance

Sunday. Your support and commitment was

welcomed by the force and local

communities on the day - we're PROUD of you!

Visit: www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/cadets for more info about our Cadets

Cadets out in force for Remembrance Sunday

Police Cadets [2/2] Julie Berry | Cadets Co-ordinator

Mansfield Cadets put their traffic

skills to the test:

Cadets practicing road closure and traffic control skills

Mansfield's Cadets have been putting their

road traffic skills to the test during an

interactive and informative exercise organised

by their Cadet Leaders.

The session taught the Cadets how important it

is to consider personal and public safety at the

scene of a road traffic incident and how to

effectively manage the flow of traffic as well

as how essential time is during such

occurrences.

The cadets went head-to-head in a series of

'mini challenges' which included coning off a

makeshift motorway whilst risk assessing the

'developing situations'.

PC Adam Pace, Cadet Leader at Mansfield

Said: "The Cadets really enjoyed the exercises

and were able to gain an insight into what it's

like to work on fast roads and motorways."

Visit: www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/cadets for more info about our Cadets

CLIFTON CADETS FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

On Saturday 14th November, a group of Nottinghamshire Police cadets gave up their time to

help raise money in aid of the 12th Clifton Brownies.

They took part in a 'bag-packing' event as well as an organised raffle - which raised a grand

total of £395.00.

Clifton's Brownie's leader, Jean Rogers Said: "This was a brilliant event that has really helped our

Brownies. The amount raised is a fantastic result and it means we are now able to continue

providing our sessions to the local community".

Jean continued: "We'd like to say a massive 'THANK YOU' to the Cadets who have helped us and

we look forward to hopefully working with them again in the future."

Cadet lead Matt Mason would also like to congratulate and thank the cadets for their work.

Cadets Co-ordinator Julie Berry added: "I would also like to send a massive THANK YOU to the

Clifton Cadet leaders for organising and attending this event with the Cadets, without your

support this wouldn't have been possible - well done to the whole Clifton team - you've done a

great job!

Neighbourhood Watch Practical and financial help is at hand to set up new schemes

Head to www.Nottswatch.com for more information about the NHW scheme

In September's CiPD Newsletter we summarised the benefits enjoyed by residents who are

members of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Some of you could well be part of such a

scheme, but you or your friends/relatives may live in streets that do not offer this protection and

are missing out on the benefits we described – but all is not lost!

Starting a new Neighbourhood Watch Scheme:

If you would like to know more about setting up a new scheme, consider these points:

1. We can currently cover the set up costs for new schemes throughout the county – subject

to the availability/terms of our funding.

2. Nottinghamshire Neighbourhood Watch can help you. View our multi-purpose website at

www.nottswatch.co.uk to be able to:

• Register for free alerts

• Find out if there is already a NHW scheme on your street – if so, join it.

• If not, look at our resource which explains all about our website and how to set up a

new scheme.

Email us at [email protected] with any questions and please help us preserve the future

of Neighbourhood Watch, within the city & county, by spreading the word!

On another issue, following publication of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Comprehensive

Spending Review, the national Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network has issued the

following statement:

“After receiving the good news revealed on police budgets on Wednesday 25th November

2015, we will have to wait to hear how the spending review will impact on individual police

forces and how Chief Constables and Police & Crime Commissioners react.

In these troubled times, it is important to remember the value of voluntary organisations such as

Neighbourhood Watch, whose members alone contributed the equivalent of £1 billion in time

last year.

Without strongly developed community cohesion, the opportunity for criminal activity at all

levels, from theft to terrorism, from fraud to child sexual exploitation, increases considerably. A

pound spent on prevention can be worth a hundred pounds down the line dealing with the

effects of criminal activity.”

Within NottsWatch we encourage all Neighbourhood Watch schemes to continue to fully co-

operate with Neighbourhood Policing initiatives as part of our joint effort to safeguard local

communities.

CH/INSP Richard Stapleford | Head of Citizens in Policing

Beth Lucas | CiPD team leader (Specials, Cadets & PSV's)

Dylan Boddy | CiPD Project manager and performance lead

Special Constables Nigel Hoodless | Specials Co-ordinator

Mark Stasuik | Specials Chief Officer

Keiley Freeman | Specials Chief Inspector (City)

Raj Chahal | Specials Chief Inspector (County)

Paul Allen | Special Events Officer (City)

Grant White | Special Events Officer (County)

Ashley Wagstaffe | CiPD Newsletter Editor & Specials Social Media Officer

Cadets Julie Berry | Cadets Co-ordinator

Police Support Volunteers PC's Dave Warren & Steve Knighton | PSV's

Stay safe online - Advice: CiPD supports force's online safety campaign:

Children and Young People Debbie Barton-Moran | Children & Young People

Kathleen Faulconbridge | Children & Young People

The Citizens in Policing Department has been

working closely with Corporate

Communications and various other

departments to support the force's internet /

online safety campaign - aimed at making

people aware of the very real risks associated

by being connected to the internet - and

simple solutions to prevent becoming a victim

of crime.

Over the coming months, the CiPD will be

working closely with officers from across the

force to help promote this campaign and we

hope to see some of our Special Constables

and Police Cadets attend major technology

outlets such as Curry's and PC World to help

raise awareness and provide children and their

parents with information and handouts on how

they can stay safe whilst surfing online. We look

forward to announcing further information as

this new initiative develops.

Corporate Communications have also

pieced together an advice guide on how

you can protect yourself online:

http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advi

ce/prevention/online

Parents, Carers and teachers can also find

information and tips on how to help keep

children safe online by visiting:

www.thinkuknow.com

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