Hi Everyone,
Just an update with our progress so far & plans for the future.
Next Meeting
We are planning our next meeting/talk and would like you to fill in a short survey so we can make it meet your needs. We are thinking perhaps have some talks as well as the opportunity to network, socialise and compare problems etc. Please follow this link, it will only take a few minutes.
https://take.supersurvey.com/QMDUA50DE
Elevenses Club's
We have been awarded money from Manchester Charity Service to help reduce social isolation. So we can hand out grants of £50 towards anyone willing to start up a monthly “Elevenses Club” or something similar for their street for the elderly or others who may not get out often so as to have a good natter with cup of tea & cake etc.
Litter Picking
We have some litter picking equipment so if anyone wants to organise a litter picking event for their scheme or community group please let us know. It currently has a block booking once a month for a project in the Adswood/Bridgehall area.
Stickers
We still have an ample supply of windows stickers and a smaller supply of “No cold calling” stickers. You can collect some at the next meeting.
Handbook
We have updated our handbook for new & existing coordinators. A copy is available from the link
https://www.stockportnwa.org/SchemeCoordinator#coordres
Crime stats
I am still sending out weekly crime statistics for Stockport, however due to short staffing the Cheadle/Bramhall ones are a bit irregular, and unfortunately the Heaton's & Reddish ones have currently completely dried up but I hope they will restart when they get an additional PCSO, so it's still worth signing up for that area too. The link to register is:-
https://www.stockportnwa.org/Crimestats
Committee Vacancies
Paul Stoddard has resigned as Stockport's Vice Chair. So we now have a vacancy for Vice Chair as well as Secretary. If you are interested in filling either of these executive posts please let us know by replying to this email, and also if you are willing to help the committee out in other ways, perhaps at events etc.
Lamp post signs
I'm still trying to negotiate with the council to allow us to put up our own lamp post sign. They give me a long list of requirements and when I supply these the next email from them is asking for exactly the same documentation again. And they have been going round stealing some. It's getting a bit silly!
Stalls
We are hoping to have occasional stalls at markets, PACT (Police & Community Together) meetings etc. If you are willing to help for an hour or two please let us know.
That's about up to date now. If you have any questions or want to reply to any of the items please reply to this email or contact me on chair@stockportnwa.org.
Phil Handscomb