Hi there Blandfordian, right leaving off from yesterday's blog post about PACT (Partners And Communities Together)
TBB briefly mentioned
"Cops In Shops". So here's what this new(ish) initiative is all about. The
local Police hold a sort of "surgery" in shops like
Costa or
Tescos, TBB understands that usually one but sometimes two
Police Officers sit at each session.
The idea of such surgeries is to put the public at ease in an informal environment so a person feels comfortable voicing a local concern that has an impact on themself and other members of the community. For instance a
Police Officer told
TBB at PACT, that a woman went along to a
Costa Cops In Shops Surgery to report a light under a bridge in Blandford was not working and as a consequence, walking under the bridge made her feel uncomfortable. The
Blandford Police swiftly reported the matter to the Council and within a few hours a new light was installed under the bridge.
Blandford Police suggested
TBB look on the
Dorset Police website to find out when and where the next surgeries will take place, unfortunately
TBB hasn't managed to locate this information, (
the DP site isn't the easiest to navigate) though when
TBB finds out, it will post the information on this blog.
