Month: October 2022

Talk Community Alerts

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Community Hub 25 Nov 22

Food, fuel and finances (and how households can get help!)
Can you help keep Herefordshire homes and community spaces warm this winter?
White Ribbon Day campaign – let’s stop violence against women and girls
Helping to tackle financial hardship
Quit smoking, save money
Sleigh no to loan sharks (let’s protect our communities)
Festive lights and kindness (what’s on near you)

Edition issued 28 October 2022

Don’t miss out on kick boxing, gymnastics and soft play for free! (go on, give it a whirl!)
Free online guide to help people stay steady (and prevent falls this fall)
“Brief interventions” training
Getting to know your mouse – free computer courses
Keeping Herefordshire Warm
Arts and crafts courses (with wellbeing at the heart!)
Stroke services virtual live event (have your say)
Avian flu update

Edition issued 7 October 2022

Can your organisation provide fun activities for kids this winter?
To help with the cost-of-living crisis, the Aviva Community Fund is offering an additional £2 million in match funding for causes supporting financial wellbeing in their communities across the UK.
The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Wellbeing and Recovery College offers supportive and encouraging learning opportunities
This Halloween, a spooktacular experience is coming to Herefordshire!
Grab a jab and top up your immunity
Keep Herefordshire Warm’s free online training for Herefordshire based organisations/ services.
Stroke services – Join the conversation

Edition issued 30 September 2022:

Stoptober – quit smoking, start saving (let’s do this)
Warm spaces in Herefordshire (get nice and toasty)
More energy efficient homes (take a peek behind Herefordshire Green Doors)
Home Energy Day (choices and solutions)
Rent a mailbox!!
Dementia Matters Here (join the festival)
Keeping Herefordshire Warm

CLICK HERE for further details

Edition 23 Sept 2022 the following are covered:

Support for Ukraine – Community Integration Grant Scheme
Orange Button Community Scheme
“Reach out” with art – help promote mental health support for children, young people and their families this autumn
Social Media Survey (tweets, posts and hashtags) – understanding of how social media is being used across the charity sector in Herefordshire
Meet The Eveson Trust – Meet the Funder” event on Wednesday 28 September.
Funders’ Fair Herefordshire and Worcestershire – free event open to charities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Monday 17 October in Great Malvern

CLICK HERE for further details

To report any problem, roads, fly tipping, rubbish collection + use…..

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Herefordshire Council’s contractors Balfour Beatty have a series of dedicated reporting Apps and sites.

This really is the fastest and most predictable way to get your requests addressed as each entry is electronically logged.

You can find a list from the Linton Parish Council Website at: https://lintonpc-herefordshire.gov.uk/report-a-problem/

Or go to the Herefordshire Council website at: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/report-problem

 

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON POLICING ISSUES Independent Advisory Groups (IAG)

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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON POLICING ISSUES Independent Advisory Groups (IAG)
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON POLICING ISSUES

Do you want to:
• Live in a safer community?
• Help to police your neighbourhood better?
• Advise on police operations and strategy?
• Share your experience and expertise to help build trust with diverse
communities?
• Work with people from a wide range of backgrounds, lifestyles,
cultures, ages and interests?
If you can answer yes to any or all of these questions, then West Mercia’s Independent Advisory Groups need you.

You say, we listen.

The IAGs and their members are here to:
• Provide advice to the police about a wide range of issues, telling them what effect policing is having on different people in the community. This is particularly important regarding hate crime and when there’s a major incident which may be of particular concern for certain groups in our communities.
• Look at policing policies and practices, pointing out any issues or unforeseen impacts of these, giving their views on whether these are working well and making suggestions for change or improvement, particularly in relation to fairness and inclusion.
• Examine reports about police powers (such as use of force) to make sure that they are using these in a fair, transparent and proportionate way. This helps to improve practice and to build mutual understanding, confidence and good relationships with all our diverse communities.

IAGs have been vital in providing advice and guidance to the police in many areas, including:
Critical and major incidents
Community relations and engagement
Use of firearms and Tasers
Equality and diversity issues
Stop and search
Hate
crime
Disability access
Community activities

Join us:
The Independent Advisory Groups are now recruiting people like you to help shape and impact local policing. You are welcome
to join as many of the themed groups as you feel is appropriate, and/or the local IAG group where you work, live or support
somebody. And of course, bring your understanding of diversity issues to all topics discussed at any IAG.
If you would like to join, all we ask is that you have an interest in policing, can volunteer for a few hours every couple of months
and would like to share your opinions on policing and community matters. You also need to be open to the views of others and be
committed to fairness and respect for difference.

Want to know more?

To join us or find out more, contact:

Adrian Symonds
adrian.symonds@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
07920 587732
Attachments

IAG Advert.pdf