How to report an incident in the park...
.... and is it really worth bothering to do it? YES!
Many people ask this question. "The police never come, what can they do?"
Such points, made at the recent AGM, have prompted a campaign to get incidents logged and recorded and hopefully change the way the parked is monitored by the police.
At the moment there is no way that Rochford District Council can afford Wardens to patrol the park. We have to rely on the infrequent patrols carried out by the Police. The park is just a small part of the Police's job, and we don't see them very often. Also, due to the size of the park, Police Officers from different divisions are likely to be called to attend different areas of the park. The Local Officer for Rochford, has keys to the park, but obviously he is only able to deal with incidents at the Rochford end of the park.
We need to ensure that the Police, who work closely with the Council's Community Safety Officers, are aware of the number of times unacceptable incidents occur in the park. We can do this by reporting them. Each incident is then logged onto a database and recorded in the statistics used to plan where Police Officers need to be aware of possible trouble and where patrols might be helpful.
In the same way we should report maintenance issues to Rochford District Council Customer Services. There are no Wardens in the park, we are the eyes and ears for RDC. Again, calls are logged and this gives RDC information about the amount of maintenance necessary in the park and the number of staff needed to manage it.
Such points, made at the recent AGM, have prompted a campaign to get incidents logged and recorded and hopefully change the way the parked is monitored by the police.
At the moment there is no way that Rochford District Council can afford Wardens to patrol the park. We have to rely on the infrequent patrols carried out by the Police. The park is just a small part of the Police's job, and we don't see them very often. Also, due to the size of the park, Police Officers from different divisions are likely to be called to attend different areas of the park. The Local Officer for Rochford, has keys to the park, but obviously he is only able to deal with incidents at the Rochford end of the park.
We need to ensure that the Police, who work closely with the Council's Community Safety Officers, are aware of the number of times unacceptable incidents occur in the park. We can do this by reporting them. Each incident is then logged onto a database and recorded in the statistics used to plan where Police Officers need to be aware of possible trouble and where patrols might be helpful.
In the same way we should report maintenance issues to Rochford District Council Customer Services. There are no Wardens in the park, we are the eyes and ears for RDC. Again, calls are logged and this gives RDC information about the amount of maintenance necessary in the park and the number of staff needed to manage it.
A message from the local Neighbourhood Constable, PC 2742 Michelle Rawson.
I am the local Neighbourhood Constable and have PCSO Andrew Burton and PCSO Julie Kirrage working in the area too. Any of us on the team can be contacted via the mobile telephone. If an incident is happening at the time, ie. Motorcycles on the land then we would ask that our control room is contacted on 101 so that any police officer can attend if no member of the team are available. This also ensures the incident is logged. For some other information, such as litter and human waste etc Rochford District Council Parks Team should be made aware. Also RDC need to be made aware of motorcycles on the land, as it is their land and they would be asked to do what they can to restrict and prevent the motorcycles getting on there in the first place. Often some incidents or anti-social behaviour etc require a joint multi agency approach and we would put our heads together with RDC for some things
Basically anything that needs immediate attendance should come through to our control room on 101, anything else can be a phone to our office or the mobile or an email to myself for attention and discussion later in slower time.
PC 2742 Michelle Rawson
Neighbourhood Constable for Rochford, Ashingdon & Canewdon
Rayleigh NPT
Rayleigh Police Station
Non Emergency number 101
Extension : 490535
Mobile : 07710 046161
I am the local Neighbourhood Constable and have PCSO Andrew Burton and PCSO Julie Kirrage working in the area too. Any of us on the team can be contacted via the mobile telephone. If an incident is happening at the time, ie. Motorcycles on the land then we would ask that our control room is contacted on 101 so that any police officer can attend if no member of the team are available. This also ensures the incident is logged. For some other information, such as litter and human waste etc Rochford District Council Parks Team should be made aware. Also RDC need to be made aware of motorcycles on the land, as it is their land and they would be asked to do what they can to restrict and prevent the motorcycles getting on there in the first place. Often some incidents or anti-social behaviour etc require a joint multi agency approach and we would put our heads together with RDC for some things
Basically anything that needs immediate attendance should come through to our control room on 101, anything else can be a phone to our office or the mobile or an email to myself for attention and discussion later in slower time.
PC 2742 Michelle Rawson
Neighbourhood Constable for Rochford, Ashingdon & Canewdon
Rayleigh NPT
Rayleigh Police Station
Non Emergency number 101
Extension : 490535
Mobile : 07710 046161
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Incidents that should be reported to the Police by ringing 101
Motor bikes, quad bikes, off road bikes being ridden in the park. Anti-social behaviour - large groups getting roudy. Quote the full name and address of the park - see map below. We should not be reporting Fishing - there are no Byelaws to prevent it. Camping - again, no Byelaws to prevent it. |
Matters that should reported to Rochford District Council
by ringing customer services on 01702 318111 Litter in the park Overflowing litter bins Problems at the lake, e.g. lifebelts missing Broken Fences Overhanging branches on the bridleway Broken bridges Other maintenance issues These issues will be logged and experience shows that they are dealt with promptly. |
You can download and print your own copy of this map, see below.
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