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A busy weekend is expected in Maidenhead, with England due to begin their European Championship campaign. The tournament, which is being held in France, is set to kick-off tomorrow (Friday) in Paris, with hosts Les Bleus taking on Romania, before the Three Lions play Russia in Marseille on Saturday. England’s first match of the contest, which is scheduled to start at 8pm, is predicted to see pubs up and down the country packed with fans taking advantage of extended opening hours to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. Maidenhead town manager Steph James said: “We’re working with the licensing team and the police to make sure it’s a safe place to go, but we’re also sure that everyone knows how to behave themselves. “With everything that’s going on we would expect to see quite a big increase in footfall for the weekend. “I’m sure a lot of people will be out and about, but I’m also sure some will want to watch the football at home and it will also depend on the weather.” The weather looks set to play a big part in how busy the town centre becomes on the day. Sunshine could see fans head out earlier and stay out longer, but could also persuade them to stay at home. Regardless, Maidenhead Street Angels are planning to continue their weekend presence in the town. As usual, they will be on hand to help anyone in trouble or distress, as well as hand out lollypops and information about drugs and alcohol and will be ready to console anyone left disappointed at the game’s result. But the group’s chairman of trustees, Viv Lee, agreed with the town manager that there are too many variables to predict what will happen. She said: “You can’t very well predict what effect the weather will have. “We often think that if it’s really raining there won’t be anyone out, but sometimes it doesn’t make any difference. “I think it will just depend whether people want to go down the town and watch it with their friends or stay at home. “I think it will start quietly and then all of a sudden get very jolly.” Well done Manchester Street Angels - runners up in the Greater Manchester Police Citizens in Policing Awards 2016 Active Citizen Award.
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GREATER Manchester Police and volunteers came together to celebrate their contribution to the borough and encourage others to help out in the community. The recruitment drive was held on May 19 at Oldham police station where the street angels, street pastors and police cadets showcased their work and highlighted the support that they give to the force. Inspector Trevor Harrison from GMP was on hand to promote the drive by coordinating activities. He said: "The force is transforming the way it delivers local policing and a key part of this work is to build on partnerships in the community. "Volunteer groups and individuals already make an important contribution to the work of our officers and we would love to see this continue and develop. "Projects like these are really important because it shows that everyone can play a part in creating a community that we can all be proud of. "Organisations such as the street angels and the street pastors already give up their time for free to make their community a better place. "For example, the street angels patrol the town centre during the busy evening periods, working to help reduce incidents of violence and giving support to vulnerable members of the public. "The street pastor's spend time speaking to young people in Chadderton and Failsworth, diverting them away from situations where they could become vulnerable." For information on how to volunteer alongside police in Oldham contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Spring Bank Holiday weekend saw some of our volunteers at Montrose Festival in Scotland and Big Church Day Out on the South Coast. Here are a few pictures... Big Church Day Out: Montrose Festival Chaplains:
A report by Cinnamon Network shows that when the Church works in partnership with the Police it has a significant impact in terms of crime reduction. The report is here - Paul was on BBC Radio Leeds below:
Today’s Cinnamon Bite continues our series about Cinnamon Recognised Projects which work in close partnership with their local police force. Today we feature Lee Nancarrow from Revelation Church in Chichester, whose City Angels project works in close partnership with Chichester police.
Q: Tell us about City Angels. A: We’ve been running since Christmas 2011. We are a team of 86 volunteers who go out every Friday night and on the first and last Saturday of the month, and we work together with the police, with Chichester Businesses Against Crime (ChiBAC), and the door staff, to bring a calming presence to the centre of town. And we have up to 12 volunteers each night, walking around in pairs equipped with backpacks of First Aid kits, space blankets, flip-flops and lollies, and all that kind of stuff, and we come to the aid of people who are vulnerable, and we make sure they get home safely. We also have a coffee van at the bottom of one of the main streets, where we serve hot drinks in order to deal with people who have been thrown out of pubs or are a little bit worse for wear, or anybody who just wants to come for a chat. And then we have a Safe House for anyone who is particularly vulnerable and they have a place to go and be mopped up, to the point where they are able to look after themselves. We also have a prayer team running from there, covering us in prayer as we go out. And since we have been operational, there has been a massive reduction in crime statistics: Q: So how does it fit into the life of your church? A: Revelation Church have been working with the police for many years. 8 to 10 years ago we started a thing with the police called “Say No And Phone” (SNAP), which is a scheme for under 18s about drug awareness, so we have been working with the police for a long time. Then they came to us about starting a street project in Chichester. Q: Describe the sort of relationship you have with the police. A: I would say that we were quite close, in that we would do a lot of things together, and talk. We meet with them regularly, along with other governing bodies that are part of the Chichester Community Safety Partnership; and we work together in any way that we can to make our streets safer. City Angels are also featured in our Cinnamon Faith Action Research report, coming soon. You can find out more about running a Street Angels project in your community HERE. Launched in the Tameside/Manchester area in June 2015; in conjunction with Campaign Against Legal Highs (took some poetic licence in the poster title to include any highs) it was sent out to all areas of media (attached copy). After airing the campaign around the country with Councils/Clinical Commissioning Groups; Pubwatch/Community Policing; Youth/Sports clubs; local Superstores; had a good response with well over 1200 venues displaying a poster in the Tameside/Manchester area; a number of Police forces/Councils/CCG's around the country are already passing it onto their community service departments. This has gone out to every MP so they can cascade it down to Councillors/Community services/ Schools/Sixth forms/Universities. With a positive initial response (feedback from the poster, although a little unorthodox); we want to continue to create a safe environment around the country, which would have a massive influence on society in general. Only by working together will we achieve; Email, Copy, Display which is very cost effective way of spreading the word. We are trying to make people engage with this campaign; we don't want it seen to be a 'Nanny State' thing, we can only try to make people think; stay safe and continue enjoying life to the full; not cutting it short. Taking a risk with something that is difficult to stabilise and will have differing effects on anyone person is like stepping into the unknown with a big question mark about the ending. Going out and experiencing all areas of community life; seeing the effects on frontline services since its launch; has really highlighted the impact on society this dangerous trend is having. Statement Campaign for Community Safety has been working in conjunction with (Maryon Stewart; Angelus Foundation) Campaign Against Legal Highs , in fact 'Any High'. We want people to make the right choice; for all age groups to get involved; to change community concept re this dangerous trend. The problem frontline services have in dealing; and more so to medically stabilise anyone who has taken any substance can be problematic; we have all heard and read about the fatal consequences many times. All around the country unscrupulous shopkeepers/dealers will smile while they sell their wares - to get people hooked on substances that can potentially harm your internal organs or kill you. If there is no demand, there's no need for supply. How the word legal can be used in the same sentence as something that can potentially kill you is beyond belief, we need to put an end to needless deaths. We are all part of this campaign, working together to create a safer society; feel free to forward this poster to any media; thank you for your time. Please feel free to share poster with any media (facebook,twitter, other groups) ![]()
Founder of Street Angels and CNI Network is one of the speakers at Premier Radio's Society Sunday keynote event in London.
The evening, at Westminster Methodist Central Hall, 6.30pm on Sunday June 12th, is a part of a day encouraging churches to celebrate the life and service of HM The Queen on her official 90th birthday and to thank everyone in our communities who help makes society a better place to be. More information is available at www.premier.org.uk/SocietySunday CNI Network have recently offered a copy of Street Angels book to newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales. Several PCC's requested a copy and as a Network we are encouraging local projects to form clusters within Police and Crime Commissioner / Police areas based on the models in Cleveland and Humberside which have seen increased funding, joint training and events and strategic planning for work region wide. CNI Network also invites Police and Crime Commissioners to join local teams as they patrol, work inside a club, etc.
Below are some of the Northallerton Street Angels with Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire Julia Mulligan. Leeds Street Angels have recently received a grant of £150 from Leeds RAG Community Fund toward patrol resources. -Check out their page for more photo's of the presentation afternoon! Several more Leeds Street Angels volunteers have also received River Safety and throwing a line training from the Fire Service.
Beach Mission organizes evangelism trips to Lloret de Mar and Blanes.
I would like to invite you to participate, to pray and/or to help in the preparation. Beach Mission wants to bring young people in holiday resorts into contact with Jesus in a personal and life-changing way. We do this because we have experienced in our own lives that God has our happiness in mind. We would like to share this with young people in Blanes and Lloret de Mar. See the newsletter here |
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ROC Angels - an initiative of ROC (Redeeming Our Communities)
Charity - 1139817 / Registered Company - 7327258 Postal Address: ROC Angels, c/o The King's Centre, Park Rd, Halifax, HX1 2TS E-Mail: [email protected] (founder / CEO) / Phone: 07725501465 |