Council launches ‘Town safe’ campaign to enhance community safety

Improving safety, high street cleanliness, and tackling antisocial behaviour, is at the heart of a new campaign launching in Tewkesbury Borough this summer.    

Beginning this month, led by the Tewkesbury Borough Community Safety Partnership (TBCSP), the council’s community teams will be working with the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner and Gloucestershire Constabulary, to tackle safety issues and raise awareness of the help and support that is available to everyone that needs it.    

Councillor Alex Hegenbarth, Lead Member for Communities and Housing for Tewkesbury Borough Council, said: “We know that feeling safe really matters to our communities—especially during the summer, when antisocial behaviour tends to rise. That’s why we’re taking action to help everyone feel secure and supported.   

“As well as working with Tewkesbury Safe in the town centre, our officers—and the police—will be out in the busiest areas, using their powers to deal with littering, dog-fouling and other anti-social behaviour.   

“Tewkesbury, Bishop’s Cleeve, and Winchcombe will all see the benefits of the partnership work which will help keep our towns and villages welcoming, tidy and safe for all.”     

Police and Crime Commissioner, Chris Nelson, said: “Preventing crime and anti-social behaviour is never a job just for the police. This summer, alongside frequent high visibility patrols to deter crime and anti-social behaviour and make people feel safer, we’re working with a whole host of organisations that we’re lucky to have here in Gloucestershire, that can help provide alternative activities and support.”  

Throughout the summer, the TBCSP will work with local businesses and residents to tackle fly-tipping, support housing providers in organising community clean-ups and skip days, identify Safe Spaces, and raise awareness of the support available to vulnerable people.   

Steve Lindsay, Gloucestershire Safe Manager, continued: “I’m pleased to see this great response to the Tewkesbury Safe scheme, and I’d urge businesses who are interested in joining to get in touch.”    

Inspector Grant White, from the Tewkesbury Neighbourhood Policing team, said: “Everyone has the right to feel safe where they live. My team will be conducting more patrols in busier shopping areas around the borough to help reduce thefts and assaults on shop workers. Joint council and police patrols will also continue to help reduce anti-social behaviour and ensure safer public spaces.”     

Full details of Tewkesbury Safe can be found on the website: tewkesbury.gov.uk/tewkesbury-safe.  

Notes:   

Gloucestershire Safe is a not-for-profit Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) formed by members of the Business Community with the sole intention of facilitating the reduction of crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour around Gloucestershire.   
Find out more: Home – Gloucestershire Safe.   

Tewkesbury Borough Council is using £20,000 from its UK Shared Prosperity Fund to develop community safety projects over the summer months, including expanding Tewkesbury Safe.