COMMUNITY WATCH MEETING - Church Hall, Tala - 14 April

Community Watch meeting – Thursday 14 April, 5pm

At Church Hall [underneath the new Church] Tala

GOALS OF THE PROGRAMME

By launching the programme Community Watch the Cyprus Police aim to raise awareness among the public regarding issues of crime prevention and security, both physical and that of their property.

The cooperation with the public is strengthened on an organised basis. This programme will have an impact on reducing crime and increasing, the feeling of security among the residents.
Priority is given to the prevention of crimes against property. As you are all aware, burglaries have recently increased in all areas.

What is Community Watch?

It is members of our community informing neighbours ensuring a topical flow of information and continuing the theme of security involving the cooperation of the local Police.

The aim of Community Watch is to encourage individuals to keep an eye on each other’s properties, and to report suspicious incidents, vehicles or individuals. However, when criminal activity is suspected, members are encouraged to report to authorities, and not to intervene.

Who is eligible to attend the meeting?

Any individual who is resident in Tala – and this includes those in Zelemenos who whilst technically come under Koili are part of the Kamares development.

  

The aims of the Community Watch

It will be run by local residents on a voluntary basis operating independently, but seeking cooperation with the local authority, (i.e. Tala Council) and the Police.  

Initially the local residents involved will be:

Val Potter from KVHA

Jean Goldsmith from Stephanie Residents Association

Cathi Delaney from Tala Council.

All have databases of residents and will pass information around the community and the Police. 

Further Alan Reid will act as Security Advisor for the programme and work alongside Cathi Delaney as co-ordinators for the Tala programme with the Police.

The aim is to:
             Create an inclusive caring community

         Increase awareness in the local community

         Maintain security awareness

         Create good community liaison

         Look after the interests all of our neighbours

         To create an inclusive neighbourhood for all the residents

If you are unable to attend, or if you have specific questions you would like to raise, these can be raised prior to the meeting by sending an email to Val, Jean or Cathi – by 13 April please.   Questions will then be passed to the Police before the meeting to try to ensure there are no translation difficulties.

Whilst the presentation will be in English, and subsequently in Greek, after the presentation there will be information regarding the scheme on www.talanews.blogspot.com and users will have the Translate function on that site to convert the text to their own language.  The tab ‘Security Alerts’ on the blog will then be used to notify anything the Police or other individuals have notified as suspicious in addition to transmitting such information by email.