KNUTTON AND CROSS HEATH NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDENS

As part of the Knutton and Cross Heath Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder (NMP) Project there are now Neighbourhood Wardens patrolling in Knutton and Cross Heath.

Currently funded by the Knutton Cross Heath Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder and managed by Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council, the Wardens will work with the community and with partner organisations, such as the NMP Project, Police, Fire Service, Aspire Housing, and other Council Departments to reduce fear of crime, build better relationships with key service providers, and to bring improvements in the quality of life for residents in the RENEW AMI (Area Major Intervention) of Knutton and Cross Heath.

There are currently two Neighbourhood Wardens, Mark Jones and Jo Morris, who patrol the area daily. They are featured on the photograph below.

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The Neighbourhood Wardens will attend resident’s group meetings and local events, help organise community litter picks and clean ups, visit the more vulnerable residents of the area, and work with the schools and youth groups to assist with citizenship, diversity, drug and environmental awareness. They will also work with the Fire Safety Officer to undertake fire safety checks, and the Police to improve the security of vulnerable properties against burglary.

They can assist with access to services, report incidents where residents have struggled to find solutions, provide local information, and offer support to victims of crime.

The Wardens will report Environmental issues discovered on their patrols, such as :

• Graffiti,
• Fly posting,
• Abandoned and untaxed vehicles,
• Fly tipping
• Dog fouling
• Poor street cleanliness,

and remove litter and fly tipping to help keep the area clean, highlighting areas where service delivery needs improving as they go.

Working closely with Youth Services, Turning Point (drug support organisation), Police Community Support Officers and Beat Officers, North Staffordshire Racial Equality Council, the Council’s Anti Social Behaviour Officer and Aspire Housing Staff, the wardens will endeavour to decrease the number of incidents of Anti Social Behaviour and victimisation.

The wardens are not Enforcement Officers, are not the Police, or Security Officers. They are there to improve life for the Community and the environment and are led by community needs.

If you live in the Knutton - Cross Heath Area, as shown in the map below, and have any concerns about your area, would like the wardens to tackle a particular problem in your street, or feel the Neighbourhood Wardens can help you or someone you know contact us:

Tel: 01782 742515 (during office hours)
Email: nwarden@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

Write to us:
Neighbourhood Wardens
Community Services
Civic Offices,
Merrial Street,
Newcastle,
Staffs,
ST5 2AG