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Chair |
Vacant |
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Vice-Chair |
Sandy Chalmers |
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Treasurer |
Brenda Chalmers |
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Secretary |
Joan McKinlay |
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The Banff and District Community Safety Group
has more than 15 active members supporting projects which enhance the social
responsibility of young people, such as constructive after school activities to
discourage anti social behaviour, alcohol and substance misuse, safe driving
schemes, such as Driving Ambition, and crime prevention, such as Pubwatch and
Shopwatch. The Group also provides advice and training in safety issues and
offers a range of safety and anti-crime products.
Tackling the Night Terrors
The Banff and District Community Safety Group is helping to tackle the Night Terrors in Banff.
Nick Dolphin, Group Chairman, said:
"Community safety is not just a matter for the Police and involves a community effort
if it is to be truly effective in the long term."
Read the article
"Tackling the Night Terrors"
that appeared in the
Banffshire Journal.
Community Safety Awards
The Banff and District Community Safety Group scooped three awards at the 2009
Community Safety Annual Seminar on the 28th March:
- Marion Philip and the Brighter Horizons youth charity won a Runner Up Award for their work with young people.
- Brenda Chalmers won a Merit Award for her sustained support to the Banff skate park over the past seven years. Board-2-Extremes
- The Banff & District Community Safety Group itself won a Merit Award for its High Visibility Vests project.
CSG Supports Primary Schools.
The
Banff and District Community Safety Group is
providing
high visibility vests to Primary Schools and Pre-School Groups.
CSG Supports Pass Plus.
CSG Supports Swimming Lessons.
Information on current initiatives (since March 2008) and a
selection of previous projects can be found further down this page.
Dates of future meetings:
- 2010
- Tuesday 7th September, at the Community Centre in Bridge Street, Banff.
- Tuesday 19th October, at the Arts Centre, Macduff.
- Tuesday 7th December, at the Community Centre in Bridge Street, Banff.
- 2011
- Tuesday 18th January, at the Arts Centre, Macduff.
- Tuesday 1st March, at the Community Centre in Bridge Street, Banff.
- Tuesday 12th April, at the Arts Centre, Macduff.
- Tuesday 24th May, at the Community Centre in Bridge Street, Banff.
- Tuesday 5th July, at the Arts Centre, Macduff.
All Meetings start at 7.00pm.
Anyone with an interest in community safety in Banff and District is very welcome
to attend meetings and to raise their safety concerns.
The 2009 Banff & District Annual General Meeting was held at Banff Castle.
Click here to read the speech from the Chair.
Minutes of previous meetings are available online as PDF files:
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click on the logo to download a copy.
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Banff & District CSG Current Projects (from March 2008): Top of page
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Schools Bus Safety Poster Competition - The Chairman of the Banff &
District Community Safety Group has praised pupils for taking part in a project to
highlight school bus safety.
Click on the logo to get more information on Pass Plus support.
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Global Rock Challenge - The Banff and District CSG supported students from
the Banff Academy to enter the Be Your Best Foundation's Global Rock Challenge 2010.
Click on the logo for more information.
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Road Safety - As part of a Shire-wide initiative and in collaboration with Aberdeenshire Council
the Banff and District CSG is providing up to £100
for young drivers (17 to 25 years old) to take six hours driving experience with a
PASS PLUS qualified instructor within one year of passing their driving test.
An application form for Pass Plus funding from the Banff & District Community Safety Group is available:
Click on the logo to get more information on Pass Plus support.
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High Visibility Vests - The Banff and District CSG
is offering the Primary Schools , pre-School Playgroups and Newsagents in our area
high visibility vests to improve the security of children amd young people in their
care or employ.
Click on the logo to get more information about high visibility vests.
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Swimming Lessons - The Banff and District CSG
is funding the Active Schools Non- and Weak Swimmer Learn To Swim Programme.
Click on the logo to get more information about the Learn to Swim programme.
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Youth Activities - The Banff and District CSG
is continuing to support:
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Promotion in the Community - The Banff and District CSG
regularly undertakespromotional activities, such as stalls at local events, leafleting
and press coverage. 2008 activities include:
- Stalls at the Portsoy Boat festival and Banffshire Show.
- Attendance at parents days at Banff Academy.
- House-tohouse leaflet drop in towns and villages in conjunction with the
Police to promote the Pass Plus driving course.
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Safety Equipment - The Banff and District CSG
continues to promote and provide a variety of safety products including:
- Personal alarms
- UV security pens
- Light timers
- Door chimes
- Safe cans
UV pens for marking household equipment, bikes, etc are free and all other items
cost £2 but are free to those who cannot afford them. More than a hundred
products were either sold or donated during the year.
These products can be obtained from the Banff Police Station or the office of the
Banffshire Journal in Bridge Street, Banff.
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Smart Mousemats - the Banff & District CSG has funded its own smart
mousemats with contact details of the local emergency services. Police, Crimestoppers,
Fire & Rescue service and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have all supplied
their details. The mousemats also include the Community Safety Logo and web site details
and features an image of Banff Bridge.
Four hundred mousemats have been distributed to local businesses, Banff Academy and Primary schools.
Click on the logo to see a large version in a new window.
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