Safety updates and news
Today's date: 20th November 2008Last update : 10th November 2008
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The Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership is offering a second round of funding for community safety projects. Closing date Friday 28th November 2008. |
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The hard-hitting Safe Drive Stay Alive road safety initiative returns to the
north-east for the fourth consecutive year in November 2008. The award-winning scheme
presents pupils approaching driving age with a thought-provoking mixture of
video footage and live presentations charting the devastating effects of a fatal car crash.
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Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership in conjuction with award winning house
builders, Stewart Milne Homes, officially opened their "Safer Homes" show
house on 30th October. |
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Information on The Complete Driver - improve your driving and save on fuel bills!! |
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All of the Community Safety Groups in Aberdeenshire are offering £100 financial
support (in addition to £45 from Aberdeenshire Council) for young drivers to
take the Pass Plus driving course as part of their contribution to reducing road
traffic collisions involving young people.
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The Hill of Banchory Kick-about Group has been given funds by the South Marr CSG to provide a football and basketball wall on ground earmarked for a kick-about pitch. |
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The Urban Roadeo road safety show has been to Banchory. |
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Funding is available for Community Safety projects in Garioch & North Marr. |
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Have you say on Aberdeenshire's emerging Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy. |
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Meet the Community Beat Officers (CBOs) operating in Aberdeenshire. |
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Meet the Community Wardens operating in Fraserburgh and Peterhead. |
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The Shire Street Sports mobile sports arena has been used in South Aberdeenshire.
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The Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership has published the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Booklet and distributed it to 90,000 households. |
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Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership's Home Safety Group and Stewart Milne Homes have unveiled their Safer Homes show house. |
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The South Marr CSG has purchased a drunk
and dangerous kit for use by the Police or Fire & Rescue Services. Pupils
can learn the effects of alcohol on driving by wearing
the goggles while playing the driving game on the Wii.
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The Aberdeenshire Community Safety Groups Annual Seminar and the Safety Awards 2007-08
presentations were held on 12th April. Click the link to find out more about it.
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The Shire Street Sports mobile sports arena brings
a range of sporting activities to towns and villages throughout Aberdeenshire,
which includes street football, street hockey and street basketball. The arena
is available during the Easter Holidays.
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Grampian Fire & Rescue Service are offering a FREE Home Fire Safety Visit.
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Support and information is available for women who have experienced sexual violence. |
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The winners of a competition to design Fireworks and Bonfire Safety Posters for Primary school children in Fraserburgh are announced.
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The Grampian Neighbourhood Watch Association has been formed |
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You are three times more likely to be killed on a rural road than an urban one whilst
in a car. Click the logo to find out to to drive safely on rural roads. |
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The Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group
sponsored a young driver from Inverurie to take the IAM course and the test in order
to assess the benefits for young drivers.
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The Shire Street Sports mobile sports arena brings
a range of sporting activities to towns and villages throughout Aberdeenshire,
which includes street football, street hockey and street basketball.
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The Buchan CSG has presented in Peterhead the Urban Roadeo a short play looking at Road Safety for Older Road Users |
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Photos from the Safety Awards and Seminar 2007 are available on-line. |
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The South Marr CSG recently funded the printing of the posters
and leaflets for the "Safe Summer on the River" campaign. |
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If you have recently passed your driving test, you can take the Pass Plus course, get
£45 cash back and you can make make
big savings on your car insurance.
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All seven CSGs are concerned about the deaths of young people on North-East roads. |
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The Garioch & North Marr CSG is supporting a project to teach driving skills to youngsters. |
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The South Marr CSG is supporting a 5-a-side community football
development initiative aimed at keeping boys and girls off the streets and reducing
youth crime levels and anti-social behaviour.
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The South Marr CSG is supporting a project directed
towards pupils in 4th year who are too young to drive. It focuses on their
responsibilities as passengers. |
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The South Marr CSG is supporting
an initiative to encourage all children to wear something bright and take extra care
when out and about near roads in the dark.
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The Aberdeenshire Community Partnership has published its Strategy for 2005 - 2008. |
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The Antisocial Behaviour Strategy for Aberdeenshire 2006-2008 is published. |
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The Kincardine and Mearns CSG is supporting an anti-social behaviour initiative at schools in Portlethen. |
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The Kincardine and Mearns CSG
is funding an exciting new initiative in Portlethen. Using a grant of £570
three evenings of community cinema showing of films are to take place in Portlethen. |
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A First Responder scheme has been set up in Huntly. |
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The Best Bar None scheme has been launched in Inverurie. |
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The award-winning road-safety Road Show has been back to Aberdeenshire.
The multi-media show targets young people who are
approaching driving age and aims to leave them with a very hard hitting and
hard to forget message about their vulnerability on the road.
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The 2006 Aberdeenshire Citizens Panel Well-Being Survey results have
been published including attitudes to Community Safety |
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A scheme to tackle unruly behaviour in Stonehaven's pubs has been supported by the
Kincardine & Mearns CSG.
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Kincardine & Mearns CSG supports a crackdown on under-age drinking. |
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The Garioch & North Marr CSG
has sponsored protective cycle clothing allowing the Inverurie Community Beat Officer
to carry out her patrols on bicycle.
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Home Safety RoSPA Scotland have announced the availability of
a quarterly newsletter "HOMEWORD". The newsletter is available online from
the RoSPA web site. The National Mobile Phone Register has been set up - register to protect YOUR mobile phone. |
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The Garioch & North Marr CSG promoted security wristbands for toddlers at the
big outdoor event - Motorvation at the Grampian Transport Museum.
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Youngsters across Aberdeenshire can enjoy the area's swimming pools over
the summer holidays without having to splash out. |
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A credit card sized information card is being made available to householders
to help them reduce the risk of their home being broken into when they go
away on holiday.
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Four primary schools in Westhill have held anti-vandalism poster competitions. |
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The Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group
has provided hi-visibility vests for a Playgroup which has no close access to outside play areas.
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First Class is a double decker bus, donated by First, which has been converted into a mobile resource to educate children and young people about the dangers and consequences of crime and vandalism. |
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Grampian Police, the Scottish Ambulance Service and Grampian Fire & Rescue
Service with the South Marr CSG are supporting a Football School in Banchory designed
to reduce youth nuisance behaviour. |
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Alford Academy, in collaboration with Grampian Police, is running a safe-driving course for pupils. |
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See a report & photos from the Community Safety Groups' Annual Seminar 2006 and the Community Safety Awards 2005-06. |
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Youngsters from the Hill of Banchory have been taken off the streets through a new golf scheme. |
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Grampian Police have set up Operation Street Watch in vandalism hotspots in
Peterhead & Fraserburgh with the help of the Buchan CSG.
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Grampian Police, South Aberdeenshire Command has published the results
of its annual Operation Neighbourhood campaign showing further reductions in housebreakings. |
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Westhill youngsters have taken up arms in the battle against litter blighting
their community.
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New to the North East of Scotland? Check the welcome guide "Living & Working in the North East of Scotland" available on-line in 8 Languages (English, Chinese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian & Thai). |
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Grampian Police have been successful in indentifying and charging those responsible
for recent acts of vandalism in Aberdeeenshire. |
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Three schools in Kemnay have held an anti-social behaviour poster competition.
The winners earned cash awards for their schools from the Garioch
& North Marr CSG |
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Kincardine & Mearns CSG
is promoting a winter bike light project. |
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Kincardine & Mearns CSG
is promoting Stay Safe wristbands for schoolchildren. |
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Grampian Police in South Aberdeenshire are urging the public to get on their mobiles
to help them beat the vandals. |
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Buchan CSG is supporting the ICE initiative to put emergency contact details on your mobile phone. |
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Garioch & North Marr CSG sponsors car-crime reduction leaflets. |
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Young Aberdeenshire drivers give the thumbs up to the Pass Plus driving course. |
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Anti-Social Behaviour questionnaire results published |
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Read the Scottish Business Crime Centre Newsletter for Autumn 2005 (PDF file 1,600kb). |
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The Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership has published its
Safety Audit (Crime, Health, Road Safety, Family Matters etc.) for 2004.
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Community Wardens prove to be very effective in Peterhead & Fraserburgh |
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Grampian Police are targetting areas with above-average numbers of
house break-ins
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Grampian Police South Aberdeenshire Command Area has published its latest quarterly report |
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Grampian Police have launched Operation
Neighbourhood ("Lights Out, You're Out") to help residents reduce the risk of winter
break-ins.
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Garioch & North Marr CSG has funded an initiative with Grampian police aimed
at assisting motorists and vulnerable/elderly residents. |
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Grampian Police have published their Annual Report for 2003-2004. It is available online (PDF) but is a large document to download on a dial-up modem. |
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Community Beat Officers are now on patrol in North & South Aberdeenshire Command Areas.
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Passed your driving test recently? Aberdeenshire Council will give you £45
if you improve your driving by taking the Pass Plus course |
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Don't become a victim of online bank fraud, check out a new web site
for information to protect your online account |
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The Banff & District CSG has supported an event to aid personal development
for S4 pupils which involved educating younger children about misuse of alcohol and drugs. |
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Grampian Police have run two Personal Safety Seminars |