October 2023 - The Lakes & Lakes rural

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October 2023 - The Lakes & Lakes rural

Welcome to October's Newsletter

In October we have been continuing to focus on issues which you say are affecting you and your communities.

After some anti-Semitic graffiti was spotted in Windermere, the team have been focussing on visiting schools and young people to educate them on the impact this has on people and the offense it can cause.

You will see the work we have carried out this month to combat this below.

Inspector Ross Woods
South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team

School Visit - Cartmel Primary

We visited the children in Cartmel Primary school as part of their people who help us project. They asked a lot of questions and tried on the uniform. They also got to sit in the police car.

It was a fun and engaging time, reminding the children that the police are friendly and there to help.

Talking to children at a young age and engaging with them in a friendly way helps break down barriers and helps children understand more about our work and how we help in the community.

Holocaust Awareness

We attended Lakes School Troutbeck with Trevor Avery, the director Lake District Holocaust Project.

We showed a brilliant video of the evacuated Jewish young people from the concentration camps and slavery workers. They came to live on where the school had been built.

The arriving refugees called it Wondermere.

This was in response to some anti-Semitic graffiti around the Windermere area in order to try and get the understanding and seriousness of what happened in Europe and the strong connection to Windermere.

New flag at Windermere

Our flag has been looking a little worse for wear recently and a wonderful local Windermere resident and businessman, Mike Graham, very kindly contacted PCSO Blacow and donated a brand new flag.

So, between PCSOP Blacow and PCSO Ross they managed to get the new flag flying high, ready for the Remembrance Parade.

Grasmere village hall

We had a very busy morning talking to the public and networking in Grasmere village hall.

It was interesting to hear about local issues and giving support and information and if we couldn’t help, we pointed people in the correct direction where they could get the help required.

People were very pleased to see us, and we were made to feel most welcome by the organizers.

St Cuthberts Primary School

We had a very informative session with years 5 and 6 St Cuthberts school with Mel a partially sighted lady.

She explained what it is like to be registered blind. The children wore googles to show how it feels to be visually impaired and using a cain to get around.

This lady had been a victim of young people harassing her in her home.

After the session the young people had a better understanding of how it felt.

Hate Crime Awareness Week

We went to Lakes school to do a school assembly covering hate crime.

We have had a few swastika stickers, around the village on the rec and on the library which are obviously very offensive.

PC Tony Johnson gave a powerful talk about how racist remarks had affected him in his policing career.

We hope that the young people took this information on board and found it useful.

An afternoon with the mini-police

We had a lovely afternoon with the mini-police solving a crime at Windermere Police station on 16 October.

They did so well and asked a lot of question to the suspect - our very own PC Adam Roberts.

PC Rebeca Hunter did an amazing job setting the scene and making it as realistic as possible for the children.

StreetSafe is a service that allows you to report safety concerns in public places without giving us your name.

This includes issues like poorly lit streets, abandoned buildings, or vandalism, as well as instances where you feel unsafe due to someone following or verbally abusing you.

Report an issue here: StreetSafe | Cumbria Police

We are now taking applications for Special Constables

For more information on being a Special Constable - click here

Apply here

Join us!

Have you ever thought about joining the police?

Could you be make a real difference to people in Cumbria and help keep them safe?

Recruitment is open now. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people to apply now to join our teams.

For more information on the role of a police officer and the numerous entry routes, please visit www.cumbria.police.uk/careers.

Your local officers

Want to know who your local officers are?

Simply go to our website - www.cumbria.police.uk

Scroll down the home page and you can browse different areas to see who your local team are - or enter your postcode.

Not only will you be able to find out who your named local officers and PCSOs are, you will also be able to view our local policing priorities and details of any meetings or events we will be attending.

In other news

Man arrested for affray and possession of a knife following incident in Ambleside

Officers have made an arrest after a report of a man with a knife at a hotel in Ambleside.

Police were called to the incident at a hotel on Lake Road, Ambleside at around 5:51pm on Nov 5, the man was reported to have left the area following the incident and was seen heading to Windermere.

Police release Forensic Artist's image in effort to identify man found deceased on Roa Island

Cumbria Police are appealing for the public’s help identifying a man who was found deceased on Roa Island in April 2023.

At just after 2pm on 30 April 2023, Furness Coastguard contacted Cumbria Police to report that the body of a man had washed up at Roa Island, south of Rampside, Barrow-in-Furness.

>>Read more

South Lakes Police want you to report all anti-social behaviour and crime

Please report any incidents of crime or anti-social behaviour to us, to help us keep South Lakes safe.

If a crime is in progress always call 999.

You can report crime https://www.cumbria.police.uk/ro/report/

Our online Live Chat function is a new service giving you an alternative way to communicate with a Police Officer in real time. More here.

You can also phone on 101.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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