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November 2022
 Our Women's Safety Mission Statement was officially launched on Thursday 17 November the November Full Council Meeting in Redbridge Town Hall.
The Council, Police and partners share a mission to work together with local people, businesses, workplaces and institutions to ensure public spaces feel safer and are safer for women and girls in Redbridge.
Over the last two years, Redbridge Council has listened to the views of women and girls in a variety of ways to ensure a range of voices were heard. The listening exercises consisted of surveys, focus groups, safety walks and workshops and the findings shared formed the basis for the Women's Safety Mission Statement. In total, the Council were able to hear from over 2,500 individuals about the issue of safety for women and girls in the borough.
 Tackling fly-tips, cracking down on illegal street activity, and ensuring businesses are complying with the law were all part of two recent Redbridge Action Days focused on community safety.
Run throughout the year, the multi-agency action days take place in various locations around the borough to crack down on law breakers and engage with local communities to share safety advice and information.
 The Global 16 Days Campaign, launched at the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, has been used worldwide to call for the elimination of gender-based violence.
The campaign runs annually from November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10, International Human Rights Day. The aim is to establish a world without violence and also to celebrate the power of collective action to end violence against women.
Tomorrow, Friday 25 November, we will be marking start of 16 Days of Activision with White Ribbon Day witth the Leader of Redbridge Council, Cllr Jas Athwal and the Mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Thavathuray Jeyaranjan, will be giving speeches on the Town Hall steps and will raise the White Ribbon Flag outside Redbridge Town Hall at 11am.
We will have a stall set up in front of the Town Hall from 1pm to 4pm to hand out white ribbons to residents, encourage them to sign the “Redbridge Pledge” against Violence Against Women and Girls, and have open conversations regarding women’s safety to show it is not only a women’s issue.
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The council, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police hold a monthly non-judgmental space, Safe2Talk, for women and girls who have experienced sexual assault, harassment, or abuse.
Safe2Talk provides women and girls an opportunity to come and speak one-on-one with female experts including a police officer, a domestic abuse specialist, a housing officer and a lawyer.
The sessions are being held in Fullwell Cross Library, Barkingside, and the upcoming session is being held on Monday 28 November 2022, 2-6pm.
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 Operation Maybelle, an initiative between the Metropolitan police, Redbridge council and the British Transport Police is an ongoing operation that started at the end of September 2022 responding to anti-social behaviour and crime occurring in the Gants Hill area.
We listened to the community, and this operation came from concerns identified by them.
During Operation Maybelle, there has been five arrests in the Gants Hill area by the Met’s Safer Neighbourhood’s Team with two further arrests by British Transport Police. Offences include, being wanted for recall to prison, failing to appear at court, serious assault, burglary, robbery and criminal damage. There has been eight stop and searches by police, 30 ASB warnings issued, five Community Protection Warnings and one Community Protection Notice.
If you are directly affected issues at Gants Hill, please email the team directly to report Barkingside@met.police.uk or call 101 (999 in an emergency).
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As we move into the Autumn and the nights get longer, the Metropolitan Police and Redbridge Council are advising local people to take extra precautions to protect their homes, property and motor vehicles as burglaries increase during this time.
Visit the Metropolitan Police webpage below for advice on how to best protect yourself from burglars.
In partnership with the Metropolitan Police, we will also be holding a burglary webinar on Wednesday 14 December at 7pm, keep an eye on our social channels for the sign-up link.
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 The FIFA World Cup 2022 started last weekend, but the tournament is not the only thing that will kick off. Football tournaments such as the World Cup often correlate with a spike in domestic abuse incidents.
Domestic abuse is not just physical violence. It can by psychological, emotional, sexual, financial or coercive behaviour and anyone can experience domestic abuse.
In Redbridge, there are a range of services which all residents who have or are experiencing domestic abuse can access, click the button below for more information.
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Every ward in Redbridge has its own dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team.
As a local resident, you can speak to them about anti-social behaviour and other issues in your area.
If there are issues in your neighbourhood, please get in touch with your police team.
You can also report anti-social behaviour in person at our York Road and Hainault Enforcement Hubs and library pop-ups.
Police officers will be available from 4pm to 7pm to listen to your views on crime and local issues on the following days:
- Monday - Woodford Green Library
- Tuesday - Goodmayes Library
- Wednesday - Wanstead Library
- Thursday - South Woodford Library
- Friday - Gants Hill Library
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 Local people can meet face-to-face with Redbridge neighbourhood police officers for a conversation over a cuppa.
You will have the chance to ask questions, voice concerns about local issues and get to know your local officers.
If you are interested, visit the Atrium, All Saint’s Church, Inmans Row, Woodfood Green, IG8 0NH on the dates and times below:
- 29 November midday – 1pm
- 13 December 10:30am – 11:30am
 We’re calling on the community to help us identify a furniture dumping duo and others caught on camera ditching their rubbish in the borough.
CCTV footage released for the November edition of Redbridge Wall of Shame shows 8 clips of fly-tippers selfishly discarding their rubbish on the street - creating an eyesore in the local community with their mess. In the footage the law-breakers, who face a £400 fixed penalty notice if caught, can be seen leaving broken bits of furniture on the street, as well as leaving bags of rubbish by bins, which is also fly-tipping.
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