218G - Edition 1,000

Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is the country's largest voluntary organisation with over 133,000 schemes involving more than 10 million people.
It is relatively new in the UK with the first scheme starting In Millington, Cheshire in July 1982.
Watching and caring - not snooping is what its all about. Neighbours uniting and acting together means that dozens of eyes and ears are ready to pick up on anything happening in the neighbourhood that could cause worry or concern. It's not about being nosy or interfering, it's about being a good neighbour and caring about your community. By working together, neighbours can help reduce all sorts of local crimes. They can also take action to improve the environment by getting something done about things like vandalism, graffiti, poor lighting and a lack of local amenities. As well as making the neighbourhood a better place to live and work in, tackling local problems and concerns will help people to feel less nervous about crime - especially those who are elderly or vulnerable for other reasons.
This Bullnose was specially commissioned by the organisation for Halesowen.