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Community Speed Watch (CSW)

Looe and its surrounding area have a Community Speed Watch team who are actively seeking new members to join them.  Their sole intention is to try and make local roads a safer place for all to use.

The team founded to encourage as many drivers as possible to be more speed aware when driving through Looe and some of its surrounding villages.

They operate from police authorised monitoring sites which are chosen so they are clearly visible to approaching motorists and are placed well within a speed limited area. When motorists see the team, they should already be aware of the road’s speed limit and will have had plenty of time to adjust their speed accordingly.

CSW volunteers monitor the speeds of all passing drivers but only record those travelling at 10% +2 above the speed limit and report them to the police. The police write an advisory letter to the registered keeper, which explains the dangers of travelling at excess speed and reminds drivers to reduce the speed at which they travel.

Community Speed Watch volunteers do not fine or prosecute drivers and fully support this alternative advisory action being taken.

They are also very thankful to the many drivers who they witness who do pass by, driving safely and within the speed limit.

Unfortunately, there are occasions when the Community Speed Watch activity does not have the desired impact of educating motorists to drive within the speed limit so the police will support local teams in delivering this message by conducting some enforcement action in the area as well.

The Looe Community Speed Watch team would really like to welcome new members.  If you are interested in joining them or wish to find out more about the scheme please scan the QR code below, or email speedwatch@dc.police.uk with your name and contact number.

The Community Council were overjoyed to receive funding towards the refurbishment of the Big Green from Cornwall Council.  The Project is now well under way and is expected to be complete by November

Communities boosted by Good Growth investment – Shared Prosperity Fund (ciosgoodgrowth.com)

Please complete the Google Poll to let us know what you think of Big Green pre refurbishment

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZKkYcwK9b2Zm679f6eBj9OrCUgiwaNHjjcvtq2FVIhL_YtA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Project NightEye intends to make public spaces within the evening and night-time economy, safer for women and girls. The
project will help target male perpetrators and deter crime. To help achieve this, reporting all suspicious behaviour is key.
The document is a request to those working in the evening and night-time economy especially staff working in the licensed
trade, at events, at holiday parks, street marshals and pastors, transport providers: bus companies, taxi firms and hire car operators, listing the type of behaviour Devon and Cornwall police would like you to report if you hear about it, see it or someone is telling you about it. Take action according to your management guidance, business/safeguarding policy and instructions
– this might include dialling 999 and alerting police who may be on patrol nearby.
Once you have taken action, please also report it to us using the Community Partnership Intel form
The behaviours of concern are:
• Males loitering without reason and / or persistently returning to an area after being asked to leave
• Males persistently making unwanted contact towards females
• Males blocking females from leaving a space, venue, event, or area
• Males making lewd comments or unwanted sexual advances towards females
• Males trying to isolate females and / or taking them away by physically pulling or pushing
• Following / stalking behaviour
• Particular concerns over behaviour of employees in the night-time economy who may have gained employment to
deliberately target females
• Vehicles loitering without reasons or circulating the evening and night-time economy or main routes out
We are also interested in:
• Instances on social media discussing or highlighting the above experiences which appear not to have been reported
to police.
Please fill in the Community Partnership Intel form and make reports, with as much detail as possible including, times, descriptions, locations, and vehicle registration details. Please let us know if there is any CCTV coverage, too.
You can also tell us about the above behaviours anonymously through Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Please encourage members of the public to use the StreetSafe app. This is a service for anyone to anonymously tell us about
public places where they have felt unsafe, because of environmental issues, e.g., street lighting, abandoned buildings or because of some behaviours, e.g., being followed or verbally abused. Please note: ‘StreetSafe’ is not for reporting crime or incidents
Does it feel like the situation could get heated or violent very soon? Is someone in immediate danger? Do you need support
right away? If so, please call 999.
Call 101 for non-emergency enquiries
Devon and Cornwall Police