14/03/11…..Vote for YOUR local Community Policing Officer
Reference: M 14/03/029] THIS is a Community Message from Thames Valley Police. Have you been impressed with the service given to your community by a member of your neighbourhood policing team?
As it launches the 2011 Community Policing Awards, Thames Valley Police is asking members of the public to nominate police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who have had a positive impact on the their local community.
The awards aim to find the police officers and staff who have made the greatest contribution to addressing the concerns of local residents over the past year.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Rowell, who is responsible for Local Policing and chairs the judging panel, said: ?This is our annual celebration of the work we do to make communities better and safe places to live. Last year, I was very impressed by the standard of the nominees, and by the vital grassroots work they carry out in neighbourhoods across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
?It?s a key objective of Thames Valley Police to strengthening neighbourhood policing so that it better responds to the needs of local people. The nominations we have received in previous years have shown that the effective and innovative approaches our officers and staff have adopted have been greatly appreciated by the people they serve.?
Members of the public and partner organisations who would like to nominate someone for an award can do so by downloading a nomination form from the Thames Valley Police website.
at: www.thamesvalley.police.uk/communityawards or email: [email protected]
Hard copies of the form are also available from your local police station.
There are awards for Community Police Officer, PCSO, Special Constable, and volunteer. The deadline for nominations is 8 April and the winners will be announced on 25 May.
The winners of Community Officer of the Year, PCSO of the Year, and Student Officer of the Year will be put forward for the national Community Officer of the Year competition, run by Jane?s Police Review magazine. The Special Constable of the Year will be put forward for a national Special Constabulary award.
Last year?s Thames Valley Police Community Officer of the Year was Sgt Simon Wheeler from the Central Reading neighbourhood team. The winner of the PCSO of the year award was David Bullock, from the Windsor Inner neighbourhood team. David went on to be runner-up at the national awards.
Special Constable of the Year was Jamie Byrom, from Buckinghamshire, and Arnold Freeman (deceased), also of Berkshire West, won Volunteer of the Year.
SOURCE: Press release
