Compass Newsletter - Issue 14 (Spring / Summer 2007)

04Policing inpartnershipWorking togetherin partnership willmake CarrickfergusBorough a saferplace to live for all.Carrickfergus District PolicingPartnership has been in existencesince 2003 and is one of twenty-sixlocal District Policing Partnershipsestablished in each council area ofNorthern Ireland. Its role is to monitorpolice performance and help guideoperational decision-making by activelyconsulting with the local communityon policing matters. As a partnershipbetween Carrickfergus BoroughCouncil and representatives of thelocal community, it consists of 8 electedCouncillors and 7 publicly appointedrepresentatives (IndependentMembers), who meet regularly atboth public and business meetings.The newly-elected Chair for theperiod 2006-07 is Councillor RoyBeggs MLA and the Vice-Chair isMrs Sharon Maxwell.Thursday 7 June 2007 in SilverstreamPrimary School, Greenisland, with lightrefreshments served. In addition,if anyone has an issue concerningpolicing that they wish to raise outsideof the series of public meetings, forexample, anti-social behaviour, criminaldamage, car crime or local policepatrols, members can be contacted todiscuss at any time and all commentsreceived are valued and treated in thestrictest of confi dence.The Partnership is also available to visitgroups in the Borough to explain itsremit, work and successes to date, andto learn fi rst hand, of those policingissues that directly affect you.The Partnership’s Manager, LisaAdair, can be contacted to give furtherdetails on the Partnership’s objectivesas well as providing details on thePartnership’s wider membership.For further information, contact:Carrickfergus District PolicingPartnership, Museum and Civic Centre,Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 7DG.T 028 9335 8003E ladiar.policy@carrickfergus.orgwww.districtpolicing.com/carrickfergusThe Partnership’s members would liketo take this opportunity to encourageeveryone within the Borough to getmore involved and discuss localpolicing issues or areas of concernwith them.The next public meeting of thePartnership will take place at 4pm onCarrickfergusDPP ChairCouncillor RoyBeggs MLA(right) andVice-ChairMrs SharonMaxwell(far right).COMPASS / SPRING-SUMMER 2007