NG2 April/May 2022

WEST BRIDGFORD POLICE STATION
Loughborough Rd
West Bridgford, NG2 7FA
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.
Inspector Robert Lawton
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt.
Sgt 2302 Sarah Merrall
101 Ext 310 2302
WEST BRIDGFORD TEAM
PC 3380 James Clayton
Tel: 101 ext: 310 3380
How police keep thousands safe on nights out
An estimated 40,000 people descend
on Nottingham every weekend to
enjoy the city’s nightlife and a mix of
Nottinghamshire Police teams are
tasked with keeping them safe.
PC 2760 Usman Tambu
Tel: 101 ext: 310 2760
PCSO 9651 Lisa Bee
Tel: 07525 226404
PCSO 8094 Jane Barker
Tel: 07702 141575
PCSO 9819 Vee Mawer
Tel: 07702 141778
PCSO 4781 Jodie Turner
Tel: 07824 457222
PC 2395 Matt Holden
Tel: 101 ext: 310 2395
PC 3180 Rob Archer
Tel: 101 ext: 310 3180
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From dealing with drunken fights
to hen parties asking for a ‘selfie’,
policing Nottingham’s night-time
economy swings and fluctuates like no
other shift.
One minute officers find themselves
engaging with excited groups on a fun
night out. The next they are bundling a
suspect into the back of a police van
following a violent incident at a nearby bar.
They are long shifts – 8pm to 6am on a
Saturday night – and the all-embracing
aim of the policing teams is to ensure
people can enjoy a safe night out.
Occasionally this will require taking
someone into custody. But most of the
time officers will simply be patrolling
the streets, engaging with revellers and
providing help and assistance where
needed.
It’s why Sergeant Richard Tiernan, of the
city centre neighbourhood policing team,
enjoys policing the night-time economy.
“Ultimately it’s policing in its purest form,”
he said. “You’re out there and doing
what you joined up for, which is keeping
people safe.
“People have perceptions of what
policing the night-time economy is like
but you do get some rewarding jobs. The
other night we talked someone down
from the roof of a car park who was
having a mental health crisis.”
Working to a rota, the weekend nighttime
team consists of up to 15 police
constables, two sergeants and one
inspector, but there are also response
officers, armed officers and the dog unit
on standby, ready to deal with any major
incidents.
Managing the night-time economy
involves a huge amount of planning
and Nottinghamshire Police works in
partnership with many organisations
including Nottingham City Council,
East Midlands Ambulance Service,
St John’s Ambulance, the University
of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent
University to keep revellers safe.
Police also work with door staff,
pub managers, street pastors and
community protection officers employed
by the council.
But regardless of how much planning
and work goes into policing the nighttime
economy, much will depend on
the weather gods. Rain means revellers
will go straight home, but dry weather
means they will remain in the city after
the pubs and clubs have closed.
Nottinghamshire Police is also
continuing to encourage local residents
to sign up to Nottinghamshire Alert so
they can have direct engagement with
the force and its partners around issues
that matter to them.
To sign up to Nottinghamshire Alert
visit: https://www.nottinghamshirealert.
co.uk/