CITYSAFE, Liverpool’s Community Safety Partnership is hitting the road on Monday 26th July to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.

A new mobile unit, commissioned by Citysafe is being unveiled on Monday at St Francis of Assisi Academy in Kensington.

The vehicle contains a wealth of information about what is being done to tackle the issue, and will travel around the city attending community events.

It has a comfortable seating area which will enable people to have conversations in privacy, and a flat screen TV to show DVDs containing key community safety messages.

Staff from Citysafe and partner agencies including Merseyside Police and Mersey Fire and Rescue Service will be on hand to give advice to residents who have community safety concerns.

They will also be using it to consult on the city’s priorities for crime and disorder over the next three years.

The unveiling also marks the start of the city’s Respect Weeks of Action programme for 2010/11, with the first taking place in Kensington and Fairfield. 

The Respect Week of Action in Kensington and Fairfield will see work to tackle crime and grime, a variety of events for young and old and help and guidance into training and work, in ten wards across Liverpool between now and March 2011. 
            
Last year’s programme reductions in crime and serious violence resulting from more than 400 arrests, 20,000 people given crime prevention advice and 400 tonnes of rubbish collected.

Highlights of the Kensington and Fairfield Respect Week of Action include:

• Monday 26 July: A barbeque and Summer Fun event at St Francis of Assisi Academy on Gardners Drive from 12-3pm including yoga, massage, sports and dancing
• Tuesday 27 July: Community Skills Festival at Kensington Community Learning Centre, Kensington, on Tuesday 27 July from 10am – 2pm with details about adult learning, career guidance and giveaways
• Thursday 29 July: A Money Health Check Open Day at Venture Housing on Boaler Street from 10:30am until 3pm where people can find out more about the benefits they may be entitled to
• Friday 30 July: An open night for 12 to 17 year olds at Central Youth Club on Walker Street at 6:30pm.

Document download 

• Download the RESPECT flyer (PDF 105kb)

The other Respect Weeks of Action for 2010/11 are:

• Clubmoor w/c August 16
• Princes Park w/c September 13
• Speke/Garston w/c October 4
• Kirkdale w/c October 25
• Anfield/Everton w/c November 15
• Tuebrook/Stoneycroft w/c January 24
• Central w/c February 14
• Yew Tree w/c March 21

To read more about RESPECT, visit the webpage.