Contacts within Cumbria police for Watch scheme matters;

Team name (Problem solver) / Area covered
Allerdale Borough(PCMurphy) / WorkingtonMaryport
Champion (main contact) / PCSO McMinn (Maternity)
Allerdale Rural (PC Pettit & Brockbanks) / Wigton / Keswick / Cockermouth / Aspatria / Silloth
Champion / PCSO Harris (5326); Irving (5351) / PCSOsJones
Lyall / PCSOs Tuck & Brown / PCSO Crome / PCSONichol
Barrow Borough (PC Irving) / Parkside / Ormsgill / Risedale / Newbarns / Dalton
Champion / Louise Nichols / Paul Ryan / Iain Richards / Lauren Warby / John McVea
Roose / Hawcoat / Walney
Michelle Jones / SarahNewsome / Gail O’Neil
Brampton NPT(PC Owen) / Brampton (town) / Brampton (rural) / Dalston / Longtown / Alston
Champion / Tracy Watt / Dorinda Warwick / Lindsey Taggart / Laura Woods / PC Paul Crabtree
Carlisle East NPT(PCPaterson) / Botcherby / Harraby / St Aidens / North of River Eden
Champion / PCSO Damon Mcrea / PCSO Hannah Wignall / PC Fordyce / PC French
Carlisle West NPT(PC Keir) / Carlisle West / Currock / Upperby
Champion / PC Dave Cameron
Copeland PCSO Butler
Eden NPT(PC Thoele) / PenrithTown / Penrith Rural / Lakes & Shap / Appleby (PC Earl) / Upper Eden
Champion / PCSO Nicholson / PC Harrison / PC Owen / PCSO Threlkeld / PCSO Allinson
Kendal (PCRawlinson) / Kendal / Kendal Rural(M6 motorway the dividing line).
Champion / PCSO Fairclough / (East) PCSO Coleman (West) PCSO Park
Ulverston & Lakes Contact through problem solvers - PCSOMadden(Ulverston)PCSO 5144 Blacow(Lakes)

Notes:

‘Champions’ arePolice Community Support Officers (unless otherwise indicated)and are NPT specialists who drive local activity on watch issues. They are not solely responsible for all watch groups but will (with support from colleagues, and other watch groups);

  • Recruit support and maintain ‘area coordinator’ & ‘mentor roles’.
  • Have primary responsibility for supply of information to coordinators regarding neighbourhood issues.
  • Involve watch members in identification of, and activities to address community issues.

Support is provided to Neighbourhood Policing Teams on ‘Watch’ issues by area based (Basic Command Unit) Community safety Teams (Community Safety Officers), and HQ Community Safety Dept (Safer & Stronger Communities manager).

For enquiries relating to watch issues, please call 101, and ask for an officer identified above relevant to your location.

Author - Baines, AndrewPage 1Updated - 9/21/2018