“On 24th Sept 2020, the PCC’s office sent out an OWL message asking watch members across Hertfordshire to participate in a national APCC survey about road safety enforcement. Of the 66,000 national replies an incredible 10,000 came from Hertfordshire. To put that into context nationally, Herts accounts for just 2% of the population but the power […]
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HERTSWATCH RECEIVES MAJOR RECOGNITION AWARD
Hertswatch has been recognised for its valuable services to the community in Hertfordshire. The organisation founded in 2004 has picked up a Lord High Sheriff’s Personal Award at a ceremony in County Hall. Individual certificates were presented to the two people who have steered Hertswatch to the organisation it is today – Sue Thompson and Keith Batchelor.There […]
NhW supporting the Police and Crime Commissioner at the Herts Show in 2016
NhW were invited to share a stand at the Herts show to support the “Year of Volunteering”. With more that 103,000 NhW already registered residents across Hertfordshire it was seen an opportunity to further promote NhW across the county.During the show 95 new members were signed. It was a joint effort between HertsWatch and the […]
WELCOME TO WAINE’S WORLD!
Philip Waine is the new Watch Liaison Officer for Three Rivers, Dacorum and Watford. He took up his new role in May. Philip who lives in a village in Dacorum used to work for a large charity before taking on his latest challenging role based at Police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. But Philip intends […]
NHW CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF CRIME BUSTING – ALONG WITH OWL
Neighbourhood Watch in Hertfordshire got a real life bird to help celebrate 10 years of the crime busting in its partnership with the Owl system. Luca Parrella from Celtic Harmony, pictured above with the Owl and NhW Deputy District Co-ordinator Andrew Scarth (right) brought a fun element to a conference at Police Headquarters. The conference – held […]
SUE THOMPSON WINS MAJOR CHIEF CONSTABLE AWARD
Sue Thomposon, Three Rivers District Co-ordinator for Three Rivers has won a major award for her years of service to the orgnaisation. She was presented with the Public Service and Community Focus award which is awarded to an individual or team who has shown an outstanding contribution to public service and community engagement. The award […]
SCORPION BITES INTO THE BAD GUYS IN MAJOR OPERATION
More than 150 vehicles were stopped over two days by Three Rivers police in a proactive operation to tackle cross-border crime. Operation Greenbelt carried out over 48 hours in June was led by officers from the Three Rivers Operation Scorpion team based in Rickmansworth and Oxhey, and who were supported by Three Rivers’ Safer Neighbourhood […]
MORE BOBBIES ON THE BEAT IN HERTFORDSHIRE
The number of front line police officers in Hertfordshire has now increased to over 2000 for the first time in eight years as 14 newly qualified officers have been welcomed into the Constabulary. The seven men and seven women graduated having completed a 16-week training course at Longfield Training Development Centre in Stevenage, and the […]
FROM SEOUL TO SOUL OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH IN HERTS
Four South Korean students travelled over 5,000 miles to find out about Hertfordshire’s Neighbourhood Watch scheme. The students, who are studying Political Science and International Studies at Duksung Women’s University in Seoul, wanted to find out about volunteering and community safety. They investigated community schemes online and came across Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) in Hertfordshire and […]
SOUTH OXHEY PC NAMED TOP OF THE COPS
A Three Rivers novice PC has been named as Hertfordshire’s Student Constable of the Year.PC Honor Greaves of the South Oxhey Safer Neighbourhood Team scooped the well-deserved title of Student Constable of the Year at the Chief Constable’s annual awards ceremony!Honor, pictured with her Sergeant Dan Amos, joined the force last year but has already […]