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About us

Community Safety Plus (CSPlus) CIC was

founded to give support to community groups

and individuals. We offer free advertisement to

your community group while highlighting issues

that affect all communities. We also want to

highlight success stories so if you have any

ideas and want to share them with like minded

people then don't hesitate to contact us.

We also offer training and full time and part time employment to

individuals whether this is working from our office or from home. We give

everyone a chance and give our staff the opportunity to work flexible

hours that suit their lifestyle. If you are looking to get involved and believe

you can gain support for our company then get in touch today.

What is a Community Interest Company (CICs)?

Community Interest Companies (CICS) are limited companies, with

special additional features, created for the use of people who want to

conduct a business or other activity for community benefit, and not

purely for private advantage. This is achieved by a "community interest

test" and "asset lock", which ensure that the CIC is established for

community purposes and the assets and profits are dedicated to these

purposes. Registration of a company as a CIC has to be approved by

the Regulator who also has a continuing monitoring and

enforcement role.

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Crime Prevention

It has often been said, a mans home is his sanctuary, a place of

recuperation enjoyable past times. However, once this sanctuary has

been broken, it becomes almost untenable to remain, people feel

violated within their own home and decide they require a move away just

to feel safe again. Yet this is a dilemma that many victims of crime within

the home face on a daily basis. So the question remains, what can we

do to make our homes more secure so we do not fall victims to crime

ourselves?

The Metropolitan Police Service offers many guidelines and tips to

assist in crime prevention within the home. With the further development

of current technology it has become even more difficult to protect ones

home with the most flagrant of crime associated with the home being

burglary. Burglary victims often wonder why the burglar picked on their

house. To find out you need to consider how a burglars mind actually

works. Burglary, on the whole, is an opportunist crime. A burglar will

select his target because it offers him the best opportunity to carry out

his crime undetected and with the fewest number of obstacles in his

way. A building that presents itself as unoccupied and insecure is far

more likely to be targeted than one which is properly secured:

side gates open

accessible windows open

ladders left out, allowing access to otherwise inaccessible windows

garden tools available to force entry

untrimmed hedges or high fences preventing natural surveillance

Each of these makes access to the building far simpler and is an

indication to the prospective burglar that it's worth a second look.

Residents of multi occupancy dwellings or flats should be mindful not to

grant entry to people via an entry phone system, if they do not know

them, and to be cautious of people seeking to 'tailgate' them into

buildings.

One of the easiest ways for a burglar to spot if there are people within a

property comes from the simplest of observations, milk bottles or parcels

on the doorstep; newspapers and mail in the letter box; unlit houses

after dark and all windows shut in very hot weather.

These are signs telling the burglar that he is unlikely to be disturbed in

the course of his work.

Naturally, circumstances may arise when such situations may be

unavoidable. If we can take measures that tell the burglar

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that this building is too difficult or too risky a target, he will hopefully move on.

Many homeowners believe it is safe to leave a spare key lying around in case of

emergencies. The simple truth is never leave a spare key concealed anywhere near

the front door - burglars know all the hiding places. Prevent letterbox burglaries by

storing keys away from the front door. Do not label your house keys in case you lose

them and they fall into the wrong hands.

There are also other simple guidelines to help minimize the chances of being a

victim of burglary. Remove temptation where possible; try to keep valuables out of

sight from windows. Make it look as though your house is occupied by installing

timers which switch lights or radios on and off automatically; have a neighbour or

friend pop round to clear your letter box or doorstep; encourage a neighbour to park

on your drive; if going out after dark, draw the curtains,

leave some lights on and a radio playing.

Another thing to consider is if you are going away on

holiday or leaving your home for a prolonged period of

time.

Cancel the delivery of milk and newspapers; disconnect

the telephone answering machine, or re-word your

greeting message to give the impression that you are only

temporarily unable to answer; enlist the help of a

neighbour, friend or relative to keep a regular eye on your

property and keep the front door clear of deliveries; if you

are prepared to leave a key with a willing neighbour/relative, ask for curtains to be

drawn and lights to be put on at night. If snow is on the ground a few footprints will

make the house appear inhabited; check your insurance policy. Some insurance

policies for contents don't cover you if you are away for more than 30 days; set your

burglar alarm and if you do not have an alarm, consider investing a few pounds in a

dummy alarm box. It may well deter the opportunist thief.

These are all simple things that you would think everyone would consider in the

protection of their property, however it is such simple acts that an opportunist

burglar would notice. The key is to not make your house stand out as a target.

One of the easiest ways for a burglar to spot if

there are people within a property comes from

the simplest of observations, milk bottles or

parcels on the doorstep; newspapers and mail

in the letter box; unlit houses after dark and all

windows shut in very hot weather.

These are signs telling the burglar that he is

unlikely to be disturbed in the course of his

work. Naturally, circumstances may arise when

such situations may be unavoidable. If we can

take measures that tell the burglar that this

building is too difficult or too risky a target, he will hopefully move on.

Many homeowners believe it is safe to leave a spare key lying around in case of

emergencies. The simple truth is never leave a spare key concealed anywhere

near the front door - burglars know all the hiding places. Prevent letterbox burglaries

by storing keys away from the front door. Do not label your house keys in case you

lose them and they fall into the wrong hands.

There are also other simple guidelines to help minimize the chances of being a

victim of burglary. Remove temptation where possible, try to keep valuables out of

sight from windows. Make it look as though your house is occupied by installing

timers which switch lights or radios on and off automatically; have a neighbour or

friend pop round to clear your letter box or doorstep; encourage a neighbour to park

on your drive; if going out after dark, draw the curtains, leave some lights on and a

radio playing.

It is quite simple. Anti-social behaviour hurts everybody involved, both the perpetrator and the victim. This may sound a strange concept, but often the reasons for members of the public acting out in this way is due to underlying problems in their lives which although may not be forcing them to act in such a manner, carries enough weight for them to be crying out for attention. A cry for help of sorts. It is because of this that we believe it must be stopped early, before too much damage has been done and a positive solution can be found.

Because of that, we rely on early interventions, including police visits and warning letters, as these can nip many problems in the bud before they develop into much more serious issues.

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Recovery +

Recovery Plus is frontline contact point for people who would like to talk

to someone who understands the problems of addiction whether this be

your own addiction or a

member of your family or a

friend.

Mark, our resident advisor

has lived with addiction for

many years and is aware of

all the taboos connected

with addiction. He is able to

give advice and information

on organisations that can

give support.

Mark is a stage two counsellor and has participated in support and

counselling for individuals and groups. He is always willing to discuss

any matters concerning addiction.