Cross party visit to Tamworth Fire and Police Station

BeccaS
Fire and Police Tamworth

31st May 2023

  • Tamworth councillors from all political groups visit Fire and Police station at Marlborough Way.

  • Championing working in partnership to improve community safety for the people of Tamworth.

  • Working together to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.

Councillors from across all Tamworth political parties visited Tamworth Fire and Police station to hear how their modern facility on Marlborough Way serves the people of Tamworth. Station Manager Duncan Cole and Chief Inspector Neeson hosted the visit. 

Councillors we’re accompanied by Tamworth Borough Council’s Community Safety Partnership team, who along with fire and police colleagues showcased how working in partnership improves community safety and allows the partnership to tackle joint issues such as anti-social behaviour.

The Tamworth Community Safety Partnership brings together a number of organisations who work to make the borough a safer place to live, work and socialise.

Partners include Tamworth Borough Council, Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service and Staffordshire County Council and a wide range of other statutory and voluntary organisations.

Councillor Thomas Jay, Deputy Leader of the Council said: “The modern Fire and Police Station on Marlborough Way is a fantastic location to serve the people of Tamworth. 

“It was a pleasure to be joined by councillors from all local political groups on this visit, where we saw for ourselves how partnership working tackles the local community safety issues people face. The organisation best placed to deal with something, be that fire service, police or council will act and take steps to improve the lives of Tamworth communities. 

“I also saw how working together, everyone works to protect and signpost our most vulnerable people to the support they need.”

Duncan Cole, Station Manager at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, added:

“Alongside our colleagues at Staffordshire Police, it was a pleasure to engage with local councillors at Tamworth Belgrave Fire Station. 

“It gave us the opportunity to discuss issues in the Tamworth area and how councillors can work with us to solve these issues. 

“Councillors were given a tour of the station, got the opportunity to meet our operational team and even see us in action in a house fire demonstration.” 

“Serving our community is the Fire Service’s core focus, and with the support of our colleagues at Staffordshire Police and local councillors, we can continue to drive this objective forward to help reduce and remove risks in our communities using a combination of prevention, protection and response activities and help make Staffordshire a safer place to live, work and visit.”

The community safety partnership works together to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour to improve public perception, wellbeing and community safety in Tamworth.

 

Key priorities include tackling the issues which could most impact Tamworth communities:

  • Anti Social Behaviour
  • Community Cohesion, including preventing radicalisation, exploitation and hate crime
  • Domestic Abuse. including stalking and harassment
  • Drug Related Crime and Harm, including the prevention of exploitation of young people – County Lines
  • Public Place and Serious Violence, including Violence, Abuse and Intimidation Of Women and Girls
  • Vehicle Crime
  • Vulnerable Persons; the prevention of harm to persons at risk of criminal exploitation or becoming victims of crime