Tonight I went to a street briefing organised by our local Safer Neighbourhood Team.  I was there with two hats on - as a local Councilor and as a resident in the street concerned - in this case, Leahurst Road.

The street briefing had been called following some concern at two street robberies in the area.    Lee Green’s generally a comparatively safe place to live, so these two street robberies had worried people.

The good news is that the meeting has sparked interest in formng a neighbourhood watch scheme along Leahurst Road.  The local neighbourhood watch coordinator, Linda Cohen, came along to  explain how such a scheme would work, and there was a good deal of interest (I signed up myself too!).

If you’d be interested in getting involved in a neighbourhood watch either on Leahurst Road, or anywhere else in the ward, let Linda know on 8463 0798 or email raylyns1 {at} ntlworld(.)com or contact the SNT on 8721 2482 or email leegreen.snt {at} met.police(.)uk

On a related note, Linda (who’s doing a great job!) has organised a ward-wide Neighbourhood Watch meeting next Wednesday (16th April) at 7pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Handen Road.  I’ll hopefully see you there!