Neighbourhood Watch

Martron

well does anyone have neighbour hood watch in their estate?

The Hill Billy

Martron wrote: »

well does anyone have neighbour hood watch in their estate?

No, but I've been involved in the Blackhills Community Alert (Neighbourhood Watch for country folk) for a few years. PM me if you have any questions.

Eoineo

Martron wrote: »

well does anyone have neighbour hood watch in their estate?

Yes we do.

Martron

ah just wondering how i would go about raising awareness. is there a place i can get stickers or a pack or something?

its from partly of the graffiti thread and a suspicious car park outside the house for a bout an hour last night .....

i remeber a garda calling to my parents door when i was younger...... do they still do that?? ( and no the garda did not call because of me!)

The Hill Billy

Have a chat with your local Community Garda. He/she should be able to get you the relevant info.

Have a read of this for a bit more info.

LeoB

Don know of any in Rush at the moment. There was a few and they were linked with residents assoc.

Anything to raise awareness is good. The local Gardái are fairly good. I had them in club a few times talking to juveniles and they were excellent, gave a little chat on safety issues, fireworks that type of thing. Dropped in to se the kids a week or two later which the kids and parents appreciated.

Let us know how you get on or if you start a watch in your area..

Martron

well i have a few things i want to do. firstly i was going to set up a forum on heighbourhoods.ie and get the ball rolling that way. stick i letter in the door with the link to the website. then from there i would have info and a general hello to the estate.

main aim is to get the grass and what not sorted so going to get a combined effort going. then while i am at it try and get a bit of res assoc and neighbout hood watch going too.

see how it goes anywya

The Hill Billy

Split from DCN Off-Topic Thread. Worthy of a thread of its own.

HB

Martron

Hill Billy wrote: »

Split from DCN Off-Topic Thread. Worthy of a thread of its own.

HB

You mods are really out to mess with my head. Ha ha thanks for this though thought it might be important

Eoineo

Personally I'd start with a residents association and work from there. Not everyone is tech-savvy enough to use neighbours.ie. You really can't beat knocking on doors and getting to meet your neighbours.

We have an active residents association here - which has received a jolt of interest due to the recession & more people being at home during the day & having more time. Neighbourhood Watch has a part to play in that as well. If you can't identify your neighbours then how would you know if someone was breaking in or trying to get into their home?

Martron

well the res assoc was really first on my list and the neighbour hood watch to follow. i was only setting up the forum as a secondary ways of getting the neighbours interested.

I know for one i hate do-gooders (:D:D) knocking on my door preaching.

The forum will mainly act as a notice board for the estate. people can come and go as they please.

LeoB

Great spirit Martron, just what people need at this time is for people to show some leadership. Hope it all goes well.

Martron

well i only took me three years to realise no one else was doing anything ha ha. will so how long my enthusuiasm works