Not in my neighbourhood Week Event 2009

TENANTS TAKING CONTROL OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE

As part of Not in My Neighbourhood Week 2009, the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Wales and Monmouthshire Housing Association have organised a seminar to help make residents aware of the initiatives available to aid them address anti-social behaviour in their own communities.

The FREE Half-day seminar, taking place on Thursday 5th November 2009 at the St. Michaels Centre, Abergavenny, will include talks on home safety for tenants and residents from the local community safety partnership and a presentation from local resident activists, on how to tackle local anti-social behaviour issues.

Not in My Neighbourhood Week is part of the Home Office’s Changing Lives, Making Communities Safer Campaign. The aim of the week is to communicate with local communities and show the work being done to tackle crime, drugs, anti-social behaviour and alcohol misuse in their areas and to get local communities involved.

 John Drysdale, Director of TPAS Cymru said “TPAS Cymru is pleased to be involved with the Not in My Neighbourhood event in Abergavenny. He said, “It’s important that residents are aware of and can use initiatives that can help them and their communities to address anti social behaviour. Both TPAS Cymru and Monmouthshire Housing Association have a commitment to ensuring that people are involved in their local communities.”

 For further information on this event and to register to attend please contact Amanda Oliver on 0292023 7303 or email amanda.oliver@tpascymru.org.uk

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 1. Some of the organisations involved in Not in my Neighbourhood Week include, Neighbourhood Watch, the Tenant Participation Advisory Service, neighbourhood policing teams, local authorities, anti-social behaviour teams, drug actions teams, and local supermarkets.
2. For further information on this event and to register to attend please contact Amanda Oliver on 0292023 7303 or mobile 07806789324 or email amanda.oliver@tpascymru.org.uk
3. TPAS Cymru celebrates its 21st Anniversary of tenant participation in Wales during 2009
4. The Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Cymru is the leading tenant participation organisation in Wales, with almost 400 tenant organisation and landlord members. TPAS Cymru exists to make effective participation a reality throughout Wales.

NOT IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEK
Thursday 5th November 2009
Location: St Michaels Centre, Abergavenny
Registration: 10.00 – 10.30am
Seminar Close: 1.45

Copies of the booking form for the event and the flyer are available on the tpas cymru website site.uk.tpascymru.org.uk/eindex.php

A proposed agenda for the day is as follows:

 10.00-10.30am - Tea/coffee and registration
10.30am - Welcome and Introduction 
10.40am - Tackling ASB Locally
11.00am - Housing Management Standard for Tackling ASB in Wales
11.20am - Refreshment Break
11.40am - Local Community Safety Partnership
12.00pm - Police and Neighbourhood Watch
12.20pm - Question and Answer session
12.45pm - Lunch and networking session
1.45pm - Close of Session
 

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 For further information and photo opportunity, please contact:
Amanda Oliver, Information and Policy Officer 
TPAS Cymru, Transport House, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SD
Tel: 029 20237303
Mobile: 07806789324
Fax: 029 20345597
Email: amanda.oliver@tpascymru.org.uk
Web. www.tpascymru.org.uk

Supported By:
TPAS Cymru
The Home Office and
Monmouthshire Housing Association