Respect Halton Give Respect Get Respect

Respect Halton Give respect Get respect

• Summer what’s on guide • Enforcement programmes • Facts and figures • Useful numbers • Safety Messages

For more information, contact Community Safety: Call 0303 333 4300

*Safer Halton Partnership is made up of a number of service providers including: Halton Borough Council, Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire & Rescue, Cheshire Probation Service, Halton & Warrington Youth Offending Teams, Halton Voluntary Action, Halton Housing Trust & other social landlords, Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and NHS Halton & St Helens. Operation Staysafe – Protecting vulnerable young people at risk of harm from the streets of Halton and taking them to a place of safety whilst also offering after care to both they young person and other Respect family members. The aim of the RESPECT programme is to Intensive Youth Support Programme – Young Addaction will be develop and build stronger and more co- working with some of our young adults to realise the consequences ordinated approaches to tackling Anti-Social of their behaviour and prevent them from receiving Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and associated environmental Behaviour Orders. problems. Reparation – Youth Offending Service will be out with young Halton Borough Council, Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire and Rescue, offenders to undertake environmental work such as cleaning up Youth Services (Catch 22 and Young Addaction), Housing providers, graffiti. Youth Offending Services and other partners are working together to make Halton a safe place. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Response Teams will be targeting hot spot areas. (Police Cars, Off Road Police Bikes, Fire Appliances, Air With the help of parents and local communities we can ensure Support, Evidence Gathering Teams, CCTV, Victim Support Officers, young people are safe and enjoy the school holidays. Housing and Tenancy Enforcement officers). This booklet provides a timetable of events and Anti-Social Behaviour will not be tolerated – Don’t Be A Victim. helpful hints and tips. We need victims and witnesses to speak out. Please be assured that Anti-Social behaviour in Halton will not be your safety will be paramount. tolerated and any persons causing alarm, distress or harassment will be brought to Please consider: account. Phone the police on 999 for emergency. Phone 101 for non-emergency. • Keep a diary sheet of time, date, offence and descriptions of offenders(s). • Contact your housing provider. • Contact Halton Borough Council for Noise, Dogs or Environmental Anti-Social Behaviour. @RuncornNPU @WidnesNPU @HaltonBC • Consider providing a statement or anonymous statement to support civil or criminal action.

2 3 Peak beats for ASB Population of Halton is 125,700. 220 fixed penalty notices are Riverside Ward and Halton Lea Ward. (£80) issued for littering and dog fouling last year.

Total ASB for June, July, August is 2238 incidents of Halton. 12 awarded Green Flag Parks & 10 ASB incidents nature reserves. are reducing year on year.

Social media used Nuisance motor in an ASB manner can bikes account for lead to enforcement approx 10% of ASB. Alcohol admissions for under 18’s to A&E have reduced year on year. Neighbour disputes account for a large Total Youth ASB for June, percentage of July, August is 1054 - ASB. Approx 47% of total ASB.

ASB incidents peak during weekend and evenings on Friday 20.00-22.00p.m, Saturday 18.00-23.00 and Sunday 16.00 – 22.00.

Police received 7155 ASB calls and incidents last year 486 deliberate fires across Halton last year. 4 5 JN 18425_Illegal Motorcycling & Mini Motos_Information Leaflet:Layout 1 19/8/08 09:11 Page 2

ILLEGAL This leaflet gives details of the legal requirements Damage to land, parks, playing fields etc of owning a motorcycle, using it on roads, MOTORCYCLING AND The rider could commit the offence of criminal other public places and damage or be sued in the County Court for the MINI MOTOS on private land. value of the damage. For example, a school playing field may be damaged because of ruts left behind by motorcycles. The rider will have committed an offence of criminal damage and could be prosecuted for such an offence. The Danger Several people have been killed in the Cheshire area during recent years and many others have Public Places other than roads been seriously injured, riding illegal motorcycles If parents are and mini motos. This is besides the danger the owners of a If a motorcycle or mini moto is ridden on land caused to other road users and pedestrians. motorcycle and such as parks, footpaths and fields, without A person who rides a motorcycle dangerously permit illegal use then permission, the rider commits an offence of and injures or kills someone else - a passenger, it can be classed as ‘riding on land other than a road’. Noise another road user or pedestrian - faces possible ‘aiding and abetting’. nuisance offences are applicable when riding imprisonment. Crushed on such land. In addition, places such as car AllTenants illegal who permit parks can be treated as a public place if a road Remember! the storage or use of a traffic offence is committed. Crash helmets are required by law. motorcycles motorcycleor mini motos that is being They can save the life of the wearer. usedconfiscated in an anti-social mannerby Cheshire can also risk losingConstabulary their property. Private Land will be crushed. Without the landowner’s permission, the rider Powers to Seize could commit the offence of ‘driving a motor Under the Police Reform Act, the Police now Owners can be vehicle on land other than a road’. Noise have new powers to seize motor vehicles that prosecuted in nuisance offences are applicable when riding are being used to cause alarm, distress, or addition to riders. on private land. annoyance to members of the public! Repeat Noise Nuisance offenders are warned that their motor vehicle may be taken from them and disposed of and Local councils have the powers under the incur the cost of recovery. Parents are warned Environmental Protection Act 1990 to take What is ‘a road’? that they may be liable to pay substantial action. Following service of a Legal Notice, recovery costs of any cycle seized from their it may be possible to seize the offender’s As well as the carriageway, footpaths alongside child. Think twice before you let your child motorcycle or mini moto and take prosecution roads are part of the road. Pushing a motorcycle out on that bike! proceedings. along the footpaths means it is on the road. 6 7 Respect Weeks of Action Runcorn Widnes Youth Activities 25TH JULY - 1ST AUGUST 25TH AUGUST - 29TH AUGUST Halton Borough Council, Catch 22, Young Addaction, Wellbeing Enterprises and other partners have a variety of activities arranged for young persons 25th July 29th July 25th August 29th August and families. • Police Operation • Catch 22 - magical • Fashion with Passion! • Police Operation Staysafe – 4-12pm mystery tour Aged 10-19 at CRMZ week long Staysafe – 4-12pm • Police & Council • Play makers, Brookvale design programme to • Police ASB Off-road SportsFun – haltonstreetsports.co.uk / @Haltonstsports on twitter / Alcohol Licensing Checks Recreation Centre, 10 - help you create and Bike Operation x5 0161 681 8931. Footie fun, multisports, bike reach activities. 9am-5pm 1pm look at world fashions dates • Junior club 3-5pm • Police Pubwatch 11am-2pm • Catch 22 - HRMZ, Grange meeting Coasteering Summer soccer camps at Brookvale – 4-8th August and 18th-22nd • ASB targeted police • Police Engagement 26th August ages 12-19 August.- [email protected]. vehicle x6 dates Day • Catch 22 - magical • Festival Friday at Heath Park 9am-12noon mystery tour CRMZ 26th July Town Park, Palace Fields Aged 10-19 (Music/BBQ/Games) Magical Mystery Tours every Tuesday Book your place, contact Barry Selby 1-4pm (Runcorn • Hough Green Free 11am-2pm • Community Fire Station at CRMZ on 0151 257 2520 or 0781 015 8229 – 10-19yrs. snowsports centre) Football 7-8pm (funded • Police Engagement Open Day Free bike marking by Cheshire Fire and Day Free bike marking Family Fun day 10am-4pm Halton Housing Trust) location TBC (Free Ice-cream/Face Summer Activity Programme every Friday – 12-19yrs. Surfing and Sea 30th July painting) 27th August 30th August Kayaking, White Water rafting, Canyoning, Zip world and Coasteering. • Youth Offending 27th July Service Clean up project • Summer fete at • Be Safe Launch Contact Barry Selby on 07810158229 or 0151 257 2520. • Band Night Ditton's Children’s Centre Victoria Park - 1 - • Big Family Picnic Lunch HRMZ, Grange 7-9pm • Victoria park VRMZ - 4.30p.m 12-4p.m at Grangeway 2-6p.m • Police Engagement Festival Fridays at CRMZ with Catch 22 – 11.00a.m – 14.00p.m. BBQ’s, 31st July • Streetwise Day Free bike marking Music, Fashion Designing, Jungle challenges, dancing and singing and 28th July Appleton - 2-3.30p.m • Ur Pride Arts and Crafts celebration of Halton’s diverse community. • Family Forest School - Alexander drive - HRMZ, Grange 1-4pm Pheonix Park Centre 3.30-6.00p.m • Streetwise 10yrs+ 10am-12pm (nature • Girls Futsal Funfest Challenges – Obstacle Courses, loom band making, dodge ball, Heath Park 5-8pm Kingsway Leisure based activities) • Police tasking Vehicle Centre, 1pm to 3pm BBQ’s, Mocktails etc. – Victoria Park, Pheonix Park, Spike Island, Arley drive • Summer Programme (ASB Victims and 5-11 yrs Launch and Heath Park – YoungAddaction – 0151-2572530. perpetrators) Grangeway VRMZ 3-5pm 28th August • Streetwise 3-6pm 1st August • Duke of Edinburgh • Police tasking Vehicle Family Forest School – get involved in nature based activities. – HRMZ, Grange 7-9pm Party in the Park. (ASB Victims and www.wellbeing enterprises.org.uk / 01928 589799 (Pheonix Park and • Community Summer Pheonix Park. perpetrators) Pickerings Pasture) Park all week at Runcorn • Police Engagement Shopping Centre Day Free bike marking 12-4pm location TBC Sports for all – see www.haltonsportspartnership.co.uk for sporting (WireFM/Games/Widnes • Hough Green Free Vikings/Music & Dancing) Football 7-8pm activities and locations. For further information regarding free junior Multi-media advice on swimming, bowls, trampolining, dance classes, walks, rugby and football Dogs in the community See page 9 for and martial arts then phone 0151-510-6000. contact details. Police, Council & Community Safety Activities - contact Mark Antrobus ASB Supervisor on 0151 511 6721 8 9 Like us on Facebook

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Wednesday 6th Aug Summer Fete BIG Beach Party 11.00am-2.00pm at Halton Lodge Children's Centre Wednesday 27th August Wednesday 20th August Events also Include 12.00 - 3.00pm 12.00 - 3.00pm Jo Jingles, little sports th Ditton Children's Centre Warrington Road Children's Centre Tuesday 12 Aug and crafts as well as a 11.00am-2.00pm at Halton Brook Children's Centre For more information contact your local children’s centre range of professioal services to offer help st TEL: 0151 511 6222 www.facebook.com/kingswaychildrencentre and advice to families Thursday 21 Aug on a range of issues. 11.00am-2.00pm

10576/JUL14 at Castlefields Community Centre www.facebook.com/warringtonroad

www.facebook.com/dittoncc

www.facebook.com/uptonchildrencentre

Call the Sports Development Team on 0151 510 6000 Be... informed! - Don’t drink anything, for further details on any of the activities stated below. Sport in Halton Summer 2014 www.haltonsportspartnership.co.uk if you do not know what it is or its effects. Activity Venue Time Age Cost July 14 Door step activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 8 - 9pm 16 + Free - If you choose to drink 14 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5 - 6.30pm 16 + £1 Be... prepared! 19 -26 Halton Sports Fair Free Activity Sessions across Halton Free 21 Door step activities Upton Community Centre 8 - 9pm 16 + Free alcohol, eat before you drink, alternate alcohol 21 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5 - 6.30pm 16 + £1 24 Multi activities Brookvale Recreation Centre, Runcorn 1 - 3pm 8 + Free drinks with water/soft drinks and know your limit! 25 Multi activities Upton , Multi Use Games Area, Widnes 10am-noon 8 + Free 27 Big Picnic Lunch Grangeway Community Centre, Runcorn 12 - 4pm 8 + Free 28 Play makers Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 10 - 1pm 9-13 Free Be...in touch! - Make sure you let someone 28 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5 - 6.30pm 16 + £1 28 Door step activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 8 - 9pm 16 + Free know where you are going and what time you will 29 Play makers Brookvale Recreation Centre, Runcorn 10 - 1pm 9-13 Free 30 FA Girls Football Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 1 - 3pm 5-11 Free be home; keep mobile phones topped up. 30 Multi activities Spike Island, West Bank , Widnes 1 - 3pm 8 + Free

Aug Be...safe! - Make informed choices before 1 Party in the Park Phoenix Park, Runcorn 11 - 3pm 8 + Free 4 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5 - 6.30pm 16 + £1 you go anywhere and be aware of dangers and risks 4 Door step activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 8 - 9pm 16 + Free 6 Girls Futsal Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 1 - 3pm 5-11yrs Free associated with drinking alcohol such as accidents, 7 Multi activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 2 - 4pm 8 + Free 8 Multi activities Windmill Hill, Norton Wood Lane 11 - 1pm 8 + Free crime or anti-social behaviour. 10 Multi activities Runcorn Sports Club, Runcorn 10am-4pm All welcome Free 11 Door step activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 8-9pm 16 + Free 11 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5-6.30pm 16 + £1 Be...happy! - Do not be pressured to drink if it is 13 Girls Futsal Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 1 - 3pm 5-11 Free 13 Multi activities Runcorn Hill, Runcorn 1 - 3pm 8 + Free not your choice! Find alternative activities to have fun. 14 Multi activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 2 - 4pm 8 + Free 15 Multi activities Upton Multi Use Games Area, Widnes 1 - 3pm 8 + Free 15 Multi activities Edgerton Street Multi Use Games Area 1 - 3pm 8 + Free 18 Fitness Track Enter via Sts Peter & Paul School 5 - 6.30pm 16 + Free 18 Door step activities Upton Community Centre, Widnes 8 - 9pm 16 + Free 18 -21 Cricket Summer Camp Widnes Cricket Club, Widnes 9.30am-3pm 6-13 £12 day / £40 4 days For advice and support call: 0151 257 2530 or visit: Youngaddaction Halton 20 Girls Futsal Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 1pm to 3pm 5-11 Free 22 Multi activities Phoenix Park, Runcorn 11am-1pm 8 + Free CRMZ Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QE. www.addaction.org.uk 27 Girls Futsal Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes 1pm to 3pm 5-11 Free 27 Multi activities Runcorn Hill 1-3pm 8 + Free 29 Multi activities Windmill Hill Norton Wood Lane 11am-1pm 8 + Free

10 11 Lost, damaged, burnt or SAFE stolen bins will cost you (Stay Away £26 to be replaced. From the Edge) Do: ü Store your waste inside your bin ü Keep your bin lid shut Currents can be strong even in ü Return your bin to your property after collection canals and can drag you under. ü Make arrangements for removing bulky items Hidden objects under the water such as broken glass, metal and sharp rocks can lie beneath the surface.

Deep and untreated water can be risky. Canal and river water is not treated and may contain bacteria that can cause infection. Don’t: û Leave your bin out after your collection day û Leave excess waste at the side of your bin û Block fire escape routes Allow single-use û Leave bulky items on the street unattended BBQs to cool fully before disposing of them NEVER take them inside tents

Grassland or combustible materials not to be left out.

Camping on Halton Borough Council land parks STOP! and open spaces is prohibited. STOP!

Produced and designed by Mark Antrobus and Sarah Dockwray July 2014