Cumbria Mini Police Issue 3 - April 2019 Introduc on Welcome to the third edi on of the Ci zens in Policing team Mini Police Newsle er. The Cumbria Mini Police scheme is now offi cially 1 year old! We cannot believe how much we have achieved in just one short year and wri ng these newsle ers really makes us appreciate how far we have come and how much the Mini Police Offi cers have achieved in that me. We have had one very special addi on to the Mini Police family this term with launch of Mini Police within Jigsaw – Cumbria’s only children’s hospice. This term the Mini police have delivered and educated their peers on road safety and we have seen lots of community engagement from our Mini Police Offi cers across the county helping to make our roads and communi es a safer place to be.
The Launch of Mini Police at Jigsaw
2019 really did kick off in the most amazing way possible. Planning began in July 2018 to bring Jigsaw on board with their very own bespoke Mini Police programme. The CiP team and Jigsaw recognised what a huge benefi t it would bring to the children and families that use the service provided by the hospice. Five children were selected to become Mini Police Offi cers and will take part in a programme of ac vi es throughout the year that have been created in collabora on with Jigsaw staff , the CiP team and their local PCSO. The programme has been tailor made for the new recruits and focusses on posi ve engagement with police offi cers and the local community. The launch was a ended by our then Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, Jus n Bibby, and Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, as well as Jigsaw staff , service users, families, The Ci zen’s in Policing team and Cumbria Police Cadets. The newly appointed Mini Police offi cers had the pleasure of being handed their caps by the Lord Lieutenant Claire Hensman.
PCC Peter McCall with T/Assistant Chief Constable Jus n Bibby at Jigsaw and Lord Lieutenant Claire Hensman
2 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Enjoying seeing inside Max the MINI
Guard of honour formed by Cumbria Police Cadets
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 3 Patricia Livsey, Chief Execu ve at Jigsaw, Cumbria Children’s hospice said “It is brilliant to be one of the fi rst children’s hospices in the UK to become Mini Police offi cers and we are excited to see what projects will be taking place throughout the year. “The programme will provide our children and young people with a range of new ac vi es to engage with all whilst receiving the care and support they require at Jigsaw. “We would like to thank Cumbria Police for tailoring the ac vi es to our children and young people’s abili es.” Cumbria’s Mini Police programme was launched in April last year and those involved have “surpassed all expecta on” with their commitment and enthusiasm to the scheme. Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, said: “Our Ci zens in Policing team have adapted the established Mini Police Ini a ve and have created a great opportunity for young people with life limi ng illnesses in Cumbria to be included within the scheme. I know the whole team are thrilled to be working with Jigsaw and our latest recruits who will I know add real value to the scheme even though they have other real challenges to face.
4 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 “It is essen al that we provide a range of posi ve and exci ng engagement opportuni es for all children and young adults to have with the police and their communi es across the county. “The response to the Mini Police scheme has been tremendously posi ve and I am delighted that it is so successful. “The fi ve new offi cers from Jigsaw Children’s Hospice will be a valuable addi on to the other recruits in Cumbria and it is good to see that the number of Mini Police, Cadets and Specials volunteers con nue to grow, develop and thrive. “This is a great way to increase engagement, not just with the children themselves, but also with their parents and carers, which will in turn indirectly allows for greater engagement with the wider community.”
A huge thumbs up from Jigsaw Mini Police Offi cers and some of our police cadets
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 5 New Mini Police School Banners are launched! In order to make our Mini Police Schools stand out from the crowd, promote the scheme and create awareness of the work of the Mini Police programme, each school now has its very own banner to display outside. Launched in Victoria Junior School in Workington, the CiP team and Police and Crime Commssioner Peter McCall a ended the launch ably assisted by Fuzz, the Police dog mascot who surprised the children with a visit round their classrooms! The banners are going to be a great way to easily iden fy a Mini Police school and acknowledge the hard work and commitment the school and students have undertaken as part of the programme. Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall said: “The Mini Police is a great ini a ve and it is really important to invest in our young people from an early age. Mini Police not only inspires children to consider a career in policing in later life, but also encourages great rela onships between the police and the next genera on. “The response to the scheme has been tremendously posi ve and I am delighted that it is so successful. I am keen to see even more pupils benefi t from the scheme and the banners will help to raise awareness. “This is a great way to increase engagement, not just with the children themselves, but also with their parents and carers, which will in turn indirectly allows for greater engagement with the wider community.”
6 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Mini Police, mighty message: Drive safely outside our school!
To round off our epic series of successive launches, January also saw the launch of our bespoke road safety signs to support our road safety educa onal input for the term. The CiP team in collabora on with our schools and the supplier, Signs Direct designed the signs for our schools to use in their road safety awareness campaigns. The project was fi nancially supported by the Casualty Reduc on and Safer Highways (CRASH) mul -agency group. The need for road safety signs was iden fi ed by a number of Mini Police schools, and PCSOs from around the county who witnessed an social driving and parking outside of their schools on a regular basis. Eye catching, bright and refl ec ve of the diversity of our Mini Police Offi cers, we hope the signs will be a fantas c addi on to the prac cal side of the Mini Police’s learning and will support them in ge ng the message across to all those that drive that it isn’t ok to drive or park an -socially outside a school. Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall said: “The new Mini Police signs are an excellent way of refreshing everyone’s memory as to why we must never forget safety on any roads in Cumbria, especially those around schools. Whilst I understand that some parents want to drive and pick up their children as close to the school gates as possible, an -social parking and erra c driving is selfi sh and has the poten al to be dangerous. “We also need to be aware that at these mes, there are many young pedestrians and new cyclists using the roads and pavements, so extra care and a en on is needed when driving and parking around schools, not less. Encouraging people to slow down, give themselves more me to react and spot danger, be more aware of cyclists and use extra cau on before pulling out or into spaces is great advice. These new signs are eye-catching and will act as a reminder to drivers that safety should be their priority and stop being selfi sh.” Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) Co-ordinator Chris Broadbent said: “This is a great way to get young children not only thinking about road safety from a young age but also to help improve the safety of roads in their own community.” Carol McDonald, supplier of school road safety signs at Signs Direct and Signs 2 Schools said: “It’s been a great pleasure working the Ci zen’s in Policing Team to create these specially designed signs. I’m really looking forward to seeing the Mini Police ‘Parking Buddies’, working together with the fantas c Mini Police teams, in Cumbria and in schools all over the UK. Together, the Mini Police and the ‘Mini Police Buddies’ are on a mission to help keep children safe by encouraging drivers to slow down and park safely, when they do the school run.”
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 7 Max the MINI alongside some of the other police vehicles
The CiP team were very proud to see our Mini Police from Sandside School being very ac ve this term, here’s a li le write up from their Deputy Head Rachel Sla ery: “During our road safety awareness lessons the class have learnt about road safety and gained a deeper understanding as to the role of a traffi c police offi cer following a visit by PC Kevin Jackson to school. They were surprised at how much equipment a police car carried and what it was used for. Following some of this work they delivered an assembly in school and then invited over 30 mini police from another local school to talk about road safety. They presented what they had learnt about diff erent types of road crossings, where to cross safely and what to wear. They even learnt a road safety song which they sung and signed to their audience. The school community are very proud of our mini police offi cers and feel that they represent both Cumbria Constabulary and Sandside Lodge School in the best possible way”.
8 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Ewanrigg Junior School in Maryport made the front page of the local newspaper with their road safety cam- paign. Just take a look at their before and a er pictures using the Mini police parking buddies to help them re-enforce their safety message….a picture speaks a thousands words! Its also not everyday you get to see a unicorn on parking patrol! #worldbookday19
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 9 Pupils from St Patricks Catholic School in Cleator Moor (below) iden fi ed a speeding issue on a local road and then carried out speed checks for 30 minutes. Would you believe they recorded 12 vehicles exceeding 30mph! The Offi cers also saw a few drivers slamming on their breaks when they saw the speed gun poin ng at them in the distance. There were a few drivers also spoken to about parking on double yellow lines outside the school.
10 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Our parking buddies have undoubtedly been a huge success across the county, striving to reinforce the road safety message and we have been inundated with photos of them from far and wide – well done to each and every one of our Mini Police offi cers for being ac ve in their community to tackle this really serious problem on our roads and outside our schools. Here’s just a small selec on of all the great pictures from around the county of our Mini Police out in the community pu ng road safety into prac se.
Brook Street School, Carlisle with PC Black, Collision Inves gator and PCSO Alison Parish
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 11 Cambridge Primary school
12 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Before ge ng the offi cial parking buddies, Ormsgill School in Barrow, made their own ingenious signs! What an impact this had.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 13 Fairfi eld Primary School in Cockermouth delivering their road safety presenta on to the rest of their school.
Thomlinson Juniors, Wigton, learning about the safety camera van and out and about ensuring no one is speeding to keep them safe.
14 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 The educa onal input that the Ci zens in Policing team write each term is designed to be innova ve, crea ve and delivered in such a way that the Mini police can interpret this and deliver it to the rest of their school. Here are St James’s CofE Primary, Barrow ge ng the ini al delivery from their PCSO Sam Thomas and St Mar n and St Mary, Windermere, delivering their input to the rest of the school.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 15 16 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 St Oswalds CofE Primary School had a visit from PC Kevin Jackson, Collison Reduc on Offi cer to learn how the speed gun worked.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 17 The Ci zens in Policing Team were delighted when they visited the newly launched Mini Police North Lakes School in Penrith one wintry, frosty morning. We were joined by PC Shaun McKeown & PCSO John Nicholson to fi lm a Road Safety Video with the amazing Mini Police Team. The Mini Police were far from camera shy when they all undertook star roles, developing, anima ng & sharing the newly created road safety pneumonic FLOWER POWER!
18 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 19 20 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Have you got your Parking Promise?
St Mar n and St Mary Cof E primary school together with their PCSO Sarah Blacow came up with an ingenious concept of “Parking Promises”. Designed by the children, they are given to parents who sign an agreement to abide by the parking regula ons outside their school. Each parent then displays one of the badges in their car to promote safer parking around the school. The car cut was arranged by Cumbria Police, the School, Windermere Fire Search and Rescue, Windermere Town Council and coordinated by Sarah Blacow. The reward gave the group an insight into the incredible work Fire Search and Rescue undertake to remove people from a car, should, for any reason, they not be able to get out by the door.
PCSO Sarah Blacow Said;
“I am so pleased the ‘Parking Promise’ has been well received, and the Mini Police Offi cers have done an incredible job promo ng it. Something needed to change on the roads outside of the school, it was at mes dangerous. Thankfully, we saw an instant change in behaviour a er the Mini Police rolled out the scheme. It is so nice to see all the vehicles with s ckers displayed showing their support and making a conscious eff ort to uphold their promise. “The impact these Mini Police Offi cers have had on other students and the wider community is inspiring. They were the fi rst intake of offi cers at the school, but they have set a high bar for their predecessor and a posi ve legacy. I am truly excited to see what their future holds and what the next intake of Mini Police can achieve following these trail blazers. “The children have worked incredibly hard throughout this year undertaking ac vi es as Mini Police Offi cers. They are so excited for this educa onal reward. It is defi nitely well deserved.”
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 21 22 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 As well as concentra ng on road safety, many of our Mini Police undertook further community ac on. Mini Police offi cers from Ewanrigg Junior School, Maryport and Victoria Junior School, Workington both took to the streets to ask local residents and businesses what their top policing priori es are. Mini Police founder, re red PC Craig Johnson summed this up perfectly – “give children a voice and they will lead”.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 23 Mini police offi cers from Grayrigg set themselves a challenge to get the whole school to have met a police offi cer or PCSO which they have now met. In addi on, they invited PCSO Marion Jeff rey to their maths lesson and they used the speed gun to collect data for their maths lesson.
24 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Theory to support the prac se
Whilst we know our Mini Police programme changes lives, analy cal work to support what we do is vital so when we were approached by the University of Northampton to take part in an extended survey and in-depth analy cal work, we jumped at the chance. In January, 4 Mini Police schools took part in the survey work and Ewanrigg School were visited by Senior researchers from the Ins tute for Public Safety, Crime and Jus ce, University of Northampton. As you can see, they had a really produc ve session; they were required to each draw an image of a police offi cer and then write around the police offi cers things they think of them– a tudes, percep ons of the police etc. They then had a group discussion about what they had drawn and wri en in an exercise about their experiences of being in the Mini-Police. This discussion was based on what ac vi es they had taken part in as a Mini Police Offi cer and what messages they took away from those ac vi es. As soon as the results are out, the CiP team will be sharing with you all.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 25 HavingHaving launched in March 2018, we now have a total of 27 schoolschoolss acroacrossss the county. ThrouThroughoutghout all of our launches, the LordLord Lieutenant and herher depu es hhaveave bbeeneen reregular,gular, dis nguishednguished guestsguests and our tthanks,hanks, once aagain,gain, extends to thethe LorLordd Lieutenant,Lieutenant, Mrs Claire Hensman and her Depu es for their con nued support of the Cumbria Mini Police programme.programme. MiniMini PolicePolice SSchoolschools aandnd ththeireir PCPCSOsSOs ThomlinsonThomlinson JuniorJunior PCSOPCSO Kerry Harris - CocCockermouthkermouth FairfiFairfi eld PrimarPrimaryy PPCSOCSO CClarelare ParkerParker & HannaHannahh DonaDonaghueghue - CockermouthCockermouth EwanriggEwanrigg Junior PPCSOCSO Emma LiLightght - WorkingtonWorkington VictoriaVictoria JuniorJunior PCSOPCSO AAlisonlison Renney - WorkingtonWorkington
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26 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 How does Mini Police Work?
Cumbria Mini Police have a three term engagement strategy; the fi rst being the educa onal input. This input is wri en by the Ci zens in Policing team and either focusses on a topical issue for that term or is a proac ve response to an up and coming crime trend that can aff ect the Mini Police age group. Each schools PCSO delivers the presenta on to their Mini Police offi cers who in turn then deliver it to the rest of the school. Next is the Community led aspect, in conjunc on with their PCSO, the Mini police offi cers decide what community project they would like to undertake which can relate to the educa onal input they have had. In order to thank our Mini Police offi cers for a term of hard work, they also have a termly reward element which supports the educa onal learning.
Victoria Junior School Workington welcomes its new Mini Police Offi cers
As each school year passes, we welcome new Mini Police offi cers to the programme – this year Victoria Junior have changed its offi cers in the Spring term – Welcome to our new Mini Police offi cers, we have no doubt they will con nue the legacy of amazing work as their predecessors achieved.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 27 Community engagement in ac on!
As well as all the wonderful work around road safety, some of our Mini Police schools have gone above and beyond in their community engagements. Mini Police from St Patricks Catholic Primary in Cleator Moor held a fundraising event and raised over £500 for a local youth project and whilst doing so also gave out crime preven on leafl ets to the adults on county lines which we covered last term.
28 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 Here come the Girls! #interna onalwomensday
Many of our Mini Police schools promoted Interna onal Women’s day 2019. Emergency service work can some mes be depicted as a male dominated environment but that is far from the case. The Mini Police programme is inclusive, helps us to promote diversity and equality whilst inspiring the next genera on to consider a career in a blue light organisa on. Superintendant Sarah Jackson visited Grayrigg school with PCSO Marion Jeff rey to see the only 4 Mini Police Offi cers they have who are all girls.
Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019 29 And Finally... Thank you to The Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall and the Chief Constable Michelle Skeer for all their unwavering and con nued support for this project. To Superintendent Sarah Jackson for helping us guide and steer this life changing project for the children of Cumbria and the unwavering support given to the CiP team.
Also, thank you to Lloyd Motor Group for the partnership and crea on of Max the MINI who con nues to bring our project to life.
To fi nd out more about Lloyd MINI:
Lloyd Carlisle MINI Kingstown Industrial Estate, Kingstown Broadway, Carlisle CA3 0HA
Lloyd Cockermouth MINI Low Road, Cockermouth CA13 0HH
Lloyd South Lakes MINI Kendal Parks Road, Lindale, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6QR
Website: www.lloydmotorgroup.com/MINI Facebook: @LloydMINI Twi er: @LloydMINI Instagram: @LloydMINI LinkedIn: @LloydMotorGroup
No thank you would be complete without a men on to our fabulous PCSO’s, Head teachers and all their amazing staff for developing this project with us each term and by no means least - thank you to every single one of our Mini Police Offi cers who inspire everyone around them to always be the best version of themselves.
If you want to know more about Cumbria Mini Police, please contact the Ci zens in Policing Team- [email protected] or follow us on Twi er- @CumbriaCiP
CiP team- Sergeant Tamara Ta on, PC Shirley Murray and PC Jack Stabler
30 Cumbria Mini Police - Spring 2019