Neighbourhood Warden Scheme

Neighbourhood Wardens

The vision for the Neighbourhood Warden Scheme is: 'We will have created and developed relationships with partner agencies and residents alike creating a more efficient work approach to reduce asb, fear of crime and thereby delivering an improved environment for residents of Highcliffe and Stanmore.'

At present the Winchester Neighbourhood Wardens cover Highcliffe, Winnall and Stanmore estates. This goes up to 10pm in the Summer.There are four key objectives based upon the results of local consultation:

• To support a safer community
• To target anti social behaviour
• To maintain a clean and tidy environment
• To help build a stronger, more confident community

To ensure we are on the right track in achieving these objectives, we have set ourselves specific targets for the forthcoming years. These detail exactly how we hope to achieve the above objectives.

On a daily basis Winchesters Neighbourhood Wardens deal with issues such as

• Anti social behaviour
• Graffiti
• Fly Tipping
• Litter complaints
• Overhanging branches
• Abandoned vehicles
• Untaxed Vehicles
• Discarded Needles
• Abandoned Trolleys
• Plus various other community concerns

The Neighbourhood Wardens dealt with over 947 incidents between January and September 2007. This is a marked increase on the previous periods.

In addition to the general duties detailed above, Neighbourhood Wardens also dedicate a lot of time participating at Community Group Meetings, liaising with local schools and supporting school assemblies. The Wardens are also very involved in developing and implementing projects in Highcliffe, Winnall and Stanmore, such as Summer Football training, Basketball skills sessions, Cycling Proficiency, Fire Safety Awareness, Christmas Clear Out Week, Operation Scrap It, Senior Screen and Junior Citizen to name but a few.

Wardens mainly work during the day, but incorporate one late night into their shift once a week. This is mainly Thursday and Friday evenings where the Wardens are present in Winnall, Highcliffe and Stanmore until 9pm.