HOW AMAZING THAT 15 MONTHS HAVE ACTUALLY PASSED SINCE THE HARROW POLICE & COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE GROUP HELD ITS LAST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.THIS IS LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING POLICING LANDSCAPE THROUGHOUT LONDON AND DELAYS IN THE FINALISATION OF POLICING PLANS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS .THESE WILL IMPACT ALL LOCAL POLICING IN LONDON AND MANY LOCAL POLICING CHANGES WITHIN OUR BOROUGH.

THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED FOR YOU TO PERSONALLY HEAR LOADS OF INTERESTING UPDATES AND LEARN WHAT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY THE MOPAC(MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME).WE CORDIALLY WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HPCCG .

THIS WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER,AT THE HARROW CIVIC CENTRE ON  MONDAY,APRIL 15.PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY SO THAT WE CAN START AT 730PM SHARP.THE HONORARY ALDERMAN FOR HARROW,KEITH TOMS WILL CHAIR THIS MEETING.

IT WILL BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE NEW BOROUGH COMMANDER,CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT SIMON OVENS AND HIS DEPUTY,SUPERINTENDENT BEN HONEY ,ALONG WITH CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS AND PARTNERSHIP,CLAIRE SMART.SHE HAS ARRIVED ONLY RECENTLY BUT HAS ALREADY SHOWN ENTERPRISE IN SHUTTING DOWN CANNABIS FACTORIES,ALONG WITH HER LOCAL TEAMS.YOU WILL HEAR POLICE PERFORMANCE UPDATES AND LATEST POLICING NEWS FROM THIS SENIOR MANAGEMENT POLICE TEAM. THEY ARE VERY KEEN TO MEET WITH HARROVIANS AND LEARN WHAT MAKES THEM TICK.YOUR SUPPORT IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL POLICING IN OUR BOROUGH.

 

YOU WILL ALSO HEAR AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION FROM PC SONIA ONG,OF THE YOUTH OFFENDING TEAM ON A RATHER IMPORTANT TOPIC---"MOTHERS AGAINST GANGS".PREVENTING OUR YOUNGSTERS FROM GETTING ATTRACTED TO OR DRIFTING INTO GANGS IS MUCH WISER THAN TRYING TO EXTRACT THEM FROM THESE NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES.OUR PREVIOUS BOROUGH COMMANDER,DAL BABU,HELPED SET UP A PROJECT OF THE SAME NAME IN HARROW LAST YEAR,WITH MUCH SUPPORT FROM HARROW BOYS SCHOOL AND ALSO HARROW HIGH(GAYTON ROAD).HE IS STILL ASSISTING WITH THIS WORK.

SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THIS INITIATIVE.THE HPCCG IS KEEN TO PROMOTE AND PUBLICISE THIS,SINCE MANY ARE IN DENIAL THAT THIS DOES NOT OCCUR IN THEIR PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.SOME ARE LABOURING UNDER THE MISCONCEPTION THAT THIS IS ONLY A "BLACK PROBLEM"! YOU WILL HEAR WHAT THE REALITY IS WHEN YOU ATTEND.BEST TO NIP SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE BUD.

 

PLEASE LET US APPRECIATE THAT KEEPING OUR YOUTH OUT OF HARM'S WAY IMPACTS ON THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES.SO ,WE MUST GET THEM ON BOARD ALONG WITH MUMS AND GRANDMAS WHO ARE GENERALLY THE BEDROCK OF OUR FAMILY LIVES.PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE AND TAKE A KEEN INTEREST.HARROW DOES NOT HAVE A BIG GANG PROBLEM.LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT THAT WAY.NO TIME FOR COMPLACENCY.

 

OUR YOUTH MUST BE ALERTED AND ALSO MOTIVATED TO PITCH IN AND FIGHT WHAT IS A "WINNABLE BATTLE".IT MEANS TIMELY INTERVENTION ---- AT THE EARLIEST STAGE!

THE HARROW YOUTH PARLIAMENT DOES EXEMPLARY WORKS SO WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE PART IN THIS INITIATIVE.OUR YOUTH OFFICERS,TAMIM RAHMAN AND SADIA RAHMAN WILL BE ASSISTING US IN THIS WORTHWHILE PROJECT.WE ALL  HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES AND KEEP OUR STREETS FREE FROM GANGSTERS.

THERE ARE MANY CHANGES IN THE PIPE-LINE WHICH WILL BE REVEALED BY THE TOP COP.PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL POLICE AND OTHER MATTERS WHICH AFFECT YOUR DAY -TO -DAY SAFETY AS YOU MOVE ABOUT HARROW WILL BE DISCUSSED.

PLEASE COME AND TAKE A LIVELY INTEREST IN THESE ISSUES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP HARROW IN THE TOP PERFORMING LEAGUE OF LONDON BOROUGHS.WHAT WE PUT INTO OUR POLICING WILL BE EQUAL TO THE RESULTS WE FINALLY ACHIEVE.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY FESTIVE SEASON.HAPPY VAISAKHI,HAPPY UGADI (TAMIL NEW YEAR) & HAPPY RAMNAVMI.GOOD WISHES TO ALL OUR COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING A HOST OF  FESTIVALS.KEEP SAFE & HAPPY.

 

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL FOR A STIMULATING AGM.