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Magherafelt
Area Partnership is the Community Safety Partnership in Magherafelt.
The Partnership is made up of representatives from various
statutory and voluntary agencies, local councillors, and community
representatives. With the formation of the community safety
operational tier the following projects have been developed.
Rural
House Numbering Project
This project encouraged rural residents to display their house
numbers in order that the emergency services can find the
correct property quicker.
Creative Arts
Youth Diversionary Project
The
aim of this project is to encourage more youth to attend
existing
youth clubs by providing an enhanced project that will provide
them with sports coaching, beauty classes, film and animation. £80,000
has already been secured for this project from Magherafelt
Area Partnership.
Drive
for Life
£20,000
was been secured from the CSU to encourage disaffected
youth
to become more involved in their community through the provision
of driving lessons and community work.
CCTV
Magherafelt currently has nine CCTV cameras in operation
with their own monitoring room that is monitored 24
hours a day,
seven days a week. The council provides 100% of the running
costs.
Radio
Link
Radio Link empowers Retailers and Entertainment Premises in
addressing crimes that affect them through the use of a co-ordinated
communications network. This system works in partnership with
the CCTV system and the PSNI.
Small
Grants
The
CSP funded twelve small grants ranging from security lights
for elderly homes, to funding a youth football league as part
of a youth diversion program.
Youth
Drama
Engaged
all years eights at eight post primary schools in looking
at the problems of criminal damage through the use of role-play
and drama. A theatre company was engaged as part of this project
and it was the first of its type in Northern Ireland.
Retailers
Rights Leaflet
This
leaflet informs retailers and their employees of their rights
and course of actions for dealing with shoplifters.
The
Partnership has just completed their strategy after extensive
consultation in the district. The Partnership will be launching
this strategy during Community Safety Week. The major priorities
identified through this consultation were;
- Offences against individuals,
particularly domestic violence and sexual assault
- Drug, substance and alcohol
abuse
- Anti-social behaviour and
low level neighbourhood disorder
- Fear of crime amongst older
people, vulnerable adults, victims and children
The
CSP is in the process of developing an action plan to address
these priorities. This will be published in the autumn.
Contact
Details 
Michael McCrory
Magherafelt
Area Partnership
50
Ballyronan Road
Magherafelt
BT45
6EN
T:
028 7939 7979
F:
028 7939 7980
E:
michael.mccrory@magherafelt.org
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