Neighbourhood Watch Week 2019

Today marks the start of Neighbourhood Watch Week 2019 where the amazing work that volunteers do in their communities will be celebrated.

Featured will be areas where you expect Neighbourhood Watch to operate e.g. burglary – as well as some more unexpected ones such as knife violence and social isolation.

The message this year is that when it comes to Neighbourhood Watch, there’s #MoreThanYouExpect.

To kick start the week Neighbourhood Watch Inspiration, a collection of the most innovative work being undertaken by volunteers across England and Wales has been launched.

This contains examples of how Neighbourhood Watch groups are changing their communities for the better. In each case, volunteers explain how they developed their project, the impact it had on their community and how they overcame any challenges.

Neighbourhood Watch Inspiration allows users to contact the author of each example with the hope of generating fruitful conversations between members.

Get involved!
Stay connected with Neighbourhood Watch on Facebook and Twitter where all this week a full range of activities and the volunteers involved will show how they intend to undertake the improvement of their neighbourhood using the hashtag: #MoreThanYouExpect.

Members are encouraged to tell their stories on social media. How has Neighbourhood Watch helped your community? Why should people start their own schemes? Be sure to use the hashtag when you post!

If there’s just one thing you do today, please share the Facebook and Twitter posts with your friends, families and neighbours.