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How to become a member of St Leonards & St Ives Parish Home Watch Scheme

If you would like to become a member of the Home Watch Scheme, simply click on Contact Us and Julie Carter, the Membership Secretary, will be pleased to arrange for your local Co-ordinator to contact you with a membership pack. If you would like more information, she will also be pleased to answer any further questions you may have.

The annual membership is just £2 per household.

How to become a Co-ordinator for the St Leonards & St Ives Parish Home Watch Scheme

We currently have approximately 101 Co-ordinators providing the important link between the Home Watch Committee and the Home Watch Member which is very necessary to the smooth running of the Home Watch group.

Usually a Co-ordinator maintains close contact with the Home Watch members in their road, but if the road is particularly long, then it can be split into sections with more than one Co-ordinator in such cases.

Basically the job involves circulating police messages, known as Ringmaster, delivering the quarterly Newsletter, collecting the annual membership subscriptions and enrolling new members

If members have an e-mail address this is also noted as Ringmaster messages can be forwarded direct by the Co-ordinator (this assumes the co-ordinators are on line), making it an easier task to forward information.

Finally, being a Co-ordinator can be a good way of keeping in touch with neighbours and the community in general. It cannot be over emphasised that the strength of the Home Watch scheme lies in the full co-operation between the Police the Home Watch Committee and its members. The role of a Co-ordinator is, therefore, pivotal and vital.

If you could spare a few hours a month to support the Home Watch scheme in your area, or you would like to know more about becoming a Co-ordinator, please contact Julie Carter, the Membership Secretary.