Current activities and recent events

The young people of Wildmill in Bridgend who attend their local Youth Works held a night of celebration on Monday (2 November) in front of the Mayor of Bridgend County Borough Council, Cllr Jeff Tildesley and Dr Brian Gibbons AM, Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in the Welsh Assembly Government.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team for Brackla, Bridgend is planning a number of crime prevention surgeries over the weeks and leading up to Christmas.

The Neighbourhood Policing team for Maesteg and Caerau has been month targeting the possession and supply of controlled drugs in the area during October.

As part of the forthcoming Not in My Neighbourhood Week the Neighbourhood Policing Team for Pencoed has run its second crime prevention day in the town in recent weeks.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team for the Oldcastle ward in Bridgend has got a slice of the action thanks to the local Dominos Pizza which has agreed to sponsor a mini football tournament for the area which is run in conjunction with the Home Office backed Not in My Neighbourhood Week.

Neighbourhood policing teams across Bridgend are planning for next week’s Home Office initiative called Not in My Neighbourhood Week. The initiative is running throughout Wales and England and aimed at providing the public with information about local policing and greater reassurance.

The Business PACT initiative in Bridgend has held its first Annual General Meeting and has been able to look back on a very successful first year of operation.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) for Bridgend is planning its latest Drugs Awareness road show, building upon the success of a similar event held in Wildmill in September.

The latest event is being coordinated by Sergeant Mark Watkins and PC Kelly Thomas. It will be held at Bridgend Bus Station on Monday 2 November and run from 12.00pm – 5.00pm.

Funding has been secured for a new kit for the Mermaids Netball Team based in Porthcawl with profits confiscated from drug crime which is used to fund worthwhile community projects.

In collaboration with Safer Bridgend, the Neighbourhood Policing Team for Pencoed has put together a special Hallowe’en event for the young people of the town which will feature fancy dress competitions, live music a ‘DJ’ and lots of traditional Hallowe’en games.