Neighbourhood Watch Network Summer Seminars Leeds 6 th August 2019

1. Neighbourhood Watch Network Summer Seminars Leeds 6th August 2019

2. Welcome and Housekeeping

3. Neighbourhood Watch Network Into the Future 2018 – 2021 Strategy John Hayward-Cripps – CEO

4. Three Year Transformation

5. Strategic Aims 1. Provide a great service to NW members – by supporting and developing existing schemes 2. Grow the charity – by attracting new members and schemes and engaging them in NW campaigns 3. Extend our reach – by developing focused work to promote NW in areas of high crime, deprivation or need.

6. 1. Supporting and Developing Existing Schemes • CST and Self Assessment • IT and Registration • Toolkits • Best Practice • Core Offer • Support – Fundraising • Small Grant potential • Review Branding • Measurement

7. Strategic Aims 2 and 3 2. Attracting New Members & Schemes and Engaging Them in NW Campaigns 3. Focused Work to Promote NW in Areas of High Crime, Deprivation or Need

8. What next ?

9. NW Work with Coop Insurance

10. Working together to make communities better Holly Davis

11. Our joint vision is one where neighbours come together to create safer, stronger and active communities.

12. Our focus Our local community Creating and protecting social spaces for local communities Our collective wellbeing Creating inclusive communities through physical and mental wellbeing Our Future generation Education and improving skills

13. Neighbour of the year award 2018 • 2018’s campaign achieved 161 pieces of media coverage for the campaign across online, broadcast and print publications • 25.1 million consumers were reached by media coverage • 400,000 people reached via Neighbourhood Watch’s newsletter • Social media activity across Co-op Insurance channels reached over 454,000 consumers

15. More of the good stuff

16. Thank you

17. The Big Lunch

18. Tracey Robbins

19. ‘This century is going to demand the best of us. We need flexible, innovative, inspired and strong individuals and communities, ready to respond to the best of their abilities to the challenges ahead’. Dr Tony Kendle, Eden Project

25. It has had a positive impact on their community 82% Our community is now a nicer place to live as a result 78% Now feel more confident getting involved in community 77% activities It’s helped people feel less lonely 80% Made new friends who they want to stay in touch with 74%

26. 4.8 MILLION people believe that if more places ran Big Lunch events it would help reduce crime and make communities safer 1.2 MILLION people got involved in The Big Lunch this year to reduce their own or another’s loneliness

28. The network

30. Eden Project Community Camp 20 - 23 September 201922 - 25 November 2019

31. If your mission ‘should you choose to accept it’ was purely to connect people to each other…. • What will you do? • in your paid or unpaid roles? • as yourself, as an ordinary person? • What would you do differently or more of?

33. Understanding and Improving the Impact of Neighbourhood Watch

34. Impact “Demonstrating that a change has taken place as a result of some activity”

35. What sorts of Impact can we measure? Perceptions and experience of crime • Fear of crime • Levels of victimisation • Confidence in the police

36. Perception of Crime 7. In the past year do you think crime levels in your neighbourhood have? • Increased • Remained stable • Decreased • Don’t know 8. In general, how satisfied are you with your personal safety from crime? • Very satisfied • Satisfied • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied • Dissatisfied • Very Dissatisfied • Don’t know

37. Fear of Crime

38. What sorts of Impact can we measure? Neighbourliness • Willingness of communities to act together • Feelings of belonging to the local area • Perceptions of the local area • Levels of loneliness

39. Neighbourliness

40. Loneliness

41. What sorts of Impact can we measure? Diversity and reach of Neighbourhood Watch • Age range • Ethnic background • Accommodation type • Income levels

42. How can the Impact Assessment Tool help me? • Understand what local people think about the area they live in and what concerns • Show any difference between the perception and experience of those who are members of NW or live in a NW area and those who don’t • Demonstrate the benefit of being a member of Neighbourhood Watch and encourage more people to join • Evidence to funders and partners that Neighbourhood Watch is effective • Inspire coordinators by showing them they have made a positive impact

43. What needs to be in place for NW to make an Impact? NW needs to be present in the communities that have concerns NW needs to be active in those communities NW activity and communications need to be relevant to local concerns and appropriate for the local community

44. Neighbourhood Watch Self Assessment Tool

45. Action Plan Template

46. NW needs to be present in the communities that have concerns

47. NW needs to be active in those communities

48. NW activity needs to be relevant to local concerns and appropriate for the local community

49. Exercise 2 How might you use the Impact and Self Assessment Tools?

50. The Future of Neighbourhood Watch