South Yorkshire Police Changes

                                                       (Taken from handsworthforum.org)

By Danielle Tucker

Members of Handsworth Community Forum were reassured by Police at their monthly meeting on Monday that a change in policing boundaries in the area and a cut in officers would not affect community policing.


As of April 2nd South Yorkshire Police will be changing around its sections in the Handsworth/Woodhouse area following a number of job cuts in the police force.

                                                       (Taken from south yorkshire police)


Government funding cuts are causing a number of intelligence development officers to lose their jobs, and chairman of the Forum, Maurice Littlewood said that members of Handsworth community couldn't understand why cuts were happening, "It doesn't make sense to us that with an increase of Crime, cuts are being made."


Other members of the forum raised concerns that changes could jeopardize how efficiently their area is policed.

PSCO Anna Smith said ,"We understand the concern with keeping up the number of community police officers in the area but assure that the faces you see won't change, and neither will our dedication to the community."


Members of the forum are keen to raise their concerns at  their monthly forum meetings. Maurice Littlewood said, "We like to raise these issues cause our main interest is to keep our neighbourhood and community safe."

New activites for kids scheme

By Kimberley Perry

(image taken from google images)

'Get Active' sports camp will be running for another year after Handsworth Community Forum have been given a £6000 grant from 'Activity Sheffield'.


The sports camp, which offers creative phyiscal activities for 8-16 year olds, will be introducing two new sports this year with the up and coming olympics in mind.


Forum Manager Steve Wylie said: "It's a creative way to get children fit and running. The £6000 enables us to plan ahead and look ahead to other resources."


The scheme has offered activites to more than 3,500 children since 2010 and this year is set to be a success with the hiring of a Zorb Ball.


Steve Wylie said: "This really spices up the scheme. I'm excited to see how many children will get involved."


The next 'Get Active' will be in the April half term.